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When the Bullets Stopped Flying, Alcoholic "Journalist" Karens Focused On What Really Matters, and Looted 147 Wine Bottles from the Venue

Incredible. Give yourselves all a media award for Stunning Bravery.

Peter Girnus 🦅
@gothburz
I am a senior coordinating producer for the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. I have worked eleven of these. I was backstage at the Washington Hilton when the shots were fired.
The first thing I heard was not the gunfire. It was glass.
A champagne flute hit the floor of the International Ballroom at approximately 9:47 PM. Then a second. Then the sound that I have since been told was a 12-gauge shotgun, which from inside the ballroom sounded like a heavy door slamming in a parking garage. Then the Secret Service moved. They moved the President, the Vice President, the First Lady through the east corridor in under ninety seconds, which is protocol, which is practiced, which is the one part of the evening that worked exactly as it was designed.
Everything else was improvised.
I know this because I ordered the wine. 94 tables. Two bottles per table. 188 bottles of a Willamette Valley pinot noir that the Association selected in February after a tasting committee spent three meetings debating between Oregon and Burgundy. Oregon won. The budget was $14,200. I signed the invoice. I can tell you the vintage. I can tell you the distributor. I can tell you the per-bottle cost because I negotiated it down from $89 to $76.
What I cannot tell you is how 147 of those bottles left the building during an active shooter evacuation.
I can tell you what I saw. A correspondent from a network I will not name picked up two bottles on her way to the east exit. Full bottles. One in each hand. She was wearing heels and she did not spill. A man in a tuxedo tucked one inside his jacket the way you'd shoplift a paperback at an airport bookstore. A woman picked up a bottle, looked at the label, put it back, and took a different one.
She checked the vintage. During an evacuation. That's editorial judgment under pressure.
The theme of the dinner was "A Free Press for a Free People." The banners were still hanging when the evacuation began. I know because I hung them. Twenty-three banners, navy blue, gold serif lettering, $11,400 for the set. They were still hanging when 2,600 guests were directed to the exits by Secret Service agents, one of whom had just taken a shotgun round in his ballistic vest and walked to the ambulance on his own feet.
The agent's vest costs approximately $800. The wine that left the building was worth $11,172 at Association cost. At restaurant markup, roughly $29,000. The guests saved more in wine than the vest that saved the agent.
That's priority.
The video went viral by 10:15 PM. Not the video of the evacuation. Not the Secret Service response. The wine. Three guests in formalwear grabbing bottles off white tablecloths while being told to move toward the exits, while a man with a shotgun stood in the same motor entrance where John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan 45 years ago.
A woman near the service entrance was crying. She said "I just wanna go home." She was not holding wine. She was holding her phone. She was the only person I saw that night who looked afraid rather than inconvenienced.
That's the distinction. The rest of the ballroom did not look afraid. They looked interrupted. An active shooter at the WHCD is a logistical problem. The dinner was disrupted. The timeline was off. The after-party at the French Ambassador's residence would need to be rescheduled. These are contingency matters. Contingency matters have solutions. Fear is for people who attend events without security details.
I have produced eleven of these dinners. I have managed seating charts that require diplomatic-grade negotiations. I have handled comedians, cabinet secretaries, network anchors, and the editor of a major newspaper who once threatened to leave because his table was behind a column.
I have never, in eleven years, seen a guest leave a $76 bottle on the table during an evacuation. I have also never seen a guest check the label first. Both observations are consistent. The bottle is worth taking. The evacuation is worth surviving. The instinct is to do both simultaneously.
188 bottles placed. 41 recovered. 147 unaccounted for. One agent shot. Zero guests injured. Zero bottles broken.
A free press for a free people. The press is free. The wine was $76 a bottle. They took it anyway.

I am a senior coordinating producer for the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. I have worked eleven of these. I was backstage at the Washington Hilton when the shots were fired.

The first thing I heard was not the gunfire. It was glass.

A champagne flute hit the… pic.twitter.com/Y8rEAdqROZ
— Peter Girnus 🦅 (@gothburz) April 27, 2026

The Atlantic: “Kash Patel has a drinking problem” pic.twitter.com/c6nWqiE9FI
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) April 26, 2026

there may be no perfect allegory for modern media, but in a pinch, i’ll take

“a woman with 30 grand worth of plastic surgery and wearing a sable coat stealing wine bottles off the table at a correspondent’s dinner right after the place got cleared out because someone tried to… pic.twitter.com/OzR2UmaoOh
— el gato malo (@boriquagato) April 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:00 PM

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1 Wouldn't you?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (Kt19C)

2 Vultures. Now you have a list of who not to invite next year.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (k9OZB)

3 This is who they are.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (N1tpc)

4 Mmm, I've might have taken one myself.

However, it just proves that these "moral" journalists are anything but.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (G0vdT)

5 When the Bullets Stopped Flying, Alcoholic "Journalist" Karens Focused On What Really Matters, and Looted 147 Wine Bottles from the Venue —Disinformation Expert Ace

Well, that wine wasn't going to drink itself.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (A35Uv)

6
Reparations, for all they've suffered

Posted by: Auspex at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (DECkL)

7 Ai slop. You can tell.

Posted by: The Dog at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (XodLO)

8 I let the others know.

Posted by: Dad of Six at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (UjVxq)

9 TBF, Willamette Valley pinot is pretty darn goid.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (xvhJH)

10 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1)

11 It's called war profiteering.

They should be prosecuted!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (GLVez)

12 When the Bullets Stopped Flying, Alcoholic "Journalist" Karens Focused On What Really Matters, and Looted 147 Wine Bottles from the Venue

—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Micro-looting--fuck Trump!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (Fi81e)

13 Gothburz was using an ai to put his statement together. Probably Claude

Posted by: The Dog at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (XodLO)

14 Why is the rum gone?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (6WSTN)

DeSantis Unveils New Congressional Map for Florida, Flipping Four Democrat Seats to Republicans

He told them that if they f***ed around, they would find out.

They're not finding out.

Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped a political bomb on Monday, unveiling a new congressional map for Florida that he says will finally give the Sunshine State the representation it deserves -- and if it holds up, Republicans could walk away with four additional U.S. House seats heading into the 2026 midterms.

The proposal is a mid-decade redraw of Florida's congressional districts, and it's already getting a friendly reception. Republicans control both chambers of the Florida legislature, so passage is more a matter of when than if. Once the map clears the House and Senate, it comes back to DeSantis for his signature.
The governor has been telegraphing this move for a while, and he's not shy about explaining why. Florida was "shortchanged" in the 2020 Census, DeSantis argues, despite explosive population growth and a seismic shift in the state's political landscape. The state has gone from a Democratic voter-registration advantage to a 1.5-million Republican edge -- a transformation that the current congressional map simply doesn't reflect.
"Florida got shortchanged in the 2020 Census, and we've been fighting for fair representation ever since," DeSantis said.
But his argument isn't just political -- he's also making a constitutional case. The existing district lines, he contends, were drawn based on race, and that's a problem. "Drawing maps based on race, which is reflected in our current congressional districts, is unconstitutional and should be prohibited," DeSantis said, framing the remap as both a legal correction and a democratic one.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has released a draft congressional map ahead of the state's special redistricting session.

Compared to the current map (left), the new map (right) would eliminate as many as 4 Democratic representatives - 2 in central Florida and 2 in south Florida. pic.twitter.com/rdVKUGQi7M
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) April 27, 2026

That image makes it look like there's just one Democrat district, but there are four. There are three on the east coast which aren't visible because the image is cropped on the right.

Hakeem Jeffries, the nephew of black supremacist and cuckoo racial conspiracy theorist Leonard Jeffries, is threatening to come to Florida to campaign against the map.

DeSantis begs him to come. He says he'll put him up in the Governor's Mansion, because nothing would animate Republicans more than seeing this jackass invading their state.

🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis UNVEILS 2026 Congressional map and Republicans stand to FLIP +4 seats red — Fox

LFG! Play hardball!

Florida needs to cancel out the Democrat shenanigans.

GET THIS DONE ☀️ pic.twitter.com/ebu8ijhTsI
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 27, 2026

Meanwhile, Leonard Jeffries' nephew is threatening the Virginia Supreme Court, which is now hearing arguments over the illegal Virginia gerrymander: Rule the way we want or else.

Hakeem Jeffries to Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold Spanbergers map 'or else.'

It's like he's trying to scare them into bending the knee.

They're relying on the leftwing judiciary to hand them a victory. Nothing more. If that doesn't happen, they're FCKED. pic.twitter.com/Yq3HVteK39
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 22, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:00 PM

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1 first?!!

Posted by: Devil Slayer at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (VOCjX)

2 Yeah!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (yQO77)

3 Awww yeah!!!

Posted by: Devil Slayer at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (VOCjX)

4 I'd love to see a "no spin" analysis on what the likely net gain/loss each party will see just from the redistricting changes nationwide.

I was under the assumption every blue/purple state had already maxed out the gerrymandering for Dems, but I guess not.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (5qP18)

5 These democrats remind me of Rocket: "What if I WANT it more than they do?"

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (DwqWV)

6 I doubt the legal challenges to this will allow the new map to be used for the 2026 mid terms.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (0N4FZ)

7 Damn, cannot wait to make Florida by home......again. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 03:03 PM (qoLdL)

8 Arby's Meat Mountain

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 27, 2026 03:04 PM (Kt19C)

9 I let the others know. Waiting patiently to have my ears scratched.

Posted by: Dad of Six at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (UjVxq)

10 Heavy D making them FO after they FA.

Posted by: Delurker at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (gtcuf)

11 The fun part is that the Leftist US Supreme Court justices will find all of the red state redistricting legislation illegal, and all the blue state legislation redistricting legal.

This is because they are so devoted to the Constitution.

Posted by: Zombie John McCain! at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (n1OCj)

12 I doubt the legal challenges to this will allow the new map to be used for the 2026 mid terms.
Posted by: Mister Scott
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Somehow whenever Dems need something ASAP from the justice system, they get it.

For Republicans, it takes years

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (5qP18)

13 "They're not finding out."

I think a typo there that changes the entire meaning of the sentence? I think you meant "now" finding out?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (iFTx/)

14 I reckon the fellas in florida sure knows what they durrin and don't get caught with their overalls down around them ankles there and get it in the old bunny hole.

Posted by: Virginia Hillbilly at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (QP+6w)

15 We're not helping.

My local state senator waffled on the IN re-district.
Getting primaried heavily by MAGA

Posted by: Hoosiers at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (FhXTo)

16 The fun part is that the Leftist US Supreme Court justices will find all of the red state redistricting legislation illegal, and all the blue state legislation redistricting legal.

Blue state redistricting is a TAX.

Posted by: John Iscariot Roberts at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (gtcuf)

17 Will Obama weigh in on this?

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (1D2Ie)

18 Democrats threaten all the time and their threats carry weight because people get murdered.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (YwEeS)

19 A Republican governor and legislature with balls? About fucking time.

Posted by: Doof at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (xK7+k)

20 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (Zz0t1)

21 so tired of being on the side that always gets fckd, so I am totally "who - whom" these days.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (VyBeY)

22 And so it begins.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (xvhJH)

23 They're not finding out.
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Dems are entirely devoid of that apparatus of actually finding out.

They have to find out in other ways.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:08 PM (Fi81e)

24 The real barrel of the gun for the Dems is the 2030 census. California's gonna be lucky to rate 2 Senators after that, never mind Representatives.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (2ocoG)

25 14 I reckon the fellas in florida sure knows what they durrin and don't get caught with their overalls down around them ankles there and get it in the old bunny hole.
Posted by: Virginia Hillbilly at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (QP+6w)

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You Virgina hicks need to rethink your shit. As Florida man has proven many times, we operate like we have very little to lose.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (aZm/F)

26 Hakeem Jeffries to Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold Spanbergers map 'or else.'

It's like he's trying to scare them into bending the knee.

They're relying on the leftwing judiciary to hand them a victory. Nothing more. If that doesn't happen, they're FCKED. pic.twitter.com/Yq3HVteK39

— Gunther Eagleman

Or else you'll put out the call to yet another democrat would be assassin?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (Zz0t1)

27 Democrats threaten all the time and their threats carry weight because people get murdered.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (YwEeS)
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When we can't have a solid, 90% agreement on Luigi Mangione, yeah.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (Fi81e)

28 I thought the dems weren't going to respond to the rejection of the Virginia map because the court said it didn't follow the state law.

Posted by: DanMan at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (8uzBS)

29 Dems are entirely devoid of that apparatus of actually finding out.
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You'd think there was a tropism, at least.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:10 PM (xvhJH)

30 22 And so it begins.
Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (xvhJH)

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I love you, in a non-faggy way.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:10 PM (aZm/F)

31 Democrats threaten all the time and their threats carry weight because people get murdered.

They learned that from Islam.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)

32 I think a typo there that changes the entire meaning of the sentence? I think you meant "now" finding out?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (iFTx/)

I believe this is correct.

If only Ace read the comments.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

33 How can they realistically get this new map in place for 2026? Won't they have to have primaries first? Aren't primaries going on now based on the current map?

Seems optimistic that these will be in place for an election only 7 months away. And that's not even counting the inevitable legal challenges.

Oh: and FUCK Indiana.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

34 >>The real barrel of the gun for the Dems is the 2030 census. California's gonna be lucky to rate 2 Senators after that, never mind Representatives.

Still waiting for the SC to rule on Louisiana vs. Callais as well.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (viF8m)

35 This Hakeem Jeffries dude is a real asshole. If he keeps running his mouth and threatening people someone might take offense and, you know, go postal on his ass.

That's how this works right? New rules and all?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

36 Compared to the current map (left), the new map (right) would eliminate as many as 4 Democratic representatives - 2 in central Florida and 2 in south Florida.
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And I don't see any lobsters.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (Fi81e)

37 Some are saying that diluting some of the very red areas could actually hurt the Republicans and end up with them losing seats, especially, since the Democrats are more motivated to get out and vote.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (NpAcC)

38 Meanwhile, the Grand Old Pussies in Indiana are cruising around Home Depot parking lots looking for men to service their wives...

Posted by: Uno Dos Tres Muchachos at April 27, 2026 03:12 PM (qUkBO)

39 This Hakeem Jeffries dude is a real asshole. If he keeps running his mouth and threatening people someone might take offense and, you know, go postal on his ass.

That's how this works right? New rules and all?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

If Jeffries is TEMU Owebama, what does that make Booker?

Mirror Universe Telly Savalas?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:12 PM (Zz0t1)

40 Alrighty then, good. Still will not vote him as Prez., bad judgement.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (cS1cw)

41 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (Ia/+0)

42 38 Meanwhile, the Grand Old Pussies in Indiana are cruising around Home Depot parking lots looking for men to service their wives...
Posted by: Uno Dos Tres Muchachos at April 27, 2026 03:12 PM (qUkBO)

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I take it you're talking about Pence?

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (aZm/F)

43 I think all these courts, state and federal, are just flipping a coin for their decisions. The affects of Cloward/Pivan is in full swing.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (g8Ew8)

44 Todd Blanche is up to give update

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:14 PM (NpAcC)

45 Some are saying that diluting some of the very red areas could actually hurt the Republicans and end up with them losing seats, especially, since the Democrats are more motivated to get out and vote.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (NpAcC)
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It's true that sometimes you over-extend yourself when you win.

Remember the turn of the century? When Dems wrote books that Republicans would never win another national election?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:14 PM (Fi81e)

46 Someone needs to legally change their name to Jerry Mander and run for one of those new congressional seats. Heck, I'd move to Florida just to vote for him.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:14 PM (Av6i5)

47 [Tangentially-Related, ICYMI:]

"The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map on April 27, 2026, reversing a lower court ruling that had blocked it over concerns of racial gerrymandering. The 6–3 decision, with the court’s conservative majority prevailing, allows the new district lines — approved by the Republican-led legislature in August 2025 and signed by Governor Greg Abbott — to remain in place for the 2026 elections."

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (VdTX+)

48 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.

Posted by: front towards enemy at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (TIizU)

49 Todd Blanche is up to give update
Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:14 PM (NpAcC)
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Me John Big Tree.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (xvhJH)

50 4 I'd love to see a "no spin" analysis on what the likely net gain/loss each party will see just from the redistricting changes nationwide.

I was under the assumption every blue/purple state had already maxed out the gerrymandering for Dems, but I guess not.
Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (5qP1

This is simply the amuse bouche. The main course will be when SCOTUS rules that majority-minority districts are unconstitutional. The three libs on the Court may hold off on a dissent until June in hopes of the ruling not affecting the 2026 midterms, but that's coming. The dessert is going to be the redistricting after the 2030 Census.

There's something to be said for staying and fighting in a blue state to try and save it (I'm in CT, so I get that argument), but when people vote with their feet and make red states redder and more populous, that's when the fun really begins.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (/C5Hg)

51 He is so dang good!
Can we clone him?
All GOP governors need to emulate DeSantis.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (4KUe5)

52 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.

Posted by: front towards enemy at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (TIizU)

Millennial, meaning he's lazy as f*ck and unemployable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)

53 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.

Posted by: front towards enemy at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (TIizU)
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Racism.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:16 PM (Fi81e)

54 did the guy who allegedly disrupted the Correspondents dinner get suspended with or without pay ?

Posted by: SEIU at April 27, 2026 03:16 PM (VrDSx)

55 you know, go postal on his ass.

Posted by: Martini Farmer
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*?*

What does that mean? Is it something like texting?

Posted by: Gen ZX, sent from my smartphone at April 27, 2026 03:16 PM (XeU6L)

56 ---------
Me John Big Tree.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (xvhJH)

.....and Leon's getting LAAARRRRGGGEEEERRRRR.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)

57 The real barrel of the gun for the Dems is the 2030 census.
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They stole 3-4 seats in the gundecked 2020 Census and got away with it. They'll do whatever it takes to keep districts in blue states in 2030. Why wouldn't they? By Any Means Necessary/Democracy Is At Stake/Literally Hitler. I wouldn't be surprised if they stole 10 more seats next time. And the GOP ain't got gonna do shit about it, again.

Posted by: Democrats = Communists at April 27, 2026 03:17 PM (qUkBO)

58 48 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.
Posted by: front towards enem

Cal State Dominguez Hills is, basically, a community college. Getting an MS from there is not very impressive, and wouldn't help yuu much in a job interview.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:17 PM (Av6i5)

59 42 38 Meanwhile, the Grand Old Pussies in Indiana are cruising around Home Depot parking lots looking for men to service their wives...
Posted by: Uno Dos Tres Muchachos at April 27, 2026 03:12 PM (qUkBO)

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I take it you're talking about Pence?
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (aZm/F)

Not just them. The IN legislature - majority GOP - refused to take up redistricting to make IN redder because it wouldn't be sporting. They wanted to teach Trump a lesson.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:17 PM (/C5Hg)

60 The SC allowed the Texas one. I always assume cowardly shenanigans in the SC. So my assumption is they will say VA and FL are a-ok despite the merits or demerits put before them. But we'll see.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:18 PM (n5tGW)

61
Or else what, motherfucker? Come right out and say it like a man, you pansy cockfag.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:18 PM (X4KFY)

62 did the guy who allegedly disrupted the Correspondents dinner get suspended with or without pay ?
Posted by: SEIU
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Heh. More likely the NEA, or AFT.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 03:18 PM (XeU6L)

63 Generally the map districts are more compact.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:18 PM (OWbLp)

64 If only Ace read the comments.
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He only reads the comments when he writes a comedy piece, or a movie review, and he wants to see how it landed.

Posted by: pretty much at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (anL5R)

65 The real barrel of the gun for the Dems is the 2030 census. California's gonna be lucky to rate 2 Senators after that, never mind Representatives.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (2ocoG)

The whole demographic of DC could be democrats by 2030. Don't get your hopes up or hold your breath counting on this.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (g8Ew8)

66
I like this Ron DeDantis guy.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (IifOV)

67 did the guy who allegedly disrupted the Correspondents dinner get suspended with or without pay ?

Posted by: SEIU
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His Gofundme is going to be lit.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (Fi81e)

68
Busy, busy, busy. Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are arriving late this afternoon or early this evening. Cooking soup and roasting a leg of lamb with veggies. Washing the bedsheets and making the bed. Vacuuming the house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (aGM2t)

69 The Left: "Do what we say or else!"

Normies: "Or else what?"

The Left: "Exactly!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (gnNyN)

70 its hard to tell if Hakkm Jefferies-Epstein is doing his best impression of stevenAsmiff or vice-a-versa.

Posted by: SEIU at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (VrDSx)

71 DeSantis begs him [Jeffries] to come. He says he'll put him up in the Governor's Mansion, because nothing would animate Republicans more than seeing this jackass invading their state.

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Is Andrew Gillum available to room with and campaign for Hakeem "Teh Dream"?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (VdTX+)

72 Welp, Jeffries gas lighting: How dare Trump, we're the victims.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (G0vdT)

73
Don't. Don't.

Posted by: The Husk of Joe Biden at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (IifOV)

74 Is that blue dot Orlando, by any chance?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (Fi81e)

75 Oh, and I even know people who got Master's Dregrees from Cal State Dominguez Hills, and they never once set foot on campus -- the entire degree was done remotely, with "distance learning." Not even Zoom classes-- just submit your assignments online. Any HR hiring department would laugh at an MS from Dominguez Hills.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (Av6i5)

76 A part time SAT making $65, 000 a year sounds like a quite good salary to me. Perhaps he applied for other FT jobs doing something else and there was just a lot of competition for them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (7RYym)

77
Marilyn Cole >>>>> Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (aGM2t)

78 OT, on X @VigilantFox has a clip of Maher interviewing actor David Cross, who discusses his daughter having 2 trans friends. She is in third grade. Not promoting Maher, but watching Cross’ reaction when challenged is wild. Totally brainwashed.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (4KUe5)

79 Is Andrew Gillum available to room with and campaign for Hakeem "Teh Dream"?
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:20 PM (VdTX+)
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A man I will always associate with the phrase "blood, semen and feces.". Who probably didn't open for Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:22 PM (xvhJH)

80 76- SAT "tutor"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 03:22 PM (7RYym)

81 There's something to be said for staying and fighting in a blue state to try and save it (I'm in CT, so I get that argument), but when people vote with their feet and make red states redder and more populous, that's when the fun really begins.
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As I'm sure you know, mass population movement from blue states to red states doesn't just shift Congressional Seats from blue states to red states, it shifts Electoral Votes from blue states to red states. At some point conservatives in blue states have to ask themselves why they keep helping the Democrat-Communists stay in power in DC.

Posted by: Democrats = Communists at April 27, 2026 03:22 PM (qUkBO)

82 The SC allowed the Texas one. I always assume cowardly shenanigans in the SC. So my assumption is they will say VA and FL are a-ok despite the merits or demerits put before them. But we'll see.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:18 PM (n5tGW)
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The challenge to VA's new map isn't based on an unconstitutional gerrymander. IIRC, it's based on pure procedure: the Democraps didn't follow the proscribed rules for citizen voting on the new map. From what I understand about VA law, it seems open and shut to me.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

83 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:19 PM (aGM2t)

That is good of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (7RYym)

84 77
Marilyn Cole >>>>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (aGM2t)

Nat King Cole = Cole Porter =Marilyn Cole >>>> Old King Cole >>>>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (/C5Hg)

85 Maher interviewing actor David Cross, who discusses his daughter having 2 trans friends. She is in third grade. Not promoting Maher, but watching Cross’ reaction when challenged is wild. Totally brainwashed.
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How surprised would you be if you learned that the price of an acting job in Hollyweird is to sacrifice a child in one way or another. . .

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (anL5R)

86 Some are saying that diluting some of the very red areas could actually hurt the Republicans and end up with them losing seats, especially, since the Democrats are more motivated to get out and vote.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (NpAcC)
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Are more Democrats actually going out and voting?

Or are they simply more motivated to generate fake ballots?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (gnNyN)

87 Why are we hosting the king of England when so many hate kings?

Plus, he's an effing douche.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (aZm/F)

88 Marilyn Cole >>>>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Hadrian
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Cole Younger >>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 03:24 PM (XeU6L)

89 A man I will always associate with the phrase "blood, semen and feces.". Who probably didn't open for Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:22 PM (xvhJH)

I find some kind of temporary sanity.......

With shit, blood and cum on my hands.

Posted by: TOOL at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (Zz0t1)

90 the Democraps didn't follow the proscribed rules for citizen voting on the new map. From what I understand about VA law, it seems open and shut to me.
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The ballot language was apparently so badly misleading it is unquotable in the brief.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (anL5R)

91 87 Why are we hosting the king of England when so many hate kings?

Plus, he's an effing douche.
Posted by: Seems Legiti

We host Muslim heads of state all the time.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)

92 Why are we hosting the king of England when so many hate kings?

Plus, he's an effing douche.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (aZm/F)/i]

I'm betting Trump gives him the leftover Presidential Butt Plug from the Owebama administration.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (Zz0t1)

93 Sounding like a few Marxists would like to invite Cole for the next correspondence dinner

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:26 PM (Ia/+0)

94 We host Muslim heads of state all the time.
Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)

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I hate them too.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:26 PM (aZm/F)

95 Are more Democrats actually going out and voting?

Or are they simply more motivated to generate fake ballots?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (gnNyN)
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Both can be true.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:26 PM (NpAcC)

96 Cole Trickle >>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:26 PM (cS1cw)

97 Let's see:

Minnesota galactic-level fraud hits the mainstream.
California fraudsters say "MN, hold my latte"
SPLC funds the KKK, assorted fake RightWing orgs
USAID investigations ongoing
Dem politicians on tape calling for violence, arson, warfare
MSM running around ignoring everything above, EPSTEIN!
Corporations moving HQs to Red States
Blue States moving to Somalia
Jeffries threatens the VA Supremes if they don't follow orders.

I'm sure I've missed some Dem lowlights.

But now we know what happens when Dems' entire legacy of evil compels them to act like cornered rats.

Posted by: mrp at April 27, 2026 03:26 PM (rj6Yv)

98 Why are we hosting the king of England when so many hate kings?

Plus, he's an effing douche.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (aZm/F)

One of the more fun conspiracy rumors is that King George the current is coming to offer surrender terms

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 03:27 PM (rbvCR)

99 David Allan Coe >>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

100 King Chuck is wishing he was King of Englandstan

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

101 Is one of the Florida seats the Dems will lose be the one occupied by mayonaisse head Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

That would be a chef's kiss to see her tossed out like Jasmine Crockett and Al Green

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 03:27 PM (qoLdL)

102 Are more Democrats actually going out and voting?

Or are they simply more motivated to generate fake ballots?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (gnNyN)
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Both can be true.
Posted by: redridinghood
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"It isn't who votes, it's who counts the votes" -- Joe Stalin

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (XeU6L)

103 Charles will sleep in the Royal Bedroom, but Camilla has to stay in the stables. On the upside, they'll spruce the place up with a fresh delivery of hay.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (Av6i5)

104 Jefferies is a classic example of someone who is too stupid to realize how stupid he is. If he wasn't Leonard Jefferies nephew and a product of the NYC Dem party structure he'd be a crack dealer. And probably a failure at that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (gu0hJ)

105 King Charles is a vile, disgusting creature.

He is not fit to shine the president's shoes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)

106 I'm fine with King Charles the Simple visiting as long as Trump pulls a Rollo, forces him to kneel and kiss his feet, and then kicks him in the face.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

107 King Chuck should have shown up on No Kings day

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)

108 How surprised would you be if you learned that the price of an acting job in Hollyweird is to sacrifice a child in one way or another. . .

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM

Moloch must be fed.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (IifOV)

109 How did the No Kings crowd let a king into the country?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (Fi81e)

110 King Charles is a vile, disgusting creature.

He is not fit to shine the president's shoes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)

He dumped Diana for a basset hound.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

111 Cole Slaw >>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (XeU6L)

112 Jeffries has those creepy zombie eyes and looks like he's drugged out most of the time. Yeah, he's a Democrat.

Did anyone bother to ask Zombie guy "Or else what?" ?

Posted by: Cheri at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (oiNtH)

113 We are hosting the King because Trump is tearing the empire a new asshole. Canada, Lloyd's of London, Chatham House are taking it in the shorts with Iran and Straights of Hormuz, plus Trump moves with China. Trillions at stake, etc.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (cS1cw)

114 King Chuck should have shown up on No Kings day

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)
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They would offer a speaker slot, too.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (Fi81e)

115 48 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.
Posted by: front towards enemy at April 27, 2026 03:15 PM (TIizU)

Probably wanted to be a game dev, not a backend webdev.

But you can't be a game dev unless you troon out, these days.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (FpHTM)

116 If he wasn't Leonard Jefferies nephew and a product of the NYC Dem party structure he'd be a crack dealer. And probably a failure at that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (gu0hJ)

It worked out well for me.

Posted by: Jay-Z at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (Zz0t1)

117 You know, this is why 'Death Note' is kind a terrifying, cautionary tale...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)

118 If you're not H1-B, you're gonna have a hard time in tech.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (n5tGW)

119 106 I'm fine with King Charles the Simple visiting as long as Trump pulls a Rollo, forces him to kneel and kiss his feet, and then kicks him in the face.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

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OMG, yes.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (aZm/F)

120 Moloch must be fed.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (IifOV)
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Thanks for reminding me.

* gets up to feed the dogs *

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (Fi81e)

121 94 We host Muslim heads of state all the time.
Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)

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I hate them too.
Posted by: Seems Legit

You migt have missed the joke there. Charles, confirmed rumor has it, converted to Islam quite some time ago.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

122 How surprised would you be if you learned that the price of an acting job in Hollyweird is to sacrifice a child in one way or another. . .

Posted by: Farfetched or not
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This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Chaz Bono at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (XeU6L)

123 One of the more fun conspiracy rumors is that King George the current is coming to offer surrender terms
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the diego garcia thing really ticked trump off. He is going to take argies side on the Falklands in retaliation. And he is also going to squeeze their balls on oil. They are sending chuck to try and get him to let up. Its a kind of surrender, but they are trying to be dignified about it. Starmer is completely incapable of doing anything at this point but hire rent boys. Charles is their best shot to avoid as much pain as possible.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (anL5R)

124 If you're not H1-B, you're gonna have a hard time in tech.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:30 PM (n5tGW)

I've been in tech for 30 years.

But if you're just starting out, the field is slanted heavily against you, for sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (Zz0t1)

125 But I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (AlhUl)

126 But I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (AlhUl)

At least he's not a stupid poopyhead like Trump.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

127 What does some cocksucker from NY have to do with anything from VA? What is going on in this country?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (Fbc0I)

128 this Cole is the product of a decades-long effort by Mario VanPeebles to clone himself, but the genetic material got cross-contaminated by will Smith.

Posted by: SEIU at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (VrDSx)

129 You migt have missed the joke there. Charles, confirmed rumor has it, converted to Islam quite some time ago.
Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

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Yes, I did and I'm sorry because it was a clever one.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (aZm/F)

130 This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Chaz Bono at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (XeU6L)
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You're so vain.
You probably thought that post was about you.
You're so vain....

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (Fi81e)

131 You can separate DeSantis’ campaign from his governorship.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (4KUe5)

132 123-thanks for reminding me about the recent NATO betrayals. Fuck them too.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (cS1cw)

133 What does some cocksucker from NY have to do with anything from VA? What is going on in this country?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 03:33 PM (Fbc0I)

Chris Murphy was just in Spain, talking shit about Trump.

Gavin Newsom has been making deals with China directly.

We're no longer a country of laws. They just do what they want with no repercussions.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (Zz0t1)

134
Hakeem Jeffries to Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold Spanbergers map 'or else.'

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Did he. Practice. That answer?

Is it. Choreographed?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (VWtfl)

135 Section 2 of The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- insofar as it requires race-based redistricting -- is blatantly unconstitutional, and likely to be struck down as such before the end of SCOTUS' term (two months from now in June).

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (VdTX+)

136
There was a story going around about a year ago from one of his aides/servants that King Chuck dropped a sheet of paper in his office, missing the waste basket, but then he left it on the floor while he rang for a servant to pick it up because the King of England doesn't touch anything that's been on the floor.

Apocryphal, but eminently believable.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (X4KFY)

137 But I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (AlhUl)

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It just wasn't his time is all that it ever was for me.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:35 PM (Fi81e)

138 How much of an attention whore, psycho does Charlize Theron have to be to "raise" 3 kids who are gay or non binary or trans, whatever.

But all three of them have been sacrificed for her own ego needs.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:35 PM (aZm/F)

139 A man I will always associate with the phrase "blood, semen and feces.". Who probably didn't open for Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 03:22 PM (xvhJH)

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I set 'em up, and the Captain knocks 'em down.

;-)

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:35 PM (VdTX+)

140 There was a story going around about a year ago from one of his aides/servants that King Chuck dropped a sheet of paper in his office, missing the waste basket, but then he left it on the floor while he rang for a servant to pick it up because the King of England doesn't touch anything that's been on the floor.

Apocryphal, but eminently believable.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (X4KFY)

How does he put on his shoes? Skechers Slip-ins?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

141 Marilyn Cole >>>>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:21 PM (aGM2t)

Nat King Cole = Cole Porter =Marilyn Cole >>>> Old King Cole >>>>>>>>>>>Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:23 PM (/C5Hg)
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E. coli >>> Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (iFTx/)

142 This FL map is like literal rape by racists of our democracy!
/s/ the Left

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (tUP1A)

143 _____________

E. coli >>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (iFTx/)

It gives you shits!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

144 he rang for a servant to pick it up because the King of England doesn't touch anything that's been on the floor.

Apocryphal, but eminently believable.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Pfft. Big deal.

Posted by: Groom of the Stool at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (XeU6L)

145 Hakeem Jefferies is like a small gnat that buzzes around your ear.

Eventually you get tired of it and smash it !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (M0566)

146 Starmer is completely incapable of doing anything at this point but hire rent boys. Charles is their best shot to avoid as much pain as possible.
Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (anL5R)
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Just over 250 years ago, the Continental Congress tried to finesse their conflict with the UK as a revolt against Parliament, not the King. The Prime Minister, Lord North, was the day's villian. It was only after George III made his antipathy towards the American colonies unmistakably clear that the Congress moved (rather quickly) to a full break with the Crown.

It won't be much different today.

Posted by: mrp at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (rj6Yv)

147 Is that blue dot Orlando, by any chance?
Posted by: Axeman

I think it is NE of there. Still general metro area though.
It's where Treyvon Martin liked to window shop.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:38 PM (OWbLp)

148 Cole Thomas Allen
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Trust that a guy who gets his name backward is going to want to assassinate a President.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:38 PM (Fi81e)

149 Schumer and Jefferies should be careful what they wish for because.........

They might get it !!!!!

You want redistricting then we will give it to you in your Anal Opening !!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 27, 2026 03:39 PM (M0566)

150 Hakeem Jeffries to Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold Spanbergers map 'or else.'

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What, "You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions. I have six ways from Sunday of having you and your families assassinated in your homes!" wasn't available?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:39 PM (VdTX+)

151 E. coli >>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (iFTx/)

It gives you shits!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)
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"I like shit!"

-- Cole Thomas Allen (almost certainly gay)

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

152 Or else what, you 10 percent black POS?

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (61TgR)

153
132 123-thanks for reminding me about the recent NATO betrayals. Fuck them too.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (cS1cw)

NATO has been shitting all over the US for decades, practically since it was formed in the late 40s. They just got more blatant about it recently.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (X4KFY)

154 Which means that the whole gerrymandering war ends in a...wash.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (GLVez)

155 Nat King Cole > No Kings Cole

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (n5tGW)

156 ut I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.
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Well, some people thought Trump couldn't get elected again. They felt, Ron, boots, weird hair, would have the kind of broad national appeal that got Trump into the white house. He's a typical pol. Me first.
That said, he's had the good sense to take it well, and re group. For someone without any real world experience in running an organization before he got into politics he has done a good job as gov of florida and that is a good sign. That said, not a huge fan of Yale educated lawyers who played baseball . . . although apparently he could hit. So, meh.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (anL5R)

157
"I like shit!"

-- Cole Thomas Allen (almost certainly gay)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

He will like the ATM wing of the Federal Pound You In The Ass Prison, then.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (Zz0t1)

158
Hakeem Jeffries to Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold Spanbergers map 'or else.'

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Did he. Practice. That answer?

Is it. Choreographed?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Tony Kinnett says Hakeem sounds like the offspring of William Shatner and Barack Obama.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (Cqx++)

159 146 Starmer is completely incapable of doing anything at this point but hire rent boys. Charles is their best shot to avoid as much pain as possible.
Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (anL5R)

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Charles approves of the Islamisifaction of his nation. He hates his people, he hates England's legacy, and he feels bad for the sins of his forefathers.

He'd rather have every native born Briton girl raped by a third worlder than force Starmer out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (GLVez)

160 Did you guys see Spartacus wants a Michigan fisting? Too funny.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)

161 Natalie Cole>Nat King Cole > No Kings Cole

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (G0vdT)

162 How does he put on his shoes? Skechers Slip-ins?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)
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He probably has three page boys for each foot that put on his shoes for him.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:42 PM (gnNyN)

163 Which means that the whole gerrymandering war ends in a...wash.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (GLVez)
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Most Democrats could use a wash.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:42 PM (Fi81e)

164 147 Is that blue dot Orlando, by any chance?
Posted by: Axeman

I think it is NE of there. Still general metro area though.
It's where Treyvon Martin liked to window shop.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:38 PM (OWbLp)

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It's what happens when a political party is purely urban.

It makes it increasingly easy to put them in a limited number of districts.

NC is the same thing. All Democrats are in three cities, so they get three districts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:42 PM (GLVez)

165
He'd rather have every native born Briton girl raped by a third worlder than force Starmer out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (GLVez)

ON IT!

Posted by: Muhammed Akbar al Muhammed Durka at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

166 163 Which means that the whole gerrymandering war ends in a...wash.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (GLVez)
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Most Democrats could use a wash.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:42 PM (Fi81e)

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No objection.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (GLVez)

167 "It just wasn't his time is all that it ever was for me."

DeSantis and his handlers chose to run the last cycle. If that was not bad judgement the term has no meaning.

He did what he was told in my opinion.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (cS1cw)

168 Jefferies trying to be tough is funnier than Schumer trying to grill a cheeseburger.

The guy looks like every high school kid who got a swirly and had his lunch stolen.

Please. Just stop the tough guy act.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (XD+PD)

169 Which means that the whole gerrymandering war ends in a...wash.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:40 PM (GLVez)
_____

I think we end up winning because VA is clearly illegal the way they did it, CA is too aggressive even for a deep read state and could backfire, and we picked up some new seats in early new state maps that flew under the radar.

Indiana can choke on a fat dick.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

170 Did you guys see Spartacus wants a Michigan fisting? Too funny.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)
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Our SoS Benson is already on that.

Geez, does he think he's the only one who can think of fixing the scales?!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (Fi81e)

171 ---
He probably has three page boys for each foot that put on his shoes for him.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:42 PM (gnNyN)

You're prolly right.

"Oh Piss Boy! It's time for my morning release!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

172
King Charles is a vile, disgusting creature.

He is not fit to shine the president's shoes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)

He dumped Diana for a basset hound.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

To be fair, while Diana was smokin', in that upper-class snooty Limey sort of way, she struck me as being dumb as a stump with the personality of a tardigrade.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (X4KFY)

173 169
I think we end up winning because VA is clearly illegal the way they did it, CA is too aggressive even for a deep read state and could backfire, and we picked up some new seats in early new state maps that flew under the radar.

Indiana can choke on a fat dick.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

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VA's fate is in the hands of the VA SCOTUS, a den of cowards (GOP appointees) and ideologues (Dem appointees).

No matter the legality of the process, they'll hold up the results.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (GLVez)

174 125 But I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (AlhUl)

RDS should never - never ever - have run for POTUS in 2024 against Trump. All he had to do was sit that one out, and he would have been the presumptive frontrunner for 2028 at this point, and not JDV. He thought that the lawfare against Trump would succeed, and he wanted to put his oar in the water ahead of that. Getting RINO funders and personnel for his campaign made it even worse for him. Big, big miscalculation, and there were many on this site that said so.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (/C5Hg)

175 What's the difference between Florida and Viginia?

Well, one is altering the map LEGALLY, and the other ILLEGALLY.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (vOtXJ)

176 Did you guys see Spartacus wants a Michigan fisting? Too funny.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)/i]

He should've been arrested for inciting a riot.

Why the f*ck do they feel they need to yell at everyone?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)

177 How does he put on his shoes? Skechers Slip-ins?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)
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Hey! Let's have no defaming of Skechers Slip-ins!!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)

178 Anyone see story at Child rape in Mosque today?
Wondering is Barky got the treatment?

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

179 Actress Mia Farrow took to the Democrat digital echo chamber Bluesky and promoted the conspiracy that 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen charging through a metal detector before shooting a Secret Service agent in the chest during Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have been part of an effort by President Donald Trump to “raise his approval ratings.”

... leave it to those who live in Fantasyland to deliver fantasy

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (RHGPo)

180 Is Steiner coming with the 2030 census?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (wBaIH)

181 Most of the DeSantis hate seems to stem from the worst of his online fans who became doctrinally leftist in their criticism of Trump in some cases.

That primary was...unhealthy, and all of the emotion was ultimately pointless because, well, because Trump easily walked to a renomination.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (GLVez)

182 To be fair, while Diana was smokin', in that upper-class snooty Limey sort of way, she struck me as being dumb as a stump with the personality of a tardigrade.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (X4KFY)

Yeah, I'm still not pushing that aside for Camilla the Woof.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

183 This ought to be funny

@JamesOKeefeIII 2h
We just got off the phone with a Fox VP over his comments to our undercover journalist.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's show at 1:00pm EST "On The Inside."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (diia5)

184 You're prolly right.

"Oh Piss Boy! It's time for my morning release!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)
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Think about Eddie Murphy's character in "Coming to America" and crank up the exaggeration of servitude a few notches and you'll come close to British royalty over the past thousand years.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (gnNyN)

185 keep Hakkeim and my name out your mouth. im the toughest-slang-talking millionalre on tv .

Posted by: stephen Ahole smith at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (VrDSx)

186 VA's fate is in the hands of the VA SCOTUS, a den of cowards (GOP appointees) and ideologues (Dem appointees).

No matter the legality of the process, they'll hold up the results.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (GLVez)

Or Dems will ask them not to b/c the recent results scared them into realizing they could come out behind from the map vs ahead...and that would be through 2030...

But yes, the D party will decide.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (tOcjL)

187 VA supremes need to be careful. It’s not just the VA constitutional issues. There are federal scotus issues as well.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (XD+PD)

188 175 What's the difference between Florida and Viginia?

Well, one is altering the map LEGALLY, and the other ILLEGALLY.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (vOtXJ)

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More important:

FL is run by people on my side, so I wish for them to win. VA is run by people who are my enemy, so I want them to lose.

I have no core principles when it comes to political warfare.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (GLVez)

189 Abbott, it's your turn.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (Puq9y)

190 Hey! Let's have no defaming of Skechers Slip-ins!!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)

Pretty much all shoes I've owned, including my current Skechers, have basically been slip-ins.

I express no ill will toward them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)

191 What's the difference between Florida and Viginia?

Well, one is altering the map LEGALLY, and the other ILLEGALLY.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (vOtXJ)
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DeSantis ought to word his proposal "I agree with redistricting and everything Good and Pure"

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:47 PM (Fi81e)

192 174 125 But I was assured - on this very site - that DeSantis was a RINO turncoat.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (AlhUl)

RDS should never - never ever - have run for POTUS in 2024 against Trump. All he had to do was sit that one out, and he would have been the presumptive frontrunner for 2028 at this point, and not JDV. He thought that the lawfare against Trump would succeed, and he wanted to put his oar in the water ahead of that. Getting RINO funders and personnel for his campaign made it even worse for him. Big, big miscalculation, and there were many on this site that said so.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (/C5Hg)

Nope, JD and Rubio tag team was always gonna be 2028 if Trump one. DeSantis knew that...Rs LOVE heir apparents...Trump, being a celebrity is about the only person who ever broke that impulse...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:47 PM (tOcjL)

193 one = won - damn fingers.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

194 Why do I feel like the No Kings people sorta really secretly want a king? Just one of their choosing.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (vOtXJ)

195 @Jkylebass

Wow. Chinese operatives are using mobile SMS blasters to hijack cell towers and access nearby phones. A group of Chinese nationals was charged in Toronto in what is a highly coordinated scheme. The indictment is worth a listen…truly staggering

UnveiledChina@Unveiled_ChinaX

A car. A fake cell tower. 13 million network disruptions. And three Chinese nationals who just made Canadian legal history for all the wrong reasons.

Toronto Police have wrapped up Project Lighthouse, Canada's first ever documented case of a vehicle-mounted SMS blaster being deployed against the public. The device was hidden inside a moving vehicle, driving across the Greater Toronto Area for months starting in late 2025. Every phone it passed connected to it without the owner knowing, thinking it was a legitimate cell tower.

From there, the device blasted out fake text messages impersonating banks and service providers, redirecting victims to phishing sites designed to steal banking credentials, passwords, and personal data. Tens of thousands of devices connected to it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (Puq9y)

196 How does he put on his shoes? Skechers Slip-ins?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)
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Hey! Let's have no defaming of Skechers Slip-ins!!!
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)

I wear those around the apartment. Pieces of crap that are falling apart, but quick, easy and comfy for what I use them for. Dont want to put the Ariats on for walking the dog.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (zZu0s)

197 Abbott, it's your turn.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (Puq9y)

The Texas redistricting has already been written into law and the Supreme Court just upheld it's validity.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

198 Florida sucks.

It’s hot and humid and gators and bugs and snakes and hurricanes. Ants and slithering things and it’s a freaking swamp.

I like the politics, but I can’t stand the place. Nope.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (AEg6O)

199 I would hope Virginia's district map ploy fails.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (jehhT)

200 If the Chinese are doing it in Canada they are doing it here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (Puq9y)

201 Or Else seems to be Jeffries go-to slogan here lately.
How about you Or Else yourself, asshole. Better yet, come to my little town and say that here.
Clown.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (2WIwB)

202
Yeah, I'm still not pushing that aside for Camilla the Woof.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

Frankly, I agree with you. At least you could put something in Diana's mouth to shut her up.... without fear of losing it.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (X4KFY)

203 Pretty much all shoes I've owned, including my current Skechers, have basically been slip-ins.

I express no ill will toward them.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)
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I am in the process to migrating all my shoes to slip-ins.

Fulfills the childhood dream of just shoving my feet into shoes and going ... which had various results when I was a kid.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (Fi81e)

204 JDV. Funny, I had to think for a sec what “ JD” stands for.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (Gqar8)

205 Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (/C5Hg)

What I still can't quite wrap my head around is why he dropped out when he did. Made no sense.

Made no sense to let Nikki become the frontrunner behind Trump.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (vE0+H)

206
Let's see, likely Democratic congressional districts in new map: Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach (I think), Orlando. Carpetbagger containment zones?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (VWtfl)

207 >>>Chris Murphy was just in Spain, talking shit about Trump.

Gavin Newsom has been making deals with China directly.

We're no longer a country of laws. They just do what they want with no repercussions.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>If they're negotiating the price for hookers and champagne, I'm okay with that, but these people are way out of line. Seriously, don't we have laws for this?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (Fbc0I)

208 180 Is Steiner coming with the 2030 census?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 03:45 PM (wBaIH)

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2026 is a largely unimportant election.

2028 will be hugely important because of the Census. A Vance (or Rubio) presidency that controls the Census can enforce real counting (the 2020 was...estimated, very seriously). In addition, Trump started the pattern of using every federal officer as deputized immigration enforcement, which, if continued, would actively discourage illegals from answering the door of census takers (assuming illegals have to be counted, which is not a closed legal questions, the suit was dropped due to mootness after Biden changed the rules in 2021).

Plus, the great migration continues.

Huge shift in the House and electoral college incoming.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (GLVez)

209
Ackshullie, I think if Chuck married Camilla way back when he would have been better off. But no, The Firm thought she was infra dig and he ended up with Little Miss Bipolar.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (aGM2t)

210 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

Considering that Charles and Camilla were supposedly having an affair from before Charles and Diana were married it's not a surprise .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (n3VHW)

211 He thought that the lawfare against Trump would succeed, and he wanted to put his oar in the water ahead of that. Getting RINO funders and personnel for his campaign made it even worse for him. Big, big miscalculation, and there were many on this site that said so.
==
Yep. TBF to Ronnie boots, he didnt have a crystal ball. It took a while before it became clear that getting between Trump and his destiny was like laying down in front of a steam roller. The whole thing opened up for him like the Red Sea did for Moses. . . .

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)

212 198 Florida sucks.

It’s hot and humid and gators and bugs and snakes and hurricanes. Ants and slithering things and it’s a freaking swamp.

I like the politics, but I can’t stand the place. Nope.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (AEg6O)

Same...although I don't mind the hot and humid (I can thrive in that)...but I am not doing with bugs and hurricanes and gators and other wildlife of the small and slimy nature...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (tOcjL)

213 187 VA supremes need to be careful. It’s not just the VA constitutional issues. There are federal scotus issues as well.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (XD+PD)

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SCOTUS defers to the states on redistricting questions.

It's why it sided both with CA and TX.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (GLVez)

214 Or Else seems to be Jeffries go-to slogan here lately.
How about you Or Else yourself, asshole. Better yet, come to my little town and say that here.
Clown.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 03:48 PM (2WIwB)

Jeffries needs some time in the scene in Goodfellas with the 'Shinebox' guy.

"Ma. I need to borrow this knife. I hit a deer and I gotta hack it's hoof outta the grill."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)

215 Never quite got the Lady Di hagiography.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar8)

216 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci, why is he 30 years old and working as an SAT tutor for $65k a year instead of as a developer or project manager, which in the LA area would pay him minimum $150k.

The dev job market is brutal now. Plus in L.A. your best opportunities are at the aerospace companies in El Segundo. They'll want a security clearance which I doubt this douchebag could qualify for.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (eOqcD)

217 Let's have some fun. Draw congressional districts by acreage.

And then tell Chief Justice Itsatax that it does a better job of providing equal representation, and besides, it's a states' issue.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (hYofv)

218 215 Never quite got the Lady Di hagiography.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar

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People love beautiful people, celebrities, and royalty.

She was all three.

It was stupid, but it was understandable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)

219 Oh: and FUCK Indiana.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

Dayum. What the hell'd we do to you?

Posted by: Joey Jones Fan Club at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (JCLJi)

220 205 Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (/C5Hg)

What I still can't quite wrap my head around is why he dropped out when he did. Made no sense.

Made no sense to let Nikki become the frontrunner behind Trump.
Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (vE0+H)

B/c in a 3 way, Nikki could win. Pretty much all possible DeSantis voters were Trump voters (even if the reverse was not true)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (tOcjL)

221 Cole slaw>Natalie Cole>Nat King Cole > No Kings

Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (HcoTw)

222 217 Let's have some fun. Draw congressional districts by acreage.

And then tell Chief Justice Itsatax that it does a better job of providing equal representation, and besides, it's a states' issue.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (hYofv)

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Expand the House to 10,000 members.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)

223
Why do I feel like the No Kings people sorta really secretly want a king?

_____________

All those AWFLs want to be Duchess of Brentwood.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:52 PM (aGM2t)

224 Hakeem Jeffries campaigning in Florida is a great idea. So many former constituents who already left him behind once....

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 03:52 PM (Ycfbw)

225
Expand the House to 10,000 members.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)

The Supreme Court needs 237 members.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)

226 The interesting part of these various redistricting efforts overall is lowering the number of safe no matter what seats.

If the economy is looking good in Sept or so this increases the number of seats the GOP could win, and conversely if the economy is bad it increases the number the Dems could win

My hope is Trump is ready for this. He better have some tax cuts in the hopper for when we get close to the election...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

227 People love beautiful people, celebrities, and royalty.

She was all three.

It was stupid, but it was understandable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)
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Based on those criteria, I guess the modern version would be Princess Kate.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

228 We're no longer a country of laws. They just do what they want with no repercussions.
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The Democrats want to transition everything over to The Pirate's Code.

Except when they are in power, then they'll Logan-act your ass!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)

229 _____________

All those AWFLs want to be Duchess of Brentwood.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 03:52 PM (aGM2t)

That's where OJ's ghost haunts white, blonde women and cuts off their heads.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

230
Never quite got the Lady Di hagiography.
Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar

Blonde, and unlike most Limeys, she had good teeth.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (X4KFY)

231 Expand the House to 10,000 members.

We should have about 100x times as many house members.

They are supposed to represent a fairly small number of people.

It would make gerrymandering harder too.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

232 219 Oh: and FUCK Indiana.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

Dayum. What the hell'd we do to you?

Three words:
John cougar mellencamp

Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (HcoTw)

233 ----
Based on those criteria, I guess the modern version would be Princess Kate.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

She's a 1.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

234 A little late, but that's a man whose priorities are right.

https://tinyurl.com/yyb8z3t6

Posted by: javems at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (zFsEm)

235 227 People love beautiful people, celebrities, and royalty.

She was all three.

It was stupid, but it was understandable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)
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Based on those criteria, I guess the modern version would be Princess Kate.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

Princess Kate is the most popular royal by a huge margin. Her cancer battle only made her popularity soar to the stratosphere...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (tOcjL)

236 226 The interesting part of these various redistricting efforts overall is lowering the number of safe no matter what seats.

If the economy is looking good in Sept or so this increases the number of seats the GOP could win, and conversely if the economy is bad it increases the number the Dems could win

My hope is Trump is ready for this. He better have some tax cuts in the hopper for when we get close to the election...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

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It's my understanding that both TX and FL have very few unsafe Red seats. That the gerrymanders were actually done quite intelligently, unlike both the CA and VA maps which are recipes for blowback. If the VA special election results were applied to the new House races, Dems would have an 8-3 majority, not the 10-1 they shot for.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (GLVez)

237 220 205 Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:44 PM (/C5Hg)

What I still can't quite wrap my head around is why he dropped out when he did. Made no sense.

Made no sense to let Nikki become the frontrunner behind Trump.
Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 03:49 PM (vE0+H)

B/c in a 3 way, Nikki could win. Pretty much all possible DeSantis voters were Trump voters (even if the reverse was not true)...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (tOcjL)

Could you imagine if Butler succeeded and the GOP POTUS nominee was...Nikki Haley?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (/C5Hg)

238 Oh: and FUCK Indiana.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

==

There is iron in Elric's words of wisdom

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (hYofv)

239 >> SCOTUS defers to the states on redistricting questions.

Within limits. VA exceeded them IMVHO

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (XD+PD)

240 218 215 Never quite got the Lady Di hagiography.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar

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People love beautiful people, celebrities, and royalty.

She was all three.

It was stupid, but it was understandable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)

But, would you bang her???

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (Gqar8)

241 Expand the House to 10,000 members.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (GLVez)
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Uh-huh!

Posted by: Bonnie Blue at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (Fi81e)

242 VA supremes need to be careful. It’s not just the VA constitutional issues. There are federal scotus issues as well.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:46 PM (XD+PD)

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SCOTUS defers to the states on redistricting questions.

It's why it sided both with CA and TX.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:50 PM (GLVez)
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CA's map was clearly racially gerrymandered. It might not survive depending on how the VRA case is decided.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (iFTx/)

243 Trump needs to put his girl back into the RNC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (Puq9y)

244 Could you imagine if Butler succeeded and the GOP POTUS nominee was...Nikki Haley?

That is exactly what Jill Biden was hoping for.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

245 231 They are supposed to represent a fairly small number of people.

It would make gerrymandering harder too.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

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Nah, you could still gerrymander the shit out of things with that much. Especially with Democrats so urban centric.

Think of pie slices to split up a central urban area with more Republican aligned suburban areas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:56 PM (GLVez)

246 We should have about 100x times as many house members.

They are supposed to represent a fairly small number of people.

It would make gerrymandering harder too.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)
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For comparison, the House of Commons in the UK has 650 members, each representing approximately 92,000 subjects.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:56 PM (gnNyN)

247 240
But, would you bang her???

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 03:55 PM (Gqar

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Bad haircut.

2/10

Would not bang.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:56 PM (GLVez)

248
Three words:
John cougar mellencamp
Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (HcoTw)

Or, as I call him: John Mellonhead Cougar

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:56 PM (Zz0t1)

249 Hakeem Jeffries looks like a guy who would suck my balls in a grade school baseball dugout.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 03:57 PM (Fbc0I)

250 It's what happens when a political party is purely urban.

It makes it increasingly easy to put them in a limited number of districts.

NC is the same thing. All Democrats are in three cities, so they get three districts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

As long as one attempts to keep the districts compact... the cities pretty much become districts with big chunky rural blocks taking up the rest of the state.
If your goal is to maximize districts with 51% D you slice that city
Into as many thin pie slices as you can then absorb Repubs far out into the countryside. Using that method there is no reason a state with 51% D cannot get 100% D seats... just lack of putting the effort into it.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:57 PM (OWbLp)

251 Hakeem Jeffries looks like a guy who would suck my balls in a grade school baseball dugout.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 03:57 PM (Fbc0I)

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And pay YOU for the privilege!

/$20, same as in town ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (VdTX+)

252 "The Supreme Court needs 237 members."

Chosen randomly from a phone book

Posted by: Not Navin R Johnson at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (wDLi3)

253 So here is one thing I just do not comprehend.

Bob Iger just joined Jared Kushner's private equity firm.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (XR7sA)

254 Three words:
John cougar mellencamp
Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (HcoTw)

Ah. Agreed.

Posted by: Joey Jones Fan Club at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (JCLJi)

255 As long as one attempts to keep the districts compact... the cities pretty much become districts with big chunky rural blocks taking up the rest of the state.
If your goal is to maximize districts with 51% D you slice that city
Into as many thin pie slices as you can then absorb Repubs far out into the countryside. Using that method there is no reason a state with 51% D cannot get 100% D seats... just lack of putting the effort into it.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:57 PM (OWbLp)

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I think you just described Virginia.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (VdTX+)

256 6 I doubt the legal challenges to this will allow the new map to be used for the 2026 mid terms.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (0N4FZ)

I disagree. Rumor has it that SCOTUS is ready to rule on whether minority set-aside districts are forbidden instead of required, and the dissenters are slow-walking the issuance of the ruling; reading the behavior, this means that the majority ruled in favor of it being forbidden, and the power-hungry leftists are trying to filibuster red states from re-districting in time.

So, what DeSantis is doing here is positioning this redrawing of the map as being required by the imminent SCOTUS decision. Once it's issued, it will (if the tea leaves have been read correctly) moot any challenges to this new map on a "civil rights" basis. But, he isn't waiting for the ruling to be issued, thus defanging the nasty commie powermongers' attempt to prevent the demanded reform from hitting the midterms. I'm not a fanboy; this is legitimately good, clever tactical maneuvering.

Posted by: SciVo at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (Sy6m/)

257 253 So here is one thing I just do not comprehend.

Bob Iger just joined Jared Kushner's private equity firm.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (XR7sA)

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What's hard to comprehend about "money"?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (GLVez)

258 Jeebus can you imagine Biden as president now.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (anL5R)

259 For one, look at the “lobster claw” district VA drew. It not only violates the VA constitution, but raises federal questions. Dems are also going to lose a bunch more seats once scotus finally releases their racial gerrymandering opinion. One. Day.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (XD+PD)

260 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci

I used to do a lot of interviews of prospective programmers before I retired. Not only does a degree in computer science not mean the candidate knows how to program, the program itself doesn’t necessarily have to have been about hands-on programming at all.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (olroh)

261
Temu Obama is still in over his head. Poor Temu.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (xG4kz)

262 Oh: and FUCK Indiana.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

Dayum. What the hell'd we do to you?

Three words:
John cougar mellencamp
Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (HcoTw)
_____

"What about me?"

-- Axl Rose

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (iFTx/)

263 But, would you bang her???
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Hillary Swank?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)

264 256 I disagree. Rumor has it that SCOTUS is ready to rule on whether minority set-aside districts are forbidden instead of required, and the dissenters are slow-walking the issuance of the ruling; reading the behavior, this means that the majority ruled in favor of it being forbidden, and the power-hungry leftists are trying to filibuster red states from re-districting in time.

So, what DeSantis is doing here is positioning this redrawing of the map as being required by the imminent SCOTUS decision. Once it's issued, it will (if the tea leaves have been read correctly) moot any challenges to this new map on a "civil rights" basis. But, he isn't waiting for the ruling to be issued, thus defanging the nasty commie powermongers' attempt to prevent the demanded reform from hitting the midterms. I'm not a fanboy; this is legitimately good, clever tactical maneuvering.

Posted by: SciVo at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (Sy6m/)

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This map is designed to work with current racial requirements (it's actually part of the FL constitution as well).

It doesn't require VRA Section 2 or Gingles to be undone.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 04:00 PM (GLVez)

265
For comparison, the House of Commons in the UK has 650 members, each representing approximately 92,000 subjects.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 03:56 PM (gnNyN)

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We need cool names for our congressional districts. And not the Brits calling them Old Sarum or Bexley and Sidcup. Instead of TX-14, it ought to be Screaming Eagles.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 04:00 PM (aGM2t)

266 Some are saying that diluting some of the very red areas could actually hurt the Republicans and end up with them losing seats, especially, since the Democrats are more motivated to get out and vote.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:11 PM (NpAcC)

to take the max number of seats, you do have to accept seats where your margin of victory is relatively small. Of course, this assumes you know how your voters are gonna vote in the future which has blown up in the faces of Dems in the past.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (8avO+)

267 Jeebus can you imagine Biden as president now.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (anL5R)
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Fortunately, we don't have to imagine it because it didn't happen in 2024 and it's never going to happen in the future.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (gnNyN)

268 So here is one thing I just do not comprehend.

Bob Iger just joined Jared Kushner's private equity firm.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 03:58 PM (XR7sA)
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Two words: geedis and influence

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)

269 255 As long as one attempts to keep the districts compact... the cities pretty much become districts with big chunky rural blocks taking up the rest of the state.
If your goal is to maximize districts with 51% D you slice that city
Into as many thin pie slices as you can then absorb Repubs far out into the countryside. Using that method there is no reason a state with 51% D cannot get 100% D seats... just lack of putting the effort into it.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 03:57 PM (OWbLp)

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I think you just described Virginia.
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (VdTX+)

Funny enough VA could have made a much more secure and less legally dubious contentious 9-2 map. But power makes folks stupid.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 04:02 PM (tOcjL)

270
Would somebody point out to Temu Obama that opportunities abound to redraw U. S. Senate district maps in the Dims favor.

Better get cracking on that,Temu!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 04:02 PM (xG4kz)

271 Some Nickelback flack coming from the sunshine state.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 27, 2026 04:02 PM (abIsI)

272 Fortunately, we don't have to imagine it because it didn't happen in 2024 and it's never going to happen in the future.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (gnNyN)
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You're saying he didn't get elected.

But he wasn't President from January 2021 to January 2025

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:02 PM (Fi81e)

273 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci

I used to do a lot of interviews of prospective programmers before I retired. Not only does a degree in computer science not mean the candidate knows how to program, the program itself doesn’t necessarily have to have been about hands-on programming at all.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (olroh)

MS in Comp Sci ? So he stayed at the Uni for years rather than get a job in the field? Pretty suspicious.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (8avO+)

274 _______

Two words: geedis and influence

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)

A three letter word: Jobs

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

275 If the Chinese are doing it in Canada they are doing it here.

Posted by: Braenyard

Yup.
Been to Miami once. Next day got a "traffic ticket" via text message.

Posted by: Operator Error at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (OWbLp)

276 272 But he wasn't President from January 2021 to January 2025

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:02 PM (Fi81e)

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Are you saying that the presidency of the United States was unlawfully wielded by unelected appointees who flagrantly used the power of the executive to pursue corrupt ends?

Because that would be wild.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (GLVez)

277 So, what DeSantis is doing here is positioning this redrawing of the map as being required by the imminent SCOTUS decision. Once it's issued, it will (if the tea leaves have been read correctly) moot any challenges to this new map on a "civil rights" basis. But, he isn't waiting for the ruling to be issued, thus defanging the nasty commie powermongers' attempt to prevent the demanded reform from hitting the midterms. I'm not a fanboy; this is legitimately good, clever tactical maneuvering.
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Also not a fan boy. This is my read as well. Desantis is a pretty good lawyer I think. He understands not just tactics but also strategy. He is very competent at his current job certainly. He is marginally more likable than say Ted Cruz - who I did kind of like but realized would never be electable on a national basis. Ron's appeal is selective. He'll do pretty well in the south. Not as well in the rust belt or farm country.

Posted by: Farfetched or not . . . its a sad state of affairs in ol blighty at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (anL5R)

278 to take the max number of seats, you do have to accept seats where your margin of victory is relatively small. Of course, this assumes you know how your voters are gonna vote in the future which has blown up in the faces of Dems in the past.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 04:01 PM (8avO+)
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Or you need to have full control over the Machine so that regardless of who votes, you can control the outcome.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (gnNyN)

279 I think you just described Virginia.

Posted by: ShainS

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Michigan is similar. The redistricting team was given a requirement that the overall D/R split of seats should be consistent with voting results.

So 90% Detroit/Wayne County got split up in an attempt to food some red areas with Dem votes, leading to some wacky districts out in the boonies.

I am on lake Michigan. My district extends eastward to the shores of lake erie.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (hYofv)

280 Geedis? What's geedis?

Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (2Ez/1)

281 Geedis? What's geedis?
Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (2Ez/1)
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About the same thing as a henway.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (Fi81e)

282 273 If this Cole Thomas Allen creep has an MS in compsci

I used to do a lot of interviews of prospective programmers before I retired. Not only does a degree in computer science not mean the candidate knows how to program, the program itself doesn’t necessarily have to have been about hands-on programming at all.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 03:59 PM (olroh)

MS in Comp Sci ? So he stayed at the Uni for years rather than get a job in the field? Pretty suspicious.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 04:03 PM (8avO+)

No, he went back...probably post Covid when the video game thing was not working out and his parents probably kicked him in the a$$...graduated 2025, so you figure 2023-2025 in school.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

283 Marilyn Cole >>>>> Cole Thomas Allen
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Tina Cole > all other people with the surname Cole >>>>>>>>>> Cole Thomas Allen

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (77rzZ)

284 280 Geedis? What's geedis?
Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at

If your geedis lasts more than four hours contact a doctor.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (abIsI)

285 New thread- Free wine for all

Posted by: Dad of Six at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (UjVxq)

286 Objectively urban, suburban, and rural areas should get their own districts. The concerns of a city dwelling FSA member are very different from some corporate working in the 'burbs, or a farmer in the sticks

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)

287 Learn to Cole.

Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (2Ez/1)

288 281 Geedis? What's geedis?
Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (2Ez/1)
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About the same thing as a henway.
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 04:04 PM (Fi81e)

Which is about the same thing as a dikfor.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 27, 2026 04:06 PM (/C5Hg)

New Documents: FBI Opened and Then Immediately Closed a Fakey-Fake "Inquiry" Into the Clinton Foundation's Obvious Pay-for-Play Scheme with Foreign Governments

One surmises that Wray's FBI opened the investigation only because of pressure from some Republicans, and then immediately closed it and said "Nothing to see here, move along."

Margot Cleveland for The Federalist:

This morning Sen. Chuck Grassley released the FBI Washington Field Office's 12-page "electronic communication" (EC) that opened a preliminary investigation into the Clinton Foundation. Its extensive evidence of potential pay-to-play criminality among the Clinton family confirms the politicalization and weaponization of the Department of Justice.
Late last year, another trove of documents--also released by Grassley--summarized the origins of three separate FBI investigations into the Clinton Foundation, opened respectively out of the New York, Little Rock, and Washington D.C. field offices. As The Federalist reported at that time, those documents indicated that Ray Hulser, then head of the Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section (PIN), did not support the investigations into the Clinton Foundation and withheld information from the U.S. attorney's office running the probe out of Little Rock.
...

Hulser's refusal to open an investigation out of PIN, and his excuse that the FBI presented the case "poorly," just cannot be reconciled with the detailed summary contained in the EC that is now public. As Grassley highlighted in a letter sent today to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, "Included in the FBI's EC are numerous allegations of foreign influence concerns that arose 'from speaking fees and donations to the [Clinton] Foundation.'"
The Iowa senator then pulls a few examples from the Washington Field Office's opening communication, beginning with donations to the Clinton Foundation totaling $2.35 million from the then-head of the Russia government's uranium company, Uranium One.
The EC is not limited to evidence about Uranium One. It also details evidence of donations to the Clinton Foundation from an executive of Polo Resources. Eight weeks later, it says, the U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh persuaded the prime minister to reauthorize pit mining, including one in which Polo Resources had an interest. Another section of the EC highlights evidence suggesting a pay-to-play scheme involving Colombian timber and another Clinton Foundation donor.
The FBI EC also notes that Hillary Clinton traveled to Russia, where she allegedly prompted >o?"Russian officials to enter into a $3.7 billion aircraft purchase with Boeing," then two months later Boeing pledged $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation.>o? The EC further discussed the Haitian government awarding Hillary Clinton's brother a "rare 'gold exception permit' (the first issued in 50 years)...during the same time period in which 'billions of U.S. tax dollars had been spent in Haiti, following the Haitian earthquake in 2010.'"
What--if anything--the FBI did to investigate these additional potential pay-to-play schemes before the Department of Justice closed the investigations in 2016 is unclear. What we do know, though, is that after Donald Trump's election in 2016, Little Rock was able to reopen its investigation, but Hulser and the Department of Justice continued to interfere in the investigation into the Clinton Foundation.

Read the whole thing.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:02 PM

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1 Uno!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:02 PM (GD0B3)

2 Apropos...Is Hakeem Jeffries tied to any of the money laundering schemes ? SPLC, similar fraud ? Just axing questions...

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:03 PM (GD0B3)

3 the Clintons are masters of pay-for-play.

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:05 PM (GD0B3)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

5 Am I the only one that suddenly sees the site as all fubar?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

6 oh, no! it's Sponge!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:08 PM (GD0B3)

7 Looks ok to me.

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:08 PM (GD0B3)

8 Well, I an not willing to carry this entire comment section by myself!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:09 PM (GD0B3)

9 Raise your hand if you are suprised by these revelations of the Clinton Foundation. Raise your other one if you think anything will ever come of it.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 27, 2026 02:09 PM (N39Ws)

10 Am I the only one that suddenly sees the site as all fubar?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)
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No.

And...SPONGE!!!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:09 PM (xvhJH)

11
And...SPONGE!!!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:09 PM (xvhJH)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)

12 This is how I end up on the leader board! trying to figure out WTF is going on with the threads!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:10 PM (GD0B3)

13 Am I the only one that suddenly sees the site as all fubar?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

Looks okay here.

You should probably stop having phone sex.

That is sex with your cellphone...it messes up the circuitry.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:10 PM (iJfKG)

14 Corruption is the Clinton Way. And Biden Way. And Obama Way. And Omar Way. And Pelosi Way. It doesn'e end.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 02:11 PM (n5tGW)

15 Local story.

Posted by: Cash Patel at April 27, 2026 02:12 PM (abIsI)

16 Looks okay here.

You should probably stop having phone sex.

That is sex with your cellphone...it messes up the circuitry.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:10 PM (iJfKG)

Woah. I'm not seeing the gray boxes, everything looks web circa 1992 and can't get to the main page, all the sudden.

And I'm not on a phone.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

17 Woof. Now it's back.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

18 That was cray.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

19 oh, no! it's Sponge!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 02:08 PM (GD0B3)

Dad?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:13 PM (Zz0t1)

20 The Grand Old Party is on it. Relax. It will get cleaned up in a jiffy.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:13 PM (cS1cw)

21 'Twas down.
Now up.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 02:14 PM (2Ez/1)

22 I Lum'd NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:14 PM (Zz0t1)

23 20 The Grand Old Party is on it. Relax. It will get cleaned up in a jiffy.
Posted by: connected and litigious

Listen to this man. He knows what he's talking about.

Posted by: Cash Patel at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (abIsI)

24 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (2Ez/1)

25 21 'Twas down.
Now up.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 02:14 PM (2Ez/1)

The HQ's refractory period is impressive.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (ypYV4)

26 So what's Ray Husler doing now?

where did he park his ass in payoffs?

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (anL5R)

27 Current conspiracy on why the left is so desperate to save Iran:

The uranium that Hillary sold to Russia, Russia sold to Iran.
And the "atomic" fingerprint of that uranium will expose that.

Trump could offer a 1:1 exchange: 3% U (which is sufficient for power plants) in exchange for an equal value their enriched U.
And they will still refuse.
Because the whole globalist order is at stake if they do accept.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (tUP1A)

28
Question for Law-morons...

Are any of these (probable) crimes chargeable with prison time upon conviction or,

nah, they're past the statute of limitations?

Perhaps time would be better spent tracking down and charging where appropriate every single contact, friend, and relative of the loser assassin.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:16 PM (iJfKG)

29 Well, ok then.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at April 27, 2026 02:16 PM (vFG9F)

30 Question for Law-morons...

Are any of these (probable) crimes chargeable with prison time upon conviction or,

nah, they're past the statute of limitations?

Perhaps time would be better spent tracking down and charging where appropriate every single contact, friend, and relative of the loser assassin.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:16 PM (iJfKG)

It's all moot as a part of the "What difference, at this point, does it make" clause of The Constitution.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)

31 Nothing will come of this and everybody knows it.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 02:17 PM (V362x)

32 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at April 27, 2026 02:18 PM (2Ez/1)

33 The FBI opened and then immediately closed....

They got their orders. Deep State shut them down.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 02:18 PM (KJaVS)

34
It's all moot as a part of the "What difference, at this point, does it make" clause of The Constitution.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)

Along with a good dose of "it worked, didn't it?" legal enhancement under the Searchlight Strangler Doctrine.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 02:19 PM (X4KFY)

35 The FBI opened and then immediately closed....

They got their orders. Deep State shut them down.
Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 02:18 PM (KJaVS)

Got a plane to catch, bishes. Laters!

Posted by: Chris Wray at April 27, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

36 The Clinton's are pretty much untouchable.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:20 PM (NpAcC)

37 What’s sad is that one of the most disgusting things they did was sell US uranium rights to a Russia-controlled company in exchange for close to $200 million donation, but the Russia collusion hoax worked fabulously to cover it up/blunt the sting of the charge. Ten years later it’s “can we all quit accusing each other of being Russian plants and MoveOn.org?”

The classics are classics because they work.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:21 PM (4KUe5)

38 A couple years ago I read an article where the author compared Hillary Clinton's private meeting schedule as Secretary of State with eventual donors to the Clinton Foundation. The total # of meeting particpants that donated almost immediately to the foundation was 86 people/organizations.

Posted by: Orson at April 27, 2026 02:21 PM (dIske)

39 You see, I had no intent to bust my old man nut in Monica's mouth but since you don't know what the meaning of "is" is I might as well tell you that I did. Guilty as sin, come on in!

Posted by: Billy Jeff, Pervert In Chief at April 27, 2026 02:21 PM (QP+6w)

40 Question for Law-morons...

Are any of these (probable) crimes chargeable with prison time upon conviction or,

nah, they're past the statute of limitations?

Perhaps time would be better spent tracking down and charging where appropriate every single contact, friend, and relative of the loser assassin.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:16 PM (iJfKG)
_____

There are serious and probably insurmountable SoL problems with these crimes.

And that assumes that anyone actually wants to charge any of these scumbags for any of this. That is a bad assumption, IMO.

My take? Nothing. Will. Happen.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

41 It is frightening that half the leaders of this country are unethical and delusional. Our civilization is hanging by a thread.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 02:22 PM (y171U)

42 It is frightening that half the leaders of this country are unethical and delusional. Our civilization is hanging by a thread.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 02:22 PM (y171U)

I think you're lowballing a bit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:23 PM (Zz0t1)

43 [None Dare Call It Treason.]

SERIAL TREASON!!!

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:23 PM (VdTX+)

44 Ray Hulser was one of Jack Smith's flunkies also. Subpeona for phone records of senators, congressmen...

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 02:23 PM (anL5R)

45 There are reports (on Twitter, natch) that Iran has removed Mohammad Ghalibaf from negotiations with the US. It is suggested that he was the reason Iran was rejecting US proposals out of hand. It may signal that the IRGC is being excluded from negotiations

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (rbvCR)

46 Clintos, Obamas and Bidens. Are garbage families. And all multi billionaires.

I’d rather be poor than be associated with any of them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (iUXlD)

47 The Clintons are as clean as an Obama whistle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (Fbc0I)

48 Recall that Peter Sweitzer wrote an entire book about this corruption, and it being recently published in 2016, Trump was revealing details from it at each campaign rally. Sweitzer was a consultant on his 2016 campaign.

This information was ALL OUT there back then, no special FBI clearance to read it. Imagine what else they could have found if they had bothered to investigate…

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)

49 Why can't we make Washington DC square again followed by moving EVERY government agency OUT of DC?

Dept of Agriculture - Iowa, Kansas or Nebraska
Dept of Energy - Texas
Dept of Education and the IRS - the northern most reaches of Alaska
Dept of Interior - Wyoming
Dept of Justice - Idaho
FBI - disbanded and maybe reformed

Just something off the top of my head.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (4q/mG)

50 Faye Wray >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chris Wray

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (0sNs1)

51 The Biden DoJ opened a number of investigations into corruption--it just closed them quickly.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (Fi81e)

52 Give the Clintons credit for solving the Haiti crisis. They kept the donated millions and had the US government pay to move hundreds of thousands of Haitians to America.
Brilliant.

Posted by: Wally at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (0e5Te)

53 Trust Wray

Posted by: Q at April 27, 2026 02:26 PM (anL5R)

54 I won't be satisfied until I see Wray and Comey in prison. Along with others.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 27, 2026 02:26 PM (ZbeXO)

55 The book is “Clinton Cash.”
Not only a book, but a movie (was free on Brittany in 2016) and a graphic novelized version, too.

This is truly “old news” they successfully hid .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:27 PM (4KUe5)

56 The Clintons are as clean as an Obama whistle.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM

To be fair, Barry cleaned his whistle often.

Posted by: Man's Country at April 27, 2026 02:27 PM (0sNs1)

57 Is anyone else having this problem? The blog has crashed three times in the last 2 minutes. DDS attack?

Posted by: Beverly at April 27, 2026 02:27 PM (reMys)

58 Well, suppressed, not hid.

Bet no one in DC knows this book exists.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:27 PM (4KUe5)

59
It is frightening that half the leaders of this country are unethical and delusional. Our civilization is hanging by a thread.
Posted by: Joemarine

What is more frightening is that half the country (or persyns whose votes were counted) are equally unethical and delusional and so have no problem with the crimes and misdemeanors committed by their chosen folk to serve as their representatives in government.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:28 PM (xG4kz)

60
Just something off the top of my head.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (4q/mG)

I like it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1)

61 Truth:

1. It's a BIG club
2. We're not in it.

Carry on.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 27, 2026 02:29 PM (TezPK)

62 For some reason, I get Margot Cleveland mixed up with Eleanor Clift in my head whenever I read the name.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)

63 Does this mean the Clinton's were crooks?!

Hearings! I demand hearings!!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM (ei1sX)

64 The corruption inside the beltway is like the cut of a Marine's K-bar knife: deep, wide, and often.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM (2WIwB)

65
Imagine what else they could have found if they had bothered to investigate…

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)

If only there was a governmental department who's job it was to perform investigations into things.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)

66 Grassley is the best of the fossils. Still, I'd rather they all retire.

I really think we should decree that guys like Wray (and Garland, and Stelter, and Schumer) be addressed by their appropriate titles. "Liar Wrary", etc.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM (AlhUl)

67 I second Scuba_Dude's idea.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (KJaVS)

68
This information was ALL OUT there back then, no special FBI clearance to read it. Imagine what else they could have found if they had bothered to investigate…

Nein! Nein! Nein!

People ver prayink!

People ver questionink!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (xG4kz)

69 Is anyone else having this problem? The blog has crashed three times in the last 2 minutes. DDS attack?
Posted by: Beverly at April 27, 2026 02:27 PM (reMys)

The site reverted back to the 90's look for me and the main page was unavailable.

All is well, currently.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

70 63 Hearings! I demand hearings!!!
Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM

You ask for hearings, you get a strongly worded letter......maybe

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (4q/mG)

71
If only there was a governmental department who's job it was to perform investigations into things.
==
Much like the media, my job is to cover things, with a pillow, until they stop moving.

Posted by: Ray Hulser, male prostitute, Esq. at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (anL5R)

72 Nein! Nein! Nein!

People ver prayink!

People ver questionink!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (xG4kz)

EVANINK wear......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

73 It may signal that the IRGC is being excluded from negotiations
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (rbvCR)

Bur I thought the IRGC had effectively sidelined the mullahs? So we are negotiating with no one who has any actual authority.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (zZu0s)

74 The Clintons are as clean as an Obama whistle.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (Fbc0I)

As clean as Biden's depends.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:32 PM (2WIwB)

75
"Sexually Dismorphic Potato" Stelter

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:32 PM (xG4kz)

76 Hearings! I demand hearings!!!
Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM

What we really need is a strongly worded letter and some sleeves rolled up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

77 What we really need is a strongly worded letter and some sleeves rolled up.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

Oh, you'll get them buddy. Jim Jordan will roll those things up to his scrotum.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)

78 60 I like it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:29 PM

I have my moments. Just be grateful I do not have to verbalize this. LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (4q/mG)

79 Oh nice, someone finally uploaded to YouTube A Fire in the Sky, a 1978 TV movie where a comet blows up Tucson.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (2GVsD)

80 46 Clintos, Obamas and Bidens. Are garbage families. And all multi billionaires.

I’d rather be poor than be associated with any of them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27

The Biden’s aren’t. Because they were too stupid to even get this right.

The Clintons are worth the most, like $200-250 million. Not bad for a guy from Arkansas. The Obamas like $70m.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (hftzA)

81 EVANINK wear......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

Veryyyy nissssseeee!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (2WIwB)

82 Wait a minute. Are you trying to insinuate that Hillary Rodham Clinton is a crooked cunt?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at April 27, 2026 02:34 PM (y9skt)

83 ... those documents indicated that Ray Hulser, then head of the Department of [bJustice's Public Integrity Section (PIN), did not support the investigations into the Clinton Foundation and withheld information from the U.S. attorney's office running the probe out of Little Rock.

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I don't think those words mean what you think they do.

It's corrupt, treasonous, criminal scumbags all the way up ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:34 PM (VdTX+)

84 Hearings! I demand hearings!!!
Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 02:30 PM

And after the hearings comes the sternly-worded letters!

Posted by: Sister Zoot, on behalf of the ladies of Castle Anthrax at April 27, 2026 02:34 PM (0sNs1)

85 Unless and until the mainstream “press” and prosecutors are truly looking out for the best interests of the American people, the Dems will continue to fleece the public and commit fraud and treason.

It can’t go on which is why they hate Trump and Republicans so much

Posted by: Czech Chick at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (rg/w7)

86 The site reverted back to the 90's look for me and the main page was unavailable.

All is well, currently.
Posted by: Sponge

That happened to me last night. No gray boxes, links were blue text and underlined..... Restarted my browser and all was well.

CSS not loading? Ad coded by the D-team in Bangalore breaking things?

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (okX77)

87 Read the whole thing.

You're not the boss of me.

Posted by: some surly Moron at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (pBJ6M)

88 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (G0vdT)

89 What we really need is a strongly worded letter and some sleeves rolled up.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

Oh, you'll get them buddy. Jim Jordan will roll those things up to his scrotum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)
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Ol' Jimbo should cut the sleeves off of his dress shirts.

Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 02:37 PM (ei1sX)

90 The Biden’s aren’t. Because they were too stupid to even get this right.

The Clintons are worth the most, like $200-250 million. Not bad for a guy from Arkansas. The Obamas like $70m.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (hftzA)

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The Biden's collectively likely scammed $1 billion+ over F. Joe's five decades of scumbaggery -- probably half of which went to Hookes and Blow, and the other half probably in some off-shore accounts.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:37 PM (VdTX+)

91 Unless and until the mainstream “press” and prosecutors are truly looking out for the best interests of the American people, the Dems will continue to fleece the public and commit fraud and treason.

It can’t go on which is why they hate Trump and Republicans so much
==
Well its mostly Trump we hate. We know the Republicans hearts aren't in it and they'd be on our side but for Trump pushing them into a corner. No Trump No problems. That's what we say

Posted by: Dems, fleecing office of coordination at April 27, 2026 02:38 PM (anL5R)

92 "The Clintons are worth the most, like $200-250 million. Not bad for a guy from Arkansas. The Obamas like $70m.
Posted by: Piper"

If you ever point this out to some leftist yapping about the rich as they are advocating for poverty for rest of us to save the planet they will inform you "Well they earned it and deserve it" or some such shit. I have experienced this multiple times.

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (GUOwU)

93
CSS not loading? Ad coded by the D-team in Bangalore breaking things?
Posted by: mikeski

Ace's shelving anchors have tapped into and damaged this blog's way back postings and styles. It's gonna become a regular Love Canal around here with fetid verbiage from bygone years.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (xG4kz)

94 The Biden's collectively likely scammed $1 billion+ over F. Joe's five decades of scumbaggery -- probably half of which went to Hookes and Blow, and the other half probably in some off-shore accounts.
==
Hey what about my 10%??!?!??!!!

Posted by: Joe Biden's last brain cell at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (anL5R)

95 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (G0vdT
----:----
Beats the collected speeches of Barack Obama.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (xvhJH)

96 What--if anything--the FBI did to investigate these additional potential pay-to-play schemes before the Department of Justice closed the investigations in 2016 is unclear.

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Asked Jim Jordan to roll-up his sleeves and send a strongly-worded letter ... but mostly send a strongly-worded letter?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (VdTX+)

97 80 The Clintons are worth the most, like $200-250 million. Not bad for a guy from Arkansas. The Obamas like $70m.
Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM

Considering that the Clinton's were broke when they left the WH, they have grifted and grafted the most.

Obama got his dollars by not checking were his campaign funds were coming from. A lot of illegal 2nd and 3rd world donors there.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (qoLdL)

98 88 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (G0vdT)

As bad as that gift may be at least King Chuck backed off gifting The Don a Muslim prayer rug.

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (FCPbW)

99 Say what you will- I'm alive, aren't I?

Posted by: Ray Hulser had information that could have led... at April 27, 2026 02:40 PM (VnVVA)

100 95 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (G0vdT
----:----
Beats the collected speeches of Barack Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (xvhJH)
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Heh, I'd forgotten about that.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:40 PM (G0vdT)

101 The Clintons were clever in buying people’s loyalty via the foundation and donations from Hillary’s war chest For example, the foundation hosted events with VIPs (world leaders, etc.) and would ask a journalist to host the discussion. Now they’ve given the journalist access to these VIPs and a resume boost. The chances of them then writing something critical of the Clintons diminishes after each opportunity extended to them. They helped build theater, maybe even did them other favors (I recall one journalist saying the foundation helped when his kid was ill, so he recused himself).

While Hillary was a Senator she was a big time fundraiser. She made sure to then donate to each New Democrat Congressman and Senator that they owed her their loyalty, too, since they didn’t yet have a big “war chest “ to fend off rivals in the next election. Wash post wrote a glowing article about this activity by Hillary.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:41 PM (4KUe5)

102 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (G0vdT
----:----
Beats the collected speeches of Barack Obama.
==
Preloaded onto an IPod no less.
Talk about the decline of the USA.

MAGA was sorely needed.

Posted by: yup at April 27, 2026 02:41 PM (anL5R)

103 80 46 Clintos, Obamas and Bidens. Are garbage families. And all multi billionaires.

I’d rather be poor than be associated with any of them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27

The Biden’s aren’t. Because they were too stupid to even get this right.

The Clintons are worth the most, like $200-250 million. Not bad for a guy from Arkansas. The Obamas like $70m.
Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 02:33 PM (hftzA)

What I find particularly annoying: None of these people ever had a real job… in the private sector. They’ve been constant leeches on society. The rest of us beat our brains out in the private sector and we don’t even come close to affording an estate on Martha’s Vineyard….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 27, 2026 02:42 PM (aqrdH)

104 The Biden's collectively likely scammed $1 billion+ over F. Joe's five decades of scumbaggery -- probably half of which went to Hookes and Blow, and the other half probably in some off-shore accounts.
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:37 PM (VdTX+)
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And now FJB can't remember where any of it is...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 02:42 PM (gnNyN)

105
Beats the collected speeches of Barack Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea

If King TampOn had a smidgen of gumption, he'd return those disks, heavily scratched and cracked, and say, "Mum really liked these coasters, but she felt cheated because there were no matching coozies for them."

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:42 PM (xG4kz)

106 I saw Hookes and Blow open for Darius "Hootie" Rucker at Billy Bob's Texas in '08.

/Damn typos!

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:42 PM (VdTX+)

107 Now back to the assassin guy - something isn't mathing right. He has a master's degree in CS from a supposebly "elite" university, interned at JPL, is now 30 something years old yet he makes a living in Clownifornia as a part-time tutor? Some have claimed that he's also an "indie game developer" but he has only one lame game nobody plays for two bucks. He has no other source of income?? Nobody is asking about this.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (V362x)

108 Is it just politics or devotion to progressivism that makes these the high end bureaucrats protect obvious criminals or are they getting kickbacks too?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (Vh9CX)

109 BTW Taylor Lorenz was the only person wearing a mask at the WHCD.

Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (NpAcC)

110 Bur I thought the IRGC had effectively sidelined the mullahs? So we are negotiating with no one who has any actual authority.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:31 PM (zZu0s)

The Persians also have a long history of palace coups and counter-coups. This has been a long couple of weeks for them and the USN has been keeping everyone who would intervene in the power struggle out of the picture

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (rbvCR)

111 ay what you will- I'm alive, aren't I?
Posted by: Ray Hulser had information
===
Is that you Ray? Well, wonderful, we've been looking all over for you. Why don't you come pay us a visit.

Posted by: Hillery! at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (anL5R)

112 Beats the collected speeches of Barack Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea

If King TampOn had a smidgen of gumption, he'd return those disks, heavily scratched and cracked, and say, "Mum really liked these coasters, but she felt cheated because there were no matching coozies for them."
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:42 PM (xG4kz)

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IIRC, The DogEater gave Queen Elizabeth II an iPod.

If it had been his "Greatest Speches," it would have only needed 8 bytes of memory ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (VdTX+)

113 He has no other source of income?? Nobody is asking about this.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (V362x)
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Apparently, he lived with his parents.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (xvhJH)

114
That happened to me last night. No gray boxes, links were blue text and underlined..... Restarted my browser and all was well.

CSS not loading? Ad coded by the D-team in Bangalore breaking things?
Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 02:36 PM (okX77)

That's what I was seeing earlier.

Didn't restart anything and it just corrected itself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (Zz0t1)

115 He has no other source of income?? Nobody is asking about this.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (V362x)

He was living at home with his dad.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (rbvCR)

116 @TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (NpAcC)

Welcome to your own party, princess.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

117 Article's ending paragraph:

Whether the current DOJ and FBI take heed—and follow the evidentiary trails the Senate Judiciary Committee and Grassley are laying out of potential obstruction of justice—remains to be seen.
-

"Things that will never happen" for $500, Alex.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (1o8D5)

118 Of all the hot takes on this weekend, this is the most charming:

Angela McArdle
@RealAngelaMc
19h
The manifestos absolutely suck now. There's no Ted Kaczynski tier manifestos coming from these people. It's always a multi page "Orange Man Bad" rant. Incredibly evil, but also uninteresting.
Apr 26, 2026 · 10:33 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (rbvCR)

119 Apparently, he lived with his parents.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (xvhJH)
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He was an "SAT preparer", as I heard it.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (Fi81e)

120 No Wray!

Posted by: Brill and Tred at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (cZMme)

121 I think the current FBI leadership has a full plate of unfinished business that for some reason they're not working real hard on.

When the left believes there's a reason to have people put away they put them away, then provide the reasons. Real or made up. Doesn't matter.

The right needs to learn how to do that. And when the left's judge(s) tell them to let these people out, they need to put the judge in prison too.

Do this enough times, to enough people and some new found respect will likely follow. At the very least, some of this bullshit will stop. As it is now, there's absolutely no fear of consequences for the left. None. That needs to change BAMN.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (jehhT)

122 Mean Girl Cancel Queen Taylor Lorenz is getting cancelled on Bluesky?

Oh noooo.
That’s a terrible thing, just terrible!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (4KUe5)

123 Asked Jim Jordan to roll-up his sleeves and send a strongly-worded letter ... but mostly send a strongly-worded letter?
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:39 PM (VdTX+)

Just a guess but someone apparently twisted Jordan’s dick off during one of his later stage legendary collegiate wrestling matches. Snatched his nuts too. Dickless and nutless Jim is no threat to The Left. Jim has ridden those tolled up sleeves and sternly worded letters to great personal wealth. ….advancing the America. First interests? Not so much…not at all.

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (FCPbW)

124 He was an "SAT preparer", as I heard it.
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (Fi81e)

"Teacher of the Month"

I bet that award smoothed away a lot of the hurt.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (rbvCR)

125 Just saw a LinkedIn post someone claiming the assassin was wearing an IDF shirt with an obviously AI generated photo.

About 100 comments all saying see it was staged by Israel to prop up Trunp to continue the genocide.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (rjPWf)

126 He has no other source of income?? Nobody is asking about this.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (V362x)
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Apparently, he lived with his parents.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:44 PM (xvhJH)

Even so, living in Torrance is not cheap. I lived near there for a long time. Plus he was checked into the DC Hilton for several days… also expensive. Are his parents wealthy enough to give him lots of cash no questions asked? It’s fishy…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (aqrdH)

127
IIRC, The DogEater gave Queen Elizabeth II an iPod.

Well, then, if SHE had had any gumption, she would have made a point of walking that over, in his presence, to a large and empty metal trash can and dropped that into it for a satisfyingly large clang or tone.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (xG4kz)

128 "Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up
Posted by: redridinghood"

Apparently only thing left and right can agree on Taylor Lorenz is an annoying person that should be shunned.

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (GUOwU)

129 @TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (NpAcC)

Welcome to your own party, princess.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)
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Wait. The would-be assassin was at the WHCD. Does that apply to him?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)

130 No Wray!
Posted by: Brill and Tred at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (cZMme)
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*golfclap*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (xvhJH)

131 BTW Taylor Lorenz was the only person wearing a mask at the WHCD.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (NpAcC)
-

Nikita Bier is X's product manager:

https://tinyurl.com/3w55uexv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (1o8D5)

132 King Chuck arriving now. His gift to Trump will be carbon credits for his flight over.
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Where are all the No Kings protestors? This should be right up their alley.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (Dv3i1)

133 Is it just politics or devotion to progressivism that makes these the high end bureaucrats protect obvious criminals or are they getting kickbacks too?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (Vh9CX)

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That's like asking is it A or A (as progressivism == criminality)?

Not to mention many of them are compromised by GloboHomo Deep State Kompromat.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (VdTX+)

134 He was an "SAT preparer", as I heard it.
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (Fi81e)

"Teacher of the Month"

I bet that award smoothed away a lot of the hurt.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (rbvCR)
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I think that was his accolade from his employer, the SAT prep firm.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (Fi81e)

135 I once spent 8 hours in a strip club. Hootie and the Blowfish provided much of the days soundtrack.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (cS1cw)

136 The Powers That Be just keep Taylor's Lorenz around for comic relief, right?

Right?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (2Ez/1)

137 She's 'cancelled' and yet there she is, still on the platform.

A whole lot of retards on both sides take any sort of argument/push acknowledge as 'cancelling'. Charlie Kirk got 'cancelled.' You're just an idiot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

138 Fer crying out loud this again? Lol.
Staying in a hotel for a few days doesn’t require Soros money. I mean come on peeps. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:50 PM (rjPWf)

139 Is it just politics or devotion to progressivism that makes these the high end bureaucrats protect obvious criminals or are they getting kickbacks too?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (Vh9CX)
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I honestly think the Devil will take any mental or character defect you have and make it work best for him.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:50 PM (Fi81e)

140
Where are all the No Kings protestors?

TBH, King TampOn's temperament is more that of a Queen.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 02:50 PM (xG4kz)

141 I once spent 8 hours in a strip club. Hootie and the Blowfish provided much of the days soundtrack.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (cS1cw)

Ah, the 90s.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

142 [O/T:]

Hussain Abdul-Hussain
@hahussain

In the predominantly Christian town of Zahle, in east Lebanon, locals hung a poster with Prez Trump’s image and the comment: “Thank God you’re safe, big guy.”

[photo]

https://is.gd/JZHQER

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:51 PM (LqxFy)

143 62 For some reason, I get Margot Cleveland mixed up with Eleanor Clift in my head whenever I read the name.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)

Eleanor Clift!? Is she still with us??

Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 02:51 PM (y171U)

144 Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:50 PM (rjPWf)

He's part of the conspiracy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

145 Angela McArdle
@RealAngelaMc
19h
The manifestos absolutely suck now. There's no Ted Kaczynski tier manifestos coming from these people. It's always a multi page "Orange Man Bad" rant. Incredibly evil, but also uninteresting.
____

Too bad the would be assassin is still alive. This tweet will cause a significant amount of harm of the cruel and unusual variety.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:52 PM (Dv3i1)

146 Taylor Lorenz gives main character syndrome vibes.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 27, 2026 02:52 PM (rJ48h)

147 Yes, Obama gave the queen an iPod loaded with his speeches.

He also gave the then UK PM, who was legally blind, a bunch of zone 1 dvds of American movies. He gave the children of the French PM toy Secret Service cars from the WH gift shop.

Tacky and thoughtless.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 02:52 PM (4KUe5)

148 Eleanor Clift!? Is she still with us??
==
I've got better tits than that slut!!

Posted by: Zombie Helen Thomas at April 27, 2026 02:52 PM (anL5R)

149 Maybe we can sell to the UK some of our old destroyers. We've done it before.

Trade them for the Falklands maybe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (2GVsD)

150 Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:50 PM (rjPWf)

He's part of the conspiracy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)
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Ya best start believin' in conspiracy theories.

Cuz yer in one.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (Fi81e)

151 What UK PM was legally blind? Cameron? Boris?

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (rjPWf)

152 @TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:43 PM (NpAcC)

Welcome to your own party, princess.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)
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Wait. The would-be assassin was at the WHCD. Does that apply to him?
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)
_______

For s&g, I looked at this twitty twat's twitter feed. Mistake.

All she does, all day long every day, is queef out dumb tweets with no substantive content. It's all either NPC dronespeak that could be written by AI, rando humble brags, and reposts of equally empty shit.

Her feed contains almost no actual "news" or even opinion or commentary. What's the point of following her?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/)

153 I think the British Isles are worth at least 24 bucks worth of beads and trinkets.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:54 PM (cS1cw)

154 Taylor Lorenz wishes she was the main character in her own life.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:54 PM (2GVsD)

155 Isn’t Taylor Lorenz something like 71 years old? Giver her some slack she doesn’t understand how social media works.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:54 PM (rjPWf)

156 When Taylor Lorenz was young, social media was getting your face chiseled on a pylon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:55 PM (2GVsD)

157 Dirt looks up to her older sister Taylor Lorenz.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 02:55 PM (Fi81e)

158 Prince Andrew was somewhat of a war hero during the Falklands war. Last time he ever sweated too. Lol.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:56 PM (rjPWf)

159 @TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up
Posted by: redridinghood

You mean both of her followers unfollowed her?

(Repeat comment from last night)

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 02:56 PM (okX77)

160 Nikita Bier is X's product manager:

https://tinyurl.com/3w55uexv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (1o8D5)

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Ian Miles Cheong
@ianmiles

There is no other platform on earth where the person in charge of the product calls one of its paying users "mentally ill." Only on X.

Nice! He actually called others in addition to her on the X.com platform mentally ill.

Elon, give Nikita a bonus ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 02:57 PM (VdTX+)

161
SALE!

Get Hunter Biden originals at a bargain price!

Posted by: Bargain Basement Arts at April 27, 2026 02:57 PM (XeU6L)

162 Asking sincerely, unless you are a cancer patient (you should stay in an environment you can control), WTF would anyone be wearing a mask, knowing what we all know?

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 02:57 PM (aZm/F)

163 I’m much less suspicious of “conspiracy theories” since covid…. The last 6 years have shown that many times the difference between conspiracy theory and reality is about 9 months… so I’ll continue to be suspicious of the shooters story for a bit

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 27, 2026 02:57 PM (zqeQL)

164 All she does, all day long every day, is queef out dumb tweets with no substantive content. It's all either NPC dronespeak that could be written by AI, rando humble brags, and reposts of equally empty shit.
____

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (Dv3i1)

165 World War 11:

https://tinyurl.com/m4h8h6px

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (1o8D5)

166 Yes, Obama gave the queen an iPod loaded with his speeches.
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I shook hands with the Queen!

Posted by: The Moocher at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (XeU6L)

167 Her feed contains almost no actual "news" or even opinion or commentary. What's the point of following her?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/)
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The thrill of watching a slow-motion train wreck?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (gnNyN)

168 153 I think the British Isles are worth at least 24 bucks worth of beads and trinkets.
Posted by: connected and litigious

A LOT of work needs to be done before you can flip it for a profit.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:59 PM (Dv3i1)

169 Elenor Clift, heiress to the Clift Sardine fortune?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:59 PM (2GVsD)

170 The corruption is bottomless, and it can’t be cleaned by anyone in DC.

Posted by: Advo at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (jO4mz)

171 Yes, Obama gave the queen an iPod loaded with his speeches.
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I shook hands with the Queen!
Posted by: The Moocher at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (XeU6L)
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I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen.

Posted by: Warren Zevon at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (xvhJH)

172 Nikita Bier is X's product manager:

https://tinyurl.com/3w55uexv
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (1o8D5)
*******
Yep, she's definitely mentally ill.
If you scroll down you can see her posing proudly with her mask on.

https://tinyurl.com/424b2dnk

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (NpAcC)

173
Where are all the No Kings protestors? This should be right up their alley.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (Dv3i1)

Is a king with no real power really a king?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (Zz0t1)

174 158 Prince Andrew was somewhat of a war hero during the Falklands war. Last time he ever sweated too. Lol.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 02:56 PM (rjPWf)

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We are all less naive now. That "war hero" bullshit was likely manufactured. It doesn't take much to push a narrative.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (aZm/F)

175 I think the British Isles are worth at least 24 bucks worth of beads and trinkets.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:54 PM (cS1cw)

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"We'll take it off your hands for 1 Rupee!"

/Pakistan

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (VdTX+)

176 WTF would anyone be wearing a mask, knowing what we all know?
==
Those who are in public and don't want to be recognized . . . criminals, people in witsec, celebrities, neurotic idjits who are permanently re-written by covid drama and can't stop living it

Posted by: sums it up I'd say at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (anL5R)

177 @107.
He is also 31 years old and still lived in his parents home.

After I graduated high school I lived at home for around a year. But when I started to make enough money I was out on my own. I loved my parents but I couldn't wait to have my own place even if it was a small apartment. Most everyone I knew was like that. Unless they were in college but even then they wasted no time getting their own place as soon as they could.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 03:01 PM (KJaVS)

178 Hiding emails on Hillary's private server was the main reason we got the Russia collusion bullshit.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (viF8m)

179 The corruption is bottomless, and it can’t be cleaned by anyone in DC.
Posted by: Advo at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (jO4mz)
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I have experience with the Augean Stables, but then that asshole centaur got to my wife...

Posted by: Herakles at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (xvhJH)

180 Taylor Lorenz is notable for being Taylor Lorenz. Nothing more. Her mental illnesses notwithstanding.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (jehhT)

181 Look, just because Burisma was paying me $1,000,000 a year, that doesn't mean that there was wrongdoing.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (XeU6L)

182 If you scroll down you can see her posing proudly with her mask on.

https://tinyurl.com/424b2dnk
Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (NpAcC)

Kaitlyn Collins has serious manface.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 03:04 PM (Zz0t1)

183 New thread with FL +4

Posted by: Dad of Six at April 27, 2026 03:04 PM (UjVxq)

184 I used to think George W Bush was a man worth my vote.
It is to laugh.

As I said, we are all less naive now.

It took me too long to be cynical. Damn it, those cynics were right.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:04 PM (aZm/F)

185 Elenor Clift, heiress to the Clift Sardine fortune?
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Hey...I also spent a night in the Lincoln bedroom.

Posted by: Eleanor at April 27, 2026 03:05 PM (XeU6L)

186 Most everyone I knew was like that. Unless they were in college but even then they wasted no time getting their own place as soon as they could.
==
Yep. It was a different time though. My parents house did not have 3 60 inch flat screens, a pool, or two refrigerators and 2 freezers. It did have only one shower and I had two brothers. Moving out, was moving up.

Posted by: sums it up I'd say at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (anL5R)

187
We are all less naive now. That "war hero" bullshit was likely manufactured. It doesn't take much to push a narrative.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 03:00 PM (aZm/F)

Look, fat. My son Beau was a war hero! He battled to the DEATH at Little Big Horn! HONK HONK!!!

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

188 World War 11:

https://tinyurl.com/m4h8h6px

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:58 PM (1o8D5)

--------------

I'm beginning to think they're not sending us their best and brightest ... and that the Citizenship Naturalization Test needs to be severely beefed up.

"Stop Killing Ducks To Make Duck Tape!"
-- AOC, an American Original Charlatan

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:06 PM (VdTX+)

189 Hey...I also spent a night in the Lincoln bedroom.
Posted by: Eleanor
==
Put a sock in it toots. I spent a night in the Lincoln bedroom. With Lincoln.

Posted by: Zombie Helen Thomas at April 27, 2026 03:07 PM (anL5R)

190 118 Of all the hot takes on this weekend, this is the most charming:

Angela McArdle
@RealAngelaMc
19h
The manifestos absolutely suck now. There's no Ted Kaczynski tier manifestos coming from these people. It's always a multi page "Orange Man Bad" rant. Incredibly evil, but also uninteresting.
Apr 26, 2026 · 10:33 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 02:46 PM (rbvCR)
- - - - - - - - - - - -
What was the saying? "Evil is banal"? They don't even realize it; it's been normalized and desensitized to it.

Now, an interesting coincidence occurs when you apply this factoid to the Palestinians...

Posted by: Another Anon at April 27, 2026 03:08 PM (4h45B)

191 ""Eleanor Clift!? Is she still with us??""

Its possible. King tut is still with us. Yeah he's a bit sedentary, don't move much, and a bit younger than Eleanor, soo...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 03:08 PM (snZF9)

192 Kaitlyn Collins has serious manface.
===
You should see my hairy balls.

Posted by: Kaitlyn at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (anL5R)

193 Hiding emails on Hillary's private server was the main reason we got the Russia collusion bullshit.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 03:02 PM (viF8m)

------------

Yep.

Delay. Delay. Delay.
Deny. Deny. Deny.
Distract, Distract. Distract.
Defame. Defame. Defame.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 03:09 PM (VdTX+)

194 Too bad the would be assassin is still alive. This tweet will cause a significant amount of harm of the cruel and unusual variety.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 02:52 PM (Dv3i1)

You like this one better?

John Ringo SF Author
@Jringo1508
6h
Read the whole manifesto. Looked at the videos.

What strikes me is that this guy, except for being thoroughly lefty brainwashed ('Rapist in Chief'), could have been one of our crowd. This wasn't crazed. It was well thought out and carefully executed.

And there's nothing funny about it.

Until you get to his 'PS' rant about the Secret Service which I swear I have heard word for God damned word from guys on our side. I got half way through and was bawling in laughter at his confusion about how they could just suck so very very badly.

We have commonality. We can reach agreement.

Both sides have come to the conclusion the Secret Service sucks at their job

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

195 Maybe we can sell to the UK some of our old destroyers. We've done it before.

Trade them for the Falklands maybe.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 02:53 PM (2GVsD)

That is why they would need the destroyers, though. Without functional RN ships, they would have to rely on private assets to move materiel. They probably would have to rely on DHL since who else delivers non-stop UK to Falkands?
It would be worse than the mobilization for the Suez crisis

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 03:17 PM (rbvCR)

196 Both sides have come to the conclusion the Secret Service sucks at their job
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)
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He flat out said that if he were alive at the end, the Secret Service screwed up.

One could almost interpret that as a second threat. But I think he meant it that killing him would have been some sort of efficient plan for the SS, when it really wouldn't be necessary at all.

But you know, if this guy dies in prison, it shows how Trump will stop at nothing for his ballroom.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 03:27 PM (Fi81e)

197 Make me.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 03:31 PM (E6xSb)

198 That is why they would need the destroyers, though. Without functional RN ships, they would have to rely on private assets to move materiel. They probably would have to rely on DHL since who else delivers non-stop UK to Falkands?
It would be worse than the mobilization for the Suez crisis
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 03:17 PM (rbvCR)

Operation Corporate would not have happened without U.S. logistical support.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 03:32 PM (E6xSb)

199 193 Hiding emails on Hillary's private server was the main reason we got the Russia collusion bullshit.
Yep....Defame. Defame. Defame.

TOO BIG TO JAIL? Consider the Alternative?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250

LIBs simply cannot comprehend anything but their one flawed premise: expopriate, Expropriate, EXPROPRIATE! To control, corrupt, or disintegrate anything that stands int their way -- that they control Everything, or admit they control NOTHING.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBGavinsRealityBomb
And the dust will become atoms, and the atoms will become NOTHING...

Too big to JAIL? NO MORE. AMERICA250: -- free the world. Indict Brennan Indict the Arch-Traitors/Clinton/OBAMA/IceKingJOE Indict the forWARd/War Capitalists: DIMON.

Better yet, expose their Treason, let natural justice happen -- kill each other.

LIBs. What PRICE their Vision? against the Terrible Cost of Doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun

LET'S GO BRANDON. END LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY (and their Civilization) FOREVER.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 27, 2026 03:54 PM (tOiuU)

ABC "News" Employee Ana Navaro: It's Good That Trump Officials Now Know The Fear of a Mass Shooter

Because Trump wasn't actually murdered, as they all pray for, they're forced to search for a bright side.

Here's the bright side: At least they were terrorized.

Ana Navarro is happy that everyone, especially the Trump admin officials at the White House Correspondents Dinner, were terrorized by a shooter.

Just when you think The View couldn’t get more disgusting… they do. pic.twitter.com/2VYzbsG6I6
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) April 27, 2026

And of course this pudgy Talent Vacuum also staged a counter-roast on ABC, and lusted for the death of Trump minutes before one his correligionists tried to kill him.

Can you even imagine someone saying this about Michelle Obama during Obama's presidency? How did we get here? https://t.co/0e2k72XAVQ
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) April 26, 2026

I think I'm just going to post a lot of short things. I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:02 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 No

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (diia5)

2 I read Melania's statement on X... I'd advise you to not read the comments after... Vile...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (ZGBUU)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (NcvvS)

4 I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Consolingly stereoneural wormwood meteorism.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (olroh)

5 Ace I hear you. At this point what can you say.

Just ... I was forgetting how bad the insanity is. so, I guess it's good to be reminded.

Not sure how I even "forget," because if I only disagreed with the people around me, even gently, I would be on the Bad List, and you don't get off.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (j+aD2)

6 I think Melania is beyond enraged and who could blame her

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (j+aD2)

7
Social norms.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (IifOV)

8 Just when you think The View couldn’t get more disgusting… they do.
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I really didn't think that they couldn't express a new ugliness, though.

Stupidity combined with just being vile people can accomplish a lot.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (Fi81e)

9 The ground makes tuba noises when Navarro steps on it.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (iXqHn)

10 >>I think I'm just going to post a lot of short things. I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

You could at least throw a 'Quim' in there...

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (ytyaf)

11 Trump really needs to start throwing people in prison. Enough.

Posted by: Jmel at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (rkK33)

12 >>Just when you think The View couldn’t get more disgusting…

you get the job as their Gynecologist.

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (ytyaf)

13 Ana Navorro. Oh shut up, dough face.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (Gqar8)

14 She needs to go back.

Don’t care how long she’s been here.
Embrace your thuggish homeland’s culture from there, lady. That’s not our culture.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:07 PM (4KUe5)

15 Trump really needs to start throwing people in prison. Enough.
Posted by: Jmel at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (rkK33)
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Being absurd is not a crime.

It might be at times dangerous, but it's not a crime.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:07 PM (Fi81e)

16 Being attached like a leech to your political ideology and being fat is no way to go through life.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:07 PM (aZm/F)

17 Ace it Has all been said over and over again. At some point our jawboning will no longer suffice.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (Gqar8)

18 "How did we get here?"
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RINO kapos were a big help. So was over-conservatism, preaching tolerance and not stooping to the left's level.

That's also a form of "muh principles."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (1o8D5)

19 Wasn't Navarro the show's token "Republican" for like five minutes?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (vTZFs)

20 Raise your hand if you didn't think media Dems wouldn't actually make it worse in their commentary of the assassination attempt.

* arm remains at side *

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (Fi81e)

21 10 You could at least throw a 'Quim' in there...
Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 01:06 PM (ytyaf)

He doesn't want to singe Ana Navarro at 30 paces because her fat would never stop burning.

She'd be like Dong Zhuo in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (iXqHn)

22 Consolingly stereoneural wormwood meteorism.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Finally, something that hasn't been said before.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (Dv3i1)

23 16 Being attached like a leech to your political ideology and being fat is no way to go through life.
Posted by: Seems Legit

She's also drunk and stupid. But mostly stupid.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (gKWVE)

24 Wasn't Navarro the show's token "Republican" for like five minutes?
Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (vTZFs)
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As far as I know, she still kinda' is--to ABC's satisfaction.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (Fi81e)

25 If you use the term, "this is a problem on both sides of the aisle," fuck off.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (aZm/F)

26 Bravo, S P B!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (VyBeY)

27 More people are watching that View clip as a result of ace's post than who saw the show live. There are more intestinal parasites crawling around in Ana Navarro's rectum than there are people watching the View.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)

28 More stupid people. No wonder we call TV the idiot box.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (pvf3X)

29 25 If you use the term, "this is a problem on both sides of the aisle," fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (aZm/F)

Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)

30 Ana needs to go back to Nicaragua.

If want to know why the GOP has been so useless, she was a political consultant for years. Toxic, American citizen-hating $&@“

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (4KUe5)

31 If they are acknowledging that the WHCD shooter was a terrorist, then lock him up at GITMO as such and don't let him out until global warming floods Cuba.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (gnNyN)

32 the worst are full of passionate intensity

mere anarchy is loosed on the world

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (anL5R)

33 If you use the term, "this is a problem on both sides of the aisle," fuck off.

If you ask for an example, the best they can do is the Whitmer FBI op.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)

34 At least we don't say the same thing in the comments thousands of times. Also two weeks, nothing will happen, $20 - same as in town.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (n5tGW)

35 ABC "News" Employee Ana Navaro: It's Good That Trump Officials Now Know The Fear of a Mass Shooter

This sounds vaguely familiar. Where have I heard it before?

On September 15, 2025, during a livestream reacting to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, political streamer Steven "Destiny" Bonnell stated that "conservatives need to be afraid of getting killed when they go to events so that they can look to their leadership to turn down the temperature." He elaborated that conservatives currently do not feel this fear because they are "infinitely hyped up on their civil war machine" and because Democratic politicians universally condemn violence without reciprocal de-escalation from the right.

Bonnell further argued that he would disavow political violence only after President Donald Trump publicly stated that everyone needs to calm down, claiming it is "unacceptable" that conservatives do not demand their leadership reduce the national temperature.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (JCZqz)

36 Consolingly stereoneural wormwood meteorism.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Finally, something that hasn't been said before.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

🫤

* starts changing passwords *

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (okX77)

37 Have another empanada, Ana.

Posted by: wth at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (UjdFS)

38 Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)
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"People said some pretty nasty stuff about all of them - hoping somebody would kill them" -- Lefties simultaneously seeing how it works and denying it works.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (Fi81e)

39 >>> I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

The blogger's dilemma.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (syz1S)

40 Being absurd is not a crime.

It might be at times dangerous, but it's not a crime.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:07 PM (Fi81e)

But being a communist should be. You can never have a free society with them. We used to know that.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (vE0+H)

41 Gordita is another used to be conservative.

I

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (wBaIH)

42 Yet this bitch will cower and hide behind the protection of people with - wait for it - guns.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (E6xSb)

43 If you use the term, "this is a problem on both sides of the aisle," fuck off.

If you ask for an example, the best they can do is the Whitmer FBI op.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)
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When they aren't dining out on "January 6th! January 6th!"

That op has been key to these people.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (Fi81e)

44 Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)

Oh the Obama's never shut about their "death threats". Like every single prominent person doesn't already get those.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (vE0+H)

45 In before the Pakistani Trolls start saying she's attractive

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (wBaIH)

46 So they openly support terrorism and propagate the message.

That makes them 'terrorists'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (/lPRQ)

47 Part of the point of this sort of violence is terrorism.

Make people not want to get involved in right of center politics because if you do, you might be killed.

And since the left pays no real price for it, they won't stop.

Nominally, yes, the voters will punish them for it, but what share of D voters are actually cast be an actual eligible citizen now?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (sKqQm)

48 Seriously, how much more credibility would these c*nts have received from viewers if they simply said, "violence against political opponents in the United States is an anathema to our shared values."

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (aZm/F)

49 t this bitch will cower and hide behind the protection of people with - wait for it - guns.
Posted by: Cow Demon

She doesn't need that. She's like the x-men villain Blob. Shell just absorbed the bullet and spit it out.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 01:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

50 Dems are just so damn smart and clever.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (cS1cw)

51 Seriously, how much more credibility would these c*nts have received from viewers if they simply said, "violence against political opponents in the United States is an anathema to our shared values."

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (aZm/F)
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But, uncoerced, they aren't going to say something they really don't believe.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (Fi81e)

52 ABC "News" Employee Ana Navaro: It's Good That Trump Officials Now Know The Fear of a Mass Shooter

I wonder does the same apply to all the leftist media hacks who were also attending the dinner?

Or is Ana Navarro just happy to see her media peers endangered because she didn't get invited to the event?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (vJrRc)

53
The consensus of the Portland libs is "Oh well. maybe next time"
They really want blood.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (IifOV)

54 In before the Pakistani Trolls start saying she's attractive

She could feed a village for a month.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (vTZFs)

55 If you ask for an example, the best they can do is the Whitmer FBI op.

The same people that tell me most of the leftwing violence in the 60s and 70s where COINTELPRO false flags also tell me it is absurd to believe the government coerced a group of people to participate in an illegal scheme even though we have a court case saying that's exactly what the government did with the Whitmer kidnapping

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (sKqQm)

56 Dems are just so damn smart and clever.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (cS1cw)
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You know---you could cite me!

Posted by: No One at April 27, 2026 01:18 PM (Fi81e)

57 When they aren't dining out on "January 6th! January 6th!"

That op has been key to these people.
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Of course. Its purpose was not to put grandmas in jail. But to create a false drama, a greek tragedy that would rationalize all the law breaking they were going to do in response. They needed a "revolt" to justify the counter revolution.

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:18 PM (anL5R)

58 Ana needs to go back to Nicaragua.

If want to know why the GOP has been so useless, she was a political consultant for years. Toxic, American citizen-hating $&@“
Posted by: Lizzy

What did Nicaragua do to deserve this.
The finest non-cuban cigars come from there.

Send her to Mali.
With an apple in her mouth.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:18 PM (/lPRQ)

59 The consensus of the Portland libs is "Oh well. maybe next time"
They really want blood.

Reading lefty forums they go back and forth between "it was obviously a staged event" and "we have to get better at aiming"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)

60 Here's the bright side: At least they were terrorized.

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I wonder what people with full power of the federal bureaucracy can do when they feel terrorized...

Let's look at what the Capitol looked like post-2020 to have an idea.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (GLVez)

61 It would appear that all violence done by the "right" is an op of some kind paid for by the left (with our money, of course).

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (aZm/F)

62 Finally some news that gave me a warm, glowing feeling:

https://tinyurl.com/mrym53uu

Needs the meme mariachi band inserted into the clip.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (1o8D5)

63
Translation: "This administration DROVE this teacher to do this because of their policies."

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (IifOV)

64 If you ask for an example, the best they can do is the Whitmer FBI op.

I'm hearing the lawmakers in MN that were killed by a leftist for voting wrong, but these idiots believe the killer was MAGA

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (j+aD2)

65 "... and really, isn't it good that all Americans would eventually know the fear of Nuclear Annihilation by Iran?"

/"Presidents" DogEater and ~~F. Joe Mugabe~~ The AutoPen Empire

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (VdTX+)

66 The same people that tell me most of the leftwing violence in the 60s and 70s where COINTELPRO false flags also tell me it is absurd to believe the government coerced a group of people to participate in an illegal scheme even though we have a court case saying that's exactly what the government did with the Whitmer kidnapping
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (sKqQm)
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They believe it's absurd to say that anybody could ever possibly steal an election and that Trump absolutely stole an election.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Fi81e)

67 59 The consensus of the Portland libs is "Oh well. maybe next time"
They really want blood.

Reading lefty forums they go back and forth between "it was obviously a staged event" and "we have to get better at aiming"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)

=======

"Progressivism is inherently non-violent, so it's obviously not one of us. Also, I can't wait until one of us kills Trump."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (GLVez)

68 I thought T'qar Quarl'sn was on The View?

Posted by: torabora at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (KtOUo)

69 Alex Jones was bankrupted for claiming a school shooting was a false flag.

Right now most leftwing pundits are claiming this attack, and the last two assassination attempts were false flags.

Why isn't this being treated the same?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

70 Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna

apparently there's an official list of assassination plots stopped for each president.

Obama has a long list (probably padded) though obviously none of those came to the point of anyone shooting.

Gropey Joe had two. LOL.

Nobody cared enough to try to kill him.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (vJrRc)

71 Peice of shit!!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (woF0I)

72 63
Translation: "This administration DROVE this teacher to do this because of their policies."

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (IifOV)

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Can Democrats drive people to murder because of their policies?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:20 PM (GLVez)

73 62 Finally some news that gave me a warm, glowing feeling:

https://tinyurl.com/mrym53uu

Needs the meme mariachi band inserted into the clip.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (1o8D5)

That's a good one

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:20 PM (ZGBUU)

74 RNC Research
@RNCResearch
SICK!
Democrat Rep. Eugene Vindman tries to blame President Trump and his administration for the assassination attempt against them by a radicalized Left-wing lunatic:
“A lot of this does come from the White House...it needs to be toned down.”

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Is there nothing that damn Trump won't do?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:21 PM (ndZc7)

75 I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:02 PM

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This is about me, isn't it?

/Take the rest of the day off, Ace -- when was the last time we had a 5000-comment thread?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:21 PM (VdTX+)

76 The WHCD boycotters should be investigated - were they warned?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 01:21 PM (5FXLr)

77 Can Democrats drive people to murder because of their policies?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:20 PM (GLVez)
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I don't think car insurance policies have a clause for this.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:21 PM (1o8D5)

78 Beautiful clip biden's dog.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (n5tGW)

79 Peice of shit!!
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN

I before E except after P and sometimes C.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (/lPRQ)

80 69 Alex Jones was bankrupted for claiming a school shooting was a false flag.

Right now most leftwing pundits are claiming this attack, and the last two assassination attempts were false flags.

Why isn't this being treated the same?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

Because.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (E6xSb)

81 I still laugh at the time on Bill Maher's show, Ana Navarro clearly referred to Antony Blinken as Antony Blumpkin.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (w/O5Q)

82 It was rumored that Melania was ditching the capitol city for Mar-a-Lago. Expected to return only for official biz and only when absolutely necessary.

Not sure if it's true, but I wouldn't blame her for leaving that cesspool. Having her husband under constant threat of assassination would be nerve-wracking.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (jehhT)

83 Gropey Joe had two. LOL.

Nobody cared enough to try to kill him.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (vJrRc)
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The administration was already enough elder abuse. Why kill Bernie?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)

84 Trump did not look terrified to me. In fact if it was up to him they probably would have had the event a bit later.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:23 PM (YwEeS)

85
"Progressivism is inherently non-violent, so it's obviously not one of us. Also, I can't wait until one of us kills Trump."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (GLVez)

Peaceful Progressives are tolerant of different views. Unless you disagree with Progressivism, in which case you must be imprisoned or killed.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:24 PM (E6xSb)

86 Democrats: Trump needs to shut up or one of our flunkies is going to kill him.

Media: President Trump when will you shut up?

Trump: Eat shit and die.

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:24 PM (anL5R)

87 I'm hearing the lawmakers in MN that were killed by a leftist for voting wrong, but these idiots believe the killer was MAGA

The facts we have:

The shooter worked for Walz in a minor appointed position. He targeted one of Walz's rivals in the Dem party, right after a vote where she defeated a Walz initiative. He says Walz told him to do it

He was apparently also anti-abortion.

So the left stakes him killing Walz's opponent on his views on abortion even though killing a random state elected Democrat has no impact on abortion. Hell, pro-abortion Walz at least appoints MN judges as governor of his state and would therefore be a way more obvious target.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

88 Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (n5tGW)

I think it was possibly AI. If it was real, the terrible flag burner deserved it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 01:24 PM (looXz)

89 What did Nicaragua do to deserve her?
It created her. She was born there. She is a “successful “ immigration story.

Instead, she proves legal immigration doesn’t guarantee it’s a win for America. Others have come here, assimilated , and improved this country. Navarro has not.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:24 PM (4KUe5)

90 Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)
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"People said some pretty nasty stuff about all of them - hoping somebody would kill them" -- Lefties simultaneously seeing how it works and denying it works.
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A rodeo clown--well-known for wearing the masks of past and present politicians--was fired and banned for life from rodeos because wearing an Obama mask, same as he'd always done, was suddenly a threat to Obama's life.

In the left's mind, that is exactly the same as the bullet that was less than an inch from killing Trump.
Exactly.
The.
Same.

The only difference is, to them, Trump deserves it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (tUP1A)

91 Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna

I understand there were nine (9) credible assassinations attempts against Trump including a grazing head shot.

You don't hear much about any of them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (/lPRQ)

92 Don't know what to say, Ace? We always enjoy your calling the libs "retards". Maybe you could do that a little?

Posted by: Weasel at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (r8KQ7)

93 Kind of makes you wish Trump WAS Hitlerian a bit...Nacht und Nebel would be a very satisfying end for a lot of these....people....

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (t+8nd)

94 Kimmel is a fat faced(despite Ozempic!) , unfunny, virtually unwatched loser. Let Disney continue to burn money employing him.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (YwEeS)

95 Why was Melania even there? Who thought that anyone associated with Trump should have any involvement with any event that has Kimmell??

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (V362x)

96 So there were two pregnant ladies there also, WH spokes person and Steven Miller's wife. I don't think Usha was there which would have been three.

Such a compassionate group of people these democrats and their murderous assassins.

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (anL5R)

97 They are not going to stop.
We have three more years of President Trump and the left will not be able to contain themselves in their rhetoric and will continue to influence the weak-minded into action. They will continue and at some point, there will be another attempt.
Be ready.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (2WIwB)

98 Kind of makes you wish Trump WAS Hitlerian a bit...Nacht und Nebel would be a very satisfying end for a lot of these....people....

I just want him to enforce the last and treat leftwingers the same as the right as been treated for the last few decades.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (sKqQm)

99 Dems are just so damn smart and clever.
Posted by: connected and litigious
+++
Yeah. They're smart alright. But they have a hard time trying to figure out how to get an ID. And how to register to vote. And how to get to their polling place on election day.
Pretty smart.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (Lo97M)

100 Trump did not look terrified to me. In fact if it was up to him they probably would have had the event a bit later.

He would go on with it even if he was scared because he knows that giving in to intimidation only invites more of it.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (vTZFs)

101 I wonder what people with full power of the federal bureaucracy can do when they feel terrorized...

Let's look at what the Capitol looked like post-2020 to have an idea.
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And a judiciary that's not just supine, but actively aiding the prosecution in every possible way.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (tUP1A)

102 97 They are not going to stop.
We have three more years of President Trump and the left will not be able to contain themselves in their rhetoric and will continue to influence the weak-minded into action. They will continue and at some point, there will be another attempt.
Be ready.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (2WIwB)

======

There will be another attempt this Spring.

A couple in the Summer.

At least one in the Autumn.

Maybe things will die out when everyone goes to Winter quarters.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (GLVez)

103 Exactly.
The.
Same.

The only difference is, to them, Trump deserves it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:25 PM (tUP1A)
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The abuse of the words "same" and "equal" is thematic to what creates so much liberal mind-rot.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (Fi81e)

104 Ana Navarro is happy that everyone, especially the Trump admin officials at the White House Correspondents Dinner, were terrorized by a shooter.

I doubt Ana Navarro has ever felt the fear of food insecurity, except at the line at Golden Corral...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (ynpvh)

105 Alex Jones was bankrupted for claiming a school shooting was a false flag.

Right now most leftwing pundits are claiming this attack, and the last two assassination attempts were false flags.

Why isn't this being treated the same?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

Because.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:22 PM (E6xSb)
_____

If I recall, what really caused the yuge defamation verdict was AJ accusing a parent of one of the dead kids of using the kid's death to grandstand and fundraise and generally make herself famous. That was in very poor taste, yes, but it was ... mostly true.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (iFTx/)

106 Kimmel wasn't there, he did a fake speech on his show.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (n5tGW)

107 Right now most leftwing pundits are claiming this attack, and the last two assassination attempts were false flags.

Why isn't this being treated the same?
Posted by: 18-1

It's (D)ifferent?

I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Yup.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (JCZqz)

108 101 And a judiciary that's not just supine, but actively aiding the prosecution in every possible way.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (tUP1A)

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DOJ froze $800 million in SPLC assets.

I mean...even with a judiciary that's dragging it's feet (at best, in general), that's hurtful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (GLVez)

109 95 He wasn't there read what it says.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (YwEeS)

110 Careful there Ana.

Some 'reich-wing lunatic' may take you up on the offer.

If you call for violence, do not be shocked when you get kicked out a helicopter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

111 Under the Junta some older guy posted to Farcebook that if Biden came to his town he'd do something.

The Feds showed up at his house and blew him away

How many thousands of Dems have made similar statements? How many of them have been interviewed, let alone arrested, let alone shot?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)

112 To call ABC to complain about Kimmel's recent comments:

Main ABC customer service line (U.S.): 1‑800‑ABC‑7777 (1‑800‑222‑7777)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (looXz)

113 And a judiciary that's not just supine, but actively aiding the prosecution in every possible way.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:27 PM (tUP1A)
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Long-time deplorer of judicial culture, here.

Fiat has a name.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (Fi81e)

114 110 Careful there Ana.

Some 'reich-wing lunatic' may take you up on the offer.

If you call for violence, do not be shocked when you get kicked out a helicopter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

How would the helicopter get off the ground with her on board?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (ynpvh)

115 I expect the people who run the criminal enterprise known as the Democrat Party were appalled by the attempted assassination. I bet they are sending the message as best they can to the troops to stop Trump assassination attempts until Hakeem Jeffries /spit/ becomes Speaker of the House in January. They hope.

Then they'll push every crazy they can to take out both Trump and Vance. Bombs will be tried. Suicide vests or whatever they can get into position beforehand. The Goal - President Jeffries for two years or so.

Posted by: Gref at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (5rh/l)

116 The Left: Why are are conservatives so angry, hateful and dangerous?

Also the Left: DIEEEEEEEEEEEE

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (vE0+H)

117 LOL Alex Jones is saying THIS shooting is a hoax. Fat loser.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)

118 Ana Navarro has never been to a Golden Corral; she just has it trucked in and fed to her by boy toys.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (2GVsD)

119 So there were two pregnant ladies there also, WH spokes person and Steven Miller's wife. I don't think Usha was there which would have been three.

Such a compassionate group of people these democrats and their murderous assassins.

Posted by: Not getting better

They're all abortion enthusiasts, what else would you expect?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

120 Alexander Vindman is another one that needs to go home, taking his twin with him.

Seem to recall his awful wife mouthing off on X about a previous Trump assassination attempt, so maybe make it a family thing? Don’t care if she’s not from Russia or whatever.

Gah, I so over all this BS. Shut up and go, all you ghouls who have mainstreamed political murder.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (4KUe5)

121 117 LOL Alex Jones is saying THIS shooting is a hoax. Fat loser.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)

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"It doesn't make sense. Why would a CalTech grad who made such great use of PVC on a wheelchair 8 years ago feel the need to assassinate Trump and do it so badly? Think, people!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (GLVez)

122
Is there any truth to the rumor that Pudgy Talent Vacuum and Pillsbury's Poppin' Fresh are teaming up to go on the road for an extended tour?

"One pops his biscuits and the other pops his pants!"

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (xG4kz)

123 Stunning and brave.

Democrat candidate [Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc7)

124 Would need a CH-53 or a CH-47

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (2GVsD)

125 I'd like to see Maj Bear Claw recalled to service and forced to take a PT test

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (YwEeS)

126 Trump did not look terrified to me. In fact if it was up to him they probably would have had the event a bit later.

Trump is an older man that's decided he is going to make a difference no matter what happens. I suspect he actually has no fear of being assassinated.

And this does confuse lefties. They expect pols to be like AOC who remember claimed that J6 traumatized her.

I suspect if Trump were facing a group of crazed political radicals about to break down the door to try and kill him he's ask his SS detail if they have an extra fire arm for him...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

127 LOL Alex Jones is saying THIS shooting is a hoax. Fat loser.
Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)
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Is it a conspiracy to ballroom?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (Fi81e)

128 Translation: "This administration DROVE this teacher to do this because of their policies."

He just grabbed ahold of the wheel and wouldn’t let go!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (olroh)

129 The Left wants to abort all who disagree with them, then Utopia will be at hand.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (2GVsD)

130 LOL Alex Jones is saying THIS shooting is a hoax. Fat loser.
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Next outrage click grifter on deck - cavernous nostrils . . .
wait for it ....

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (anL5R)

131 125 I'd like to see Maj Bear Claw recalled to service and forced to take a PT test

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (YwEeS)

Shouldn't he be at the Front Lines in Ukraine?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (ynpvh)

132
Democrat candidate [Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc

She should abort herself and do us all a favor.. I hear Canada can help you with that...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (ZGBUU)

133 Oh the Obama's never shut about their "death threats". Like every single prominent person doesn't already get those.
Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM

Remember how *anything* negative, was perceived as a threat?--

Person A: 0bama is a doody-head
Person B: OMFG! Person A just threatened the pResident! Call secret service!

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (rdVOm)

134 And this does confuse lefties. They expect pols to be like AOC who remember claimed that J6 traumatized her.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
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For victim cred.

Trump's not looking for cred for cowering.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (Fi81e)

135 129 The Left wants to abort all who disagree with them, then Utopia will be at hand.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (2GVsD)

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Well, then they should stop aborting their own children.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (GLVez)

136 Every time Trump takes a stage somewhere or makes a speech or writes a tweet, they cry. LMAO but it is fun to watch them cry.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (vE0+H)

137 LTC Bearclaw Vindaloomon?

The Human Sandbag take a PT test?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (2GVsD)

138 Trump on Truth Social:

Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking. He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio, listening to him speak, which they weren’t, and never would be. He then stated, “Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow." A day later a lunatic tried entering the ballroom of the White House Correspondents Dinner, loaded up with a shotgun, handgun, and many knives. He was there for a very obvious and sinister reason. I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (58Bi5)

139
Has Nostraldomass given her opinion on if the Jews, Ms Kirk, or an egyptian based plane was responsible for this assassination attempt?

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (IifOV)

140 Finally some news that gave me a warm, glowing feeling:

https://tinyurl.com/mrym53uu

Needs the meme mariachi band inserted into the clip.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (1o8D5)

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What's Hebrew for "Karma's a bitch?"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:33 PM (VdTX+)

141 We have met the enemy and they are us. No less than 57 Republicans:

https://tinyurl.com/58hjrc5p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:33 PM (1o8D5)

142 Some people have felt terror so everybody should.
- Ana Fatnarvo

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:33 PM (n5tGW)

143 I wonton Esther Varets’s two kids feel about her stunning and brave abortion admission?
Eh, probably trans anyway…

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:33 PM (4KUe5)

144 Gonna be a lot of typin' and deletin' here today, boss.

Posted by: ballistic at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (oqH4h)

145 Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (58Bi5)

No.. It would just make him a Martyr which is what he wants

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (ZGBUU)

146 "It doesn't make sense. Why would a CalTech grad who made such great use of PVC on a wheelchair 8 years ago feel the need to assassinate Trump and do it so badly? Think, people!"
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Clock Boy grew up?

(what a ridiculous joke that was, some little jamoke stretches the wire of a digital alarm clock and mounts the display outside briefcase and we were told we must swoon over this budding Edison and his "invention.")

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (tUP1A)

147 Well, then they should stop aborting their own children.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (GLVez)
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That's why they want to commandeer yours.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (Fi81e)

148 139
Has Nostraldomass given her opinion on if the Jews, Ms Kirk, or an egyptian based plane was responsible for this assassination attempt?

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (IifOV)

That good; how about Nostraldumass instead?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (ynpvh)

149 Alex Jones was bankrupted for claiming a school shooting was a false flag.

Right now most leftwing pundits are claiming this attack, and the last two assassination attempts were false flags.

Why isn't this being treated the same?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

Dead kids.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (iNUL3)

150 The View - NYC leftists. Jimmy Kimmel - NYC leftist. Dem Sen and Con leaders Schumer and Jefferies NYC leftists. Mamdani mayor of the largest city in the country NYC leftist. How's that working out Dems?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (gu0hJ)

151 Oh the Obama's never shut about their "death threats". Like every single prominent person doesn't already get those.
Posted by: ...

If there were even slightly legitimate threats, it would be on the nightly news 7 days a week. When was the last one heard?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (58Bi5)

152 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (Zz0t1)

153 Jones while a dick is not on the "staged" side. At least as of early last night.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (cS1cw)

154 Jimmy Kibble is that last single dingleberry hanging from your squeakhole when you want to get up and get back to business. You give a little shake, you don't want to smear it. Just break it off and finish the task.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (Fbc0I)

155 146 "It doesn't make sense. Why would a CalTech grad who made such great use of PVC on a wheelchair 8 years ago feel the need to assassinate Trump and do it so badly? Think, people!"
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Clock Boy grew up?

(what a ridiculous joke that was, some little jamoke stretches the wire of a digital alarm clock and mounts the display outside briefcase and we were told we must swoon over this budding Edison and his "invention.")

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (tUP1A)

======

Cole literally is Clock Boy 2.0. His elite engineering experience was an extra brake on a wheelchair.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (GLVez)

156 Has Nostraldomass given her opinion on if the Jews, Ms Kirk, or an egyptian based plane was responsible for this assassination attempt?

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 01:32 PM (IifOV)

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"Epstein is still alive and orchestrated the whole thing to get The Epstein Files out of the news to save his BFF rapist pedophile Drumpfff!"

/just guessing

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (VdTX+)

157 I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:02 PM

But whatever it is, you always say it so eloquently.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (Zz0t1)

158 All Trump has to do is throw the borders wide open, capitulate to our enemies, change his mind on abortion, and call us racists, and they would would dedicate halls and bridges to him, put him on magazine covers, give him a Nobel, and discuss how much he has "matured".

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (vE0+H)

159 Jimmy Kimmel should always be reminded of the 'girls on trampoline' skit that got him noticed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (2GVsD)

160 I wonton Esther Varets’s two kids feel about her stunning and brave abortion admission?
Eh, probably trans anyway…
Posted by: Lizzy

Yeah, that has to introduce some frisson into the family dynamic.

"I already killed your younger sibling. You're lucky that I let you live."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (vJrRc)

161
I think Melania is beyond enraged and who could blame her
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (j+aD2)

I'd pay good money to watch her go on Kimmel's stupid show and cut a bitch.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (X4KFY)

162 Heavy metal tapping.

https://tinyurl.com/jh3376j7

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Nimble little vixen.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (ndZc7)

163 158 All Trump has to do is throw the borders wide open, capitulate to our enemies, change his mind on abortion, and call us racists, and they would would dedicate halls and bridges to him, put him on magazine covers, give him a Nobel, and discuss how much he has "matured".

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (vE0+H)

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Actually, a recent history suggests all he has to do is become Anti-Trump.

"I've heard of this Trump guy. The worst. Hate him. Divides the country. Sad."

Then the left will love him like they love Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (GLVez)

164 No.. It would just make him a Martyr which is what he wants

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (ZGBUU)

If he wants it that bad he can always go the Tibetan Monk in front of the White House route

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (vE0+H)

165 The View - NYC leftists. Jimmy Kimmel - NYC leftist. Dem Sen and Con leaders Schumer and Jefferies NYC leftists. Mamdani mayor of the largest city in the country NYC leftist. How's that working out Dems?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (gu0hJ)

But No Kings, brah.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (Zz0t1)

166 160 I wonton Esther Varets’s two kids feel about her stunning and brave abortion admission?
Eh, probably trans anyway…
Posted by: Lizzy

Yeah, that has to introduce some frisson into the family dynamic.

"I already killed your younger sibling. You're lucky that I let you live."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (vJrRc)

Perhaps the aborted siblings suffered less, sad to say.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (ynpvh)

167 That 57 second clip might have been the longest I've watched of the View, ever. And will remain so.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (sl73Y)

168 Democrat candidate [Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc

A leftist not breeding is indeed a gift to the planet, and humanity. More please.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (snZF9)

169 Democrat candidate [Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet
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So um, why then, did you not take any steps to avoid that before you got pregnant? Inability to plan? Lack of self control? Inability to follow through on a fundamental responsibility? Or did you think you get a polling bonus with an abortion? I mean, had a low opinion before, but now, wow. You're the burden on the planet lady.

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (anL5R)

170 Cole literally is Clock Boy 2.0. His elite engineering experience was an extra brake on a wheelchair.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (GLVez)

He lasted one year at an engineering job before going out on his self employed video game schtick. Parents probably made him go back for the masters after 5 years of that failure to reset his resume...and when he graduated in 2025 and still went nowhere, he radicalized...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (tOcjL)

171 Has Nostraldomass given her opinion on if the Jews, Ms Kirk, or an egyptian based plane was responsible for this assassination attempt?

She and several others of that ilk (but not Tucker) all abruptly fled to Spain over the weekend, where there's some international Marxist conference. (They had Tim Walz speak there late last week, and I don't know why you'd subject people to that).

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (2ocoG)

172 "No.. It would just make him a Martyr which is what he wants"

So? Get him off the air. Or cower and live with his evil.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (cS1cw)

173 beyond the pale.
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I learned the origin of this phrase from a retired Marine and history professor on the YouTube, Forgotten History.

He pretty much proves that the first slave in the Americas were Irish.

The phrase comes from the conquest of Ireland, that Dublin (IIRC) and the area around was called "the Pale" where it was safe.
Outside was not safe and thus going "beyond the pale" was a risk to life and limb.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (tUP1A)

174 "I already killed your younger sibling. You're lucky that I let you live."

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"Now pick up your damn toys!"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (ndZc7)

175 Heavy metal tapping.

https://tinyurl.com/jh3376j7

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Nimble little vixen.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (ndZc7)

I bet her neighbors were incredibly impressed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)

176 No.. It would just make him a Martyr which is what he wants

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (ZGBUU)

If he wants it that bad he can always go the Tibetan Monk in front of the White House route
Posted by: ...

'zactly. If you don't have the balls to immolate, you really don't want to be a martyr.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (58Bi5)

177 Looking forward to the No Kings protests when Charles arrives.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)

178 Some people have felt terror so everybody should.
- Ana Fatnarvo

During COVID Mania I worried I would lose my job and by locked in my home for not taking the poison shot.

The left said FU, we don't care.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

179 I can't kelp noticing that that the assassin wanna-be, with degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, was actually working as teacher. Or tutor or something.

I doubt he ever worked as an engineer, who are typically aren't leftists nutcases either.

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 01:39 PM (GUOwU)

180 No.. It would just make him a Martyr which is what he wants

No. He wants the accolades without the suffering. He likes his phoney baloney job.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 01:39 PM (olroh)

181 Jimmy Kimmel should always be reminded of the 'girls on trampoline' skit that got him noticed.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (2GVsD)

In blackface as Karl Malone.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (Zz0t1)

182 IF Trump was a true tyrant, that conference in Spain would be a smoking crater.

Sec of War, "one of our B-2s on the way to bomb Iran had a malfunction."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (2GVsD)

183 These fools never consider the fact that people have long memories.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (rJ48h)

184 He lasted one year at an engineering job before going out on his self employed video game schtick

I heard Asmongold's gonna play his game on stream today. Should be quite entertaining.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (2ocoG)

185 Actually, a recent history suggests all he has to do is become Anti-Trump.

"I've heard of this Trump guy. The worst. Hate him. Divides the country. Sad."

Then the left will love him like they love Marjorie Taylor Greene.

In about a decade Dick Cheney went from a racist genocidal maniac who deserved a war crime trial at the Hague, to "one of those Republicans we can work with" according to the left.

This is one of those things 2016 me would have never believed could happen...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

186
DOJ froze $800 million in SPLC assets.

I mean...even with a judiciary that's dragging it's feet (at best, in general), that's hurtful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (GLVez)

A good start, but there's Billions more in the pipeline for various groups. Job's widow, Bezos' ex wife, and twenty other names I don't know will see to it that those groups will be funded.

I'm starting to think the real salutarious effect of the Trump accounts for babies is to divert that kind of massive pool of cash. Somebody should be working on Buffet and others to get those endowments away from the Professional Left.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (w/O5Q)

187 179 I can't kelp noticing that that the assassin wanna-be, with degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, was actually working as teacher. Or tutor or something.

I doubt he ever worked as an engineer, who are typically aren't leftists nutcases either.

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 01:39 PM (GUOwU)

He did in one year in some type of engineering spot...that seems nebulous...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (tOcjL)

188 Navarro back to Nee-har-a-wa when?

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (iXqHn)

189 I'm waiting for my X account to be on time out because yesterday I got totally over the top on some of these liberal scanks who made comments about trump and/or the situation. Really over the top. It was actually fun and good therapy.

Posted by: Jaimo at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (BCuCF)

190 Heavy metal tapping.

https://tinyurl.com/jh3376j7

-
Nimble little vixen.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

Bitch being her downstairs neighbor.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (sl73Y)

191 Candance Owens will blast Erika Kirk in some manner for leaving the dinner crying and wanting to go home. She'll have her mean girl bat-shit crazy on for that occurrence and for sure will cook up some more conspiracy to go along with it. These people are truly of another world.

Posted by: Cheri at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (oiNtH)

192 "It doesn't make sense. Why would a CalTech grad who made such great use of PVC on a wheelchair 8 years ago feel the need to assassinate Trump and do it so badly? Think, people!"
---
Clock Boy grew up?

(what a ridiculous joke that was, some little jamoke stretches the wire of a digital alarm clock and mounts the display outside briefcase and we were told we must swoon over this budding Edison and his "invention.")

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (tUP1A)

======

Cole literally is Clock Boy 2.0. His elite engineering experience was an extra brake on a wheelchair.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:35 PM (GLVez)
________

1. This guy was DEI from the jump. There are vids from 10 years ago with news reporters fawning over this "invention" like he just cured cancer.

2. This dude is gayer than Don LeMon fucking himself in the ass with Pete Bootyjuice's severed dick.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx/)

193 I doubt he ever worked as an engineer, who are typically aren't leftists nutcases either.

well, he did in fact

he worked briefly for NASA (which seems plausible) but then he worked for a little over a year at a company called IJK Controls

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (j+aD2)

194 IF Trump was a true tyrant,

3/4's of the media would have disappeared by sunrise.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (58Bi5)

195 I don't think that even if Trump were to throw every single conservative voter under the bus for the left, that they haven't built up so much emotional resistance to the guy that they could promote him.

Oh, sure, they would use it however they could. But, I still don't think their emotions-first way of life could end up forgiving a "betrayer".

(Remember, the first time Trump told the members of the View he was thinking of running for president they were stunned when he said "Republican". You can watch Bayhard express disbelief that he could side with Pubs. Back when he was a friendly guest.)

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (Fi81e)

196 Jimmy Kimmel should always be reminded of the 'girls on trampoline' skit that got him noticed.

I remember the skit where he and Carolla went to college campuses and tried to get women to sign a petition to end "women's sufferaging" and yes they got quite a few to sign...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

197 181 In blackface as Karl Malone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (Zz0t1)

He started off on TV as Ben Stein's sidekick on Win Ben Stein's Money.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (iXqHn)

198 I hope I never run into any of these horrid critters. I would probably go after one, cane in hand. I wouldn't look forward to spending my remaining days in the pen. At least it would be a geriatric unit with guys that know how to play pinochle.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (gm9Sb)

199 no

Posted by: Ken at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (aVf49)

200
I'd like to see Maj Bear Claw recalled to service and forced to take a PT test

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:31 PM (YwEeS)

I've been saying that for a couple of years now, ever since that fat fuck retired/resigned. Needs to happen with Thoroughly Modern Milley as well.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 01:42 PM (X4KFY)

201 Gonna be a lot of typin' and deletin' here today, boss.

Posted by: ballistic at April 27, 2026 01:34 PM (oqH4h)

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I've knowingly gone over the line and had maybe a dozen comments deleted (likely by COBs and/or others here with Moderation power) -- because f*ck it -- but surprisingly have yet to be banned (although I'm not stupid enough to continually take on and provoke Ace or any of the COBs, so I've got that going for me).

I need to come up with a good flounce though just in case ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (VdTX+)

202 Careful there Ana.

Some 'reich-wing lunatic' may take you up on the offer.

If you call for violence, do not be shocked when you get kicked out a helicopter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

Much truth to that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (snZF9)

203 Lbtards here at work said Trump is bringing this on himself With his dangerous and hateful
Rhetoric.

I’m about to lose my shit.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (W2Pud)

204 I will be charitable to Jimmel I think that joke was more of a Trump is old and dying rather than he’s going to be assassinated. Remember that according to the left, he is quickly deteriorating mentally and is due for a massive heart attack because he eats only McDonald’s.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (rjPWf)

205 Some people have felt terror so everybody should.
- Ana Nasvarro

You first.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (vOtXJ)

206 I doubt he ever worked as an engineer, who are typically aren't leftists nutcases either.

well, he did in fact

he worked briefly for NASA (which seems plausible) but then he worked for a little over a year at a company called IJK Controls
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (j+aD2)
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Gay black man could get any engineering job he wanted. DEI all the way.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)

207 IF Trump was a true tyrant,

3/4's of the media would have disappeared by sunrise.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (58Bi5)

He would've whipped out a scimitar and beheaded O'Donnell right there on set.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (Zz0t1)

208 Karoline awesome opening statement at today's presser. Said exactly what I wanted to hear.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (y171U)

209 I'd like to see Maj Bear Claw recalled to service and forced to take a PT test

Send him to Gaza as an observer. Make his job guarding some group of tents all by his lonesome.

I mean the Palis are oppressed they'd love to have him making sure the Israelis aren't mean to them right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

210 I will be charitable to Jimmel I think that joke was more of a Trump is old and dying rather than he’s going to be assassinated. Remember that according to the left, he is quickly deteriorating mentally and is due for a massive heart attack because he eats only McDonald’s.
Posted by: Heroq

I take it at face value. Prove it wasn't.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (58Bi5)

211 186 A good start, but there's Billions more in the pipeline for various groups. Job's widow, Bezos' ex wife, and twenty other names I don't know will see to it that those groups will be funded.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 27, 2026 01:40 PM (w/O5Q)

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Every time Trump kills a major funding mechanism, we always get, "Well it's not everything, so it might as well be nothing."

USAID alone was $40 billion a year. Gone.

Plus billions more that DOGE keeps cutting.

And, the $800 million in SPLC funds isn't just fungible money, it's institutional hits on a public frontispiece of the institutional left, making a lynchpin in the left's efforts to manipulate law enforcement just this side of useless. For months, SPLC is going to be concerned with court proceedings without the funds or ability to do its work.

Yes, Gates' ex will keep funding, but the Soros scheme won't. Soros didn't fund the left. He set up an NGO with some seed money and then got the feds to fund the left.

The left has been operating on an unequal battlefield for more than a decade (perhaps longer). It's gotten a whole lot more equal in the last year.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (GLVez)

212 Wasn't ana Navarro a 'con' at one time? Or am I thinking of some other pudgy retard?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (AyCDG)

213 Some people have felt terror so everybody should.
- Ana Nasvarro

Like zoo animals feel when you walk by, fearing they'll be your next meal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (Zz0t1)

214 Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired from a cannon.

Posted by: Headlines we'd like to see at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (vFG9F)

215 Deletin' over here, Boss!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (wVcYX)

216 He would've whipped out a scimitar and beheaded O'Donnell right there on set.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

He would have had them play catch with a mortar.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (58Bi5)

217 Remember that woman the FNM profiled after she lost her $270K VP gig at some NGO? I wonder how much she kicked back politically...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

218 Wasn't ana Navarro a 'con' at one time? Or am I thinking of some other pudgy retard?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (AyCDG)

She still claims to be a conservative, last I heard. But I haven't paid any attention to her in quite some time, so I could be wrong.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (Zz0t1)

219 Lbtards here at work said Trump is bringing this on himself With his dangerous and hateful
Rhetoric.

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Lbtards: Trumps should shut up.

Lbtards: If he doesn't one of us will kill him

Trump: Eat shit and die.

Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (anL5R)

220 I take it at face value. Prove it wasn't.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (58Bi5)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (AyCDG)

221 I would say Cole Allen was well spoken and decently intelligent. he's not "just DEI" or anything.

BUT

he's more well-spoken than actually a STEM guy, this is more common now unfortunately in STEM fields. so once he was out actually doing mech engineering in the wild he flamed out.

but I don't think he's dumb. he just went down a path that was supposed to fit him but a lot of that was wishful thinking

I'm having this discussion RIGHT NOW - two boys in engineering, one was going to go pre-health and switched to engineering, and now at a very late date is thinking he probably doesn't like engineering and should have stayed in Chemistry/pre-health. which I KNEW was going to happen. he talks too much lol. he's me! I am pretty good at math and coding but my heart is just not the heart of the engineer.

I think Cole tried. he was flaming out. but the travesty is his circle pushed him to do what he did. and they're still FOR this! even after! they are shameless!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (j+aD2)

222 For the Spew, Ana Navarro is 'conservative.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (2GVsD)

223
Jimmy Kimmel should always be reminded of the 'girls on trampoline' skit that got him noticed.

He's not that smart. $10 says that bit came from Carolla.

Kimmel's thing was blackface Karl Malone, and the Yokozuna (dropping trou, jumping onto his brother when he was napping and rubbing his bare asshole in his brother's face).

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (X4KFY)

224 Kimmel didn't just insult Melania with the widow "joke", he also made fun of her movie...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (ZGBUU)

225 Probably be as successful as the others.

Trump Enters Ceasefire Talks With Democrats

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (ndZc7)

226 Wasn't ana Navarro a 'con' at one time? Or am I thinking of some other pudgy retard?

Not with me! She has an innie, I have an outtie, well, sort of

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

227 The way to make Ana Navarro feel terror is to keep her away from the all you can eat buffet

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (gu0hJ)

228 Wasn't ana Navarro a 'con' at one time? Or am I thinking of some other pudgy retard?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (AyCDG)
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"Republican commentator" and "wise Latina".

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

229 he worked briefly for NASA (which seems plausible) but then he worked for a little over a year at a company called IJK Controls

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (j+aD2)

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Is there nothing that DogEater's primary mission for NASA -- Muslim Outreach -- couldn't do (you know, besides go up in space and get to the moon again)?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (VdTX+)

230 Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired from a cannon.
Posted by: Headlines we'd like to see at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (vFG9F)

Kimmel Trapped in Refrigerator. Eats Own Foot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (Zz0t1)

231 217 Remember that woman the FNM profiled after she lost her $270K VP gig at some NGO? I wonder how much she kicked back politically...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

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The Democrat Party was her religion.

She probably maxed out donations in every direction. And she wasn't the only one.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (GLVez)

232 Jimmy Kimmel is way past the point of deserving the benefit of the doubt. He knows people wish Trump dead and joked about it. Speculating on how he imagined trump dead for the joke misses the point.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (4KUe5)

233 She still claims to be a conservative, last I heard. But I haven't paid any attention to her in quite some time, so I could be wrong.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (Zz0t1)

You know, it's odd. I have always tried to be fairly polite online- far more than in person. Yet I wanted to type 'pudgy whore'. Hmmm. I can't imagine why I keep getting radicalized.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (AyCDG)

234 217 Remember that woman the FNM profiled after she lost her $270K VP gig at some NGO? I wonder how much she kicked back politically...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

Reddit is full of tales like this. I subscribe to a few job subs and a lot of posts are of the “I was fired by doge and have been unemployed for a year” variety. And it’s like boo hoo assholes, just goes to prove you provided zero value.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (rjPWf)

235 The way to make Ana Navarro feel terror is to keep her away from the all you can eat buffet
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (gu0hJ)

Terror is owning a Golden Corral when Navarro pulls into a parking spot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (Zz0t1)

236 Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc

They've been saying stuff like this for years but I do feel the human sacrifice train is pulling out of the station, right on time. Watch for it.

Have they scheduled a MAID Day yet? It's coming. As early as 2027. Watch - and when it arrives, remember that I mentioned it. It's NOT a random prediction, nor will it be a random occurrence.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (vE0+H)

237 Yes, Gates' ex will keep funding, but the Soros scheme won't. Soros didn't fund the left. He set up an NGO with some seed money and then got the feds to fund the left.

The left has been operating on an unequal battlefield for more than a decade (perhaps longer). It's gotten a whole lot more equal in the last year.
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*giggles*

Posted by: academia's endowment funds at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (anL5R)

238 Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired from a cannon.

Posted by: Headlines we'd like to see at April 27, 2026 01:45 PM (vFG9F)

Vaporized by a cannon would be best.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (snZF9)

239 237 Posted by: academia's endowment funds at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (anL5R)

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If Academia actually spent its endowments instead of hoarding the wealth...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (GLVez)

240 Oh, I pointed out to some of the lefty LIVs I know how much money these NGO bureaucrats were making.

The general response was, "Well its a hard job I am sure they deserved it". Note, these same people want to eat "the rich" but apparently not all of the rich...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (sKqQm)

241 I doubt he ever worked as an engineer, who are typically aren't leftists nutcases either.

well, he did in fact

he worked briefly for NASA (which seems plausible) but then he worked for a little over a year at a company called IJK Controls
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (j+aD2)
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Gay black man could get any engineering job he wanted. DEI all the way.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)

He wasn't a steely-eyed missile man? Quelle surprise.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (wVcYX)

242 Speculating on how he imagined trump dead for the joke misses the point.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (4KUe5)

Sometimes missing the point is the point itself.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (vE0+H)

243 Jimmy Kimmel, hands bound, wrapped in det cord and forced to bounce on a trampoline, not knowing when the detonator goes off.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (gm9Sb)

244 This actually a nice piece written by Weijia Jiang from CBS, this years president of WHCA

Weijia Jiang: I was on stage with the president Saturday night. This is what I saw.

https://tinyurl.com/3kj2r3mt

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (NpAcC)

245 I saw Pudgy Whore open for Wet Leg at Lulu's Bait Shack in 2018.

I lost a bet......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (Zz0t1)

246 "I will be charitable to Jimmel I think that joke was more of a Trump is old and dying rather than he’s going to be assassinated. "

Hell no. Make him choke on it.

Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (vFG9F)

247 Remember that woman the FNM profiled after she lost her $270K VP gig at some NGO? I wonder how much she kicked back politically...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

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The Democrat Party was her religion.

She probably maxed out donations in every direction. And she wasn't the only one.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (GLVez)
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Of her own money? I think contributions are public if you know where to look, but I suspect she didn't donate much if any of her own money. More likely, she donated taxpayer money that USAID controlled.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

248 242 Speculating on how he imagined trump dead for the joke misses the point.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (4KUe5)

Yeah... Kimmel was always making jokes about Biden dying and his senility and old age...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (ZGBUU)

249 Kim Varet (California)] says she aborted third child because she didn’t want to “overburden” the planet

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc
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Saying that your offspring would overburden the planet is not the flex you might think it is.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (Fi81e)

250 Most politically active leftists want Trump killed. Its really that simple.

Well, they want us killed too. But for right now they'll tell anyone that wants to hear it that they want these assassins to succeed.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)

251 He knows people wish Trump dead and joked about it. Speculating on how he imagined trump dead for the joke misses the point.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (4KUe5)

That is why when he faux cried about not wanting Charlie Kirk dead, I was like 'go fuck yourself you fucking disingenuous choad choking commie fuckboy.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (AyCDG)

252 I’m sure the USAID Bo directed all sorts of USAID money to various Democrat causes and candidates.

As for her salary, bet she spent it all on herself. A lot of wealth in DC, and she likely spent it trying to keep up appearances with her contemporaries.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:52 PM (4KUe5)

253 Wasn't ana Navarro a 'con' at one time? Or am I thinking of some other pudgy retard?
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She still claims to be a conservative, last I heard.

She's "grown." Sort of like Jonah Goldberg.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 01:52 PM (vTZFs)

254 Willowed, but applicable here also:

These people are simply evil, socio-political ideology is their god. The well-being of the country and its citizens means nothing to them.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (XeU6L)

255 Every time he appears on TV, they cry to themselves. It's funny when you think about it. Like, we're kind of annoyed they want him dead and stuff, but when you think about it, it's funny. Just seeing his face makes them cry.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (vE0+H)

256 An alleged engineer from CalTech ...who could not get a job. Yeah, sure...

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (GD0B3)

257 As has been said, if the right does not impose their moral order, the will and has.

That's how you get an atmosphere where no talent ass clowns can muse out load about how great it would be if someone would assassinate a GOP President or commentator and not only not suffer any consequences but give a gig to write a LOTR movie.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (K/TpZ)

258
Vaporized by a cannon would be best.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (snZF9)

https://youtu.be/LBPeKADIrIc?t=21

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (Zz0t1)

259
The phrase comes from the conquest of Ireland, that Dublin (IIRC) and the area around was called "the Pale" where it was safe.
Outside was not safe and thus going "beyond the pale" was a risk to life and limb.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:38 PM (tUP1A)

To expand on that, if you lived there you were either “inside the pale” or “beyond the pale.”
The Pale itself was a tall wooden fence/fortification made of tall tree trunks pounded into the earth closely together, which surrounded the city. Related to our word “palisade”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (tVVBJ)

260 256 An alleged engineer from CalTech ...who could not get a job. Yeah, sure...

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (GD0B3)

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Well, he was competing with H1-Bs.

And he was also really mad that Trump was limiting H1-Bs, probably.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (GLVez)

261 Vids all over the place of Drs, nurses and teachers whining about Trump not being dead. The absolute guts of a functioning society is infested with raging filled loons. Not healthy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (gu0hJ)

262 Don't take my word for it!

"Caltech graduates have a high employment rate, with around 95% finding jobs within six months of graduation, often in high-paying STEM fields like technology, aerospace..."

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (GD0B3)

263 Iif he was even a halfway decent engineer (a real one) he'd be making six figures somewhere drowning in *checks notes, notes gay* I guess men's assholes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (AyCDG)

264 Norah, Ana, whoever...my life is so much better without them in it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (2Ez/1)

265 And yet watch their next candidate go all in on how we all have to "come together" and "unite".

Although I don't know. In a way I'm expecting another outright polemicist.

Depends what they think the country is in the mood for. Again, I think the DNC is going to be a fucking mostly scripted circus with one candidate "rising above" it all (yet also being an attack dog). It's gonna be weird.

Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (vE0+H)

266 The Democrat Party was her religion.

She probably maxed out donations in every direction. And she wasn't the only one.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (GLVez)

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Tithing, with no 10% max (especially for The Big Guy).

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (VdTX+)

267
That is why when he faux cried about not wanting Charlie Kirk dead, I was like 'go fuck yourself you fucking disingenuous choad choking commie fuckboy.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (AyCDG)

Poetry in motion.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

268 If you use the term, "this is a problem on both sides of the aisle," fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (aZm/F)

Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)

Well, to be fair Carter was almost murdered by an Angry Aqua Bunny!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (iJfKG)

269 Well, he was competing with H1-Bs.

And he was also really mad that Trump was limiting H1-Bs, probably.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (GLVez)

@262...he must have been in the other 5%, who ..needed to go to gradschool , instead of doing startups or earning crazy money in tech

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:56 PM (GD0B3)

270 The Pale itself was a tall wooden fence/fortification made of tall tree trunks pounded into the earth closely together, which surrounded the city. Related to our word “palisade”.

And life went on beyond the palisades.

Posted by: Billy Joel at April 27, 2026 01:56 PM (olroh)

271 A plea for unity.

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.
Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.
There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.
Now is a time to unify.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (ndZc7)

272 265 Depends what they think the country is in the mood for. Again, I think the DNC is going to be a fucking mostly scripted circus with one candidate "rising above" it all (yet also being an attack dog). It's gonna be weird.
Posted by: ... at April 27, 2026 01:55 PM (vE0+H)

Someone will go off-script if they resent being told to take a dive for Kamala during the primary debates.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (iXqHn)

273 117 LOL Alex Jones is saying THIS shooting is a hoax. Fat loser.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)

If it's a hoax the nutjob won't be alive by the end of this week. Actually, if a hoax, he'd have been shot 47 times by the SS agents at the magnetometer station.

The clickbait conspiracies and ha-ha funny-funny Trump assassination crap has gone too far. Too many people don't get the joke, but it's only called a joke after there's some real-world blowback. I don't know how to stop this crap. Cannot be done under the Constitution.

Posted by: Gref at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (5rh/l)

274 There is a problem on both sides of the aisle. Everyone in DC wants him dead.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (BI5O2)

275 95% or Caltech grads seem to not be affected by the "H1_B"s and find gainful employment within 6 mos!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (GD0B3)

276 Come join us.
We meet on Wednesday nights at 7pm at the Elks Lodge. We're just down the hall from the Flat Moon Society.

Posted by: Stereoneural Wormwood Meteorists at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (2Ez/1)

277 Ana Navarro, fat sow: it’s good for other people to know what it feels like to be chased and made into sausage links. My fingers alone could fill a cocktail frank jar”.

Posted by: That Guy at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (rJhDk)

278
without the SAVE act who or whatever they nominate will get 90 million votes.
midterms in 6 months will just be a preview.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (VyBeY)

279 275 95% or Caltech grads seem to not be affected by the "H1_B"s and find gainful employment within 6 mos!

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (GD0B3)

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"We can get terrible engineers who lied about how well they did in school through the H1-B program, Cole. And they cost a lost less than you!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

280 When my husband told me shots were fired at the dinner, my first thought was: which reporter? I wouldn't have been surprised at that at all.

Posted by: Megthered at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (4FDt0)

281 people make 5-6 figures peddling conspiracies on X, they won;t stop just because some sane people don't like it !

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GD0B3)

282 278
without the SAVE act who or whatever they nominate will get 90 million votes.
midterms in 6 months will just be a preview.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (VyBeY)

=====

Trump won in 2024 without the SAVE act.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

283 I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

I knwo it's unpopular to say this but this doesn't get solved Constitutionally.

Just as an example, look at how Bukele in El Salvador fixed his country. He didn't do it Constitutionally.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (ZbeXO)

284 Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.
Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.
There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.
Now is a time to unify.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (ndZc7)

Not one police officer was beat on January 6th. They were the ones doing the beating. They beat a woman to death, Rosanne Boyland.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

285 Jimmy Kimmel can gtow up beyond being a sidekick.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (YlWIZ)

286 I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said 1000 times.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:02 PM
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How about 'Hoop-de-do plunk wow wow wow!" I bet an internet search would turn up 0 hits.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (xvhJH)

287 >> Now is a time to unify.

Blow me, Dollar Store Obama.

Posted by: That Guy at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (rJhDk)

288 Know...sheesh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 27, 2026 01:59 PM (ZbeXO)

289 "The Pale itself was a tall wooden fence/fortification made of tall tree trunks pounded into the earth closely together, which surrounded the city. Related to our word “palisade”.
Posted by: Tom Servo

It was also an area in Czarist Russia where Jews were required to live. I thought that is where the phrase came from

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (GUOwU)

290 281 people make 5-6 figures peddling conspiracies on X, they won;t stop just because some sane people don't like it !

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GD0B3)

=====

One big account, Jvnior, got demonestized. He was apparently making $16,000 a month, and his last payout was $1,000.

He's been begging for forgiveness and leniency from X officials on the platform for days.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (GLVez)

291
Trump won in 2024 without the SAVE act.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

The Dems are still wondering how that happened... I'm sure they're working on it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (ZGBUU)

292
Okay.. I'll play.. How many assassination attempts were there against Clinton? Obama ? Biden ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (ZGBUU)

Two against Clinton that I can think of, both of them profoundly stupid. The guy who tried to fly a stolen Cessna into the White House and died in the crash, and a few weeks later a nutcase pulled an SKS from his trench coat and blasted away at the White House from the sidewalk.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (X4KFY)

293 You want to know fear? I worked at a buffet when Ana Navarro waddled in.

Posted by: Wally at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (0e5Te)

294 An alleged engineer from CalTech ...who could not get a job. Yeah, sure...

Posted by: runner at April 27, 2026 01:53 PM (GD0B3)

=====

Well, he was competing with H1-Bs.

And he was also really mad that Trump was limiting H1-Bs, probably.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (GLVez)
______

Dude was a creepy gay weirdo -- and a wannabe murderer! -- that even companies desperate for DEI hires probably recognized as unemployable.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (iFTx/)

295 We're just down the hall from the Flat Moon Society.
Posted by: Stereoneural Wormwood Meteorists at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (2Ez/1)

Careful drinking the water.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (olroh)

296 Vids all over the place of Drs, nurses and teachers whining about Trump not being dead. The absolute guts of a functioning society is infested with raging filled loons. Not healthy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (gu0hJ)

***

Each one I see gets a comment. No more being nice. It is direct, personal and vicious, but without cussing. Time to get in their faces.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (2WIwB)

297
I just love the whole "America will not be lectured about civility..." take by the Dims.

It would be funny as hell if Republicans were straight up fantasizing about murdering their Democrat rivals and various progtards.

I seriously doubt that that would be considered "civility" by them.

Assholes.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (iJfKG)

298 Ana Navaro?
Every true American dick immediately goes flaccid.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at April 27, 2026 02:01 PM (gxokI)

299 291
Trump won in 2024 without the SAVE act.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

The Dems are still wondering how that happened... I'm sure they're working on it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 02:00 PM (ZGBUU)

=======

Well, the free for all on mail in ballots which was allowed to extend to 2022 stopped.

And it's not coming back for 2026 except in certain states like CA that codified it in law.

So, Dems should do pretty well in CA, CO, and WA, states they always do really well in.

Not clear how well they'll do in NC, TX, FL, or GA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 02:01 PM (GLVez)

300 If it's a hoax the nutjob won't be alive by the end of this week. Actually, if a hoax, he'd have been shot 47 times by the SS agents at the magnetometer station.

It's not a hoax. MKH pointed out that Trump would never, ever go for a hoax that denied him the opportunity to troll thousands of captive reporters for more than an hour.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 02:01 PM (iNUL3)

301 Fear is being Ana Navarro's toilet seat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:01 PM (Zz0t1)

302 Someone will go off-script if they resent being told to take a dive for Kamala during the primary debates.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (iXqHn)

I don't expect her to be the nominee unless the general is completely rigged. I know they really wanted her to be president but she can't win a fair fight against a conservative masculine Republican so I really can't see them making her the nominee. The Democrat voters don't choose.

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

303 Jimmy Kimmel?
The anti-comic

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at April 27, 2026 02:02 PM (gxokI)

304 Trump won in 2024 without the SAVE act.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

And the SAVE Act would return 8-10 Districts in Washington, Oregon and California to the GOP.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:02 PM (2WIwB)

305 Ana Navarro just wants you dead so she can finish your fries.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 27, 2026 02:03 PM (u73oe)

306 304 Trump won in 2024 without the SAVE act.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

And the SAVE Act would return 8-10 Districts in Washington, Oregon and California to the GOP.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 02:02 PM (2WIwB)

=====

Probably.

But acting like failure is guaranteed without the SAVE act when the last national election saw...Republicans winning without the SAVE Act is just demoralization slop.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 02:03 PM (GLVez)

307 Woah....what happened?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Zz0t1)

308 We've jumped to Minx 0.5 alpha.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Zz0t1)

309 Looks like the hamsters are on strike.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 27, 2026 02:05 PM (u73oe)

310 Vids all over the place of Drs, nurses and teachers whining about Trump not being dead. The absolute guts of a functioning society is infested with raging filled loons. Not healthy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (gu0hJ)

I just hope that if god forbid they do actually get trump the patriots rise in a genocidal fury to exterminate the left in a wave of terror that would make Vlad Tepes go into the fetal position.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)

311 I really thought that most people here knew that what we're seeing from the dems is what they all are and what they've always been: Amoral destructors. They've never represented anything good. They could be seen as the anti-Christ.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (g8Ew8)

312 And the main page is mort.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

313 Looks like the hamsters are on strike.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 27, 2026 02:05 PM (u73oe)
-------
That's "hampsters."

Posted by: Hampsters Local 526 at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (xvhJH)

314 The Democrat voters don't choose.
===
you don't say . . .

Posted by: Joe Biden's last brain cell at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (anL5R)

315 Ace is about to lock himself out of the site again, isn't he.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

316 I just started reading some posts on the shooting. It seems more people aren’t so congratulatory about the Secret Service’s performance last night. I was shocked how many were praising their actions.
It was curious that the shooter was able to run by secret service agents without getting shot.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (fwsNC)

317
312 And the main page is mort.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Seems fine to me, but there is a nood.

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419478

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 02:07 PM (GLVez)

318 271 A plea for unity.

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.
Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.
There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.
Now is a time to unify.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 01:57 PM (ndZc7)

When Democrats complain about false civility by the Right, and call for unity, bi-partisanship, and vigorous debate, it means you White Supremacists can say only what we define as civil, and can do only what we tell you to do.

Further, vigorous debate means we'll vigorously call every policy and bill you propose raciss, inhumane, anti-women/LGBTQ/chirrun/Muslim/poor/immigrant and trot-out carefully scripted 'victim' stories to try to shame you with.

Posted by: Gref at April 27, 2026 02:08 PM (5rh/l)

319 Anna Navarro has not been a conservative or Republican for a long time.

The last time she voted for a Republican was in 2012 when she supported Jon Huntsman Jr. during his presidential campaign. Since then, she has only voted for Democratic candidates,

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 02:11 PM (NpAcC)

320 Shorter Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries

shut up or we'll kill you

Posted by: Joe Biden's last brain cell at April 27, 2026 02:11 PM (anL5R)

321 The last time she voted for a Republican was in 2012 when she supported Jon Huntsman Jr.

Huntsman ran as a Republican?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 27, 2026 02:11 PM (olroh)

322 "But acting like failure is guaranteed without the SAVE act when the last national election saw...Republicans winning without the SAVE Act is just demoralization slop."

The GOP itself knows what will happen with the SAVE act, that's why it has not been moved on. They might have to lead...(shudder).

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 02:12 PM (cS1cw)

323 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 02:13 PM (Zz0t1)

324
Vaporized by a cannon would be best.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:48 PM (snZF9)

https://youtu.be/LBPeKADIrIc?t=21
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 01:54 PM (Zz0t1)

Or a hint of grape...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww5yYZXgZZA

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 02:15 PM (X4KFY)

325 School children also fear being eaten when Anna Navarro is around them.

Posted by: Rex B at April 27, 2026 02:17 PM (4Bi3b)

326 Maybe someday our own media will know what it's like to live in fear.

One can only hope

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 02:34 PM (61TgR)

327 325 - nah, Navarro is too busy eating those chocolate covered basketballs. She tried to have kids but the heavens mercifully conspired to save some unborn soul from having her as a mom. All that hatred, bitterness and resentment must have travelled from her heart to...further down.

Posted by: vivi at April 27, 2026 02:45 PM (OFw3k)

328 abc network comments number is down, try support.abc.com.

Posted by: vivi at April 27, 2026 02:57 PM (OFw3k)

329 So um, why then, did you not take any steps to avoid that before you got pregnant? Inability to plan? Lack of self control? Inability to follow through on a fundamental responsibility? Or did you think you get a polling bonus with an abortion? I mean, had a low opinion before, but now, wow. You're the burden on the planet lady.
Posted by: Not getting better at April 27, 2026 01:37 PM (anL5R)

SHE WANTED TO FUCK!!!

And that’s all that there is to it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 03:38 PM (E6xSb)

Norah O'Donnell Attempts to Convince Trump (and Her Viewers, of Course) That the Killer Was Right to Try to Kill Him

Just a quickie. Apologies for being a bad blogger.

Their usual cover story -- "we may never know the motive" -- has been demolished so they're going with their true beliefs: "Don't you agree that the assassin was right to assassinate you?"

Steve Guest
@SteveGuest
16h
President Donald Trump just obliterated Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes after she tried to smear POTUS with the vile attacks contained within the WHCD shooter's manifesto.
Trump FIGHTS BACK, concluding by calling O'Donnell "disgraceful."
O'Donnell: The so-called manifesto is a stunning thing to read, Mr. President. He appears to reference a motive in it. He writes this quote, "Administration officials, they are targets." And he also wrote this, "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?
Trump: Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you're, you're, you're horrible people, horrible people. Yeah, he did write that. I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody.
O'Donnell Oh, you think, you think he was referring to you?
Trump: Excuse me, excuse me. I'm not a pedophile. You read that crap from some sick person. I got associated with all stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated. Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let's say, Epstein or other things. But I said to myself, you know, I'll do this interview and they'll probably-- I read the manifesto. You know, he's a sick person. But you should be ashamed of yourself reading that because I'm not any of those things. And I was never--excuse me, excuse me. You shouldn't be reading that on 60 Minutes. You're a disgrace. But go ahead, let's finish the interview.
O'Donnell: The other thing that he wrote in the-- the other thing in the manifesto--
Trump: You're disgraceful.

President Donald Trump just obliterated Norah O’Donnell on 60 Minutes after she tried to smear POTUS with the vile attacks contained within the WHCD shooter’s manifesto.

Trump FIGHTS BACK, concluding by calling O’Donnell “disgraceful.”

O’Donnell: The so-called manifesto is a… pic.twitter.com/49xpxzLzcB
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 26, 2026

Reminder that Norah O'Donnell squashed CBS correspondent Catherine Herridge's reporting on Hunter Biden laptop before the 2020 election.
Herridge later was forced out of CBS. O'Donnell keeps her job, applying the opposite standards to Trump than she did with Biden.…
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) April 27, 2026

In the final days of the 2024 presidential campaign, Norah O’Donnell opened her CBS show mad about Trump getting in a garbage truck after Biden called Trump supporters “garbage."

She ran cover for Biden’s comment, calling it a “gaffe” and lamented that Trump was “giving no… pic.twitter.com/QSFJ8RfuqQ
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 27, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:24 PM

Comments

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1 I'll alert the Rant thread that this one's live.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (O7YUW)

2 It is the night, my body's weak
I'm on the run, no time to sleep
I've got to ride, ride like the wind
To be FIRST again

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (Zz0t1)

4 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (bFu5X)

5 Vile, disgusting, and evil.

Those are the MSM's 'good' points.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (2GVsD)

6 Norah O'Donnell's ATM mustache is off-putting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)

7 "If you believe that an elected leader is a fascist, then the fascist should agree that he deserves to die and we should all sympathize with any of his attackers."
-it's a take

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (GLVez)

8 Norah O'Donnell should have accepted the pudding when she had the chance.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

9 more of what I voted for!

that's My President!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (VyBeY)

10 Just rq - don't ever apologize Ace we are all here for a reason, because we want to hear your take on things! Thanks for everything you do.

Posted by: Isolden at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (dB99g)

11 She must just love getting kicked around by the President of the United States.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (iNUL3)

12 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (ZGBUU)

13 You have to admit you kind of need killing- Norah O'Donnell

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (YwEeS)

14 'I hear you're a three hole whore for any homeless dude- or group of dudes- who say's you have nice hair. How do you respond to that?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

15
O'Donnel was doing backflips in her mind she was so excited to read the nastiest parts of the manifesto to him.

"Oh, you think this part is about you?"

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (IifOV)

16 She'll probably get a raise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (jehhT)

17 Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM

Looks like your ride petered out.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (rZCVI)

18 Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (Zz0t1)

19 In related news, Norah O'Donnell stripped naked on the nightly news and told Trump to have his way with her.

What, you expect a cite?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (Riz8t)

20 They're ALL disgraceful.

But incapable of being shamed.

Sad

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (4cXNo)

21 16 She'll probably get a raise.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (jehhT)

An EMMY

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (ZGBUU)

22 So happy that I cut the cord and do not have garbage like CBS "News" on my TV

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (WsJuq)

23 Not really relevant, but Ms. O’Donnell is interesting looking. In some clips, she is pretty. In others, she looks a little like a frog. I know lighting can make a huge difference, so maybe that is the issue.

Anyway, carry on with discussing how she is annoying as well.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (Dd38x)

24 Presstitutes gonna whore.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (O7YUW)

25 Mulatto Luigi gets their panties damp.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (Av6i5)

26
Norah O'Donnell should have accepted the pudding when she had the chance.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

Curse you for beating me to the pudding jokes!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (X4KFY)

27 Norah O'Donnell's ATM mustache is off-putting.

I know I'm going to regret asking, but...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

28 one of these days the rubber band is gonna snap.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (VyBeY)

29 Why does Trump sit down with these people that only have one aim, to make him look bad? And he gives them viewership.

It's like Trump still reveres the 60 Minutes seal of approval and doesn't realize they will absolutely never give him a fair shake.

Trump should just do friendly media outlets, 60 minutes these days is like a small podcast in terms of its average audience size.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (RWpMe)

30 12 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (ZGBUU)

It did let the old liberals hear that the shooter really was a liberal trying to assassinate Trump and his people. There's no other way the No Kings nursing home folks would hear that...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (tOcjL)

31 Only if it was pudding with hemlock.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (2GVsD)

32 This post is useless without pudding.

Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (pBJ6M)

33 All is proceeding as we have forseen.

Posted by: Big Cite at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (skR0U)

34 Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM

Looks like your ride petered out.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (rZCVI)
________

The song is ambiguous whether he makes it to the border of Mexico ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:29 PM (iFTx/)

35
I know I'm going to regret asking, but...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)/i]

Also known as 'The Dirty Sanchez.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)

36 I'm going to have chocolate!

It's been almost 2 full days without a Democratic assassination attempt.

Posted by: Stateless at April 27, 2026 12:29 PM (Sco7b)

37 The rotten bitch is proud, very proud of what she did. She "talked truth to power!" in her little mind. Her fellow leftist swine are cooing with admiration at her bravery.

As she has no actual sense of shame, she cannot be ashamed of what she did in mainstreaming the words of a psychopath and justifying his motivations.

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 27, 2026 12:29 PM (ELeJm)

38 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..

Trump is showing he isn't afraid of them. He's demonstrated his ability to mock and belittle them, to the delight of his supporters.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

39 @17/FenelonSpoke: He was fast enough to pass wind.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (O7YUW)

40 Common media is shaitan.

Posted by: Eromero at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (yw3eV)

41 I never have do not now and will never understand why Republicans continue to go on these shows. You’re always walking into an ambush. Each and every time.

By the way according to the left Trump didn’t obliterate her, she obliterated him and he had a crash out. Thats how these things are now. Each side sees what it wants to see. There’s no value in it for anyone to do these things. Your side will things it’s the greatest interview ever the other side will think it’s the worst interview ever. It doesn’t change anyone’s mind.

We already know the msm is in the bag for the Ds. There ‘s no great revelation.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (rjPWf)

42
Teh Ewok expects more from his minions in Big Pudding.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (X4KFY)

43 Norah ODonnell is just calling balls and strikes guys. Total straight shooter.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (YZ0Fo)

44 " ... In others, she looks a little like a frog. ... "

The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

fiction? or not? you decide!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (VyBeY)

45 The cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics required to still support Democrats is off the charts. And for what? Open borders, soaring crime, mutilating children ....

I really don't understand how anyone with average intelligence can still vote Democrat.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (viF8m)

46 In related news, Norah O'Donnell stripped naked on the nightly news and told Trump to have his way with her.

What, you expect a cite?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (Riz8t)

There was a scene in a 70s porn like that......it was later removed as it was determined that the actress was under age.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)

47 Not enough expletives to describe Norah and her ilk. I mean, I have plenty, but I need more.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (u73oe)

48 And yet when you try to ask any of these "people" to give one solid example of him being a rapist or a pedo they say "He just IS!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (BpO1e)

49 27 Norah O'Donnell's ATM mustache is off-putting.

I know I'm going to regret asking, but...
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

Ass.

You can fill in the rest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

50 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..
Posted by: It's me donna

==

And it's not like this hasn't happened before. Same "gotcha" tactics where he walked off last time. Norah is a known political operative pretending to be a journo.

You'll never see Biden or Obama sit down and do an interview with Sean Hannity.

And I respectfully disagree that Trump looks "good" when he has these confrontations. I think it's mission accomplished for Norah O'Donnell, Trump gave her exactly what she wanted.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (RWpMe)

51 12 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM

I think he knows this, but also knows it’s the only way those particular viewers will get to hear the rest of the story, or something different than what they are being fed. Will it matter? To the majority, probably not because they have this idea Trump is a lying liar who lies. But maybe, just maybe, one or two will take a little step back and think for themselves.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (Dd38x)

52 Of course, there was 'Naked News' as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)

53 These people need to be beaten to death with their own shoes

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (61TgR)

54 23 In others, she looks a little like a frog.
Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM

I think Toad is more apropos :-)

Now you got me thinking of that character from Harry Potter who was described to have looked like a toad. LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (WsJuq)

55 Norah O'Dogpee helped create that assassin

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (nPsXq)

56 Balls in your court Bari Weiss. When is that clean up of CBS is going to happen?

Posted by: Beartooth at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (tYGL3)

57 Not clicking on the videos so I know I am being petty, shallow, and mean.

But from the stills, Norah O'Donnel has the look of a blow-up sex doll.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (2GVsD)

58 Curse you for beating me to the pudding jokes!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM

*buffs nails on shirt*

The Blade ain't the only fast one around here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (bFu5X)

59 48 And yet when you try to ask any of these "people" to give one solid example of him being a rapist or a pedo they say "He just IS!"
Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:31 PM (BpO1e

Epstein files ! And he was convicted of raping some old hag who never remembered even the year or day of the alleged event but he was convicted anyway ...Eleventy!!!!

Posted by: Shrill insane Karens at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (ZGBUU)

60 Feh, f*ck the MDM-MSM Progda Enemedia — who are to a large degree responsible for the hatred and division in this country as well as the attempted assassinations of President Trump.

I believe he (and that includes all members of his cabinet and team) should have — throughout Trump 1.0 and now 2.0 — refused to cooperate with them, giving them the “dignity” that they deserve, which is less than none.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (VdTX+)

61 Norah just wants to date the President.

Posted by: Applying the AOC standard at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (TbWk/)

62 Here's the thing; she feels emboldened enough to smear the guy who's arguably the most powerful person on the planet. And fear zero repercussions.

What do you suppose made her think that? Was it scripted? Does that even matter? She went with it and fears nothing.

That right there is a huge problem.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (jehhT)

63
Bari Weiss could hire better journalists than this. Has she decided to struggle with the low-quality hand she was dealt in the interest of freedom of speech?

Seriously, quit the musical chairs where you just hire "top" reporters from other networks. Hold open auditions from all over the nation.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (n7rxJ)

64 Bari Weiss has some work to do.

I have no idea why Trump gives 60 Minutes any oxygen.

Posted by: Ann at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (SHHm+)

65 60 Feh, f*ck the MDM-MSM Progda Enemedia — who are to a large degree responsible for the hatred and division in this country as well as the attempted assassinations of President Trump.

I believe he (and that includes all members of his cabinet and team) should have — throughout Trump 1.0 and now 2.0 — refused to cooperate with them, giving them the “dignity” that they deserve, which is less than none.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (VdTX+)

=====

Trump likes the fight.

It's really no more than that.

Plus, he goes out unedited into enemy territory which, considering the expected bias, is probably some kind of net positive.

But what does he know? He'll never win the presidency if he keeps going onto network news.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (GLVez)

66 Did you see what PDJT was wearing? He had it coming.

-lamestreammedia

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (cZMme)

67 I'll alert the Rant thread that this one's live.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (O7YUW)

-------------

You're gonna have to be A LOT MOAR specific!

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (VdTX+)

68 These people need to be beaten to death with their own shoes
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM

Slippers. It'll take longer.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (bFu5X)

69 it is telling that the assassin's manifesto was composed entirely of mainstream demonrat talking points ... wonder if that will maybe redpill some of the faithful ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (VyBeY)

70 Here's the thing; she feels emboldened enough to smear the guy who's arguably the most powerful person on the planet. And fear zero repercussions.

What do you suppose made her think that? Was it scripted? Does that even matter? She went with it and fears nothing.

That right there is a huge problem.

It's an enormous problem for CBS News; she's just too stupid and arrogant to understand why. There's a reason trust in the media (and their ratings) have excavated under the toilet and starting looking for bread chunks.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Riz8t)

71 It would be great if we had pictures of Norah with every c*ck she's ever had in her mouth because that notion is more obviously true than any of the pervert slander aimed at DJT

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Tlyr1)

72 Look up scum-sucking Siberian snow bitch and you'll find O'Donnell's picture there.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)

73 57 Not clicking on the videos so I know I am being petty, shallow, and mean.

But from the stills, Norah O'Donnel has the look of a blow-up sex doll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM (2GVsD)

Slack jaw, vacant eyes, artificial-looking skin...yeah, pretty much.

Posted by: Our new model, the Norah! at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (TbWk/)

74 I believe he (and that includes all members of his cabinet and team) should have — throughout Trump 1.0 and now 2.0 — refused to cooperate with them, giving them the “dignity” that they deserve, which is less than none.
Posted by: ShainS

===

And 30-40 or so years ago, Republicans had to go on these shows. But now? They have no viewership and the game has been exposed.

But certain politicians just can't seem to help themselves and think they are going to "win" a rigged game.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (RWpMe)

75 I bet if you asked 10 people who this bint was, 8 would say no, one would mistake her for Rosy O’Donnell, and one day she’s the captain of a lesbian soccer team.

Posted by: That Guy at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (EJWxb)

76 “ Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let's say, Epstein or other things.”
---
Yup. And just what the press are actively trying to ignore.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Fi81e)

77 Did you see what PDJT was wearing? He had it coming.

-lamestreammedia
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM

Look at that POTUS over there, eating crackers!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (bFu5X)

78 70
It's an enormous problem for CBS News; she's just too stupid and arrogant to understand why. There's a reason trust in the media (and their ratings) have excavated under the toilet and starting looking for bread chunks.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Riz8t)

=====

I suspect O'Donnel's contract just won't be renewed, and that is how Weiss will get rid of her.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (GLVez)

79 He should have called her stupid. I like when he does that, it's funny. "Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (pvf3X)

80
Norah O’Donnell, 304

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (xG4kz)

81 "Drumphhh staged the 'assassination attempt' as a ruse to extort even MOAR money for his Ballroom and finally get it built! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (VdTX+)

82 76 “ Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let's say, Epstein or other things.”
---
Yup. And just what the press are actively trying to ignore.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Fi81e)

====

Well, a bunch of their guys and Steve Bannon.

But no one seems to give a shit about Steve Bannon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (GLVez)

83 If I were rich I'd hire a team to investigate her. Everyone has things to hide. O'donnell is no different. I suspect there is a lot there.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (2WIwB)

84 58 The Blade ain't the only fast one around here.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM

That's what she said.....

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (WsJuq)

85 There's always room for Jello Pudding, and rape.

Posted by: Bill Cosby at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (4NO2D)

86
Norah O’Donnell thinks that her shit does not smell.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (xG4kz)

87 Well, a bunch of their guys and Steve Bannon.

But no one seems to give a shit about Steve Bannon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (GLVez)

I never liked Bannon...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (ZGBUU)

88 If Donald Trump ever did channel that SNL skit, how many Leftists would immediately expire in outrage?

"Norah, you ignorant slut!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (2GVsD)

89 Look at that POTUS over there, eating crackers!

Heh.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)

90 Here's the thing; she feels emboldened enough to smear the guy who's arguably the most powerful person on the planet. And fear zero repercussions.

What do you suppose made her think that? Was it scripted? Does that even matter? She went with it and fears nothing.

That right there is a huge problem.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (jehhT)

But, but, Trump is a dictator and king and will disappear brave journalists like Norah!!!

Posted by: Beartooth at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (tYGL3)

91 Time for old hag O'Donnell to put down the makeup trowel and go.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (wBaIH)

92 1. Guy writes a manifesto (of sorts) about a "pedophile" and "rapist".

2. Guy takes a run at the President.

3. "Why do you feel he was saying something about you?"

---
-- Being Dumb for Dummies.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (Fi81e)

93 The media continues to cover itself in glory.

The members of the media stealing the unopened wine from the tables as they were being told to leave and posing for selfies to brag are examples of their hedonism and disregard for seriousness.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (IifOV)

94 It would be great if we had pictures of Norah with every c*ck she's ever had in her mouth

You wouldn't see her face.

Oh. I get it.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (BpO1e)

95 Gee, I have no idea why most people except aging, almost dead lib boomers don’t trust the media.

Posted by: That Guy at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (EJWxb)

96 62 Here's the thing; she feels emboldened enough to smear the guy who's arguably the most powerful person on the planet. And fear zero repercussions.

What do you suppose made her think that? Was it scripted? Does that even matter? She went with it and fears nothing.

That right there is a huge problem.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (jehhT)

Not that it helps because the people all calling PDT a fascist, a Nazi, and/or literally Hitler are brainwashed lunatics, but the fact Norah could do this and NOT be taken out back and shot in the head kinda puts the lie to their frothing screechy hysteria about President Trump.

Posted by: A kinder gentler literal Hitler? at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (TbWk/)

97 The simple America First approach : Lawfully and Aggressively pursue those committed to sedition and treason.
The other side uses no rules and no laws to pursue and imprison US -- America First for simply disagreeing with them.
It would seem the least we could do -- and Bondi did even less than least -- is to investigate, indict and convict the obvious seditionists and traitors.
Without the lawful use of that hammer we got squat. Less than squat. We pound out keystrokes while our tormentors wait their next turn to pursue and ruin us by any means they see necessary.

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (ryDv1)

98 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM
______

He surely did. He likes to go into the lion's den and kick Scar in the nuts. His voters like it because it makes him look strong and fearless. His enemies hate it because it makes them look weak and dickless. It's a win-win, IMO.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

99 Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

Dude, you are no poet. Leave the poetry up to Muldoon.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:39 PM (77rzZ)

100 44 The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

fiction? or not? you decide!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (VyBeY)

If she was a Deep One
Blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub bloody bloody bloooooood
All day long she'd swim beneath the sea
If she was a deep one.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:39 PM (FpHTM)

101
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Looks like your ride petered out.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Either the wind breaks you or you break the wind.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 12:39 PM (Cqx++)

102 Well, a bunch of their guys and Steve Bannon.

But no one seems to give a shit about Steve Bannon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (GLVez)

I never liked Bannon...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM (ZGBUU)
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I never cared much about Bannon. As Breitbart's "successor", I really didn't think much of him. However, the early own-goal on the Trump Tower meeting (which I no longer think as an "own goal") didn't put him in my graces.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:40 PM (Fi81e)

103 You mean the media continues to cover itself in gasoline.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD)

104 94 It would be great if we had pictures of Norah with every c*ck she's ever had in her mouth

You wouldn't see her face.

Oh. I get it.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (BpO1e)

I think it was intended to be a separate picture of each incident, not all of them depicted in the aggregate.

Posted by: One wiener next to another wiener at April 27, 2026 12:40 PM (TbWk/)

105
These people need to be beaten to death with their own shoes
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 12:32 PM

Slippers. It'll take longer.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Slippers with a copper rivet in their soles so the wearer can be grounded to Nature's own Earth.

The very coming thing!

Plus they would raise welts sooner.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 12:41 PM (xG4kz)

106 You wouldn't see her face.

Oh. I get it.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (BpO1e)
LOL

"If she had as many different pricks sticking out of her as she's had stuck into her she'd look like a porcupine."

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 27, 2026 12:41 PM (Tlyr1)

107 Pudding is the Answer

Posted by: Toad Rundgren at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (kj8eM)

108 And 30-40 or so years ago, Republicans had to go on these shows. But now? They have no viewership and the game has been exposed.

But certain politicians just can't seem to help themselves and think they are going to "win" a rigged game.
Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:35 PM (RWpMe)

It’s the political consultant class that tells them to do these shows. In their world 60 minutes still has gRaVitAs.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (rjPWf)

109 I dunno. Being shot at changes you. Often in ways you don’t understand. Some of the people there realize what could have been.

It’s one thing to cover the other assassination attempts and throw some snark and bias at it.

It’s another to be there and come to the realization this asshole could have smoked you.

I do see some of that coming from press members who were present.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (6wm3D)

110 Norah O'Donnell should have accepted the pudding when she had the chance.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)
---
I know! Right!

Posted by: Bill Cosby at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (Fi81e)

111 He was not convicted of rape. He was convicted of defamation for saying she was not his type. And the woman in the Epstein files accused others of rape too. Investigated and she was proven a liar. But that doesn't matter to the Left as they are all liars

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (wOXCn)

112 If she was a Deep One
Blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub blub bloody bloody bloooooood
All day long she'd swim beneath the sea
If she was a deep one.
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:39 PM (FpHTM)

Eldritch Horror on the Roof. Great musical. You can only watch it once though or insanity sets in.

Posted by: Tradition f'taghn! at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (TbWk/)

113 48 And yet when you try to ask any of these "people" to give one solid example of him being a rapist or a pedo they say "He just IS!"
Posted by: NR PaxB

1) Bergdorf's dressing room
2) Beauty Pageant's pussy grabbing
3) Epstein files
4) Stormy Daniels

Isn't that enough?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (Dv3i1)

114 "If she had as many different pricks sticking out of her as she's had stuck into her she'd look like a porcupine."
Posted by: Beto Ochoa

I once referred to my ex girlfriend as a "dartboard for dcks."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (BpO1e)

115 What's even more shocking is, Nora O has a husband.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (abIsI)

116 In more global news, maybe England will finally kick Keir Starmer to the curb. Kicking him into the Tower of London is probably too much to hope for.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)

117 It’s another to be there and come to the realization this asshole could have smoked you.

I do see some of that coming from press members who were present.
Posted by: Marcus T

Wolfie thought the guy was there for him. Cause he's so important.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (YZ0Fo)

118 108 It’s the political consultant class that tells them to do these shows. In their world 60 minutes still has gRaVitAs.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:42 PM (rjPWf)

They still want to be on TV, because DC is Hollywood for Ugly People (as Rush always said).

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (FpHTM)

119 It would be great if we had pictures of Norah with every c*ck she's ever had in her mouth

You wouldn't see her face.

Oh. I get it.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (BpO1e)

I think it was intended to be a separate picture of each incident, not all of them depicted in the aggregate.
Posted by: One wiener next to another wiener at April 27, 2026 12:40 PM

I would consider buying the NTF of that that.

NTFs are still a thing, right?

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (4NO2D)

120 That's what she said.....
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 27, 2026 12:37 PM

I pitched that one right over the plate, didn't I?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (bFu5X)

121 Copperhead Toad...

Everybody knew she made pudding...

Posted by: Steve Earl... at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (kj8eM)

122 Who I heard was responsible for this weekend:

Karoline Leavitt
Erika Kirk
Israel
Trump
Mossad
Oz Pearlman

Who definitely was not responsible:
Cole Thomas Allen
The constant rhetoric of wanting to eliminate the president and all his supporters

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (cZMme)

123 116 In more global news, maybe England will finally kick Keir Starmer to the curb. Kicking him into the Tower of London is probably too much to hope for.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)

=====

As much fun as it would be to see Labour go through 5 PMs in two years like the CP did, I still doubt it.

People have been predicting Starmer getting pushed out for 2 years now, ever since England erupted in riots in 2024 because of immigration (well, mostly the rapes coming from immigrants).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (GLVez)

124 pick one:

1 Trump did not think it thru, regarding CBS's invitation to interview

2 Trump accepted the invitation so he could shame-troll the interviewer

3 Trump likes attention, so why not

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (ZxPkt)

125 112 Eldritch Horror on the Roof. Great musical. You can only watch it once though or insanity sets in.
Posted by: Tradition f'taghn! at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (TbWk/)

Shoggoth on the Roof, specifically.

It's a real thing. They performed it in Ireland in 2005.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (FpHTM)

126 I once referred to my ex girlfriend as a "dartboard for dcks."
Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (BpO1e)

Let me guess, she cheated and blamed it on you because she wasn't feeling seen or some bullshit.

Posted by: Could be wrong, but seems to happen a lot at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (TbWk/)

127 Wolfie thought the guy was there for him. Cause he's so important.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM

Who would even waste Airsoft ammo on Wolf?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (bFu5X)

128 Far worse than O'Donnell who is a paid propagandist, was Obama's statement as a former President. "While we still don't know the motive....". What an utter and complete lie. He is getting raked over the coals for it but he doesn't care. His acolytes will continue to fall all over themselves for the One.

Posted by: Cheri at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (oiNtH)

129
Steve Schmidt's comments on video right after the shooting were quite nasty, even for him. A real POS from John McCain land.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (IifOV)

130 Imagine that one of the lefts nutcases actually succeeded in killing Trump as they all are hoping for. Do they really think that the VP will be sworn in, Dems will return to power in 2028 and thing will return to "normal" and conservative will just stand down and quietly let the left implement their agenda? Really?

This is the type of thing that touches off massive civil unrest. If Trump is taken out, no Dem politician or activist will be safe from retaliation. They ought to take that into consideration before they step up their hateful rhetoric.

Posted by: Ripley at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (GUOwU)

131 Disgraceful is the best publishable word for it.

They a GHOULS.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (4KUe5)

132 It's not only the media that has zero respect for Trump. Most of Congress, the entirety of the left and the pearl clutching, vacuous right hate him too.

It's the overriding reason the judiciary sees fit to ride roughshod over him. Zero respect and 100% hate.

The media has fomented this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

133 25 Mulatto Luigi gets their panties damp.
Posted by: zombie

If I changed that to the more PC "Cappuccino Luigi" it might catch on as his online nickname.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Av6i5)

134 Money always talks.

Houston, Dallas And Austin Cave On ICE

When last we checked, Democrat-controlled Houston was ready to cave on their anti-ICE police guidelines under the pressure of having the state withhold $110 million for their scofflaw ways. Now we have the follow-up: Houston, Dallas and Austin all caved.

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=71316

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

135 Who would even waste Airsoft ammo on Wolf?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

I'm not sure I'd waste a paintball on him.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (YZ0Fo)

136 Scene I'd like to see:

Trumps walks into interview with Leftard "news" anchor, places 1911 and a legal pad on table in front of himself.

Anchor: "What's the gun for?"

"In case I need it."

"What's the legal pad for?"

"To write my pardon."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (utfVc)

137 NTFs are still a thing, right?

"Yes! Er, well, they'll be making a comeback real soon now!"
-- Guy who paid $10,000 for a GIF

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (vTZFs)

138 Norah is attractive, but she's also a scheming two-faced c***

it's a wash

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (ZxPkt)

139 Norah O’Donnell. That slug has been around forever, seems like. Wait, more like a tick, that just won’t let go.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Gqar8)

140
AI: Norah O'Donnell stepped down from anchoring CBS Evening News in January 2025 to become a senior correspondent for CBS News under a new "long-term commitment".

Bari Weiss took over in October 2025. I'm not sure an Editor has the power to fire an employee, but she could do something Steven Miller-esque like give O'Donnell zero assignments or relegate her to research.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)

141 Disgraceful is the best publishable word for it.

They a GHOULS.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 12:45 PM

*pushes live chicken forward*

*waits*

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (4NO2D)

142 Will wannabe assassins start to think Big Shot Dems aren't doing enough for The Revolution, and start to target them?

Posted by: davidt at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (Q+gd/)

143 Nora, afraid of dying alone? Get a cat. They live 13 years. When it dies, get another one. THEN YOU'RE DONE.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (wBaIH)

144 this is the bitch who tagged teamed at the VP debate and kept interrupting and finally cut jd’s mic.

the other bitch was “i don’t really care, margaret” brennan

Posted by: cherries in season at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (Xvk15)

145 >> Wolfie thought the guy was there for him. Cause he's so important.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:43 PM (YZ0Fo)

I thinks it’s understandable to believe you could have been decaffeinated as part of the attack. Even to believe he was there for the media members at a media event. Because that’s how they operate- in their own self important world of me. To proliferate that after knowing the details of the attack is another thing.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (6wm3D)

146
[Babylon Bee headline:] "Trump Enters Ceasefire Talks With Democrats"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (VdTX+)

147 Democrats are the illustration that we can't have nice things.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (Fi81e)

148 I saw Steve Schmidt’s comments.

These people have lost their humanity.
Not a normal reaction to a mass shooting attempt.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (4KUe5)

149 have no idea why Trump gives 60 Minutes any oxygen.
Posted by: Ann at April 27, 2026 12:34 PM (SHHm+)

As much as Trump says the msm is the enemy and all that he still sees them as respected institutions. It’s a function of his era. For a few decades, 60 Minutes was a respected news program. Things like that get ingrained in people and it’s hard to let go. I’m sure 30 years from now I’ll still cling to some outdated shit because it’s what I lived with for a long time. It happens to everyone.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (rjPWf)

150 Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

Dude, you are no poet. Leave the poetry up to Muldoon.
Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:39 PM (77rzZ)
___

"Screw you, hater!"

-- Christopher Cross

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (iFTx/)

151 Their usual cover story -- "we may never know the motive" -- has been demolished so they're going with their true beliefs:

"Don't you agree that the assassin was right to assassinate you?"

That'll make it easy for our side to retaliate.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (58Bi5)

152 I really wanted to hear Trump's speech tearing into the nation's 5th column in the 4th estate.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (Dv3i1)

153 Shoggoth on the Roof, specifically.

It's a real thing. They performed it in Ireland in 2005.
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:44 PM (FpHTM)

That is fantastic. I had no idea.

Posted by: Ia! Ia! at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)

154 134 Money always talks.

Houston, Dallas And Austin Cave On ICE

When last we checked, Democrat-controlled Houston was ready to cave on their anti-ICE police guidelines under the pressure of having the state withhold $110 million for their scofflaw ways. Now we have the follow-up: Houston, Dallas and Austin all caved.

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=71316

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

======

False.

All deportations stopped because of Minnesota.

In fact, Trump opened the borders again.

It's science.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (GLVez)

155
Now we have the follow-up: Houston, Dallas and Austin all caved.

https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=71316
Posted by: Archimedes

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

HAH!

See that, cabinet secretaries? Now keep going...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (n7rxJ)

156 I suspect O'Donnel's contract just won't be renewed, and that is how Weiss will get rid of her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:36 PM (GLVez)

She is now a "senior correspondent" after she got kicked off anchoring the CBS Evening News. Not sure she can't be let go right now...

Posted by: Ann at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (SHHm+)

157 Like communists everywhere, they know that the only important thing is winning, and then they can tidy up the details when they write the history books.

Posted by: PG at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (tFapr)

158 >>I once referred to my ex girlfriend as a "dartboard for dcks."

Heard a guy call one of his classmates (and predecessor in his job) 'the class punchboard'.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (NcvvS)

159 Afternoon Ace, hope all is well.
Once in a while I want to cringe when Trump gives the propaganda ministries the time of day. Then I realize it's the best way to demonstrate what scumbags they really are

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (gu0hJ)

160 I'm not sure I'd waste a paintball on him.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM

Hmmm...I'd be willing to expend one paintball to the dick. Funny, yet painful.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (bFu5X)

161 Melania fights back-

First Lady Melania Trump

@FLOTUS
·
2h
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.

People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.

A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (NpAcC)

162 Some people are actually doubling-down on the idea that outpourings of common sense are some "conspiracy" to build a room onto a building--that they really, really don't want to see built.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (Fi81e)

163 I think the simple explanation is Trump loves the sport of showing what biased, dunce cap wearing, assholes these people are.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (6wm3D)

164 It would be a riot to see their reactions if the shooter's manifesto described how he was going to eliminate the Washington press corp for being such liars and propagandists.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 27, 2026 12:50 PM (6xpDG)

165 Who I heard was responsible for this weekend:

Karoline Leavitt
Erika Kirk
Israel
Trump
Mossad
Oz Pearlman

—

It’s wild how Trump is simultaneosly a puppet of Israel but they also want to kill him for some reason.

The leftist mind is something to behold.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:50 PM (rjPWf)

166 My theory is that Trump’s thinking is “ any publicity is good” or maybe any coverage is good. But the people watching Norah O’Donnell hate his ever loving guts so not sure it matters.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:50 PM (Gqar8)

167 162 Some people are actually doubling-down on the idea that outpourings of common sense are some "conspiracy" to build a room onto a building--that they really, really don't want to see built.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (Fi81e)

====

Remember, the person suing, who apparently has standing, is a woman who walks by the White House every day to walk her dog.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:50 PM (GLVez)

168 within 30 minutes of the attempt, all the Dems were saying or very strongly suggesting that it was staged.

But not one thing this guy has said hasn't been said by every major Democrat for the last 9 years.

It's far past time to start banning Democrats from the public airways for spreading this "culture of hate."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (tUP1A)

169 "This is the type of thing that touches off massive civil unrest. If Trump is taken out, no Dem politician or activist will be safe from retaliation. They ought to take that into consideration before they step up their hateful rhetoric."

Too heady for them. I present the Trans position as evidence they don't think ahead at all. Illegal immigration, open border, etc. It's actually scarier if they are seeing ahead.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (cS1cw)

170 [Babylon Bee headline:] "Trump Enters Ceasefire Talks With Democrats"
Posted by: ShainS
.......

Screw that, he should just bomb them.

Posted by: wth at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (UjdFS)

171 Even if we know what the response will be, I appreciate Melania’s tweet.

Next time, simply say “Have you no shame, CBS?!”

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (4KUe5)

172 138 Attractive? Another Pakistani troll revealed.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (wBaIH)

173 I once referred to my ex girlfriend as a "dartboard for dcks."

Heard a guy call one of his classmates (and predecessor in his job) 'the class punchboard'.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 27, 2026 12:48 PM (NcvvS)
---------
Dante: My girlfriend sucked thirty-seven dicks!!!

Confused bystander: In a row?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (xvhJH)

174 168 within 30 minutes of the attempt, all the Dems were saying or very strongly suggesting that it was staged.

But not one thing this guy has said hasn't been said by every major Democrat for the last 9 years.

It's far past time to start banning Democrats from the public airways for spreading this "culture of hate."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (tUP1A)

=======

"I desperately want Trump dead. One day, one of my fellow travelers will do it. I'll celebrate when it happens because I'll be so happy that a politician I dislike was brutally murdered. But this was obviously not a leftist trying it because leftists abhor violence and would never do violence."
-logic

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (GLVez)

175 So, explain again how Bari Weiss has "ruined" CBS News by trying to bring some balance to their political slant?
The ratings show that CBS Nightly News has lost almost 2M viewers as the same progressive viewers who watch 60 Minutes, Colbert, et al, tune out from a nightly newscast that doesn't reinforce their biases and progressive beliefs.
There's plenty of other options available for them on the other Alphabet networks, CNN, MSNOW, PBS etc.
Until Weiss cleans out the stable at 60 Minutes, the stench of bias and propaganda will remain.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (MNCvZ)

176 What is the "reasonable compromise" the "common ground" when the whole Democrat Party wants you dead, your family dead, your friends dead, and your country dead?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (tUP1A)

177 It’s wild how Trump is simultaneosly a puppet of Israel but they also want to kill him for some reason.

The leftist mind is something to behold.
Posted by: Heroq a

Trump is an all powerful tyrant. Trump is controlled by bibs.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (YZ0Fo)

178 [Kind of BREAKING, h/t Piper:]

[Per Brave "AI":] "The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map on April 27, 2026, reversing a lower court ruling that had blocked it over concerns of racial gerrymandering. The 6–3 decision, with the court’s conservative majority prevailing, allows the new district lines — approved by the Republican-led legislature in August 2025 and signed by Governor Greg Abbott — to remain in place for the 2026 elections."

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (VdTX+)

179 "Common sense" is the most pervasive conspiracy of all.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (Fi81e)

180 What is the "reasonable compromise" the "common ground" when the whole Democrat Party wants you dead, your family dead, your friends dead, and your country dead?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (tUP1A)
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That "common ground" covers your casket.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:53 PM (Fi81e)

181
Who I heard was responsible for this weekend:

Karoline Leavitt
Erika Kirk
Israel
Trump
Mossad
Oz Pearlman

—

It’s wild how Trump is simultaneosly a puppet of Israel but they also want to kill him for some reason.

The leftist mind is something to behold.
Posted by: Heroq

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

I think the leftist mind isn't blaming those parties for a legit assassination attempt -- they're presumably part of the conspiracy to stage it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:53 PM (n7rxJ)

182 138 Attractive? Another Pakistani troll revealed.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM

Be fair...when the comparison is to the local goat population....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:53 PM (bFu5X)

183 What is the "reasonable compromise" the "common ground" when the whole Democrat Party wants you dead, your family dead, your friends dead, and your country dead?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (tUP1A)

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Homicide-Suicide Pact?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:53 PM (VdTX+)

184 She ran cover for Biden’s comment, calling it a “gaffe” and lamented that Trump was “giving no grace” to Biden.

Talk about zero self-awareness.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 27, 2026 12:53 PM (diia5)

185 Not exactly a complaint about the WH ballroom from a woman who walks her dog by the building once a week, but close enough -

"Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

Why a judge granted standing is beyond my simple understanding of how the law works. Maybe Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer can explain.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (Dv3i1)

186 [Babylon Bee headline:] "Trump Enters Ceasefire Talks With Democrats"
Posted by: ShainS
.......

Screw that, he should just bomb them.
Posted by: wth at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM

Blockade?

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (4NO2D)

187 178 [Kind of BREAKING, h/t Piper:]

[Per Brave "AI":] "The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map on April 27, 2026, reversing a lower court ruling that had blocked it over concerns of racial gerrymandering. The 6–3 decision, with the court’s conservative majority prevailing, allows the new district lines — approved by the Republican-led legislature in August 2025 and signed by Governor Greg Abbott — to remain in place for the 2026 elections."
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (VdTX+)

That’s a big deal. Pay off in November.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (Gqar8)

188 You aren't hating Norah O'Donnell enough, do better. I have faith in you all.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (xcxpd)

189 176 What is the "reasonable compromise" the "common ground" when the whole Democrat Party wants you dead, your family dead, your friends dead, and your country dead?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (tUP1A)

"You first."

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:55 PM (FpHTM)

190 176 What is the "reasonable compromise" the "common ground" when the whole Democrat Party wants you dead, your family dead, your friends dead, and your country dead?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (tUP1A)

I always ask this when it comes to Israel and Hamas. How do you negotiate when the other side’s opening position is we want all of you dead. Meeting in the middle would mean, what, only 1/2 Israelis are killed?

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:55 PM (rjPWf)

191 Trump is an all powerful tyrant. Trump is controlled by bibs.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Don't you remember the dictatorial, megalomaniacal , "Putin's cockholster"?

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:55 PM (Fi81e)

192 I'm not sure I'd waste a paintball on him.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:46 PM

Hmmm...I'd be willing to expend one paintball to the dick. Funny, yet painful.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:49 PM (bFu5X)
_____

I've seen it. Hysterical. What made it even funnier was the guy thought he was Rambo and hid up in a tree to ambush the other team. We thought it was a stupid idea, but whatevs. He ends up jumping out of the tree, gets disoriented after landing (harder than he expected), and then takes a shot direct to the balls. We had to call "truce" because we were all laughing so hard.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:55 PM (iFTx/)

193 185 Not exactly a complaint about the WH ballroom from a woman who walks her dog by the building once a week, but close enough -

"Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

Why a judge granted standing is beyond my simple understanding of how the law works. Maybe Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer can explain.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (Dv3i1)

=====

Well, a W appointee in the DC circuit.

So, you know, crazy leftist but loves police power in the right way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:55 PM (GLVez)

194 Screw that, he should just bomb them.

Posted by: wth at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (UjdFS)

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Heh. Gives new meaning to "Bunker Busters" ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 12:56 PM (VdTX+)

195 You aren't hating Norah O'Donnell enough, do better. I have faith in you all.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (xcxpd)
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I don't hate Norah O'Donnell.

I don't even know how much she is aware of how big of shill she is for the Democratic party.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:56 PM (Fi81e)

196 Some people are actually doubling-down on the idea that outpourings of common sense are some "conspiracy" to build a room onto a building--that they really, really don't want to see built.

And can't even articulate why.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 12:56 PM (vTZFs)

197 We had to call "truce" because we were all laughing so hard.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026

Paintballs hurt. I can’t imagine getting hit there.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 12:56 PM (hftzA)

198 The left/Democrats will criticize whatever happens.
If Trump shows up, he’s a narcissist who won’t let them have their event. If he skips, he’s a thin-skinned baby who can’t handle the MSM and jokes.

It really doesn’t matter what he says or does, they will always find fault, find bias confirmation and another reason to hate him.why bother refuting their accusations?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (4KUe5)

199 >>Apologies for being a bad blogger.

That's like 75% of your Charm.

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (ytyaf)

200 Attractive? Another Pakistani troll revealed.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 27, 2026 12:52 PM (wBaIH)
______

"Attractive" is a stretch, but she's not hideous

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (iFTx/)

201 "Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

Why a judge granted standing is beyond my simple understanding of how the law works. Maybe Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer can explain.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 12:54 PM (Dv3i1)
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I'll never understand "My right to a view of an unchanged White House".

We are living in a farse, here.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (Fi81e)

202 We had to call "truce" because we were all laughing so hard.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026

Paintballs hurt. I can’t imagine getting hit there.
Posted by: Piper at April

Took one to the hand and broke 2 fingers.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (YZ0Fo)

203 @130

I thought we'd already be shooting by now.

Look at how much we've let them get away with.

Even as I write this,I have no intention of hurting anyone if our President gets killed.

I can only hope somebody has war gamed this out and has prepared accordingly because if they do kill him, our entire civil government, media, etc will change overnight.

Elections?

No, sorry. You fucked up

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM (61TgR)

204
Until Weiss cleans out the stable at 60 Minutes, the stench of bias and propaganda will remain.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

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

I'm trying to imagine a fair and balanced 60 Minutes. Start with a blockbuster leftist reveal like the SPLC scandal. That would be The Beginning of something.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (n7rxJ)

205 >>"Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

Ah...the Sierra Club Gambit.

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (ytyaf)

206 Heh. @136

By my order, and for the good of the State, the bearer has done what has been done.

-Richelieu

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (ELeJm)

207 196 Some people are actually doubling-down on the idea that outpourings of common sense are some "conspiracy" to build a room onto a building--that they really, really don't want to see built.

And can't even articulate why.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 12:56 PM (vTZFs)

=====

The old one was demolished. It's all so fucking stupid and Senior Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia should honestly be impeached.

But...again...which 14 Democrats in the Senate would vote to convict?

Le sigh...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (GLVez)

208 "Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

So more "A fish called Wanda", than "Pelican Brief" plot line in this case. Does she have a dog? Paging K,K, Ken.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (cS1cw)

209 Sean Curran was in charge of security in Butler Pennsylvania and he was promoted to the head of the Secret Service. It looks like security has the same gaping holes as before.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 12:59 PM (AuqUK)

210 And he also wrote this, "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?
-

Why don't you ask Joe himself?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 12:59 PM (1o8D5)

211 Easy way to get rid of gerrymandering. Vote for parties instead of individuals. Then allocate sets based on the percent won. GOP gets 57% of the vote they get 57% of seats. There would need to be rounding obviously.

That way instead of 9-0 D in Mass it’s 6-3 or 7-2 and California is 60/40 not 85/15.

And then have elections for the people to represent the seats allocated. Basically reverse the primary and general elections.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 12:59 PM (rjPWf)

212 Sean Curran was in charge of security in Butler Pennsylvania and he was promoted to the head of the Secret Service. It looks like security has the same gaping holes as before.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 12:59 PM (AuqUK)
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We need more people like him!

Posted by: DC Elite at April 27, 2026 12:59 PM (Fi81e)

213 >>> And he also wrote this, "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?

If Trump was 10% the Tyrant they accuse him of he would have had her taken out back and shot right after that interview.

The fact that she dared say it to his face proves them to be the lying liars that lie.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (/lPRQ)

214 208 "Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park.

The Ballroom pictures I've seen are far more attractive than the White House so better view...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (ZGBUU)

215 161

Good for Melania!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (OYsYV)

216 Chuck Martel, I read recently that impeachment architect Norm Eisenhower is behind the legal challenge to the WH ballroom.

There’s no point in dissecting and refuting the stated reason for these lawsuits. The true reason is “ we hate Trump and there is nothing we won’t sue him over to stop him.” Seriously, that’s it. Tired of pretending each of these have merit or legitimacy.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (4KUe5)

217 >>"Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

In case you weren't aware, this is the argument the Sierra Club employed against Bicycles on Public Lands.

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (ytyaf)

218 Too heady for them. I present the Trans position as evidence they don't think ahead at all. Illegal immigration, open border, etc. It's actually scarier if they are seeing ahead.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:51 PM (cS1cw)

No, they don't believe any consequence would happen. They believe they can murder and cheer on murder without consequence. So far, they are right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)

219 213
If Trump was 10% the Tyrant they accuse him of he would have had her taken out back and shot right after that interview.

The fact that she dared say it to his face proves them to be the lying liars that lie.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (/lPRQ)

======

He'd use the Espionage Act against the press at the same level that Obama did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:01 PM (GLVez)

220 My right to have nothing in DC change around me that I don't like.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:01 PM (Fi81e)

221 Ugh, that’s “Norm Eisen.”

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:01 PM (4KUe5)

222 The ballroom is bad because Trump. That's all there is to it.

Posted by: davidt at April 27, 2026 01:01 PM (Q+gd/)

223 How does Trump respond to the vile rants of a crazed left-wing lunatic assassin?

Is that a serious question?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (vOtXJ)

224 "It's all so fucking stupid and Senior Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia should honestly be impeached."

The gutless GOP strikes again. Meanwhile the Dems are outwardly proclaiming another Trump impeachment if they get the numbers. I think I hate the GOP more.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (cS1cw)

225 No, they don't believe any consequence would happen. They believe they can murder and cheer on murder without consequence. So far, they are right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)
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Very common mistake of moderns: To construe a lack of necessity as a complete lack of sufficiency.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (Fi81e)

226
Elections?

No, sorry. You fucked up
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 12:57 PM

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Elections can work against us. The next Democrat (aka, Leftist) administration we'll end the filibuster pack SCOTUS, and end America as we know it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 01:03 PM (AuqUK)

227 I'm trying to imagine a fair and balanced 60 Minutes. Start with a blockbuster leftist reveal like the SPLC scandal. That would be The Beginning of something.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 27, 2026 12:58 PM (n7rxJ)
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That's what Trump said!

https://tinyurl.com/2ajw8y6d

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 01:03 PM (1o8D5)

228 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 27, 2026 01:03 PM (NcvvS)

229 The nerve of him calling the reporter a disgrace. We really need a new set of words for the extreme levels of depravity Trump and his enablers have shat into existence.

I'm waiting for somebody who doesn't care about their job, to say FUCK YOU! He keeps getting away with calling folks, especially women, names without any hitback, with that stupid smug look on his face.

He thought he’d come off sympathetic after the assassination and get a glowing reception and the tide of public sentiment would suddenly turn. He really can’t imagine why people hate him so fucking much that an attempt on his life is less tragic and more meh.

He also murdered at least 180 school children a few weeks ago. Probably a lot more than that.

Plus the estimated 518,428 child deaths *so far* from trump and friends cutting off the USAID funds that were already approved.

Its kinda crazy that we have a president who has committed so many crimes, that committing war crimes including the death of almost 200 children isn’t even in the top 5 crimes listed by his would-be assassin.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

230 Norah's kind of past it in the looks department these days. In the 90s, though, man was she ever dewy.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (77rzZ)

231 225 Very common mistake of moderns: To construe a lack of necessity as a complete lack of sufficiency.
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (Fi81e)

They have all the police chiefs. They have all the lawyers. They have all the judges.

Nobody will punish them, and they know it.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (iXqHn)

232 Sean Curran was in charge of security in Butler Pennsylvania and he was promoted to the head of the Secret Service. It looks like security has the same gaping holes as before.

I see people saying this, but the setup as I saw it on TV looked pretty reasonable given the event was at a hotel. The shooter *was* flagged by the metal detector, and ultimately there was no real danger to Trump or anyone in the actual ballroom.

The correct fix is to shitcan Boasberg and build the WH ballroom.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (2ocoG)

233 “Mr. President, you belong to an illegal political organization so you have no right to be in office. Will you sign legislation acknowledging the Democratic Party as the political party with the sole, exclusive right to rule the United States as it and it alone sees fit, and promptly resign, you fucking goddamn asshole?”

Posted by: Norah ODonnell - probably at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (E6xSb)

234 Saw out from the Hilton of that 300 pound SS agent who couldn’t hold onto her gun as she “protected “ Trump as he got into the car after the Butler attack.

No amount of affirmative action justifies having someone so physically ill-suited to protect POTUS assigned to do so. It is a sick joke. Put her on counterfeiting investigations already.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (4KUe5)

235 224
The gutless GOP strikes again. Meanwhile the Dems are outwardly proclaiming another Trump impeachment if they get the numbers. I think I hate the GOP more.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:02 PM (cS1cw)

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The problem is impeachment itself.

Impeach in the House, 53 Republicans vote to convict in the Senate but no Democrat (yes, including Fetterman) votes to convict, meaning that the judge is acquitted. It's affirmation that Leon is doing the right thing since the Senate acquitted him of the charges.

Failed impeachments just make the target stronger politically.

And trying to shame Democrats into acting all partisany will convince just this side of no one.

It's a constitutional and structural issue that we don't really have a solution for.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (GLVez)

236 229 The nerve of him calling the reporter a disgrace. We really need a new set of words for the extreme levels of depravity Trump and his enablers have shat into existence.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

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"A reporter cannot be called a disgrace."

Why? Are they some kind of special moral people better than anyone else?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (GLVez)

237 Norah's kind of past it in the looks department these days. In the 90s, though, man was she ever dewy.

She was even kind of decent in 2010 when Ace offered her his pudding.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (2ocoG)

238 @132.
You mentioned almost everyone in the deep state.
Almost . And that's why I voted for him and support him.
It's these other factions that are Anti-American. They are the ones that need to called out.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (pvf3X)

239 I wish trump would be a bit better at this.

"I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?"

"Well, he's just repeating the same thing Democrats are saying. And that you are repeating. tell me, do you take any responsibility at all for this?"

"How am I responsible?"

"Well, he's getting these ideas from somewhere. Maybe you should be asking those people about their response, to the fact their unhinged rhetoric caused an attempted assassination."

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 27, 2026 01:07 PM (vOtXJ)

240 >I don't even know how much she is aware of how big of shill she is for the Democratic party.

Posted by: Axeman
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I'm sure she sees herself as a blend of Lois Lane and Wonder Woman

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (ZxPkt)

241 Texas and Abbott showing how to use actual power. That's good.

Abbott is soft on Islam though and has swung to doors open for them. That's bad.

Posted by: GigantorX at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (SV59N)

242 232 Sean Curran was in charge of security in Butler Pennsylvania and he was promoted to the head of the Secret Service. It looks like security has the same gaping holes as before.

I see people saying this, but the setup as I saw it on TV looked pretty reasonable given the event was at a hotel. The shooter *was* flagged by the metal detector, and ultimately there was no real danger to Trump or anyone in the actual ballroom.

The correct fix is to shitcan Boasberg and build the WH ballroom.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 01:04 PM (2ocoG)

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I understand that he didn't get close. But no one was fired after Butler, although there were suspensions. And the man who had his back to this assassin looks to be the picture of complacency
It just won't do.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (nRxIx)

243 "Failed impeachments just make the target stronger politically."

Go with gutless. Voters love that.

Hang the "I" on that judge.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (cS1cw)

244 The 1st amendment allows you to say any fucking stupid thing you can think of, but that doesn't mean you should. Norah is an imbecile, and a disgrace. She may as well be talking about her dog's bowel movements.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (Fbc0I)

245 243 "Failed impeachments just make the target stronger politically."

Go with gutless. Voters love that.

Hang the "I" on that judge.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (cS1cw)

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It's literally failure theater.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (GLVez)

246 >>"Hoagland's lawsuit argues that the construction of the ballroom would negatively impact her aesthetic enjoyment and obstruct her view of the White House while she walks near Lafayette Park. "

In case you weren't aware, this is the argument the Sierra Club employed against Bicycles on Public Lands.

Posted by: garrett at April 27, 2026 01:00 PM (ytyaf)

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It's also the argument that the Leftist Loon Death Cultists employ against any humans (other than themselves of course) being allowed on any Public Lands.

[Wifey adds:] "Can I sue to have the White House removed so that I can see the Ballroom?"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:10 PM (VdTX+)

247 @amuse
@amuse

POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Just days before Hakeem Jeffries called for 'MAXIMUM WARFARE' against Trump and James Carville explained he wanted to watch Trump suffer, the Democrat's top influencer, Hasan Piker, justified assassination as a form of 'social morder' invoking communist stalwart Friedrich Engles. It is a wonder we don't have more Cole Allen's taking aim at the president...

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (NpAcC)

248 It’s wild how Trump is simultaneously a puppet of Israel but they also want to kill him for some reason.
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One troll photoshopped an IDF logo on a sweatshirt in a picture of him.

Another rabid leftist with 3.4 million followers picked it up without question.

And even after deleting that post--because it was a fake--it has already become a "known fact" on the whole left.

That an attempted assassin who has repeated every single radical, far-left talking point for the last 5 years ... supports and is controlled by Israel.

logic

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (tUP1A)

249 239 I wish trump would be a bit better at this.

"I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?"

"Well, he's just repeating the same thing Democrats are saying. And that you are repeating. tell me, do you take any responsibility at all for this?"

"How am I responsible?"

"Well, he's getting these ideas from somewhere. Maybe you should be asking those people about their response, to the fact their unhinged rhetoric caused an attempted assassination."
Posted by: The Whine Guy

Agreed.

Trump was understandably angry, but he kind of flubbed the response (the way a normal person would, though, to be honest). He didn't give her the rhetorical K.O. that she had opened herself up to.

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 01:11 PM (Av6i5)

250 Watching the " interview" noro odnel really came off bitchy with her "oh did you think this was about you" line.

Total gas lighting technique psychopath behavior. I dont know what hells she must put her wife though nightly.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (LRSps)

251 that they really, really don't want to see built.

And can't even articulate why.
Posted by: Oddbob

"I want our president and foreign dignitaries to be vulnerable to assassins, and also a magnificent ballroom will make all those third-world poors feel bad about their own event facilities and also primitive facilities will make them feel at home and also my cousin owns the event tent and port-a-potty concession for the White House"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (vJrRc)

252 I understand that he didn't get close. But no one was fired after Butler, although there were suspensions. And the man who had his back to this assassin looks to be the picture of complacency
It just won't do.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 01:09 PM (nRxIx)

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I still don't call it The Secret Cervix for nothing.

/And I thought Trump chose poorly in his appointment of Sean Curran -- who was just as responsible for the assassination attempt at Butler as any of the other mediocre (and worse) Agents involved -- as its new Director ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:13 PM (VdTX+)

253 You can't point to one post, one thing Cole Allen said that is outside the mainstream of Democrats.

Not one.

Every single thing he wrote and said, all the hate, all the bile, all the smears, all the lies:
All repeated by every Democrat.
From the bottom right up to the leadership in Congress.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (tUP1A)

254 If we demand the Senate GOP waste time on things that can be counted as moral victories that won't actually change anything, better demand they champion a constitutional amendment that limits tenure of judicial appointments or try to advance legislation to punish judges who operate outside the limits of their statutory authority as outline in the Judiciary Act.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 01:14 PM (GLVez)

255 @226

Exactly.

New rules shitheads..

You got the tyranny you have been imagining.

Happy now?

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 01:15 PM (61TgR)

256 I would accept a snarlin' gnarlin' from Norah

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 01:16 PM (ZxPkt)

257 Watching the " interview" noro odnel really came off bitchy with her "oh did you think this was about you" line.

Total gas lighting technique psychopath behavior. I dont know what hells she must put her wife though nightly.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 27, 2026 01:12 PM (LRSps)

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A raging miserable Lesbo with Permanent Resting Bitch Face? Shocked, shocked ...

She should legally change her last name to O'Donnell-Madcow.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 01:16 PM (VdTX+)

258 Trump shouldn't have gone on 60 minutes... He knew they were gonna trash him..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:26 PM
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He surely did. He likes to go into the lion's den and kick Scar in the nuts. His voters like it because it makes him look strong and fearless. His enemies hate it because it makes them look weak and dickless. It's a win-win, IMO.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 27, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

He's also sued them for millions and won for doing it.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 01:16 PM (8avO+)

259 Wolfie thought the guy was there for him. Cause he's so important.

Which would have been hilarious if Trump rolled with that on 60 Minutes.

O'Donnell: In the shooters manifesto he states, "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes."

Trump: I have no idea why he'd say that about Wolf Blitzer.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 27, 2026 01:17 PM (eOqcD)

260 Just the ol' "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" section of Mad Magazine, where you dream up (too late) the devastating comeback you should have said but failed to say in the heat of the moment, Trump should have replied:

"I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?"

"He is merely quoting verbatim the slanders spread by left-leaning media like yourself -- lies you cooked up specifically to induce as assassination attempt by some feeble-minded victim of your constant indoctrination Since you flabby ivory tower leftists are too cowardly to start your hoped-for communist revolution yourselves, you manipulate your audience into taking up arms on your behalf."

Posted by: zombie at April 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Av6i5)

261 241 Texas and Abbott showing how to use actual power. That's good.

Abbott is soft on Islam though and has swung to doors open for them. That's bad.
Posted by: GigantorX at April 27, 2026 01:08 PM (SV59N)

If only Abbott would direct DPS to kill every Muslim in TX for being Muslim, amirite?

(We have this thing called a “federal government.” Maybe contact your Reps and Sens to stop all evil Muslim emigration to this country. Sure, it will be contrary to the First Amendment but evil Muslims…

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:21 PM (E6xSb)

262 It would be terrible if someone started a similar rumor about Norah, like how she gives blowies for exclusives.

Posted by: vivi at April 27, 2026 01:29 PM (OFw3k)

263 I like #14, too, though.

Posted by: vivi at April 27, 2026 01:30 PM (OFw3k)

264 This actually a nice piece written by Weijia Jiang from CBS, this years president of WHCA

Weijia Jiang: I was on stage with the president Saturday night. This is what I saw.

https://tinyurl.com/3kj2r3mt

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 01:43 PM (NpAcC)

265 These people are simply evil, socio-political ideology is their god. The well-being of the country and its citizens means nothing to them.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (XeU6L)

266 260- bravo.

Posted by: vivi at April 27, 2026 01:50 PM (OFw3k)

267 Where the fuck is Barri Weiss now ? Trump is 100% correct that no legitimate news operation should actually pretend that this lunatic's "manifesto" might contain actual allegations.

Good lord. The correct thing for ANY member of the media to say is "Trump is not any of those things. PERIOD".

Norah O'Donnell should be unemployed today, as should every person at CBS involved in allowing that idiocy to reach the air.

Posted by: deadrody at April 27, 2026 02:24 PM (qf6NU)

268 Trump is probably too classy to have thought of it but I would have enjoyed him responding with something like:

'Well Norah, a lot of crazy people thought your own family had something to do with the disappearance of your mother. How would you feel if the FBI opened a press conference reading their musings about what your families motives might be.' Fucking hag.

Posted by: Nelly at April 27, 2026 02:47 PM (Bm3Co)

269 Also, F*ck Jimmy Kimmel up his well used by Diddy a**hole. I hope the next person he sexually assaults (of or under age) rips his sad little wiener right off his body.

Posted by: Nelly at April 27, 2026 02:49 PM (Bm3Co)

270 And what a lying, feckless, cruel, murderous DemoNcrat w h o r e she is. Off the charts. An inch away from the Hildabeast herself.

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat MSM Whores at April 27, 2026 03:51 PM (QQavt)

THE MORNING RANT: Senator John Cornyn is learning that “Trust me, I’m lying” doesn’t work like it used to

“Trust me, I’m lying” is a formerly effective campaign strategy that is no longer very effective. Unfortunately for Senator John Cornyn (RINO – TX), it’s all he has left to promise in his desperate attempt to win a 5th term of betraying Texas Republicans.

The way “Trust me, I’m lying” is supposed to work is that a politician lies to the voters back home about positions the voters care about (border security, 2nd Amendment, ballot integrity, etc.) Meanwhile, the politician’s true constituency – the Washington establishment - knows that their candidate is being necessarily dishonest with voters to get re-elected.

Unfortunately for Senator Cornyn, he has a long record of being open-border, anti-MAGA, anti-Trump, anti-2nd Amendment, anti-ballot integrity, and generally working to ensure that the Senate never addresses actual problems that voters expect to be addressed. His recent attempts at “Trust me, I’m lying”are having the opposite of the intended effect. Conservative voters know he’s lying, while the Democrat & RINO crossover voters he could formerly count on are drifting to Talarico as Cornyn offends them by posturing as an actual conservative.

Cornyn has been stating during this campaign that he opposes an open border and amnesty, telling the El Paso Times a few weeks ago that, “The first thing we need to do is secure the border. There is no way that the American people, and certainly my constituents in Texas, would allow us to take another stab at reforming our immigration laws until we’ve got the border secure.” Everyone knows he’s lying by now - he’s been elected four times to the US Senate by lying to Texans about border security. But his campaign made a mistake. While they have done a good job scrubbing their campaign site of English-language speeches where he advocated for open borders and amnesty, they didn’t scrub the Spanish-language videos from his You Tube page.

The indefatigable Scott Presler just found Spanish-language video from 2020 of John Cornyn promising amnesty to illegal aliens.

SCOOP

In an unearthed video, Senator Cornyn’s team forgot to delete a video from YouTube

where Cornyn advocates for amnesty for illegal aliens.

It would be a shame if every Republican in Texas sees this before the May 26th runoff.

No amnesty! pic.twitter.com/69MciRMnfs
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 23, 2026

As documented by Texas Scorecard, “The video, which was previously available on his official YouTube channel, was quickly removed after circulation on social media.” Unfortunately for Team Cornyn, the video is still flying around the internet thanks to Mr. Presler.

Perhaps the biggest issue involving the Senate right now is the “SAVE Act,” which would use the force of power of federal law to eradicate much of the nationwide ballot fraud. Real conservative Ken Paxton is challenging Cornyn in the Republican senate primary, and Paxton is promising to eliminate the “zombie filibuster” so as to pass the SAVE Act. Cornyn, of course, has pretended that he supports the SAVE Act while hiding behind the zombie filibuster’s 60-vote threshold to make sure it doesn’t actually happen. As Presler and so many others have pointed out, the real filibuster is still an option, requiring only 50-votes.

In desperation, Cornyn tried the “Trust me, I’m lying” tactic regarding the filibuster, too. His campaign put out a tweet stating that, ”I support using the talking filibuster & making any changes necessary to Senate rules to get this passed.”

��I just voted for the SAVE America Act, & I support using the talking filibuster & making any changes necessary to Senate rules to get this passed.

I am glad that the Senate will debate this bill & hold Democrats’ feet to the fire to see who is willing to go on record opposing… https://t.co/tpsjHkZXr6
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 17, 2026

Because Cornyn had previously stated that eliminating the no-debate filibuster would be ”taking a wrecking ball to Senate rules,” an NBC reporter confronted Cornyn on his sudden about-face. With his contradictory positions being exposed by a media reporter, how did Cornyn explain the contradiction? He didn’t. He shoved his hand in the face of the reporter and told her ”I think we’re through. Go away.”

Reporter (Brennan Leach): You previously said that nuking the filibuster would be taking a wrecking ball to Senate rules. Is that no longer true?
Sen. John Cornyn: Um, I said I’d be open to reforms.
Reporter: What would you say to those who say you just changed your mind to win the President’s endorsement?
Sen. John Cornyn: I would say that’s not true.
Reporter: You also said—
Sen. John Cornyn: (interrupting, raising hand to block the camera) I think we’re through. Go away. Thank you.
(Cornyn then walks into an elevator as the clip ends.)

Cornyn is about to be retired. Maybe other politicians will finally learn that ”Trust me, I’m lying” also needs to be retired as a political strategy.

*****

Throckmorton’s First Law of Live Music: “If there’s an upright bass in the band, it’s probably going to be good”

I’ve posted several pieces about political/legal battles involving Monte Warden and his family. Not today.

Instead of politics, I’m just going to post a video of my pal Monte Warden and his band the Wagoneers shakin’ the Grand Ole Opry a week ago. Hold on tight for some old-fashioned rockabilly with Doghouse Flowers.

From The @opry on Sat! DOGHOUSE FLOWERS video! Standback - it's a scorcher! Thank you for the fans for puttin' up such great stuff...and THANK YOU to The Opry for havin' us!! pic.twitter.com/VZCd9SXKDJ
— Monte Warden (@MonteWarden1) April 22, 2026

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:01 AM (58Bi5)

2 Grelbed.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:01 AM (xvhJH)

3 Willowed:

MKH has the perfect retort to the 'it's a false flag' dummies:

You think Trump would ever agree to a plan which denies him the opportunity to troll thousands of captive journalists for an hour and a half?! That's literally his dream scenario.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 11:02 AM (iNUL3)

4 Hugh Hewitt hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:02 AM (VdTX+)

5 Cornyn is about to be retired.

From your keyboard to the voting booth.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:04 AM (58Bi5)

6 Cornyn is toast!

*said most hopefully*

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM (wVcYX)

7 I'm going to be very sad when Cornyn goes...sad that he suckered so many people for so long.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

8 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)

9 John Cornyn is asshoe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)

10 Maybe other politicians will finally learn that ”Trust me, I’m lying” also needs to be retired as a political strategy.

I don't think this is likely.

It's the only way Democrats are elected. See Obama opposing gay marriage and anything Spanberger said during the campaign.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 11:06 AM (iNUL3)

11 Scott Pressler is a treasure!!

He is going nuclear on Cornryn and Thune, and it could not be more deserved.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 11:06 AM (5xoct)

12 Sen. John Cornyn: (interrupting, raising hand to block the camera) I think we’re through. Go away. Thank you.

This is what one does when one is winning an argument. Impressive stuff, Cornyn!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

13 Cornyn is one of about forty uniparty types masquerading as Republicans in the Senate GOP caucus, all of whom need retirement. He's a damn good start.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 11:07 AM (ETnF1)

14 Buck, I know you do a lot of energy-related posts, have you looked into the April 20th Presidential actions on including coal, natural gas, petroleum and electrical grid infrastructure into the defense production act?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 11:07 AM (rbvCR)

15 But Cornyn is the best we can hope to get from a state like Texas!

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (2ap+5)

16 ... while the Democrat & RINO crossover voters he could formerly count on are drifting to Talarico ...

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Cornyn's only hope now is to come out of the closet as a eunuch.

/Nevermind, too late ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (VdTX+)

17 Maybe other politicians will finally learn that ”Trust me, I’m lying” also needs to be retired as a political strategy.

To the extent it is failing, it's because everyone has immediate access to everything a pol ever said or did. It's a lot harder to BS people than it used to be. Well, unless you're a mindless lefty drone, of course.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

18 The entire political class is shit. Steaming. Shit.

There's no reforming a system that's built on lies and corruption.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (jehhT)

19 Finally got time to check in to AoS.

Haven't gone back to check JJ's news yet. Nothing important happens on the weekends anyway, right?

https://bit.ly/lame-shooter-boy

Posted by: mindful webworker - and so it begins.... again.... at April 27, 2026 11:09 AM (y3Pql)

20 And so it begins.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at April 27, 2026 11:09 AM (xvhJH)

21 But Cornyn is the best we can hope to get from a state like Texas!
Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (2ap+5)

Texas punted Eyepatch McCain.

Brandon Gill is turning out to be a treasure.

Texas will send Paxton to DC.

I think Texas is looking pretty good at the moment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)

22 Cornyn is one of about forty uniparty types masquerading as Republicans in the Senate GOP caucus, all of whom need retirement. He's a damn good start.

We don't need to get rid of all of the rest of them, though. The key is to terrify them with the prospect of losing their seat if they don't start doing what we tell them to do.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

23 “….. would allow us to take another stab at reforming our immigration laws until we’ve got the border secure”

What an assclown. Our laws don’t need to be “reformed”.

They need to be ENFORCED. Notice these specious terms and conditions applied here. They are loathe to acknowledge Americans overwhelmingly want the invaders deported. Not rewarded with “a path to citizenship”.

Same bullshit we’ve heard for 60 fucking years.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (S4YIq)

24 Senator Cornyn is a dirty, low-down, double dealing, cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit, snake in the grass.

And those are his good points.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (wVcYX)

25 15 But Cornyn is the best we can hope to get from a state like Texas!
Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (2ap+5)

If the donors demand Uniparty, then one must find a way to change the donors' minds and behavior.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 11:11 AM (FpHTM)

26
ya take one down
and punch him around
99 Senators full of shit on the wall...

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 11:11 AM (VnVVA)

27 What an assclown. Our laws don’t need to be “reformed”.

They need to be ENFORCED. Notice these specious terms and conditions applied here. They are loathe to acknowledge Americans overwhelmingly want the invaders deported. Not rewarded with “a path to citizenship”.

Same bullshit we’ve heard for 60 fucking years.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (S4YIq)

You can't force amnesty without reforming immigration laws, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (Zz0t1)

28 One of those illegal alien invaders just tried to eat the face of a young girl in San Antonio.

Some 'sparks of divinity' there John.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (2GVsD)

29 ... they didn’t scrub the Spanish-language videos from his You Tube page.

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What's Spanish for Whoops! Whoopsie!

Ups! Upsie!

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (VdTX+)

30 Hugh Hewitt hardest hit ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:02 AM (VdTX+)

I can't stand that asshole. His voice sounds like he has a mouthful of joy boy cum and trying to order at Jack In The Box. Fuck him.

Posted by: Nobody But Nobody at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (QP+6w)

31 What an assclown. Our laws don’t need to be “reformed”.
____

Err.....
- Nigel Farage

Reform? F-that. Restore!
- Rupert Lowe

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (Dv3i1)

32 I'm going to be very sad when Cornyn goes...sad that he suckered so many people for so long.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

It's an issue (for Republicans) in, essentially, one-party states. Moderate leftists run as Republicans, moderate leftist party regulars get them nominated, and then they're pretty much guaranteed to win the general.

Cornyn became a Senator pretty early on in Texas' switch from Dem to Republican. He was the first GOP AG elected (since 1874) and replaced Phil Graham in the Senate - a Democrat turned Republican. He should have been replaced 6 years ago, at least, but it is what it is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:14 AM (ExV1e)

33
CORNY!!!!!

If Ol' Corny really wanted to win,

he would very openly use his influence to get the SAVE act passed toot sweet, and I do mean have it passed NOW, in time to be used in this year's elections.

Could he convince His RinoBuddies? Dunno?

But, I expect there's favors owed etc. And it could happen. We'll see.

Otherwise, Corny STFD and STFU. You're done.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 11:14 AM (iJfKG)

34 Thx Buck.
Cornyn , like a lot of other pols , hasn't figured out that the instantaneous communication of the Internet makes political BS useless. Your record is there for all to see. California spends huge amounts of money on homeless but you can see the shit results immediately. Same with Cornyn 's BS that he's a conservative. I would bet if Cornyn would be honest and say why he does what he does he might get more respect. But he has no idea how to do that. Sucks to be him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 11:14 AM (gu0hJ)

35 One of those illegal alien invaders just tried to eat the face of a young girl in San Antonio.

Some 'sparks of divinity' there John.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:12 AM (2GVsD)

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"No face-eating illegal alien is illegal, especially on stolen land, h8r!"

/How do you say "Reparations" in Spanish? Reconquista?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:14 AM (VdTX+)

36 Here’s what most people don’t realize. Our country is at an inflection point. That’s not hyperbole. It’s demonstrably true and what’s coming from Democrats won’t be good for anyone. We are talking about egregious breeches of law, constitution and our system of government that won’t just be punitive, but equally destructive and authoritarian.

Don’t believe me. Believe them.

They have no limits. They’ve shown you that. When assassination is on the table, subversion of elections is child’s play

And yet our “leaders” s are people like Cornyn, Murkowski, McConnell and the rest whose only purpose is to negotiate a surrender.

People aren’t prepared because caitiffs such as these are in charge.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:15 AM (u/66v)

37 Van Jones: There’s a ‘Danger’ People Will Try to Make White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect ‘Some Sort of Hero’

-
Journalists. They're called journalists.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:15 AM (ndZc7)

38 I sadly no longer have a vote in Texas so c'mon Texans, don't fail me now.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:16 AM (vTZFs)

39 38 I sadly no longer have a vote in Texas so c'mon Texans, don't fail me now.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:16 AM (vTZFs)

======

Latest poll has Paxton up by 8.

So...maybe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (LEoWo)

40 The more of the lying wretches we can kick out of Congress, the better.

If we claim enough scalps, the rest might start acting like they believe the lies they've been telling.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (N1tpc)

41 If there is a prisoner dating app, has anyone checked to see if the shooter has a profile?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (2GVsD)

42 We are talking about egregious breeches of law

Breeches of law are reserved for the book thread.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

43 Senator Cornyn is a dirty, low-down, double dealing, cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit, snake in the grass.

One whom I will beat into clamorous whining, if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.

Posted by: Kent` at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (pBJ6M)

44 Cornyn appears to be your classic GOP seat-filler.

Recruited for a seat that with a conservative populace would tend to go to a conservative vote in Congress. But instead they just sit on it.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (Fi81e)

45 Gee, one would think the Grand Ole Opry would know how to mike and mix a band.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (utfVc)

46 I heard Texas was getting taken over by moslems
building their own cities and stuff

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (ZxPkt)

47 44 Cornyn appears to be your classic GOP seat-filler.

Recruited for a seat that with a conservative populace would tend to go to a conservative vote in Congress. But instead they just sit on it.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (Fi81e)

======

Dude was in leadership for years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:18 AM (LEoWo)

48 Also: the Senate is asshoe!

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 11:18 AM (ZxPkt)

49 Which is why sociopaths tend to be the more successful politicians. The average, well-adjusted individual would have a hard time looking into the eyes of a 1000 constituents and lie. The sociopath can do it and enjoy it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 27, 2026 11:18 AM (diia5)

50 The only reason McConnell is still around is because Democrats leading presidential pick is governor of Kentucky.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:18 AM (u/66v)

51 I question the timing.

Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years – 10 Years After His “Inconvenient Truth” Prophecies Failed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7)

52 Having to depend on GOP and their voters is fun. I don't like my chances.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (cS1cw)

53 Journalists. They're called journalists.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:15 AM (ndZc7)
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We can't even get all journalists to agree that Luigi Mangione's Street Justice was a wholly bad thing.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (Fi81e)

54 50 The only reason McConnell is still around is because Democrats leading presidential pick is governor of Kentucky.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:18 AM (u/66v)

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In what way shape or form is Beshear the leading pick for president among Democrats?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (LEoWo)

55 Well if you believe Jefferies, Florida is totally going blue. Lolololol

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (u/66v)

56 The country inflected long long ago. It was possibly salvageable up until the say, 1980s or 1990s, maybe, with an all hands on deck full bore revival. That obviously didn’t happen. That’s not to say give up. That’s why you got Trump.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (S4YIq)

57 Dude was in leadership for years.

The betting was that either Cornyn or Thune would replace The Turtle as Majority Leader. Poor man, he went from a candidate for the top slot to a loser in the next election.

Bwahahahahaha!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

58 51 I question the timing.

Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years – 10 Years After His “Inconvenient Truth” Prophecies Failed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7)

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Well, he was so right the first time, I see no reason to not believe him this time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (LEoWo)

59
I think we’re through. Go away.

Sounds like that Critical Drinker guy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (Cqx++)

60 “….. would allow us to take another stab at reforming our immigration laws until we’ve got the border secure”

What an assclown. Our laws don’t need to be “reformed”.

Of course he means amnesty. In pol-speak, "immigration reform" is ALWAYS a euphemism for amnesty.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (vTZFs)

61 Attacking a fellow rock-ribbed consevative Republican is not who we are. Good people, let us be better!

Posted by: Mitt Romney at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (+Qc1J)

62 A serial liar like Cornyn is the epitome of entitlement. I would love nothing better than to see him taken down a peg and thrown out to get a real job

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (hMCYe)

63 Al 'Chakra my Khan' Gore is still alive?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (2GVsD)

64 John Cornyn has more in common with Elizabeth Warren than he does with the conservative voters of Texas.

And he values his friendship with Warren above the conservative voters of Texas.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (tUP1A)

65
Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

What happened to the Fire Age?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (Cqx++)

66 >> In what way shape or form is Beshear the leading pick for president among Democrats?

DNC leadership has mused he would be the best smokescreen for their progressive commie agenda and would bring in enough swing voters to win.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (u/66v)

67 A serial liar like Cornyn is the epitome of entitlement. I would love nothing better than to see him taken down a peg and thrown out to get a real job

Maybe he could be a greeter at Walmart.

Cornyn: Welcome to Walmart!

Customer: ESAD!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

68 Well, he was so right the first time, I see no reason to not believe him this time.

"Those are my indisputable scientific facts. If you don't like those, I have others."
-- Groucho Gore

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:22 AM (vTZFs)

69 65
Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

What happened to the Fire Age?

Oh that's after the Extremely Moderate Age and the Extra-Medium Age.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 27, 2026 11:23 AM (DgMqy)

70 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years – 10 Years After His “Inconvenient Truth” Prophecies Failed
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7)

He's not wrong. It could happen. Almost certainly won't... not in 25 years... but it could.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:23 AM (ExV1e)

71 That's the highest guitar strap I've ever seen

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 11:23 AM (61TgR)

72 We don't need to get rid of all of the rest of them, though. The key is to terrify them with the prospect of losing their seat if they don't start doing what we tell them to do.
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Remember when Eric Cantor got booted? #3 man in the House.

The fear lasted less than a cycle.

We have to get rid of them all; the whole lot is rotten.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (tUP1A)

73 In what way shape or form is Beshear the leading pick for president among Democrats?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (LEoWo)

In his own mind?

He'd be slaughtered in a general. Too center. One thing we have going for us is how fucking nuts the Left* has gotten.

*I find myself more and more just wanting to call them commies all the time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

74 Well I found the perfect woman for Cole Allen to date.

Keyonna Weddel, age 35, of Deer Park Long Island has been convicted for attacking her boyfriend. She brewed up a stick of dynamite and threw it at the sleeping man. The explosive detonated as he tried to get rid of it, amputating a hand.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (2GVsD)

75 We have to get rid of them all; the whole lot is rotten.

I mean, I'm not opposed to the idea...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)

76 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

What happened to the Fire Age?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (Cqx++)

'The Earth has a FEVER!'
-also Al Gore

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

77 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years – 10 Years After His “Inconvenient Truth” Prophecies Failed
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7)

The poor chicken.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (Zz0t1)

78 66 >> In what way shape or form is Beshear the leading pick for president among Democrats?

DNC leadership has mused he would be the best smokescreen for their progressive commie agenda and would bring in enough swing voters to win.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:21 AM (u/66v)

=======

DNC leadership can't control their presidential primaries. They barely managed it in 2016 when the cleared the deck for Hillary save for an unserious no-name senator from Vermont. In 2020, their whole plot to put Kamala in fell apart before the first vote was cast. In 2024, they had to outright forgo the entire primary process in order to get rid of the chosen candidate.

If you are asserting that 2028 will see the DNC bypassing their primary process, that may happen. But if it goes to a vote, Beshear has as much a chance as any other boring governor who will get drowned out in a media environment that encourages maximalist leftism and outrageousness just to get attention.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (LEoWo)

79
Of course he means amnesty. In pol-speak, "immigration reform" is ALWAYS a euphemism for amnesty.
Posted by: Oddbob

Don't forget "comprehensive."
COMPREHENSIVE immigration reform aka Amnesty.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (Cqx++)

80 In what way shape or form is Beshear the leading pick for president among Democrats?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:19 AM (LEoWo)

A black lesbian? Who else could possibly be in the running? They just need to keep xer out of the media spotlight.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (ExV1e)

81 Al Gore clearly has no shame.

Any sane person would have stopped talking long ago

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (61TgR)

82 Police Stopped Yet Another Transgender School Shooting Before it Could Happen

https://tinyurl.com/5d4ukhxd

-
They're just misunderstood.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (ndZc7)

83 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

The Ice Age already happened, bitches! Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it!

Posted by: Robert Van Winkle at April 27, 2026 11:26 AM (pBJ6M)

84 73 In his own mind?

He'd be slaughtered in a general. Too center. One thing we have going for us is how fucking nuts the Left* has gotten.

*I find myself more and more just wanting to call them commies all the time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

=======

He's a favorite of white progressives from Manhattan, for sure.

Unfortunately, not many of them vote in the SC primary.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:26 AM (LEoWo)

85 The poor chicken.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Wow. There's an inside joke I haven't heard for awhile.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

86 Keyonna Weddel, age 35, of Deer Park Long Island has been convicted for attacking her boyfriend. She brewed up a stick of dynamite and threw it at the sleeping man. The explosive detonated as he tried to get rid of it, amputating a hand.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:24 AM (2GVsD)

'Brewed up'? She made Trinitrotoluene in her bathtub?

I mean, it can be done. *shifty eyes* But I am surprised many moderns have the patience for it. Why not just make a nice pipe bomb?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)

87 Senator Cornyn is a dirty, low-down, double dealing, cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit, snake in the grass.

And those are his good points.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (wVcYX)

Hangin's too good for him..burnin's too good for him. He needs to be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried aliiiivvvvvvvve.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (snZF9)

88 I think you underestimate Democrats at our collective peril.

Run a Beshear with an undercard progressive. If you keep control of the house, you’re almost there.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (u/66v)

89 Real conservative Ken Paxton is challenging Cornyn in the Republican senate primary, and Paxton is promising to eliminate the “zombie filibuster” so as to pass the SAVE Act.

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I was surprised to see that Mike Lee -- previously against doing so -- immediately came out in support of nuking the filibuster after the latest assassination attempt on the POTUS, blaming it in part on the Democrat-Communists' refusal to fund DHS.

Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

No more delays

No more excuses

If Democrats still insist on filibustering DHS funding, it’s time to nuke the filibuster

No more playing around

Senate GOP colleagues, who else is on board?

https://is.gd/phhF1X

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (VdTX+)

90 The poor chicken.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (Zz0t1)

I am wondering if we need to start questioning the chicken actions. At this point, maybe he is asking for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

91 78 DNC leadership can't control their presidential primaries. They barely managed it in 2016 when the cleared the deck for Hillary save for an unserious no-name senator from Vermont. In 2020, their whole plot to put Kamala in fell apart before the first vote was cast. In 2024, they had to outright forgo the entire primary process in order to get rid of the chosen candidate.

If you are asserting that 2028 will see the DNC bypassing their primary process, that may happen. But if it goes to a vote, Beshear has as much a chance as any other boring governor who will get drowned out in a media environment that encourages maximalist leftism and outrageousness just to get attention.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:25 AM (LEoWo)

I want to see what they do if Nazi Tattoo Platner declares for 2028.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (FpHTM)

92 88 I think you underestimate Democrats at our collective peril.

Run a Beshear with an undercard progressive. If you keep control of the house, you’re almost there.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (u/66v)

========

How does he do in the SC primary?

It's amazing how important that state is to culling the entire field.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (LEoWo)

93 Aetius

The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (2GVsD)

94 The betting was that either Cornyn or Thune would replace The Turtle as Majority Leader. Poor man, he went from a candidate for the top slot to a loser in the next election.

Bwahahahahaha!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

Dick Gephardt - 2 years away from becoming Speaker.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (ExV1e)

95 This is not directed at anybody's freedom to make up their mind about whether or not they are personally convinced of a god.

But the culture of atheism and it's sloppy intellectuals, the freedom from the weight of God, contributes to all this.

In 100+ years the atheist advocates who have needed it have never resolved what "secular religion" says about the condition limited to a lack of belief in God or gods. Also, completely ignores that almost no theist would say "Well, as long as they are religious!"

Popular atheism lives on what I call "magical possibility" and the idea that life is ala carte. The freedom felt in walking away from a responsibility to God is perpetuated by kicking any can down the road until it seems important enough to them.

That's why so many liberals are resisting anything the recent spate of violence might say in general about the state of liberal politics. They can just handwave the complete lack of closure away.

They are concerned about anything that trends among the "right", but avoid that any trend on the left says anything about them.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:29 AM (Fi81e)

96 91 I want to see what they do if Nazi Tattoo Platner declares for 2028.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (FpHTM)

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Collins is going to bury him.

She was losing all of her polling save outliers in 2020 and then won by 8.

And that was against a boring nobody.

Platner could end up being another Beto, though. Taking a loss in a senate race as clearance to run in others purely to fundraise off of stupid progressives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:29 AM (LEoWo)

97 93 Aetius

The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (2GVsD)

Huh. Well, if it was true TNT, he would have lost more than a hand. Likely, so would she. Nitroglycerine is not friendly to twitchy folks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

98 I am wondering if we need to start questioning the chicken actions. At this point, maybe he is asking for it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

It's those damn short skirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (Zz0t1)

99 Indictment: SPLC Paid More Than $1 Million to a White Nationalist Group It Had Declared Effectively “Irrelevant”

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Hey! I'm irrelevant. Let's see some cash!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)

100 The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (2GVsD)
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The handmade's tale.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (Fi81e)

101 97 Huh. Well, if it was true TNT, he would have lost more than a hand. Likely, so would she. Nitroglycerine is not friendly to twitchy folks.

what about discord folks?

Posted by: anachronda at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (oY6Yp)

102 I am wondering if we need to start questioning the chicken actions. At this point, maybe he is asking for it.

Chicken: crossing the road. Cornyn: crossing the aisle.

They're both asking for it.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (vTZFs)

103 It's those damn short skirts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (Zz0t1)

He keeps going to where they are hanging out. I mean, his body count has to be astronomical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (bss/y)

104 Democrats are predicted to win the house. Even that Dem jackass Howie Kurtz is constantly repeating that on Foxsnooze. You have to ask yourself why with so much at stake is that potentially true. At least someone in the RNC who is mia and ghosting voters should ask that and fix it.

Nope. Apathy prevails.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (u/66v)

105 Twitchy is overage dynamite where the nitro is sweating out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

106 I am wondering if we need to start questioning the chicken actions. At this point, maybe he is asking for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)
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What was so pressing that he needed to cross the road at THAT TIME?!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (Fi81e)

107 what about discord folks?
Posted by: anachronda at April 27, 2026 11:30 AM (oY6Yp)

I mean, they're not the most stable either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (bss/y)

108
Senator Cornyn is a dirty, low-down, double dealing, cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit, snake in the grass.

And those are his good points.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 11:10 AM (wVcYX)

Well, at least he isn't a Methodist...

Posted by: Headey Lamar at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (X4KFY)

109 Never underestimate the power of the doghouse flowers. Nice!

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 27, 2026 11:32 AM (VkY89)

110 99 Indictment: SPLC Paid More Than $1 Million to a White Nationalist Group It Had Declared Effectively “Irrelevant”

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Hey! I'm irrelevant. Let's see some cash!

hmm.... *scribbles note* applied irrelevance

can i get a grant?

Posted by: anachronda at April 27, 2026 11:32 AM (oY6Yp)

111 If $1 million is for irrelevant, what did the 'relevant' groups get?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:32 AM (2GVsD)

112 I am wondering if we need to start questioning the chicken actions. At this point, maybe he is asking for it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)
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What was so pressing that he needed to cross the road at THAT TIME?!!

He was humiliated that he lived at home with his parents, had a crappy job, and couldn't get a girl. That's enough to drive anyone crazy.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

113 I heard Texas was getting taken over by moslems
building their own cities and stuff
Posted by: Don Black

Hot Wheels shut that shit down.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (58Bi5)

114 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

Well, there are a lot of stupid people who need me. Anyone with a recycling container or an EV. They need me to reassure their silly little bubble world of saving Mother Earth.

Posted by: Al Gore, almost became President at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (QP+6w)

115 Twitchy, discord?

"Pfftt!" Reddit users.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (2GVsD)

116 But Cornyn is the best we can hope to get from a state like Texas!

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 11:08 AM (2ap+5)

I know you're being sarcastic, but I think Brandon Herrera running Tony Gonzales (almost literally) out of town on a rail gives Texans some hope.

Posted by: pookysgirl, rooting for the guy with an AK at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (Wt5PA)

117 >>How does he do in the SC primary?

It's amazing how important that state is to culling the entire field.

Well look who they picked last time.

I think they will vote for whoever the party gets behind. It ain’t Newsome

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (u/66v)

118 Collins is going to bury him.
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I hope that's true, but Maine is quickly changing. All of the far left riff raff that can't afford to live in Massachusetts has been moving up to Maine. Family members who have owned a vacation cabin on a lovely lake up there for many years are looking to sell soon. "Maine has changed," they say, shaking their heads.

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (qUkBO)

119 104 104 Democrats are predicted to win the house. Even that Dem jackass Howie Kurtz is constantly repeating that on Foxsnooze. You have to ask yourself why with so much at stake is that potentially true. At least someone in the RNC who is mia and ghosting voters should ask that and fix it.

Nope. Apathy prevails.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:31 AM (u/66v)

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Midterms favor the party out of power.

Yes, Dems will probably win the House, but the map derived from the 2020 census guarantees that it won't be much of one. It'll be a narrow majority with a solid number of Dems from states and districts Trump won in 2024 and the GOP will probably win in 2028 when the turnout differential issue gets sorted out because it's a presidential primary.

Not even Obama's people figured out how to undo midterm issues. He lost both of his midterms badly.

And then the Senate? Absolute worst case scenario is probably a GOP majority of 51 (plus Vance). More likely scenario is going to be 52-53 GOP senators (NC could flip, but honestly so could GA and MI).

So, what damage can a slim Dem majority in the House do? Especially with ICE enforcement funded through 2028 because ofOBBB?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:34 AM (LEoWo)

120 Because Cornyn had previously stated that eliminating the no-debate filibuster would be ”taking a wrecking ball to Senate rules,”

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Reporter (Brennan Leach): You previously said that nuking the filibuster would be taking a wrecking ball to Senate rules. Is that no longer true?

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TBF, "nuking" (completely eliminating the 60-vote threshold allowing a majority vote threshold -- which the Democrat-Communists tried to do sans Manchin and Sinema, and have promised to do when they next gain control of The Senate)

=/=

Eliminating the no-debate "zombie" filibuster (forcing a talking filibuster, after which would allow a majority vote threshold)

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 11:34 AM (VdTX+)

121 The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:28 AM (2GVsD)

Dynamite is made of nitroglycerin absorbed into an inert filler, and rolled up in waxed paper. Nitroglycerin is tricky stuff to make. My money is on her having made a large firework from black powder rolled up in paper.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 11:35 AM (utfVc)

122 86 'Brewed up'? She made Trinitrotoluene in her bathtub?

side effect of cleaning collard greens

Posted by: commala at April 27, 2026 11:36 AM (oY6Yp)

123 Politico does the WHCD shooting.

https://tinyurl.com/39dy4xr3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:36 AM (ndZc7)

124 When I pronounce "Peoria," I like to mess with the accents: "PEE-oh-REE-ah." Makes it sound more like a disease than a city. Try it!

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:36 AM (N8ZBc)

125 117 Well look who they picked last time.

I think they will vote for whoever the party gets behind. It ain’t Newsome

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:33 AM (u/66v)

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In 2020, the DNC pushed for Kamala then Beto then Warren then Buttigieg in the year leading up to the primary. It was a series of Bernie killers, that all failed, while Biden (whom Obama had told not to run) just sat there in second place nationally.

He won the SC primary by 30 points, and then the rest of the field just melted away.

Why? Because the black voters of the Democrat Party had chosen Biden early (Obama connection) and never wavered.

You want to predict the Democrat primary?

There is no better barometer than the black choice.

And it's only gotten more potent the more the Democrats have driven out the white working class.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:36 AM (LEoWo)

126 111 If $1 million is for irrelevant, what did the 'relevant' groups get?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 11:32 AM (2GVsD)

Let's say you were an amoral psychopath looking for power. It would make sense to pluck a relatively sad and unorganized group as a clay pigeon than one that actually had some organization. You want a clay pigeon, not a falcon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:37 AM (bss/y)

127 He was humiliated that he lived at home with his parents, had a crappy job, and couldn't get a girl.
___

Does he know the new Democrat wooing method? You know, ask for her number, and if she says no then body slam her on the pavement and stomp on her head?

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 27, 2026 11:37 AM (qUkBO)

128 121 Dynamite is made of nitroglycerin absorbed into an inert filler, and rolled up in waxed paper. Nitroglycerin is tricky stuff to make. My money is on her having made a large firework from black powder rolled up in paper.

judging from recent traffic i'm seeing on facebook, maybe she just used an estes rocket motor from a recent batch...

Posted by: commala at April 27, 2026 11:37 AM (oY6Yp)

129 I said last time I would never vote for Cornyn again. I'll vote for Paxton in the runoff. But, Jesus Criminy, democrats keep running the most despicable people against whoever is the republican, and Talarico is the worst so far, but he looks like a choirboy and pretends to be a Christian, and might fool a lot of people. It's a conundrum.

Posted by: huerfano at April 27, 2026 11:37 AM (98kQX)

130 He was humiliated that he lived at home with his parents, had a crappy job, and couldn't get a girl.
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Does he know the new Democrat wooing method? You know, ask for her number, and if she says no then body slam her on the pavement and stomp on her head?

Too direct; he prefers subtler methods - like shooting the President.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

131
Cornyn is about to be retired.

Hoist on your own petard by that Spanish language video, eh, Johnny? Serves you right, backstabber.

You can sit around the ersatz fireplace at any of the Bush residences and reminisce about all the "really good whoppers" with which you bamboozled the rubes in Texas. While you are there, would you please give Karl Rove a good, healthy wedgie?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 11:38 AM (xG4kz)

132 >> So, what damage can a slim Dem majority in the House do? Especially with ICE enforcement funded through 2028 because ofOBBB?

It’s kinda of entertaining that the same people who criticize our small house majority say the Dems can’t do anything. Granted we have the senate and POTUS.

Everything will stop for at least two years. Committee hearings will pump out nonstop propaganda. The successful return to regular budget order will be undermined. Republicans will be blamed as obstructionists. Nothing will get better and voters will incorrectly focus their angst on them. It’s a big roll of the dice.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (u/66v)

133 Nuke the Byzantines.

Save the dithyramb.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (xvhJH)

134 Great topic, Buckster! I remember when he voted for gun control(18-21 yr old men) and was at a town hall getting lambasted by constituents for his vote and he responded "I don't answer to the mob!"

Yes you do, you cretin.

Posted by: Danimal28 at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (mNOhh)

135 From today's discussion, I've learned that TNT is not the same as dynamite.

I can't believe AC/DC lied to me all this time. Those antipodean blackguards!

Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (pBJ6M)

136 He was humiliated that he lived at home with his parents, had a crappy job, and couldn't get a girl.
___

Does he know the new Democrat wooing method? You know, ask for her number, and if she says no then body slam her on the pavement and stomp on her head?
Posted by: Florida Bound

I thought it was hanging out in women's restrooms?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (58Bi5)

137 114 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

ai gore > al gore

Posted by: commala at April 27, 2026 11:40 AM (oY6Yp)

138 I do like Rockabilly

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 27, 2026 11:40 AM (xcxpd)

139 But Cornyn is the best we can hope to get from a state like Texas!
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I know you're being sarcastic, but I think Brandon Herrera running Tony Gonzales (almost literally) out of town on a rail gives Texans some hope.

Don't forget that Gonzales won last time and took Brandon to a runoff this time. Cornyn has benefited from a like-minded state GOP that has effectively protected him from decent primary challengers. Paxton is in the running despite every effort of the state party to take him down. TX is moving in the right direction but it's 100% due to voters, not leaders. (I feel like that last word should probably be in sneer quotes.)

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:41 AM (vTZFs)

140 When I pronounce "Peoria," I like to mess with the accents: "PEE-oh-REE-ah." Makes it sound more like a disease than a city. Try it!
Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:36 AM (N8ZBc)
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I'd hate to see what you'd do to "Llangollen."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:41 AM (xvhJH)

141 132 It’s kinda of entertaining that the same people who criticize our small house majority say the Dems can’t do anything. Granted we have the senate and POTUS.

Everything will stop for at least two years. Committee hearings will pump out nonstop propaganda. The successful return to regular budget order will be undermined. Republicans will be blamed as obstructionists. Nothing will get better and voters will incorrectly focus their angst on them. It’s a big roll of the dice.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (u/66v)

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Oh, so no policy gains, huh?

No Democrat policy gains and the GOP steamroller of policy gains will stop? All while Democrats message?

So...like more of this Congress? All while the deportation machine continues unimpeded, the DOJ keeps doing its work to clean voter rolls and attack the leftist financial machine, and while Democrats impeach a guy term-limited out of office?

"Trump is the devil" for two more years after which Trump is out of office anyway?

Seriously, 2026 is one of the least consequential elections in living memory.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:41 AM (LEoWo)

142 Too direct; he prefers subtler methods - like shooting the President.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
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*nods*

Posted by: John Hinkley at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (Fi81e)

143 You think Trump would ever agree to a plan which denies him the opportunity to troll thousands of captive journalists for an hour and a half?! That's literally his dream scenario.

The White House even said beforehand that "shots will be fired" at the media, which ended up being a little more literal.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (2ocoG)

144 >> There is no better barometer than the black choice.

And it's only gotten more potent the more the Democrats have driven out the white working class.

Fair point. But I wonder if the “black vote” continues as that strong of a block with progressive policies. I have no idea, but have heard a lot of conservative and independent black voter say they shouldn’t be viewed as a shoe in for Democrats

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (u/66v)

145 113 Hot Wheels shut that shit down.

matchbox > hot wheels

Posted by: anachronda at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (oY6Yp)

146
The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

She forgot to write "do not hold in hand" on it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:43 AM (Cqx++)

147 Obama, New York Times, WaPo remain unsure of assassin's motives AFTER his anti-Trump manifesto was released

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I suspect climate change!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 11:43 AM (ndZc7)

148
She forgot to write "do not hold in hand" on it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:43 AM (Cqx++)/i]

"Light fuse and get away."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:43 AM (Zz0t1)

149
I have had it up to here with politicians warbling about "comity" and "reaching across the aisle".

Unless you are reaching across the aisle to administer a sound drubbing to a Dim with a gutta percha cane, just shut up and do what you were voted into office to do.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (xG4kz)

150 The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

She forgot to write "do not hold in hand" on it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:43 AM (Cqx++)
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Indeed!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (Fi81e)

151 Every Democrat is a potential terrorist or camp guard is my summary. That makes my thinking much more clear.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (Gqar8)

152 135 From today's discussion, I've learned that TNT is not the same as dynamite.

I can't believe AC/DC lied to me all this time. Those antipodean blackguards!
Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (pBJ6M)

Well, he's not really talking about that kind of explosion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

153 TX is moving in the right direction but it's 100% due to voters, not leaders.

It's the Bush influence. There's a lot to root out. Hopefully they don't flip us blue when they realize that they'll never win again.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)

154 I have had it up to here with politicians warbling about "comity" and "reaching across the aisle".
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Tragedy tomorrow, comity tonight!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (xvhJH)

155 I see some talking heads saying this attempted assassin was some kind of computer genius because he went to CalTech, and wrote two minor physics-based games. Then he went to a crummy state school for his MS for some reason. Then he became a tutor, not an engineer. So techbro-genius-bazillionaire-to-be he definitely was not.

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (N8ZBc)

156 151 Every Democrat is a potential terrorist or camp guard is my summary. That makes my thinking much more clear.
Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (Gqar

I mean, why didn't anyone speak out against the Nazis?
-stupid shit I actually wondered about as a kid

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

157 I'd hate to see what you'd do to "Llangollen."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:41 AM (xvhJH)

If yo know anything about the Galician dialect in Spain, you realize why they have a problem accidentally summoning Cthulhu from the Bay of Biscay

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (rbvCR)

158
It's the Bush influence. There's a lot to root out. Hopefully they don't flip us blue when they realize that they'll never win again.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)

Texans showed how they feel about the Bush's by sending George P. packing, never to be seen again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (Zz0t1)

159 I can't believe AC/DC lied to me all this time. Those antipodean blackguards!
Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 11:39 AM (pBJ6M)
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No, he just equates himself to TNT. "I'm dynamite" could just be an assessment.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:46 AM (Fi81e)

160 144 Fair point. But I wonder if the “black vote” continues as that strong of a block with progressive policies. I have no idea, but have heard a lot of conservative and independent black voter say they shouldn’t be viewed as a shoe in for Democrats

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (u/66v)

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It's black women and Boomers.

The black Boomers are just dedicated partisans who vote for whom they are comfortable (that's gonna be Kamala and not Beshear whom none have heard of). The black women are intensely tribal and think of Kamala as one of their own.

A solid 50% of the SC primary will probably be black women.

Seriously, Kamala is going to win SC by like 50 points. And then white progressives are going to go, "Black women's choices are invalid, go with this white dude from Kentucky instead"?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:46 AM (LEoWo)

161 Al Gore Now Warning Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years

The proof of a powerful Ice Age coming is that it wiped out Global Warming while still in its infancy!

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 11:46 AM (VnVVA)

162 I have had it up to here with politicians warbling about "comity" and "reaching across the aisle".
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I don't elect politicians to reach across the aisle.

I elect them to lay waste to the other side and piss on their ashes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:46 AM (Zz0t1)

163 155 I see some talking heads saying this attempted assassin was some kind of computer genius because he went to CalTech, and wrote two minor physics-based games. Then he went to a crummy state school for his MS for some reason. Then he became a tutor, not an engineer. So techbro-genius-bazillionaire-to-be he definitely was not.
Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (N8ZBc)

Yeah, Sarah Hoyt was saying this last night on Insty. 'High functioning, intelligent.' He's a fucking useful idiot commie retard who ate the kool-aid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)

164 The White House even said beforehand that "shots will be fired" at the media, which ended up being a little more literal.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 11:42 AM (2ocoG)

This is up there in super-genius takes with "Palin was inciting violence with her campaign flyers"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (rbvCR)

165 Texans showed how they feel about the Bush's by sending George P. packing, never to be seen again.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (Zz0t1)

Hence the state party's hatred for Paxton.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)

166 If yo know anything about the Galician dialect in Spain, you realize why they have a problem accidentally summoning Cthulhu from the Bay of Biscay
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 11:45 AM (rbvCR)
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Cthulhu in the Bay of Biscay could explain a lot of things.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (xvhJH)

167 >The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

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It's Happy, It's Fun- It's Happy Fun Ball
Still legal in 18 states!

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (ZxPkt)

168 In 25 years Al Gore will be dead and nobody will care.

Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (vFG9F)

169 "they have a problem accidentally summoning Cthulhu from the Bay of Biscay"

That's why I'm really careful about the words I choose to deliberately mispronounce for laffs.

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (N8ZBc)

170 I have had it up to here with politicians warbling about "comity" and "reaching across the aisle".

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (xG4kz)

Anyone who preaches that sort of nonsense has a malleable political philosophy, and by definition cannot be trusted.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (n9ltV)

171 So hand made stick of dynamite. Like a dozen M80s taped together?

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (Gqar8)

172 In 25 years Al Gore will be dead and nobody will care.
Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM (vFG9F)

In 2026, Al Gore is alive (reportedly) and I don't care now.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

173 The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

"Artisanal explosives"

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 11:49 AM (VnVVA)

174
Seriously, Kamala is going to win SC by like 50 points. And then white progressives are going to go, "Black women's choices are invalid, go with this white dude from Kentucky instead"?

There is a definite undercurrent of thought amongst the Dems that blacks have too much influence on the selection, because they tend to pick people who are unelectably left and/or stupid. If Kamala is the pick (she won't be) they are hosed, because the donors will shut their wallets and general enthusiasm will be completely missing. People don't exert themselves for someone they know damn well is going to lose bigly.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

175 TX is moving in the right direction but it's 100% due to voters, not leaders.

It's the Bush influence. There's a lot to root out. Hopefully they don't flip us blue when they realize that they'll never win again.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)

Maybe the Bush Clan will relocate to their traditional stomping grounds of Connecticut or whatever NE Hellhole they're originally from,

and spend their days wearing madras shorts and TopSiders while drinking spiked ice tea and naming their kids Buffy and Scooter.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 11:49 AM (iJfKG)

176 171 So hand made stick of dynamite. Like a dozen M80s taped together?
Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (Gqar

Can you even buy M80s any more?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

177 So hand made stick of dynamite. Like a dozen M80s taped together?
Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:48 AM (Gqar

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The Press struggles with basic gun nomenclature. You expect them to be knowledgeable about explosives?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (xvhJH)

178 "Artisanal explosives"

Bespoke petards.

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (N8ZBc)

179 Hence the state party's hatred for Paxton.

And don't forget Dewhurst (although it's easy to do so). He was supposed to be their Cornyn Jr. to displace that vulgarian Cruz.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (vTZFs)

180 PDJT should have thrown 60 Minutes interviewer Nora O'Donnell's question back at her, asking if she believes that he is a pedo, rapist and traitor.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (y171U)

181
Can you even buy M80s any more?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You can buy all the components on line and build them.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (Cqx++)

182 Can you even buy M80s any more?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

Yes.

https://is.gd/ckY01l

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

183 >> Oh, so no policy gains, huh?

No. None. But do you really believe that matters to their voters? Independents, like they showed us in Virginia.

No, I think people vote their pocketbook. Look what Trump and this Congress has done. Good things. Now look at their ratings. People are fickle and most often, disinterested in actual facts. The minute there is something they don’t like, they vote for a change even if they don’t understand the kind of change they are voting for will crush them.

People have short memories. Look what democrats did during COVID. They absolutely trampled the Bill of Rights and used government against the people in ways it has never been done. And yet here we are. They are promising even more egregious breeches of laws, constitution and norms, and they will potentially win the house.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (u/66v)

184 Sigh. I have an MRI tomorrow that's gonna cost me $1600 out of pocket.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (ExV1e)

185 174 There is a definite undercurrent of thought amongst the Dems that blacks have too much influence on the selection, because they tend to pick people who are unelectably left and/or stupid. If Kamala is the pick (she won't be) they are hosed, because the donors will shut their wallets and general enthusiasm will be completely missing. People don't exert themselves for someone they know damn well is going to lose bigly.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

Unless they have a way to grift off of it.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (FpHTM)

186 174 There is a definite undercurrent of thought amongst the Dems that blacks have too much influence on the selection, because they tend to pick people who are unelectably left and/or stupid. If Kamala is the pick (she won't be) they are hosed, because the donors will shut their wallets and general enthusiasm will be completely missing. People don't exert themselves for someone they know damn well is going to lose bigly.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

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The lead up to the primary is going to be very ugly.

But once it becomes obvious after voting starts that Kamala is the winner, all the white progressives who wrote think pieces about how Kamala is obviously not ready and shouldn't be the candidate for an assortment of reasons will memory hole them and write new ones about how awesome she is.

White progressives fall in line without falling in love.

Black Democrats, when they feel scorned, they tend to not show up. Turnout for the general in the demo drops when their tribal choice loses the primary.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (GLVez)

187 and spend their days wearing madras shorts and TopSiders while drinking spiked ice tea and naming their kids Buffy and Scooter.

Hey! There's nothing wrong with TopSiders. I pretty much live in mine year round.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

188 PDJT should have thrown 60 Minutes interviewer Nora O'Donnell's question back at her, asking if she believes that he is a pedo, rapist and traitor.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 27, 2026 11:50 AM (y171U)

He should've offered her pudding.

Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (pBJ6M)

189 Wait.....those are just tubes. You can make your own M80 I guess......

Oops.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (Zz0t1)

190
Say, Albert, is the temperature underneath the Earth's crust still "millions of degrees" (your words, not mine)?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (xG4kz)

191 Can you even buy M80s any more?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You can buy all the components and make them yourself.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (58Bi5)

192 183 People have short memories. Look what democrats did during COVID. They absolutely trampled the Bill of Rights and used government against the people in ways it has never been done. And yet here we are. They are promising even more egregious breeches of laws, constitution and norms, and they will potentially win the house.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:51 AM (u/66v)

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COVID is a bad example.

It was a bipartisan failure.

DeSantis shut down Florida for 3 months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (GLVez)

193 Nutball's Manifesto:
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Rebuttals to objections:
Objection 1: As a Christian, you should turn the other cheek.

Rebuttal: Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed. I’m not the person raped in a detention camp. I’m not the fisherman executed without trial. I’m not a schoolkid blown up or a child starved or a teenage girl abused by the many criminals in this administration.

Turning the other cheek when *someone else* is oppressed is not Christian behavior; it is complicity in the oppressor’s crimes.
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Duh, see, MAGAts--he was a Christian!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 11:53 AM (Fi81e)

194 undercurrent of thought amongst the Dems that blacks have too much influence on the selection, because they tend to pick people who are unelectably left and/or stupid.

And then downscale young urban kids-of-yuppies baristas flock to the primaries and ... vote for the unelectably left and stupid alternative. But they're white!!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 11:53 AM (E6ouU)

195 hen he went to a crummy state school for his MS for some reason. Then he became a tutor, not an engineer. So techbro-genius-bazillionaire-to-be he definitely was not.
Posted by: gp

CalState Dominguez Hills has probably the largest Education department in CA. It's a full-blown commie factory.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 27, 2026 11:54 AM (diia5)

196 M80s were FUN!!!

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:54 AM (Gqar8)

197 Say, Albert, is the temperature underneath the Earth's crust still "millions of degrees" (your words, not mine)?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM (xG4kz)

What, did he think the core is supposed to be an ice cream center?

Maybe mint chocolate chip?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

198 173 The Fox News report merely says "handmade stick of dynamite."

"Artisanal explosives"

artesian explosive > artisanal explosive

Posted by: the incomprehensible minds of the coors marketing department at April 27, 2026 11:54 AM (oY6Yp)

199 And yeah, I'm starting to worry about the Religious Left in Christendom. I've heard AH Lloyd's argument for this pope and let's just say he left me under of whelmed. High and dry, even.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (E6ouU)

200 180 PDJT should have thrown 60 Minutes interviewer Nora O'Donnell's question back at her, asking if she believes that he is a pedo, rapist and traitor.

I thought he handled it pretty well. Calling her a disgrace right to her face is the way to go. No more pussyfooting. Let the have it directly with both barrels.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)

201 194
And then downscale young urban kids-of-yuppies baristas flock to the primaries and ... vote for the unelectably left and stupid alternative. But they're white!!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 11:53 AM (E6ouU)

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They can do this because the media carries the water for any Democrat nominated, of course.

But the double-whammy of losing control of Twitter and, more recently, losing completely control of CBS (Bari Weiss is on the left, but she's not a blind partisan which make a huge difference) will make these radicals harder to defend in general elections.

Especially if the DOJ keeps gaining legal victories against states not cleaning up their voter rolls in violation of HAVA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (GLVez)

202 It's Happy, It's Fun- It's Happy Fun Ball
Still legal in 18 states!
Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 11:47 AM

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (WZdoN)

203 Cornyn is about to be retired. Maybe other politicians will finally learn that ”Trust me, I’m lying” also needs to be retired as a political strategy.
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Don't forget us!

Posted by: Who Me? and Someone Should Do Something! strategies at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

204 >> COVID is a bad example.

The worst failures came from Democrats. That demonstrably true. You can trace almost everything republicans did to the stream of lies propagated as part of the covid op. Republicans didn’t fire people, condemn the elderly to death, continue to lock children out of school, force people to get the shot, carry passports etc.

Now you’re just doing shorthand for Democrats. You seem smarter than that.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:56 AM (u/66v)

205 Trump is taking the Ahnold approach to freedom.

Trump on FISA Renewal: ‘I’m Willing to Give Up My Security for the Military’ [VIDEO]

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:56 AM (Zz0t1)

206 undercurrent of thought amongst the Dems that blacks have too much influence on the selection, because they tend to pick people who are unelectably left and/or stupid.

And then downscale young urban kids-of-yuppies baristas flock to the primaries and ... vote for the unelectably left and stupid alternative. But they're white!!

Hey, I'm just the messenger. Don't tase me bro!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

207 199 And yeah, I'm starting to worry about the Religious Left in Christendom. I've heard AH Lloyd's argument for this pope and let's just say he left me under of whelmed. High and dry, even.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (E6ouU)

Catholic Church, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestant, Latter Day Saints - ALL of them have the cancer of Progressivism deeply embedded in them.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (Gqar8)

208 Can you even buy M80s any more?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You can buy all the components and make them yourself.

Skylighter dot com

Fireworks supply store. For manufacturing. Not retail.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (58Bi5)

209 Wait.....those are just tubes. You can make your own M80 I guess......

Oops.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 11:52 AM

Heh. Toob.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (WZdoN)

210 Iran: I've got a deal for you!

WSJ
"Iran has presented regional mediators with a new offer to stop its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a full end to the war, including the U.S.’s lifting of its naval blockade of Iranian ports and the postponement of nuclear negotiations, according to officials familiar with the matter."

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (G0vdT)

211 204 The worst failures came from Democrats. That demonstrably true. You can trace almost everything republicans did to the stream of lies propagated as part of the covid op. Republicans didn’t fire people, condemn the elderly to death, continue to lock children out of school, force people to get the shot, carry passports etc.

Now you’re just doing shorthand for Democrats. You seem smarter than that.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 11:56 AM (u/66v)

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Yes, voters have short memories, but COVID is just a bad example.

The better example would be Biden's open borders. That is more easily hung firmly on the Democrats without splashback towards Republicans (no matter how many secretly or not so secretly wanted it). That was entirely on the administration itself while Republicans were making noises about it being bad without actually contributing to it.

And we've gone way off the field from the assertion that Beshear is the defacto primary winner.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:58 AM (GLVez)

212 210 Iran: I've got a deal for you!

WSJ
"Iran has presented regional mediators with a new offer to stop its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a full end to the war, including the U.S.’s lifting of its naval blockade of Iranian ports and the postponement of nuclear negotiations, according to officials familiar with the matter."

Trump: Get the f*** outta here!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

213 "Iran has presented regional mediators with a new offer to stop its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a full end to the war, including the U.S.’s lifting of its naval blockade of Iranian ports and the postponement of nuclear negotiations, according to officials familiar with the matter."
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (G0vdT)

Here's Our answer.... BOOM

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 11:58 AM (ZGBUU)

214 205 Trump is taking the Ahnold approach to freedom.

Trump on FISA Renewal: ‘I’m Willing to Give Up My Security for the Military’ [VIDEO]
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Don't agree with Trump on this one. Nuke FISA!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 11:59 AM (Dv3i1)

215 207 199 And yeah, I'm starting to worry about the Religious Left in Christendom. I've heard AH Lloyd's argument for this pope and let's just say he left me under of whelmed. High and dry, even.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 11:55 AM (E6ouU)

Catholic Church, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestant, Latter Day Saints - ALL of them have the cancer of Progressivism deeply embedded in them.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (Gqar

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The Catholic leadership lurch towards the left is happening at the same time that the Catholic laity is lurching to the right in America.

And the Catholic leadership in places like Africa are very much right-adjacent.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:59 AM (GLVez)

216 And the Catholic leadership in places like Africa are very much right-adjacent.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:59 AM (GLVez)

I was hoping one of the Conservative African Cardinals would get the Pope job this last time instead of Chicago Leo...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:01 PM (ZGBUU)

217 215
The Catholic leadership lurch towards the left is happening at the same time that the Catholic laity is lurching to the right in America.

And the Catholic leadership in places like Africa are very much right-adjacent.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:59 AM (GLVez)

The problem with all of the groups I mentioned is that the Gospel plays second fiddle to the worldly concerns of DEI. That simple for me.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:02 PM (Gqar8)

218 >> And we've gone way off the field from the assertion that Beshear is the defacto primary winner.

DNC is realizing that ope progressives can’t win in a national and many senate elections. I think they cover that concern with a beshear. They raise his profile nationwide and use him as their smokescreen. I think they discourage Kamala from running. They know she can’t win. She and underwhelming idiot and the voters have seen it. No matter how much they try to polish the turd, people already have an opinion of her. Thinking that she’s not running against Trump will get her a win is laughable.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 12:03 PM (u/66v)

219 If $1 million is for irrelevant, what did the 'relevant' groups get?
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$130,000 justified 34 felony convictions ... against Trump.

An internal accounting ledger entry not ever in any corporation--until now--disclosed to the public.
Because no law requires such disclosure.
Because it was fully legal and internal.
Not intended to be hidden.
No shell companies used to hide it.

But the DA said it should have been notated "hush money" and not "legal fees."
And that the campaign illegally pay those fees, not the corporation that incurred the cost.
34 felonies for the crime of not committing another crime.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:03 PM (tUP1A)

220 Cornyn is about to be retired. Maybe other politicians will finally learn that ”Trust me, I’m lying” also needs to be retired as a political strategy.

It worked great for me!

Posted by: Zombie John McCain! at April 27, 2026 12:04 PM (n1OCj)

221 The Catholic leadership lurch towards the left is happening at the same time that the Catholic laity is lurching to the right in America.

So we're due for a schism is what I am hearing.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:04 PM (BpO1e)

222 Beshear is just another woke product of our Leftist indoctrination system.

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:04 PM (Gqar8)

223 218 DNC is realizing that ope progressives can’t win in a national and many senate elections. I think they cover that concern with a beshear. They raise his profile nationwide and use him as their smokescreen. I think they discourage Kamala from running. They know she can’t win. She and underwhelming idiot and the voters have seen it. No matter how much they try to polish the turd, people already have an opinion of her. Thinking that she’s not running against Trump will get her a win is laughable.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 27, 2026 12:03 PM (u/66v)

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Democrats, especially black Democrats, fucking love Kamala.

They think she's awesome, speaks truth to power, is authentic, and was denied a real chance to run a full election because Biden was greedy.

Biden was an embarrassment in 2020, remember. No one in leadership wanted him. Stupid Uncle Joe who says stupid things and was wrong about every issue for decades. His intelligence, ability with issues, ability to speak, his personal history...none of it mattered.

Because black voters liked him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (GLVez)

224 216 And the Catholic leadership in places like Africa are very much right-adjacent.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 11:59 AM (GLVez)

I was hoping one of the Conservative African Cardinals would get the Pope job this last time instead of Chicago Leo...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:01 PM (ZGBUU)

Sadly, Martin Ssempa isn't a Catholic...

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (FpHTM)

225 Gooder and harderer, NYC, gooder and harderer.

New homeless shelters are sprouting up all across New York City

“We're finding that it nearly $10,000 per unit, per month.”

Shelters are being discovered being paid the full amount regardless of if the beds are being used

“This is the 15th homeless shelter in Greenwood Heights. This one is over 300 plus beds for homeless men.”

NYC’s overall DHS budget for shelters and related services runs $3-4+ billion annually

$3.58 billion proposed for 2026

New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025

https://is.gd/XUcyQC

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

226 It worked great for me!
Posted by: Zombie John McCain!

Shut up and get on the cart.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)

227 Great Rant Buck

Thank You!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (QGaXH)

228 All this years election votes are in and have been counted.
The rest of this years election time will be spent on irrelevant speeches and spending donors money. But the media wants to hype up the drama anyway so.......

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 12:05 PM (pvf3X)

229 >>But the DA said it should have been notated "hush money" and not "legal fees."
And that the campaign illegally pay those fees, not the corporation that incurred the cost.
34 felonies for the crime of not committing another crime.

Hillary's campaign listed payments for the Steele dossier as legal expenses. Do you know what happened to her?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 12:06 PM (viF8m)

230 221 The Catholic leadership lurch towards the left is happening at the same time that the Catholic laity is lurching to the right in America.

So we're due for a schism is what I am hearing.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 12:04 PM (BpO1e)

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Nah.

Catholics don't schism anymore. They leave the Church and join another denomination.

What will happen is that donations will decrease from American parishes which will match with the decrease in contracts with the federal government. Catholic leadership will have to figure out a way to react to that that grows the church and donations again.

No idea how that will manifest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:06 PM (GLVez)

231 New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025

So... roughly equivalent to a $40/hr full-time job?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 27, 2026 12:07 PM (vTZFs)

232 Democrats, especially black Democrats, fucking love Kamala.
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Black Democrat women are still over the Moon in love with her.

Her stupidity only enhances her authenticity to her most enthusiastic supporters.

Make what you want of how that reflects upon her supporters.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:07 PM (tUP1A)

233 "Denied the real chance to run a full election"

By who? The Democrat Party when they chose not to have a primary (even an abbreviated one) after Zombie Joe dropped out.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (FpHTM)

234 New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025

So... roughly equivalent to a $40/hr full-time job?

Except the homeless don't pay taxes.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

235 232 Democrats, especially black Democrats, fucking love Kamala.
--
Black Democrat women are still over the Moon in love with her.

Her stupidity only enhances her authenticity to her most enthusiastic supporters.

Make what you want of how that reflects upon her supporters.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:07 PM (tUP1A)

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And black women are a very outsized portion of the Democrat electorate.

It doesn't matter if she can only get 30% support from white men if 99% of black women will vote for her in a primary where black women will make up 40% of the electorate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (GLVez)

236 233 "Denied the real chance to run a full election"

By who? The Democrat Party when they chose not to have a primary (even an abbreviated one) after Zombie Joe dropped out.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (FpHTM)

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Yes. That's why they need Kamala, to right the ship of the Democrat Party.

Besides, Trump ran again after his loss and won, why can't Kamala?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:09 PM (GLVez)

237 >As a Christian, you should turn the other cheek.
----

Now you have two bruised cheeks
I don't get it

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 12:09 PM (ZxPkt)

238 It doesn't matter if she can only get 30% support from white men if 99% of black women will vote for her in a primary where black women will make up 40% of the electorate.

If the Dems are willing to shoot presidents they don't like, what do you think they'd do to a black woman who was going to obliterate their chances in '28? I wish I was joking.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

239 The preferred term is "handcrafted", you know like a milkshake. (spit) (8 bucks, double spit)

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (cS1cw)

240 Make what you want of how that reflects upon her supporters.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:07 PM

*Sheila Jackson Lee's voters have entered the chat*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (bFu5X)

241 236 233 "Denied the real chance to run a full election"

By who? The Democrat Party when they chose not to have a primary (even an abbreviated one) after Zombie Joe dropped out.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (FpHTM)

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Yes. That's why they need Kamala, to right the ship of the Democrat Party.

Besides, Trump ran again after his loss and won, why can't Kamala?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:09 PM (GLVez)

When she enters Rehab will that be a plus or minus for her campaign?

Posted by: tubal at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (Gqar8)

242 And black women are a very outsized portion of the Democrat electorate.

Literally....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (ZGBUU)

243 238 If the Dems are willing to shoot presidents they don't like, what do you think they'd do to a black woman who was going to obliterate their chances in '28? I wish I was joking.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

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If literal Democrat sniping turns inwards...well...

Invest in popcorn futures.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:11 PM (GLVez)

244 And black women are a very outsized portion of the Democrat electorate.

You calling them fat?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 27, 2026 12:11 PM (Kt19C)

245 234 "New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025

So... roughly equivalent to a $40/hr full-time job?"

Except the homeless don't pay taxes.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

The bureaucrats who are absorbing that money do. Homeless people aren't getting $81k in benefits.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 27, 2026 12:11 PM (okun6)

246
*Sheila Jackson Lee's voters have entered the chat*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:10 PM (bFu5X)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Maxine Waters' Voters at April 27, 2026 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)

247 What are the odds the latest Trump shooter is on a future episode of "Love During Lockup."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)

248 223 Biden was an embarrassment in 2020, remember. No one in leadership wanted him. Stupid Uncle Joe who says stupid things and was wrong about every issue for decades. His intelligence, ability with issues, ability to speak, his personal history...none of it mattered.

Because black voters liked him.

never underestimate the power of luxurious leg hair *touches nose*

Posted by: corn dog's nemesis at April 27, 2026 12:13 PM (oY6Yp)

249 "And black women are a very outsized portion of the Democrat electorate."

Post Covid I am comfortable saying urban violence is a feature not a bug. Kill off the quasi-sane black men early. What's left ends up on police body cams.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:13 PM (cS1cw)

250 247 What are the odds the latest Trump shooter is on a future episode of "Love During Lockup."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)

Unless he transitions and is sent to a Women's prison I don't think he's gonna like it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 12:14 PM (ZGBUU)

251 241 When she enters Rehab will that be a plus or minus for her campaign?

yes.

Posted by: anachronda at April 27, 2026 12:14 PM (oY6Yp)

252 I see where some liberal judge in VA backed the new congressional map?

Unreal that a purple state like that will have like 10-1 Dems/Rep congressional makeup.

Thinking the redistricting wars may have benefitted Dems more than GOP

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:15 PM (RWpMe)

253 What's left ends up on police body cams.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:13 PM

Police body cams...worst own goal ever.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:15 PM (bFu5X)

254 When she enters Rehab will that be a plus or minus for her campaign?

If she’s the candidate the media will say everything she does is a positive. If she isn’t and she’s endangering the preferred candidate during primary season, all bets are off.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 27, 2026 12:16 PM (3cXfB)

255 I see where some liberal judge in VA backed the new congressional map?

Grrrrrrr. If you're going to post things like that, INCLUDE A CITE!!!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

256 252 I see where some liberal judge in VA backed the new congressional map?

Unreal that a purple state like that will have like 10-1 Dems/Rep congressional makeup.

Thinking the redistricting wars may have benefitted Dems more than GOP

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:15 PM (RWpMe)

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TX, CA, VA, and FL (new map released today to be voted on in special session is GOP+4) ends up being...largely a wash.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:16 PM (GLVez)

257 249 Post Covid I am comfortable saying urban violence is a feature not a bug. Kill off the quasi-sane black men early. What's left ends up on police body cams.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 27, 2026 12:13 PM (cS1cw)

General bodycam breakdown (from the 4 most common states) :

Ohio : Black dudes
Florida : Drunk White Chicks
New Mexico : Hispanics or Native Americans.
Wisconsin : Everybody (also probably drunk).

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:17 PM (FpHTM)

258 New York spent $81,000 per homeless person in 2025

So... roughly equivalent to a $40/hr full-time job?

Except the homeless don't pay taxes.
Posted by: Archimedes

And they're still homeless.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 12:17 PM (58Bi5)

259 General bodycam breakdown (from the 4 most common states) :

Ohio : Black dudes
Florida : Drunk White Chicks
New Mexico : Hispanics or Native Americans.
Wisconsin : Everybody (also probably drunk).
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 12:17 PM

Washington: delusional sovcits giving business to Safelite

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:18 PM (bFu5X)

260 I see where some liberal judge in VA backed the new congressional map?

Unreal that a purple state like that will have like 10-1 Dems/Rep congressional makeup.

Thinking the redistricting wars may have benefitted Dems more than GOP

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:15 PM (RWpMe)

SCOTUS just upheld the new maps in Texas. That adds 5 Republican seats.

In Virginia, yes. A Richmond judge declined to block the gerrymandered maps; however, the VA Supremes hear the case on Monday. Their opinion is the only one that will matter.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 12:18 PM (iNUL3)

261
Washington: delusional sovcits giving business to Safelite
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:18 PM (bFu5X)

We still need an alien invasion to break a bunch of windows to create jobs.

Posted by: Paul Krugman at April 27, 2026 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)

262 The real advantage from redistricting will come after 2030 and the (hopeful) overturning of Gingles (and maybe all of Section 2 of the VRA) later this year.

That's where Democrats get their free seats from, the stolen Census (6-10 seats, admitted) and Gingles which demands majority-minority districts (close to 30 total in red states).

The 2032 map is going to be...very different.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:19 PM (GLVez)

263 Hey! There's nothing wrong with TopSiders. I pretty much live in mine year round.
Posted by: Archimedes

The mind that alters, alters all.

Posted by: Michael Savage 1998 at April 27, 2026 12:19 PM (oftw2)

264 In Virginia, yes. A Richmond judge declined to block the gerrymandered maps; however, the VA Supremes hear the case on Monday. Their opinion is the only one that will matter.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

==

To me it's seems pretty textbook they didnt follow the law, but if it's a bunch of liberal judges up there, it won't matter.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:20 PM (RWpMe)

265 Scott Pressler needs to run the RNC. I know he is running for local office, but he is truly a dynamo, and a genuinely good person. We have forged a fun friendship over weird circumstances and I can tell you, he is exactly who he says he is. He is the same person behind the scenes and in my daily prayers, I hope the “machine” doesn’t break him.

Posted by: Piper at April 27, 2026 12:20 PM (Dd38x)

266 In Virginia, yes. A Richmond judge declined to block the gerrymandered maps; however, the VA Supremes hear the case on Monday. Their opinion is the only one that will matter.

And THAT is why you include cites. I've learned that just because someone posts something here, doesn't mean they got the story right. No cites leads to much unnecessary follicular conflagration.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

267 264 In Virginia, yes. A Richmond judge declined to block the gerrymandered maps; however, the VA Supremes hear the case on Monday. Their opinion is the only one that will matter.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

==

That's been the case since the 1st lawsuit...only VA SC matters now that voters said yes...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 12:21 PM (tOcjL)

268 Posted by: Paul Krugman at April 27, 2026 12:19 PM

*throws flag on sock*

Per the AoSHQ Style Guide, that should be "Former Enron Advisor Paul Krugman."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 12:22 PM (bFu5X)

269 6 Cornyn is toast!

*said most hopefully*

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 11:05 AM

Texas Toast.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 27, 2026 12:22 PM (IifOV)

270 And THAT is why you include cites. I've learned that just because someone posts something here, doesn't mean they got the story right. No cites leads to much unnecessary follicular conflagration.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

Why? The internet doesn't lie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:22 PM (Zz0t1)

271 And THAT is why you include cites. I've learned that just because someone posts something here, doesn't mean they got the story right. No cites leads to much unnecessary follicular conflagration.

Seriously, it's not that difficult.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

272
What I want to know is, if knowledge of English is required for naturalization (and therefore, voting), why the fuck is that cockfag Cornyn making campaign videos in Spanish?

Then again, CA ballots are printed in about 60 languages. I'm thinking that I should lobby the CA state govt to immediately add my latest creation, Paxeranto, the International Language of Peace to the ballot.

The Paxeranto written language is exclusively made of an alphabet of obscene cuneiform symbols depicting various forms of human-donkey sex acts.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 27, 2026 12:23 PM (X4KFY)

273 271 And THAT is why you include cites. I've learned that just because someone posts something here, doesn't mean they got the story right. No cites leads to much unnecessary follicular conflagration.

Seriously, it's not that difficult.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

=======

BREAKING:

I just saw that Atlantis has arisen again and named Macron its king!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 12:23 PM (GLVez)

274 To me it's seems pretty textbook they didnt follow the law, but if it's a bunch of liberal judges up there, it won't matter.

Posted by: Leupold at April 27, 2026 12:20 PM (RWpMe)

Agree on all counts.

Keep in mind, though, the VA Supremes, instead of dismissing the GOP's lawsuit before the election for 'no damages,' instead placed it in abeyance. Now that it's been passed, they'll have to rule.

The VA Supreme Court could have ended this months ago but chose to reserve the right to render judgement. That's - at worst - neutral.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 12:23 PM (iNUL3)

275 In the future, all voters will be obese black women

demographics is destiny

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 12:23 PM (ZxPkt)

276 Why? The internet doesn't lie.

Of course it lies, but if there's something more than a dashed-off single sentence, I have a chance of determining whether it is a lie or not.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)

277 .
NOOD

Norah O'Donnell Attempts to Convince Trump (and Her Viewers, of Course) That the Killer Was Right to Try to Kill Him

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (O7YUW)

278 nood

Posted by: gp at April 27, 2026 12:24 PM (N8ZBc)

279 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)

280 New one:

Norah O'Donnell Attempts to Convince Trump (and Her Viewers, of Course) That the Killer Was Right to Try to Kill Him

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

281 Nood Nora O.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 12:25 PM (iNUL3)

282 The real advantage from redistricting will come after 2030 and the (hopeful) overturning of Gingles (and maybe all of Section 2 of the VRA) later this year.

That's where Democrats get their free seats from, the stolen Census (6-10 seats, admitted) and Gingles which demands majority-minority districts (close to 30 total in red states).

The 2032 map is going to be...very different.
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The Dem want to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices.

But not the number of House members.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (tUP1A)

283 Never have voted cornhole, never will. There will be great celebrations May 26th when we end the career of this fucknugget.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (sKUWW)

284 The Dem want to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices.

But not the number of House members.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 12:27 PM (tUP1A)

Because the number of SCOTUS seats isn't mandated by law the way the size of the House is.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 12:28 PM (iNUL3)

285 I see Cornyn my stools.

Posted by: big dinner last night at April 27, 2026 12:30 PM (UjdFS)

286 213 "Iran has presented regional mediators with a new offer to stop its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a full end to the war, including the U.S.’s lifting of its naval blockade of Iranian ports and the postponement of nuclear negotiations, according to officials familiar with the matter."
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 11:57 AM (G0vdT)

Here's Our answer.... BOOM

Regional mediators? What is Iran doing.... negotiating with themselves and then trying to pressure the US to agree with the "mediated" end?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 27, 2026 12:33 PM (LRSps)

287 “No, I think people vote their pocketbook. Look what Trump and this Congress has done. Good things. Now look at their ratings. People are fickle and most often, disinterested in actual facts. The minute there is something they don’t like, they vote for a change even if they don’t understand the kind of change they are voting for will crush them”

The Dems are polling no better. If the economy gets back on track this summer, it might be enough to keep the house divided in our favor. Virginia screwed up there election map. So that saves 4 seats. Right there.

Posted by: Black JEM at April 27, 2026 12:47 PM (Xk1mw)

288 How does Paxton stack up against that cretin Talarico?

Posted by: AnnaS at April 27, 2026 02:19 PM (WdMlw)

289 Cornyn is a fucking disgrace. His "team" is running ads against Paxton that essentially say that Paxton did things that he never really did. Paxton may have been in the proximity because he was forced to be by law. It is like saying that if Paxton walked by a bar he is a drunk.

288 How does Paxton stack up against that cretin Talarico?

I think Talarico is only endearing himself to the extreme Left. The middle is being offended by him. Like Talarico claiming that he is a good Christian but supports only Leftist Christian views. I don't think it will fly in Texas.

Posted by: BillB at April 27, 2026 02:48 PM (TQxb9)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Horse Fair
Rosa Bonheur

Too wide for a PC or phone screen, but it is a nice painting, so don't bitch too much!

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

2 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (58Bi5)

3
ESPONJA11!!!!!1

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (2/MrR)

4 What an ass!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (58Bi5)

5 Running horsies!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (ELT5/)

6 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (Kyh8Y)

7 Seems fitting...........

https://youtu.be/glb2U6y-GdU

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

8 1000% less queer than the local Renaissance Faire.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 27, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

9 Saddled with another horse painting.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:32 AM (Kyh8Y)

10 I think I see Ben Had off to the right, there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

11 good choice!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (VyBeY)

12 Wow. The detail on the frame is magnificent. This guy's got TALENT!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

13 Saddled with another horse painting.
Posted by: Tonypete

Neigh! We must rein in these negative waves, Moriarty!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (58Bi5)

14 Those horsies are all muscle.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (Kyh8Y)

15 Where are the border patrol agents with their whips?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)

16 WHY ARE ALL THE HORSES NEAR THE FRONT OF THE PACK WHITE!?!?!?!?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (VdTX+)

17 don't bitch too much!
Posted by: CBD

You do know that you're talking to the Horde, right?

I'm not bitching, though. I like it.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

18 Blackadder: Well, go out into the street and hire me a horse.

Baldrick: Hire you a horse? For ninepence? On Jewish New Year in the rain? A bare fortnight after the dreaded horse plague of Old London Town? With the blacksmiths' strike in its fifteenth week and the Dorset Horse Fetishists' Fair tomorrow?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (bFu5X)

19 bunk

Posted by: Catherine II at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (E6ouU)

20 Does not look like a stable situation.

Posted by: scampydog at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (2bFN5)

21 I think I see Ben Had off to the right, there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

That's either Rancher Bob or a sniper in the tre

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (58Bi5)

22 Where are the border patrol agents with their whips?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)

Someone should come up with a website called "TheMediasAss" and post all the dipshittery they've spewed over the decades.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

23 Blackadder: Well, go out into the street and hire me a horse.

Baldrick: Hire you a horse? For ninepence? On Jewish New Year in the rain? A bare fortnight after the dreaded horse plague of Old London Town? With the blacksmiths' strike in its fifteenth week and the Dorset Horse Fetishists' Fair tomorrow?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

During Pride Year???

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:35 AM (58Bi5)

24 WHY ARE ALL THE HORSES NEAR THE FRONT OF THE PACK WHITE!?!?!?!?
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (VdTX+)

Black Horses Matter.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

25 A little too rambunctious to be a carousel ride at the fair.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

26 The horses were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 27, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

27 kvetch poquito.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)

28 Where are the border patrol agents with their whips?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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They've been reined in.

Posted by: scampydog at April 27, 2026 09:36 AM (2bFN5)

29 I wonder if the horses like movies about gladiators?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:36 AM (Kyh8Y)

30 That's either Rancher Bob or a sniper in the tre
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (58Bi5)

That does it! I'm taking this Ghillie suit back for a full refund!

Posted by: The sniper at April 27, 2026 09:36 AM (1xgjY)

31 More family friendly than the artist's follow-up work, The Donkey Show.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (nWPIJ)

32 Those horsies are all muscle.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (Kyh8Y)

------------

Having lived in the rural Southwest now for 13 years, I've had an opportunity to be around a lot of horses (sometimes just out hiking on trails).

I am ALWAYS amazed each time at their physical build, strength, and magnificence ... and understand now why, during the Civil War, U.S. Grant punished a Union soldier (had him tied to a tree for hours; too bad not whipped) for abusing one.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (VdTX+)

33 Yee-haw, Vaquero.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (FpHTM)

34 Very cool.

and Withering.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (DgMqy)

35 Art asked for it............

https://youtu.be/mlYJf6CJXV8

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (Zz0t1)

36 it behooves one to embiggen.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

37 I feel sorry for the guy with a shovel who's got to clean up after this "fair".

Posted by: Up Schiff's Creek at April 27, 2026 09:38 AM (oftw2)

38 Would work splendidly in the Bridle Suite at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (nWPIJ)

39 20 Does not look like a stable situation.
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Let's see if we can corral these puns.

Posted by: Oh, no... at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

40 Horses? We can't afford to lose no dang horses!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (DgMqy)

41 Looks like the white horses are fighting the colored horses.
Would hang, definitely interesting
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (gu0hJ)

42 The painted ponies go up and down.

Posted by: Carousel of Time at April 27, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

43 and not a single one champing at the bit.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

44 Wiki-

The large work measures 96.25 in × 199.5 in (244.5 cm × 506.7 cm).[1]

The painting depicts dealers selling horses at the horse market held on the Boulevard de l'Hôpital in Paris. The hospital of Salpêtrière can be seen in the left background.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 09:40 AM (NpAcC)

45 39 20 Does not look like a stable situation.
----
Let's see if we can corral these puns.
Posted by: Oh, no... at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM
###
Too late. We can't rein them in.

Posted by: Groan at April 27, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

46 This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: John F. Kerry at April 27, 2026 09:41 AM (3ZUWJ)

47 When I was a kid, we had 'pony pulls' at the local Grange now and then. Even though 'pony' was in the name, usually there were teams of draft or work horses pulling the sled. Beautiful animals. As it passed, the spectators along the lane would step on the sliding platform until the horses couldn't advance any more.

Lots of beer and betting on the outcome was involved. Great fun.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:41 AM (Kyh8Y)

48 Let's see if we can corral these puns.
Posted by: Oh, no...

You're just trying to stirrup trouble.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

49 horse shoe! gesundheit.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

50 Absolutely fits my decor. I would buy the sorrel in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Cif43)

51 Woah Nellie!!!

Posted by: Keith Jackson at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

52 The painting depicts dealers selling horses at the horse market held on the Boulevard de l'Hôpital in Paris. The hospital of Salpêtrière can be seen in the left background.

Posted by: redridinghood

How many francs for a backstrap & brisket?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (58Bi5)

53 Iffin' you don't care for horse puns, feel free to hoof on over to the Hot Gas art thread

Posted by: one hour sober at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Y1sOo)

54 The hospital of Salpêtrière can be seen in the left background.
Posted by: redridinghood

They're the ones putting saltpeter in the chow at boot camp!!!

Posted by: Military Moron at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (JCZqz)

55 would hang

Posted by: Gref at April 27, 2026 09:43 AM (5rh/l)

56 that's not a hospital.

Posted by: acme glue factory at April 27, 2026 09:43 AM (R11M+)

57 The hospital of Salpêtrière can be seen in the left background.

Posted by: redridinghood

Little known fact: The Hospital of Salpe'trie're now mainly treats erectile disfunction.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:43 AM (Kyh8Y)

58
42 The painted ponies go up and down.
Posted by: Carousel of Time at April 27, 2026 09:40 AM
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You can catch one on the spinning wheel ride.

Posted by: Blood, Sweat and Tears at April 27, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

59 That's one messed up rodeo.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (jehhT)

60 Dogfood!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Kt19C)

61 Somebody is going to get a trampling.

Posted by: DaveA at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (FhXTo)

62 When I was a kid, we had 'pony pulls' at the local Grange now and then. Even though 'pony' was in the name, usually there were teams of draft or work horses pulling the sled. Beautiful animals. As it passed, the spectators along the lane would step on the sliding platform until the horses couldn't advance any more.

Lots of beer and betting on the outcome was involved. Great fun.
Posted by: Tonypete

You can watch them on YouTube.
Bull Shit on simply two horse power.
Two draft horses rigged and pulling are way more than 2 hp.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (58Bi5)

63
They're the ones putting saltpeter in the chow at boot camp!!!
Posted by: Military Moron at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (JCZqz)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Saltpeter North at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

64 is this the mane event?

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:44 AM (R11M+)

65 >Salpêtrière
Well done not triggering the black diamonds.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (E6ouU)

66 So, yesterday I was reading up on Ewen/Even, a language of the Tungusic family from Siberia, and discovered that the word for "beauty" is nood, and yes, the double oo appears to be pronounced they way we would pronounce it.

I thought you all would appreciate knowing that.

Posted by: Grey Fox at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (V37gq)

67 The hospital of Salpêtrière can be seen in the left background.

Posted by: redridinghood

Little known fact: The Hospital of Salpe'trie're now mainly treats erectile disfunction.
Posted by: Tonypete

Does the Hospitale de Saltpeter treat or cause it?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (58Bi5)

68 A big building filled with sick people.
But that's not important right now.

Posted by: Airplane! at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

69 bitches be crazy

which one is Mr. Ed?

Posted by: Rick in SK at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (FZYNt)

70 oo wide for a PC or phone screen, but it is a nice painting, so don't bitch too much!

You must be new here.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

71 Those are some mighty sturdy horses.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 09:46 AM (Fbc0I)

72 I saw Black Diamonds open for King Diamond at Monsters of Metal in '94.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:46 AM (Zz0t1)

73 Does the Hospitale de Saltpeter treat or cause it?
Posted by: rickb223

It has the same business plan as SPLC.

BOTH!!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:46 AM (Kyh8Y)

74 There used to be an event at the local county fair growing up in which teams of horses would compete to see who could pull the heaviest load.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

75 Those are some mighty sturdy horses.

It's the Michelangelo school. All the people and horses are impossibly muscular.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

76 69 "hello, mr. thompson."

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

77 You can lead a horse to fair..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

78 It's the Michelangelo school. All the people and horses are impossibly muscular.

Impossibly muscular? Pffffft.

Posted by: Kangaroos and chimps at April 27, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

79 Does the Hospitale de Saltpeter treat or cause it?
Posted by: rickb223

It has the same business plan as SPLC.

BOTH!!
Posted by: Tonypete

SNORT!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:48 AM (58Bi5)

80 *which one is Mr. Ed?*
###

I'm standing right here.

Posted by: Francis the talking mule at April 27, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

81 Would work splendidly in the Bridle Suite at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (nWPIJ)

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* golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:49 AM (VdTX+)

82 I like it. It reminds me of the calendars my mom and dad had on the kitchen wall when I was a child.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 09:49 AM (2ap+5)

83 *which one is Mr. Ed?*
###

I'm standing right here.
Posted by: Francis the talking mule

Chill 😉

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:49 AM (58Bi5)

84
To Be Or Not To Be, THAT is Equestrian

Good afternoon, Ladies and Gents
Admission is just fifty cents
All you fillies and you studs
Put on your finest duds
And join us at the Mane Event!

Posted by: muldoon at April 27, 2026 09:49 AM (I0N4X)

85 Lipizzaner Stallions?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 09:50 AM (Dv3i1)

86 I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag...

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at April 27, 2026 09:50 AM (5rh/l)

87 Would work splendidly in the Bridle Suite at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero

Should have been called the Hours Inn.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:50 AM (58Bi5)

88 84 sample royalties.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

89 Somebody bet on de bay.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 09:51 AM (IDcT3)

90 What is it with girls and horses??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

91 "That's right, fool! Now I'm a flying, talking donkey."

Posted by: Eddie Murphy at April 27, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

92 All The Pretty Horses

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:52 AM (viF8m)

93 When Pin the Tail on the Donkey goes horribly wrong.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

94 I liked Mr. Ed, but preferred Connie Hines' haunches.

Posted by: Wilburrrrr at April 27, 2026 09:53 AM (oftw2)

95 Bravo muldoon!
Love the title.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 27, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)

96 What is it with girls and horses??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

Reverse cowgirl.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

97 Horse puns are not a sign of a stable individual.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:53 AM (FpHTM)

98 >>What is it with girls and horses??

Don't knock it. I grew surrounded by girls and horses. It was a very good thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:54 AM (viF8m)

99 94 I liked Mr. Ed, but preferred Connie Hines' haunches.
Posted by: Wilburrrrr

A thoroughbred, that one.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 09:54 AM (Dv3i1)

100 *which one is Mr. Ed?*
###

I'm standing right here.
Posted by: Francis the talking mule

What am I? Walking dragon food?
--Donkey from Shrek

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 27, 2026 09:54 AM (N39Ws)

101 There was the girl in 6th grade who was a talented artist but she drew nothing but horses. What's with the horses?

Horses are great but how about a cat or dog for once?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

102 She was only a stableman's daughter...

Posted by: But all the horsemen knew her at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

103 Rumored Memo Suggests U.S. Could Turn on UK Over Falkland Islands.

-
Trump to Srarmer: Falk you!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (ndZc7)

104 98 >>What is it with girls and horses??

Don't knock it. I grew surrounded by girls and horses. It was a very good thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:54 AM (viF8m)

When your daughter is riding horses, no one is riding her.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (N39Ws)

105 The artist is quoted in Wikipedia:

"I am a painter. I have earned my living honestly. My private life is nobody's concern."

Reminds me of a funny line from Don DeLillo's first book, Americana:

"Personally I have no interest in a man’s private life. What a man does in his free time is no concern of mine, within reason."

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2ap+5)

106 Don't knock it. I grew surrounded by girls and horses. It was a very good thing.
Posted by: JackStraw

As beautiful as the horse women are/were, what I found even more fascinating was their attitudes.

The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:56 AM (Kyh8Y)

107
Horses are great but how about a cat or dog for once?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

CBD feels that Dogs Playing Poker is beneath him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

108 connie hine's feet brings up a nice one piece swimsuit shot on a '57 plymouth (?) tailfin.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

109
The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 09:56 AM (Kyh8Y)

*fistbump*

Nicely done, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

110 92 All The Pretty Horses
Posted by: JackStraw

My dad gave me that book. I still have it. It makes me cry.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (DWPXN)

111 Where are the border patrol agents with their whips?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

After the most recent assassination attempt, President Trump is going to rename ICE to the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

That way the media will have to refer to them as NICE Agents.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (58Bi5)

112 She was only the saddlemaker's daughter....

Posted by: ....But Was Ready To Give Her Awl at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (oftw2)

113 Trump to Srarmer: Falk you!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM

That would be a great British tabloid headline.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (bFu5X)

114 101 There was the girl in 6th grade who was a talented artist but she drew nothing but horses. What's with the horses?

Horses are great but how about a cat or dog for once?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

You need a big, powerful animal to impose its will upon you for the fantasy to work (flips page in Morning Glory Milking Farm while flicking bean)

Posted by: Horny, sexually frustrated AWFL at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (JCZqz)

115 96 donkey style, like doggy but alternate entrance and with deaf so creates honking sounds.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (R11M+)

116
When your daughter is riding horses, no one is riding her.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (N39Ws)

Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)

117 "Personally I have no interest in a man’s private life. What a man does in his free time is no concern of mine, within reason."
Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2ap+5)
=====

That is just crazy talk

Posted by: Gladys Kravitz at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

118 Nancy Pelosi steps up to the microphone.

RNC Research
@RNCResearch
Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)

119 The glue factory? I thought we were friends!

Posted by: Flicka at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

120 104 enh, it's been done.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

121 >>The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.

My mom and her business partner had a business training horses and riders for dressage and 3 day eventing. Some of the riders would trade barn work for lessons.

Horse crazed girls in tight pants and boots was not a bad thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM (viF8m)

122 @RNCResearch
Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)

Oh yeah?

So anyone telling the masses to assassinate you is totes cool?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM (Zz0t1)

123 The Horse Fair

That's the Horse UNFAIR!...

Posted by: PETA at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM (ynpvh)

124 Alternate title:

"The Horse Fair Has No Roller-Coaster"

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)

125 Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)
===

Ladies and gentlemen! Behold...LEADERSHIP

*fanfare*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

126 122 Oh yeah?

So anyone telling the masses to assassinate you is totes cool?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM (Zz0t1)

Of course not.

That's (D)ifferent.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (FpHTM)

127 The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.

That seems kind of boring. Barrels are inanimate objects. They just sit there. Well, I suppose you could roll one down a hill.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (Riz8t)

128 >>My dad gave me that book. I still have it. It makes me cry.

Cormac McCarthy was a hell of a writer.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (viF8m)

129 As beautiful as the horse women are/were, what I found even more fascinating was their attitudes.

The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.
Posted by: Tonypete

In HS, I had a major crush on a horse girl. Went to see her show her skills at the county fair. Very elegant.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

130 It's the Michelangelo school. All the people and horses are impossibly muscular.

The Amish work horses that I see always leave that impression. But maybe it's that the buggy-pulling horses are impossibly skinny.

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:01 AM (Bq6MR)

131
Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."

Hmmmm. I seem to remember that you thought differently when you were cranking up the histrionics about Sarah Palin's anodyne "target" ad.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:02 AM (Riz8t)

132 I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life.
We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life.

Posted by: Lt. Bookman at April 27, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

133 Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."

WE control the verticle.

WE control the horizontal.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)

134 The Amish work horses that I see always leave that impression. But maybe it's that the buggy-pulling horses are impossibly skinny.
Posted by: t-bird

Buggy pullers are.
Plow horses are stronk, like babuska.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM (58Bi5)

135 114 101 There was the girl in 6th grade who was a talented artist but she drew nothing but horses. What's with the horses?

Horses are great but how about a cat or dog for once?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

You need a big, powerful animal to impose its will upon you for the fantasy to work (flips page in Morning Glory Milking Farm while flicking bean)

Posted by: Horny, sexually frustrated AWFL at April 27, 2026 09:57 AM (JCZqz)

A big powerful animal with large, friendly eyes and hair like Fabio! And the biggest, most powerful ones, have a schlong longer than my arm!

Posted by: Another horny, sexually frustrated AWFL at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM (5rh/l)

136 I hate when that happens.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3pv4ck

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)

137 I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life.
We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life.
Posted by: Lt. Bookman at April 27, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

*cuts to the opening scene of Ghostbusters*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM (Zz0t1)

138 Remember the mane!

Posted by: Meet n Jeet at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (HcoTw)

139 127 The lovely Mrs. was a barrel racer in her yute.

That seems kind of boring. Barrels are inanimate objects. They just sit there. Well, I suppose you could roll one down a hill.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:00 AM (Riz8t)

No racing in The Barrel...it's too cramped and sticky in there to race...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (ynpvh)

140 @RNCResearch
Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)

Oh yeah?

So anyone telling the masses to assassinate you is totes cool?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:59 AM

I'm 29 enough to remember when putting a bullseye on a targeted district was the worst possible assassination dog whistle in American history.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

141
I guess my big takeaway from the assassination attempt is that-

It's too bad some of the assassin's random gun fire didn't hit the attending "correspondents" so they could enjoy the fruits of their labor.

And...maybe, just maybe rethink their creepy kill fetish.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

142 130 if they were clydesdales would it be the michelob school?

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

143 138 Remember the mane!

Posted by: Meet n Jeet at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (HcoTw)

Hah!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (ynpvh)

144 There were 30 Western Prime Time TV shows on the air in 1960. That's a large pile of horse shit.

Posted by: Never Mind The Sea of Urine at April 27, 2026 10:05 AM (oftw2)

145 137 I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life.
We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life.
Posted by: Lt. Bookman at April 27, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

*cuts to the opening scene of Ghostbusters*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM (Zz0t1)

Yeah, I knew a librarian like that...wore white gloves when handling the books...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 10:05 AM (ynpvh)

146 so don't bitch too much!

How much is too much?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 27, 2026 10:05 AM (S0/uZ)

147 Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)

=======

"Deescalate? In our moment of triumph?"

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 10:05 AM (2ap+5)

148 132 unwed mary hatch.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:06 AM (R11M+)

149 140
I'm 29 enough to remember when putting a bullseye on a targeted district was the worst possible assassination dog whistle in American history.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

=======

Not enough people just straight up quote Democrats back at them, especially those who can actually get in rooms with them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:06 AM (GLVez)

150 144 There were 30 Western Prime Time TV shows on the air in 1960. That's a large pile of horse shit.

Posted by: Never Mind The Sea of Urine at April 27, 2026 10:05 AM (oftw2)

When folks in the late 1800's wondered what the world would be like in 2000 in New York, they were worried about how the city would handle all the horseshit...they meant literally, not figuratively...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ynpvh)

151 135 a baby's arm, holding an apple.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:07 AM (R11M+)

152 @RNCResearch
Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 09:58 AM (ndZc7)

But the rhetoric of Republicans is all dog whistles to incite murder-death-kill of all Democrats! Especially the black and brown ones! And me!

Posted by: Nancy P. at April 27, 2026 10:08 AM (5rh/l)

153 And the biggest, most powerful ones, have a schlong longer than my arm!
Posted by: Another horny, sexually frustrated AWFL at April 27, 2026 10:03 AM

Preach it, sister!

Posted by: zombie Catherine at April 27, 2026 10:08 AM (S0/uZ)

154 I'm 29 enough to remember when putting a bullseye on a targeted district was the worst possible assassination dog whistle in American history.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

If only we had a just media in this country where someone would follow up ask Nancy about that exact scenario..........

"You can't be held responsible for the violent rhetoric spewed by the Democrats, but Sarah Palin was responsible for the shooting of Gabby Giffords?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:08 AM (Zz0t1)

155 Snoop Horsey Horse, The OG Rapstallion

Posted by: muldoon at April 27, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)

156 > Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
----------
Absolving the party of any recriminations for what's about to go down.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (jehhT)

157 144 but only one had barbara stanwyck's big valley.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (R11M+)

158 The casual cruelty of everyday life.

https://tinyurl.com/279v5w9x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)

159
Not enough people just straight up quote Democrats back at them, especially those who can actually get in rooms with them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:06 AM (GLVez)

I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

160 156 > Nancy Pelosi defending Democrats’ vile rhetoric against Republicans:
"We cannot take responsibility for the minds that are out there and how they hear it."
----------
Absolving the party of any recriminations for what's about to go down.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (jehhT)

======

Honestly, I'm hoping that the DOJ brings the case to the DC grand jury and the grand jury refuses to indict.

Hard to imagine a case more designed to eliminate the ability of the DC circuit to oversee any criminal cases at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:10 AM (GLVez)

161 All The Pretty Horses

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:52 AM (viF8m)

Great book! The entire trilogy is fantastic!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:10 AM (n9ltV)

162 Reddit can be hilarious.

I read a post aomeone made about going into trades vs white collar work. His advice was don’t do trades because it’s become over saturated with people. Go into trades is the new learn to code.

Ok fine, I guess. But in the very next paragraph he goes Trump has ruined trades with mass deportations.

Lo wuuuut? But isn’t mass deportations good to remove the saturation?

It’s incredible to witness the leftist mind at work. They can hold two completely contradictory thought simultaneously.

These people are beyond fucking regraded.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:10 AM (rjPWf)

163 Oh those poor horseys that being rounded up and then doomed by the white man's oppression. It's equine slavery!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (g8Ew8)

164 The casual cruelty of everyday life.

https://tinyurl.com/279v5w9x
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)

Broken.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (Zz0t1)

165 "You can't be held responsible for the violent rhetoric spewed by the Democrats, but Sarah Palin was responsible for the shooting of Gabby Giffords?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:08 AM

That's (D)ifferent.

- The MFM

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (bFu5X)

166 163 Oh those poor horseys that being rounded up and then doomed by the white man's oppression. It's equine slavery!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (g8Ew

Yes, it's a Horse UN-Fair...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (ynpvh)

167 159 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

======

99%, this guy was acting alone. The hotel was still open to regular guests, only a section closed off for the function that evening.

Not everything is a grand conspiracy.

The entire leftist ecosystem is about getting lone wolves to act on their own without literal support from other sources.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:12 AM (GLVez)

168 This is impressive. She really captures the musculature and movement of the horses. These aren't spindly race horse types. They are heavily muscled for farm work and hunting over rough terrain. Bonheur lets the viewer feel the sheer power on display. The landscape is not as dynamic, of course, but it is equally well done.

This is a painting that benefits from enlarging. That lets you see even more detail and the people in the scene. The humans are pretty much lost among the horses. It must be very impressive seen on site.

BTW, Bonheur was also a sculptress and her work is as detailed and lifelike as the paintings.

Posted by: JTB at April 27, 2026 10:12 AM (yTvNw)

169 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?
Posted by: Sponge

We'll never know. It's a mystery that is.
-- The same FBI that 'investigated' the Las Vegas concert shooting.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (Kyh8Y)

170 Sixties westerns. Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Wild, Wild, West, and dozens of one-to-three season also rans.

Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (5rh/l)

171
The entire leftist ecosystem is about getting lone wolves to act on their own without literal support from other sources.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:12 AM (GLVez)

How many wolves must there be before they're no longer considered 'lone?'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)

172 That's (D)ifferent.

- The MFM
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:11 AM (bFu5X)

(D)ifferent (R)ules

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (rjPWf)

173 Huh. I kinda like this one.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (OUMaO)

174 "Personally I have no interest in a man’s private life. What a man does in his free time is no concern of mine, within reason."
=====

As long as they don't do it in the street and scare the horses.

see also, Why don't we do it in the road?

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 27, 2026 10:14 AM (2OYwF)

175 Love the title.
Posted by: Limerick Lover

*********

Sometimes that's my favorite part.

😀

Posted by: muldoon at April 27, 2026 10:14 AM (I0N4X)

176 Murder On A Bridle Path is a 1936 Hildegarde Withers film starring James Gleason and Helen Broderick. Helen took over the role when Edna May Oliver was signed by MGM. Helen was the Mom of Broderick Crawford.

Posted by: RKO History at April 27, 2026 10:14 AM (oftw2)

177 BTW, Bonheur was also a sculptress and her work is as detailed and lifelike as the paintings.

I tell you wat. - Bonheur

Posted by: Meet n Jeet at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (HcoTw)

178 The last laugh.

https://tinyurl.com/4h6s4u7p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (ndZc7)

179 155 snoop poopy scoop and a dog walker.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (R11M+)

180 Sixties westerns. Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Wild, Wild, West, and dozens of one-to-three season also rans.
Posted by: Greg

Despite its title, I don't count The Wild, Wild West as a Western. It's James Bond with spurs.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

181 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

A hotel room is like $200 a night. You don’t need Soros money for that. I get the follow the money angle but some things can be done by one guy without a terrorist sugar daddy funding him.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (rjPWf)

182 >>Great book! The entire trilogy is fantastic!

I think the only book of his I didn't like was Blood Meridian. That was a ponderous read.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:16 AM (viF8m)

183 A hotel room is like $200 a night. You don’t need Soros money for that. I get the follow the money angle but some things can be done by one guy without a terrorist sugar daddy funding him.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (rjPWf)

I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

184
I think the only book of his I didn't like was Blood Meridian. That was a ponderous read.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:16 AM (viF8m)

The Passenger cured me of Cormac McCarthy books for good.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 10:17 AM (2ap+5)

185 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?
Posted by: Sponge

*starts erasing hard drives*

Posted by: The DNC at April 27, 2026 10:18 AM (i14TE)

186 180 Sixties westerns. Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Wild, Wild, West, and dozens of one-to-three season also rans.
Posted by: Greg

Despite its title, I don't count The Wild, Wild West as a Western. It's James Bond with spurs.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

True.

Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:18 AM (5rh/l)

187 A hotel room is like $200 a night. You don’t need Soros money for that. I get the follow the money angle but some things can be done by one guy without a terrorist sugar daddy funding him.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:15 AM (rjPWf)

I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:17 AM

Still...if you're off on your last crusade to slay the evil orange dragon, you're not going to worry about the cost of the hotel room.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:18 AM (bFu5X)

188 I kind of liked how divide McCarthy ended scenes in Blood Meridian...

"They rode on"

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (2ap+5)

189 >>I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........

It wasn't like he was worried about the bill. He was either going out in cuffs or a box.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (viF8m)

190 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

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"Cardboard Khamenei?"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (VdTX+)

191 All of the things the left has attempted to destroy Trump and some still think this guy was a lone wolf that planned buying weapons, booking the exact hotel and traveling across the country to murder him flabbergasts me.

If it's that easy, I don't know how millions of leftist retards aren't arming up and murdering the sitting president.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

192 I read where the latest Trump assassin was staying at the hotel.

Who booked and paid for the room?
Posted by: Sponge

Probably someone like Mastercard.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:20 AM (g8Ew8)

193 I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

Ok $300 lol. Point is it’s an amount any middle class American could swing. You don’t need some nefarious organization funding it.

There are hundreds if not thosuands of hotels right now all over the country with normal people paying that amount for their rooms.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:20 AM (rjPWf)

194 There is no need for a grand conspiracy when the compliant leftists are more than willing to act on the subtext of the official pronouncements of the Democrat Party.

The real question is if the right is going to respond in kind?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (n9ltV)

195 They are lucky it was on a Saturday.

World Penguin Day - April 25th

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (58Bi5)

196 The Holy Ghost was angry that day, my friends.

https://tinyurl.com/4da2xpvx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (ndZc7)

197 Always bet on Black, baby...wait, he failed?!?! How?!?!

He was half-black!!?!??!?

Posted by: Murderous George Soros at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (JCZqz)

198 Sixties westerns. Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Wild, Wild, West, and dozens of one-to-three season also rans.

Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (5rh/l)

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Loved those as well as The High Chaparral.

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (VdTX+)

199 Someone call the sheriff. There's a-goin' to be trouble.

99%, this guy was acting alone. The hotel was still open to regular guests, only a section closed off for the function that evening.

Not everything is a grand conspiracy.

The entire leftist ecosystem is about getting lone wolves to act on their own without literal support from other sources.

All of the things the left has attempted to destroy Trump and some still think this guy was a lone wolf that planned buying weapons, booking the exact hotel and traveling across the country to murder him flabbergasts me.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)

200 Well, that settles it. The FBI shouldn't worry about an investigation. This dude was a lone wolf acting on his own accord with no assistance whatsoever.

Because internet sleuths have solved the case.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (Zz0t1)

201 I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night...

Need to find the Uber driver who helped him get all his weapons off the train (a three- or four-day trip) and up to his hotel room.

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (VnVVA)

202 Who booked and paid for the room?
Posted by: Sponge

Vast herds of lone wolves roam the wasteland.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)

203 Need to find the Uber driver who helped him get all his weapons off the train (a three- or four-day trip) and up to his hotel room.
Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (VnVVA)

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He met the Uber driver when he got on the train in Las Vegas.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 27, 2026 10:23 AM (2ap+5)

204 194 There is no need for a grand conspiracy when the compliant leftists are more than willing to act on the subtext of the official pronouncements of the Democrat Party.

The real question is if the right is going to respond in kind?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (n9ltV)

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He was a downwardly mobile thought worker (going from CalTech for his BS to an offshoot for the MS) who was drowning in BlueSky BlueAnon agitprop, convinced that Trump was ending the world because he is Epstein, or something, while deporting the very people the attempted shooter was competing for for jobs.

Relatively smart people who can't think and are full of rage about their personal situation living in an online environment where radicalism is encouraged and nurturing a desire to be important.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:23 AM (GLVez)

205
Need to find the Uber driver who helped him get all his weapons off the train (a three- or four-day trip) and up to his hotel room.
Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (VnVVA)

Nope. No need.

He acted alone. All by himself with nobody.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)

206 When the Afghan killed the national guard member in DC I saw the same questions. Who funded him?He didn’t need funding to do a road trip from Seatttle to DC.

These people are violent mentally ill people. They get built up by non stop left wing media and then snap, jump in the car and go try to kill peolle. You don’t need need a Soros or SOLC writing a check for it to happen. Those groups do the work behind the scenes to create the environment for them to snap.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:24 AM (rjPWf)

207 Loved those as well as The High Chaparral.

And The Rifleman (I'm a younger 29 than many).

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:24 AM (VnVVA)

208 They are lucky it was on a Saturday.

World Penguin Day - April 25th

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:21 AM (58Bi5)

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SO CLOSE TO LGBTQIA+PEDO PENGUIN PRIDE MONTH???

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 10:25 AM (VdTX+)

209 The FBI has no history of creating would-be criminals to attempt nefarious doings against political figures.

None at all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:25 AM (Zz0t1)

210 189 >>I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........

It wasn't like he was worried about the bill. He was either going out in cuffs or a box.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (viF8m)

He spent more on gas to drive from Cali to DC. All on a credit card including the hotel, I expect. I don't think many if any motels and hotels nowadays let you check-in unless you give them a valid card to bill to. In case they need to bill you for damages to the room or other areas in the place.

Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:25 AM (5rh/l)

211 I just checked. Room rates for a hotel room at the DC Hilton average about $350/night and in my experience the card isn't usually charged until checkout.

And he was never going to do that.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:26 AM (viF8m)

212 Sick of the "both sides" bullshit. It is one side doing it, it has always been one side doing it.

Posted by: steevy at April 27, 2026 10:26 AM (YwEeS)

213 191 All of the things the left has attempted to destroy Trump and some still think this guy was a lone wolf that planned buying weapons, booking the exact hotel and traveling across the country to murder him flabbergasts me.

If it's that easy, I don't know how millions of leftist retards aren't arming up and murdering the sitting president.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

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It's not a great barrier you're describing. Buying weapons? He did it. He purchased them himself (even went through the 10 day waiting period for all of them in CA) and hid them at his parents' house (without their knowledge). Buying train tickets? Booking hotels?

How stupid do you think normal people are that they would need financial and tactical backing in order to accomplish that?

You don't need Soros to make that happen. You don't need the Iranian government.

You just need to wake up and say, "I'm going to go to the place where I know Trump is going to be."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:26 AM (GLVez)

214 198 to a car crazy kid wild about canam, the high chapparal was a great disappointment.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:26 AM (R11M+)

215 I cannot be responsible for how my followers interpret my words!

Posted by: A. Schicklegruber at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (nWPIJ)

216 Relatively smart people who can't think and are full of rage about their personal situation living in an online environment where radicalism is encouraged and nurturing a desire to be important.

Downwardly mobile "thought" workers, i.e. the scribe class, are the greatest threat in a modern society. Life isn't rewarding them in the way to which they think they are entitled. Also, no kings!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (Riz8t)

217 Falcon Heavy launch scrubbed due to weather

Posted by: MkY at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (q6tQZ)

218 If you like animals in paintings, especially in rural settings, it's worth looking up Bonheur's work online. Pisses me off that most books about her seem more interested in her being a lesbian and 'independent' and less about her art and techniques.

Posted by: JTB at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (yTvNw)

219 And The Rifleman (I'm a younger 29 than many).

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:24 AM (VnVVA)

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Good call -- a little before my time, but a rerun staple.

/It's embarrassing in hindsight how much television and movies I've watched throughout my 29 years (probably more than 29-years worth). ;-)

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (VdTX+)

220 216 Downwardly mobile "thought" workers, i.e. the scribe class, are the greatest threat in a modern society. Life isn't rewarding them in the way to which they think they are entitled. Also, no kings!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (Riz8t)

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The scriveners denied their sinecure have always been some of the most dangerous people in history.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (GLVez)

221 194 There is no need for a grand conspiracy when the compliant leftists are more than willing to act on the subtext of the official pronouncements of the Democrat Party.

The real question is if the right is going to respond in kind?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I wonder if Seth Rich was a case of the former or the latter.

(Why hasn't this been solved yet?)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (Dv3i1)

222 I just checked. Room rates for a hotel room at the DC Hilton average about $350/night and in my experience the card isn't usually charged until checkout.

And he was never going to do that.

When they check his bill, I guarantee you he cleaned out the mini bar.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

223 I seriously doubt the costs associated with an assassination attempt on the President of the US ever entered this dude's mind. In fact, had he talked to most anyone who ran in his circles, professionally or socially, they likely would have forked over a wad of hundreds and said "good luck."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (jehhT)

224 I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

So he put it on his credit card. Not like he was planning to pay for it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (utfVc)

225 All The Pretty Horses

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:52 AM (viF8m)

Great book! The entire trilogy is fantastic!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:10 AM (n9ltV)

"All the Trannie Horses" is Cormac McCarthy's worst book.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (iJfKG)

226
I wonder if Seth Rich was a case of the former or the latter.

(Why hasn't this been solved yet?)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (Dv3i1)

No need. Lone wolf, n' shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (Zz0t1)

227 I'd have to look it up, but I'm betting that hotel in DC on the Saturday Night of that dinner wasn't $200 a night.........

It wasn't like he was worried about the bill. He was either going out in cuffs or a box.

Posted by: JackStraw

Or the SPLC was paying for the room.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (58Bi5)

228 167 The entire leftist ecosystem is about getting lone wolves to act on their own without literal support from other sources.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:12 AM (GLVez)

They don't need a top-down leader giving orders because EVEYRONE is a fellow traveller.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (FpHTM)

229 Falcon Heavy launch scrubbed due to weather

Posted by: MkY at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (q6tQZ)

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Has Cavernous Orifices blamed the Jooos or Erika Kirk yet?

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (VdTX+)

230 He spent more on gas to drive from Cali to DC. All on a credit card including the hotel, I expect. I don't think many if any motels and hotels nowadays let you check-in unless you give them a valid card to bill to. In case they need to bill you for damages to the room or other areas in the place.
Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:25 AM

++++

Ummm...he took the train.

Posted by: OhByTheWay at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

231 ****CBD - Troll making violent threats on the EMT****

Post 385 needs to be removed!!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (5xoct)

232 How many wolves must there be before they're no longer considered 'lone?'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)

THEY ARE JUST A PACK OF LONE WOLVES, COORDINATED BY COMBINED ETHOS AND SUPPLY NETWORK!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (rbvCR)

233 Pregnancy.

https://tinyurl.com/5nuea3x5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

234 i spent many saturday mornings getting up before the farm report trying to find the "denotes chidrens show."

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (R11M+)

235 I just checked. Room rates for a hotel room at the DC Hilton average about $350/night and in my experience the card isn't usually charged until checkout.

And he was never going to do that.

Even odds he used a Visa Gift card from the SPLC.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (58Bi5)

236 225 "All the Trannie Horses" is Cormac McCarthy's worst book.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (iJfKG)

Buffalo Bill has entered the chat.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (FpHTM)

237 211 I just checked. Room rates for a hotel room at the DC Hilton average about $350/night and in my experience the card isn't usually charged until checkout.

And he was never going to do that.
Posted by: JackStraw

Well, he could have checked out if Secret Service had more skill with their weapons than your average Death Star Stormtrooper.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Dv3i1)

238 You'll pay less on hotel rooms with Trivago

Posted by: Trivago guy with giant teeth at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (73OLO)

239 228 167 The entire leftist ecosystem is about getting lone wolves to act on their own without literal support from other sources.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:12 AM (GLVez)

They don't need a top-down leader giving orders because EVEYRONE is a fellow traveller.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (FpHTM)

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"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (GLVez)

240 If it's that easy, I don't know how millions of leftist retards aren't arming up and murdering the sitting president.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

How hard do you think it is to get from California to DC and book a room at the Hilton? We’re not exactly talking Manhattan Project levels of logistics here.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (rjPWf)

241 UGH, also quoted in a post below it.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (5xoct)

242 And The Rifleman (I'm a younger 29 than many).

Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:24 AM (VnVVA)

Yeah, because I'm not sure how long they ran first-run in the Sixties, I left-out The Rifleman, Have Gun, Will Travel, and Maverick. And Wagon Train. And others no doubt.

Posted by: Greg at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (5rh/l)

243 Melania isn't gonna take it anymore

@flotus
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.

People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.

A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:31 AM (dV400)

244 >>How many wolves must there be before they're no longer considered 'lone?'

"How many you got?"
-- ISIS

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:32 AM (5xoct)

245 @flotus
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.

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Forget it. Kimmel's harridan wife won't let him ever change.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 27, 2026 10:32 AM (nWPIJ)

246 The scriveners denied their sinecure have always been some of the most dangerous people in history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (GLVez)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gnNyN)

247 Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.

Ummmm, as many times as they can? Duh.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

248 >>Well, he could have checked out if Secret Service had more skill with their weapons than your average Death Star Stormtrooper.

I'm amazed he wasn't killed. The amount of law enforcement all over that place and he didn't get shot?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:33 AM (viF8m)

249 246 The scriveners denied their sinecure have always been some of the most dangerous people in history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (GLVez)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gnNyN)

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Quality.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:34 AM (GLVez)

250 >>*** Bartleby would have entered the chat but he prefers not to. ***

Niiiiiice

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:35 AM (5xoct)

251 I’m loving how the left is oscillating between “it was staged” to “damn he missed” and back.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:35 AM (rjPWf)

252 Skinsuit.

https://tinyurl.com/42fsvjxv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)

253 Downwardly mobile "thought" workers, i.e. the scribe class, are the greatest threat in a modern society.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:27 AM (Riz8t)

How do you think I feel? I write for AoSHQ!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:35 AM (n9ltV)

254 The scriveners denied their sinecure have always been some of the most dangerous people in history.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (GLVez)

They were the basic motivating class for the French revolution, and pretty much every other revolutions as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:36 AM (rbvCR)

255 How do you think I feel? I write for AoSHQ!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 27, 2026 10:35 AM (n9ltV)

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At least you got the dental plan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 27, 2026 10:37 AM (nWPIJ)

256 254 They were the basic motivating class for the French revolution, and pretty much every other revolutions as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:36 AM (rbvCR)

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Too smart, not rich enough, embittered, and radical.

As opposed to the proletariat who just want to have a beer after a hard day's work.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:37 AM (GLVez)

257 ***********CBD, post 387 needs to go, too, which quotes the entire violent troll comment.********

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:37 AM (5xoct)

258 WTF is a “thought worker”?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

259 They don't need a top-down leader giving orders because EVEYRONE is a fellow traveller.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (FpHTM)

"Working towards the fuhrer"

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 27, 2026 10:38 AM (lFFaq)

260 16 WHY ARE ALL THE HORSES NEAR THE FRONT OF THE PACK WHITE!?!?!?!?
Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (VdTX+)

They are cooler and more comfortable to ride in the heat of summer. They usually get sold first.

Posted by: Roy at April 27, 2026 10:38 AM (qwype)

261
They were the basic motivating class for the French revolution, and pretty much every other revolutions as well.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:36 AM (rbvCR)

Richard Pipes agrees.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (E6xSb)

262 The SCROTUM awakes!

Posted by: Nutsack Scrubber at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (QP+6w)

263 The Supreme Court just upheld the new Texas redistricting map.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

264 WTF is a “thought worker”?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

Same as "THOT" worker. Twenty dollars, same as in town.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (utfVc)

265 Even odds he used a Visa Gift card from the SPLC.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (58Bi5)

You have found a new chew toy?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (rbvCR)

266 I’ve known a lot of people who got the “right” education but ended up in an office cubicle job. And man they are pissed off at the world for not recognizing their genius. Sounds very much like the assassin.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:39 AM (rjPWf)

267 Horsies!!

Thank You CBD!

Good Morning Horde!

Happy Monday! Wish everyone a good health and a successful week!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 27, 2026 10:40 AM (QGaXH)

268 Posted by: OhByTheWay at April 27, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

Which is *expensive*. Also, not an intuitive choice for your average American.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 27, 2026 10:40 AM (lFFaq)

269
How hard do you think it is to get from California to DC and book a room at the Hilton? We’re not exactly talking Manhattan Project levels of logistics here.
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:30 AM (rjPWf)

How hard is it to think that an attempted assassin of the President of the United States didn't act alone?

We're not able to see the left wing money laundering circuit funding anything like this?

I guess I'm just f*cking stupid.

Nothing to see here, please disburse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

270 Need to find the Uber driver who helped him get all his weapons off the train (a three- or four-day trip) and up to his hotel room.
Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (VnVVA)

Now THAT's a good question.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (g8Ew8)

271 Now we know why the Dems can joke about murder...

They ARE the murderers so no need to fear

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (61TgR)

272 269 How hard is it to think that an attempted assassin of the President of the United States didn't act alone?

We're not able to see the left wing money laundering circuit funding anything like this?

I guess I'm just f*cking stupid.

Nothing to see here, please disburse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

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Is institutional funding the only way an assassination attempt can happen?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (GLVez)

273 Not one equestrienne present.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (E6xSb)

274 Normal peaceable peoples don’t do this kind of stuff.

Leftists have the slowly boil the frog strategy, a volume control, they turn up and down.

Regular people don’t do shit. Till they do, then watch the fuck out. Leftists know this, their strategies have entirely revolved around this fact for 60 years. It’s axiomatic. Push everything as fast as possible, cement the gains, codify it, and don’t surrender any territory.

That’s why they hate Trump, and anyone like him, because he doesn’t play the role of Failure Theater piñata Republican. Grovel and apologize publicly on behalf of Americans for something we didn’t do to people who aren’t in fact victims, but perpetrators. Mind Games 101

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 10:42 AM (XK2P4)

275 Which is *expensive*. Also, not an intuitive choice for your average American.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 27, 2026 10:40 AM (lFFaq)

Commies lurve them some trains.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 10:42 AM (utfVc)

276
Is institutional funding the only way an assassination attempt can happen?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (GLVez)

Of course not.

FFS. I'm just a f*cking imbecile because I happen to think that there's the slightest f*cking possibility that this guy got help.

Never f*cking mind.

I'm just a retard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

277 >>How hard is it to think that an attempted assassin of the President of the United States didn't act alone?

Kash is supposed to be giving an update on the investigation today.

I have no idea if he acted alone or had help but living in the leftist hate machine 7x24 is enough to set off some of the borderline crazies on the left and there is a shitload of them.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)

278 Commies lurve them some trains.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

True

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (0VN7+)

279 How hard is it to think that an attempted assassin of the President of the United States didn't act alone?

We're not able to see the left wing money laundering circuit funding anything like this?

I guess I'm just f*cking stupid.

Nothing to see here, please disburse.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

Why can’t they act alone? Besides, if you act in concert with others, the more likely a conspiracy can be caught.

It’s a mistake to ascribe absolutely everything to conspiracy. If you do that, you may as well be BurtTC, who never could grasp that basic truth.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:44 AM (E6xSb)

280 2765
Of course not.

FFS. I'm just a f*cking imbecile because I happen to think that there's the slightest f*cking possibility that this guy got help.

Never f*cking mind.

I'm just a retard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

=======

And then I look at the slapdash nature of what happened (a guy taking a handful of weapons across the country, mostly using trains in order to avoid security, getting a hotel, and then just running at security on the wrong floor) and think, "This dude had no help at all because it was so poorly thought out."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (GLVez)

281 FFS. I'm just a f*cking imbecile because I happen to think that there's the slightest f*cking possibility that this guy got help.

Never f*cking mind.

I'm just a retard.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

There is, but it absolutely is not required by any means.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (E6xSb)

282 It doesn’t matter if the hotel rom was $1000. It’s an amount that someone who is determined to do this will get on his own.

The guy had a full time job for crying out loud he wasn’t a bum living under the bridge. And I believe living with his parents. Which means his entire income was basically disposable income. He had access to to a few thousand dollars for a trip to DC and a hotel room.

I mean come on, not everything needs to be a Soros funded operation.

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (rjPWf)

283 I read the manifesto on Sunday and mentioned to my wife that it was "pretty bland".

I've been wondering why that was my reaction and the comments I'm seeing on different blogs this morning hit the nail on the end: This is standard rhetoric from the Left and we hear it every single day.

Cole was your average everyday Democrat.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (G0vdT)

284 >> WTF is a “thought worker”?

Someone whose works is primarily words (e.g., writer/media, politics, education, NGO, lobbyist) who is not successful enough to be called a "thought leader?"
Chelsea Clinton has been called a thought leader, so it's a very low bar!

Shorter: A person who considers themselves an elite who never gets their hands dirty.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (5xoct)

285 Perry Mason,"What is it with girls and horses?" Della Street, blushes.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (pvf3X)

286 And then I look at the slapdash nature of what happened (a guy taking a handful of weapons across the country, mostly using trains in order to avoid security, getting a hotel, and then just running at security on the wrong floor) and think, "This dude had no help at all because it was so poorly thought out."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (GLVez)
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The Italian invasion of Greece would like a word.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (xvhJH)

287 You don't have to have your luggage checked if you travel by train. Generally it is hard to hijack a train, unless you are Moluccan nationalists in Holland.

(and that pissed the Dutch off, and it is hard to piss the Dutch off that bad)

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (rbvCR)

288

There is, but it absolutely is not required by any means.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (E6xSb)

Nope. Not possible.

I'm an idiot for thinking otherwise.

Thank you all. I've been put in my place. Continue on.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

289 Rosa Bonheur likes big strong sweaty horses and the men who tame them!

The "Fifty Shades Of Gray" painting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (DP1+x)

290 270 Need to find the Uber driver who helped him get all his weapons off the train (a three- or four-day trip) and up to his hotel room.
Posted by: t-bird at April 27, 2026 10:22 AM (VnVVA)

Now THAT's a good question.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (g8Ew

Yeah but was he actively helping the cause or was he just offloading bags, not knowing or caring what was inside, for tip money?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:47 AM (E6xSb)

291 >>Never f*cking mind.

I'm just a retard.

After the SPLC indictment revelations last week?
It's not a retarded thought at all.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 10:47 AM (5xoct)

292 If I was trump I would definitely have a list of revenge killings should anything happen to him. Make it a along list, he got the money.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 10:47 AM (snZF9)

293 Nope. Not possible.

I'm an idiot for thinking otherwise.

Thank you all. I've been put in my place. Continue on.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead, per Poor Richard.

No need to be pissy about it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:48 AM (E6xSb)

294 As I said, haul in every bluesky account owner that egged him on

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:48 AM (81SOz)

295 These dems actually believe Trump is the antichrist et Al to their very souls. Did Obama start this birthday fa telling them to get in their faces? Did that trip something in their brains? This is the third attempt that we know of. What tripped the switch on these dem brains.

Posted by: Megthered at April 27, 2026 10:48 AM (4FDt0)

296 All the Trannie Horses" is Cormac McCarthy's worst book.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 27, 2026 10:28 AM (iJfKG)

Just wait until you read The Gelding That Still Could.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:49 AM (g8Ew8)

297 Rumored Memo Suggests U.S. Could Turn on UK Over Falkland Islands.

Rumored memo by an anonymous nobody at the Pentagon. While it may reflect Trump's mood/thinking, this is just another op.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 10:49 AM (ExV1e)

298 What tripped the switch on these dem brains.
Posted by: Megthered

Pavlovian conditioning via media and social media

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:49 AM (81SOz)

299 If I was trump I would definitely have a list of revenge killings should anything happen to him. Make it a along list, he got the money.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 10:47 AM (snZF9)
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Jimmy Kimmel being on the list would make his wife an "expectant widow"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (WuoFy)

300 Cole was your average everyday Democrat.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (G0vdT)

That actually makes it much, much worse.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (iNUL3)

301 Uber drivers are randomly assigned to riders. It was some ride from the train station to a hotel for a passenger with luggage. The kind of ride that the driver probably does 10 times a day. Why would he have had any suspicions?

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (rjPWf)

302 Too wide for a PC or phone screen, but it is a nice painting, so don't bitch too much!

Posted by CBD at 09:30 AM Comments
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Surely, you're going to expect some with the lack of bewbs in the painting.

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 10:51 AM (Fi81e)

303 You have to get it in your head that Democrats intend on permanent, one party rule. Like say, California, only nationwide.

They play the game for participative democracy only insofar as necessary. When they obtain complete control, they can let their freak flag fly. There will be no dissent.

The insane rhetoric, invective & demagoguery has always been there, the difference now is they feel comfortable stating these things publicly. Without fear of retribution.

Are they secure in this knowledge, or are they getting a bit over their skis is a question I’ve pondered for a while now.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 10:51 AM (B4klT)

304 That actually makes it much, much worse.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (iNUL3)
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I fear so.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:51 AM (G0vdT)

305 300 Cole was your average everyday Democrat.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (G0vdT)

That actually makes it much, much worse.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (iNUL3)

=======

Public humiliation of Cole seems like an appropriate step.

But the grand jury probably won't even indict him and he'll be walking free in a week or two.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:51 AM (GLVez)

306 280 And then I look at the slapdash nature of what happened (a guy taking a handful of weapons across the country, mostly using trains in order to avoid security, getting a hotel, and then just running at security on the wrong floor) and think, "This dude had no help at all because it was so poorly thought out."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (GLVez)

I know that "Everything is Fake and Gay" is a popular sentiment, but I think with some people, they need to ask themselves "If everyone else is on the Fed Payroll and In on the Op, why am I the only one who's not?".

And realize that maybe not everybody else is in on the op and getting a Fed paycheck.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:52 AM (iXqHn)

307 Thank you all. I've been put in my place. Continue on.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

I hasn't even been 48 hours, so things are still coming out. It is easy to get everyone worked up into a lather by hammering on a speculation based on incomplete or misunderstood data, and that just makes everyone tired by the time the facts come out.
Then no one cares because they are wrung out from chasing speculation

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:52 AM (rbvCR)

308 Cole was your average everyday Democrat.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (G0vdT)

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Isn't it suspicious that everybody is saying that Trump's ballroom needs to be built?

It's a ballroom conspiracy!

Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 10:53 AM (Fi81e)

309 >>As I said, haul in every bluesky account owner that egged him on

I've never visited bluesky but occasionally someone will repost some of the content and comment on X.

There are a whole bunch absolutely demented people in this country and they openly talk about killing their political opponents. People were laughing and joking about Kirk's murder and turned him into a monster that had nothing to do with the real Charlie Kirk.

And they hate Trump way more than they hated Charlie. They call him a fascist and Hitler to give themselves an excuse for violence.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 10:53 AM (viF8m)

310 *** Bartleby would have entered the chat but he prefers not to. ***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 10:33 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:53 AM (bFu5X)

311 Good God, man, speculation based on incomplete or misunderstood data is what we do here!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM (xvhJH)

312 Isn't it suspicious that everybody is saying that Trump's ballroom needs to be built?

It's a ballroom conspiracy!
Posted by: Axeman at April 27, 2026 10:53 AM (Fi81e)
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Everyone but DC judges.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM (G0vdT)

313
Rumored memo by an anonymous nobody at the Pentagon.

Sources say...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM (Cqx++)

314 Kash should seize bluesky servers as evidence

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM (0VN7+)

315 Pavlovian conditioning via media and social media
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:49 AM (81SOz)

You are a failure, everyone is keeping you down, they are stealing from you, there is no honor, you will not be allowed to do anything memorable, they have stolen all the good things from you, go do something to make the world clean, it isn't revenge because revenge is not moral

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (rbvCR)

316
It's a ballroom conspiracy!

Ballroom Blitz

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)

317 And realize that maybe not everybody else is in on the op and getting a Fed paycheck is exactly what somebody who is in on the op and getting a Fed paycheck would say.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Riz8t)

318 It's a ballroom conspiracy!

Ballroom Blitz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)

Everyone was kung fu fighting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (Zz0t1)

319 Id love to be a secret fed. Where do I apply?

Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (rjPWf)

320 314 Kash should seize bluesky servers as evidence
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM (0VN7+)

Do you know how much degenerate, perverted porn shit there is on bluesky?

I wouldn't wish having to look at all of that on Kash.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (iXqHn)

321 Id love to be a secret fed. Where do I apply?
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (rjPWf)

No need. They're all lone wolves.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (Zz0t1)

322 Good God, man, speculation based on incomplete or misunderstood data is what we do here!!!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM

Harumph!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (bFu5X)

323 317 And realize that maybe not everybody else is in on the op and getting a Fed paycheck is exactly what somebody who is in on the op and getting a Fed paycheck would say.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Riz8t)

Is exactly what someone... (droste image)

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (iXqHn)

324 It's a ballroom conspiracy!

Ballroom Blitz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)
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Ballroom Bedlam.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (G0vdT)

325 Id love to be a secret fed. Where do I apply?
Posted by: Heroq at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (rjPWf)

Post Office

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (g8Ew8)

326 WHY ARE ALL THE HORSES NEAR THE FRONT OF THE PACK WHITE!?!?!?!?
Posted by: ShainS

‘Aggressive’ great white shark halts international surf competition

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The media just had to mention it was a white shark!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)

327
Ballroom Bedlam.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (G0vdT)

Oklahoma State Cowboys hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (Zz0t1)

328 Good God, man, speculation based on incomplete or misunderstood data is what we do here!!!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 10:54 AM

Harumph!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM (bFu5X)
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We are less than 48 hours into the 72-hour rule, after all...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (gnNyN)

329 It's a ballroom conspiracy!

Ballroom Blitz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 27, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)
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Ballroom Bedlam.
Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (G0vdT)
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Strictly Ballroom.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (xvhJH)

330 Everyone was kung fu fighting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:56 AM

Well, the guy wasn't shot, so that's a non-zero possibility.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 10:57 AM (bFu5X)

331 @FLOTUS
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37m
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.

People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.

A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 10:58 AM (ZxPkt)

332
Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community
Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 10:58 AM (ZxPkt)

Sue! Sue like the wind!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)

333 MKH has the perfect retort to the 'it's a false flag' dummies:

You think Trump would ever agree to a plan which denies him the opportunity to troll thousands of captive journalists for an hour and a half?! That's literally his dream scenario.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 10:58 AM (iNUL3)

334 331 @FLOTUS
·
37m
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.

People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.

A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community
Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 10:58 AM (ZxPkt)
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Well said.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:59 AM (G0vdT)

335 FLOTUS is smart to single out one offender - Kimmel- rather than all the insane media.

She is mean cop to Trump's "unity in the room" good cop

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 11:01 AM (mtmGz)

336 Nood Cornyn rant

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 11:01 AM (58Bi5)

337 Nood rant.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 11:03 AM (iNUL3)

338 Cole was your average everyday Democrat.

Posted by: WisRich at April 27, 2026 10:45 AM (G0vdT)

That actually makes it much, much worse.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 10:50 AM (iNUL3)

You're on a game show. You got 2 doors to pick from, and you know whats behind each. Behind on door #1 is a paradise, the land of plenty, low taxes, freedom be anything you want, choose your destiny, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, etc.

Behind door #2 is a shithole where crime is rampant, criminal invaders from other lands come and steal your resources, murder you, you get taxed out the ass, told what to drive, how to live, etc etc. What do you pick?

The dems pick #2, they want to create whats behind door 2, and they want to force you to live with it every...fucking...time these motherfuckers wake up breathing and vote. Every dem is a defective human, a piece of shit. There is no average dem, there is only dem, and they are shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 11:03 AM (snZF9)

339 ABC should lose their broadcast licenses for paying a man to go on TV every night who advocates the murder of the President.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 11:03 AM (ETnF1)

340 No advocating for violence or anything but it sure would be a shame if something were to happen to Kimmel

A real cryin shame

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 11:17 AM (61TgR)

341 Thank you for this fine painting.

Posted by: Roland Hirsch at April 27, 2026 01:05 PM (Imt38)

342 Is this where Budweiser gets their horses … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at April 27, 2026 03:34 PM (ayRl+)

The Morning Report — 4/ 27/26

Good morning kids, We are overloaded with links this morning as we kick off the last week of April and the overwhelming majority of course are about the failed third assassination attempt on President Trump over the weekend at the White House Correspondents Dinner. There are links peppered across almost every section of the Morning Report. Despite the Leftist/terrorist, (please pardon that redundancy, because let's face it that's what he is) releasing his manifesto just prior to his attack, perhaps the most ridiculous commentary came from the horrid purple lipped dog hole of Barack Obama:

Former President Barack Obama insisted Sunday the “details” of the motives of an armed man who allegedly tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner were unknown, hours after a media outlet published the suspect’s manifesto.
“Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents [sic] Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama wrote. “It’s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I’m grateful to them – and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay.”

I refuse to quote this evil Leftist degenerate but hE/it's extensively quoted in virtually every link where you can read for yourself the litany of slanders and blood libels hurled at our President.

But the motive is a mystery, eh Obama?! Pfft - Allahu Akbar by any other name would not reek as disgustingly.The Democrat/Left demands absolute power absolutely, and will not cease until they get it. By any means necessary.

There was nothing radical about Cole Tomas Allen: the attempted White House Correspondents’ Dinner assassin. Allen’s manifesto reads a lot like that of the previous three-named assassin Ryan Wesley Routh who was stalking President Trump at a golf game. . . There’s a vagueness to the litany that suggests Allen had a weak grip on where these supposed things were even happening and what the connection to it was beyond justifying his attack.
Rather than Marxism, Routh and Allen offered tepid shopworn liberalism as their justification for murder, “U.S presidents must at bare minimum embody the moral fabric that is America and be kind, caring and selfless and always stand for humanity” and “the United States of America are ruled by the law, not by any one or several people. In so far as representatives and judges do not follow the law, no one is required to yield them anything so unlawfully ordered.”
. . . Allen and Routh's views were generally those of mainstream liberal Democrats. They were no more extreme than your average MSNBC viewer. Probably even a smidgen more moderate. And they were probably no more radical than the average committed Democrat.
This is not some grassroots phenomenon but the messaging from the top down of the party and its media apparatus. That&'s why Allen’s views are entirely reflective of their rhetoric. He wasn't a Marxist, a Communist or a Socialist… his views were those of the mainstream of his party. (The amount of distance between the Democrats and the Marxists of course is rapidly shrinking.)
But Allen didn't try to kill Trump and members of his administration officials in the name of socialized medicine, a command economy, the working class or any affirmative leftist cause.
He did it because he had been brainwashed into believing he was stopping Hitler 2.0. . .
. . . But the record number of assassinations shows that they have created a party of assassins. Those who have created a party of assassins bear the ultimate responsibility for the violence.
A Party of Assassins cannot offer America anything except murder, treason and death.

So then, what is to be done about a party of assassins? The bitter irony here is that the deranged motivations to kill President Trump and to physically wipe out all of us who either support him or at a bare minimum simply disagree, openly or secretly, oppose Democrats via normal political discourse and processes and debate (when/if permitted), are or would be the sane choice we may yet have to make to stop the very real existential threat to our lives, liberty and nation.

I hate the Left not only for what they are, believe and what they have done to this nation virtually unchecked for at least the past 70 years and indeed our entire history, but for what they may one day force us to visit upon their collective head, not out of revenge but out of simple self-preservation.

Have a great day!

And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s assassination attempts underscore how rhetoric that casts political opponents as existential threats can move from language to violence.
From One Assassination Attempt to the Next: Mainstreaming Violence Against a President
Daniel Greenfield: The latest Trump assassin wasn’t a radical. He was a Democrat.
Party of Assassins

TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

The deranged and power-mad left will keep trying to murder Donald Trump.
The Third Assassination Attempt in a Series of…
The suspect was ultimately stopped. But that isn’t proof that the system worked, in fact, it’s evidence that every decision made leading up to the moment didn’t.
The Secret Service Failed Trump — Again
Most cheered, but some called it a hoax or claimed it was a Trump supporter who did it.
And sure enough, the lunatic left weighs in on the third attempted assassination of President Trump
“You guys should probably drop the whole illegal immigrant protection racket and agree to fund Secret Service now.
Schemer, Jeffries Ripped After Tone Deaf Statements on WHCD Shooting
“I have no personal problem with Donald Trump at all,” Raskin fired back. “I mean, I talk about the policies of this administration, the authoritarianism, like we saw on display in Minneapolis, where two of our citizens were gunned down in the streets simply for exercising their First Amendment rights: Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and others have died in custody.”
Watch Dem Rep Jamie Raskin’s Deer-In-Headlights Reaction To Suggestion To Turn Down Anti-Trump Rhetoric
The moment news broke of a shooter who burst through a security checkpoint outside the WHCD … the profile almost wrote itself: a young, highly intelligent, well-educated man.
Who is Cole Allen, the Suspect Accused of Opening Fire at the WHCD?

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Kamala donor.
He/Him ‘Teacher of the Year’ Was Trump Gunman
. . . hours after a media outlet published the suspect’s manifesto.
Obama Thinks Trump’s Would-Be-Assassin’s Motive Is Mystery Wrapped In An Enigma
The document, which a family member provided to law enforcement, outlined Allen’s plan to target Trump administration officials in order of rank while carving out an exception for FBI Director Kash Patel, The New York Post (NYP) reported. “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” Allen wrote in the manifesto, according to the NYP.
Alleged WHCD Shooter Reportedly Sent Anti-Trump Manifesto To Family Just Before Rushing Ballroom
Reports indicate over 2,500 people attended the 2026 dinner.
Manifesto Shows Shooter Was Willing To Kill Everyone At Correspondents’ Dinner
“a lapse driven by Democrats blocking funding bills and rejecting multiple GOP-backed proposals to reopen the department”
WHCA Dinner Shooting Occurred as DHS and Secret Service Have Been Unfunded for More Than 70 Days
Avriana F. Allen's resume includes stints at the Texas Tribune, CalMatters, and the Pew Research Center.
WHCD Shooting Suspect’s Sister Worked At Leftist Journalism Outlets

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
Trump administration Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Special Envoy for Peace Missions Jared Kushner were scheduled to travel Saturday morning to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad and participate in direct talks with an Iranian delegation. Trump, however, announced in a Saturday afternoon Truth Social post that he canceled the trip, stating it would be “[t]oo much time wasted on traveling, too much work!”
Trump Pulls Plug On US Delegation’s Trip To Iran Talks
Netanyahu’s disclosure comes as he prepares for a high-stakes visit to the White House, where discussions on a long-term peace strategy in the conflict with Iran are expected. His health update comes as the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is also reportedly facing health issues, and may require a prosthetic leg and plastic surgery due to injuries suffered in an Israeli air strike.
Israeli PM Netanyahu Undergoes Treatment for Cancer.
Raw Egg Nationalist: As war turns into spectacle, Trump’s meme-driven politics meets its match abroad—proving that in the attention economy, propaganda isn’t just messaging, it’s combat.
The Meme War: What Iran’s Anti-Trump Memes Tell Us about the War—and the Future of US Politics
Roger Kimball: Trump isn’t negotiating with Iran—he’s dismantling its regime piece by piece, leaving a hollow state with nothing left but bluster and collapse.
Chekhov’s Lesson for Tehran
The case is one of more than 50 espionage-related indictments filed against Israelis since the October 7, 2023, terror raids against Israel by Hamas and the subsequent outbreak of the Gaza war. Israeli security commentators are reportedly describing the espionage issue as an “epidemic...
Israeli Air Force Technicians Arrested for Spying for Iran.
Continued failed diplomacy is only a deferral of catastrophe.
Why Was Epic Fury Launched Now?
When it comes to the war against Iran, the first drafts of history are being especially unkind to the free world’s architects. So much so that, in certain pathetic quarters, the ayatollah and his henchmen get better press coverage than President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Michael Goodwin: Trump and Netanyahu have a shared goal for Iran — but the media pits them against each other
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
A bad week for Iran, the SPLC, and the Left in general.
NGOs Cosplaying as Overlords and Power Brokers
The changes aim to close loopholes that allow “dark money” to flow through non-profits. The changes aim to minimize the chances for anonymity provisions to be used for fraud while also addressing the growing concern that groups like the SPLC help manufacture “hate” in order to generate revenue.
How the SPLC Indictment Will Change ‘Dark Money’ Operations Forever.
Filed. . . in light of the recent charges returned by an Alabama-based grand jury.
Exclusive: After Federal Indictment, Watchdog Pushes IRS To Investigate SPLC’s Tax-Exempt Status
Democrats want a tyranny of the majority.
James Carville says the quiet part out loud
The SPLC is far from the only organization attempting to criminalize normal behavior.
For Some Social Watchdogs, Success is not an Option
The Democrats' facade is starting to crumble, and once it has fully cracked it will reveal an anti-American organization and voting bloc.
The Potemkin Party

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
There’s a 1927 law that’s gotten the silent treatment from courts and parties in birthright citizenship litigation, but that has a place in the discussion.
The U.S. Virgin Islands Citizen Statute and Birthright Citizenship
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Tillis previously announced he would oppose any of Trump’s picks for the Federal Reserve after the Department of Justice opened a probe into the renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, placing the nomination of Kevin Warsh in jeopardy. Tillis was later asked about reports that U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro closed the investigation.
(RINO Scumbag) Sen Thom Tillis, A Key Holdout Against Trump’s Fed Nominee, Backs Down, Says He’ll Vote To Confirm
“We don’t understand the logic behind the move”
Should the USDA Be in Iowa or D.C.?
Loudoun County, Virginia, has embraced digital infrastructure—and its economic benefits.
The Surprising Heart of the Data-Center Boom
David Harsanyi: The aisle to nowhere.
Mamdani Mart
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Demographic destiny and the shattered myth of Andalusian harmony.
The Reconquista Reversed
The story of those who made sure history remembers.
The Armenian Genocide: 111 Years, Forgotten Names
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
The real grift isn’t $3.8 billion in aid that returns to American factories many times over. It’s telling millions of listeners (Carlson's, Owens' et al) that America gets “nothing” from its most productive alliance — and cashing the ad checks while the algorithm rewards the rage. The podcasters aren’t serious. The numbers are.
Sorry, Israel-haters — US aid pays off big for America and the numbers don’t lie
Adam Hamawy, a plastic surgeon, is now running to represent New Jersey's 12th District with Bro-Fo Omar's endorsement
'Definitely No Tunnels': Dem Congressional Candidate Dismissed Reports of Hamas Presence at Gazan Hospital Where He Worked—and Where Hamas Boss Mohammed Sinwar Was Later Killed
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
O’Donnell tried to tell Trump she was just quoting the shooter’s alleged words, but Trump branded her “disgraceful.”
Trump calls ’60 Minutes’ host ‘disgraceful’ for reading WHCD suspect’s alleged manifesto on air
Times and attitudes shifted, but in 2026 the mainstream, broadcast, print, and entertainment media still persist in making excuses for unhinged acts, particularly in major metropolitan areas.
How the Fourth Estate Morphed Into a Fifth Column
Thad McCotter: Overwhelmed by relentless, distrusted media, Americans are tuning out by choice—embracing “news avoidance” and trusting only what breaks through the noise.
I Didn’t Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Embracing the ‘News Avoidance’ Pandemic
When empathy becomes a substitute for truth, it stops healing society and starts distorting justice, turning conviction into confusion and principle into performance.
Slithery David French Bobs and Weaves with Allie Stuckey
Property is theft. 'Microstalking' is all the rage.
New Political Protest Trend: Accosting Pro-Crime Millionaires Outside Their Fancy Homes
They’re a non-governmental organization that lives on government, period. They’re an almost purely governmental non-governmental organization.
Mourning The Loss Of USAID, The New York Times Makes A Clear Case For Its Death
People see through their lies.
Globalism’s Propagandists Depend on Censorship

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Fully Automated Luxury Communism would lead to working class genocide.
No, AI Won’t Make Communism Work
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
There is substantial evidence that the Iran war is creating economic uncertainty. The ongoing conflict has caused significant disruption to the airline industry and a spike in fertilizer costs, impacting already strained American farmers.
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The Department of Justice announced Friday it is moving to “strengthen” the federal death penalty, including by bringing back firing squads.
Department Of Justice Adds Firing Squad As Method For Federal Execution
The two attackers also reportedly “smashed” Mirkin’s jaw during the burglary, which took place around 8 p.m. at her seven-bedroom home on Lookout Mountain Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department told local station NBC4.
Report: Thieves Attack Aging Budget Rental Car Heiress During Burglary of Her Hollywood Hills Mansion
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
“We’ve seen the success of the right, and we aim to rival it by being a thought leader on campuses”
Bernie Sanders Allies Launch Group for Outreach to Leftist Students on Campus
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s new book exposes institutional rot and outlines how to restore the Ivy League’s commitment to truth.
An Antidote to Ivy League Decay
Federal agents arrested Evan Michael Sands, 26, a “staffer” at the Randazzo School in Coconut Creek just north of Fort Lauderdale on multiple charges after he allegedly used the chat platform Discord and the gaming site Roblox to get the sexually explicit material.
Florida Private School Worker Charged with Soliciting Sexual Material from Minors Online
ABORTION
A cabal of “elite Supreme Court litigators” tried to warn Mississippi State Solicitor General Scott Stewart against using Dobbs v. Jackson to target the high bench’s abortion precedent because they believed it would be a “devastating mistake.” The litigator was unconvinced.
Dobbs Lawyer Was Pressured To Avoid Taking On Roe. He Chose Courage Instead
SECOND AMENDMENT
(Abolish the 2nd . . Party. Democrat Party must be abolished - jjs)
Raskin: WHCD Shooting Could Be ‘Moment of Unity’ for Universal Background Checks
The legislation, which would allow citizens to use deadly force to prevent arson, burglary, animal cruelty and robbery in certain situations, passed on party-line votes in the Republican-dominated Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee state Senate. Supporters of the legislation argued that law-abiding citizens should be allowed to protect their life’s work, Nashville-area TV station WKRN reported.
Fear That’s Long Haunted Gun Owners Could Be Erased In Tennessee

THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
‘If the language were defensible, [Jay Jones] would have defended it. A lawyer who believes in his ballot question quotes his ballot question.’
VA Gerrymander Language Is So Dishonest, Dems Refuse To Defend It In Court
A judge blasted the Dems’ flowery ballot language as ‘flagrantly misleading’, failing to ‘accurately describe the proposed amendment.’
‘Blatantly Dishonest Language’ On Virginia Ballots Fits Long Pattern Of Democrat Word Abuse
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
“We need to have a very concrete, coordinated strategy.” House Democrats “should build up the case so that when we are in power in January, we’ve created the conditions … to be able to impeach [Trump]."
Report: House Dems Already Pushing for Day One Impeachment of Trump
The end of the federal investigation into Powell removes a key hurdle for the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald J. Trump’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Warsh is on track to take over from Powell when the latter’s tenure ends in May, but the takeover has been obstructed by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who objected to the investigation into Powell.
DOJ Abandons Investigation Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
POLITICS
Virtue-signaling was so much easier before they actually got everything they voted for.
Leftists Get the Leftism They Wanted, and They Hate It
“We were there front and center,” Fetterman wrote in his post. “That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.”
Fetterman to Democrats: ‘Drop the TDS and Build the White House Ballroom’
From Gavin Newsom to Ilhan Omar, the Democrats of today are very good at what they do.
Reagan-Era Democrats Were ‘Tax-And-Spend’ While Trump-Era Democrats Are ‘Tax-And-Steal’
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Germany’s crisis is not economic or political failure but an entrenched elite class that governs by moral narrative instead of measurable reality.
Reset Germany: Breaking with an Exhausted Ruling Class
London has long been regarded as a Labour stronghold, and if it cannot maintain its strong position there, it is likely to face even heavier losses elsewhere in the May 7 elections. Notably, Khan’s mayoralty is not at risk, as he is not up for reelection until 2028.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Says He’s ‘Scared’ That Britons Are Waking Up.
It is unclear how the U.S. might impose some of the most robust punishments proposed in the email, such as pushing Spain out of NATO. Britain’s reaffirmation of sovereignty hints at the potential for further friction between the Trump administration and Starmer’s government ahead of King Charles III’s state visit to the U.S. Notably, Starmer’s position on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is much different than his position on the Falklands, with the British premier actively attempting to give the territory away to China-allied Mauritius and Trump urging him to retain it.
Rumored Memo Suggests U.S. Could Turn on UK Over Falkland Islands.
Orbán’s rule may have ended, but Hungary’s election shows a deeper shift: nationalist politics remain dominant, even as leadership and strategy evolve.
Orbán v. Magyar: The EU Got Played
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS
Residents of Deir al-Balah, one of the few Gaza Strip cities not under the control of the Israeli Defense Force, will cast their ballots in Palestinian Authority municipal elections. The war-torn city of 75,000 is still recovering from years of conflict and destruction that has unfolded since the Israeli ground invasion following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
Gazans Set To Decide Hamas’ Fate With First Election In 20 Years( Meh, t's the other way around! - jjs)
IDF continues uncovering and destroying Hamas tunnels within the Gaza ceasefire line.
Israel Eliminates Hamas Terror Cell Commander Who Participated in October 7 Massacre
Religious leaders are doing it, and Hamas is enforcing it, which keeps the leaders on their side and forces the boys into Hamas.
A horrifying story of brutal pedophile rapes in Gaza
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
The latest strikes came after a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod border region, according to local authorities.
At Least 16 Dead in Strikes in Ukraine Amid Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
America has a habit of learning the wrong lesson from the right crisis.
The Next Baby Formula Crisis: Medicine Tariffs
CommonSpirit Health is the parent company of Dignity Health, which owns and operates Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, and Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, according to a report from local outlet Broke Ass Stuart. The outlet shared documents and detailed the accusations of loved ones waiting — in one alleged instance for over a year — only to learn that their family member had died and their corpse had decomposed.
Healthcare Giant Prepares For Hearing After Allegedly Mishandling and Desecrating Corpses of Deceased Patients
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The Science article also included this howler: “the mass firing is the latest indication that the White House is ignoring the board’s authority and dictating policies at NSF.” Um, who elected them? No one. In fact, they were appointed by the president himself, and he is the only one with the constitutional authority to decide these matters.
Trump fires the entire governing board of the National Science Foundation
In other words, the conditions in which Comet 3I/Atlas’ solar system formed were very different from those when our own solar system formed.
New data says interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas IS different from comets in our solar system
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Suspected shooter took to social media to encourage transgender individuals to buy guns as Trump administration investigated trans violence.
Suspected Wannabe Trump Assassin Warned Trans People Needed To Buy Guns
‘This cannot go on. The House must act to stop this abomination once and for all,’ Sen. Josh Hawley urged.
Calls Grow For House To End Tax Funding For Transing Kids After Collins, Murkowski Kill Senate Effort
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto: Far-left host, 'The View' scrape bottom of barrel prior to WHCD melee
Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Expectant Widow’ Melania Joke Lowest of Low
As for Farrow, she’s no stranger to spreading conspiracies. She suggested in February that President Trump either killed or freed Ghislaine Maxwell and replaced her with a body double.
Actress Mia Farrow Suggests Trump May Have Staged WHCD Shooting to ‘Raise His Approval Ratings’
The timing of the DOJ announcement and the Pope’s comment on the death penalty could reignite tensions between the White House and the Vatican. President Trump has not hesitated to criticize the Pope, recently claiming that Pope Leo, an American, was selected last year by the College of Cardinals because of him.
Pope Pops Off At Trump Again, This Time Over the Death Penalty.
America is built on the concept of equality, but that concept has to be understood properly to prevent the country’s downfall.
How Equality Destroys a State
Oddly normal.
Has Hollywood’s Woke Fever Broken?
HITHER & YON
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Thursday that families of USS Arizona crew members have submitted enough genetic reference samples to meet a 60% collection threshold, according to a DPAA press release. Department of War policy mandates that general level of family reference samples before the agency can exhume unknown remains for identification, Stars and Stripes reported.
Nearly 150 Dead From Pearl Harbor Attack Could Be On Track For Identification After Milestone Reached
“In retrospect, I may have been thinking about bowling them over. But, if they don’t have the flag, they cannot burn it. So I scooped down and got the flag.”
50 Years Ago Today Cubs Outfielder Rick Monday Saved an American Flag

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 27, 2026 07:06 AM (HiAA1)

2 Slow day

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 27, 2026 07:08 AM (HiAA1)

3 Good morning! Happy birfday, J.J. Gotta go look at some content.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 27, 2026 07:08 AM (3Ope8)

4 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 07:08 AM (jehhT)

5 ... but for what they may one day force us to visit upon their collective head, not out of revenge but out of simple self-preservation.
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Mommy, are we there yet?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 07:09 AM (1o8D5)

6 John Wilkes Booth was a Democrat also.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:12 AM (2GVsD)

7 Any word on how Cole Allen travelled from California to DC and where did the weapons come from?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:13 AM (2GVsD)

8 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:13 AM (RIvkX)

9 OK, we can allow ourselves a laugh now and then.

X's product manager replies to Tay-Tay:

https://tinyurl.com/3w55uexv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 07:13 AM (1o8D5)

10 So when does the attempted shooter start getting marriage proposals and perverted erotic fiction written about him?

I'm sure Brian Stelter is already working on this.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 07:14 AM (RjOoY)

11 That would be awesome news if they can finally ID even more of the dead from the Pearl Harbor attack.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:15 AM (2GVsD)

12 I know I'm peeing in the wind but can we not use this fvcker's name? Making these people famous instead of infamous is a big driver.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)

13 Happy Monday

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 27, 2026 07:16 AM (/+uur)

14 Thank you JJ. Morning all

I may be rare around here in the coming weeks; I start my new job in a few hours and will be trying to impress my new coworkers. Will miss the MR but expect I’ll be back after I settle in.

One thing that still bothers me about this past weekend: It seems the SS is still incompetent about setting up a security perimeter and their basic procedures. The guy didn’t get close but at the same time he got WAY TOO CLOSE! The laxity is ridiculous

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 27, 2026 07:16 AM (ugElV)

15 With how many homicidal maniacs are Democrats, we have to be specific

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:16 AM (2GVsD)

16
Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Expectant Widow’ Melania Joke Lowest of Low

The arts, entertainment, journalism and academia have long treated Republicans as stupid and/or evil subhumans. And if they have lives not worth respecting, why not shoot them?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (tgvbd)

17 Biden's Dog, what are your thoughts on the Bennett/Lapid coalition to run the government?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (Cif43)

18 Latest Bumber Sticker:

"Vote Democrat! We get what we want or we keel you!"

Posted by: Boswell at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (V7158)

19 Folks are saying this guy was smart. Being overeducated and indoctrinated by leftists does not make one smart. Getting kicked in the head makes one smart.

Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

20 6 John Wilkes Booth was a Democrat also.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:12 AM (2GVsD)

"Hey there"
Czolgosz, Fromme, Moore LLC

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 07:19 AM (x0n13)

21
I know I'm peeing in the wind but can we not use this fvcker's name? Making these people famous instead of infamous is a big driver.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)

I once read a weepie in the New York Times about Judith Clark, who was imprisoned for her role in the Brinks Armed Car Robbery. Poor Judith, locked up for so long. And it wasn't until the 34th paragraph that the name of one of the dead guards was mentioned.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:19 AM (tgvbd)

22 I will say this again, here is my take on the attack.

With his mad sprint, he was going full LeRoy Jenkins hoping for suicide by cop. For him to shoot anyone would have been lagniappe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:19 AM (2GVsD)

23 I think that was a great story about Rick Monday saving the flag. Thanks for linking it, J.J.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 07:20 AM (Nx5jP)

24 Biden's Dog, what are your thoughts on the Bennett/Lapid coalition to run the government?
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (Cif43)
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See comment #12

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)

25 18 Latest Bumber Sticker:

"Vote Democrat! We get what we want or we keel you!"
Posted by: Boswell at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (V715

Honk if you Love Assassins!

I MUZZLE-BRAKE for Dead Normies!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 07:21 AM (x0n13)

26
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 07:23 AM (2/MrR)

27
I know I'm peeing in the wind but can we not use this fvcker's name? Making these people famous instead of infamous is a big driver.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)

At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, presidents, prime ministers, kings and empresses were being assassinated all over the place. The assassins were all of a type: socialist or anarchist losers. Their names are almost all forgotten.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:23 AM (tgvbd)

28
At least I got past that awful endlessly reloading front page barrier.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:24 AM (xG4kz)

29 Top 30!

Posted by: torabora at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (KtOUo)

30 Their names are almost all forgotten.

Except the one who set the dominos falling for the Great War.

And even after the Great War, there was a bunch of 'lone wolf' Armenians going around assassinating Turks over the Armenian Genocide.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (2GVsD)

31 I think we need to make peace with the fact that Mr. Teacher of the Month is not likely to go to prison.

A DC jury will not convict him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (iNUL3)

32 23 I think that was a great story about Rick Monday saving the flag. Thanks for linking it, J.J.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 07:20 AM (Nx5jP)

I remember the incident very well. everyone at the time praised Monday to high Heaven. Today he'd be hounded to death by the usual suspects.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (x0n13)

33 Biden's Dog, what are your thoughts on the Bennett/Lapid coalition to run the government?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:17 AM (Cif43)
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Combo of opportunist liar, popular bimbo head and stupid, gullible voters.

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 07:26 AM (1o8D5)

34 I've been watching Alfred Hitchock's TV shows from the early 60s and find it remarkable how often it is mentioned in dialog among criminals discussing murder that "the gas chamber" was a certain and serious deterrent.

Let's get back to that. If justice were swift and sure in this country there wouldn't be time enough for the state media to lionize and heroize them.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)

35 Did you all note that one shooter's first name is the same as the DC bomber's last name?
....weird...

Posted by: torabora at April 27, 2026 07:27 AM (KtOUo)

36 “ But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.”

Luke 8:15

Posted by: Marcus T at April 27, 2026 07:28 AM (ReYtg)

37 I MUZZLE-BRAKE for Dead Normies!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 07:21 AM (x0n13)

"Join the Dem Party! We need more Martyrs!"

Posted by: Boswell at April 27, 2026 07:30 AM (V7158)

38 Washington Nearsider

Determined to be mentally incompetent and remanded to a state-run mental institution - state legislature in Sacramento.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:30 AM (2GVsD)

39 Man bites dog.

You think I'm kidding?

https://tinyurl.com/57wwkn8b

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 07:30 AM (1o8D5)

40 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (x0n13)

I didn't remember it until I read it again, and yes, the usual anti American low lifes and nit wits would be screeching about "free speech", but it still is a good memory, and I'd like to think there are still people on some sports teams now who would save the American flag.

Thanks for all you do here, J.J.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 07:31 AM (Nx5jP)

41 Mel Brooks, "Be a smartie! Join the Dem Party!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:31 AM (2GVsD)

42 A hundred years ago presidential assassins, it took about a month to have a trial, sentence, and execute. Seems reasonable.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 07:31 AM (eGKtV)

43
Any word on .... where did the weapons come from?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Gary, Indiana. Chicago would be the safest and least shot up city in the world were it not located near Gary.

Just ask the microencephalitic mayor of Chicago.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:32 AM (xG4kz)

44 I thought he was the micro-penis mayor of Chicago.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:33 AM (2GVsD)

45 At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, presidents, prime ministers, kings and empresses were being assassinated all over the place. The assassins were all of a type: socialist or anarchist losers. Their names are almost all forgotten.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:23 AM (tgvbd)

It's almost as if socialism has always been predicated on creating an enormous pile of dead bodies. Almost.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:34 AM (iNUL3)

46 Caught in the act, no.plea, no appeal,30 days from trial to execution.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:34 AM (Cif43)

47 @7 Anna
He traveled by train. They don't search luggage.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 07:34 AM (pvf3X)

48 Any word on how Cole Allen travelled from California to DC and where did the weapons come from?

He looks like Tiger Woods so I guess when he got out of rehab he went by Academy Sports and picked up a few things.

Posted by: Zombie Lee Elder at April 27, 2026 07:35 AM (QP+6w)

49 Determined to be mentally incompetent and remanded to a state-run mental institution - state legislature in Sacramento.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:30 AM (2GVsD)

You jest, but I don't even think he'll end up being declared mentally incompetent.

I think he'll be found not guilty outright.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:35 AM (iNUL3)

50 I've been watching Alfred Hitchock's TV shows from the early 60s and find it remarkable how often it is mentioned in dialog among criminals discussing murder that "the gas chamber" was a certain and serious deterrent.

Let's get back to that. If justice were swift and sure in this country there wouldn't be time enough for the state media to lionize and heroize them.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)
******
This is about me, isn't it.

Posted by: Alcatraz Island at April 27, 2026 07:35 AM (KtOUo)

51 Okay, so the weapons were purchased in California?

Gavin, "we need more gun laws!!!"

What about Red Flag laws? Oh, the ones who could have called the cops agreed with him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:37 AM (2GVsD)

52
I thought he was the micro-penis mayor of Chicago.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Unless and until be whips out his dingus and has it deliver speeches and answer questions, I have to go with what evidence he provides by speaking wif his mouf. Microencephalic, he is.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:37 AM (xG4kz)

53 Also, can we talk about his choice of armament? A shotgun? Seriously?

If the Political Violence (PoliVi) switch ever gets thrown on our side, it would be so, so different.

You'd have a guy showing up with an entire mortgage payment's worth of gear on and solid tactics and training. He'd cause a real problem.

Not a shotgun and a sprint.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:38 AM (iNUL3)

54 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 07:38 AM (77rzZ)

55 Someone needs to be arrested - yesterday!

https://tinyurl.com/a3dcwv7c

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 07:38 AM (1o8D5)

56 Mayor Johnson, "excuse me while I don't whip this out."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:38 AM (2GVsD)

57 Good morning Horde thx JJ. Happy Monday.
The fact that people can convince themselves that the attempted assassination was a set up by Trump shows how far gone leftists are. You cannot "come together" or "unify " with such people. They are in an entirely different reality

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 07:39 AM (gu0hJ)

58 Imagine a world where everyone knew if you harmed someone else justice would be swift and sure.

Instead of criminals being licensed, protected, romanticized, and protected, and the lives of everyone else being minimized to zero.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

59 42. Booth was the exception to that. A soldier executed him in a barn during capture and not very quickly either.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 27, 2026 07:40 AM (Wl0YX)

60 >>>Daniel Greenfield: The latest Trump assassin wasn’t a radical. He was a Democrat.

The Venn diagram here is a circle.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 27, 2026 07:40 AM (dK+Kv)

61 Washington Nearsider, I pray you are wrong and he does get jail time.

This guy can't even play the hood rat defense. *pauses* Well they can try but he is acting too white for most DC denizens.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:41 AM (2GVsD)

62 The idea that this WHCD shooter was going to infiltrate the WHCD and start executing Cabinet members in a given order is ludicrous on the face of it.

It's not like they were going to stand still and just allow it to happen.

He may not be "crazy-crazy" but clearly he's not firing on all cylinders.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 07:41 AM (gnNyN)

63 Can we drop this “alleged” and “suspect” crap? This is not a court of law, and there is nothing “alleged” or “suspected” about that human piece of filth’s actions.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 07:42 AM (77rzZ)

64 This fucker was playing game theory in his head and thought it would work in real life.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:43 AM (Cif43)

65 The Venn diagram is a black hole when it comes to Democrats and assassins.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:43 AM (2GVsD)

66 Imagine a world where everyone knew if you harmed someone else justice would be swift and sure.

Instead of criminals being licensed, protected, romanticized, and protected, and the lives of everyone else being minimized to zero.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

I'm pretty sure I read (here at the HQ) that a huge majority of small-time criminals reported feeling 'like they got away with it' before they stepped up to the big leagues.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:44 AM (iNUL3)

67 No peace negotiations can ever take place in a place named “Islamabad.”

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 07:44 AM (77rzZ)

68 Professor Squirrel

See my #22.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:44 AM (2GVsD)

69
It was a mostly peaceful dinner.

Posted by: The media we all ignore nowadays at April 27, 2026 07:46 AM (2Ez/1)

70 A good 40% of the US population needs to be either deported, lobotomized, or euthanized.

Posted by: Dignity Canal, LLC at April 27, 2026 07:46 AM (oftw2)

71 A good 40% of the US population needs to be either deported, lobotomized, or euthanized.
Posted by: Dignity Canal, LLC at April 27, 2026 07:46 AM (oftw2)

and sterilized.

Posted by: Snip Snip Clip Clip at April 27, 2026 07:47 AM (QP+6w)

72
It's not like they were going to stand still and just allow it to happen.

____________

But it's that way in the movies!!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:48 AM (tgvbd)

73 At my work, someone had a "this machine kills fascists" decal on their car. I had to report them to security (see something, say something, ammirite?), and the compromise was to cover the decal. Now it says, "this machine offends fascists". These people are nuts, yet fear so little of repercussions.

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 07:49 AM (nCTkv)

74
Booth was the exception to that. A soldier executed him in a barn during capture and not very quickly either.
Posted by: Jen the original

Yep. He was pulled from the burning barn, but was paralyzed. Died there on the spot.

The barn was located right by Port Royal, VA, the birthplace of James Madison. There's a historical marker standing between the split lanes of US 301 on the spot where it stood.

Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot him had castrated his own bad self. From all reports, he had secured prominent locations on the many behaviorial spectra of which we hear too much these days.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (xG4kz)

75 I'm pretty sure I read (here at the HQ) that a huge majority of small-time criminals reported feeling 'like they got away with it' before they stepped up to the big leagues.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:44 AM (iNUL3)
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This is yet another basic facet of human nature that Marxism attempts to invert.

You are not a thief, a murderer. You are the victim, it is you acting justly and with the state's imprimatur.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

76 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

77
It was a mostly peaceful dinner.

Posted by: The media we all ignore nowadays at April 27, 2026 07:46 AM

one of the MFM sewer pipes has already run a headline what says (paraphrasing) " the WHCD was disrupted by loud sounds"

you might think you hate the MFM, but, trust me, you do not hate them enough

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (2/MrR)

78 The secret service member who was shot in the vest this weekend was actually Clint Eastwood as he's preparing for his next movie, "In the Line of Fire 2".

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (nCTkv)

79 Good morning horde!

Praise God for His continued protection of President Trump.
I think St Michael has truly been sent to guard him, through our prayers.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 07:51 AM (LmPA0)

80 62 It's not like they were going to stand still and just allow it to happen.

The shooter did think they were actual Stormtroopers, so it scanned in his mind

Posted by: Delurker at April 27, 2026 07:52 AM (gtcuf)

81 The fact that people can convince themselves that the attempted assassination was a set up by Trump shows how far gone leftists are. You cannot "come together" or "unify " with such people. They are in an entirely different reality

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I couldn't agree more. I find it hard to actually find words to describe just what these people are. So madly filled with a pure, seething hatred that all sense of rationality, decency, morality, and intelligence has evaporated. They are so mentally diseased. They will not recover. They're only growing more and more extreme and violent, if not in actions, then words. I've known in my heart for several years now that our commonality as Americans with these people is dead. They have now moved the chess board into repeated assassination attempts against the president and they delude themselves into thinking it's right. I want no part of living in this country with them. My Holy Bible tells me I need to forgive them as I've been forgiven and pray for them, but I really, really struggle with it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

82 Time to turn the air compressor on, load up the airbrush with Flanker Blue/Gray, and free hand some camo on an A-4.

Ciao.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:52 AM (2GVsD)

83 Democrats have a legacy of violence and oppression, from slavery onward.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 07:53 AM (LmPA0)

84 An Idea used by Progressives daily

Cole Tomas Allen wrote in the 1,000-word document, arguing that the potential mass casualty event was justifiable “on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor” — a reference to President Donald Trump — and “are thus complicit.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 27, 2026 07:53 AM (/+uur)

85 These people are nuts, yet fear so little of repercussions.

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 27, 2026 07:49 AM (nCTkv)

Because there AREN'T any repercussions. The control the social, educational, political, and media AORs. They're in the majority in all the places typically used to assign consequences.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:54 AM (iNUL3)

86 I take exception to the phrase that Cole Allen was well educated?!? He was not well educated at all - he was thoroughly propagandized to the point of brain washing. At best, he was mal-educated.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 07:54 AM (JNTt1)

87 An Idea used by Progressives daily

Cole Tomas Allen wrote in the 1,000-word document, arguing that the potential mass casualty event was justifiable “on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor” — a reference to President Donald Trump — and “are thus complicit.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 27, 2026 07:53 AM (/+uur)

HotAir (of all places) has a headline: "Manifesto Released: He believed all the lies Democrats now claim they never said."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 07:56 AM (iNUL3)

88
"this machine kills fascists"

"That machine" wasn't killing fascists between August 24, 1939 and July 22, 1941 when Woody and his fellow commies fervently supported the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:57 AM (tgvbd)

89 >>Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s assassination attempts underscore how rhetoric that casts political opponents as existential threats can move from language to violence.

I mean, we and our side talk in apocalyptic terms about the nature and desires of the left and yet no one on our side has taken any shots at them.

Hmm... could it be they are in fact in the main, lunatics inhabited by the spirit of Satan?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 27, 2026 07:57 AM (XV/Pl)

90 “Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents [sic] Dinner, it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama wrote. “Instead, the proper method is to use the court system to punish your political opponent, especially using biased corrupt judges and new ways of using old laws.”

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 07:58 AM (oYdxP)

91 "this machine kills fascists"

Who has custody of Pete Seeger's banjo?

Posted by: Goodnight Irene at April 27, 2026 07:59 AM (oftw2)

92 Is all of this talk of “both sides” an invitation ?

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 07:59 AM (oYdxP)

93 Delurker

The fact that the wannabe killer was not shot indicates the Secret Service have Stormtrooper marksmanship.

Every one of the detail there should report to the range at 0-dark-30, and not leave until they can ventilate a target 10 times out of 10 with half a second of warning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

94 You can't negotiate with crazy people and expect that they will abide by the terms of an agreement. You have to expect that they will not.

Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 08:03 AM (vFG9F)

95 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

96 I have no idea what the SS gun training regimen is but it looks like there is a need for more situational training.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 08:03 AM (Cif43)

97 On lefty forums I seem them making the same two arguments over and over, often with the same person making both arguments:

This is obviously a false flag stagged event to give Trump better approval

and

We need to get better at shooting

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:05 AM (sKqQm)

98 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:05 AM (58Bi5)

99
...it’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama wrote

That's rich, coming as it does from the "they bring a knife, we bring a gun" proponent.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 08:05 AM (xG4kz)

100 The left is trying, and nominally succeeding in thinning the conservative ranks of leadership.

Three attempts on Trump. Charlie Kirk. Creditable threats against cabinet members. Censorship and de-platforming conservatives. Election fraud to keep the right out of politics. The list goes on.

Exposing all this is necessary. Stopping it is something else entirely. And something the nominal right seems incapable of. The reasons for that are endless. But IMO the biggest is a refusal to operate on the same level as the left... outside established norms.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 08:05 AM (jehhT)

101 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

Are you with your "good friend" NSA Bob?

April rains here are bringing the prairie back to life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

102 I have no idea what the SS gun training regimen is but it looks like there is a need for more situational training.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Anyone running gets shot.
Anyone running and shooting doesn't survive.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:06 AM (58Bi5)

103 The Booth deathplace:
"The barn was located right by Port Royal, VA, the birthplace of James Madison. There's a historical marker standing between the split lanes of US 301 on the spot where it stood."
Posted by: Krebs

I had opportunity to be near there some years ago, so I took time to investigate. The two lanes of Rt. 301 are at different elevations at that location and the median between the two is heavily wooded. Consequently one can only get to it from one of the lanes. You have to park somewhere on the shoulder and walk back, where a path leads to it through the woods. There's a small sign and marker with larger signs and notices prohibiting desecration or leaving anything.

Somewhere once I watched a short documentary about Booth and it concluded with this about the location where he died:
"an ignominious place where passed an ignominious man."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:06 AM (2Ez/1)

104 On the bright side, we don't have to hear what Rob Reiner has to say about all this.

Posted by: fd at April 27, 2026 08:06 AM (vFG9F)

105 Bernie Sanders Allies Launch Group for Outreach to Leftist Students on Campus
_______
Probably that'll work as well as Elizabeth Warren's "Meme Team". (Remember that?)

Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 08:06 AM (AlhUl)

106 There were "protestors" outside the event holding signs saying things like "kill them all"

Remember on J6, where not of the protestors were armed, I was told any such protestor was an insurrectionist that deserved being shot or beaten to death by a cop.

Here where one of these "protestors" tried to go in an kill Trump? "Ah, uh, um, people have a right to protest!"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:07 AM (sKqQm)

107 NaCly, dearest , I took the we are all Bob's memo to heart !

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 08:07 AM (Cif43)

108 International inspectors estimate that Iran now holds about 11 tons of uranium at varying enrichment levels — a stockpile that, if further processed, could be sufficient to produce up to 100 nuclear weapons, according to a report by The New York Times.

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (oYdxP)

109 Exposing all this is necessary. Stopping it is something else entirely. And something the nominal right seems incapable of. The reasons for that are endless. But IMO the biggest is a refusal to operate on the same level as the left... outside established norms.

Honestly it isn't even outside of established norms. People like Jeff Sessions destroyed the KKK with laws on the books. Here though none of the GOPe, and apparently not even Trump himself, are willing to use the existing laws to get rid of Antifa.

We've had 4 recent assassination attempts. The only people arrested or shot were the low level thugs holding the guns. Why haven't any of their controllers/funders/organizers been arrested?

And hell the second guy worked for one of the Nat Sec agencies. Were is handlers even investigated?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (sKqQm)

110 10 So when does the attempted shooter start getting marriage proposals and perverted erotic fiction written about him?

I'm sure Brian Stelter is already working on this.

Pick me, Commander!

Posted by: Handmaidens everywhere at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (i0Hi3)

111 Asked for comment, an NEA spokeswoman said, "Mr. Allen is dedicated to working with America's at-risk youth and its ridiculous that he faces charges for his relationship with that young girl and/or boy. Wait a minute. That's the wrong template. This guy did what?"

Posted by: Wally at April 27, 2026 08:10 AM (0e5Te)

112 Morn' all... Quite the weekend... I have one question.. Why did Trump go on 60 minutes ? He had to know they were gonna spin this.... Don't give them the chance...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 08:11 AM (FtULh)

113 There were "protestors" outside the event holding signs saying things like "kill them all"

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I saw that too, and this is what I mean. A very severe line has been crossed, and it's out in the open. Kill them all. And now it's perfectly acceptable to say this, to announce this, to declare this, to broadcast this...because this is what they really want. There are no two ways about it. And it's a very dark turning of the page that we're now witnessing. We're not living in some movie where the credits roll at the end and we all go back to living in harmony. It's not happening.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

114 NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:11 AM (oYdxP)

115 Jason Pargin posted a video arguing his fellow lefties shouldn't celebrate another attempt on Trump, partly because how would you feel if this happened to a pol you liked but mostly because if they do get Trump, MAGA might start responding in kind.

Its a reasonable argument, obviously it would be nice to see prominent lefties say something like, "Come on Trump's a moderate Democrat from the 90s, we need to stop calling him a NAZI even if we've gone further left" but the response amusing me. 90% "it was staged" and 10% "we need better aim guys!"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:12 AM (sKqQm)

116 @106. When it comes to them the rules are, there are no rules. I don't get it but the media sure does.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 08:12 AM (pvf3X)

117 108 International inspectors estimate that Iran now holds about 11 tons of uranium at varying enrichment levels — a stockpile that, if further processed, could be sufficient to produce up to 100 nuclear weapons, according to a report by The New York Times.
Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (oYdxP)

The NYT admitted to that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 08:12 AM (FtULh)

118 NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives

If he was in a blue state he would just need to declare he converted to Islam and this was part of his religious rights...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:13 AM (sKqQm)

119 Cole Allen, a 31-year-old CalTech grad from California, posted and reposted on BlueSky ad nauseam — apparently preferring the alternative platform over X, as he branded its owner Elon Musk a “Hitlerian figure.”

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:13 AM (oYdxP)

120 SMOD

The Left's policies are more destructive than 100 atomic (fission) bomb. See Detroit and Hiroshima today.

100 20KT explosions is too much urban renewal for me. Make Iran give all their uranium and plutonium to the French. For the power plants that provide power to Germany.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

121 Happy Monday!

Who here thinks Obama's tweet was boilerplate cut/paste for such occasions, and his intern who sent that out didn't know or factor in that the manifesto would already be out there.

The man is a ghoul, but he was always saying and tweeting the most generic, boilerplate stuff as if it wasn't worth his time to come up with something original.

You know what I miss least about his presidency? The lectures and scolding after event such as this or a jihadi attack. Has he told us it's our fault yet? Actually, don't care if he has.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:13 AM (5xoct)

122 as he branded its owner Elon Musk a “Hitlerian figure.”

It is funny the people that want to exterminate Jews in Israel also call everyone they don't like Hitler.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:14 AM (sKqQm)

123 I saw that too, and this is what I mean. A very severe line has been crossed, and it's out in the open. Kill them all. And now it's perfectly acceptable to say this, to announce this, to declare this, to broadcast this...because this is what they really want. There are no two ways about it. And it's a very dark turning of the page that we're now witnessing. We're not living in some movie where the credits roll at the end and we all go back to living in harmony. It's not happening.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)
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This is not "free speech" and is in fact illegal incitement.

In a Franpsycho administration that sign would incur a sentence of 20 years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

124 NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives

Love is Love. Don't judge.

Posted by: Mariann Edgar Budde, Not A Lesbian But There Is Still Time at April 27, 2026 08:15 AM (QP+6w)

125 Today Is National Prime Rib Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

126 NYPost: Cole Allen purchased a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance last August and a Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023.

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:16 AM (oYdxP)

127 It rolls off the tongue easier than "Mussolinian figure."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:16 AM (2Ez/1)

128 Rumored Memo Suggests U.S. Could Turn on UK Over Falkland Islands.

"A leaked, rumored Pentagon email suggests the Trump administration could review its support for European “imperial possessions,” including Britain’s Falkland Islands, in response to European governments’ failure to support U.S. operations against Iran... The National Pulse understands the document has not yet been seriously discussed at a high level, though the President is understood to believe in ratcheting up pressure on allies."

So, some schmo wrote a document, almost certainly for the purposes of leaking it, to cause trouble for the President. Support for/against British possession of the Falklands, for example, isn't even a DOD concern.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)

129 Jason Pargin posted a video arguing his fellow lefties shouldn't celebrate another attempt on Trump, partly because how would you feel if this happened to a pol you liked but mostly because if they do get Trump, MAGA might start responding in kind.

Silly way to spell "game on".

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (58Bi5)

130 124. Love is Love. Don't judge.

… but I identify as a judge

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (oYdxP)

131 >>Bernie Sanders Allies Launch Group for Outreach to Leftist Students on Campus

Well, Bernie's allies are the squad and people like Linda Sarsour, so if you're surprised by this latest news then you haven't been paying attention. It's Bernie's presidential campaign leadership who created the Justice Democrats. Bernie is their inspiration and godfather.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (5xoct)

132 Booth and conspirators had a lot of help, the escape from Washington among other things. The man tasked to protect Lincoln was off getting drunk at a bar.

There is at least some question whether the man shot at the barn was actually Booth. No photographs were taken, which is strange? Probably was Booth, but it was irregular the way they handled everything iirc.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (eGKtV)

133 In a Franpsycho administration that sign would incur a sentence of 20 years.

Also note the brewery offering free beer for a successful assassination

That's pretty clearly a crime.

And...I'm reminded of when an old guy posted a rambling online screed about he was going to do something if Biden came to his town...the Fed showed up and shot him.

Two Americas. Are you going to do anything about it Trump? Because they aren't going to stop coming for you and your family.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (sKqQm)

134 My Holy Bible tells me I need to forgive them as I've been forgiven and pray for them, but I really, really struggle with it.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

I no longer struggle with it. You cause me or mine harm and all hell with reign down on you.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (5xuJ/)

135 I wonder why the shooter did not want to kill Kash Patel and specifically mentioned him in his manifesto?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)

136 The Mamdani Mart in Harlem, for instance, will be built on land already owned by the city, and it’s still going to cost $30 million according to the mayor, if government estimates are right, a rarity.

Yeltsin, who had a reputation as a reformer and populist, “roamed the aisles of Randall’s nodding his head in amazement,” wrote Stefanie Asin, a Houston Chronicle reporter. He marveled at free cheese samples, fresh fish and produce, and freezers packed full of pudding pops. Along the way, Yeltsin chatted up customers and store workers: “How much does this cost? Do you need special education to manage a supermarket? Are all American stores like this?”

“Even the Politburo doesn’t have this choice. Not even Mr. Gorbachev,” Yeltsin said.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (/+uur)

137 Although I'm kind of a fan of "Ceaușescueasque."
But that's just me.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

138 SMOD

No tactical thinking at all, and no team to help. We should be grateful for small mercies. It not the weapons that are dangerous. It is the training and execution that make people dangerous.

Cue Robert A. Heinlein quotes here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (u82oZ)

139 NYPost: White House considering bulletproof vest for Trump after third assassination attempt on president: report

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (oYdxP)

140 127 It rolls off the tongue easier than "Mussolinian figure."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

"Tojoian figure" is right out.

Posted by: Made In Occupied Japan at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)

141 Jason Pargin posted a video arguing his fellow lefties shouldn't celebrate another attempt on Trump, partly because how would you feel if this happened to a pol you liked but mostly because if they do get Trump, MAGA might start responding in kind.

----

I'm surprised that there hasn't been reciprocity yet.

Posted by: Josephistan at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (y9ksN)

142 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (Zz0t1)

143 >>NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives

"I was doing research for my book!"

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (5xoct)

144 Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents [sic] Dinner

You and your party told him to, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:20 AM (Zz0t1)

145 18-1

We are forewarned. Those of us that know, are prepared.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

146 We no nothing about Crooks!
Think about that
We do not even know who shot him

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 27, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)

147 So, was Cole Allen faster than O J Simpson (who used to run for rental cars for Hertz) ?

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:21 AM (oYdxP)

148 In a Franpsycho administration that sign would incur a sentence of 20 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

Make sure there’s no lot cameras, and a nice big potato in the exhaust pipe would provide much more amusement.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 27, 2026 08:21 AM (tVVBJ)

149 Although I'm kind of a fan of "Ceaușescueasque."
But that's just me.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

Happy Saturday!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

150 Allen's career arc is unimpressive for a CalTech grad.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 27, 2026 08:23 AM (rJ48h)

151 Medea Benjamin was protesting in the lobby that Cole then charged through. Hasan Piker only days earlier demanded the streets filled with the blood of his political foes while getting a glowing write-up in the NYT.

Pretty sure both these people were only recently in Cuba.

Maybe they should be looking into the activities of all the people who were at the Cuba event to see what else they've been up to -- how many idiot teachers wanting to kill POTUS waiting in the wings?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:23 AM (5xoct)

152 Happy Saturday!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:22 AM
+++
Heh. Thanks.
I'm adjusting.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

153 Are you going to do anything about it Trump? Because they aren't going to stop coming for you and your family.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (sKqQm)
====

Hey! I went on "60 Minutes"

What more to do you want??

Posted by: President Trump at April 27, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

154 And even after the Great War, there was a bunch of 'lone wolf' Armenians going around assassinating Turks over the Armenian Genocide.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:25 AM (2GVsD)

Yet Hasan Piker lives.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)

155 mr tmz

Clearly a slightly above average DEI candidate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

156 The media: Trump is a NAZI and should be removed by any means necessary, I mean wouldn't you get rid of Hitler if you could?

/Some lefty tries to assassinate the President

The media: Well, I guess people just naturally don't like Trump. Why are you looking at us like that?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (sKqQm)

157 Well, they totaled the First Daughter's car. They'll be coming to pick it up today. She'll be without one for a while as things as they stand will no allow for another for now. She'll have to deal with that.

As I've told her since she was a wee lass, actions have consequences.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

158 Only the NYTimes is searching for the motive.

… I‘be heard nothing about there being a yell of “Allah akbar”

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (oYdxP)

159 There’s a book called “K Pop” about Kruschev and his visits to America somebody here recommended. He had similar experiences to Yeltsin. Real nutbar.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (eGKtV)

160 Is that Jimmy Kimmel? Are you suggesting he's a shithead?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

161 >>We no nothing about Crooks!
Think about that
We do not even know who shot him

There was hardly any coverage of Ryan Routh's trial in Florida. If someone had tried to kill Obama we would've had non-stop media coverage for months.

I'm sure they will attempt to memory hole Allen as fast as possible.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (viF8m)

162 so... hi

yeah so watched the flyers lose and tracked the Correspondent's Dinner on my phone bc I couldn't wait for his speech. was disappointed they didn't have a comedian - I hope for the rescheduled one they do, maybe Shane or that Big Ben guy?

anyway... I was in shock, freaking out, could not sleep a wink that night. yes it was fortunately stopped. but it is just Dems now. that guy was just like a whooooooole lot of people I know. and btw those people are saying nothing but "staged" now. these are smart people.

yeah this is bad. it sucks.

on the good hand, I watched (after the fact) PDJT's speech that night, wow. he's amazing. I honestly do not understand how is half our country completely insane??!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (j+aD2)

163 The most frustrating part about all this - you throw one antifa funder/leader in jail and immediately a lot of this stops.

Yes there are thousands of lefties willing to commit "political violence" but only when they are told to do so.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (sKqQm)

164 NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives

"I was doing research for my book!"
Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (5xoct)
---
"Practice makes perfect!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (gnNyN)

165 Sponge - F*ck Cancer

She is alive to repent, and follow a better path.

Good luck!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

166 All in saying is that, as quick as law enforcement is to blast someone at the slightest hint of a weapon, this guy was apprehended alive. As a Black man with a gun.

There is also another anomaly. Trump DOES NOT GO TO these events. This is the very first time he would be in a room while people made fun of him. Was it staged? Of course it was, other wise he would not have gone at all.

Also, Erika Kirk getting on video doing another “cry-by” fully framed with a camera on her as she - speed walks, not runs, Chefs kiss.

All we know for sure is that he has been pictured in IDF clothing, his name was searched in Israel 12 hours before “attempt”, and that he is somehow alive and in custody when Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were shot dead for no reason. (Not sorry to bring them up)

If it was an assassination attempt on Trump, why did SS get JD Vance off the stage first, then come back for Trump? Genuine question. Does that suggest Vance is the more valuable asset?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (ycI94)

167 Caught in the act, no.plea, no appeal,30 days from trial to execution.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 07:34 AM (Cif43)

Given that he failed to kill anyone, execution might be a tall hill to climb.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (ExV1e)

168 Barack Owebama was a shitty president. He was divisive. He was a racist. He was hateful.

Not one time in his 8 year reign of terror did anyone attempt to assassinate him.

Liberals are the spawn of Satan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

169 >>This is obviously a false flag stagged event to give Trump better approval

and

We need to get better at shooting

Sadly, reminds me of Iran's former PM Ahmadinejad who used to claim the Holocaust was fake but then lament that dang Hitler didn't kill enough Jews. Same mindset, same hatred.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (5xoct)

170 on the good hand, I watched (after the fact) PDJT's speech that night, wow. he's amazing. I honestly do not understand how is half our country completely insane??!!
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (j+aD2)

Clot Shot™?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (5xuJ/)

171 I’d have no problem with Argentina taking the Falklands now. The United Kuckdom should be deprived of all of its remaining overseas holdings.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)

172 "Perfessor" Squirrel

I always thought "Practice make Pregnant."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (u82oZ)

173 Isn't it sort of an unwritten convention that all assassins and would-be assassins be referred to by three names?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

174 She is alive to repent, and follow a better path.

Good luck!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

Yes. We only hope the lesson here was learned, bigly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

175 I'm sure they will attempt to memory hole Allen as fast as possible.

yep

PDJT cannot be seen as a human being, especially not as a human who's been victimized by the Left.

we're in a bad place with these people

the only saving grace was Fetterman. wow did he look PISSED

the party needs to fold. maybe he can come up with a new name or something. "The Not-Monster Party"

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:28 AM (j+aD2)

176 I'm surprised that there hasn't been reciprocity yet.

Posted by: Josephistan at April 27, 2026 08:19 AM (y9ksN)

Broad strokes, and all that, but we'd be so, so much more effective at PoliVi than the left is.

We also desperately want to avoid it, unlike the leftists who want to bathe in in every day.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:28 AM (iNUL3)

177 Bulg

Just implement Argentinian policies for the UK. Then: prosperity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 27, 2026 08:28 AM (u82oZ)

178 >>All in saying is that, as quick as law enforcement is to blast someone at the slightest hint of a weapon, this guy was apprehended alive. As a Black man with a gun.

Wait -- is someone complaining that they didn't shoot the suspect, a black man? Wtf?
I guess it deprived them of their BLM narrative. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:29 AM (5xoct)

179 All we know for sure is that he has been pictured in IDF clothing, his name was searched in Israel 12 hours before “attempt”, and that he is somehow alive and in custody when Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were shot dead for no reason. (Not sorry to bring them up)

Where can I get some IDF Clothing. Can Kohl's mom help me?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

180 It is enormously difficult to see your kid bear the consequences of poor choices, but this is essential to forming a functional adult.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

181 hey sponge hopefully she can ride bike or take a bus

that will probably help focus your daughter's mind a bit

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (j+aD2)

182 Dalrymple termed this. “The Law of Unmerited Implausibility”; aka “That’s Not Happening! And It’s Good That It Is!!”.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (eGKtV)

183 117 108 International inspectors estimate that Iran now holds about 11 tons of uranium at varying enrichment levels — a stockpile that, if further processed, could be sufficient to produce up to 100 nuclear weapons, according to a report by The New York Times.
Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (oYdxP)

The NYT admitted to that ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Fake News!
-Also the New York Times

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (Dv3i1)

184 There is also another anomaly. Trump DOES NOT GO TO these events. This is the very first time he would be in a room while people made fun of him. Was it staged? Of course it was, other wise he would not have gone at all.

Describe in detail how Trump convinced a left wing California teacher to go to prison for life just to stage this.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (58Bi5)

185 hey sponge hopefully she can ride bike or take a bus

that will probably help focus your daughter's mind a bit
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (j+aD2)

She's been getting rides from her roommates where necessary. As for school, the bus stops out front of her complex, so she's good there.

Everything else is Uber.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)

186 I'm surprised that there hasn't been reciprocity yet./i]

Dem pols are cookie cutter clones of each other. It doesn't matter to the country as a whole which corrupt Dem is in office. So honestly from a strategic perspective removing one by violence will generally just them replaced by the exact same empty suit.

Trump though? He is very, very different then most in the GOP both his in strategy and effectiveness. If they kill him they might set the movement back a decade, giving them enough time to implement 1984.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:31 AM (sKqQm)

187 Barky always defaults to the moderate tone while his rabid foaming at the mouth crazies go around shooting people. He pulled the same crap after people blamed Sarah Palin's target ad on the Loughner shootings. He's worse than the inciters because of his rank hypocrisy.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 27, 2026 08:32 AM (R86kT)

188 We must remember that Trump Derangement Syndrome is not exclusively about Trump. Whoever follows Trump, whether Rubio, Vance or even, against all political sense, a Nikki Haley-type, the EXACT same hatred will form. The point is, that person is not one of them, not of their tribe. The useful idiots are primed to hate -- the target is a matter of moment and convenience.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 27, 2026 08:32 AM (fZiTB)

189 It is enormously difficult to see your kid bear the consequences of poor choices, but this is essential to forming a functional adult.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

Yep.

I said it multiple times over the weekend. I'm tired of saying 'it is what it is.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)

190 I used to have a different nic, true so I'll settle for life without parole.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 08:32 AM (Cif43)

191 Jesus that post to SM from the Sarasota Democratic Party?!?! (on instapundit - read "Well that sucks." and they were "feeling disappointed" just after the shooting)

monstrous. the D party needs to be folded. SOON.

or Spanish Civil War we come.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (j+aD2)

192 Sounds naive, hopeless, futile, and crazy but until the masterminds of the sedition and treason from 2016 to the present are indicted the killing and attempts to kill will continue.
Stone cold Marxist revolutionaries know no other way.
Based America First loyalists laugh at Iran, Russia and even Chyna compared to the lethal threat presented by the Dem Marxists inside the wire. .

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (FCPbW)

193 Describe in detail how Trump convinced a left wing California teacher to go to prison for life just to stage this.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:30 AM (58Bi5)

It's a DC jury - he's not going to prison for life.

And to a leftist, that's further proof. Nothing super bad will happen to this guy because of the venue. Trump would have known that, you see, so he was able to convince this Democrat, Teacher of the Year, California resident, Harris donor to help prop him up before the midterms.

Obviously.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (iNUL3)

194 Turn the tables.

Watch how quickly everything is condemned.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

195 Wait -- is someone complaining that they didn't shoot the suspect?
——-

They didn’t shoot the Black man with a Capital B, thus proving it is a “false flag”. I think that’s what the argument is. Keep in mind they are fucking crazy. I’m sure it makes perfect sense inside their head.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (eGKtV)

196 *Describe in detail how Trump convinced a left wing California teacher to go to prison for life just to stage this.*

It was all a clever ruse to distract attention from the Epstein files.

Posted by: Candy in the Ovens at April 27, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

197 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 27, 2026 08:34 AM (53oGX)

198 They didn’t shoot the Black man with a Capital B, thus proving it is a “false flag”. I think that’s what the argument is. Keep in mind they are fucking crazy. I’m sure it makes perfect sense inside their head.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:33 AM (eGKtV)

They didn't shoot the black man because they weren't black men in the south side of Chicago on a Friday night.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:34 AM (Zz0t1)

199 "Allen had attended a No Kings rally in California and was a part of the group named The Wide Awakes.

Are The Wide Awakes like the really, really wokes?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

200 I get the DC jury thing but I feel like federal charges will supersede that

there's so much talk of "he'll get off" all over the socials

he will not.

that talk is just FUD

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:35 AM (j+aD2)

201 I mean, we and our side talk in apocalyptic terms about the nature and desires of the left and yet no one on our side has taken any shots at them.

Hmm... could it be they are in fact in the main, lunatics inhabited by the spirit of Satan?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 27, 2026 07:57 AM (XV/Pl)
========
I think this is spot on truth. The Bible states that in the end times there will be a great separation: father against son, mother against daughter, brother against brother, etc.
This has been happening for at least 20 years at an accelerating rate. Now it is really hard to ignore.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 08:35 AM (JNTt1)

202 Everything changes when liberals have to start dodging bullets.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

203 Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 08:35 AM (JNTt1)

Nick asked for it...............

https://youtu.be/7Rhc8W1hb74

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

204 It was all a clever ruse to distract attention from the Epstein files.

that's what I'm hearing. evergreen.

meanwhile did you guys see that awful brew pub in Wisconsin I think? Minocqua Brewing Company?

their post after the shooting:

"Well we almost got Free Beer Day. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

205 >>I get the DC jury thing but I feel like federal charges will supersede that

>>there's so much talk of "he'll get off" all over the socials

>>he will not.

>>that talk is just FUD

I'm sure most DC residents would like to find a way to let him off but I don't see how they get around the fact that he shot a SS agent in the chest. That might be a bit hard to overlook.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (viF8m)

206 >>All we know for sure is that ... he is somehow alive and in custody when Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were shot dead for no reason. (Not sorry to bring them up)

It has to be hard to be this stupid, right?

Is every police interaction the same in their mind, so that it is utterly shocking and confusing that granny gets a ticket for running a stop sign, but an antifa protester who throws a firecracker at an ICE officer is taken down and forcibly arrested?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (5xoct)

207 "virtually unchecked for at least the past 70 years"

Where was the illustrious GOP?

Posted by: Sidney at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (Uy/WF)

208 189 It is enormously difficult to see your kid bear the consequences of poor choices, but this is essential to forming a functional adult.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 27, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

Yep.

I said it multiple times over the weekend. I'm tired of saying 'it is what it is.'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)

It's how they get it. We've been one car down 8 months. Finally gonna replace it this summer. The car is seen as WAY more valuable now. And walking everywhere has become a thing - it's healthy.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (tOcjL)

209 Should the USDA Be in Iowa or D.C.?
_______
No. Greenland.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (AlhUl)

210
Well, they totaled the First Daughter's car. They'll be coming to pick it up today. She'll be without one for a while as things as they stand will no allow for another for now. She'll have to deal with that.

As I've told her since she was a wee lass, actions have consequences.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM

my son has an '03 Ranger just taking up space on the drive

all she'd need is a Harbor Freight brake line flaring tool, a couple quarts of DOT 3 brake juice, and some gritty determination

and a parking brake cable
and probably a battery

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (2/MrR)

211 If it was an assassination attempt on Trump, why did SS get JD Vance off the stage first, then come back for Trump? Genuine question. Does that suggest Vance is the more valuable asset?

Always send the junior guy out first in case more are waiting outside.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (58Bi5)

212 "Well we almost got Free Beer Day. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

I love that 'it was one of our people and they failed' isn't an option. They're perfect marksmen, every one, OR they're tools of the Administration.

There is no third option.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (iNUL3)

213 204 It was all a clever ruse to distract attention from the Epstein files.

that's what I'm hearing. evergreen.

meanwhile did you guys see that awful brew pub in Wisconsin I think? Minocqua Brewing Company?

their post after the shooting:

"Well we almost got Free Beer Day. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

Funny how the Molotov cocktails and mass looting sprees always seem to miss these establishments...

Pfft.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 27, 2026 08:40 AM (x0n13)

214 The media: Trump is a NAZI and should be removed by any means necessary, I mean wouldn't you get rid of Hitler if you could?

/Some lefty tries to assassinate the President

The media: Well, I guess people just naturally don't like Trump. Why are you looking at us like that?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:25 AM (sKqQm)

Not too long ago the left loved the term "stochastic terrorism". Seem to have suddenly forgotten all about it. Of course they were projecting.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 27, 2026 08:40 AM (lFFaq)

215 I sometimes wonder about the left wanting a revolution. Their greatest ally is that Republicans, conservatives, libertarians, and even independents just want to be left alone. If the left pushes they'll quickly discover that shrieking AWFL 's don't hold up well under gunfire

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 27, 2026 08:40 AM (gu0hJ)

216 My wife said Melania left D.C. for Mar-a-Lago after this latest assassination attempt and has no intentions of returning to the capitol city. I haven't gone looking for verification.

Anyone heard something similar?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 08:41 AM (jehhT)

217 my son has an '03 Ranger just taking up space on the drive

all she'd need is a Harbor Freight brake line flaring tool, a couple quarts of DOT 3 brake juice, and some gritty determination

and a parking brake cable
and probably a battery
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 08:39 AM (2/MrR)

I have a 96 Ranger. She's shown no desire to learn how to defeat the millennial antitheft device, tho.

Were I closer to you, I'd make you an offer. I love the classic Ranger.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)

218 There is at least some question whether the man shot at the barn was actually Booth. No photographs were taken, which is strange? Probably was Booth, but it was irregular the way they handled everything iirc.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (eGKtV)

Booth was a Mossad agent. The assassination was done on the orders of Israel, unless we've decided that Lincoln is literally Hitler. Booth is alive and living in Tel Aviv. -- social media

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

219 114 NYPost: Florida pastor who wrote book on how to love your spouse arrested over allegations he has multiple wives
Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:11 AM (oYdxP)
=======
He was just practicing what he preaches.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 08:42 AM (JNTt1)

220 >>If it was an assassination attempt on Trump, why did SS get JD Vance off the stage first, then come back for Trump? Genuine question. Does that suggest Vance is the more valuable asset?

Trump said the reason they didn't get him off the stage faster is because he wanted to stay and see what was happening. It's not a mystery, he explained it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)

221 I wonder why the shooter did not want to kill Kash Patel and specifically mentioned him in his manifesto?
Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)

Brown skin.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:42 AM (ExV1e)

222 Did the media say anything about his race? I have not seen anything about his race mentioned.
All I have heard is his name and he is from California. He is well liked and is the smartest thing since cool whip. Oh, and he tried to kill a secret service agent.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 08:43 AM (pvf3X)

223
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

1m
JUST IN: Attorney Mehek Cooke goes NUCLEAR on Barack Hussein Obama after Hussein claimed we don’t know the “motives” of the man who tried to kill President Trump

“Obama is a LIAR. He says ‘we don't know the motive’ but the shooter left a MANIFESTO targeting Trump and officials!”

“Democrats know violent rhetoric has consequences and voters will punish it.”
@MehekCooke

Hussein is the great divider. This is what he does to America.

https://tinyurl.com/4kn4upvt

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

224 It's a DC jury - he's not going to prison for life.

And to a leftist, that's further proof. Nothing super bad will happen to this guy because of the venue. Trump would have known that, you see, so he was able to convince this Democrat, Teacher of the Year, California resident, Harris donor to help prop him up before the midterms.

Obviously.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

Guns were bought in California. Transported to DC.

He can be tried in any state he passed thru.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:43 AM (58Bi5)

225 All we know for sure is that ... he is somehow alive and in custody when Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were shot dead for no reason. (Not sorry to bring them up)

You can see the insanity of the left on display here. They claim to believe the left unfairly targets black people for murder but here the black guy is still alive.

And the answer is pretty simple. They are wrong about this.

Then on the other side Good is dead because she tried to kill a cop, and Pretti is dead because he decided to fight with a cop while armed.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (sKqQm)

226 How is the condition of the SS agent who was shot?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (LmPA0)

227 I'm just surprised there isn't any audio of the shooter yelling alohasnackbar as he ran through the lobby.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)

228 There's plenty of violence on both sides. Yes, 3 times Democrats have used guns to try to shoot Trump, but remember, a Democrat also used water to shoot Ilhan Omar. So, you know, both sides.

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (0e5Te)

229 I haven't heard that about Melania but if I were her, I'd basically decamp to Florida too.

she can fly up for official events. and PDJT should spend more time in FLA

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (j+aD2)

230 If it was an assassination attempt on Trump, why did SS get JD Vance off the stage first, then come back for Trump? Genuine question. Does that suggest Vance is the more valuable asset?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 08:26 AM (ycI94)
-

Because Trump ducked under the dais and was already surrounded by his assigned agents. Watch the video carefully:

https://tinyurl.com/mwhmb253

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 08:45 AM (1o8D5)

231 I'm sure most DC residents would like to find a way to let him off but I don't see how they get around the fact that he shot a SS agent in the chest. That might be a bit hard to overlook.

==

Quite an elaborate "staged event" when you plan out a SS agent getting shot in the chest! /s

Reminds me of the stone cold psychopaths that said Trump wanted sympathy, so he staged the Butler assassination attempt and gladly had that fireman kille to boost his approval ratings. There's no saving these rotted minds.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 08:45 AM (qBdHI)

232 How is the condition of the SS agent who was shot?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (LmPA0)

His vest took the brunt of the shot and he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

233 >>It's a DC jury - he's not going to prison for life.

@DataRepublican has recently tweeted details of a program in DC public schools that trains students for jury duty jurors, i.e. how to make sure criminals aren't found guilty. Seriously, they are indoctrinating kids to poison future juries.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 08:46 AM (5xoct)

234 221 I wonder why the shooter did not want to kill Kash Patel and specifically mentioned him in his manifesto?

his wife is Indian-American.

he is very very strongly against any restrictions on immigration of any kind. so Kash was good, just by virtue of being Indian-American.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:46 AM (j+aD2)

235 How is the condition of the SS agent who was shot?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:44 AM (LmPA0)
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Fine. Vest saved him. He didn't even want to go to the ER to be checked but was told to JIC.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 08:46 AM (1o8D5)

236 >>How is the condition of the SS agent who was shot?

I think he has already been released from the hospital. He was wearng bulletproof vest and it saved him but Allen shot him. That's going to be a bit difficult to sweep under the rug.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 08:47 AM (viF8m)

237
Guns were bought in California. Transported to DC.

He can be tried in any state he passed thru.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 08:43 AM (58Bi5)

Because if Kyle Rittenhouse taught us anything, it's you can't cross state lines with a gun.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

238 It's a DC jury - he's not going to prison for life.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

He might not go to prison because almost all of these wannabe heroes that think they will be celebrated in the history books for murdering PDT, immediately begin playing the victim, denying all charges and proclaiming their innocence.
For people so intent on murdering the President they sure like to throw cold water on their own manifestos.

Posted by: old chick at April 27, 2026 08:47 AM (F3Dlr)

239 Correct me if I am wrong - POTUS & VPOTUS have separate assigned SS teams, right?
So each team focuses on their protectee semi-independently.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:47 AM (LmPA0)

240 How did they capture the shooter? I've seen the video where he runs by the checkpoint and the SS agents miss him with pistol fire.

Was there a later confrontation and that's where the agent was shot and they captured the shooter?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

241 Normal, decent peaceable people are slow to saddle up, though fast to ride.

Leftists wargamed all this stuff out many decades ago. Hindsight being 20/20. They knew they couldn’t do their work too fast, or they would get smoked, and rightly so. There have always been factions who disagree on methods.

The 60’s brought this to the forefront. The radical Weatherman style revolutionaries versus the “peace love & dope” crowd. The radicals have the upper hand, and have been mainstreamed and installed themselves at every level. This is their chance, they believe, and have been waiting for this moment for a long long time.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 27, 2026 08:48 AM (eGKtV)

242 He was wearng bulletproof vest and it saved him but Allen shot him. That's going to be a bit difficult to sweep under the rug.
Posted by: JackStraw

That must hurt.
Probably cracked some ribs.
Definitely attempted murder.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:49 AM (LmPA0)

243
It rolls off the tongue easier than "Mussolinian figure."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 08:16 AM (2Ez/1)

___________

And less convoluted than "Hirohitoian figure".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (tgvbd)

244 Reminds me of the stone cold psychopaths that said Trump wanted sympathy, so he staged the Butler assassination attempt and gladly had that fireman kille to boost his approval ratings. There's no saving these rotted minds.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 27, 2026 08:45 AM (qBdHI)

Exactly. Whoever said the left *always* projects was spot on.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (lFFaq)

245 I get the DC jury thing but I feel like federal charges will supersede that

Federal charges accomplish nothing. He'd still be tried in DC in front of a jury. If they acquit, they acquit, regardless of who is leveling the charge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

246 Was there a later confrontation and that's where the agent was shot and they captured the shooter?

so he had to turn and go down stairs to get to the ballroom (although he could have shot from the stairs and killed people and probably planned to)

one of the agents had the sense to just tackle him just before he got to the staircase

that said the SS looked like ... not great

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (j+aD2)

247 The latest assassin isn't going to prison in D.C. Or anywhere else. None of them have. They're either dead or tied up in judicial purgatory. But not in prison.

Charlie Kirk's assassin is still going through the judicial motions. Almost a year later. In Utah.

The judicial system isn't politically blind. It's fully on the left.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (jehhT)

248 "Well we almost got Free Beer Day. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

My wife's treasonous siblings were bemoaning the fact that he was still alive.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

249 And yet J6ers get thrown into solitary for years

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:52 AM (LmPA0)

250 Pretty sure this POS will get life in prison.. I know a DC jury will try to be lenient but Federal charges should override that...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 08:53 AM (ZGBUU)

251 Guns were bought in California. Transported to DC.

Queue the meme of the guy sweating over which button to press over more gun control in CA or taking out the Orange Hitler.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 27, 2026 08:53 AM (eOqcD)

252 The judicial system isn't politically blind. It's fully on the left.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (jehhT)

That's the biggest reason they can really let their freak flags fly - they've got absolute top cover from the 'neutral' arbiters of justice.

They won't face any real consequences.

Edit: They don't believe they'll face any real consequences.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:53 AM (iNUL3)

253 "...his wife is Indian-American."

Feather or dot?

Posted by: Sorry. Couldn't resist at April 27, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

254 Edit: They don't believe they'll face any real consequences.

While we would get more mileage out of arresting the funders/organizers of these assassins, giving one of the shooters old sparky on national TV would also have a positive effect...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 08:55 AM (sKqQm)

255 Guns were bought in California. Transported to DC.

OMG! HE CROSSED STATE LINES!!!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

256
My wife's treasonous siblings were bemoaning the fact that he was still alive.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

Have you called them sick f*cks to their face?

Because you should call them sick f*cks to their face.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)

257
that said the SS looked like ... not great
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (j+aD2)

This is what happens when you go months without pay.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1)

258 2 important tweets at Insty

1) the commie Dems are not going to "tone down" their rhetoric; brief history of the Spanish Civil War

2) the universities are still churning out commies even more radical than the current Dem leaders

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (tUP1A)

259 257
that said the SS looked like ... not great
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (j+aD2)

This is what happens when you go months without pay.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1

By design ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (ZGBUU)

260 This was an attempted mass casualty event for political reasons. Aka terrorism.

He should be charged with terrorism. All his social media interactions - accounts that egged him on - should be charged with conspiracy and incitement.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (fE6HJ)

261 Treasonous Siblings used to tour with The Smothers Brothers back in the day.

Posted by: Music nerd at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (2Ez/1)

262 And yet J6ers get thrown into solitary for years
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 08:52 AM (LmPA0)

Because they were inches away from raping and murdering and raping AOC, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

263 How many assassination attempts have been made on President Trump that we don't know about -- especially involving Iran (not to mention the GloboHomo Deep State, including our own CIA?

After the second public attempt at Mar-A-Lago, I remember Seb Gorka claiming it had been the 5th attempt -- meaning there are three that haven't broadly been publicized ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 08:58 AM (VdTX+)

264
By design ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (ZGBUU)

Most likely.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

265 "...his wife is Indian-American."

Feather or dot?
Posted by: Sorry. Couldn't resist at April 27, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

7-Eleven

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

266 Jimmy Kimmel called Melania Trump 'an expectant widow' hours before the attempt.

He's so classy.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:59 AM (iNUL3)

267 KanekoaTheGreat
@KanekoaTheGreat

I found Cole Allen's archived tweets.

He predicted "Kamala wins all swing states," compared Trump's win to “Nazis getting elected,” and moved to Bluesky.

The scary part: he retweeted every mainstream Democrat on this platform.

Thread below. 👇

What radicalized him were the same talking points repeated every day on the left.

https://tinyurl.com/3we8xshr

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

268 This is what happens when you go months without pay.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1

The agents are being paid through the OBBB.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (iNUL3)

269 Jimmy Kimmel called Melania Trump 'an expectant widow' hours before the attempt.

He's so classy.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 08:59 AM (iNUL3)

May his wife and children collect as beneficiaries soon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

270 ...his wife is Indian-American.

Patel's wife is non-existent. He got divorced in '23. Currently dating a country singer.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

271
The agents are being paid through the OBBB.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (iNUL3)

Are you suggesting that the internet lied to me, again?!?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

272 Because they were inches away from raping and murdering and raping AOC, silly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:58 AM

Obligatory:

You said "raping" twice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:01 AM (bFu5X)

273 Are you suggesting that the internet lied to me, again?!?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

We'll say the internet left out materially relevant facts.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:02 AM (iNUL3)

274 Obligatory:

You said "raping" twice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:01 AM (bFu5X)

I mean, it's AOC, so you MUST go in for 2nds, right?

She's THAT hot. She tells me so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:02 AM (Zz0t1)

275 We'll say the internet left out materially relevant facts.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:02 AM (iNUL3

I shan't believe it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:02 AM (ZGBUU)

276 Patel's wife is non-existent. He got divorced in '23. Currently dating a country singer.

the assassin's wife is Indian

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (j+aD2)

277 Have you called them sick f*cks to their face?

Because you should call them sick f*cks to their face.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)

I last spoke to one of them at Christmas. Since the one in Texas has recently moved to Kentucky, I won't have to even do that.

Her brother, who is a retired Army colonel, really distresses me. I discovered that he was a piece of shit because he felt it necessary to take to LinkedIn to implore people to vote Democrat for every possible office. At the time I assumed that he was just distressed that Trump had not gone to war with Russia.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

278
the assassin's wife is Indian
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (j+aD2)

He has a wife ? Do they both live in his Parents basement ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (ZGBUU)

279
Her brother, who is a retired Army colonel, really distresses me. I discovered that he was a piece of shit because he felt it necessary to take to LinkedIn to implore people to vote Democrat for every possible office. At the time I assumed that he was just distressed that Trump had not gone to war with Russia.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

He sounds vaccinated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:04 AM (Zz0t1)

280 on his manifesto he listed targets and specifically said "NOT KASH"

that is because of his significant other being also Indian.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:04 AM (j+aD2)

281 Most cheered, but some called it a hoax or claimed it was a Trump supporter who did it.

------------

"Drumphhh staged the 'assassination attempt' as a ruse to extort even MOAR money for his Ballroom and finally get it built! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (VdTX+)

282 >>The latest assassin isn't going to prison in D.C. Or anywhere else. None of them have. They're either dead or tied up in judicial purgatory. But not in prison.

Routh was convicted of attempting to murder Trump and was sent to prison for life.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (viF8m)

283 Are you suggesting that the internet lied to me, again?!?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

https://youtu.be/bufTna0WArc

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)

284 It cannot be understated, but everything this latest assassin wrote and said is mainstream, common Democrat thought.

There isn't a Democrat in office anywhere in the US that hasn't said 90% exactly the same.
Especially about Trump.

How many radicals are just like him in the Democrat Party?
All of them, the whole party is just like him.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (tUP1A)

285 He has a wife ? Do they both live in his Parents basement ?

I saw feds raiding a townhouse he and his SO lived in. they had already gone over his parents' house

he maybe isn't married to her but essentially they lived together. who knows what he claimed as his domicile.

probably both so he could vote twice!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:06 AM (j+aD2)

286 Routh was convicted of attempting to murder Trump and was sent to prison for life.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (viF8m)

And he never even got off a shot.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:06 AM (ZGBUU)

287 Who thinks any of the media darlings who were at the WHCD woke up the following morning and did some serious introspection into their TDS?

Anyone?

Who thinks they all woke up the following morning and were disappointed the assassin didn't succeed?

There's absolutely zero chance of anyone on the left "toning it down."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 09:06 AM (jehhT)

288 I mean, it's AOC, so you MUST go in for 2nds, right?

She's THAT hot. She tells me so.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:02 AM

You just want to date her.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:06 AM (bFu5X)

289 278 He has a wife ? Do they both live in his Parents basement ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (ZGBUU)

Does "she" have a penis? Or did at one time?

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:07 AM (FpHTM)

290 it's ideological (the assassination attempt) but we should also not ignore the racial grievance/racist aspect of this shooter

we have to open our eyes to that part bc if things get hotter, it will become a consideration, sadly

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:07 AM (j+aD2)

291 The assassin was married?
Lock her up too. Find out what she knew.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 27, 2026 09:08 AM (LmPA0)

292 287 Who thinks any of the media darlings who were at the WHCD woke up the following morning and did some serious introspection into their TDS?

Anyone?

None, because they believe he deserves it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:08 AM (ZGBUU)

293 Does "she" have a penis? Or did at one time?

she's actually very pretty. you can find photos online

they looked happy together

so yeah

normal guy

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:08 AM (j+aD2)

294 the assassin's wife is Indian
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (j+aD2)

He has a wife ? Do they both live in his Parents basement ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:03 AM (ZGBUU)

------------

Has anybody checked the floorboards for dead ex-male lovers and little boys?

/I just assumed he was a BFF of Ed Buck's and Adam Schitt's ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:08 AM (VdTX+)

295 263 How many assassination attempts have been made on President Trump that we don't know about -- especially involving Iran (not to mention the GloboHomo Deep State, including our own CIA?
...
After the second public attempt at Mar-A-Lago, I remember Seb Gorka claiming it had been the 5th attempt -- meaning there are three that haven't broadly been publicized ...

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Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (munYk)

296 117 108 International inspectors estimate that Iran now holds about 11 tons of uranium at varying enrichment levels — a stockpile that, if further processed, could be sufficient to produce up to 100 nuclear weapons, according to a report by The New York Times.
Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 08:09 AM (oYdxP)

The NYT admitted to that ?
Posted by: It's me donna

... yeah, but they wanted until their was a 'distraction' like Trump's 3rd assassination attempt to hide it in plain view

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)

297 280 on his manifesto he listed targets and specifically said "NOT KASH"

that is because of his significant other being also Indian.
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:04 AM
+++
Kash is divorced.
At the moment his "significant other" is a white chick that fancies herself a country music singer.

Who is twenty years his junior.

Posted by: But that's none of my business at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

298 DC judge Boasberg is on the Democrats speed dial. So I doubt this guy stays in jail very long.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (pvf3X)

299 The assassin was married?
Lock her up too. Find out what she knew.

During the OKC investigation the Feds told McVeigh if he didn't confess they were going to go through his family members with a fine tooth comb, and IIRC, specifically his sister, and send them to prison for any knowledge she/they might have had about what McVeigh was up to.

You'll note nothing like that has been done with these recent assassins, and I suspect that Cole's wife had a much better idea what he was doing then McVeigh's sister...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 09:10 AM (sKqQm)

300 {redacted}

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 09:10 AM (VyBeY)

301 I never got a dinner.

Posted by: Red Buttons at April 27, 2026 09:10 AM (oftw2)

302 Who thinks any of the media darlings who were at the WHCD woke up the following morning and did some serious introspection into their TDS?

Anyone?

None, because they believe he deserves it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:08 AM (ZGBUU)

--------------

I could immediately hear the YUGE Collective Disappoint that the assassin failed across half the country and world ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:10 AM (VdTX+)

303 please understand me

this guy was a normal guy

he's not Routh or a furry or anything

he was employed, he was partnered, he was smart

this is what we're facing. it's really bad.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (j+aD2)

304 The news about the uranium was on ynet last week.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (Cif43)

305
You just want to date her.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:06 AM (bFu5X)

Not just dating......I demand 2nd base. Accept no substitutes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (Zz0t1)

306 Kash is divorced.
At the moment his "significant other" is a white chick that fancies herself a country music singer.

Who is twenty years his junior.

I remember when the FNM told us Roy Moore was a pedo because he was 14 years older then his wife. Of course she was 24 when they married...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm)

307 >>Jimmy Kimmel called Melania Trump 'an expectant widow' hours before the attempt.

Because he's a scumbag, and joking about killing GOP presidents is so common that it's included in stale latenight comedy by tired, unfunny comedians, without a second thought.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (5xoct)

308 Shooter dude ain't married.

Posted by: Step away from the ledge at April 27, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1)

309
Does "she" have a penis? Or did at one time?
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:07 AM (FpHTM)

He's pissed because her Sonic the Hedgehog costume was damaged at the cleaners.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:12 AM (Zz0t1)

310 >>this is what we're facing. it's really bad.

YES

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:12 AM (5xoct)

311 " ... You'll note nothing like that has been done with these recent assassins, and I suspect that Cole's wife had a much better idea what he was doing then McVeigh's sister...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 09:10 AM (sKqQm) "

nothing like that has been done to any demonrat criminal ever.
used to be normal prosecutor technique.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 09:12 AM (VyBeY)

312 308 Shooter dude ain't married.

girlfriend then

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:12 AM (j+aD2)

313 The news about the uranium was on ynet last week.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (Cif43)

What happened over the weekend that caused the nick change?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

314 Attention California substitute teachers.

There is now an opening for a teacher.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (58Bi5)

315 Because he's a scumbag, and joking about killing GOP presidents is so common that it's included in stale latenight comedy by tired, unfunny comedians, without a second thought.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (5xoct)

I desire him to experience an assassination attempt. Just so he knows what it's like.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

316 waay too late to comment
but rest assured, I had thoughts

Posted by: Don Black at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (ZxPkt)

317 I desire him to experience an assassination attempt. Just so he knows what it's like.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

I don't think anyone cares about Kimmel enough to try.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (iNUL3)

318 Sponge, it was the we are all Bob's joke. No matter what I do I can't get rid of it

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (Cif43)

319 Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (58Bi5)

We honked as we passed through your neck of the woods this weekend.

I was saddened to see the storms that passed through didn't take out the silly solar farm, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (Zz0t1)

320 Describe in detail how Trump convinced a left wing California teacher to go to prison for life just to stage this.
Posted by: rickb223

This photo of him in an IDF sweatshirt has the Left extra convinced it's a JOO conspiracy https://tinyurl.com/sk7apeat

go to prison for life just to stage this.

Even if it is a JOO conspiracy, I don't see how this part is addressed.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 27, 2026 09:15 AM (JCZqz)

321
I don't think anyone cares about Kimmel enough to try.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (iNUL3)

Valid.

It's at this point I'm a little bummed 'that's not who we are' applies here, appropriately.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:15 AM (Zz0t1)

322 >>Who thinks any of the media darlings who were at the WHCD woke up the following morning and did some serious introspection into their TDS?

A guess?
They are angry because they want Trump shot, but it might have meant some of their own got shot as well. And that's Trump fault for making their jobs more dangerous!!

Find SE Cupp's reaction on CNN -- completely unhinged, but probably closer to the truth.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:15 AM (5xoct)

323 "298 DC judge Boasberg is on the Democrats speed dial. So I doubt this guy stays in jail very long.

Posted by: Case at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (pvf3X) "

you saying he's not already out on zero cash bail?
Shocking!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 09:16 AM (VyBeY)

324 "Well we almost got Free Beer Day. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

In a just world, that brewery would have its license pulled and already be a smoking ruin while its owner and staff huddle in their houses, praying desperately that the lynch mob passes them by.

But we do not live in a just world. And I am getting damned sick and tired of pretending we do.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 27, 2026 09:16 AM (qRla/)

325 Routh was convicted of attempting to murder Trump and was sent to prison for life.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:05 AM (viF8m)

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He should have tried to assassinate Trump in Minnesomalia.

He'd now have been acquitted and hosting a show on MSLSD ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:16 AM (VdTX+)

326 Sponge, it was the we are all Bob's joke. No matter what I do I can't get rid of it
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (Cif43)

But I thought Bob was my uncle?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:16 AM (Zz0t1)

327 Democrats know violent rhetoric has consequences and voters will punish it.

------

The hell they will, lol. Democrats use violence because voters reward it. Every single election cycle when they're out of power the streets run red because they know people will give them their way to make it stop. Works every time, as Billy Dee Williams would say.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (BI5O2)

328 Find SE Cupp's reaction on CNN -- completely unhinged, but probably closer to the truth.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:15 AM (5xoct)

She hasn't been relegated to Only Fans yet?

For shame......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (Zz0t1)

329
I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

Meet Connie, an Ohio pre-K teacher who appears deeply disappointed that the assassination attempt on President Trump failed.

Teachers who hold such extreme and violent views have no place in our classrooms. Parents and school administrators deserve to know who’s shaping young minds.

https://tinyurl.com/38mmveky

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (NpAcC)

330 245 I get the DC jury thing but I feel like federal charges will supersede that

Federal charges accomplish nothing. He'd still be tried in DC in front of a jury. If they acquit, they acquit, regardless of who is leveling the charge.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

Shooting - yes, DC. Gun charges, especially incorrectly carried, could be brought on the train route. Federal Interstate Transportation of Firearms (18 U.S.C. § 924(b)) would be a possible avenue. B/c I'm sure these weren't declared, unloaded, or stored in baggage...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (tOcjL)

331 Who is twenty years his junior.

She's an adult. I don't get why people care. Younger woman / older man is a story as old as time.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)

332 There's absolutely zero chance of anyone on the left "toning it down."

As Norah O’Donnell so exquistely demonstrated on 60 Minutes. She saw the opportunity to call Trump a "pedophile" and a "rapist" by proxy and jumped in with both feet.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 27, 2026 09:18 AM (eOqcD)

333 303 please understand me

this guy was a normal guy

he's not Routh or a furry or anything

he was employed, he was partnered, he was smart

this is what we're facing. it's really bad.
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:11 AM (j+aD2)

He was not normal. He's an Obama/Krapperdick style mixed person who likely resented his white half (opposite of me, who resents my black half).

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:18 AM (FpHTM)

334 We honked as we passed through your neck of the woods this weekend.

I was saddened to see the storms that passed through didn't take out the silly solar farm, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Yeah. It's a blight. And there were hail storms in the area. Mainly south of 82.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:19 AM (58Bi5)

335 I desire him to experience an assassination attempt. Just so he knows what it's like.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

I don't think anyone cares about Kimmel enough to try.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:14 AM (iNUL3)

A point Trump made immediately after. No one tries to assassinate inconsequential people.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 27, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

336 As I said upthread.... the left is picking off conservatives in leadership positions at will. They fear zero consequences. They're mostly right about that. And more of them are coming to the realization that they can harm, or kill, with impunity.

Those on the right that would retaliate realize they have no such security. Thus, they remain impotent.

This must change. Now. Not at some fictitious future date when we "win." That date isn't going to ever arrive if the current situation doesn't change.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 09:19 AM (jehhT)

337 She's an adult. I don't get why people care. Younger woman / older man is a story as old as time.

Its a common complaint on the internet of older women they don't want men in their age cohort to be looking at younger women.

Which is understandable. But because of the world in 2026 it is couched in feminist psychobabble

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

338 332 There's absolutely zero chance of anyone on the left "toning it down."

As Norah O’Donnell so exquistely demonstrated on 60 Minutes. She saw the opportunity to call Trump a "pedophile" and a "rapist" by proxy and jumped in with both feet.
Posted by: Halfhand at April 27, 2026 09:18 AM (eOqcD)

Yes... I don't know why Trump went on there.. He knew this would happen...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (ZGBUU)

339 Those who can't, teach.

Those who can't teach, assassinate.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (Zz0t1)

340 Yep, I'm still angry and filled with rage....It might be a good day for me to avoid the web.

On the plus side, my friends' cat Snowflake left me the remains of a dead bird by my patio so I feel special.

It's not the head of every Western leftist, but it's a start.

All of you enjoy the kings visit today. Remember, as you're glued to the tv gazing on his wife, pants on.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (Sco7b)

341 >>He should have tried to assassinate Trump in Minnesomalia.

>>He'd now have been acquitted and hosting a show on MSLSD ...

I was just reading some comments on the case from Jonathan Turley. He's a Democrat but a pretty straight shooter about the law. And he's well aware of the DC bias.

He doesn't see any avenue for a possible defense, not even insanity since he so metciulously planned it.

If Democrats were smart they would cut this guy loose and demand he be convicted. We are periloiusly close to half the country loosing all respect for the legal system and that is not a good place to be.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (viF8m)

342
Yes... I don't know why Trump went on there.. He knew this would happen...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:20 AM (ZGBUU)

I hope he sues. Again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:21 AM (Zz0t1)

343 A point Trump made immediately after. No one tries to assassinate inconsequential people.

I vaguely recall him saying something like this a while back and the same FNM that ignores the assassination attempts on Trump claimed at the time Trump was asking others to assassinate his political opponents.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 27, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm)

344 Cole Allen, the gunman from last night’s WH Correspondents Dinner, maintained an active online presence, especially on the leftwing social media platform Bluesky where he went by the handle http://ColdForce.bsky.social with multiple references violence and guns.

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 09:21 AM (RHGPo)

345 This must change. Now. Not at some fictitious future date when we "win." That date isn't going to ever arrive if the current situation doesn't change.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 27, 2026 09:19 AM (jehhT)

It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

346
Yeah. It's a blight. And there were hail storms in the area. Mainly south of 82.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:19 AM (58Bi5)

It was reported a tornado touched down briefly southwest of Paris.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

347 She hasn't been relegated to Only Fans yet?

For shame......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Her tits were not calm: https://tinyurl.com/ww6jjwua

As for OF, I think that ship has sailed. Maybe 20 years ago, but now? Way too much competition.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (JCZqz)

348 It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

I think this is completely correct.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (iNUL3)

349 She hasn't been relegated to Only Fans yet?
For shame......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:17 AM (Zz0t1)
******
TBH I don't think she's even Only Fans material.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (NpAcC)

350 There was nothing radical about Cole Tomas Allen: the attempted White House Correspondents’ Dinner assassin.

I said the same about Mangione, an "Abundance" centrist liberal.
These people get fixated less on people angels for their cause, which a liberal can be, but on slaying "demons" somewhere else. Doesn't matter that a health insurance CEO or a President isn't actually a demon (however flawed he might be). They're going to talk themselves into violence.

Posted by: bluesky at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (E6ouU)

351 uh, sock.
although a strangely apt sock.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (E6ouU)

352 Were a microbrewery to suggest free beers for the assassination of Owebama, it would've been firebombed within minutes.

The fact that the Wisconsin brewery still exists tells you the biggest difference between left and right.

It is truly good versus evil.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

353 297 280 on his manifesto he listed targets and specifically said "NOT KASH"

that is because of his significant other being also Indian.
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 27, 2026 09:04 AM
+++
Kash is divorced.
At the moment his "significant other" is a white chick that fancies herself a country music singer.

Who is twenty years his junior.
Posted by: But that's none of my business at April 27, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

Actually, b/c Kash's dad is a Ugandan-Indian who was expelled by Uganda...aka, he became a refugee...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 27, 2026 09:24 AM (tOcjL)

354 It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

-------------

"Just look at how Charlie Kirk's Neo-Nazi Army burned down the country after his assassination, h8r!"

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:24 AM (VdTX+)

355 >>It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.

I think they're going to kill someone on his cabinet or a SCOTUS justice. They are crazed.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM (5xoct)

356 Kimmel needs a Howard Beale moment to boost his ratings.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM (Zz0t1)

357 It was reported a tornado touched down briefly southwest of Paris.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I was watching radar all night.
(No tornado sirens 🚨 out here)

Watched it come out of Wichita Falls, split and go north of me thru Durant and south of me thru Bonham heading east.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM (58Bi5)

358 (opposite of me, who resents my black half).
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:18 AM (FpHTM)

I'm a blend of a lot of things, so I just resent everybody. Makes it easier.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (E6ouU)

359 345 It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

One thing that's always going to be an issue is that the "bottom tier" (no kids, low-paying job) of the right aren't willing to sacrifice themselves and be on the frontlines so that the ones who actually have something to lose don't have to put their businesses or their families at risk.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (FpHTM)

360 356 Kimmel needs a Howard Beale moment to boost his ratings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM (Zz0t1

Wonder if he wrote the "Glow of an expectant Widow" line himself...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (ZGBUU)

361 Ericka Kirk staged this latest Trump assassination attempt because she hasn't been in the limelight lately. You can tell because she didn't run away, only speed walked for the cameras.

From the river to the sea.

Posted by: Candace Owens at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (Zz0t1)

362 I think they're going to kill someone on his cabinet or a SCOTUS justice. They are crazed.
Posted by: Lizzy

Trimming the cons offa SCOTUS is the actual plan of the Left. Look what Soto and Kagan did with Dobbs.
These other yahoos are lone wolves.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 09:27 AM (E6ouU)

363 It won't. There's a very high likelihood one of these NPCs will eventually land the shot. And if/when they kill Trump, the backlash will be fully operational prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

I think this is completely correct.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (iNUL3)

I agree.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (qRla/)

364 (opposite of me, who resents my black half).
Posted by: XTC

And Harry hates everybody. (followed by list of racial slurs)

Posted by: Inspector Frank DiGiorgio at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (JCZqz)

365 358 I'm a blend of a lot of things, so I just resent everybody. Makes it easier.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (E6ouU)

I don't resent that side of my family, mind you. My cousins are all older than me on that side and none of them are stereotypes.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (FpHTM)

366 If Trump didn't exist, whoever was the Republican leader would be hated just as much by exactly the same people.

Trump isn't the problem--Democrats are.

And it's not Trump they want dead: It's everyone--you included--who threatens their power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (tUP1A)

367 Kimmel needs a Howard Beale moment to boost his ratings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM

The judges would also have accepted "R. Budd Dwyer."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (bFu5X)

368 One thing that's always going to be an issue is that the "bottom tier" (no kids, low-paying job) of the right aren't willing to sacrifice themselves and be on the frontlines so that the ones who actually have something to lose don't have to put their businesses or their families at risk.
Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:26 AM (FpHTM)

They haven't been indoctrinated to kill for the last quarter century. Just told to STFD and STFU or be frozen out of society altogether.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)

369 Posted by: rickb223 at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM (58Bi5)

Wife actually texted an neighbor and asked where they go should a weather event of such magnitude occur.

There's a community storm shelter in town.

Oh, and I got a line on a tractor! Ford 2000 with a bush hog and a box plow........Shit's getting real.

Posted by: Candace Owens at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (Zz0t1)

370 They're going to talk themselves into violence.

Posted by: bluesky at April 27, 2026 09:23 AM (E6ouU)

------------

Are they talking themselves into it, or are they being brainwashed or programmed cult-like via mass formation psychosis by both mainstream and social media 24x7x365 propaganda that demonizes Trump and conservatives as sub-human and deserving of genocide?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:29 AM (VdTX+)

371 366 And it's not Trump they want dead: It's everyone--you included--who threatens their power.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (tUP1A)

Not just that us existing threatens their power, but also that if we're alive, they can't loot our corpses.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM)

372 The judges would also have accepted "R. Budd Dwyer."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (bFu5X)

Filter's "Hey man, nice shot II: Suicide Boogaloo"

Posted by: Candace Owens at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

373 Shyte.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

374
nood art

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (2/MrR)

375 >>Ericka Kirk staged this latest Trump assassination attempt because she hasn't been in the limelight lately. You can tell because she didn't run away, only speed walked for the cameras.

It's amazing how once are person is targeted, no matter what they do, it is worthy of derision and conspiracy theories.

Erika Kirk was there - she's not really mourning and wanted attention! Erika Kirk didn't attend - oh look, she faking threats for attention!
I wish it were only Candace doing this, but apparently there are a lot of hateful people obsessed with Charlie's widow, it is ghoulish.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (5xoct)

376 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

377 "86 I take exception to the phrase that Cole Allen was well educated?!? He was not well educated at all - he was thoroughly propagandized to the point of brain washing. At best, he was mal-educated.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 07:54 AM (JNTt1) "

Thank You! This needed to be said!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 27, 2026 09:31 AM (VyBeY)

378 Obligatory:

You said "raping" twice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
==========
Bad guys: We really like rape.
Harvey Korhman character: Ohhh, kinky!

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 27, 2026 09:32 AM (JNTt1)

379 Kimmel needs a Howard Beale moment to boost his ratings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM

The judges would also have accepted "R. Budd Dwyer."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (bFu5X)

-------------

Also Maurice "Murray" Franklin, the DeNiro character in "Joker."

/And DeNiro needs his own Franklin moment ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 27, 2026 09:32 AM (VdTX+)

380 372 The judges would also have accepted "R. Budd Dwyer."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 27, 2026 09:28 AM (bFu5X)

Filter's "Hey man, nice shot II: Suicide Boogaloo"
Posted by: Candace Owens at April 27, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

Uggggh, one of my local stations actually aired that damned shooting.

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (FpHTM)

381 >>If Trump didn't exist, whoever was the Republican leader would be hated just as much by exactly the same people.

I don't think that's entirely true. A mainstream GOP president would be hated but not to this degree because they wouldn't be attacking the machine the way Trump is doing. It might seem slow to us but his admin has already ended most of USAID and is now going after ActBlue. Those are mortal wounds to the left.

Trump actually is draining parts of the swamp and hate it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (viF8m)

382 News lost over the weekend ...

AOC's fiance is under investigation by the SEC for insider trading
Rumors of a breakup of convenience

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)

383 On X I saw one of those "hood reveal" AI things:

The face of the current assassin morphs into Obama.

And that is 100% truth:
The evil and hate of the current Democrat Party was built, stoked and maintained by Obama.

He want America dead.
He wants you dead.
He wants your family dead.

The man who whored his own daughter out to a known pedophile rapist has nothing but contempt for you, your family, your faith, and your life.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 27, 2026 09:34 AM (tUP1A)

384 367 Kimmel needs a Howard Beale moment to boost his ratings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 27, 2026 09:25 AM

The judges would also have accepted "R. Budd Dwyer."

... he had one huge pistol

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 09:35 AM (RHGPo)

385 no

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (61TgR)

386 I've been calling them the Death to America Democrats, but that isn't even strong enough.

Posted by: Dantes at April 27, 2026 09:38 AM (AhzcJ)

387 385 no
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 27, 2026 09:37 AM (61TgR)

While the right was saying "We have all the guns!", the left was saying "But we have all the lawyers, police chiefs, and judges.".

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:39 AM (FpHTM)

388 NYPost: Dem DA whose sign is on WHCD shooter Cole Allen’s front lawn speaks out — revealing close ties to the family

Posted by: SMOD at April 27, 2026 09:40 AM (RHGPo)

389
A Party of Assassins cannot offer America anything except murder, treason and death.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Posted by: The Democrat Party at April 27, 2026 09:42 AM (X4KFY)

390 Also, re : Allen being "Normal".

I don't think putting out a photo of you wrapped from shoulder to toe in aluminum foil is "normal".

Posted by: XTC at April 27, 2026 09:45 AM (FpHTM)

391 What if you have no health for which to care?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 10:41 AM (E6xSb)

392 “Sometimes, I feel like they’re trying to kill us,” she said. “I mean you’ve got Trump just vetoed anything that has to do with climate change that would alleviate the problem. And we can see it everywhere that the Earth is in a lot of trouble. But here, you’ve got a department with a guy in charge of our health who’s a former heroin addict, he swam in sewage — who does that?! — and he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat. This is who is in charge of your health, America.”
===========================
Sorry to miss the MR today, but I just cannot miss the AHAH! moment Joy Behar provided.

I always wonder what the AWFL's think justifies their fear-laden diatribes against PDJT, and now I know: it's Bobby Kennedy and Climate Change.

In my town, Climate Change is the favorite topic of the lefty chardonnay drinkers who vacation via carbon spew airplanes all over God's half acre.

But I never realized that, in their minds, their irrational fear justifies the murder of the President (and his voters, no doubt).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 27, 2026 10:43 AM (DP1+x)

393 Good morning, all. Thanks, J.J., for another outstanding Morning Report, links and - in many instances - comments to or about the links.

It's not just the ACLU, one leftist BAMN group, and it's not just PDT but any real or perceived counter to the three O & Joe administrations, their internal US bailouts along with their European, Middle East & NATO policies, and the works of Senator Biden in/around the Balkans, in particular.

AI Overview: Research indicates that many January 6 participants were radicalized through a combination of far-right narratives, online conspiracies, and political rhetoric, creating a "mass radicalization" effect. While ~35% had ties to extremist groups, many were "individual believers" mobilized by disinformation regarding the 2020 election.

July 4th Celebrations Had Different Tone With Protests Calling For End To Trump Presidency, Attention To Plight Of Black Trans Lives, July 4, '20 /CBS Philadelphia

Years of DEI chaos in Loudon, VA public schools.

Forbes Breaking News, 2 yrs ago
Deborah Ross Questions AG Merrick Garland About Increasing Threat Of White Nationalism

2 Israeli Embassy staff shot & killed outside Jewish Museum, May '25

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (NFX2v)

394 What about the years before election 2020?

Charlottesville, for one.

H. Rept. 117-292 - DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2022,117th Congress (2021-2022)
Committee Report
Report Type: House Report
Accompanies: H.R.350
Committees: House Judiciary Committee

April 21, 2022.--117th Congress, Rept. 117-292
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2d Session
Part 1 - Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

In April 2019, the FBI notified Congressional staff that it
was modifying how it categorized hate crime incidents. In his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in February 2020, Director Wray confirmed that the FBI has collapsed the previous nine categories it used to identify hate crime incidents into four categories.\81\ The new categories are: (1) racially-motivated violent extremism; (2) anti-government/anti-establishment extremism; (3) animal rights and environmental extremism; and (4) abortion extremism. Director Wray also described an additional category,``other domestic terrorism,'' which would encompass, for instance, attempted mail bombings.\82\

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (NFX2v)

395 CONCLUSION
H.R. 350 continues the pattern of House Democrats feigning selective outrage at political violence--highlighting and obsessing about certain violence while ignoring and minimizing left-wing violence. Republicans, on the other hand, have been consistent in denouncing all forms of political violence. The fact is that all domestic terrorism should be investigated, prosecuted, and interrupted. Law enforcement should be given the flexibility to decide which threats receive priority based upon the totality of the circumstances--not which motivating philosophies are the most disfavored by the Biden Administration.
Jim Jordan, Ranking Member.

MAGA is an ideal that must be stopped. Trying to make Trump a pariah through impeachment & the courts has been unsuccessful, as were the Butler PA and Mar-A-Lago attempts on his life.

Wider & wider the Left has goes, from face-to-face political attacks on members of Congress; the former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders & family in a VA restaurant, 2018, etc., to threatening U.S. Supreme Court Justices & families. Mark Kelly, Joe Kent. Now threatening The Cabinet and their families.

To destroy MAGA.

imho

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 27, 2026 01:47 PM (NFX2v)

Daily Tech News 27 April 2026

Top Story

It's been a while since we've had a big tech news story. No disasters, no miracles. Things haven't suddenly gotten better - or at least, not much, and they haven't gotten drastically worse.

So here's an object lesson in not trusting lifelong drug addicts with a pattern of pathological lying, by which I mean AI. (Twitter)

The company PocketOS was using the AI tool Cursor to do some routine maintenance in their staging environment. Cursor found a problem and decided to fix it. To fix it it decided to... Delete the database and all backups.

Okay, not the end of the world; it's the staging environment, not the production environment.

Right?

Oh.

You might ask why they gave Cursor access to the production environment when it was only supposed to be working on staging, and the answer is, they didn't. It hunted around the files it did have access to until it found an API key, and it used that.

On top of that, the hosting service they were using only had snapshots, not independent backups. Delete the database volume (virtual disk) and all the snapshots disappear as well.

The hosting service did manage to recover the volume, though it took some time and was not something a user could do themselves. Remember folks, it's not backed up until you have three copies, in two different formats, on two continents.

Tech News

The year of Unix on the desktop, 1985 edition. (YouTube)

The AT&T Unix PC was slow, expensive, heavy, noisy, and unreliable, but...

Uh.

Oh, the keyboard was pretty good.
The year of Unix on the desktop, 2026 edition. (PC World)

Framework is shipping more units of its new Laptop 13 Pro with Ubuntu than with Windows.

And that's just preinstalled models. It's also available with no OS for you to install your own, and that's counted separately.
Commodore - yes, that Commodore - is not going to lock out customer updates to the FPGA firmware running the Commodore 64 - no, not that Commodore 64. (Tom's Hardware)

The new model is substantially more powerful while being a 100% precise hardware emulation of the original, using an FPGA - basically a chip that you reprogram its circuitry on the fly. But if you reprogram it wrong you could end up with a moderately expensive (the Commodore 64 Ultimate starts at $325) brick.

But it will void your warranty, so brick at your own risk.
Samsung's new 10a DRAM process measures less than 10nm using a 4F cell, and will be followed in 2029 by a 10d process that will be 3D. (WCCFTech)

I assure you it all makes sense.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Or at least perfectish.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

3 https://tinyurl.com/venchbhd
20 Posts from Doug Ross Substack

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

4 >>>Remember folks, it's not backed up until you have three copies, in two different formats, on two continents.

yikes

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:33 AM (8NTVk)

5 >>>Remember folks, it's not backed up until you have three copies, in two different formats, on two continents.

... and, but, in line with the Musical Interlude: Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good?

Which maybe doesn't apply in IT.

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:35 AM (8NTVk)

6 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at April 27, 2026 04:35 AM (nD5wh)

7 PDT's 60 Minutes interview:

60 Minutes
@60Minutes
7h
Extended interview: @NorahODonnell sat down with President Trump to discuss the moment he was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a gunman charged a security checkpoint

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:40 AM (8NTVk)

8 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 04:50 AM (sAmhv)

9 It’s not backed up until it is on a disk on a shelf.

Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 04:52 AM (GbONR)

10 The 60 Minutes interview (40 minutes) is a real litmus test; do you favor PDT or Norah O'Donnell.

Norah O'Donnell has Crazy Eyes.

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:55 AM (8NTVk)

11 10 The 60 Minutes interview (40 minutes) is a real litmus test; do you favor PDT or Norah O'Donnell.

Norah O'Donnell has Crazy Eyes.
Posted by: m

I thought they were empty. Lifeless. She's an NPC. She's just playing out her script.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 04:59 AM (sAmhv)

12 9 It’s not backed up until it is on a disk on a shelf.
Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 04:52 AM (GbONR)

The "shelf" part might be a problem for ace.

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 05:02 AM (8NTVk)

13 News anchor has medical emergency. Doctors can't explain miracle that saved his life, but he attributes it to God. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4tj8ce74

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 05:03 AM (ix8EF)

14 It would be weird to have function keys on the left hand side of the keyboard. Weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 27, 2026 05:04 AM (bss/y)

15 This woman ( Ce Ce Winans) has a nice voice and I like her thoughts on the importance of prayer. Scroll down for video. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4e9mdv8b

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 05:06 AM (ix8EF)

16 Man gives us his first class plane seat to a frail 94 year old passenger he doesn't know:

https://tinyurl.com/nz79rkdy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 05:08 AM (ix8EF)

17 Hey techsters, Not trolling here. I’m a capable PC user but have no desire to spend a lot of time running my own support desk. How realistic is it to move to a non windows OS that isn’t Apple but still be able to use latest version office programs or equivalent? Will browser based SAAS programs run in a UNIX browser?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:09 AM (RPJMX)

18 PocketOS's staging AND production database deleted by the AI tool Cursor:

https://youtu.be/eqBR8knRM2w

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

19 I think finally have my Garmin reset
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 05:12 AM (Ia/+0)

20
Man writes on "Yielded and still" and Jeremiah 18:1-6

https://tinyurl.com/mw6xjjuy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 05:13 AM (ix8EF)

21
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 05:13 AM (2/MrR)

22
How realistic is it to move to a non windows OS that isn’t Apple but still be able to use latest version office programs or equivalent? Will browser based SAAS programs run in a UNIX browser?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:09 AM

the answer is, of course, Linux.

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 05:22 AM (2/MrR)

23
Commodore

Chiclet keyboards will rise again!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 05:23 AM (xG4kz)

24
I think finally have my Garmin reset
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip

When we next hear from Skip, there'll be banjo music in the background and talk of "No, not that holler, this holler..."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 05:26 AM (xG4kz)

25
The "shelf" part might be a problem for ace.
Posted by: m

Butied in the rubble of a shelf is just as safe... right?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 05:27 AM (xG4kz)

26 We had two visitors at our church yesterday. I would like to ask for prayers for them: J & M. The daughter J had to move her mom, M
From her home from.NY to assisted living in NJ. I could tell it was hard for both of them. The mother gave me a hug and said, " I don't know how much longer I'll be here but I thank you for the worship service." I got choked up. Such nice people having struggles.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 05:28 AM (PFs9e)

27 A little past minute 16:00, Norah O'Donnell says, "I was in the [ball]room. Not far from you, Mr. President. Could hear what sounded like gunshots. Or commotion. People nearby could smell the gunpowder."

Could smell the gunpowder. From the lobby?

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 05:29 AM (8NTVk)

28 Which Garmin device do you have Skip, and why did you need to reset it?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)

29 the answer is, of course, Linux.
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 05:22 AM (2/MrR)

Yes. Some flavor thereof. And how realistic is that if I’m not interested in tinkering with the thing all the time simply to get it running? MSoft is recommitting to the path of creepy, intrusive and piratical, switching to Apple seems like leaving one plantation for another.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:34 AM (RPJMX)

30 Good morning, all. Just happy to see another day.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 05:34 AM (yia+x)

31 Could smell the gunpowder. From the lobby?

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 05:29 AM (8NTVk)

It was brimstone emanating from Trump’s assembled cabinet. IYKYK.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:36 AM (RPJMX)

32 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia says that the "main security screening area" was NOT in the lobby (mea culpa). It was "outside the banquet hall."

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 05:41 AM (8NTVk)

33

17 Hey techsters, Not trolling here. I’m a capable PC user but have no desire to spend a lot of time running my own support desk. How realistic is it to move to a non windows OS that isn’t Apple but still be able to use latest version office programs or equivalent? Will browser based SAAS programs run in a UNIX browser?
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:09 AM (RPJMX

-----

Zorin Linux has a very similar interface to windows. Also office type software

Here's a 16 minute video on how to try it without installing it. But you can install it also

https://tinyurl.com/ms7vrtxp

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 05:44 AM (+5Sz0)

34
Let's all go to the lobby,
Let's all go to the lobby,
Let's all go to the lobby,
And have ourselves a firefight!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 05:45 AM (xG4kz)

35 Stuck to the fridge with a magnet

Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 05:45 AM (8jVAy)

36 I hate Microsoft.

Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 05:46 AM (8jVAy)

37 Jen Kiggans has decided to run for reelection. It is a repeat of the Kiggans Navy vs Luria Army race

Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 05:48 AM (GbONR)

38 @33/JM in Illinois: Yeah, but that's not what Pete wants. He wants a non-Microsoft OS that's capable of running all Microsoft software natively.

I don't think we're there quite yet, though WINE and Proton are definitely leading the way towards that goal with a lot of success shown so far.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

39 I find Apple pleasant. They are jerks but for some reason I don’t mind them. I guess it’s their competence.
Microsoft is a raging drunken asshole who does random stupid shit and refuses to leave.

Posted by: Accomack at April 27, 2026 05:52 AM (GbONR)

40 Just read the article about Framework. This isn't quite a dent in Microsoft's sales but it's nice to see that more people are looking into Linux more seriously.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 05:52 AM (RjOoY)

41 @36/Accomack: "I hate Microsoft."

Right there with you. I've had to actually use a copy of Windows 11 recently, updating it and getting the tax software installed for this year's taxes.

It. Is. Awful. Seriously, I remember the goal of UI's was to make them "User Friendly" (easy to use.) This has "User Obnoxious" stamped all over it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

42 Grumpy, I wasn’t very clear. I’d move away from MSoft if I could but realistically whatever you switch to must be able to open Office (word and excel primarily) files and save in a format that those programs can read as well.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:55 AM (RPJMX)

43 Oh, and once I'm done this year's taxes, I'm beginning a project to see if I can get the tax software to run under Linux Mint using WINE or something like it, so I can install and use next year's version under Linux, and never have to inflict this Microsoft garbage on myself again.

The company that makes the tax software I use (uFile) set Windows 11 as a minimum standard for this year's version. Look, I get it. Windows 10 official support got turned off for most people last year, but there's still a bunch of people with extended support they purchased, and because of that, it was too early for major applications to set Windows 11 as the minimum acceptable OS to install on.

And yet... they did. And so I'm working with a Windows 11 partition on a laptop that came with it, and it is a train-wreck full of flaming dumpsters. I hate it so much.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

44 42 Grumpy, I wasn’t very clear. I’d move away from MSoft if I could but realistically whatever you switch to must be able to open Office (word and excel primarily) files and save in a format that those programs can read as well.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:55

-----

LibreOffice and OnlyOffice are Linux software packages that can open up word and excel files. Did I mention that they're free?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 06:02 AM (0CnOs)

45 42 Grumpy, I wasn’t very clear. I’d move away from MSoft if I could but realistically whatever you switch to must be able to open Office (word and excel primarily) files and save in a format that those programs can read as well.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:55 AM (RPJMX)

LibreOffice is open souce ( and free ) . I've been using it for years and it reads and writes native Office formats.

You might also look at Apache OpenOffice ( which LibreOffice is based on ) .

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 27, 2026 06:03 AM (WkL+O)

46 JM beat me by *that* much

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 27, 2026 06:03 AM (WkL+O)

47
And how realistic is that if I’m not interested in tinkering with the thing all the time simply to get it running?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:34 AM

Linux Mint is very smooth right out of the box, very little tinkering to be done. My son does more tinkering / tweaking / updating / whatev on his one year-old Win11 computer than I have to do on my Linux Mint 19.something box.

the current Mint (22.?) is 'sposed to be very good (I haven't tried it yet); all the gamers are raving that it will run Steam with no extra "coding"

not sure about SAAS, but I don't see why you couldn't use it in a Linux environment.

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 27, 2026 06:03 AM (2/MrR)

48 Pete Bog, LibreOffice has a Linux version:

https://www.libreoffice.org/

I know it can save MS Office formats on the Mac and Windows versions, so I'm assuming it's the same in Linux.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 27, 2026 06:04 AM (6ydKt)

49 46 JM beat me by *that* much
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 27, 2026 06:03 AM (WkL+O)

----

But as an actual user, you have much more to offer about the products

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 06:05 AM (bslOC)

50 Any tips or pointers for setting up a desktop with Winblows 11 Home without going online or creating a Micro$ponge account?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 06:07 AM (2GVsD)

51 Thanks for all the help. I’ve got to start looking into this. Windows11 is a disaster.

For a long time I was able to avoid this by saying that Google was so creepy it made MSoft and Apple look good by comparison. Microsoft said “Hold my beer”.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 06:10 AM (RPJMX)

52 50 Any tips or pointers for setting up a desktop with Winblows 11 Home without going online or creating a Micro$ponge account?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 06:07 AM (2GVsD)

Here's a Tom's Hardware Guide from September 2025, Anna:

https://tinyurl.com/25ahj73c

I can't guarantee it because MS desperately wants people to have to create a MS account instead of a local account and they keep gimping workarounds.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 27, 2026 06:11 AM (6ydKt)

53 I bought an apple macbook a couple months ago.Rather than go to windows eleven. Not an apple fanboy, and it takes some learning. But it works

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 27, 2026 06:12 AM (ys9lh)

54 Thanks, will give it a perusal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 06:14 AM (2GVsD)

55 As for Pixy-Misa's story about Cursor, did it ask "Want to play a game?" as it stole the key?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 06:16 AM (2GVsD)

56 Just be aware that while LibreOffice is quite good at pulling in Microsoft Office formatted documents, the more complex the formatting is on the Microsoft side, the more chance you have of seeing a badly translated section in the document once it's opened in LibreOffice.

It's NOT perfect (yet.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

57 Meanwhile I found out a relative died a few days ago. He had an interesting life and was noteworthy for graduating from UVA at 70. The man was a highlight in the family gatherings on Thanksgiving.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 06:18 AM (RjOoY)

58 Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 06:18 AM (RjOoY)

I'm glad that you have good memories of a special man. May the Lord bring those positive memories to mind for all who appreciated him, and provide comfort and strength.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 06:23 AM (rZCVI)

59 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 27, 2026 06:27 AM (YpHnX)

60 Condolences on your loss, NR Pax.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 27, 2026 06:32 AM (6ydKt)

61 Little flowers bloom
Spring sunshine brightly arrives
Close your eyes and dream

fin

Posted by: clarence at April 27, 2026 06:39 AM (nD5wh)

62
Could smell the gunpowder. From the lobby?

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 05:29 AM (8NTVk)

They could certainly hear the rattle of musketry.

Brian Williams: "In a second the air was full of the hiss of bullets and the hurtle of grapeshot. The mental strain was so great that I saw at that moment the singular effect mentioned, I think, in the life of Goethe on a similar occasion - the whole landscape for an instant turned slightly red."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 06:43 AM (tgvbd)

63 Thanks for the kind thoughts, folks. The man was as politically correct and culturally sensitive as I am. It was a good balance from most of the family.

He'd been wanting to go to UVA for a long time and he finally persuaded his wife. She gave in on the condition that they didn't live in the dorms.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 06:49 AM (RjOoY)

64 Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 06:49 AM (RjOoY)

LOL. And what did he study at UVA?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 27, 2026 06:55 AM (PFs9e)

65 God bless, day off wanting to sleep in. But the cats got into a snarling disagreement with me caught in the middle. So got up, stumbled around, opened the door, and put dry food down. So now they can interact or avoid each other outside.

And I am still awake.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 06:55 AM (2GVsD)

66 LOL. And what did he study at UVA?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Interdisciplinary Studies. Focused on Humanities and Creative Writing.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 27, 2026 06:59 AM (RjOoY)

67
In a fit of madness, I have embarked, for no good reason at all, on a long and almost totally pointless project to recreate show result spreadsheets for Lacey, Dutch and Delilah. Date, show, location, judge (Breed and Group), entry, result, points earned (Breed and Group) and, if they lost, to whom.

The searchable AKC records online only go back 10 years and Lacey was shown from 2000 to 2004. I have dates, locations and judges for her, but most of the judges she showed to are under the sod now. Still, I think I can piece it together. All 378 shows.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:03 AM (tgvbd)

68 Good luck Hadrian storming that castle, we're depending upon you.

And don't have the fish.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 27, 2026 07:05 AM (2GVsD)

69 Nood JJ

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 27, 2026 07:06 AM (HiAA1)

70 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 27, 2026 07:06 AM (2Ez/1)

71 In a fit of madness, I have embarked, for no good reason at all, on a long and almost totally pointless project to recreate show result spreadsheets for Lacey, Dutch and Delilah. Date, show, location, judge (Breed and Group), entry, result, points earned (Breed and Group) and, if they lost, to whom.

The searchable AKC records online only go back 10 years and Lacey was shown from 2000 to 2004. I have dates, locations and judges for her, but most of the judges she showed to are under the sod now. Still, I think I can piece it together. All 378 shows.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 27, 2026 07:03 AM (tgvbd)
----
Everyone needs a hobby!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 27, 2026 07:06 AM (gnNyN)

72 And yet... they did. And so I'm working with a Windows 11 partition on a laptop that came with it, and it is a train-wreck full of flaming dumpsters. I hate it so much.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 27, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

It's pretty well-traveled to run Win 11 as a VM in VirtualBox.

I do it on Linux Mint, primarily for 2 Win 11 programs. It's way better than running it on a partition.

VM snapshots are a headache-free way to deal with the various MS update enshittification.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 27, 2026 07:16 AM (dK+Kv)

73
The seamless interchangeability of a file between the Microsoft Office LibreOffice systems can be an adventure. I had a presentation that I created in LO about ten years ago. I delivered it using MSOffice, where the bottom quarter of every slide was off the screen. It wasn't the end of the world, but it was disconcerting.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:21 AM (xG4kz)

74 Will browser based SAAS programs run in a UNIX browser?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 27, 2026 05:09 AM (RPJMX)

Browser SAAS should be OS independent. At least that's my expectation. Try it out on a live USB thumbdrive environment before you install from same. I'd reckon that there are video tutorials on YouTube.

And echoing others, Linux Mint is as smooth as you want it to be or as involved as you want it to be. There will be a learning curve, however slight. But the freedom, control, stability, and lack of nagging you'll discover will shock you.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 27, 2026 07:26 AM (dK+Kv)

75 It wasn't the end of the world, but it was disconcerting.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 27, 2026 07:21 AM (xG4kz)

Yeah, ten years has seen much improvement, but there will still be some lingering issues as pointed out.

My latest Wow! moment came when running a Windows only game on Mint with Steam/Proton.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 27, 2026 07:29 AM (dK+Kv)

76 Extended interview: @NorahODonnell sat down with President Trump to discuss the moment he was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a gunman charged a security checkpoint
Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:40 AM (8NTVk)

I haven't watched it, but I'll bet that, as usual, this Norah interview still lacks the required amount of pudding.

Posted by: far cry at April 27, 2026 09:22 AM (wXgT/)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - April 26, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! So glad you could be here for the Sunday night ONT. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Would anything like this happen today? I doubt it.

Monday still gets letters 50 years after saving American flag from being burned

Fifty years ago on Saturday, an innocuous fourth inning at Dodger Stadium gave way to an indelible moment in baseball -- and American -- history.
On April 25, 1976, the Dodgers hosted the Cubs in the rubber match of a three-game series. In the bottom of the fourth inning, two fans jumped the left-center field fence and hurried onto the outfield grass. Chicago center fielder Rick Monday noted a sound that didn’t match the rhythm of the game. He glanced to his right and saw the trespassers huddled over, unfurling an American flag.
“I can see the guy pull out something real shiny,” Monday told the LA Times in a story published last Sunday. “It turned out to be one of those gigantic cans of lighter fluid. They were dousing it.”

Seriously - would any of today's players do this under similar circumstances?

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Speaking of baseball, this struck me as pretty kewl!

From Sovey on X

Did you know home plate used to be an actual plate?
In early baseball, players sometimes used dinner plates as markers, which is how “home plate” got its name.
Then it evolved like this:
• 1857: round, about 12 inches across
• 1868: 12-inch square
• 1874: square rotated on its point, creating a ~17-inch diagonal
• 1877: other bases increased to 15 inches, home stayed 12 inches
• 1887: white rubber became standard
• 1900: five-sided plate, 17 inches wide
That last change solved a real problem. The 17-inch width came from the rotated square, but the new angled edges lined up with the first and third base lines, making the strike zone easier to judge.
Baseball really spent 40 years redesigning a dinner plate… and ended up with the most important pentagon in sports.

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In case you were wondering

Mezcal worm in a bottle DNA test reveals a surprise

At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in alcohol. It has helped give mezcal an air of mystery for decades, but scientists have now shown that this famous bottle stowaway is not a worm at all.

This has been bothering you for a while now - admit it.

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Have influencers jumped the shark? These parody videos keep hitting my feed.

This is so spot on I almost blocked myself for watching and posting it 😂 The eye contact, the lid toss and the bread squeezing sent me 😆 pic.twitter.com/nVeTOCGyPb
— G-PA (@IndianaGPA) April 23, 2026

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Don't even touch it!

The Curse of Bud Light 😂 pic.twitter.com/Oo3trisD0S
— A Man Of Memes (@RickyDoggin) April 26, 2026

Not related, yet maybe related?

Teaching a gay man how to party like a straight man: 😆 pic.twitter.com/GQ4HVllesb
— AlphaFox (@alphafox) April 24, 2026

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Spring 2026’s Hottest Fashion Collaborations: Fresh Drops Blending Heritage, Vibrance, and Italian Glamour

April feels like a bridge between collections and major events. There is plenty of pre-Met anticipation, but we must get to May for the Met itself. What April has delivered is a wave of exciting collaborations with joyful prints, beachside luxury, and fun silhouettes. Here’s a closer look at four standout partnerships making waves right now.

Le Sirenuse: 75th Anniversary Resort Vibes with Emporio Sirenuse Expansion
The iconic Positano hotel Le Sirenuse is celebrating its 75th anniversary in style with the opening of Le Sirenuse Mare, a new standalone beach club in Nerano on the Amalfi Coast (opened April 23, 2026). This passion project from the Sersale family blends contemporary design, artisanal details, and Mediterranean glamour.

Highlights include sun-lounging terraces, a 180-cover restaurant, three bars, and—most exciting for fashion lovers—the first Emporio Sirenuse flagship boutique outside Positano. Expect signature chintz prints, date palm motifs on embroidered cabana fabrics, resort wear, and home collections that distill the brand’s “new dolce vita” ethos. It’s the ultimate fusion of hospitality and lifestyle, perfect for channeling effortless Italian coastal chic.

Giorgio Armani: Armani/Archivio Capsule Revives 1979–1994 Icons
In a heartfelt tribute to the late designer’s legacy, Giorgio Armani has launched the second chapter of Armani/Archivio. This capsule reproduces 13 men’s and women’s looks from collections spanning 1979 to 1994, making archival pieces available for purchase (rolling out in select stores from early May).

Shot by ERL founder Eli Russell Linnetz, the campaign emphasizes timeless tailoring, essential construction, and the iconic Armani jacket as a defining element. Presented during Milan Design Week with a custom installation, it’s a beautiful bridge between heritage and contemporary culture—proving Mr. Armani’s designs remain eternally relevant.

Barbour x FARM Rio: British Heritage Meets Brazilian Joy
This dynamic duo has reunited for a second collection (following last year’s hit), bringing Barbour’s waxed jackets and countryside classics together with FARM Rio’s vibrant, hand-painted prints and tropical energy. The Spring/Summer 2026 drop includes quilted jackets, showerproof trench coats, floral midi dresses, graphic tees, and accessories—think daisies and cornflowers reimagined in bold, dopamine-boosting motifs.

Available now across the UK, EU, US, and for the first time in Brazil, it celebrates shared values of nature, craftsmanship, and expressive design. Perfect for layering joy into spring outerwear.

(I have already grabbed this!)

Dolce & Gabbana x Ray-Ban: Reimagined Aviators with Italian Flair

Just in time for sunnier days, Dolce & Gabbana has teamed up with Ray-Ban to reinterpret the legendary Aviator silhouette (nearing its 90th anniversary). The collection features fresh takes on the Shooter and Outdoorsman II models, infused with D&G’s bold Italian heritage—think premium details, distinctive frames, and that unmistakable glamorous edge.

Launched mid-April, these sunglasses blend timeless cool with contemporary attitude, making them a must-have accessory for the season.

These collaborations highlight fashion’s love for meaningful crossovers: celebrating anniversaries, preserving legacies, and mixing cultural energies for something fresh and wearable.

Stay tuned for a wedding season trend edition, and of course the Met itself.

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Thanks, Piper! Although I'm kinda surprised you didn't mention Melania in tonight's fashion segment.

Happy Birthday, Madam First Lady!

Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.

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DJ Doof - 2026 R&R HOF Inductees Edition

It's about time these guys got in!

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 4-26-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 91
Number of comments: 21877
Number of unique hashes: 1638

Top 10 commenters:
1 [498 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [70.74 posts/day]
2 [378 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films'
3 [343 comments] 'runner'
4 [330 comments] 'Quarter Twenty '
5 [329 comments] 'Bulg'
6 [296 comments] 'Alberta Oil Peon'
7 [279 comments] ' Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _'
8 [265 comments] 'Hadrian the Seventh '
9 [264 comments] '...'
10 [263 comments] 'San Franpsycho'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [189 names] 'Quarter Twenty ' [26.85 unique names/day]
2 [137 names] 'Dr. Whatsamatta'
3 [93 names] 'IYKWIM'
4 [76 names] 'Icky - not woods'
5 [61 names] 'Duncanthrax'
6 [56 names] 'Count de Monet'
7 [41 names] 'pookysgirl, feeling sicker by the moment'
8 [33 names] 'mikeski'
9 [25 names] 'gKWVE'
10 [21 names] 'Dirty Old Hippie'

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1 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 26, 2026 10:00 PM (SRRAx)

2 2nd

Posted by: Rex B at April 26, 2026 10:01 PM (a992C)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Kyh8Y)

4 Howdy Doof! Evenin' Horde

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 26, 2026 10:01 PM (EjgNj)

5 Had to change a sock. Good job TiFW!

Posted by: Rex B at April 26, 2026 10:01 PM (a992C)

6 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:02 PM (utfVc)

7 I believe our lovely First Lady is 56 today.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 10:02 PM (Kyh8Y)

8 Sorry I'm late, my wife told me to fertilize the Astroturf.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Hd1lH)

9 Evening one and all. What a week!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 10:04 PM (YPfsU)

10 Phew, off the top 10 commenter list.
Still in the tables for soccer however.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 10:04 PM (gKWVE)

11 Tonypete, I bet she barely uses any kind of product, too. She definitely looks younger than me!

Posted by: RandomDave at April 26, 2026 10:04 PM (aJQbY)

12 Evening, ONT-ers,

There was an in-joke about Billy Idol on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Someone commented that Spike the vampire resembled like Billy Idol, and Buffy murmured something along the line of "It was the other way around."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:05 PM (fcdZC)

13 Good evening Horde! Thanks Doof and Piper.

Posted by: TRex- whelmed dino at April 26, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)

14 Hello!

Doof, I was going to mention her, but figured by the time I got to it, everyone would have already discussed it. Plus, that pic wasn’t released early enough to get it in the write up and meet the deadlines to which I am subjected. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)

15 Thank you Doof

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (YBtcQ)

16 I might never eat another PB&J again.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Hd1lH)

17 and the iconic Armani jacket as a defining element

Just for grins, let's pretend I have no idea what that particular iconic element entails, and it needs to be explained to the ignorant.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Riz8t)

18 If that top photo isn't a mystery click to "Stand By Me" there is something wrong woth the universe. Maybe the entire multiverse.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:09 PM (Hd1lH)

19 The influencer vid and the "teach a gay man" vid share the same problem. A 5 second joke dragged out for a minute.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:09 PM (vTZFs)

20 The guy in the Bud Light video was just a wee bit TOO good at the Dylan Mulroney thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t)

21 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 26, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)

22 >>Would anything like this happen today? I doubt it.

I think it might actually happen.

For all the crap "sportsball" players get and a lot of it is deserved, look what happened when Team USA beat Canada at the Olympics. Something is going on in the country and the reaction to yet another assassination attempt on Trumo seems like it might have flipped a switch. Normal people hace had enough.

Change never happens until it does.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

23 but scientists have now shown that this famous bottle stowaway is not a worm at all.

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So not a worm. A caterpillar.

Like there's a difference?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)

24 16 I might never eat another PB&J again.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Hd1lH)

To be honest, I am pretty much strictly PB and honey these days, except for January 8, when I make it PB and banana.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:11 PM (Hd1lH)

25 So I watched a video of young people out boating get busted by the Florida Fish police. The captain was an attractive young woman in bikini, and when she turned around, she looked absolutely butt naked. No sign of a thong.

I'm just wondering how people get the idea to walk around that way?

I'll go back to the 1960s in my time machine now

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (y/b50)

26 Billy Idol. A few (must be almost 20 now!) years ago he released an album and a new single. There was a video, about 15 minutes long, released along with it. Back when cable TV had music video channels and on demand.

The video was all about how Billy had gotten clean and it had taken him some time. And now he was back to doing music. They kept teasing little 1-2 second clips of the new single, something about a Lemon Tree.

They got to the end and played the new song in total - it was like Baby Baby 1-2-3 I want to climb your lemon tree!

All I could think was Billy get back on the Horse.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (NlEaG)

27 If that top photo isn't a mystery click to "Stand By Me" there is something wrong woth the universe. Maybe the entire multiverse.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:09 PM (Hd1lH)

Mystery Click wasn't there. But it is now.

And you were not correct!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

28 April feels like a bridge between collections and major events.

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Leaf Gutter Season edges inexorably into Cleaning Out The Fountain Season. My wardrobe can barely stand the pressure.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (JkO4W)

29 Attended a fundraiser for our Catholic grade school in Oak Ridge last night. It's run by the Dominican nuns. Since Oak Ridge is full to the brim with Federally employed STEM Ph.Ds and contractors, St. Mary's is heavily STEM oriented also. Monstrously so.

In talks with one of the nuns, I learned they have scrapped homework assignments, other than reading, almost totally. Instead, they have the students write by hand, in cursive, all reports and papers during their class time. According to the head nun, this solves a boatload of issues. Namely, no papers dreamt up by AI, no electronics at all in the classroom, and cursive promotes all sorts of learning and physical benefits for each of the students. These kids' standardized test scores are incredible.

It was very interesting.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

30 I didn't sleep well my last night in Salina, but caught about ninety minutes' nap this afternoon. Since our hostess at this little hotel does not set out the coffee, bagels, etc., until about 6:30, I don't want to wake much earlier than 6. A little melatonin will probably help.

Tomorrow will be a slog: mostly Interstate driving on good roads, but it's about a six-hour drive -- which for me, with pit stops and obeying speed limits, means seven or a bit more.

Gasoline in KS seemed about .30 cheaper per gallon than in Da Swamp. That one company, JumpStart, which offered premium (93) at $3.09 in Salina? My car has lost gas mileage on it. Maybe it has more than 10% ethanol, or my car just does not run optimally on premium (it's rated for 87).

I did see a Sinclair station with a large plaster dinosaur model, painted green, and gassed up there this morning just because.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:13 PM (fcdZC)

31 Giant pic of Melania

.....followed by.....

Youtube video of "Flesh For Fantasy"

Ahh, Herr Doof. Is there something you would like to tell us?

Posted by: zombie Dr. Sigmund Freud at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

32 Doof, I was going to mention her, but figured by the time I got to it, everyone would have already discussed it. Plus, that pic wasn’t released early enough to get it in the write up and meet the deadlines to which I am subjected. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)

Was that a bit of sass? Because it sounded like sass!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

33 He forgot the all important ever so slight head nod when entering a party.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (Hd1lH)

34 Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

Posted by: SMOD at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (O7XEN)

35 Home. Home plate. Home plate of shrimp.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)

36 Was that a bit of sass? Because it sounded like sass!
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

Me? Sassy? Unheard of!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Dd38x)

37 So what has happened today?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)

38 Giant pic of Melania

.....followed by.....

Youtube video of "Flesh For Fantasy"

Ahh, Herr Doof. Is there something you would like to tell us?
Posted by: zombie Dr. Sigmund Freud at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

Hmm - a happy little accident!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

39 He forgot the all important ever so slight head nod when entering a party.

Or the alternative, the chin jut and mumbled wassup.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)

40 Billy Idol song is called "Scream"

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (NlEaG)

41 So not a worm. A caterpillar.

Like there's a difference?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Good caterpillars get to be pretty butterflies; bad caterpillars get stuck as ugly moths.

But once a worm, always a worm.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

42 I love the mystery click song. Thanks for the ONT Doof

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ymrLq)

43 Was Taylor Lorenz on Bluesky looking for a younger man to hook up with?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (2GVsD)

44 39 He forgot the all important ever so slight head nod when entering a party.

Or the alternative, the chin jut and mumbled wassup.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)

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The quick scan of the layout for Doritos and boobs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (JkO4W)

45 one problem with not living in a D&D campaign setting is that we can't get a cleric of high enough level to Turn @TaylorLorenz away

Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (gKWVE)

46 but scientists have now shown that this famous bottle stowaway is not a worm at all.

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So not a worm. A caterpillar.

Like there's a difference?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)

I don't think I have ever had mezcal. Never bought any, and would not buy a bottle with a worm in it. The worm may be dead, but there will be dissolved worm guck in the liquor. Who needs that?

And it's not like the worm got there honestly, from being in the mash made from the agave. Yeah, there may be some in the mash, but it gets fermented, and then put in a still to get the resulting alcohol. No solids are supposed to come over. You don't get potato bugs in vodka, or corn borers in bourbon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (utfVc)

47 Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up

OH, FGS, you talentless crone, get a real job. You aren't important enough for anyone to worry about.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (Riz8t)

48 MKC, AOP, TRex, AZ Deplorable -- Howdy to you all!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

49 Always glad to see Melania. A classy First Lady, the first since Laura Bush. (Never mind Laura's politics -- whatever they were -- or her husband's failings; she always dressed and appeared immaculate and impeccable.) After eight years of scowling "I hate America" and four of "Si say padyay" from "Doctor" Jill, Melania is a delight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:19 PM (fcdZC)

50 Lvl 8 Cleric yelling at Gkwve, "I can only cast Turn Undead, not Turn Hags."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)

51 Hiya. Scanned the post, but will have to go back through to watch the vids and visit the links. 'Cause I've got a storm watch channel open. Looks like the big storm cell west of us is going to go north of us. There were some twisters dangling out of it earlier.

Whirlwinds, downpours, hailstones: Spring on the prairie.

Saw a lightning bug for the first time this year. Cool.

Posted by: mindful webworker - safe at the moment at April 26, 2026 10:19 PM (y3Pql)

52 So I watched a video of young people out boating get busted by the Florida Fish police. The captain was an attractive young woman in bikini, and when she turned around, she looked absolutely butt naked. No sign of a thong.

I'm just wondering how people get the idea to walk around that way?

I'll go back to the 1960s in my time machine now
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (y/b50)

You know what this post is missing, don't you? Did it ever occur to you that there might be others in the Horde who would like an opportunity to take offence?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

53 He forgot the all important ever so slight head nod when entering a party.

Or the alternative, the chin jut and mumbled wassup.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026

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Somebody in Salina said that their head routine worked this way. If it was somebody you knew slightly, you nodded up; if it was somebody you didn't know but needed to acknowledge, you nodded down.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (fcdZC)

54 I love the mystery click song. Thanks for the ONT Doof
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ymrLq)

Hey there - good to see you!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

55 To wit. Last I looked Eric Adams is a Democrat. He posted this about a 1/2 hour ago.

>>@ericadamsfornyc

>>Last night, another act of political violence shook the nation. At this point, no one should be surprised.

>>“The President is a fascist.”
“Eat the rich.”
“Let the streets soak in capitalists’ blood.”
“Globalize the intifada.”
“By any means necessary.”

>>This isn’t fringe rhetoric anymore. It’s been normalized, echoed on campaign trails, and amplified on podcasts where politicians regularly appear.

>>You don’t get to indulge this language, elevate those who use it, and then act shocked when it turns into violence.

>>We need to get back to sanity before we lose our country.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)

56 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Ouiyj)

57 How long before you reach that crescent city, Wolfus?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

58 Isn’t first base off to the right, not the left? Or are all my childhood memories inverted, left to right?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (ZVgZ4)

59 I was at an event Friday and Speaker Paul Ryan was sitting about 15 feet from me. I wanted to give him noogies.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (NlEaG)

60 Thanks for another dandy Sunday Night ONT, Doof!

Precious photo up top.

Thanks to Piper for the fashion 4-1-1. Well done, as always!

Happy Birthday FLOTUS!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 26, 2026 10:22 PM (vrNzf)

61 How long before you reach that crescent city, Wolfus?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026

***
By one measure, too long. By another, far too soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (fcdZC)

62 Taylor Lorenz getting canceled on BlueSky for attending WHCD and being surprised at it.

Has she not ever met Leftists before?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (NlEaG)

63 I didn't check the song behind the top picture. My first thought was that the photo came from a scene cut from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, based on the top half. In that case, Starrider from Foreigner might have been a good choice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (S/Y4j)

64 Yesterday posted some Tensor images of Melania dressed in Western attire and packing heat on the hip.

Link in nic.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (2GVsD)

65 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.
Posted by: 496

Now show her the meme of the guy laying in bed, thinking:

"plastic is made from petroleum. toy dinosaurs are made from plastic. toy dinosaurs are made from real dinosaurs."

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

66 Why do these fashion “models” all look profoundly defective? Melania looks great, naturally. Those other broads look whack, and the clothes generally weird, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:24 PM (+/0+/)

67 27 Mystery Click wasn't there. But it is now.

And you were not correct!
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

You're messin' with the multiverse, Doof. (Though I do have to admit that your chosen link is wonderful.)

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:24 PM (Hd1lH)

68 34 Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up
Posted by: SMOD

LoL!!! (shrugs) Your rules.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 26, 2026 10:24 PM (sAmhv)

69 Why do these fashion “models” all look profoundly defective? Melania looks great, naturally. Those other broads look whack, and the clothes generally weird, too.

Because fashion designers hate real women.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)

70 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026

***
They were all over Denver in '97-'01. We used to have some in the suburbs of Da Swamp -- I seem to recall seeing one on Airline Highway, U.S. 61, when I was a teen -- but like Gulf and Amoco, and our old local supplier Tenneco, they're long gone.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:25 PM (fcdZC)

71 >>We need to get back to sanity before we lose our country.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)

Sure. Problem is no one is going to talk these people into at least pretending to be sane.

So, types, deletes, and all that, but this is not going to stop until the Left is afraid that it will happen to them.

I am not saying this is how it should be, or how I want it to be. But it is the only way it will be.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:25 PM (NlEaG)

72 A worm by any other name is still... a worm.

Bar I used to frequent in my youth had a mezcal worm eating contest. Who could eat the most worms in a year, and by eating them, it meant getting to the bottom of the bottle. Sometimes you got lucky and the bottle was almost empty. Other times, not.

The guy that won it ate something like 32 worms. The second place contestant ate like 12. No idea whether he is still alive or not. Or just permanently pickled.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 26, 2026 10:26 PM (QaH55)

73 30

Gasoline in KS seemed about .30 cheaper per gallon than in Da Swamp. That one company, JumpStart, which offered premium (93) at $3.09 in Salina? My car has lost gas mileage on it. Maybe it has more than 10% ethanol, or my car just does not run optimally on premium (it's rated for 87).

I did see a Sinclair station with a large plaster dinosaur model, painted green, and gassed up there this morning just because.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:13 PM (fcdZC)

Here in Iowa, in the past year or so, E15 seems to have replaced the E10 that was typically the cheapest blend commonly available. Maybe that's what you got into. A few years ago, we took a road trip out west, and I noticed that I got a couple MPG better mileage. Possibly because I was cruising on the highway, but also probably because they had pure gasoline without the shitty ethanol. Around here you can get pure gas, with no ethanol, but it's a lot more expensive. I buy that for the mower and snow blower.

Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026 10:26 PM (X5Jzz)

74 Finally saw the video of Cole Allen's sprint for infamy. I guess he went full LeRoy Jenkins hoping for suicide by cop. Shooting anyone would have been lagniappe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:26 PM (2GVsD)

75 Hey there - good to see you!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)
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I'm here every night and every night I appreciate all that you and the others do to make these ONT'S happen. I should thank you guys more often than I do.

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Mmfyv)

76 Isn’t first base off to the right, not the left? Or are all my childhood memories inverted, left to right?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

I guess "Sovey on X" is dyslexic.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

77 56 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM
***
Ouch.

Posted by: TRex - mascot dino at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (IQ6Gq)

78 Oh, the Sinclair station where I gassed up had only one grade, 87, and one price, $3.59. Each of the three usual grade buttons was labeled "With DinoCare!"

Earlier I reported that Gas, Kansas, did not have any gas stations on its main highway. It does, a Phillips 66. We regret the error.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (fcdZC)

79 Mmm. Lorenz' face. A little bony and wrinkly though.

Posted by: the Leopard at April 26, 2026 10:28 PM (gKWVE)

80 66 Why do these fashion “models” all look profoundly defective? Melania looks great, naturally. Those other broads look whack, and the clothes generally weird, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at

Melania is gorgeous, but there is a lot of makeup going on there. I assure you she looks very different in the morning!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:28 PM (Dd38x)

81 Mystery Click- Napoleon Dynamite. Lord, I love that stupid movie.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)

82 64 Yesterday posted some Tensor images of Melania dressed in Western attire and packing heat on the hip.

Link in nic.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (2GVsD)

Looks an awful lot like Kristi Noem. Well if she ate a few sammiches anyway.

And that thing with Noem's husband is weird and icky, and don't tell me that never came up on a background check.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:29 PM (NlEaG)

83 By one measure, too long. By another, far too soon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:23 PM (fcdZC)

A very honest answer, my good man.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:29 PM (1Ff7Z)

84 There is (was?) a very large green painted Brontosaurus Sinclair dinosaur along a ridge adjacent to the westbound I-90 in western South Dakota.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:29 PM (+/0+/)

85 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)

86 Ouch.

Posted by: TRex - mascot dino at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Sorry, man. I didn't mean for you to find out this way.

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (Mmfyv)

87 Here in Iowa, in the past year or so, E15 seems to have replaced the E10 that was typically the cheapest blend commonly available. Maybe that's what you got into. A few years ago, we took a road trip out west, and I noticed that I got a couple MPG better mileage. Possibly because I was cruising on the highway, but also probably because they had pure gasoline without the shitty ethanol. Around here you can get pure gas, with no ethanol, but it's a lot more expensive. I buy that for the mower and snow blower.
Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026

***
E15 might be it. The pump was labeled "up to 10% ethanol," which is the legal language, but who knows.

I can get E0 at an Exxon convenience store near my house. Usually it's .70/gal. more than the E10 regular. But the week before I left, it was the *same* price as the 87!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (fcdZC)

88 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (+9wcF)

89 Thank you for ONT Content Doof and the irrepressible Piper!

Greetings Horde

Decompressing after RV 'camping'* at San Clemente State Beach with long time friends this weekend. Yesterday evening some of our adult kids joined us for dinner. It was a fun few days. Weather was warm sunny days, cool nights and some rain overnight last night which is kind of unusual but not unheard of this time of year.

*full hook-up site, 30 amp electric, water, sewer
connection....

Now to start planning our next adventure.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QGaXH)

90 I think the rayban model is cute.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (Dd38x)

91 74 Finally saw the video of Cole Allen's sprint for infamy. I guess he went full LeRoy Jenkins hoping for suicide by cop. Shooting anyone would have been lagniappe.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:26 PM (2GVsD)

---------

Having survived he's now clear to resume his burgeoning career as an after-school tutor and typical Bluesky commentator.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:31 PM (JkO4W)

92 I have a hot take on the assassination attempt - lots of people are saying that its a failure of security and especially the Secret Service.

I disagree. He never got into the room with the President. He was stopped by security. It's not like MAL where the guy camped on the golf course for a day, or the kid in Butler actually shooting him.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:31 PM (NlEaG)

93 I'm here every night and every night I appreciate all that you and the others do to make these ONT'S happen. I should thank you guys more often than I do.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Mmfyv)

I can't speak for the other ONT guys, but I'd do this even without the vast compensation structure I currently enjoy.

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

94 85 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at

Pretty fly for a WiFi.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (Dd38x)

95
Because fashion designers hate real women.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Bingo!!!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (YBtcQ)

96 @TaylorLorenz
I’m currently getting mass cancelled on Bluesky for simply being at the WHCD. You cannot make this up
Posted by: SMOD

Holy crap! Both of her followers quit following her?

Posted by: mikeski wouldn't want to be followed by anyone who would follow him at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)

97 >>So, types, deletes, and all that, but this is not going to stop until the Left is afraid that it will happen to them.

I agree. But what the party leaders fear more than anything is losing power. Violence has worked for them for a number of years but I think they are running out of runway.

I've been watching the reaction to last nights attempted assassination on X and it just feels different. Anger and disgust with the left is building and they know it.

We did actually win the election in 2024 because there are more of than there are of them. Just takes our side longer to get angry.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

98 93 I'm here every night and every night I appreciate all that you and the others do to make these ONT'S happen. I should thank you guys more often than I do.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Mmfyv)

I can't speak for the other ONT guys, but I'd do this even without the vast compensation structure I currently enjoy.
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

Same. Even the retirement plan you offer.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Dd38x)

99 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Ouiyj)

Except gasoline is not made made from dinosaurs. The source material is single-celled marine life, both plants and animals. That is the only category of organic matter available in sufficient quantity to account for the vast amounts of oil and gas bound up in the Earth's crust. The higher up the food chain you go, the smaller the total mass of critters on that level.

There is plenty of oil production from rocks both more ancient and rocks younger than the Mesozoic rocks laid down during the age of the dinosaurs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)

100 I'm late, there was so much stuff at Amazon I couldn't get it all in my basket this trip.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (QDnZ7)

101 Decompressing after RV 'camping'* at San Clemente State Beach with long time friends this weekend.

---------

You were just down the coast from me. You should have dropped by, I might have let you varnish some teak.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (JkO4W)

102 Speaking of the Secret Service, was the agent who got shot injured? Just bruises, or internal damage from the impact?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (S/Y4j)

103 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)

My son made the bold decision to allow me to set his up. Network name is - IP'd My Pants

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (QMAsf)

104 Speaking of the Secret Service, was the agent who got shot injured? Just bruises, or internal damage from the impact?

It is my understanding from seeing many movies that the SS agent will lie very still for a full minute or two, then slowly, painfully get on his feet.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)

105 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
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Who's going to tell Sinclair?

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (OaiXh)

106 26 The video was all about how Billy had gotten clean and it had taken him some time. And now he was back to doing music. They kept teasing little 1-2 second clips of the new single, something about a Lemon Tree.

They got to the end and played the new song in total - it was like Baby Baby 1-2-3 I want to climb your lemon tree!

All I could think was Billy get back on the Horse.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:12 PM (NlEaG)

Billy released a new album last year, I shared his video of the song "Still Dancing" here before, and it sounds like classic 80's Idol.

https://youtu.be/CrNnsKxvUs0

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (Hd1lH)

107 Bluesky commentor?

He might turn into Taylor Lorenz?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)

108 You should have dropped by, I might have let you varnish some teak.
Posted by: Cicero

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 10:36 PM (Kyh8Y)

109 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi
Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at

Pretty fly for a WiFi.
Posted by: Piper

Hah!

Joke WiFi name I've seen here before:

"FBI surveillance # 4921"

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)

110 Flesh for Fantasy might be the most 80's music video of all time.

Love it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:36 PM (xcxpd)

111 We did actually win the election in 2024 because there are more of than there are of them. Just takes our side longer to get angry.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

I get it - it is not all doom and gloom.

But the Dems are right now saying when we win we are coming after you. To put you in jail. Not just leaders - anyone who "collaborated." Regular rank and file ICE and CBP agents. And they will pack the courts so that they will be perfectly legal to do it. I have yet to see any sign that they think its time to reduce the heat. My state just elected a guy who thinks killing Republicans is just peachy to be the Attorney General.

None of these seem like good news, and no one shows any sign of dialing it back. If Norm and Norma reject it, well, good. But remains to be seen.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (NlEaG)

112 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)
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I recently installed a new WiFi and named it "Morontopia."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (gnNyN)

113 Hmm. Pic evoked Long John Baldry and 'Wild Irish Thyme'

"And we'll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather,
Will ye go, lassie, go?"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (XeU6L)

114 107 Bluesky commentor?

He might turn into Taylor Lorenz?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)

Big Tech shut down Parler for "inciting violence" after 6 Jan 2021. Maybe time for a second look at BlueSky, O Tech Overlords?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (t2oSI)

115 My son made the bold decision to allow me to set his up. Network name is - IP'd My Pants
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (QMAsf)

That's a good one, Doof. Has he (been told to) changed it yet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

116 My son set up our IP. It's a long string of gibberish. He memorized it. If we have an issue, he's our IT guy.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 10:38 PM (0aYVJ)

117 Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 10:36 PM (Kyh8Y)

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Hah. I got a text from a scammer the other day who wanted me to check her dog. I think I used the same phrase.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:38 PM (JkO4W)

118 32 Doof, I was going to mention her, but figured by the time I got to it, everyone would have already discussed it. Plus, that pic wasn’t released early enough to get it in the write up and meet the deadlines to which I am subjected. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)

Was that a bit of sass? Because it sounded like sass!
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

Any man (or woman) sasses a cob gets a night in the box.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 26, 2026 10:38 PM (QGaXH)

119 WiFi_in_the_Sky

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (2GVsD)

120 Who's going to tell Sinclair?
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (OaiXh)

The same guy that's going to tell 20 Mule Team Borax that borax isn't made out of mules?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

121 I was racking my brain trying to remember who became vice-president for Harry Truman after FDR stroked out. Turns out, he didn’t have one for four years. This seems like a defect not covered in the original Constitution. Did LBJ get a VP right away after JFK was murdered? Apparently there was legislation to fix this problem in 1967

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (J48Co)

122 One way to cut out drinking

https://youtu.be/ZPZjuVgfycA?t=70

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (S/Y4j)

123 >>You should have dropped by, I might have let you varnish some teak.

I'm gonna be in LA in August. Can I borrow your boat?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m)

124 This not the lan you're looking for.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 10:40 PM (YBtcQ)

125 But Soylent Green is made from people.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)

126 118 32 Doof, I was going to mention her, but figured by the time I got to it, everyone would have already discussed it. Plus, that pic wasn’t released early enough to get it in the write up and meet the deadlines to which I am subjected. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)

Was that a bit of sass? Because it sounded like sass!
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

Any man (or woman) sasses a cob gets a night in the box.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 26, 2026 10:38 PM (QGaXH)

Can I pick who's box?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)

127 Billy released a new album last year, I shared his video of the song "Still Dancing" here before, and it sounds like classic 80's Idol.

https://youtu.be/CrNnsKxvUs0

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (Hd1lH)

That's better! Guess he got back on the Horse!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:41 PM (NlEaG)

128 I can't speak for the other ONT guys, but I'd do this even without the vast compensation structure I currently enjoy.
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

Same. Even the retirement plan you offer.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Dd38x)

This explains the increase in my cardboard membership fee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)

129 87
***
E15 might be it. The pump was labeled "up to 10% ethanol," which is the legal language, but who knows.

I can get E0 at an Exxon convenience store near my house. Usually it's .70/gal. more than the E10 regular. But the week before I left, it was the *same* price as the 87!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (fcdZC)

Around here, when they first switched to E15, they mostly just peeled the "up to 10% ethanol" labels off the pumps, leaving only the warning stickers about "Only for use in vehicles newer than . . ." blah blah blah. Now they all seem to be calling E-15, with 15% ethanol, "Unleaded 88", because it carries an 88 octane rating instead of the typical 87 octane for regular. Not to be confused with E-85, which is 85% ethanol.

Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (X5Jzz)

130 The same guy that's going to tell 20 Mule Team Borax that borax isn't made out of mules?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

I have some news about Panda Express.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (NlEaG)

131 This explains the increase in my cardboard membership fee.

Higher quality cardboard?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

132 Good evening morons y gracias Disco y Piper

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

133 Panda Express?

There might be some truth there.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

134
94 85 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at

Pretty fly for a WiFi.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM

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One of the neighbors used "DEA Surveillance Van."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (biznJ)

135 My son made the bold decision to allow me to set his up. Network name is - IP'd My Pants
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:35 PM (QMAsf)

That's a good one, Doof. Has he (been told to) changed it yet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

He has not changed it since I set it up about 4 years ago. It's his own router, and it has moved to different apartments a few times over that period. When he moved in with his girlfriend, I thought she'd make him change it, but she thought it was a clever. She's a keeper!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (QMAsf)

136 132 Good evening morons y gracias Disco y Piper
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026

De nada.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:43 PM (Dd38x)

137 WiFi names?

Not the DEA.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

138 This explains the increase in my cardboard membership fee.

Higher quality cardboard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

Feels a lot like a cereal box.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

139 133 Panda Express?

There might be some truth there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

It's a scam. They are NOT using real panda.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (NlEaG)

140 Somebody posted this vid earlier, (can't remember who, but deserves an award for the find). This Canadian chick flat out breaks it off in the ass of the euro fags with style, serious style, and defends America while doing it. President Trump, make this girl an American. She's worth more than any POS dem and freeloading inbred somali combined. I must of watched this a dozen times. I frigging love this woman. She's an 'ette, even if she don't know it.

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

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9)

141
I'm gonna be in LA in August. Can I borrow your boat?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m)

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You have a current medical?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

142 Woo, what a foo foo night, I like the girl wearing boots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (QDnZ7)

143 Did LBJ get a VP right away after JFK was murdered? Apparently there was legislation to fix this problem in 1967
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026

***
I was a little young to remember, or care. I know Humphrey was his running mate in '64; but during the year before that, I don't know.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (fcdZC)

144 Feels a lot like a cereal box.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

A Kaboom box?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:45 PM (NlEaG)

145 Was going to say something about the Navy but considered, thought about, a flogging may not be fun.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 10:45 PM (QDnZ7)

146 >>You have a current medical?

As far as you know.

You're a lawyer, right? Why do I have to tell you these things?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (viF8m)

147 Speaking of the Navy, have we done anything to screw Iran this weekend?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (QDnZ7)

148
During our discussion here during the Artemis mission, I got to wondering about the "Overview Effect". This is a profound, transcendent spiritual experience the vast majority (but not all) of astronauts experience at some point when they view the earth. It happens in LEO big time, but for the 24 men, now 28 people who've travelled for enough to see the "Blue Marble" with their own eyes, earth as small blue "oasis in nothingness", the effect is really something.

Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, had perhaps the most profound experience of all. A reporter asked the Artemis crew if they experienced this:
https://is.gd/oxrYjO

Reid Wiseman said "Yes...". The first thing he did when he got on the recovery ship was to ask the captain if he could speak with the chaplain.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (w6EFb)

149 Many years ago, I assumed that the huge majority of people would have some sort of epiphany or whatever, and “come around” when they would eventually see with their own eyes that a lot of what they were taught was pure malevolent bullshit. Growing up and maturing and seeing the real world and the rest of it. That was a … mistake.

What’s concerning to me is that, generally speaking, people don’t come back. You’ll see historical interviews with elderly Soviets or Nazis or Cubans or whatever, and they are completely unrepentant and still believe in the righteousness of their cause.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (J48Co)

150 This explains the increase in my cardboard membership fee.

Higher quality cardboard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

You really don't know how this works, do you?

Posted by: Purchasing Dept at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

151 Why can't we keel haul Maxine Waters' wig?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

152 130 The same guy that's going to tell 20 Mule Team Borax that borax isn't made out of mules?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

I have some news about Panda Express.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (NlEaG)

What a disappointment that place is! No panda whatsoever on the menu!

Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (X5Jzz)

153 Others?

Tell my WiFi love her.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 26, 2026 10:47 PM (+9wcF)

154 I can't speak for the other ONT guys, but I'd do this even without the vast compensation structure I currently enjoy.
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

Same. Even the retirement plan you offer.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Dd38x)

More sass?!?

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:47 PM (QMAsf)

155
A jokester around here has "CIA Surveillance Van 420" as his ID.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

156 Edgar Mitchell is not the best example.

While he was orbiting the Moon he was trying to establish psychic links with people on Earth.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:48 PM (2GVsD)

157 This Canadian chick flat out breaks it off in the ass of the euro fags with style, serious style, and defends America while doing it. President Trump, make this girl an American. She's worth more than any POS dem and freeloading inbred somali combined. I must of watched this a dozen times. I frigging love this woman. She's an 'ette, even if she don't know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbzDBZPPqs
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026

***
I love what she says, but even more I love the way she talks. Canadians sound sharp. (Disclaimer: I am half Canadian, and Michael J. Fox and William Shatner sound normal to me.)

This girl could do standup comedy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:49 PM (fcdZC)

158 151 Why can't we keel haul Maxine Waters' wig?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

Because it bites and has rabies and would pollute the ocean.

Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026 10:49 PM (X5Jzz)

159 WAY too much jelly on that sammich, dude.

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 10:49 PM (b3Yos)

160 Did Ms. Lorenz get bussed to the WHCD by the Assisted Living where she resides?

Posted by: A Place For Mom at April 26, 2026 10:49 PM (oftw2)

161 My Wi-Fi and Kids

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:50 PM (Hd1lH)

162 What a disappointment that place is! No panda whatsoever on the menu!
Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026 10:46 PM (X5Jzz)

Imma open a restaurant chain called "Sloth, Eventually".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:51 PM (utfVc)

163 I have some news about Panda Express.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026
*
What a disappointment that place is! No panda whatsoever on the menu!
Posted by: a.moron at April 26, 2026

***
No spaghetti and panda balls?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:51 PM (fcdZC)

164 Same. Even the retirement plan you offer.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Dd38x)

More sass?!?
Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:

I just woke the dog up laughing.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 10:51 PM (hftzA)

165 I did see a Sinclair station with a large plaster dinosaur model, painted green, and gassed up there this morning just because.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:13

I remember those. They were around when they gave away dishes with purchases. You really saw an old one on display? This was in OK?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (55Qr6)

166 Soup awake?

Nothing is safe now.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

167 >>So, types, deletes, and all that, but this is not going to stop until the Left is afraid that it will happen to them.

I agree. But what the party leaders fear more than anything is losing power. Violence has worked for them for a number of years but I think they are running out of runway.
-
Making the Party leaders learn some fear is fine but that doesn't fix the situation. They talk, but what gets the one guy to act is the multitudes of their rank and file all repeating it and trying to talk some courage into *someone*.

A change in behavior by the leaders won't change the crazies or the nameless minions that encourage them. It may get their ire directed at the leaders for a while for being insufficiently pure. But that only relieves the problem for us until they get new, acceptable leaders.

For the situation to change, it is the rank and file of the Democrats' support that needs to be afraid of the consequences of all the demonization. Karen needs to feel less secure in mindlessly repeating her bile.

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (vSvIl)

168 Huh? Why would I let anyone know my Wifi name? Next thing you know, you'll want my password too!

Really surprised no one has used MyWaifu.

Posted by: Purchasing Dept at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

169 139 133 Panda Express?

There might be some truth there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

It's a scam. They are NOT using real panda.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (NlEaG)

I haven't been there. Do they hire pandas - or people as energetic as pandas?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (S/Y4j)

170 Blendin Electric

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (0aYVJ)

171 Capybara Carry Out

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)

172 I love what she says, but even more I love the way she talks. Canadians sound sharp. (Disclaimer: I am half Canadian, and Michael J. Fox and William Shatner sound normal to me.)

This girl could do standup comedy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:49 PM (fcdZC)

I got about half way through the video, and quit. She's going a mile a minute; needs to drop it down a cog.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (utfVc)

173 It isn’t well known, but the CIA spent considerable effort and research on telepathy, seance, and occult stuff. “Remote viewing”. and yes, ESP. Mitchell’s experiments on the Apollo mission were probably part of that.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (J48Co)

174 Sorry I'm late, my wife told me to fertilize the Astroturf.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Hd1lH)

Did you have to use the fake manure from Spencer's?

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (NZPfR)

175 If your password is 654321 for MyWaifu, you may want to change it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)

176 I remember those. They were around when they gave away dishes with purchases. You really saw an old one on display? This was in OK?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 26, 2026

***
I took a pic! He was good-sized, about as big as a pony, and there were some lights like Christmas lights draped all around him. This was in El Dorado, KS, on US 54 east of downtown.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:54 PM (fcdZC)

177 It isn’t well known, but the CIA spent considerable effort and research on telepathy, seance, and occult stuff. “Remote viewing”. and yes, ESP. Mitchell’s experiments on the Apollo mission were probably part of that.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (J48Co)
=====

Also Effective Dreaming

Posted by: George Orr at April 26, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)

178 I prefer my PB sandwich with mayo and iceberg lettuce.

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 10:55 PM (b3Yos)

179 George Orr

Dude, you almost make Lucien Freud look normal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

180 Lvl 8 Cleric yelling at Gkwve, "I can only cast Turn Undead, not Turn Hags."
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)

I can. I cast level 3 Seduction...

Posted by: The Team's Randy Bard at April 26, 2026 10:56 PM (NZPfR)

181 Your speech is violence, our violence is speech

Posted by: bluesky at April 26, 2026 10:56 PM (gKWVE)

182 A jokester around here has "CIA Surveillance Van 420" as his ID.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

Mine was FBI Van 6287 years ago. At work, we in the engineering department named network 7th Floor Men's Room.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (5xuJ/)

183 Sorry I'm late. Got held up taking the online Texas Defensive Driving School course.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

184 Barbour x FARM Rio

The gal standing in the river needs to coordinate better. Find some socks and a ball cap with a loud pattern, too! Aunt Edna must have a couple slipcovers you didn't use, yet.

But seriously, the fashions seem to be actual clothing this week. Nobody's wearing bicycle innertubes or origami'ed movie posters or stuff like that.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (VHUov)

185 I took a pic! He was good-sized, about as big as a pony, and there were some lights like Christmas lights draped all around him. This was in El Dorado, KS, on US 54 east of downtown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026

***
There was another, smaller Sinclair on the western edge of the same town. No dinosaur figurines, but plenty of green dino silhouettes on the pumps.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (fcdZC)

186 120 The same guy that's going to tell 20 Mule Team Borax that borax isn't made out of mules?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

It was found that a 20 mule team was the optimal size for hauling borax from the mines to civilization.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Hd1lH)

187 Somebody in this neighborhood named their WiFi network: ‘FBI Surveillance Van’.

I never tried to connect to it, just in case.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 10:58 PM (6ydKt)

188 Believe first "replacement" VP was Ford, when Agnew resigned. LBJ couldn't have had one, there was no mechanism to make it happen at that time.

Speaker of the House, President pro tem of the Senate were next in line. Now it occurs to me that after those two, I am not sure there was a line of succession defined back then either. All this was a big deal during the Cold War. When I was working on nukyler-related stuff in the early 80s there was much harumphing and opining and experting on line of succession, and "war termination" and other exotic topics, and I think this is when it got set up beyond the Senate pro tem.

Think I recall the humorous observation was that the Sec. of Education (brand new at the time) was 13th in the line of succession, or something.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 10:58 PM (U/Byj)

189 Threads always better with a Melania or two.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

190 At work, we in the engineering department named network 7th Floor Men's Room.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

6-floor building, eh?

Posted by: mikeski knows the type at April 26, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

191 One thing to take into account about historical gasoline prices and inflation up until the early 1970s and the Oil Embargo, in those days it was all “Full Service”.

They had a stable of kids employed that would fill the tank, wash the windshield, and check the oil, top off other fluids, tires. Didn’t even have to get out of the truck.

Lots of cool swag if you filled up. Steak knives, dinosaurs, toys. Christmas records - Firestone tires had some good ones.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:59 PM (J48Co)

192 Eric Swawell connected to a network named Fang Fang Bang Bang

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD)

193 Think I recall the humorous observation was that the Sec. of Education (brand new at the time) was 13th in the line of succession, or something.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026

***
Lady Jane Grey has entered the chat

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:59 PM (fcdZC)

194 155
A jokester around here has "CIA Surveillance Van 420" as his ID.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

And then I read this.
Must be a running joke in some internet circles.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 10:59 PM (6ydKt)

195 If your password is 654321 for MyWaifu, you may want to change it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)

Huh. Mine's 12345, same as my luggage.

Posted by: President Skroob at April 26, 2026 11:00 PM (5xuJ/)

196 In case you missed it the first time:

>>>She's an 'ette, even if she don't know it.

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

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 11:00 PM (QDnZ7)

197 It was found that a 20 mule team was the optimal size for hauling borax from the mines to civilization.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Hd1lH)

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The 20 cat team was ruled out within a week.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 11:01 PM (JkO4W)

198
Piper, thanks for the fashion. Those 1980s fashions by Armani are amazingly enduring.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 11:01 PM (n7rxJ)

199 6-floor building, eh?
Posted by: mikeski knows the type at April 26, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

Yep.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2026 11:01 PM (5xuJ/)

200 I took a pic! He was good-sized, about as big as a pony, and there were some lights like Christmas lights draped all around him. This was in El Dorado, KS, on US 54 east of downtown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:54 PM (fcdZC)

If you want to see dinosaur statues, come to Drumheller, Alberta. Place is loaded with them, some life-sized, many smaller, and one ginormous TRex you can climb up inside. There's even a dinosaur riding a motorcycle.

https://tinyurl.com/398cry3f

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:01 PM (utfVc)

201
Yes, Ed Mitchell went off into some woo-woo territory, you could say. He was one of 12 men who walked on the Moon. More power to him.

Those experiments were ESP stuff, the Zener card thing. As Tater said, the US govt itself did a lot of such woo-woo stuff in the '60s.

Not much evidence was found. Unless you listen to the woo-woos.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:01 PM (w6EFb)

202 My network is Porque-Fi

Posted by: AnchorPoint at April 26, 2026 11:02 PM (V9pbl)

203
198
Piper, thanks for the fashion. Those 1980s fashions by Armani are amazingly enduring.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26

Thank you! I like how they reimagined them, it is a very cool concept.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:02 PM (hftzA)

204 Evening everyone, thx Doof.
I've been reading a lot of crap on X since the assassination attempt and if the Republicans don't realize we are in a civil war, this nation is doomed. When Barky McFuckstick on 10/30/08 said "we are only days away from fundamentally changing the USA" he meant it. After the assassination attempt he said we don't know the motive, despite the manifesto. These people beat us and America dead. Act accordingly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 11:02 PM (gu0hJ)

205 Attended a fundraiser for our Catholic grade school in Oak Ridge last night. It's run by the Dominican nuns. Since Oak Ridge is full to the brim with Federally employed STEM Ph.Ds and contractors, St. Mary's is heavily STEM oriented also. Monstrously so.

Hopefully St. Mary's is starting to recover.

Stika's actions in regards to the sex scandals there were abhorrent.

Posted by: Out of the News Cycle at April 26, 2026 11:02 PM (U9hcU)

206 Wolfus it sounds like you're enjoying your road trip

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:03 PM (RIvkX)

207 The assassin's manifesto just seems like how any MS-NOW viewer thinks. He's not crazy. He's not even an outlier.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 26, 2026 11:03 PM (R86kT)

208 One thing to take into account about historical gasoline prices and inflation up until the early 1970s and the Oil Embargo, in those days it was all “Full Service”.

They had a stable of kids employed that would fill the tank, wash the windshield, and check the oil, top off other fluids, tires. Didn’t even have to get out of the truck.

Lots of cool swag if you filled up. Steak knives, dinosaurs, toys. Christmas records - Firestone tires had some good ones.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026

***
Gas wars, too. Stations across a highway or street from each other would underbid each other, drop the price a penny or two when the other one did. And if a penny doesn't sound like much, keep in mind the juice was .25-.30 a gallon then -- so that .01 represented a big drop. One-thirtieth of a $3.60 gallon now would be more than a dollar!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 11:03 PM (fcdZC)

209 121 I was racking my brain trying to remember who became vice-president for Harry Truman after FDR stroked out. Turns out, he didn’t have one for four years. This seems like a defect not covered in the original Constitution. Did LBJ get a VP right away after JFK was murdered? Apparently there was legislation to fix this problem in 1967
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (J48Co)

Nobody replaced Johmson as VP after Kennedy's assassination, until after the 1964 election. Replacement of a VP is covered in the 25th Amendment, which was ratified in 1967, so Ford replacing Agnew was the first time a VP was replaced due to vacancy.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 11:04 PM (Hd1lH)

210
A jokester around here has "CIA Surveillance Van 420" as his ID.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

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

Oh yeah. I've seen "The Black Van Across the Street" and similar.

And good evening!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 11:04 PM (n7rxJ)

211 If you want to see dinosaur statues, come to Drumheller, Alberta. Place is loaded with them, some life-sized, many smaller, and one ginormous TRex you can climb up inside.

---------

There are a couple alongside the 15 on the route from Barstow to Vegas. They made Yermo, CA an international destination when they were used for a scene in PeeWee's Big Adventure.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 11:04 PM (JkO4W)

212 According to Wickedpedia there was NO vice president of the US November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 11:04 PM (Cqx++)

213 Really surprised no one has used MyWaifu.
Posted by: Purchasing Dept

Mine's "Denpa Onna," after the anime, but now I feel a slight need to change it. I might leave out the letter A; then it's both a weeb joke and a typo joke.

Denpa = radio waves, Onna = woman.

A "denpa onna" is a crazy woman, with the excuse that electromagnetic radiation affects her thoughts. Sort of like hypochondriacs here who blame nearby 60Hz power lines for all sorts of health issues.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

214 >>Making the Party leaders learn some fear is fine but that doesn't fix the situation. They talk, but what gets the one guy to act is the multitudes of their rank and file all repeating it and trying to talk some courage into *someone*.

I've lived behind enemy lines my entire life. I'm not exaggerating when I say the average rank and file Democrat is dumber than a bag of hammers. They do what they are told.

Read the shooters "manifesto"". It's typical leftist bullshit and none it is true. But they hear it constantly on MSNBC, CNN, Bluesky and every other leftist site because that's what is put out from the top of today's Democrat Party.

I don't think people like Soros and the elected officials they own have had an epiphany and will start acting like normal people. I think they might be starting to realize the rest of us are done with their violence and it's costing them power.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)

215 Wolfus it sounds like you're enjoying your road trip
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026

***
I'm enjoying being in a better climate and better social environment, and looking around the places where I was staying. The drive between Point A and Point B on a given day gets kinda old after a while.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 11:05 PM (fcdZC)

216 According to Wickedpedia there was NO vice president of the US November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

How did the Senate survive without its president?

Posted by: mikeski steals the gavel at April 26, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

217 There is a place on a hill near Rapid City SD with a bunch of dinosaur statues. Son 1 graduated from SDSMT in 2013. His name is on the "M" on the other hill.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (0aYVJ)

218 I named my WiFi after myself.

Everybody seems to just know the password.

Posted by: Jenny at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (wVcYX)

219 212 According to Wickedpedia there was NO vice president of the US November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 11:04 PM (Cqx++)

And then we got the Hump, and nobody noticed the difference.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (R86kT)

220 If you have plans in the works for a new house, and the 29 foot dinosaur has been ruled right out - I have something for you.

https://tinyurl.com/3ezcdnts

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (NlEaG)

221 I've been reading a lot of crap on X since the assassination attempt and if the Republicans don't realize we are in a civil war, this nation is doomed. When Barky McFuckstick on 10/30/08 said "we are only days away from fundamentally changing the USA" he meant it. After the assassination attempt he said we don't know the motive, despite the manifesto. These people beat us and America dead. Act accordingly
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 11:02 PM (gu0hJ)

It's high time that even attempted assassination of a public office holder be grounds for capital punishment.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (utfVc)

222 166 Soup awake?

Nothing is safe now.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

He wanted some tummy scratches and went back to sleep. Which I need to do, too. Another long day in the coal mines!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:07 PM (hftzA)

223 Jason Pargin posted a video arguing the lefties shouldn't celebrate another attempt on Trump, partly because how would you feel if this happened to a pol you liked but mostly because if they don't get Trump, MAGA might start responding in kind.

Its a reasonable argument, obviously it would be nice to see prominent lefties say something like, "Come on Trump's a moderate Democrat from the 90s, we need to stop calling him a NAZI even if we've gone further left" but the response amusing me. 90% "it was staged" and 10% "we need better aim guys!"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:07 PM (sKqQm)

224 I took a pic! He was good-sized, about as big as a pony, and there were some lights like Christmas lights draped all around him. This was in El Dorado, KS, on US 54 east of downtown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:54 PM (fcdZC)

Have one a mile from my house. It gets decorated. Never touched it to see if it's plastic or plaster. I don't think the other one a mile away has one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

225 155
A jokester around here has "CIA Surveillance Van 420" as his ID.
Posted by: publius

I like the 420 at the end. Heh!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 26, 2026 11:07 PM (sAmhv)

226 Thanks for the ONT.

*raises fist in the air at escaping the wall of shame for another week*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:08 PM (zZu0s)

227 I've been reading a lot of crap on X since the assassination attempt and if the Republicans don't realize we are in a civil war, this nation is doomed.

There has been no serious investigation of the people around the previous two Trump would be assassins or the Kirk assassin. Hell, the second guy was a Nat Sec operative in Ukraine and he's alive. Has be been water boarded yet or...ok...let's start small...has every agent that has worked in Ukraine been brought back and questioned, especially, obviously his handlers?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:09 PM (sKqQm)

228 Well that’s what I figured, but the VP presides over the Senate, and/or as tie-breaker correct? So how did that work from ‘48-52’, ‘63-‘64? with no VP?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:09 PM (J48Co)

229 I don't think people like Soros and the elected officials they own have had an epiphany and will start acting like normal people. I think they might be starting to realize the rest of us are done with their violence and it's costing them power.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)
====

I think the leftist media elite finally felt directly threatened by leftist violence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

230 The left killed a prominent right wing pundit and have come close to kill the most important right wing politician in American history.

In return they've had 1 thug killed, and 3 arrested.

They could trade a thousand times as many thugs just for Kirk and come out ahead...why would they stop?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:10 PM (sKqQm)

231 'Bout time I got off to sleep, all. I may or may not have time to join in on the Tech Thread tomorrow, or at all until I get to my hotel in the afternoon. Be good, and if you can't do that, at least don't get caught!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 11:11 PM (fcdZC)

232 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others,

Thank you both.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 11:11 PM (0Htd1)

233 I think the leftist media elite finally felt directly threatened by leftist violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

I don't think so. The shooter's manifesto made it clear he wasn't aiming at them.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 11:11 PM (NlEaG)

234 I think the leftist media elite finally felt directly threatened by leftist violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

Is that why some were taking wine bottles home last night, or are they simply knaves? Both?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 11:11 PM (S/Y4j)

235 *raises fist in the air at escaping the wall of shame for another week*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:08 PM (zZu0s)
=====

*gets up and offers chair*

Take mine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

236 >>.let's start small...has every agent that has worked in Ukraine been brought back and questioned, especially, obviously his handlers?

Eric Ciamerlla is on deck. And yes, he worked in Ukraine.

Funny how it always goes back to that corrupt shithiole of a country.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)

237 I think the leftist media elite finally felt directly threatened by leftist violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

Sad to disagree, San Fran. They will be part of the staged or better aim people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (zZu0s)

238
I like how they reimagined them, it is a very cool concept.
Posted by: Piper

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

I'm seeing a lot of reimagining, including sometimes with the original models like this "Twiggy Full Circle" ad.

https://adaddictglobal.com/works/
eBay-Twiggy-Full-Circle

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (n7rxJ)

239 When Charlie Kirk was killed, a lot of people said "oh they realize they went too far now they will dial it back."

Narrator says they did not, in fact, dial it back.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (NlEaG)

240 “…. and if the Republicans don't realize we are in a civil war, this nation is doomed.”

Eh, it’s been obvious since the 1990s. They know, they surrendered. Their job is to “manage the decline”. Democrats job is to fuck shit up. Republicans job is simply to make sure it stays that way

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:13 PM (J48Co)

241 Between 1789 and 1965 (when 25th amendment went into play), there was no mechanism in the constitution to replace a VP. There was something like 39 years where we didn't have a VP. Evidence that it's not a big deal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 11:13 PM (gu0hJ)

242 When Charlie Kirk was killed, a lot of people said "oh they realize they went too far now they will dial it back."

Narrator says they did not, in fact, dial it back.

On lefty forums they go back and forth between arguing Kirk was killed by DA EVIL JUICE to false flag them and that it is a good thing he was killed.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:14 PM (sKqQm)

243 Was that a bit of sass? Because it sounded like sass!

Posted by: Doof at April 26, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

What Goes Around Comes Around.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 11:14 PM (n9ltV)

244 Stika's actions in regards to the sex scandals there were abhorrent.
Posted by: Out of the News Cycle

Boy, no kidding! Unscrewing up the Diocese offices after him is going to take awhile.

I have to comfort myself with the fact that the Lord's judgement is swift and well earned.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 11:14 PM (Kyh8Y)

245 So the CIA Surveillance Van 420 is the one that Jeff Spicoli used?

I've been thinking about renaming my home network "Bob from the NSA".

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:15 PM (c4pSx)

246 If you have plans in the works for a new house, and the 29 foot dinosaur has been ruled right out - I have something for you.

https://tinyurl.com/3ezcdnts

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (NlEaG)

They are ending Tyra's lease? I did not know that. She could move to my place, and stay for free, but I sure could not afford the trucking bill. I wonder how many heavy-lift helicopters it would take to move a 145,000 pound stature? I am only about 50 miles away from there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:15 PM (utfVc)

247
#8? How the... Guess I must be a very quotable guy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:15 PM (tgvbd)

248 Eh, it’s been obvious since the 1990s. They know, they surrendered. Their job is to “manage the decline”. Democrats job is to fuck shit up. Republicans job is simply to make sure it stays that way

The last time the GOPe even attempted to undo some leftwing policy without Trump leading the charge was the mid-90s with welfare reform.

The rest of that time they just encoded whatever hell the left had unleashed and argue it wasn't the hill to die on

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:15 PM (sKqQm)

249 Eric Ciamerlla is on deck. And yes, he worked in Ukraine.

Funny how it always goes back to that corrupt shithiole of a country.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)

On deck for what, though? I know there is a referral. And, sure it grinds slowly.

But does anyone believe he will pay a price?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (NlEaG)

250 *calls back to art thread

Icarus Wi-Fi so high

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (DsA2n)

251 Well Pip has finally decided to grace my domicile with his presence after a week galivanting and traipsing through the woods like any respectable barn cat.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)

252 I've been thinking about renaming my home network "Bob from the NSA".

--------

That's blog property, Buster!

Posted by: The AoSHQ IP Protection Team at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)

253 So, that brewery offering free beer for killing the President...has the employee that posted that been arrested yet?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (sKqQm)

254 "Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion"
General Norman Schwarzkopf

Still true today.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 11:17 PM (S/Y4j)

255 183 Sorry I'm late. Got held up taking the online Texas Defensive Driving School course.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

https://youtu.be/OeQKhoCZ6Sw

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 11:17 PM (Hd1lH)

256 Read the shooters "manifesto"". It's typical leftist bullshit and none it is true. But they hear it constantly on MSNBC, CNN, Bluesky and every other leftist site because that's what is put out from the top of today's Democrat Party.
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That is true, and it doesn't help that they are continuing to hear it.

What I'm saying is they *have* heard it, and they now believe it, and there's no quick way, if any way at all, to undo that. If all those outlets suddenly began broadcasting common sense tomorrow, they'd be rejected as collaborators or some such. And that grand mass of cancer they created would continue to spit out would-be assassins for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Methos at April 26, 2026 11:17 PM (vSvIl)

257 >>>A change in behavior by the leaders won't change the crazies or the nameless minions that encourage them. It may get their ire directed at the leaders for a while for being insufficiently pure. But that only relieves the problem for us until they get new, acceptable leaders.
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Yeah, but you know what relieves the problem.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 11:17 PM (QDnZ7)

258 253 So, that brewery offering free beer for killing the President...has the employee that posted that been arrested yet?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11

That was the owner and he is running for some position. Mayor maybe? Guess what party.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (hftzA)

259 183 Sorry I'm late. Got held up taking the online Texas Defensive Driving School course.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

That's a good one.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (Hd1lH)

260
Ha, ha. Bruins lost to the Sabres, 6-1. Boston tendie got pulled at 6-0 and screamed at his bench on the way to the dressing room.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (tgvbd)

261
I had Grok go over the history. The '60s - '70s saw a big fad of ESP and general "parapsychology" research -- there was a Perry Mason episode revolving around that.

And US govt as well as the Rooskies did indeed do a lot of research into it, but they're all pretty embarrassed about it now, as nothing (at least they claim ....cue up X-files theme... came of it).

And a lot of it was each side got worried the other side might stumble on something and there would be "pyschic gap", which drove a lot of it.

We got afraid the Russians might come up with some physic spies, with mind control and telekinesis, so we'd better look into this ourselves... And the Russians were worried we might get the edge.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)

262 Being Vice President of the United States has got to be the greatest job in the world. You get a free mansion with servants, chauffered limo, a private jet when you want it, a healthy salary and you have no actual work to do.

I would do the hell out of that job.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

263 That was the owner and he is running for some position. Mayor maybe? Guess what party.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (hftzA)

Silly Party?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 11:19 PM (0aYVJ)

264 On lefty forums they go back and forth between arguing Kirk was killed by DA EVIL JUICE to false flag them and that it is a good thing he was killed.
——

“That’s not happening, and it’s good that it is!”

(aka Dalrymple’s “Law of Merited Implausibility”

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:19 PM (J48Co)

265 Lots of cool swag if you filled up. Steak knives, dinosaurs, toys.

We got dinosaur piggy banks and soap-on-a-rope.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 11:19 PM (vTZFs)

266 238
I like how they reimagined them, it is a very cool concept.
Posted by: Piper

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

I'm seeing a lot of reimagining, including sometimes with the original models like this "Twiggy Full Circle" ad.

https://adaddictglobal.com/works/
eBay-Twiggy-Full-Circle
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 11:12 PM (n7rxJ)

These are awesome! Thank you for sharing them.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:19 PM (hftzA)

267 And it's not like the worm got there honestly, from being in the mash made from the agave. Yeah, there may be some in the mash, but it gets fermented, and then put in a still to get the resulting alcohol. No solids are supposed to come over. You don't get potato bugs in vodka, or corn borers in bourbon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:18 PM (utfVc)

Per one story, one of the generals commanding one of the British armies decided after the taking of Berlin and the surrender of Germany to throw a party for his men to celebrate the peace, and turned to a local to supply the schnapps. In Germany, at that time, it was difficult to find enough schnapps for a tea party, but the local managed to do it by robbing one of the prestigious universities of its specimens from the zoology department, which had been preserved in ethanol. Which he never admitted to for decades after out of concern for his own skin.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:20 PM (rbvCR)

268 I am off to bed. Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:20 PM (hftzA)

269 I think it was VP John Garner under FDR, who said the vice president’s job wasn’t “worth a bucket of warm piss”

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:21 PM (J48Co)

270 Sorry I'm late. Got held up taking the online Texas Defensive Driving School course.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

Is that the course where they teach you to drive a pickup with a dual or quad .50 mount without losing control or throwing your gunner out of the truck bed?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 11:21 PM (S/Y4j)

271 That was the owner and he is running for some position. Mayor maybe? Guess what party.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (hftzA)

**********

State legislature, though I don't know if it is the Wisconsin House of Reps or Senate.

He's unapologetic, of course. He brags on his brewery's website that while he's lost conservative customers, he has plenty of leftists patronizing his business. He is a prime example of what today's leftists are really like, an utter and complete dirtbag.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:21 PM (c4pSx)

272 Rock and roll with a history lesson. Iron Maiden deserves a monument. Up The Irons!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 11:22 PM (Fbc0I)

273 In Germany, at that time, it was difficult to find enough schnapps for a tea party, but the local managed to do it by robbing one of the prestigious universities of its specimens from the zoology department, which had been preserved in ethanol. Which he never admitted to for decades after out of concern for his own skin.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:20 PM (rbvCR)

"Waiter, this schnapps tastes like gorilla fetus!"

"And how would you know that, sir?"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:23 PM (utfVc)

274 253 So, that brewery offering free beer for killing the President...has the employee that posted that been arrested yet?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:16 PM (sKqQm)

As I understand it, he’s the owner.
Also ran for a state legislature position at some point.

It’s Wisconsin so nothing will happen.
The SS might contact him but that’s about it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (6ydKt)

275 A rancher reports:

"Ford filed patents to read your lips, scan your pupils, monitor your heart rate, and run your face through a criminal database. In your own truck. Without telling you.

And disable your truck.

"This isn't about safety. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live — fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes."

https://tinyurl.com/mradn3wn

Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.

Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (reMys)

276 Rock and roll with a history lesson. Iron Maiden deserves a monument. Up The Irons!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Then you'll love us!

Posted by: Sabaton at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (VHUov)

277
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker Montage

youtube.com/watch?v=Wlh6yFSJEms

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (QDnZ7)

278 I think it was VP John Garner under FDR, who said the vice president’s job wasn’t “worth a bucket of warm piss”
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:21 PM (J48Co)

Lincoln's first VP was Hannibal Hamlin, a true non-entity. If I recall, he spent most of his tour as a cook, or something, on a ship in Maine.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (0aYVJ)

279 85 If you decided to have fun naming your Wi-Fi network, what would you choose? Here are a few I like:

Fee-Fi-Wi-Fi
This LAN is my LAN
Hold me closer Tiny Wi-Fi
RocketLAN
We don't need another Wi-Fi

Others?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)

Jiffy Wiffi. To make them question everything they thought they ever knew, since it's apparently meant to rhyme. Then they might look Wi-Fi up and discover it's a meaningless brand name that doesn't stand for anything, but was chosen by branding pros to evoke Hi-Fi and the sense of trust in quality.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 11:25 PM (Sy6m/)

280 He's unapologetic, of course. He brags on his brewery's website that while he's lost conservative customers, he has plenty of leftists patronizing his business. He is a prime example of what today's leftists are really like, an utter and complete dirtbag.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:21 PM (c4pSx)

I'll bet that brewery of his is a real firetrap, and full of OSHA violations. Sure wouldn't hurt to check.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:25 PM (utfVc)

281 Worst part is I am related to Hamlin on my Mom's side of the fambly.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 11:26 PM (0aYVJ)

282 >>.>"This isn't about safety. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live — fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes."

https://tinyurl.com/mradn3wn

Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.
Posted by: Beverly

My old truck's getting better all the time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 11:26 PM (QDnZ7)

283 218 I named my WiFi after myself.

Everybody seems to just know the password.
Posted by: Jenny at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (wVcYX)

8685309

Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 11:27 PM (Hd1lH)

284 "This isn't about safety. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live — fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes."

https://tinyurl.com/mradn3wn

Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.
Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (reMys)

Yet another reason to drive 20 year old beaters.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc)

285 Being Vice President of the United States has got to be the greatest job in the world. You get a free mansion with servants, chauffered limo, a private jet when you want it, a healthy salary and you have no actual work to do.

I would do the hell out of that job.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

I could do a pretty damn good King Ralph.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 11:30 PM (snZF9)

286 I was racking my brain trying to remember who became vice-president for Harry Truman after FDR stroked out. Turns out, he didn’t have one for four years. This seems like a defect not covered in the original Constitution. Did LBJ get a VP right away after JFK was murdered? Apparently there was legislation to fix this problem in 1967
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (J48Co)

It actually happened before, I think Tyler or Pierce didn't have a VP, since Congress refused to seat one.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:30 PM (rbvCR)

287
If I recall, he spent most of his tour as a cook, or something, on a ship in Maine.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame

____________

Before and during the Civil War he was enlisted in a Maine militia unit. The unit was activated and Hamlin elected to serve. He did indeed spend time as a cook with them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:30 PM (tgvbd)

288 "For the situation to change, it is the rank and file of the Democrats' support that needs to be afraid of the consequences of all the demonization. Karen needs to feel less secure in mindlessly repeating her bile."

WORD.

Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:31 PM (reMys)

289 183 Sorry I'm late. Got held up taking the online Texas Defensive Driving School course.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

https://youtu.be/OeQKhoCZ6Sw
Posted by: tankdemon at April 26, 2026 11:17 PM (Hd1lH)

Video checks out. +1

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 11:32 PM (wVcYX)

290 Search the cushions of your sofas! If you have a dollar (or even less) in change, you too can own a 20-story building.

The only problem? It's in San Francisco. It went unsold at a recent auction (the building was appraised at $80 million, and it looks pretty good from the outside, too).

https://tinyurl.com/mr45rb6y

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:32 PM (c4pSx)

291 Having no VP has happened a lot. The first one was Madison.

The last one was LBJ

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:33 PM (rbvCR)

292 We loved the Firestone Christmas LPs. Looked forward to them coming out with a new one each year, in the 1960s.

Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:33 PM (reMys)

293 Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.
Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (reMys)

Yet another reason to drive 20 year old beaters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc)

I got a great deal on a 2013 Nissan Frontier. Six-speed manual 4WD, hand-crank windows, no electric locks. I love that truck. just passed 90k miles. Still kicking it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 11:34 PM (0aYVJ)

294 >>I could do a pretty damn good King Ralph.

That's too much work. They expect results from the king.

Nope, I'll just do the VP thing. Did I mention the private jet?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:34 PM (viF8m)

295 I ran across a Farcebook real where someone says "The best part of being a conspiracy theorist is not having myocarditis"

Now there are plenty of people agreeing, but I see a number of "well I got the shot and I didn't get myocarditis either" and...it should be noted the argument FOR the clot shot was that a significant portion of those without it would die from COVID.

And yet here we are, with the data saying the clot shot made you marginally more likely to die from COVID, and much more likely to die from a host of other issues.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 11:35 PM (sKqQm)

296 56 Sinclair stations are common in Wyoming.
When my daughter visited a couple months ago she liked the dinosaur mascot. The shock in her face was priceless when she caught on that gasoline is made from dinosaurs.
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Ouiyj)

If I'm remembering correctly, in Buffalo, WY there is a Sinclair station with a dinosaur on a leash being led by what looks like a Bigfoot..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 26, 2026 11:35 PM (QGaXH)

297 Hey, he was teacher of the month!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:35 PM (zZu0s)

298 Mezcal worm in a bottle DNA test reveals a surprise

.....

This has been bothering you for a while now - admit it.
-

Nope. Kosher food only. Not my problem.

However, I'm looking forward to sampling these:

https://tinyurl.com/yu7fcz8z

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 11:35 PM (1o8D5)

299 \The only problem? It's in San Francisco. It went unsold at a recent auction (the building was appraised at $80 million, and it looks pretty good from the outside, too).

https://tinyurl.com/mr45rb6y
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:32 PM (c4pSx)

The Europeans - especially the Germans - the Chinese and Arabs as well as the hedge funds are deeply invested in commercial real estate. It is going to suck if CRE collapses.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:36 PM (rbvCR)

300
The last one was LBJ

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:33 PM (rbvCR)

__________

*polite cough*

Nixon, between Agnew resigning and Ford being confirmed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:36 PM (tgvbd)

301 I'll bet that brewery of his is a real firetrap, and full of OSHA violations. Sure wouldn't hurt to check.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:25 PM (utfVc)

********

If Pete Bernegger were to be convinced to stop being the bulldog investigator that he is and run for Governor of Wisconsin and win, he'd see to it that a plethora of Wisconsin Departments and Bureaus would pay a visit to that brewery to see if every rule, regulation, and codicil found in the Wisconsin Code of Laws and Regulations were being properly followed.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 11:36 PM (c4pSx)

302 284 "This isn't about safety. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live — fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes."

https://tinyurl.com/mradn3wn

Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.
Posted by: Beverly at April 26, 2026 11:24 PM (reMys)

Yet another reason to drive 20 year old beaters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26

I just read a community notes with sources this is not the case. This technology doesn’t exist. “The 2021 infrastructure law (Section 24220) requires NHTSA to set a standard for advanced impaired driving prevention tech. No final rule exists as of 2026; NHTSA reports reliable passive systems are not ready. Compliance would take 2-3 additional years post-rule.”

For what that is worth. Night for real!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 11:37 PM (hftzA)

303 The Left needs their Two-Minutes Hate.

Right now it’s Trump.

But anybody can be Emmanuel Goldstein when needed. As long as the Cult have somebody to hate and scapegoat, they’re happy.

Hate. Envy, and Blame are the key to any totalitarian collectivist movement.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 11:38 PM (6ydKt)

304 utfVc)

285 Being Vice President of the United States has got to be the greatest job in the world. You get a free mansion with servants, chauffered limo, a private jet when you want it, a healthy salary and you have no actual work to do.

I would do the hell out of that job.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

I think the best job by far is Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Not many duties, and the Ambassador gets to live in a 65 room Neo-Baroque palace that the US ended up with title to after WW2. And of course the palace comes staffed with a full set of servants appropriate to the running of such an establishment.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 11:39 PM (tVVBJ)

305 The retard carpet sniffer's manifesto is pathetic.

I don't think he even knows what he was doing in his protest to be martyr. Rode cross country in his choo choo train. I guess that's when he wrote it and sent to family.

I especially liked the end part of "turning the other cheek" as I think he'll be doing a lot of that in prison.

The best part of his outrage, other than obviously not killing President Trump or others, were the photos of buck nekkid in his metallic hypothermia blanket. Face down and cuffed like the trussed turkey he is.

Obviously not wearing a bomb vest, but here's hoping he got reamed out in the event of a condom of plastic explosives.And also to get him used to prison.

Later an ugly protester got arrested in her keffiyeh scarf, which rounded out the night for me.

Thankful President Trump and all his men (and Melania and Karoline) are fine.

Security will be improved from this day forward and was lax for whatever reason. Thankful this halfwit was not professional with his buckshot.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 26, 2026 11:40 PM (WONhk)

306 I remember those. They were around when they gave away dishes with purchases. You really saw an old one on display? This was in OK?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 26, 2026 10:52 PM (55Qr6)

They are doing that for new stations now. Sinclair bought out a quicky-gas in this little town, and put in the dino and everything.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)

307 I think the best job by far is Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Not many duties, and the Ambassador gets to live in a 65 room Neo-Baroque palace that the US ended up with title to after WW2. And of course the palace comes staffed with a full set of servants appropriate to the running of such an establishment.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 11:39 PM (tVVBJ)

In my book that put the VP job on the level of piss boy.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 11:41 PM (snZF9)

308
Well, I'll be damned, speaking of ESP stuff:

https://is.gd/yQActg

You know that note some guy was showing Karoline Levitt with Trump and Melania right before the shots rang out? That's what it was. He correctly guess the name Karoline had chosen for her new daughter.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

309 Bob’s Burgers is a hoot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 11:43 PM (A5RD0)

310 I still have and use 3 steak knives from Shell. White plastic handle.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 11:43 PM (wVcYX)

311
Ambassador seems like a quaint, outmoded position.They had a use way back when but modern communications make them useless.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:44 PM (tgvbd)

312 >>I think the best job by far is Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Not many duties, and the Ambassador gets to live in a 65 room Neo-Baroque palace that the US ended up with title to after WW2. And of course the palace comes staffed with a full set of servants appropriate to the running of such an establishment.

Great place.

Do you know who was Obama's first ambassader to the Czech Republic? Norm Eisen. And one of his friends who spent time stayin with him in the 65 room mansion was Chie Justice John Roberts.

Small world.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

313 130 The same guy that's going to tell 20 Mule Team Borax that borax isn't made out of mules?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

I have some news about Panda Express.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 10:42 PM (NlEaG)

Given Planned Parenthood's business practices, I am concerned about the provenance of baby oil.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 11:45 PM (Sy6m/)

314 Goodnight.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 11:45 PM (viF8m)

315 If Trump was assassinated, the left would not skip a beat transferring their animosity to Vance.

This is the thing: we see them spiraling and becoming more and more crazed. We think this is obviously bad. They see this as a feature, not a bug. They have valorized passion and action over all things.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:47 PM (zZu0s)

316 Goodnight, Jackstraw!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

317 Thanks Doof and Piper for the ONT. Second on Sockpuppet List this week. That's fine with me.

Posted by: Average Joe at April 26, 2026 11:49 PM (oftw2)

318 That craft brew pub will be closed by the end of the year.

1) All twelve employees will demand to be unionized.
2) Leftist skinflint EBT customers.
3) ??? profit (0)

Posted by: 13times at April 26, 2026 11:52 PM (WkkVy)

319
There are patronage ambassadors and the serious ambassadors. The latter go to countries where things are serious. The former get the cushy posts where nothing serious is expected to really happen.

And there's always been cross-over. Some of the seeming political types can turn out to be very competent diplomats.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:54 PM (w6EFb)

320 The Sinclair Dinoland Pavilion at the 64-65 NY World's Fair was very popular. Huge fiberglass dinos. I grew up in Brooklyn and my fave thing to do as a child would be to got to the gas station with my Dad. The closest one was a Sinclair on 65th Street. Had a couple of plastic dinos from there. One was a dino piggy bank.

Posted by: NYC Refugee at April 26, 2026 11:55 PM (oftw2)

321
And the VP gets to live at the US Naval Observatory. I think that would be pretty cool.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:55 PM (w6EFb)

322 And the VP gets to live at the US Naval Observatory. I think that would be pretty cool.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:55 PM (w6EFb)

There are some notable Navel Observatories in Atlanta, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 11:58 PM (utfVc)

323 218 I named my WiFi after myself.

Everybody seems to just know the password.

Posted by: Jenny at April 26, 2026 11:06 PM (wVcYX)
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Nicely done

Posted by: 496 at April 27, 2026 12:00 AM (8hnyd)

324 292 We loved the Firestone Christmas LPs. Looked forward to them coming out with a new one each year, in the 1960s.
Posted by: Beverly
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Just, don't buy their tires.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:01 AM (QDnZ7)

325 Evenin’, All. How goes it?

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:01 AM (77rzZ)

326 297 Hey, he was teacher of the month!
Posted by: Aetius451AD

And he'll win it again next month!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 12:03 AM (sAmhv)

327 If Trump was assassinated, the left would not skip a beat transferring their animosity to Vance.

This is the thing: we see them spiraling and becoming more and more crazed. We think this is obviously bad. They see this as a feature, not a bug. They have valorized passion and action over all things.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 11:47 PM (zZu0s)

In a perfect world Vance would go Darth Vader and genocide the entire left. As always, the trick is not stopping until there is nobody left to complain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9)

328 307 Shirley Temple was US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:03 AM (77rzZ)

329 140 Somebody posted this vid earlier, (can't remember who, but deserves an award for the find). This Canadian chick flat out breaks it off in the ass of the euro fags with style, serious style, and defends America while doing it. President Trump, make this girl an American. She's worth more than any POS dem and freeloading inbred somali combined. I must of watched this a dozen times. I frigging love this woman. She's an 'ette, even if she don't know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbzDBZPPqs
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9)

Her videos are indeed awesome.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:04 AM (T6aVk)

330 You know that note some guy was showing Karoline Levitt with Trump and Melania right before the shots rang out? That's what it was. He correctly guess the name Karoline had chosen for her new daughter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

That was Oz Perlmann. If you want to hear an interview with him listen to the Modern Wisdom podcast that came out last week

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 12:05 AM (rbvCR)

331 328 307 Shirley Temple was US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:03 AM (77rzZ)

And, at one point, to Ghana. Under Ford.

If I am not mistaken she was in Czechoslovakia either during, or not long after, the Velvet Revolution.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:06 AM (T6aVk)

332 320 The Sinclair Dinoland Pavilion at the 64-65 NY World's Fair was very popular. Huge fiberglass dinos. I grew up in Brooklyn and my fave thing to do as a child would be to got to the gas station with my Dad. The closest one was a Sinclair on 65th Street. Had a couple of plastic dinos from there. One was a dino piggy bank.
Posted by: NYC Refugee at April 26, 2026 11:55 PM (oftw2)

If y'all like the classic signage of old gas stations, I recommend y'all visit Cook's Garage in Lubbock.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:07 AM (T6aVk)

333 In a perfect world Vance would go Darth Vader and genocide the entire left. As always, the trick is not stopping until there is nobody left to complain.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9)

You are probably thinking "Sulla", but that didn't last as long as, say, the Superman campaign against the KKK

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 12:08 AM (rbvCR)

334 He correctly guess the name Karoline had chosen for her new daughter.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)
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I don't think they can really read minds, etc but the good ones are damn spooky with how good they really are. They might as well be reading minds as far as I'm concerned

Posted by: 496 at April 27, 2026 12:08 AM (DWmGl)

335
FUn fact: The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, were discovered by Asaph Hall using the telescope at the Old Naval Observatory in August of 1877.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 27, 2026 12:10 AM (w6EFb)

336 >> They might as well be reading minds as far as I'm concerned

I have seen some of those acts. It's a trick, but the good ones are indeed spooky.

Somehow, he got Karoline to subconsciously give him the name. Somehow.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 27, 2026 12:12 AM (w6EFb)

337 So Karoline popped? What about Usha?

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:14 AM (77rzZ)

338 You are probably thinking "Sulla", but that didn't last as long as, say, the Superman campaign against the KKK
Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 12:08 AM (rbvCR)

Iirc, something like 9000 people were purged through proscription under Sulla. Crassus made out like a bandit buying the deceased's property.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 12:15 AM (zZu0s)

339 331 Cow Demon, I knew an Air Force guy who was stationed at the US embassy in Prague when Shirley was the US Ambassador there. He said that she was a real sweetheart, always granting autograph requests and otherwise interacting graciously with her fans. I can totally see that. Shirley always seemed like a good egg to me.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:19 AM (77rzZ)

340 What I noticed after Trump won in 2024 was that TDS was now MAGA voter DS as well for a fair number of leftists. I knew the commiecrat leaders and deep state were very angry at MAGA voters for daring to buck them, but this was regular folks on FB and it was disconcerting how easily they expanded their deranged hatred. They don't just want Trump gone, they want us Trump voters gone or completely cowed. Eff em, they ain't getting that any time soon.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 27, 2026 12:19 AM (+89TD)

341 >> So Karoline popped?

Not yet that has been reported. She's due "any day now".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 27, 2026 12:21 AM (w6EFb)

342 261
....We got afraid the Russians might come up with some physic spies, with mind control and telekinesis, so we'd better look into this ourselves... And the Russians were worried we might get the edge.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 26, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)

Wasn't there a movie about all this...'Men who stare at goats' or some such? Long before goats became known as objects of desire among a certain immigrant population....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 27, 2026 12:23 AM (QGaXH)

343 But the Optimates still didn't get their lock on power and fought a second civil war a generation later between Caesar and Pompey

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 12:24 AM (rbvCR)

344 I think it’s wonderful that we have women in government giving birth. Stick it in the anti-natalists’ faces.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:25 AM (77rzZ)

345 objects of desire among a certain immigrant population....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 27, 2026 12:23 AM (QGaXH)
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They're just better at finding the pretty ones.

Posted by: 496 at April 27, 2026 12:25 AM (+8CcA)

346 The 20 cat team ~~was ruled out~~ killed the driver within an ~~week~~ hour.

Posted by: clarence at April 27, 2026 12:26 AM (nD5wh)

347 And no, it did not work out too well. Sulla begat Caesar in a lot of ways. I don't agree with Duncan that Sulla was trying to turn the clock back to a Rome that rightfully did not exist anymore. The things that made the Republic work duty, honor, diligence were still just as valid. It is just that success fucked them. The loss of an existential threat turned people fucktarded. And the sad thing is Caesar did NOT follow Sulla's example and murder his enemies. He tried to do the more conciliatory(?) Thing and believe he could defeat his enemies on the battlefield but then once defeated, they would all work together to reform the system.

And he got murdered by those same enemies. Who then unleashed Marc Antony and Octavian (Augustus( who had no such qualms.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 12:30 AM (zZu0s)

348 Our friend RazorFist has a bit to say about the assassination attempt.

https://tinyurl.com/Razorfist-Rant

Posted by: Beverly at April 27, 2026 12:31 AM (reMys)

349 Constipation is something people don't talk about much.

But it can be a problem for anyone, even doctors.

And when Constipation occurs, it's interesting to see just what doctors consider important about a laxative they might use or recommend.

Well, a majority of the doctors we heard from had this to say. - A laxative should be effective, gentle, as close to natural acting as possible, and a medicine that can be used with complete confidence. - Now, Ex-lax has been popular with many doctors and millions of people over the years because pleasant-tasting chocolate at Ex-lax is effective.

Overnight, it helps you toward your normal regularity.

Ex-lax is gentle.

Next morning, it gives you the closest thing to natural action.

And that's why many doctors and millions of people use Ex-lax with complete confidence.

Ex-lax, the laxative that helps you toward your normal regularity, gently, overnight.

Is Ex-lax in your medicine cabinet?

Posted by: Station Break for Advertising at April 27, 2026 12:32 AM (eGKtV)

350 ?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 12:33 AM (zZu0s)

351 Actually, despite being 29, I do not have any laxatives in my medicine cabinet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 12:34 AM (zZu0s)

352 339 331 Cow Demon, I knew an Air Force guy who was stationed at the US embassy in Prague when Shirley was the US Ambassador there. He said that she was a real sweetheart, always granting autograph requests and otherwise interacting graciously with her fans. I can totally see that. Shirley always seemed like a good egg to me.
Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:19 AM (77rzZ)

In fact, I remember her saying in an interview that people on the street in Prague and elsewhere would go up to her with old photos from her child star days. Hers is a rare story of a former child star done good.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:35 AM (T6aVk)

353 Wow, I made both lists.
Maybe it's because I retired.
(checks retirement status)

Yep, I'm retired.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 27, 2026 12:35 AM (2Ez/1)

354 Next morning, it gives you the closest thing to natural action.
Posted by: Station Break for Advertising

What if I want action right now, and don't want to wait until tomorrow morning?

Posted by: mikeski may have misread that ad at April 27, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)

355 POLITICAL VIOLENCE:
Senator Elissa Slotkin (formerly with the CIA)
is attempting to radicalize and incite the next Cole Allen to assassinate the president by claiming he is an “existential threat to democracy.
She’s leading a color revolution

https://tinyurl.com/p6rmnunp

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:36 AM (QDnZ7)

356 335
FUn fact: The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, were discovered by Asaph Hall using the telescope at the Old Naval Observatory in August of 1877.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 27, 2026 12:10 AM (w6EFb)

Captured asteroids by the looks of it. Mr. Hall had a good eye.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:36 AM (T6aVk)

357
What if I want action right now, and don't want to wait until tomorrow morning?
Posted by: mikeski
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Drink 8oz of pure prune juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:38 AM (QDnZ7)

358 In my book that put the VP job on the level of piss boy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 11:41 PM (snZF9)

Well, it isn't worth a bucket of warm piss, I'll say that.

Posted by: John Nance Garner at April 27, 2026 12:39 AM (T6aVk)

359 352 Cow Demon, yes.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:39 AM (77rzZ)

360 354 Next morning, it gives you the closest thing to natural action.
Posted by: Station Break for Advertising

What if I want action right now, and don't want to wait until tomorrow morning?
Posted by: mikeski may have misread that ad at April 27, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)

This is the proven seven second method for getting rid of STUCK POOP.

Posted by: Quack Kindergarten Clickbait Scam Ads On YouTube at April 27, 2026 12:40 AM (T6aVk)

361 What if I want action right now, and don't want to wait until tomorrow morning?
——

A tablespoon or two of Epsom Salts, dissolved in water. Don’t plan on going anywhere for a while. It is not “gentle” or “close to natural action” however

Posted by: Well You Asked at April 27, 2026 12:42 AM (eGKtV)

362 357
What if I want action right now, and don't want to wait until tomorrow morning?
Posted by: mikeski
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Drink 8oz of pure prune juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:38 AM (QDnZ7)

Bran muffins, derived from Cracklin Oat Bran.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:42 AM (T6aVk)

363 >>>Actually, despite being 29, I do not have any laxatives in my medicine cabinet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

>Believe it or not, water is a good way to keep your pipes lubricated. Take a crap, drink water, take a piss, drink water. Put out, put in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 12:42 AM (Fbc0I)

364 A tablespoon or two of Epsom Salts, dissolved in water. Don’t plan on going anywhere for a while. It is not “gentle” or “close to natural action” however
Posted by: Well You Asked at April 27, 2026 12:42 AM (eGKtV)

It is natural action...just of an...unpleasant variety.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:43 AM (T6aVk)

365 Hey Horde, is the bar still open?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 12:43 AM (0nHVk)

366 Ex-lax is gentle.

Next morning, it gives you
--

The Club at high school had its own break room.
We didn't use the lockers but dumped jackets, books, lunch bags etc. there. Bill's mother made him super lunches, so good that someone kept stealing them.

Stealing them until the day after she made him some special chocolate chip cookies. Lunch bag never touched again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:45 AM (QDnZ7)

367 365 DDS, yes! Cheers! *clinks glasses*

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 12:46 AM (77rzZ)

368 240 “…. and if the Republicans don't realize we are in a civil war, this nation is doomed.”

Eh, it’s been obvious since the 1990s. They know, they surrendered. Their job is to “manage the decline”. Democrats job is to fuck shit up. Republicans job is simply to make sure it stays that way

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 11:13 PM (J48Co)

Like in Europe, many on the Right (politicians) believe their job is to manage a massive, intrusive, powerful, profligate State BETTER. Rather than reverse it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 12:47 AM (T6aVk)

369 Now, when Superman vs the Klan came out, it really turned the general feelings of the US against the Klan.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 27, 2026 12:47 AM (rbvCR)

370 Let’s talk line old people and discuss the Benefits of Geritol.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 27, 2026 12:50 AM (tVVBJ)

371 Cheers Bulg!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 12:51 AM (0nHVk)

372 >> Captured asteroids by the looks of it. Mr. Hall had a good eye.

Two main theories. The other is impact. Big SMOD hit Mars and kicked up a debris ring that coalesced into Phobos and Deimos.

Neither of those can be ruled out now. A third has popped up, and that's that Mars had a larger moon in the distant past, and that got broken up by an impact itself.

What can rule them in or out is compositional analysis, determing the exact composition and isotope ratios of Phobos and Deimos vs Mars. JAXA has an upcoming mission to land on Phobos, with a planned launch date this year.

It's a sample return mission, which will return a capsule of samples back to earth in 2031.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 27, 2026 12:52 AM (w6EFb)

373 Carter's Little Farter Starters

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:52 AM (QDnZ7)

374 Hakeem Jeffries@RepJeffries . 5h

America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.

Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.

There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.

Now is a time to unify

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:54 AM (QDnZ7)

375 Fixodent.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 27, 2026 12:55 AM (wVcYX)

376 And now here's a word about another fine product of Grove Laboratories.

To get rid of embarrassing dandruff in three minutes, change to Fitch dandruff remover shampoo.

Three minutes with Fitch regularly is guaranteed to keep the unsightly dandruff away forever.

Apply Fitch before wetting hair, rub in one minute.

Add water, lather one minute.

Then rinse one minute.

Every trace of dandruff goes down the drain.

Three minutes with Fitch and embarrassing dandruff's gone.

At the same time, Fitch can brighten hair up to 35%.

Get Fitch dandruff remover shampoo today.

Posted by: Station Break at April 27, 2026 12:57 AM (eGKtV)

377 Got here a bit late, LOL.. Haven't read back very far, but as long as we're talking about *old people medicine* I could sure use some Doan's Pills right now.

My back is screaming at me, after cutting down some brush in the far back yard.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)

378 I've got two words for Hakeem Jeffries:

"Fuck off"

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

379 371 Cheers, DDS! *clinks glasses again*

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:03 AM (77rzZ)

380 374 Hakeem Jeffries@RepJeffries . 5h

America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.

Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.

There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.

Now is a time to unify
Posted by: Braenyard

This fuckwad......

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 01:07 AM (sAmhv)

381 377 Ugh. Back pain is the worst. Hope you recover soon.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:08 AM (77rzZ)

382 Hakeem Jeffries@RepJeffries . 5h

America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress.

Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6.

There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day.

Now is a time to unify

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:54 AM (QDnZ7)

Thats all that piss boy got, J6? They're gonna need a new boogyman, because their side is raking up some serious examples of why they need to be fucking Air Pinochet frequent flyers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 01:08 AM (snZF9)

383 So how many other 80s kids would watch their friend trip over their shoelaces, and say "smooth move, Ex-Lax!"

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 01:08 AM (VHUov)

384 Air Pinochet frequent flyers.
Posted by: Berserker

Seems like overkill.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 01:09 AM (VHUov)

385 Well, past 11 P.M. here, time for me to get some sack time. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 27, 2026 01:09 AM (utfVc)

386 378 I've got two words for Hakeem Jeffries:

"Fuck off"
Posted by: JQ
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That was tonight, they are doubling down, again.

Back up at 355 there's another CIA operative running for office in MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 01:09 AM (QDnZ7)

387 Thanks, Bulg. I've got a heating pad and a drink, after taking a very hot shower...

*Cheers!*

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

388 Yeah, I mean scrapping the remains up, trucking them back to base, loading them again, just to drop them?

Maybe you circle back and try to drop them right on the runway?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:11 AM (zZu0s)

389 387 *clinks glasses*

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:11 AM (77rzZ)

390 Dear Lord. I am getting Candy Owen videos in my ewetub suggestions. Time to click on more busgy women thumbnails.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 27, 2026 01:15 AM (zZu0s)

391 Braenyard... Ms slutkin is trash. The whole D party is trash. Ugh.

Just what the country needs-- more incitement to violence, courtesy of the demotards.

Their useful idiots think this is a game, or it's gonna be like their stupid CGI girl-boss BS movies where one *fighter!* will take out dozens/hundreds and Take Over.

So sick. So sad. So unrealistic.

I don't want CW 2.0. They think they want it, but have no clue about reality. If they did, they wouldn't want it either. Dumbasses.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

392 but scientists have now shown that this famous bottle stowaway is not a worm at all.
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So not a worm. A caterpillar.
Like there's a difference?
Posted by: Cicero

Why not just go to the mezcal factory and see what they are putting in there?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 27, 2026 01:18 AM (/lPRQ)

393 Air Pinochet frequent flyers.
Posted by: Berserker

Seems like overkill.....
Posted by: mikeski

Wait, I get it.

You take a half-dozen guys up. Let one try skydiving.

Land, and ask the others if they have anything they'd like to say to the nice judge.

Take 'em all up again, let the least talkative practice his high dive.

Repeat.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 01:18 AM (VHUov)

394 Night AOP.

JQ, a Belvedere for you, I am sorry for your pain, I am glad that we have a week of rain in the forecast, this will prevent me from doing more yardwork for a while. I don't bounce back so quickly anymore.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

395 I don't want CW 2.0. They think they want it, but have no clue about reality. If they did, they wouldn't want it either. Dumbasses.
Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

They only want power and are completely incapable of understanding fundamentals like cause and effect. They want power, and if it means a few million die in a CW 2.0, so be it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:22 AM (T6aVk)

396 383 So how many other 80s kids would watch their friend trip over their shoelaces, and say "smooth move, Ex-Lax!"
Posted by: mikeski at April 27, 2026 01:08 AM (VHUov)

We on the NE side of San Antonio would say “Smooth move Ex-Lax, not at all, Geritol!”

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:24 AM (T6aVk)

397 Thank you, Debby! Ahhhhhh....... it's getting better...

I don't bounce back as quickly, either. Shouldn't have let the property get so out of hand! There's so much catching up to do, now that hubby's in safe hands elsewhere.

Last year, I was just numb. Did only a bare minimum because that's all I could force myself to do.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)

398 They want power, and if it means a few million die in a CW 2.0, so be it.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Yeah, and they seem to believe *we* will be the only ones to die. Heh. Joke's on them.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)

399 311
Ambassador seems like a quaint, outmoded position.They had a use way back when but modern communications make them useless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:44 PM (tgvbd)

Do they, though? They are ambassadors, not ministers plenipotentiaries. (THAT for sure in made obsolete by communication advances.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 27, 2026 01:28 AM (T6aVk)

400 355 POLITICAL VIOLENCE:
Senator Elissa Slotkin (formerly with the CIA)
is attempting to radicalize and incite the next Cole Allen to assassinate the president by claiming he is an “existential threat to democracy.
She’s leading a color revolution

https://tinyurl.com/p6rmnunp
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 12:36 AM (QDnZ7)

CIA are like inverse Marines. One may say there's no such thing as an ex-Marine, when he is actually separated and cannot be recalled. The other may say she's ex-CIA, but I do not believe for a second that there's any such thing.

Posted by: SciVo at April 27, 2026 01:33 AM (Sy6m/)

401 BOOBS

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:34 AM (77rzZ)

402 *shimmy*

There ya go, Bulg! Can't show the boobs to ya, but I can shake them at ya....

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)

403 JQ, I hope you’re a chick.

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:41 AM (77rzZ)

404 LOL, Bulg!

TRex and Ben Had have seen pic & could vouch that I'm female.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)

405 BOOBS
Posted by: Bulg

Oh, sure. Right when I'm about to log off for the night.😶

The big storm which dropped a couple of 'naders on the county next door tonight passed north of us. We didn't even get any rain.

I took five seconds to meme that lame shooter boy.
https://bit.ly/lame-shooter-boy

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - worst-laid-plan at April 27, 2026 01:45 AM (y3Pql)

406 404 Excellent, JQ!

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:49 AM (77rzZ)

407 G’nite, Mindful!

Posted by: Bulg at April 27, 2026 01:52 AM (77rzZ)

408 Oops indeed! Good one, mindful!

'Night. Glad you didn't get any tornado action!

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)

409 CIA are like inverse Marines. One may say there's no such thing as an ex-Marine, when he is actually separated and cannot be recalled. The other may say she's ex-CIA, but I do not believe for a second that there's any such thing.
Posted by: SciVo

What do you mean?? (giggle)

Posted by: CIA Barbie (Gov-VA) at April 27, 2026 01:54 AM (sAmhv)

410 Just in case you needed another reason to primary John Thune…

@ScottPresler
13h

Senate Majority Leader Thune hasn’t made any statement about the assassination attempt on President Trump’s life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 01:59 AM (QDnZ7)

411 John Thune is asshoe, and with that I bid you sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 27, 2026 02:03 AM (0nHVk)

412 @ScottPresler
13h

Senate Majority Leader Thune hasn’t made any statement about the assassination attempt on President Trump’s life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 01:59 AM (QDnZ7)

Thats because Thune's dick is just a flap to cover his vayjay.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 27, 2026 02:05 AM (snZF9)

413 'Night, Debby!
<3

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:07 AM (rdVOm)

414 Not *one* of you Morons thought of Colon Blow cereal?

Posted by: Zombie Phil Hartmann at April 27, 2026 02:16 AM (kkpxq)

415 Speaking of Dems doubling down after the latest:

@Osint613 - 2h

Multiple casualties reported in “large scene” shooting in East Austin, Texas, officials tell KVUE. Suspect at large
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Anyone know anything about East Austin?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:17 AM (QDnZ7)

416 Don't mess with the prez:

@Osint613 - 5h

Norah O'Donnell: In his manifesto, he wrote that 'I'm no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' What's your reaction?

U.S. President Donald Trump: "I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're horrible people. I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody. I'm not a pedophile. Excuse me. You read that crap from a sick person. I was totally exonerated. You should be ashamed of yourself, reading that. You're a disgrace."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:23 AM (QDnZ7)

417 >2

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:24 AM (QDnZ7)

418 You just know that Trump is gonna do this:

https://tinyurl.com/r9u8kpa5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:28 AM (1o8D5)

419 I'm sure Mike Trout would do what Rick Monday did. Probably any Angel would. It's just what the team mojo is. Anaheim remains quite a patriotic place, with an active serviceman honored at every game.

Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at April 27, 2026 02:30 AM (+2GyC)

420 You just know that Trump is gonna do this:

https://tinyurl.com/r9u8kpa5
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Nah. Too easy for them to turn it into more sh!tty slogans...

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

421 Nah. Too easy for them to turn it into more sh!tty slogans...

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)
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They do that already with ICE.

NICE is... well.. nicer.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:35 AM (1o8D5)

422 Dems are in that hole so deep and they just keep digging harder.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:42 AM (QDnZ7)

423 No more NICE guy... &etc

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)

424 Just rename it to something that *doesn't spell any word* or could be used as a prefix or suffix

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:44 AM (rdVOm)

425 correction:

could NOT be used as a prefix or suffix.

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

426 No more NICE guy... &etc

Posted by: JQ at April 27, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)
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They're already using that with ICE. Also de-ICE. There are more. Collect them and trade them with your friends!

The point of the benefit of renaming to NICE is it's in their face and to spite them no matter what insults they revert it to.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:47 AM (1o8D5)

427 @BillMelugin_7h

A Daily Beast editor had the hotel room next door to the alleged WHCD attacker.

“How on earth could someone with a disassembled long gun check into a room at a hotel where the president was going to speak?..
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You missed a couple of things Bill. In the video there is no long gun. Checking into the room is no deal.

Checking into a room next to an editor of the Daily Beast is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:48 AM (QDnZ7)

428 Something at X has been modified poorly. This is what's showing up for me as "news":

Today’s News

Woman slips in infinity pool on balcony and falls into water with dog
Trending now · Other · 313 posts

Viral video of tap dancer Damin Toell performing to Megadeth song gains widespread attention on X
Trending now · Entertainment · 285 posts

Fans criticize Hans Zimmer's score for Euphoria season 3, preferring Labrinth's previous music
1 hour ago · Entertainment · 1,956 posts

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:51 AM (1o8D5)

429 They are mostly Spanish speaking it follows that it should be something they can relate to like, TORQUEMADA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:52 AM (QDnZ7)

430 It's been a while since we last heard from former Rep. MTG. Let's check in on how she's doing:

https://tinyurl.com/mtjfuum3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:54 AM (1o8D5)

431 Had high hopes for her when she started out.
But she kept going harder left, then into whacko zone.
Too many roids.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:59 AM (QDnZ7)

432 Teachers these daze:

https://tinyurl.com/4r8kpbcj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:59 AM (1o8D5)

433 Saw video of the drone hits on your guys in Lebanon. Sorry about your guys.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:01 AM (QDnZ7)

434 Had high hopes for her when she started out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 02:59 AM (QDnZ7)
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These people lie to get elected. Then once they're in, the mask starts peeling away, some slower or faster than others.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:01 AM (1o8D5)

435 Saw video of the drone hits on your guys in Lebanon. Sorry about your guys.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:01 AM (QDnZ7)
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Yep. Constant. Currently 2 pups and a SIL in the vicinity.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:02 AM (1o8D5)

436 Is it possible that Trump is foot dragging with Iran in order distract the media and give Israel more leeway in Lebanon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:02 AM (QDnZ7)

437 Interesting. Grok on a Mike Cernovich X comment:

He (MC) calls the proposal funny but "a bit too on the nose" for the current era and recommends learning about N.I.C.E. from C.S. Lewis's 1945 novel That Hideous Strength.

In Lewis's book, N.I.C.E. is the National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments, a bureaucratic front for technocratic control, social engineering, and darker forces.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:06 AM (1o8D5)

438 430 It's been a while since we last heard from former Rep. MTG. Let's check in on how she's doing:

https://tinyurl.com/mtjfuum3
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:54 AM (1o8D5)

1, She's just Marjorie Greene or MG now that she's a nobody. Middle names are for bigshots.

2, That is amusing how she got tripped up by reflexive contrarianism. One of my hobbies is giving serious answers to rhetorical questions, so the difference is that one is dead. The FBI has a policy (that I disagree with) of suppressing what they call "tokens" of martyr-type criminals, their writings and other legacies that may inspire copycats. This policy cannot be readily applied to living criminals, since they will be going on trial, where it will all come out anyway.

Posted by: SciVo at April 27, 2026 03:06 AM (Sy6m/)

439 Is it possible that Trump is foot dragging with Iran in order distract the media and give Israel more leeway in Lebanon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:02 AM (QDnZ7)
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No. Certainly not until now. We are still relatively restrained. Trump let Hizballah back into the south.

On this I repeat: Trump is an idiot and Netanyahu is a bigger one.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:07 AM (1o8D5)

440 And there are jets in the air as I type.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:09 AM (1o8D5)

441 Beers from Wisconsin that no one should be drinking:

https://tinyurl.com/58dn3twf

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:12 AM (1o8D5)

442 On this I repeat: Trump is an idiot and Netanyahu is a bigger one.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
--

A bit rought, eh?
Personally think they should go O.T. and wipe them out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:12 AM (QDnZ7)

443 418 You just know that Trump is gonna do this:

https://tinyurl.com/r9u8kpa5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Uh, maybe not.

National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments

That Hideious Strength - C.S. Lewis

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 03:13 AM (sAmhv)

444 Teachers these daze:

https://tinyurl.com/4r8kpbcj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 02:59 AM (1o8D5)
-

Of course, I didn't mean to imply that it's only teachers:

https://tinyurl.com/muzpcach

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:15 AM (1o8D5)

445 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 03:13 AM (sAmhv)
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I posted the CS Lewis reference, above.

I still this he's gonna do it. Trump likes and often uses the word "nice."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:17 AM (1o8D5)

446 LeBron throws elbow at Rocket player's face, plays Injured and somehow gets free throws
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Of course.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:18 AM (QDnZ7)

447 After every illegal alien arrest, officers will be instructed that while tucking the handcuffed criminals into the vehicle, they are to tell them to "Have a NICE day!"

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:19 AM (1o8D5)

448 If I don't go now next thing Pixy will be up.
Have a good one and prayers for the good guys over in Lebanon. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 27, 2026 03:21 AM (QDnZ7)

449 445: Didn't see it before I posted. I just read CS Lewis's Space Trilogy last year. Very good books, they require patience. It does pay off. That last book was pretty dark (That Hideous Strength)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 27, 2026 03:23 AM (sAmhv)

450 Violence will need to be met with violence at some point, if existing laws are not fully applied and people aren't imprisoned where they belong with maximum sentences handed out with no room for leniency or early parole.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:26 AM (1o8D5)

451 Six years. I still remember this:

Elon Musk @elonmusk
8h

Remember this
-

Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays
Jul 1, 2020

Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Republicans will be hunted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 27, 2026 03:37 AM (1o8D5)

452 Time to get moving

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 03:49 AM (Ia/+0)

453 >>>No. Certainly not until now. We are still relatively restrained. Trump let Hizballah back into the south.

On this I repeat: Trump is an idiot and Netanyahu is a bigger one.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

>Shouldn't you be in the Pentagon with your big brain?

Chill.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 27, 2026 04:20 AM (Fbc0I)

454 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 27, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

455 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 27, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

Gun Thread: End O' April Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the End O' April Edition? Know what comes next? That's right! The First May Edition!

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

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Why do you people fight me on the fundamentals thing? Are you fundamentals deniers?

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Who's Your Daddy?

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Speaking Of Browning

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Ammo Storage

Well you've bought the ammo, now how do you store it?

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You're Doing It Wrong

Well, probably for many things, but in this specific case - sharpening.

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Our Pal The Starting Motor

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Scooter School!

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Midnight Rider

Too good not to share.

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NoVaMoMe 2026

What - you thought there wasn't going to be a NoVaMoMe in 2026?

Note: One of the great joys of NoVAMoMe season, at least for me, is being able to cut and paste the entire block of text below and haranguing you to attend the event. Are you attending? Are you focusing on the fundamentals of attending?

Alright, guys and gals, the long awaited and highly anticipated details of the 2026 NoVAMoMe are here! That's right, I finally got my act together and updated the information page for 2026, and need to go over a few details. First, the date is June 20th, 2026 from 11am to 3pm. Nextly, my bestest blog buddy bluebell and I have decided 2026 will continue the longstanding tradition of NoVAMoMe simplification, and want to pass along the changes from prior years.

First, no registration and no advance charge for food. If you would like to attend, send an email to WeaselBell Productions, and let us know. You will be directed to a sekrit webpage with all of the details. We do ask once you have decided to attend to let us know so we can coordinate an expected count with venue management. Once there if you are hungry or thirsty simply order from the onsite menu and pay separately. Cash and credit cards accepted. Next, although fun, we have decided to again take a break from the raffles and mug sales this year. Depending on how it goes, that may be something we bring back in future years. While your generosity is always appreciated, with no prize table, please leave donations and contributions at home, but bring your appetite for a great afternoon spent with your imaginary online friends.

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Cigar of the Week

This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this recap of what he's been revisiting lately!

So, I haven't been writing any reviews for a while as I have found myself hanging with some old favorites that I have reviewed previously. I figured no one wanted to reread the same stuff so the typewriter has been silent. But I figured it was time to bring things up to date.
"Well Dio, what have I been sticking with?" you ask. Well, first is the Romeo Y Julieta 1875 Reserve. A classic for me and I tend to refer to it as Old Reliable. Always a good smoke. Balanced and smooth with no surprises. My "Go To" cigar. Then there was the San Cristobal Elegancia. Just a really fine mild cigar with a pleasant aroma from Nicaraguan tobaccos and an easy draw. And finally, there was the Cohiba...the standard by which so many are judged. I don't necessarily go along with all of that, but the Cohoba has never been a disappointment. I have several examples but lately I have enjoyed the Rubicon. It offers a blend of several Dominican, Honduran, and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos that produce a fine taste, easy smoke and pleasant experience. And at about $6-7 it doesn't terrorize the wallet.
But into every nice day, a bit of rain must fall. So it was with a corojo-based cigar sold at the local golf course. Sealed in individual tubes "for freshness" they said, it was a pleasant looking cigar that should never have been taken from the tube. This stick was sold as a Specialty Cigar made exclusively for the golf course so I could not find the source supplier. More the pity as it would have earned them a strongly worded letter! A mild cigar, it was difficult to light, hard to keep lit, and a pain in the ass to relight. A tight draw, and uneven ash contributed to the regret of wasting $8 that would have been better spent on a beer. A shame too as I've had other brands of corojo tobacco and they were fine. But... lesson learned. Never buy a cigar from the Pro shop at the golf course.

Excellent update, Diogenes! Thank you!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

3 Bang!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 26, 2026 07:01 PM (kOluj)

4 Howdy, Weasel!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 26, 2026 07:01 PM (kOluj)

5 Watched this this afternoon, everything you wanted to know about black powder for firearms
https://tinyurl.com/4jd9xbx5

About hour and 10 minutes

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Arrangements made for the NoVaMoMe. Looking forward to seeing y'all there!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:02 PM (Wnv9h)

7 Hope you've had a good week Weasel!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 07:03 PM (YBtcQ)

8 Top 10!

Or so

Good evening to all of the GunHorde and thank you Weasel

Posted by: Coelacanth at April 26, 2026 07:03 PM (vt7xw)

9 Why are cat-women mooning you, Weasel? Something you said?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:04 PM (DwqWV)

10 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 07:04 PM (BCwQW)

11 Evening, Weasel-San!

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:05 PM (UxbHU)

12 Sorry, no MoMe for us in June. We generally try to not leave AK in the summer, since the summer is why we live here, mostly. Also, it's way the hell over there.

But be sure to hoist one for me and DH!

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:05 PM (DwqWV)

13 Hey Weasel!
More fun. After all of the food thread fun.
I’m enjoying my on-line fun.
I have no life otherwise.
I’m happy to be able to enjoy my life through yous guys.
It’s way better than bread and circuses!

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 07:07 PM (HZfH/)

14 Sorry, no MoMe for us in June. We generally try to not leave AK in the summer, since the summer is why we live here, mostly. Also, it's way the hell over there.

But be sure to hoist one for me and DH!
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:05 PM

There is TX. We'd love to see you and DH again this year!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:07 PM (Wnv9h)

15 This was the last day of organized shooting at the Tug Bar until winter. For 1/2 of a beef, so it fits both the gun thread and the food thread, I suppose. Summer shooting would be silly since the traffic at the bar just about quadruples in the summer and there are kids all over the place as well. DH has yet to partake of shooting there, but we've watched a fair bit of it and those folks have an awful lot of fun.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:08 PM (DwqWV)

16 Thanks for the thread Weasel, and hello to all.

Wanted to share some good news from our home to be, the great State of TN:
tiny.cc/gff2101
Required gun safety courses in TN state schools, K-12
tiny.cc/hff2101
TN to permit use of lethal force in the protection of property.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

17 There is TX. We'd love to see you and DH again this year!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:07 PM (Wnv9h)

We may have a couple of challenges getting to TX as well. DH may be getting new knees, we are doing a huge remodel on the house, etc. Might have to be every other year sort of trip. But I'd really like to go anyway. Too much fun even if it is beastly hot.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:10 PM (DwqWV)

18 tcn in AK, how is your grandson doing?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

19 16 Thanks for the thread Weasel, and hello to all.

Wanted to share some good news from our home to be, the great State of TN:
tiny.cc/gff2101
Required gun safety courses in TN state schools, K-12
tiny.cc/hff2101
TN to permit use of lethal force in the protection of property.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

In 7th Grade, when in CO, I signed up for a hunter’s safety course in school specifically because they taught gun handling. Never took the course, as I moved to TX halfway through 7th Grade.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 07:15 PM (T6aVk)

20 Weasel, was I dreaming or did your windshield wiper post dissapear?

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:16 PM (xpEsk)

21 Lima Charlie, weasel. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 07:16 PM (T6aVk)

22 Test. Problemos with my hash. Previously banned.
Posted by: Weasel
**********
Yes, that is a problem....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

23 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!

Posted by: TRex - unbanned dino at April 26, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

24 Weasel, was I dreaming or did your windshield wiper post dissapear?
Posted by: RI Red
***********
??? Have you had dinner yet?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

25 In my earliest years, being on the way to getting to 29, where I am at now, I had too little appreciation for the Allman Bros.
I now have that appreciation. Dickie Betts is legendary…

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 07:18 PM (HZfH/)

26 The gremlins are active tonight.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 07:18 PM (vTZFs)

27 Dammit #2!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:22 PM (FdjOh)

28 Captured for posterity:

27 Dammit!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:21 PM (gzIIN)

Maybe try rebooting your router? It's gonna suck if the CoBs have to resort to VPNs.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 07:22 PM (vTZFs)

29 Do we need to feed the hamsters again?

Posted by: TRex - Mogwai dino at April 26, 2026 07:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

30 Yes, I’ve been counting dammits.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:22 PM (xpEsk)

31 Turned off WiFi. Maybe fixed. I cannot be silenced!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Mz0Jz)

32 Cautiously optimistic.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:24 PM (Mz0Jz)

33 Query: If a COB accidentally self-bans, does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:25 PM (xpEsk)

34 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by boom bang pew pew at April 26, 2026 07:25 PM (sAmhv)

35 It seemed not to like the VPN assigned hash either. This cellular connection seems to be ok.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:25 PM (Mz0Jz)

36 Seems to have worked. Oh well, what can we talk about now?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 07:26 PM (vTZFs)

37 "Midnight Rider" with Vince Gill, Gregg Allman and Zac Brown"

That's what I'm talking about.

Posted by: javems at April 26, 2026 07:26 PM (zFsEm)

38 While you figure that out, I'm enjoying the musical interlude. Thanks!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)

39 Query: If a COB accidentally self-bans, does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:25 PM (xpEsk)
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It requires filling out a bunch of forms and appearing before The Supreme Council.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:27 PM (Mz0Jz)

40 Query: If a COB accidentally self-bans, does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?
Posted by: RI Red
**********
Just a guess, but it would be "not a chance"

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:27 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea!

I did not shoot this week. I bought ammo during last gunthread and it arrived this week - 500 rounds of 147 grain 9mm subs.

Other than that, nothing gunny at all.

Oh, wait....

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 07:27 PM (NlEaG)

42 Narrator - We’ve secretly replaced Weasel as COB on the Gunthread, with commenter troll aliassmithsmith.
Let’s see if anyone notices!

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:29 PM (xpEsk)

43 Turned off WiFi. Maybe fixed. I cannot be silenced!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:23 PM

Speak your truth, Weasel!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:29 PM (Wnv9h)

44 haven't been on the site all day, but it does seem slower than normal tonight....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

45 Burr-Knife guy is a lunatic. Does he even use knives on a daily basis? I want to see him skin and gut an elk before I listen to anymore of his OCD silliness.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Fbc0I)

46 I should probably set up a Go Fund Me for me because my witticisms were auto-deleting.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Mz0Jz)

47 “Weasel”, give us your thoughts on 9 mm v .45.

(Narrator - this is a trick question. Everyone knows the answer is Maryann.)

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:32 PM (xpEsk)

48 (watches quick tip video)

Oops. Guess I need to purchase a container that seals. I have ammo in a footlocker (.9mm for the carbine) and .38/.357 for the revolver in the closet. Neither seal up obviously.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by boom bang pew pew at April 26, 2026 07:32 PM (sAmhv)

49 We were at an event Friday evening, and as we were enjoying catered Mission BBQ and an open bar, sra blaster looks at the line and says "isn't that that YouTube guy?"

I looked - and yes, it was that YouTube guy. Brandon Herrera. (He has painfully good hair by the way.) At first I went up and told him I am going to totally fanboy and can I get a selfie and he obliged. Later I saw he and Eli (also of the Unsubscribe podcast) were hanging out and he was not mobbed with fans. So sra blaster and I talked to him for a good while. She hazed him in Spanish for being named Herrera and not speaking Spanish.

It's going to be good to have someone so pro-2A in the Congress.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 07:32 PM (NlEaG)

50 Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Fbc0I)
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Glad you liked it!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:32 PM (Mz0Jz)

51 Narrator - We’ve secretly replaced Weasel as COB on the Gunthread, with commenter troll aliassmithsmith.
Let’s see if anyone notices!
Posted by: RI Red

Uncommonly foul!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 07:33 PM (YBtcQ)

52 “Weasel”, give us your thoughts on 9 mm v .45.

(Narrator - this is a trick question. Everyone knows the answer is Maryann.)
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:32 PM (xpEsk)
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Yes!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:34 PM (Mz0Jz)

53 Query: If a COB accidentally self-bans, does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?

Are you crazy? You'll put your eye out!

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 07:34 PM (vTZFs)

54 Watched our Friend the Starter Motor. I have nits to pick. One, the magnetic pole of a current-carrying loop are not in the plane of the loop, but perpendicular to it. Two, they should have used a 2-pole starter for their demonstration. Four poles just complicates things, and might lead viewers to believe that starters need to have four poles. Most don't.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 07:34 PM (utfVc)

55 So...shooty stuff.

I went to the range on Monday to zero a new scope on the Winchester. I got there and realized I had forgotten my rear bag. No bueno. Older guy on the range who had a lovely Sharps rifle, offered to let me borrow one of his. Shortly after that, he realized that he had forgotten...his ammo. So I returned the bag and proceeded to zero. Was my shit wobbly? Yes...yes, it was. Did I feel bad about that in comparison? No...no, I didn't.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:38 PM (Wnv9h)

56 Whew! It’s the real Weasel!

Anyway, I recovered the AR10 from the pond last week and made sure it still worked. It did.
Pleased to say that my wind calls are improving. Good hits out to 900, even with a left 14 MOA wind hold.
I actually was picturing Weasel’s wind value diagram in my mind.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:39 PM (xpEsk)

57 Some sad news. Mike Beliveau who does the Duelist1954 channel on YT had a post. He had fluid in his lungs and blood clots. That's being treated but he may also have cancer of the liver. The cancer is still not sure. He'll probably have to step away from the channel for a while.

I've followed his videos for years. He deals mostly with black powder stuff, which is what caught my attention originally. He also does excellent episodes about the history and development of iconic guns like the Garand, '03 Springfield and Colt and S and W revolvers.

If any of you follow Mike's channel, a few prayers would be appreciated. He is a genuinely good guy.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)

58 I actually was picturing Weasel’s wind value diagram in my mind.
Posted by: RI Red

Well done!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 07:42 PM (YBtcQ)

59 >>>Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Fbc0I)
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Glad you liked it!!

Posted by: Weasel

>No worries. You do a fine service here and I just offer input to get folks to respond. Let's all have a conversation.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:42 PM (Fbc0I)

60 does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?

This isn't some Communist organization

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

61 RMBS, don’t feel bad. I really went to the range this week to Chrono a 168 g load.
And where do you suppose the Chrono was?

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:44 PM (xpEsk)

62 I met Brandon Herrera at the retirement party for the Chief of Staff of the Army. Got to meet the Secretary of the Army and the Surgeon General of the Army too. Kind of neat.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 07:46 PM (NlEaG)

63 I actually was picturing Weasel’s wind value diagram in my mind.
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:39 PM (xpEsk)
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Nice!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 07:47 PM (m8wiN)

64 I met Brandon Herrera at the retirement party for the Chief of Staff of the Army. Got to meet the Secretary of the Army and the Surgeon General of the Army too. Kind of neat.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 07:46 PM

Nice. I haven't met him, but I did catch the Unsub Podcast live in Boston back in December. That was a great show.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:48 PM (Wnv9h)

65 I'm here
I think
Had to reenter my credentials

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 07:49 PM (kJmSS)

66 Looks like the spawn may be picking up yet another discipline...1911. If anyone has a full sized one they're looking to off load....

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 07:50 PM (VCgbV)

67 Looks like the spawn may be picking up yet another discipline...1911. If anyone has a full sized one they're looking to off load....
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 07:50 PM

Nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 07:50 PM (Wnv9h)

68 *puts on hat*

Posted by: Perry the Platapus at April 26, 2026 07:51 PM (xcxpd)

69 Do I have a different hash because I have a new router? I am so dumb when it comes to anything internet.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 07:54 PM (kJmSS)

70 No range report but I promise to clean my Glock before next weeks range date,

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 07:56 PM (kJmSS)

71 She did well for the State Competition. 4 individual second places, 3 individual third places, and 3 squad awards. To place in 7 of 9 disciplines, individually is pretty good. 😊
Next, it's on to Nationals in July...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 07:56 PM (VCgbV)

72 Looks like the spawn may be picking up yet another discipline...1911. If anyone has a full sized one they're looking to off load....
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 07:50 PM (VCgbV)

I recommend getting one with dual recoil springs (like Colt's M45A1) or retrofit one with the same. This does reduce felt recoil at the cost of requiring more grip strength to manipulate the slide. A full length guide rod is supposed to improve accuracy, but it makes the pistol significantly more difficult to reassemble after field stripping for cleaning. I don't think it's worth the additional hassle.

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 07:57 PM (BCwQW)

73 >>> Well you've bought the ammo, now how do you store it?

High and Deep.

Except one cache which is wide and low. Makes a great platform for the waterbed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 07:57 PM (/lPRQ)

74 Hey Diogenes that's a useful cigar round-up. I've not yet tried the R y J 1875 Reserve - have tried the 1875 Nicaragua (reviewed here, very nice) and the 1875 Connecticut (also nice, want to try again before writing it up).

The San Cristobal Elegancia I tried once, bought and smoked at my local store. My notes show it was a bit of a fizzle for me, but I needed to try again. This is something I've noticed more and more with new-to-me sticks. Need to give them 2-3 tries, because individual cigars sometimes aren't a good representative of their type.

Have yet to try any Cohiba, but Rubicon is on the list. As I've told Weasel, lately I've been on a long string of "meh" new-to-mes, and these are mostly very high-reputation My Fathers and EP Carrillos (now Casa Carrillo). However I've hit paydirt with the last two, with reviews sitting in Weasel's inbox.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)

75 Lin-duh - 1911 in 45 or 2011 in 9mm?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 07:59 PM (NlEaG)

76 Thanks for that video about ammo storage. I thought the comment about keeping primers dry and at stable temperatures was the most important tip for reloaders. That's why I keep primers in the house instead of in the garage. Given the cost of ammo these days as well as components, a bit of effort to keep them dry and stable is worth it.

I have ammo cans, metal and plastic, picked up on sale or used. Even Tupperware or plastic sealer bags will work, especially with desiccant packs. I am careful to make sure the containers are labeled, especially for reloads: date, caliber, powder used, powder charge, and bullet weight. If the load was designed for a specific gun, I include that as well.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:00 PM (yTvNw)

77 18 tcn in AK, how is your grandson doing?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

Kid's gainin'. We take him one weekend a month these days, so he gets a nice peaceful few days in the country. Sleeps like.... a baby. And I get to show him off to the ladies at church, so there's that.

The boy lost his job, but has a new one, supposedly. We get behavior complaints from the HOA at his condo, which of course, we own. At some point, it will probably cost us money. He sometimes pays a little rent, sometimes not. But, at least he isn't in jail.

No idea why the mom wants to farm the kid out so much. Neither does she lift a finger to clean the condo. I guess grandbaby spends days and nights at her dad and step-mom's place, too. Step-mom is a manipulative bitch who thinks my son is the entire problem. Had to remind her that it takes two to tango.

But grandboy is wonderfully easy to care for, and I think he likes the peace and quiet out here, rather than the constant zoo of that condo. He totally digs sleeping on DH's arm. It is his happy place.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:00 PM (DwqWV)

78 Do I have a different hash because I have a new router? I am so dumb when it comes to anything internet.

The likely answer is yes but it really depends on how your ISP chooses to manage IPs.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:00 PM (vTZFs)

79 reviews sitting in Weasel's inbox.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)
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Next week!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:00 PM (mGFn3)

80 My plan to exfil to Florida I think I will acquire some cosmolene bags.

It's humid in Florida.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:01 PM (NlEaG)

81 71 She did well for the State Competition. 4 individual second places, 3 individual third places, and 3 squad awards. To place in 7 of 9 disciplines, individually is pretty good. 😊
Next, it's on to Nationals in July...
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 07:56 PM (VCgbV)

Really enjoy spawn's attitude. She is a treasure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:02 PM (DwqWV)

82 RMBS, don’t feel bad. I really went to the range this week to Chrono a 168 g load.
And where do you suppose the Chrono was?
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 07:44 PM

We discussed range bags, and what should go in them, last week.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

83 And 150 rounds of 9mikemike loaded this weekend, will do a few hundred more, than some 30 carbine, then 30-06 food for the M1. Need to fully disassemble/clean the 1911. Then try it with a new-to-me (but very conventional) load of 230g plated bullets. Switching from 200g lead SWCs (my standard load for a decade) cuz 1) had some weird jams with the 1911 last few times I used it 2) I found plated 230s for the same price as my Missouri Bullet standard SWCs.

Haven't worked up a new load in a while, but this will be easy. I typically use a charge that's just enough to reliably cycle whichever semi-auto pistol I'm loading for, with a small margin of extra.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:04 PM (U/Byj)

84 Ed L,
Definitely need something easy to field strip and maintain. I have a Kimber, but hardly ever shoot it because it's a pain to take down and I can't ever get it back together without help. She's a BBQ Gun and lives in the safe. She's also a compact so no good for competitions.
The one she borrowed for State is a Dan Wesson... very nice but also very pricey!🫣😱

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:04 PM (VCgbV)

85 FUNdamentals
*SIGH*

Why do you people fight me on the fundamentals thing? Are you fundamentals deniers?

I must join Weasel-san in his lamentation. Sad!

Posted by: The Fourth Shot at April 26, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

86 One more thing about grandboy before I leave off. He managed to pee all over me when I was changing him at church last weekend. Apparently my reflexes have slowed since the boy was his age. I'm usually better at keeping that little spout covered. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:05 PM (DwqWV)

87 JTB, I try to keep a large supply of primed brass on hand, so I can just start loading whenever I want. As a result, I have an abundance of metal coffee cans with the plastic lids, that I keep full, and labeled by caliber and manufacturer.
All down in the cool, dry basement, just waiting for me.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 08:05 PM (xpEsk)

88 New router or a long power outage will change your hash

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 08:06 PM (Ia/+0)

89 >>> A shame too as I've had other brands of corojo tobacco and they were fine. But... lesson learned. Never buy a cigar from the Pro shop at the golf course.

Depends, maybe, what state was the pro shop in?

Just got a box of corojo.
Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo. Not exactly known as a top tier brand. A bit soft and squishy. But I do like some of their blends.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

90 No shooting for me, helped a friend go pick up a classic pickup. 3 hours drive one way

Stopped by Cabelas on my way home and picked up some ammo. For my air rifle. Heavy enough to be subsonic. Pest control for my vegetable garden. Have to re sight it though.

Posted by: Coelacanth at April 26, 2026 08:06 PM (vt7xw)

91 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:04 PM (U/Byj)
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I have a 1911 that absolutely would not feed flat nose bullets. I tried lots of jiggering with seating depth to no avail. I quit trying to use flat nose and switched to RN and the problemo was solved!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (mGFn3)

92 We have determined that the lovely long gun box I got for DH fits in the trunk of his Challenger, so all is right with the world.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (DwqWV)

93 Why are cat-women mooning you, Weasel? Something you said?
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 07:04 PM (DwqWV)

They like the cut of Weasel's jib. Or WeaselJib, if you will.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

94 Good evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and an especially fundamentalist greeting to our host Weasel.

AOP, if you would be so kind, I need automotive blessings upon my domicile. Son's car lost a water pump in March (four figure repair); I needed new brake rotors and pads to replace the wobbly shit ones in my car (four figure repair), and today, my daughter's car overheated and started dripping fluid (repair TBD, but I would not bet against four figures).

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (t2oSI)

95 Blaster,
1911 in 9mm. If she shoots a 2011 it's yet another category after this season, the Ultimate. For some stupid reason 2011 are no longer allowed in the 1911 category after July.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (VCgbV)

96 lin-duh, was going to recommend Kimber which I love until I saw your comment. Mine is 9mm and have no problem with recoil at all.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (kJmSS)

97 Also loving the knife-sharpening series, Weasel!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (t2oSI)

98 One of the great advantages of low humidity (almost always here) is ease of storage. I do use those re-chargeable dessicant things just for overkill. Also put one in each firearm storage container.

I did leave one of my die sets on the press 2 years ago and got some unpleasant light corrosion on parts of them (we had a humid week or so, very late summer, happens once in a while). Plan to brush and tumble to make 'em purty again. I try to wipe down and put NuFinish wax on my dies every once in a while (use the wax in my tumbling media too).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (U/Byj)

99 He totally digs sleeping on DH's arm. It is his happy place.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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That's a very happy visual. Thanks.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

100 100!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (t2oSI)

101 lin-duh, Les Baer makes very good 1911s. They are guaranteed to 3" or less at 50 yards. Every once in a while, you can find one with a 1.5" at 50 guarantee.

Passing on one a number of years ago, when they were still reasonably priced compared to other premium 1911s is one of my gun-buying regrets.

Regrets? I've had a few ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

102 Posted by: The Fourth Shot at April 26, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)
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I need to re-post that video someday! I am shamed.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:09 PM (mGFn3)

103 Sharon,
It's not the recoil on a Kimber, it's the take down and needing that stupid pin to do it.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:10 PM (VCgbV)

104 Y'all have fun tonight.

Over and out.

Posted by: whig at April 26, 2026 08:10 PM (E4rtv)

105 I need to re-post that video someday! I am shamed.
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:09 PM

*sigh*

We've all been there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Wnv9h)

106 Well, Skip, I have had both. Router went bad and got replaced and then had major outage a couple of days ago. I probably wouldn"t have noticed except when i went to comment I had to put my credentials back in. That didn;t happen on the Ipad or phone.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:11 PM (kJmSS)

107 Duncanthrax,
Are you trying to bankrupt me???

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:11 PM (VCgbV)

108 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:08 PM (t2oSI)
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Check that channel out. He has about a zillion videos. Being able to properly sharpen a knife is a good skill to have. It's also a great way to invest in new stuff!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:12 PM (mGFn3)

109 when i went to comment I had to put my credentials back in.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:11 PM

Don't be one of the very few who disappoints ace by using a fake email address.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:13 PM (0sNs1)

110 lin-duh, I feel your pain. I had the range clean it last time because....well because.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:14 PM (kJmSS)

111 Evening.

First, the news: DOB (Daughter of Blake) promoted to SCPO. She was all set to start the retirement process and, much to her surprise, she's been invited to stay.

Man, am I old. I can't believe I've a child old enough to retire from the Military and collect.

Where did the time go?

In other news, I've made good progress in my quest to hit stuff at long range on a repeat basis.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 26, 2026 08:14 PM (UJMvS)

112 We've all been there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Wnv9h)
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I knew I had dropped the shot as soon as I pulled the trigger! I should have edited it out!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:14 PM (mGFn3)

113 Ed L,
Definitely need something easy to field strip and maintain. I have a Kimber, but hardly ever shoot it because it's a pain to take down and I can't ever get it back together without help. She's a BBQ Gun and lives in the safe. She's also a compact so no good for competitions.
The one she borrowed for State is a Dan Wesson... very nice but also very pricey!🫣😱

I'm biased towards Colt because they still use the basic GI setup that I learned 40 years ago to field strip in my sleep. Or you can go w/ Tisas or another retro import if budget is a factor. Colt's primary advantage is still its future resale value. The prancing pony still goes for a premium for that reason. Take good care of it and a Colt's value will keep up with inflation.

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 08:14 PM (BCwQW)

114 To place in 7 of 9 disciplines, individually is pretty good. 😊
Next, it's on to Nationals in July...
Posted by: lin-duh

Congratulate her for us!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 08:15 PM (YBtcQ)

115 >>>Lin-duh - 1911 in 45 or 2011 in 9mm?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

>My 1911 Detonics .45 purchased from the Filipino secret service years ago is a sweet piece of stainless hardware.

You can't go wrong.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 08:15 PM (Fbc0I)

116 Weasel the weird thing is I have used the same load (200g SWC from Missouri Bullet, undisclosed charge of HP3

, with same OAL, for literally more than a decade. Can't remember more than the occasional jam or FTE. But last year, twice, in matches, this sucker jammed up so hard (round jammed into just below the ramp) that it took 3 people and a mallet to clear it. This happened 2 or 3 times.

So I'm taking the lazy route, confident that (like you) I'll have no problem with RN. And since the price was the same - viola, problem "solved". Still don't get it, and the 1911 looks perfect, nothing's changed.

I don't care so much as long as the RN bullets produce the same reliable performance.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)

117 lin-duh, congrats on the continued success of spawn.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 26, 2026 08:16 PM (UJMvS)

118 87 ... "I try to keep a large supply of primed brass on hand, so I can just start loading whenever I want. As a result, I have an abundance of metal coffee cans with the plastic lids, that I keep full, and labeled by caliber and manufacturer.
All down in the cool, dry basement, just waiting for me."

RI Red,
This is wisdom. We're more likely to reload if the brass is ready. And resizing and priming can be done as a batch in comfort with music or an audio book in the background. (I used to listen to Nationals games before the MLB ticked me off.) It's measuring and pouring the powder charge and seating the bullet that calls for full attention.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:16 PM (yTvNw)

119 AOP, if you would be so kind, I need automotive blessings upon my domicile. Son's car lost a water pump in March (four figure repair); I needed new brake rotors and pads to replace the wobbly shit ones in my car (four figure repair), and today, my daughter's car overheated and started dripping fluid (repair TBD, but I would not bet against four figures).
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (t2oSI)

Yikes, maybe you should put son through mechanic training. I have to say that all those things sound like they could have been caught sooner, and done for less money.

This is why I like to drive older vehicles that have plentiful parts in the aftermarket. Also, an older vehicle that you paid cash for does require mandatory collision insurance, so a money savings there. And if you need a 4-figure repair on a 4-figure car, you have the option of saying, "fuck it, I'm done with this one", and sell it or donate to charity (for a tax writeoff, even), and buy another 4-figure car.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 08:17 PM (utfVc)

120 IMO: For straight 1911's the Kimber Custom Shop guns are very nice and are midway on the cost scale. spawn shot sra blasters Kimber Raptor II as her first 1911. Shot it well, of course. Its an iron sight gun and it is extremely accurate. Retail is $1400-$1500 (oof just looked it up WAS that price now about $1750).

In the DMV MGC we also have a couple of Aegis Elite Custom OIs. They come with a Vortex Red Dot on it - 1 in 45 (Hrothgar) and 1 in 9mm (swa). Those things are like laser guns. swa's 9mm is like a cheat code for shooting. And btw Bass Pro/Cabela's has them on sale for $1397 right now.

Given the difference in price and the fact that the dot is included, one would have to presume the Aegis Elite has a good bit less in the gun - but honestly I have not seen any difference in the firearms.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:17 PM (NlEaG)

121 Duncanthrax,
Are you trying to bankrupt me???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:11 PM

In seriousness, they hold their value, and can even appreciate.

The big problem is even find one, much less one of the 1.5" in 50 ones. I really regret not grabbing that one.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:19 PM (0sNs1)

122 Yikes, maybe you should put son through mechanic training. I have to say that all those things sound like they could have been caught sooner, and done for less money.

I have been encouraging him to pursue that career path -- even have him job-shadow the senior mechanic at a shop a friend owns. Haven't yet been able to set the hook, though.

This is why I like to drive older vehicles that have plentiful parts in the aftermarket. Also, an older vehicle that you paid cash for does require mandatory collision insurance, so a money savings there. And if you need a 4-figure repair on a 4-figure car, you have the option of saying, "fuck it, I'm done with this one", and sell it or donate to charity (for a tax writeoff, even), and buy another 4-figure car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 08:17 PM (utfVc)

Solid strategy, which I follow in part. I tend to buy used cars 8-10 years old and drive 'em until the wheels fall off.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM (t2oSI)

123 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)
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I couldn't figure it out and just went with what worked!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM (m8wiN)

124 JTB I also like to do more casual reloading prep (resize/prime) separate from charging/seating for certain calibers. 9mm, 30 carbine, 30-06 all involve lube, so there's a natural progression of separate steps. And as you note, you can do some brass prep steps while enjoying music etc. I do my visual inspection/gauging of 30-06 brass on the back porch while burning a cigar.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM (U/Byj)

125 107 Duncanthrax,
Are you trying to bankrupt me???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:11 PM (VCgbV)

DH is not allowed to attend gun shows without an escort.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM (DwqWV)

126 *even had him job-shadow.

{sigh} Weasel's not the only one having trouble with technology tonight ...

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM (t2oSI)

127 I always thought the 200 gr. "Flying Ashtray" Speer HP load was the gold standard for 1911 feeding reliability.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)

128 1911 in 9mm. If she shoots a 2011 it's yet another category after this season, the Ultimate. For some stupid reason 2011 are no longer allowed in the 1911 category after July.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:07 PM (VCgbV)

Probably because 2011's have a lot more rounds in the magazine (some as many as 21) compared to the 1911 (usually 9). BTW, Colt's 9mm Competition Model has a MSRP of $1,119.

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 08:22 PM (BCwQW)

129 Blaster,
SRA blaster's Kimber is chambered in 45, if I recall correctly. While she can technically shoot a 45, for budget reasons we will need to stick to 9mm. it will be iron sights only since them are the rules.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:22 PM (VCgbV)

130 “Have yet to try any Cohiba,“
Pricey, and, options may vary, but good. Retail on a box of Red Dot Robusto, put them at over $25 a stick. They are nice, but there is a much better way to do it, but you have to sift through a TON of e-mails…
Sign up with the major retailers. JR, Cogars Intl, and Thompsons. They have sampler packs, where you can get these for $5 a stick, along with some other stogies.
I love the Red Dot, but their Nicaraguan (gray band) is spectacular. My favorite of all Cohibas. Again, these go on sale in 5-packs.
Just saw an ad…Cohiba Spectre 2025. Ridiculously priced at $1,499 for 8 or 10. Can’t remember. But… you absolutely need to check it out. YouTube has a couple vids. The packaging is incredible and unsurpassed!
It’s like Raiders of the Lost Ark puzzle genius.
If I had fuck you money, I’d be getting a couple…
Dreams aside, get some Red Dots and Nicaraguans on special.
You won’t regret it!k

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 08:23 PM (HZfH/)

131 "I couldn't figure it out and just went with what worked!"

Exactly my course of action, Weasel. Assuming the RN bullets will work. Which will leave the mystery of the SWCs jamming (after working fine for a decade) unsolved.

Probably not honorable, but my laziness is a force of nature like the ocean, exploiting any gaps it finds.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:23 PM (U/Byj)

132 DH is not allowed to attend gun shows without an escort.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:21 PM

Wouldn't that *increase* the outlay for attending a gun show, at least by $20?

;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)

133 Are you trying to bankrupt me???

A Baer is a Gucci gun for sure. I guess the threshold question is what level of accuracy do you actually need for the intended use? If the answer is "Baer level" then you'll wind up paying Baer level prices.

If it's somewhat less, maybe look for a Springfield Range Officer. They're out of production for a few years now but they were pretty decent for the price and had adjustable sights which I would consider non-negotiable for any sort of target work.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:24 PM (vTZFs)

134 My Kimber Custom that Blaster referenced is 9mm.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:24 PM (kJmSS)

135 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:23 PM (U/Byj)
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Sometimes just giving up and admitting defeat is the best course of action!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:25 PM (m8wiN)

136 Check that channel out. He has about a zillion videos. Being able to properly sharpen a knife is a good skill to have. It's also a great way to invest in new stuff!!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:12 PM (mGFn3)

I appreciate the recommendation! Spent some time going down the rabbit hole of sharpening content a couple weeks back and it was educational.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:25 PM (t2oSI)

137 BTW, tcn in AK, I'm sure you could find some volunteers from here to escort DH to a gun show.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

138 Ed L,
They shoot center fire that can also hold more than 10 rounds but the rules state you can only load 10 rounds max regardless of how many the mag will hold. The shot timer will detect if you shoot more than 10 in a string and that is grounds for disqualification.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:26 PM (VCgbV)

139 Thanks Gunslinger. I am not usually in the market for a stick above $20 (or, usually, close to that). But for "special occasion" cigars, it can happen.

The samplers or "smash packs" (usually 5 each of two somewhat similar cigars from different brands) on some sites are tremendous bargains. The sticks will be half price or less, compared to their regular price. I reco CigarPage for this. And Atlantic regularly has 10-packs that are 1/2 or less of the usual price. I sort of feast on those, almost always some cigars from such 10-packs in my tupperdors. Espinosa 601 Blue Maduro, Montecristo White and Espada Oscuro, Oliva Serie G - all quality stuff at a deep discount.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:28 PM (U/Byj)

140 Apparently itis Firefox that is screwing things up. Everytime I try and sign on to something it makes me confirm my identity.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:28 PM (kJmSS)

141 Ed L,
They shoot center fire that can also hold more than 10 rounds but the rules state you can only load 10 rounds max regardless of how many the mag will hold. The shot timer will detect if you shoot more than 10 in a string and that is grounds for disqualification.

Wow. I didn't know shot timers had gotten that sophisticated.

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 08:29 PM (BCwQW)

142
Jeez, stumbled on to the opening scenes of "Dredd" on cable and now understand where the design of the Obama Library came from.

Frightening.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (Y8DZL)

143 Apparently itis Firefox that is screwing things up. Everytime I try and sign on to something it makes me confirm my identity.

Check your security settings and see if it's automatically rejecting site cookies. The Name, Email, and URL fields on this page are stored in local browser cookies.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (vTZFs)

144 Everytime I try and sign on to something it makes me confirm my identity.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 08:28 PM

Where is Sharon(willow's apprentice), and what have you done with her????????????????

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (0sNs1)

145 Spent some time going down the rabbit hole of sharpening content a couple weeks back and it was educational.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 26, 2026 08:25 PM (t2oSI)
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I started by making all of my blades dull as shit after the whole katana polishing dealio. I watched a bunch of different "how-to" vids and this guy made the most sense so I stuck with him. Pretty much instant success.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (m8wiN)

146 Diogenes, for golf cigars I used to always have a brick of Quorums. They're actually pretty decent cigars, but bundle pricing makes them perfect for the course. Have not been on the links for a while (expect that to change in the future), but now I'd use either those (they now come in 3 wrappers, vs. back when I bought them regularly for golf).

See my review here a few weeks back on bundle options. When they have them, Atlantic's Artisan Tabak barber poles are great for this. Using sales and deals, lately I've been getting non-bundle stuff at bundle prices, so my definition of "bundle" cigars has become a little more fluid.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (U/Byj)

147 Rhomboid, JTB, I’m also very much into reloading steps in batches. I can (and do) sit down at my bench for hours and do one step over and over again. Trim a bunch of brass, debur and chamfer that bunch, then primer pocket and neck clean.
You get in a rhythm and the results are more uniform.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 08:31 PM (xpEsk)

148 Signing off early tonight.

Thanks for a great Gun Thread, Weasel!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 08:32 PM (Wnv9h)

149 124 ... "And as you note, you can do some brass prep steps while enjoying music etc. I do my visual inspection/gauging of 30-06 brass on the back porch while burning a cigar."

rhomboid,
Yep! I should have added expending the case mouth as one of the 'mindless' reloading steps. I mostly load with cast bullets and a slight expansion helps seat the softer bullet. I use the Lee Universal neck expanding die. For under 20 bucks it's a good tool to have.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:33 PM (yTvNw)

150 129 Blaster,
SRA blaster's Kimber is chambered in 45, if I recall correctly. While she can technically shoot a 45, for budget reasons we will need to stick to 9mm. it will be iron sights only since them are the rules.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:22 PM (VCgbV)

Raptor 2 is also available in 9mm though I can't say that I would recommend it given the price differential. Cabela's doesn't sell the Aegis without the optic but I see them on guns.com for

I have another recommendation that is more affordable but I need to ask a friend what he has. I will report back.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:34 PM (NlEaG)

151 9 Thanks Gunslinger. I am not usually in the market for a stick above $20 (or, usually, close to that). But for "special occasion" cigars, it can happen.

Yeah, I never pay over 6 or 7 bucks a stick, no matter what.
But the 5 packs for excellent cigars are a total steal, if you can tolerate the volume of e-mails.
I’m a 2 buck-a-cigar guy. I smoke a lot of them!
Have found some great ones, and have experienced some complete dog turds.
But failure brings knowledge, right?

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 08:34 PM (HZfH/)

152 Nitey -nite RMBS! Howdy to mom!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:36 PM (m8wiN)

153 Actually, there's a really nice 9mm Range Officer on gunbroker right now for $860 (plus cc fee and shipping). Not a steal but not bad.

If you need an FFL in Austin to receive a gun for you, I recommend Central Texas Gun Works down on Ben White. The owner is Michael Cargill of the SCOTUS case Garland v Cargill and deserves support.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:36 PM (vTZFs)

154 Nitey -nite RMBS! Howdy to mom!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:36 PM

I'll pass that on!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 08:38 PM (Wnv9h)

155 Lin-duh - Tisas Nightstalker.

Here is what the google ai overview says:

The Tisas 1911 Night Stalker SF is a feature-rich, budget-friendly 1911-style pistol ($599-$899), featuring a forged steel frame/slide with a distinctive Platinum Grey Cerakote finish. Available in 9mm, 10mm, or .45 ACP, it includes a 5-inch threaded barrel, optic-ready slide, integrated Picatinny rail, and tritium front night sights

There are 2 - one has a compensator and one without. I have a friend with one and it is a very good shooter. I would say about 90%+ the gun the Kimbers are at half the price.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:41 PM (NlEaG)

156 Lin-duh - Tisas Nightstalker.

Here is what the google ai overview says:

The Tisas 1911 Night Stalker SF is a feature-rich, budget-friendly 1911-style pistol ($599-$899), featuring a forged steel frame/slide with a distinctive Platinum Grey Cerakote finish. Available in 9mm, 10mm, or .45 ACP, it includes a 5-inch threaded barrel, optic-ready slide, integrated Picatinny rail, and tritium front night sights

There are 2 - one has a compensator and one without. I have a friend with one and it is a very good shooter. I would say about 90%+ the gun the Kimbers are at half the price.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:41 PM (NlEaG)

157 Lin-duh, don't forget magazines. My two cents: Wilson Combat or Chip McCormick. These magazines are more expensive than the competition. But they do a much better job of tolerating the abuse that comes with competition work (dropping on the ground, etc.). There's a reason why the USMC specified Wilson Combat magazines for the final 1911 accepted for military service, the M45A1.

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 08:42 PM (BCwQW)

158 Oddbob,
I have an FFL that will do transfers for $10 a gun. Plus the kids coach is an FFL and he'll do the kids for essentially free.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:42 PM (VCgbV)

159 Time to go clean up the kitchen and prepare for the week ahead. Thanks Weasel, and hope everyone has a great week.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 26, 2026 08:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

160 I didn't get to the range this week. I did last week. I've got some muscle and tendon damage in my left shoulder and some nerve thing going on in my neck, and I've been concerned that it's going to mess up my fundamentals. However, I overcame my resistance last week and headed for the Texas Gun Club to do 100 rounds or so.

I managed to hit the paper, at least.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at April 26, 2026 08:42 PM (VmDLh)

161 I do not know how I double posted

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (NlEaG)

162 Always carry.
Because Leftists will try assassination.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (xcxpd)

163 137 BTW, tcn in AK, I'm sure you could find some volunteers from here to escort DH to a gun show.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

He's not allowed to go with my ex-Army Ranger buddy, either. His wife suffers as I do with husbands who have too many firearms to shoot. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (DwqWV)

164 For a long time I was getting a particular Habanos Ramon Allones box of 20 for around $150. So $8 or so each with shipping from Geneva. Now the same box of cigars is over $500 and I have proclaimed them too valuable to smoke!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (m8wiN)

165 Ed L,
All our 1911 mags are Wilson.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (VCgbV)

166 No range trip this week as I was tired out from work.

I did have a stipple job on my G19. I'll get it back on Monday and hope it fits my hand even better now. Took forever, hopefully it doesn't cost me an arm and leg.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:45 PM (xcxpd)

167 I am not sure why stipple job sounds dirty.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:46 PM (NlEaG)

168 OT, but it hilarious seeing the wildly different reaction videos to the latest kerfuffle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 08:46 PM (AyCDG)

169 does control of the banhammer pass to commenters?

This isn't some Communist organization
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:42
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Now that should make top 10 posts for its pure beauty and simplicity. WTG Skip.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 26, 2026 08:47 PM (55Qr6)

170 I am not sure why stipple job sounds dirty.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:46 PM (NlEaG)

Stippled: For Her Pleasure.

Posted by: Trojan Brand Idea Dept at April 26, 2026 08:47 PM (AyCDG)

171 The Night Stalker with the comp has a 4.25 barrel - the non-comp has 5 inch. But the overall length is the same.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:47 PM (NlEaG)

172 Ed L,
All our 1911 mags are Wilson.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (VCgbV)

Good choice!

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 08:48 PM (BCwQW)

173 All our 1911 mags are Wilson.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (VCgbV)
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1%-er!!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:48 PM (m8wiN)

174 170 I am not sure why stipple job sounds dirty.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 26, 2026 08:46 PM (NlEaG)

Stippled: For Her Pleasure.
Posted by: Trojan Brand Idea Dept at April 26, 2026 08:47 PM (AyCDG)

Aw yeah

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:50 PM (xcxpd)

175 Weasel, that gigantic Habanos S.A. price increase a while back has to have hit their sales. I don't read enough of the cigar press but CA probably has talked about this.

I know my desired path to more reasonably priced Cubans. Really hoping that the regime is one of *3* displaced this year. One down, working on another, dang I hope this opportunity to pry Cuba from the gangster thieves is missed.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:50 PM (U/Byj)

176 Stippled: For Her Pleasure.
Posted by: Trojan Brand Idea Dept at April 26, 2026 08:47 PM (AyCDG)
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Do they come in XXS?

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:51 PM (m8wiN)

177 142
Jeez, stumbled on to the opening scenes of "Dredd" on cable and now understand where the design of the Obama Library came from.

Frightening.
Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 08:30 PM (Y8DZL)

Dredd is so good. It really deserved to be a franchise.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

178 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:50 PM (U/Byj)
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I think their Sales Prevention Dept was working overtime.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:52 PM (m8wiN)

179 Also have mostly Wilson 1911 mags. Picked up some surplus from CMP years back.

Was considering replacing the springs on the Wilson mags as part of my NASA-like investigation of the 1911 mega-jams.

Then my olympian indolence took hold, and I (as explained above) decided to go with RN bullets priced like lead SWCs. Of course this has yet to be confirmed as a "fix".

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:53 PM (U/Byj)

180 Of course it shoulda been "dang I hope this opportunity to pry Cuba from the gangster thieves is NOT missed."

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj)

181 Of course it shoulda been "dang I hope this opportunity to pry Cuba from the gangster thieves is NOT missed."
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj)
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Agreed!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:54 PM (m8wiN)

182 Dredd is so good. It really deserved to be a franchise.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

He kept the helmet on all movie. That in of itself is to his credit.

I think part of the problem is timing. Its a pretty violent, bloody, in your face actually surprisingly thoughtful action movie. It did not fit into any of the easy categories these days. Comic book movie but not marvel softball. Unabashedly what it was.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

183 Seriously...how many guitarists are there playing on BOC?

Wow. Just saw a live video of 'I'm burning for you'.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:56 PM (xcxpd)

184 When I talk to people interested in learning to reload ammo I always stress single stage processing both to keep things simple and, above all, for safety reasons. The other advice is to get manuals for the process and the specific loads. The ABCs of Reloading and Richard Lee's Modern Reloading are a good start. The various powder and bullet manufacturers all have their manuals for each caliber. The one I use the most is the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:56 PM (yTvNw)

185 182 Dredd is so good. It really deserved to be a franchise.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

He kept the helmet on all movie. That in of itself is to his credit.

I think part of the problem is timing. Its a pretty violent, bloody, in your face actually surprisingly thoughtful action movie. It did not fit into any of the easy categories these days. Comic book movie but not marvel softball. Unabashedly what it was.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

That's why I love it. It takes itself seriously.
It got some pushback because of similarities between the action set pieces and those in 'The Raid'. I don't really care but it was a thing back in the day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:57 PM (xcxpd)

186 Big tornadoes heading our way, apparently, here in NE Okla. Hope everyone in this larger region stays safe.

Should be fun.🌪️

Posted by: mindful webworker - whirlwindy at April 26, 2026 08:58 PM (y3Pql)

187 Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:56 PM (yTvNw)
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Excellent advice. Thank you JTB! Every round I have ever reloaded has been on a single stage press. I don't think I'm smart enough to keep track of a multi-stage progressive press!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:59 PM (m8wiN)

188 But as for .45....for 1911's....I gotta suggest sticking with 230 gr ball for max reliability. Maybe grind down the tip to make it flat, but that's it. So many 1911 have feeding problems with JHP.

If you have a pistol that has a good, throated chamber, then JHP rounds are even better. I go back and forth between the 200 and 185 JHP rounds. Not sure which is better. The data is a bit friendly to the 185...but at that point...why are you carrying a .45? Might as well go 10mm and increase capacity.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 09:01 PM (xcxpd)

189 Posted by: mindful webworker - whirlwindy at April 26, 2026 08:58 PM (y3Pql)
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Hatches battened?

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:01 PM (m8wiN)

190 Weasel, I'm signing off for the night. Got an early wake up for tomorrow. See you all next week!

Posted by: Ed L at April 26, 2026 09:02 PM (BCwQW)

191 It got some pushback because of similarities between the action set pieces and those in 'The Raid'. I don't really care but it was a thing back in the day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 08:57 PM (xcxpd)

Agreed. It is essentially 'im not trapped in here with you, youre trapped in here with me': The Movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)

192 However I've hit paydirt with the last two, with reviews sitting in Weasel's inbox.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)

Good point about trying something 2 or 3 times. Sometimes one just gets a bad one.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 09:02 PM (2WIwB)

193 Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 08:56 PM (yTvNw)
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Excellent advice. Thank you JTB! Every round I have ever reloaded has been on a single stage press. I don't think I'm smart enough to keep track of a multi-stage progressive press!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:59 PM (m8wiN)

Amen! I was about to say something similar. I’ve made enough errors on a single stage that I can only imagine making multiple errors at once on a multi stage.
I really like doing and seeing one thing at a time.
KISS

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 09:03 PM (U3+Mh)

194 I use a turret press (Lee 4-hole), which of course becomes single-stage by removing the little bar. I use in turret mode for everything except 30-06, though I do break up the process with 9mm and 30 carbine due to lube use during resizing (I tumble post-resizing to remove lube). I typically will prime/charge/seat with every caliber except 30-06, which is strictly batch, with about 3 visual inspections of each round (after cleaning, after resizing, after loading).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:04 PM (U/Byj)

195 Depends, maybe, what state was the pro shop in?

Just got a box of corojo.
Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo. Not exactly known as a top tier brand. A bit soft and squishy. But I do like some of their blends.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

Washington state. And the golf course was Ft Lewis. Great course with an awesome hit. Good Pro shop too. But shitty cigars.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 09:04 PM (2WIwB)

196 husbands who have too many firearms to shoot. Lol.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM

I understand the words individually, but not in that order.

What is "too many firearms to shoot"? What does it even mean?

With even a modicum of diligence, that would be an eminently solvable problem, but I can't comprehend how it could be a problem.

Help?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2026 09:07 PM (0sNs1)

197 Fading early. Garden tilling, yard fertilizing, heavy commenting today.
Thx, Weasel!

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 09:07 PM (U3+Mh)

198
Amen! I was about to say something similar. I’ve made enough errors on a single stage that I can only imagine making multiple errors at once on a multi stage.
I really like doing and seeing one thing at a time.
KISS
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 09:03 PM (U3+Mh)
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My first press was a progressive. I set it up, looked at it, took it apart and put it on a shelf where it sits untouched to this day.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:07 PM (m8wiN)

199 Diogenes two basic guidelines I'm struggling to finally follow consistently:

* rest your cigars in humidification for at least 2 weeks before burning

* try at least 2, preferably 3 of each "new" kind to evaluate

These are handmade items containing agricultural products also selected by hand, not uniform mechanized processes. Lots of variation.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:07 PM (U/Byj)

200 Nite Red!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:08 PM (m8wiN)

201 Night all
Thanks for the advice. Didn't have much to add tonight. Hopefully next week will have a range report.
Sent Bluebell the required email so I'm in.
Thanks Weasel.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 09:08 PM (kJmSS)

202 Might as well go 10mm
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 09:01 PM

Moar power!!!

Posted by: Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor at April 26, 2026 09:09 PM (0sNs1)

203 Nite Sharon!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:10 PM (m8wiN)

204 Like I said Diogenes, Quorum or Flor de Oliva or other quality bundle/brick, and/or some due diligence at sites like CigarPage, good quality long-filler bundle sticks around $3. At that price you can pack two, for when you accidentally drop the first one into a water hazard, or it falls off the cart while moving and is crushed, etc.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:10 PM (U/Byj)

205 Not a single comment on the Scooter School video? It's a classic!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:11 PM (m8wiN)

206
Fishing news aside from the gun thread, it was opening day of trout season on the stream Saturday morning; 7 guys in camp caught over 50 Brown Trout, raw-dogging on Panther Martins for the most part, all catch and release.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 09:11 PM (Y8DZL)

207 OK. 9:15 thank you time.

Thank you!

I really appreciate all y'all being here tonight and participating. Hope to see you next Sunday!!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:15 PM (mGFn3)

208 187 ... "Every round I have ever reloaded has been on a single stage press. I don't think I'm smart enough to keep track of a multi-stage progressive press!"

Weasel, You and me both! I mostly use a Lee turret press but only as a single stage. I rarely load shot shells these days but when I do I use the Lee Load-All, which can be used as a progressive, but complete each shell before starting the next. I've also picked up the long discontinued Lee Loader kits (whack-a-mole) for 12 and 20 gauge. That's what I would use for black powder shot shells.

As you and I have discussed, not trying to be the fastest relaoder just the oldest and safest.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:17 PM (yTvNw)

209 Washington state. And the golf course was Ft Lewis. Great course with an awesome hit. Good Pro shop too. But shitty cigars.
Posted by: Diogenes

Was wondering because in Florida all pro shops have walk-in humidors.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 09:17 PM (/lPRQ)

210 Thanks Weasel

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 09:18 PM (xcxpd)

211 As you and I have discussed, not trying to be the fastest relaoder just the oldest and safest.
Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:17 PM (yTvNw)
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Exactly!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:19 PM (mGFn3)

212 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 09:18 PM (xcxpd)
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You bet!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:20 PM (mGFn3)

213 Nobody at the Scooter School was wearing a helmet. They are probably all dead by now.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 09:20 PM (vFG9F)

214 Weaseal,
Thanks for another great thread. I sometimes forget to say that before signing off but it is always deserved.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:21 PM (yTvNw)

215 Nobody at the Scooter School was wearing a helmet. They are probably all dead by now.
Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 09:20 PM (vFG9F)
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And the adults were smoking!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:22 PM (mGFn3)

216 Nobody at the Scooter School was wearing a helmet. They are probably all dead by now.
Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 09:20 PM (vFG9F)

Which one was Scooter Libby?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 09:22 PM (utfVc)

217 Thanks Weasel, as ever.

I am curious about a few details from last night's unpleasantness at the Wash Hilton. Specifically the type of bullet (and shot) launchers the idiot had on him, and what sort of round hit the agent.

I did see one funny post on X where a guy blew up a detail of one still, showing an agent properly indexing with a Sig 320, and said something like "oh, careful" (forget his quip).

The pistol was two-tone, also, which I thought odd. Always thought they carried black guns, why I thought that, I dunno.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:22 PM (U/Byj)

218 Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:21 PM (yTvNw)
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Thank you! Always a pleasure to see you here!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:23 PM (mGFn3)

219 Thank you Horde. Thank you Weasel!

Posted by: TRex - fundamental dino at April 26, 2026 09:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

220 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:22 PM (U/Byj)
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No idea, but I've attended functions there and securing that place would be a nightmare.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:25 PM (mGFn3)

221 Howdy TRex!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:26 PM (mGFn3)

222 Just for chuckles, a CNN Business (they have a CNN Business??) headline.
The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 26, 2026 09:27 PM (sl73Y)

223 "Every round I have ever reloaded has been on a single stage press. I don't think I'm smart enough to keep track of a multi-stage progressive press!"

Weasel, You and me both!

#metoo. But if I shot a lot more pistol than I do, I would seriously consider something like a Dillon 650.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 09:29 PM (vTZFs)

224 I've never attended an event (some trade shows, I think), but used to walk by the spot where Reagan was shot almost daily when I worked in a townhouse office a few blocks away.

I think the security set-up for that venue is pretty well oiled by now. And the idiot didn't breach (or apparently come close) the outer perimeter. Having the site in a working hotel might complicate things but I don't think it does.

Trump said he wants to do it again within 30 days. Guessing they might choose another venue. DAR Constitution Hall is only place I can think of that's nearly the size, and that place has well established security plans.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:29 PM (U/Byj)

225 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:29 PM (U/Byj)
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I saw B B King at DAR!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:30 PM (mGFn3)

226 Dang Weasel, I saw Beale Street Blues Boy at Tipitina's in N'awlins during JazzFest in '93. Only time I set foot in DAR was for some "diplomatic" event very much lost to memory.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 09:33 PM (U/Byj)

227 Mars needs Catwomen too

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 09:36 PM (b3Yos)

228 Weasel, more appreciation for your efforts,
Thank you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 09:37 PM (YBtcQ)

229 Mars needs Catwomen too
Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 09:36 PM (b3Yos)

Is that a euphemism?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 09:38 PM (utfVc)

230
Dang!

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:39 PM (LHPAg)

231 Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 09:37 PM (YBtcQ)
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Aw shucks. Thank you!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:39 PM (mGFn3)

232 Are our Okies and Kansans ok? Southeast KS and NE Oklahoma looking rough the last few hours.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 09:40 PM (Vvh2V)

233 And Southwest Missouri, for that matter.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 09:42 PM (Vvh2V)

234 I am thinking that for whacking pigeons that roost in the rafters of my barn at night, a pistol with some sort of laser target designator might be the ticket. Like maybe tape a cat toy laser to the barrel of my Benjamin .22 pump-type air pistol. Max range is under ten yards.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 09:42 PM (utfVc)

235 173 All our 1911 mags are Wilson.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 26, 2026 08:43 PM (VCgbV)
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1%-er!!!
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 08:48 PM (m8wiN)
Honestly, CBD has complained about Wilson Combat mags, maybe it's his pistol? I have used them in 6 different 1911 platforms, brands, whatever. They feed for me.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:48 PM (LHPAg)

236 Are our Okies and Kansans ok? Southeast KS and NE Oklahoma looking rough the last few hours.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026

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Tammy, visiting Kansas here. I'm almost on the MO border. We have a 70% chance of rain tonight, but the Weather Channel says the chance is low for when I will start out for MO in the morning. We had a couple bands of rain around six pm, and a brief power outage at my hotel, but nothing severe.

Just Some Guy told me around six pm that he was starting to see the rain that had been threatening earlier in the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 09:50 PM (fcdZC)

237 Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:48 PM (LHPAg)
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Not sure, they work for me too! I use WC mags in my carry Kimber .45 and never had an issue.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:55 PM (a18rM)

238 Oh, and JTB, re: the Hobby Thread:

I stopped at Cigar Chateau in Wichita this week and came away with 2 oz. of C & D Belmont Station in bulk, some pipe cleaners, and a nice little Rigoletto basket pipe, a sandblast straight apple with an acrylic stem and some pretty band work where it meets the shank. Fairly thick walls it has, and it smokes well.

Belmont Station has a *strong* pouch aroma of whiskey. The reviews say "rum," and it might be -- I haven't whiffed either in decades. It's an aromatic. But it is not goopy, dries quickly and easily, and smokes without heat. Have you ever tried it?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 09:55 PM (fcdZC)

239 Cat women of the Moon

How prescient

Wish I had seen it before marriage #1

Posted by: epador at April 26, 2026 09:56 PM (MMbEb)

240 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 09:50 PM (fcdZC

Oh, good! Thanks for checking in!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Vvh2V)

241 Wilson!!

Posted by: Tom Hanks at April 26, 2026 09:57 PM (IQ6Gq)

242 Not sure, they work for me too! I use WC mags in my carry Kimber .45 and never had an issue.
Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:55 PM (a18rM)
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At the range, that is. Never actually had to shoot anybody.

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:57 PM (a18rM)

243 Speaking of cigars and other smoking paraphernalia: Jackson, MS, has a cigar/pipe shop called The Country Squire. I will be passing very close to it on Tuesday afternoon on my last leg home, and am tempted to pick up some of a couple of their blends.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 09:58 PM (fcdZC)

244 227 Mars needs Catwomen too
Posted by: wth

You're gonna love the novel I'm on the 5th chapter of writing

Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 09:58 PM (gKWVE)

245 2 minutes! Get your Doof jokes in now!

Posted by: Weasel at April 26, 2026 09:58 PM (a18rM)

246 Thank you for a fine Gun Thread, Weasel!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 10:00 PM (utfVc)

247
Oh, good! Thanks for checking in!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026

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Last night in Salina and this evening in Fort Scott were the first examples of rain I've seen since 4/18 as I came up through Arkansas. Good thing. I keep a rain jacket in the car. But I forgot to bring one of my fedoras to act as a rain hat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:00 PM (fcdZC)

248 Nood ONT

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 10:01 PM (fcdZC)

Food Thread: Wash That Knife! Carve That Leg! Peel That Carrot!

Ah...lamb! Specifically, a boned-out leg of lamb, which I think is the best way to prepare lamb! Why? because the leg is thick in places, thin in places, has wildly different amounts of fat, and cooks very unevenly. But boning it yields a large piece of meat that can be trimmed to one's own preferences, and then tied up so that it cooks perfectly evenly.

That's why!

Now, a slow-cooking leg of lamb on a rotisserie is going to cook very nicely, no matter if it is bone-in or boneless. This isn't an existential crisis. And besides, I sort of like well-done lamb, especially if it is nice and fatty and the fat has crisped and even charred a little.

But for convenience, the boneless is hard to beat, which is why I am gravitating toward one for a birthday dinner I am hosting in a few weeks. Well, that and a roast chicken on a bed of leeks, carrots, and potatoes, because I think I will have a full table, and the guest list has at least three people who would in another age be considered trenchermen!

And because there isn't enough meat on the menu, I think I will make my cauliflower gratin, but this time with lardons, which is a snooty French word for bacon chunks!

And some green stuff...I guess. For a well-balanced meal.

******
2,000-year-old Roman bread discovered under construction site

[...]While clearing the grounds of an upcoming residential development about 20 miles northeast of Zurich, specialists at the Aargau Cantonal Archaeology service found what they believe is a chunk of charred, 2000-year-old Roman bread.
The "alleged pastry" described in an online post from the Aargau Cantonal Department of Education is approximately four inches wide and 1.2 inches thick and likely a type of flatbread. Researchers spotted the burnt morsel in August 2025 while combing through a 43,000-square-foot area near the Roman site of Vindonissa. Known for its strategic position along major river routes, Vindonissa began as an outpost for Roman legion soldiers in what was once the empire's northern frontier.

And why do they "believe" that it is bread? Maybe they were digging in a latrine, and discovered something completely different?

I'm not trying to denigrate archaeology, but in the grand scheme of things, discovering the remains of someone's meal isn't the most exciting thing in the world. People have been eating for a very long time...obviously the remains of those meals carpet every archaeological site.

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Sweetbreads! They are marvelous, and I will brook no argument. Sadly, they are no longer inexpensive! I have noticed over the last several years that even in France they have become a bit of a delicacy, with prices to match, so some of you bastards have discovered how delicious they are, and have driven up the price. Please stop that, and tell all of your friends that sweetbreads cause gout (do they?) and flatulence and will turn your hair green!
The Glory of Guts

As steak became more available and prestigious, and eaters have become more removed from, or repulsed by, the reality of food, guts have largely disappeared from cooking. When was the last time you went out and ordered a big calf's liver in vinegar sauce? They, like sweetbreads and tongues, used to be standard fare. Sweetbreads have just barely survived the dulled modern American palate, which has banished guts from its table. One still finds this fine offal on menus in a few fancy places, even in Los Angeles.

I don't know how dulled the modern American palate is, but we have stopped eating things that were common fare just a few generations ago. Whether that is good is a different question, and I'll bet that with the advent of easy transportation and communication, our range of foods has expanded.

In fact, that comment is a throwaway just to sound hip and cool and 0h-so-European, so...

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scampydog's SiL is just showing off with those sourdough crackers! My first thought was that she is a chemist, and that is a benzene ring, but scampydog tells me she is an engineer.

I have a tough enough time getting my sourdough crackers to be the same size, much less cool shapes that absolutely make them taste better!

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Misanthropic Humanitarian thought he would troll me with this recipe, but I will have the last laugh! It doesn't sound awful. Maybe a bit boring, and there are definitely more tasty things to do with carrots than make them into soup.
The Comforting Soup My Family Can't Stop Eating
I think this woman's family is a bit retarded in the food arena...there are lots of foods that I would describe as being unable to stop eating, but carrot soup? Really? Maybe nicely marbled NY Strips, grilled rare, or freshly shucked New England Oysters, or even a loaf of freshly-baked bread with great butter.

Her family needs to get out more.

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That looks delicious! From the kitchens of commenter "Rhode Island Red" and the cooking files of commenter "redmindbluestate!" It was no doubt a result of a discussion on these august pages, so really, I will take credit!

Actually, RIRed's lovely wife cooked it, and you will have to guess who took the photo, but clearly, RIRed is an afterthought in his own kitchen.

On a bed of skins-on mashed potato. Red wine for cooking was a hearty Zin.
Picture by DILIT.

Best Braised Short Ribs
******

I guess some people go through that thought process, but I once got myself sick from food poisoning (I know the source; it wasn't a contaminated knife), and I never want to repeat the experience, so why risk it?

******
The garlic is busily growing, with pretty impressive green shoots that are pushing a foot tall! I even fertilized them! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Wash That Knife! Carve That Leg! Peel That Carrot!

You are not my boss!
She's cooking!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 04:01 PM (YBtcQ)

3 Pork chops, and apple sauce
And better get on it

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Ginger carrot soup (made with coconut milk, an ideal fat, and broth) is an ideal food. All allergy friendly. All Lenten friendly. Soft, warming, smooth, easy on the digestive system...

Many online recipes exist, but if you haven't gone light Asian style with a carrot soup, you don't know what you're missing. The fat from the canned Asian coconut milk is harmony with blitzed carrots...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:05 PM (tOcjL)

5 sweetbreads

Yer darn tootin

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)

6 I will say that between the Cooking Thread and when DILIT moved in with us, my gastronomic escapades have gotten quite broad.
Along with my gut.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 04:07 PM (UxbHU)

7 Sweetbreads have just barely survived the dulled modern American palate, which has banished guts from its table.

Guilty. You can have all of my sweetbreads, while my dulled palate enjoys a crusty bread with lots of butter, and a chunk of cheese.

Also, who wouldn't wash a knife??

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 04:07 PM (h7ZuX)

8 And besides, I sort of like well-done lamb, especially if it is nice and fatty and the fat has crisped and even charred a little.
_________

All types of fat are better this way, especially the fat on a ribeye.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)

9 Just finished up some burnt ends on the smoker. We'll nibble on a few of them tonight with some sides, TBD.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 04:08 PM (jehhT)

10 but if you haven't gone light Asian style

Once you go light Asian style you can never go back

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:08 PM (Kt19C)

11 PS - And cheap...an ideal food should also be affordable so you can actually pay to eat as much of it as you want. Now, their recipe uses coconut oil, not the coconut milk, so it's not ideal. There are better ones

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:09 PM (tOcjL)

12 Remember, dishwashers ruin knives

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Kt19C)

13 The garlic is busily growing, with pretty impressive green shoots that are pushing a foot tall! I even fertilized them!
Posted by: CBD

I've recently read that if you give the bulbs a number of cold hours they grow larger.

Did you refrigerate them before planting?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 04:10 PM (YBtcQ)

14 12 Remember, dishwashers ruin knives
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Kt19C)

I am the dishwasher, so I'm pretty gentle with them.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 04:10 PM (h7ZuX)

15 That *was* a delicious short rib recipe. Just sayin'.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:11 PM (Wnv9h)

16 10 but if you haven't gone light Asian style

Once you go light Asian style you can never go back
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:08 PM (Kt19C)

It's true. I consider "light Asian style" as stealing their main ingredients in an Americanized way (like in a carrot soup). Coconut milk, ginger, and garlic (and tumeric, if you have it) combine so well into carrot soup with your olive oil sweated onions, broths, s&p, and carrots. You can also do a curried carrot soup if you want to enter a different part of Asia.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:11 PM (tOcjL)

17 There is nothing better than eating a fresh heart. I don't care what species, I just love that texture if prepared properly.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 04:13 PM (Fbc0I)

18 2000 year old bread? Was here any butter? Cheese? Sausage?

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 04:13 PM (LHPAg)

19 Tonight kids are coming for dinner Orange Broccoli Chicken with Mixed Mushrooms with Soft Tofu.

And a raspberry jello parfait. Because one of the voices in my head is a Alabama Baptist church lady busting out.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 04:13 PM (RIvkX)

20 And because there isn't enough meat on the menu, I think I will make my cauliflower gratin, but this time with lardons, which is a snooty French word for bacon chunks!

I read the comments to see if "lardon" had received the attention I figured it would, but there was not a single mention.

Shameful.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)

21 Re boned out lamb leg...in re ent years, I've been breaking down tge leg into its component muscles (saving the shank for...well...lamb shank), and sous viding them. The perfectly cooked pieces then go on a screeching hot grill to get a nice sear. It's proven popular with friends and family.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:14 PM (Wnv9h)

22 17 There is nothing better than eating a fresh heart. I don't care what species, I just love that texture if prepared properly.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 04:13 PM (Fbc0I)

Well, maybe you a little care about the species...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

23 And why do they "believe" that it is bread? Maybe they were digging in a latrine, and discovered something completely different?
I'm not trying to denigrate archaeology, ... obviously the remains of those meals carpet every archaeological site.

I'm sorry, but WHAT?! Do you live in such a fashion that you think it's normal for fist sized evidence of your every meal to just be sitting on the damn floor for future archaeologists to find? Do you "carpet" your house/apartment/condo/whatever with the remains of your meals..?

I'm plenty used to cynical takes here on AoS, but what the actual f*ck is this supposed to be? 'Obviously' remains of individual meals are supposed to be sitting around for all eternity?

I'm sorry, but this is an indefensibly stupid take.

Posted by: That guy at April 26, 2026 04:14 PM (xh+uU)

24 My favorite butcher is on the east side of the bay but I had to do a big grocery shop so of course I headed to Dave's which might be the best grocery store I've ever been in which is on the west side. Every department is excellent including the seafood section which is saying something for this area. Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a seafood shop and Dave's is right there with them.

They always have specials in the butcher section and this day was no exception. I got a 4 pack of filet mignions for $35. And these things are yuge.

Grilled one last night and vacuum sealed and froze the others. Bernaise sauce and asparagus from Peru of all place. I was sad when it was gone but then I remembered I have 3 more and I was happy again. I'm a simple guy.

As a buddy of mine would say, Buttah.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:14 PM (viF8m)

25 I also like to, how you say, bone out.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 26, 2026 04:15 PM (RIvkX)

26 I agree that a boneless leg of lamb is one of the premier dishes. Lamb is so flavorful and succulent if cooked well, and the leftovers make terrific curry or tagine.

Wine, garlic, and rosemary, or curry, or ras el hanout spice mixes are all divine with lamb.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:15 PM (kpS4V)

27 Last night, I made really thick Costco Ahi tuna steaks for the first time. Most websites said I to sear the outside but leave the interior uncooked. I marinated it in soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and pepper for 2 hours, then let it warm for 30m and cooked it in my carbon steel pan. I chose to cook it more than the recommendations because raw fish is disgusting, but there was a range of doneness depending on which part you were served.

Everyone seemed to like it bigly. I will make it again.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:17 PM (Riz8t)

28 Wine, garlic, and rosemary, or curry, or ras el hanout spice mixes are all divine with lamb.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:15 PM

I usually use a ton of fresh rosemary and garlic. For a rack of lamb, a mix of Dijon, wine, and mixed herbs as a glue for my breadcrumbs.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:18 PM (Wnv9h)

29 In food news, spouse got his blood tests back and learned he should start eating a fiber breakfast, so in solidarity, starting tomorrow, we're both trying Kashi Go's 10+10 peanut butter cereal (looks like a granola). 10 g fiber, 10 g protein, and 9 g fat. Now, I eat a fiber breakfast every morning, but to help him out, I said I'd switch it up for a few days and try this, too...he's also taking a piece of fresh fruit to work every day.

No, the spouse would not eat anything bran (I was like, what's wrong with raisin bran...he said, what's right) or anything simple...so here we are.

I should have realized his fiber levels were gonna be low b/c I eat a ton of fiber at breakfast and lunch and he skips breakfast and doesn't have fruit at lunch at work...and I never worry about a dinner's fiber level (it always has fruit and veg, but apparently not enough to make up for 2 other meals for him).

Here's hoping the cereal doesn't suck, so he takes to it.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:18 PM (tOcjL)

30 My late aunt hosted a lot of parties, and she liked to serve carrot soup (with other things). Not nearly as many ingredients as the recipe above, but pureed, and attractive. And different. Something warm to serve when most of your other dishes are cold.

Posted by: KT at April 26, 2026 04:18 PM (7vIsy)

31 Archimedes, with your name I figured you'd deploy a mirror array against it until it burst into flames.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:19 PM (kpS4V)

32 In food news, spouse got his blood tests back and learned he should start eating a fiber breakfast, so in solidarity, starting tomorrow, we're both trying Kashi Go's 10+10 peanut butter cereal (looks like a granola).

How much sugar? This has always been an Achilles Heel for granola.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

33 For a rack of lamb, a mix of Dijon, wine, and mixed herbs as a glue for my breadcrumbs.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:18 PM (Wnv9h)
----

Noiccce!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:20 PM (kpS4V)

34 >>I chose to cook it more than the recommendations because raw fish is disgusting

My head assumed a Golden Retriever tilt of confusion when I read that.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:21 PM (viF8m)

35 >>I chose to cook it more than the recommendations because raw fish is disgusting

My head assumed a Golden Retriever tilt of confusion when I read that.

I confess to being a wee bit deliberately provocative there.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)

36 32 In food news, spouse got his blood tests back and learned he should start eating a fiber breakfast, so in solidarity, starting tomorrow, we're both trying Kashi Go's 10+10 peanut butter cereal (looks like a granola).

How much sugar? This has always been an Achilles Heel for granola.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

It's why I was willing to get it - 10 g...which isn't great (but does beat most raising brans, although their sugar is half raisins), but which is WAY better than all the $10-12 box of fiber/protein bars (which is the way he would have gone).

220 calories total per serving.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (tOcjL)

37 I like to add a T of dried blueberries, cherries, or cranberries to Raisin Bran

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

38 So, the Kashi Go is 10 grams fiber, 10 grams protein, 10 grams sugar, and 9 grams of fat - it almost had balance in all things.

If he eats it, I'll consider it a win (b/c I also told him to then find the 200 calories of garbage snacks he'll drop now that he's eating breakfast)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

39 RMBS:
DILIT and I have been preparing a Red Family Cookbook over the past couple of years. When something turns out really well, we add it, and are up to around 40 recipes.
Your Braised Beef recipe is sitting on top of the book, ready to be digitized and added.
Rest assured that appropriate credit will be given!

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 04:24 PM (UxbHU)

40 37 I like to add a T of dried blueberries, cherries, or cranberries to Raisin Bran
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

Right! Why don't they sell bran cereal with other dried fruits as "Cherry Bran", "Blueberry Bran" or "Cranberry Bran" - I'd probably also try all 3 if they came that way. Or do they at $10/box at a specialty store?

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:25 PM (tOcjL)

41 I am alone in my family. I am the only one who likes lamb, chicken thigh meat, Cornish game hens, etc.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:25 PM (0aYVJ)

42 The chicken, bacon and mushroom terrine came out fantastic. A meat Christmas present beautifully wrapped in prosciutto.

I'll probably never be able to repeat it but this one is perfection

I will serve with that fancy French mustard and pickles in a sourdough panini.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Cif43)

43 I cook tuna on the "rare" side. Good, dark purple-ish tuna that's still a bit purple in the center is about perfect for me. And I dig the soy, honey, garlic, ginger... marinade too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 04:26 PM (jehhT)

44 Noiccce!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:20 PM

These days I use pre-toasted panko instead of regular dried breadcrumbs. Panko tales a while to brown, and my lamb isn't in the oven long enough.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Wnv9h)

45 Meatball ragu for dinner.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 04:27 PM (kpS4V)

46 RMBS:
DILIT and I have been preparing a Red Family Cookbook over the past couple of years. When something turns out really well, we add it, and are up to around 40 recipes.
Your Braised Beef recipe is sitting on top of the book, ready to be digitized and added.
Rest assured that appropriate credit will be given!
Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 04:24 PM

Red, you are too kind.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 04:27 PM (Wnv9h)

47 PS - Now I go to Amazon and see there are like 4-5 types of this Kashi Go stuff (only was one type in the store we went to). So we got this one Kashi GO Protein Cereal, 10g Protein, 10g Fiber, Peanut Butter Crunch, 16.9oz Box (1 Box). But I guess I have options now if he's not a fan, but wants to try another.

The original box is apparently 12+12, but no idea what's in that...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

48 I marinated it in soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and pepper for 2 hours, then let it warm for 30m and cooked it in my carbon steel pan.

I forgot to mention coating it after cooking with toasted sesame seeds. That seems like a small thing, but really adds something.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)

49 >>I confess to being a wee bit deliberately provocative there.

We always brought wasabi along when we went tuna fishing cause you never knew when you would get hungry.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:28 PM (viF8m)

50 > I am alone in my family. I am the only one who likes lamb, chicken thigh meat, Cornish game hens, etc.
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It took several attempt at smoked chicken thighs (bone in) before my wife took a liking to them. I changed nothing in the seasonings or time on the smoker. She finally changed her mind.

She hasn't changed her mind on lamb, hens and seafood. So I make those whenever I feel the hankering for it. She always opts for plain chicken. *sighs* How... uninspiring.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 04:30 PM (jehhT)

51
Who peels carrots? I never do.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 04:31 PM (n7rxJ)

52 PS - Tonight is leftovers here (for the 1st time in forever).

Red BBQ Pork sandwiches, Dill and Vegetable Pasta Salad, with a new fruit salad of strawberries and blackberries (those weren't leftover b/c fruit never is)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:32 PM (tOcjL)

53 We always brought wasabi along when we went tuna fishing cause you never knew when you would get hungry.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:28 PM (viF8m)

Jack, last fall I was out at a certain island running the fuel dock and market. I ran out of Wasabi several times. And some of the fish were being caught right at the dock as it sits out toward the channel.
Now, that’s fresh!

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 04:32 PM (9rDE3)

54 I confess to being a wee bit deliberately provocative there.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)

I'm shocked.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:34 PM (n9ltV)

55 I do stove top oatmeal, milk, raises, cinnamon and oatmeal
Only sugar from.small handful of raises

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Ia/+0)

56 41 I am alone in my family. I am the only one who likes lamb, chicken thigh meat, Cornish game hens, etc.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:25 PM (0aYVJ)

Do you always serve it as the main, or do you ever try to bury it to see if small quantities with other flavors would be okay?

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (tOcjL)

57 >>Jack, last fall I was out at a certain island running the fuel dock and market. I ran out of Wasabi several times. And some of the fish were being caught right at the dock as it sits out toward the channel.
Now, that’s fresh!

Nice! I love that place.

A bunch of us used to rent a house on Block for the week after Labor Day. Barely had to leave the harbor.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (viF8m)

58 I love wasabi. The milder versions are excellent, but I love the really hot ones that instantly clear your nasal passages and make your eyes cross.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (0aYVJ)

59 Do you always serve it as the main, or do you ever try to bury it to see if small quantities with other flavors would be okay?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (tOcjL)

No, not really. Smacks of effort.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (0aYVJ)

60 I love wasabi. The milder versions are excellent, but I love the really hot ones that instantly clear your nasal passages and make your eyes cross.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (0aYVJ)

A lot of them are blends. The real stuff is mind expanding it's so hot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (n9ltV)

61 All the many years I have been making saffron/chicken liver risotto I had never eaten a chicken liver by itself. Left over bacon and livers left from making the terrine I cooked up the bacon and then cooked the livers in the bacon fat.

I damn near foundered myself on chicken livers.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Cif43)

62 Replying to Nazdar on the book thread this morning:

after a prominent person leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by … hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.

One of my cookbooks is literally that. I ran across a viewer’s typewritten transcript of a cooking show, probably 1952-53 season, and wondered about the show. Turns out the chef, Eddie Doucette, went on from a Chicago-area cooking show to being the face on pretty much every IGA newspaper advertisement from 1962 through 1969 and continuing on into 1971.

I went down a rabbit hole of finding all of his recipes I could in old newspaper archives, and even visited the Chicago Public Library to find out more about his show.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 04:39 PM (olroh)

63 Red, next time you are in the area let me know. We've got a new restaurant in town that's getting some good reviews.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:39 PM (viF8m)

64 sweetbreads

Yer darn tootin

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)

Yippee!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:39 PM (n9ltV)

65 Is it possible* to thicken Irish cream to make a topping for cheesecake?

* "advisable" is a separate and possibly better question

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 04:40 PM (EvBUn)

66 Here's hoping the cereal doesn't suck, so he takes to it.

If you enjoy baking or cooking, I did a blog post a few years ago on making granola; you can then put whatever he and you like in it. Link in nic.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 04:40 PM (olroh)

67 Did you refrigerate them before planting?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 04:10 PM (YBtcQ)

I planted them the first week of November, so yes, they got a few months of very, very cold weather!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:41 PM (n9ltV)

68 A lot of them are blends. The real stuff is mind expanding it's so hot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (n9ltV)

My bride does not do spicy. I joke with her that she finds ranch dressing a bit too tangy. But, she's from Ohio.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

69 59 Do you always serve it as the main, or do you ever try to bury it to see if small quantities with other flavors would be okay?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:36 PM (tOcjL)

No, not really. Smacks of effort.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (0aYVJ)

But worth it effort

. Like a soup might be a good place to see if the chicken thigh could pass muster...or chicken and dumplings...or chicken chili...or pulled chicken BBQ...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

70 > We always brought wasabi along when we went tuna fishing cause you never knew when you would get hungry.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Years, decades ago I went on my first deep sea fishing trip. Off Santa Cruz, CA fishing for tuna. Caught a 30+ pounder. Best f-ing tuna I've ever had. Cooked it on the grill as soon as I got home.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 04:42 PM (jehhT)

71 I'm sorry, but this is an indefensibly stupid take.

Posted by: That guy at April 26, 2026 04:14 PM (xh+uU)

And you are a humorless scold who doesn't belong on threads that are supposed to be fun.

See? Two can play that game!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:43 PM (n9ltV)

72 I am alone in my family. I am the only one who likes lamb, chicken thigh meat, Cornish game hens, etc.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:25 PM (0aYVJ)

How old are you? Is it too late to start over?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:44 PM (n9ltV)

73 66 Here's hoping the cereal doesn't suck, so he takes to it.

If you enjoy baking or cooking, I did a blog post a few years ago on making granola; you can then put whatever he and you like in it. Link in nic.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 04:40 PM (olroh)

See, we eat very differently (see why I like bran and raisins and I have a ton of fiber in my diet, and he doesn't have my allergies). Like when I told him the highest fiber non-bean veg (which I like and eat myself) is green peas, he about barfed.

We'd probably have to make 2 types of granola - aka, I'm certain one of us will like this and one won't...I just don't know which way (I'm hoping he likes it, or it will be to Amazon to try the next box

...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:45 PM (tOcjL)

74 >>Years, decades ago I went on my first deep sea fishing trip. Off Santa Cruz, CA fishing for tuna. Caught a 30+ pounder. Best f-ing tuna I've ever had. Cooked it on the grill as soon as I got home.

It's funny how that happens. Every tuna I ever caught turned out to be the best tuna I've ever eaten.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:46 PM (viF8m)

75 Lamb chops, steaks, kabobs, gyros, leg of lamb and lamb curry . I'll take all the lamb.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:47 PM (Cif43)

76 I damn near foundered myself on chicken livers.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Cif43)

One of my favorite restaurants makes a salad with chicken livers. It's ridiculously tasty, especially since they make the dressing with the chicken fat.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:47 PM (n9ltV)

77 Lamb chops, steaks, kabobs, gyros, leg of lamb and lamb curry . I'll take all the lamb.

I especially like the silence of the lamb.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)

78 My bride does not do spicy. I joke with her that she finds ranch dressing a bit too tangy. But, she's from Ohio.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

Ohioan here...ha. I am fine with spicy meaning hot. I have a pretty good tolerance for it. I do not like the kind of exotic spicy that combines savory and sweet spices, like cumin and coriander with cinnamon and ginger and the like. So, basically most Asian food. Too much going on, in a way that I don't find pleasant.

I guess my taste for spicy runs more toward Tex-Mex.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 04:48 PM (h7ZuX)

79 Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:25 PM (0aYVJ)

How old are you? Is it too late to start over?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:44 PM (n9ltV)

Yeah, well past. And I still kind of like my bride. Sons are grown and living their own grown-up lives. So I no longer have to make corndogs and tater tots. *smiley face*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:49 PM (0aYVJ)

80 I make a lovely carrot and orange soup. The secret is a homemade chicken stock and squeeze your own oj. Fresh orange zest. It’s really good!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 04:50 PM (A5RD0)

81 I don't eat the stuff but best tuna ever because you saw it was a tuna?

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)

82 So I no longer have to make corndogs and tater tots. *smiley face*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:49 PM (0aYVJ)

Yeah...the crap the little bastards eat is disgusting. Although a good corn dog is a delicious thing...about once every three years!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:51 PM (n9ltV)

83 Mariners sweep the Cardinals!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 04:51 PM (A5RD0)

84 Yeah, well past. And I still kind of like my bride. Sons are grown and living their own grown-up lives. So I no longer have to make corndogs and tater tots. *smiley face*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 04:49 PM (0aYVJ)

And I was thinking airfried tater tots are the "still good" part of that combo. Makes the great potato side for breakfast for dinner.

Or leftover chili tots...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)

85 There used to be a corn dog truck at the top of Snoqualmie Pass. The kids would
Finish ski school and we’d stop there. Hand dipped beef dogs into either regular or jalapeño cornbread mix then deep fried.

ALWAYS burned mouths and tongues. A simple squeeze of mustard on the dog. Freaking fabulous. Crispy on the outside, wonderful cornbread for about 1/4 inch then a great dog. After skiing all day?

Of course there’s beer in the cooler in the car. We aren’t heathens.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 04:55 PM (A5RD0)

86 >>I don't eat the stuff but best tuna ever because you saw it was a tuna?

Because really fresh tuna is the best.

Also they are a hoot to catch. They really don't want to get in the boat.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:56 PM (viF8m)

87 Of course there’s beer in the cooler in the car. We aren’t heathens.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 04:55 PM (A5RD0)

County Fair food!

Yup...a good corn dog is delicious, but I think Pug and I were referring to the frozen ones that are not quite what you are describing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:58 PM (n9ltV)

88 >>>@65 Is it possible to thicken Irish cream to make a topping for cheesecake? ... Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 04:40 PM (EvBUn)
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Greetings, Oddbob ... If you want to simply thicken it to make it spreadable, you could try adding a little powdered (confectioner's) sugar ... On the other hand, if you're hoping to make an Irish-cream-flavored WHIPPED topping, you could blend the Irish cream into some creamed cheese then (if desired) sweeten it up further with some powdered sugar ... Either way, it sounds YUM!

Posted by: Kathy at April 26, 2026 04:59 PM (zuKcR)

89 Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 04:39 PM (olroh)

Wow! That blog post is great for granola!

Thanks.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:59 PM (n9ltV)

90 Bran Buds are a tasty way to get fiber. I use milk or cream.
The wife got beef cheek a few times and it was pretty good. I like pork jowl bacon better than belly. She will also get a green coconut and purée the meat to get all the fat and juice with which to cook her rice.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 05:00 PM (GbONR)

91 I happened across a good corndog while traveling through Bourne, Texas a few months ago. A place called Hamby’s. Good corndog and good onion rings.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:01 PM (olroh)

92 90 Bran Buds are a tasty way to get fiber. I use milk or cream.
The wife got beef cheek a few times and it was pretty good. I like pork jowl bacon better than belly. She will also get a green coconut and purée the meat to get all the fat and juice with which to cook her rice.
Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 05:00 PM (GbONR)

I need to borrow her for coconut prep - if someone did all the work for me, I'd totally use the results.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:02 PM (tOcjL)

93 Also they are a hoot to catch. They really don't want to get in the boat.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:56 PM (viF8m)

Charlie pushes them from behind.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 05:02 PM (zZu0s)

94 It's funny how that happens. Every tuna I ever caught turned out to be the best tuna I've ever eaten.
Posted by: JackStraw

Kinda like sex, eh...

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:02 PM (q6tQZ)

95 A place called Hamby’s. Good corndog and good onion rings.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:01 PM (olroh)

That's the Daily Double! Especially the onion rings.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:03 PM (n9ltV)

96 On the other hand, if you're hoping to make an Irish-cream-flavored WHIPPED topping, you could blend the Irish cream into some creamed cheese...

I was thinking of just a drizzle topping but you may have just flung a cravin' on me. Thx for the suggestion.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 05:03 PM (b2DdE)

97 Bran Buds are a tasty way to get fiber.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 05:00 PM (GbONR)

Try a good 10-year-old Bourbon.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:04 PM (n9ltV)

98 Lamb...
Every Easter is a day with my wife's family. None of them grew up eating lamb. They all "try" a bit, but decided long ago that it's not to their collective liking.
So... I debone the leg, split it into two roasts, and grill my own twice a year.
The smell of lamb over fire ignites a craving in me that must be primal.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:04 PM (q6tQZ)

99 > Also they are a hoot to catch. They really don't want to get in the boat.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Damn near dislocated fingers with the fucker I hooked. Had to have help dragging him over the rail. Bastard.

So I ate him.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 05:06 PM (jehhT)

100 I debone the leg, split it into two roasts, and grill my own twice a year.

The smell of lamb over fire ignites a craving in me that must be primal.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:04 PM (q6tQZ)

That's a fair amount of work...I'm impressed. Feel like doing it for me in a couple of weeks?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:07 PM (n9ltV)

101 Not a fan of freshwater fish, but fresh-caught brookies in the rocky mountains, pan fried over the campfire, is pretty damn good.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 05:08 PM (0aYVJ)

102 You would not believe it, but good onion rings are really hard to find d. Chains usually are either too heavily breaded or not enough. Plus, they are usually not spiced at all to really bring out the flavor of the onion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

103 >>Damn near dislocated fingers with the fucker I hooked. Had to have help dragging him over the rail. Bastard.

>>So I ate him.

Our usual target around here was Yellowfin schoolies in the 30 - 60 pound range. Hard to believe a 30 pound fish can put up that kind of fight but they do.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 05:11 PM (viF8m)

104 Local burger shop has really good onion rings.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Cif43)

105
I planted them the first week of November, so yes, they got a few months of very, very cold weather!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I'll bet they do very well.

Out here we would need to place them in the freezer.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 05:11 PM (YBtcQ)

106 good onion rings are really hard to find d. Chains usually are either too heavily breaded or not enough. Plus, they are usually not spiced at all to really bring out the flavor of the onion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

Here in Idaho I have found a couple of places that do onion rings really well.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 05:12 PM (0aYVJ)

107 Once… while swimming in front of my beach house I was attacked by a lobster… I defended myself against attack by grasping the lobster firmly with gloved hands, clasping him to my sweatshirt-protected chest, rising to the surface, turning myself on my back and propelling myself rapidly to shore.

I put him in my kitchen sink, dialed a number on my phone and announced, weakly, “I have been attacked by a lobster.”

“Badly attacked?”

“About three pounds.”

“What about antidotes?”

“Well, I was going to put one in my refrigerator last night but finding myself still possessed with so much logic I drank it instead.”

“Get warm and comfortable and I will be there in about twenty minutes.”

My friend arrived with one of several emergency bottles of cheap California champagne she keeps in her refrigerator. She looked at me and then at the lobster and shuddered, “What a narrow escape.” Then a look of pure vengefulness crossed her face, “Let’s eat him.”

—Carl Randall, The Barefoot Gourmet

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:13 PM (olroh)

108 That's a fair amount of work...I'm impressed. Feel like doing it for me in a couple of weeks?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Sure.
We buy butts in the 2x pack. 20 pounds. My job last night was de-boning, cutting them into grinding strips, laying them in the freezer for 45 minutes, grinding them, then vacuum sealing in 2# packs.
Total? An hour, maybe, plus the freezing.
We already got butt roasts in the freezer for pulled pork, etc.
Also, I can work up a 10# pack of chicken leg quarters, have the back parts and extra skin in the pot for stock, have the legs in 2 packs, thighs ion 2 packs and in the freezer. Less than an hour. Should have been a butcher.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:14 PM (q6tQZ)

109 So, a man went to Spain for a short vacation, and decided to attend a bull fight while was there.
He thoroughly enjoyed the event, but was extremely hungry afterwards, and found a low-key, local restaurant that was renowned for delicious local cuisine.
Upon being seated and greeted by his waiter, he asked for something unique with local flair. The waiter assured him that he had the perfect dish for him.
Upon delivery of the food, the man dug in. The portion was huge, the texture was new and interesting, and the flavor was something better than he had experienced in an incredibly long time. He loved it!
When the waiter returned to check on him, the man indicated that it was incredible, and asked what it was. The waiter replied that it was the testicles of the bull from the event earlier in the day.
After taking in more of the village the next day, the man decided to return to the very same restaurant for the very same dish. It was, after all, a once in a lifetime trip and he knew he would not likely return, so he wanted to make the best of it.
The very same waiter greeted him again, and the man stated that he wanted the same dish as he had the night before.
When the food arrived, he

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 05:15 PM (HZfH/)

110 Because really fresh tuna is the best.
Also they are a hoot to catch. They really don't want to get in the boat.
Posted by: JackStraw

Isn't that every fish?

Except for those kamikaze invasive Asian jumping carp. Those just leap right in, hoping to take out the guy driving the boat.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 05:17 PM (VHUov)

111 You would not believe it, but good onion rings are really hard to find.

I believe it. Most are not made at the restaurant, but are bought frozen and just aren’t very good.

Oddly, the same is becoming or has become true of fried mushrooms, which used to be a sign that the restaurant did their breading themselves because mushrooms didn’t used to be available pre-breaded in bulk. On the same trip where I had the good corn dog and rings, I also had some fairly boring fried mushrooms the day before, in Junction.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:18 PM (olroh)

112 Dug in once again.
He was slightly disappointed. The portion was much smaller, and the taste just wasn’t as good.
He complained to the waiter, and asked why this meal was so small, and the taste was completely different. The waiter replied,” Senior, the bull, he does not always lose”.

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 05:18 PM (HZfH/)

113 When the food arrived, he
Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 05:15 PM (HZfH/)

I don't get it.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 05:18 PM (G4ajv)

114 Bubba Wallace should be banned from
NASCAR Racing forever.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:19 PM (A5RD0)

115 >>Except for those kamikaze invasive Asian jumping carp. Those just leap right in, hoping to take out the guy driving the boat.

When you sail through the gulf stream flying fish are a thing. Just sailing along, minding your own business, and a damn fish with wings hits you in the face.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 05:20 PM (viF8m)

116 Senior, the bull, he does not always lose”.
Posted by: Gunslinger

Excellent.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:20 PM (q6tQZ)

117 Making lemon curd tomorrow and the scones to put it on.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:21 PM (Cif43)

118 Bran Buds are a tasty way to get fiber.
Posted by: Accomack

Try a good 10-year-old Bourbon.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I've never seen an unfiltered, high-fiber bourbon. It must sell out fast.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 05:22 PM (VHUov)

119 I'm reluctant to say this qualifies as food, but I recently tried FANTA Crimson Sour Cherry Soda. I liked it....a lot. But, then the bad news. I thought it wasn't saturated with the usual fructose, corn syrup, surgarized onslaught because it was tart and not overly sweet.

Turns out it was just an over abundance of citric acid used to disguise the sweetness and give it a sourness. Turns out it has 62% more sweetner in it that "regular" sodas.

I am depressed.

Posted by: Orson at April 26, 2026 05:24 PM (dIske)

120 Those just leap right in, hoping to breed out the guy driving the boat.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 05:24 PM (Kt19C)

121 Orson, soda stream for you. Make your own.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:25 PM (Cif43)

122 The Blade is on a pho kick. There’s an authentic Vietnamese place near me and they do it the right way. The broth is simmered in beef and bone for 12 hours.

Very rich and complex flavor. They serve it with lotsa beef and all the classic ingredients. Is it as good as in Saigon? No. But it’s close.

I just so happen to have some brisket slices leftover from a 10-hour smoke yesterday. Into the pot you go?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:25 PM (7gFOv)

123 121 Orson, soda stream for you. Make your own.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:25 PM (Cif43)
__________________

Good idea, of course. Because I have one, which I use religiously to make Orange Soda using fresh squeezed juice oranges. I just took a shot at the FANTA because I like sour stuff.

Posted by: Orson at April 26, 2026 05:26 PM (dIske)

124 I don’t understand people who don’t like lamb. I think it’s delicious, fairly easy to cook, and won’t’ break the bank. What’s not to love? But some people won’t touch it. My mom is one of them.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:27 PM (7gFOv)

125 > Bubba Wallace should be banned from NASCAR Racing forever.

Posted by: nurse ratched
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To be fair, he was punted from behind. A better driver would have held onto it, but... yea, he's not a better driver.

He helps the Polymarkets stay afloat. YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 05:27 PM (jehhT)

126 My favorite soda is home-made lime soda, and it’s not at all sugary. In a tall glass, mix:

Juice of ½ lime.
One cube of ice.
A drink of gin.

Then fill the glass with sparkling water. A perfect lime soda!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:28 PM (olroh)

127 I'm still hoping for improvements in my right eye after a second retinal detachment surgery. At first glance I thought it read you were making cauliflower gratin "but this time with hardons".

I do like Julie's lamb and love her caulifower gratin but there were no hardons involved!

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 26, 2026 05:28 PM (55Qr6)

128 Turns out it was just an over abundance of citric acid used to disguise the sweetness and give it a sourness. Turns out it has 62% more sweetner in it that "regular" sodas.

I am depressed.
Posted by: Orson at April 26, 2026 05:24 PM (dIske)

I wonder about the ratio of corn syrup to cane sugar to get the same sweetness. One thing that kills a lot of modern sodas for me is that they are syrupy in Texture.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

129 Elric,
Make your own pho. I’ve done it a couple times. Made my own pork meatballs.

My boys were teens. I made a double batch. Didn’t last 12 hours.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM (A5RD0)

130 Then fill the glass with sparkling water. A perfect lime soda!
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:28 PM (olroh)
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Yeah, for the life of me I can't figure out why Sprite leaves out the Tanguray. 7up on the other hand used to saturate with lithium. Damn health nazis.

Posted by: Orson at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM (dIske)

131 >>>@96 ... I was thinking of just a drizzle topping but you may have just flung a cravin' on me. Thx for the suggestion.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 05:03 PM (b2DdE)
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You're welcome ... There will be fewer lumps if the cream cheese is room temperature (not cold) before mixing.

Posted by: Kathy at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM (zuKcR)

132 I'll tell a true story. Years ago, I hired some Salvadoreans to help us. All legal. Green cards, etc..
The old man was a hoot. Most the "cousins" were sons of his from different Mamas.
Anyway, whenever I killed a deer, I'd get him the heart and liver. And, invariably, he'd ask me for the testicles.
So, finally, I remembered to save them for him.
Sumbitch ate em raw right in front of me. Made him "fuerte".
Never saved them again.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM (q6tQZ)

133 124 I don’t understand people who don’t like lamb. I think it’s delicious, fairly easy to cook, and won’t’ break the bank. What’s not to love? But some people won’t touch it. My mom is one of them.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:27 PM (7gFOv)

Some can't stand the smell (my dad). Some can't stand how truly deeply meaty it tastes. Like you can't fool yourself - this is all animal...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:31 PM (tOcjL)

134 Yeah, for the life of me I can't figure out why Sprite leaves out the Tanguray.

Given the other kinds of fortified soft drinks out there, I am a little surprised they don’t market this.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:31 PM (olroh)

135 Ok, I will

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 05:32 PM (8jVAy)

136 I don’t understand people who don’t like lamb. I think it’s delicious, fairly easy to cook, and won’t’ break the bank. What’s not to love? But some people won’t touch it. My mom is one of them.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

Supposedly, American lamb is less gamey than imported Aussie/NZ lamb. I guess if that's not your flavor, and you try the imported stuff first, it may put you off of it?

I like it. I make it at home. It was my go-to at Outback steakhouse back when they served it. I guess that'd be 15+ years ago, now?

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 05:33 PM (VHUov)

137 The last time I ordered liver?

NEVER, because liver is fucking disgusting in every way. I had to eat that growing up. I never will again if I have anything to say about it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:34 PM (T6aVk)

138
Well, as kids, my Mom made "mutton".
Mutton will turn you off of lamb real damned quick.

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:34 PM (q6tQZ)

139 Lamb chops with fresh rosemary, crushed garlic and Dijon mustard. Broil. Or bbq. Serve medium rare.

Trust me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:35 PM (WsTMd)

140 Lamb is very rich. I like it, but I understand why my wife and sons do not.

And, I really need to be in the mood for lamb. Because, as I said, it's very rich.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 05:35 PM (0aYVJ)

141 Hello foodsters. The Dildo is correct in noting that people seldom eat guts these days.

if is because they are offal. And not to be trifled with.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 05:36 PM (RPJMX)

142 I'll take a lamburger on focaccia over a hamburger anyday.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Cif43)

143 My Dad had 10 kids. I was the only one who would eat liver with him.
He'd save rabbit livers over the winter, and in spring, we'd have a feast.
I still fix chicken liver pate for myself.
Miss ya Pop!

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:36 PM (q6tQZ)

144 76 I damn near foundered myself on chicken livers.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Cif43)

One of my favorite restaurants makes a salad with chicken livers. It's ridiculously tasty, especially since they make the dressing with the chicken fat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 04:47 PM (n9ltV)

In my home, even my liver obsessed mother ensured the chicken livers went to the dogs.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:37 PM (T6aVk)

145 My grandmother used to make lamb croquettes. They were delicious.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

146 Liver is horrible. It's an abomination. it's the filter for all the filth sent through the body.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 26, 2026 05:37 PM (0aYVJ)

147 I need to borrow her for coconut prep - if someone did all the work for me, I'd totally use the results.

It’s amazing how common coconuts were in turn-of-the-century cookbooks. The recipes would matter-of-factly say something like “Boil two cups milk with milk of a cocoanut and one-
half cup of the meat grated,” as if prepping a coconut is the easiest thing in the world.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:37 PM (olroh)

148 “Boil two cups milk with milk of a cocoanut and one-
half cup of the meat grated,” as if prepping a coconut is the easiest thing in the world.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Never noticed that. Because it shipped well, you think?

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)

149 129 Elric,
Make your own pho. I’ve done it a couple times. Made my own pork meatballs.

My boys were teens. I made a double batch. Didn’t last 12 hours.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM (A5RD0)
——

I have made it myself. It was good but off the pace from this place. I don’t have the patience to simmer for as long as they do, or to track down and keep in stock the Vietnamese spices, the noodles, etc. So I pay my $20 — same as in town — to the place and they make it for me.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:39 PM (7gFOv)

150 147 I need to borrow her for coconut prep - if someone did all the work for me, I'd totally use the results.

It’s amazing how common coconuts were in turn-of-the-century cookbooks. The recipes would matter-of-factly say something like “Boil two cups milk with milk of a cocoanut and one-
half cup of the meat grated,” as if prepping a coconut is the easiest thing in the world.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:37 PM (olroh)

I broke the glass top of my last oven prepping one (one of those "no room in the townhome kitchen, so you prep on top of the oven" - whoops - one of those mistakes only made once). I admit I haven't bought one since, and now rely on the labor of corporations for all coconut products.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:42 PM (tOcjL)

151 “Liver is horrible. It's an abomination. it's the filter for all the filth sent through the body.”

I won’t eat it either,
But my own will make someone very happy. It is pickled regularly, and one should expect the nuances of Becks and Buffalo Trace.

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 26, 2026 05:42 PM (HZfH/)

152 Make your own pho. I’ve done it a couple times. Made my own pork meatballs.

My boys were teens. I made a double batch. Didn’t last 12 hours.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:30 PM

Mmmm.....pho.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 05:42 PM (Wnv9h)

153 Well, as kids, my Mom made "mutton".
Mutton will turn you off of lamb real damned quick.
Posted by: MkY
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Had a friend whowas stationed in Australia during WWII. Apparently they were fed a lot of mutton. The very mention of it would set off a rant about how disgusting he found even the thought.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 05:42 PM (XeU6L)

154 The last time I ordered liver?

NEVER, because liver is fucking disgusting in every way. I had to eat that growing up. I never will again if I have anything to say about it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:34 PM (T6aVk)
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I’m with you on this one. My dad liked liver and the family lore is that when I was a baby I devoured creamed liver. I think they’re punking me. I don’t like any organs. I like the meat. I’ll have the occasional foie gras as part of a French dish, but that’s about it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (7gFOv)

155 MiladyJo is cooking up taco meat. Place smells great.

Too late for the First World Problems thread, a woman who has a terrible dilemma:
https://bit.ly/lock-and-keys

Posted by: mindful webworker - ole! at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (y3Pql)

156 >>I won’t eat it either,
But my own will make someone very happy. It is pickled regularly, and one should expect the nuances of Becks and Buffalo Trace.

Pairs well with a nice chianti.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 05:44 PM (viF8m)

157 Mike Hammer, any one that has ever had mutton hates lamb.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Cif43)

158 I’m with you on this one. My dad liked liver and the family lore is that when I was a baby I devoured creamed liver. I think they’re punking me. I don’t like any organs. I like the meat. I’ll have the occasional foie gras as part of a French dish, but that’s about it.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (7gFOv)

Foie gras is amazing. Move over carrot soup - foie gras would be an ideal food if it was at all affordable or even available nowadays.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:45 PM (tOcjL)

159 Never noticed that. Because it shipped well, you think?

I suspect it was a combination of being exotic and shipping well, making it a relatively easy tropical food to sell widely.

It could also be that the recipes are aspirational, and that people didn’t actually make them, of course. But the success of companies like Dromedary selling canned coconut probably means there was a market for easier-to-use coconut.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 05:46 PM (olroh)

160 So, one of the kiddos went to Japan and brought back a snazzy all-natural apple syrup made from 5 different types of apple. Not a lot of sugar, mostly reduced juice. Very nice and loaded with apple goodness.

The idea was that I would make equally snazzy cocktails using the apple syrup.

I looked around for something classy to use the syrup in but mostly all I found were the usual lame-ass spiced apple/apple pie drinks, which is...meh.

Anyway, I eventually came upon a Classy jazzed up Appletini (of all things) that I modified slightly and is now a pretty great cocktail for any time or place.

The New and Vastly Improved Appletini

1.5 oz Calvados
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz Elderflower liqueur
.5 oz Apple Syrup
Shake with ice. Strain into glass and garnish with thin slice of apple.
Drink!

Very refreshing and light and appley. It lives in the same neighborhood as the Sidecar.

Probably I'll play with the measurements a bit (maybe make it a little drier and a bit more appley) more but I'm happy as it is and everyone liked it..

Give it a whirl.
)

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 05:46 PM (iJfKG)

161 Give it a whirl.

So, multiply everything by 32 for a gallon?

Posted by: MkY at April 26, 2026 05:51 PM (q6tQZ)

162 I’ll have the occasional foie gras as part of a French dish, but that’s about it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (7gFOv)

That's quite the sacrifice!

There's a great source for foie gras a couple of hours north of the city
.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:52 PM (n9ltV)

163
Sweetbreads are usually pretty great, but it's probably been a decade or so since I saw them on a restaurant menu,

and I'venever seen them at the stores...but I live in hope.

Speaking of organ meats-

Chicken Gizzard Yakitori is one of the best beer foods ever created. Great taste plus a great BONUS proteinaceous crunchy texture.

Order up a load tonight!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 05:52 PM (iJfKG)

164 My college graduation dinner was pho. I took Mrs. F. for pho on our first date. Our first dinner out after Girl F. was born was pho.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 05:53 PM (RIvkX)

165 > I'll tell a true story. Years ago, I hired some Salvadoreans to help us. All legal. Green cards, etc..
------------
When I lived in Memphis, TN my neighbor, who was an electrician did a number of new home installations. Not cheap places... probably half a million a pop.

Anyway he asked if I'd help him out... basically running tools and wire as he'd do the real work. There was a crew doing brickwork. All Latinos. Their wives would bring "lunch." A 3 hour break where they'd grill various meats, veggies and whatnot. Have some beers. Sit around and shoot the shit.

It was, as I remember, a pretty laid back bunch. The food was awesome BTW.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 05:53 PM (jehhT)

166 I didn’t make pho to be econimical or time saving. I did it to appreciate how much effort goes into it. Same with ramen. Holy hell, that’s some time consuming adventure.

But after making it myself, I can relish it when done properly and served to me in a small place on the beach looking at Puget Sound and the Olympic Mts.

There’s a new Korean BBQ joint I want to try. Who’s with me?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 05:53 PM (A5RD0)

167 Went to a Greek restaurant the other evening and had lamb chops. cooked over the wood fire, they were delicious.

Also the flaming cheese. Tsganaki. Haloumi (i think that is the spelling)

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 05:54 PM (RPJMX)

168 I could have been first but I was washing my knife.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 05:55 PM (vFG9F)

169 Pete Bog , what part of the country were you in?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 05:55 PM (Cif43)

170 I love foie gras but not sure it's legal in this jurisdiction.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 05:56 PM (RIvkX)

171 164 My college graduation dinner was pho. I took Mrs. F. for pho on our first date. Our first dinner out after Girl F. was born was pho.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 05:53 PM (RIvkX)

It's great winter food! In summer, I tend to lean to shaky beef or grilled vermicelli with beef...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:57 PM (tOcjL)

172 Bob Ben Had, Business travel took me to the SF Bay area. I don't miss living there though I do miss my favorite wine shop.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 05:57 PM (RPJMX)

173 Anyway he asked if I'd help him out... basically running tools and wire as he'd do the real work. There was a crew doing brickwork. All Latinos. Their wives would bring "lunch." A 3 hour break where they'd grill various meats, veggies and whatnot. Have some beers. Sit around and shoot the shit.

It was, as I remember, a pretty laid back bunch. The food was awesome BTW.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 05:53 PM (jehhT)

Our neighbors are Hispanic and have a large extended Family.. They have lots of parties and whenever they do they bring a plate of food over for us.... Worst food... Never met anyone of Hispanic heritage who couldn't cook but Our neighbor is one of them...Hard to make bad Mexican food but she manages.... Nicest couple though and I always thank them but it goes in the garbage..

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 05:58 PM (FtULh)

174 Our neighbors are Hispanic and have a large extended Family.. They have lots of parties and whenever they do they bring a plate of food over for us.... Worst food... Never met anyone of Hispanic heritage who couldn't cook but Our neighbor is one of them...Hard to make bad Mexican food but she manages.... Nicest couple though and I always thank them but it goes in the garbage..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 05:58 PM (FtULh)

Too fatty? Too bland? It's hard to make great Mexican, but it's equally hard to make it trash-worthy...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:59 PM (tOcjL)

175 Too fatty? Too bland? It's hard to make great Mexican, but it's equally hard to make it trash-worthy...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:59 PM (tOcjL)

Bland

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 05:59 PM (FtULh)

176 It's me donna, that's what the hot sauce is for. Kidding.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

177 176 It's me donna, that's what the hot sauce is for. Kidding.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

LOL.. We tried.. Nothing could save it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 06:01 PM (FtULh)

178 Our neighbors are Hispanic and have a large extended Family.. They have lots of parties and whenever they do they bring a plate of food over for us.... Worst food... Never met anyone of Hispanic heritage who couldn't cook but Our neighbor is one of them...Hard to make bad Mexican food but she manages.... Nicest couple though and I always thank them but it goes in the garbage..
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 05:58 PM (FtULh)

Too fatty? Too bland? It's hard to make great Mexican, but it's equally hard to make it trash-worthy...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 05:59 PM (tOcjL)
——

Native MX food is kinda bland. It’s basically crap food they drown in hot sauce. That’s cheating. We drastically improved it with our “TexMex” style.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 06:03 PM (7gFOv)

179
Native MX food is kinda bland. It’s basically crap food they drown in hot sauce. That’s cheating. We drastically improved it with our “TexMex” style.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 06:03 PM (7gFOv)

Could be....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 06:03 PM (FtULh)

180 Native MX food is kinda bland. It’s basically crap food they drown in hot sauce. That’s cheating. We drastically improved it with our “TexMex” style.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026

My nanny disagrees! She made the best food, not smothered in cheese, the right spice. This is why I can make MX food better than French food.

My Memere would make sweetbread. Yuck. 🤢

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:05 PM (p4NUW)

181
If you like foie gras, and are in a really nice Japanese restaurant,

try the Akimo.

which is a specially prepared Monkfish(anglerfish) liver that's been cleaned, prepared with sake and steamed.

Very creamy with smooth non-livery flavor, somewhat like foie gras. Delicious stuff.

If you're eve3r in a good place that cooks it, be sure to give it a try.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 06:05 PM (iJfKG)

182 180 Native MX food is kinda bland. It’s basically crap food they drown in hot sauce. That’s cheating. We drastically improved it with our “TexMex” style.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026

My nanny disagrees! She made the best food, not smothered in cheese, the right spice. This is why I can make MX food better than French food.

My Memere would make sweetbread. Yuck. 🤢
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:05 PM (p4NUW)

I always liked the coastal Mexican food at restaurants...but I have no idea if their ceviches and salsas are any more authentic, or have also become fusion with Tex Mex...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 06:07 PM (tOcjL)

183 I’ll have the occasional foie gras as part of a French dish, but that’s about it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (7gFOv)

That's quite the sacrifice!

There's a great source for foie gras a couple of hours north of the city
.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:52 PM (n9ltV)
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I’ll sacrifice for the cause. I’m a giver like that!

I’ve had foie gras spread like butter on bread that was good. But overall, organs just ain’t my thing.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 06:07 PM (7gFOv)

184 We did Ramen last night, so going boring tonight with grilled chicken sandwiches on Ozery multigrain thin buns, spinach salad. That is a far as I have gotten and since it is just the kiddo and me, probably all there will be.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:08 PM (p4NUW)

185 Those crackers look exactly like the multi seed crunchmaster crackers I get. I bet the homemade ones taste better though!

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:11 PM (p4NUW)

186 Howdy, food folken!

Been traveling all day, but am finally in Fort Scott (almost) on the KS-MO border. Some light rain and thunder in the last hour, but nothing serious.

As for food: I ate at a local place called Mi Ranchito around the corner from my hotel. A fajita chimichanga, grilled chicken, if you please. Half of it has gone into the fridge here, and I will carry it with me and microwave it for dinner tomorrow night.

I'm sorry to have missed the Book Thread. I'll go back and have a look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:12 PM (fcdZC)

187 The foods, meats and veggies those workers had brought in were not bland, nor ill prepared. They were... just interesting enough to be good. Different.

I cannot say if I'd feel the same now as my tastes as an old man might have changed.

But Bourbon and Martinis are still king.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 06:13 PM (jehhT)

188 >>My nanny disagrees! She made the best food, not smothered in cheese, the right spice. This is why I can make MX food better than French food.

There's an excellent Mexican restaurant in Boston that has been run by the same Mexican family for decades. The food is excellent and not the usual taco and buritto stuff. Not easy to find cause it's tucked away in an alley but worth it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

189 I've always thought liver smells wonderful while cooking.

Tastes like a waste-filter, though, so I absolutely hate it.
I've tried it multiple times over my life, it never got better as I aged.

You have to be iron deficient and desperate for it, to love liver. The only way I can figure out why people would eat it.

Chicken livers (giblets) in giblet gravy on Thanksgiving is about as close as I'll get and that was only once a year when Mom/Grandma cooked it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)

190 Tastes like a waste-filter, though, so I absolutely hate it.
I've tried it multiple times over my life, it never got better as I aged.

You have to be iron deficient and desperate for it, to love liver. The only way I can figure out why people would eat it. . . .

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026

***
Apparently some fifty years ago, the stuff was fairly cheap. My mother used to cook liver for herself and share it (as in, put some in a bowl) for her cat Li'l Bit, who loved it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:17 PM (fcdZC)

191 137 The last time I ordered liver?

NEVER, because liver is fucking disgusting in every way. I had to eat that growing up. I never will again if I have anything to say about it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:34 PM (T6aVk)
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This makes me laugh because I had the same exact experience. I swear, our parents probably stumbled across the same article somewhere stating how beneficial liver was to kids. Right next to the article about a daily dose of Cod Liver Oil. Liver is the only meat I will absolutely saturate with so many condiments that if I can still taste the liver I did it wrong.

Posted by: Orson at April 26, 2026 06:18 PM (dIske)

192 At someone elses house when was a teenager stayed for supper and was liver, like eating a shoe, never had it since

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:20 PM (Ia/+0)

193 I don't miss living there though I do miss my favorite wine shop.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 05:57 PM (RPJMX)

I'll bet they sell White Zinfandel where you live now!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:22 PM (n9ltV)

194 I’ll have the occasional foie gras as part of a French dish, but that’s about it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 05:43 PM (7gFOv)

That's quite the sacrifice!

There's a great source for foie gras a couple of hours north of the city
.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 05:52 PM

Mmmm...foie gras....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 06:23 PM (Wnv9h)

195 I wanted a 3-ply 12-inch SS skillet and saved $$ getting a used All-Clad one off eBay. Its bottom is dished a little so it rocks a little on my glass topped electric cooktop. I can do OK with it but a new one with a dead flat bottom might work better.

Will this one work better on a gas range?

I like cooking meats and fish on it. I preheat it to just above the temp that gives the liedenfrost effect with small droplets of water skating around the surface. Avocado oil with its high smoke point goes on, a little, just before the cuts go in to sizzle.

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 26, 2026 06:23 PM (KiBMU)

196 I’ve had foie gras spread like butter on bread that was good. But overall, organs just ain’t my thing.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 26, 2026 06:07 PM (7gFOv)

Pâté or Mousse is probably right up your alley.

It's delicious and has a great texture.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:24 PM (n9ltV)

197 188 >>My nanny disagrees! She made the best food, not smothered in cheese, the right spice. This is why I can make MX food better than French food.

There's an excellent Mexican restaurant in Boston that has been run by the same Mexican family for decades. The food is excellent and not the usual taco and buritto stuff. Not easy to find cause it's tucked away in an alley but worth it.
Posted by: JackStraw at April

Tacos actually are real, and each region has its own thing they do with them, which probably isn’t surprising. Real carnitas is incredible, as is real pozole. Mole poblano, delish. And of course, Christmas Tamales.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:24 PM (p4NUW)

198 There were sweetbreads at every big family meal when I was I kid.

I loved eating them but then someone helpfully explained they were not made of bread.

Haven't been able to eat them since.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 06:24 PM (RIvkX)

199 I'm so happy sunsets are now after 5 pm. What a gorgeous afternoon.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 06:25 PM (viF8m)

200 Tacos actually are real, and each region has its own thing they do with them, which probably isn’t surprising. Real carnitas is incredible, as is real pozole. Mole poblano, delish. And of course, Christmas Tamales.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 06:24 PM (p4NUW)
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There isn't really "Mexican" food like there isn't really "Chinese" food, there is so much regional variation it can be hard to just lump them all together.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 06:27 PM (RIvkX)

201 Sunset at 815 here on the beach.

Doesn’t actually get dark until after 9

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 06:27 PM (A5RD0)

202 There's an old adage about Mexican food and spiciness.

How mad was Marie last night?

Few will understand.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 06:27 PM (jehhT)

203 I'll bet they sell White Zinfandel where you live now!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:22 PM (n9ltV)

Not sure. I'll check and if they have it I will pick up a bottle for you. Or would you prefer it in a box? I aim to please.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:28 PM (RPJMX)

204 >>There isn't really "Mexican" food like there isn't really "Chinese" food, there is so much regional variation it can be hard to just lump them all together.

Casa Romero in Boston. Try the baked cheese with Mexican chorizo and corn tortillas appetizer.

You will make Homer Simpson noises.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

205 Apparently some fifty years ago, the stuff was fairly cheap. My mother used to cook liver for herself and share it (as in, put some in a bowl) for her cat Li'l Bit, who loved it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:17 PM (fcdZC)

Mom & Dad loved liver.
He was raised on a farm, she was raised by two people raised on a farm during the Great Depression. They didn't waste anything so liver was on the menu.

They'd have probably eaten it once a week if my brother and I hadn't refused to eat it when she cooked it.
It's a shame, because like I said, it smells delicious while cooking, but it's one of those foods that tastes nothing like it smells.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 06:31 PM (6ydKt)

206 Or would you prefer it in a box? I aim to please.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:28 PM (RPJMX)

A box!

Actually, I'll bet box wine is good for cooking when a large amount is required. Beef Bourguignon comes to mind.

Ever use it for cooking?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:32 PM (n9ltV)

207 Actually, I'll bet box wine is good for cooking when a large amount is required. Beef Bourguignon comes to mind.

Ever use it for cooking?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:32 PM

*Gallo Hearty Burgundy has entered the chat*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 06:37 PM (Wnv9h)

208 Hahahaha, white zinfandel. Hahahaha.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:37 PM (Cif43)

209 RMBS, that Gallo Burgandy is very drinkable. Doesn't turn to vinegar after 3 days either.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:39 PM (Cif43)

210 A box of Costco White and Red wines are kitchen staples. The vacuum bag keeps it fresher and it’s readily available for everything. Be cool if vinegar had a similar format.

Now I’m thinking I’ll cook chicken thighs on the stovetop tonight with a balsamic reduction and basil sauce. Fresh stock in the freezer. A little garlic et Voila!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:39 PM (RPJMX)

211 I make my own pepper sauce / salsa and this stuff is magnificent.

Of course you need a blender to spare you some work, but it's not like any store bought sauce. You get a major kick without all of the chemicals.

Last box of chili pepper I bought were the thai chili peppers. Don't believe the heat rating.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 06:41 PM (Fbc0I)

212 I'm reverse searing two thick pork chops. I wonder whether that will work as well as doing it with beef steaks?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:41 PM (n9ltV)

213 Good evening! Grilled red snapper and vegetables with a little pasta in cream sauce. That’s what’s for dinner. Gottta go stand watch for egrets here shortly.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 06:42 PM (3Ope8)

214 201 Sunset at 815 here on the beach.

Doesn’t actually get dark until after 9
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 06:27 PM (A5RD0)

Don't be silly. The sun goes down around 9:50 pm. Light until about 10:40 or so. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:42 PM (DwqWV)

215 RMBS, that Gallo Burgandy is very drinkable. Doesn't turn to vinegar after 3 days either.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:39 PM

It was a feature in the RMBS household back in the 70s. My friends still cook with it in quantity. 😄

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 06:42 PM (Wnv9h)

216 >>I'm reverse searing two thick pork chops. I wonder whether that will work as well as doing it with beef steaks?

It do.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 06:42 PM (viF8m)

217 White Zinfandel was the gateway drug for a lot of future wine drinkers. Sutter Home didn’t make the Trinchero family rich with 98 point Rutherford Cabs.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:43 PM (RPJMX)

218 The sun goes down around 9:50 pm. Light until about 10:40 or so. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:42 PM (DwqWV)

I remember the tip of the south island of New Zealand. Sunset was past 10:00pm. It was just weird! Same thing in Scotland in the summer.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:43 PM (n9ltV)

219 I remember the tip of the south island of New Zealand. Sunset was past 10:00pm. It was just weird! Same thing in Scotland in the summer.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:43 PM (n9ltV)

Next month it won't really get dark at all. Until the end of August into September. Good for all-night fishing, and growing huge veggies.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:44 PM (DwqWV)

220 Okay folks...time to set up the bar!

Enjoy your foie gras!

[check out Hudson Valley Foie Gras for excellent quality duck and chicken stuff!]

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:45 PM (n9ltV)

221 * looks at the Sutter Home Merlot in my glass *

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:46 PM (Cif43)

222 I'm reverse searing two thick pork chops. I wonder whether that will work as well as doing it with beef steaks?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:41 PM (n9ltV)

It will if done properly. Don’t shake em you weirdo.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (RPJMX)

223 Spent yesterday running old pots of soil through the sieve. Came in just covered in dirt. Dust everywhere. An amazing mess. But, I got the cukes potted up and in the greenhouse, so good times ahead.

I use all the cukes. Pickle a bunch, make tzitzi sauce with a bunch, eat them in salads. I need to repeat at Pickle Queen at the State Fair, so my reputation is on the line....

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

224 Thanks for another fun Food Thread, CBD!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (Wnv9h)

225 We don't eat the offal because we don't have too

Posted by: DreddBolt at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (t6jQ0)

226 It will if done properly. Don’t shake em you weirdo.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (RPJMX)

I only shake the chops just after they go into the water.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:48 PM (n9ltV)

227 CBD, thank you for this thread. My cooking ability keeps getting stretched because of this inspiration.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:48 PM (Cif43)

228 It will if done properly. Don’t shake em you weirdo.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:47 PM (RPJMX)

What is properly? Never done a reverse sear. Trying to convince DH that pork is a good protein source within a smaller budget.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:49 PM (DwqWV)

229 Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:48 PM (Cif43)

My pleasure!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 06:49 PM (n9ltV)

230 I think the only way DH likes pork chops is if I sink them into a big pile of cheesy potatoes, with all that white sauce and cheese, and then cover them with bread crumbs, which kinda ruins the whole idea of "lean" pork.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:51 PM (DwqWV)

231 >>What is properly? Never done a reverse sear. Trying to convince DH that pork is a good protein source within a smaller budget.

A good pork chop rivals a steak in my book.

Mr. Dildo and I have a similar grill with a sear station. I offset cook proteins on the main grill and then sear them. That sear station makes me unreasonably happy.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)

232 Nigh on decades ago, I was a short time laborer in Joplin Mo. Dinner on several occasions was fried chicken livers in a wonderful place called chicken Marys.

Posted by: Miflin at April 26, 2026 06:53 PM (aA6YN)

233 What is properly? Never done a reverse sear. Trying to convince DH that pork is a good protein source within a smaller budget.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 06:49 PM (DwqWV)

I cook mine at 225ish to an internal temperature of 150-155. Sear on a screaming hot griddle or cast iron for a minute or so per side. And you’re done. Really easy preparation. They stay moist.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:54 PM (RPJMX)

234 I'm going to try putting some pork chops in the crockpot in a tequila/lime marinade until tender and then sear them

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 06:55 PM (Cif43)

235 So we got this one Kashi GO Protein Cereal, 10g Protein, 10g Fiber, Peanut Butter Crunch, 16.9oz Box (1 Box). But I guess I have options now if he's not a fan, but wants to try another.

The original box is apparently 12+12, but no idea what's in that...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

Kashi GO sounds like a laxative you pay for, which I guess is not entirely inaccurate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 06:57 PM (utfVc)

236 I cook mine at 225ish to an internal temperature of 150-155. Sear on a screaming hot griddle or cast iron for a minute or so per side. And you’re done. Really easy preparation. They stay moist.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 06:54 PM

Not bad. I like to brine mine first, or sous vide them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2026 06:59 PM (Wnv9h)

237 I wish I could still eat cucumber slices.
I'd eat them like crazy when I was a kid.

Now they give me ferocious heartburn every time I try them again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

238 WEASEL'S GUN THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

239 RMBS,

Always brine if possible. Sous vide is great. Reverse sear is a little quicker. Good in a pellet stove for a little smoke flavor.

No bad way except to overcook and dry them out.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 26, 2026 07:02 PM (RPJMX)

240 >>Not bad. I like to brine mine first, or sous vide them.

Ever visit the Aquidneck Meat Market in your travels around here?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 07:04 PM (viF8m)

241 >>>@237 I wish I could still eat cucumber slices. I'd eat them like crazy when I was a kid. Now they give me ferocious heartburn every time I try them again. Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)
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Try peeling them, as the skins might be what's causing the heartburn ... You might also have less digestive issues eating mini/younger cukes because their seeds are smaller.

Posted by: Kathy at April 26, 2026 08:15 PM (zuKcR)

242 I bought a box of Kashi Go protein years ago, I had liked their regular sweet granola, But to me the protein stuff was gross. It lived with my trailer camping stuff for a few years as emergency back up and I would occasionally eat a handful and remember I hated it until I finally threw it away.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 08:35 PM (+89TD)

First World Problems...

There is a very interesting but immensely frustrating correlation between the number of flashlights in the house and the probability of a power outage. Obviously the local utility tracks my flashlight purchases, and only turns off the power when the number of functioning lights in the house drops below the number necessary to navigate a several-hours-long blackout.

I am tempted to purchase flashlights by the case, and then simply return them, but I suspect that the surveillance capabilities of PSE&G is more sophisticated than simply counting flashlights in and assuming a failure rate that increases with time.

Do they have a spy in the house? Is it one of the brats? Is that why they come visit? My original assumption was for the free food and drink, but now I might have to reevaluate!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 If purchased by the case you will not need the batteries until all of them are dead.
Might as well burn it down.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (YBtcQ)

3 My power goes out so rarely, wouldn't think 1 out of 3 years if not 5. Yet there are all kinds of alternatives lighting around here.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)

4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.

But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)

5 Overall I started my real first yardwork today. And it amazing how all the little tools you pick up help.

I was spreading soil, and a rake worked great.

But then one of the bags of soil had a plant growing in it and a hand rake let me separate from the dirt.

Then I had a wheelbarrow to move sticks, a trimmer to work on the hedges, different types of gloves for the different types of work and on and on.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

6 not sure if this qualifies as FWP

haven't had a cigarette since Wednesday night
makes it tough to watch episodes of Mad Men

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 02:05 PM (ZxPkt)

7 Somebody needs to invent a nuclear flashlight. Simple fix.

Maybe that genius would-be assassin from last night can invent one once a DC jury refuses to find him guilty.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (i2VYc)

8 Nobody's made a charging my Fleshlight joke yet?

Posted by: Uncle Pervy at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (oftw2)

9 Um... rechargeable flashlights, anyone?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (1o8D5)

10 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (1o8D5)

11 After the March 15th tornado, we were without power for about 24 hours. We came home to a dark house, but it was still standing, thankfully. I had our Predator 5000 up and running on propane the following morning. Cooked breakfast on a gas grill. Had lights. Heat.

Power was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

12 I've had a lot of Duracell alkaline batteries leak and cause connections to corrode.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (Cqx++)

13 Bring back whale oil lamps

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (Ia/+0)

14 The electrical power line that services my neighborhood traverses a mile or so of agricultural fields, and the farm machinery seems to be magically attracted to the power poles.

I keep plenty of flashlights and propane lanterns on hand, and get to use them a couple of times a year.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (qR48U)

15 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

16 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Is CBD just trying to throw us off their scent? Is he, too, working for PSEG? Their tentacles are everywhere...

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)

17 Power was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

I envy you. When we get windstorms here our power's out for 4-5 days, at least. It's so heavily wooded that trees keep falling on the lines and the crews have trouble keeping up. Be nice if they were underground but that's impractical out here. Wife and I are having a propane based fail-over generator installed this spring.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (i2VYc)

18 Sometimes you only have enough money for one pony ride, not your own pony.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (LHPAg)

19
A home generator makes all those silly, little, unreliable flashlights unnecessary.

BONUS! It's too heavy for your kids to carry off.

Just sayin'

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 02:13 PM (iJfKG)

20 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
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I bought one of these 2 years after the war broke out here in Israel:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083TLZN7G

Used it once or twice and not in an emergency.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (1o8D5)

21 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)

It does indeed have an ampersand!

https://nj.pseg.com/

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (n9ltV)

22 >>Bring back whale oil lamps

Up yours, buddy.

Posted by: A Whale at April 26, 2026 02:14 PM (viF8m)

23 Um... rechargeable flashlights, anyone?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

On Amazon:
YZYOE Rechargeable Red Light Flashlight， 2 in 1 White Lights and LED Red Light $9.80

Bought four.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2026 02:15 PM (58Bi5)

24 My FWP: I bought a new office stapler, which came without staples. Somewhere around here I have a box of staples that I have been carrying around with me since 1988, but I can't find them.

Obviously, midget Gypsies must have broken into my house and made off with my staples. There can be no other explanation.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 02:15 PM (qR48U)

25 16 It's Public Service Enterprise Group. PSEG. No ampersand.

Of course not. You have to have membership at Cardboard Level or above.

Posted by: &&Members Only&& at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (oftw2)

26 A home generator makes all those silly, little, unreliable flashlights unnecessary.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 02:13 PM (iJfKG)

Oh...I have a generator, and an installed manual transfer switch too!

But until I know for how long the power will be out, I don't pull the damned thing out of the garage. That's when the flashlights come in!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (n9ltV)

27 If you don't have a bunch of 18650 batteries, a couple of chargers (you want one that can charge, discharge, grade, and charge to 50% for storage), a small solar panel to charge them, and basic lights that take them as well as cr123s, then you are doing it wrong and have been doing it wrong for at least a decade.

Might wanna toss in some aa or aaa rechargeables and a headlamp, too. Though I keep lithium disposable cells in my vehicle and medical bag headlamps so I don't have to worry about them leaking. (pro tip: a medical kit is worthless if you can't see shit)

My oldest 18650's are almost old enough to vote, and have been in service daily the whole time. They have lost about 40% capacity but are adequate for use around the house.

Using alkalines for flashlights is caveman stuff... and if you are rich enough to blow through 123's at about 3-4 bucks an hour you will have staff to sort this all out.

Posted by: heya at April 26, 2026 02:16 PM (VczSh)

28 I bought a bunch of cheap LED flashlights and hung one from the upper hinge of every door in the house.
It was not very useful in the last blackout, but it made me feel more prepared.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (rbvCR)

29 It does indeed have an ampersand!

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Indeed. I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

30 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

Agood hand-cranked or squeeze-lever flashlight is quite expensive, and the cheap ones are junk. The gears take quite a beating. About the only utility of such flashlights is to provide one with light long enough to find and light the Coleman lantern.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:18 PM (utfVc)

31 > ower was back up before dinner.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:07 PM (jehhT)

I envy you. When we get windstorms here our power's out for 4-5 days, at least. It's so heavily wooded that trees keep falling on the lines and the crews have trouble keeping up. Be nice if they were underground but that's impractical out here. Wife and I are having a propane based fail-over generator installed this spring.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:12 PM (i2VYc)
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The local rural electric co-op wasn't always this proactive. Years ago, after a massive ice storm the power was out for nearly a month (in some locations.) Ours was out for about a week.

The co-op has contracted with an outfit that's been cutting and trimming trees in the area that potentially would disrupt power delivery. It's a continuous process.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:18 PM (jehhT)

32 Obviously, midget Gypsies must have broken into my house and made off with my staples. There can be no other explanation.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

All of my relatives are of Norwegian extraction. Potatoes are a staple there. Considering your location, you might try that.

Posted by: Ronnie Russet at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (oftw2)

33 Have you no lamp oil?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (2Ez/1)

34 5 Overall I started my real first yardwork today. And it amazing how all the little tools you pick up help.

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I'm the smallest tool, yet the most helpful.

Posted by: Your credit card at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (2Ez/1)

35 I figured CBD would have lots of Tiki Torches on hand.

Posted by: The Good People Of Charlottesville at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (oftw2)

36 Jason Pargin has a video up about the latest assassination attempt - his argument is don't cheer this on even if you hate Trump. Imagine this happened to a politician you support? What would your reaction be?

And...its a decent take. No, he's not telling his fellow lefties that they are insane but he is trying to get them to sort of understand the other side.

The response? 9-1 "it was staged"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)

37 Not much to do but get a little hand-cranking done when the power's out.

Posted by: IYKWIM at April 26, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

38 You don't have to spend an arm and a leg, but skip the $6 Amazon specials and bullshit from Autozone/Walmart/Home Depot . A completely US made, stupidly overbuilt heirloom quality light from a high end custom maker is like $150; you can get a mass produced one that will probably outlive you for about 30 bucks.

Just get a couple and the related batteries and such and you'll be in flashlights for a couple decades.

Don't cheap out on batteries either, get a reputable brand from a battery supplier like Battery Station, or wherever the flashlight needs say is legit these days.

Posted by: heya at April 26, 2026 02:26 PM (VczSh)

39 Candles.

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:26 PM (b3Yos)

40 My 1WP is I need to go put stuff I need for work tomorrow in my truck, yet sitting watching YouTube

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)

41 We have a large UV flashlight. If you're in the desert and you don't want to see what's crawling around at night, don't get one.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:28 PM (abIsI)

42 Is it time for CBD to admit he uses the flashlights as lightsabres, like the PHB in Dilbert?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:29 PM (S/Y4j)

43
Harbor Freight has these little LED magnetic/hangar work lights for $1.99. I've got several of them all around the shop and in junk drawers. The magnet is strong enough to keep it attached to my gun safe door just above the dial so that I can see it when trying to unlock.

https://tinyurl.com/4buatkuu

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (y9nCu)

44 I have a shitload of rechargeable flashlights because my bearing and balance and vision demand I not end up on the ground.

You can never have too many flashlights.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

45 Is it time for CBD to admit he uses the flashlights as lightsabres, like the PHB in Dilbert?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:29 PM (S/Y4j)

Admit it? I relish the opportunity!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (n9ltV)

46 I seem to collect flashlights. Then I put batteries in them, and forget about them until the batteries leak. I got a real nifty super-bright LED maglight at a yard sale for five dollars. It uses an internal battery holder that takes 12 (count 'em) AAA batteries, and occupies the space that would hold about 3 and half D batteries. This is dumb. D batteries have a much lower price for the contained energy than do AA or AAA batteries. Build the damned flashlight to hold 4 D cells, and then use a small switching power supply to up-convert the 6 volts to 18 volts to drive the LED array. And shitcan the "multi-mode" switch, too. I don't need "dim" mode, and I sure don't need "blink" mode.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (utfVc)

47 35 I figured CBD would have lots of Tiki Torches on hand.
Posted by: The Good People Of Charlottesville

Here's the thing about Tiki Torches that use the infernal Tiki oil, they put off carbon pitch that will stick to anything close by and it's a PIA to clean off.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:31 PM (abIsI)

48 Hakeem (D)umbass is blathering on TV right now.
If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:31 PM (b3Yos)

49 I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

Because some MBA marketing genius decided it was a good idea.

I am not responsible for most of the stupidity in NJ...just my own!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)

50 44 I have a shitload of rechargeable flashlights because my bearing and balance and vision demand I not end up on the ground.

You can never have too many flashlights.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

Perhaps tape a bunch of them together into a cane or a walker?

Posted by: Ounce of prevention and all that at April 26, 2026 02:32 PM (TbWk/)

51 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

52 Couple Thanksgivings ago, SoCal Ed cut power while I was prepping the bird the night before. Too windy, don't you know. Can't have a stray spark ignite all that dry brush that the state won't let us clear around our towers. Milk vetch weed is a protective species, you understand. Can't uproot a protected species, that just wouldn't be cricket, wat-wat?

Technically, Californians can't have first world problems, because California is not a first world state...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (nbLIj)

53 I had a hand cranked flashlight, branded Harley Davidson. It was nice knowing if I needed a flashlight I wouldn't be clobbered by dead batteries. I'm not sure the gears failed, it got to a point where one could crank and crank and there would only be like 10 seconds of light so my wag was that the capacitor was pretty well kaput. I like the rechargeable LED headlamps currently. Its nice to be have the light and have both hands free. Hopefully not jinxing myself but our electric company is quite good, I don't need a lot of lantern type lighting. If the power goes out in the evening I usually just go to bed early. I have a camping generator but I have not had power out long enough to be worth trying to get it running and run extension cords into the house.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 02:34 PM (+89TD)

54 I think the power subsidiary is called Public Service Electric & Gas.

Thus PSE&G.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:34 PM (n9ltV)

55 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
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Disconnect the fuel line at the carburetor and drain it into a can. Put a fuel cut off valve in the line if you are concerned about leakage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:35 PM (BFFcg)

56 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

Inverter plus a deep-discharge marine battery.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

57 A flashlight is what you use to help you fire up the genset after a hurricane.

Similar to a handgun is what you use to get to your battle rifle.

Relying on the flashlight alone means you already lost the battle.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:37 PM (/lPRQ)

58 15 Plus hand-cranked/solar powered flashlights.

Apparently those have been around for a while, I saw them using them in the movie Eden which was set in '29
Posted by: 18-1
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Military had them (not the solar part) in WWII.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:37 PM (BFFcg)

59 My FWP:

In my house, whenever a toilet paper roll runs out, SOMEONE always leaves a fresh one right on the counter. For me to install. Never mind that the roller is 2” away.
Evidently, the mechanics of a TP collapsible tube are rocket science.
Also, full trash bags are left on the steps right next to the garbage cans. Given, those are two feet away.

Posted by: RI Red at April 26, 2026 02:38 PM (UxbHU)

60 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

If you've never tried a shake siphon you're living in the dark ages. I have one for each vehicle and the RV.

https://tinyurl.com/3n8vrmht

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 02:38 PM (abIsI)

61 51. Seems like the higher end UPS systems for computers would fit the bill Martini Farmer. Probably cheaper to drill a hole in the wall for a dedicated extension cord to use the generator though. I'd bet they sell kits designed to allow such things. Used to be fairly common to have a big coax cable hole for direct TV etc before everything went so wireless.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (+89TD)

62 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.
I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.
But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one
Posted by: 18-1

Cheapest would have been a straw you found on the ground and your own lips and lungs.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (/lPRQ)

63 Better go out ang gather up stuff

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Ia/+0)

64 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

I've been using a computer UPS for that purpose for years. So far, I haven't had a long enough outage to tell how well it works - I live close to a dispatch/maintenance center for my power utility, so they get fixed quickly.

I've also seen people use car batteries for this purpose, with some additional hardware. So far, I haven't found a link - it was several years ago.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 02:41 PM (S/Y4j)

65 >>>Perhaps tape a bunch of them together into a cane or a walker?

Posted by: Ounce of prevention and all that

>You whippersnappers laugh now, but a flashlight from WWII or the Korean war era aren't too eliminating. You gotta bite the bullet and upgrade to these little modern marvels of blue light.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:41 PM (Fbc0I)

66 I keep and occasionally use led headlamp from harbor freight. Bright and reasonably long lasting

Posted by: Miflin at April 26, 2026 02:42 PM (aA6YN)

67 It does indeed have an ampersand!

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Indeed. I wonder why, given there's no "and" in the name.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 02:17 PM (BI5O2)

I'm old enough to remember when it used to be called Public Service Electric and Gas.

(Gently motions YD and CDB from lawn...)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 02:42 PM (nbLIj)

68 >>I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.
I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.
And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.
But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one

3 words. Fuel stabilizer. It works.

Posted by: A Whale at April 26, 2026 02:43 PM (viF8m)

69 son of a ...

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 02:43 PM (viF8m)

70 What I really need to find is a battery backup for my CPAP machine. I can recharge it on the generator, but I'd need it inside the bedroom for the machine.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 02:33 PM (jehhT)

Look into battery packs, a computer uninterruptable power supply, or those battery jumpers with extra ports. My wife got me a jumper pack with a USB and USB-C ports. It also has a compressor built in it too

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 02:44 PM (rbvCR)

71 My chief gripe is leaky AA's. Even the best brand names have that problem.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 02:45 PM (XeU6L)

72 Have an LED lamp hung in the bathroom and a small LED in each room plus 2 Harbor Freight multiple LED/single LED lights ~$3 and one hanging lamp from them (label says Luminar Outdoor) ~$5, it puts out at least 60 watts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:46 PM (BFFcg)

73 Did someone say leaky?

Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (2Ez/1)

74 Just as they come when purchased I put a piece of Sarah Ann wrap between the contacts until I need the light. - > Leaks, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (BFFcg)

75 Candles.
Posted by: wth

I have a couple 100 packs of tea lights. Each has its own metal cup so you can put them pretty much where you want w/o worrying about wax drips and they last for hours. Good enough to use as night lights.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 02:48 PM (/lPRQ)

76 Does it count in the utility company's calculations if I can only find the two foot long flashlights and none of the easy-to-carry
4-inch ones?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 02:49 PM (biEYB)

77 Great advances in small cell batteries over the years. I can remember leaky D cell batteries with a cork seal (Ray O Vac) from my youth and the horrible BA 30 battery from days in Vietnam. Recently bought a trio of small flashlights with many adjustments, and a couple packs of AAA batteries, good for 10 years storage.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 02:49 PM (gm9Sb)

78 73 Did someone say leaky?
Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden

That's my gig!

Posted by: Zombie Pat "Leaky" Leahy at April 26, 2026 02:51 PM (oftw2)

79
"Public Service" Electric & Gas

Heh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 02:51 PM (RIvkX)

80 Hakeem (D)umbass is blathering on TV right now.
If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth

Kid Reporter Stumps Hakeem Jeffries With One Tough Question

https://tinyurl.com/mfmwypkc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 02:52 PM (ndZc7)

81 We have multiple rechargeable nightlight/flashlights around house and garage. When power goes out we have fully charged flashlights. Also there is a flashlight readily available anywhere you find yourself, so when you need one, no need to search through drawers. Lastly, no stumbling onto or into things at night. The only place we don’t have one is bedroom so it stays dark at night. But there’s several high power flashlights at beside right next to firearms.

Posted by: epador at April 26, 2026 02:53 PM (W3wZE)

82 Did someone say leaky?
Posted by: Creepy Joe Biden
......

Has your butt been wiped?

Posted by: wth at April 26, 2026 02:54 PM (b3Yos)

83 On that snow blower, it's possible that you have an electric fuel cut of at the bottom of your float bowl.
Unscrew it and drain your carb.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:54 PM (BFFcg)

84 During a brief couple years as a cop I never carried a nightstick. Four D cell Maglight skull crusher for the win. And then, I only used it as a flashlight because I'm not into hitting people.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 02:55 PM (gm9Sb)

85 >>I keep and occasionally use led headlamp from harbor freight. Bright and reasonably long lasting

Great invention. I had a couple on the boat. Having free hands at night on the water comes in handy.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 02:55 PM (viF8m)

86 If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth
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Be like Elvis, use your pistol.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:56 PM (BFFcg)

87 I have two very different LED "flashlights" on my desk right now. One is called a "button lamp", and is about the size of a stack of 4 half-dollars. Has a paddle switch, one LED, and a strong magnet on the back. Powered by two CR2032 cells, it looks like. It's considerably brighter than a single candle, and will illuminate my kitchen well enough for me to find things. I have used one for working under the dash of a car, and it is ideal for that.

The other is an old fluorescent hand lantern that I converted to use one of the elements from one of those "corn cob" high bay lights. The element runs on 18 volts, so I stuffed 12 D cells in the battery compartment, taping them together, and series connecting them by soldered-on wires. It will light an entire room quite well, about a hundred watt's worth of light.

Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:58 PM (utfVc)

88 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.

Posted by: JROD at April 26, 2026 03:00 PM (IlL6s)

89 If I throw a brick at my TV is that a 1WP?
Posted by: wth
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In the old days of CRT tv's I had a suction cup dart pistol that I would occasionally loose.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (XeU6L)

90 LED headlamps are a necessity for my work. And like Jack said, your hands are free for working.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (jJdaW)

91 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (gtcuf)

92 >>>During a brief couple years as a cop I never carried a nightstick. Four D cell Maglight skull crusher for the win. And then, I only used it as a flashlight because I'm not into hitting people.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door

>I got one of those for the girlfriend, but there were times when I thought she was gonna use it against me. Luckily it never happened.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:02 PM (Fbc0I)

93 When the power goes out, my husband and I make whoopee.

Posted by: Barney Fag at April 26, 2026 03:04 PM (sDJiP)

94 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.
Posted by: JROD

Money Quote -
And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.

I have no idea where he would get those ideas....
/s

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:05 PM (/lPRQ)

95 Would be assassins manifesto has been posted.
Posted by: JROD
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One can guess, without looking, the essence.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:06 PM (XeU6L)

96 "coat my hands with his crimes."

Who talks like that? He talks like a fag and his shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (gtcuf)

97 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker
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Alladin lamps.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

98 I have a crapload of LED flashlights and lanterns around here. There's a flashlight in both vehicles, several strewn around the garage and a half dozen inside the house.

My wife has these little AAA powered fake candles too.

I've also got this little solar charger that once it gets enough sun, and charges for a day or two, can recharge small devices like phones. It'll charge like a phone with a USB too, so it's not totally useless when it's not sunny.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (jehhT)

99 I lived in a safe neighborhood in Boston. Never gave a thought to being out at all times of the night.

And one day a transformer at the Prudential Center blew up and the whole neigborhood lost power for 4 days. It's truly incredible how fast things go feral in a city.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (viF8m)

100 Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I have a yard light that decided to go into Strobe Light Mode after only a year. Rather dink with it or replace it I just turned it off.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (/lPRQ)

101 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:01 PM (gtcuf)

Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (utfVc)

102 I have no idea where he would get those ideas....
/s

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:05 PM (/lPRQ)
====

That is the platform that California gubernatorial and congressional candidates are running on.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (RIvkX)

103 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:09 PM (Fbc0I)

104 It has long been my policy that every top desk drawer, nightstand drawer, endtable drawer, top kitchen drawer and automobile glovebox contain a flashlight and a knife, two things that are rarely at hand when needed.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at April 26, 2026 03:10 PM (8ILPt)

105 Don't discard failed LED lamps or fixtures; usually it is the power supply that fails, and individual LED's or arrays can be salvaged and repurposed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I have two LED street lamps ,salvaged in the wake of Helene
. Would easily illumme my entire back yard.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:10 PM (XeU6L)

106 If you happen to live in an apartment, or maybe some house without a window in the bathroom a flashlight or one of those stick on LED lights is a must. You're sitting there, enjoying the dump, and the power goes out. Might not ever happen, but if it does.. Or, if you're in the shower, getting out in dark enough to develop film.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (gm9Sb)

107 It has long been my policy that every top desk drawer, nightstand drawer, endtable drawer, top kitchen drawer and automobile glovebox contain a flashlight and a knife, two things that are rarely at hand when needed.
Posted by: Pennsyltucky

Then put lanyards on them and hang them like a necklace. Even when you shower or swim.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (/lPRQ)

108 >>>The other is an old fluorescent hand lantern

Calls to mind a gift from dad, a Sears fluorescent light, one tube about 6" with a transitional bulb at the end. Hung that light in wife's foaling stall, perfect amount of light. That light participated in many a foal.

Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (BFFcg)

109 101 Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.

They're probably much easier to use now, but I grew up watching my dad use them back in the day on our hunting and fishing trips, and they always seemed to be too much work. The light was superior though, that's for sure! I do have a Coleman for hunting, fishing and camping but it's a battery-powered Coleman.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (gtcuf)

110 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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He sent it in the last few minutes.

I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (XeU6L)

111 I, how you say, do some of my best work in the dark.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (oftw2)

112 103 Are these people posting manifestos? Because anybody posting a manifesto should be monitored. Closely. Is that not a red flag?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:09 PM (Fbc0I)

He released it to the Family right before the attack.. Or attempted attack

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)

113 > Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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My kerosene heater is like that. You can use it indoors, with the proper kerosene, and a good mantle. Always crack a window too. Thing gets really hot.

We've used it a couple times during outages in winter, inside, while we're awake.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:13 PM (jehhT)

114 101 One of my Dad's most appreciated gifts was a Coleman lantern. Later in life I found out most WW2 vets really got to know and love them, being issued in all theaters.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:14 PM (gm9Sb)

115 Coleman lanterns, too. Biggest drawback is that the mantles are fragile. Always burn in a new mantle outdoors! But they give a brilliant white light like a hundred-watt bulb.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:07 PM (utfVc)
All those mantles will be blown away like dust in the wind. Time to be in the dark.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

116 You're sitting there, enjoying the dump, and the power goes out. Might not ever happen, but if it does.. Or, if you're in the shower, getting out in dark enough to develop film.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

Knew this building where the men's room had one WC. It was at then end of this very deep stall, easily 10 feet. The room had motion detector lights.
I am sure many people got stuck in cave like darkness if it took too long to take care of business.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:15 PM (/lPRQ)

117 Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:11 PM (BFFcg)

Yep. The "Ur-switching power supply", a 2-transistor oscillator built around a step-up transformer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (utfVc)

118 I barely touch my flashlights anymore, since I discovered the wonder of headlamps. After buying a cheap one that broke almost immediately, I invested in a Thrunight aircraft-grade titanium headlamp and that thing rocks, and is practically indestructible.

Posted by: Delurker at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (gtcuf)

119 I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (XeU6L)

The Wide Awakes were a youth wing of the Republican party for the 1860 election

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 03:16 PM (rbvCR)

120 Calls to mind a gift from dad, a Sears fluorescent light, one tube about 6" with a transitional bulb at the end. Hung that light in wife's foaling stall, perfect amount of light. That light participated in many a foal.

Took either 4 or 6 D batteries. Been a long time
Posted by: Braenyard

The wife's foaling ?

It is unclear what that is.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:17 PM (/lPRQ)

121 I, how you say, do some of my best work in the dark.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 26, 2026 03:12 PM (oftw2)

With a fleshlight?

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 26, 2026 03:17 PM (n9ltV)

122 >>>I do have a Coleman for hunting, fishing and camping but it's a battery-powered Coleman.

Posted by: Delurker

>Propane lanterns are kickass. And you feel the glow. Like a heater in your shelter.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:18 PM (Fbc0I)

123 >Propane lanterns are kickass. And you feel the glow. Like a heater in your shelter.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:18 PM (Fbc0I)

I wholeheartedly endorse this comment.

Posted by: Hank Hill at April 26, 2026 03:20 PM (PiwSw)

124 Somebody up above mentioned candles. Still the best emergency lighting, and in an enclosed space a bit of heat. Had the misfortune to go to Fort Drum for a bit of cold weather training to pass on to others, and it's amazing what a candle can do in a shelter half for taking off the chill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:20 PM (gm9Sb)

125 We learned long ago that the better prepared we are for a bad situation the less likely it is to happen. It's a strong inverse correlation. Lay in food and other supplies for bad weather forecasted, usually ends up being a dud. The more flashlights and other lighting methods we have, the rarer we need them. (One side benefit is learning that beeswax candles are the best.)

And never a thank you from neighbors that we single handedly averted disasters for the area.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 03:22 PM (yTvNw)

126 Candles all over here, have oil lamps as well

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

127 I love the handy, postcard sized, flat 12-LED flashlight but I keep in my glove box. Stands up, shines bright as day, doesn't lose its charge

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:24 PM (D/9SZ)

128 Are you a flashaholic? If you suffer flashlight deficiency anxiety, check with your doctor.

Posted by: Socratease at April 26, 2026 03:25 PM (YgfoU)

129 Yup. Had giant camping lanterns and loads of flashlights but they've all but vanished. I, too, suspect brat borrowing, if not outright thievery. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Now, Harbor Freight small pop-up lanterns for every room in the house, the basement and shed. They're inexpensive, non intrusive & can hang, and the bonus is the brats now live far enough away they'll usually call before appearing.

Posted by: L - No nic, another funecday at April 26, 2026 03:26 PM (NFX2v)

130 The red and green crystals in my neighbor's pylon give off a nice bright light when you put them in contact with each other.

Posted by: Will Marshall at April 26, 2026 03:26 PM (nqEzG)

131 91 I have 2 hurricane lamps for power outages. Much better for long outages. And I love the olde-tymey routine of filling the oil and lighting the wick with a wooden match.

Posted by: Delurker
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Those lamps work much better if you don't live too far south.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:28 PM (BFFcg)

132 The only solution is to throw out the flashlights, buy some oil lamls, go catch a whale, slaughter it for oil, and voila! Light!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:28 PM (2WIwB)

133 Tiki torches. Gets attention.

The Southern Poverty Law Center office of Funding

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 03:29 PM (gm9Sb)

134 Knew this building where the men's room had one WC. It was at then end of this very deep stall, easily 10 feet. The room had motion detector lights.
I am sure many people got stuck in cave like darkness if it took too long to take care of business.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 03:15 PM (/lPRQ)

So...no reading the sports section.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2WIwB)

135 The wife's foaling ?

It is unclear what that is.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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The horses were her's the bills were mine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:31 PM (BFFcg)

136 There are also power outage LED light bulbs, often rechargeable, that can be unscrewed from a fixture & used independently as flashlights.

Flashlight bulbs

Posted by: L - No nic, another funecday at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)

137 >>I assume that the FBI is all over this group, “The Wide Awakes”, that he belonged to.

If things proceed in Florida as we hope I expect political violence to increase. Powerful people are being exposed and there is an army of pyschopaths on the left waiting for someone to flip a switch.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (viF8m)

138 OT: i learned on CNN that Trump staged this to get his secure, new ballroom.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (D/9SZ)

139 CNN SUCKS.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (D/9SZ)

140 🤬 cell phone

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 03:34 PM (NFX2v)

141 Kristol Blue Persuasion.

Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

-
You're having a little trouble with step one.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ndZc7)

142 >>OT: i learned on CNN that Trump staged this to get his secure, new ballroom.

Nice of the Secret Service agent to take a shot to the chest to help sell the hoax.

I repeat, an army of psychopaths.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (viF8m)

143 You can't H8the Propaganda Ministry enough

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

144 If things proceed in Florida as we hope I expect political violence to increase. Powerful people are being exposed and there is an army of pyschopaths on the left waiting for someone to flip a switch.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:32 PM (viF8m)
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*stamps on accelerator*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (RIvkX)

145 So I have been playing on Facebook and the left is in full foaming at the mouth mode.
Some clearly want us dead and are chomping at the bit.
Others are insisting it was staged for various reasons.
And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (I9mVp)

146 A first world problem with a third world solution.

Posted by: a torch at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (vFG9F)

147 Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

-
You're having a little trouble with step one.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ndZc7)

***

Somebody else with the lights not on very bright.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (2WIwB)

148
We have two 7800 watt dual-fuel generators, a 3500 watt and an 1800 watt, plus the 4000 watt RV generator to slave off. There's a transfer panel with circuits for the AC or furnace, well, septic and refrigerator.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (tgvbd)

149 A couple weeks ago I mentioned my FWP was a seized tie rod on my tractor. I had a local shop pick it up and deal with it after I threw out my back messing with it. Anyway, I get the tractor back... and a $40 refund!

I've never gotten a refund on outsourced work. Ever.

First World Problem - negated.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 03:39 PM (jehhT)

150
My Z355E mower appears to have a dirty carburetor. I got it to run on choke, but it conks out at full power. Another pain in the patoot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:41 PM (tgvbd)

151 We have two 7800 watt dual-fuel generators, a 3500 watt and an 1800 watt, plus the 4000 watt RV generator to slave off. There's a transfer panel with circuits for the AC or furnace, well, septic and refrigerator.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Plan, Plot, Plan, some more. You never know what's coming next.

Posted by: Lightning Down Your Chim-o-lee at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (oftw2)

152 My FWP. I share a birthday with Mrs Trump.
I wish her the happiest of birthdays, but the dang media keep ringing my doorbell. Wrong Washington boys.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2WIwB)

153
And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 26, 2026 03:37 PM (I9mVp)

___________

About 90% of that is the Aryan Brotherhood and the Mexican Mafia knifing each other in prison.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:43 PM (tgvbd)

154 >>My FWP. I share a birthday with Mrs Trump.

Happy Birthday!

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:44 PM (viF8m)

155
Posted by: Lightning Down Your Chim-o-lee at April 26, 2026 03:42 PM (oftw2)

___________

Had that too. Blew a foot-wide hole in the floor in front of the fireplace and ran along the gas line to the dryer, setting off a fire.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:45 PM (tgvbd)

156 And there is the usual ones claiming that studies prove most political violence is from the right.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale

From the right of Chairman Mao

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 03:47 PM (ndZc7)

157 My garage door surround was placed with concrete board. The electrician stripped the screws for my garage remote opener, which not longer works and I caned get the striped s crew heads our to replace.

Life is hard for us first world.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 26, 2026 03:49 PM (wBaIH)

158 147 Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions.

1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

Dissent ? Like trying to shoot and kill the President and all his administration because you disagree with it ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (FtULh)

159 For you music lovers. One of the greatest session players of all time.

https://thesessionmanfilm.com

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (viF8m)

160 =====

*stamps on accelerator*
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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You and Willie Nelson

youtube.com/watch?v=YPEItWz_nlE

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 03:51 PM (QDnZ7)

161 Bill Kristol is a mid-wit nepot who never had an original thought, other than, "Gee, since I have no political philosophy of my own, I'll be Never-Trump and scam some of the rubes!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 03:52 PM (n9ltV)

162 Somebody up above mentioned candles. Still the best emergency lighting, and in an enclosed space a bit of heat. Had the misfortune to go to Fort Drum for a bit of cold weather training to pass on to others, and it's amazing what a candle can do in a shelter half for taking off the chill.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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I endorse this. The sundry electrical means assume that those stored batteries are good, or if rechargeble that you have a means of doing so. Nine hour candle lanterns,and a supply of candles, are always there. I have two of these
(and a supply of candles) from my camping days.
https://shorturl.at/ZHOp0

Sooner or later, fuel/electricity (I'll throw in here, water, and food) and their availability runs out. My experience with Helene merely reinforced my thoughts about emergency provisions.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 03:53 PM (XeU6L)

163 Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

Jimmy Kimmel revels in calling Melania Trump an “expectant widow”

Not cool

[video]

https://is.gd/XYyFlJ

[Context per Brave AI:] Jimmy Kimmel mocked Melania Trump as an "expectant widow" during a parody of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 24, 2026, just days before the actual event was disrupted by a shooting at the Washington Hilton."]

Posted by: ShainS at April 26, 2026 03:54 PM (15tcM)

164 Re CPAP: I bought an accessory power cord for my Resmed CPAP that powers it from a 12v marine battery. I have 2 such batteries on hand, always charged (one is for my trailer, one for the backup sump pump). Haven't had to use it yet, since the act of buying it means that I won't have another power outage, but I like to be prepared for anything. Cost me about $90.

Posted by: The Neon Madman at April 26, 2026 03:57 PM (yNfcm)

165 Another attempt on President Trump and Bill worties about stifled information. most likely from Leftists.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

166
1. We unequivocally reject violence unless it works.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (tgvbd)

167 Jackstraw, Happiest of Birthdays. I raise a glass to you.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Cif43)

168 When the lights go out, I have two propane lanterns that will light any room brilliantly. But you have to recirculate the air so the carbon monoxide doesn't gag you out. Same with the portable grill I have for tailgating. The generator is sporty but that's for refrig. and accessories.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Fbc0I)

169 Jackstraw

Yes...Happy Birthday

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 03:59 PM (FtULh)

170 1. We unequivocally reject violence.

2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.
-----------
Uh...you and your ilk are, and have been, promoting violence. Statement 1 is merely gross rationaliztion to deflect from that reality.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (XeU6L)

171 >>Jackstraw, Happiest of Birthdays. I raise a glass to you.

Not me, Ben Had. Diogenes.

I don't have birthdays anymore.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (viF8m)

172 163 Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

Jimmy Kimmel revels in calling Melania Trump an “expectant widow”
---

They make dungeons for people like this.
Why are they allowed out of them?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 04:00 PM (QDnZ7)

173 FOODIE NOODIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

174 4 I spent a chunk of time today using a siphon to get the gas out of my snowblower.

I had a cheap bulb one and it took quite a while to do.

And its funny standing at the store looking at the products the cheapest product looks so good...I mean I am only going to use it like twice a year.

But...then using it I did wish I bought the more pricey one
Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (sKqQm)

There are some things where the cheapest is fine, like the "pen" "stem" tire pressure gauges. Why isn't there one in the glovebox? It's a mystery, and a sign that you need another one, since they're obviously getting used.

Then there are other things where they look good in theory and you should never get one, because if you do, you will find out that there are already two in the drawer that you forgot about because they're actually awful to use and so you never do. Like the garlic press with two handles for squeezing it through a grate. Ugh.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Sy6m/)

175 What a coincidence! Power went out last night more than an hour after we heard an explosion somewhere east of us. Fortunately, I had just charged my phone.

In the morning, we got a call from PG&E telling us that we would get a call about an "unplanned outage" (that was already over). And we did. They turned off the power, probably to fix whatever caused the explosion.

Anyway, one of our printers went wonky when the power went back on and the ice maker in the fridge has not recovered yet. Fortunately, we didn't need to re-start the router, which is a pain.

Posted by: KT at April 26, 2026 04:05 PM (7vIsy)

176 JackStraw, well I'm either early or late for your birthday but the sentiment is still the same.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 26, 2026 04:11 PM (Cif43)

177 It's not Jack it's Diogenes.

K.T. if you use battery power tools more than likely your brand has a power port. It allows you to use your tool battery to charge your phone and note pad. Ryobi's has two ports.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 04:47 PM (QDnZ7)

178 Having once worked for PSE&G for twelve years I can assure you you have nothing to worry about in terms of surveillance. I always found it remarkable that they could keep the lights on.

Posted by: Flakey Foont at April 26, 2026 05:07 PM (kvDvI)

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Shipbuilding As A Priority For Our Navy? What A Concept!

The recent firing of the Secretary of The Navy was a reasonable action if one assumes that the members of the administration are subordinate to the President and are tasked with implementing his policies. That the former secretary was resistant to some of those policies is ample reason to fire him, and in fact should have been expected.

“He’s a very good man," Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office, referring to Phelan. "I really liked him, but he had some conflict, not necessarily with Pete. He’s a hard charger, and he had some conflicts with some other people, mostly as to building and buying new ships. I’m very aggressive in the new shipbuilding.”

As the saying goes, "Quantity is a quality all its own." And as the Chinese build their navy to compete directly with ours in the Pacific, it is imperative that we accelerate our ship building to more than match theirs.

The issue of course is that ship building in the United States has declined to almost nothing, and the design and procurement process for military vessels has become so unbelievably convoluted and slow, that we essentially have no military shipbuilding. When it takes 10 years to design, approve, and build a new navy vessel like the pathetic Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), it is clear that the system needs revamping, or wholesale destruction and rebuilding from scratch!

Any Navy secretary must understand that and work to change the status quo. Instead, Phelan slow-walked it!

So now we have Hung Cao, whose resume is impressive, and whose dedication to the United States Navy is clear.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao Lists Shipbuilding as a Top Priority

Cao said his first and foremost priority is to care for the sailors and Marines of the force.
“We will take care of your needs and make sure you can do the mission,” said Cao, who previously served as an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the Navy and participated in special operations assignments in combat zones.
Cao listed his second priority as shipbuilding.
“We need the platforms we need in order to defend this country,” he said.
President Donald Trump said the previous Navy secretary, John Phelan, was “an excellent guy” but that he had conflicted with other members of the Trump administration on shipbuilding efforts.

Whether Secretary Cao succeeds in revamping a broken system remains to be seen, but his first pronouncements are gratifying, and seem to follow the tone that the Secretary of War is setting for our armed forces.

Is he politically astute? Can he navigate the rats nests in Congress and the Pentagon that are filled with craven opportunists whose every waking hour is consumed by the single-minded goal of personal aggrandizement, or financial gain, or both?

Inquiring minds want to know, but keeping corporatism out of the military seems like a good start!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nooded to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (NcvvS)

3 The British are way worse off, but then who wants Islam to have a navy some day?

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4
All that I can say is that whatever shipbuilding occurs had better be on the end of a supply chain that excludes Chinesium metal products.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (xG4kz)

5 Good morning - big storms. And yes, we need to be looking at strengthening against enemies foreign and domestic. Clearly.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (hftzA)

6 Clittoral Combat Ship

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (Kt19C)

7 Never want to hear about the Littoral Combat Ship again, unless the it's described as 'the completely discarded Littoral Combat Ship'. Took the Proceedings magazine for a year and was amazed by the cheerleading for what was an obvious dud.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:04 PM (NcvvS)

8 Thx CBD.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) quickly became known as the Little Crappy Ship. What a stupid concept and waste of money

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 12:06 PM (gu0hJ)

9
Clittoral Combat Ship
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Are those the ones where ladies in the officer corps engage in catfights and huffy dismissals of one another's opinions as to the vessel's course and other vital aspects of running a tight ship?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 12:06 PM (xG4kz)

10
It takes years to build an army.
It takes decades to build a navy.

Posted by: Pentagon men's room stall, D Ring at April 26, 2026 12:08 PM (2Ez/1)

11 The old joke used to be
Public schools "We're to busy teaching kids to put condoms on cucumbers to teach them to weld."
Now it's...

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:08 PM (G4ajv)

12 As an Airman through and through, I'm all about going on a shipbuilding program to make sure the Navy can project power for decades to come.

(Can we dust the blueprints off the Iowa class BBs and make new ones with nuclear power?)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:09 PM (T6aVk)

13 "Are those the ones where ladies in the officer corps engage in catfights and huffy dismissals of one another's opinions as to the vessel's course and other vital aspects of running a tight ship?"
+++

She knows what she did.

Posted by: Female CO at April 26, 2026 12:09 PM (2Ez/1)

14
7 Never want to hear about the Littoral Combat Ship again, unless the it's described as 'the completely discarded Littoral Combat Ship”

It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (iowdg)

15 The journalists leap into action following the attack!

https://tinyurl.com/y5ywmbvp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

16 Defense of our country should always be a top priority.
We don't need to erode our military like Europe has.
It's a dangerous world. We need to be prepared.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (pvf3X)

17 Finally.

I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)

18 It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM

++++++

*ahem*

Posted by: ZUMWALT Class destroyers at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (2Ez/1)

19 3 The British are way worse off, but then who wants Islam to have a navy some day?
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

Given the record of the Ottoman Empire, I'd say no worries when it comes to evil Islam creating an evil Islamic navy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (T6aVk)

20 Build. Let the experts build. Keep the administrators and facilitators in check, they're not the ones who should be deciding design specifications, - let them build.

Administrators and facilitators are there to audit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (Fbc0I)

21 You don't mess with a guy named Hung Cao.

Posted by: Dark L at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (W5mpo)

22 We have been sabotaged by the democrap party. It is as simple as that. The democrap will continue to sabotage the USA until the traitors find a traitor’s death.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 26, 2026 12:13 PM (xvV+O)

23 Morning, CBD and Horde! I can say that; it's still morning here. Seems to me that the New Navy Secretary should have a close look at how shipbuilding was greatly accelerated during WWII, and try to duplicate some of that effort.

Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

24 Can he navigate the rats nests in Congress and the Pentagon that are filled with craven opportunists whose every waking hour is consumed by the single-minded goal of personal aggrandizement, or financial gain, or both?

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

25 Hanwha’s Philly yard joins project to develop next-gen combat support ship for US Navy, Korea Now, YouTube, 3 weeks ago

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (NFX2v)

26 Clittoral Combat Ship
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Most sailors will not be able to locate them.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Kyh8Y)

27 The journalists leap into action following the attack!

https://tinyurl.com/y5ywmbvp
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder if any of those journalists realize that the ones seated closest to the doors are the designated bullet-catchers? But probably not, since that would take some introspection -- and they repeatedly show themselves to amoral swine.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (ksbjf)

28 >>It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

29
Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

30 More like 'liter ships' AMMA RITE????

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (diia5)

31 It is to Virginia's everlasting shame that a man like Hung Cao lost elections to the kind of people who now infest our government.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

32 31 It is to Virginia's everlasting shame that a man like Hung Cao lost elections to the kind of people who now infest our government.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

I agree...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (EKdEo)

33 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.

The winning design then gets the full support of the other companies, who are contracted to help build that particular ship. Competition breeds innovation and cost savings.

I guess I’m stupid and don’t understand having to compete for a design right on an imaginary ship that might not even float.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (A5RD0)

34
LCS = Least Capable Solution.

Posted by: Defense Acquisition Reform, part twelve at April 26, 2026 12:19 PM (2Ez/1)

35 16 Defense of our country should always be a top priority.
We don't need to erode our military like Europe has.
It's a dangerous world. We need to be prepared.
Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (pvf3X)

This should be a top priority of the federal government.
Si vis pacem, praeperat bellum.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:20 PM (T6aVk)

36 The Ottomans hired British officers to run their navy, so it will be simpler now

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

OK. By they way, I suggest we always use the term "Democrat would-be assassin". Make the fuckers wear it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (utfVc)

38 I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.

I don't want someone to spend tens of billions of dollars on ships because that's what we've always done. If I were king and someone came to me and said "let's build more battleships and carriers" they had better bloody well be able to tell me how they're going to defend those ships against loyal wingmen, drones and missiles. Can it be done? Maybe. But at least show me that you've thought it through.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

39 17 Finally.

I hope its not lost on the geniuses who said that a powerful navy is unnecessary in the age of drones.

The ocean is the most strategic place on earth and always will be.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)

It is. Because there are people who desperately want to skip fundamentals to make a name for themselves.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)

40 Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)

In fact it looks like all of them are saying that. They don’t know that if something is staged, you want to make sure the shooter is dead so he can’t tell who he was working with.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (iowdg)

41 >>Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...

While many are saying it was staged by Trump to garner up media support for the White House ballroom.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

42 Any new revelations on the Democrat would-be assassin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

Yes.... He hated Christians and was a donor to Kamala... Oh... Some of the Libs are saying it was staged to get sympathy for Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:17 PM (EKdEo)
************
People are idiots.
Who would stage an assassination knowing they would be going to prison for the rest of their lives?

He also had a manifesto and went to a No Kings protest.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (NpAcC)

43 "Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?"

Burke-class destroyers, some amphibious ships, and some support, like fast oilers. And the newest carrier class.

That's why the short-term approach will have to include some more Burkes. They're very effective platforms.

The newest expedient that Phelan talked about was making a Navy version of the newest Coast Guard cutter design. There are of course drawbacks to that but the main idea is to get hulls in service. Don't know where that stands.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:22 PM (U/Byj)

44 28 >>It’s amazing that they could spend so much time and do the job so badly. If I remember, something as simple as basic propulsion never worked right.

Has the Navy got one single ship class built consistently right in the last 35 years?

Anyone who came to me with another design for mixed metals in saltwater would be forced to take electrochemistry classes until they can tell me why that's stupid.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

45 I don't want someone to spend tens of billions of dollars on ships because that's what we've always done. If I were king and someone came to me and said "let's build more battleships and carriers" they had better bloody well be able to tell me how they're going to defend those ships against loyal wingmen, drones and missiles. Can it be done? Maybe. But at least show me that you've thought it through.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

That's why you also build cruisers, frigates, submarines, etc.

And you work on how you sustain your operations at sea (logistics).

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (T6aVk)

46 > LCS = Least Capable Solution.
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It's the only hull in service that can perform the mine hunting mission. There are (were) two old, IIRC wooden hulled mine hunters left in the USN and were (are) going to be retired.

That being said, the USN has a number of mine hunting/clearing loadouts for their MH-53 "Sea Dragon" helicopters. Towed sonars, clearing devices, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:23 PM (jehhT)

47 The biggest problem is the schools not making kids that are capable of doing the work needed to run foundry's and the larger industries related to ship building. Used to be that a significant part of a class, starting in JR High were taught to cast and weld and machine and design and build things. Not pointed towards some pie in the sky degree in international basket weaving and advanced body modification. This generational loss can't be made up.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:24 PM (G4ajv)

48 33 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.
+++

The US Navy's first ships authorized by Congress were six frigates in 1794. They were to be constructed at six different disparate shipyards specifically to stimulate local economic activity.

Posted by: Politics always wins at April 26, 2026 12:24 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Good morning! Someone should look back at the development and deployment of the P51. Concept to flight in about 120 days. By a private company. Staffed with a few engineers and no HR or superfluous middle management.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 12:25 PM (3Ope8)

50 In all of my conversations and correspondence with the acting SECNAV over the last half-dozen years, I can confirm that he is a patriot, a warrior, an amazing leader universally respected by those he led, and an excellent family man. I sincerely hope he is selected to remain as SECNAV.

Posted by: FIIGMO at April 26, 2026 12:25 PM (R/nr4)

51
By 1944, the Navy was turning out so many ships so fast that there weren't enough sailors and officers to man them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:26 PM (hGldu)

52 Quonest Point Naval Air Station has been transformed into a National Guard training base and a business park. One of those businesses is Electric Boat.

They build parts of the new generation of nuclear subs and then send the parts to Groton for final assembly. They can't find enough workers. Incredible how fast it's growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (viF8m)

53 LCS = Little Crappy Ships

I've noted before that I have a standard thing I do when asking Navy personnel at my shooting range doing their qualifications which ship they're from (it isn't always evident from their uniforms).

When they say an LCS ship, I say "Oh, I'm sorry". So far 100% of them have taken it in the right spirit, rolled their eyes, and said "yeah, we know". Also had an encounter with a young sailor 10 years ago or more who had a plum spot, she was going to help write the SOPs for the LCS class here on the west coast. She said she was shocked when she first walked into her new office. Morale was dead, and the ships were a festival of poor design and other issues.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (U/Byj)

54 The very fact that Phelan was confirmed with 'bipartisan support' should have been the first red flag.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (setIA)

55 “It is. Because there are people who desperately want to skip fundamentals to make a name for themselves.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:21 PM (T6aVk)”

On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (iowdg)

56 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Cqx++)

57 On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

And this time, they wouldn't have us acting as their backstop. You made you beds. Enjoy them!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

58 You don't mess with a guy named Hung Cao.
Posted by: Dark L
He and his family left Saigon on the last day IIRC...I was off the coast.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 12:29 PM (YBtcQ)

59 How about allowing competing companies to actually build a prototype and compete against each other for selection by the navy.

The winning design then gets the full support of the other companies, who are contracted to help build that particular ship. Competition breeds innovation and cost savings.

I guess I’m stupid and don’t understand having to compete for a design right on an imaginary ship that might not even float.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 12:18 PM (A5RD0)

What do you do with the prototypes not selected? They might be very capable ships in their own right. Destroying them would be wasteful, but you don't want to commission them as they would be one-offs, with no real tech support behind them. Sell them at a discount to friendly Navies with the understanding that they will be on their own when it comes to keeping them running?

I like the idea that there be a few standardized hull designs, with engine room spaces made so they can accommodate either nuke or conventional power plants.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:29 PM (utfVc)

60 >>On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Rule Britannia
Britannia waves the rules

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)

61 Martini Farmer, the USV/UUV revolution has been fully embraced for mine clearance, which means many platforms can do it. We have unmanned surface vessels doing it right now in the Strait, I believe.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)

62 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?

I think the best solution is lots of small, agile ships with dedicated anti-drone systems, e.g. lasers and microwaves. The age of small numbers of large, high-value ships is coming to a close. IMNSHO.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

63 56 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM

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The ones with high energy laser weapons.

Posted by: Zap! at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

64
They can't find enough workers. Incredible how fast it's growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:27 PM (viF8m)

___________

I've seen TV commercials for people to enter the shipbuilding industry. A woman ground down by dog-walking and Door-Dash gigs passes a shipyard, asks what they do and applies for a job. Well done, actually.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (tgvbd)

65 Hell, General Dynamics Electric Boat has 50 openings for guys that want to learn to be a welder - no experience needed. They train, pay and you have a job when training is completed.

Pipefitters, shipfitters, and electricians too.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)

66 Reforged @47
Spot on. This will emerge as a strategic weakness in the next few years. And with the commies running education, it will be hard to overcome.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2WIwB)

67 > On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again.
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Argentina would wipe the floor (so to speak) with what's left of the RN.

Their pride and joy, the RNS Queen E was "supposed" to be the centerpiece of a large, Atlantic Ocean NATO exercise last year but had to turn back before getting to the exercise area due to a mechanical failure with one of her props.

The ship's still in drydock.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (jehhT)

68 >>Burke-class destroyers, some amphibious ships, and some support, like fast oilers. And the newest carrier class.

Thanks, rhomboid.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)

69 Think shipbuilding was "switched off" in 1944, when it was clear we had/would have enough for the job (primarily, at that point, finishing off Japan). The US Navy shipbuilding effort was so enormous during the war that the ships built served the US until the 1970s, and some *still* are in service with other navies. The WWII ships were very prominent in foreign navies until not long ago.

We didn't really switch off aircraft production, which is why at the surrender in September '45 a combat aircraft was rolling off the line somewhere in the country about every 5 minutes. We probably produced more aircraft in '45 alone than all the other combatants in WWII combined - at least a good % of that total.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (U/Byj)

70 The Marxists Propaganda will cover the would be assassin's tracks

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Ia/+0)

71 There is no more commercial shipbuilding to speak of in the US. Hasn't been for decades.

Posted by: Oh by the way at April 26, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1)

72
I got a problem with General Dynamics. My father had a contract to do work for them. They stiffed him and in consequence his business went bankrupt. He sued them, fought for years and eventually won. The jury was so pissed off they asked the judge how big an award they could give.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:35 PM (tgvbd)

73 > Martini Farmer, the USV/UUV revolution has been fully embraced for mine clearance, which means many platforms can do it. We have unmanned surface vessels doing it right now in the Strait, I believe.

Posted by: rhomboid
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True. The LCS has a "mission module" that can be fitted within the ship that supports USV/UUV's and has a pretty good mine detecting sonar package. Two of these configured LCS were in the Persian Gulf prior to hostilities. Why they were repositioned to Singapore (or wherever they went) is sort of a WTF moment.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:36 PM (jehhT)

74
Thank Dog, Hung Cao's a military veteran in politics who WASN'T a gorram JAG. And a mustang to boot.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (y9nCu)

75 Somebody should do a poll of the Falkland islanders and ask them if they wish to continue to be a colony of an increasingly islamized Britain, or become a protectorate of Christian Argentina.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (utfVc)

76 The industrial base crisis WRT shipbuilding is real. And not new. I was actually doing work related to this issue *in the 1980s*. No exaggeration.

One very telling anecdote, though nobody really doubts the existence of the problem. Apparently an industry group contacted Mike Rowe ("Dirty Jobs") last year or the year before and asked if he could help finding 5,000 people with particular skills for shipbuilding. He said "nope". Not that he wouldn't help, of course, but that he wasn't aware of where to find such people. Wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

77 >>I've seen TV commercials for people to enter the shipbuilding industry. A woman ground down by dog-walking and Door-Dash gigs passes a shipyard, asks what they do and applies for a job. Well done, actually.

Before my buddy sold his boat service business they poached his best marine electrician. The package they offered him was incredible.

For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time. If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

78 If overwhelming force is a deterrence than maybe the secret service might use that as a way of protecting the president and his leadership team.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (fwsNC)

79 Imagine our newest class carrier having no current capability to deploy with a squadron (or three) of the Navy's newest fifth generation stealth fighter embarked.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (Y1sOo)

80 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

Ones that are equipped to shoot them down.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (YBtcQ)

81 Shooter left a manifesto. It's about what you'd expect. The theme:

"And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

https://tinyurl.com/54pkhsdy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7)

82 If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

In your defense, you are severely handicapped because of your NY Mets fandom.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (n9ltV)

83 >>In your defense, you are severely handicapped because of your NY Mets fandom.

That's one of my few virtues.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (viF8m)

84
For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time.

____________

If it hasn't already happened, someone could design a syllabus for non-laboratory majors. Want to educate yourself in history? Read these books.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (tgvbd)

85 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7

So why did the shooter not target Biden? Oh right, the FNM says that Trump does all the bad things that either Biden or Obama actually did and millions of people still believe those blatant lies.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 12:41 PM (+89TD)

86 "And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is he not aware that Biden was out?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Kyh8Y)

87 Somebody should do a poll of the Falkland islanders and ask them if they wish to continue to be a colony of an increasingly islamized Britain, or become a protectorate of Christian Argentina.

The Malvinas (Falklands) are 300 miles off the coast of Argentina, and 8,000 miles from GB. If China isn't entitled to all of the South China Sea, how is GB entitled to the Falklands?

If GB wants to play in this league, they're going to have to spend a f***ton more money on their military.

(Narrator: They will not spend a f***ton more money on their military.)

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)

88 Phelan properly gets credit for doing many correct things, the fact that some tripped him up just underlines how big the task is.

Hung Cao is certainly an impressive figure and the sort of veteran who merits serious interest when trying to get elected to something. Nothing in his background says "punching a ticket" to get ahead, personally. Unlike, I'd say, most veterans who run for office. Knew several people in DC back in the day who clearly wanted to go naval reserve purely as a resume builder.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (U/Byj)

89 > Imagine our newest class carrier having no current capability to deploy with a squadron (or three) of the Navy's newest fifth generation stealth fighter embarked.
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It's the blast deflectors. They have to be cooled because the F-35s' single engine, at full afterburner used to take off from the carrier is too hot and will melt the steel deflector. (The F/A-18's don't run as hot.)

Another WTF moment in US ship building. IIRC the USS Kennedy, the next Ford class CVN will remedy that.

Maybe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (jehhT)

90 86 "And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is he not aware that Biden was out?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Kyh8Y)

Sounds exactly like Biden and not Trump.. I blame the media/dems for their hateful rhetoric..

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (FtULh)

91 For most, college has become a ridiculously expensive waste of time. If I could advise younger me I would demand I learn a trade and be useful.

Glenn Reynolds has a very good column on this problem. Much of our societal instability from the left arises because overeducated people with few real job skills feel their social status slipping away.

https://instapundit.substack.com/p/our-self-colonized-nation

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

92 Shooter left a manifesto. It's about what you'd expect. The theme:

"And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes ..."

https://tinyurl.com/54pkhsdy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7)

Setting up his insanity defense.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:44 PM (utfVc)

93 It's more than just the blast deflectors. Good grief.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 12:46 PM (Y1sOo)

94 Sort of related, Trump fired the entire National Science Foundation oversight board. High time. Those cucks imposed DEI on all the NSF grant recipients. Never mind scientific excellence, you must hire and promote based on racial, gay, trans checkboxes first. then you may try to find someone that meets a checkbox that is not a blithering idiot.

https://www.science.org/content/article
/trump-fires-nsf-s-oversight-board

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (+89TD)

95 Setting up his insanity defense.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Problem there is that the DC jury would find that statement perfectly 'reasonable'.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (diia5)

96
So, the shooter was a generic Democrat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (tgvbd)

97 It's the blast deflectors. They have to be cooled because the F-35s' single engine, at full afterburner used to take off from the carrier is too hot and will melt the steel deflector. (The F/A-18's don't run as hot.)

Another WTF moment in US ship building. IIRC the USS Kennedy, the next Ford class CVN will remedy that.

Maybe.

93 It's more than just the blast deflectors. Good grief.

If you're going to say something like that, you need to elaborate.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

98 Well done youtube algorithm. I didn't know I needed to hear this but it turns out I did.

https://tinyurl.com/yjzhp542

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:47 PM (viF8m)

99 > What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot

Ones that are equipped to shoot them down.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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The 3rd carrier, the Bush, has a containerized laser weapon to deal with small-ish drones. It was put on board for testing months ago... then the Bush was ordered to Iran and it's still onboard. Powered by the twin nukes that power the ship.

One of the Burke class DDG's also has a laser weapon onboard too. Doubt it's in the war zone tho'.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:48 PM (jehhT)

100 [v]Think shipbuilding was "switched off" in 1944, when it was clear we had/would have enough for the job (primarily, at that point, finishing off Japan). The US Navy shipbuilding effort was so enormous during the war that the ships built served the US until the 1970s, and some *still* are in service with other navies. The WWII ships were very prominent in foreign navies until not long ago.
...
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:33 PM (U/Byj)

When the Old Man was commissioned as a brand-new Ensign in 1960, his first ship assignment was on one of the DD-FRAMs (a WWII-era destroyer with a modernization refit). His first skipper had survived after serving on three ships lost in action in the Pacific.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (ksbjf)

101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:51 PM (rj6Yv)

103 So, the shooter was a generic Democrat.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

This guy has some interesting thoughts.

https://is.gd/iklpu8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ndZc7)

104 OT, the very very hot "ceasefire" in Lebanon is going well, and about as expected. Many things escape me, but one is just what we think we're doing pretending that the Lebanese "government" and armed forces will, finally and at last, doing anything about disarming Hezbollah. They lack both the ability, and, mostly, the will.

Meanwhile, fairly quietly, Trump has made it clear Israel has the green light to respond to attacks - which unsurprisingly they are doing.

It's not too broad a generalization to say there's little hope of a real solution in Lebanon unless the Tehran regime falls. Same as with Iran itself. So likely all of our current diplomatic kabuki in Lebanon is just a holding pattern, hoping the big game goes the right way.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (U/Byj)

105 101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe
Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.
Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:51 PM (rj6Yv)
And a thorough handle on the genus politicus reptilas.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (DXbAa)

106 101 Hung Cao was a career Naval officer, reaching the rank of captain. He ran a Senate campaign in 2024 against Kane in Virigina, and, well, Kane is still in the Senate. Cao has been serving for more than a year as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That leads me to believe

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)
102 that he has a pretty good handle on the politics needed for the position of Secretary of the Navy.

Depends on what you mean by politics. He comes across as a no-BS guy with no patience for nonsense and a willingness to call the other guy an idiot.

That's what you want in a military officer, but as a practical matter, it's usually a liability in a politician. People want to be told they're brilliant. They want to constantly be thanked for doing their damn job.

Cao needs to learn which of those personas to deploy at any given time.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

107 47, boom, spot-on.

my generation was the last.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (VyBeY)

108 I wonder what's up with the pier Biden destroyed off the coast of Gaza.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (G4ajv)

109 Lasers are well-suited to carriers, thanks to nuke power, but the power draw for conventional ships remains a challenge.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (U/Byj)

110 The 3rd carrier, the Bush, has a containerized laser weapon to deal with small-ish drones. It was put on board for testing months ago... then the Bush was ordered to Iran and it's still onboard. Powered by the twin nukes that power the ship.

One of the Burke class DDG's also has a laser weapon onboard too. Doubt it's in the war zone tho'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 12:48 PM (jehhT)

You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

111 That's what you want in a military officer, but as a practical matter, it's usually a liability in a politician. People want to be told they're brilliant. They want to constantly be thanked for doing their damn job.

That's what makes Trump sui generis. He can schmooze and praise when he needs to, but there is no doubt in anyone's mind that he'll rip you a new one, or fire you, when he deems it appropriate.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

112 It's not too broad a generalization to say there's little hope of a real solution in Lebanon unless the Tehran regime falls.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:53 PM (U/Byj)

Yes. And...Hezbollah is deeply embedded into Lebanese politics and culture. It's not as if they are hated across the country. Hell, I think they have official duties within the government.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (n9ltV)

113 Ships need to be equipped to handle drones and hypersonic missiles. Didn’t they wargame this out and hypersonic missiles were a big issue?

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 12:56 PM (fwsNC)

114 I'm sure the Trump-class warships will be the most luxurious ships the world has ever seen- elegant, sturdy, and bursting with class.

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)

115 The US Navy not only needs warships, it also needs auxiliary vessels for logistical purposes, particularly fast oilers, at-sea resupply vessels, and fast cargo ships.

One possibility is that, for the short term, the US government could authorize the construction of American-designed hulls in friendly countries, like South Korea and Japan. US inspectors can monitor the construction of the hulls in those countries, and then have them towed to the US for in-water outfitting.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 12:57 PM (rj6Yv)

116 Absolutely horrifying twist on Hitler. 19 minute YT video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PwatFMKWI_M

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 12:58 PM (ndZc7)

117 You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)

118 60 >>On X there’s been some angry talk by some Brits that are mad that Argentina is talking about the Falklands again. A lot of big talk about how easily they could stop Argentina, with no awareness at all as to what a pathetic joke the British navy has become.

Rule Britannia
Britannia waves the rules

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)

A UK commenter on another blog says their are one, two, three, FOUR, 4, total RAF Typhoons based at Port Stanley!
I wonder how many are typically operational? He says Starmer needs to send another four, ASAP, to show the Argies Britain will defend the Falklands to the last! The Brits on that blog are in full cry that they'll defend the Falklands come hell or high water! They claim their government will declare war on the US if they need to, to keep the British flag flying over the Falklands! I find it very sad UK citizens cling so hard to what I think is the one of the very few remaining non-independent pieces of the mighty British Empire.

Posted by: Gref at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (5rh/l)

119 107 47, boom, spot-on.

my generation was the last.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 12:54 PM (VyBeY)

I remember about 20 years ago taking my kid to band practice, which was around the corner from my old metal shop. The two Bridgeport mills I learned on were all torn apart and laying in piles on the walkway waiting for the scrap guys to pick them up. I cried. The area is now ESL classrooms.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (G4ajv)

120 One possibility is that, for the short term, the US government could authorize the construction of American-designed hulls in friendly countries, like South Korea and Japan. US inspectors can monitor the construction of the hulls in those countries, and then have them towed to the US for in-water outfitting.

I'd rather SK and Japan build here and show our ridiculously inefficient shipyards how to do it. If the unions aren't willing to countenance that and accept their reforms, then build the ships in SK and Japan. National security is a much bigger priority than pleasing unions.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

121 CBD oh yes, Hezbollah has a parliamentary and executive branch presence in Lebanon. "Legitimacy".

Like everyone else I have no magic or easy solutions to Lebanon, I am just speculating about our real strategery, assuming we recognize the realities there.

It's possible Lebanon gets another civil war, even with a change of management in Tehran. But it seems highly unlikely the Hezbollah issue is resolved while the mullahs or their retarded IRGC enforcers run Iran.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (U/Byj)

122 The recent firing of the Secretary of The Navy was a reasonable action if one assumes that the members of the administration are subordinate to the President and are tasked with implementing his policies

Harumph. Please cancel our subscription forthwith, Mr. Dildo!

Posted by: Federal District Judges Association at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (aIYqR)

123 Left: it was staged

Also Left: too bad he missed

The retardation level keeps going up.

Posted by: Heroq at April 26, 2026 01:01 PM (oUXe0)

124
I think I'm in love.

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

125 Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (U/Byj)

I agree with you. Lebanon has been screwed for 50+ years...ever since they allowed the PLO into the country.

Maybe a civil war is the best outcome!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (n9ltV)

126 @92 Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (pvf3X)

127 I believe the Japan/SK shipbuilding option is actively under consideration, but one issue is their yards are very heavily booked already. There is some SK shipbuilding presence in the US, seems likely they will get some of the work.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/Byj)

128 The biggest problem in Lebanon is that it is no longer a real country; it is a collection of small ethnic mini states, all of which are outgunned by Hezbollah. The “Lebanese Army” has about as much firepower as my local neighborhood watch group, so it’s ridiculous to think they could actually do anything in this situation.

IOW, either Israel eliminates Hezbollah, or Hezbollah runs Lebanon from on now on.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (iowdg)

129 Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

All depends on the environment. Bullet go up, bullet come down. High risk of collateral damage. I think some mil-def companies are working on plastic/frangible rounds that won't kill people on the ass-end of the trajectory.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (diia5)

130 We used to maintain a Navy that could simultaneously fight major wars in two theaters. I believe the drawdown began under the execrable Clinton administration, to the distinct benefit of Bill Clinton's biggest campaign donors, the Communist Chinese.

Now we have a weak Navy, a non-existent national manufacturing capacity, and the most substandard shipyard welding in our nation's history.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 26, 2026 01:03 PM (X+xvk)

131 "I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

Trump said it last night. Paraphrasing - "some people can be geniuses, but they're nuts".

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (U/Byj)

132 NYT Headline: investigators trying to find motive for shooting.

Lol

Gee I wonder what it could be. Maybe he was upset his favorite baseball team lost a game and decided to shoot at the president. Yeah that’s probably it. Has nothing to do with your newspaper actively encouraging people to kill him.

Posted by: Heroq at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (oUXe0)

133 Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

I have played this several times. She is awesome!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (n9ltV)

134 Quad .50 Cals would be much cheaper and probably just as effective. The Phalanx is probably effective as well, although far more expensive than .50 Cal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)

Can the .50 cal fire exploding shells with timed fusing like a flak cannon does? Although I don't think you could put nearly as much metal in the sky with .50's that you could with the rotary cannon. Thing is, the GAU-8 is on the shelf now, and does not have to be invented. They would also be useful against suicide speedboats, and perhaps even torpedoes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

135 5 Good morning - big storms.
Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:03 PM (hftzA)

At first, I was, like, huh?

Looking outside, now I understand.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (Y1sOo)

136 As noted above, the shipbuilding industrial problem was an issue long before Clinton, disastrously, took his 42% of the vote into the WH. To quote Trump, "believe me".

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (U/Byj)

137 I'd rather SK and Japan build here and show our ridiculously inefficient shipyards how to do it. If the unions aren't willing to countenance that and accept their reforms, then build the ships in SK and Japan. National security is a much bigger priority than pleasing unions.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)
====

The problem is that US domestic shipyards have withered to almost nothingness. They have plenty of orders from the Navy and Coast Guard, they just don't have the construction yards to build them on a timely basis. We need more shipyards, but that falls in the decades-long category. It's way cheaper to build strategic assets for the Army, USMC, and the Air Force than to build shipyards and berths.

We needs hulls, NOW.

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (rj6Yv)

138 > You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

139 Back when men were men.

https://tinyurl.com/8xkvbtv6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 01:08 PM (ndZc7)

140 "Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

yeah, he was active online with far left nuts. As a teacher he must have made enough money to afford to live on his own. Maybe he had a hard addiction to only fans, or something more deviant. Or maybe he gave half his checks to far left causes?

So many Democrat teachers find their "Higher Calling" in either grooming or going militant, with the less insane just pushing the "Hate Whit America" memes on "their" kids.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 26, 2026 01:09 PM (vbXSk)

141
You know, what might be effective against drone swarms would be quad-mount turrets of GAU-8 Avenger cannons as used on the A-10 aircraft. Fire exploding shells with varying time fuses so the result is a deep cloud of high-velocity shrapnel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

Naval ship defense doctrine as designed by a 12 year old boy with a brand new 64 count Crayola box and a ream of copier paper.

And it's GLORIOUS.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (y9nCu)

142 We used to maintain a Navy that could simultaneously fight major wars in two theaters. I believe the drawdown began under the execrable Clinton administration…

Bubba didn’t offshore all that industry by himself, he had a lotta help from the GOPe. Then he sold the rest for contributions to his global initiative foundation.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (3Ope8)

143 The problem is that US domestic shipyards have withered to almost nothingness. They have plenty of orders from the Navy and Coast Guard, they just don't have the construction yards to build them on a timely basis. We need more shipyards, but that falls in the decades-long category. It's way cheaper to build strategic assets for the Army, USMC, and the Air Force than to build shipyards and berths.

We needs hulls, NOW.

Understood. I would divide the work between SK/Jap shipyards and our own. I would spend taxpayer money on beefing up our yards, but only on condition the unions accept reforms that will put them somewhere in the vicinity of those foreign shipyard's productivity. Not willing to do that? Sayonara!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)

144 Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

Mesh sacks woven from stranded stainless steel wire could be fitted to catch the brass. Saving the brass would reduce the cost of operation by a small factor, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:11 PM (utfVc)

145 I think I'm in love.

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

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:02 PM (y9nCu)

And for damn good reason.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (snZF9)

146 who remembers 'the peace dividend' ?

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (ZxPkt)

147 Before ships can be built, there needs to be adequate supplies of steel, aluminum, and so forth. If we were serious, all the onerous environmental holdups would have to waived, so our steel and aluminum mills could be fast tracked to re-open with modern American-made materials and technology. With the Democrats straddling the road and obstructing? Doubtful prospects.

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2026 01:12 PM (J7jo9)

148
This guy has some interesting thoughts.

https://is.gd/iklpu8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

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

He says "How did Cole know Trump was seated?"

It was being broadcast live, duh. He could see it all on his phone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

149 Back when men were men.

https://tinyurl.com/8xkvbtv6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 01:08 PM (ndZc7)

That was in Three Hills, Alberta. Close to my AO. Tornado missed my place by a few miles. I was in AZ at the time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (utfVc)

150 Can the .50 cal fire exploding shells with timed fusing like a flak cannon does? Although I don't think you could put nearly as much metal in the sky with .50's that you could with the rotary cannon. Thing is, the GAU-8 is on the shelf now, and does not have to be invented. They would also be useful against suicide speedboats, and perhaps even torpedoes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (G4ajv)

151 Somebody put another torpedo-in my pants!

Posted by: Scranton Joe at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (oftw2)

152
Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

The GAU-8 is designed to recycle the spent cartridges back into the magazine, because if they didn't it would radically alter the trim of an A-10 in flight. Should be easy enough to route the cartridge feed to instead dump the cases into a separate spent cartridge magazine below decks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (y9nCu)

153 I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.

I think they might be way too expensive.

A single, high-tech modern artillery or mortar proximity fuze can cost between $3,000 and over $30,000 due to advanced sensor technology, production markup, and specialized, hardened, miniaturized electronics designed to survive extreme G-forces.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Riz8t)

154 'Peace Dividend,' the force shrank but the ops tempo stayed the same.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:17 PM (qFVoe)

155 I was just wondering about Proximity Fuses.
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:14 PM (G4ajv)

That would be great if they could be miniaturized enough to fit the round being used.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:17 PM (utfVc)

156 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

Drones are not that fast, and with radar guidance the .50 Cal should be plenty.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:20 PM (n9ltV)

157 https://tinyurl.com/2vmbsex2
A short Xpost from former GB

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

158 The VT proximity fuse of WWII used vacuum tubes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (qFVoe)

159 140 "Shooter left a manifesto.

Sounds about right. Thirty one years old and still lived with his parents. They are saying he is very smart but things seem very odd with this dude. I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy."

yeah, he was active online with far left nuts. As a teacher he must have made enough money to afford to live on his own. Maybe he had a hard addiction to only fans, or something more deviant. Or maybe he gave half his checks to far left causes?

So many Democrat teachers find their "Higher Calling" in either grooming or going militant, with the less insane just pushing the "Hate Whit America" memes on "their" kids.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 26, 2026 01:09 PM (vbXSk)

He wasn't a teacher. He was an hourly paid, no benefits college prep test tutor. Like, think, $20/hour job with 10 hours/week. That's failing in life.

Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

160
I guess even very smart people can also be very crazy.
Posted by: Case

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

Absolutely. Ego defense mechanisms can go stupid same as cancer-producing cells.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (n7rxJ)

161 Smart crazy dudes?

Unabomber?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:23 PM (qFVoe)

162 One minute China is ready to implode with massive unemployment, debt and command staffs being whacked willy nilly.

The next minute China is planning to rule the waves with Super Junks and Admiral Lo Fat sailing his armada across the pacific on a wave of conquest.

Idiots...

Posted by: Which one is it... at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (sDJiP)

163 Or maybe he's another overeducated shithead lefty.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (1xnwr)

164 Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws stemming from the political decision to use EMG catapults rather than steam. Seems that the catapults create massive cycling peak demands for electricity that generators driven by old school steam turbines aren't up to supplying. Operating the catapults disrupts everything else on the grid onboard, including the combat information systems.

Then there's the inefficient layout of the flight deck that may make it impossible to run simultaneous launch and recovery operations.

It's another example of the Chinese copying existing technology and screwing it up hugely in the execution.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:24 PM (COQGW)

165 He wasn't a teacher. He was an hourly paid, no benefits college prep test tutor. Like, think, $20/hour job with 10 hours/week. That's failing in life.

Sweet! How can I get some of that action?

Posted by: Woman formerly making $272k at an NGO but now handing out pepper for $19/hr at Penzey at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)

166 A pretty good thumbnail sketch of US naval construction for fy 2026 and beyond.

"What's Going On With Shipping" (July 25, 2025):

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3mwdcrj5

Posted by: mrp at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (rj6Yv)

167 He had a bachelor's in mechanical engineering.
He had a master's in computer science.

Posted by: But couldn't land a real job at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (2Ez/1)

168 One minute China is ready to implode with massive unemployment, debt and command staffs being whacked willy nilly.

The next minute China is planning to rule the waves with Super Junks and Admiral Lo Fat sailing his armada across the pacific on a wave of conquest.

Idiots...

You need to be more specific.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

169 Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws stemming from the political decision to use EMG catapults rather than steam. Seems that the catapults create massive cycling peak demands for electricity that generators driven by old school steam turbines aren't up to supplying. Operating the catapults disrupts everything else on the grid onboard, including the combat information systems.

Then there's the inefficient layout of the flight deck that may make it impossible to run simultaneous launch and recovery operations.

It's another example of the Chinese copying existing technology and screwing it up hugely in the execution.

China has made remarkable progress is a short time by spending ungodly sums on its military, but there is a limit to how far that approach will get you. It will take them more time to truly be a peer, but I have no doubt they'll keep trying, and unless we change our ways, they'll eventually succeed.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Riz8t)

170 Posted by: Woman formerly making $272k at an NGO but now handing out pepper for $19/hr at Penzey at April 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Riz8t)

Funny, but it's even funnier that according to the NYT she didn't actually get that job. She was only applying for it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (COQGW)

171 ...Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

So, a complete loser tries to turn his life around thru assassination...

Lovely.

What? All the aspiring rapper slots were filled up this week?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (iJfKG)

172 Just imagine the size of capacitors aboard Fujian used to smooth out the power draws.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:28 PM (qFVoe)

173 Drones are not that fast, and with radar guidance the .50 Cal should be plenty.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 01:20 PM (n9ltV)

Thing is, the machinegun rounds actually have to hit the drone to kill it. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The exploding rounds from a mini-cannon are effectively hand grenades.

This would be pretty easy to test. Set up both .50 cals and autocannon in containers, strap them down to the deck of a test ship, and launch various kinds of drones (unarmed, of course) at the test ship, and see which battery is more effective.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:29 PM (utfVc)

174 Just imagine the size of capacitors aboard Fujian used to smooth out the power draws.

It is my understanding that the next Chinese carrier will be nuclear. That's a big part of the problem for their current, conventionally-fueled design. I can see no way for tofu dreg nuclear reactors to go wrong.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:30 PM (Riz8t)

175
Or instead of Proximity Fuses, use programmable airburst AHEAD ammo, which is programmed as the round leaves the muzzle, based on info from the gun mount radar. Much of the newest AA guns in ground use are set up this way, and is available in various 30mm - 35mm calibers.

The trick is to harden the ammo, guns and radars for marine use.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (y9nCu)

176 167. Apparently he had landed jobs but could not keep them from information flying last night at AoS. Then he ended up at the tutoring gig. Quite probable that he blamed Trump for having a hard time finding work in his field, and then the FNM and leftist web sites reinforced that and convinced him that Trump is evil and the BAMN bullshit.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (+89TD)

177 > Word is that the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian has some major design flaws....
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They steal our technology and designs but have no concept how either are to be deployed.

Their next carrier, currently in early construction, is purportedly going to be nuke powered. *shrugs* As the kids say; "good luck with that."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (jehhT)

178 Tofu reactors

Floating Chernobyls?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:31 PM (qFVoe)

179 It seems that most of our top brass are lazy commies at best.

Posted by: Maj. Healey- Not A Teacher of the Month at April 26, 2026 01:32 PM (abIsI)

180 Their next carrier, currently in early construction, is purportedly going to be nuke powered. *shrugs* As the kids say; "good luck with that."
Posted by: Martini Farmer

So a floating dirty bomb. Nice.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 26, 2026 01:32 PM (XgiCd)

181 Tofu reactors

Floating Chernobyls?

@$%$I*)&##&&
Have you people learned NOTHING!?

Posted by: Godzilla Minus One at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (Riz8t)

182 It is my understanding that the next Chinese carrier will be nuclear. That's a big part of the problem for their current, conventionally-fueled design. I can see no way for tofu dreg nuclear reactors to go wrong.

Yeah. Commies have an impressive track record with nuclear-powered seagoing vessels.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (COQGW)

183 Video game designer?

Guess Sweet Baby Inc wasn't hiring.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (qFVoe)

184 Yes, the Chinese carrier has some design flaws, but at least they can say something we can't -- that they can successfully launch and recover their latest generation stealth fighter.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Y1sOo)

185 TBF, China does have a substantial nuclear power industry. That's not the same as a nuclear plant on a ship, but they're certainly related.

China has the world's fastest-growing and third-largest nuclear power industry, trailing only the U.S. and France, and is on track to become the largest by 2030. China operates over 55 reactors and is building roughly half of the world's new nuclear power plants, with plans to invest $440 billion to reach
of capacity by 2035

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Riz8t)

186 The VT proximity fuse of WWII used vacuum tubes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:21 PM (qFVoe)

Acorn tubes. A huge quantity of them hit the surplus market in the 1950's. I have a 1954 model Precision Scintillometer that uses one or two in its circuitry. And I think I have some loose ones. I believe there are some HiFi amp designs out there that use them for the cool factor. They look like they came off the cover of Amazing Stories.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)

187 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

188 Yes, the Chinese carrier has some design flaws, but at least they can say something we can't -- that they can successfully launch and recover their latest generation stealth fighter.

No. No they can't, at least not with a full loadout. When Fujian was commissioned, and Xi was there to cut the ribbon, no planes were launched. Why do you suppose that was?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)

189 The big difference between military circuitry and consumer is the use of lead free solder in the "reflow" process where all those little parts are soldered all at once to the boards. Lead is far better. But both cost prohibitive and not cunducive to the 'just build it to last beyond warantee' line of buisness plan.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (G4ajv)

190 Nice qualifier

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (Y1sOo)

191
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

ELON MUSK drops a major truth nuke for the entire country to hear

“If they’re willing to die to assassinate, imagine what they will do if they gain political power.”

🫳🏻🎤

Vote.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (NpAcC)

192 Problem is we need to build the Right ships. the DDG 1000 experiment? fail. Littorals? Fail. Even the new Frigates are being cancelled. Magnetic catapult on new carrier? not ready for prime time.

Meanwhile, we are sinking our own ships... not figuring out how to reuse or rebuild those hulls.

During WW2, we were literally cutting parts off of one ship to repair another ship. Now? ships are only lasting 20 or so years?

And I say this as someone who spent 1.5 years in one extended Yard Period... and 6 months in another...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 26, 2026 01:37 PM (mP0Kj)

193 Fujian's launch cycle is directly impacted by the power drain of the EM catapults as they need to rebuild energy reserves between launches.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (qFVoe)

194 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

He was evidently serious about his desire to murder DJT, and planned ahead. He may have booked that hotel room months ahead.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (utfVc)

195 Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

196 No. No they can't, at least not with a full loadout. When Fujian was commissioned, and Xi was there to cut the ribbon, no planes were launched. Why do you suppose that was?

China’s Sixth-Gen Jet Faces Fatal Flaws, Can’t Fit Aircraft Carriers, 10 Years for Tech Breakthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlwkIuvIvlA&t=10s

The $5 Billion "Temu" Carrier Just Proved It Can't Launch a Single Fighter in Combat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ZztpjA9xU&t=333s

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (Riz8t)

197 187 157 on questions about the shooting
Its always labled a " lone wolf," yet guy had lots of preparation and maybe what was to happen when.
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

198 The big difference between military circuitry and consumer is the use of lead free solder in the "reflow" process where all those little parts are soldered all at once to the boards. Lead is far better. But both cost prohibitive and not cunducive to the 'just build it to last beyond warantee' line of buisness plan.
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 01:36 PM (G4ajv)

That is a regulation crying out for repeal, and Trump ought to be able to do it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:40 PM (utfVc)

199
You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

I want to know how he didn't get shot ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (EKdEo)

200 The Royal Navy's HMS Daring, lead ship of the Type 45 destroyers, has spent nine years tied to the dock.

Has HMS Dragon finally set sail with enough water aboard?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (qFVoe)

201 I've been up and reading now for a couple of hours.
Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (sl73Y)

202 So the IRS is such a bunch of fucking scumbags, they tell me that there is a problem with my direct deposit account number and they need more information to complete the transaction for my refund. In a letter.

They want me to create an account, submit my drivers license, a selfie or a video call. Instead of just sending me a check, they harass me to provide invasive information into my private life. Cocksuckers.

The time it took them to send me a letter they could have sent me a live check.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Fbc0I)

203 199
You could watch prior WHCD and read about them (it's not like the media doesn't share everything) to get intel on how it usually goes to have a rough plan. Then, it was broadcast live. And the details of the events date/time/location/Trump's attendance were known far in advance.

Lone wolf for a young athletic guy is very possible.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:39 PM (tOcjL)

I want to know how he didn't get shot ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2026 01:41 PM (EKdEo)

B/c all the good shooters in the area work for the Fairfax Police Department. They never miss. Obviously Secret Service does.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (tOcjL)

204 Lone wolf my butt. He was abetted by the whole damn Demorat party.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (1xnwr)

205 200 The Royal Navy's HMS Daring, lead ship of the Type 45 destroyers, has spent nine years tied to the dock.
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Bitch, please.

Posted by: USS Zumwalt at April 26, 2026 01:43 PM (2Ez/1)

206 202 So the IRS is such a bunch of fucking scumbags, they tell me that there is a problem with my direct deposit account number and they need more information to complete the transaction for my refund. In a letter.

They want me to create an account, submit my drivers license, a selfie or a video call. Instead of just sending me a check, they harass me to provide invasive information into my private life. Cocksuckers.

The time it took them to send me a letter they could have sent me a live check.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Fbc0I)

This was a way to cut down on illegal's identity fraud. My daughter had to do it, too.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:44 PM (tOcjL)

207 Our entire procurement apparatus needs to be streamlined. It's a byzantine nightmare.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:46 PM (gUs21)

208 Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.

yep

that's what's so disturbing

talk about the banality of evil my God

I'm sick over this. the Left will NOT. STOP.

and no he's not a lone wolf that is ridiculout

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 26, 2026 01:48 PM (j+aD2)

209
Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (y9nCu)

210 Ten to one he's not a loan wolf.
--

and as predicted last night

Unearthed video reveals Cole Allen as quiet inventor years before alleged bid to assassinate
_Faux
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Ships? Who rules the seas rules the planet(s).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (BFFcg)

211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

Don’t know what they’re doing if not working on Navy ships.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (A5RD0)

212 Its not like the Marxists Propaganda Ministry is ever going to own up what they preach has came to frustration

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:50 PM (Ia/+0)

213 Apparently, he was trying to be a self-employed video game creator. I'm sure that was incredibly lucrative seeing as how he still had the PT no benefits job, he still lived with his parents, and he showed up last night.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tOcjL)

Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (snZF9)

214 Our entire procurement apparatus needs to be streamlined. It's a byzantine nightmare.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:46 PM (gUs21)

Well we do our best. Between cocktail parties, ski trips, whores, new suits, collecting fruit salad, retirement padding and the occasional kick back and bribe, it is really hard work getting ready for our next pretend "war" with China or whomever.

But we will persevere and your welcome!

Posted by: The Pentagon at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (sDJiP)

215 Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.
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DC jury...

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (qUkBO)

216
I would need confirmation in order to believe that the would-be assassin from last night was super-intelligent. Does he actually have master's degrees, or did he just take some classes? If he has the paper, was he waved through on a DEI basis, and couldn't actually function professionally?

If he just couldn't get the job done, and didn't blame himself, then it would explain his employment history, and his eventual path to the Hilton lobby floor. Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (azNOR)

217 Apparently some on X are suggesting the assembled media darlings will have some sort of serious introspection into their TDS and continued calls for his assassination and his supporters incarceration.

The people suggesting this are purportedly "on our side."

I'm beginning to think "we" have a serious lack of grip on the reality the left lives in. Not a single one of the MSM that was at the WHCD woke up this morning with any sense other than regret the assassin wasn't successful.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (jehhT)

218 152
Apparently there's a risk, of some measure, that the shell casings could get sucked into a jet engine. Depending on where the gun's mounted. I guess you could mount them under the flight deck? Let the casings just fall into the ocean...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 01:06 PM (jehhT)

The GAU-8 is designed to recycle the spent cartridges back into the magazine, because if they didn't it would radically alter the trim of an A-10 in flight. Should be easy enough to route the cartridge feed to instead dump the cases into a separate spent cartridge magazine below decks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:15 PM (y9nCu)

That's what the 20mm guns on F/A-18s and CIWS (they're the same gun assembly) do, too.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:53 PM (gUs21)

219 ***That the former secretary was resistant to some of those policies is ample reason to fire him, and in fact should have been expected.
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He did a very good job at phase one but is ill suited for phase two. The media is enjoying the punitive word 'fired'. Can't find the article but it enumerated the good things he did and they were all in line with a bigger, better Navy. He did his job it was time to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (BFFcg)

220 Perfect timing, CBD.

The USS Idaho:

https://tinyurl.com/vkursfmu

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (1o8D5)

221 If he just couldn't get the job done, and didn't blame himself, then it would explain his employment history, and his eventual path to the Hilton lobby floor. Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 01:52 PM (azNOR)

Or maybe he's book-smart, but so socially inept that he antagonizes everyone he meets, and therefor cannot hold a job.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:54 PM (utfVc)

222 211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

Don’t know what they’re doing if not working on Navy ships.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (A5RD0)

Bremerton is one of two surface nuke certified repair yards. The other is Newport News.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 26, 2026 01:56 PM (gUs21)

223 IiRC, Bush ordered 11 new aircraft carriers built. Obama immediately canceled that order once in office, save for 2 whose keels had already been laid. It all sounds nice enough, but the Communists won't stand for any of it to be done. They better speed this process up to 1943 building rates if they want this done.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2026 01:57 PM (BI5O2)

224
IiRC, Bush ordered 11 new aircraft carriers built. Obama immediately canceled that order once in office, save for 2 whose keels had already been laid.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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

Sounds like another stroke of genius by Admiral Jarrett.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (n7rxJ)

225 I was once a A-10 weapons loader a lifetime ago. The rounds fed back into drum but more so IMO that they weren't like a Ma Deuce thrown out to side. The casings were made of aluminum so even a few hundred don't weigh a whole lot.

When they jambed it would tie themselves in knots and would take a bit ofcwork getting it out of the aircraft.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Ia/+0)

226 Is it just me, or is this the most ho-hum just another presidential assassination attempt, nothing to see here reaction from the MSM yet.
___

I'm surprised the corrupt media hasn't made this about themselves yet. "OMG, we were in that ballroom! The shooter was right outside the door! I heard the shots and I thought, 'Oh no, another January 6!' I'm not even gonna say out loud that Trump's security was probably helping the shooter get in the ballroom to kill as many of us as possible! I really fear for journalism in this environment!"

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (qUkBO)

227 215 Video games? By the time he gets out of prison we'll have Holodecks.
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DC jury...
Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 01:51 PM (qUkBO)

They'll only talk about a govt employee being shot. Trump's name won't be breathed in the case.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (tOcjL)

228 the shooting at the WHCA dinner DID NOT make the NYTimes front page

https://tinyurl.com/bddp85yw

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:59 PM (ZxPkt)

229
Maybe he's just a DEI dumbass.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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

CalTech doesn't do DEI. A good brain is no guarantee of mental stability.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 02:00 PM (n7rxJ)

230 Color me shocked a Communist military project isnt flawed with incompetence
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 01:49 PM (y9nCu)

Don't forget it was that fuck Billy Jeff who sent Loral and Hughes to teach them how to keep their rockets from exploding on launch.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (i2VYc)

231 1st WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

232 nood fwp.

The cbD's batteries are dead.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2026 02:03 PM (YBtcQ)

233 I've met someone from the Falklands. All the people there are Brits and they are subsidized by Britain. They raise sheep and the government handles processing and selling it. They were happy to stay British during the war and I doubt that has changed

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 26, 2026 02:06 PM (wOXCn)

234 I've met someone from the Falklands. All the people there are Brits and they are subsidized by Britain. They raise sheep and the government handles processing and selling it. They were happy to stay British during the war and I doubt that has changed

Sounds like they haven't received their basic ration of muzzies. Karmer should fix that.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 26, 2026 02:08 PM (i2VYc)

235 They'll only talk about a govt employee being shot. Trump's name won't be breathed in the case.
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The defense attorney's argument will be "Trump Trump Trump. We rest our case and ask for summary dismissal."

Judge Biasberg: "Granted."

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 26, 2026 02:08 PM (qUkBO)

236 >>>The Chinee come up to "barely adequate" when they directly copy foreign designs. But the more Chinee "innovation" they throw into their systems the worse they turn out to be.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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There is no incidence of practical application (tinkering) in there life time. Don't as why just do this one thing you are told to do. Before and after is meaningless; Therefore the same for the end product.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:09 PM (BFFcg)

237 228 the shooting at the WHCA dinner DID NOT make the NYTimes front page
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Front page is for Closers. Dude didn't get the job done.

Posted by: Glengarry Glen Ross at April 26, 2026 02:11 PM (qUkBO)

238 211 So, there’s a Navy shipyard across the pond from me. One of my cow workers has her partner and both of her kids working there. Lots of overtime. They are busy busy.

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So politically correct we can't call them cowboys anymore?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 26, 2026 02:20 PM (IurJ0)

239 I don't even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good.
I do not know who you are but definitely you're going to a famous
blogger if you are not already

Cheers!

Posted by: rr99 at April 26, 2026 03:58 PM (STSAf)

240 Glad I decided to read this thread. Learned a lot. I may check some of those videos.

Basic military actions are more complicated than just blasting pieces of metal -- big and little -- at the other guy.

I wonder how my lunkhead high school classmates fared in the services they joined.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 04:09 PM (p/isN)

241 I'm way late to this party but I was so impressed by Cao that I contributed to his Senate campaign. (I live in Taxachusetts). He sent me a Christmas/thank you card, even though he lost. That seems atypical for a politician.

Posted by: Disillusionist at April 26, 2026 04:22 PM (vfImV)

242 Cao is beyond impressive, and his political ad where he's banging on the door the way the commies did to his family is chilling. I hope he can kick out the commies and the leeches in the navy.

Some lib made a social media post about him with a picture of him, he is clearly short. And they used the short emoji (the fingers indicate something is small.) whether implying he's short height wise or...endowment wise, can't say. But it got raged about as racist so he had to delete it.

Posted by: LizLem at April 26, 2026 06:21 PM (gWBY1)

243 We go to high schools and offer 100K entry level jobs plus some goodies., 200K if they can make it 2 years. We can do it, just takes telling the teachers to pound sand

Posted by: Dan Hayes at April 26, 2026 06:26 PM (p7jsm)

244 my brain immediately went to clitoral wombat.

Posted by: cmeat at April 27, 2026 03:25 AM (R11M+)

245 Its pretty clear we could use about 40 PT boats or gun armed small craft with a bit of armor plate to protect the crew for the Straits of Trump patrols.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 01:26 PM (8avO+)

246 228 the shooting at the WHCA dinner DID NOT make the NYTimes front page
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Front page is for Closers. Dude didn't get the job done.
Posted by: Glengarry Glen Ross at April 26, 2026 02:11 PM (qUkBO)

Guess it hasn't sunk in that the Leftists are perfectly willing to shoot through a bunch of press people to get at Trump.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 01:28 PM (8avO+)

247 It is my understanding that the next Chinese carrier will be nuclear. That's a big part of the problem for their current, conventionally-fueled design. I can see no way for tofu dreg nuclear reactors to go wrong.

Yeah. Commies have an impressive track record with nuclear-powered seagoing vessels.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 01:33 PM (COQGW)

that's silly for them. Their armed forces aren't intended for long, remote deployment away from the environs of China the way the USN is. A normal power plant would be fine for them. It's needless complication, press clippings over sense.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 01:36 PM (8avO+)

248 What types of ships are needed for the 21st century filled with drones?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:28 PM

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The ones with high energy laser weapons.
Posted by: Zap! at April 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

Old WWII style flak guns would do fine against drones.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 27, 2026 01:41 PM (8avO+)

Book Thread [Sabrina Chase]

Welcome to the Book Thread, Guest Poster edition! I will be your host as we explore all sorts of book-related topics. All usual Book Thread rules are incorporated by reference (pets, beverage, clothing covering the lower limbs, etc.) with the special Sabrina Chase exemption for those stylish persons preferring kilts. Now let us proceed to today's topic, which is ...

Jade Book

Book Mechanics: how a book is made

Taking a break from the book industry, let's take a look at how a book is constructed. Not the contents, the form those contents take. When we say book what do we mean? The history of bookmaking begins with words that need recording in 1) a permanent form that is 2) portable. Oog's treatise on the best locations to spear a mammoth (and survive), being painted on the walls of a cave, fail the second test. Aishtupur-al's My search for a honest copper merchant in Akkad inscribed in cuneiform on a series of clay tablets was a little better, as long as you didn't get it wet (so not so permanent).

Then we get to papyrus. The oldest writing found is more than 4.5 millennia old and was a work invoice for the stone used in the Great Pyramid. (Really!) Ah, but there were also books! Only they were scrolls, long rolled-up lengths of papyrus, and if you wanted to go back to an earlier section to confirm your copy of the Book of the Dead was reincarnating the right person you had to unroll the whole thing. And papyrus is brittle, so scrolls were the only practical form it could be used in. Furthermore the papyrus plant is hard to grow in bulk so it was expensive to have lots of scrolls in your library, and we are all about Vast Amounts of Books here in the Book Thread!

China got clever. First they invented characters, which are easily read in vertical and horizontal alignments, and that, with the huge amount of bamboo available, led to the bamboo slip books known as jiandu. The picture at the top of the post is a fancy jade version of a jiandu. Bamboo books are tough, flexible, and cheap. They also need to be rolled up, and those rolls get heavy. The Chinese also invented bureaucracy ... which requires lots of record-keeping, and finally the bamboo scroll book was too much of a headache and they invented paper.

The books made with paper were much lighter. The paper was still in a long piece, but it could be folded unlike papyrus. The first books were basically accordion-pleated with a thicker piece of paper on either end. If you squint, looks pretty booklike. And paper is much cheaper, so finally we can have government paperwork AND our immense library! At one point they figured out how to sew one edge of the accordion-pleat so the book didn't collapse on you just when you got to the good part, but the covers were still just different paper and, horror of horrors, they did not cut the folds of the page! One whole side was unused!

Because they were all floppy, an ancient Chinese library was either a series of boxes containing the folded books, or books laid on their sides and piled up on [TRIGGER WARNING FOR ACE] shelves. Very hard to search for the book you wanted. The paper was so thin they could not stand on edge, and there were no spines to write helpful hints about the contents, like Yet Another Collection of Poems About Bamboo. This format persisted for thousands of years. I even have a Japanese Meiji-era junior-high history book, still in the floppy original form (and with the doubled, uncut pages).

The Romans decided this was an engineering problem and fixed it by inventing the codex around the first century AD, binding pages between boards. And that is pretty much how we got where we are now, with hardback books that can stand on their own vertically and with spines for title and author information. Much easier to scan the shelves!

The pages themselves gradually improved as well. European printing would take a large sheet of paper, printing both sides, and then carefully fold it to get the size book needed. Print layout for this was a headache, and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.

And this all ties into the great paperback vs. hardback discussion. Once books were plentiful, readers wanted ... more books. But the costs add up, especially the binding part. So books were often sold without covers. If the owner were wealthy enough they would just pay a binder to make a custom binding that matched the rest of the library (this is what Samuel Pepys did for his famous library). If you were a poor student, well, it's coverless books for you! Much later on publishers discovered they could do this out in the open with thick paper covers with lurid illustrations and ... we're back to the Chinese floppy book system. Only Western books had stiffer paper so we can still put them on shelves properly.

But never fear! If you have a paperback you love and want to make it fancy like Pepys did, it is not hard to do. I took a class on how to make a hardback from a paperback, so the Old Ways would not be forgotten. I encourage the Horde to try it out. (Might make a good Hobby thread!)

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:00 AM

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1 Tolle Lege

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

3 Books

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (3s7e4)

4 Booken morgen horden

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (LmPA0)

5 Happy Bookday everyone, and welcome back Sabrina!

I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

6 I am still listening to the audiobook of Project Hail Mary.
I am going slowly because I actually find it too exciting (lol) and have to take breaks; also I frequently rewind to understand the descriptions.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (LmPA0)

7 Getting to end of A Reasoned Examination of the Properties of the Three Arms Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery by Gen Nicolai Okunev

He brings up good points on Napoleonic era warfare

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Fun fact about Sam Pepys: he didn't like them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

9 Sabrina, I love this topic!
One of my tasks at work is to mend books just enough to get them back into circulation.
I would love to learn proper book restoration and book making.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

10 What us the top pic?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

11 Am about halfway through listening to That Hideous Strength audiobook by C. S. Lewis.

Enjoying it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

12 I took a class on how to make a hardback from a paperback, so the Old Ways would not be forgotten. I encourage the Horde to try it out. (Might make a good Hobby thread!)

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Acknowledged.

Posted by: TRex - suggestion box dino at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (IQ6Gq)

13 I started reading Flour, Water, Yeast and Salt. Meh. I don’t care about you or why you love bread.
I need to admit to myself that On Food and Cooking by McGee is my kind of cookbook.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (3s7e4)

14 Morning, all.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (qRla/)

15 I'm reading a Star Trek novel from 1988 that has a very Moronish feel to it...

The main character is named "Piper" and she's in charge of a small ship dubbed the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

In the middle of the book, she and her companions are involved in a bar brawl with Klingons, which is typical for a MOME.

Very entertaining...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (gnNyN)

16 And this all ties into the great paperback vs. hardback discussion. Once books were plentiful, readers wanted ... more books. But the costs add up, especially the binding part.

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Just from a paper quality standpoint if nothing else, if you want a book to last for years, it needs to be a hardback.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (0U5gm)

17 What us the top pic?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (LmPA0)

(whispers to vmom)

Sabrina says it's a jade version of a Chinese book.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (1Ff7Z)

18 yay boox!

back in the Before Time there was a commercial process for hardbacking paperbacks for library use - I have a few of them in the collection, still good after 50 or 60 years.
some of my other paperbacks, not so much, though I do what I can for them with 3M Book Tape ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:07 AM (VyBeY)

19 Good morning morons and thanks Sabrina.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (RIvkX)

20 While I love the beautifully tooled and gilt-edged books of yesteryear, how lucky we are to live in the era of (relatively) cheap paperbacks with lurid covers.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (kpS4V)

21 I read Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles. This is the story of the Stoddard family during the Great Depression. After moving about Texas following oilfield openings, the family moves back to the old family farm to try to eek out a living. The father is arrested for the rape of a 14-year old and is mysteriously found dead in his cell. Most of the book is about Elizabeth and her three daughters. The book has strong characters and an interesting story of life in the dustbowl during the '30's.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (VOrDg)

22 Greetings to the Book Thread!
Yesterday was National Independent Bookstore Day. I did my part and ravaged *two* large used bookstores. The first one seemed to be larger on the inside than the outside, had shelves high enough ladders were needed (not that you could for all the boxes in the aisle) and the owner had a highly eclectic sorting system inspired by but not constrained by the alphabet, in that a single author might be in two completely different locations *and* only the first letter of the last name was used as a guide. If you wanted to find something specific it was a Quest. But I found lots of books!

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (Y9Vvl)

23 I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (h7ZuX)

24 The mass market paperback is effectively dead, so now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gnNyN)

25 Oh, and welcome, Sabrina!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (VyBeY)

26 If only we had copyrights back then ...

Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)

27 Trek-jacking is the new Tolkien thread-jacking.

I watched the two guys from the Subspace Parlor channel (one TrekHead and one newbie) view TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror":

https://tinyurl.com/3vmb5r9h

Conclusion: a classic ep. It renewed my conviction that Mirror Universe Trek is some of the best Trek.

Remember when Kirk planted the seed in Bearded Spock's mind that there was a better way than the Terran Empire? "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." "The Sorrows of Empire" by David Mack begins with this Spock mercilessly but logically assassinating the feral Kirk while former captain's woman Marlena Moreau looks on.

I'm enjoying the little throwaway details like Grand Admiral Garth.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (kpS4V)

28 2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

Sabrina can probably answer more authoritatively, but from what I've read of the traditional publishing industry, they are catering to best selling authors only. Breakthrough appears to be difficult, to say the least. Hence the multitude of Patterson type books. It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

And westerns, as well! (Just started by the way!)

Posted by: moki at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (wLjpr)

29 The mass market paperback is effectively dead, so now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gnNyN)

Sad, isn't it?

BTW, did you get my email?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

30 When I picked this book up from the library, the geek girl at the window (our enlightened library has a drive-through) squeed that she loves reading Star Trek novels. "I am unashamed!" I replied. With the wisdom of age comes not giving a crap.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (kpS4V)

31 If only we had copyrights back then ...
Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)

Yours has surely expired by now. Not like mine.

Posted by: Walt Oog Disney at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (1Ff7Z)

32 The first one seemed to be larger on the inside than the outside, had shelves high enough ladders were needed (not that you could for all the boxes in the aisle) and the owner had a highly eclectic sorting system inspired by but not constrained by the alphabet, in that a single author might be in two completely different locations *and* only the first letter of the last name was used as a guide. If you wanted to find something specific it was a Quest. But I found lots of books!
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM (Y9Vvl)
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You're lucky you made it back out into our time-space continuum. With those kind of bookstores, you could easily get lost in L-Space for all eternity...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (gnNyN)

33 22, LOL!

been in bookstores like that myself ...

fun! never know what you might find!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (VyBeY)

34 On Food and Cooking by McGee is my kind of cookbook.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (3s7e4)

That is a great book.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (n9ltV)

35 Hold on. I thought I was reading Marvin Albert's adaptation of "The Great Race," and suddenly I'm in "The Prisoner of Zenda."

Those competitive rivals The Great Leslie and Professor Fate, with their sidekicks and the suffragette reporter Maggie DuBois, are in the Balkans, after having crossed the northern Pacific by iceberg(!). They've entered a kingdom whose prince is about to be crowned king. But wouldn't ya know -- Professor Fate is the spitting image of the prince. And Baron Mucketymuck intends to take advantage of that.

Race? What race? It's stalled while this plays out.

I get the feeling that the movie had a bare-bones plot and the writers struggled to fill time. I'll see -- the library has a copy of the movie.

*******

I also spent more time with the Legion of Super-Heroes, going through trade collection No. 1. I finally got to see how Mike Grell drew the Legionnaires. An issue by Jim Starlin, too.

Posted by: Oog at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (p/isN)

36 I also read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I haven't seen the movie, but it isn't hard to see why it is so popular. Two great characters, an Earthling and an Alien, working together to save their planets from a microbe which is dimming their stars. A fascinating book.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (VOrDg)

37 Getting to end of A Reasoned Examination of the Properties of the Three Arms Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery by Gen Nicolai Okunev

He brings up good points on Napoleonic era warfare
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)
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No love for Jomini?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (xvhJH)

38 The top pic (which I forgot to include the link to) is the Jade Book of the Emperor K'ang-hsi, circa 1661.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (Y9Vvl)

39 ...and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.
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Did they start doing this on purpose at some point? I've got a lot of books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and sometimes the entire book had uncut pages when I first opened it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

40 The opening of the Northwest Territory was the beginning of American manifest destiny. This territory would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Historian David McCullough documents the first steps of settlement in what would become Ohio in The Pioneers.

Hardy New Englanders entered this virgin, tree filled land after the Treaty of Paris gave the young country millions of acres of wilderness. While the indians were at first welcoming, the impact of pioneer encroachment would soon lead to violent clashes with the Miami, Shawnee, and other tribes. These would continue until the death of Tecumseh at the hands of William Henry Harrison.

Another interesting bit of Ohio history described was that the new settlements were recruited by traitor Aaron Burr, while he was trying to take over the new territory and secede from the union. His famous trial ended in acquittal solely because he was captured before he could fire a shot. It is interesting to see what we now know as an industrial state develop from a heavily wooded wilderness.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)

41 BTW, did you get my email?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I did, yes. I've just been lazy about replying.

Thanks for sharing that resource!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (gnNyN)

42 I love the chaos of independent bookstores. It allows for the serendipitous discovery of a book you never knew existed but now cannot live without.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (kpS4V)

43 Fascinating post, Sabrina! Thanks for sharing.

I did not get much chance to read this week. I did manage to carve out some time to write, but not nearly enough. So it goes.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (kvcPE)

44 It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

Posted by: moki at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (wLjpr)

(kaff kaff)

Been posting about that on ALH....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

45 Sabrina says it's a jade version of a Chinese book.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Thanks OE. Glad to have a seatmate here in the back row of the class.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:15 AM (LmPA0)

46 Finally, I read Dark Winter by William Dietrich. This is an engaging thriller set at the American basecamp at the South Pole. The last plane of the season has left and those wintering over are confronted with a murderer in their midst.

Posted by: Zoltan at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (VOrDg)

47 Just finished "Kill Shot," which is book 18 in Joshua Dalzelle's excellent "Omega Force" series, which features a formerly kidnapped by aliens human being leading a mercenary group of aliens on various missions to do good in the galaxy whilst being involved in all kinds of political and military shenanigans. I've thoroughly enjoyed this series for years.

Next up is a spinoff series from Omega Force called "Terran Scout Fleet, which involves the estranged son of the main human in Omega Force. This is book 8, called "The Last Dance." Also a really enjoyable series.

Greetings, most excellent Horde.

Posted by: Sharkman at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (/RHNq)

48 Weather is damp and chilly and not conducive to doing stuff outside. I may go book store crawling later.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (vTZFs)

49 Morning, Sabrina.

Howdy, Horde.

And the trade paperback will have to carry on mass-market's tradition of tiny print as well. Can't have anyone actually reading a book, now, can we?

Once upon a time I had tons of mass-market paperbacks. Right now I don't think I have more than 2 dozen, and I should find other homes for those as I can't easily read them any more. Oh, well -- the offspring can inherit them later.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (q3u5l)

50
Want a new idea?
Read an old book.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

51 now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM

Print on demand books will dissolve faster.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:17 AM (LmPA0)

52 I dug out "Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before: A History In Pictures" and -- nerd alert! -- a flyer from the Star Trek club I used to attend fell out. Talk about upcoming cons, member fanfic, comics, season premier of DS9, and casting for the new show "Voyager". Ah, we were so young and naive...

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:18 AM (kpS4V)

53 I get the feeling that the movie had a bare-bones plot and the writers struggled to fill time. I'll see -- the library has a copy of the movie.

Oog, you can't miss the pie fight.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (1Ff7Z)

54 I think its funny - the Ilona Andrews fans call themselves the Book Devouring Horde. I think the authors once dubbed them that and it stuck.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (LmPA0)

55 While the indians were at first welcoming, the impact of pioneer encroachment would soon lead to violent clashes with the Miami, Shawnee, and other tribes. These would continue until the death of Tecumseh at the hands of William Henry Harrison.
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Interesting that Tecumseh took on the sura of a much-respected foe. I can think of two men named for him: William Tecumseh Sherman and Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (talk about a triple-barreled military name!).

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:19 AM (xvhJH)

56 >>Professor Fate is the spitting image of the prince.

It's in the movie, too.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (NcvvS)

57 Thanks Sabrina

China also has had more great purges and year zero restarts than anywhere else. More ancient writings purposefully destroyed than by nature, time and neglect.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (KaHlS)

58 Yay, Book Thread! Welcome, Sabrina!

I've set aside Tolkien's letters, which I don't think can be read sequentially. Like Battles and Leaders, you can flip to a page and see what's there and eventually will cover it all.

I'm now reading St. Augustine's City of God, and alternating that with Mao's Army Goes to Sea, recommended here some time ago. Just starting both but they are already interesting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)

59 now it's up to the trade paperbacks to carry on the tradition of dissolving after a few too many reads.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:08 AM

Print on demand books will dissolve faster.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 09:17 AM (LmPA0)
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So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)

60 I'm still reading too many books at once. Still reading the UFO book -- not as good as Watch the Skies! by Curtis Peebles, but covers stuff that happened since Peebles' book was published. Still reading Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies, which is fun but feels disorganized. If he pulls it all together for the ending I'll be pleased and surprised. Gave up on Dungeon Crawler Carl. But now I've got The Africa Ship and Project Hail Mary waiting for me, and I just downloaded There Is No Antimemetics Division onto my phone for Kindle.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (78a2H)

61 Mrs. E is feeling well this morning with no visible bd effects from infusion. As for books, I'm reading this book thread on a laptop while drinking coffee and eating cheerios. Modern times.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (LHPAg)

62 Guess I'll put on pants.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:21 AM (kpS4V)

63 I love the chaos of independent bookstores. It allows for the serendipitous discovery of a book you never knew existed but now cannot live without.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:14 AM (kpS4V)

Don't forget antique and thrift stores.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z)

64 Would it be okay to promote my novel, The Ghouls' Farmstand, here? I wrote it with my idiot sister. We are in the middle of a free giveaway today and tomorrow on Amazon. (For a brief and shining moment, our book with number one across three categories on Amazon: humorous fantasy, satire, and folklore--which felt really good. We're now number one, number two, and number two at this moment.) This is a goofy adaptation of Christina Rosetti's poem, "Goblin Market," set in a Chicago suburban graveyard with ghouls as the protagonists. No politics, just fun. It's very funny, if I say so myself. Buy now while it's free .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQDZXD87

Posted by: Smallish Bees at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc)

65 Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:13 AM (Y9Vvl)

I added a link...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (n9ltV)

66 Great news, Ero!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (kpS4V)

67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

68 39 Biff Did they start doing this on purpose at some point? I've got a lot of books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and sometimes the entire book had uncut pages when I first opened it.

Good question! That is deeper into the history and minutia of old book production than my knowledge runs. 1850's -ish I am certain it was not done on purpose. The counter-spine edge of the book was usually left "raw" with either folds or deckle edge, probably because they didn't have the technology to trim a bound book efficiently for large print runs. In the period you are talking about I think a machine just folded the page a little off and the trim missed the fold.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (Y9Vvl)

69 Print on demand books will dissolve faster.

Ebooks can dissolve instantly if the ~~seller~~ lessor so decides.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (vTZFs)

70 I may have to give another run through The Prisoner of Zenda. I really liked it the 1st time, but couldn't get into the sequel.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (AlhUl)

71 Never read Marvin Albert's stuff, but saw it all over the racks back in the 60s. Stark House Press has just reissued his western Apache Rising, which later became the James Garner-Sidney Poitier flick Duel at Diablo.

As for the movie The Great Race -- it's a delight. And no, you don't want to miss the pie fight. Push the button, Max.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (q3u5l)

72 I read Dark Winter by William Dietrich. This is an engaging thriller set at the American basecamp at the South Pole. The last plane of the season has left and those wintering over are confronted with a murderer in their midst.

Posted by: Zoltan

I really enjoyed that one. He has a way of making the reader feel the isolation.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)

73 I once converted a Dan Brown paperback into an airplane when I flung it across a room and into a trash can.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)
They fly like they read. Lead.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (LHPAg)

74 Yesterday I tried to alleviate my depression by going book shopping (spoiler: it didn't work). Picked up a photo book, Boston Then and Now, a dining history, Ten Restaurants That Changed America and a collection of oddities, Encyclopedia Of The Exquisite.

The entry for "Frilly Lingerie" reads, in part, . . .first a woman slipped into her featherweight chemise, tied with bows at the shoulders; next came a satin corset, more lax than the midcentury model; this she topped with the corset cover, a fluttery camisole in embroidered thin silk. Flouncy knee-length knickers went on over embroidered silk stockings and under two petticoats - the lower, in muslin with ruffles in broderie anglaise, and the outer in satin or taffeta, and decorated with rosettes, lover's knots or chiffon ruching

And that depresses me even more.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)

75 I'm still plodding away on Battle Officer Wolf 2: Geatish Boogaloo, and it's going very slowly. It's taking time to get back into doing the novelist thing after so long writing history. Still, progress is being made and my word count continues to creep upwards.

Speaking of history, if you haven't read Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War, you are very wrong. So wrong. It's the classiest, best book on the Spanish Civil War you can find, everyone says so.

It is also the conflict with the closest parallels to where we are, right down to Antifa and deep state assassinations. Rules for one side and but not the other.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

76 I have started reading The Political Pope, by George Neumayr. It's about Pope Jorge, sure, but the analysis has a present day application, as well.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)

77 Don't forget antique and thrift stores.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)

78 This book by Gen Nicolai Okunev is more actual mechanics of combined arms working together
It is going to change the way I do the Skirmish phase in my games

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:25 AM (Ia/+0)

79 I ain't letting anyone call my kid a sissy.

Posted by: Mr Dana at April 26, 2026 09:25 AM (GQh1d)

80 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)
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You're not captivated by Captain Kathy's sexy cigarette voice?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (xvhJH)

81 Another interesting fact from The Pioneers is that Thomas Jefferson was determined to enable slavery in the Ohio valley, and was furious that the new settlers insisted in the official compact that the Ohio valley ban the practice in their territory.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (0U5gm)

82 Because they were all floppy, an ancient Chinese library was either a series of boxes containing the folded books, or books laid on their sides and piled up on [TRIGGER WARNING FOR ACE] shelves. Very hard to search for the book you wanted.
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So the infamous "burning of the books" was really related to clearing out shelf space? Good to know.

Chinese history is deeply strange.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (ZOv7s)

83 @71 --

The book "Skylark Mission" that I read earlier this year was by Marvin H. Albert, using the pen name Ian McAllister. The man was prolific.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:28 AM (p/isN)

84 Off cave dweller sock.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:28 AM (p/isN)

85 There have been no prequels about the mirror universe since enterprise (well theres discovery but we dont talk aboug thst) some suggest its the roman empire existing into the presidemt

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (bXbFr)

86 In the period you are talking about I think a machine just folded the page a little off and the trim missed the fold.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase
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The only reason I'm doubtful on that is that I have a set of Conrad's works published in 1924, and every page on most of the books was uncut. I figured those that were cut were those the previous owners actually read. I've also got a set of Dickens from the 1880s that was like that.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)

87 So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)

Amazon? Ingram? B&N?

I know Ingram will do hardcovers, they should be more sturdy.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

88 I may have mentioned that I bought The Blood Countess, a new bio of the infamous Erzebet Bathory, who supposedly murdered over 600 young women, bathing in their blood in order to preserve her beauty. I also got the audio version for free on Audible, so I have been listening to that. I'm two chapters in and the writer does a very good job of explaining the tangled family ties and the religious conflicts of 17th-century Hungary.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (qRla/)

89 Read Project Hail Mary a couple of weeks ago and saw the movie last week. The book is good; lots of sorta science, math and such. The movie - not so hot. Missing some important stuff and it just didn't do much for me. I'll re-read the book in a few months and see what I think for sure.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Jr+re)

90 So true...I bought a couple of those print-on-demand books via Amazon and they started falling apart as soon as I opened them.

Maybe their technology has improved since then, as the more recent print-on-demand books seem more sturdy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gnNyN)
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I don't think all the vendors use the same publisher, because I've noticed the same thing. Mine seem to be pretty durable, and I've got proof copies that I marked up and retained for reference, and they're pretty beaten up but still intact, but I have ordered ones that I immediately sent back.

The public domain books seem to be the worst, just a printed .pdf without any effort at formatting. At this point I'll go for used vintage rather than new printing.

That being said, my father got me a nice print of Almayer's Folly and my copy of Churchill's The River War has held up, even after I pasted a map under the back cover.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

91 Stop me if you've read this scene before: There is a young empress, good-hearted but naive, touring her realm. Then she sees slavery, apparently for the first time ever. Horrified and fill with self-righteousness, she immediately bans the practice across her entire realm.

I came across that (again) last week, and it left me rolling my eyes. Not that I disagree with the sentiment but...do authors really have nothing better to do with their fantasy realms than to speed-run their imaginary societies into current-day society? Plus, it rings pretty hollow. Not many people felt that way historically, and actual abolition came from very specific factors rarely seen in fantasy stories. Lastly, an empress bans slavery? Someone who only has power because of who she was born to? The hypocrisy there is...staggering.

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (Lhaco)

92 Ebooks can dissolve instantly if the ~~seller~~ lessor so decides.

Not if you buy them from the right place. If you buy your ebook from a store that sells as downloads, such as Lulu, DriveThruRPG (I don’t like them, but not for this reason), eBookIt (this is where I bought Robert Zimmerman’s Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8), or many others.

Most stores sell as downloads, and have no access to the book once you’ve downloaded it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:32 AM (olroh)

93 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:31 AM (qRla/)

That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

94 Thats what alexander the 2nd did the peoples will blew him up for his good deed

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (bXbFr)

95 67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

I work for a few women who I swear used her character as their inspiration for how to be a boss.
Usually goes something like this.
"Reforger I need you to see if you can figure out what is going on with that printer. "
"I told you yesterday the integrated mark camera elevation measuring and checks system circuit is seeing only 4 of the 5 mark camera elevation inductive sensors. We need a new wiring harness and I need about a day to put it in."
* Confused look with a accusing side eye...

"Make it so!"

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (G4ajv)

96 Serfdom not slavery

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (bXbFr)

97 I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.

WonderBooks does this explicitly. The old books that don’t sell (and they don’t—I see this at library book sales, too), they bundle up and offer by the foot, with criteria based on what the spines look like rather than what the books are about.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (olroh)

98 The only reason I'm doubtful on that is that I have a set of Conrad's works published in 1924, and every page on most of the books was uncut. I figured those that were cut were those the previous owners actually read. I've also got a set of Dickens from the 1880s that was like that.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 26, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)
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I've gotten old books with that problem. One of my books on China from the 1930s had very rough pages, no real uniformity in the cut.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)

99 As for the movie The Great Race -- it's a delight. And no, you don't want to miss the pie fight. Push the button, Max.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (q3u5l)

Then watch "The Trouble With Tribbles" to see the bar fight scene.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (1Ff7Z)

100 Thank you, Smallish Bees! Looks like a fun read, looking forward to it!

in other news, after picking that up, Amazon pointed out to me that Lois McMaster Bujold just released another Penric & Desdemona novella.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 09:35 AM (VyBeY)

101 My big read this week was Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson. I'm sure several of you have recommended this.

This is an account of Marconi's development of wireless telegraphy. It's also the account of a murder. Larson swings back and forth between these seemingly unrelated things, until they converge in the end, and it's really fascinating.

Also, Marconi was asshoe.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (h7ZuX)

102 *Someone who only has power because of who she was born to? The hypocrisy there is...staggering.*

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Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

Posted by: Dennis from Monty Python at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

103 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:36 AM (gnNyN)

104 Have been in something of a reading slump for a couple of weeks now -- an essay here and a short story there, but no novels or portions thereof (Sorry, Bleak House -- will get back to you soon).

Of writing slumps I will not speak -- too depressing.

For chuckles, Barry Malzberg's Writers Heaven stories are worth a look.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 09:37 AM (q3u5l)

105 The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

If it was a time travel book, that’s a test to sea if you’re worthy.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:38 AM (olroh)

106 The Blood Countess, a new bio of the infamous Erzebet Bathory, who supposedly murdered over 600 young women, bathing in their blood in order to preserve her beauty

Did it work?

Posted by: Madonna at April 26, 2026 09:38 AM (GQh1d)

107 I've found great 19th Century editions at antique stores, for cheap! I think they peddle them as shelf candy rather than reading material.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)

Certain stores in southern Utah have older books shelved inside bookcases and glass-front cabinets for sale. Books priced separately.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (1Ff7Z)

108 That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?

Posted by: dantesed

Yes, it is a true story, there was a trial of Elizabet Bathory. What is speculative is the true number of victims. Also, the story goes that she was locked into one room of her castle upon conviction, but it may have merely been a type of house arrest. Did she actually bathe in the blood of her victims? That may have been exaggeration, but she certainly killed at least several girls.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (0U5gm)

109 Finished reading a graphic novel last week; "The Winds of Numa Sera." While I could criticize parts of the story, it is fundamentally everything I've been searching for: a high-fantasy comic book! I read multiple chapters/issues in a sitting, and finished the whole thing in two days. So I was clearly enjoying myself.

Alas, there is one major problem with the book that cannot be overlooked. The book ends without a conclusion, with cliffhangers for multiple different characters. The book's spine says 'volume 1,' the copyright date says 2022, and four years later there is no sign of a volume 2. The back of the book has an advertisement for an 'Art or Numa Sera' and a table-top card came based on the story. All of this makes me think the book was created to be an IP farm, rather than for the sake of story. And I suspect the IP wasn't super-successful at launch, and thus may have been abandoned.

If so, that makes this yet another unfinished story littering my shelf...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (Lhaco)

110 That's an interesting and weird story about someone. Truth or fiction?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

The author, Shelley Puhak, makes her opinion known very early - she believes that Bathory may have been cruel to her servants (as almost any aristocrat of her times would have been), but she never engaged in wholesale slaughter and her posthumous reputation is the result of a contemporary hit job centered on others getting control of her lands and money.

I'll be interested to see how she presents her case.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)

111 "Make it so!"
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:34 AM (G4ajv)
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People write what they know, and a lot of writers don't have any first-hand experience off good leadership. They think it just boils down to be hard on subordinates and inflexible, always getting your way.

It's essentially a superficial view, sort of like thinking that all drill sergeants do is yell without understanding that they also can speak softly and be quite witty, even kind. They're playing a role, and the best ones are adored by their trainees, even as he smokes them.

Plus the male/female difference in social interaction and leadership, which is once again getting attention rather than being waved away as patriarchy or something.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

112 Print on demand quality seems to vary, but I think has greatly improved from most publishers. I presume Amazon offers different levels of quality. Ten to Fifteen years ago all POD books I received were noticably low grade and wavy. Aeronaut Books offers a big selection of aviation titles, all are print on demand, lots of pictures and quality is good.

On the other hand, still not nearly what is capable of from others. Just finished Apollo 1 in Photographs from Schiffer. Heavy high grade glossy pages with sharp detail. Mostly you get what you pay for.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (KaHlS)

113 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

The only catch is that the cruise was scheduled for April 2-9, 2006.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

I would assume that as a co-blogger, you might have occasional access to the time machine.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)

114 Castle Guy, George Martin had this trope in how Danaerys ruled the Slave Coast. He tried subverting it: the philosopher-kings she planted to lead the exslaves and exmasters kept collapsing into chaos. Even with three dragons.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (GQh1d)

115 I would assume that as a co-blogger, you might have occasional access to the time machine.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)
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As a third-tier COB, I only get to gaze upon the wondrous controls for five minutes during the new moon each month.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (gnNyN)

116 FYI for those in the St. Louis area, the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair starts May 1, or April 30 if you want to pay for early access. The last time I was there was 2023 but it is phenomenal. I’ve picked up some really great books there over the years.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (olroh)

117 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed. I might make a nice steak for lunch or dinner and read the new restaurant book I bought yesterday. I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)

118 As a third-tier COB, I only get to gaze upon the wondrous controls for five minutes during the new moon each month.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

You're welcome!

Posted by: Gerbil Malodor at April 26, 2026 09:44 AM (GQh1d)

119 … the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair…

That’s Greater St. Louis Book Fair, if you’re doing a web search for it…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:45 AM (olroh)

120 Posted by: Gerbil Malodor at April 26, 2026 09:44 AM (GQh1d)
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That's a name I haven't seen in years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:45 AM (RIvkX)

121 Speaking of pie fights, I recently saw a clip of a Laurel and Hardy silent that ends with a pie fight. A cop, seeing the mess in the street, comes up to the boys, covered in whipped cream, and demands, "Did you start that pie fight?"

To which Stanley replies, "What pie fight?"

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:46 AM (p/isN)

122 Also, Marconi was asshoe.

As asshoes go, he couldn't hold a candle to me. Did Marconi electrocute an elephant? No. No he did not.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

123 Also, Marconi was asshoe.

As asshoes go, he couldn't hold a candle to me. Did Marconi electrocute an elephant? No. No he did not.

Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

124 For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)

125 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed. I might make a nice steak for lunch or dinner and read the new restaurant book I bought yesterday. I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)
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Last night I managed to force out 400 words, but they came at the price of deleting 200 I'd already written.

I'm going to take a break for a few days and focus on reading for a bit, and I'll pick it up when something comes to me and I can't wait to write it down.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

126 And that depresses me even more.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)

I hear ya, but I am delighted that I don't have to put on a dozen or so layers of clothing every day.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 09:48 AM (h7ZuX)

127
For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)

I'm working on a novel about his hilarious teenage son-

Dobie Gilles de Rais.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

128 Speaking of pie fights, I recently saw a clip of a Laurel and Hardy silent that ends with a pie fight. A cop, seeing the mess in the street, comes up to the boys, covered in whipped cream, and demands, "Did you start that pie fight?"

Without looking it up, I think that was 1927s The Battle of the Century.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:49 AM (qRla/)

129 Regarding the article Sabrina linked about turning a paperback into a hardcover book...the problem there is that you still have a glued binding. (rather than sewn binding.) So it will still open/operate the same way, even if it looks different on the shelf...

I've fallen down the book-binding rabbit hole a time or two, and gotten very particular about binding style. A book with proper sewn binding will actually lay open on its own, while glue-bound books (like mass market paperback novels) have a tendency to close on their own unless actively being held open. That is kind of intolerable when it come to art-heavy books.

I've commissioned some custom-bound comics (sewing comic books into hardcover volumes) and am at the very end of the process (sent off final cover designs last week) and am getting very excited about getting the final product back! And about preparing the next set books to be commissioned...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Lhaco)

130 For those that like stories of sadistic nobility, I am finishing up a book on Gilles de Rais and will report back on it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (0U5gm)
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One can't help but wonder how much of that was Enlightenment/Marxist propaganda, trying to delegitimize European society. "Prima Noctem" is a complete myth, they can't find it anywhere, it makes no sense on its own, the Church would never tolerate it, and yet there it is in "Braveheart" and other entertainment.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

131 Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)
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Aren't you the guy that tried to build a "death ray?"

That's pretty assholish...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)

132 I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.

I picked up a fascinating book about American restaurant “marketing and menu design” that is in both Japanese and English (very clearly translated from the Japanese), last year in San Diego. By a “Gen Takeshi Saito”.

A lot of California restaurants, and focused on what was around in the eighties. Michael’s of Santa Monica, Spiaggia of Chicago, Spago of Los Angeles.

Red Lobster’s design was very different compared to now.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (olroh)

133 2 I did read this week!

A SF pulp, a detective pulp, and a Foreign Legion pulp. I don't know why things like these don't get published much, if at all, anymore?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

Gotta look for e-books and e-zines for things like that. Not sure exactly how to efficiently search through those, alas. I was lucky enough to stumble onto the Savage Realms e-zine a few years ago, which publishes old pulp-style sword-and-sorcery short stories.

It also means you need a e-reader/phone/computer for your reading. The last phase of Sabrina's list of book publishing formats....

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Lhaco)

134
I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

I wonder if they ever had any personal or professional interactions?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)

135 As it wss with vlad teoes savior of wallachia

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bXbFr)

136 Plus the male/female difference in social interaction and leadership, which is once again getting attention rather than being waved away as patriarchy or something.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

After I posted this I was kicking myself.
I should have used "Make it so... and paint it blue... and move it over there."

Don't get me wrong. I love my girlbosses but they aren't my bosses because they know their shit. They are my bosses because they are goils. We have to virtue signal at any and every opportunity presented.
I'm old enough and don't GAF enough that sometimes I will actually stand there a silently stare at them when they say stupid shit.

"One of us didn't understand the words that came out of your mouth"
"I said... blah blah"
"Yep. Those were the words"
"God how I wish we could get along without you"
"Those words I understand"

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (G4ajv)

137 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading. (I really overslept this morning. A perk of being retired.)

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

138 That's pretty assholish...

That would be Tesla, hero of hipsters and conspiracy theorists everywhere. (And indeed a fascinating genius.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (olroh)

139 Who got the death ray from tesla

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bXbFr)

140
Edit fail above in my comment.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

141 Since we've had both Countess Bathory and Aaron Burr mentioned in the thread, let me say that I find a common thread between them. I think they both were the victims of political hit jobs.

For Bathory, it was getting her lands away from her so that she couldn't marry some inconvenient foreigner who might then claim them.

For Burr, I don't know why but a great many of our nation's founders put a hell of a lot of effort into making sure Aaron Burr did not ever exercise any substantial authority. The "conspiracy" has an air of unreality about it, especially since when the dust settled the villain Burr . . . went back to New York and practiced law for several decades?

And planting colonies in Spanish territory to eventually declare independence was basically American S.O.P. for most of the 19th century, so why put Burr on trial for planning just that?

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (78a2H)

142 I finished The Moth in the Iron Lung by Forrest Forrest

It is, briefly put, a review of the history of Polio, and put in correlation of the use of mercuric "teething powders" the outbreaks of the Gypsy moth and other pests leading to the widespread use of first (Arsenical) Paris Green then later Lead Acetate pesticides, then finally DDT. The argument is that the enteroviruses like Poliomyelitis and Coxsackie were made more dangerous due to the damage done by these chemical pesticides damaging the gut wall and allowing them access to the central nervous system via the lower spine, which is closer to the gut in young children than adults. In the discussion of DDT, it matches widespread spraying of DDT in the 40s and 50s with increased incidence of urban and adult polio which previously had been almost unheard of.
It is also a brief discussion on how the various assumptions and models of how infections are caused channeled investigations into focusing on single, poorly understood causes like viruses, and treatments that were merely palliative and often as injurious as no treatment as all.

This is not a scholarly book, it is breezy in tone and wanders a bit. It is footnoted

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rbvCR)

143 I presume it's NYC-centered, but there are, according to the cover, three restaurants I do want to learn more about: Howard Johnson's, Schrafft's and Delmonico's.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (qRla/)

That's certainly a wide range!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)

144 I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

I wonder if they ever had any personal or professional interactions?

That's an interesting question. I don't know. Professionally, they were at three different studios (Hal Roach, MGM and Columbia), so wouldn't have collaborated. I've read The Marx Brothers Scrapbook, and Groucho never mentions L&H or the Stooges.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (qRla/)

145 He was ahead of the mark wouldnt try that for another 50 years

Well he did kill hamilton so

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:58 AM (bXbFr)

146 27 Trek-jacking is the new Tolkien thread-jacking.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 09:09 AM (kpS4V)

I can try Tolkien-jacking it back, if you want.

I'm slowly plugging my way through The Silmarillion. Just past the chapter covering the introduction of Men into the world. It was...surprising short and uneventful. At the time, it was very much overshadowed by the ongoing war between the Elves and Morgoth...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:58 AM (Lhaco)

147
Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)

148 @128 --

Yes, that was it! Thank you.

I remember now why I looked for it; it was mentioned in IMDB trivia on "The Great Race."

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN)

149 Actually thought quite a bit on slavery and serfdom reading all this Russian history these last few years.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (Ia/+0)

150 I wouldn't be surprised if Chico Marx and Larry Fine wound up at the same card table once in a while.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (78a2H)

151 But its a liittle like the catiline conspiracy narrative by the caesari clique

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (bXbFr)

152 That's certainly a wide range!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 09:57 AM (1Ff7Z)

These are the restaurants mentioned:
- Le Pavilion
- Chez Panisse
- Antoine's
- Howard Johnson's
- Schrafft's
- Mama Leone's
- The Mandarin
- Delmonico's
- The Four Seasons
- Sylvia's

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)

153 Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)
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I have heard of, but not read, "Man Out Of Time."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (xvhJH)

154 I ought to be writing today, but the depression just has me paralyzed.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

I'm going to take a break for a few days and focus on reading for a bit, and I'll pick it up when something comes to me and I can't wait to write it down.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

So, three men in the same boat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

155 If the Marx Bros, Stooges, and L&H had any interactions, the result would probably have been the creation of the dreaded Lunatic-Chaos Vortex which would have engulfed every possible dimension. Think crossing the streams to the 12th power.

We dodged a bullet there, I think.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (q3u5l)

156 Speaking of books, I officially entered the Next Chapter of my life on Tuesday as retirement has now commenced.

I know I want to write during these years and I have lots of ideas for non-fiction essays. But I've decided to break into the habit and discipline by writing handwritten letters. It feels so old fashioned. But it's tangible and tactile and bears your unique handwriting. Two so far. To family members. It's like cleaning out the garage. Doesn't matter where you start.
Just start.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

157 Regarding Burr . . . as I said, it seems like Jefferson et al really wanted him out of politics. They knew him personally, so maybe it wasn't a bad idea. But they definitely trumped up some bullshit to charge him with.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (78a2H)

158 Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)

159 One of the books I bought as a print-on-demand is a faithful reproduction of the original. It even includes a coupon for $250 off an "Authors at Sea" cruise via Carnival Cruise lines.

Which raises a question that our esteemed (but hopefully not esteamed) hostess might answer. Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (vTZFs)

160 I have "rescued" a couple of trade paperbacks by pasting them into hard covers. The last one I cheated and stole the casing from a very out of date travel book. The Perfect Bound books are only as good as the glue holding them together, which gets old and starts to crack.

I have made books by sewing together signature to make a block, and then glue that into hand made hard covers. It is quite a process. I found the cheapest thread for sewing is waxed dental floss.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (rbvCR)

161
Red Lobster’s design was very different compared to now.

Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (p/isN)

162 >>> Print layout for this was a headache, and at the end the purchaser often had to use a knife to cut open some of the folds that didn't get trimmed properly.

Using a knife to cut the folded edges like one does an envelope.
Thousands of years and the idea never took off in China.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM (/lPRQ)

163 I wouldn't be surprised if Chico Marx and Larry Fine wound up at the same card table once in a while.

Someone - I think it may have been Moe's daughter - said that Larry had an absolutely filthy mouth. "Pass the fuckin' potatoes" was probably the mildest thing he'd say at dinner.

As for Chico - there's a story that he was playing cards with the studio chief Sam Goldwyn, but they kept getting interrupted by Goldwyn's son. Finally, Chico took the kid upstairs for about ten minutes before coming back down and resuming the game. When they had finished (uninterrupted), Goldwyn asked, "You're amazing with kids, Chico. What did you say to him to keep him quiet?"

To which Chico answered, "Oh, I just taught him how to jerk off."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (qRla/)

164
Whoops, that was supposed to be socked as T.A. Edison. Snark fail!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)
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Aren't you the guy that tried to build a "death ray?"

That's pretty assholish...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 26, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)

That would be Tesla, hero of hipsters and conspiracy theorists everywhere. (And indeed a fascinating genius.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 09:54 AM (olroh)

Not so fast there, banana-nose!

I believe Professor Squirrel was referring to the historical Archimedes,

who indeed developing a "Solar Ray" to set fire to ship's sails.

And I guess could be called a 'death ray".

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

165 But I've decided to break into the habit and discipline by writing handwritten letters.

Not quite as dedicated as you, but I do pick up interesting postcards at antique stores (they’re usually fifty cents or less, or up to a dollar) that haven’t been written on yet, to write short notes to people.

Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

166 >>I wonder if Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Bros, and the Three Stooges were all from very different backgrounds but working in Hollywood around the same time.

Moe, Shemp, & Curly Howard were all from Brooklyn; Larry Fine from Philadelphia. The Marx Brothers were Manhattan-born. Stan Laurel was born in England; Oliver Hardy in Georgia.

(Looked it up, but knew the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes were New Yorkers, but not which borough).

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (NcvvS)

167 Love Sabrina's precis on book development and her humor. And she's right, bookbinding would be a great hobby thread topic. Aldren Watson did an excellent book on hand bookbinding that doesn't require fancy machines or tools.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (yTvNw)

168
- Howard Johnson's
- Schrafft's
- Mama Leone's
- The Four Seasons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

169 Gotta look for e-books and e-zines for things like that. Not sure exactly how to efficiently search through those, alas. I was lucky enough to stumble onto the Savage Realms e-zine a few years ago, which publishes old pulp-style sword-and-sorcery short stories.

It also means you need a e-reader/phone/computer for your reading. The last phase of Sabrina's list of book publishing formats....
Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Lhaco)

CG, Internet Archive and other sites have collections that can be read on my pc. I have Kindle for PC, but they're eliminating the older version and making you get the new one through MS. Don't really want to do that, but I don't want to lose the ebooks I've already paid for. Gonna try a work around. The ones I mentioned are from Raconteur Press editor's emails.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

170 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.
Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:03 AM

+++
I used to be all about chicken.
That was fried.
In Kentucky.

Posted by: KFC at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

171 About five years ago I posted a video of an acquaintance rebuilding a copy of "A Canticle For Liebowitz."

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=395525

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (n9ltV)

172 who indeed developing a "Solar Ray" to set fire to ship's sails.

I’d forgotten all about that, although as I recall “developing” is being a bit too kind.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (olroh)

173 FYI for those in the St. Louis area, the gigantic Great St. Louis Book Fair starts May 1, or April 30 if you want to pay for early access.

Gooble maps says 6 1/2 hour drive. Worth it?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (vTZFs)

174 Quarter Twenty - I haven't handwritten a letter in 30+ years, but I still recall how good it felt to receive one from a friend. I used to correspond with my old high school friends back before email was commonplace and long-distance charges were still a thing.

Posted by: PabloD at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (zUFRX)

175 Actually, the Stooges and Laurel and Hardy almost worked together.

As anyone who's seen It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World knows, the Stooges make a silent cameo appearance as firefighters at the Rancho Canejo airport.

Stan Laurel was supposed to be in the movie - it was going to be him, rather than Jack Benny, who would drive by and ask the fighting Milton Berle, Terry-Thomas and Ethel Merman if they needed help. But Laurel refused, saying he had promised never to appear in a movie without his old partner, so the cameo went to Benny instead.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (qRla/)

176 "Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?"

Don't know this from experience, but I've read a number of writers' comments to the effect that conversations often lean heavily toward industry gossip, word rates, contracts, agents, editors, and which publishers are getting slow to pay.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (q3u5l)

177 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)
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He supposedly designed a death ray to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (xvhJH)

178 This is an account of Marconi's development of wireless telegraphy. It's also the account of a murder. Larson swings back and forth between these seemingly unrelated things, until they converge in the end, and it's really fascinating.
----

Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

179 Gooble maps says 6 1/2 hour drive. Worth it?

It’s 11 hours one way for me; I’ve organized road trips around it by scheduling my drive to see family in Michigan at the same time (which is, in fact, how I’m visiting it this year). Well worth that.

If you are saying that it’s a 6-½ hour round trip, I would say it is definitely worth it. If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (olroh)

180 159 Oddbob Do authors like to hang out together recreationally? What do they talk about?

We do, on the rare occasions we emerge from our cavernous lairs to blink uncomprehendingly at the sky. Usually at conventions (in my case, SF and Fantasy but lately that has gotten paralytically woke so no more). Mostly we hang out online. We complain about our latest work in progress refusing to behave, the evils of having to do promotion and ad work, and drive each other bugnuts giving each other MORE ideas to write. When we don't have enough time for OUR ideas. It is the literary way of saying "stop hitting yourself". At heart, we are all about three years old and it shows ...

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (Y9Vvl)

181 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)

Haven't heard of a few of them. Of course, I'm not from that area. It was just a bit funny that Howard Johnson's was in the list when you know what it became.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

182 The Stooges and the Marx Brothers weren't that different in background - the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes from the Upper East Side. Stan Laurel was English-born and Oliver Hardy was from Georgia.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:11 AM (NcvvS)

183 Book Topic-

"Thousands of years and the idea never took off in China"

- Using both sides of a sheet of paper
- Capturing the power of gunpowder
- Using a compass for more than a cheap parlor trick

got to be dozens more

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (/lPRQ)

184 67 I just finished DS9 last week and have started Voyager. Kate Mulgrew has an AWFL vibe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

you're not far wrong on that.

Voyager wound up breaking me. All too often they'd take a stupid idea, make it almost interesting, and then flush the concept down the toilet at the end of the episode. It is the most frustrating era of Star Trek (since the current stuff shouldn't even be counted as Star Trek.) I really miss the days of watching SFdebris mock Voyager over on the (YouTube competitor) Blip website. He had a quote that so blithely summed it up; "Welcome to the idiocy that is Voyager."

Brining things back into the realm of books, as much as I loved DS9 as a show, I only ever read novels branded as The Next Generation. And Peter David's novel-only New Frontier spin-off series.

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Lhaco)

185 If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home…

…and how much you want to see St. Louis or Missouri.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (olroh)

186 All usual Book Thread rules are incorporated by reference (pets, beverage, clothing covering the lower limbs, etc.) with the special Sabrina Chase exemption for those stylish persons preferring kilts.

It is good to start by acknowledging that, unlike Vietnam, there are rules. However, I rise to the following
Points of Order:

1. The usual Book Thread rules specify "pants", not "clothing covering the lower limbs". Our Book Thread forefathers, in their wisdom, specified "pants", and who are we to question that?

2. Kilts, whose hems fall in the popliteal region, do not "cover the lower limbs", the same as the once-popular hot pants do not.

#BeBetter

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)

187 For Burr, I don't know why but a great many of our nation's founders put a hell of a lot of effort into making sure Aaron Burr did not ever exercise any substantial authority. The "conspiracy" has an air of unreality about it, especially since when the dust settled the villain Burr . . . went back to New York and practiced law for several decades?

And planting colonies in Spanish territory to eventually declare independence was basically American S.O.P. for most of the 19th century, so why put Burr on trial for planning just that?

Posted by: Trimegistus

From the book, Burr was tried for treason, with chief justice Marshall of the supreme court presiding. It seems that Jefferson wanted him completely defanged. He was acquitted due to the fact that he didn't actually commit violence, just conspired. Burr went into exile in England for years, then came back to the US under an assumed name. Eventually, he resumed using his own name and married a rich widow, but when she saw her fortune disappearing, she left him. He may not have been as traitorous as he is represented, but he was a pretty slimy character.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)

188 177 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM (h7ZuX)
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He supposedly designed a death ray to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:07 AM (xvhJH)
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In that "Great Mathematicians as Math Teachers" video I linked to yesterday, Archie was demonstrating his death ray in miniature and set his desk on fire, then the whole lab was ablaze.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (kpS4V)

189 Don't know this from experience, but I've read a number of writers' comments to the effect that conversations often lean heavily toward industry gossip, word rates, contracts, agents, editors, and which publishers are getting slow to pay.

Yep, that'll make for fun week at sea for sure.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

190 I used to be all about chicken.
That was fried.
In Kentucky.

Movie trivia: There is a scene in Goldfinger where CIA agent Felix Leiter is eating outside a KFC. The reason? Director Guy Hamilton didn't know it was a national chain and thought it was a Miami landmark that would add a bit of realism to the story.

And though Colonel Sanders was born in Indiana, he opened his famous Sanders Court restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, hence "Kentucky" fried chicken.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/)

191 The Stooges and the Marx Brothers weren't that different in background - the Howards were from Brooklyn and the Marxes from the Upper East Side. Stan Laurel was English-born and Oliver Hardy was from Georgia.
Posted by: Nazdar

Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (/lPRQ)

192 Shut up, Wesley! (had to say it ...)

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 26, 2026 10:14 AM (Y9Vvl)

193 About five years ago I posted a video of an acquaintance rebuilding a copy of "A Canticle For Liebowitz."

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=395525
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:06 AM (n9ltV)

The Folio Society has released a snazzy new hardcover printing of "A Canticle for Leibowitz",

which is of excellent quality that should last generations with a little care.

Anywho, I got a copy for my birthday. It's beautiful and an easy read due to its size, paper(!), and font.

Buy one today!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:15 AM (iJfKG)

194 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM

You know about Archimedes?

Posted by: Frank Constanza at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

195 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!

Posted by: All Hail Eris,

Yes, the story intertwines because the wireless was used to notify Canadian authorities that Crippen was on board, and the "boy" he was travelling with was actually his girlfriend. I think it was Halifax where they were arrested.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0U5gm)

196 If you’re suggesting a thirteen hour round trip, that would depend on what kind of sales you have closer to home…

…and how much you want to see St. Louis or Missouri.

Yeah, 6.5 one way so definitely a full weekender. Fortunately (ahem) I am still unemployed so I have time if not copious free funds. St. Louis is probably somewhere on my to-see list but not exactly the top. The zoo is supposed to be good, IIAMN.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:17 AM (vTZFs)

197 Haha, I didn't recall that Archimedes did any such thing.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:02 AM

You know about Archimedes?
Posted by: Frank Constanza at April 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)
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Greek chap, what?

Posted by: Bertie Wooster at April 26, 2026 10:17 AM (xvhJH)

198
Having lots of babies.

Posted by: Things the Chinese never thought of for $200, Alex at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

199 >>Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

200 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

That's the one! And they almost got away with it! If not for that meddling ship captain!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 10:21 AM (h7ZuX)

201 Forgotten - Harold Lloyd

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Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Yeah, tell me about that.

Posted by: zombie John George Diefenbaker at April 26, 2026 10:22 AM (0sNs1)

202
Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)
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I have heard of, but not read, "Man Out Of Time."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (xvhJH)

Thanks for the suggestion, Cap'n.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iJfKG)

203 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

Missed opportunity to build brand image. Shoulda thrashed him with a gutta-percha cane.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:23 AM (vTZFs)

204 Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.

Gary Giddins made that point in volume 1 of his 2-volume Bing Crosby bio, saying that it's nearly impossible for people in this era to understand just how popular and omnipresent Crosby was from the 30s and 40s to his death.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

205 I read a biography of Leonardo DaVinci a few months back. I don't think the author intended for me to walk away not liking DaVinci very much and thinking less of his intellectual reputation ( still very high but I learned a few things that diminished it like him not grasping theoretical math very well. ). He was also a lazy poofer.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (kxLc1)

206 203 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

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Just to watch him die.

Posted by: The Man In Black at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.
Posted by: Weak Geek

Most around here are co-located with Taco Hell.
You'd think they would have a fish taco then?

Nope.

Some other Mexican seafood*?

Nope.

* Years back in NC, the mid sized city / large town nearest me had a mom & pop Mexican Seafood restaurant. Really good.
It failed. Too bad
In North Carolina all seafood MUST be batter dipped and deep fat fried.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (/lPRQ)

208 'Indian Fried Chicken' didn't fly with the focus group.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (G4ajv)

209 Anybody know a good, well-written biography of Tesla?

Posted by: naturalfake

I read Tesla: Man Out of Time several years ago; it was pretty good.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:25 AM (0U5gm)

210 114 Castle Guy, George Martin had this trope in how Danaerys ruled the Slave Coast. He tried subverting it: the philosopher-kings she planted to lead the exslaves and exmasters kept collapsing into chaos. Even with three dragons.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 26, 2026 09:42 AM (GQh1d)

Yeah, I remember the tv show touching on some of that fallout. It's probably realistic that wholesale-societal-change-by-decree wouldn't go smoothly, but I'm not slogging through the bleakness of an RR Martin story just to see it happen...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (Lhaco)

211 Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

(sniff)

We know.

Posted by: Most of the people on the Johnny Carson clips at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (1Ff7Z)

212 I am continuing with Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail, the first volume of his Arthuriad epic poem. Volume two comes out in November. To say this is a masterpiece is an understatement. He truly captures the strengths of the ballad form with its driving meter, alliteration, and ending rhyme schemes. And he brings back the feel of real events combined with elements of magic and divine Christian purpose. Vastly superior and more powerful than the Disney style versions.

This is a slow process. I read the section to myself then aloud. Ballads come from ancient oral traditions and were meant to be sung or chanted and reciting the lines makes them come ever more alive. I also downloaded the Audible version read by Guite. He is so expressive. It's like having a guide that brings out aspects I missed.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (yTvNw)

213 The Colonel took no shit and shot a guy prior to KFC.

Read Josh Ozersky's Colonel Sanders and The America Dream for a good short bio and an explanation of why KFC went to shit once Sanders sold out.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:26 AM (qRla/)

214 'Indian Fried Chicken' didn't fly with the focus group.
Posted by: Reforger

But "Maryland Fried Chicken" coasted along for quite a while.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (/lPRQ)

215 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

Some Roman Centurion had to answer some uncomfortable questions.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JkO4W)

216
*Most around here are co-located with Taco Hell.*

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KenTacoHut.

It's a thing.

https://youtu.be/deodx6rIkcs

Posted by: Quirky combinations at April 26, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

217 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

Some Roman Centurion had to answer some uncomfortable questions.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JkO4W)
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Dude was a war criminal!

Posted by: Roman Centurion at April 26, 2026 10:29 AM (xvhJH)

218 Painters are fortunate that there are structures built just to keep their memory alive even if it's just fleeting. Also as the Left usually does with history, they keep shitty , undeserving painter's memories alive in these structures.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (kxLc1)

219 Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (kxLc1)

If you can find it, Margaret Cooper's 1965 book The Inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci is an excellent work. She uses LDV's illustrations on a number of topics - music, architecture, flight, home, warfare -describes what he was trying to achieve and why he often failed. It's a good book for teenagers who might be interested in the topic, as well.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (qRla/)

220 Yeah, and that's a shame. Realised something a long time ago: after a prominent person (entertainer, athlete, politician, etc) leaves the spotlight, in about 30 years that person is generally forgotten, other than by people very impressed at an early age by that person and by, well, hobbyists & academics with an interest in that person/field/era.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

Writers too. And it frequently doesn't take 30 years for that to happen. Don Robertson, Jon Hassler, etc. As to the rest of us commoners exiting the work place? What's the rhyme?

30 minutes out the door
And you don't matter any more.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 10:31 AM (q3u5l)

221 I just checked Amazon. You can find that Da Vinci book for 9 bucks.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:33 AM (qRla/)

222 Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

For fun I used to buy old stamps and old, blank postcards to write cryptic notes or messages made of 4-digit blocks, and send them to random addresses I picked out of phone books at the library.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 10:33 AM (rbvCR)

223 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:30 AM (qRla/)

I read Walter Isaacson's biography. Very good in documenting mostly without subjective opinion though you can tell he was very positive about DaVinci.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (kxLc1)

224 "Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be..."

*blows whistle*
*throws flag*

Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.

Posted by: Book Thread referee at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)

225 So, three men in the same boat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 10:00 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I do have a secret motivational weapon: an excellent playlist for when I write. It's only on my laptop, so if I want to listen to it, I have to write. That was what actually got me to hammer out what I did, and so being away from the music provides an incentive for me to think about what should go next.

I've done this before. The original Wolf book was written to Enya's Amarantine album.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

226 Check out Long John Silver's. All the nautical decor is gone, and it's labeled LJ's.

Oh, I say. You think you have a problem?

Posted by: Arthur Treacher at April 26, 2026 10:35 AM (zdLoL)

227 >>Gary Giddins made that point in volume 1 of his 2-volume Bing Crosby bio, saying that it's nearly impossible for people in this era to understand just how popular and omnipresent Crosby was from the 30s and 40s to his death.

Wouldn't even try to get across to the nieces & nephews today how Arthur Godfrey, Milton Berle, & Danny Thomas were kings in '50s TV - the response would be, 'Who?'

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 10:35 AM (NcvvS)

228 LJS was my favorite fast food joint so of course they closed them all anywhere near me. I always quipped it was for my own good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:36 AM (kxLc1)

229 For fun I used to buy old stamps and old, blank postcards to write cryptic notes or messages made of 4-digit blocks, and send them to random addresses I picked out of phone books at the library.

I admire your dedication to a gag where you never get to see the punch line.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (vTZFs)

230 I overslept, haven't had coffee yet so leaving comment and will then get coffee and try and catch up.
Finished the Charlaine Harris book The Last Wizard's Ball. This is the fifth book and the end of the Gunny Rose series. The book is an exciting mix of magic and Western gunslinging characters fighting local thugs and militias when suddenly Hitler is in the news and Internstional bad actors appear. Everything changes. It felt weird and timely all at once because Jews. It changes the relationships between the characters in unexpected ways and changed the ending I was expecting, so felt dissatisfied even though I u der stood why it went the way it did.
Back to catching up.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (kJmSS)

231 Further from my comment in 212.

A warning. The ballad form really gets into your head and you (or at least I) start reading everything, even straight prose, with that feel in the background. And the odd thought occurs: what would a Matt Helm or Conan or H. Rider Haggard story be like if written as a ballad? What would they sound like? I find the idea intriguing.

I'm enjoying the ballad form so much and on many levels. Think I'll reread Chesterton's Ballad of the White Horse this summer.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (yTvNw)

232 "Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be..."

*blows whistle*
*throws flag*

Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.
Posted by: Book Thread referee

And get a damn thesaurus.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (/lPRQ)

233 Ask anyone under 35 who Bogey and Bacall were.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kxLc1)

234 I just finished reading "When I Fell From the Sky" by Juliane Koepcke. It is the true story of the 17-year old lone survivor of the Dec. 24, 1971 LANSA plane crash in the Amazon Rainforest. In mid-air, the plane literally broke apart after flying into a horrific storm and, still strapped in her seat and nothing else, pummeled to the ground from 10,000 feet. Saving God's grace, she likely only survived the unimaginable fall by hitting the rainforest canopy trees and hitting the forest floor with the seat underneath her. She suffered a serious concussion, deep cuts that became infected with maggots, and a broken collar bone. She spent the next 11 days following a stream, climbing through extremely perilous territory, with only a bag of candy to eat.

It's too much to go into more detail on her amazing story, but it was her will to survive and the things she learned from her zoologist parents that kept her going. It's hard to believe what she lived through.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2026 10:39 AM (qBdHI)

235 Archimedes sounds Greek. I wonder if he had an Edith.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ZdVp+)

236 What's another word for thesaurus?
And why is monosyllabic such a long word?

Posted by: Sorry. Couldn't resist at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)

237 A week ago, I decided to pick up my wife's copy of Rome Sweet Home, the story of Scott and Kimberly Hahn's conversion. The book is written chronologically, with chapters addressing early family life and background, college and then their subsequent struggles with faith. Scott was a budding juvenile delinquent who found Jesus after escaping jail time while Kimberly was the archetypal "Good girl pastor's daughter." They met at a Christian school, married upon graduation, went to grad school together and by the time Scott was 26 he was a Presbyterian pastor with a thriving congregation and offers to take on a deanship at a local college.

And then he blew it all up because he began to doubt his Reformed theology and his implacable hatred of Catholicism was becoming impossible to sustain. What followed was a crisis of faith, money, and marriage and it's told through alternating perspectives. Scott gives his take of the period, then Kimberly gives hers. It is very conversational and a true page-turner. I finished it in less than 24 hours because I could not put it down.

Regardless of your faith and whether you find the theology persuasive, their story is inspiring.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

238 And get a damn thesaurus.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 10:37 AM (/lPRQ)

You can find them at the Thesaurus boutique store shop bodega outlet market.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (kxLc1)

239 The original Wolf book was written to Enya's Amarantine album.

I can't write to music of any kind, though I did put together an 'original soundtrack' for my last Theda Bara novel.

Here's the "Main Title," from John Barry's score for The Scarlet Letter. Start at 2.50 in:

https://tinyurl.com/2kmr95aj

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM (qRla/)

240 Similar word book.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (ZdVp+)

241 Two variations of the same word used in a sentence. Go back five spaces. Lose a turn.
Posted by: Book Thread referee

And get a damn thesaurus.

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This is what I get for letting my editor have Sundays off.

No good deed...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (JkO4W)

242 "I wonder if he had an Edith."
+++
If so, tell her to stifle.

Posted by: A. Bunker at April 26, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

243 Modern printing is a marvel. I have built several printing facilities but they were all about magazines and catalogs and financial prospectuses. Phone books and hardcover are a different animal.

You sign NDAs when you step in the door and they churn out massive quantities of print. The digital realm and the internet have put a temporary ceiling on that, but not completely.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Fbc0I)

244 This must not be Archimedes' Day.

Hard to believe nobody's mentioned the Good Screw.
Or the length of his lever and the, you know, place to stand.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 26, 2026 10:44 AM (zdLoL)

245 I just got Charlie Kirk's book "Stop! In the Name of God" from the library. There are a lot of holds for it so I can't just put it aside for later. Published posthumously, tragically. I haven't read too far yet but it is laying out the importance of observing a Sabbath for religious reasons and for the real benefits in everyday life. His writing is direct and powerful and I'm eager to keep going with it.

Has anyone else here read it? Any thoughts on how effective it is?

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 10:44 AM (yTvNw)

246 "...the Thesaurus boutique store shop bodega outlet market."
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 10:40 AM

*golfclap*

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

247 Thanks Sabrina

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:45 AM (xcxpd)

248 I just finished reading "When I Fell From the Sky" by Juliane Koepcke. It is the true story of the 17-year old lone survivor of the Dec. 24, 1971 LANSA plane crash in the Amazon Rainforest. In mid-air, the plane literally broke apart after flying into a horrific storm and, still strapped in her seat and nothing else, pummeled to the ground from 10,000 feet. Saving God's grace, she likely only survived the unimaginable fall by hitting the rainforest canopy trees and hitting the forest floor with the seat underneath her. She suffered a serious concussion, deep cuts that became infected with maggots, and a broken collar bone. She spent the next 11 days following a stream, climbing through extremely perilous territory, with only a bag of candy to eat.

Posted by: Lady in Black

I recall that story. The girl had spent a lot of time hiking and camping in the jungle, and the tips she remembered go a long way to explaining how she survived.

I remember reading as a child a similar story in Eastern Europe where a stewardess fell thousands of feet from an aircraft that came apart midair, and hit on the downward slope of a mountain, which is why she survived.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (0U5gm)

249 No good deed...
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 26, 2026 10:41 AM (JkO4W)

Journeys lacking retrobution.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (G4ajv)

250 The Hahns are very honest about their marriage, and one of the things I found compelling was how they stuck it out despite every reason to break up. This was partly because they both believed in the marriage covenant as part of their Reformed teachings, so divorce was unthinkable. They also deeply respected each other, so they had to give each other time and space to work things out.

Another interesting point is that they thought in very different ways, and approached faith differently, he being moved by logical evidence, she by a sense of spirit. The book was written in 1993 and of course one of the fruits of their conversion is the superlative Ignatius Study Bible, which I also recommend.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:46 AM (ZOv7s)

251 Hahn shot first.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:47 AM (ZdVp+)

252
I have made books by hand. To be frank, books with blank pages with hardbound covers that are suited for being notebooks for whomever.

Fun fact: in many cases, the individual folios of eight pages were sewn together using dental floss because it is strong, lightweight and not prone to breaking from wear.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:47 AM (xG4kz)

253 Well, off to Mass. Thanks, Sabrina!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

254 I happened to stumble on a woman that made an oversized version of a book series she loved (so she could give it to the author)...

https://youtu.be/13coGQUp3ck

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 26, 2026 10:50 AM (ynpvh)

255 as to book engineering, one of my favorite mods is what libraries (used to?) do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 10:50 AM (xcxpd)

256 Harold Lloyd is not forgotten in this household.

Posted by: Weak Geek at April 26, 2026 10:51 AM (p/isN)

257 It would be a lot easier to keep books if they looked like that.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZdVp+)

258 Okay, after catching up on the comments, I spent a little more time looking at the 'how to turn a paperback in a hardcover' article that Sabrina linked to.....And I call foul! The article says to use chipboard for the covers, but the videos that illustrated the article clearly used corrugated cardboard! That seems like a horrible choice for a book cover. It'll get dented and crushed. (Whereas actual chipboard is fully solid) I'd hate to go through all the effort of re-binding just for my new cover to crumple in my hands...

Also, the illustration features a copy of the Popol Vuh, which I actually recognized as the name of the old meso-american origin myths. It's cool when you know enough for your various interests to start over-lapping...

Posted by: Castle Guy at April 26, 2026 10:52 AM (Lhaco)

259 "...do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.

Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

260 OK, folks, I suppose I should find something to do that doesn't involve getting drunk or screaming my head off about last night.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)

261
There is a wide variety of handmade books these days -- whether the pages are blank or not -- that are put together as artistic endeavors, particularly with respect to what are used for the end page sheets and the exterior covers.

I have not had cause to consider putting together a book from scratch with printed material therein. I do have two or three older books that I wish to restore to better condition. Unfortunately, there are pages that had been repaired using either cellophane tape or "Scotch" tape. The process for removing those fixes is perhaps the most difficult problem to crack.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (xG4kz)

262 I spent the last couple of weeks grinding (IYKYK) through the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. The plot: Aliens have invaded Earth and instantly killed 90 percent of the human population. The survivors, now referred to as "crawlers", have been herded into a giant video game style dungeon, where they fight monsters and die for the amusement of a galactic TV audience.

Our hero is a Regular Guy named Carl, who entered the dungeon while carrying his ex-girlfriend's cat Princess Donut. Through alien tech, which might as well be magic, Carl and Donut become champion monster fighters. Meanwhile, there is intrigue behind the scenes...

It's a page turner, and I plowed through the first eight books in the series. Now I get to wait three weeks for the next installment to be released.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (qR48U)

263 260 OK, folks, I suppose I should find something to do that doesn't involve getting drunk or screaming my head off about last night.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)

I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ynpvh)

264 Have coffee now.
About postcards and handwritten notes.
Started putting handwritten notes with my gifts to my granddaughters. I was surprised when my son told me how much the older one liked it. It meant as much as the gift. When they went on vacation, I asked them to send me postcard. And they did. I was surprised at how it made me feel. They were thinking about me. We lost this so,where along the line with the internet and cell phones. I will try and remember more often.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (kJmSS)

265 *I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...*

Last night was the annual dinner for The DJT Failed Assassins Association.

Big crowd. Killer venue.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

266 Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Motley Crue posters.

Posted by: 80's middle skool student at April 26, 2026 10:57 AM (G4ajv)

267 Unfortunately, there are pages that had been repaired using either cellophane tape or "Scotch" tape. The process for removing those fixes is perhaps the most difficult problem to crack.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 10:54 AM (xG4kz)

Aqua Regia will remove the tape.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2026 10:59 AM (n9ltV)

268 So, went to Powell's in Portland...not the main store but one of the smaller offshoots. They have a decent selection of new and used books, not as good as the main store, but decent.

They are charging a LOT per book now. I think it was an average of $11 a book. I mostly buy used stuff on Amazon so that was sticker shock for me. Don't think I'll go back.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:00 AM (xcxpd)

269 re #159 and 180 on the question of what authors talk about when they get together.

Edward Gorey has a rather sardonic take on this in his "The Unstrung Harp or Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel" (which can be found in the collection "Amphigorey"). While in London after delivering his manuscript to his publishers Mr. Earbrass is taken to a literary dinner. There "The talk deals with disappointing sales, inadequate publicity, worse than inadequate royalties, idiotic or criminal
reviews, others' declining talent, and the unspeakable horror of the literary life."

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (aYnHS)

270 259 "...do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Better than nothing but not as durable as plastic

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)

271 I don't write letters a lot, but I send a hand-written one to my best friend a couple of times a year, and I know she loves them.

I also send a hand-written letter to each of my children on their birthdays.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2026 11:03 AM (h7ZuX)

272 Speaking of assassinations. I forgot which Ann Coulter book laid out the facts that almost all assassinations or attempts in the US were carried out by Left or Left leaning people.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (kxLc1)

273
One of the "go to" artists of hand made books is Keith A Smith. He has issued a number of texts of different aspects of the bookmaking craft. He offers provocative ideas for how to assemble both the components of books as well as entire books themselves. He has a website --

https://keithsmithbooks.com/

-- and many of his texts therein are sold commercially.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (xG4kz)

274 Or use a brown paper bag from the grocery store.
Posted by: Every 1970s middle school student at April 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

Better than nothing but not as durable as plastic
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)

I still have library sale book with the plastic cover on it, "The Greeks and the Irrational."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

275 >>>*I must've missed quite a bit yesterday...*

Last night was the annual dinner for The DJT Failed Assassins Association.

Big crowd. Killer venue.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty

>California brings it in style, like a reboot of Baywatch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Fbc0I)

276
Aqua Regia will remove the tape.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Really? Thanks for that!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (xG4kz)

277 Nice informative story.

Posted by: Joe at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (rzwGB)

278 264 ... "Started putting handwritten notes with my gifts to my granddaughters. I was surprised when my son told me how much the older one liked it."

Sharon,
That is a wonderful idea. I have two great nephews of reading age and often send books as gifts. I should include a BRIEF note about why the book is special and why I thought of them when choosing that book.

Posted by: JTB at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (yTvNw)

279 I still have library sale book with the plastic cover on it, "The Greeks and the Irrational."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

Hey. The nautical decor comments earlier sent me into a dive on Dougs West Indies. Did you ever eat there?

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (G4ajv)

280 For helping preserve paperbacks -- used to get clear non-yellowing book tape (3M or Scotch, I think) when I was working in libraries. Good for reinforcing the spines and cover corners; if you wanted to go whole hog, you could put the stuff over the whole cover. It wouldn't do much for the spine's glue, but it sure helped with cover wear.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:07 AM (q3u5l)

281
Wasted my time and money on Beyond the Handsomeness by Nancy Spada, a biography (of sorts) of the American conductor Thomas Schippers.

Unbelievably short, badly organized, badly written. Like it was a senior thesis at a less-than-Ivy school. Very little about his approach to music, his working methods, his relations with musicians and composers (he left some splendid recordings of Samuel Barber), or his homosexuality. The author couldn't even get his discography correct. Got nothing useful out of it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tgvbd)

282 Slept in and whoa! already at 195 c9mments and this will probably be near 300 but damn the torpedoes and full post ahead. Finished the book about the Great Lakes. Close the seaway and the Chicago Sewage canal now! They are economically insignificant and ecologically significantly dangerous. Started To The Finland Station by Edmund Wilson, but only 50 pages in. Great job with the bookthread Sabrina.

Posted by: who knew at April 26, 2026 11:08 AM (+ViXu)

283 Hey. The nautical decor comments earlier sent me into a dive on Dougs West Indies. Did you ever eat there?
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (G4ajv)

Doesn't sound familiar. Where is/was it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

284 Fun Harold Lloyd fact: he had only three fingers on his right hand. The others got blown off when he visited a photo studio for some promo pics, and picked up a prop bomb which turned out to be live and blew up in his hand.

I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (78a2H)

285
I was in Portland, OR with the missus somewhere near twenty years ago. She was there to attend a conference of ceramicists and educators thereof. I took one day to visit Powell's Bookstore -- I guess it was the main store.

It was easily the best store in which I had ever been for scientific texts from bygone days. I dropped a not small amount of $$$ there.

I wonder how affected that enterprise has been by the exploits of the howling yahoos that now have effective control of the town. Barbaric yappers, each and every one.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xG4kz)

286
I may be the only person who notices this, but book bindings of hardbound and paperbacks in the '70s were really awful. Most of the books I have from that time are falling apart. But neither earlier ones nor later ones are that bad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 11:11 AM (tgvbd)

287 I posted this a few days ago but it belongs here.

I bribed my daughter when she was young to read books. I'm a Dean Koontz fan so one book I bribed her to read was Watchers. I'm now bribing her son, my grandson, to read it. It is a syfy/horror, but a very life affirming one, about a super intelligent dog create by recombinant DNA who escapes the lab and takes up with a young couple who become aware of his intelligence and decide to teach him to read. They do so using children's picture books. The dog's favorites include books by Phil Parks. I'd never heard of Phil Parks so I looked him up to see what's so special about him. Turns out it's a pen name Koontz uses when writing children's stories.

Always be closing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:11 AM (ndZc7)

288 Doesn't sound familiar. Where is/was it?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

Corner of Graves (now college parkway) and Carson Street. Was there a Burger King there when you lived here?

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:14 AM (G4ajv)

289 I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.
Posted by: Trimegistus at April 26, 2026 11:10 AM (78a2H)

Especially as they had plenty at the time....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

290 1 - if you are a bookworm/are interested in how books are made, and you are looking for something fun, I recommend Ascendance of a Bookworm. It's a light novel, a manga, and an anime. Pick your favorite format.

2 - Currently reading a Tesla biography called Wizard. It's pretty good so far.

3 - The difficulty of de-DRMing ebooks that I paid perfectly good money for and don't want Amazon to arbitrarily delete is why I don't have a Kindle. All the other ebooks I've bought were easily (relatively...) de-DRMed and now reside in my backup files.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

291 "I may be the only person who notices this, but book bindings of hardbound and paperbacks in the '70s were really awful. Most of the books I have from that time are falling apart. But neither earlier ones nor later ones are that bad."

I might be remembering wrong, but I think that was when a number of publishers went to what was called "perfect binding" (a damn lie if ever I met one) and started using glues instead of sewn bindings. The glues weren't that good, and I believe quite a few of the paperback houses changed their glues then as well. You had to watch how you opened the books or the pages would pop out of the binding. PITA.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:18 AM (q3u5l)

292 Corner of Graves (now college parkway) and Carson Street. Was there a Burger King there when you lived here?
Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:14 AM (G4ajv)

Had to be before I got there. I looked it up and don't remember any place like that. Might have been interesting as I haven't been in more than one or two tiki themed places in my life.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:19 AM (1Ff7Z)

293 What a great way to mix up the book thread, thanks Sabrina! And I'm beyond jealous that you own a book from the Meiji era. One of the golden ages of world literature, IMO.

I took an art class once where we made books. We used thick cardboard and covered it with paper we painted ourselves to make book covers, then drilled holes in one end. Next, we created smaller folded folios of paper for the interior of the book, then sewed all those folios together within the cover to make our own book. It was a lot of work but so satisfying. (We used a curved sewing needle, it handles passing through the thick cover and paper much better than a straight one.) Now I want to make another one!

Colonial Williamsburg has (or had, I hope they still do it!) a building where you can see how they made the old painted covers that have that lovely marbling look. It was quite mesmerizing to watch them swirl the paint and create the effect live.

Posted by: LizLem at April 26, 2026 11:20 AM (gWBY1)

294 All the other ebooks I've bought were easily (relatively...) de-DRMed and now reside in my backup files.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

That's what I have to figure out how to do.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

295 The Howling Yahoos used to tour with the Barbaric Yappers back in the day.

Posted by: Music nerd at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

296 Slept in and whoa!

-
I slipped on mud, face planted, and broke my nose but I'm telling everyone it happened in a biker bar brawl and I was the last man standing. Anyway, I am a hurting unit this morning.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

297 It is an interesting notion to create an independent publishing company for just such titles though....

And westerns, as well! (Just started by the way!)
Posted by: moki

Isn't that what Raconteur Press is doing, effectively?
And I think Jason D Fleming and his Iktapop Media line is basically that - taking public domain novels and republishing them.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 26, 2026 11:22 AM (C0Nlv)

298 >>> Edward Gorey has a rather sardonic take on this in his "The Unstrung Harp or Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel" (which can be found in the collection "Amphigorey"). While in London after delivering his manuscript to his publishers Mr. Earbrass is taken to a literary dinner. There "The talk deals with disappointing sales, inadequate publicity, worse than inadequate royalties, idiotic or criminal reviews, others' declining talent, and the unspeakable horror of the literary life."
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:01 AM (aYnHS)

So the more things change in the literary world, the more they stay the same? I'll have to read this, I adore Gorey but haven't gotten to the Amphigorey.

Posted by: LizLem at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (gWBY1)

299 De-drm-ing the books. Easy enough with Calibre and some plug-ins, but still a pain.

B&N earned my undying hatred when they bought out Fictionwise at the time they were starting their Nook operation, and then scuttled it. Fictionwise had the best DRM ever. Want a book on more than one device? Peachy. Want to let a friend read it on his device? Fine by us. But when you open the book on a new device, you have to enter the unlock code, which is the credit card number you used to purchase the book. Nobody was going to share that info over the internet. Convenient for the buyer and built-in restriction on how many other people you'd let read it.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

300
Even on eBay old postcards tend to cost a lot less than modern ones.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 26, 2026 10:05 AM (olroh)

I hit a genealogical jackpot on eBay with a postcard that I acquired there about ten years ago. For a brief time, perhaps a decade, there was a post office for Shaw, WI on Sand Island, a location where some of my people dwelled for a time. The postcard in question (whose front picture escapes my memory at the moment) had been written one of those relatives and postmarked with the Shaw, WI post office mark.

Neither the message nor the addressee on the card were particularly important or revealing. What made the acquisition special for me was the combination of the location of its origin, the familial connection, and the, to be sure, extremely rare postmark.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:28 AM (xG4kz)

301 I've never been able to find an explanation of WHY a photo studio in Hollywood in the silent film era NEEDED a live bomb.

Benny Hill explained it. "The odds of there being a bomb on your plane is a million to one. The odds of there being two bombs is a million times a million to one. So to improve your safety when you fly, carry a bomb."

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 11:28 AM (vTZFs)

302 Publishers really have nothing to do with bindings, but they do decide who will manufacture the product. The printing company that made that product were hacks. Quality control comes with a price.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (Fbc0I)

303 Thanks, I'm going to try making a hardcover/binding for some treasured, well used but busted up paperbacks.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (ldwsH)

304 A large portion of my 80's paperbacks have pages falling out. The glue sucked. It's like barely bonded powder now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:30 AM (G4ajv)

305 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

Calibre I've downloaded. I read that I need to download an older version of kindle for pc and get the books from there. I have a chromebook that doesn't have kpc and was going to use that. How to strip the DRM?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

306 My oldest book is from 1822. It's a biography of Mary Queen of Scotts, vol 2. I haven't read it though I should. It needs to be re-bound but is otherwise in pretty good shape.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (W5mpo)

307 I have a couple of sentimental, first edition books from 1954. The pages are a bit yellow, but not it's a brittle. Do you think these books have much life left in them?

Oh, i read them as a kid: Tom Swift, Jr. his "Flying Lab" and his "Jetmarine".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (882kw)

308
I can well imagine that repairing paperback books, where the pages were glued together, rather than sewn, would pose some real challenges.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:33 AM (xG4kz)

309 Was that murderer Dr. Crippen? Didn't he and his paramour get picked up at the docks of New York? Can't get away with anything with that newfangled tech!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 10:09 AM (kpS4V)

That's the one! And they almost got away with it! If not for that meddling ship captain!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

He was convicted based on human bones were discovered in his basement that were believed to be his wife's. Recent DNA testing proved the bones were male. He may or may not have killed his wife but that wasn't her body.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)

310 I'm reading a DS9 novel: Enigma Tales by Una McCormack. So far I like it. Sometimes I end up bored by Star Trek books; but I love Elim Garak, so if he's on the cover I'm attracted to it.

Posted by: microcosme at April 26, 2026 11:34 AM (Xx9uC)

311
Bang up event. Audience was floored.

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 26, 2026 11:34 AM (2Ez/1)

312 305 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:25 AM (q3u5l)

Calibre I've downloaded. I read that I need to download an older version of kindle for pc and get the books from there. I have a chromebook that doesn't have kpc and was going to use that. How to strip the DRM?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

First, buy it dinner.

Posted by: You knew someone was going to go there at April 26, 2026 11:35 AM (WkL+O)

313 *First, buy it dinner.*

And tequila shots.

Posted by: I'll go there, too at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)

314 LizLem @298, yes indeed. I once sent a copy of this bit to an author, my friend the late, great Avra Davidson. His letter in reply said it was totally accurate and true to life.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (aYnHS)

315 OrangeEnt --

Had you downloaded your Kindle books before Amazon stopped allowing the download-and-transfer-with-USB option? If so, you should be able to use Calibre with DeDRM plugins (look for those via Google, as they don't come with Calibre). If not, you may be out of luck as doing this requires you to have the downloads, and Amazon's not offering that option these days unless the publisher puts the book out without DRM.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:38 AM (q3u5l)

316 I might be remembering wrong, but I think that was when a number of publishers went to what was called "perfect binding" (a damn lie if ever I met one) and started using glues instead of sewn bindings. The glues weren't that good, and I believe quite a few of the paperback houses changed their glues then as well. You had to watch how you opened the books or the pages would pop out of the binding. PITA.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:18 AM (q3u5l)

Perfect binding was developed for the magazines like National Geographic, and when it was used for paperbacks and trade books it could be very bad, I have a number of "deciduous books" here where the leaves fall out due to old, brittle pastes and glues.
in the 90's it was reported that Bostik, the glue and fastener company, building on the idea of the glue stick, was developing a system of automatic binding that used glue strip that would make an automatic binding system work. IIRC it was both activated by stretching it across the spine of the paper block, and then set by gentle heat.
I would love that to be true. However the closest I know is that I have used hot glue to bind books that I set with a clothes iron

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:39 AM (rbvCR)

317 Libby is an app that lets you download ebooks.Audible books from your library at no cost.You just need available library card.

Use Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore, or use libbyapp.com in your browser.

I may never buy another book again.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 11:39 AM (auBT8)

318 Actually thought quite a bit on slavery and serfdom reading all this Russian history these last few years.
Posted by: Skip

Pro or con?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

319 First, buy it dinner.
Posted by: You knew someone was going to go there at April 26, 2026 11:35 AM (WkL+O)

313 *First, buy it dinner.*

And tequila shots.
Posted by: I'll go there, too at April 26, 2026 11:37 AM (2Ez/1)

(Shows Hoover flags)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:41 AM (1Ff7Z)

320
Our other enemy in saving older books was the acid content of the page's paper. I am sure that each of us has encountered one or more old books whose pages were crumbling or cracking from not having been produced on (more expensive, to be sure) acid free paper.

Another fun fact: at Berkeley and, I'd imagine any other school that turns out graduates with higher degrees -- Ph.D., certainly, and perhaps Masters degrees -- your graduate thesis was required to have been typed on certified acid free paper. It also had to be typed error free (i.e., no correction tape corrected errors or erasures).

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (xG4kz)

321 The multiple mentions of Archimedes in this thread prompt me to recommend a good historical novel featuring him as the central character: "The Sand-Reckoner" (2000) by Gillian Bradshaw. She write excellent historical novels. Also good fantasy and science fiction.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (aYnHS)

322 Have a old probably school book with poems in German and English, there is a Webster Dictionary here somewhere around 7th edition but before the Civil War

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)

323 I have an 1853 copy of Wide Wide World by Susan Warner. Leather bound. I am at a loss for what to do as it's really dry.
Pretty much leave it in the cigar box I inherited it in.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:43 AM (G4ajv)

324 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:38 AM (q3u5l)

I don't think I downloaded them. They were just sitting in my library in Azon.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:43 AM (1Ff7Z)

325 I've found the combination of the Libby app on my phone and Android Auto in my vehicle works well for consuming audiobooks I get from my local library provided to me via taxpayer munificence.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 11:44 AM (2Ez/1)

326 Thanks, I'm going to try making a hardcover/binding for some treasured, well used but busted up paperbacks.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 26, 2026 11:29 AM (ldwsH)

I used to get my hard-board from 3-ring binders from thrift stores. I have also stripped covers from book I got from the Goodwill bin store where the prices are very low and no one cares.
White glue is easy to use if you are doing a standard binding, and traditionally the binders would use muslin or gauze bandaging (like gauze rolls for 1st aid) to support the hinge between the paper block and the covers.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2026 11:44 AM (rbvCR)

327 >>(Shows Hoover flags)

Thanks, OrangeEnt - never heard of that and looked it up.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 11:49 AM (NcvvS)

328 OrangeEnt --

You may be out of luck for a lot of your books then. Amazon used to have an option in your Kindle library to download a book to your computer; then you could copy the book to your Kindle with a USB cable. This made it easy to suck that file into Calibre and strip the DRM. That option is no longer available unless the publisher specifies no DRM (Tor puts out a number of titles without DRM, and so does Baen, I think, and some others); if the book can be downloaded it will show with the statement 'Download available in additional formats' in your Kindle library on Amazon.
If that statement is there, an option to download as epub or PDF is available under 'More Actions.'

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:52 AM (q3u5l)

329 276
Aqua Regia will remove the tape.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Really? Thanks for that!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 11:06 AM (xG4kz)

It'll also remove anything else. It is one of the most powerful solvents known.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 26, 2026 11:53 AM (nkaBM)

330 Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:52 AM (q3u5l)

Yeah, that option's not there. I use the pc app, I don't have a kindle. I may just have to go to the play store and get the new app in july.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:54 AM (1Ff7Z)

331 And on that happy note, I'm off to lay waste to everything I touch here at Casa Some Guy.

Sabrina, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 11:55 AM (q3u5l)

332 Another fine book thread. Well, time to go.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 11:59 AM (1Ff7Z)

333 Anyway OrangeEnt, I alway thought Doug's would make a killer setting for a book.
The irony would be as it actually happened. At one end of town is a Burger King and a shitty fish joint, Long John Silvers. At the other end of town is a Bitchen Unique fish joint that also serves awesome burgers. Through intrigue and murder the awesome fish joint gets torn down to make a burger king and the fish joint tries to move south of the LJS and winds up half built and condemmed to make way for a bypass.

Posted by: Reforger at April 26, 2026 11:59 AM (G4ajv)

334 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 26, 2026 12:00 PM (NcvvS)

335 He may not have been as traitorous as he is represented, but he was a pretty slimy character.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)

What did he do for a living again?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (T6aVk)

336 There will be a closed book test on today's thread

WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

337 My ex MiL had a lady friend, fellow widow, that had retired from the Bureau of Printing. Worked in the bindery, knew her stuff. Had a nice little book binding business in her garage post retirement.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2026 12:01 PM (gm9Sb)

338 One more thing.

OrangeEnt,

I think there are Calibre options that will work with the right version of Kindle for PC -- it's got to be an older version, though. If you poke around the web, the info on which version should still be out there, and probably a way to download and install it. Whether it would keep your ebooks or if you'd have to jump through hoops to get the thing installed without wiping them I don't know. You'd probably want to copy your ebook files to another folder on your hard drive before playing with this. If you can install the older version of Kindle for PC, it will probably try to update to the current version when you open it so you'll want to disconnect from wifi. Look all this up on Google before trying this at home -- I don't work on the PC app, so I'm not current on that setup.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (q3u5l)

339 My copy of Red Storm Rising has seen better days. But I like it. I have had that paperback copy since 1990.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 12:02 PM (T6aVk)

340 Supposedly Archimedes was supposed to be captured, not killed in Syracuse. He was the Werner von Braun of his time.

--

Alternate history speculation if he'd lived and been granted a Roman funded laboratory?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:12 PM (fE6HJ)

341 as to book engineering, one of my favorite mods is what libraries (used to?) do by putting a plastic facing on the outside back and cover. It allows the book to last longer and if it gets read a lot, it makes a big difference.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

You can buy those. I bought a few packages to install on books I want to preserve.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2026 01:04 PM (0U5gm)

342 The best (free) ebook editing app is Sigil. I've been using it for years and there are dozens of plugins for hobbyists and Indy publishers. If you want to convert .epub to .mobi or .pdf use an online converter.

https://www.online-convert.com/

Calibre is a library management tool with a decent editor tacked on. Caliber changes ordinary html to a open source branded calibre style.

Look for specific CSS files online - not hard to find.

"Sigil is a free, open-source EPUB eBook editor that allows users to create and edit eBooks in the EPUB format. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports both EPUB 2 and limited EPUB 3 specifications."

https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/download/

Posted by: 13times at April 26, 2026 01:26 PM (gC0g5)

343 1 - if you are a bookworm/are interested in how books are made, and you are looking for something fun, I recommend Ascendance of a Bookworm. It's a light novel, a manga, and an anime. Pick your favorite format.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 26, 2026 11:16 AM (C/5yY)

The light novel is by far the way to go here. Ascendance of a Bookworm has great writing and a great translation. The adaptations into other mediums make an attempt, but are barely serviceable. Also, the anime and manga are still going to need a decade to finish the story.

Posted by: Sjg at April 26, 2026 01:34 PM (aqZN1)

Daily Tech News 26 April 2026

Top Story

Samsung's mobile division could lose money in 2026 - for the first time ever. (SammyGuru)

You don't need to feel bad for them though. Samsung's memory division - all by itself - is now the third most profitable company in the world, behind only Apple and Saudi Aramco.

Tech News

Half of Australian teens admit that despite government bans, they still have access to social media. (Yahoo)

The other half are lying.
Colorado has suffered a brief moment of partial sanity and revised its age verification legislation to not include open-source operating systems. (Linuxiac)

California less so.
Linux 7.1 is dropping support for ISDN, ATM, PCMCIA network adaptors, and networking over ham radio. (Phoronix)

This comes from using AI tools to scan this code for bugs, finding lots of them, and not really having any active users. ATM died twenty years ago; ISDN is still in use in a few particularly backwards places, such as the United Kingdom.
You can make software run faster by optimising it, which makes it run faster, says Intel. (Tom's Hardware)

Thanks guys.
What async promised vs. what it delivers. (Causality)

Async - writing event handlers into a fundamentally single-threaded body of code - is what we did before we had threads.

We stopped using it once we had threads, because it was horrible.
Intel's Druid video cards are expected to arrive in 2027. (WCCFTech)

That's the fourth generation. There won't be any mainstream third-generation "Celestial" cards, though the design is already being used in the company's Panther Lake laptop chips and there are two professional models expected.

Tasting Misery Video of the Day

Tasting History is a fun YouTube channel (and cookbook) where the presenter tries to prepare historically accurate recipes. Sometimes that fails, and sometimes that's because it's just awful.

Making Misery Video of the Day

Don't have time to let authentic Roman garum ferment for three months in your back yard? Try new Bachelor Chow, made from an artisanal blend of McDonald's hamburgers, Domino's pepperoni pizza, or complete KFC meals.

Musicalish Interlude

Disclaimer: Rushe, rusher, rushest.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:31 AM (nD5wh)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (8NTVk)

3 Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:36 AM (8NTVk)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 04:38 AM (c711F)

5 Guten morgen, horde.

You know that someone would put that kibble in a pan and brown it with butter and then smother it in sausage gravy.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:38 AM (nD5wh)

6 My centenarian mother in law passed away. She was a gracefully, dignified lady, loved by her many decedents. She is missed by all who knew her. The end of a generation.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 04:41 AM (1o8D5)

7
Human kibble is an obviously stupid way to market Soylent Green. Looks too much like cat food. Form it into protein smoothies and let Starbucks sell it in the drive thru lane and it'll make billions.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2026 04:42 AM (y9nCu)

8 Rejoinder: Turn that shit down or I'm calling the cops!

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:44 AM (nD5wh)

9 Blessings on her, Biden's Dog.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:46 AM (8NTVk)

10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

11 G'mornin' everyone!

send the Bachelor Chow back to Futurama, I liked it better as a bit of conceptual art ...

and I prefer my ham radio unmediated by computers, so meh.

jeezely crow, I could sure use a cup of coffee.

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 04:51 AM (VyBeY)

12 Half of Australian teens admit that despite government bans
****

Meet the next generation of politicians and government drones.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 04:53 AM (nD5wh)

13 may her memory be a blessing, Biden's Dog!

(sounds like it already is ... )

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 04:57 AM (VyBeY)

14 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:03 AM (AN2gy)

15 Condolences, Biden's Dog

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:03 AM (AN2gy)

16 10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

I'm ten minutes in, and it's really bad stuff.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:06 AM (8NTVk)

17 The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap". A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest. The suspect was carrying a shotgun.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Da7Vv)

18
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 05:14 AM (2/MrR)

19 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 26, 2026 05:16 AM (YpHnX)

20 so many sad demonrats today; their boy failed again!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 05:18 AM (VyBeY)

21 16 10
AG
@AGHamilton29
4h
Hasan Piker has consistently endorsed political violence.

Sorry, but people and organizations that treat him as a voice worth considering and defending don’t get to pretend to be against political violence.

[Twenty minutes of Hasan Piker endorsing political violence.]
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:50 AM (8NTVk)

I'm ten minutes in, and it's really bad stuff.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:06 AM (8NTVk)

All twenty minutes done. Highly recommend.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:18 AM (8NTVk)

22 We had our first Baltimore Oriole at the feeders yesterday afternoon.

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:20 AM (AN2gy)

23 17 The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap". A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest. The suspect was carrying a shotgun.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Da7Vv)

I'm not seeing this anywhere: The DC shooter supposedly shouted something about "Akbar". No doubt a reference to Admiral Akbar from star wars, and this being investigated as a "Trap".

Yes: A secret service agent was shot in his bullet proof vest.

Yes: The suspect was carrying a shotgun.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:23 AM (8NTVk)

24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 26, 2026 05:23 AM (BLOW1)

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)

26 24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.
****

And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:33 AM (nD5wh)

27 26 24 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.
****

And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.
Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:33 AM (nD5wh)

... except ...

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:35 AM (8NTVk)

28 Taser
noun trademark
a weapon firing barbs attached by wires to batteries, causing temporary paralysis.

verb [with object] (taser or tase)
fire a taser at (someone) in order to incapacitate them temporarily.

origin
1970s: from the initial letters of Tom Swift's electric rifle (a fictitious weapon), on the pattern of laser.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:35 AM (8NTVk)

29 >>> And you will not see him out there practicing the violence he advocates.

What, and break a nail?

Posted by: fluffy at April 26, 2026 05:36 AM (AN2gy)

30 Hasan Piker is a avowed communist born into wealth who has never worked a day in his life.

That’s why he’s so certain of his viewpoint. He has no point of reference. A true academic- no experience.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 05:37 AM (fwsNC)

31 ... except ...

25 AGHamilton29 needs to add that clip of Hasan Piker tasing his dog.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)
****

He attacked a dog who did not fight back. If he tried that outside of those conditions, he might find out that there are people who will do unto him.

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:40 AM (nD5wh)

32
Good morning, Hordians. Needs must get ready to head off to Mass.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2026 05:40 AM (tgvbd)

33 tasing --> using a shock collar

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:41 AM (8NTVk)

34 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)

35 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)
-

Seconded by Kari Lake:

https://tinyurl.com/2uy688dy

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:45 AM (1o8D5)

36 tasing --> using a shock collar --> using a behavior modification collar

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 05:51 AM (8NTVk)

37 Falling down through time
Just as snow floats on the air
Our folly grows wings

fin

Posted by: clarence at April 26, 2026 05:54 AM (nD5wh)

38 The Akbar reference is something I saw on YouTube coverage of the event. I DIDN'T INVENT THAT OR DREAM IT UP. Is it possible that is wrong? Sure, early in the investigation.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 26, 2026 05:58 AM (Da7Vv)

39 Rubio in a TikTok clip:

AG retweeted
Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
11h
.@SecRubio: “Macron just said Europe must break away from the US, and not intervene in its wars…

When Macron tried to play superpower and fight terrorism in Africa, he couldn't even fly his troops there, we had to fly them for him.”

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:01 AM (8NTVk)

40 Without any regard for his guests, Trump left the WHCA dinner early. Unconfirmed reports indicate he left no tip.

Posted by: Updated MSM headline at April 26, 2026 06:01 AM (skR0U)

41 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Like clockwork the comments in my local leftist tag on the assassination attempt are "oh well" , "better luck next time" and worse. The left is violent, broken and stupid. This ain't getting better any time soon.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 06:04 AM (gu0hJ)

42 Ok, finally got around to thinking about how to save my kindle for pc purchases so they don't disappear when they kill the program unless you get it from MS. Might still get if it it's free, but MS isn't the most trusted name in software, is it?

So I downloaded Calibre. Took a couple of minutes to figure out how to open the file to read, but it appears to work.

What's the best way to ensure the books I paid for don't disappear at the end of June?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 06:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

43 34, so, another setup, like Butler?

why am I not surprised ...

{redacted}

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:08 AM (VyBeY)

44 34 Something was very wrong with security. Invitee testimony:

https://tinyurl.com/yrbxcdc3
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 05:42 AM (1o8D5)

Quite a few comments in that thread express doubt about whether this person was in attendance. "Invitee"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (8NTVk)

45 The Pentagon should hire these guys to make MREs. I would not make or eat that shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (Fbc0I)

46 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)

47 Evening and morning to all the far-flung AoSHQ satellites!

I slept less than I planned last night and woke up early. That's okay in the long run, as I should stop at the Walmart here on my way out of town for a couple of items. It's not raining -- though strong T-storms are expected here by tonight. By tonight, however, I will be a ways south and east of here. My hope is that I'll be traveling in the wake of this particular round of storms, and will get back to Da Swamp without hitting anything heavy.

Anyway: a little coffee and a light breakfast, and then I'll hit the shower and finish packing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:22 AM (+2QQb)

48 Some thoughts:

1. Again, Trump was divinely protected and can continue his work.

2. A better case for a secure ballroom could not have been made.

3. Maybe some more eyes will be open to the demonic evil at the heart of Progressivism.

4. Luigi Mangione just lost his job as #1 heartthrob of the insane Left.

Breakfast time.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 06:23 AM (skR0U)

49 My condolences, Biden's Dog.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2026 06:24 AM (+2QQb)

50 Mangione succeeded.
This guy got a wedgie.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 06:25 AM (GbONR)

51 Good morning! Thunderstorms and hail here in Cowtown last night. Waiting for sunrise to go check if anything got damaged, but initial impression is nothing. For which I am very grateful.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 06:29 AM (3Ope8)

52 Taking it original reports gunman was dead were exaggerated

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:32 AM (Ia/+0)

53 I'm sorry for your loss, Biden's dog.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 06:32 AM (1SgbD)

54 Sorry to hear about your loss BD. Prayers for you and your family.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 26, 2026 06:36 AM (3Ope8)

55 Biden's Dog that is sad to hear, condolences to you and family

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)

56 no, Skip, alive & well. will a DC jury convict him?

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:43 AM (VyBeY)

57 of course under the next demonrat administration he'll get a pardon and the medal of freedom ...

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:47 AM (VyBeY)

58 major MSM source of the "shooter is dead" error:

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
9h
We are inside the ballroom of the Hilton. One Service agent told me the shooter is confirmed dead. Agents swarmed the room within minutes of shots being heard, running down the main aisle. But because Cabinet officials are seated throughout the room, many of them remained on the floor, crouched under tables as the president was evacuated from stage.

followed up by:

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
9h
UPDATE: Trump says the shooter has been “apprehended”

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:48 AM (8NTVk)

59 Thanks from Mrs. BD, too, for the condolences. My mother in law lived a long fulfilling like. We children were spoiled by having her for the above average extended stay. It was time and it was peaceful.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:48 AM (1o8D5)

60 Quite a few comments in that thread express doubt about whether this person was in attendance. "Invitee"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 06:12 AM (8NTVk)
-

Which is why I also referenced Kari Lake in my follow-up comment.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:49 AM (1o8D5)

61 I'm sorry for your loss, BD.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 06:50 AM (skR0U)

62 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 26, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

63 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:51 AM (u82oZ)

64 Taking from comments elsewhere would be assassin was a California Cultural Marxist Seminary teacher

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 06:52 AM (Ia/+0)

65 mornin yall. The Demoncrats took another shot at MY PRESIDENT. Did this kind of stuff happen when the Dogeater and Joe were president? No, it didn't. The Dems will DO ANYTHING to stop Trump. If you do not believe they will cheat in every election, you are a fool.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

66 I would say security did their job.

Cole Allen didn't get past the metal detectors.

Don't fear the idiots with guns rushing the front door, fear the ones who are thinking of how to do what the IRA tried to do against Margaret Thatcher when she was in a hotel.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (2GVsD)

67 Skip

I would have all those Secret Service agents that had a sight picture on the shooter to report to the range. And don't come back until they can ventilate an attacker 10 times out of 10, with a half-second of warning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

68 They need to put caster wheels on those chairs!

https://tinyurl.com/mwhmb253

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (1o8D5)

69 Anna Puma

Yes. Cogent thought.

Now find the money. Who donated travel money to him? Who told him to register at the hotel?

Pull that thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

70 mornin yall. The Demoncrats took another shot at MY PRESIDENT. Did this kind of stuff happen when the Dogeater and Joe were president? No, it didn't. The Dems will DO ANYTHING to stop Trump. If you do not believe they will cheat in every election, you are a fool.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)
-

This IS a civil war!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 06:57 AM (1o8D5)

71 Yet our "representatives" will not pass the SAVE act to protect elections from cheating murderous Dems who believe they are justified in DOING ANYTHING to stop Trump. That tells you all you need to know about our "representatives".

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 06:57 AM (vFG9F)

72 Salty Dawg

Cole Allen crossed state lines. Someone last night said it was his Soros handler who got Cole his weapons.

So, I half jokingly said, was that the Virginia DC Jay Jones?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

73 Virginia DA

Yeah still need to wake up

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

74 all true, fd & BD

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (VyBeY)

75 Biden's Dog

Spain was the template. The Left does not expect a Franco type will end their feverish dreams.

Rubio and Hegseth would be a good team, if needed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

76 Anna Puma

I understood you. No worries.

But this is not an ideal path.

** types **
**deletes**

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

77 Lone Wolf but still a member of the Collective

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:03 AM (Ia/+0)

78 Trump didn't do this but he needs to:

Jeff Clark @JeffClarkUS
Here is my recommendation to @realDonaldTrump when he speaks to an alarmed Nation tonight:

https://tinyurl.com/mrdwm24t

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:04 AM (1o8D5)

79 67 Skip

I would have all those Secret Service agents that had a sight picture on the shooter to report to the range. And don't come back until they can ventilate an attacker 10 times out of 10, with a half-second of warning.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

Does your newsletter have a multi-year subscription?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:04 AM (skR0U)

80 least important among all the morning's questions: what, exactly, happened to wolf blitzer's shoe ?

inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:05 AM (VyBeY)

81 And Kudos to the FBI Director:

https://tinyurl.com/596xc6dr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:06 AM (1o8D5)

82 {{{ I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper}}}

Only here. I stopped posting on Discus. My Google file needs a new datacenter.

I saw Hail Mary and wanted to write an essay on marketing a movie and plot holes. But CBD diid not post either of my two essays on TOP GUN Maverick.

So no newsletter, alas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

83 78, no, the above-number-one priority is Pass The SAVE Act!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:07 AM (VyBeY)

84 bob_rat_eez

Exactly. If we can't stop the electoral cheating, it is game over.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

85 Why is it a problem to have age-verification on open source OS? Or why is it good to only NOT have it on open-source OS?

Posted by: GWB at April 26, 2026 07:09 AM (Snn3i)

86 GWB

Data stealing is easier?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

87 Cole Allen, it sounds like from Trump's press conference statements, survived. Trump says "we will reschedule; we won't let this stop us". Todd Blanche says "charges will be filed shortly". Search warrants being put together. Kash Patel, shocking the left and the Atlantic, seems sober.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:11 AM (iqCyx)

88 I'm gonna take a chance on the Friday "Bob" craze being played out by now ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2026 07:15 AM (VyBeY)

89 Number one reason why the Iran business is a bad idea as it distracts voters from the SAVE Act.

Posted by: Accomack at April 26, 2026 07:16 AM (e/OZo)

90 President says Melania reacted early, saying "that was a bad noise" when the first shots were heard, while the President says he thought it was a bunch of trays dropping to the ground. President says it will be rescheduled within thirty days.

Peter Doocy asked in all seriousness, "why does this keep happening to you?"

Not joking. Of course, the answer is the Propaganda Press and the Democrats keep calling for this to happen.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:16 AM (mqCl1)

91 Because with the left and the internet, it’s never about the age, it’s about the ID.

These socialist governments from around the world want to be able to identify everybody who turns on a computer, where you go online, and, most importantly, what you say online.

There could be great reasons for this; going after criminals, terrorists, and child pornographers, for instance. It never stops there and will be abused immediately to go after haters, racists, and anybody who makes a politician/government look bad.

The tell is that they have all started out by age-restricting social media, moved on to porn, and now they want you to be identified as soon as you buy an internet capable device via the OS.

This is nothing but another control scheme masquerading as ‘It’s for the children”.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)

92 I would say security did their job.

Cole Allen didn't get past the metal detectors.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 06:54 AM (2GVsD)
-

A contrary POV:

https://tinyurl.com/2zwcm2bx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (1o8D5)

93 Most puzzling to me is these fanatics are willing to end there known existence to make a name for themselves for glory and do what the Leftists want but won't do themselves.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 07:20 AM (Ia/+0)

94 PDJT says Allen was intercepted fifty yards away, and he is now being questioned. The shooter was "running fast" trying to breach security, when he was stopped, and PDJT crediting the Secret Service with "really fast action". Allen's motivations "will be known, once law enforcement is done with their investigation".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:21 AM (mqCl1)

95 Someone else chimes in the the (in)security:

Greta Van Susteren @greta
9h

The security at the dinner was so lax ….you flash your invitation and walk thru magnetometer

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:22 AM (1o8D5)

96 My MO is to shutdown my laptop around 5 pm and not look at my phone for the rest of the evening.

Sometimes, that causes me to miss some stuff.

Yesterday was one of those times.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:23 AM (Y1sOo)

97 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Facial recognition software in use?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

98 PDJT says "my impression is this guy is a whack job, probably a lone wolf" but law enforcement will quickly learn the truth.

PDJT says there are many dangerous jobs, like "bull riding and race car driving", but President-ing is the riskiest.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:25 AM (mqCl1)

99 More invitee testimony questioning security:

https://tinyurl.com/3zupucvn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:26 AM (1o8D5)

100 100

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

101 I bet the shooter was gunning for Wolf Blitzer. The "CA Teachers Against Wolf Blitzer" is known hate group, according to the SPLC.

*winks at SPLC, hands over a bag of money*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (skR0U)

102 Trump keeps complimenting the outer ring of security, where the shooter was caught and taken down "very quickly, so quickly".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (mqCl1)

103 Doocy asked Trump why this stuff always happens to you.

Posted by: torabora at April 26, 2026 07:27 AM (KtOUo)

104 Have a great day, everyone.

May no Trump officials be harmed in the next 2.5 years.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

105 Meanwhile, somewhere near the White House only 2 weeks ago:

https://tinyurl.com/mry6rkas

Something sucks big time.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:29 AM (1o8D5)

106 "You can have the greatest security in the world, and we really do, but if you have a dedicated whack job, you got trouble. It was very impressive the way they got him. They looked like Matt Dillon they drew their guns so fast, and this won't deter me from continuing to do a great job."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:30 AM (mqCl1)

107 Doocy asked Trump why this stuff always happens to you

"Look in a mirror lately, Pete?"

Posted by: Halfhand at April 26, 2026 07:31 AM (eOqcD)

108 Heh. I worked for an ISDN switch manufacturer back in the 90's. Bet I can still interpret a Q931 call trace...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (nbLIj)

109 Good morning my prettiest. Brewing up a Rootless Dark/Bones Maple Bacon blend.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (kpS4V)

110 (shakes the tech thread)

Is this thing on?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (1Ff7Z)

111 WTF, how was this a security success? Had the nutjob had a suicide vest with explosives, it would have been a disaster. This is unacceptable.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (fwsNC)

112
The lasting outrage of the WHCA shooting is that it led to the cancellation of that event. One weeps for the loss of the countless bon mots and the scintillating wit that its attendees never got to witness and we, the American people, are poorer for that.

-- a summary of what "really thoughtful" leftists will utter in the next few days

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (xG4kz)

113 New York Post @nypost

White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals

https://t.co/VaO9m7OTzs

This is making Monty Python's bridge keeper look good.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (1o8D5)

114 I’d bet $20 Cole Allen is a mixed up, mixed race, homosexual, communist who is past delusion and well into the ‘take one for the team’ martyr stage of his existence.

It doesn’t take a lot of money or brains to acquire a shotgun, drive to D.C., and rent a hotel room for a known event that was announced weeks ago.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 26, 2026 07:34 AM (6ydKt)

115 Had the nutjob had a suicide vest with explosives, it would have been a disaster. This is unacceptable.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:33 AM (fwsNC)
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And imagine a team of nutjobs working together.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:34 AM (1o8D5)

116 Well, that's the whole video. Trump seems very composed, joking and complimenting the woman who organized the dinner (she was sitting in the front row of the press room) and he says his speech was going to be a real humdinger and maybe he will save it and give it at the to-be-rescheduled dinner, or maybe not (he then said) because now he has to "be nicer".

Trump is a natural comedian.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:35 AM (w1SQZ)

117 (shakes the tech thread)

Is this thing on?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:32 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)

118 Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)

Only wingdings.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:37 AM (1Ff7Z)

119 So, I just had a fully loaded baked potato, I didn't have to wear a tuxedo, and it cost me about $1, and nobody took a pot shot at me. I'm considering the entree.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Fbc0I)

120 Trump is a natural comedian.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:35 AM (w1SQZ)
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I feel very sorry for FLOTUS.

And look up the video of Erika Kirk been whisked out. Very heartbreaking (to normal human beings).

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (1o8D5)

121
The security at the dinner was so lax …

Was it as lax and flabby as White House correspondents' ability to seek out and confirm facts before they let fly with their vapid and largely pointless queries to WH officials in the daily briefings?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:39 AM (xG4kz)

122 Magnometers. Can't you read?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)
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Only wingdings.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:37 AM (1Ff7Z)
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What in the world are you talking about???

Wingdings don't trigger magnometers. And before you ask, neither do Yodels or Devil Dogs!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

123 Some loopy white lady wearing a khaffiyah decided to break thru a security fence and run at the presidential limo. She was arrested. You realize how stupid and lacking self control these people really are. I wish the days of the 68 Dem convention and police with night sticks still existed

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (gu0hJ)

124
Magnometers

Never heard of a machine that can suss out the caliber of what firearm or bullets that you may be carrying. I guess it is still in beta testing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:42 AM (xG4kz)

125 So, I just had a fully loaded baked potato, I didn't have to wear a tuxedo, and it cost me about $1, and nobody took a pot shot at me. I'm considering the entree.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Fbc0I)

Grilled NY strip, duh...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 07:44 AM (nbLIj)

126 Never heard of a machine that can suss out the caliber of what firearm or bullets that you may be carrying. I guess it is still in beta testing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2026 07:42 AM (xG4kz)
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In this day and age, good AI inserted into a digital image object detector should be able to automatically identify gun models and much more.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:44 AM (1o8D5)

127 Now that I read through the thread I see a lot of complaints about security. I have no opinion, but the people in charge, Trump especially, seem to think security did its job well. I can understand people like Greta complaining the shooter should have not had access to the building at all, but (to me) that seems impractical. It's a huge hotel; are law enforcement supposed to close down access to it to all its guests? Where should the outer ring of security be, a block away?.

Trump said the shooter never got anywhere near the room, and he said security stopped him very quickly. He has already watched a lot of video, he says, and he himself thought Secret Service did a "great job". Very complimentary.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:45 AM (PHiP3)

128
Teachers are the real heroes.

Ol' Cole probably figured he was running into a room of allies.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 07:46 AM (Y8DZL)

129 Would you like the soup or salad? Blam! Blam!

Get me the fuck out of here!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 07:47 AM (Fbc0I)

130 Dude, now is not the time.

https://tinyurl.com/2x3dcazv

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:49 AM (Y1sOo)

131 It's a huge hotel; are law enforcement supposed to close down access to it to all its guests? Where should the outer ring of security be, a block away?.

Yes. Wasn’t the vice president, speaker, cabinet officials all there. Isn’t that how Iran’s leadership was taken out? A drone could’ve decimated our government leadership!

Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:50 AM (fwsNC)

132
Flushing the SPLC grand jury story from the news cycles accomplished.

Posted by: Auspex at April 26, 2026 07:51 AM (Y8DZL)

133 Yes. Wasn’t the vice president, speaker, cabinet officials all there. Isn’t that how Iran’s leadership was taken out? A drone could’ve decimated our government leadership!
Posted by: Unkaren at April 26, 2026 07:50 AM (fwsNC)
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Or a rogue airline pilot mad about Nagasaki!

Posted by: Tom Clancy at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (PHiP3)

134 What in the world are you talking about???

Wingdings don't trigger magnometers. And before you ask, neither do Yodels or Devil Dogs!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

Well, shoot. I suppose waving an onion near it won't work either.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

135 I think the people complaining about security are the ones who were there, were afraid they'd get harmed, killed or maybe just have their hair mussed.

It's fine when it's objectively far from their own skin.

It's more telling that one side in this acknowledges it's war while the other dismisses it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 07:53 AM (jehhT)

136 Trump said the shooter never got anywhere near the room, and he said security stopped him very quickly. He has already watched a lot of video, he says, and he himself thought Secret Service did a "great job". Very complimentary.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:45 AM (PHiP3)
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It doesn't take much to see how Trump uses compliments regarding people who everyone knows don't deserve them.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 26, 2026 07:54 AM (1o8D5)

137 I can tell you my new bionic knee sets off airline scanners every time, even though I warn security, and then some guy starts groping me, claiming to be searching. Buy me some dinner first at least, assholes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (PHiP3)

138 Well, shoot. I suppose waving an onion near it won't work either.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 07:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

Which was the style at the time.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (skR0U)

139 >>It doesn't take much to see how Trump uses compliments regarding people who everyone knows don't deserve them.

He promoted to head of the USSS the guy who was ultimately responsible for the failures in Butler.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)

140 Sidebar: "ANOTHER LEFT WING ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS TO KILL TRUMP ...
Erika Kirk was present."

See! We're right! Wy won't you listen!

Posted by: Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson at April 26, 2026 07:56 AM (D0HYP)

141 He promoted to head of the USSS the guy who was ultimately responsible for the failures in Butler.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)
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Trump is famous for promoting failed people after huge life-threatening screw-ups, right?

C'mon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 07:57 AM (PHiP3)

142 JJ must be so glad he takes weekends off. Can you imagine the work that would go into collecting links today, with all the stories about this event?

Day drink JJ today, and thank your lucky stars.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:00 AM (PHiP3)

143 Wow. What an elaborate op the Trump administration set up to create a distraction from the Epstein files!

Posted by: Candy in the Ovens at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)

144 I’d bet $20 Cole Allen is a mixed up, mixed race, homosexual, communist who is past delusion and well into the ‘take one for the team’ martyr stage of his existence.

That statement is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, commiephobic and full of hate, anger and white supremacy.

Please contact our office to sign up and pick up your paycheck.

Posted by: The SPLC at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Vk3aP)

145 Wow. What an elaborate op the Trump administration set up to create a distraction from the Epstein files!
Posted by: Candy in the Ovens at April 26, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Lol.

Personally, I blame the SPLC and Randi Weinstein.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:03 AM (kTDIC)

146 I will do white Supremacy for cash $$$.

Posted by: Flexible Standards at April 26, 2026 08:04 AM (oftw2)

147 My IP got suddenly banned just now, so I had to change VPN server locations. Maybe security decided I had to go down.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:05 AM (kTDIC)

148 Wish Pixy would install an edit button and maybe some up and down-twinkles.

Posted by: Wish In One Hand... at April 26, 2026 08:06 AM (oftw2)

149 Soros pays individual Antifites to protest and burn buildings, while SPLC pays the leaders to organize the white power rallies. Who has the best business model?

(maybe all these people should get real jobs)

Posted by: HBS Case Study at April 26, 2026 08:07 AM (kTDIC)

150 My daughter just texted me wondering how the nutjob got several guns and knives to DC from California. "Obviously this was planned and took time" she said.

I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

151 Snake Plisskin stars in Escape From The WHPC.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (Fbc0I)

152 The morning talk shows are already chock full of correspondents, reporters and media talking heads recounting their "brush with death." You see, they're the really brave ones... being in the same room with the target.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:13 AM (jehhT)

153 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

Who the fuck is he trying to schmooze?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 26, 2026 08:14 AM (judmr)

154 Has David Hogg made his usual appearance on TV yet?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (kTDIC)

155 I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

But why risk it? The CIA could have given him the weapons once he got there....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

156 I never got a dinner, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Posted by: Aaron Chwatt, AKA Red Buttons at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (oftw2)

157 BREAKING

I was almost murdered!

Posted by: Fake Tapper at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

158 Trump is famous for promoting failed people after huge life-threatening screw-ups, right?

C'mon
**********

Trump's loyalty to his friends is one of his blind spots.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 08:16 AM (Y1sOo)

159 155 I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:12 AM (kTDIC)

But why risk it? The CIA could have given him the weapons once he got there....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

160 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

Who the fuck is he trying to schmooze?
Posted by: M. Gaga at April 26, 2026 08:14 AM (judmr)
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I heard that last night and was sickened.

Everyone in that room would have cheered and considered it a blessing to be present if the president were assassinated.

Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

161 First picture of a possible shooters helper is published

https://tinyurl.com/mrytb3pn

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:19 AM (kTDIC)

162 Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

Direct AMTRAK link to the Biden Crime Family!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (1Ff7Z)

163 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt.

From what people were saying on X, many of the reporters in the actual room had a come-to-Jesus moment about left-wing violence once it was their ass on the line. We'll see how much effect that actually has though.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (Q5A79)

164 Perhaps we should build camps to house unstable furries, incels, fags, and creeps. They can't live free among us.

Posted by: Dignity Canal Workers at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

165 these Dem assassins act like Islamic lone wolf suicide terrorists

They typically don't seem to have a plan beyond murder:

1. Assassinate
2. ?
3. Victory? Utopia?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (fE6HJ)

166 > I would guess the guy transported his weapons on an airline, which is not the easiest thing for people to do who are unfamiliar with airline policies, so not at all a random dude who just suddenly went off kilter. As she said, this took commitment.
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"Commitment"

Obviously in more ways than one. But it illustrates what I've been thinking and saying since the 1st attempt on Trump's life in Butler; the left acknowledges the war. They are committed to seeing this through.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

167 Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

You're right!

I'll closely interrogate the Asian chick sitting next to President Trump.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

168 164 Perhaps we should build camps to house unstable furries, incels, fags, and creeps. They can't live free among us.
Posted by: Dignity Canal Workers at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

Unemployed/self-employed game designer who tutored SAT type stuff probably part time after getting tech degrees...tutored an Asian high school association, so I'm guessing from the pic and write up a mix of black and Asian for the ethnicity - what Asian and black, I have no idea...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (tOcjL)

169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and
belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

Amateurs.

Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

170 161 First picture of a possible shooters helper is published

https://tinyurl.com/mrytb3pn
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:19 AM (kTDIC)

; )

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:24 AM (8NTVk)

171 Amateurs.
Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

You made one mistake, Putin. You left your flag on the wall of the garage

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:26 AM (1Ff7Z)

172 169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

Amateurs.
Posted by: The KGB at April 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Vk3aP)

wut

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (8NTVk)

173 Cole Allen looks a bit like Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!

Posted by: NBC Sports, Always Gotta Mention Tiger Woods at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (Vk3aP)

174 "163 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassanation attempt."

Thanks but no thanks. Not having it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:28 AM (fZiTB)

175 So nice that her Assisted Living was able to bus Taylor Lorenz to the WHCA Dinner!

Posted by: Early Bird Special Ed at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)

176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (HypDE)

177 Maybe Democrats will fund Homeland Security (including the Secret Service) now that their lives have been saved.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (kTDIC)

178 172 169 The SPLC missed their chance. They should have taken out Barry in his first term by a member of the Tea Party who was also a faithful follower of Brother John Birch and belonging to the Antioch Baptist Church.

I ain't even got a garage. You can call home and ask my wife!

Posted by: Uneasy Diner at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)

179 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM (HypDE)

Only a tutor...probably PT and actually hourly earning with no benefits...it's the self-employed (probably unemployed) game creator that's the issue - a tech guy who couldn't break into tech after getting to a Masters Degree and thinking it would be easy...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (tOcjL)

180 By the end of the day the journalists will make themselves the targets and the heroes.

They will blame Trump for inciting the attack on them.

Posted by: MJ at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM (XOmY9)

181 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles

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Hey!

Posted by: Librarians at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM (LmPA0)

182 BD

יהי זכרה לברכה

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

183 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM
+++++++

Hey. We're sitting right here!

Posted by: All the women in the HR Department at April 26, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

184
I ain't even got a garage. You can call home and ask my wife!

Posted by: Uneasy Diner at April 26, 2026 08:31 AM

I understand this reference

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:33 AM (2/MrR)

185 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 26, 2026 08:29 AM

Species of the genus AWFL.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:35 AM (fZiTB)

186 181 176 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles

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Hey!
Posted by: Librarians at April 26, 2026 08:32 AM

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*polite cough*

Posted by: HOA Presidents at April 26, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Guy was a CalTech grad...and there's now a video of him in 2017 at an inventor conference making a new wheelchair brake for seniors.

I honestly think resentment over not launching drove this guy to Trump. Hr probably blamed the loss of DEI, which probably got him in CalTech, as the reason he couldn't launch.

Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

188 ChristyBlinky is a nurse!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (8NTVk)

189 Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

Smart? Perhaps. More a failure of the educational system to inculcate morality.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:37 AM (fZiTB)

190 I have a very short post today on St Michael & POTUS

https://tinyurl.com/3bv7wvt5

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 08:37 AM (fE6HJ)

191 Teachers and nurses. The nexus of crazy.
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Species of the genus AWFL.

There's a guy on youtube who highlights people posting crazy sh*t-talking rants on their social media. Most of them are teachers and nurses.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2026 08:39 AM (vTZFs)

192
ChristyBlinky is a nurse!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM

Nurse is a nurse!

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:40 AM (2/MrR)

193 192 ChristyBlinky is a nurse!
Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM

Nurse is a nurse!
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2026 08:40 AM (2/MrR)

Neither of them are here today.
hmm

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (8NTVk)

194 Not just teachers and nurses.

The "helping" professions have always had a higher prevalence of sociopathology among practitioners.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

195 How many lawyers have the left sent in to defend this guy?

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 08:42 AM (pvf3X)

196 Confirmed he came by TRAIN. So family knew he was gone a few days. He went by train to Chicago and then to DC and then checked into the hotel.

Very, very planned.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:17 AM (tOcjL)

The Silver Streak to Chicago?

Posted by: George Caldwell at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

197 > How many lawyers have the left sent in to defend this guy?
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I'd be more concerned with the judge who's going to release him.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (jehhT)

198 Stopped watching Tasting History when he had George Takei on the show talking about how his family was treated during WWII with absolutely no self awareness how he wants the same for those he politically opposes.

Posted by: Nohone at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (lxl96)

199 BOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (A5RD0)

200 Better that he’s alive, hopefully he can let slip who helped him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (nX8Jd)

201 Stopped watching Tasting History when he had George Takei on the show talking about how his family was treated during WWII with absolutely no self awareness how he wants the same for those he politically opposes.
Posted by: Nohone at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (lxl96)

Why was Takei even on the program? I know he and Max have the same proclivities, but any special food connected to him?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

202 200

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (8NTVk)

203 The Silver Streak to Chicago?
Posted by: George Caldwell at April 26, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

Come on, man. Get some jive going. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. That's it. Hey man, how do I look? "You look sharp, mister." I feel sharp! Ya hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feeling good! Feeling fine! Feeling real fine! That's it, just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass! Yeah, get that ass moving there! Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king, number one baby!

Posted by: Shake it don't break it at April 26, 2026 08:47 AM (Vk3aP)

204 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

205 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)
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Gave $25 to Harris/Walz

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

206 200 Better that he’s alive, hopefully he can let slip who helped him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (nX8Jd)

Incoming suicide?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (fZiTB)

207 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

What are the odds on this guy not taking the free bj from her?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (1Ff7Z)

208 204 What are the odds on this guy donated to Kamala Harris campaign?
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

That is his one political donation - Act Blue 2024 $25 to Kamala's campaign.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (tOcjL)

209 Come on, man. Get some jive going. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. That's it. Hey man, how do I look? "You look sharp, mister." I feel sharp! Ya hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feeling good! Feeling fine! Feeling real fine! That's it, just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass! Yeah, get that ass moving there! Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king, number one baby!
Posted by: Shake it don't break it at April 26, 2026 08:47 AM (Vk3aP)

I just hope we don't see no Muslims.

Posted by: Grover Muldoon at April 26, 2026 08:50 AM (wVcYX)

210 Uber smart guy who goes nowhere - dangerous. As seen yesterday.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 26, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

Forever seeking that ladder to fame and fortune that he thinks has been denied to him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2026 08:52 AM (nX8Jd)

211 @197. Yeah, Boasberg is a DC judge. And he hates Trump.

Posted by: Case at April 26, 2026 08:52 AM (pvf3X)

212 At some point the WHCA will be surpassed in size by the Failed Donald Trump Assassins Association.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

213 So, the cloakroom from where the perp staged his attempted breech of security was unmonitored? Was it too heavily sloped or something?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)

214 At some point the WHCA will be surpassed in size by the Failed Donald Trump Assassins Association.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)
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Ha!

What's the difference? Same thing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 08:56 AM (eJCK2)

215 The war up thru 1942 was not going well, the US government was taking no chances. Rationing of every consumer product, no civilian manufacturing whatsoever to any degree. You had to turn in your empty toothpaste tube to purchase a new tube.

There’s no way the government would have expended the considerable effort and expense and scarce materials to make the relocation of 100,000 Japanese if they weren’t legitimately concerned of at least a potential security threat.

They didn’t allow the borders wide open and millions of unknowns to invade and draw “assistance” or whatever either. The government took security seriously and politically would have lost their jobs if anything had occurred.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2026 08:56 AM (ues3R)

216 "ChristyBlinky is a nurse!"

And a supermodel.

Posted by: fd at April 26, 2026 08:57 AM (vFG9F)

217 > That is his one political donation - Act Blue 2024 $25 to Kamala's campaign.
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The thing about ActBlue? That's not one, singular $25 donation. No, ActBlue charges your credit card $25 dollars every week until you plead with them to stop.

I read about a couple of people who could never figure out why their unused cards were racking up these small charges every week when they weren't using them. It was ActBlue's automated "donation" system at work.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)

218 > Yeah, Boasberg is a DC judge. And he hates Trump.
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has Boasberg ordered the assassin/suspect released on his own recognizance yet?

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 08:59 AM (ZxPkt)

219 199 BOO!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 26, 2026 08:45 AM (A5RD0)

Present and accounted for!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (8NTVk)

220 Bring your reading glasses and head upstairs
BOOK THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)

221 So, the USSS agents fired shots but they all missed?

*sigh*

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2026 09:01 AM (Y1sOo)

222 Jack Posobiec compares Democrats to revolutionary Bolsheviks.

https://tinyurl.com/2xe94n7r

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:02 AM (eJCK2)

223 In honor of my really cranky internet service, I've decided to call falling asleep in front of the TV an "outage.". As in, " I suffered a brief outage while watching The Great Escape during the scene where the Germans discover the escape in progress."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2026 09:02 AM (xvhJH)

224 Nurses is good people. And I'm not just saying that because of known long-range accuracy with firearms.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)

225 >>>Colorado has suffered a brief moment of partial sanity and revised its age verification legislation to not include open-source operating systems.

The differentiation has potential to move more people over to Linux.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 26, 2026 09:05 AM (dK+Kv)

226 No clean pants. Cain't reed gud. I bid you adoo.

Posted by: Below Grade Level at April 26, 2026 09:06 AM (oftw2)

227 So who was the left-wing "comedian" of the evening who planned on roasting Trump? What a shame he was upstaged.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (fZiTB)

228 Unbelievable new SpaceX video! Incredible visual history of what they've accomplished. But long, 25 minutes.

https://tinyurl.com/ymdtmnz5

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:11 AM (gOxHC)

229 Sabrina Chase has clocked in with a guest Book Thread, so check her out!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:12 AM (gOxHC)

230 Trump wants us to know that there was a tremendous amount of love in that room in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.

From what people were saying on X, many of the reporters in the actual room had a come-to-Jesus moment about left-wing violence once it was their ass on the line. We'll see how much effect that actually has though.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 26, 2026 08:20 AM (Q5A79)

Vile worms, the lot. Don't trust them.

On a similar note, a NW journalist, Brandi Kruse, had a similar moment when, upon antifa smashing a police car and grabbing a patrol rifle, one of her veteran security guys went up to the dweeb, commie, revolutionary larper and snatched the rifle right out of his limp-wristed hands, whereupon her womb dropped.

But she is completely red-pilled now and the psychological conversion from TDS seems genuine.

It will be interesting to watch this lot.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 26, 2026 09:16 AM (dK+Kv)

231 LibsOfTikTok captures it best:

"Dear Democrats, please stop trying to kill us and our President"

Of course, the other approach is to say, "Maybe we should shoot back"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:22 AM (0yg/c)

232 231 LibsOfTikTok captures it best:

"Dear Democrats, please stop trying to kill us and our President"

She needs to read Thucydides and the nature of power and its uses. Entreaties to mercy don't work.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:27 AM (fZiTB)

233 So who was the left-wing "comedian" of the evening who planned on roasting Trump? What a shame he was upstaged.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 09:10 AM (fZiTB)
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I asked Grok, who responded:
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The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) hired Oz Pearlman, known as "Oz the Mentalist," as the headline entertainer for their 2026 annual dinner (held on April 25, 2026). This was a deliberate break from the long tradition of featuring a stand-up comedian as host.

Pearlman is an Emmy-winning mentalist famous for mind-reading tricks (like guessing PIN codes on TV/podcasts) and appearances on America's Got Talent.
The WHCA chose him to keep the focus on "wonder and amazement" rather than political roasts, especially amid tensions and with President Trump attending (his first time as president).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 09:27 AM (0yg/c)

234 >> 167 Everyone in that room was in fact a co-conspirator and should have spent the night in Leavenworth.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

You're right!

I'll closely interrogate the Asian chick sitting next to President Trump.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 26, 2026 08:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

From the ONT, some quoteception:

>> 301 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left
Posted by: 496

From the previous thread:

the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
Posted by: mikeski is helping! at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 09:43 AM (Sy6m/)

235 she works for CBS News
===================
that practically makes her MAGA in the eyes of the crazies, like the View or CNN

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 26, 2026 10:18 AM (NXWoJ)

236 Trump should never have gone to this spectacle. He'd eschewed it in the past. What changed? Suddenly he wants join in to their Moloch fest? These people despise him and want him dead. That goes for all of us. And to say he felt a lot of love in the room, please (finger gesture down throat). #War.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 26, 2026 11:36 AM (fZiTB)

Saturday Night Club ONT - April 25, 2026 [D Squared]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Have fun if you can, Wang Chung if you must!

The White House Correspondent's Dinner was interrupted earlier this evening. Fog of war rules are in effect. It appears an uninvited guest may have tried to force their way through a security checkpoint in the lobby before being stopped with force. POTUS, FLOTUS, VPOTUS and other administration members were evacuated from the ballroom. Other attendees remained but took cover under tables and immediately took to social media (except Wolf Blitzer who was going to the men's room). The dinner will be rescheduled. POTUS will make a statement from the White House shortly. Developing...

Anyway...

[Top photo: HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin]

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

An old pastor lay dying. He sent a message for a the local tax assessor and the town Mayor to come to the hospital.

When they arrived, they were ushered up to his room. As they entered the room, the pastor held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed.

The pastor grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything.

Both the tax assessor and Mayor were touched and flattered that the old man would ask them to be with him during his final moments. They were also puzzled because the pastor had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them.

Finally, the Mayor asked, "Pastor, why did you ask the two of us to come here?"

The old pastor mustered all his strength, and then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I'd like to go."

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. After sharing a good meal and a bottle of wine, they retire to their tent for the night.

At about 3 am, Holmes nudges Watson and asks, "Watson, look up and tell me what you see?"

Watson said, "I see millions of stars."

Holmes asks, "And, what does that tell you?"

Watson replies, "Astronomically, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Theologically, it tells me that God is great and we are small and insignificant.
What does it tell you, Holmes?"

Holmes replies, "Someone stole our tent."

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Drink of the Night

Tonight we drew the six of diamonds from our deck of playing card cocktails

This guy applied to be JQ's backup bartender.

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Club ONT Local News Desk

Newark teens gear up for school board elections after voting age extended to 16

In 2024, Newark became the third city in the U.S., and first in New Jersey, to allow 16-and-17-year-olds to vote in school board elections. The change was spurred by a student-led campaign aimed at giving young people more power at the polls.
On April 15, eleven candidates are running for three seats on the nine-member board that governs the Newark School District, the first election in which 16- and 17-year-olds who live in the district can cast a ballot. As the election approaches, students are seizing on the opportunity to make their voices heard.
"It feels very good,” Collins Esubonteng, 16, told Bolts. Esubonteng and six other students coordinated the forum with the help of The Gem Project, a Newark organization that promotes youth leadership. "Now, they're actually gonna have to listen to us and they have to make changes to cater to us or else they won’t get our vote."

Caption: What could possibly go wrong?

Alt caption: Wait until they figure out that the board won't really make changes to cater to the teenage vote.

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Keyboard skillz!

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In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Unit 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant became famous. Have you ever seen the inside of the enormous facility? Walking tour:

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1 BOINGO!!!!!!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (diia5)

2 If you never went to the Halloween Boingo concerts, consider yourself a lesser being.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (diia5)

3 Wow, shots fired at White House Correspondents dinner.... outside... Trump and other officials evacuated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (mP0Kj)

4 I'm actually in the Farewell concert DVD.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (diia5)

5 Top photo: HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin

That's Japanese for "secret."

Not a very subtle name for your speakeasy.

Posted by: the proprietor of "totally not a speakeasy" at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

6 Glad that POTUS is safe.
I am sick to my stomach and furious at the same time. These people are animals.

Posted by: Jmel at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (bVhJi)

7 Shots were apparently fired *inside*. Not ballroom, but building.

There's a Japanese place here with a very nice speakeasy bar. Friend "discovered" it by mistake looking for the bathroom. It's very cool.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (U/Byj)

8 Looks like on the greatest-hits compilation, once again passing the football. To the resident Canadian this time, so... kicking the football

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (gKWVE)

9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (c711F)

10
Trump and other officials evacuated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (mP0Kj)

_____________

He fled, screaming like a little girl. We're correspondents. We know stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (tgvbd)

11 The Hill:
Secret Service said a shooter was in custody, and that the incident had taken place near screening detectors people must walk through before entering the annual event. … “The president and the first lady are safe along with all protectees. One individual is in custody.….”

Dang. I was looking forward to Trump's humor.

https://bit.ly/loonylady
Liberal on President Trump: “I want him dead. I don’t care who knows it. Head on a stake. Dragged through the motherf*cking streets. Entrails in the fucking road.”

She seems nice.

Evenin', y'all. We're off to a good start. I'll have a Guinness, barkeep. If you know how to pour one.

Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (y3Pql)

12 Willowed: Great Mathematicians as Modern Math Teachers:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3uufrf

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (kpS4V)

13 Fuck you, Springsteen.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (+QijZ)

15 All channels covering the shooting now.

Also, I'm sure suspect being identified and social media about to be scrubbed.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Sco7b)

16 That Old Lay cocktail sounds interesting. I do love a margarita, especially the spicy ones!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (7JD9w)

17 At least one person in custody, SS agent OK after one round hit his body armor. Prez to speak from WH press room presently.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (U/Byj)

18 Willowed from below just because…

Well I'm upper-upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all

Couldn’t resist adding some AC/DC lyrics. Because the word “ballroom” has been uttered on TV a thousand times tonight. Classic!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (ALKK0)

19 14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (+QijZ)

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Really? Where did you hear this?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (JkO4W)

20 What’s happening
Politics · Trending
Secret Service
Trending in United States
Staged
Politics · Trending
SHOTS FIRED
Trending in United States
Shooter

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (ZxPkt)

21 Ringo just posted almost a dozen new videos on his YouTube channel.

Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (y3Pql)

22 Recently watched the anime Bartender: the Glass of God. Looks like the artist got the speak easy look correct.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (lFFaq)

23 U.S. President Donald Trump: "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (jXvKN)

24 13 Fuck you, Springsteen.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

Evergreen comment

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (gKWVE)

25 Sorry I'm late (checks watch,) hey, wade uh minnit- they aren't even supposed to have posted the ONT yet. I'm actually early. This is really going to sully my reputation at Timeless Tardy Tarts, LLC.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (DU5nB)

26 Also Willowed:

162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

He deserved to die for that!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (JkyaL)

27 The Press Club firing is yet another Left-Wing talking point, ("we're being shot at!") soon to be used against the non-Communist masses. They want to persuade the People that they are in danger, and must be protected against the Orange Man Bad Militia.

Well, it's Saturday so I'm going to say this. Ban me if you want.

It's long past time for the Right to play the Left's playbook.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (CHHv1)

28 Alt caption: Wait until they figure out that the board won't really make changes to cater to the teenage vote.

Alt Alt caption: I guess they'll get a two-year head start on learing that a politician's promises have no relation to their actions in office.

(He's not a politician, he's a real-estate mogul.)

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)

29 The woke right a la Candace has been pushing the insanity that Butler was staged. This is going to be more “evidence” for the grift.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (q1qnK)

30 Uh, posted before I added the URL for Ringo
https://www.youtube.com/@ringostarr/videos

Posted by: mindful webworker - yellowed submariner at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (y3Pql)

31 14 somebody shot up the WH Correspondents dinner tonight

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM
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No they didn't. Someone tried to breach security in the lobby. Very different.

Posted by: TRex - fact check dino at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 Ringo just posted almost a dozen new videos on his YouTube channel.
Posted by: mindful webworker - on tap at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (y3Pql)
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Oh No John Ringo?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (kpS4V)

33 I guess the spin will be this is a right wing white supremacist there to take out America's best and brightest journalist.

What else could it be?

And Hillary is probably having flashbacks about the time she imagined she was under fire.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (Sco7b)

34 the shooting

https://x.com/TheAKGuy/status/
2048212029018718483

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (ZxPkt)

35 Cicero, you're on AOSHQ. Do you really expect ALH or anyone else to read the main post before hitting the comment section?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)

36 Ah, that Ringo.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (kpS4V)

37 Candace can [censored] a hog's [censored] and [censored] off.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (gKWVE)

38 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

39 Cicero, not based on the video of a guy they've got down and shirt off, who must be the person detained.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (U/Byj)

40 Ace has posted a new thread on the attempted assassination.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (y171U)

41 Old Lay:
✔️Triple Sec
✔️Lime juice
✖️Tequila
Dang it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - where's my Guinness? at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (y3Pql)

42 Putting my marker down now that when the WHCD actually happens, Trump goes up to the podium and says something like, "As I was saying, before we were rudely interrupted..."

Posted by: pookysgirl will take other suggestions at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Wt5PA)

43 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Willowed:

Gauss was very funny. Me likey.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (u82oZ)

44 My favorite Boingo song is the one that makes your friends and family worry about you. My second favorite is a toss-up between No One Lives Forever and Dead Man's Party. But I like Gratitude better than all 3 of those (but is it really Boingo or just Elfman?).

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (NZPfR)

45 35 Cicero, you're on AOSHQ. Do you really expect ALH or anyone else to read the main post before hitting the comment section?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)

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Yeah, that would just be weird.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (JkO4W)

46 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

47 @reddit_lies 45m
A mass psychosis event is unfolding on Reddit right now. Basically every comment on Reddit about the incident is claiming it was "staged."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (diia5)

48 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

I'd put money on Alec Baldwin. He's experienced.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (S/Y4j)

49 Newark became the third city in the U.S., and first in New Jersey, to allow 16-and-17-year-olds to vote in school board elections.

When I was 20 I had the opportunity to vote, the voting age having just been lowered to 18.

I was then and still am of the opinion that the voting age should instead have been raised to 25 (with possibly exceptions for those in the services).

But I was not going to miss my chance to vote. To counter all the other young new enfranchisee idiots.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Nixon's the One at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (y3Pql)

50 Shet yer peehole!

Posted by: Porce, Alain at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (a992C)

51 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired. You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (jXvKN)

52 24 13 Fuck you, Springsteen.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (JkO4W)

Evergreen comment
Posted by: gKWVE

I was going to ask what did he say now but discovered that I really didn't care.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (c711F)

53 48 Does the shooter look anything like DeNiro?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

Some angry old Boomer grandma? Like Springteen? Neil Young? Jane Fonda? They all look alike.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7JD9w)

I'd put money on Alec Baldwin. He's experienced.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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A Somali?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (jXvKN)

54 Was the shooting an SPLC op?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JMFJW)

55 Dang it. There's info on all three threads! Which one is the most current?

Glad to hear everyone's safe.

Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

56 Washington Hilton

same place they tried to kill Reagan

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)

57 Dude, Rubio is gonna be pissed at his next assignment.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (diia5)

58 Ex-shooter looks white or mid-eastern

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (diia5)

59 1
44 My favorite Boingo song is the one that makes your friends and family worry about you.”

LOL mine too!

The Song that Dare Not Speak It’s Name.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (JkyaL)

60 nood

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (diia5)

61 There's a nood for the DC stuff...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (2Ez/1)

62 The current TCM movie is one from 1945 called Murder, He Says w/ Fred MacMurray. I thought it was a film noir. No -- it's a slapstick comedy! Marjorie Main, the Ma Kettle of those movies, plays a backwoods matriarch, and character actor Peter Whitney, the tall fellow who played retarded men and devious villains with ease, has a dual role as her sons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (+2QQb)

63 Stride and Boogie worked ... the other styles, not so much.

And Ragtime is not a race up and down the keyboard ... damn !

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (3sXRv)

64
The shots fired at the WH Correspondents Dinner seem newsworthy. Let's see what a roomful of professional correspondents who were right there can tell us:

"Shrieeek."

"Save me!"

"This table has gum stuck under it."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (fnXXN)

65 Seems fine in here, nice content, drink, jokes, tennish, etc. And it doesn't smell bad, which is always a plus.

Posted by: Outside Observer at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (oftw2)

66
How much do you want to bet that one or more of the "correspondents " were some how involved with the shooting attempt?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (iJfKG)

67 He ain't no ways Eyetalleyan.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (jXvKN)

68 I said his race but it's been blocked.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (jXvKN)

69 Gauss was very funny. Me likey.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (u82oZ)

I liked Archimedes setting off the fire alarm. Whoopsie!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (kpS4V)

70 God bless our President and his ability to hold a press conference after that.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (pZEOD)

71 *sets up round for the house*

Our President survived another attempt on his life! All other attendees are also safe and unharmed. Perp was unable to complete his mission.

Thanks and all praise be to God!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

72 Gauss was very funny. Me likey.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

*whimper*

Posted by: Kaya at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

73 Fuck this Saturday shuffle. Pick a dick and stick wit it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (diia5)

74 Torrance guy, 31 - same age as my kids who were raised in that area Unbelievable except it's California

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (mFhj8)

75 Italian is a race?

Posted by: Wait, wut? at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (2Ez/1)

76 Miles Taylor
@MilesTaylorUSA
·
39m
The WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
·
6m
Gfy

>

I love Julie Kelly

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (x03Ux)

77 HIMITSU Speakeasy Bar in Berlin]

Gay Bar

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

78 Evening.

So another leftist piece of shit tried murdering the president again. This is how many attempts now?

When do we start arresting leftists and democrats as conspirators in overthrowing an elected administration? Fuck them. Fuck all of them. Just start throwing them all in jail. The courts will sort it all out eventually.

Leftists are treasonous scum. They tell us this day in, day out that they want to overthrow our system of government and murder all who oppose them. Why do we tolerate them? Begin the mass arrests and incarcerations.

War!

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (dpXJq)

79 Thanks and all praise be to God!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

I'll spot a round of spicy Margaritas for the Horde. God Bless Trump.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

80 Common theme on tomorrow morning's "news" programs: Why didn't President Trump stop the shooter himself, like John Rambo?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (S/Y4j)

81 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

82 Cole Allen

Friggen teacher if the minth in torrance

Insanity

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (mFhj8)

83 Dang.
Thats a good drink!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)

84 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

Other than that, how did your day go, Wolfus?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

85 'Bout time I headed off to bed. Got to finish packing tomorrow morning as well as eating a light breakfast, and to try to get away by 7:30. Here's hoping it's not raining, or at least not heavily.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:19 PM (+2QQb)

86
When do we start arresting leftists and democrats as conspirators in overthrowing an elected administration?

Hakeem will start impeachment boogalo in January.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Cqx++)

87 Teacher if the month december 2024

Not sure this will post but what an animal Teaching our kids

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (mFhj8)

88 Hey, we're back!

Posted by: Doof at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (QLC6i)

89 U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon:

"I have a bruise on my head from the Secret Service running across my table and chairs while I ducked under the Washington Post table. Thank God for U.S. Marshals Service team who got me and my posse home safely!"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (jXvKN)

90 I suppose it's a good thing that Doof and the Dino didn't spend money on large potted plants tonight, to make it more comfortable for lurkers to try posting.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (S/Y4j)

91 Here's an idea.

Nationalize CNN and NBC.

Arrest the propagandists who push for this shit like Tapper and the fucking Potato.

Fuck them. Shut it all down. Make examples of them.

I want free speech and a free press. I do not want fucking murderous wannabe revolutionaries murdering our leaders. Times to start rounding motherfuckers up.

Lincoln did far more in crappier circumstances. This will be nothing by comparison.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (dpXJq)

92 The password to get into any speakeasy is "Swordfish".

Posted by: Chico Marx at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (oftw2)

93 Please pray for a hedge of protection around President Trump, his family, and the Cabinet officers.

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (reMys)

94 So since someone posted the donations from the 3rd would be Trump assassin I went poking around the FEC donations site looking for some people I know.

I didn't find them but I did find a large number of people with the same name in other states and the pattern we always see:

Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (sKqQm)

95 Safe travels, Mr Wolfus and Steady Buick.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (7JD9w)

96 I spoke too soon. It's already raining lightly here. Oh, well. I've done all I can to pre-pack the car; I have my umbrella and rain jacket, and only have one suitcase and my shoulder briefcase to load tomorrow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (+2QQb)

97 "I have a bruise on my head from the Secret Service running across my table and chairs while I ducked under the Washington Post table. Thank God for U.S. Marshals Service team who got me and my posse home safely!"

I remember when AOC claimed she felt she was going to be raped or something on J6 even though she wasn't at the capitol and the FNM presented it as a serious comment.

Expect to here a lot of scoofing here instead

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

98 Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:21 PM (sKqQm)

Smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf smurf . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (rbvCR)

99 Hakeem will start impeachment boogalo in January.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Cqx++)

Hakeem will be lucky if he isn't turned into some dumb gang banger's bitch in a Federal Supermax prison.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (dpXJq)

100 Cant link it but look up Chad Allen- torrance teacher of the month december 2024

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:23 PM (mFhj8)

101 Shooter was a guest at the hotel.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (8i9fb)

102 Ex-shooter looks white or mid-eastern
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Oh, he'll be whiter than the driven snow after the MSM lightens up his pics.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (/lPRQ)

103 looking at the sh**ter's CV, he was a Mech E and migrated to software, and finally teaching.
This looks like a man who got fired*, tried an easier job, got fired again, and ended up in education.

*or put on a performance plan before sneaking out the back door

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (gKWVE)

104 the perp was a "guest" at the hotel...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (GD0B3)

105 Cole Allen Sorry, not Chad

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (mFhj8)

106 The “Press” as it was known, or “Media” has always abused Free Speech, and quite badly. It may have been well intended but has caused incalculable problems. They can lie with impunity and libel & slander. It’s a real problem.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Vj3lh)

107 Thank God President Trump and his people were okay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (+2QQb)

Other than that, how did your day go, Wolfus?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026

***
"How did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?"

Oh, I ran up to the little cowtown Abilene. Some nice antique and thrift stores there, as well as a "bakery/bistro" and a breakfast & lunch place that -- as I was leaving about ten -- was starting to get slammed by locals. Good food and prices.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (+2QQb)

108 Cole Allen, white Jamaican

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)

109 Not white

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (mFhj8)

110 the perp was a "guest" at the hotel...
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (GD0B3)

Who paid for his room? Is the dinner always at that location?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Looks a son obama never had.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (GD0B3)

112 Trump looks so cool in a tux.

Posted by: Chudley Moore at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (BhEUH)

113
The password to get into any speakeasy is "Swordfish".
Posted by: Chico Marx

Broadsword calling Danny Boy...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Cqx++)

114 I wonder how much cock Jake Rapper's Cherry asshole can take. I imagine he's going to have to learn to stretch it out very quickly lest he bleed to death out of his asshole.

The Potato can probably suck three fat black cocks all at once. He's going to be popular.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (dpXJq)

115 Virginia DA Jay Jones gave Cole Allen the weapons?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)

116 Oh, I ran up to the little cowtown Abilene. Some nice antique and thrift stores there, as well as a "bakery/bistro" and a breakfast & lunch place that -- as I was leaving about ten -- was starting to get slammed by locals. Good food and prices.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (+2QQb)

Potential, or still thinking about TH?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

117 Who paid for his room? Is the dinner always at that location?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

..and... is he a fan of Hassan Piker, who is a nephew of Cenk Uygur who happen to live in California..I am just axing questions

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (GD0B3)

118 lol

If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.

Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (dpXJq)

119 Go long on helicopter manufacturers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)

120 If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2026 11:28 PM (dpXJq)

Faggy looking, eh?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (1Ff7Z)

121
If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert

Better than looking like James Carville.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)

122 Only wreckers and hoarders ask questions.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (rbvCR)

123 So, anything surprising go down today?

No, no - not that. I said 'surprising'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

124 Jacqui Heinrich.
mmmm

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (b3Yos)

125 Back on top!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (JkyaL)

126 C2 Education, a Somali LLC Learing Center.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (2GVsD)

127 Cole Allen Sorry, not Chad

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:24 PM (mFhj

Cole = Chad. Don't even start me on Dakota.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (7JD9w)

128 not again, and what the fk ?

"Stu Smith
@thestustustudio
1h
Before there was a shooter in the lobby of the Hilton hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (GD0B3)

129 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.

Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG)

130 lol

If Obama had a son he would have looked like this guy.
Posted by: Robert

But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)

131 But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Michelle or Gaylord?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

132 Before there was a shooter in the lobby of the Hilton hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (GD0B3)

Some R pol is letting them in.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

133 He worked at c2 , a test prep company on hawthorne blvd across from del amo mall. for anyone from the south bay, they'll know the area

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (mFhj8)

134 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG)

Well, wenching on a tractor could be uncomfortable, unless it was real large with an air-conditioned cab.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (utfVc)

135 There's a lot I liked about Trump, but...

Looking at the press conference, I see another "but...".

His tux jacket has a notched collar. Almost as bad as Markwayne and his straight tie.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (3tF5Z)

136
Code Pink was able to get inside and protest there too.

Those jokers don't seem to have a problem accessing any place.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)

137 So, anything surprising go down today?

No, no - not that. I said 'surprising'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

We had to mow grass because of excess rainfall in TX That is surprising in the happy, jolly sense.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (7JD9w)

138 Go long on helicopter manufacturers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)

Absolutely. Ones that can carry a Chinook. We'll do Pinochet in bulk.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (snZF9)

139 We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-16
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 26, 2026
Launch Time: 7:36 a.m. PDT (1436 UTC, 16:36 CEST)

https://youtu.be/YKS9ITKdyL8

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (2F0/Y)

140
@susancrabtree
·
33m
🚨🚨 SECRET SERVICE EXCLUSIVE: For the two weeks before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the Secret Service had been investigating a mystery shooting that took place near the White House the morning after Easter Sunday around 1-2 a.m.

The White House/President Trump has been demanding answers from the Secret Service - but the USSS has been at a loss.

The agency found rifle casings at K and I Streets, and had the license of the car, but no images of the shooter, and the license was stolen, according to multiple Secret Service sources.

The case had gone cold — to the frustration of the Secret Service and the White House.

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (x03Ux)

141 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (jXvKN)

142 For some of the Code Pinkos you will need a CH-47D just for one of them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (2GVsD)

143 But, first he'd have to fvck a turkey baster.

Michelle or Gaylord?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

Yes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (snZF9)

144 6 Glad that POTUS is safe.
I am sick to my stomach and furious at the same time. These people are animals.
Posted by: Jmel

The secret service needs to be extra vigilant whenever democrats and liberals are present.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (0Htd1)

145 Cookout yesterday was so much fun! Saw a few people haven't seen since retiring. Food was great; everyone brought something delicious and we talked until evening... It got cold out, so built a blaze in the firepit.

Got home late & had to shower the wood smoke off, LOL.

It was so nice to 'get away from the 4 walls' for a day and get mind off of problems!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

146 The MSM will be insufferable after this, just like before.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (b3Yos)

147 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (zZu0s)

148 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Are they suggesting that he is a blindian?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)

149 Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM (jXvKN)

Ehhhh.... How about a full frontal of the Asian chick as a palate cleanser?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

150 Something a little lighter.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AMoN_imK8AE

(Music is louder than average.)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (S/Y4j)

151 >>> Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG

=====

Hopefully not a John Deere.

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 25, 2026 11:37 PM (CyFyf)

152 I saw the movie Eden which is about a group of crazy Germans that moved to the Galapagos islands. The lead actresses were Sydney Sweeney, Anna de Armas and Vanessa Kirby.

Then I found some pictures of the real people from the story. Uh, lets just say they were not picking actresses that looked like the original people...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (sKqQm)

153 He worked at c2 , a test prep company on hawthorne blvd across from del amo mall. for anyone from the south bay, they'll know the area
Posted by: LASue

That's like 14 blocks of land. Little Company is off Torrance Blvd. And there used to be a decent curry house there. .. sad. Now a Bao Feng poison center.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (diia5)

154 Okay Horde - consider this:

After some set number of occurrences, even horrible events become rather ho-hum. The sharpness of that particular action loses it's edge and easily fades into yesterday's news.

How many assassination attempts will it take to cause the media's, and the public's, interest in these to drop way off.

The left has been mentally unstable for years and getting worse as time goes on. I hold that the shock of an attempt on PDJT's life is, for them, less interesting than the price of gas. Discuss.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (Kyh8Y)

155 Got the serpentine belt and idlers all buttoned up on the '08 Suburban, took it to town and back no problem. Longer writeup at the end of the Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc)

156 The left: Trump must be removed by any means necessary. ANY MEANS. YOU LISTENING?

/Another lefty tries to assassinate the president

The left: Uh, local crime story.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:39 PM (sKqQm)

157 Monday and possibly Tuesday a lot of us in the middle of the country are going to have really bad storms. My area has been given a 45% tornado probability and that keeps increasing as we get closer to Monday.

I hope all of you who are in the path of this system will be safe.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (2F0/Y)

158 Poor Erika Kirk was crying and saying she just wanted to go home.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Dd38x)

159 "Cole Allen crossed state lines!!!!"

It had to be said.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:41 PM (2GVsD)

160 Coming in hot on a Saturday night, I have been helping my neighbor arrange for a baby shower. Gosh, that was fun.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 11:41 PM (0nHVk)

161 A cookie is salad.

Here's the truth.If you make a salad with high fat dressing, cheese, croutons, you may as well eat a cookie or a hamburger. Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (0Htd1)

162
Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard

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

Who knows, maybe the sun was in his eyes, but he looks miserable. Of course he has to be locked up, but for his own sake I hope peace comes over his heart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (n7rxJ)

163 Poor Erika Kirk was crying and saying she just wanted to go home.
Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Dd38x)

DJT ought to issue her a Tommy gun and give her a tag license for Candy Ovens.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (utfVc)

164 Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Not seeing the problem.
* smashes 2 bowls of ramen and hamburger *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (diia5)

165 Hi, Debby! Nice to see you so early!

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

166 The old pastor mustered all his strength, and then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I'd like to go."

________________________

Alternate punchline:

The old pastor squeezed each of their hands with a surprising grip and wouldn't let go before whispering, "It's said you can't take anything with you when you die. I'm hoping, for everyone's elses sake in this wonderful town, that it's not true."

Posted by: Orson at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (dIske)

167 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

"Katie Pavlich
@KatiePavlich
21m
There were no checkpoints at the doors at street level. This checkpoint was only one level up from the ballroom, the stairs down to the ballroom are yards away. Grateful for the rapid response, but the fact that anyone could get this far into the building was a serious problem."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:43 PM (GD0B3)

168 Just put some quickie images on Tensor that some may think of a topical.

Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

169 Who knows, maybe the sun was in his eyes, but he looks miserable. Of course he has to be locked up, but for his own sake I hope peace comes over his heart.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:42 PM (n7rxJ)

It will, but only after 3 rounds of 45 ACP go through it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:44 PM (utfVc)

170 Almost everything you put on lettuce to make it edible is high calorie.
Posted by: nerdygirl

True. Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

171 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

Back in 2020 the left told me anyone threatening a politician with violence was an insurrectionist that should be shot by a police officer.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (sKqQm)

172 >>> I saw the movie Eden which is about a group of crazy Germans that moved to the Galapagos islands. The lead actresses were Sydney Sweeney, Anna de Armas and Vanessa Kirby.

Then I found some pictures of the real people from the story. Uh, lets just say they were not picking actresses that looked like the original people...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:38 PM (sKqQm)

=====

So, since it Sweeney in it I had to look it up. Wiki says it had a budget of $55M. Box office was $2.5M

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (CyFyf)

173 so a JPL alumnus tried to be an assassin.
I'm guessing nobody out of SpaceX has tried this.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (gKWVE)

174 One of the unhinged marxist goons outside the hotel, holding a sign with "Death to All of Them" assaulted Katie Pavlich.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (GD0B3)

175 167 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.

If only Trump was the tyrant the Left primal screams about.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:46 PM (c711F)

176 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

177 Oof. The choice of band for that third video....

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (fK5DA)

178 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

yeah...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (GD0B3)

179 So, since it Sweeney in it I had to look it up. Wiki says it had a budget of $55M. Box office was $2.5M

I thought it was pretty good. Interestingly Sweeney comes across as the best actress of the lot not that the others were bad.

I guess people didn't want to see Jude Law nekkid though (and I agree with that part)

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (sKqQm)

180 So...a teacher.
When will we hear from the NEA?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (2WIwB)

181 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (fK5DA)

182 Hitler executed 5K people after the July 20 plot on him.

I suspect this will lead to 0 executions.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (sKqQm)

183 The left has been mentally unstable for years and getting worse as time goes on. I hold that the shock of an attempt on PDJT's life is, for them, less interesting than the price of gas. Discuss.
Posted by: Tonypete

Tonight many of the media were in the line of fire and were shown to be scared sh!tless for their own safety.

They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F3Dlr)

184 Prior to the attempt there were tons of people outside of hotel, in masks, holding "Death to Tyrant" signs.
----
Back in 2020 the left told me anyone threatening a politician with violence was an insurrectionist that should be shot by a police officer.
Posted by: 18-1
+++

The left was looking in the right direction -

not 'politician' but 'elected official' would be correct as some slice of government, however small, is vested in them as individuals, and

not immediately shot, only if need be, when being arrested for 'terroristic threatening', which is just terrorism.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:51 PM (/lPRQ)

185 167. Katie, it’s a working hotel. There are many people staying there who have nothing to do with the dinner.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8i9fb)

186 They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026

And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (Dd38x)

187
Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

But you wouldn't want to put it in your drink.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (Cqx++)

188 Thanks, D Squared. Love the jokes & funnies.

But never, ever Wang Chung. 😱🫣

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:53 PM (NFX2v)

189 Katie, it’s a working hotel. There are many people staying there who have nothing to do with the dinner.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8i9fb)

she is exactly right in her observations

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (GD0B3)

190 I wonder how many of the four shots were the shooter and what was return fire, if any?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (zZu0s)

191 They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026

And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.
Posted by: Piper

Anything else would have been alcohol abuse.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)

192 186. Fox showed two correspondents who were toasting each other and taking selfies after they were told the evening was over.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (8i9fb)

193
Gad, the news coverage after these events is insufferable. "Jennifer, what was going through YOUR head when this happened?"

"Well, Bill, there was that split-second where I wasn't sure, but it was really sort of surreal, thinking back to those moments at Butler and at Mar-a-Lago and wondering if it could be happening again, and then hearing the agents calling at everyone to get down and not knowing in that moment where the threat was--"

jeez, cut to some news.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (n7rxJ)

194 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

... by their genitals.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (S/Y4j)

195 Fox showed two correspondents who were toasting each other and taking selfies after they were told the evening was over.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:55 PM (8i9fb)

Well, they're just retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (zZu0s)

196 >>Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water.

But you wouldn't want to put it in your drink.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Heh. Yeah, even *ice* tastes better!

Celery is crunchy water too, and some people put it in their Bloody Mary-- not me. Prefer pickled bean or pickled asparagus.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

197 Just put some quickie images on Tensor that some may think of a topical.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Unbuttoned collar is correct. I don't think Melania's the bolo-tie type.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

198 Yeah, taking the wine is just good manners... bottles already open and why allow the shooter to spoil a buzz?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:57 PM (zZu0s)

199 189. My point is, the shooter was staying in a room at the hotel. He didn’t come in off the street tonight.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:57 PM (8i9fb)

200 mikeski

LOL

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)

201 If Trump was a true tyrant, all this rabble would be dangling from lampposts via meat hooks.
Posted by: Anna Puma

... by their genitals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.

Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov)

202 Evening horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's. Catching up on the news - spent day and evening wrenching on a tractor.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2026 11:30 PM (LVaYG

Read that as wenching on a tractor.
Sigh. No pics.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (2WIwB)

203
Willowed.

460 The scumbags on the left already are celebrating this:

"Well, we almost got #freebeerday. Either a brother or a sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmenship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle.

We'll never know.

Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (c4pSx)

204 wait, they took the wine??! low class

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:59 PM (GD0B3)

205 My point is, the shooter was staying in a room at the hotel. He didn’t come in off the street tonight.
Posted by: Jen the original

Premeditated. Yep.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

206 Take the perp to Gitmo, on suspicion of being an Iranian agent. Waterboard him. Put his nuts in a vise. Make him sing like Zeppelin load of canaries.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc)

207 The supply of retards FAR outstrips the demand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (zZu0s)

208
DJT ought to issue her a Tommy gun and give her a tag license for Candy Ovens.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

It's time for Candy to STFU or be arrested.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (jXvKN)

209
-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie

He should offer a free 24-pack to anyone who can prove they voted for him.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (S/Y4j)

210 What did Candy Ovens do this time?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (2GVsD)

211 Make him sing like Zeppelin load of canaries.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc)

Band or airship?

Either one works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:01 AM (zZu0s)

212 -Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)
Posted by: Sasquatch

I hate seeing breweries go out of business, but I'd raise a glass (someone else's) to this one.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)

213 You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.
Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher

It's worth trying. Again and again...

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

214 And they took the wine off the tables on the way out. Insufferable twits. All of them.
Posted by: Piper

It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.

Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

215 That beer owner, he deserves everything they wish upon others.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2GVsD)

216 This was a rifle, not a handgun? Thats good body armor.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:03 AM (zZu0s)

217 You cannot actually suspend a man by a hook through his scrotum. It'll just tear.
Posted by: Vlad Tepes and/or Wesley Crusher at April 25, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov)

A thousand data points, or it's not proven.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:03 AM (utfVc)

218 I doubt he flew from LAX with the shotgun and pistol, so he probably was not acting alone

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (mFhj8)

219 I hate seeing breweries go out of business, but I'd raise a glass (someone else's) to this one.
Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)

I wonder how many fire code violations are on record for that jerk's pisswater bottler?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (utfVc)

220 ha

Nothing will happen guy is furry cuck

In that order.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:04 AM (viF8m)

221 Offering something of value, even shitty beer, for an assassination is a crime.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (sKqQm)

222 Would-be assassin appears to have attended CalTech:

https://tinyurl.com/469cte8z

"A Cole Tomas Allen appears on California Institute of Technology’s mechanical engineering website page, where he appears to have been a student in about 2017. Public records show a CalTech email address for Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California."

-- https://tinyurl.com/5n7hx8fn

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (c4pSx)

223 The supply of retards FAR outstrips the demand.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

Posted by: zombie Harlan Ellison at April 26, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)

224 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM

***

No.
They will double down.
Their bosses will tell them to do so.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (2WIwB)

225 I am out for the evening. Just posted something cute and non-topical to Tensor.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (2GVsD)

226 @204

>>wait, they took the wine??! low class

They took the bar? They took the whole f**** bar!!!!!

--
Bluto Blutarski

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 26, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

227 Doof - I sent you a twilight zone tweet.

Posted by: Piper at April 26, 2026 12:10 AM (Dd38x)

228 Read that as wenching on a tractor.
Sigh. No pics.
Posted by: Diogenes
----------
There was some language - not the slow, sexy type, however. More crisp.

Posted by: scampydog at April 26, 2026 12:11 AM (LVaYG)

229 214. It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick

Excellent point. Reportedly, there were 3,000 people in that room when the incident occurred. Maybe it'll dawn on some who are clearly not Trump fans that when the shooter attacked, he didn't value their lives either.

---
Nite, all.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 26, 2026 12:12 AM (NFX2v)

230 Gotta be the first JPL grad involved in something like this. One of my best friend's brother is longtime friends with JPL president. Through this connection I heard not that long ago that JPL had stuck to real standards in the recent times of university idiocy, admissions idiocy in particular. And those standards have always been very high.

I just wonder if they still do the amazing pranks near graduation. My favorite was the sports car (Triumph?) disassembled, and reassembled *inside* some guy's dorm room. There was also the one where they made some dorm room into a giant fish tank, complete with fish swimming around.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (U/Byj)

231 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

**********

I hope you're correct, but I fear that this group is so far gone that nothing will cause them to change.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (c4pSx)

232 I heard he had a shotgun, pistol and several knives

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (mFhj8)

233 The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:16 AM (mFhj8)

234 No.
They will double down.
Their bosses will tell them to do so.
Posted by: Diogenes

You are probably correct. I guess their entire persona is based on one script and one script only.

Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:17 AM (F3Dlr)

235 It's surprising how someone's view can change when it happens not 10 miles from them, but in their own face.
Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM (F3Dlr)

**********

I hope you're correct, but I fear that this group is so far gone that nothing will cause them to change.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (c4pSx)

Trump derangement is a helluva disorder...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (nbLIj)

236 230 Gotta be the first JPL grad involved in something like this. One of my best friend's brother is longtime friends with JPL president. Through this connection I heard not that long ago that JPL had stuck to real standards in the recent times of university idiocy, admissions idiocy in particular. And those standards have always been very high.

I just wonder if they still do the amazing pranks near graduation. My favorite was the sports car (Triumph?) disassembled, and reassembled *inside* some guy's dorm room. There was also the one where they made some dorm room into a giant fish tank, complete with fish swimming around.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 26, 2026 12:15 AM (U/Byj)

*********

He was there only a year, so there has to be a story behind why he left (forced out?).

The disassembled car (it might have been a VW Beetle) was one I heard about, too, and it involved a male student who had gotten a date and didn't use the Beetle for the date (might have used the Triumph for the date - I can't remember). That's the CalTech I know from the people who graduated from there.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (c4pSx)

237 The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!
Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2026 12:16 AM (mFhj

The thing about being a dumbass is you can't turn it off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:18 AM (zZu0s)

238 Guaranteed thought of 90% of the female attendees at tonight's soiree: "We're doing this again in 30 days? I have to find another dress!"

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 12:19 AM (3tF5Z)

239 Oingo Boingo was genius.

Posted by: Archer at April 26, 2026 12:20 AM (wvc0i)

240 I heard he had a shotgun, pistol and several knives
Posted by: LASue

Knives? He was gonna shoot his way through a bunch of SS agents, and then stab the President to death? He really did think he was John Motherfucking Rambo?

.....thank you for making our enemies ridiculous.

Posted by: mikeski at April 26, 2026 12:22 AM (VHUov)

241 ADAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:23 AM (Cqx++)

242 Caltech , NASA intern, then part-time teacher?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:24 AM (fE6HJ)

243 If you are old enough, you can remember when Springsteen was all about rock and roll and black leather jackets and 57 Chevies. His entire career consisted of simplifying his music until he sold a LOT of records. Then being deified by left wing rock critics cause he said lefty things. Lives like the 1% while pretending to be blue collar. The legendary E Street Band, his brothers? He fired them all and brought them back later when solo Brucie didn't bring in as much $$$$. One of the worst.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 26, 2026 12:24 AM (3/XaG)

244 DAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Was't the Bug one of the first unibodies?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

245 242 Caltech , NASA intern, then part-time teacher?

********

It would seem that he wouldn't have been accepted into CalTech if he were white or Asian, and then found out that he didn't have the ability to keep up and flunked out.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (c4pSx)

246 ADAM-12 had an episode where students assembled a VW bug in a professor's living room.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 26, 2026 12:23 AM (Cqx++)

IIRC, UBC engineering students suspended a VW Bug from the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (utfVc)

247
You're never gonna believe this, but Brian Stelter is praising Trump right now. Commends him for refraining from blaming the press and inviting them all to the WH for a briefing. Noted Trump's non-partisanship in his remarks.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (n7rxJ)

248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (fE6HJ)

249 Was't the Bug one of the first unibodies?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (utfVc)

250 Not surprising with the mangione love fest that dudes would keep trying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (zZu0s)

251 >>The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!

They have no idea what's comiing,

To be fair, neither does that dipshit nothing willl happnen asshole.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 12:32 AM (viF8m)

252 .The leftist idiots /trolls/ china bots are already saying this was staged to get support for the Trump Ballroom! !!
----
wait
the ballroom is to take focus off the Epstein files
which are meant to be a distraction from the UFO menace, and the fact that THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 12:35 AM (ZxPkt)

253 238 Guaranteed thought of 90% of the female attendees at tonight's soiree: "We're doing this again in 30 days? I have to find another dress!"
Posted by: buddhaha

Well, they probably wet the one they had on.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (0Htd1)

254 I made a pot of spaghetti for dinner. In a great display of self-restraint, I refused a second helping, and put the leftover spaghetts in Tupperware tub in the fridge for lunch tomorrow.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (utfVc)

255 Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Only rode in one. It was a convertible. So, I guess it would have to be on a frame...

Was trying to figure out how to break a regular one down to get it in the door.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (/lPRQ)

256 Back at community college, Beetles were fun to *group lift* and turn 90 degrees within their parking spaces.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

257 Office of the First Lady@FirstLadyOffice . 4h

.@POTUS and @FLOTUS depart for the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

https://tinyurl.com/y4k6f3as

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:43 AM (jXvKN)

258 Once the shock begins to wear off if even a few members of the media see that this political divide has become dangerous to all, even them, it might enable them to attempt to start fixing the problem they helped create.
Posted by: old chick at April 26, 2026 12:02 AM

Leftist gonna leftist. Once we saw Planned Parenthood chopping up babies and selling the parts that should have been "it" for many. I don't think it gets worse than that. I really don't. Does it? Can it? What the hell is worse than that? Whatever it is it's untenable to fathom.

And yet we still have supposed half the country still advocating rabidly for them and their benefactors. There will be no change other than that which is type deleted.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:43 AM (vE0+H)

259 Only rode in one. It was a convertible. So, I guess it would have to be on a frame...

Was trying to figure out how to break a regular one down to get it in the door.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 12:37 AM (/lPRQ)

Convertible Beetles have an extra reinforcing girdle around the perimeter of the frame, a steel tube about 2X3" cross-section.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:44 AM (utfVc)

260 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 12:27 AM (n7rxJ)

How can you... why would you... I mean how do you even... on one hand I commend you, I have neither the patience nor self-control to listen to even a single thought from one of these stooges. Is it curiosity? I'm not making fun here, I'm being completely earnest. I am just so beyond giving a shit about what any of them have to say - and I guess I shouldn't be?

Then again I don't really listen to people on "my" side either. Eight months ago "my" side was purportedly Tucker and Megyn so go figure.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:47 AM (vE0+H)

261 Once we saw Planned Parenthood chopping up babies and selling the parts that should have been "it" for many.....
Posted by: ...

Are we sure Mengele is dead?

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

262 15 Stolen Crop-Spraying Drones In New Jersey

The GPS-guided drones can each spread 31 gallons of liquid over 15 acres in eight minutes.
--

And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

263 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left, but the soprano in this youtoob is awful purty. I'm smitten

https://tinyurl.com/383x6s54

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 12:56 AM (y5h6+)

264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM (utfVc)

265 Re 263: I should've said go to about 1:30

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 12:58 AM (ZYF5J)

266 Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

I'm pretty sure I know where the Nazi's ended up shuffling off to.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 12:59 AM (vE0+H)

267 BTW nerdygirl hand to heart I was wondering about you yesterday - just had a thought I hadn't seen you around in a while.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:00 AM (vE0+H)

268 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.
Posted by: GW
---
Oh,give me an older woman
Every time, every time
Give me an older woman every time
'Cause they don't yеll
And they don't tell
And Oh, they'rе grateful as hell
So give me an older woman every time

RIP. Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:00 AM (3tF5Z)

269 Still wintry here. Some of the snow melted off this afternoon, and I did not have to use the snowblower. But then we had some snow flurries later, and a little of that has stuck. But the extreme high winds are gone; just a little breezy. Maybe 29 out right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:01 AM (utfVc)

270 Jeez
The British sounding announcer on Fox seems to want everyone he talks to to have a stiff drink.
I like this guy!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 26, 2026 01:02 AM (2WIwB)

271 Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsKY . 3h

LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
--

We're CNN, we always get it right.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:03 AM (jXvKN)

272 a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
----------

Did not seem correct to me that the fucker was alive. But we'll see.

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:04 AM (vE0+H)

273 Oh he IS alive. Nevermind

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:05 AM (vE0+H)

274 No, I have not had anything to drink tonight, why do you ask

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:05 AM (vE0+H)

275 Nope. They are not a unibody. They have a platform frame, to which the body is attached by a great many bolts. It's pretty darned easy to remove the body from a Bug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
------
Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:07 AM (3tF5Z)

276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:08 AM (Giz+5)

277 So, is he alive or is he dead? I refuse to turn on CNN to find out. Of course, if he's dead, that just saves the taxpayers money. And thanks to wimp liberals, if he survived and got convicted, we probably wouldn't be allowed to strap him into Ol' Sparky.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:11 AM (0Htd1)

278 248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
---

Put your hand on the table.
Put your other hand on the table.
Colin, I have one more knife,
tell Melania what you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:12 AM (jXvKN)

279 267 BTW nerdygirl hand to heart I was wondering about you yesterday - just had a thought I hadn't seen you around in a while.
Posted by: ...

I'm still around quite a bit.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (0Htd1)

280 Stop finding a reason to not vote,

Vote. Get loud.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (viF8m)

281 Melania is old school slav.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (jXvKN)

282 It’s cute that Newark and other Leftists think young people vote. (I voted in my first election when I was 18. But even then I was an outlier.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (pKv0r)

283 280 Stop finding a reason to not vote,

Vote. Get loud.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (viF8m)

It’s easier to sit around and whine all day.

Posted by: Defeatists at April 26, 2026 01:14 AM (pKv0r)

284 I'm still around quite a bit.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 01:13 AM (0Htd1)

Oh ok that's good. I don't know what made me think of you. Anyway hope things are well

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:14 AM (vE0+H)

285 No, he's not dead. There are pics of him handcuffed on the floor. Links in this thread. It's confirmation that CNN is total bs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (jXvKN)

286 Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 26, 2026 01:07 AM (3tF5Z)

Cut 14.5" out of the platform frame just ahead of the point on the center tunnel where it begins to widen at the rear. Cut the tunnel square across, but the floor pans should be "vee cut". Rear cut goes from the cut point on the tunnel back diagonally to the pan corner, and front cut is made parallel to that. Result is the pan edges line up almost perfectly for welding.

I learned this because I have a half-finished dune buggy in my shop, and I did the frame cut this way, and it turned out almost perfect.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (utfVc)

287 276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:08 AM (Giz+5)

I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:15 AM (pKv0r)

288 Classic Dune Buggy:
Get Beetle, remove body. Add some sorta-go-fast parts to engine.
Drop fiberglass body onto it.
Posted by: buddhaha

===

Hindsight...

JC Whitney catalog.
Seems you could build a whole jeep or bug from their parts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:16 AM (/lPRQ)

289 Flour, sugar, chocolate and cookies are all PLANT-BASED!!!

Posted by: People who cannot use really big words like vegetarian at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (pKv0r)

290 Malaria Is Still Endemic In 80 Countries zerohedge
--

Know why is all over those coutries?
They banned DDT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (jXvKN)

291 LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
-- -----

dead/undead
formerly dead
he was dead, but then he got better

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:17 AM (ZxPkt)

292 264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM (utfVc)

Her initials are MAO.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

293 LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.
-- -----

So, he's in the same state as the truth at CNN - unsure.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 26, 2026 01:19 AM (S/Y4j)

294 Are we sure Mengele is dead?
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 26, 2026 12:51 AM (0Htd1)

PATHETIC HARMLESS VICTIMS LEFT TO DIE
RANCID ANGEL OF DEATH FLYING FREE

Posted by: Slayer at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (pKv0r)

295 Could it be there were two shooters, one alive, and one dead?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (utfVc)

296 J,C.Whitney is long gone. --- No joy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (jXvKN)

297 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (utfVc)

I've been wondering that.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:23 AM (Vvh2V)

298 Her initials are MAO.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

Thing is, that DM article shows her stalking down the sidewalk like Godzilla on a mission for, what? To get her nails done. To make her look "pretty". For a couple hundred bucks, no doubt. She could put a smile on her face for $0, and look a lot prettier.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:24 AM (utfVc)

299 One of my brothers called, upset about the latest attempt on PDJT's life. I calmed him down, told him to give thanks to God for preserving our president, then we chatted a while... of course, the subject of our libtarded sister came up. (She has shunned us, due to differing political views and has made no secret of her wish for his @ss@ssin@tion)

Asked bro: "Should we send her a sympathy card?"

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

300 Tired of reading comments on the assassination thread.

Remarkable how much repetition there is. Horde mind, I guess.

My last comment had an unclosed italics, but apparently some COB fixed it. I was about to get in the barrel, but decided to escape back here to say my goodnites.

Amazing sometimes how this all-text forum communicates so much without video or pix. All we get is
Words
https://youtu.be/cvKmh_jWC5c

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - an everlasting smile at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (y3Pql)

301 Not sure who the Asian gal was on Trump's left
Posted by: 496

From the previous thread:

the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

Posted by: mikeski is helping! at April 26, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

302 J,C.Whitney is long gone. --- No joy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:20 AM (jXvKN)

I checked. They still exist, but seem to be kind of a mashup of Rock Auto, JEGS, and Harbor Freight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:26 AM (utfVc)

303 278 248 They need to let FLOTUS interrogate the guy.
10 min, no cameras, give her his knives.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

---

Getting burnt is more painful. Give her an iron.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (IurJ0)

304 Her initials are MAO.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:18 AM (pKv0r)

December 24, 2009
"Mao Zedong ....... found his way onto one of the ornaments adorning the official White House Christmas tree.

The first lady’s office, which is responsible for the display, says that the ornaments were decorated by outside community groups - and that it was unaware it was Mao in the picture."

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (vE0+H)

305 I remember visiting the J.C. Whitney retail outlet in Illinois, in maybe 1983. It was massively unimpressive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:28 AM (utfVc)

306 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.

Sigh.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 26, 2026 01:28 AM (A35Uv)

307 They could have started the investigation of Cole as he lie there on the floor by peeing on him. They could talk to him, gently, advising him that this is the most respect he will receive and to prepare himself to give accurate information.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (jXvKN)

308
How can you... why would you... I mean how do you even... on one hand I commend you, I have neither the patience nor self-control to listen to even a single thought from one of these stooges. Is it curiosity? I'm not making fun here, I'm being completely earnest.

Posted by: ...

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

lol see my #193. I got bored and thought I'd see what their talking heads were up to.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (n7rxJ)

309 I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.
Posted by: Cow Demon

If you insist!

https://youtu.be/qF9AARpa_o0

Posted by: mikeski is waiting to be disciplined at April 26, 2026 01:31 AM (VHUov)

310 250 Not surprising with the mangione love fest that dudes would keep trying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 12:30 AM (zZu0s)

All they have to do is not die, and then just wait for the next Democrat President to give them a full pardon, a medal, and an offer to roll over and settle for $MM if they sue.

/sarc... or is it?

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 01:32 AM (Sy6m/)

311 287 276 Have any networks started with the whole "Trump needs to tone down his rhetoric" shtick yet?
...
I’m waiting for their calls for increased “common sense gun safety laws”. As well as the day when I will crawl away.

LIBs. What Price their Vision?

Cowardly LIBs quivering under the table clutching their
stress blankies -- not one LET's ROLL! Not one, capable of Opposing Evil because it is Evil, of upholding Good for being GOOD.

LIB America250/FAIL:
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

First into the bunkers, not because they Value their own Lives but rather to displace someone else who does.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
END LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY (and their Civilizaiton) FOREVER.
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 01:32 AM (5xzSl)

312 It's tiresome these people speaking out in favor of violence and murder. Aggressively advocating the murder of another human being must be against the law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:33 AM (jXvKN)

313 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.

Sigh.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.

If it wanted to just kill random people with no real intent beyond that then it would have just put on a dress and attached a school.
Or do you really believe it thought it was just going to shotgun some balloons at a random wedding party or whatever was going on that day? Like a clown, at a kids party, being funny?

Pure propaganda for others with TDS so they too can pretend that they are also stupid and confused.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:35 AM (/lPRQ)

314 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:30 AM (n7rxJ)

Ah

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:36 AM (vE0+H)

315 305 I remember visiting the J.C. Whitney retail outlet in Illinois, in maybe 1983. It was massively unimpressive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--

It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:37 AM (jXvKN)

316 It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard

I am disappointed that I never got my 'curb feelers'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:38 AM (/lPRQ)

317 It was the catalog, that huge catalog full of ...everything. Dreams.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:37 AM (jXvKN)

You got that right!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:38 AM (utfVc)

318 Not to be outdone by CNN the WSJ publishes:

According to the Wall Street Journal, the shooter at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner had a rifle and a magazine, per eyewitness accounts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:39 AM (jXvKN)

319 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:40 AM (z9zfD)

320
Ah
Posted by: ...

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

Strictly anthropological.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:41 AM (n7rxJ)

321 Right now, in a windowless subterranean conference room in Falls Church VA, DNC operatives are fabricating the spin that they will roll out Sunday re: the latest attempt on Trump's life.

By Monday the would-be assassin will be a MAGA type Zionist transphobe, and Trump will have brought this shit on himself.

Posted by: Don Black at April 26, 2026 01:42 AM (ZxPkt)

322 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?
Posted by: 496

Indiana en route.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2026 01:43 AM (/lPRQ)

323 Strictly anthropological.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:41 AM (n7rxJ)

Would rather it be archaeological, IYKWIM

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:43 AM (vE0+H)

324 According to the Wall Street Journal, the shooter at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner had a rifle and a magazine, per eyewitness accounts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:39 AM (jXvKN)

LOL I assume it was The Economist

Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:44 AM (vE0+H)

325 And ah now, for something entirely different:

https://tinyurl.com/j6na99a7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (jXvKN)

326
Would rather it be archaeological, IYKWIM
Posted by: ...

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

Heh, with a specialty in extinct cultures.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (n7rxJ)

327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"

3 days ago, the NYT promoted him

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:53 AM (jXvKN)

328 The shooter was from CA. How'd he get a gub in DC?
Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 01:40 AM (z9zfD)

I can tell that you're a lovely person, who never had the need or desire to do something dreadful.

Should the need ever arise, it's generally easiest to have all the necessary tools placed ahead of time, or at least have someone ready to hand them off to you once you reach your destination.

You could also just drive across country with it, but you run the risk of getting pulled over by cops in small towns who don't like out of state plates, have quotas to fill, etc. Or you could get into am accident.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (Vvh2V)

329 And ah now, for something entirely different:

https://tinyurl.com/j6na99a7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:50 AM (jXvKN)

When a fish grabs your thigh, like a real handsy guy,
That's Remora!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (utfVc)

330 Tammy al-Thor at April 26, 2026 01:54 AM (Vvh2V)
--

Spot on.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:05 AM (jXvKN)

331 313 The crack jOuRnAlISts at MS Now are stressing that it is impossible to determine if the armed lunatic was on a mission to assassinate Trump and kill everyone else he could and that we must wait for eXpErTs to tell us what really happened.
...
If it wanted to just kill random people with no real intent beyond that then it would have just put on a dress and attached a school.
Or do you really believe it thought it was just going to shotgun some balloons at a random wedding party or whatever was going on that day? Like a clown, at a kids party, being funny?
...
Pure propaganda for others with TDS so they too can pretend that they are also stupid and confused.

Even as Wave after Wave of (T)error appear over the horizon as so many luftwaffe during the battle of britain LIBs will continue to deny their point of origin, or even that we could possibly know the intent of each pilot -- even as they shriek and demand that we not only sponsor our Adversaries, but actively Defend them as well...

LET'S ROLL.
LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:05 AM (5xzSl)

332 Tammy - it's the 'hand-off' scenario I was contemplating. I wonder if this guy had help.

Posted by: 496 at April 26, 2026 02:07 AM (VXC2z)

333 It's time to say goodnight. Glad the president and all are OK. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 02:07 AM (jXvKN)

334 327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"

3 days ago, the NYT promoted him
Posted by: Braenyard

He'll be a keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 02:10 AM (c711F)

335 334 327 Hasan Piker: "KiII the motherf*ckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist bIood!"
...
3 days ago, the NYT promoted him
...
He'll be a keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention.

...when the filth of all their corruption foams up around their waists the LIBs will all look up and cry out: SAVE US!

And Trump will whisper. NO.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheBotchmen

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:14 AM (5xzSl)

336 Perhaps of interest:

tinyurl.com/8v92wr8e

Was the WHCD sh00ter licensed? Were either of his weapons registered?

/s

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)

337 Oh, not licensed, but "permitted"...

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

338 That's a long drive from Torrance to DC with firearms.

https://shorturl.at/eLhwO

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 02:17 AM (Fbc0I)

339 Oh, I missed the movie thread, between weeding the yard and then the journoliars' dinner shooter.

>> 59 So many books I would love to see as movies. But the process of turning them into a screenplay would harm a bunch of them. (If for no other reason than a lot of interior dialogue that couldn't easily be re-written as external dialog.)
Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (fK5DA)

I see what people like Skyebrows are doing with GenAI, and admittedly he or she does music videos, but I think that going from that to movies would mostly be a matter of scale. With no cameras, no crew, not even voice actors, any difference in kind would be in the style, not the tools. Maybe a more elaborate workflow would be called for to keep a larger and more sophisticated project moving to completion, but it's not a category error like the difference between shooting a Rihanna music video and a Transformers movie.

So, I think that it won't be long until we see actual full-length movies made by ordinary people like us, who just really like a story and can imagine what it should look and sound like, but have neither the skills nor the inclination for wrangling a cast and crew.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:23 AM (Sy6m/)

340 338 That's a long drive from Torrance to DC with firearms.
https://shorturl.at/eLhwO

LET'S ROLL.
Even as the cowardly libs run for cover.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

"Let's roll" the colloquialism that has been used extensively as a command to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. They were the last recorded words of passenger Todd Beamer on board United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks in 2001, before he and other passengers attempted to storm the cockpit and retake the plane from the hijackers. The slogan subsequently became a battle cry for American forces during the war on (T)error

Why?
Citizenship is not a birthright; it is a status earned

"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 02:26 AM (5xzSl)

341 I think that it won't be long until we see actual full-length movies made by ordinary people like us...
Posted by: SciVo

Looking forward to that! Especially movies that don't preach any emo-dei-woke horsecrap.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

342 It’s a good thing that fkr didn’t work for C4 test prep.

Posted by: NC Ref at April 26, 2026 02:39 AM (/2Diw)

343 Way too early to get up
See Ace put up a post atv10pm

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2026 02:48 AM (Ia/+0)

344 Glad this nut utterly failed to hurt anyone. Makes it easier to smirk at the thought of all the correspondents & muckamucks in their luxurious finery and elitist extended-pinky attitudes diving desperately for the dirt. It is to chortle.

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 26, 2026 02:53 AM (FfDOh)

345 342 It’s a good thing that fkr didn’t work for C4 test prep.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 26, 2026 02:39 AM (/2Diw)

He doesn't seem very bright. I could picturing him trying to hack his way through interior walls to get at the ballroom, wondering why a claymore doesn't just punch through like he thought it would.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:55 AM (Sy6m/)

346 Haha, Cat came in for his midnight snack-- a bit wet! It's not raining. Neighbors down the road must have turned on their irrigation system.

Frost advisory tonight. Hope there's no damage to neighbors' system.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

347 I'm dropping clauses. I could picturing him trying to hack his way through interior walls with a Scottish two-handed sword to get at the ballroom, wondering why a claymore doesn't just punch through like he thought it would.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 02:56 AM (Sy6m/)

348 Well, 0100 here. Time to hit the sack. Night, Horde. So very happy that no decent people were harmed by the Democrat would-be assassin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (utfVc)

349
Image: Cole Allen full frontal

https://tinyurl.com/nhdnpxhf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:34 PM

----------

What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

350 Glad this nut utterly failed to hurt anyone. Makes it easier to smirk at the thought of all the correspondents & muckamucks in their luxurious finery and elitist extended-pinky attitudes diving desperately for the dirt. It is to chortle.
Posted by: Late Night Lurker

It will be especially funny to see how they twist into knots, with some saying how *scary* it was, and others saying how "it was just a loud noise and nothing to be afraid of." LOL

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:01 AM (rdVOm)

351 What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

Yes, that is real. Released by Trump. They stripped him naked in case he was wired or hiding a bomb. Standard practice.

Also, humiliation.

Dude is a failure in so many ways, it's hard to keep count.

Only a person who graduated from teachers college would think he could run past the Secret Service these days. I suspect he is a bit upset they didn't shoot his ass dead.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:02 AM (DwqWV)

352 What is that image on the right where he's apparently bound up and naked on the floor with cops in the background? Is it real?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 02:58 AM (bpEIk)

Yeah, I thought that odd, but my guess is they stripped him down. Said he was carrying a long gun, pistol and several knives. Keep digging until you stop finding stuff?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:03 AM (zZu0s)

353
180 So...a teacher.
When will we hear from the NEA?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM

----------

The California Teacher's Union will insist that he get his pension while he's in prison. I'm not making this up, that's what they do.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:04 AM (bpEIk)

354 😁JQ. &🩵

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 26, 2026 03:05 AM (FfDOh)

355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:06 AM (zZu0s)

356 183 Tonight many of the media were in the line of fire and were shown to be scared sh!tless for their own safety.

They can report honestly, that they hid under their tables at the sound of gunfire, or they can continue with their ridiculous script that this wasn't a real danger and that Trump deserves this constant threat regardless of collateral damage (them in this case).
Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F3Dlr)

Hoping you are right.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:07 AM (8NTVk)

357 Oh, this is just priceless. I asked the search engine 'assassination attempts by president:
The United States has seen numerous assassination attempts on its presidents, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. Notable attempts include those on Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. Ronald Reagan was the only sitting president to survive an assassination attempt, while Donald Trump endured two attempts in 2024. These incidents highlight the dangers faced by the president of the United States and the various methods used by those seeking to change the government's policies.

Me: wtf?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:08 AM (zZu0s)

358 >>The California Teacher's Union will insist that he get his pension while he's in prison. I'm not making this up, that's what they do.
------

Asset forfeiture. Take his pension and use it to fund Secret Service. LOL

And send this asshoe to Gitmo for.. questioning.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

359 355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

But in the movie reel in his head, it was a fool proof plan!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 03:20 AM (c711F)

360 This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 26, 2026 03:06 AM (zZu0s)

Teacher's college. Nuff said.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:21 AM (DwqWV)

361 >>>These incidents highlight the dangers faced by the president of the United States and the various methods used by those seeking to change the government's policies.

Me: wtf?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

>Make no mistake, the IRGC has made attempts to get Trump. Payback is a bitch. It's personal, not some wild cowboy dance hall party brawl over a chick.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:23 AM (Fbc0I)

362 181 Old Lay cocktail?
I love older women.
Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 11:49 PM (fK5DA)

We like older women too.

THE KIND YOU FIND SIX FEET UNDERGROUND.

Posted by: Slayer at April 26, 2026 03:33 AM (pKv0r)

363 Hakeem Jeffries can say he wants "maximum warfare everywhere.All the time."

Wasn't Sarah Palin condemned for talking about targeting congressman and saying reload?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 26, 2026 03:34 AM (biEYB)

364 359 355 So, his plan was to shoot and kill any guards outside the room, break into the room and then shoot Trump while dodging fire from the agents IN the room?

This seems like a retarded plan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

But in the movie reel in his head, it was a fool proof plan!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 26, 2026 03:20 AM (c711F)

*Could* have got "lucky"?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:36 AM (8NTVk)

365 51 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired. You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (jXvKN)

That's the event entertainer Oz Pearlman engaged in a mentalist reveal.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (8NTVk)

366
264 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM

------------

She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

367 Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:39 AM (8NTVk)

368 Finally can sit down and do a nightcap.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:39 AM (snZF9)

369 Howdy, Bers! Hope ya had a fun jam tonight

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

370 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

Talk about resting bitch face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2026 12:57 AM

Shit man, even a resting bitch face is horrified at that one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:41 AM (snZF9)

371 Howdy, Bers! Hope ya had a fun jam tonight

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

Actually, it was pretty good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:42 AM (snZF9)

372 She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:44 AM (DwqWV)

373 Malaria O-zero:

youtu.be/oIAkRVBS-0U

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)

374 She truly is the entitled, resentful, lantern-jawed image of her mother. I'm expecting great things, by which I mean small stupid things, from her.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 26, 2026 03:38 AM (eQ0fC)

How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 26, 2026 03:44 AM (DwqWV)

He's no match for the wookie gene.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:46 AM (snZF9)

375 How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?
Posted by: tcn in AK

That's not quite fair-- we don't know their real dad.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:47 AM (rdVOm)

376 December 24, 2009
"Mao Zedong ....... found his way onto one of the ornaments adorning the official White House Christmas tree.

The first lady’s office, which is responsible for the display, says that the ornaments were decorated by outside community groups - and that it was unaware it was Mao in the picture."
Posted by: ... at April 26, 2026 01:27 AM (vE0+H)

There’s nothing to do in the White House but eat, sleep,and shit.

Posted by: Mao at April 26, 2026 03:47 AM (pKv0r)

377 363: Sarah Palin has been condemned for absolutely everything. Because.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:49 AM (pKv0r)

378 262 15 And here's an article on Malia Obama going without a bra. (pics included) Charming, much like a young image of her mother.

https://tinyurl.com/yp37nma8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 12:54 AM (jXvKN)

https://archive.is/nT4eV

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:50 AM (8NTVk)

379 The Obamas are a family of no-talent grifters on the taxpayers' dime.

Have they invented the cure for cancer? Solved climate change? Soaring rhetoric has not solved the homeless problem or world hunger. Have they improved race relations?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 03:52 AM (Fbc0I)

380 312 It's tiresome these people speaking out in favor of violence and murder. Aggressively advocating the murder of another human being must be against the law.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 26, 2026 01:33 AM (jXvKN)

It’s immoral, and that’s fine, for it shows you who to avoid at all costs. Let them speak out. Then stay the hell away. Above all, do not give them any political power.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:53 AM (pKv0r)

381 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

382 How is it that neither of those spoiled brats look a thing like dear old dad?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Sorry. You're right anyway-- I found a pic of their dad:

tinyurl.com/y84cb4wh

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)

383 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9)

384 Welp, it's late.

Good night, horde.

Posted by: JQ at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (rdVOm)

385 Barry Soetoro is Angela Davis with a bathhouse membership card. Commies need some loving too.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 26, 2026 04:10 AM (Fbc0I)

386 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

387 383 from the Malia article:

The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (8NTVk)

What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9)

Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.

Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

388 387 383 Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.
Posted by: SciVo at April 26, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

HA!

flaunt
verb
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance: newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity.
• (flaunt oneself) dress or behave in a sexually provocative way.

flout
verb [with object]
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): these same companies still flout basic ethical practices.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:35 AM (8NTVk)

389 usage
Flaunt and flout may sound similar but they have different meanings.

Flaunt means ‘display ostentatiously,’ as in ‘tourists who liked to flaunt their wealth’, while flout means ‘openly disregard (a rule or convention),’ as in ‘new recruits growing their hair and flouting convention’.

It is a common error, recorded since around the 1940s, to use flaunt when flout is intended, as in ‘the young woman had been flaunting the rules and regulations’

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 04:37 AM (8NTVk)

390 387 383 from the Malia article:
The 27-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama flaunted tradition by going bra-free in a black tank top matched with a pair of baggy pants and flip flops
...
What tradition? A loin cloth and a bone in her fucking nose? She dresses like half the chicks out there in her generation.
...
Whoa. They presumably meant 'flouted', but that would have been false, so they... accidentally got it right? Two wrongs canceled, and despite themselves, they correctly noted that she 'flaunted' a stereotypical look.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO
jokerized: LET's put a SMILE on the that FACE!

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO-SoSerious
unJokerized: Which is more Frightening?

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBInsurgentsEmerge

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
There will be NO PEACE as long as (Charlie) KIRK LIVES! -- Klingon Ambassador, lib'ing out.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 26, 2026 10:04 AM (E/JIZ)

391 This ONT shouldn't have been called D Squared. It should have been called Double D. You know, two big boobs.

Posted by: BufordGooch at April 26, 2026 02:23 PM (ZoHZd)

Another Democrat Inspired Assassin Attempts to Kill Trump; Trump And All Innocents Appear Safe and Unharmed, and the Left-Wing Assassin Apprehended

ANOTHER LEFT WING ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS TO KILL TRUMP

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
BREAKING: As five (5) shots rang out at the rear of the ballroom of the White House Correspondents' Assoc. Dinner, First Lady Melania Trump quickly ducked under the dais before President Trump could be pulled down by Secret Service, and Speaker Mike Johnson's wife Kelly hid under her table as Johnson's security detail whisked him out of the ballroom before circling back later for Mrs. Johnson ... developing ...

If I understand this, the left-wing Democrat assassin attempted to get into the White House Correspondents Association dinner, and was stopped at the magnetometers, which detected his gun. I guess he pulled out the gun and was shot by Secret Service agents.

Erika Kirk was present.

I will pop the ONT back up above this after a while.

🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: President Trump has been SAFELY EVACUATED from the White House Correspondents Dinner, per sources

You can hear shots ring out in this video

A shooter opened fire in the LOBBY -- the shooter is DEAD

This is absolutely INSANE

LEFTIST VIOLENCE MUST END! pic.twitter.com/GB1eUXN8kx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 26, 2026

The psychopath left is doing what they did after the Butler assassination -- pretending it was just "loud noises" that TACO Trump got a-scared by.

JUST IN: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer says he was just feet away from the White House Correspondents dinner shooter, says he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.

“It was a very, very serious weapon, he starts shooting.”

“I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was… pic.twitter.com/6ajscWy7Q9
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 26, 2026

He actually did the "Trump startled by loud noises" thing again. https://t.co/8M30foeNIF
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 10:01 PM

Comments

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1 Trump

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (l26NL)

2 Weekend Ace!

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (y171U)

3 Flaming skull time?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

4 Live from New York, it's Saturday Night ACE.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

5 Not so good evening.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

6 Trump should be making a statement about now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

7 Watch Melania's shocked reaction in the above video.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

8 He said 30 minutes.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (GD0B3)

9 Odds it's a tranny?

Posted by: Dr. T at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (lHPJf)

10 Assassin is in custody. Alive.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (GD0B3)

11 How long before CNN says it's another distraction from Epstein.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (vE0+H)

12 From Nick Sortor on X:

This is awful.

Erika Kirk was seen running through backstage at the WHCA Dinner, in tears, saying "I just want to go home."

The amount this poor woman has endured these past seven months is horrible.

I'm sure this just brought all those emotions right back...

Pray for her.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (CNl8/)

13 Fooking Hell!??

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wVcYX)

14 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

15 7 Watch Melania's shocked reaction in the above video.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:03 PM (y171U)

I know. Her's and Erika's. God bless and keep them safe. And turn the hearts of those bent on evil to repentance and life in Christ.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wLjpr)

16 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

He's better than Schroedingers Cat, a real slippery one.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:07 PM (wVcYX)

17 "Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

18
He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

___________

Schroedinger's Assassin

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (tgvbd)

19 Thank you Lord that President Trump is safe.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (+QijZ)

20 9 Odds it's a tranny?
Posted by: Dr. T at April 25, 2026 10:05 PM (lHPJf)

---------

My money's on DeNiro or Cher.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (JkO4W)

21 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

More proof that the venerable "24-hour rule" is always prudent.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ceJ0R)

22 0hour1 has been dealing with groypers for awhile and is wondering if it's one of them. Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

23 Again, the confusion. Shooter dead. Shooter in custody. Shooter assembling a rifle in a side room.

That aside, this shit is becoming truly frightening. Again and again, slowly ratcheting toward chaos.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)

24 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (YW20U)

25 Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

Huh. Loomer bats above .500 but not far above .700. So, we'll see.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (gKWVE)

26 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)
---
Schroedinger's Assassin

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (gnNyN)

27 @LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

how does she get such good information so quickly?

other than looking and being amazing....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (nsSpm)

28 Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

That's the thing, it's a collectivist ideology which means it was left wing to start with.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

29 On the bright side, I didn't have to leave a tip.

Posted by: Jake Tapper, Investigative Journalist and Gumshoe at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)

30 Although national socialism might well count as left wing at this point.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

🔫👨‍🚀

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (vE0+H)

31 I'm grateful that President and First Lady Trump are safe and unharmed, as well as the other WHCD guests.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (wVcYX)

32 From FBI

"The FBI Washington Field Office's National Capital Response Squad has responded to a shooting at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The subject is in custody"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (GD0B3)

33
As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

It should go to a "homeless" shelter.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

34 Well, since Wolf Blitzer was 'saved' at the dinner, the real story will be gun violence v. another assassination attempt. And, didn't Trump brag he made D.C. safe?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (NFX2v)

35
DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

36
It should go to a "homeless" shelter.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

_____________

Several have opened just now, all at the same address.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (tgvbd)

37 Trump will be speaking soon. All networks covering this.

One local Detroit station CBS is covering this.
One Secret Service guy hit in vest.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Sco7b)

38 I expected an ONT and shit happens.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (YlWIZ)

39 No more Republican POTUS events at the Hilton Assassination Ballroom.

The WH ballroom construction must go to ram speed.

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (FCPbW)

40 remember when Trump's plan for a "mic drop" moment at the dinner was leaked a few days ago? Incoming demand for a more secure (completely gilded in platinum) ballroom at the taxpayers expense!

I don’t give a shit about any of these people, put my game back on. ABC had to give a “special report” for 10 minutes. Talking about “we will give updates”. Update these nuts.

the next 24 hours is going to be "fucking leftist violence!" trash when it could have been anybody, since people fucking hate trump with the heat of a thousand suns, and you could come up with a hundred different kinds of people who would want to do this, including lots of maga people.

He threatened to kill an entire civilization, so it is tough to narrow the field.

Did they lower another flag and place some ketchup on his ear for good cause? 🤣

No one is buying this except MAGA, who are right now probably blaming a liberal. Probably banking on another false flag to stoke up more hate and rile their base for the rapidly-approaching midterm bloodbath.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ycI94)

41 Loomer has contacts at the highest level, and she is a very good at what she does.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:12 PM (GD0B3)

42 so the left once again proving that they fully support the bill of rights, for them only...

time for short ropes and shorter drops....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (nsSpm)

43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

44 14 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

Schroedinger's Assassin ...

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (3sXRv)

45 I know. Her's and Erika's. God bless and keep them safe. And turn the hearts of those bent on evil to repentance and life in Christ.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:06 PM (wLjpr)

God Bless Erika and Melania. You are a better person than I, Moki. I want the evil ones dead. They can work it out with God later. I know, I'm not a good person, who will work it out with God. I hope He forgives my hatred for the evildoers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (7JD9w)

46 He got in. He didn't get in. He's dead. He's alive.

More proof that the venerable "24-hour rule" is always prudent.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ceJ0R)

There is an old intelligence saying that goes back to the time of the Hittites...
The First Report Is Always Wrong.
No different today.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (2WIwB)

47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

48 DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

Maybe we stop fucking around and start throwing them from helicopters.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (snZF9)

49 DemSocs want to kill their perceived enemies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (tgvbd)

It's worse than that. They want to kill everyone.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (vE0+H)

50 ok, hold on to your hats..

"Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
40s
SCOOP:

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (GD0B3)

51 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV

Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

52 No one is buying this except MAGA, who are right now probably blaming a liberal. Probably banking on another false flag to stoke up more hate and rile their base for the rapidly-approaching midterm bloodbath.

---------

The Big Brains of the Left are already at work.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

53 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

you are asking the right question. he got too close.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (GD0B3)

54 17 "Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
2m
SCOOP:

Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.

He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 PM (GD0B3)

Who paid for the assassin to travel from CA to DC?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

55 Put the shooter through a wood chipper on live TV. Record his dying screeches, and sell as ring tones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (utfVc)

56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

The old one of the guy running at him in 2016 with a gun is incredible. He's up on stage and just stares the guy down - they did these laser eyes memes of him but honestly he didn't need the lasers. He is one tough sonofabitch.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vE0+H)

57 didn't Trump brag he made D.C. safe?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (NFX2v)

yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (nsSpm)

58 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

It should go to a "homeless" shelter.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

When I was in the army one time I pulled KP and multiple deuce and a half trucks returned from the field with huge amounts of chow and we were ordered to throw it all away. I was outraged…. I stuffed my face while we threw the vast majority of it away

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (ugElV)

59 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

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SPLC funded?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

60 The real story is how Wolf Blister survived a Trump assassination attempt.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vFG9F)

61 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

The shooter didn't get in, they stopped him in the lobby.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (+QijZ)

62 That’s a very hot blonde reporterette.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (q1qnK)

63 ‘Cole Tomas Allen —Come on Down.!’

Old Sparky

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (FCPbW)

64 ...

It's true the Left want many to die. They killed 5 friends with COVID-19 Wuhan. And want me and my peeps dead.

Self defense, anyone?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

65 It appears that no one at the party knew shots were fired until someone yelled shots fired.

You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jXvKN)

66
God Bless Erika and Melania. You are a better person than I, Moki. I want the evil ones dead. They can work it out with God later. I know, I'm not a good person, who will work it out with God. I hope He forgives my hatred for the evildoers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (7JD9w)

I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

67 What if there was a big ballroom at the WH itself?

naaaahhhh...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

68 51 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV

Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

***

Guaranteed re-election!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)

69 "you could come up with a hundred different kinds of people who would want to do this, including lots of maga people."
----------------------

Uh huh. Go with that.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (vE0+H)

70
This can't keep happening.

There need to be arrests of all the people, esp media types and politicians encouraging and promoting the assassination of the President.

Lock'em up and throw away the key.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (iJfKG)

71 Sadly, he's had enough practice.

By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

Can I place a bet on which firearm he selects?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (YlWIZ)

72 Apologies to Hadrien and Perfesser

I should have socked it as Amy Schumer

Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (3sXRv)

73 I saw a wider shot and thought the woman in the whitish dress next to Trump was Usha Vance and my heart dropped.

From Ace's video up top it's definitely not her, maybe Speaker Johnson's wife? Either way, I'm glad no one got hurt.

Except the would-be shooter. Eff that guy.

Posted by: pookysgirl really means that last line at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA)

74 Ok.... Tranny, or Iranian?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (mP0Kj)

75 Cripes. WTAF?

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (N8ZBc)

76 WaPo is going with loud noises as well.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (q1qnK)

77 Maybe we stop fucking around and start throwing them from helicopters.

Serviced, fueled and ready!

Posted by: Pinochet Airlines at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (ceJ0R)

78 Was his social media pre-scrubbed? This is very very fast for an identification.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (vE0+H)

79 Dang it. There's info on all three threads! Which one is the most current?

Glad to hear everyone's safe.

Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

80 By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

that would be epic

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (nsSpm)

81
Wait. Did some Leftard on Reddit just mockingly say "probably a liberal"?

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (JkO4W)

82 By next year, he'll be pulling out a gun returning fire.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Sco7b)

***

Guaranteed re-election!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)

Needs lessons from Denny Crane...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (mP0Kj)

83 Washington Hilton

same place they tried to kill Reagan

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)

84 Re-election? He can pull a Willie Brown. Call himself President Emeritus and just hang around.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (YlWIZ)

85 Thank God (and security) President Trump, VP Vance, their families and Cabinet are safe. Prayers that any plan against them will fail.

This is why I pray for the above every night since the election. Rats cornered and scared are the most dangerous.

Thankful no one injured except the rabid gunman and let us hope security will be tighter as they study how this could happen.

Maybe Olberman can change his wording since Wolf Blizer said it was a gun.

Those commenting evil on sites can't be changed. They soak in evil, bitterness and anger.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (WONhk)

86 43 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ugElV)

Sometimes, I think he's just given his life up to God, and has no fear because of it. He will be protected, or he won't. He's got a job to do, and God's will be done.

Thank you, Lord, for protecting this man.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (h7ZuX)

87 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...

Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

88 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

89 So tonight we have Schroedinger assassins and Schroedinger AoS threads!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ugElV)

90 wrong names were raised at Butler, wrong names were raised at UVU... Cole Allen might be a wrong name

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (gKWVE)

91 The real story is how Wolf Blister survived a Trump assassination attempt.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vFG9F)

Wolf Blitzer can fu*kin" blow me.
What a jerk.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (2WIwB)

92 Is Candace Owens blaming Erika Kirk yet?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (CNl8/)

93 ‘Cole Tomas Allen —Come on Down.!’

Old Sparky
Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (FCPbW)

firing squad is an option again....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (nsSpm)

94 CNN new blurb says 'dinner interrupted'

nothing about 'shots fired'

some people did some things

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ZxPkt)

95 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

Going with the anti-gun angle and probably that it was the same people who threw bleach on Jussie's sandwich.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

96 This is why I do wish that Trump was just 10% of the Tyrant they accuse him of.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)

97 "It was a very, very serious weapon."

So, not a Glock.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (JMFJW)

98 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California (who has been identified as the shooter in custody), he was Teacher of the Month for December 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/35kcja56

72-hour rule is in effect, so who knows if this is true or not.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (c4pSx)

99 Shooting Suspect Made Perilous Cross-Country Journey Under Trying Conditions

Posted by: Headline Editor at the BBC at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (JkO4W)

100 Candace Owens blaming Erika Kirk yet?
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (CNl8/)

No silly. It was the Jews of course.
- Candy O

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (q1qnK)

101 Melania is so DONE with this shit.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2Ez/1)

102 I wonder if any journos in the ballroom shit their pants when the shots went off….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (ugElV)

103 Apologies to Hadrien and Perfesser

I should have socked it as Amy Schumer
Posted by: browndog on replay at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (3sXRv)
-----
Horde mind is a beautiful thing...

Though when you think about it, a "Schroedinger's Assassin" could actually be *terrifying* in reality.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (gnNyN)

104 Again and again, slowly ratcheting toward chaos."

Spain, 1930s...

Buy ammo

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (XuXeR)

105 He actually did the "Trump startled by loud noises" thing again.

==

oh please, all the reporters were diving under the tables, told to do so by Secret Service

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (GD0B3)

106 Daily wire is saying a SS agent was shot in the chest and is fine

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (ubCxQ)

107 90% of the people in that ballroom despise PDJT.

90% of the people that took the tickets at the door despise PDJT.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (y171U)

108 C'Span has to keep cutting off the Democrat caller line.

These fucking insane rabid trash are all going on already how it was staged, just like Butler donchaknow.

I don't like to hate but Lord give me serenity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (tUP1A)

109 Yeah I wouldn't rely on almost any info coming out now. Only a % of official statements, probably. We'll know when we know. Not due to deliberate misrepresentation, but due to the usual fog of war.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (U/Byj)

110 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...

Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

111 Beloved Teacher Driven To Attempt To Save Democracy

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (vFG9F)

112 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"

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Financed personally by Netanyahu

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (JkO4W)

113 101 Melania is so DONE with this shit.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2Ez/1)

If Baron was there.... stand by for the Wrath of Mom.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (mP0Kj)

114 95 CNN to their credit are the only ones with a headline saying shot fired. The rest of the msm is loud noises or “security incident”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

Going with the anti-gun angle and probably that it was the same people who threw bleach on Jussie's sandwich.
Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

Don’t know what the network is doing I have t had cable for 10 years. The web article was just facts. It’s weird, it’s CNN but they’re actually doing journalism.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (q1qnK)

115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

116 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...
Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

Totally off topic
Duluth has some great stuff.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)

117 Senator Chris Murphy is a terrible thing to waste...

.... but fuck it, let's waste him anyway.

Posted by: Ken at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Dv8sh)

118 I forget who it was that was encouraging some "bold action" against Trump at this dinner. But this is what the left does.

They call on their crazies to rise up and commit crimes against conservatives, then act surprised when Their Crazies act on their demands (while promising some glorified attention for their crazy's "noble" acts).

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vbXSk)

119 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California...

It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

120 One thing can still be true: Sean Hannity is an old fool who should retire before his dementia takes full control.

@LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE, great American at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (gKWVE)

121 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

We need to focus on her carefully.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (Y8DZL)

122 Cut & paste fail

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (JkO4W)

123 Re election? President Emeritus Trump might put a yuge security detail of about 20 big guys in matching wigs and spray tans all dressed alike when he goes out, all strapped. Strapped bigly.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (YlWIZ)

124 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (DYstD)

125 Cole Allen, a teacher at C2 Education, of Torrance, CA. C2 "provides students with a clear roadmap to their dream college, including tutoring, test prep, and college counseling."

For real??

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (NFX2v)

126 Freeze this post right now and come back to.it in a couple of weeks.
Whatever is "being reported" right now is guaranteed to be at least 50% incorrect.
In a couple of weeks we can have a serious discussion.
.
.
.
Cancel that. This is the Horde. A couple of weeks won't improve things.
As you were.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (3tF5Z)

127 Security was shit. Again.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (GD0B3)

128 I noticed no fat chick SS agents this time around. Burly dudes with big guns instead.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (q1qnK)

129 Think Usha and Vance were on the floor. Saw a woman that looked like her being evacuated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (jXvKN)

130 Fuck all leftists. They are despicable creatures.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

131 then act surprised"

Pretend to act surprised.

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (XuXeR)

132 If this is the correct Cole Allen from Torrence, California...

It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, it's possible, I guess, that the shooter stole the identity of an innocent person.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

133 The entire Left has come out with a unified message that it was staged.

Would be nice if for once the Right could have a unified message.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (6Uni8)

134 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC

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Does he have a cat?

Posted by: E. Schrodinger at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W)

135 Attempted assassin Cole Tomas Allen, a 30 year old male from California is a registered Democrat.
He is now in custody."
Posted by: runner

Who paid for the assassin to travel from CA to DC?
Posted by: Joemarine

Que?

Posted by: an SPLC lawyer with a paper shredder at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

136 Maybe there was a second spitter (shooter… noisemaker… whatever)…. Behind the magnetometer, on the groovy carpet….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ugElV)

137 RFK on X: "Not this shit again."

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (l26NL)

138 Ok, probably a little too early for humor but this one has a kernel of truth in it:

"Impossible to solve this case. Thousands of journalists in the room. Everyone a suspect."

https://tinyurl.com/mw9bts93

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (c4pSx)

139 Teachers, man.

http://tiny.cc/mje2101

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (JMFJW)

140 56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

On Reddit, that's absolute proof he knew if was coming, and therefore a false flag event.

81 Wait. Did some Leftard on Reddit just mockingly say "probably a liberal"?

The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

It's all part of the standard Leftist response plan. Deny, deflect, obfuscate, move goal posts, and finish by saying straight white men commit the most mass shootings, and ultimately, we need more common sense gun control.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ycI94)

141 Our jeans have lots of ballroom...
Posted by: Duluth trading at April 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2Ez/1)

Much needed and appreciated!

Posted by: AC / DC at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (wVcYX)

142
That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I'm using the Enduring Word Commentary (online) of Matthew 5,6, and 7, if that helps! I'm so sorry for the pain you have been through.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (wLjpr)

143 We need to focus on her carefully.
Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (Y8DZL)

She seemed happy to be there. Probably not a democrat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

144 C2 is a private franchised tutoring company.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (2Ez/1)

145 "It would sure suck to be him if it isn't correct."

Actually might suck to be Loomer if she's the first to use his name and it turns out to be incorrect.

Thousands of years ago there weren't instant alleged IDs of perps in infamous incidents. Of course there was no web. And there were, incredibly, standards.

Wonder if the defamation suits that have lately had some success (for public figures) might start to swing the pendulum back a bit.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (U/Byj)

146 People keep making excuses for the left's penchant for killing us. And Trump. And anyone associated with him.

That probably needs to stop.

Even if it means, you know.... doing that to them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (jehhT)

147 115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

***

I am a veteran of three wars. I can say that while I have hardened my heart against my foes, I have never hated them. They have been men, no different from myself, who have had a job to do, and the chips fell where they may.
It is a tough business, but I continue to believe I have fought for a cause that is just, and pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (2WIwB)

148 Schrodinger's Assassin?

Anyway. This will be a test of Kash Patel's mastery of the FBI "ham-and-eggers." Can he get them to do their damn job This time? instead of wiping the scene clean like in Butler, Pa.?

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (reMys)

149 If it’s staged is Wolf Blitzer in on it?

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (q1qnK)

150 The SS agents on stage might’ve been big and burly but the security cordon was a joke

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ugElV)

151 I stuffed my face while we threw the vast majority of it away
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:15 PM (ugElV)

They sent it to hog farms. They moved a 20 yard dumpster every day from my unit in basic. I often pondered it as an escape route.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 10:26 PM (G4ajv)

152 we need more common sense gun control.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (ycI94)

Between this, the teacher sexual assaults on students, and trans grooming, I think we need common sense treacher control

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (wLjpr)

153 Yeah, it's possible, I guess, that the shooter stole the identity of an innocent person.

Doesn't even have to be that. It's not exactly John Smith but in a country of 350M-ish people, it could still be the right name but the wrong guy.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (vTZFs)

154 I noticed no fat chick SS agents this time around. Burly dudes with big guns instead.
Posted by: Heroq
--

One DS had his hand on his holstered pistol at the ready, then he noticed his compadres had them in hand, yeah, dip shit, now's a good time to have it in your hand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (jXvKN)

155 That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I keep leaning more Old Testament now..

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (mP0Kj)

156

And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)

157 Some outfit in Texas made an absolutely beautiful 1911 out of meteorite iron, dedicated to President Trump. Maybe he should accept that, and begin carrying it, in a nice tooled-leather belt holster.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (utfVc)

158 Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ)

159 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...
Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

Re CNN boilerplate : :Allen’s mother says there is no way her boy could be an assassin

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (FCPbW)

160 A teacher from Cali takes a gun all the way to DC?

That's a long trip in an electric car. Lots of charging stops.

And this "college prep" teacher wasn't smart enough to realize he wouldn't get anywhere near the President, when he started by going Leeroy Jenkins from outside the perimeter?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

161 The old one of the guy running at him in 2016 with a gun is incredible. He's up on stage and just stares the guy down - they did these laser eyes memes of him but honestly he didn't need the lasers. He is one tough sonofabitch.
Posted by: ...

Need a list of every assassination attempt.
I'd post it poster size at work.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (/lPRQ)

162 127 Security was shit. Again.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (GD0B3)

The would-be assassin couldn't even get into the venue.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (JMFJW)

163 112 The man who just tried to assassinate President Trump is a TEACHER in California in addition to being a registered Democrat"
---------
Financed personally by Netanyahu
Posted by: Cicero

👍

Posted by: Candace Owens at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (ycI94)

164 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)

165 What, Hannity? I'd rather read what his cat has to say than what he does. Hannity does not deserve a single head skritch

Posted by: gKWVE, great American at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (gKWVE)

166 Was there a sloped roof in this ballroom?

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y4H1r)

167 73 I saw a wider shot and thought the woman in the whitish dress next to Trump was Usha Vance and my heart dropped.

From Ace's video up top it's definitely not her, maybe Speaker Johnson's wife? Either way, I'm glad no one got hurt.

Except the would-be shooter. Eff that guy.
Posted by: pookysgirl really means that last line at April 25, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA)

Pookysgirl, the woman in the white dress is Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Assoc. and she works for CBS News.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

168 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 25, 2026 10:23 PM (DYstD)

It makes sense that these things happen where there is poor security, so it is unscientific to wonder how the Demofag knew the security would be poor. But it is worth wondering about.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (vE0+H)

169 Despite this being first reports, the Horde has a pretty nice batting average betting leftist....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Sco7b)

170 Be great to have his travel funded by NEA, and then we close that nest of vipers down.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (u82oZ)

171 "Impossible to solve this case. Thousands of journalists in the room. Everyone a suspect."

https://tinyurl.com/mw9bts93
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:25 PM (c4pSx)
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Even Agatha Christie couldn't figure this one out...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gnNyN)

172 >56 I watched the first video… it’s amazing how unfazed Trump is…. He didn’t even flinch!
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not his first time

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

173 Neighbors say Cole Allen was just turning his life around...
Posted by: Local Torrance, CA media at April 25, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

Re CNN boilerplate : :Allen’s mother says there is no way her boy could be an assassin
Posted by: Voter theater. at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (FCPbW)

Did Melania bully Cole Allen?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (wVcYX)

174 25-30% of this country dreams of being the next Tyler Robinson, but even better and awesomer.

Trump's odds are bad.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 25, 2026 10:29 PM (BI5O2)

175 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

176 C2 is a private franchised tutoring company.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Another Quality Learing Center?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (l26NL)

177 Was it an electric gun?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++)

178 Post should have been named ASSASSINATION BOOGALOO TWO: THE ENSTOMPENING!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (JkyaL)

179 Hokey Pokey, I'd opt for the late Brother Colonel Khaddafy/Qadhafi/Kadafi/Qhadaffi's female Cuban bodyguards. Pretty hot. Reminded one of "girls of the IDF". Pretty sure they shrunk fit their pants, like many IDF females do.

There's a story involving hot IDF females, a future congressman, Yitzhak Rabin, and myself.

I can say no more!

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (U/Byj)

180 158 Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ

If they'll defend us against us against nuclear weapons, guns are child play...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (Sco7b)

181 sidenote to the Secret Service:

no more Presidential events at the Washington Hilton

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (ZxPkt)

182 Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (YlWIZ)

183 The entire Left has come out with a unified message that it was staged.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (6Uni

Shocker. See 11.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vE0+H)

184 This is starting to be way too much. I don’t know what the answer is, I sure wish I did.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (p4NUW)

185 Was it Owens, Fuentes or Cucker who did this?

I feel badly this happened as I am not a warped, hate filled Dimocrat.

At least 3 pregnant women there, including the Press Secretary. I can't imagine.

I then thought of Data Republican, who just got in the WH Press Corps. She's deaf and it was probably worse for her (altho she's very brave).

Too many high profile WH Cabinet members there, which used to be normal before 2024 and demonic hatred. We can't lose any of them. Please protect them, Lord.

For years I prayed for evil and corruption in our country to be revealed. It has been and the cornered rats are lashing out.

Please, if you pray, pray for them all daily. For a shield of protection for health and safety, and that all plans against them fail.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (WONhk)

186 Cole Allen - austere Leftist scholar who was turning his life around to become an aspiring rapper?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (2GVsD)

187 We will find out that this guy's husband had no idea about what was going on.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vFG9F)

188 Narrative will shift from "Trump startled by loud noises" to "Trump so senile, he did not realize shots were fired".

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (vbXSk)

189
175 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

I don't think diving under the table and hiding behind the tablecloth counts as running, but I'm not a "journalist."

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (wLjpr)

190 Daily wire is saying a SS agent was shot in the chest and is fine
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
===

If you are expected to catch a bullet shielding the President a little body armor is a good thing.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

191 I don’t know what the answer is, I sure wish I did.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (p4NUW)

You do. We all do.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (vE0+H)

192 Kash Patel can’t get the ham n eggers to do their job because he’s constantly inebriated — The Atlantic

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (ugElV)

193 Yeah, moki. I don't know wtf has happened to teaching here. Just a big pdf scene.
They got rid of the male teachers because they said too many of us were perverts. That might well have been true at the time, I'm not here to defend us. But one thing the men did, it seems, was to keep the womens' eyes off the kids.
Now the men aren't there and the women teachers are nasty.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

194 If you are expected to catch a bullet shielding the President a little body armor is a good thing.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

Might I suggest something made of Mithril

Posted by: Bilbo Baggins at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (3sXRv)

195 mikeski, lol

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (U/Byj)

196 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

I guess not. It is, however, a professional ethics- and brain-free zone.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (Riz8t)

197 Security detail rotation? Humor, hot, don't even think about it, market conditions? Flounder said it, "This is going to be great!"

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ)

198 I’m very glad Trump wasn’t injured , but I’m very disappointed that the shooter couldn’t even manage to hit any of the presstitutes in attendance. Another failed product of today’s educational system.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (JkyaL)

199 Was an umbrella man in the background?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

200 Don't know whose prayer this is, but it seems appropriate:

God, grant me patience. Because if you give me strength, I'm going to need a lot of bail money.

Posted by: Wenda at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (OMTEK)

201 MS Now

AP: Officer shot in BULLET-RESISTANT vest, expected to be ok.

Trump on now.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (Sco7b)

202 PDJT speaking now

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (y171U)

203 The worst job on the planet finally replacing Assistant Crack Whore - Secret Service for a Republican president.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (vE0+H)

204 So today is the day I decided not to stop drinking WTH hell is going on

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (ubCxQ)

205 67 What if there was a big ballroom at the WH itself?

naaaahhhh...
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2Ez/1)

Nom for comment of the thread.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (G4ajv)

206 I suppose to survive as a male teacher in CA you have to be a self-castrated mentally ill wokie.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (gKWVE)

207 This says a lot about our country doesn't it? How many times are they going to try and take Trump out? Maybe we should give up and let the deep state run this country. Because anyone with any sense would not want to take this job anymore. If you don't play ball with the deep state they are determined to get rid of you one way or another. Makes me sick what these assholes are capable of doing. Tear up our Constitution and let the assholes run the country. A decent person does not have a chance against them.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (pvf3X)

208 I thought potus and the VP weren’t supposed to be in attendance at events like this together.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (q1qnK)

209 >Cole Allen - austere Leftist scholar who was turning his life around to become an aspiring rapper?

Posted by: Anna Puma
----

'Quiet guy, kept to himself, we're as shocked as anybody...'
Do you think he meant to kill the President?
'Oh absolutely'

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)

210 Piper

They have no worth in life, thanks Leftists for pushing evil, so they figure that by becoming a martyr for their cause their life will finally have some value.

Hitler Jungen or Red Guard. Kamikazes are less radical.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)

211 Go to Trump't Truth Social - he posted the assassin's pic.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (GD0B3)

212 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I wished for a 50 ton anvil to fall upon her.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

Most reporters use shorthand and in shorthand, EXIT looks like DANGER to them.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

213 No comment. For now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (GD0B3)

214 It was staged. The SS agent is playing along. So is Wolf Blitzer.

I guess?

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (q1qnK)

215 > This says a lot about our country doesn't it? How many times are they going to try and take Trump out?
----

once or twice a year, looks like

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)

216 Cole Allen WHCD shooter
https://tinyurl.com/3r9d2sb3

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (VPPG8)

217 Was an umbrella man in the background?
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

No, but I thought I saw someone smoking on the grassy knoll behind the table.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

218
QUACK

Posted by: Ducks for Trump at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (b3Yos)

219 Trump speaking now.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (GD0B3)

220 120 One thing can still be true: Sean Hannity is an old fool who should retire before his dementia takes full control.

@LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

The shooter is undead? Well hell, just send a low level Cleric or Druid, and take care of it. A mid level Fighter would work too. (Haven't played D&D in decades. Is it still a thing?)

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (c711F)

221 As an Italian, I regard wasting all that food as a grievous sin.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie
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They never even got to.the salad. The hotel staff is going to.eat like kings tonight, and the Doggie bags are going to be fabulous.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (3tF5Z)

222 California legislature to vote to repeal lower capacity magazine law in 3, 2, 1...

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (a992C)

223 121 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

We need to focus on her carefully.
Posted by: Auspex

I was wondering that too.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (c711F)

224 I just watched a clip from Fox News of some doll saying how 'reporters run towards the danger.'

I suppose that's true for some values of danger, e.g. a Chinese hooker or a Thai ladyboy.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Riz8t)

225 How many times are they going to try and take Trump out?
----

How many ya got?

Posted by: Johnny Strabler at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (vE0+H)

226 CA needs an enema.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (GD0B3)

227 If you are a Lvl 8 Cleric and you cast Turn Undead on the Democrat Party, will they all turn to dust?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)

228 I wamt the press corps sitting behind President Trump at every rally from now on.

That's the new seating arrangement. Deal with it...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Sco7b)

229 196 So the White House Correspondents Dinner is not a Gun Free Zone?

I guess not. It is, however, a professional ethics- and brain-free zone.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:33 PM (Riz8t)

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DC has some of the country's strictest gun laws. I refuse to believe this happened. I REFUSE!!!!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (P1YPV)

230 Interesting suggestion:

https://tinyurl.com/4kj85sfc

Trump declares that he's exercising his Constitutional power under A2,S3 to convene both houses of Congress on 'extraordinary Occasions' and kept there until they fully fund all of DHS and the Secret Service.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (c4pSx)

231 129 Think Usha and Vance were on the floor. Saw a woman that looked like her being evacuated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:24 PM (jXvKN)

I forgot she's pregnant, too. Prayers for all of them.

Security obviously screwed up. However, at least tall SS men ran towards President Trump and got them out in seconds.

I love that he wanted the show to go on...yeah, there's a dead guy outside but let's do this!

This is why we need that ballroom,eh?

Melania's face broke my heart. What they have done to save the USA is beyond my understanding.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (WONhk)

232 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:38 PM (q1qnK)

233 Trump is calling out the Californian shooter. So, +1 for Loomer.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (gKWVE)

234 I wonder if the Dems will use this as another reason to try to impeach Trump.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (JkO4W)

235 Did all this transpire before or after Trump had the opportunity to strip the bark off those self-important a-holes?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

236 President Trump flees stage as gunshots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner as security situation unfolds in DC

"Flees"
- AOL

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

237 Melania is so DONE with this shit.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026

***
She should start packing heat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (+2QQb)

238 124 Kari Lake and Greta Van Susteran both said on Newsmax that nobody was checking IDs or even tickets. They just held up the ticket and were waved in.
Posted by: Jordan61

IF this is true, the SS needs to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt. It's broken. IF true. 72 hour rule applies here.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c711F)

239 Keep this up Leftoids and you are going to get a Pinochet style Reichstag Fire.

And you won't like it a bit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)

240
208 I thought potus and the VP weren’t supposed to be in attendance at events like this together.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:35 PM (q1qnK)

The rule I believe is that at least one high ranking cabinet member must always be elsewhere.
Otherwise the Pres and VP could never appear at events together, and we don’t mandate that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (JkyaL)

241 I bet his colleagues will make jokes behind Wolf's back.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (P1YPV)

242 57.
yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....
Posted by: SturmToddler

I appreciate your response. I was being sarcastic regarding the mainstream press & wasn't clear.

...the real story will be
And...

My apologies. And you are also right that regardless of what the press decides to report, at the very minimum the law was broken with DC a gun-free zone.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (NFX2v)

243 Shooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c4pSx)

244 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

*lights Miracle Max beacon*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)

245 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

246 219
QUACK
Posted by: Ducks for Trump at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (b3Yos)

HONK!!!

Posted by: I Got Goosed at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (JMFJW)

247 The shooter is undead? Well hell, just send a low level Cleric or Druid, and take care of it. A mid level Fighter would work too. (Haven't played D&D in decades. Is it still a thing?)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:37 PM (c711F)

I haven't played in forever either but have the books downstairs.

They're great resources for fantasy.

President Trump is done speaking. It's nice to see a US President not being guided off the stage....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (Sco7b)

248 There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.

It will never occur to them that they are the ones creating an environment where shooters feel justified in trying to assassinate rightwing figures.

Posted by: Thatch at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (i0077)

249 Sick Simper Tranny!!!

Posted by: Furry Theater kid shooter at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (47/pr)

250 Posted by: raimondo at April 25, 2026 10:36 PM (OqW9T)

look at the turd in the punch bowl showing up....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (nsSpm)

251 I wonder if the assassin was dressed as Helen whats-her-name, the short ugly woman who used to be a WHCA reporter before she died.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j)

252 Wolf Blister lost on Jeopardy, he was always light in the brains department.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (2GVsD)

253 Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

No,
But he has issued a decree to release the 'alleged' assassin and return his firearms to him pending a proper investigation.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)

254 246 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM

========

Mayor BowWowWow,

How did he get the gun into the District of Corruption?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (2Ez/1)

255 245 @LauraLoomer
According to @seanhannity, the shooter is both dead and alive. SMH
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:12 AM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE

*lights Miracle Max beacon*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)

Video shows him lying down in cuffs, but he is moving.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (mP0Kj)

256 Gonna be fun to watch as the insane conspiracy theories unfold. It will be The Jews did it, or it was staged, or Trump was shot and he died and there’s a body double now or the Democrat teacher is a patsy and it was really the KKK because they’re mad at Trump for supporting Israel or maybe it’s Vance staging a coup.

Gonna be wild.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (q1qnK)

257 239 Concur.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (N8ZBc)

258
***
She should start packing heat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (+2QQb)

I’m visualizing her with a sweet little derringer tucked inside a garter way up high on the inside of her thigh….

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (JkyaL)

259 retardo needs a visit from the MIB

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE)

260 at MSNOW

Trump evacuated after security incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (ZxPkt)

261 Why did the shooter take his shirt off? It's a black tie affair, no way he'd blend in.

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (wLjpr)

262 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

Indiana, of course!

Posted by: Fat Ill-annoy gov at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (1Ff7Z)

263 JUST IN: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer says he was just feet away from the White House Correspondents dinner shooter, says he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.

“It was a very, very serious weapon, he starts shooting.”

“I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”

This also just in: Richard Blumenthal has verified Wolf Blitzer's account, and says he too was under heavy fire but took out an entire NVA battalion with his shrimp fork.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

264
look at the turd in the punch bowl showing up....
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (nsSpm)

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He's from the Special Olympics of commenting

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

265 148 Schrodinger's Assassin?

Anyway. This will be a test of Kash Patel's mastery of the FBI "ham-and-eggers." Can he get them to do their damn job This time? instead of wiping the scene clean like in Butler, Pa.?
Posted by: Beverly

That happened under the Barak O'Bidens watch.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (c711F)

266 Kash is drunk. Hegseth never made it. Also drunk. Markwayne Mullin is a dumb Okie. Trump wants them to try out that new fed firing squad death penalty on the shooter, even if he's dead.

This is CNN

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (gm9Sb)

267 Kash doesn't look drunk, so of course the Atlantic story was a lie.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (y171U)

268
Let's just forget Hakeem Jeffries said it was war with Trump last week.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (Y8DZL)

269 OMG!
Wolf Blitzer was kidnapped by the SS and incarcerated in the men's room, surrounded by other strange men he did not personally know who might abuse him because he heard gun shots from a 'very large' assault weapon that was pointed at him personally. Did he pee his pants?

Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (0DsdP)

270 Treat anyone flying out of CA as if they were terrorists.

Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (A5RD0)

271 “I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”

This also just in: Richard Blumenthal has verified Wolf Blitzer's account, and says he too was under heavy fire but took out an entire NVA battalion with his shrimp fork.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

And Hillary was there dodging sniper fire?

And of course, AOC was threatened as well...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (mP0Kj)

272 I wonder if the Dems will use this as another reason to try to impeach Trump.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:39 PM (JkO4W)

For the crime of not being dead? I think they already did that one.

Posted by: Johnny Strabler at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (vE0+H)

273 The left better shut u about the ballroom now.

Also, some dumb girl rushed the presidents limo after the shots. Wearing a kaffiyah.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (p4NUW)

274 Shooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (c4pSx)
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Looks like a fucking asshole to me.

Posted by: mrp at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (rj6Yv)

275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

As a profession, many aren't comporting themselves very well lately.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

276 MBLOW
Trump evacuated after security incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:43 PM (ZxPkt)

Stay beyond the Neutral Zone.

Posted by: the Klingon Empire at Praxis at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (gKWVE)

277 I always remember when Herman Cain called Wolf Blitzer "Blitz" at the GOP debate.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (CNl8/)

278 Kash is drunk. Hegseth never made it. Also drunk. Markwayne Mullin is a dumb Okie. Trump wants them to try out that new fed firing squad death penalty on the shooter, even if he's dead.

This is CNN
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM

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And Vance is a hillbilly!

Posted by: Media at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (2Ez/1)

279 47 Who let him in? Shouldn't have gotten within several blocks of there, unauthorized.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:14 PM (h7ZuX)

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Was the secret service in the right spot? Any DEI hires?
Glad the SS agent was wearing a vest.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (7cpPc)

280 Trump should declare the White House Corrsepondents’ Whatever-It-Is a terrorist organization.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

281 yeah, didn't the shooter know that DC is a gun free zone?

why didn't he follow the law....
Posted by: SturmToddler

I appreciate your response. I was being sarcastic regarding the mainstream press & wasn't clear.

...the real story will be
And...

My apologies. And you are also right that regardless of what the press decides to report, at the very minimum the law was broken with DC a gun-free zone.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 10:40 PM (NFX2v)

oh no, you were clear. I should have added a /s tag.

the idiots on the left always talk about needing more laws, well, this fuck nugget knew about the law.

and crossed state lines... -_-

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:45 PM (nsSpm)

282 It would be funny if Apple TV's show "The Savant" got canceled yet again, because of this third assassination attempt. Can you imagine all the left-wing Karens who would melt down? Karmic justice perhaps.

In all seriousness, I bet this California teacher was a guest of one of those reporters with severe TDS.

Posted by: Tracy at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (r5YQN)

283
Has Boasberg changed his beach towel yet?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

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Or has he ordered everyone including the shooter back into the hotel to try again?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (n7rxJ)

284 Wolf Blitzer was kidnapped by the SS and incarcerated in the men's room, surrounded by other strange men he did not personally know who might abuse him because he heard gun shots from a 'very large' assault weapon that was pointed at him personally. Did he pee his pants?
Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (0DsdP)

If so, the stain would be at the rear.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

285 275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

No students to 'date' tonight....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (Sco7b)

286 Of course the media is going to lie, they are lying about an illegal alien attacking a woman with young daughter in San Antonio, TX.

The vermin hit the mother and started to eat the little girl's face. Bystanders restrained the scum while the mother yelled for the attacker to be shot and killed.

In many of the mainstream reports there is no mention that the goblin is an illegal alien or that he chewed the face of a little girl.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)

287 I put the Colors out tonight after it was confirmed that the would be, could not. Because enough a holes in my area would've been celebrating had he succeeded. 🇺🇲

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (a992C)

288 There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.
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Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (MSrAy)

289 “I happened to been a few feet away from him as he was shooting. And of course, the first thing that went through my mind, is he trying to shoot me?”
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LMFAO

My GOD....... yeah he's there for you Wolf. Some crazy MAGA mad at ObamaCare. Fuckin turd, please do feel free to fuck off and disappear up your own ass with your bullshit any time

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (vE0+H)

290 "Cole Allen crossed state lines!!!"

That needs to be stated.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (2GVsD)

291 started to eat the little girl's face.

When does THAT get fun?

Posted by: Jayne Cobb at April 25, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)

292 The elderly former journalist Taylor Lorenz was there tonight, networking and wearing a black mask.

A BLACK MASK!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (stb/C)

293 Judge Boasberg has ordered the paddy wagon to turn around and release California Man.

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (gtcuf)

294 Interesting suggestion:

https://tinyurl.com/4kj85sfc

Trump declares that he's exercising his Constitutional power under A2,S3 to convene both houses of Congress on 'extraordinary Occasions' and kept there until they fully fund all of DHS and the Secret Service.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
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AND force them to adjourn afterwards so he can ramrod all his nominees through.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (/lPRQ)

295 Blitzer is a furry. Pass it on.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 10:48 PM (gKWVE)

296 Remember when the Atlanticc published that story about war crimes in Iraq that was all lies?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

297
Go to Trump't Truth Social - he posted the assassin's pic.
Posted by: runner

Now a judge will throw out the case.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (Cqx++)

298 233 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

299 My GOD....... yeah he's there for you Wolf. Some crazy MAGA mad at ObamaCare. Fuckin turd, please do feel free to fuck off and disappear up your own ass with your bullshit any time

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To be fair, if you did your job like Wolf Blitzer does his, it's a reasonable assumption.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (JkO4W)

300 Blitzer pissed he missed a free meal.

Posted by: Archer at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (wvc0i)

301 He's from the Special Olympics of commenting
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

nah, even they have standards

this kid couldn't get hired next to the dumpster behind the 7-11 at the airport....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (nsSpm)

302 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (q1qnK)

303 Assoc Press:

WATCH: Law enforcement agents escort President Trump after security incident

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (ZxPkt)

304
Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch

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Shirtless? Did the cops strip him to make sure he didn't have any other weapons?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (n7rxJ)

305 Wolf in Dallas Texas in 1963: "Oh no - is he here for ME???"

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (vE0+H)

306 Trump is right about why he's such a target. They go after impactful presidents. Lincoln, JFK

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (+QijZ)

307 hooter in custody looks like Cole Allen of Torrence, CA.

Tweet by President Trump:

https://tinyurl.com/59r7brmm
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
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He looks... Italian?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

308 181 sidenote to the Secret Service:

no more Presidential events at the Washington Hilton
Posted by: Don Black
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That's where Reagan was shot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (jXvKN)

309 Reuters says it was a shotgun:

Trump speaking after shooting incident

U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association ‌dinner after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security.

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (ZxPkt)

310 ---
Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:46 PM (MSrAy)

That theory is not without merit, SID. Sadly.

Hope you are well!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (wLjpr)

311 Yeah, thought so.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (CHHv1)

312 In a Franpsycho Administration everyone who was present and employed in the media would be "held for questioning" for at least a year or three.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

313
"Was he injured in the fracas?"

"No no, just above them."

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (vE0+H)

314 Never heard of no Guinea named Cole Allen.

Mullato, maybe?

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:51 PM (gtcuf)

315
There are posts from "journalists" on X bragging about how they were not going to attend the dinner because Orange Man Bad.
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Or because they knew there was going to be shooting.
Posted by: screaming in digital

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

The whole View coven bragged that they wouldn't be there, but I bet now they regret it. Missed a big chance to be Main Characters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (n7rxJ)

316 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (CNl8/)

317 254 246 California?

Hey Gavin, where did Cole get the gun?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:41 PM
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It was handed to him by his Soros' handler when he arrived in DC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:52 PM (jXvKN)

318 From the picture, it looks like the shooter is rethinking his life's choices

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (P1YPV)

319 No worries everyone, I took him DOWN!

Posted by: Brian Williams at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (stb/C)

320 It was handed to him by his Soros' handler when he arrived in DC.

Virginia's DA Jay Jones?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)

321 Left-wing assassin = Main-stream Democrat

Posted by: Fritzy at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (2GIh1)

322 Here's my conspiracy theory:

The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (gnNyN)

323 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

In an unusual turn of events, the charity had to pay Jeopardy to get Wolf to go away.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (Riz8t)

324 Hope you are well!

Posted by: moki
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{{{Moki}}} I am, hope you are the same.

Just don't know whether to be depressed or enraged.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (MSrAy)

325 275 A teacher? How can this be!!??

As a profession, many aren't comporting themselves very well lately.
Posted by: Tonypete

But was he wearing a mask? Did he get a booster shot? Safety always!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:53 PM (c711F)

326 I'd like to see the story spun that the shooter was there to get the journalists, not the President.

The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

327 Good dumpster diving tonite at the Washington Hilton!

Posted by: DC Urban Outdoorsmen at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX)

328 Wolf Blitzer on 9/11: I could have been in one of those buildings!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (JkO4W)

329 If Cole Allen wants to rethink his life choices, I hear El Salvador has a very good maximum-security resort.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

330 Confirmed dem, Kamala Harris donor.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (p4NUW)

331 The first guy tried to assassinate Trump and failed. The assassin failed, but there was no serious investigation of who helped him or why the Bidens pulled Trump's normal security team.

The second attempted assassin, this one a NatSec employee, failed and was captured. There was no serious investigation of who helped him or his handlers.

Then another lefty assassinated Charlie Kirk. There has been no serious investigation of those that helped him.

And now...another attempt on Trump. The left has thousands of foot soldiers to spend on these efforts, and they only have to get lucky once.

Until the handlers, planners, and funders are arrested or otherwise dealt with this WILL continue

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)

332 Trump has ordered the video of the take down of the shooter released on social media.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (8i9fb)

333 Why did the shooter take his shirt off? It's a black tie affair, no way he'd blend in.
Posted by: moki

Because he's John Motherfucking Rambo, man.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

334 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

335 The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Been reading Executive Orders again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)

336 He looks... Italian?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

*********

Well, you know how uppity those Amish can get when you try to force them to electrify their milking operations.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (c4pSx)

337 324 When Wolf Blitzer was on Celebrity Jeopardy he ended with a score of minus $4600.

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Jeopardy literally had to take medicine out of the mouths of crippled children because Wolf did so badly.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (JkO4W)

338 security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (ZxPkt)

339 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

340 The shooter was in the lobby, he never got in the dinner. He started shooting when the metal detector went off. Per x. Take that as you will.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (p4NUW)

341 319 From the picture, it looks like the shooter is rethinking his life's choices
Posted by: JM in Illinois

Maybe I took the wrong turn at Albuquerque

Posted by: someone getting cornholed by an aryan in the shower at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (gKWVE)

342 Treat anyone flying out of CA as if they were terrorists.

Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 10:44 PM (A5RD0)
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I'll wear the Momee t-shirt Ben Had sent me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)

343 336 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM

Wait, wut?

Posted by: Lawyers everywhere at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (2Ez/1)

344 Teachers are only slightly above journalists in the scum department.
Posted by: Heroq

They're both below serial killers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:49 PM (c711F)

Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

Look out, here come the bicyclists.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (CNl8/)

345 U.S. President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association ‌dinner after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security.
Posted by: Don Black

He thought he could pass through the metal detector because it had a plastic stock.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)

346 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (gnNyN)

347
I want to get Dan Bongino's take on Rumble
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (P1YPV)

**********

Same here. I'm definitely going to be listening to his take on this situation.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (c4pSx)

348 Looks like Obama's son to me.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (b3Yos)

349 The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.

Been reading Executive Orders again?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)

such a good book. he really did a good job with that series.

damn shame the media and whorywood got ahold of the scripts...

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (nsSpm)

350 @nypost
·
55m
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals https://trib.al/rrYflsM

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)

351 302 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.
Posted by: Heroq

LoL!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (c711F)

352 Trump said SS scattered throughout the room and seated at tables. Said the shooter would have had a long way to go to get him.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (8i9fb)

353 Never heard of no Guinea named Cole Allen.

Mullato, maybe?
Posted by: Delurker

That is what they said about the Italians too.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (/lPRQ)

354 Used car salesmen have entered the conversation.

Used Cars?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)

355 >>> 341 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Odds his family includes slave traders?

Posted by: is there a betting pool yet? at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (kkpxq)

356 I'll be publishing my account of my near miss survival of tonights shooting attack later tonight at my site. Be there!

Posted by: David Hogg at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (stb/C)

357 So who will play the shooter in the Hollywood movie?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (2Ez/1)

358 You can see the president and his entourage seated at the table as an SS man shows Trump a note before the evacuation.

https://tinyurl.com/26p2s292
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jXvKN)

I don't think that was an SSS guy, I think it was the entertainer for th evening, a mentalist named Perlman

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)

359 @nypost
·
55m
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals https://trib.al/rrYflsM
Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)

This is NOT Day of the Jackal.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (wVcYX)

360 I'll wager this comment will be buried in the landslide of comments, but, anyway…
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Only damage I've read about so far is the SS agent taking a bullet to the vest.
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Are the tables bulletproof? Duck and cover? Please
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

Yeah, I wondered that. Did the long table have anything on the back heavier than the linen tablecloth?
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Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Indeed. She looked pretty, and happy, at first.
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Impressive how quickly all the armed guards replaced the suits on stage!

Posted by: mindful webworker - lost in the landslide at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (y3Pql)

361 Oz Perlman

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)

362 Is this another one of those "socail murders" Hasan Piker was endorsing?

Posted by: Delurker at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (gtcuf)

363

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

364 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (JkO4W)

365 Here's my conspiracy theory:

The would-be assassin was an Iranian sleeper agent who had just been activated by the IRCG.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

That should be good for a real bombing.

But in the way of excessively civilized nations warn that Tehran needs to be completely evacuated before 'sunrise'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (/lPRQ)

366
security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665
Posted by: Don Black

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Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)

367
Because he's John Motherfucking Rambo, man.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

You are a treasure!

Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (wLjpr)

368 306 Trump is right about why he's such a target. They go after impactful presidents. Lincoln, JFK
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair

Thank you for noticing!

Posted by: zombie William McKinley at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (c711F)

369 We'll have to make sure someone from the horde is at future events to give us a full report. I nominate Piper, who dresses so well.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (lJui8)

370 Breaking: new poll shows the shooter at 28% in the California gubernatorial primary.
Posted by: Heroq

Bee-worthy.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

371 Wait. I’m drawing a blank on my Presidential Trivia.

I am unable to recall Truman’s Vice President, you know, on April 12th 1945 after he was sworn in upon FDR stroking out at Warm Springs, GA.

Further, I can’t think who his running mate was in ‘48. Alban Barkley?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (FaOSD)

372 Trump said SS scattered throughout the room and seated at tables. Said the shooter would have had a long way to go to get him.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 10:58 PM (8i9fb)

It looked like one of the fast reaction team was wearing a ball gown

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (rbvCR)

373 >>>I don't think that was an SSS guy, I think it was the entertainer for th evening, a mentalist named Perlman
Posted by: Kindltot
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Rich. Who first alerted the president of danger.
An entertainer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (jXvKN)

374 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?

Mumia, "what about me?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

375 webworker. you know what you gotta do.

Posted by: the Barrel at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

376 363. President of the WH corespondents association.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (8i9fb)

377 If this guy is (was) a teacher, at what point is the NEA declared a terrorist organization.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (yTvNw)

378 With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.

Members of the press should only be allowed to ask a question while holding a red hot coal in their hands. This will keep the questions shorter and limit the number of multiple questions from one "journalist" at any given time.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (Riz8t)

379 Video shows him lying down in cuffs, but he is moving.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 10:42 PM (mP0Kj)

Looks like the ID as that teacher is a good one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc)

380 367 Will Cole Allen replace Luigi Mangione as the AWFL Dreamboat of the month?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Sadly, there's always room for more.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (NFX2v)

381 Now, to the important info: who's the Asian chick on the President's left side?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Indeed. She looked pretty, and happy, at first.
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Impressive how quickly all the armed guards replaced the suits on stage!
Posted by: mindful webworker - lost in the landslide at April 25, 2026 10:59 PM (y3Pql)

Yeah, she didn't react either when the first shot rang out. I wonder what she was smiling about? She seemed a bit too far away from Trump's conversation with the guy to hear them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

382 At a guess

Stepping back gave him time to draw his service weapon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)

383 Posted by: zombie William McKinley at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (c711F)

What did you do during the war, Daddy?

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (+QijZ)

384 How did he know he would be able to get to an unsecured room? Again, obviously these people will find holes in security - but it is worth investigating, when the target is Agent Orange.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (vE0+H)

385 Well, thank God no one was killed
glad the Preznit is safe
can't lose this man
they say they are gonna reschedule the dinner, but if it were me, I'd skip it

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (ZxPkt)

386 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.

Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (a992C)

387 The result is the the press is barred from the White House and the Pentagon, an limited to a single off-site building for press briefings.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)
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With today's technology, there is no reason at all why press briefings can't be held via Zoom or Teams.

The only reason the White House Press Corps exists now is to satisfy the egos of its members.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 10:57 PM (gnNyN)

I'm thinking it's in a double wide by the Potomac, with the government official(s) using Teams or Zoom. Standard utilities- no extra power. Perhaps a few porta-potties outside instead of indoor plumbing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (S/Y4j)

388 A tweet by a different lady that says there weren't any security or baggage checks:

https://tinyurl.com/24bdh58k

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (c4pSx)

389 security cam footage

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/
status/2048228609488310665
Posted by: Don Black

He tried to sprint through security...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)

390 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

what are the chances he and Gavin Newsom have met

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:04 PM (ZxPkt)

391 392 A tweet by a different lady that says there weren't any security or baggage checks:

https://tinyurl.com/24bdh58k
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original

You can see it in the footage when the guy fires.

Posted by: Piper at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (p4NUW)

392 Scumbag is a school teacher from Torrance California.

Posted by: JROD at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (IlL6s)

393 Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.
Posted by: Rex B at April 25, 2026 11:03 PM (a992C)

And they have to wear a clown nose and jester hat

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (gKWVE)

394 So who will play the shooter in the Hollywood movie?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Jesse Smullet (sp?) is a dead ringer for the perp.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (/lPRQ)

395 281.
the idiots on the left always talk about needing more laws, well, this fuck nugget knew about the law.

and crossed state lines... -_-
Posted by: SturmToddler

👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (NFX2v)

396 Security post-mortem

48-hour rule before we set our hair afire.

We don't know who has an axe to grind and we need time to sort the goats from the sheep.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

397 Or, just limit each journalist to 7 seconds worth of Q&A.
Posted by: Rex B

After which, the electric shock collar goes off.

7 seconds after that, it's the one on their genitals.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

398 Hey Wolf! It's not about you, Dick. It's about someone attempting to assassinate our POTUS, and taking down our Constitutional government. Capish? But I doubt you have the mental capacity to understand.

Posted by: John at April 25, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP)

399 Ace, thanks for opening the thread. 👍🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (NFX2v)

400 Rich. Who first alerted the president of danger.
An entertainer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:01 PM (jXvKN)

No, he was doing an intro to his act, he does corporate shows, and one of the things is to get a read on the main guy for the later act. He was warming up the front table.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (rbvCR)

401 Shooter ran really fast didn't he.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (GD0B3)

402 Shock collar? Save that for Hassan Piker.

Urinalists? Battle Royale type collars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (2GVsD)

403 Didn't Jimmy Kimmel call on attendees at WHCD to "go after Trump"?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (ifPGz)

404 Melania was asked to speak and she declined.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (8i9fb)

405 We don't know who has an axe to grind and we need time to sort the goats from the sheep.

I agree on the ax - the better for severing the heads of infidels, but I really don't see the need to bother separating sheep from goats. They're all fun.

Posted by: Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (Riz8t)

406 GatewayPundit reports that the shooter was teacher of the month. I think it said December, 2024.

And now, April, 2026. Probably May too.

On the PLUS side, you kokw the media was just going to bury Trump for their 20 million combined viewers reached. That plan went to hell.

I was going to watch a horror movie. Now I'm in the mood for vigilante. "Hobo With a Shotgun". All the guy wanted was to buy a lawnmower, But he took it upon himself to take out the trash...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (Sco7b)

407
Been reading Executive Orders again?
Posted by: Anna Puma

------

Heh. Halfway through the 1028 pages of 'The Bear and the Dragon'

Wait...this isn't the Book Thread'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (XeU6L)

408 Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)

Somebody should have been looking down that hallway. They were all just standing around, unalert.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (h7ZuX)

409 Hasan Piker should be attached to a collar that shocks him whenever Kaya pushes a lever for a treat.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (gKWVE)

410 Well, thank God no one was killed
glad the Preznit is safe
can't lose this man
they say they are gonna reschedule the dinner, but if it were me, I'd skip it

Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (ZxPkt)

Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

411
"A staged event aimed at discrediting the free press."

At least we won't have to listen to Sunday Show agit-prop about Trump losing the Iran war tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (Y8DZL)

412 The first guy tried to assassinate Trump and failed. The assassin failed, but there was no serious investigation of who helped him or why the Bidens pulled Trump's normal security team.
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Jill was decked out at an Italian event in full "protest white" regalia that day. Wouldn't be that big a deal except for the fact that I surmised she would be - and she was. That is the kind of thing the Left do.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (vE0+H)

413 Meh.
I'll give the SS a pass.
If I am the attacker, and I get to pick the time and place and method of attack, I will be successful most of the time. Unless I do like this dumbshit and run into the face of the defense.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

It WoRkS aT tHe ScIeNtOlOgY hEaDqUaRtErS!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rbvCR)

414 Security footage of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., which was released by Trump

https://tinyurl.com/yc2mtmrn

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (jXvKN)

415 396 Scumbag is a school teacher from Torrance California.
---
C2 Education is one of those private tutoring outfits.
He was a part time teacher.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (2Ez/1)

416 Jimmy Kimmel?

Every time he Tweets someone should post the 'girls on trampoline' clip.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)

417 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Looks like the son Obama never had.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (utfVc)

418 Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

I mean after trump and anybody worth shit leaves.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (snZF9)

419 Prepare to be shocked - Cole Allen donated money to (get your shocked faces out - you're going to need them):

Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign.

https://tinyurl.com/2ev3b2wb

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (c4pSx)

420 I hate it when Ace of one of the cobs have to break into stuff in the middle of the night. It means that really bad stuff is going on.

Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

421 C2 Education, a Somali LLC Learing Center?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (2GVsD)

422 I'm waiting to see Melania wearing a pair of gunfighter holsters. Not sure what guns she might choose.

She probably could pull off the Annie Oakley vibe....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (S/Y4j)

423 And yet I can't get the website to open:

https://www.c2educate.com/

perhaps someone else can.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (2Ez/1)

424 I've had acid thrown in my face after a match, had my Cadillac burned by crazed haters, so I know exactly what Trump is going through.

Posted by: Classy Freddie Blassie at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (oftw2)

425 417 Meh.
I'll give the SS a pass.
If I am the attacker, and I get to pick the time and place and method of attack, I will be successful most of the time. Unless I do like this dumbshit and run into the face of the defense.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

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I doubt that he planned it to be a suicidal banzai charge, but then, he probably isn't very smart.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:10 PM (JkO4W)

426 412 Looks like a garbage response to me. Instead of diving on the guy, that one guy fell back and then pulled his gun.

I mean, the bad guy is dashing through, and security fell BACK.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:00 PM (n7rxJ)
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Big hesitation, not good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (jXvKN)

427 365 Is this another one of those "socail murders" Hasan Piker was endorsing?
Posted by: Delurker

Yes. They're rules.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (c711F)

428
I wonder what shooter's plan was. Just DASH into the ballroom and shoot Trump on the dais? I also wonder how close he came to it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (n7rxJ)

429 Reschedule it, but launch that cute little device like in star trek X where it melted everybody in the room.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

Darth Trump should go full Darth Bane and use the life force of the presstitutes to strengthen his hold over the left....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (nsSpm)

430 421 Cole Allen looks as black as Kamala Harris, so Jamaican?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

Looks like the son Obama never had.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (utfVc

By tomorrows newscasts, he'll be whiter than the exposed Canadian flesh I saw uncovered at Walmart yesterday.

Ghost white...
Snow White...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (Sco7b)

431
424 I hate it when Ace of one of the cobs have to break into stuff in the middle of the night. It means that really bad stuff is going on.
Posted by: Bulg at April 25, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

In this case it’s not RILLY bad, it’s just the same stupid shit over and over. Ok I guess that’s pretty bad.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkyaL)

432 what are the chances he and Gavin Newsom have ~~met~~ ghey buttsechs
Posted by: Don Black

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (b3Yos)

433 Prove you’re not. Then you may enter the rest of the US
Posted by: nurse ratched

Ok, that's just mean. I only have 3 arms and one weird leg, so...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (diia5)

434 Cole Allen

White Jamaican?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (2GVsD)

435 ------------

I doubt that he planned it to be a suicidal banzai charge, but then, he probably isn't very smart.
Posted by: Cicero
---

He looks DEI.
Does his eyebrows too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (jXvKN)

436 Melania was asked to speak and she declined.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:06 PM (8i9fb)

She should have marched up to the mic and said "you lousy cork suckers"

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (snZF9)

437 ONT back ON TOP

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

438 I guess the context of what Blitzer said was after he got turned around by SS he thought someone was there to get him. Fine I take back what I said, sort of.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (vE0+H)

439 ONT back ON TOP

Kinky

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

440 The ONT is running again. Nood, sorta.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

441
Miles Taylor
@MilesTaylorUSA
·
39m
The WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
·
6m
Gfy

I love Julie Kelly.

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (x03Ux)

442 Fucking Marxists.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (GD0B3)

443 At least we won't have to listen to Sunday Show agit-prop about Trump losing the Iran war tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at April 25, 2026 11:08 PM (Y8DZL)

It should be an episode of "oops I crapped my pants".

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 11:13 PM (7JD9w)

444 And yet I can't get the website to open:
https://www.c2educate.com/
perhaps someone else can.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I'm sure the 56K baud modem it's running on isn't up to the traffic from 10 million people hitting it at once.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (VHUov)

445 Shotgun, handgun, and knives found on suspect.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (8i9fb)

446 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

447 Who is Miles Taylor besides towel attendant at Gaylord's Presidential bathhouse?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)

448 Shooter was not hit by gunfire, though video shows several SS (or other law enforcement) with guns drawn, and apparently they did exchange fire.

So somehow despite not being hit, shooter did not get through the last doors.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (vbXSk)

449 432
I wonder what shooter's plan was. Just DASH into the ballroom and shoot Trump on the dais? I also wonder how close he came to it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (n7rxJ)

President Trump said 50yards. Did not enter ballroom.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk)

450 394 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

He'll win it again in May!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (c711F)

451 What did Gavin know and when did he know it?

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (GD0B3)

452 Cole Allen will secure tenure now at UC Bezerkly.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)

453 454 394 Shooter was a California Teacher of the Month Dec 2024

He'll win it again in May!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 11:15 PM (c711F)

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Yeah, he's a shoo-in now.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)

454 407 Didn't Jimmy Kimmel call on attendees at WHCD to "go after Trump"?
Posted by: Ian S.

AI Overview - Based on the search results for April 2026, Jimmy Kimmel did not formally speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) to call on attendees to "go after Trump." However, in a mock "alternative" monologue delivered on April 23, 2026, while Trump was attending the official dinner, Kimmel did heavily criticize Donald Trump, calling him a "delicate snowflake" and a "trembling drama queen".

Example: AOL ‘Delicate Snowflake’: Jimmy Kimmel Brutally Roasts 'Drama Queen' Trump in Mock Monologue
Morning Honey
Updated Fri, April 24, 2026

Unpleasant. References to Epstein, Melania, Stormy Daniels, yada yada

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (NFX2v)

455 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

that's the Asian chick? Yeah, nice looking when she's smiling. But still probably a honey pot.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

456
Big hesitation, not good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 11:11 PM (jXvKN)

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I'm glad I'm not that agent. So many events, too much complacency?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (vMiYy)

457 @JudgeJeanine announces the alleged shooter is charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a fed officer using a dangerous weapon

She vowed that "many more charges" are to come.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 11:17 PM (CNl8/)

458 Yeah, he's a shoo-in now.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)

And proudly, in June, too....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

459 So since someone posted the donations from the 3rd would be Trump assassin I went poking around the FEC donations site looking for some people I know.

I didn't find them but I did find a large number of people with the same name in other states and the pattern we always see:

Donations to Act Blue
Job: Unemployed or teacher
Amount: Some random smallish number but a lot of them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2026 11:20 PM (sKqQm)

460 The scumbags on the left already are celebrating this:

"Well, we almost got #freebeerday. Either a brother or a sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmenship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle.

We'll never know.

Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens."

-Tweet by the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company (this asshole is running for state-wide office in Wisconsin)

https://tinyurl.com/47kfh4yt

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 25, 2026 11:22 PM (c4pSx)

461
White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman 'assembled long weapon in unsecured room' before firing near ballroom, volunteer reveals

They all got excited when he whipped out his sixteen inch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Cqx++)

462 450 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

this is about sammiches, isn't it?

Posted by: anachronda at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (qdr3M)

463 >> 115 I'm struggling daily with this very thing, Barely Scary Mary. I've been studying the Beatitudes for the last couple of months, and I'm convicted of just how much hate I have had in my heart. I can't anymore, because it's not making things better. Doesn't mean I'll lay down and die or expect anyone else to, but I will pray that their hearts are changed. That's what mine needs!
Posted by: moki at April 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

> That is a beautiful answer, Moki. I am trying to have more mercy in my heart. It was taken advantage of one too many times. It is hard to find mercy again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 10:22 PM (7JD9w)

I figure, God hates the wickedness and I hate the wicked, so between the two of us, we have it covered.

I'm only half-joking. Sometimes I get so mad, I catch myself praying for their hearts to be hardened, so that they will go to Hell. That is a step too far; crossing boundaries; their souls belong to God.

So when I catch myself doing that, I disclaim their disposition in the next life, and pray fervently for their filthy evil brains to get swift and brutal justice in this one. The soul belongs to God, but the body is ours.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Sy6m/)

464 Weijia Jiang iz supper cute

this is about sammiches, isn't it?
Posted by: anachronda

Wontons served up on her neked torso

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

465 C2 Education - tutoring from K on up, and with locations in about 13 states @ 180 sites.

Wonder how tutors are deemed to be not just academically fit but also morally fit for teaching children?

Doubtful all are screened as public school teachers, administrators, etc. are to be in the various states.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (NFX2v)

466 Wontons served up on her neked torso
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

Nekked dining is a Japanese thing, ain't it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

467 A rabid and ugly Dim woman rushed the limo as they left for the WH. Wearing her keffiyeh scarf.

Arrested and wailing cuss words. It was great!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:32 PM (WONhk)

468 Nekked dining is a Japanese thing, ain't it?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Only when done with sushi.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)

469 How do all these people know the guy assembled the gun? Are they just repeating what they heard?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (Vvh2V)

470 Only when done with sushi.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)

Oh, got it. Eating fishy things. Like clams.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 11:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

471 Jeez, I go home to give the dog his medicine and this happens.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (AyCDG)

472 President Trump must have quickly read my comment earlier that this makes his ballroom more important with security in mind. As well as beauty. Heh.

The liberal press seemed subdued and more respectful at the end of President Trump's comment. Even the retarded recognize courage in a tuxedo. A few shouted, "Glad you are ok, Mr. President!"

Thankful to God our President Trump, FLOTUS, VP Vance and all of his Cabinet are ok tonight.

The combined courage and determination was right there. Even our very pregnant Press Secretary showed little fear after it was over. I think Sec Hegseth would have fought for him.

How fortunate and blessed are we to have them, to witness what they go through to improve our country?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 11:40 PM (WONhk)

473 Where did the fat SS chicks go?

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 25, 2026 11:59 PM (EDHTD)

474 377 If this guy is (was) a teacher, at what point is the NEA declared a terrorist organization.

ding ding ding fried chicken dinner

Hat tip from the PNW for your comment.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at April 26, 2026 12:40 AM (p51gb)

475 That's the thing, it's a collectivist ideology which means it was left wing to start with.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

Time to make some of you VERY, VERY ANGRY.

Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 01:26 AM (pKv0r)

476 "Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?"
In many communist countries some private property was allowed. Probably they realized they cannot confiscate all of it at once, because it would demoralize people too much.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 03:15 AM (tFapr)

477 476 "Why did the NSDAP allow private property and went about attacking the SPD and KPD?"
In many communist countries some private property was allowed. Probably they realized they cannot confiscate all of it at once, because it would demoralize people too much.
Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 03:15 AM (

Example.

And that goes completely against communism.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 03:55 AM (pKv0r)

478 Asking AI:
"private land ownership in communist poland"
Private land ownership persisted throughout the communist era in Poland, making it unique among Eastern Bloc countries where large-scale agricultural collectivization failed to take root. While the state nationalized large estates and urban real estate, approximately 75% of agricultural land remained in private family farms from World War II through the collapse of communism in 1989.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:07 AM (tFapr)

479 "private home ownership rates in communist hungary"
Private home ownership rates in communist Hungary were historically high, driven by state subsidies for self-building and the privatization of public housing, resulting in one of the highest ownership rates in Europe today.

"private home ownership rates in communist romania"
AI answer: Private home ownership in Romania was extremely low during the communist era, as the state controlled approximately 70% of all apartments by 1990.

This is one way to look at it, but on the other hand it excludes houses. If you include those, significantly over 50% of homes were privately owned.

I am too lazy to do more research, hopefully 3 examples will suffice.

Thus, to come back to your original point, even though the Nazis were collectivists, they didn't nationalize everything at once. Just like communists.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:13 AM (tFapr)

480 Thus, to come back to your original point, even though the Nazis were collectivists, they didn't nationalize everything at once. Just like communists.
Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 04:13 AM (tFapr)

Yes, and the Nazis/Fascists came from the Right side (they were good with private property) and the Communists from the Left (they hated it). Saying that makes many here and elsewhere VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY ANGRY. And I don’t know why. Both sides are on the sides of a coin called “evil”.

Points deducted for being lazy and using “AI”, which isn’t.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 26, 2026 05:26 AM (pKv0r)

481 The nazis were from the nationalist left, similar to the North Korean communists nowadays, and (in the 1930s) the communists were from the internationalist left. The connections and similarities between them are well known.

As for the issue of private property under nazism and in communist countries, I invite you to explore further. "AI" is just a starting point and it comes with references. Here is an article about the nazis' views on private property:
https://mises.org/mises-wire/ hitlers-views-private-property-and-nationalization (delete the space)
There are many more similarities between nazis, socialists, and communists than you acknowledge.

Posted by: PG at April 26, 2026 06:42 AM (tFapr)

482 Was he Washington Post or New York Times?

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 26, 2026 09:26 AM (E/v+X)

483 Everyone in that room actively worked, in big ways and small over the last decade, to make this assassination attempt happen. "So close! " they all wept into their pillows last night.

Posted by: Gorthanc at April 26, 2026 09:39 AM (xKjWc)

The Alan Trustman Affair [Lex]

Most people don’t know the name Alan Trustman. But they do know The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen. Alan Trustman wrote that movie, and his story as a screenwriter is at once inspiring and infuriating.

I was friendly with him, and that itself is an inspiring and infuriating story. I had lost touch with him the past few years, but recently my father gave me Alan’s obituary, which he saw in The Boston Globe. Alan died on March 5th at the age of 95.

***
I graduated from Boston University’s film school in 1998 where I concentrated in screenwriting. In the early 2000s, I teamed with another writer to pen a number of scripts which we shopped to Hollywood. Many of our screenplays were Boston-set, of the true-crime or suspense variety.

Though his career as a Hollywood scribe was long since over, Alan Trustman, a Beantown native, was someone you sought out if you wanted to discuss Boston crime stories. I can’t remember how I first got in touch with him, but in the early 2000s we began to correspond by email.

Before the days of doxxing, people were less guarded about protecting their locations, and I frequently noted the signature line of Alan’s emails, which listed his retirement address—a place called Fisher Island in Florida.

Our correspondence petered out, but in 2005 I met a woman who was to become my wife (eventually ex-wife). As the relationship deepened, I was invited by her father to visit him in Florida, Fisher Island to be exact.

Fisher Island is an islet off Miami Beach. You can walk around it in thirty minutes. Not everyone knows everyone on Fisher Island, but when I mentioned to my former father-in-law I had exchanged emails with Alan Trustman, who also lived on the island, it didn’t take long for him to track Alan down.

After that, I would see Alan a couple times per year. Maybe once in Florida and then sometimes when he was back in Brookline/Chestnut Hill for the summer, where my wife’s family lived, as did Trustman when not snow-birding.

At the time, I was still making attempts to sell my own scripts while paying the bills in the family real estate business. Alan’s advice to me was consistently –and bitterly—as follows: forget screenwriting, stick with real estate.

I always listened patiently but was annoyed. ‘You had your time in the sun’ I thought, so why attempt to talk me out of going for it? Why be so negative about a passion people spend many years cultivating?

In one sense he was correct: screenwriting is a tough row to hoe. You’re unlikely to be able to support a family pursuing it. Even if you can grab a little success, you’ll eventually hit a dry spell. I knew this to be true, having many screenwriting friends and acquaintances who were on top of the world after selling something one year and then broke or waiting tables the next. There are only a handful of writers who spend their entire careers living off the income screenwriting provides.

Even so, one can be realistic without being discouraging, and Alan routinely chose the latter. What irked me more was he had put almost no time into developing himself as a writer before rocketing to the top.

***
One of the first lines in Alan’s obituary notes he had nothing to do with the film industry or any kind of creative writing until one night, in his mid-30s, he was so disgusted by a bad movie he saw, he vowed he could do better.

I never got the full story on how his script made it to Hollywood and eventually Steve McQueen, but Alan did work for a prominent law firm and probably a few calls via the old boys network got him access.

It’s a story that is inspiring because we have all been there. We see a movie (or many, many movies) that are horrible and say 'I can do better than that.'
But I was never able to dash something off, make a few phone calls, and leapfrog to the top. I would say Alan’s story is nearly unique in this regard, which is why it’s so frustrating.

According to the obituary, “Although he had never written a line except for contracts and legal briefs, Mr. Trustman spent every Sunday afternoon for two months hammering out a script about a bank heist. When the William Morris Agency quickly sold The Thomas Crown Affair script to United Artists, he felt like Lana Turner, the star who was discovered ‘sipping a malt in a drugstore.’”

Yes, there are discoveries in screenwriting every day. In fact, that’s how it almost always goes. A writer, struggling for years, finally gets his or her script to the right producer or an agent takes a shine to a screenplay and brings it to studios. When the sale is made, the nobody becomes the toast of the town.

Except, with Alan, he did it on his first try. Only a few months into his new endeavor he not only completed a script, but also sold it—a feature that actually got made (when so many get lost in development hell), snagging one of the biggest stars of the day.

I don’t know whether to celebrate an industry that picks winners and losers like this or feel thankful it could happen to anyone, at any time.

Over the years, as I have presumably become wiser, I’ve recognized the Alan Trustman path to success is an indictment of the system, not a cause to celebrate it.

All it really demonstrates is that Alan had a good idea and got that idea to the right person. I doubt the original script he wrote was earth shattering, but it was a good vehicle for McQueen and his agents recognized it. Alan was lucky he wasn’t rewritten and cast aside, but for most this is the rule.

I never understood this about Hollywood. How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work? Clearly you didn’t think the script you proclaimed to be superb was really that. You probably liked the idea and thought it could eventually be worked into a movie, but rather than admit this is how most scripts get selected, you pretend the screenplay and the writer are the finds of the century.

It’s a gestalt everyone in the system is in on, and the system will circle the wagons rather than admit its dishonesty. It’s like listening to professional wrestlers insist matches are not staged.

Part of the trick is Hollywood convincing you they know something more. That they can judge material and potential in a far better way than an outsider can. After 25 years of observing this, I can say with definitiveness, they cannot. If you doubt me look at the amount of movies produced each year. Maybe 10% are good to superior; the rest could have been written by the first 100 people in the Cambridge telephone book (hat tip to William Buckley).

These days, the better writing is to be found in television and independent cinema, but most successful, contemporary feature scribes working toward Hollywood glitter can’t pull off what Alan did. They do put in years before breaking through, but that still doesn’t mean what they produce is beyond the ken of most reasonably intelligent people.

Nevertheless, Alan’s story is a slap in the face to all the people who grinded for years before getting a seat at the table. And it’s even more of a blow to so many talented people who never got a break but possessed similar skills and ideas. Screenwriting success is maybe 20% talent and the rest luck and timing. But few in Tinseltown will cop to this.

***
Why am I going on about Alan Trustman, a relatively minor player in the history of Hollywood? If I hadn’t come to know him personally, I might have nothing to say. But because he had instant success with minimal effort, while at the same time advising me to abandon my own dreams, his passing engendered many conflicting thoughts. Both anger and appreciation for his success, as well as the same for an industry that operates this way. I love movies and have devoted much of my life to the cinema in one form or another, but I hate the process by which many films are developed—and even more the lionization of that process.

I haven’t even discussed Steve McQueen and the movies Trustman wrote for him, The Thomas Crown Affair, and, perhaps, equally noteworthy, Bullitt. They are both solid movies, but I never was a McQueen guy. Nothing against him, but I suppose I’m more of a Lee Marvin or Charles Bronson and The Dirty Dozen fan as opposed to McQueen and The Great Escape.

Alan’s screenplays were also solid. He wrote a few more after he parted ways with McQueen, and his run as a successful screenwriter came to an end in the mid 1970s.

Would Alan have had the same success if he tried to break into the business today. I don’t think Trustman was the kind of high concept scribe every manager and producer is looking for these days. He wrote good screenplays with taut dialogue. They were well-structured and paced.

There really is something to be said for simplicity, and that may be why mainstream American movies are in such dire straights right now. Instead of telling interesting stories with clearly defined dramatic purposes, it’s a race to the bottom for the most surprising hook one can conjure. Either that or another sequel.

Originality is at an all-time low, and so perhaps Hollywood wouldn’t be a fit for a sui generis kind of writer like Alan. Whatever the case, rest in peace, Mr. Trustman. You have inspired and bedeviled me, and that is, perhaps, the mark of any effective writer.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 07:30 PM

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1 Interesting story

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (q6tQZ)

2 The Brattleboro Gay Pride Senter is be proud to percents "An Everering with Yokio Ono wear she be singering her gratest hits.

Tickits is be $200 a peace and will go two help Gay Chdrin of Coller suffering because of Trump polices.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (WQvhz)

3 I suspect there are tremendous, interesting authors whose books never see the light of day.
Screenwriters the same.
Musicians by the score (heh).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:26 PM (q6tQZ)

4 Reading content like a newbie
Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Seka had a similar start. She owned a chain of Adult Bookstores in the 80s. After watching a few of the movies in her shops, see said to herself, I can do better. And a star was born.

Posted by: MurcanDownunder at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (IyQVv)

6 I had not realized the same guy wrote both Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt. Could be because I have never seen all of the first movie. Don't know why; I love heist films. I'm not much of a McQueen fan, so maybe that explains it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:34 PM (+2QQb)

7 ...gratest hits...
For once, Mary C. was right about something.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 25, 2026 07:36 PM (XMwZJ)

8 What is the difference screenwriter and a Pizza?
A pizza ca feed a family of 4.

What do you call a screenwriter with a mortgage?
An optimist.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:38 PM (YBtcQ)

9 There really is something to be said for simplicity, and that may be why mainstream American movies are in such dire straights right now. Instead of telling interesting stories with clearly defined dramatic purposes, it’s a race to the bottom for the most surprising hook one can conjure. Either that or another sequel.

Pardon me..... "story?"

Posted by: 30,000 geeks in the CGI department at April 25, 2026 07:38 PM (VHUov)

10 Probably not alone here, I think Steve McQueen was awesome.
I like Thomas Crown Affair a lot and Magnificent Seven is inmy top 10 Westerns

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)

11 His most famous other screenwriting credit was the sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, which was called THEY CALL ME MR TIBBS

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:40 PM (y4H1r)

12
I never understood this about Hollywood. How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work?

___________

Isn't the publishing business the same? Don't even successful novels go through an editor?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (tgvbd)

13 One thing watching TJM's videos on directors is I never paid attention who directed the movies I watch yet alone who wrote it, except famous books the movie might came from.
Had no ide The Plumber was a Peter Weir movie, didn't carr really.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

14 1 fascinating.
mcqueen competed sucessfully in motorsports. importantly to me, desert and scrambles racing. accomplished on highly modified pieces of british crap, which makes it all the more impressive. well done, marine.

Posted by: cmeat at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (R11M+)

15 Probably not alone here, I think Steve McQueen was awesome.
I like Thomas Crown Affair a lot and Magnificent Seven is inmy top 10 Westerns
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026

***
He always delivered on screen. You might not like the character he plays -- Bullitt is an arrogant son-of-a-gun, for instance (though in the last analysis a good cop) -- but McQueen always delivered.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (+2QQb)

16 >>>“Although he had never written a line except for contracts and legal briefs [ . . . ]

Some of the best writers of clean, open prose are lawyers, accountants, people who write case and contact reports, and whatever they call people who write advertising copy.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (rbvCR)

17 Lex one would think that Alan had a good run then. Can't say one way or other that means big money or not.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)

18 "How can you praise something so highly and laud the writer who birthed it but quickly bring in others to redo the work?"

Good question.
And then along comes Drew Goddard who adapts Andy Weir books and now walks around town with a big turban made of $500 bills.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 07:43 PM (gKWVE)

19 Interesting story, Lex. Sometime fate hands success to someone and none of us can figure out "Why him?"

But it sounds like he had talent, and was lucky enough to ride that for a while. I don't resent someone's success as I don't think it's a zero-sum game.

I used to think I was going to be a world-famous something-or-other. But now I'm OK that I'm not. I've done what I thought I wanted to do and that...is fine.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (CHHv1)

20 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)

21 One thing watching TJM's videos on directors is I never paid attention who directed the movies I watch yet alone who wrote it, except famous books the movie might came from.
Had no ide The Plumber was a Peter Weir movie, didn't carr really.
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026

***
I didn't notice directors too much either for many years. During the Sniffle Scare, though, watching movies on YooToob, I came to appreciate Carol Reed, the British director; I'd already been exposed to David Lean; and Billy Wilder is probably the one director (especially if he also wrote or co-wrote the script) who draws me every time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

22 12....The difference with novels is a novel goes to an agent and then they sell it to a publishing house and it goes into production, and that's it. With a script, you might sell it and the studio does nothing or kicks you off and hires another writer. Or a manager/agent takes you on because they like a script you wrote but it's only the next script you write that they try to sell. For many people, this takes years. Trustman hit the jackpot on all levels. His first script got representation, then bought, then made, and he was not replaced so got full screenwriting credit--visibly so since McQueen was the hottest thing going then.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (y4H1r)

23
I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

I never, ever, ever get tired of watching it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:46 PM (tgvbd)

24 I don't know which is worse......

Yoko Ono Singing or listening to Kami Harris Cackle for an hour ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 25, 2026 07:47 PM (xl8DV)

25 Isn't the publishing business the same? Don't even successful novels go through an editor?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (tgvbd)
----
An editor is one thing.

The Executive Meddling by Hollywood committees is on a whole other level.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 07:48 PM (gnNyN)

26 19...Good comment. I don't resent his success. I was more resentful he seemed to advise me not to try. It's definitely not a zero sum game; there are just only so many slots available to be a working screenwriter or outlets where you can sell a script for life changing amounts, so naturally some people just don't hit it the way others do, though they may be just as talented.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (y4H1r)

27 You sound ... bitter.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (zdQuL)

28 When I was an assistant teaching pro I was told my pro was giving a lesson to the guy who assisted on the screenplay for The Deer Hunter and wrote the screenplay for the Bonfire of the Vanities IIRC. Couldn't remember his name until I just looked it up.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:50 PM (kxLc1)

29 The story from Robert Vaughn in his memoir A Fortunate Life is that he was good friends with McQueen. Steve asked RV, "Where do you get your hair cut?" "Mostly on movie sets," Vaughn replied. "Well, try this guy, he's great."

"This guy" was Jay Sebring, who later died with Sharon Tate in the Manson case. Vaughn says Sebring invited him over several times for small gatherings; RV knew Sharon, who'd appeared on U.N.C.L.E. He didn't think it sounded like his speed. If he'd accepted that infamous night, we might be talking to this day about the Vaughn-Tate murders. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:51 PM (+2QQb)

30 McQueen made some good movies and some mediocre one's. Favorite McQueen movie: The Getaway.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:51 PM (jXvKN)

31
- but McQueen always delivered.

He couldn't beat Edward G. Robinson at poker.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 07:53 PM (Cqx++)

32 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0

You know who wrote that screenplay? James Clavell. Another interesting thing is Clavell also directed To Sir With Love.

That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

33 McQueen? Try The Sand Pebbles.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (q3u5l)

34 McQueen? Try The Sand Pebbles.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (q3u5l)

Anti American but pretty good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:55 PM (kxLc1)

35 Papillon is my favorite McQueen movie.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

36 Well written Lex.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (2WIwB)

37 Watched last night: A High Wind in Jamaica, staring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn, otherwise to be known as A Pedophiles Dream.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (jXvKN)

38 Oh dear.
I thought Quinn's big pdf movie was al-Risalah / the Message, given its protag.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 07:58 PM (gKWVE)

39 Sand Pebbles. Agree.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 07:59 PM (LHPAg)

40 Le Mans, all other Steve McQueen is irrelevant

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:02 PM (jrgJz)

41
That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

_____________

Almost seems like those would be antithetical. Like all the lush descriptions and internal monologues of the characters are exactly what's not needed in a screenplay.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (tgvbd)

42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7moDAITGcw

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (jrgJz)

43 Interesting essay thanks Lex. although I love movies I have little to no interest in "show business" and little to no respect for the minstrels of Hollywood.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (RIvkX)

44 The Thomas Crown Affair.
Sorry Lex. I've seen both and I'll take the 1999 version with Russo and Brosnan every time. A great movie and story.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:03 PM (2WIwB)

45 I never was a McQueen guy. Nothing against him, but I suppose I’m more of a Lee Marvin or Charles Bronson and The Dirty Dozen fan as opposed to McQueen and The Great Escape.
_________
Bronson was in both. Not only that, he survived both.

I do not understand why someone would be angered by someone's success. But I do recognize that nowadays conservatives are just as much relativistic as liberals.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

46 My favorite Anthony Quinn movie is A Walk in the Clouds. He played a Mexican which he is.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (kxLc1)

47 Watch Sand Pebbles day or so ago

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

48 @32 James Clavell also wrote the script for "The Fly" if memory serves. The 1958 one I mean.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (CHHv1)

49 "Le Mans, all other Steve McQueen is irrelevant

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines"

That's a pretty good movie. Except for the talking parts.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (vFG9F)

50 Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

Who is angered? No one here.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (kxLc1)

51
My favorite Anthony Quinn movie is A Walk in the Clouds. He played a Mexican which he is.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:05 PM (kxLc1)

__________

The Guns of Navarone. Period.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:07 PM (tgvbd)

52 @26 It's possible he saw many writers destroying themselves by attempting to jump to the top of the heap, and he was trying to prevent more tragedies. A career in the arts (any of them) generally has very little to do with talent and more to do with sheer luck.

Alex Kurtzman comes to mind...

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 08:08 PM (CHHv1)

53 43....I used to be more in tune or interested in show business but the older I've become I realize a lot of it's a facade. A town run by average people creating the illusion they have some special insight into what works and what doesn't. It's like realizing your gods are false and sort of turning your back on them.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:08 PM (y4H1r)

54 I have an awesome Steve McQueen story but it would take too much space to tell it properly. Something for a MoMe.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)

55 They rank The Great Escape as #1. It may be the dumbest movie he made.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:12 PM (jXvKN)

56 The Guns of Navarone. Period.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:07 PM (tgvbd)
====

I saw that movie with my Boy Scout troop at some army base theater where we were on a road trip and the audience was 100% into it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)

57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGNnC8NOyo

then there is Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (jrgJz)

58 I put Great Escape as my #5 best war movies

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0

Concur Skip.
But that said, a hell of a lot of competition for the top 4.
A Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan (the first twenty minutes alone)
Fury
The Best Years of Our Lives
Patton
The Longest Day

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)

59 So many books I would love to see as movies. But the process of turning them into a screenplay would harm a bunch of them. (If for no other reason than a lot of interior dialogue that couldn't easily be re-written as external dialog.)

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (fK5DA)

60 MP4 has commented about his ambivalence about a friend's work being published. It's a creator's struggle.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (RIvkX)

61
I saw that movie with my Boy Scout troop at some army base theater where we were on a road trip and the audience was 100% into it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)

_________

Son, every red-blooded normal American boy is 100% into it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (tgvbd)

62 It's like realizing your gods are false and sort of turning your back on them.
Posted by: Lex
---

The fact that they turn out mostly crap may have something to do with it. In Hollywood's hay day one could view a new and enjoyable/entertaining movie every week. Maybe four or so great movies a year. Now we are served crap and told it's steak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (jXvKN)

63 anyway the novel A High Wind in Jamaica came out in 1929 so is in public domain. feel free to do a fanfic

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)

64 My favorite McQueen flick is 'LeMans'. I'm a motorsports fan (shrugs).

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 08:15 PM (c711F)

65
And hacks like Akiva Goldsman with an almost perfect stinker record get projects thrown at him like women's panties at a Tom Jones concert.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 25, 2026 08:16 PM (y9nCu)

66 You know who wrote that screenplay? James Clavell. Another interesting thing is Clavell also directed To Sir With Love.

That is a guy who made a living writing screenplays. Okay also best selling novels.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026

***
William Goldman was another -- often adapting his own novels like Magic and Marathon Man.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:18 PM (+2QQb)

67 I love the first Thomas Crown Affair, and think Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway made one of the sexiest screen duos ever. What’s different between it and other heist movies is the intense psychological maneuvering between Dunaway and McQueen throughout. He knows she’s trying to burn him, she knows he’s trying to get away with it and burn her, and they this intense relationship in spite of it.

He wins, of course.

And it helped that it was brilliantly directed by Norman Jewishness rather early in his career.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:20 PM (JkyaL)

68 It’s like listening to professional wrestlers insist matches are not staged.

Or (D)emocrats insisting there's no voter fraud?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 25, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

69 ...they do know The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen...
---------
Hmm. And yet it is Faye Dunaway that first comes to my mind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 08:21 PM (XeU6L)

70 Yeah im going to dissent on the great escape

Ive seen it maybe 20 times

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:22 PM (bXbFr)

71 50 Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:04 PM (AlhUl)

Who is angered? No one here.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 08:06 PM (kxLc1)
_______
"Both anger and appreciation for his success"

"Nevertheless, Alan’s story is a slap in the face to all the people who grinded for years before getting a seat at the table."

Personally, I try to compare Hollywood with other entertainment. Baseball comes to mind. Babe Ruth simply didn't have to work at it as most others did (with less success). This is something C S Lewis wrote about.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 08:23 PM (AlhUl)

72 You might not like the character he plays ... but McQueen always delivered.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:42 PM (+2QQb)

And what set apart favorite actors from really great actors is the well-liked ones often get stereotyped as a certain character, and people like the character, while the great actors played lots of different sorts and managed to portray each character really well. IMO.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 08:24 PM (fK5DA)

73 Yes mcqueem came to blows with sturgis over lemans

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:24 PM (bXbFr)

74 Yes akiva must have a whole altar to baal to explain his success in getting projectd

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:25 PM (bXbFr)

75 Arsenic and Old Lace is on TCM!

In college I did a production of it; I played Jack Carson's cop, who makes the mistake of saying Jonathan looks just like Boris Karloff and gets choked for it. Our version was rather original: The director cast a woman, one of our excellent and funny character actresses, as Teddy, who believes she is TR. I mean, why not? Teddy is insane; a woman could go psychotic and believe she is TR, right?

We were in the Green Room, and someone asked our actress why she thought Teddy, a girl, believed she was a man. She grinned and said with perfect timing: "It's so nice to be insane; no one asks you to explain!" (This was when that song by Helen Reddy, "Angie Baby," was a Top 40 hit.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:25 PM (+2QQb)

76 Sand Pebbles needed an editor to cut its running time in half. Then it could have been good.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:26 PM (JkyaL)

77 >>>then there is Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines
--

YuuTuube will cut a movie and call it whole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:26 PM (jXvKN)

78 Which is better, Tora Tora Tora or Patton?

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)

79 71...I don't think most of your 1910s-1930s athletes worked at it that hard. They all drank and smoked. But even if Babe didn't put in the work, he was a generational talent, pitching and hitting, and made the live ball league. I'm not sure the comparison really holds.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (y4H1r)

80 Is Stalag 17 a war movie?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:28 PM (jXvKN)

81 Is something broken?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 08:34 PM (jXvKN)

82 There’s a small scene at the end of Bullitt which must have been writenn by Truckman that resonates with me the older I get; and I take note of it because the first time I saw the film I thought it was anticlimactic and didn’t get it. It’s after even Jacquline has dumped on him and his bosses are furious at him for how things went. He’s cleaning up at his sink and just looks calmly in the mirror for a few seconds.

And as I’ve aged, I realized that’s the key to his character - when you’ve been in the hardest situation imaginable, and everyone is second guessing you; if you can still look at yourself in the mirror without shame, you’ve done well.

I think it’s a very insightful thought.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:35 PM (JkyaL)

83 82...it may have been written or maybe the director and actor did it on set improvisationally. Hard to know unless you have the script.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:36 PM (y4H1r)

84 Now I hate Alan Trustman.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 08:37 PM (JkO4W)

85 Jeepers. Now I’m in a foul mood.

Posted by: Sour grapes much? at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (M9/R7)

86 Which is better, Tora Tora Tora or Patton?
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)

Patton
but a decent remake of Tora3 could propel it to the top. Especially if they focused more on the Japanese perspective.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (2WIwB)

87 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

88 Live video shows main table cleared.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:39 PM (NZIuw)

89 And as I’ve aged, I realized that’s the key to his character - when you’ve been in the hardest situation imaginable, and everyone is second guessing you; if you can still look at yourself in the mirror without shame, you’ve done well.

I think it’s a very insightful thought.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:35 PM (JkyaL)

Concur.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:40 PM (2WIwB)

90 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

I'll just say it right now without even looking it up,
FUCK YOU Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

91 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

I'll just say it right now without even looking it up,
FUCK YOU Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

92 What happened at the Washington Hilton?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (2Ez/1)

93 OT: good news and bad news from Utah's GOP state convention.
Good news: that absolute RINO scumbag Blake Moore will not be representing the Republicans in UT-2. Karianne Lisonbee got 61.5%. Buh-bye Blake.
UT-3 is more a problem:
-Celeste Maloy 515 50%
-Phil Lyman 486 47.2%
That's a second vote. Maloy is considered a RINO too. Hopefully people wake up over there.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (gKWVE)

94
C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM (NZIuw)

__________

Anyway....

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (tgvbd)

95 FUCK YOU Democrats.
Posted by: Diogenes

Seconded.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (aS3FV)

96 Hopefully now that PDT and Melania are out, the whole building gets nuked.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (A5RD0)

97 It is now a crime scene.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (2Ez/1)

98 One shooter. SS has him in custody.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:43 PM (2Ez/1)

99 26 19...Good comment. I don't resent his success. I was more resentful he seemed to advise me not to try. It's definitely not a zero sum game; there are just only so many slots available to be a working screenwriter or outlets where you can sell a script for life changing amounts, so naturally some people just don't hit it the way others do, though they may be just as talented.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 07:49 PM (y4H1r)

History profs are the same. They will always advise against getting in it because there are so few slots available.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:44 PM (T6aVk)

100 Smug assholes sitting and ordering more drinks.

No one is targeting them, obviously.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:45 PM (A5RD0)

101 the Correspondents' Dinner was always a crime scene, just not officially until now

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (gKWVE)

102 Smug assholes sitting and ordering more drinks.
No one is targeting them, obviously.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Give 'em a round of Bill Cosbys and let a pack of DREAMERs have at them.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (aS3FV)

103 Thx Lex for an interesting take and insights.
McQueen is a favorite. The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles ( his best acting , got him an Academy Award nom) , Bullitt etc
Watched an interesting vid from Nerdrotic the other day about screenwriting. The demands of streaming has led to more and more content but most of crap . The strike a couple of years ago made it worse and a lot of solid old timers have walked away. The old Hollywood is on its last legs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:46 PM (gu0hJ)

104 Concur Skip.
But that said, a hell of a lot of competition for the top 4.
A Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan (the first twenty minutes alone)
Fury
The Best Years of Our Lives
Patton
The Longest Day
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)

Full Metal Jacket and SPR are similar in that the best part is the beginning, but then it is a relatively ordinary war movie. I love both and both consistently top the charts whenever the Military Crimes publications put out a war movie poll. But let's face it: FMJ is driven largely by its first half, the basic training bit; and SPR's main draw is the amazing D-Day sequence.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:47 PM (T6aVk)

105 Stalag 17 certainly is a war movie
I put anything even kind of in period of a war a war movie. Many of older movies are have flashbacks to home

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Ia/+0)

106 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (2WIwB)

107 Compton comes to visit Hollywood for Ugly People.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (2Ez/1)

108 This is so like the Left and their Heckler's vetos!
THey are probably crying in their beers that no one was hurt. Evil demons

Posted by: Iris at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (bOJ2I)

109 MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner

Quick, find out where Eric Swalwell is right now

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (gKWVE)

110 Complaining about how hard it is to become a Hollywood screenwriter today is like complaining how hard it is to become the harpooner on a whaling ship.

"It's dead, Jim."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM (80m++)

111 The book the sand peebles was a prodigious volume

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (bXbFr)

112 Gunman dead

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (Ia/+0)

113 This is a big win for Trump.

Proves the press and the democrats can’t even sit down for a meal with another person whose views are different.

Dems look like the Party of Tolerance and Diversity now, don’t they.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (A5RD0)

114 112 Gunman dead
Posted by: Skip

We'll take it from here.

Posted by: the Cenobites at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)

115 In terms of things I've liked recently, the Netflix documentary series about Hulk Hogan has been pretty interesting. "Let me tell you something, brother!"

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (y4H1r)

116 Flaming skull worthy?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:51 PM (2Ez/1)

117 UT-3 is more a problem:
-Celeste Maloy 515 50%
-Phil Lyman 486 47.2%
That's a second vote. Maloy is considered a RINO too. Hopefully people wake up over there.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 08:42 PM (gKWVE)

Is UT-3 a more urban district?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:52 PM (T6aVk)

118
Gunman dead

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (Ia/+0)

____________

That's convenient.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 08:52 PM (tgvbd)

119 He's dead, Jim.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (2Ez/1)

120 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:49 PM

Don't look at me.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (0sNs1)

121 113 This is a big win for Trump.

Proves the press and the democrats can’t even sit down for a meal with another person whose views are different.

Dems look like the Party of Tolerance and Diversity now, don’t they.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:50 PM (A5RD0)

They are Stalinists. Either you agree with the Party Line 100% or get strung up by piano wire or stood in front of a ditch in a birch forest 20 minutes later.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (T6aVk)

122 106 So...MS-NOW is reporting "loud noises" at the dinner.
Posted by: Diogenes

Well, there's a hint of the motivations of the shooter.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 08:53 PM (c711F)

123 Is Trump ok?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM (A5RD0)

124 C-SPAN says shots fired at Correspondent’s Dinner
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline
......

Gee, I hope Jake Tapper is OK

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM (b3Yos)

125 The demands of streaming has led to more and more content but most of crap
Posted by: Smell the Glove

The best thing about streaming is easy access to older movies. I'm plowing through all kinds of movies from the 30s to 80s. Some are good, some are bad, but all are light years better than current crap

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (aS3FV)

126 123 Is Trump ok?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:54 PM
+++

He and Melania were taken off the stage immediately.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (2Ez/1)

127 Not like someone with a gun and fires it even at ceiling is going to live long in a room with Secret Service people

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Ia/+0)

128 Main steam stop valve

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)

129 So, I guess the Left gets infinite chances at this, apparently?

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (6Uni8)

130 So there's just one guy with a gun? How do they know? Now they have to strip search everyone in there.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 08:56 PM (vFG9F)

131 Evahbady goin' home...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:57 PM (2Ez/1)

132 They are going to resume the dinner?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (A5RD0)

133 Tater running around on CNN like a fried potato.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (jZ3ZM)

134 The correspondence dinner incident will provide a great opportunity for our media betters to moralize on the evils of guns.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (T6aVk)

135 Was it Jim Acosta or Keith Olbermann?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (CNl8/)

136 Mebbe they're going to continue...

But it would appear no ears were injured at this event.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (2Ez/1)

137 Fox News reporting the dinner will continue, but conflicting reports.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 25, 2026 08:58 PM (NZIuw)

138 This shit is why I tell everyone on our side to cheat in every possible way during elections.

You are not dealing with a loyal opposition.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 08:59 PM (YW20U)

139 He and Melania were taken off the stage immediately.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Watching the replay of Trump at the moment of the shot they took way too long to get him and Melania off the stage. Way too long.

And, they just said they plan to continue the dinner momentarily.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:00 PM (F3Dlr)

140 Why in the heck does Trump do these dinners again? Didn't he stop going? In a different era, he'd have been a spectacular prez at these things. Great comic touch.

But the "press" has degraded so badly - along with the Beltway and much of the country - that it's incomprehensible to me why he'd bother.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:00 PM (U/Byj)

141 *types*
*deletes*

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (A5RD0)

142 Quarter Twenty you know might be a good chance if unhinged enough.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)

143 How much did the SPLC pay the gunman?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (CNl8/)

144 Shut this crap down.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (b3Yos)

145 Death by chocolate is the dessert tonight.

All media were under the table.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (jZ3ZM)

146 Dinner gonna be cold.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:01 PM (2Ez/1)

147 Shut this crap down.
Posted by: wth

What crap?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:02 PM (diia5)

148 The best thing about streaming is easy access to older movies.

I’m watching The Swamp Fox tv series with Walt Disney himself introducing each episode. It was part of.a show called Walt Disney Presents, and he does.

It is practically impossible to find legitimately but is available on the Internet Archive and YouTube. And so far it has (in different ways) rivaled The Patriot.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (Z64UG)

149 Don't continue. Shut it down. And have DJT rip into the Democrat Party and Media (but I repeat myself) for encouraging this shit over and over and over again.

Posted by: XTC at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (6Uni8)

150 All media were under the table.
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot

Those are their assigned seats.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (diia5)

151 140 Why in the heck does Trump do these dinners again?

If you read Vox Day, the Deep State has a team of Trump body doubles who go up and say things. Some are short and some are tall.
He's right about one thing, none of them have been on the Moon.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:03 PM (gKWVE)

152 Poor Wolf lost his shoe

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (jZ3ZM)

153 He hasn't bothered for years but in honor of the 250th anniversary (and quite frankly - it is totally appropriate for him to CONQUER this bastion of leftwing propaganda!)

Posted by: Iris at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (bOJ2I)

154 Of course the venue the same as the Reagan shooting in '81. My office at the time was 2 blocks away, used to walk by the spot near the VIP/vehicle entrance several days a week.

By some weird chance I was seated next to Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's detail at the time, at a lunch thing not long after. Had an interesting conversation (which I've forgotten). Also forgot the lunch purpose, was at Brookings.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:04 PM (U/Byj)

155 I better get to bed, maybe by morning we will get it was another potential assassin, can't imagine any other reason someone would sneak a weapon in.
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (Ia/+0)

156 Don't eat the soup.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (b3Yos)

157
Derek Hunter
@derekahunter
·
5m
One shooter, in custody, according to this officer.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (diia5)

158 I call this

Posted by: Ox the mentalist at April 25, 2026 09:05 PM (jZ3ZM)

159 I believe it was Caroline Levitt seated next to Melania.
If either of them or PDT returns to the dinner it will be a disaster, even with bullet proof glass in front of them.
My gawd. This is sickening.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (F3Dlr)

160 I call this
Posted by: Ox the mentalist

.. The Aristocrats?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (diia5)

161 Chanced upon C-SPAN and saw that Trump and Melania were evacuated, and that smug twat Jiang Weijia said they would resume the dinner, like they're the BBC during the Blitz. God how I hate them.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (kpS4V)

162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.

Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

163
I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (n7rxJ)

164 Other than that Melania, how was the dinner?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:07 PM (2Ez/1)

165 And, thank you, Lex, for something thoughtful.

Posted by: GWB at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (fK5DA)

166 Blonde - dead shooter in custody? Covers both things.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (U/Byj)

167 I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

From a certain point of view.

Posted by: Lucifer at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (VHUov)

168 So did the shooter come in with the staff or the guests?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 25, 2026 09:08 PM (w/O5Q)

169 I will say that these stupid dinners only seem to stiffen Trump's resolve, which is the exact opposite of what the presstitutes want.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:09 PM (kpS4V)

170 Melania: Donald, I'm done with this shit.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:09 PM (2Ez/1)

171 Could be the shooter is 'down' rather than dead.
fog of war, 24 hour rule etc etc etc

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (gKWVE)

172 How the holy hell did anyone get a gun into that room or anywhere close to the room??? Secret service heads need to roll…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (9AdGW)

173 Trump is going back on stage.

Balls of steel.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

174 I'm seeing shooter dead and shooter in custody.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
.......

It's all good. LETS EAT

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (b3Yos)

175 A third assassination attempt?
That's it.
I'm done.
Game on you mutha fuckin' democrats.
No more agreeing to disagree.
No more beign nice.
No more getting along.
Moor reaching across the aisle.
Fuck you Democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)

176 Colonel Mustard in the lobby with the salad fork.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (2Ez/1)

177 So, if Trump returns, does he get applauded or jeered?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (A5RD0)

178 I want Trump to come back on and thank the fake media for developing this psycho.

Then go into a Dangerfield scree of jokes.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (jZ3ZM)

179 Fox News says Trump wants to go back. Why???????

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (9AdGW)

180 It's all good. LETS EAT
Posted by: wth

The Seder, abbreviated version

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (gKWVE)

181
Shots fired "from a light fixture."

What is this, Phantom of the Opera?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (n7rxJ)

182 Teddy R. continued his speech.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:12 PM (2Ez/1)

183 An obvious security failure…. SS is the bad news bears

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:12 PM (9AdGW)

184 PDT:

MISSED! AGAIN. YOU ASSHOLES CANT HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN FROM FIVE FEET AWAY.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:13 PM (A5RD0)

185 Trump could say, "Been there, done that."

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:13 PM (Q+gd/)

186 Almost every comment on yahoo says it was staged. The amount of retards in the country is startling

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (9AdGW)

187 Fox News says Trump wants to go back. Why???????
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:11 PM (9AdGW)

That's not just courage, that is leadership!
America's President.
Fuck yeah!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (2WIwB)

188 Trying this pickle-flavored beer, pretty good with pretzels. Novelty, apparently pretty popular now, which of course I wouldn't know living in my cave in Tora Bora (well, the equivalent in many ways). Definitely OK with food, on its own nah.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (U/Byj)

189 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:14 PM (8i9fb)

190 How many presstitutes need a change of underwear?

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (b3Yos)

191 Blonde - dead shooter in custody? Covers both things.

Blurb at Insty suggests possible two suspects.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (vTZFs)

192 Was the short fat female SS agent from Butler on the job tonight trying to holster her sidearm?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:15 PM (9AdGW)

193 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.
Posted by: Jen the original

EVERY SS AGENT reports to the pistol range tomorrow morning at 0800.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (aTF2S)

194 Watch Melania's reaction when the shots are heard. She looked aghast

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (y171U)

195 Was the short fat female SS agent from Butler on the job tonight trying to holster her sidearm?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
.......

She was in the kitchen stuffing her gob.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:17 PM (b3Yos)

196 "The amount of retards in the country is startling."

Ahemm.

Barack Obama was a prez candidate, and *actually elected, TWICE*.

John McCain was a prez candidate.

Joe *effing* Biden, one of the dumbest, most corrupt, least accomplished and most disliked Beltway non-entities for DECADES, was prez.

"Climate change" is more than a laughable chemtrails fantasy to millions.

The evidence has been there for a while.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (U/Byj)

197 >>That's not just courage, that is leadership!
America's President.
Fuck yeah!!!

Comment of the week at least.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (viF8m)

198 193 Hannity saying that the shooter fired at a SS agent stationed at the first magtomeyer that guests would walk through. Shots were fired back and the guy is in custody.
Posted by: Jen the original

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:16 PM (aTF2S)

How the heck did the shooter get close enough to the first magnetometer?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:18 PM (y171U)

199 Like omg! I was at a real assasination attempt! It was so cool! We had drinks and everyone was all dressed up! It was like one of those train trips where there’s a murder mystery!

Fuck the press.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:19 PM (A5RD0)

200 Maybe they shouldn't have Death By Chocolate for dessert.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

201 Almost the entire Cabinet present, too.

John Roberts: Trump will be coming back to dinner.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:20 PM (NFX2v)

202 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades. So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:21 PM (U/Byj)

203 PDJT wants to go back again but is waiting for law enforcement to make the call.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (y171U)

204 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades.

So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.
Posted by: rhomboid

Surviving as the shooter is unacceptable.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (aTF2S)

205 A third assassination attempt?
That's it.
I'm done.
Game on you mutha fuckin' democrats.
No more agreeing to disagree.
No more beign nice.
No more getting along.
Moor reaching across the aisle.
Fuck you Democrats."

This. I'm thru being nice. F you. War.

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (XuXeR)

206 Will Trump be applauded or booed for coming back?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (A5RD0)

207 > "Tough row to hoe" ?

I thought it was always " Tough road to ho."

Posted by: Kama La Toe at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (a992C)

208 Fox now saying Trump is not coming back.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (8i9fb)

209 I didn't even get to my potato.

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (JkO4W)

210 Now Trump not coming back per Fox News

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (9AdGW)

211 Tough boat to row.

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:23 PM (Q+gd/)

212 Trump's combative relationship with the press creates a climate of violence!

Knock back a shot every time somebody blames this on Trump.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (kpS4V)

213 202 First magnetometer would likely be far away, just inside building entrance. Washington Hilton is set up for these events, main such venue in town. Security arrangements there have been set for decades. So getting off a shot at the outer perimeter very plausible.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:21 PM (U/Byj)

Thanks

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (y171U)

214 207, 210 — Jinx!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (9AdGW)

215 Hey. My coffee is cold.

Posted by: Katie Couric at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (2Ez/1)

216 Gunman has been eliminated. Sweep of area is still underway.

White House staffer has said, according toTrey Yinst, Trump will not be back in the ballroom.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (NFX2v)

217 Fox stating they are hearing gunman is dead but can’t confirm.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (8i9fb)

218 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (reMys)

219 Per Fox this shooting happened past the first magnetometer up an escalator to a magnetometer just outside the ballroom

So I repeat… the SS is incompetent

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (9AdGW)

220 Dead gunmen tell no tales.

Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (Q+gd/)

221 How much would the US of A improve if all the Leftist journalists at the dinner would be arrested as accomplices? I'll bet a lot.

Waterboard them. Take their assets. Drop them off in Gaza in only underwear stuffed with $20 bills.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (u82oZ)

222 Trump's combative relationship with the press creates a climate of violence!

Knock back a shot every time somebody blames this on Trump.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:24 PM (kpS4V)

Jeez.
If we did dat pretty shuun everyone will be under the affluence of incohol!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (2WIwB)

223 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]
Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:25 PM (reMys)

for at least 15 minutes after oxygen runs out....

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (nsSpm)

224 Just announced event will continue. Bizarre.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (8i9fb)

225 Essentially the donks are, if you just let us kill your leader everything can get back to normal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (XV/Pl)

226 Gunman has been eliminated. Sweep of area is still underway."

That's a task. The main ballroom is quite the facility. It'll take time.

And someone needs to be fired

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (XuXeR)

227 Wait. I thought DC was safe now?

Posted by: Katie Couric at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (2Ez/1)

228 Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (w/O5Q)

229 220 Dead gunmen tell no tales.

-----------

He's a patsy!

Posted by: Zombie Lee Harvey Oswald at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (JkO4W)

230 203 PDJT wants to go back again but is waiting for law enforcement to make the call.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:22 PM (y171U)

Either he overrides the cops and goes back, or his is a coward. Just like Bush XLIII was a coward for not going back to DC and staying there on 9/11/01. I do not respect cowards.

Posted by: Some commenters venting on Bush XLIII if they are intellectually consistent at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (T6aVk)

231 Maybe next years dinner will be at a Trump hotel.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (YW20U)

232 GASSSSSS THEM

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (A5RD0)

233 "Tough row to hoe" ?

I thought it was always " Tough road to ho."
Posted by: Kama La Toe

Tough ho with 45 miles of bad road.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (aTF2S)

234 I find it amusing that these are supposedly the premier "journalists" on the planet, yet not ONE of them really knows what's going on right now.

And when they report on it tomorrow, their "facts" will be completely wrong.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gnNyN)

235 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

[Can we keep them there forever?]
Posted by: Beverly

Thunderdome rules. One of them can leave.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (VHUov)

236 past the first magnetometer up an escalator to a magnetometer just outside the ballroom"

Yeah. It's not all on the same level...

Posted by: man at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (XuXeR)

237 Safer than your poolboy, Katie.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gKWVE)

238 "Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave"

I gave a banquet once...

Posted by: Vlad Tepes at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (Q+gd/)

239
So, Trump is so cowardly that a few shots fired at him scare him off.

/s

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (tgvbd)

240 Was the shooter Lutheran? We only know for sure that he was not muslim or trans.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (Vpqw1)

241 davidt

Have the NSA seize his Google file. All will be revealed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (u82oZ)

242 Gunman at White House Correspondents' Dinner was shot and killed

A law enforcement source and U.S. official told CBS News that the gunman is dead. The gunman approached the magnetometers outside the ballroom, where he was shot by law enforcement, the sources said. [CBS, 9 mins ago]

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (reMys)

243 Dead gunmen tell no tales.
Posted by: davidt at April 25, 2026 09:26 PM (Q+gd/)

First rule of assassinations...eliminate the assassin.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)

244 Announcement in the ballroom the event will be begin again soon.

Trump may also be back. (Mixed messages from administration officials.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (NFX2v)

245 My husband came out and said someone was shooting at Trump again at the dinner. My first thought was which reporter finally lost it and shot at him.

Posted by: Megthered at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (aqylp)

246 I didn't even get to my potato.
Posted by: Brian Stelter
.......

Don't forget to swallow before you chew.

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (b3Yos)

247 Fox’s report is becoming schizophrenic.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (8i9fb)

248 Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls

SPLC member.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (aTF2S)

249 I half expect the shooter to be Tim Walz

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (YW20U)

250 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

251
Almost every comment on yahoo says it was staged. The amount of retards in the country is startling
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

But the SPLC is legit!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (Cqx++)

252 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave
----

Release the rancor!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (kpS4V)

253 How the fuck did this happen?
Gonna be a lot of finger pointing, second guessing, premature assumptions, speculation and claw back.

I am fucking sick of all of this.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (0aYVJ)

254 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

I think you have to add fanatical Ukraine supporters and NATO country ambassadors to that list.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (U/Byj)

255 It will be interesting to see how things unfold over the next few days.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (T6aVk)

256 239
So, Trump is so cowardly that a few shots fired at him scare him off.

/s
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Was it a TACO dinner!?!??! Hur hur hur!!!!

Posted by: The Bulwark at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (ycI94)

257 Brian Kilmead claims he smelled the gunpowder. He’s full of it.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:29 PM (8i9fb)

258
Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

__________

Keep them there until 2029. Can't be too careful.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (tgvbd)

259 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (0aYVJ)

260 Fox’s report is becoming schizophrenic.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (8i9fb)

Yes… it’s like a Gutfeld gag

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (ALKK0)

261 Can anyone say Reichstags Fire?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (u82oZ)

262 I find it amusing that these are supposedly the premier "journalists" on the planet, yet not ONE of them really knows what's going on right now.

And when they report on it tomorrow, their "facts" will be completely wrong.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 09:27 PM (gnNyN)

They will wait until their editors and producers tell them what to say.
Not like they can think for themselves.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (2WIwB)

263 Maybe this is a good lesson for the traitorous White House correspondents and they will learn that calling PDJT fascist and racist has consequences (I doubt it).

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (y171U)

264 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

Can I choose D: All of the above?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (ycI94)

265 Tapper is reading about it on X.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (JkO4W)

266 Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame

Queen Victoria survived six assassination attempts. Some were pretty close to getting her.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (u82oZ)

267 Maybe this is also to discourage Trump from going on the road for the midterms?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (kpS4V)

268 Oh boy… Erika Kirk was present. She’s been through enough

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (ALKK0)

269 I question the timing!

/sarc

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 25, 2026 09:31 PM (NlEaG)

270 259 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:30 PM (0aYVJ)

-----------

Trump still leads on impeachments.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (JkO4W)

271 Same building where Reagan was shot.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (8i9fb)

272 It's an op.
It's fake and gay.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (2Ez/1)

273 I think Fidel Castro holds the record for the most assassination attempts.
Tito and Schiklgruber also attracted a fair number.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (gKWVE)

274 President Trump still leads on impeachments.
Posted by: Cicero

FIFY.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:32 PM (u82oZ)

275 Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave

I'm not trapped in here with you. You're all trapped in here with ME. (brandishes bullwhip)

Posted by: President Trump at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (ycI94)

276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)

277 It's time for common sense Correspondent's Dinner control.

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2Ez/1)

278 President Trump

Don't tease. That would be awesome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (u82oZ)

279 Erika Kirk was present.

Candace Owens bullshit, incoming!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (gKWVE)

280 I will say again: It appears the secret service doesn’t know the first thing about defining and maintaining a security cordon…. It’s ridiculous

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (ALKK0)

281 I pray Caroline Levitt is "okay" after the scare and being rushed off the stage.
It's not just PDT's safety, these lunatics are endangering the lives of everyone around him.

Posted by: old chick at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (F3Dlr)

282 The important question is:
Did Brett Baier buy a new suit for the evening?

Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (b3Yos)

283 I bet it smells of flop sweat and poo in that ballroom. I just can't hate the media enough.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

284 "254 "Is the gunperxon a tranny, a jihadi (bonus points for correctly guessing sunni or shia) or a communist?"

I think you have to add fanatical Ukraine supporters and NATO country ambassadors to that list."

Uh, no - that would be cultural appropriation taking aways from trans and/or islamic culture.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (Vpqw1)

285 Around 25 assassination attempts, or serious plots for same, were made against Hitler, counting events back to early rabblerousing days in Munich.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (U/Byj)

286 This could be the record for assassination attempts of a leader.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:28 PM (XV/Pl)

At least a tie with Lincoln.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

I was #1 with a bullet!

Posted by: Zombie President Lincoln at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (ycI94)

287
I didn't even get to my potato.
Posted by: Brian Stelter

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

You are the potato.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (n7rxJ)

288 rhomboid

Ironically, the Allies wanted Hitler to live, because his leadership kneecapped the German General Staff, and ensured Nazi Germany's defeat.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:35 PM (u82oZ)

289 Brian Kilmead said Erica Kirk was present at the dinner, too, & hid beneath a table, as did most attendees.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:35 PM (NFX2v)

290 It's 8647, I mean 1968 all over again!

Posted by: J Comay at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (a992C)

291 The important question is:
Did Brett Baier buy a new suit for the evening?
Posted by: wth at April 25, 2026 09:34 PM (b3Yos)

And if so did he shit in the new suit pants?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (ALKK0)

292
If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

293 276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)

If you get a chance, check out her shocked reaction when the shots are fired

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (y171U)

294 How stupid do you have to be to try to go through a magnoeter with a gun at an event where the POTUS is present?

He should have been shot just for being a dumb fuck.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (viF8m)

295 but a decent remake of Tora3 could propel it to the top. Especially if they focused more on the Japanese perspective.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 08:38 PM

Sadly, with regret, I disagree. The recent Midway movie tried pretty hard by Hollywood standards to be accurate to early Pacific War history, and basically made a small profit. Most of the people under 29 don't know and don't want to. They want to see spectacles performed by people they think are good looking.
I was hoping the crew behind Midway would do something else using some of the CGI that was developed like maybe the Taffy Three story but no dice. Not enough money was made.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (3/XaG)

296 Trump wants to hear and see how all these clowns perform after his security peeps killed a threat out in the hall.

Whatchoo gonna say? Your scripted zingers?

Who's gonna go up to the mic and talk smack now?

Which of them wants to go first?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (DwBif)

297 276 I would LOVE for Melania to come out tomorrow with an absolute fire and brimstone attack on the dems. It would be epic!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)
***
I would love that too. And Karoline Levitt was there next to Melania. Shes due any day, I hope shes ok. Melania should jump on the media with both stilettos and grind them into the ground.

Posted by: Megthered at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (aqylp)

298 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (A5RD0)

299 Maybe we shouldn't serve the Jello shooters...

Posted by: The Caterer at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (2Ez/1)

300 "271 Same building where Reagan was shot."

And where Reagan went again - I shook his hand there. It was designed for Presidents to make public appearances.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (Vpqw1)

301 Hmm, tranny, commie, jihadi, nepo greenie, illegal alien fetishist, Ukraine supporters, NATO's long lost militant wing, or all of the above.

Posted by: the Spanish Inquisition at April 25, 2026 09:37 PM (w/O5Q)

302 They just removed the Presidential seal from the podium.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (y171U)

303 Fox having major audio issues, very annoying

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (ALKK0)

304
Big Fraud is behind this.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (tgvbd)

305 Have they ruled out John Malkovich yet?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (0aYVJ)

306 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.
Posted by: nurse ratched

They were in the same zip code.
They were in the shit.
Send money to their podcast.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (aTF2S)

307 Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were present at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (NFX2v)

308 NY Post: 1 min. ago
"A White House Correspondents’ Dinner volunteer said the suspected gunman appeared to assemble a “long” weapon in a lightly monitored area near the terrace-level entrance before opening fire and rushing toward the ballroom.

The witness, Helen Mabus, a volunteer working the event who said she is from Harrisburg, Pa., described a “makeshift room” near the entrance where bar carts were being stored and where “there was no security” at the time.

“He was in that room […] he grabbed it out of a bag or something,” Mabus said, adding that the weapon “was long” and “didn’t look like a typical gun.”

Mabus said the suspect was partially out of view of security as he handled the weapon inside the room before suddenly moving toward the main event space.

“He put it together and […] ran towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom,” she said.

The gunman then began firing in multiple directions as guests and staff scrambled to escape.

“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (reMys)

309 Have they ruled out John Malkovich yet?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM (0aYVJ)

He had that cool homemade gun undetectable by magnetometers!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (ALKK0)

310 Where’s my cocktail, dammit!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (A5RD0)

311 Yep like I said that venue was created for events like this and security set-up is very established. Reagan was shot outside by a guy basically at the rope line. Very hard to stop that kind of stuff (in a public location) except by set-back, and screening the principal.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (U/Byj)

312 I want Trump to go full Sith Lord and send an armed Vance into the Senate to force the SAVE Act passed, and if not then to declare the Senate in recess.
Trump can recess-appoint Diogenes Lamp as the press secretary, and that can be his most moderate choice.

Posted by: gKWVE would also like a pony at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (gKWVE)

313 And then the midterm elections changed.

>>@PressSec
·
41s
>>President Trump will deliver a statement in the White House Briefing Room.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)

314 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

What would we do?
Well, the gloves come off.
After that...no rules.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (2WIwB)

315 Trump gonna speak from the White House in 30 minutes.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (2Ez/1)

316 I'm getting real tired of living through historical times

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (tUP1A)

317 On with the show!

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (DwBif)

318 Trump news conference at WH instead of returning to dinner

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (ALKK0)

319 There I was, bullets whizzing past my head and up to my neck in white linen while armed only with a fork full of lobster.

Posted by: Brian Williams at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (JkO4W)

320 PDJT will have a press briefing at the White House in 30 minutes (no joke)

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (y171U)

321 We know the shorter wasn’t Tim Walz.
He doesn’t know how to work a gun.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (jZ3ZM)

322 Dinner called off

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (A5RD0)

323 Mabus said the suspect was partially out of view of security as he handled the weapon inside the room before suddenly moving toward the main event space.

“He put it together and […] ran towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom,” she said.

The gunman then began firing in multiple directions as guests and staff scrambled to escape.

“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”
Posted by: Beverly

Ruger 10/22 Takedown

Posted by: rickb223 at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (aTF2S)

324 317 On with the show!
Posted by: M. Gaga at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (DwBif)

Ah shit. Here we go again...

Posted by: Mary Lincoln at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (gKWVE)

325 AZ Intel
@AZ_Intel_
1m
Trump: "Law Enforcement has requested that we leave the premises, consistent with protocol, which we will do, immediately. I will be giving a press conference in 30 minutes from the White House Press Briefing Room. The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition. We will be speaking to you in a half an hour. I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days"

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (GD0B3)

326 Where’s my cocktail, dammit!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:39 PM (A5RD0)

*licks finger*
*slicks down eyebrow*

Hey there Baby! Come here often?
Can I buy you a nice Lemon Drop?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)

327 Some idiotic lady just congratulated…. The press?? They’re the heroes I guess. Good grief

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (ALKK0)

328
Dinner called off

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:41 PM (A5RD0)

__________

Can I get a doggie bag?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (tgvbd)

329 Got to love that Trump is going back in. "Been there, done that" and "how's your underwear, propaganda ministers?"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (gu0hJ)

330 Finally they have cancelled the dinner. Trump to speak from the WH in 30 minutes.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8i9fb)

331 @304

>>Big Fraud is behind this.

It's always Big Penguin, always.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (XV/Pl)

332 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Please accept my best wishes for a sunnier you. I hear you are going through tough times at work.

Maybe find a conservative guy that used to tear telephone books in half for fun, and now does that to iPhones. The barbed wire tattoos on his bulging biceps will keep the homeless from bothering you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)

333 No one was hurt, which is great news.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (y171U)

334 You gonna eat that?

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (2Ez/1)

335 306 Why would the press be afraid?

They aren’t the ones being targeted.
Posted by: nurse ratched

They were in the same zip code.
They were in the shit.
Send money to their podcast.
Posted by: rickb223

It worked for me!!!

Posted by: David Hogg at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (ycI94)

336 Maybe Trump will call in an air strike.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (kpS4V)

337 Which reporters are going to cover the press conference? They are all at the hotel.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:43 PM (CNl8/)

338 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oh, hey, the glue factory truck just left. It'll be back tomorrow.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (diia5)

339 Dinner called off
Posted by: nurse ratched

mmmm leftovers!

Posted by: Tater at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (b3Yos)

340 327 Some idiotic lady just congratulated…. The press?? They’re the heroes I guess. Good grief
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (ALKK0)

She is president of the White House Correspondents and works for CBS News.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (y171U)

341 The good news is, having crapped my pants I can eat MORE!

Posted by: Brian Stelter at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (gKWVE)

342 The First Amendment depends a lot on the Second.

Posted by: The Constitution at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (2Ez/1)

343 licks finger*
*slicks down eyebrow*

Hey there Baby! Come here often?
Can I buy you a nice Lemon Drop?
Posted by: Diogenes

*blushes*
Can I have a double?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (A5RD0)

344 Mental asylums to open in Democratic official's office spaces in 3 days?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)

345 Never see the original. The remake was OK. Rene Russo, giiigiddy.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (q1qnK)

346 Oh boy...Reddit is nothing but "Staged attack to boost his ratings, just like in Pennsylvania."

Sad!

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (ycI94)

347 There I was, bullets whizzing past my head and up to my neck in white linen while armed only with a fork full of lobster.
Posted by: Brian Williams

Real quote from Wolf Blitzer in the NY Post article:

"I happened to have been a few feet away from him," he said. "The first thing that went through my mind was he’s trying to shoot me."

Ya know, because he's a key figure in history and all.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (vTZFs)

348 Too bad there's a not a big room in the WH where they can host these type of events.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (2Ez/1)

349 Maybe find a conservative guy that used to tear telephone books in half for fun, and now does that to iPhones. The barbed wire tattoos on his bulging biceps will keep the homeless from bothering you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)
***

Oh stop it. Nurse and I are just friends.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:45 PM (2WIwB)

350 Let's see the response of the idiot Dems. Expect Murphy and Newsom to say something stupid, as well as the squad.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (gu0hJ)

351 312 I want Trump to go full Sith Lord and send an armed Vance into the Senate to force the SAVE Act passed, and if not then to declare the Senate in recess.
Trump can recess-appoint Diogenes Lamp as the press secretary, and that can be his most moderate choice.
Posted by: gKWVE would also like a pony at April 25, 2026 09:40 PM (gKWVE)

Thankful they are ok. Prayers daily for President Trump, VP Vance, their families, friends and the Cabinet.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)

352 This security snafu is worse than Butler.

How does dude with a rifle get off shots inside the building?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (y171U)

353 "“It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”

Those damn Amish are out of control, and we'll be lucky to live through their reign of terror.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (vbXSk)

354 Wolf Blitzer: the coolest name wasted on that sack of crap.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (kpS4V)

355 Around 25 assassination attempts, or serious plots for same, were made against Hitler, counting events back to early rabblerousing days in Munich.
Posted by: rhomboid

Not to mention all the successful time-traveling and dimension-sliding assassins, whose efforts spawned parallel universes.

Posted by: quantum mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (VHUov)

356 This security snafu is worse than Butler.

How does dude with a rifle get off shots inside the building?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (y171U)

you are asking the right question

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (GD0B3)

357 I have more respect for a $10 crack whore than any MSM “journalist”.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (q1qnK)

358 *blushes*
Can I have a double?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:44 PM (A5RD0)

Aksully I have been experimenting with lemon drops and I think I have discovered the secret to a really good one.
Triple sec...in just the right amount.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (2WIwB)

359 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

360 Thankful they are ok. Prayers daily for President Trump, VP Vance, their families, friends and the Cabinet.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)
---

Same. And the country.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (kpS4V)

361 SS agent shot will be ok, he was wearing a vest.Hannity saying shooter being interrogated by FBI. Why in the hell isnt this asshole riddled with bullets?

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8i9fb)

362 “It just seem like he was shooting all over the place,” Mabus said, estimating she heard “at least 10 shots.”
Posted by: Beverly

Someone radicalized Leeroy Jenkins?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (VHUov)

363 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

364 303 Fox having major audio issues, very annoying
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:38 PM

So was C-SPAN.

Posted by: Moonbeam at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (rbKZ6)

365 257 Brian Kilmead claims he smelled the gunpowder. He’s full of it.
Posted by: Jen the original

THEY'RE EATING EACH OTHER!!!

Posted by: former Fox homo newz pyrson at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (c711F)

366 359 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

Math???
Yo, There is a reason i was a Political Science major.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (2WIwB)

367 According to one witness weapon was "assembled" inside the bldg, in a small utility space that was not monitored (but visible to the witness, I guess). I imagine we'll be hearing the verified truth in due course. But that's how it might happen - pre-staged weapon inside the perimeter. We'll see.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (U/Byj)

368 Wolf Blitzer: the coolest name wasted on that sack of crap.

* ahem *

Second coolest.

Posted by: Zombie Thurl Ravenscroft at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (vTZFs)

369 Math warning!!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (2Ez/1)

370 Salty!

Hi there, handsome! No luck on men out here. If they are conservative, they are henpecked by wives or girlfriends. Or they left Seattle a long time ago.

Oh well. It’s a lovely evening on the beach.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (A5RD0)

371 I usually eat dinner at about 4:30 PM. But I don't eat a lot during the day.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (CNl8/)

372 Why in the hell isnt this asshole riddled with bullets?
Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8i9fb)

He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 09:49 PM (0aYVJ)

373 Moonbeam

Chinese EMP interference. Is the shooter Iranian? That would be most unfortunate for ... Iran.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (u82oZ)

374 This is a wake-up call for the Dems to fund DHS to provide security for sleeper cells as we are in the middle of a war and have 250th anniversary coming up.

Schumer and Jefferies stop this crap!

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (y171U)

375
WaPo headline: Trump removed after loud noise heard.

Oh a loud noise? Someone dropped some dishes I guess.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (q1qnK)

376 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

I agree. Late dinners equal bad sleep. Especially since I cook and clean up the kitchen. Anyone who disagrees can get off my lawn.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (7JD9w)

377
Are the correspondents still there?

Secret Service: "OK, everyone, spread 'em and squat."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (tgvbd)

378 Diogenes

+ 6.022 x 10²³
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:47 PM (u82oZ)

Avogadro’s number is dangerously close to math. Tut tut

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:50 PM (ALKK0)

379 Linus, don't travel to Rio or Buenos Aires.

Restaurants (good ones) are deserted until 10 or 11. At least they used to be. Went to a pretty good steak house in Copacabana area many years ago, wasn't crowded until nearly midnight. Saturday night.

Very different timeline down there.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (U/Byj)

380 LinusVanPelt

Living on the edge here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (u82oZ)

381 He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Don't worry. This will only hurt for a week.

Posted by: a grinning agent at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (VHUov)

382 >>This shit is why I tell everyone on our side to cheat in every possible way during elections.

You are not dealing with a loyal opposition.

Starting to feel the same way.

Posted by: Beverly at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (reMys)

383 I never got the full story on how his script made it to Hollywood and eventually Steve McQueen, but Alan did work for a prominent law firm and probably a few calls via the old boys network got him access.

Same as it ever was, Lex.

Nice work.

Writing is the same way, as seen by others above. But with writers and publishers, you usually don't get kicked off your own project and have it handed to someone else.

Posted by: NYCer who doesn't own a car at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

384 Speaking if math: Great Mathematicians as Modern Math Teachers:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3uufrf

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (kpS4V)

385 According to one witness weapon was "assembled" inside the bldg

—

Like that movie with Clint Eastwood and oh shit Rene Russo again. Lol.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (q1qnK)

386 363 Apropos of nothing… Am I the only person who thinks that 9pm is an ungodly late hour to eat dinner?? I eat dinner at 5pm and most nights in bed by 9:30 asleep by 10:30….. if I ate at 9 I couldn’t fall asleep until midnight. It’s nuts
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:48 PM (ALKK0)

I am like you...guess it comes with being older.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (y171U)

387 He might have information. This is a good example of enhanced interrogation being useful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame

The subject did not survive the interrogation.

Posted by: Hiigara Fleet Intelligence at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (gKWVE)

388 A witness told me that Trump lurched forward and tried to seize the podium!

Posted by: Madison Cornbread at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (JkO4W)

389
Dinner called off
Posted by: nurse ratched

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

That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

390 If they re-schedule this event, you think Melania will attend?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (2Ez/1)

391
That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

____________

I doubt even they would want it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (tgvbd)

392 379. 9 pm dinners in New York is common. I’ve read Trump often wants dinner and snacks at midnight while he’s working at the WH.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 25, 2026 09:53 PM (8i9fb)

393 Rene Russo in her prime. Yum

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (ALKK0)

394 There's an ONT.

Posted by: Zombie Thurl Ravenscroft at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

395 crap.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

396 That's a lot of rubber chicken gone to waste. I hope they give it to the homeless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (n7rxJ)

Homie don't eat that.

Posted by: Homie the Homeless Clown at April 25, 2026 09:54 PM (7JD9w)

397 387 The subject did not survive the interrogation.
Posted by: Hiigara Fleet Intelligence at April 25, 2026 09:52 PM (gKWVE)

Boo freakin' hoo.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (DU5nB)

398 Is it time to start locking people (judges first) up?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 09:55 PM (jXvKN)

399 Well I'm upper-upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all

Couldn’t resist adding some AC/DC lyrics. Because the word “ballroom” has been uttered on TV a thousand times tonight. Classic!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (ALKK0)

400 What happens to all the food that was prepared for all those people? Is it all going to be tossed?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (A5RD0)

401 Interesting article and refreshing honesty. Thanks!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (NFX2v)

402 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Gauss was pretty funny. Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (u82oZ)

403
162 I'm glad no one was hurt, but freakin' shooter upstaged my post.
Posted by: Lex at April 25, 2026 09:06 PM (y4H1r)

He deserved to die for that!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:57 PM (JkyaL)

404 400 What happens to all the food that was prepared for all those people? Is it all going to be tossed?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 09:56 PM (A5RD0)

Maybe they will donate to homeless shelters

Posted by: Joemarine at April 25, 2026 09:58 PM (y171U)

405 Linus, don't travel to Rio or Buenos Aires.

Restaurants (good ones) are deserted until 10 or 11. At least they used to be. Went to a pretty good steak house in Copacabana area many years ago, wasn't crowded until nearly midnight. Saturday night.

Very different timeline down there.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 09:51 PM (U/Byj)

***

I can confirm.
Nothing happens until after 11PM
And if you're are in Brasilia...go to the New York New York night club.
Trust me.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

406 U.S. President Donald Trump: "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (jXvKN)

407 If, God forbid, they'd murdered Trump, what would we do? Answer: as usual, nothing but squawk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tgvbd)

Yup. The left is willing to sacrifice and/or die for their cause. Makes me wonder who'll actually win the war of ideals.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 10:00 PM (g8Ew8)

408 Serious question: how well is the food monitored to ensure that it is not poisoned? That is a very proven method of assassination.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at April 25, 2026 10:01 PM (0aYVJ)

409 Nood

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:02 PM (l26NL)

410 " Diogenes + 6.022 x 10²³"

There is a mole in the chat.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 25, 2026 10:04 PM (vbXSk)

411 >>>... rest in peace, Mr. Trustman. You have inspired and bedeviled me, and that is, perhaps, the mark of any effective writer.

Nice, Lex!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2026 01:19 AM (8NTVk)

412 I never saw the original, just the 1999 reboot with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. You should have provided a comparison.

Posted by: Flakey Foont at April 26, 2026 08:44 AM (kvDvI)

413 I’m not really a McQueen guy either. My brother was, mainly because of his jumping the fence in the Great Escape. My favorite McQueen movie would be Pappillon. I found that fascinating in my youth.

I, too, would have appreciated a comparison of the two big budget versions of The Thomas Crown Affair, but the actual movie wasn’t the purpose of the story.

Posted by: Advo at April 26, 2026 10:24 AM (jO4mz)

414 I'd rather be lucky than good.
--Old Saying

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at April 26, 2026 08:09 PM (RRQTN)

Hobby Thread - April 25, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. It is that time of the year, a spin of the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) came up with honey bees as a theme for this Hobby Thread.

[Top photo: Western Honey Bee, Andreas Trepte]

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What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current military events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged. Puns are a hobby of sorts, right?

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Anyone among the Horde involved in beekeeping and making honey? Bees are very active in the spring gathering pollen and nectar. They need pollen and nectar to feed the brood in the colony (pollen for larvae and youngsters, nectar for adults). Spring is also the time to repair and build the hive after the winter.

Do you (or have you) kept bees? Seems like the people that are into beekeeping are REALLY into beekeeping and stick with it for a long time.

Do you have a spiffy and stylish beekeeper outfit? Can you explain why beekeepers cover their whole body and then pull frames out of a hive with bare hands?

Do you use honey in your food preparation? Do you put honey in your tea?

Do you use honey for home health remedies?

Do you use beeswax products? Lip balm, candles, polish, etc.

Did you dress up like a bee for Halloween? Have you done crafty things with bee inspiration?

Young TRex had an allergy to bees which caused a life-long discomfort with flying things armed with stingers. Will need Horde help on this one.

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Random honeybee trivia gathered from around the interweb:

They have five eyes. Two large compound eyes for detecting shapes and movement, plus three smaller simple eyes on top of their head for light intensity and navigation.

The waggle dance is their GPS. Forager bees perform a figure-eight "waggle dance" inside the hive to communicate the exact distance, direction, and quality of food sources to other bees.

Honeybees have an extraordinary sense of smell. They have 170 odorant receptors, giving them a sense of smell about 50 times stronger than a dog. They can even be trained to detect explosives or landmines(!).

One queen, thousands of eggs. A healthy queen can lay up to 2,000-2,500 eggs per day and may produce over a million eggs in her lifetime.

Tiny honey producers. A single worker bee makes only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her entire lifetime (usually 4-6 weeks as a forager). It takes roughly 2 million flower visits to produce one pound of honey.

Hexagonal perfection. Bees build honeycombs with hexagonal cells, the most efficient shape for storage and strength with minimal wax. They produce beeswax from special glands on their abdomen.

They see ultraviolet light. Honeybees can't see red but can see UV patterns on flowers invisible to humans, acting like landing strips that guide them to nectar and pollen.

Thermoregulation experts. A colony keeps the hive at a steady ~93–95°F year-round. In summer, they fan their wings for air conditioning. In winter, they cluster and vibrate to generate heat.

Worker bees have specialized careers. Female workers change jobs as they age: cleaning the hive, nursing larvae, building comb, guarding, and finally foraging. They are all female (except drones).

The ultimate sacrifice. When a worker bee stings (to defend the hive), her barbed stinger gets stuck and rips out, fatally injuring her. The queen has a smoother stinger and can sting multiple times.

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Beekeeping for beginners:

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Beehive parts explained:

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How do bees actually make honey? What's all this about a second stomach?

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How to "read" a frame. Lots of up close detail.

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Why do bee keepers use smoke?

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Spin the frame to extract the honey and re-use the wax hexagons:

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A flow hive? Never heard of a flow hive:

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Its not all about the honey. Don't forget about the beeswax:

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What's the buzz with all the yellow spots on your car? It is bee poop!

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Bee DIY crafts:

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Did you know that counterfeit honey is a thing? Honey is the third-most-faked food in the world, behind milk and olive oil. The FDA tests honey each year.

What makes honey counterfeit? Adding undeclared cheaper sweetener ingredients like corn, rye, or sugar beet syrup.

In 2021-2022, the FDA collected and tested 144 imported honey samples and found 10% of those samples to be "violative." In the 2022-2023 assignment, the agency collected and tested 107 imported honey samples and found 3% of those samples to be "violative." The 2025 number was 4% (same for both domestic and imported). Data here.

The exact amount of fake honey in the world is up for debate. An analysis by the Honey Authenticity Project, an association of activists and industry members, places the number of fake or adulterated honey at 33%. A 2018 study of honey for sale in Australia found that 27% of the products tested were faked or had other ingredients mixed in.

Are you wise in the ways of "honey laundering?"

"Honey laundering" became widespread when Chinese laboratories began modifying high-fructose corn syrups to make them look like pure honey.
The sugars in these syrups - known as C4 sugars - became popular for honey counterfeiters in the 1970s, with the invention of high-fructose corn syrup, according to Richard Anderson, director of Siratech, a private lab in Texas that detects fake and adulterated honey.
But they were soon easily detected in tests, so honey counterfeiters modified their methods to use syrups developed from plants with C3 sugars, like rice, beets, or cassava.
The adulterated syrups can be used to dilute a smaller batch of real honey. They can also be fed directly to bees, replacing flower nectar, Anderson told Insider.
Earlier honey authentication tests analyzed the pollen inside honey and traced them back to their source. But some honey launderers have gotten smart, treating honey so that it's difficult to trace.

Business insider story.

Remember the big "HoneyGate" scandal in 2013?

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Timely (April 24, 2026):

First Lady Melania Trump Unveils New Beehive on South Lawn

First Lady Melania Trump announced the expansion of the White House honey program with the addition of a newly installed and fully functioning beehive on the South Lawn. Hand-crafted by a local artisan in the image of the White House, the beautiful, new hive will add two new bee colonies to the existing two colonies that already produce the signature White House honey.
The new hive is expected to increase annual honey production by an estimated 30 pounds, allowing for even greater use in preparing White House culinary dishes, serving as official gifts from the President and the First Lady, and supporting charitable donations of healthy foods to local food kitchens.

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Public Service Announcement: by popular demand, next week's Hobby Thread will be car repair.

Think of it like our very own Car Talk (with Click and Clack), Under the Hood or Motor Medics. We can expand to anything with a motor - truck, RV, motorcycle, quad, etc. Bring your ills and mechanical gremlins. Ideally, the experts among the Horde can join to offer their wisdom and advice. If they don't, the rest of us can make wild and uninformed guesses.

Either way, the advice will be free. (That also means it may be worth exactly what you paid for it.)

Credit to RandomDave and ARiK for the suggestion.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an castles theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

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Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

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1 NOT THE BEES!!!

Posted by: Nicholas Cage at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (kkpxq)

2 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Bees, that's gotta hurt.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 Honey is actually bee spit.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Actually saw a large rig trailer with I assume traveling bee hives with a few scattered but easily driven locations on it not long ago.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Bzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:35 PM (jehhT)

7
Bzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Reminds me of ZZZZZ

www.imdb.com/title/tt0667853

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 05:41 PM (Cqx++)

8 I would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 05:42 PM (vTZFs)

9 Saw a headline last week or so about a truck transporting hives that overturned in (IIRC) Knoxville. Estimated 1M bees involved.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vTZFs)

10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vFG9F)

11 I have a 30 ft storage trailer that never mores and there is hive underneath it. The bees never bother me going in or out of it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 05:45 PM (Cif43)

12 There are several bee keepers here. "Local honey" is easy to find. Literally by neighborhood.

It's pretty good. You need to look at how it's stored... long term. IIRC temp changes are the biggest factor in how the honey does.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:46 PM (jehhT)

13 I tried keeping Mason bees for a few years. They're a native solitary bee that doesn't hive. The garden center here had small houses as starters and it seemed interesting. My small "colony" did well for a few years but then the number of bees returning to lay eggs fell off, I suspect due to smaller number of flowers around here at the time. I've read that there are companies who keep colonies of these bees and take them around to orchards in the spring--little overhead compared to honeybees as the bees die off and the eggs are stored over winter.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 05:47 PM (ky7/T)

14 Do you use beeswax products? Only in making a cbd (not that CBD!) salve for my BIL.

We've had to gwt exterminators for wild bee hives. (all wild bees in AZ are 'Killer bee' type).

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 05:47 PM (YBtcQ)

15 Are you wise in the ways of "honey laundering?"

I don't think even most of Congress goes as far as using a double-blind throuple.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:48 PM (VHUov)

16 10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.

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I gave mine state secrets.

Posted by: Eric Swallwell at April 25, 2026 05:48 PM (R+0al)

17 Bees. It HAD to be bees.....

At SERE School (Warner Springs, 1970s...), several of us starving trainees broke into a local bee hive/farm. My Navy "career" almost ended, then and there....

Posted by: goatexchange at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (hyS0X)

18 I always thought that an apiary is where they raised apes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (R+0al)

19 I will be transplanting seedlings the veggie garden in two weeks. I admit I am a novice in my 5th year. This season I will introduce flowering plants to invite the bee pollinators.
I am attempting among others to grow a true 'Jersey' tomato variety developed by a Campbells Soup/Rutgers University partnership . Aptly named the Rutgers Tomato.. MM-MM Good! heh heh

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM (VPPG8)

20 Bee keeping and honey production is one of those things that I find fascinating but will never do. The closest I come is trying to make new plants in the yard attractive to bees and other pollinators.

Love that new hive Melania put on the south lawn. Beautiful woman with a sense of humor.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 05:50 PM (yTvNw)

21
If you beekeep, you will get stung.

I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.

Eh, who knows? Though I have read similar claims since then.

I suggest You Arthritoids get out there and get stung by bees multiple times a day and see if it works, then report back to us on your findings.

Moron Scientific Research! It's a thing!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (iJfKG)

22 The white house bee hive is beautiful

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (dE3DB)

23 I happen to be eating a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie with peanut butter and honey right this very minute.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (LHPAg)

24 I have bees. I'm down from 7 to 2 hives. I keep losing them to varroa mites (I treat for them regularly and sometimes they swarm and leave). I use the honey to cook etc., but use most of it to make mead (naturally ferments up to 20+ % ABV) . I'm a brewer, make my own beer, ale mostly. Also make rice wine (Chinese style- Baiju) I can get that well over 20% ABV without distillation. I have a still but have never used it and am waiting on direction/guidance on how to legally home distill in light of the recent supreme court decision overturning the ban on home distillation I come from a long line of appalachian moonshiners and am looking forward to that with eager anticipation.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 25, 2026 05:51 PM (AmZd4)

25 A couple of years ago I hired an exterminator to remove a bee infestation from my chimney.

He pulled out 40 lbs. of gooey honeycomb.

Make of it what you will.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 05:52 PM (R+0al)

26 I like bees . I noticed in the plumbing parts isle of Home Depot there is a brand of toilet gasket not a wax ring. I say keep the bees in business and boycott those stoopid foam rubber toilet gaskets!! Waxers unite!!!

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:52 PM (VPPG8)

27 I would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.

When I was down in the pit... er... Valley of the Sunstroke, the neighbor had a hive in their exterior wall. Not intentionally, of course, but you could replicate it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 25, 2026 05:53 PM (+9wcF)

28 10 I had a fake honey once. That bitch.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vFG9F)
They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 05:54 PM (LHPAg)

29 I'm going to shill for a company that sells honey. The Savannah Bee Company sells the best honey I have ever tasted. Their sourwood honey is absolutely divine.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 05:54 PM (Cif43)

30 I have never really liked hunny. I realize its benefits, and all, but the texture and flavor have never worked for me. I'm weird, I know.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 05:57 PM (0aYVJ)

31 > I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

32 Hmm OK what are some good recipes that use honey?
Honey and lemon tea is a good one.
I think I remember an Italian pastry that has a honey sort of icing.. many years ago.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (VPPG8)

33 17 At SERE School (Warner Springs, 1970s...), several of us starving trainees broke into a local bee hive/farm. My Navy "career" almost ended, then and there....

Posted by: goatexchange at April 25, 2026 05:49 PM
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I didn't realize that survival had "out of bounds" rules... I'm guessing nearby residents have seen all kinds of things. (Yes, I know - not many "local" residents around Warner Springs.)

Posted by: TRex - scavenging dino at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

34 I use honey in cooking: drizzled on buttered toast or biscuits, poured on pancakes, in tea, in balsamic salad dressing, in oatmeal (steel cut if you please) or any cereal, on fresh berries, etc. That's just off the top of my head.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 05:59 PM (yTvNw)

35 Baklava has honey in it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

36 A honey lime drizzle over a jicama salad or sliced mangos.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (Cif43)

37 I was playing paintball one time and ended up on the ground face to face with a bunch of bees going in and out of the base of a tree. I didn't stick around to see if there was honey.

One of Mrs fd's old school mates near here has a farm and hives. Also pecans and peaches and Christmas trees too.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (vFG9F)

38 I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

Not BS. The guy claimed it was true and he had no reason to lie about it.

Also, I've read similar claims here and there over the years.

Probably, you can find the info thru the internet.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:02 PM (iJfKG)

39 Honey in a warm biscuit is a perfect food.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:03 PM (vFG9F)

40 China really is kind of shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

41 34 I use honey in cooking: drizzled on buttered toast or biscuits, poured on pancakes, in tea, in balsamic salad dressing, in oatmeal (steel cut if you please) or any cereal, on fresh berries, etc.

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Anyway, like I was sayin', honey is the fruit of the bee.

Posted by: Forrest Gump at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (R+0al)

42 Fried chicken and biscuits with honey.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (Cif43)

43 I've never been stung by a bee. I have, however, been stung by a variety of wasps and yellowjackets.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (0aYVJ)

44 31 > I knew a beekeeper who claimed that he cured his arthritic knee by letting bees sting it over a period of months.
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This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT

Yeah thats the ticket! heh heh

My brother in his twenties was a wanna be Good Fella. While doing time at NJSP his cellies told him onion juice was good for thinning hair. One the bright side he became very unattractive to the weirdos...

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (VPPG8)

45 I am fussy as hell about honey. With rare exceptions I only get locally produced honey where I can talk to the sellers. To my surprise and delight, there is a local producer who has buckwheat honey, one of my favorites. And since I use honey to deal with hay fever symptoms, locally produced wildflower honey is the way to go.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (yTvNw)

46 This is all an op by Big Apiary.

Posted by: That's the buzz anyway at April 25, 2026 06:04 PM (TbWk/)

47 35 Baklava has honey in it.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:00 PM (Cif43)

Ah yes This is what came to mind I saw at an Italian Gourmet shop in Ft. Lauderdale.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:06 PM (VPPG8)

48 I keep bees.
7th year? Gonna sell some largesse this year, just cause my wife talks about it being the most expensive hobby I've ever had.
Look up "bee sting therapy". I guess it's a thing. When I get hammered, I tell my wife I got bee sting therapy.
Most hives are gentle. When you split them, or rob the honey, you better suit up, though.
Paul Kelly, Univ of Guelph, Ontario has become my mentor. He don't know it, but the guy is a wealth of information. Keeps single deeps in Canada

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:06 PM (q6tQZ)

49 All this talk of beekeepers and not a single mention of Jason Statham?

Posted by: Uncultured, that's what this is at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (TbWk/)

50 One of my doxies developed a sarcoma on his hind leg. I treated it with honey and crushed aspirin under a bandage that I changed every other day. The sarcoma was complete gone in about 3 weeks.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (Cif43)

51 When I lived in Germany, our neighbors kept bees and would give us some of their honey.

Good stuff, straight from the tap!

It was only fair, I guess, since our house was surrounded by a large clover field.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 06:07 PM (gnNyN)

52
The absolutely best Honey that I've ever had was the honey we bought that comes from Claude Monet's (the artist) garden.

There's bajillion different flowers in the garden and the honey the bees gather is like some taste-shifting delightful food of the gods.

Really. Just the most wonderful stuff.

It's overpriced but I still wish we picked up a case of the stuff.

If you're ever in France. Stop by Claude Monet's garden and pick some up.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:08 PM (iJfKG)

53 I've caught swarms in traps before. Got 3 traps out right now. Week or two, the swarm is on!

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:08 PM (q6tQZ)

54 BEES.

I just picked up my new colony today. I've been watching them take to the new hive, orient themselves and get straight to work. Italian-Carniolan cross bees. Incredibly docile.

Posted by: Shana at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (ROgxz)

55 A couple of years ago I hired an exterminator to remove a bee infestation from my chimney.

He pulled out 40 lbs. of gooey honeycomb.

Make of it what you will.
Posted by: Cicero

* refers back to the bee-smoking video *

Smoke makes them slow and docile and gives them the munchies.

So, bees living in a chimney are a whole colony of stoners?

Duuuude.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (VHUov)

56 Addendum to post 47:
Yes I understand the Baklava is of Greek origin.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (VPPG8)

57
No beekeeping as such, but we maintain our garden to attract them. Lots of flowers, firebushes, bottlebrushes, jasmine and milkweed. They attract not only a large number but also a large variety of bees. Sometimes it's audible.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:09 PM (tgvbd)

58 Yes, I use honey quite a bit. A blend of apple cider vinegar, honey, and water as an anti-inflammatory (not sure whether it works, but it tastes pretty good); sometimes honey in the coffee; honey on toast or English muffins. And if I've had a spicy burrito for breakfast, a spoonful of honey kills the burning. That's the secret to soothing your tongue and mouth after something highly spiced; I learned it in New Mexico. Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:10 PM (+2QQb)

59 Jason Statham
Never heard of him. Who is he?
I bought the Rev. Langstroth's original book. They knew a hell of a lot in 1851.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:10 PM (q6tQZ)

60 Part of the fun of using honey is how the different sources available to the bees changes the flavor. Wildflower is not the same taste as tupelo or buckwheat or whatever the source. The variety makes using honey even more interesting.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:11 PM (yTvNw)

61 I will say this. Orange blossoms are to me some of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers on the planet.
I need to buy some orange blossom honey

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (VPPG8)

62 Baklava has honey in it.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Oh, "baklava?" That explains it.

Posted by: an antifa thug being chased by bees at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (VHUov)

63
Bees are cool.

Wasps are asshoe.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:12 PM (tgvbd)

64 Wolfus, the honey is for the sopapillas.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Cif43)

65 Hey Jim Beam makes a honey flavored bourbon.
Some guy told me that.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (VPPG8)

66 One year I pulled honey in late May, late June, and again at the end.
First honey was downright floral...light, beautiful.
Got darker as the season went on.
Buckwheat honey is the best I can do around here. The deer discovered they like buckwheat a LOT! Had to shift the electric fence to get flowers. We'll see.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:13 PM (q6tQZ)

67 Honey is actually bee spit.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 05:31 PM

That's hurtful.

Posted by: Honey Wilder at April 25, 2026 06:14 PM (Wnv9h)

68
What amazed me this last winter is that when food supplies are short, bees will feed off bird seed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:14 PM (tgvbd)

69
Mommy, sopapillas.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:15 PM (tgvbd)

70 Meant "Mmmmm".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:15 PM (tgvbd)

71 Yes, I buy honey by the pail or half gallon. I useit in my tea and cook with it. I found some nice buckwheat honey some have ordered more. I will try and make contact with the local guy. He used to sell through the raw milk dairy, but they retired.

I've never had bees but my friend in WA state does. I'm fascinated by top bar hives. There's an interesting story in States of Grace by Edie Clark. She used to write about people in Maine. She met a beekeeper that that a trailer set up with hives that was designed to be bear proof. He would take it out into the woods for the summer, with hives full of bees. He would leave it there and remove it in the fall. Never heard of anyone else doing that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 25, 2026 06:16 PM (wOXCn)

72 would like to keep a couple of hives but we're stuck in rental housing for the foreseeable future.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026

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I wouldn't dare have a hive in my yard once I have a house. With my luck some of the bees would get in the house, drive the cats crazy, and sting them or me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:16 PM (+2QQb)

73 I worked with a woman who was the head nurse at our regional trauma center here in Seattle. She worked in the burn unit.

Honey was a staple in wound care.

If you have allergies, find some LOCAL honey and enjoy on toast. Never heat past lukewarm, it kills the honey.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (A5RD0)

74 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (YBtcQ)

75 Was a farm down the street that had bee hives that you could see, no idea if they were active. But as happened a lot Farms turned into house neighborhoods.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

76 I have a neighbor that gets bee stings for arthritis in her hands. She had heard about it as a cure but bee keepers do not want to touch intentionally stinging someone, the neighbor found I think it was a chinese medicine person, that offered the service. I think she goes about every two months. So yes, bee stings can be useful to treat (probably not cure) arthritis pain.

I like the creamed honey, this ends up meaning I just buy at the store as the local bee keepers I know of just sell the liquid honey.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (+89TD)

77 Ive been known to keep a hive or 2.

Posted by: BeeMan at April 25, 2026 06:18 PM (5OuXN)

78 A little lnown fact is that Trump is allergic to bees

Posted by: Paul at April 25, 2026 06:18 PM (ad6v4)

79 "a trailer set up with hives that was designed to be bear proof."

Oh, bother.

Posted by: W. T. Pooh at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

80 Hi Ben Had!

*waves*

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (A5RD0)

81 When I was a kid, like pre-school, a plastic model company offered a super-scale model of a honeybee or bumblebee. I mean the body of the completed kit was something like six inches long. It was molded in dark brown plastic and came with yellow and black flocking to sprinkle onto the body (held in place with some kind of adhesive that I think came with the kit too). Not sure what the wings were made of.

My father assembled it for me, and I wanted to put it into the window to scare off any other bugs that might approach.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (+2QQb)

82
Many years ago, I was in a traffic jam on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Unfortunately, I was behind a truck carrying beehives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (tgvbd)

83 I like the creamed honey, this ends up meaning I just buy at the store as the local bee keepers I know of just sell the liquid honey.
Posted by: PaleRider

I do creamed honey. Most commercial creamed honey uses the Dyce method, which heats it to 150 degrees. That negates benefits of the honey (deactivates the pollen, kills enzymes, etc.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:19 PM (q6tQZ)

84 nurse, a huge hug to you, sweet lady.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (Cif43)

85 Beeswax is great stuff. Aside from some health uses like lip balm and skin protection, it has a lot of applications for hobbies. I use it on thread used in tying flies. The patch and bullet lube I make for black powder shooting is a combination of beeswax and lamb tallow. On the frontier it was used to water proof, to a point, fabrics and leather.

Until recently, beeswax was used to seal jars for canning food. I'm sure there are a lot of other uses.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (yTvNw)

86 In my own hobby news, I've now got about seven minutes of animation done. Visuals only, no soundtrack yet.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2026 06:20 PM (CHHv1)

87
Honey was a staple in wound care.

Posted by: nurse ratched

I used honey in wound care as well. At an Indian health hospital

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (YBtcQ)

88 When I was down in the pit... er... Valley of the Sunstroke, the neighbor had a hive in their exterior wall. Not intentionally, of course, but you could replicate it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Yeah, that only ever happens with yellowjackets here. Asshoes.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (VHUov)

89 This is likely the most interesting thing I've read on the Internet in months. I've got severe knee and ankle pain, likely osteoarthritis. I'd (almost) entertain this. But I suspect it's bullshit. Maybe. The treatment "bugs me out."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:58 PM (jehhT)

My sister was doing that for inflammation related to her MS and felt it helped her to some extent.
If you are fighting arthritis, one of the palliative treatments is Boron. It does help minor pain, in my experience. I don't know if it will help with major flare ups.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 06:21 PM (rbvCR)

90 You can make creamed honey. Buy a creamed honey you like (mouth feel...should be silky) and make it using the creamed honey as the "seed". 10%.
Gunters, out of Perryville, Va is the best we've found. Even if he uses the Dyce method, you can still make good creamed honey from it.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:22 PM (q6tQZ)

91 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026

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Right, and a basket of those are usually served right away too. You eat something with hot green or red chile, you spread some honey on a sopaipilla, and there you go.

Fun fact: New Mexico people, at least in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, ask for "Christmas" if they want both red and green chile on their eggs or enchiladas. Also, a sopaipilla is pretty much the same exact thing as a beignet, minus the white powdered sugar: a flaky pastry with a hollow center. If you've had one, again except for the sugar, you've had the other.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:23 PM (+2QQb)

92 A little beeswax on a wood screw will make it easier to screw in.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (vFG9F)

93 Beeswax and pine tar are two principle ingredients in boot grease, the main thing is proportions and how you blend it. I wound up adding in some turpentine and petrolatum to make it workable in colder weather.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

94 Any real New Mexican cuisine restaurant will have a honey dispenser right on the table along with the salt and pepper.
Posted by: Wolfus

The honey is for use on sopapillas.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 06:17 PM (YBtcQ)

Beau-Jo's pizza in Colorado had hunny bottles on the table for folks to slather on the crusts.

Dang. I miss Beau-jo's. The Motherlode mountain pie was wonderful.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (0aYVJ)

95 Kindltot, have you tried goat milk?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Cif43)

96 Glorybee and Cox sell good honey, if you have to go through Amazon. The buckwheat brand is called Some Honey. I did get a small bottle of tupelo honey to try. I always have some sort of honey on hand. It lasts a very long time

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (wOXCn)

97 If you are fighting arthritis, one of the palliative treatments is Boron. It does help minor pain, in my experience. I don't know if it will help with major flare ups.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026

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Are there boron supplements you can buy and take?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (+2QQb)

98 I really like honey, but I don't like bees so I think I'll forego setting up my own colony.

On a completely unrelated hobby note, do any of you tech-oriented geeks have a Cardputer ADV? I got one because some folks are starting to develop ham radio programs (FT-8 for the QMX, for example), and it would be nice to have a pocket-sized gadget for working digital modes. Just curious if anyone else around here is tinkering with one.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (zUFRX)

99 We kept a hive of bees for several years, I think it must have been around the time that I was in college - maybe earlier. Our church pastor's son started it all as a Boy Scout project - and then he turned out to be horribly allergic to bee stings, so the hive and all the gear that he had for it went to our house. We parked the hive on the hillside below our house and had honey and beeswax for several years running. It was not a flow hive, which looks insanely simple in comparison to what we had to do to harvest the honey. (Stupefy the bees with smoke, extract the frames with the full combs, replace with new wooden frames ... I think we separated the honey by crushing the combs and hanging them in a cheesecloth bag to separate out by gravity.) It was the most wonderful honey, though - very pale and as clear as Karo syrup with a delicate taste. A local honey guy here in Texas tells us that it was wildflower - specifically California wild chaparral wildflower. BTW, I can strongly recommend the local Texas brand of Fowler's.
https://www.fowlerhoneyfarm.com/

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at April 25, 2026 06:25 PM (Ew3fm)

100 Wow. I was thinking of Blind Melon because of the bee girl, and one of their tunes pops up in my music cue.

Get out of my brain, internet.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

101 For the guys: which would you prefer, Eastern Honey, or Honey West?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

102 There is no best buy date on honey. The good stuff lasts forever.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (Cif43)

103 I guess a current issue to keep a bee hive is murder hornets. I saw a video on YouTube of murder hornets at a bee hive..
Even the wildlife and insect population have illegals now. sheesh

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:26 PM (VPPG8)

104 I knew someone who lived in an older house with a garage conversion; that’s where you throw a cheap wall across the garage opening and call it a spare bedroom. Well he called an electrician since he kept hearing this strange electrical buzzing in that room. The electrician couldn’t identify it; then they noticed this strange sweet liquid coming out of the bottom of that wall. He carefully cut a hole in it - and found that the entire wall had been transformed into a giant beehive, probably tens of thousands of bees in it!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 06:27 PM (JkyaL)

105 OT: The rain we were promised, or threatened with, has not materialized. I hope it holds off until later tonight -- or even until tomorrow afternoon. I don't relish driving on unfamiliar highways in poor visibility, even in daylight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:28 PM (+2QQb)

106 Hey a big shout out to you bee keepers!
We need bees to have our great variety of food here in the US.

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:29 PM (VPPG8)

107 Good movie is Ulee's Gold with Peter Fonda.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:30 PM (kxLc1)

108 We need bees to have our great variety of food here in the US

Yeah, that's what we thought when we started. Other than almond orchards in Ca, about every crop we grow has their own indigenous bees. We don't need them, but we like them. (There is a cucurbit bee, if I recall correctly, e.g.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:31 PM (q6tQZ)

109 Honey Don't
-Ringo Starr

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (VPPG8)

110 Mind your bees wax

The bees knees

Busy as a bee

Boobies

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (kxLc1)

111 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)

112 Just the setup:

What kind of bees produce milk?

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:33 PM (0aYVJ)

113 Indians called the honeybee the White Man's Fly. Said when they started seeing them, the settlers weren't far behind.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:33 PM (q6tQZ)

114 then they noticed this strange sweet liquid coming out of the bottom of that wall.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Brave souls. If I find a strange liquid seeping out of my walls, the last thing I'm going to do is taste it.....

Posted by: mikeski, calling an exorcist at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (VHUov)

115 108 Other than almond orchards in Ca, about every crop we grow has their own indigenous bees. We don't need them, but we like them. (There is a cucurbit bee, if I recall correctly, e.g.).

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:31 PM
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Really? That's amazing. Hadn't seen that anywhere.

Posted by: TRex - what is a cucurbit? at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (IQ6Gq)

116 A little beeswax on a wood screw will make it easier to screw in.
Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (vFG9F)

That's what SHE said.

Posted by: Guy who says, that's what she said at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (5xuJ/)

117 Thanks for the mighty Hobby Thread, T Rex!

Honeybees are a fascinating topic. Utah is known as the Beehive State and honeybees have long been an integral part of farming.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM (vrNzf)

118 Boobies!

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (VHUov)

119 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)

That does indeed work. My aforementioned dislike of honey is when it's by itself.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (0aYVJ)

120 Samson used a lion carcass to raise his honey bees.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (kxLc1)

121 Good movie is Ulee's Gold with Peter Fonda.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Seconded. Good flick.

Posted by: Tuna at April 25, 2026 06:35 PM (lJ0H4)

122 Looks like the hobby of stopping traffic in protest hasn’t picked up with better weather. My guess is the money paying for the useful idiots doesn’t want their private jets and data centers being surrounded by bankrolled fake concern. Of course, protesting in China and India is a little too hazardous for soft, purple-haired, nonbinary types regardless of the pay.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:36 PM (fwsNC)

123 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

124 Theme Songs

chill lo-fi beats:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Hunnybee (Official Animated Video)
https://youtu.be/IJrKlSkxRHA

rock & roll:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Honey Bee (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

retro-future sad boy pop:
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ojYK6CW8gdw

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Sy6m/)

125 Really? That's amazing. Hadn't seen that anywhere.
Posted by: TRex - what is a cucurbit?

Cucurbits are squash, melons, etc..
We didn't have the honeybee when white men hit the Americas. Euros brought them cause of the honey.
We started growing them cause we never saw them in our vegetable garden.
We grew fine without them, just felt like it would be "better".
Nah. But the honey's worth it.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (q6tQZ)

126 I was once working on a house, getting it ready for sale, when I heard a steadily louder buzzing sound coming from the back yard. It was a bee swarm looking for a new home, and they thought my chimney was perfect. Neighbor said they had been living under his eaves (he had a very high pitched roof), but they decided to find a better spot. I was able to get a beekeeper to snag the queen and lure the rest into his boxes. Much better than Option 2, which was to nerve gas them with hornet spray.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 06:39 PM (zUFRX)

127 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

Yes. Preferred.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 The Walking Dude, what fascinating endeavor. I have yet to sample mead.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (Cif43)

129 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (kxLc1)

Yes. Preferred.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Youse guys would love creamed honey. Spreadable, but can eat a sammich without wearing the honey.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (q6tQZ)

130 My parents tried bees for a couple years.

We even built a shed over the hives to keep the snow off after they lost their hives to damp one year.

We've gotten busy with other stuff the last couple years, but we have enough boxes and supplies to keep 6 or 7 hives.

Last time bees were in their hive boxes, it was other local bees robbing out whatever was left from the last hive they had.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM (C0Nlv)

131 The Walking Dude, what fascinating endeavor. I have yet to sample mead.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

I make mead. I like it somewhere around 1.02- 1.025 (specific gravity).
A dessert wine.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM (q6tQZ)

132 Remember in the movie The Equalizer Denzel used honey as an antibiotic for his wound. Used for centuries for that purpose.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (kxLc1)

133 117 Utah is known as the Beehive State and honeybees have long been an integral part of farming.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:34 PM
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Thanks for the reminder. I should have included a Utah reference in the content. Bad dino.

Posted by: TRex - a cubit is not a cucurbit at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (IQ6Gq)

134 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal. I never did PB&J.

I’ve been doing that lately as well. I make my own peanut butter by using the food processor and dry roasted peanuts.

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:44 PM (fwsNC)

135 Peanut Butter and Honey sammich was and is my go to for a quick meal.

PB mixed with honey and smeared on an Oreo. Decadent.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 06:45 PM (vTZFs)

136 Walking Dude, what yeast do you use?
I've been suing 17B, but used champagne yeast once.
Too it to 1.025... stabilized it, and it still blew up half my bottles!
Heh

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:46 PM (q6tQZ)

137 Honey should be a staple in any prepper cache. It will last for years.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 06:46 PM (kxLc1)

138 I used wax frequently when working with framing (picture framing). It is very useful to hide open joints between the four moldings.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

139 Last time bees were in their hive boxes, it was other local bees robbing out whatever was left from the last hive they had.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 06:42 PM
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You mean bees gather from other hives, not just from flowers?

Posted by: TRex - bee defender dino at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

140 PB mixed with honey and smeared on an Oreo. Decadent.

$100,000 Bar!

Posted by: Unkaren at April 25, 2026 06:47 PM (fwsNC)

141 You mean bees gather from other hives, not just from flowers?
Posted by: TRex - bee defender dino

It's called "robbing". When a hive starts it, they'll prey on weaker hives. It can be a big deal in a bee yard.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:49 PM (q6tQZ)

142 Can't say ever tried different kinds of honey, theory is a local small batch honey will taste different from s different small batch.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:49 PM (Ia/+0)

143 Skip

Yep. Same hive in two different months will be different.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:51 PM (q6tQZ)

144 Barbary State Bees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)

145 My local butcher stocks some local treats, did you know that sea salt come from the sea, its true. That's where the name comes from. And he also carries a local brand of honey made right around the corner. It's ridiculously good.

I've been told that honey local to where you live is good for allergies. Might be bullshit but who cares, honey is the shizz and small batch stuff is the best.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)

146 fortunately all of our honey is locally made; ditto maple syrup.
no counterfeiters here!

me; crimping powerpole connectors, making a battery cable for one of the radios.

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (VyBeY)

147 I haven't really cooked with honey, but I do use it in a cold strawberry soup we sample during the summer...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (IQ6Gq)

148 We did mead once, when my daughter and I were playing around with wine and beer making. It was wonderful - lightly fizzy. I'll try it again, with some honey from Costco, now that I'm into winemaking again. (Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at April 25, 2026 06:52 PM (Ew3fm)

149 Whiskey, honey and lemon. Best cough medicine going.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:32 PM (Cif43)
* * * *
Absolutely! Mix in equal portions and sip. Really works on coughs. My great grandfather swore by it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:53 PM (vrNzf)

150 Youse guys would love creamed honey. Spreadable, but can eat a sammich without wearing the honey.
Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 06:41 PM (q6tQZ)

Think I had it once. Don't remember how it tasted.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (1Ff7Z)

151 Mom feeding us whipped honey on Peanut Butter sandwiches kind of killed honey for me.

Before anyone starts, I know this was probably better than fruit flavoring and syrup of 'jelly', but it did kill my taste for honey.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)

152 Hey how do you morons of Italian descent pronounce

Guanciale?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (iJfKG)

153 Mead is carbonated? Have to try that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)

154 Thanks for the reminder. I should have included a Utah reference in the content. Bad dino.
Posted by: TRex - a cubit is not a cucurbit at April 25, 2026 06:43 PM (IQ6Gq)
* * * *
No worries. Just a bit of trivia to contribute to the discussion.

*gently pats good dino on the head*

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 06:58 PM (vrNzf)

155 >>(Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)

Send some to random people on the internet for no particular reason.

Just a thought.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 06:58 PM (viF8m)

156 natural, gwan- cha- lay.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:59 PM (Cif43)

157 (Have a nectarine tree that half the fruit was fermented before it even came off the tree, and a trellis in the back garden that will be bearing ripe grapes by mid-summer ... I mean, what the heck else can I do with the stuff?)
*************
Can you can the nectarines? Just like you would peaches.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 07:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

158 Thanks Ben Had

I had that totally wrong

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 07:02 PM (iJfKG)

159 I had that totally wrong
Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026

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My guess (and I don't know Italian) was gwan-chee-ah-lay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:03 PM (+2QQb)

160 Kindltot, have you tried goat milk?
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Cif43)

I never considered using goats' milk, but I have limited access to it. Does it work without going rancid?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)

161 Sgt. Mom, make a nectarine- cello. Use the recipe for white peachello. It should be fantastic.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:05 PM (Cif43)

162 I'm another beekeeper.

I do have the stylish outfit. I cover my whole body because the last time I got stung, I looked like I had huge love handles for 3 weeks and a fellow beekeeper got stung enough to develop an allergy, which I don't want. The bare hands thing seems to be one of those braggadocio things.

I use honey in tea, bread, desserts, and coffee, on pancakes, sandwiches, toast...I was advised when I started that people get into beekeeping for the bees but get out because there's too much honey. So I tried to plan ahead.

For home remedies, buckwheat honey in honey-lemon tea is our go-to. I've got 2 gallons of mead that I've bottled but haven't tried yet. I mixed pear juice and honey to make a hard pear cyser that I enjoyed very much.

My daughter made beeswax candles as a Christmas gift last year. We haven't tried anything else. No other bee-spiration or outfits.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 25, 2026 07:07 PM (NZPfR)

163 Kindltot, you can portion and freeze it. Have a friend with RA and it helped a bunch.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cif43)

164 TRex, thank you for a you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM (Cif43)

165 We shouldn't leave without a musical video
Blind Mellon- No Rain
https://tinyurl.com/ye29y32s

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)

166 Instant replay, Thank you for all you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Cif43)

167 Mead is made from honey. Very good stuff.

Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (SuU/K)

168 164 TRex, thank you for a you do.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:12 PM
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You're welcome and thank YOU!!

(Is there a backstory for Bob in your nic?)

Posted by: TRex - super sweet dino at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

169 If y'all are serious about wanting to do this, go to the North American Honey Bee Expo - https://www.nahbexpo.com/

We were there pitching my son's game, Festoon, and it was intense how much knowledge is there on the floor.

Posted by: SkinnerVic at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (JIGPW)

170 Always combine your hobbies with booze.

Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:14 PM (SuU/K)

171 Mead is made from honey. Very good stuff.
Posted by: RS at April 25, 2026 07:13 PM (SuU/K)

I've been wanting to try that.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 25, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)

172 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:15 PM (Cif43)

173 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!
Posted by: Bob Ben Had
**********
Now I'm laughing!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

174 Next time I see in some shop small batch honey I will try it

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)

175 Mead is carbonated? Have to try that.

No, not naturally. Kind of a pain to do it intentionally, which I did NOT do.
I tried to stop the fermentation, but didn't completely.
That's how you get carbonation. Why good champagnes have long corks, too.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:16 PM (q6tQZ)

176 Bugzzz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:17 PM (jXvKN)

177 Nerd Herd. I'm jealous you have buckwheat around you. I have to plant my own, and it is NOT drought resistant...nor deer resistant.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (q6tQZ)

178 172 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:15 PM
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The funny thing about that is that I call any male "Bob" when I can't remember their name. Haven't found a good female analogue yet.

Posted by: TRex - Bob dino at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

179 Old tyme recipe for arthritic joint was to catch a honeybee and have it sting the joint.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:19 PM (jXvKN)

180 Next time I see in some shop small batch honey I will try it
Posted by: Skip

Farmer's market. Roadside.

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:19 PM (q6tQZ)

181 TRex, Pat works !

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Cif43)

182 TRex, Pat works !
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Better than Honey, ya think?

Posted by: MkY at April 25, 2026 07:20 PM (q6tQZ)

183 and it still blew up half my bottles!
Heh
Posted by: MkY

Use a corny keg!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:21 PM (YBtcQ)

184 What was the name of that "male enhancement product" that ran in TV commercials some years ago? They featured a character named "Bob," who to be honest looked like he was high on something less legal than a male enhancement pill.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:21 PM (+2QQb)

185 The Brattleboro Gay Pride Senter is be proud to percents "An Everering with Yokio Ono wear she be lingering her greatest hits. Tickits is be $200 a peace and will go two help Gay Chdrin of Coller suffering becayse of Trump.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (IJjgN)

186 I don't trust honey from any store with "Kountry" with a backwards "K" in the name.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (vFG9F)

187 AZ deplorable, hugs to the both of you.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Cif43)

188 165 Girl finds her hive

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

189 Haven't found a good female analogue yet.
Posted by: TRex - Bob dino

PSA: Do not use Bimbo!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (YBtcQ)

190 Hey how do you morons of Italian descent pronounce

Guanciale?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 06:54 PM (iJfKG)
====

Time to make some carbonara?

Posted by: mrp at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (rj6Yv)

191 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here. If you're a lurker, thanks for reading.

Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde.

You're welcome to hang out in the Hobby Thread comments for a while but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later!

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026 07:23 PM (IQ6Gq)

192 AZ deplorable, hugs to the both of you.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Back at you too!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (YBtcQ)

193 Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde. . . .

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026

***
Sounds like a good topic!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (+2QQb)

194 Next week is a car repair theme, so come with your problems and solutions. Lots of mechanical knowledge among the Horde. . . .

Posted by: TRex - click and clack dino at April 25, 2026

***
Sounds like a good topic!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:24 PM (+2QQb)

Oh sure.

Posted by: NYCer who doesn't own a car at April 25, 2026 07:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

195 Noodus movie thread

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 07:25 PM (+2QQb)

196 TRex, Thanks for the thread topic. Cooking, health, history, hobby uses, and farming. So many matters from those little buzzers.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 07:27 PM (yTvNw)

197 Stock tank had some floral arrangement growing at the perimeter that attracted the honeybees. They were making a beeline to and from it. Stood in their path and watched them veer left and right to avoid me as they did their work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 07:28 PM (jXvKN)

198 my town allows apiaries, but i've become aware of how honey bees out compete the native bees so the wild colonies perish. i think if you're next to a robust bee food source it's ok but where i'm at the bumblers are gonna miss out... and i really like bumblers. i'll leave it to the folks in the country.

Posted by: cmeat at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (R11M+)

199 Did I miss when Ben Had became Bob Ben Had??

Posted by: jayhawkone at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (10ssZ)

200 I read an article years ago about beekeeping in Manhattan. Apparently the honey is prized because there are so many different weeds that blossom that the honey taste is complex.

The other thing I remember is that when a swarm is looking for a new hive, their preferred altitude is about that of an overhead traffic light. So they will park in and around one and cause traffic problems. Pro beekeepers have to come and tease them away.

This being Manhattan, crowds gather, and within ten minutes begin telling the beekeepers what they're doing wrong.

Posted by: Wenda at April 25, 2026 07:29 PM (OMTEK)

201 jayhawkone, it was a joke but somehow I can't delete it.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:32 PM (Cif43)

202 Kindltot, you can portion and freeze it. Have a friend with RA and it helped a bunch.
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cif43)

Oh! Sorry, I thought you meant add goats milk to my beeswax waterproofing.
As it is, I have overworked hands and a post-accident shoulder, so I take Boron daily to keep the inflammation down. It does work, when the weather changes now my hands don't feel like someone is grabbing the joints with pliers. The shoulder is hit and miss.
The problem is that goat milk is not a common item here, most people keep sheep.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:33 PM (rbvCR)

203 The funny thing about that is that I call any male "Bob" when I can't remember their name. Haven't found a good female analogue yet.
Posted by: TRex - Bob dino at April 25, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

Try "Becky" and see how that works.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 07:35 PM (rbvCR)

204 124 Theme Songs

chill lo-fi beats:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Hunnybee (Official Animated Video)
https://youtu.be/IJrKlSkxRHA

rock & roll:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Honey Bee (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

retro-future sad boy pop:
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ojYK6CW8gdw
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Sy6m/)

Queen Bee by GFR

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 25, 2026 07:35 PM (T6aVk)

205 TRex, blog joke the other night that we should all be Bobs. I can't get rid of the damned thing now!
Posted by: Bob Ben Had

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 07:36 PM (vTZFs)

206 What is the difference screenwriter and a Pizza?
A pizza ca feed a family of 4.

What do you call a screenwriter with a mortgage?
An optimist.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:37 PM (YBtcQ)

207 Wrong thread!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 07:37 PM (YBtcQ)

208 jayhawkone, it was a joke but somehow I can't delete it.

Depending on which browser you're using, go to the "delete history" settings and delete cookies for acecomments.mu.nu. Some browsers may not let you specify by name and you may or may not want to delete ALL cookies because that might wipe out some saved info you want. Then reload this page. The Name and Email fields should be blank. Re-enter whatever you want them to be and post a comment.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 07:41 PM (vTZFs)

209 Huh, Ben Had. My nic box is always at the bottom of the page and I can always click in the box and edit, I could go for making the top 10 socks list if I was creative enough to come up with clever socks and not so absent minded I would forget to change for fresh threads.

Posted by: PaleRider testing nics at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (+89TD)

210 sock off

Posted by: PaleRider at April 25, 2026 07:57 PM (+89TD)

211 Thank you for the fun post, T.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 08:39 PM (A5RD0)

212 Back from quick trip to town for groceries. Not much to say on the bee biz. There are vendors I see from time to time in Apache junction who sell local cactus honey. Dark amber color, and very tasty. I neglected to get a jar this year.

Car repair-wise, I got the new serpentine belt and associated idlers installed in the '08 Suburban, and all is well. The belt, which was for something else, since Amazon did not have a listing for one for that vehicle, is a perfect fit. The new grooved idler, that goes on the tensioner, was installed straight as it came from the box. The smooth idler, which is steel, I didn't get from Amazon (somehow I managed to order and receive two grooved idlers). No matter, I found two brand new SKF 6203 bearings in my bearing stash, and pressed the old rattly one out, and a new one in. So all belts and idlers are now in "as-new" condition. And I have enough spare belts and idlers to ensure that both Suburbans will have spares in the road box.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 09:02 PM (utfVc)

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