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You're Not Going to Believe This, But Leftwing "Republicans" Are Pitching, Get This, Comprehensive Amensty Reform Yet Again, This Time With a Hot New Name Designed to Appeal to Your Psychology: "The DIGNITY Act"
Well who could possibly be against Dignity?
You're not against la dignidad, are you, Racist? This bill is cosponsored by 20 "bipartisan" Democrats and Democrats who run as Republicans because the rubes they're conning lean right. It is pushed by long, long time Amnesty Whore Maria Elvira Salazar.
Bonchie
@bonchieredstate 23h It's literally no deportations, work permits, and a pathway to citizenship. What exactly do you think the word amnesty means?
Does that sound like a lie to you? Because it is:
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
@RepMariaSalazar Apr 7
READ. THE. BILL. BEFORE. YOU. OPEN. YOUR. MOUTH. Calling the DIGNITY Act "amnesty" isn't just wrong. It's a deliberate distortion and it exposes just how little you know about the bill. This is enforcement first: zero tolerance for criminals, permanent border security, and hard, earned requirements to step forward and face the law, so American workers are protected, not undercut. Amnesty is the chaos you've defended, millions in the shadows, no control, no accountability, and a system that stopped working a long time ago. No shortcuts. No giveaways. No blanket forgiveness. That's law and order. That's DIGNITY.
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It grants amnesty: permanent residency (Dream Act), deferred action & legal status (Dignity Program), and halts deportations. Wipes 3/10 year bans, creates inspected and admitted loophole, grants AG power to terminate deportation for family "hardship"
It's not just that, either. The bill specifically forbids the use of court records to establish someone is a gang member. It pretends that gang members aren't eligible -- but then forbids the government from using court evidence to show someone is a gang member. Now I have a feeling I know the lie she'll offer: Well, if someone is convicted of being a gang member, then they would be barred from amnesty. But hang on: Who is ever "convicted of being a gang member"? There is no crime of being a gang member. Gang members are frequently jailed -- but for things like extortion, murder, rape, arson, theft, selling stolen goods, importing and selling drugs, etc. You might get a sentence lengthened if the prosecutor, during the sentencing phase, then presents additional evidence that in addition to the crimes you've been convicted of committing, you're also a gang member. A judge might make it a condition of someone's parole that he no longer participate in gang activities -- and a prosecutor or parole officer might present to the court that the criminal has violated that condition. But this isn't "conviction for being a gang member." It's intelligence and evidence presented to a judge in a post-sentencing hearing, not presented to a jury to determine if someone is factually a gang member or not. But this is exactly the kind of evidence this nasty lying whore forbids the government from using to prove that someone is a gang member. So there is literally no evidence that the government can ever present to prove someone is a gang member and hence not eligible for Salazar's Mass Amnesty. So all gang members will be granted amnesty, because the government is absolutely forbidden to open its records to show someone is a gang member. But she'll lie to you and say that proven gang members aren't eligible. Asterisk: There is no evidence permitted to be introduced to prove someone is a gang member. But this isn't amnesty, Bigots. READ. THE BILL. BEFORE. YOU OPEN. YOUR MOUTHS. RACISTS.
Matt Van Swol
@mattvanswol 21h Replying to @RepMariaSalazar So, I did exactly what you asked and I sat down and read ALL 261 pages of your bill. It does support mass amnesty and I'll tell you exactly where: Pages 162-170... The Dream Act: You grant conditional lawful permanent resident status to ILLEGAL ALIENS who: >Have been continuously present in the U.S. since January 1, 2021
>Entered before age 18
>Meet education, employment, or military service requirements
>Pass criminal background checks On top of this, in Sec. 2102(b)(3)(B), DACA recipients get fast-tracked to conditional green card status. ...which is literally mass amnesty BUT THE BILL GOES EVEN FURTHER!!! On pages 204-217, you present the Dignity Program: This is a separate track for illegal aliens who don't qualify for the Dream Act. If you are an illegal aliens who: > Was continuously present since December 31, 2020
>Pay a $1,000 upfront "restitution" fee
>Submit biometrics, pass a background check
>No felony convictions You get work authorization + travel authorization + deferred removal for 7 years After completing the 7-year program (paying $7,000 total in fees, staying employed, obeying laws, paying back taxes): We grant you:
> "Dignity Status" which is essentially a lawful nonimmigrant status, which is renewable any number of times
>Work and travel authorization But the most important bit that you're hiding here is that it totally suspends deportation of anyone who qualifies for this. This would effective end ALL MASS DEPORTATIONS in the United States immediately.
You are a liar, you are a fraud, everything you stand for is fake... did YOU read your own bill? Because I just did, and you are a damned LIAR!!!!!
DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
Hello Representative
Salazar, You probably don't even know this... but he word "dignity" in your bill's title carries decades of political science literature behind it. Dignity shifted from something that originates within the individual to something engineered from above by institutions. When the UN, NGOs, and multilateral bodies invoke dignity, they mean the replacement of organic, inherited civic bonds with managed, contractual ones administered by a professional class. That is the tradition your bill's language is drawing from, whether you intend it or not. On the substance: the DIGNITY Act is amnesty. Symbolic barriers to permanent residency do not change that the bill provides a path to legal status for tens of millions of people who entered the country unlawfully. Others have dissected the policy details thoroughly, so I won't repeat their work here. But I want to press a different question. Why the insistence that this isn't amnesty? The most straightforward explanation is that you know your constituents oppose it. They voted for enforcement, in the most demographically diverse Republican coalition in modern history. That coalition didn't ask for managed integration. It asked for sovereignty. The Founding Fathers built a republic from the bottom up, starting with human nature as it actually is: rooted in specific communities. The rules-based international order builds from the top down, starting with an abstract ideal and engineering populations to match it. Your bill, whatever its intentions, belongs to the second tradition, the one that is non-American. It assumes that cohesion can be manufactured through NGO programs... public schools, civic integration, managed assimilation... rather than protected through enforcement of the boundaries that a self-governing people chose to establish. That is not a conservative position. It is not a republican position in any meaningful sense. And your constituents can see it. We see you. You are a fraud, Representative Salazar.
The "DIGNIDAD" Amnesty act will create up to THREE processing centers in Central and South America that will be used to pre-screen foreign nationals for "family reunification".
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) April 8, 2026
In other words, our tax dollars will fund and expedite chain migration. https://t.co/tnionKcLyy pic.twitter.com/X4WmAQgvEF
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (3Ope8)
FWIW.
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 01:03 PM (N8ZBc)
I want every single illegal gone.
I don't care if they've been here a while.
I don't care if they have family here
I don't care if the only crime they committed is crossing the border (but all of them are on welfare fraudulently anyway)
SEND THEM ALL HOME
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 01:04 PM (sKqQm)
Reagan fell for that shit. We should never forget that the Dems fucked us back then.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 01:04 PM (TLp3A)
Imagine.
But he did say doody, so trying to save the country from the commie abyss out of nowhere for no apparent reason doesn't count.
Still waiting for his first "recess appointment". Who says the Republican GOPefuckers never fight??
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Madge at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (anL5R)
For about 6-8 months, anytime someone is in what I assume is the Live Editor, the site fails to load.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (TLp3A)
We live in a minute-by-minute world. The debunking and pushback must happen immeidately -- which in this case, thankfully, it did.
Posted by: zombie at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (2UnvF)
If you are a refugee you are supposed to stop in the first safe country you enter - for example Mexico*
*Yeah, I know, still safer that Detroit
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)
"DIGNIDAD" por quien?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (n7rxJ)
Because I just did, and you are a damned LIAR!!!!!
How do you know a Democrat is lying........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (PQb8B)
Send them anywhere but here.
If home won't take them, send them as far away from here as possible.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (gKWVE)
Sidenote: I hate the speech policing, fencing rules or whatever that is used in place of discussion these days. Qualify all you want, but actually argue the point instead of ducking behind the rules of debate because someone caught you out in a falsehood. Bitch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)
i'll send an email to pixy. Not much I can do except ask him what's going on. thanks for letting me know.
Posted by: ace at April 09, 2026 01:07 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 01:07 PM (AlhUl)
Also immigrants: LOL your idea sucks, I'ma carry on being a Muslim and supporting shari'a.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 01:07 PM (gKWVE)
Time to fallback to the Undead Editor.
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: ace at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (1wjle)
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5]
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Rep. Duarte, John S. [R-CA-13]
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
congress.gov
https://tinyurl.com/4jrtznfs
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Holy f*ck.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (PQb8B)
Home security systems, caskets, guns and ammo, hospital ER rooms, jewelers that cater to gangs,. Good times.
184 1pm before movies...
FoxNews - Israel will start peace negotiations with Lebanon. Good luck with that.1
And from the hourly 2 minutes of hate
CBC - a conservative changes to the liberals
CNN - vessels passing through the Strait. Israel and Lebanon. Again, good luck. Coming up - gas prices rising. Not as high as Biden's $5.02 a gallon but that won't be mentioned.
MS Now - Trump disappointed in Nato. Their military analyst was concerned. Dude knows what happens when you break a truce in 'Risk.'
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 01:04 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (O7YUW)
So, it wasn't just me? Huh. Cool, I guess.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (PQb8B)
WHY is people’s first instinct with lawbreakers is to help them instead of punish them?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (E6xSb)
I tried and tried to find out where this bitch provides the rationale for this, and if you scour around you find her at some press conference saying the old "We need them for the economy because everything will collapse if they leave."
That's the TOOTHPICK on which this whole edifice of amnesty for gang members, criminals, non-English-speakers and their diabetic grandmas, entitled over-stayers, and welfare recipients rests.
If you keep out the gang members, our restaurants will close! We'll starve!! Crops will go unpicked without these felons! And we'll be homeless without illegal construction labor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (n7rxJ)
For about 6-8 months, anytime someone is in what I assume is the Live Editor, the site fails to load.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (TLp3A)
Interesting observation. I got the same at the end of the last thread, when I presume Ace was cooking this thread.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (dK+Kv)
Roughly 10% of illegals work.
And 100% are on welfare.
The math doesn't math
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 01:10 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 01:10 PM (gKWVE)
I'm curious... would President Marco Rubio support this bill? He supported something this bad in the past.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (n7rxJ)
The 2 from CA are gonna be gerrymandered out of their seats I presume so they have nothing to lose...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (F1quE)
i'll send an email to pixy. Not much I can do except ask him what's going on. thanks for letting me know.
Posted by: ace at April 09, 2026 01:07 PM (1wjle)
So, my random "Am I in a Fugue State"? posts weren't enough to tell you something was wrong?
*Big Laughing Smiley Emoji*
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (dmDsy)
Remember during the midterms last time, when Miss Lindsay suddenly started pushing a total abortion ban?
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (AFztM)
>> The midterms are already shaping up to be hard for the GOP. Why are they shafting the base?
Because the base are not the GOPs constituents, their constituents are their paymasters.
This is what the GOP does with their power.
It looks like the Donks are going to reclaim the house next year so there will be nothing but gridlock and impeachment hearings until after the 28 election.
Look for more give aways from these f***s going forward till then.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (j9Lo5)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)
.......
It's only a matter of time.
Posted by: wth at April 09, 2026 01:12 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)
If there's a D in the WH in 29 it will be much worse than this stinker of a bill..
.......
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 01:13 PM (F1quE)
Posted by: wth at April 09, 2026 01:13 PM (UjdFS)
If they haven't had their primaries already they have token opposition at most - like, the usual dogcatchers occasionally signing up for a lark, and to show The Process Works.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 01:13 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 01:14 PM (Vb5Ek)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2026 01:14 PM (kgE5c)
This sounds like indentured servitude. Americans need to drop the racism and accept we overwhelmingly benefit from immigration. It should be easy to understand given our ancestors were trafficked here or they just showed up.
Immigration reform is just never going to get done I guess. Republicans are incentivized to keep the problem bad so they can campaign on it.
Exactly. They don't want a bill - they just want the issue. The gullibility of the US voter is bottomless. GOP knows they can scream about the illegals and the gays every 2 years and be reelected - all the while making the country less prosperous, less healthy, less free.
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Posted by: fd at April 09, 2026 01:14 PM (vFG9F)
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Oh boy...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 01:15 PM (F1quE)
You're welcome!
When I work VHF phone, I'm reluctant to give signal reports, because so many people get their backs up when they get a bad one. For my part, I welcome all signal reports: bad, good, true, false, funny, sad. It's all good.
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 01:16 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 01:16 PM (rbvCR)
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Good so we're sending any illegal who broke the law home? Perfect. That should take care of the first 100%. But what to do about the other 0?
I say let em stay. I'm one of them bleeding hearts.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 01:16 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: four seasons at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (Vb5Ek)
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (jGJov)
Perhaps they should GTFO and get better treatment in their home country? Since we're so racist and all.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: ace at April 09, 2026 01:07 PM (1wjle)
So, my random "Am I in a Fugue State"? posts weren't enough to tell you something was wrong?
*Big Laughing Smiley Emoji*
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 01:11 PM (dmDsy)
It happened again when I tried to post the above comment... it's not me, is it?
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2026 01:14 PM (kgE5c)
*fistbump*
I appear to be having some issues posting today, so I'll be more scatterbrained than normal, it seems.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:17 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: wth at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (F0j7f)
Lefties have this interesting argument they'll make about how everything is worse then it used to be but its not because America has gone hard left its because America hasn't gone far enough left. Which...makes no sense.
I saw Jason Pargin try to convince other lefties things are in fact better from their perspective and...nope they weren't having it.
But he's relatively smart and willing to go off the narrative road occasionally so...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: anachronda at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (oY6Yp)
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You answered your own question.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (8X0wm)
OH, and did you see the part where the bill TRAINS AMNESTY LAWYERS ON THE TAXPAYER'S DIME?
YES, lawyers working at her "humanitarian campuses" for four years can receive 75% forgiveness on law school student loans.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 01:18 PM (n7rxJ)
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: Pornographers Have No "Right" to Sell Their Pornography to Taxpayer Funded School Libraries So That Children Have Access to Their Porn
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals announces stunning legal conclusion: Schools do not "owe" pornographers the "right" to have taxpayer-funded schools purchase their pornography to make it available to children in school libraries.
This is where we are: This was actually a live debate in the courts.Authors of pornographic books do not have an inalienable right to sell their goods to school libraries, a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday. A coalition of LGBT groups, free-speech organizations, authors, and publishers is challenging an Iowa law requiring schools to ensure that books are "age-appropriate." Senate File 496 explicitly refers to books with "descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act" and says school libraries cannot hand them out to kids. This upset Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, and HarperCollins, who all really want to place pornographic books in front of kids. However, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction against the law, holding that schools have a "legitimate pedagogical" interest in which books are accessible to kids during the day. ... The court further ruled that children do not have a right to read certain books in schools, and this does not amount to a book ban. "The First Amendment does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense," the ruling stated, citing case precedents.Hello! Happy Thursday, one of the best days of the week! Just a quick slumpbuster if you would, or even if you wouldn't. Here's a little news on me: I got almost eight hours of uninterrupted sleep last night and my energy levels are yuge. I've gotten a huge amount done this morning. Went after it hard twenty minutes after getting up. Unfortunately I've been working on a bunch of things to the exclusion of the first post of the day, which is why I'm posting this quickie. (Oh, varnishing done, but there is a little left in the can so I'm going to slop on one more coat on to the top.) Man, do you people routinely get a full night of sleep and have this much energy? If so, I feel really cheated.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (VkY89)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (VkY89)
Wait, has M. Pete hijacked the site?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 12:18 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at April 09, 2026 12:18 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: steevy at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (VkY89)
Correct.
"You can't read it at school on the taxpayer's dime" is not the same as "you can't read it."
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (FmapG)
Well, the fat bump of yayo helped too ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (iFTx/)
Ace, post-varnishing: ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz
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Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:15 PM
I woke up at 4 am this morning. I did not want to wake up at 4 am this morning.
So, no.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: ShainS at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (sZLk3)
Posted by: Ketanji Action Jackson at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (affD0)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: steevy at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (AlhUl)
Need only about 6 1/2 hours of sleep. Usually wake up to turn over once, then out until the alarm. Honestly, have to be sick to get 8 hours.
Causes a little tension because wife truly needs about 9 hours and the almost 1-year-old pup can be a little dynamic at bedtime.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (NcvvS)
"Free speech organizations"?
Sure. Pull the other one, ok?
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (4tMC7)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 12:22 PM (n17eQ)
(Oh, varnishing done, but there is a little left in the can so I'm going to slop on one more coat on to the top.)
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Fabulous! Nothing like a sense of accomplishment and an actual physical thing to confirm it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:22 PM (n7rxJ)
Dirty job today
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 12:22 PM (HUH8y)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:22 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
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I'd honestly rather read the musings of Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro VT than try to make heads or tails of any "opinion" that abject retard "writes."
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (4tMC7)
Posted by: tubal at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (cWLG3)
Bring that gay porn back and put it at the front of the library!
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (AlhUl)
I didn't start having that issue until I was twice that age. Which was "a few" years ago now...
Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Zombie Melvil Dewey, Sex Pervert at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (/1l9x)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 12:24 PM (n17eQ)
Pretty sure what they care about most is a steady revenue stream from libraries forced to carry their smut. Follow. The. Money.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
So LGBT groups, among others want pornography for kids. Fine. This is the kind of stance that makes me lose the very last bit of understanding or sympathy I might have for these abnormal freaks.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 09, 2026 12:24 PM (z4+bR)
Posted by: Sandy Britches at April 09, 2026 12:24 PM (oftw2)
Doggo The Additional is more prone to night time roaming than Doggo The Original, and I was waking up repeatedly. With the plugs, I don't hear the clicking of paws.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 12:24 PM (LzLR8)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (affD0)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (dmDsy)
Works for me: a lot of fluid intake in the morning, but after lunch, closely restricted, then a half-liter of sparkling water (usually spiked) at bedtime.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (NcvvS)
I can't wait to hear KBJ's rationale for why schoolkids SHOULD be exposed to porn.
Posted by: Archimedes
It should be delivered free of charge to their house.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (Cqx++)
I hear you can get a good night's sleep by washing out a ship's solvent storage tanks without a mask.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (+9q9x)
New Hotness: Cat enthusiast multicolored hair lesbian librarians.
OK not "HOT" but all you will get now.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (xvV+O)
That is why we invented binder clips.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tubal
I always liked the idea of giving porn sites their own top-level domain and creating a "digital red-light area" that would be easy to block at, say, work or schools.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (a+4eV)
**********
Did you film it and try to sell it to the local school district?
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (qgHp7)
Man, do you people routinely get a full night of sleep and have this much energy? If so, I feel really cheated.
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Never. No matter how many times I swear to myself I WILL brush my teeth, pop in my retainer, get out of my tight clothes, turn off the lights, and get into bed, I just keep collapsing on the couch with all kinds of sleep-inhibiting things in my environment and toss around all night in a low-level state of conscious disturbance that I really should get up and go to bed.
Then it's wakeup later than I wanted because I didn't sleep enough and drag around all day until "bed" time.
I know people who are completely disciplined about this, and I envy the heck out of them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (dmDsy)
Works for me: a lot of fluid intake in the morning, but after lunch, closely restricted, then a half-liter of sparkling water (usually spiked) at bedtime.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (NcvvS)
Interesting, thanks!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Mad Max in VA at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (udRx+)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (XuXeR)
Colleges don't even assign full books anymore.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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The Little Monsters always figure out a workaround.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (LzLR8)
But only homosexual pornography.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (n1OCj)
Gotta support the team.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (n7rxJ)
You know the rule.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Uncle Pervy at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Statue of Libertine at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Archimedes
It should be delivered free of charge to their house.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (Cqx++)
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My 13-yr old self supports this.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (0bjKf)
That is why we invented binder clips.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)
Or boners.
Posted by: Denny Crane - Many A Time I Got Hard To Avoid Wetting The Bed, Among Other Reasons... at April 09, 2026 12:30 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: 13 Year Old Boy What Has Pimples on His Bak at April 09, 2026 12:30 PM (affD0)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (n7rxJ)
You could like...join the Army? In Basic Training they say "Lights out!" and it's Lights out! That might help.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (z4+bR)
There's a notion about 'sleep-poisoning' (ignore the online bullshit) that sleeping more than you need damages you. This enrages my wife, but it's real for me if going more than 7 hours asleep.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:27 PM (8X0wm)
That's always been the case with me, except when I have a stint of broken, 3-4 hours sleep nights. Then I can go for an 8+ hour night to recharge.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (4tMC7)
Seeing as a total knee is stalking me:
How's the rehab?
Do you have full extension / retraction yet?
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (3sXRv)
I had my own library where I charged 10 cents for 24 hours of a Penthouse. Luckily never got caught.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (n5tGW)
The "Periodicals" room of my hometown library used to be a fantastic source of information, but, sadly, did not carry Hustler or Penthouse.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 12:32 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
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I'd honestly rather read the musings of Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro VT than try to make heads or tails of any "opinion" that abject retard "writes."
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (oqH4h)
Right? When a retarded sock on a website makes more sense and is more interesting to read than that dipshit it makes you just want to baseball bat every republican that confirmed her.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:32 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: TJ jackson at April 09, 2026 12:32 PM (bXvrr)
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"Republicans just want to ban books like 'Heather Has Two Mommies' and force everyone to read the Bible!!"
- AWFLs who just know all the facts 'cause they watch both CNN and MSNBC.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 12:32 PM (HXT0k)
this does not amount to a book ban
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It's funny how they decide which books are "banned" and which just aren't in the tiny little school library, which can never hold the 25 million volumes catalogued in the Library of Congress.
The Cat in the Hat isn't in there. So there's no room; it just isn't in there.
Heather Has Two Mommies isn't in there? BANNED! BURNED!! Nazis!!!!!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (n7rxJ)
Hope it helps. Think my bladder has awakened me about 4 times in the last year, and only because of rule-breaking. Good luck!
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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The Little Monsters always figure out a workaround.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (LzLR
I was curious about how efficient the verification is in practice. Pretty good for the US based and affiliated sites - the ones that most users are familiar with, but non existent coverage for foreign based sites. The kids and the adults who want their content will figure that out quickly, if not already. Incidentally Reddit, which is lousy with the most scurrilous porn imaginable is not considered a porn site.
Posted by: tubal at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (pDt9x)
Unfortunately I've been working on a bunch of things to the exclusion of the first post of the day, which is why I'm posting this quickie.
Who told you that you could shag off? Teh Horde demands content.
Dance, Ewok. Dance.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (JoTi8)
GREAT NEWS! Kate at smalldeadanimals tangentially related to this. We have new letters!!
MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
Regional Engagement on the Development of the MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan.
She also had another link to a real pronoun hottie I could eat all day. It would be more because of width, heft and effort than actual desire though.
And I'm testing YouTube. Here's an 11 second video to my 14 year old dog a week after he almost died falling off my bed.
https://tinyurl.com/ms2pnp59
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (Sco7b)
given the average personnel profile of modern publishing outfits, i'm afraid something far more nefarious has motivated this legal action.
Posted by: pH at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (0xdAI)
Posted by: Won the battle (Iran), lost the war (US) at April 09, 2026 12:34 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 12:34 PM (wzUl9)
Hope it helps. Think my bladder has awakened me about 4 times in the last year, and only because of rule-breaking. Good luck!
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)
*thumbs up emoji*
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:34 PM (dmDsy)
(wait for it...)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 12:34 PM (qgHp7)
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*fist bump*
All I ever hear is how important quality sleep is, and do this, don't do that to insure you get your 8 solid hours. My body refuses to sleep like that. I'm lucky if I can sleep 5 hours a night. Six is a miracle. And maybe once every few years, I can sleep all night without waking up a dozen times. Insomnia blows.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 12:34 PM (qBdHI)
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You should have taken up huffing varnish years ago!
Posted by: Bugs at April 09, 2026 12:35 PM (j2/6g)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (AlhUl)
I didn't start having that issue until I was twice that age. Which was "a few" years ago now...
Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 09, 2026 12:23 PM (wtvvX)
I only have that problem if I drink coffee around midnight.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (dK+Kv)
Yup. I've always said you were me.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:36 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 12:37 PM (qgHp7)
The Guns Fell Silent at Appomattox, and the Reconciliation Began
https://is.gd/3g9vKp
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)
You could like...join the Army? In Basic Training they say "Lights out!" and it's Lights out! That might help.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
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Just a thought, but I bet the Army -- or the Marines, or the Navy, or whoever -- could make a little extra money if they put some routines like that on an app or a website. BRUSH YOUR TEETH NOW! Get your face over that sink! PUT DOWN THAT COFFEE CUP. Lights out! (Taps)
Same thing in the morning (Reveille) and late afternoon (Retreat).
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:37 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:37 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 09, 2026 12:37 PM (z4+bR)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:38 PM (8X0wm)
What was really interesting at the library were local newspapers on microfiche from the 30's and 40's.
People in that era were much better informed about local going-ons than today.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 12:38 PM (Y8DZL)
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Dude, please. MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ groups.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:38 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ah Cain't Reed Gud! at April 09, 2026 12:38 PM (oftw2)
Porn in the library?
Kids today are so spoiled. In the olden days, we had forest porn, the trick was in finding a hiding place that would keep it intact through any weather. Not to mention, dodging the dinosaurs in the forest to read about how the centerfold chick is working towards world peace while using the money from modeling for Penthouse to attend medical school.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 09, 2026 12:40 PM (JoTi8)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:40 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:40 PM (8X0wm)
Parents' home parish used to (may still, don't know) publish around All Souls' day a list of parishioners who passed in the preceding year. Dad had passed in June. Mom showed me the list in November - and it was my name instead of his. Could say my obit has been published.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:40 PM (NcvvS)
Ladies, please have some decency at my funeral.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 12:41 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Muh Brain Hurts! at April 09, 2026 12:41 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
There's a notion about 'sleep-poisoning' (ignore the online bullshit) that sleeping more than you need damages you. This enrages my wife, but it's real for me if going more than 7 hours asleep.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)
yeah, its real. I was always 6 hours and done. I had surgery 2 years ago and decided to sleep longer in the name of healing. Before I knew it I was sleeping 8, 10, 12 hours, then passing out early. I could not stay awake past midnight for the first time in 40 years. I had to force myself back into my nightwalker routine. I'm back to 6 hours of sleep and everything went back to normal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:42 PM (snZF9)
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Ladies - don't take it out on each other. Settle it like mature women and defile his corpse
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:42 PM (8X0wm)
A really pretty asian lady just won $10,000 on "Let's Make a Deal" which is on for background noise.
Good for her.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (Sco7b)
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They arent fighting over him, they are fighting over his estate.
Posted by: Bugs at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (j2/6g)
Posted by: Muh Brain Hurts! at April 09, 2026 12:41 PM (oftw2)
Sign me up! Where do I go for that?
Posted by: Denny Crane - Sometimes Scotch Just Doesn't Cut It... at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (dmDsy)
- AWFLs who just know all the facts 'cause they watch both CNN and MSNBC.
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Meanwhile, in Canada . . .
Canada Proposes Law Classifying Bible Quotes As Hate Speech
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Shepherd Lover at April 09, 2026 12:44 PM (5CBGh)
Canada Proposes Law Classifying Bible Quotes As Hate Speech
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (ndZc7)
LOL. Ah Canadia.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 12:44 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Von Stupp at April 09, 2026 12:44 PM (wBaIH)
Canada Proposes Law Classifying Bible Quotes As Hate Speech
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What would Satan do if he were in charge of Canada????
Posted by: Bugs at April 09, 2026 12:45 PM (j2/6g)
Absolutely. Used to be fine on 6 hours, but now it's 6 1/2. Thing was, always thought sleep was a waste of time! Time that could have been spent of reading!
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:45 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Shepherd Lover at April 09, 2026 12:44 PM (5CBGh)
ace is crafting something. Spending his effort and energy into making something beautiful, yet keeping on flaw, because perfection is the realm of God.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:43 PM (ndZc7)
Yet another thing uptight backwards conspiracy minded hick Christianists totally did not see coming the day they invented "hate speech".
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:45 PM (8X0wm)
Also the left: Why do you reichwingers all think we are pedos? You shouldn't just call people you don't like pedos for no reason
Also, also the left: You know Donald Trump is a pedo. Seriously. He like, uh, well you know, is a pedo.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
True--both public libraries and school systems.
I have a niece who was a journalist (not a reporter. Facts aren't nearly as important as how big feels can be in a situation), who wrote a book with a very dramatic title, on her feelings at being embedded in A-stan for a major paper.
While it got tepid reviews, she still had plenty of tours, signings and income from...her book being assigned at the high school level in several state school systems.
If every kid in the junior class of an entire state needs a copy of your book, well...
There is a "journalism" tie in too.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (enw9G)
How it starts: Why can't you just give a little respect and understanding to people not like you?!?
How it ends: Of course you belong in prison you don't think like we do!
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)
Appomattox Courthouse is a wonderful, serene place to visit.
And a short drive from Farmville, where a furniture store has conquered and still occupies the entire town.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Weed Out The Filth at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (AlhUl)
Heh...my insomnia is not caused by my bladder, but I will get up to take a leak just because I am bored with trying to get back to sleep.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (n9ltV)
I like how kidnapped female Indians are now part of Greater Gayness, but kidnapped males are not. (MMIWG is "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls").
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (2ocoG)
Frying takes less time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: FeatherBlade
Change all porn sites to use the new top level domain .cum that defaults to off and has to be unlocked for a user account from their ISP.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at April 09, 2026 12:48 PM (9d+81)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:48 PM (8X0wm)
Every now and then on the Whatever podcast they'll discover that several of the female guests are all dating the same guy without knowing it...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:48 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Weed Out The Filth at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (oftw2)
Can we ban "A Confederacy of Dunces" as well?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 12:48 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 09, 2026 12:49 PM (Q/FnY)
My favorite is when it wakes me up 30m before I have to get up and tells me very clearly waiting 30m is not an option.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 09, 2026 12:49 PM (bXbFr)
If their goal was to block, search engines can take you to outside US porn. Easily.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)
Their first clue should have been that he went by "El Paolo".
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Joe Mama at April 09, 2026 12:50 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 12:51 PM (N8ZBc)
Glycine shortly before bed (3-4g, I think is the dose) will fix that.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 12:51 PM (TLp3A)
Every now and then on the Whatever podcast they'll discover that several of the female guests are all dating the same guy without knowing it..."
When my daughter worked at GW hospital in DC, "Code Strong" was the emergency call for security.
Most often heard in re labor and delivery, when two or more different baby daddies showed up for the same mama in labor.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 09, 2026 12:51 PM (enw9G)
California Supreme Court Orders Sheriff to Pause Probe Into Election Fraud
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)
The mortician had a devil of a time closing that lid.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 09, 2026 12:52 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 12:52 PM (OPGS/)
Posted by: RI Red at April 09, 2026 12:52 PM (LMRVO)
Yeah. The obvious exception is conspiracy theories about Israel, even if the Space Lasers are mostly real.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 12:53 PM (2ocoG)
California Supreme Court Orders Sheriff to Pause Probe Into Election Fraud
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)
I can't imagine why...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
Something that you might want to look into Ace. Not the cheapest supplement package...but damn effective.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 12:53 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (3FwFr)
I saw an Am I the Asshole thread a while back. The woman writing it had recently given birth. She had been dating two guys when she conceived, but was pretty sure it was the poorer guy she was seeing at the time based on when she had sex with each of them. But she claimed it was the wealthier guy to get more child support, and hence her asking if she was the asshole just because she was "trying to get more money for my baby"
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Frying takes less time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)
Power through.
At my elevation, I start at 400 F for about 15 minutes, then tweak until you get the uniform tiny bubbles across the strips, typically about 20-22 minutes total, for non-thick bacon. The thick stuff usually takes about 5 minutes longer.
The problem comes when the strips are not uniform thickness, and you have to evacuate the soldiers in waves.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Then I have to piss!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Weed Out The Filth at April 09, 2026 12:47 PM (oftw2)
After female Doctor Who, woke Star Trek Discovery, feminist Star Wars, gay, black Doctor Who and Starfleet Academy, why would we ban the classics?
It was like Shakespeare. Except without guns because you don't want those on scientific missions exploring a strange world. It hurts the SCIENCE'S feelings.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (CfKHZ)
Posted by: ...
*Somewhere, Bernie Lomax nods and smiles knowingly.*
Posted by: Stu Podaso at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (9d+81)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Dare I ask what the consensus was?
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:55 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:56 PM (dmDsy)
The fights could get pretty epic
Posted by: barbarausa at April 09, 2026 12:56 PM (enw9G)
I think a couple of sleep interruptions are OK, provided the individual segments are long enough; 3 hours or so.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 09, 2026 12:56 PM (QOQ9u)
In some states most of the people elected aren't actually elected.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:56 PM (n5tGW)
Something that you might want to look into Ace. Not the cheapest supplement package...but damn effective.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2026 12:53 PM (TLp3A)
*looks up* Huh. Athletic Greens. Might look into it.
I have been trying some Matcha powder in with the creatine in the morning. Cannot really make any claims one way or another on the Matcha yet. Makes the milk green.
Creatine definitely does something.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)
the only time I slept straight through was in basic training, where I would basically pass out for four hours.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 09, 2026 12:57 PM (PSEDc)
See, classic science fiction!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 12:57 PM (Sco7b)
I remember a "very special" episode of Different Strokes. There was a new bicycle shop that Arnold Jackson and a friend were very fond of and the adult owner of the shop was very friendly with them.
The owner started giving Arnold's friend alcohol and showing him porn because he wanted to molest him.
Its the same thing here.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
50-50 she was the asshole.
The pro side pointed out she was lying and taking advantage of the guy
The anti side argued he was having sex with her so he could have been the father so it wasn't a big deal to punish him anyway.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)
Slut Shaming needs to be a thing again.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 12:59 PM (OPGS/)
The fights could get pretty epic
Banning paternity tests is becoming a big thing in Europe because too many guys are finding out their kids and not in fact their kids...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
I remember that episode. Gordon Jump was the actor in question.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 01:00 PM (OPGS/)
I saw an Am I the Asshole thread a while back. The woman writing it had recently given birth. She had been dating two guys when she conceived, but was pretty sure it was the poorer guy she was seeing at the time based on when she had sex with each of them. But she claimed it was the wealthier guy to get more child support, and hence her asking if she was the asshole just because she was "trying to get more money for my baby"
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Saw some story yesterday about some lady who had sex with two guys in one day, and she had twins. Two eggs, two swimmers, two twin babies, two different baby daddies.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 01:00 PM (dK+Kv)
David Axelrod apparently had a private audience with Pope Leo yesterday.
He wanted Obama to sue the Little Sisters of the Poor for not providing abortions back in the day.
Wonder what they had to talk about.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)
Restrict fluids after lunch. Half-liter sparkling water w/ shot of VSOP at bedtime. Sleep to the alarm, but do not hit snooze.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (NcvvS)
Wonderful.
The host wifi is banned as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (0fM+0)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (HUH8y)
@EricLDaugh
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BREAKING: House Democrats just started YELLING on the floor after the GOP presiding officer BLOCKED their War Powers resolution to stop President Trump's Operation Epic Fury
He slammed the gavel, and Democrats raged: "SHAME!"
Hey Democrats — we're already in ceasefire mode
Pathetic GAMES!
https://tinyurl.com/2vhspmmx
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (PQb8B)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)
Same chicks who wonder where all the good guys are.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Oddbob at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (vTZFs)
FWIW.
Posted by: gp at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 01:02 PM (NcvvS)
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Ha. Glad you got some sleep.
Can't remember when I got eight.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 01:03 PM (b4dih)
FoxNews - Israel will start peace negotiations with Lebanon. Good luck with that.1
And from the hourly 2 minutes of hate
CBC - a conservative changes to the liberals
CNN - vessels passing through the Strait. Israel and Lebanon. Again, good luck.
MS Now - Trump disappointed in Nato. Their military analyst was concerned. Dude knows what happens when you break a truce in 'Risk.'
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 01:04 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 12:48 PM
All the teachers?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2026 01:04 PM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Vyv ate the Telly at April 09, 2026 01:05 PM (7Q0e+)
Sleep cycles are about 90-100 minutes. For me, first cycle? Don't even think about trying to wake me. Each is a little shallower after that, but generally don't notice the transitions unless turning over. Only going from cycle 3 to 4 does it get to the surface.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (NcvvS)
Wonderful.
The host wifi is banned as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (0fM+0)
You were by-catch in a troll hunt, Sponge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 01:08 PM (utfVc)
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I saw an Am I the Asshole thread a while back. The woman writing it had recently given birth. She had been dating two guys when she conceived, but was pretty sure it was the poorer guy she was seeing at the time based on when she had sex with each of them. But she claimed it was the wealthier guy to get more child support, and hence her asking if she was the asshole just because she was "trying to get more money for my baby"
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 12:54 PM
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Yes, she's a raging asshole. She'll raise that kid to be a psychopath like her. She did manage to marry Gavin Newsom, however.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (YWeo8)
Canada Proposes Law Classifying Bible Quotes As Hate Speech
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What would Satan do if he were in charge of Canada????
Posted by: Bugs at April 09, 2026 12:45 PM
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Something more subtle.
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 09, 2026 01:09 PM (NYInA)
The Morning Rant: Iran Is Not Of The West
The U.S. never promised Lebanon would be included in the ceasefire agreement, Vance said, despite Iran's claims it was, chalking that up to a "reasonable misunderstanding" between the parties. Vance said he's not confident in how well Ghalibaf understands English, "because there are things that he said, frankly, that didn't make sense in the context of negotiations that we've had." On Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament speaker claimed the U.S. is violating three parts of a ceasefire deal, citing continued fire in Lebanon, a drone allegedly entering Iranian airspace and a "denial of Iran's right to enrich uranium." Vance said that if Ghalibaf only has three points of disagreement, there must be quite a lot of agreement.
It's cute that the Vice President is scrambling around for excuses for the Iranian negotiator. He's a commercial pilot, and the universal language of flying is English. But even if his command of the language is shaky, the difference between including Lebanon and not including Lebanon in the ceasefire is clear and unambiguous. What is actually going on is murky, but it is entirely possible that Ghalibaf does not have overall authority, or he is simply lying and Iran had no intention of opening Hormuz. Or both. And the IRGC and the Iranian government are not one and the same, unlike Western countries with militaries that answer to civilian leadership. That is why the only clear path to a peaceful Iran is the total destruction of their military capacity, and the decapitation of the IRGC down to the squad level. Negotiation will never change the savage focus of the Mullahs and the IRGC, and to assume that there are "moderate" factions within Iran that can take control is just silly. Absent a successful revolution and the ascension of Pahlavi or another anti-Mullah figure to a position of authority, Iran will not change. [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:02 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 09, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Won the battle (Iran), lost the war (US) at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (qUkBO)
I'm no quite as gloomy as all this. I think young Iranians have had more than enough of this nonsense, possibly excepting regional hegemony. The mullahs can't fill the mosques, while the young'uns want to have a taste of the good life they see all the time on the Intertubes.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)
The best thing about this? It has shown the TDS cadre is completely nuts, essentially eliminating anyone to take anything they say about Iran seriously.
Posted by: Black JEM at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (GZYu7)
Reportedly, the Pakistanis screwed up (or altered) a proposal exchange so that the US accepted something which the Iranians never proposed. Reportedly.
It may be that the VP is looking for a way to not say that the Pakistanis are either incompetent (probably), dishonest (almost certainly), or both.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (ExV1e)
Starting a nuclear holocaust so the Twelfth Iman will come back.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (n1OCj)
The IRGC has no interest with any sort of ceasefire, let along peace.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (AkEZC)
50 years of tyranny by a bunch of homicidal lunatics is not an easy sell.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: mindful webworker - Leaving some wrigley room at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Black JEM at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (GZYu7)
Is this true in 2026? Consider our interactions with Europe, or blue states, before you answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (ExV1e)
- TACO Trump must nuke Iran!
- Madman Trump is going to start a nuclear war!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (HXT0k)
Who knows?
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (z0fc5)
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Nobody expects them to change. No one thinks "moderates" exists. And their military capacity has been destroyed about down to the squad level, if Raisin' Caine can be believed.
Where did you get all this stuff about moderates, and negotiation expected to change the savage focus of the mullahs? If someone in the administration used those words, they are retards.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (YKKru)
The IRGC is interested in power and money. They aren't the same loons as the mullahs and their wells. If they think they're going to lose that money and power, they'll become more pliable.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (HUH8y)
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Can you drink a cup of coffee and not jones for a cigarette yet?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:07 AM (n17eQ)
Time to open some canned sunshine.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:07 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Black JEM at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (GZYu7)
Tousi seems to think it is doing so, intentionally or not.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:08 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Imam The Twelth at April 09, 2026 11:08 AM (oftw2)
Could definitely be one of the motivations.
"Calming the markets" is one reasonable and sensible bit of speculation as well. Problem there is that the ceasefire's most serious element - opening the Strait essentially a pre-condition to everything else - has already shown that Iran is not engaging seriously. Even if they have stopped rocket fire towards Israel.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 09, 2026 11:08 AM (U/Byj)
No more evasion and lies. Hezbollah isn't a proxy of Iran, it's just another division of Iran's Islamist army.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (P8t+z)
Who knows?
I'm going to go out on a limb, and suggest that naivete and a belief in the inherent selflessness of one's fellow man are not characteristics of a successful NYC builder.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Carrots in chili.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (g8Ew8)
Who knows?
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Trump knows. Shoosh. He had to deal with the Manhattans for how long? Manhattans are as nasty and two-faced as the Mullahs.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: ballistic
Shipping companies are extremely risk adverse. No one wants a sunk & leaking oil tanker in the Strait. All it takes is one rocket.
So while one IRGC member still breathes, they have the upper hand.
Simple solution is to end all of them.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:10 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (oqH4h)
Most phoned in bomb threats are hoaxes. And they still accomplish the disruption sought.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:10 AM (ExV1e)
It's a scam. I accepted the position yesterday.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
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Other than drinking( legally) there’s plenty of good life. It’s not USSR in 1952. Take a perusal on YouTube for “life on the street” videos of Iran. It’s a modern country with all the shit we have here. And the majority of women don’t wear hijabs despite what we’ve been led to believe.
I’m not supporting the mullahs or anything. But at the same time the image a lot of people have of Iran right now is really out of date.
If there a 25 year old I do t know if you’re going to risk your life or your economic future to revolt just so you can watch porn and drink without hiding it.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:10 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 09, 2026
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Not exactly a safe sort of job right now. Don't tell anybody else just yet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:11 AM (wzUl9)
CNN - Israel orders evacuations for areas in Southern Beirut. Lol. OH NOES!! Israel is facing international criticism INCLUDING MACRON!
MS Now - Trump - 'Nato was not there.' Their 'military analyst' is concerned!!
CBC - 200 dead in Israel strikes
FoxNews - 8 vessels have crossed Strait since ceasefire. 6 Bulk Carriers. 2 Oil Tankers.
From GatewayPundit yesterday
BOMBSHELL: Trump Eyes Massive Punishment for Backstabbing NATO Allies Who Abandoned America During Iran War – Troops to Be Shifted from France, Spain, and Italy – While Others Rewarded
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 11:11 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:11 AM (IifOV)
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You give them a Time Out just to see where they move things. This is how you play Whack a Mole.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:11 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (+HNx/)
Absolutely not. Go get 'em, Tiger!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 11:12 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: tubal at April 09, 2026 11:12 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (YKKru)
They have talked about the emergence of moderates. I think Rubio was the last person I noticed...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)
Time to open some canned sunshine.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:07 AM (AnEIe)
No shit man.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (snZF9)
Possible? You misspelled "obviously"
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (XuXeR)
Each of the on-again, off-again threats and retractions are carefully mapping out the real power in Iran.
1- Kill the leaders.
2- Find out who's willing to talk
3- force them to act and prove it
4- if no power/proof, return to 1
We have proven that the last 20 years of negotiations with Iran have not been with those actually with the power.
This is like a geopolitical version of Mel Gibson in "Payback."
We're going to keep killing until we get to the person who can make the decisions.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (HXT0k)
Unfortunately, the Russkis would still have to go through the countries where our troops are redeployed to get to old Europe, so it won't really change much. I suppose the Poles would like to have them, but the way things are going, they might be able to kick Russia's ass all by themselves.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
That said I have been clear all along that we must wait until ALL the smoke clears before knowing for sure what has happened. That timeframe is in May because it doesn't make sense to me that he would want this dragging on into the 250 which would become very subdued indeed.
If you watch Trump long enough you know that he plays possum and dead better than anyone you have ever seen. The moment you think they "got him" is when he suddenly teleports and reappears behind them like nothing happened. They got his ass over a loaded barrel on an uneven playing field with covid but this one is his doing.
That said I still question whether Trump got verifiable wind that Iran was planning something of an op with their friends in the Uniparty (as China did with covid) and he decided to fuck it and flip the game board over. That is still a possibility to me but we will really have to wait and see.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (HUH8y)
Posted by: JTSmith at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (YYotJ)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (AnEIe)
We've been told Iran has no remaining navy. Why doesn't the US line the strait with US warships and f*ck up anyone who tries to stop any ship? There must be reasons why we're not doing this, right?
Posted by: 496 at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (WeJ8p)
Time to open some canned sunshine.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026
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Aka fusion fire!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (wzUl9)
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Threats and fear, mostly. Crews made up of young men from the Pacific Rim and some other 3rd world shit holes are afraid. They refuse to board, and operate ships in the area. No crew, no shipping.
Insurance premiums are through the roof. Regardless what Trump has promised, shipping companies aren't going to take the risk of losing a billion dollar ship.
The IRGC has boats, drones and anti-ship missiles staged in and around Hormuz. They've mined at least some of the area too. Again... risks the shipping companies won't take and neither will the crews.
The Hormuz Strait isn't "closed." It's a contested war zone that some shippers, crews and insurances companies would rather not deal with. Despite what Iran or the US says.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (AkEZC)
Before global communication, it was easy for islam to hide in the shadows, but now they are being seen as the non-religious, controlling cult that they are.
Oh, and Fuck mohammad!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (dmDsy)
The MFM is pushing the story that Vance was not onboard with this war. I'm sure they have no ulterior motive.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:15 AM (8X0wm)
"...for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy. It is exhausting to constantly have to deal with a person who cannot say or write a single thing without declaring their greatness or that they've already won.
"We must destroy them.. but just so you know we've already mostly destroyed them!"
Sundowning combined with Israel not letting Trump off the hook. They’ll keep pushing for war, as it’s what that want.
“It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary - NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The only reason we're talking about this is because YOU said you were going to nuke Iran with a B52 and now the media and public need to discern what that means.
Complaining about a 'REAL AGREEMENT' when Iran wasn't the one that violated it lol. What a joke.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 11:15 AM (JCZqz)
No offense, but that's getting tiresome. It's a bit of red herring, used to generate headlines and click bait.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:15 AM (XuXeR)
No Crusades 2.0 when the goatfuckers start stretching.
Fight them on your own.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:16 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026
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Trump as an X-Man. "BAMF!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (wzUl9)
The Hormuz Strait isn't "closed." It's a contested war zone that some shippers, crews and insurances companies would rather not deal with. Despite what Iran or the US says.
I really don't understand why, when Iran threatens to close the Strait, we don't just say "fine with us". We don't need the oil, and the people who do have been anything but helpful. Screw 'em.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Yep. It's choking China. $100 bbl makes Xi a very sad boy
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (n9ltV)
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You're missing that Trump has united the Arabs. This is a real Arab uprising/no vote for Persia.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (n17eQ)
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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)
So while one IRGC member still breathes, they have the upper hand.
Simple solution is to end all of them.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:10 AM (AnEIe)
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I can tell the world that I'm currently banging Sydney Sweeney like a screen door in a hurricane but that doesn't make it true or even remotely plausible.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (oqH4h)
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It may yet come to be that they are destroyed utterly. I suspect that there is a loss of control, and the "leaders" are Larping. If that is the case, it is probably likely that oil can move, although at risk initially. It will be a job of locating and destroying the local capability to launch. Trump doesn't want to be the one doing that. He wants Europe to take some viagra and get to work securing its own future. Europe doesn't want to do that and thinks that if it waits long enough the US will do it, because US politics will motivate Trump to act sooner or later. I think the broken ceasefire gives Trump more room to move militarily, but he'd rather not.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (anL5R)
An interesting assertion. Evidence?
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (XuXeR)
Ah, Donald of Arabia!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)
New York Post
@nypost
Former top Biden aide urges Va. Gov. Abigail Spanberger to stop using his playbook: 'Come out of her Biden bunker' [and debate her horrific redistricting scheme].
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Biden can always serve as a bad example.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (wzUl9)
I was thinking Raiden. The X-Men are a stand-in for homosexuality. NTTAWWT
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:19 AM (8X0wm)
But if the administration is expecting the Iranians to negotiate then Heaven help us.
Posted by: George V at April 09, 2026 11:19 AM (HUbHH)
Bullshit.
People might press on details, and a few scattered shots will always be fired.
But from the beginning of the enlightenment until the last fifty years, ceasefires meant firing ceased, once everyone got the news.
Because that's how ceasefires work. It's right in the name.
It's not messy. It's simple and straightforward. Except if you're working with Muslims. And then it's meaningless, because they're pre-enlightenment.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 11:19 AM (BI5O2)
Omae wa mou shindeiru
Press Retard: Nani!?!?
Posted by: Donaldu Trumpu at April 09, 2026 11:20 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)
Excellent synopsis.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (n9ltV)
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Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 11:20 AM (AkEZC)
And that is unhinged how ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)
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I'll take your word, but I am surprised. From what I heard yesterday they are eyes-wide-open on this thing, with the only caveat being "what we hear privately from the Iranian side is very different from what they tell the media publicly". Vance may not be trustworthy but he quotes Trump repeatedly saying "this is fragile", "we will see", and "the target list hasn't gone anywhere".
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (4tMC7)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
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I think we have pretty much already said that.
Posted by: Black JEM at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Boy Scout camp at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:22 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026
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I was thinking Raiden. The X-Men are a stand-in for homosexuality. NTTAWWT
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026
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When did this idea start?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:22 AM (wzUl9)
Didn't work, nor will it this time I'm afraid. Just a way to give up.
Posted by: javems at April 09, 2026 11:22 AM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
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I think we have pretty much already said that.
Then we should stop trying to fix the problem and basing our negotiations on doing so.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
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If that is in fact true, that brings us to the second part of my question that is still unanswered. If these capabilities still exist, why didn't we turn them into dust in one of the 17,000 bombing sorties we flew over the last month? We surely knew that the strait has always been a critical point of contention, and surely we are aware of the IRGC's capabilities in this regard.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (XuXeR)
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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Yeah! I'm an innocent victim of circumstance! Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Posted by: Scott "Curly" Peterson at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)
They use unhinged and meltdown for anything they don't want their sheep to accidentally read. Not just Trump but anyone.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (8X0wm)
An interesting assertion. Evidence?
Posted by: man
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3 Mar, 2026 - 2:59
Defense News Army 2026
Iran has built a layered anti-access strategy centered on mines, submarines, anti-ship missiles, swarm craft, and air defenses to complicate any U.S. campaign in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters. The design is less about decisive victory and more about stretching U.S. missile defenses, logistics, and political tolerance long enough to shape escalation on Tehran’s terms.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (XuXeR)
Reportedly, the Pakistanis screwed up (or altered) a proposal exchange so that the US accepted something which the Iranians never proposed. Reportedly.
It may be that the VP is looking for a way to not say that the Pakistanis are either incompetent (probably), dishonest (almost certainly), or both.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (ExV1e)
Pakistan is the most radical (major) islamic nation outside of Iran. Maybe even more so in some ways.
They are kinda sorta held in check by India and China(differently and for different reasons).
The Pakis may not be nutty apocalypse fans like the Ickis(hey, it fits!), but -
to expect them to be good faith go-betweens or negotiators is stupid.
Islam and moslems come first and foremost.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (iJfKG)
Because they don't necessarily put all their assets in big open yards, with signs saying "Bomb here".
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
@KTLA
In a 60 Minutes report, officials said they now believe the rail line linking L.A. and San Francisco could ultimately cost about $126 billion, more than triple the original price tag approved by voters.
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In fairness, Newsom's position has always been f*ck the voters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: GigantorX at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (b6zgo)
Ironically, you're describing why the U.S. will not achieve a total victory in this war.
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We were never interested in occupying Iran. Thus, we are shaping a battlefield of public opinion (both Iran and World) while gut punching China. Its all about taking Chy Na money out of American politics. See the gimps of California, Illinois and NYC. He's already done this in Venezuela and Cuber.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:25 AM (n17eQ)
We are not the players in this affair, we are exactly like the people in the stands in CBD’s Art Thread offering this morning. Shadowy figures, mouths open wide.
Posted by: tubal at April 09, 2026 11:25 AM (pDt9x)
But anyone suggesting Iran is in a good spot is just saying shit for sport. Leadership vacuums are never a good thing, and they can become lethal. Anything we do to stress the system is to our advantage.
Posted by: Black JEM at April 09, 2026 11:25 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:21 AM (4tMC7)
Check the quotation from Trump.
https://is.gd/1ejpqT
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:26 AM (n9ltV)
He's definitely not. He said yesterday that the list of demands sent over by Iran appears to have been written by ChatGPT.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:26 AM (2ocoG)
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If you told me, two weeks from now that the US has brought in a bunch of mine sweepers and anti sub surface ships along with HK subs in the area, I'd not be surprised. Not a bit.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:26 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 11:22 AM (wzUl9)
I think the beginning. Not kidding.
And in one of the movies I think they even had a kid "coming out" as a "mutant" to his parents. In case you didn't "get it".
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:26 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:26 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: 496 at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (WeJ8p)
Assume that Iran possesses the ability to perform a mass launch of missiles/drones into the area of the Strait. Why would the US put its ships/sailors in harm's way for the benefit of other countries? Particularly when those other countries are unwilling to do ANYTHING to help out.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: It's me donna
They use unhinged and meltdown for anything they don't want their sheep to accidentally read. Not just Trump but anyone.
Posted by: ...
There really wasn't much...the article basically chopped up his post and repeated it with minimal analysis. One line seemed like it SHOULD have upset the Left more, but they didn't really comment on it:
“In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest.”
Lol. Make Imperialism Great Again.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
To be honest, I don't think Trump gives a damn about the Hormuz. And I think he realizes that the problem is islam. Perhaps he and Israel are waiting for a gathering of mullahs and military leaders to execute another cluster kill. Let them relax a little. They'll start making mistakes like this again.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (dmDsy)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (IifOV)
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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Yeah! I'm an innocent victim of circumstance! Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Posted by: Scott "Curly" Peterson at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
We should send Newsom's Wife in a golf cart to Iran to negotiate with any remaining Iranians big wigs.
Half an hour later she'll have murdered them all by accident.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: The Straights of Hormuz!! at April 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ian S.
Artificial Intelligence > Inbred Mullah Natural Intelligence
Posted by: Military Moron at April 09, 2026 11:28 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:28 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
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If only the United States military had access to high-tech ISR assets and human intelligence to locate said assets....
If only.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 09, 2026 11:29 AM (wBaIH)
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This is all news to me. Last I heard, their boats are all sunk, their drones and anti-ship missiles are moved well inland or have been destroyed, and no mines have thus-far been found.
Skipping over that sentence, if your point is that shippers are worried about these things because, as you say, Hormuz is an active war zone, then I agree with that much, and I believe Trump's primary goal in negotiating is to take that risk off the table. He wants oil shipped through the straits.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:29 AM (jeqkR)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:19 AM (8X0wm)
Except Wolverine.
He's Canadian.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 11:29 AM (Sco7b)
The one and only reason we haven't done this (yet?) is because oil is globally priced. So oil that's pumped out of a well in Texas, refined in Louisiana, and sold in Iowa has the same price as oil that goes through the Gay of Hormuz. I understand why this is done, but I still think it's retarded.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:29 AM (2ocoG)
Do you remember what happened in Iraq after Saddam was taken down? We proceeded to gut the entire government, military and related institutions of all regime supporters. And got ISIS.
Look at what Trump did in Venezuela after taking out Maduro. He didn't take down the administration, he kept them in charge and under our thumb. And now we control their oil. And they are barely in the news.
Trump can level Iran at any time he chooses. The question is then what? Because if anyone thinks we can just level the place and walk away with zero blowback they are delusional.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (P8t+z)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I DO Actually Read, Sometimes. at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: tubal at April 09, 2026 11:12 AM (pDt9x)
This is kind of like not feeding a Gremlin after midnight.
It's ALWAYS before an election cycle. One of the things I like the most about Trump is that he doesn't have 'political fallout' at the top of his People Priority List.
I'm sure he considers it - he'd be remiss not to - but I don't believe it's his primary driver. I think he's sincerely trying to do what's best for America, letting the chips fall where they will.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (FmapG)
Come home, open up oil wells and gas lines, and leave the rest of the gay world to figure out their energy needs - we're gonna be ok over here.
Peace ON our time.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (BI5O2)
This. Why help China? If threats keep China paying $100 bbl, then...let it go.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
The only reason we're talking about this is because YOU said you were going to nuke Iran with a B52 and now the media and public need to discern what that means.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 11:15 AM (JCZqz)
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These nutbars are literally hallucinating things Trump "did."
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (oqH4h)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
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Any chance the Russian warship can stop the rubber boats loaded with 3rd world invading troops from crossing the Channel? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Indigenous People of Great Britain at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (Dv3i1)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
When you're unable to put even ONE warship to sea for any period, you are no longer a serious player. GB has been punching above it's weight since WWII, but that's coming to an end. I'm wondering if removal from the UN Security Council is next. It gives me no pleasure to say this.
The Humiliation of Great Britain Is Complete
A few weeks back, the Financial Times declared that Britain is no longer a global power.
It's hard to dispute that statement. In fact, the FT was only saying aloud what everybody around the world has been thinking for quite a while.
https://is.gd/Ll4PSO
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)
The money we've wasted bombing Iran could've been spent for a better cause, like helping starving Somali families in Minneapolis.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 11:31 AM (Y8DZL)
Is not the same as Venezuela. Or Alberta.
Now the finished products...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (XuXeR)
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But also, doing Venezuela first, adds to our domestic oil supply and makes it easier to got for the Iran thing, knowing that it is going to squeeze global supply. We are getting half a million barrels a day now from Venezuela. This is a multi stage planned op. Like I said yesterday, he's fighting WWIII now. Defeat the proxies, consolidate base of power, WWIII doesn't happen in our lifetime. China is depopulating as we speak. Vlad is aging out and has his hands full for the rest of his unnatural life. Islam, taking over Europe and being our NATO allies is the long term problem.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (anL5R)
It sounds like the same thing here. The Iranian government is on its last legs, maybe, but still they shriek, and demand, and refuse to give an inch. You'd think the Mullahs would be a bit conciliatory, but it seems like it's bred in the bone.
Posted by: Gorthanc at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (8Q86n)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (FtULh)
Look at what Trump did in Venezuela after taking out Maduro. He didn't take down the administration, he kept them in charge and under our thumb. And now we control their oil. And they are barely in the news.
Trump can level Iran at any time he chooses. The question is then what? Because if anyone thinks we can just level the place and walk away with zero blowback they are delusional.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (P8t+z)
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Did you quote the wrong guy? I'm not talking about "leveling Iran" and then just walking away or about conducting regime change like Iraq. I'm asking why we didn't do more to take out whatever resources Iran could possibly use to try to control traffic in the strait.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (IifOV)
The UK can't even defend the English Channel from illegals. Their destroyer fleet is currently broken. Seriously. They have nothing with which to project naval force.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
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If only the United States military had access to high-tech ISR assets and human intelligence to locate said assets....
If only.
Posted by: ballistic
What we have done so far is nigh on miraculous, but I guess unless we hit every single asset, we've failed utterly. Right?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
Half an hour later she'll have murdered them all by accident.
Posted by: naturalfake
Whatever you do, don't give her an IDF Caterpillar D9!!!!
Posted by: Zombie Rachel Corrie at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (JCZqz)
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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Yeah! I'm an innocent victim of circumstance! Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Posted by: Scott "Curly" Peterson at April 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
We should send Newsom's Wife in a golf cart to Iran to negotiate with any remaining Iranians big wigs.
Half an hour later she'll have murdered them all by accident.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (iJfKG)
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Or sucked their dicks for career advantage ...
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)
If only.
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Snort.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (n17eQ)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
Posted by: Frank Barone
Old and busted: English bulldog
New and cool: Taco Bell chihuahua
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7)
Same in the US, most are not stealing billions, it is just a few bad apples, in every state, that steal tens of billions and send it back to Somalia and points unknown.
Or so the "Give Peace a(nother 40 years of) Chance" crowd would have us believe.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Denny Crane - But, Not In The Good Way. at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (dmDsy)
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For Pete's sake they fought a peer to peer battle against a second world country during THATCHER'S time and its been all downhill since.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (anL5R)
Really? Wow. That's newsworthy. Very newsworthy. Our greatest allied power is ...
(OK, quit laughing)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 11:30 AM (FmapG)
We are a world so capsized in a sea of phony paper pushing bureaucrat limpdick anemometers, that we hardly recognize real leadership when it is blaring in our face.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (8X0wm)
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Allah is going to come through for us any minute now....yep, any minute....*taps watch*...now would be a good time.... ok how about now?....
Posted by: IRGC at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (IifOV)
The UK can't even defend the English Channel from illegals. Their destroyer fleet is currently broken. Seriously. They have nothing with which to project naval force.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (n9ltV)
And they just angered the one person who could save their butts... Smart move
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 11:35 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 09, 2026 11:35 AM (ReKWQ)
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TBF, its not like that was unexpected. I mean its titular with him, isn't it.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:35 AM (anL5R)
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Chihuahuas scare the shit out of me. Nasty little shits.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:36 AM (n17eQ)
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I've been assuming this as well. We don't need the oil, but expensive gas at the pumps means Trump cares about the price of oil
Posted by: 496 at April 09, 2026 11:36 AM (hdZBB)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
When you're unable to put even ONE warship to sea for any period, you are no longer a serious player. GB has been punching above it's weight since WWII, but that's coming to an end. I'm wondering if removal from the UN Security Council is next. It gives me no pleasure to say this.
The Humiliation of Great Britain Is Complete
A few weeks back, the Financial Times declared that Britain is no longer a global power.
It's hard to dispute that statement. In fact, the FT was only saying aloud what everybody around the world has been thinking for quite a while.
https://is.gd/Ll4PSO
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)
The Limeys have been hard at work for the last 70 years or so to turn Old Blighty into this.
Ashamed of their history, their country, and themselves, they voted for it every chance they got.
Good job, a-holes! you turned your children and grandchildren into poverty stricken sex slaves and catamites.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:36 AM (iJfKG)
Probably not possible without boots on the ground and obviously Trump doesn't want to do that. We have air superiorority over Iran but they still managed to take down one of our fighters with a shoulder fired missile. Could probably do similar attack on a ship.
The threat of an attack is enough to spook the market.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (P8t+z)
I believe that we did. Everything in the news since is BS.
Like it usually is.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (XuXeR)
That is exactly what the Iranians want because they know that the chances that the President in a few years will be named Newsom, or some other Democrat, and that'll have free rein to do as they please.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (abIsI)
Not to detract in any way from the Brits who won that war, but I think it's pretty well accepted that GB couldn't have retaken the Falklands without substantial American assistance. It's only gotten worse since then. Much worse.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)
History may not repeat, but often rhymes.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (MNCvZ)
New and cool: Taco Bell chihuahua
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Yo quiro Taco Bell!
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (AnEIe)
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They did it on purpose, they think they can isolate the US until a Dem steals the executive branch in the next election who will restore the status quo of the entire world sucking the US economy into oblivion.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (gm9Sb)
Who the...what the... just who in the hell are you???
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (XuXeR)
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Gavin Newsome will bravely expand High Speed Train another mile or two.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
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No, but if we did all that we did and somehow just forgot to utterly demolish their capability to exert control over the strait I would say that would be a foolish oversight.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (oqH4h)
And this is the entire point of us consolidating control of access to foreign petrochemicals, drastically expanding access and refining capacity for our own, and rapidly building our nuclear power infrastructure - as we have been doing in spite of Democrats for a decade now.
Yes - there will be medium term shocks in domestic markets if Hormuz were to be actually (not fakely, as now) closed. Those shocks will not be devastating, they will be obviated, and that puts us in the catbird seat, as the only non-Muslim power with adequate access to energy.
It's not that a chokepoint on Middle East oil helps us - it doesn't. It's that it cripples everyone else.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 11:39 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Gorthanc at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (8Q86n)
What event, over the course of the majority of their lives, would lead them to believe that they needed to be conciliatory?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)
But the Russkies were impossible to deal with in terms of negotiating a treaty. They kept insisting they won, and refused to give an inch. Eventually, they had no choice, but for a completely defeated enemy they were impossible to deal with.
This is why this reminds me of Iran. Plus, so long as Iran knows it can merely say the words "close the Strait" and the rest of the world runs to their fainting couches, it knows it will always have a very powerful bargaining chip.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
This. X 10,000.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (XuXeR)
NEW: Putin has sent a warship to escort sanctioned Russian vessels through the English Channel after Keir Starmer threatened to seize them
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
Posted by: Frank Barone
No one expects the Spanish Armada!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)
England is a wet paper tiger with no teeth.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:27 AM (IifOV)
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Grok says Britain has only 5-7 frigates plus destroyers available for active seas duty at the present time capable of taking on the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.
The dynamic has changed since Jack Aubrey's time.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (B+gJG)
Hackers have stolen 10 petabytes of data from China’s largest state-run supercomputing facility in Tianjin
The hackers were inside the system for months & stole:
- Missile and bomb schematics
- Aerospace and aviation research
- Bioinformatics & fusion simulation data
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I don't know what a petabyte is but it sounds bad.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
Can't? Or chooses not to?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)
Yeah... I think that's more of a won't...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 11:39 AM (BI5O2)
I have a rl friend (really!) whose theory since about 17 days ago is that this is what Trump is up to. You may have already said it too. Seems to be a very logical path that cuts through a lot but not all the bs
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (8X0wm)
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The price of oil is global. We may not need the oil but we’re still paying the price for the lost supply.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (z0fc5)
Entebbe?
That's all I got
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (XuXeR)
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I think there is reason to believe he may have already done that. Maybe not, but I think the cease fire is in part an effort to reconn whether the leadership can actually lead the armed forces in Iran that are still coherent. If they promise a ceasefire and can't deliver, they are larpers. Also, confounding the analysis is the fact that the average Iranian leader, is bugfuck crazy. Which was the argument for killing them all in the first place. Mind you, the US wasn't killing the leadership. That was the Israelis . . . we focused on the military targets, the ballistic missile capability, uranium enrichment, anti air, launchers etc.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (anL5R)
New and cool: Taco Bell chihuahua
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7)
Nah. Chihuahuas will come at you with a switchblade and fuck shit up. And you know the Taco Bell chihuahua has got the runs so he's leaving a trail of crap behind him as he's doing it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:42 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)
Because Iran isn't controlling traffic in the strait with tactical or strategic forces.
Iran is making shipping companies (and their insurers) afraid to navigate the strait at all by threatening to damage them.
This they could do with single fishing boats, individuals with RPGs, kamikazi drones, et al.
Without seizing and holding both banks in perpetuity, we can not guarantee with 100% confidence that all of those threats are mitigated.
Because it's not a tactical problem - it's a mindset problem, and the Euros are pussies. We can solve tactical problems. We can't make men of the Euros.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 11:42 AM (FmapG)
There appears to be no organized Iranian capability to control the strait. Roughly 10-12 ships a day have been going through with no incidents.
There is probably some *disorganized* capability that's completely divorced from any central command & control, and that's what everyone's scared of even though it hasn't actually shown up.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (z0fc5)
History may not repeat, but often rhymes.
I just finished an interesting book. Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry by Adrian Goldworthy.
They were two massive empires, and reasonably closely matched.
Spoiler alert: Rome did not win every battle. In fact, the Sasanians almost took Constantinople in 626.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (8X0wm)
- Missile and bomb schematics
- Aerospace and aviation research
- Bioinformatics & fusion simulation data
I don't know what a petabyte is but it sounds bad.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
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So they stole all the shit that Chy-nah stole from the US over the years. Got it.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (oqH4h)
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If we built more refining capacity* retail fuel prices would be better insulated from wholesale costs..
*I know, I know...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (B+gJG)
I tend to agree. This ceasefire is an opportunity to see if the current leadership can actually run the country under the terms we agree with. Somebody has got to be left in charge or we get chaos and chaos in the Middle East always leads to bad outcomes.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (P8t+z)
Same in the US, most are not stealing billions, it is just a few bad apples, in every state, that steal tens of billions and send it back to Somalia and points unknown.
Or so the "Give Peace a(nother 40 years of) Chance" crowd would have us believe.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (vbXSk)
Iran is not universally muslim. Further, some of the muslim groups do not support the mullahs/IRCG. Admittedly, it's likely this is the case because they're on the outside and not part of the power structure but it's still true.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:45 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Bombs Away at April 09, 2026 11:45 AM (3LMJN)
Posted by: Denny Crane - But, Not In The Good Way. at April 09, 2026 11:34 AM (dmDsy)
He's got a VPN, he'll be back and more VPN endpoints will be blocked.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:45 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (z0fc5)
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and you have come to this grand conclusion based on what evidence?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:45 AM (B+gJG)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:46 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: megabytes for sale at April 09, 2026 11:46 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (z0fc5)
Really???
Four weeks to destroy a terrorist nation is considered "not that easy?"
Odd way to phrase that.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 09, 2026 11:46 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)
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There's probably 100s of miles of Iranian coastline on the north of the Strait. Very difficult to weed out installations there capable of hitting sea traffic.
Plus, as I noted above, it's more a perception than an actual military threat: all Iran has to do it utter the words "close the Strait" and the rest of the world pees its pants.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
I must comment this is true of many illegals in the US.
Job prices change, work is left undone, and they need another week.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 11:47 AM (/+uur)
Truth. JIT inventory is stupid...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:48 AM (XuXeR)
Because the West was the strong horse then.
Thanks to subversion from within (and help from the USSR), we now look like a very weak-willed horse.
And honestly, look at our media- who would CHOOSE to look like the freaks our media glorify?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 09, 2026 11:48 AM (N1DT3)
Oh and Israel. Come on let's talk about Israel. You know you want to....
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:48 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 11:48 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:38 AM (XuXeR)
We're a TikTok generation now. We've forgotten February.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)
Kneeling specialist Colin Kaepernick has written a memoir that will be released on the ten-year anniversary of his first kneel
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Introduction by Kamala?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)
It is and it isn't. Kimberly-Clarke just unwillingly demonstrated the downside of piling stuff up in a warehouse in advance.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (2ocoG)
Kneeling specialist Colin Kaepernick has written a memoir that will be released on the ten-year anniversary of his first kneel
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Introduction by Kamala?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)
________
Jennifer Newsome!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Indeed. Remember the "anti bribery" legislation/ publicity years ago? It hamstrung US companies....
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (XuXeR)
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The price of oil is global. We may not need the oil but we’re still paying the price for the lost supply.
I'd bet that price is low compared to the cost of a war. Plus, our "allies" and the heathen Chinee really REALLY need a lesson in consequences.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
A petabyte is larger than a shit-ton.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:50 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (affD0)
Posted by: Matthew at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (OdsgZ)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (XuXeR)
Because it's not a tactical problem - it's a mindset problem, and the Euros are pussies. We can solve tactical problems. We can't make men of the Euros.
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the strait is actually a mexican standoff between trump and the Euros.
The Euros are the ones with a need for an open strait. Trump literally told them to take it last week. He does not want to be the one covering their ass in perpetuity. He is going to squeeze them into acting in their own interest for once. However, the Euros, believe that the US political environment will force trump to act to open the strait. Its a waiting game. Who can take the pain longer. Ultimately, Trump may show up in the strait with mine sweepers and HK subs in two weeks and open it up for a couple of months - providing US backed insurance to shippers. Breaking Lloyds of london's ass while he is at it. I don't see the US putting permanent bases in the area, they may let an Arab Coalition take over Karg though. I think that's actually likely The Iranians really pissed off the neighbors
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (P8t+z)
I agree. I would only add that the new "regime" in Iran NOT be a crazy fucking islamic caliphate douchebag gang of repressed fucking homos, like they've had the last 47 years....
I've seen the pictures! Iranian chicks had great legs back in the 70's! Make Iranian Chicks Great Again!!!!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Oh, Those Persian Women, They'll Be The Death Of Me! at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
______
[Grins]
-- Cenobites
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (iFTx/)
The ultimate in fair weather fandom. Needing things to "look" a certain way for your opinion to even matter? Yikes.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:51 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Will Robinson at April 09, 2026 11:52 AM (cO6oP)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 09, 2026 11:40 AM (Cqx++)
In 2026, the Spanish Navy has 78 'active' naval vessels. Not sure that they accomplish anything with them, but they have them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:52 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:52 AM (8X0wm)
Kneeling specialist Colin Kaepernick has written a memoir that will be released on the ten-year anniversary of his first kneel
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Introduction by Kamala?
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Double Snort.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 11:52 AM (n17eQ)
I'm constantly fascinated by these ex-morons who are banned, yet keep coming back to be annoyances.
Weird...I mean if they were in someone's house and the owner kicked them out and said "never come back".
Would they keep randomly breaking into the house or stand outside yelling their "brilliant" conversational points at those inside or just stand there ringing the doorbell?
If so, they'd be committed to the nearest loony bin.
Seriously, loony, y'all.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (iJfKG)
New consumer-level computers come with a solid-state disk sized in the 0.5 to 4 terabyte range. So a petabyte is a metric fuck ton.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (abIsI)
So what was the point of it? Just back where we started.
It’s like every war since WW2. We never finish the job.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (z0fc5)
https://tinyurl.com/58m8nc3t
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (abIsI)
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That blonde is pretty outstanding. The video should focus on her and forget all the rest.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (8S0LS)
I'm kind of thinking all this ceasefire talk is also just an act to cool things down for a bit.
When this is over the US and Israel can just go in and take out a bridge here, a power plant there. Nice slow. Boil the frog. Western concentration isn't that .....hey, there's a squirrel in my backyard.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (Sco7b)
British police charge charismatic pastor with manslaughter after Jamaican grandfather with Parkinson's drowns in kiddie-pool baptism
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)
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Okay- define what you mean by Zionism.
then show how this "blog" endorses what you defined.
Or make sense in some other way, rather than just buzz wording your feelings, concern troll.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:54 AM (anL5R)
At some point, someone (Argentina? Spain? Who knows) is going to say "f it, we're taking....."
It'll be interesting
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:54 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM
Dafuq?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2026 11:54 AM (Wnv9h)
In 2026, the Spanish Navy has 78 'active' naval vessels. Not sure that they accomplish anything with them, but they have them.
As of early 2026, the British Royal Navy operates approximately 62 to 63 commissioned ships in active service, though the number of actively deployed warships is significantly lower due to maintenance. The fleet includes two aircraft carriers, six Type 45 destroyers, seven Type 23 frigates, and ten nuclear-powered submarines, plus Royal Fleet Auxiliary support vessels
At last, our time has come!
Posted by: The Spanish at April 09, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)
I'm a Jew. I don't go sit in the pews at the Baptist church up the block and demand they renounce Christ. That would be insane. If I did, they'd kick me out. If I then returned in a mask and demanded it, I'd be completely insane. They'd call all the men in white coats.
You're losing your mind. Go camping. By yourself. For awhile.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 11:55 AM (BI5O2)
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Hmm, now that video seems relevant to my interests . . .
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 11:55 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
1 petabyte == 1000 terabytes.
1 Terabyte == 1000 gigabytes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:55 AM (ExV1e)
Define "Zionism". Because I've heard some really loopy claims lately, including that the war in Iran is for "Israeli expansionism". Israel most definitely is not interested in expansion. Otherwise they wouldn't have offered Arafat everything he claimed he wanted back in the 1990s (Arafat rejected it, of course, because what he *actually* wanted was dead Jews, same as about 90% of the current Palestinian population).
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:55 AM (2ocoG)
CNN is such a failure.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (IifOV)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Depends on whether or not you have been innoculated.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)
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Before you accept, consider the pros and cons:
Cons -
No more pork or alcoholic beverages.
You must kill all pet dogs you have and cannot ever have pet dogs.
Must wear crazy clothing and headwear.
Must eat goat meat and goat milk cheese and yogurt.
Must pray for at least 30 minutes five times a day.
Pros:
As many wives as you want. Divorce any of them anytime you want.
Kill an infidel by suicide attack, scoring you 72 virgins in the afterlife. (Warning: Allah may select virgins not to your liking)
Posted by: Gref at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (8S0LS)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)
If so, they'd be committed to the nearest loony bin.
Seriously, loony, y'all.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 11:53 AM (iJfKG)
If you're talking about "pete", I will just say he ain't the same pillow-biter from past iterations... he's yet another limp-wristed beta fag that just signed up to be the next troll here....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: The Spanish"
Hold our beer!
/Cajun Navy, invading....margaritaville.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:56 AM (XuXeR)
Is it even possible to conduct a war of global conquest? And succeed?
Wars require technological prowess and the willpower to do everything necessary to use it to its fullest extent.
What nation (or group of nations) possess both qualities in full?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 11:57 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:57 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 11:57 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I think I had a petabyte in my teens and it was fixed with Orthodontia
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 09, 2026 11:58 AM (affD0)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
1 petabyte == 1000 terabytes.
1 Terabyte == 1000 gigabytes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 11:55 AM (ExV1e
That's a lifetime of pron.
Of course lately for the Iranians, a 2 month Hustler video subscription is also a lifetime of pron.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 11:58 AM (Sco7b)
Disney just ditched "gender-neutral" greetings for the classic "ladies and gentlemen." Here's why that's big news, even if you don't care about Disney anymore.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)
You saw what happened in Venezuela, right? We left the assholes in power to prevent a power vacuum, while also making it clear that one wrong move and they'll be dead. And that's worked well.
Iran currently consists of killing layers of leadership until we drill down to someone who doesn't actually want to die on behalf of the imam trapped in the well without Lassie to tell anyone.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 11:59 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 09, 2026 11:58 AM (affD0)
Or the shot of penicillin.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:59 AM (n9ltV)
The islands they have there have much of the same, but those are much more easily taken out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 11:59 AM (n5tGW)
Saw Limpdick Anemometers open for Shyster at the Suckamore Grave down by Unluckey, right after the hostages were taken.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (zdLoL)
Nailed it.
And I don't see this failed ceasefire as a failure. It's a great success in proving that the mullahcracy has to be exterminated, to the last man.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:44 AM (oqH4h)
Would have been better if they'd replaced them with lolcat memes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (ExV1e)
>>@BarakRavid
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25m
>>🚨🚨 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed yesterday to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon. Israel appreciates the Lebanese prime minister’s call today to demilitarize Beirut
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:02 PM (P8t+z)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (F1quE)
Well I kind of am - but that's different and they tolerate me because I love Israel and they know I'm secretly Mossad.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Last I heard, Iran is like 65% non-Muslim (Persian?), which makes it crazy that the terrorist "few" run the country (still).
The US is also not Muslim (yet), but they punch above their weight when it comes to the massive frauds, since their "morals" apparently include deceiving and stealing from the "Great Satan" in order to advance their Muslim cause (of conquering the world).
Posted by: illiniwek at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (OUMaO)
Seriously, it you have decided to do the bitch over there eating crackers thing, you might want to get your mental health checked. There is something more going on with you than just a political disagreement. You may be a paid dissenter, or you may be motivated by irrational fear/hatred. Either way, its not going to gather much support. Why not find something to do that relaxes you, rather than aggravates you. I suspect you have a special past time that seems to provide comfort?
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)
This.
It's one more arrow in the quiver of 'we tried everything, but these fuckers just insisted we kill them all.'
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (FmapG)
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You're not fooling anybody!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (ndZc7)
***********
They are actually Strait shooters.
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (qgHp7)
My 'local' newspaper celebrated Tom Lehrer's 98th birthday today.
Tom Lehrer died last July.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)
Milei recently stated that the position of the Argentine government has been and continues to be that the Falklands/Malvinas are Argentine.
The Brits may be able to send assets to defend it by commercial carrier, or by DHL.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Denny Crane - Oh, Those Illicit Drugs! at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (dmDsy)
Last I heard, Iran is like 65% non-Muslim (Persian?), which makes it crazy that the terrorist "few" run the country (still).
Unarmed Citizenry
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (F1quE)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:05 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 12:06 PM (E6xSb)
Tom Lehrer died last July.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (zdLoL)
Forget it they're rolling
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (ZxPkt)
Nailed it.
And I don't see this failed ceasefire as a failure. It's a great success in proving that the mullahcracy has to be exterminated, to the last man.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)
That was always my attitude. Completely wiped from the face of the earth has a nice ring to it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (snZF9)
I mean, you can remember people who are still alive.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (y9ksN)
IMO
I could be wrong.
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (ZxPkt)
It won't.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (8X0wm)
Unarmed Citizenry
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 12:04 PM (F1quE)
That's why I keep saying the one thing we really need to do in Iran is get rid of islam from their government...
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (dmDsy)
I think you're overlooking the impact of severe chapping due to overuse. The struggle is real.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)
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Yeah. That's why when two different people asked for the definition and got - crickets.
Its the new RAYCISS. Its a buzzword. A label. It is supposed to suggest something dirty or bad.
They can't define it, because they don't know what it is either.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:08 PM (anL5R)
HERO!!! This is Pauls Valley High School (Oklahoma) Principal Kirk Moore. Yesterday, he tackled a would-be school shooter and was shot.
Because of Principal Moore, no one else was hurt.
He is recovering in the hospital.
The suspect is in jail.
https://is.gd/7QmS8O
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:09 PM (ndZc7)
I think you're overlooking the impact of severe chapping due to overuse. The struggle is real.
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Jergins is real.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:09 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 09, 2026 12:03 PM (vbXSk)
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For the same reason that roughly 65% of the United States aren't wackjob leftoid retards, but that 35% wants power and is willing to do anything to obtain it, just like the fascist Islamists in Iran, and we get ruled by a leftoid retard about half the time. The only reason they haven't done it here is that we have guns.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:10 PM (oqH4h)
As a thought experiment, describe the type of missle thst can damage/sink an unarmed and unarmored oil tanker versus one designed to damage/sink a warship.
Looking at Google maps, the strait is roughly 50km wide. A single BM-21 could take out a tanker
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 12:10 PM (DLVKS)
I think you're overlooking the impact of severe chapping due to overuse. The struggle is real.
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Jergins is real.
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The Harry formerly known as Prince could offer some options.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 09, 2026 12:11 PM (jwJyU)
HERO!!! This is Pauls Valley High School (Oklahoma) Principal Kirk Moore. Yesterday, he tackled a would-be school shooter and was shot.
Because of Principal Moore, no one else was hurt.
He is recovering in the hospital.
The suspect is in jail.
https://is.gd/7QmS8O
Looks like the Pillsbury Dough Boy. It's a good disguise for a Mega Chad.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 09, 2026 12:11 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:11 PM (ZxPkt)
My 'local' newspaper celebrated Tom Lehrer's 98th birthday today.
Tom Lehrer died last July.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
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Recently here, there was passing mention of 'The Merry Minuet', for which I will always appreciate Leher.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)
This is who the Dems protect.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (oqH4h)
He's a bog-standard Chinabot. Like Swalwell, but self-servicing instead of having to curse some poor Chinese girl to a lifetime of brain bleach.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 12:13 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 12:13 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 09, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (XeU6L)
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The Merry Minuet was written by Sheldon Harnick and popularized by the Kingston Trio.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (jwJyU)
Whatever he looks like, he managed to tackle the shooter and that is a good thing.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (IeCgc)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 12:12 PM (oqH4h)
Yeah I would think 16" guns are pretty cost effective in the grand scheme.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (snZF9)
I mean, you can remember people who are still alive.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (y9ksN)
Maybe he can take a hint...
Posted by: Death at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (/1l9x)
This is who the Dems protect.
The DNC posted this morning bragging about their new all-40-year-old-white-women Supreme Court in Wisconsin.
If I were JJ I'd be getting the fuck out of that state.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)
IMO
I could be wrong.
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I don't think so. I think he already has what he needed, destruction of ballistic missile capacity, uranium enrichment and stocks, decapitation of major assholes. He wants Europe to get off their assess and help themselves with the strait. If they won't, then he will eventually open it up for a while and then he is going to walk away from it.
I think the neighborhood has had enough of Iran, and they are going to be eating shit for a decade because of what they did to their neighbors. They arent the bully on the block anymore.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (anL5R)
Tom Lehrer died last July.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
Listened to all 3 CDs within the last month.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:11 PM (ZxPkt)
Do they really want Provos? Because that is how you get Provos.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:15 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)
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it's all the masturbating, isn't it
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:15 PM (ZxPkt)
IMO
I could be wrong.
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (ZxPkt)
You're wrong.
Impeachments will consume his entire term.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 12:15 PM (FmapG)
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: Pornographers Have No "Right" to Sell Their Pornography to Taxpayer Funded School Libraries So That Children Have Access to Their Porn
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Captain Obvious
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What?! All of these years I've thought it was Lehrer.
*sigh*
Thanks for the correction.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 12:16 PM (ndZc7)
they have burned some immigrant housing to the ground recently
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (ZxPkt)
Nailed it.
And I don't see this failed ceasefire as a failure. It's a great success in proving that the mullahcracy has to be exterminated, to the last man.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)
That was always my attitude. Completely wiped from the face of the earth has a nice ring to it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:07 PM (snZF9)
Yeah, the whole of the history of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a constant contest about-
Who can be the biggest islamic ratfucker responsible for killing Jews and Americans?
Anyone not on board with this radical agenda was not going to make it and not advance and probably was killed as a traitor.
So, probably it's going to require a lot more killing to plow through this pile of psychos until we're dealing with someone halfway sane and moral in the Western sense.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Apparently we DO need the oil.
I paid $6.19 for diesel on Tuesday. I'm just driving to and from the gym every day. Unfortunately, the guys that truck your food to the store are using the same sh*t I am... and if you don't think that isn't going to cause prices of everything to go up, I donno what to tell you.
Diesel is the lifeblood of the economy. Literally nothing happens in our society without it. The higher it goes, the more expensive sh*t is going to cost.
I still don't know how and why diesel became so much more expensive than regular. They used to be on par with one another.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (XuXeR)
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)
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Thank heavens, it wasn't Rubio talking like this.
https://tinyurl.com/3tykp359
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 12:17 PM (4tMC7)
Tom Lehrer died last July.
********
Dibs on his unopened gifts...
...and the first piece of cake.
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 12:18 PM (qgHp7)
IMO
I could be wrong.
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Trump is pretty good at changing the channels. Let the Dems circle the wagons for their cohorts in Iran and then change the channel to something else. What is interesting is how small and impotent the Left is these days.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 12:18 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 12:18 PM (BI5O2)
Why is that about $2 more than here? Doesn't cost that much to transport. .
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 12:19 PM (XuXeR)
Looking at Google maps, the strait is roughly 50km wide. A single BM-21 could take out a tanker
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Modern frigates typically provide local area defense out to 30–120+ km (using medium-to-long-range missiles) and point defense within a 1–10 km radius (using CIWS and short-range missiles)
An the Europeans can't scrounge up 4 frigates to post up in the strait, supported by a Saudi Awacs?
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:20 PM (anL5R)
Last I heard, Iran is like 65% non-Muslim (Persian?), which makes it crazy that the terrorist "few" run the country (still).
Posted by: illiniwek
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How many people were card-carrying communists in the USSR? It's only about 5% in the PRC. And how many are card-carrying fanatics even in places like Saudi Arabia? Shockingly few. Observe them once they escape Saudi airspace.
And look at our own ELECTED elites, refusing to do the will of 70-80% of Americans on issues like illegal migration and secure voting.
I know I've read up on how this happens, but I can't remember right now. But it's a universal thing, and "only" 35% Muslims in Iran with some handful being turbaned dictators seems nigh-insurmountable to me.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (n7rxJ)
Neocons?
Ha ha ha.
You just blew your cover dumbass.
Nobody uses 'neocon" anymore. Not even "neocons".
"Neocon" was always a libtard boogyman. You're reading from the wrong playbook.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 12:21 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)
Iran has long-range missiles that can hit Israel. Those same missiles could be fired from any site in Iran, and hit a vessel in the Strait. Or miss it, and blow up harmlessly. But as long as they have the capability, insurers won't insure. Regime change is the only way to ensure the Strait reopens.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)
Nobody uses 'neocon" anymore. Not even "neocons".
"Neocon" was always a libtard boogyman. You're reading from the wrong playbook.
==
Yeah, this doesn't sound like the old masturbatin pete at all. Frankly, the old boulder terlit hobo didn't sound like his old self either. The new versions of those nick's sound identical to each other. I wonder if some assmunch decided to mine old nicks and appearing in "drag" so he can act like a dope.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:25 PM (anL5R)
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We sweep mines and kill subs for a week.
Euros post up 4 frigates, Saudi Awacs rolls top down eyes. Strait open without our involvement.
two: US provides insurance to strait passage that Lloyds won't.
These problems aren't really that hard to solve. It just takes a few weeks to get people to come around.
Posted by: European Limpdicks are not reliable allies at April 09, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 09, 2026 12:42 PM (6SjEW)
Posted by: Defenestratus
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No, we don't. But, unless and until the government decides that it's time for us to quit being Mr Nice Guy and act like every other selfish bastard country out there and prohibit oil and fuel exports to them.
The reason you're paying so much is that those other countries, who can no longer get mid-east oil, are willing to pay more than you did. You're in an auction for US oil, and you're being outbid.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 09, 2026 01:01 PM (RVkHv)
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 09, 2026 12:42 PM (6SjEW)
He was riding on a bike and got hit in the head with a rock leading to having visions that led him to set nations aflame? Woa. I didn't even know Trump knew how to ride a bike.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 01:06 PM (rbvCR)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
The Dugout
Norman Rockwell
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Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be centerfield
Posted by: John Fogerty
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Posted by: Zombie Bob Uecker at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (cYBz/)
He was promoted. The Cubs just ran out of relievers.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ittVa)
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Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (7skvk)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Tuna at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)
*****
Was expecting this ⛳️, but got this ⚾️
It's all good.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (jB7fc)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon
How do you feel about the Lansing Lugnuts?
Posted by: Zombie Bob Uecker at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (BHrzb)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)
Louisville is actually the 'River Bats.' It's wierd.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (EZIW5)
Posted by: Get Your Scorecard Here! at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)
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See my link above. It’s the actual batboy from the other team ….
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (jB7fc)
Love how his painting tell a story, or really, set up a story that you get to fill in because it's sparked your imagination.
There's a reason why two of the biggest collectors of Rockwell are Spielberg and Lucas.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: The Savannah Bananas at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon
Mudville Nine
Toledo Mud Hens
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (2WIwB)
‘Show us that million-dollar arm, because I got a good idea about that five-cent head of yours.’
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (LzLR8)
Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (BHrzb)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: the sassiest batboy in chicago at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (ZHv3n)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)
The Kissimmee Astros.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (2WIwB)
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Posted by: muldoon
Sounds more like a union than a team.
The Gotham City Batboys Local 590.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (AnEIe)
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Posted by: Had Their Own DC-3 at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (oftw2)
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Posted by: cry more at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (9vFyc)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (R11M+)
It's all good.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)
Woohoo!
It's not baseball, but today is an extra edition of Geezer Golf! Great weather and no wind.
(Notice how I included baseball so as to stay within the 100 comment rule?)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (2WIwB)
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Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:50 AM (DgMqy)
Well. Three outta four is ok.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (2WIwB)
Compensating much?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (XuXeR)
The Louisville Sluggards
The Winslow Homers
The Homburg Sliders
?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)
The Base Desires
The Glove Boats
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)
On May 23, 1948, Norman Rockwell went to Braves Field in Boston for a doubleheader where the Boston Braves swept the Chicago Cubs.
The renowned artist had received a baseball-related commission from the Saturday Evening Post and ultimately focused his attention on the contrast between the losing and dejected Cubs players and the elated Braves fans behind the dugout. The result was The Dugout, which has become an iconic portrayal of the 1948 Chicago Cubs.
This painting, a large, early oil study for The Dugout, was recently given to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (JCZqz)
?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)
The Eaton Beavers
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (PSEDc)
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Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
I believe South Park, The Simpsons and Futurama all have episodes suggesting boredom of baseball is a sign you aren't drinking enough.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)
And we wore an onion on our belt, which was the style at the time.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ufSfZ)
He has the sad confused look of someone paid a visit by a time traveller telling him in the future the Cubs would play a team in Montreal.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)
At first glance at today's art, my immediate thought was, this looks very Rockwellian. Turns out, there's a reason for that.
This calls for some good old late great Steve Goodman.
https://youtu.be/7xBxZGQ1dJk
Posted by: mindful webworker - Leaving some wrigley room at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
Never had you pegged as a Communist. Looks can be deceiving.
Posted by: Faithful Follower Of Brother John Birch at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)
The more I look at the scene the more complex it seems. The reaction of the boy makes it rather touching, not just funny.
Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)
One of my favorite South Park episodes was when the kids were in Little League and kept trying to lose on purpose so they could avoid the playoffs and enjoy their summer. And all the other teams were trying the same thing. Very funny.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (PSEDc)
Like fishing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (DgMqy)
https://tinyurl.com/5aubdjrx
Just plain wholesome. The art world must have been aghast.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (ittVa)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)
Wicker started his shtick at Comiskey Park, thinking late '70s when the Sox had some good years. He moved to Wrigley Field in '84.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 09:58 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)
When I was still drinking, I went to a few games. Still boring. I correlate it to watching soccer.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Moron Analyst
Mmmmmmm. Muff beer.
Posted by: Homer Simpson.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew
May I suggest curling?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (Sco7b)
The End of an Error - a limerick
If the Cubs win this game they'll advance
And finally make the Big Dance
There's a grounder on the way!
Can they turn the double play?
Tinker...to Evers...no Chance!
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Geralt of Rivia at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (5LMbM)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (Sco7b)
LOL
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)
Family lore has it my Mom's cousin did some modeling for one of Rockwell's paintings. He grew up with and was school friends with Rockwell's kid(s). Apparently Rockwell had a big trunk with costumes and he would let the kids borrow stuff for Halloween.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 09, 2026 10:02 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Rex B at April 09, 2026 10:02 AM (DqQS/)
Baseball is speed cricket.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (ittVa)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (lCppi)
Yeah, "Rockwell's just an illustrator" said the people splashing paint on canvas.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 10:04 AM (Y8DZL)
Started paying attention to baseball in the mid-60s when the Sox had God's own starting rotation and the Cubs were horrible. Family of 6, we didn't go to many games, and Dad was a Cubs fan, so it was Wrigley when we went.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:04 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Homer Simpson.
Posted by: rickb223
Muff beer?!?!?! I've seen creepy, hippie Lefty girls make sourdough bread with, uh, their "personal yeast", but never beer!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (JCZqz)
Priceless.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)
That's some weapons grade stupidity right there..
The newz is gone.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (g8Ew
I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting. Of course, people who like soccer say the same thing so it's suspect reasoning.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (qgHp7)
My sports fandom is definitely on the decline. Seems to be the same for those around me.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (SD7rz)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026
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Real redheads, I can believe it. The ex-Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 was one. We have plenty of what she used to call "bottle-baby" redheads now, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:08 AM (qgHp7)
MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
Regional Engagement on the Development of the MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
In May and June 2021, the BCAFN and the AFN Women’s Council co-hosted a series of virtual engagement sessions on the development of the National Action Plan on MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. A “What We Heard” report based on these sessions and the written, audio, and video submissions that were received, has been prepared. This report will be integrated into the AFN Women’s Council’s contribution to the National Action Plan, “Breathing Life into the Calls for Justice”. It will also serve as a foundation for BCAFN’s advocacy at the provincial and federal levels
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:08 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Rex B at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (DqQS/)
That's some weapons grade stupidity right there..
The newz is gone.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)
None of that 99.999 fine crap for us. -- France
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)
Agreed. Haven't watched a whole game in more than ten years. When a game was finished in less than two hours, it was a lot more interesting.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Vendette at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (PrsTH)
Same for modern art. Ballet. The WNBA. And on and on.
I'm just not going to work that hard to like something that I don't naturally like.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (SD7rz)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (8z5RA)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (xcxpd)
Priceless.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)
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Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (8z5RA)
How is she doing?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (xcxpd)
Maybe that's why the Cubs look so bored! Just kidding. And golf is probably the same.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (ittVa)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 09, 2026 10:12 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:13 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (lCppi)
________
More souls to feed on, I guess.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:14 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)
Loved him in Seattle. The look on his face when Junior and the others put a cow in his office.
Priceless!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Denny Crane - Man, I've Got Great Taste In Art. at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (qgHp7)
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The key isn't "understanding it" which is kind of a high and mighty concept, so much as having a stake in it. If you care about the outcome of a baseball game, and it's a good one, there is likely no better game on earth.
That said I stopped giving a fuck about baseball around 2008.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (8X0wm)
Maybe that's why the Cubs look so bored! Just kidding. And golf is probably the same.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (ittVa
It's fast, but car and horse racing probably fall into that category too. Unless you're betting...
And darts. Football is a lot of waiting around. Basketball up and down a court. Tennis?
A lot of sports are pretty boring without pretty women in lingerie playing.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (Sco7b)
Agreed. Haven't watched a whole game in more than ten years. When a game was finished in less than two hours, it was a lot more interesting.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (NcvvS)
__________
Mine isn't on the decline. It's dead. And I used to be a big fan of college basketball and the MLB.
A friend says that the people who run sports today are trying to increase sales by getting rid of everything hard core fans love, to appeal to "modern audiences". Sounds plausible.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (VRx6o)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Weasel at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qdktZ)
Posted by: bearski at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (Bhsk7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)
Mister, we could use a man like Billy Martin again. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Roy at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (1Cncb)
Thus the beach volleyball conundrum... how to watch without....watching.
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:19 AM (qgHp7)
A young Harry Caray in above in the booth, shitfaced from pounding Falstaff's all game long.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Y1sOo)
___________
"I never raped anyone." - Caray after getting fired by the Cards for banging Gussie Busch's daughter-in-law
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 10:19 AM (VRx6o)
It's the sports betting...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)
And that is beyond the abject cuckery I mean.
Bud Selig is probably the worst thing to happen to a modern sport. That fool should have stuck to selling used cars.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)
Mister, we could use a man like Billy Martin again. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (ufSfZ)
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Pinella played for Martin. Martin for Stengel. Stengel for McGraw. That's to the Victorian age.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (ExV1e)
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People who like soccer are people who are willing to spend time and money to watch a sporting event where it's entirely possible that nothing happens.
Also the concept of a stopwatch is anathema to them.
You should ignore these people.
I would rather be duct-taped to a bleacher seat for ten straight baseball games than I would be forced to pick up my remote to turn a single soccer game on my TV.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (oqH4h)
Thus the beach volleyball conundrum... how to watch without....watching.
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)
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Why God invented sunglasses.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (AlhUl
It's worked wonders for Hollywood.
It's heartwarming to see inner city youth taking advantage of the occasional riots to run away with armloads of comic books and Star Trek and Star Wars memorabilia...
Don't really watch baseball but I do go to the site and see how Ohtani and Judge are doing.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:23 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:23 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:24 AM (R11M+)
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: zombie Ernie Banks at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:26 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: Mr Wolf at April 09, 2026 10:26 AM (kUtz9)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (NcvvS)
Mine was whoever was playing the Red Sox, but the Houston Astros have supplanted the Red Sox as my most hated team!
When the Sox and the Astros play, I cheer for lightning strikes.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:29 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:29 AM (NcvvS)
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)
Start the match by saying, "Look at those asses! But can they play."
It'll signal to the wife that you're watching for the game.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (wzUl9)
Not enough bad things can happen to the teaml, fans or country.
That sounded angry and bitter.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Homer Simpson.
Posted by: rickb223
Muff beer?!?!?! I've seen creepy, hippie Lefty girls make sourdough bread with, uh, their "personal yeast", but never beer!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
Groening really missed poking a finger in the eye. He could have called it Muff Beer or Milf Beer.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (AnEIe)
When the Sox and the Astros play, I cheer for lightning strikes.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)
Sinkhole of Biblical proportions?
A Sharknado?
IRS audits for everyone on each team?
Posted by: Vendette at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (PrsTH)
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)
Yep. MLB has gotten in bed with the sports betting vermin, and that has ruined baseball. But so has NFL, NBA, NHL, and every other sport. The gambling industry has taken over, and society is much the worse for it. Daughter said she watched a couple of boys in one of her college classes making bets during a lecture.
Posted by: moki at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (wLjpr)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
I have a pic of my uncles 2-iron wrapped around a sapling tree.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (g8Ew8)
Only thing keeping it going is gambling. Nobody really cares who wins or loses just the spread and individual player stats.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)
his son attended a kegger party my friend was throwing.
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (R11M+)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
Funny you should ask.
Posted by: leroy neiman at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (rJ48h)
I approached baseball the same way I still watch a few golf tournaments. Each swing of the bat or golf club can mean something significant, good or bad, to the outcome. That attitude brings some drama to the event. And for the Masters, which starts today, you can see some gorgeous grounds.
Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (yTvNw)
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be centerfield
Posted by: John Fogerty
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (AnEIe)
Ah, I used to play that when going to Houston to watch the Astros play. Back when there was a sport called baseball and they were in the National League.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:33 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)
Sadly, this holds for most of the players as well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ExV1e)
Gen Z is obsessed with online gambling. And not just on sports.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (SD7rz)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026
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I have a pic of my uncles 2-iron wrapped around a sapling tree.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026
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That would have made a great Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)
Let's check the leaderboard....
Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!
Posted by: NBC Sports at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (3LMJN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (n5tGW)
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)
Baseball WAS a good sport.
Analytics / Moneyball changed it (killed it, IMHO).
The strike zone is way too low and every game is overmanaged.
Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 10:36 AM (LVvlK)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)
Sadly, this holds for most of the players as well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ExV1e)
The "free agent" concept has ruined all professional sports, including college ball.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:37 AM (g8Ew8)
'Whoever thinks a Vulcan has no emotions has never golfed with one.'
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (NcvvS)
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Men's Tennis is who has the biggest serve.
Woman's Tennis is who has the nicest ass while volleying.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (n17eQ)
I miss following my Spurs, Broncos, Astros…but the NFL made lots of stupid changes and embraced being political, which killed the escapism element. The NBA just went full political, which again killed the escapism element. I stopped following baseball after 2012 which was the last season the Astros were in the NL. I guess I could have adopted my father’s team, the Cardinals, but especially after the stupid rule changes, baseball is dead to me.
When the hockey teams punked Canada out of gold medals that was the most fun I had with sports in years. Yeah, I know, it’s the Olympics which are deeply unpopular here, but that was a feel good moment. Especially hearing Jack Hughes saying in the post game interview “I love the USA”. Good stuff.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (LOZbR)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (n17eQ)
I had a huge thing for Maria Sharapova.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: moki at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (wLjpr
Hopefully it was during a class of advanced statistics.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:39 AM (Sco7b)
A former GF back in the day took me to Fenway to see the Red Sox.
Me and the guys saw the Royals at Kaufman Stadium on a road trip.
We used to go to Omaha for the CBWS too.
All wonderful memories.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:39 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)
The Olympics had a few woke asswipes who got all the media attention. They were a small minority. And of course that traitorous cunt Eileen Gu.
But overall it wasn’t the woke fest people made it out to be. As hard as it may be to believe things were exaggerated online. Lol.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (R11M+)
I never really cared a lot about the NFL. Stopped caring about the MLB after being a Braves fan during the Glavine/Smoltz/Avery/Maddux years. Goes without saying that the NBA has been a hot pile of steaming crap for decades.
I stil try to root for my alma mater in college football, but NIL and the system of free agency it created have all but ruined it.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (E6xSb)
Let's check the leaderboard...
*holds envelope to forehead*
"Who has the most DUI's while headed to the Masters"
Posted by: Carnac the Magnificent
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: RI Red at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (o19x0)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (R11M+)
Whatever. If you want to suck the fun out of everything, I can always watch high school ball. I'm not a degenerate gambler, and I'm not rich enough to wear $10k suits and bizarre haircuts, so why should I watch the games?
*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (BI5O2)
BTW - I made a shit ton of money shorting UNC last year. They qualified as the worst. Belichick was too busy fucking his 25 year old girl friend then to be bothered coaching a team. Way to go Tarheels.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (z0fc5)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
A great photo, called The Home of Golf II, Scotland by David Yarrow - features Gary Player as a 1920s Scottish golfer. Pretty neat.
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Cow Demon
My first would have been in 1967 or '68 at Busch Stadium.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (z0fc5)
Absolutely. During the Tokyo Olympics I found myself rooting AGAINST Team USA women’s soccer because of that bitch Megan Rapinoe. They were beaten by Canada and denied medal contention.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (ZRzmB)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)
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Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Lou was . . . well . . . hmm. I can't say anything bad about him. Except, he was the only manager in the history of the game that I know of that got into a shoving match with one of his own players on camera in the locker room. Its probably happened before. But Lou did it on camera, knowing the camera was right there . . . interesting guy.
Posted by: grew up watching the big red machine at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: peter boyle at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)
That was a lot of fun. Today those seats are probably $40 and the bus/subway is full of homeless and illegals.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:47 AM (z0fc5)
Back in the day, I followed the Cowboys. Yeah, yeah, whatever. Then they took a knee and I stopped. And I discovered that I'd been paying attention out of habit rather than interest.
I still enjoy watching clips of someone doing something awesome - which doesn't include some professional basketball player doing a layup - but that happens rarely. Mostly I just ignore it all and waste my time on other pursuits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
https://is.gd/8NcyTV
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Darktown Is A Mindset And Way Of Life at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (oftw2)
Did not recognize anyone.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (swX25)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (n9ltV)
Appealing to the "but she has big tits" crowd, I see.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: peter boyle at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Ancient Braves Fan at April 09, 2026 10:51 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: And it has been that way for a long time at April 09, 2026 10:51 AM (dsret)
My theory on baseball managers was always this - 90% of managers could be at least "good" simply by doing normal expected things and getting out of the way. The other 10% were hopeless cases.
In reality about third of the 90% ALWAYS had to stick their nose in and make their mark and they were idiots who had no business managing a baseball game. Those along with the other 10% were your "bad" managers, some select ones worse than others.
Then you had your roughly top 4 or 5%, the Bobby Cox's (piss be upon him) that knew enough about what they were doing to actually make a positive difference and be a GREAT manager.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (8X0wm)
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Denny McClain was the last 31 - 6 winning pitcher to exceed 30 wins in 31 starts. I was living in Detroit then.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (R11M+)
I always thought they did things to get people in the stands.
Now I'm in the mood for hot dogs.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (Sco7b)
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Huh. Here I thought it wasn't possible to make it more unappealing than it actually is. Kudos.
Posted by: No I'm not going to spend 3.5 hours on that thanks at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (n17eQ)
I always thought they did things to get people in the stands.
Now I'm in the mood for hot dogs.
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The seats are cheaper as is the beer.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (n17eQ)
I think if I did bet sports, I'd basically go at it by dividing the given league in two just prior to the beginning of the regular season - "doomed" and "possibly could do something, even if it takes a miracle."
Then, I'd divide my gambling budget between the crappiest two teams in group #2, and bet them to hit various milestones through the season, but before it begins, when the odds against are highest.
That how I won money on Trump, and others.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (BI5O2)
Big black Stirling has emerged from whatever cave he was in to stare out through the door. If there's a wasp out there -- or, God help me, in here -- he'll spot it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)
Do House Republicans like Salazar and the at idiot Lawler really believe at this pint wha the voters want is an amnesty bill? This is their priority.
We can read the bill. It’s amnesty and even for criminal illegal aliens in certain categories, or admissible under discretion ? Really?
This is why people hate Republicans and we always lose. It’s feckless, pretend Republicans like these idiots who keep undermining the party. You have to believe at this point it’s on purpose.
You all suck. Every last one of you.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (vhFJq)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Darktown Is A Mindset And Way Of Life at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (oftw2)
So like University of Chicago.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (n17eQ)
My late father, hard of hearing, were on the computer following MLB Gameday as Cabrera won the Triple Crown.
Sparky Anderson was a fun manager.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (Sco7b)
I've been to a few minor league games. The stadium is filled with things to do so that you can forget tat you're at a baseball game.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (Sco7b)
I wore number 17 on my uniform when I pitched in Little League because of him.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (Y1sOo)
This is why people hate Republicans and we always lose. It’s feckless, pretend Republicans like these idiots who keep undermining the party. You have to believe at this point it’s on purpose.
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Uniparty. Its real, and its odious.
Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 10:56 AM (anL5R)
lol
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (8X0wm)
lol
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)
The truth is a defense for libel
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (8X0wm)
They don't represent you. They represent who pays them. And they don't count their salary.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (FtULh)
Yes and that word is apparently "kaboom"
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:59 AM (8X0wm)
I wore number 17 on my uniform when I pitched in Little League because of him.
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Denny ending up playing for the Senators. He also had some jail time for being tied in to the mob. He's from Chicago. He played a mean Organ and Sang, too. Two Albums. Renaissance Guy.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:59 AM (n17eQ)
I'd think the minor league games would be kind of fun. Maybe that's from movies.
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More fun and less predictable because the quality of players isn't as good. You don't know if the pitcher will walk five guys in a row or there will be a little-league home run.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (VRx6o)
Sure but should it really be their focus after voters elected them to essentially specifically NOT do that? There is doing nothing and then there is slapping your constituents in the face with a wet mackerel and laughing all the way to the bank.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (8X0wm)
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I have two notable games.
Pete Rose bumping the ump at Riverfront. Damn Riot broke out. People were going to the condiment stations getting the giant tubs of ketchup and mustard and throwing it on the field. Lot of garbage to clean up. Major game delay.
Cleveland - when jose knocked the lights out on Tim Anderson. That wasnt a riot, it was over pretty quickly.
But in a way, there are tons of games that I have been to where is leave saying . . . I've never seen that before. Its not for everyone. Which makes it even better.
Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (8X0wm)
They know the voters will still vote team red no matter what.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (z0fc5)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
https://is.gd/8NcyTV
Ok, fine part covered.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (sl73Y)
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baseball in Cincinnati is a blood sport.
Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (R11M+)
Game 6 1986. I had a freezing cold hot pretzel in about the 7th. It was very cold. The people next to us left in the 10th. The people behind us left in the 10th.
Relatives of mine who lived in somewhat the vicinity said the ground shook that night.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (8X0wm)
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (z0fc5)
2006 and 2008 said otherwise! And we all pay the price.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (8X0wm)
Game 6 1986. I had a freezing cold hot pretzel in about the 7th. It was very cold. The people next to us left in the 10th. The people behind us left in the 10th.
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Ouch.
Posted by: Bill Buckner at April 09, 2026 11:07 AM (anL5R)
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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7)
I don't see a lot of people of color, or indigenous MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ people in many of Rockwell's paintings.
Posted by: Lib mania at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (IifOV)
New York Post
@nypost
Former top Biden aide urges Va. Gov. Abigail Spanberger to stop using his playbook: 'Come out of her Biden bunker' [and debate her horrific redistricting scheme].
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Biden can always serve as a bad example.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:16 AM (ndZc7)
Yeah, I get the Lansing Boils gag, but in real life it's the Lugnuts.
Stadium a couple of blocks from the state capitol, you should hear the jokes.
Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 11:16 AM (Y8DZL)
and be up to date daily.
Posted by: w 88 at April 09, 2026 12:05 PM (ZSfHA)
The Morning Report — 4/9 /26
Oh, Great, Peace in the Middle East Again — Hey, I’m as happy as everyone else, but I can’t help but notice those missiles raining down on Israel. . . . . . A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else! The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just “hangin’ around” in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP The Islamic Republic of Iran was likewise in a celebratory mood, and in its joyful exuberance, fired off a round or two of celebratory missiles and drones into Israel and the Sunni states that it has targeted since the beginning of this conflict. Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported that on “Ceasefire day 1,” Israel “took multiple waves of Iranian missile fire after the ceasefire was announced.WELL, not to doubt our friend but Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has declared:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday that Iran is under a new regime with a “new calculus” about negotiating with the United States, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened total destruction over the nation’s intractability.That seals the deal for me, and yet we have all these doubting thomases.
When President Trump first struck Iran over a month ago, I took a “wait and see” approach. I wasn’t supportive of the foreign intervention, as it seemed unwise and reckless. But there was a possibility the blowback could be minimal. Trump had previously killed Qasem Soleimani and bombed Iran with hardly any consequences. History could repeat itself once again with the Khamenei assassination.In all seriousness for the past 47 years, the regime in Iran has spilled oceans of innocent blood in its eternal jihad and quest to conquer the world in the cause of Islam. The fecklessness, acquiescence and surrender of prior American and western nations to Iran in not defending Western Civilization from this threat to the advancement of humanity and civilization is why we are facing an existential threat. In that regard, the attempt to take Iran down had to be done sooner or later. Trump bucked the tide of prior administrations that were at best indifferent/ineffective (Reagan, Busshes)at worst collaborationist and) (Carter, Clinton, Obama/Biden). At this point it certainly looks as if President Trump has painted himself into a corner.
It’s clear now that this war was a grievous mistake. We did not achieve regime change, nor did we even get a more amenable leader to deal with Iran. The Islamic Republic isn’t going to give up its missiles or nuclear program. While Iran has lost many of its leaders and military installations, it’s still able to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and strike critical infrastructure throughout the Middle East. With these advantages, the Islamic Republic has upended the global economy and world oil supply. It’s more likely America and its allies will make serious concessions to open the strait than it is for Iran to meet Trump’s initial demands.
The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly. If he can’t work out a comprehensive deal to end the Iran threat for good, he needs to get the jets back in the air over Iran pronto — and let the bombs drop. If not, he does risk that TACO label. Trump saw enough hope for a peace deal — and an “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz — to hold off, for now, on the enormous additional devastation he threatened to inflict on the Iranian regime. Fine.But it’s far from clear what, exactly, the Iranian leaders he’s dealing with (whoever they are) will ultimately agree to. And stick to. That’s why any deal to be worked out over the next weeks must be absolutely air-tight. It must cover all the bases, paving the way for a future Iran that can’t continue to threaten the world and wreak havoc, whether through actual violence or economic terrorism. . .Nor can Iran’s negotiators be allowed to drag out the talks indefinitely, spared of fresh airstrikes from the United States or Israel. Trump must be prepared to resume bombing, including of infrastructure used by Iran’s military, if — as he would put it — he smells BS. Indeed, he should warn publicly (and not just threaten but mean it) that he’s ready to restart the attacks, and even ratchet them up, if Iran refuses to meet his conditions. Let’s face it: This is the world’s one chance to end the 47-year Iran nightmare once and for all — or at least to set conditions that can lead to its end. It’s Trump’s chance to make good on his promise that Iran will never have nuclear weapons. Not in a year. Not in 10 years. Remember, it took 47 years for any US president to confront the ayatollahs the way Trump has. No other leader will have the guts to do it again. Look at North Korea’s nukes if you doubt it. Yet Trump himself may be less willing to prolong the war now: Oil prices fell the minute he announced the cease-fire. The markets shot up. .Back here at home there are other things happening. On a related note we have a point counterpoint to contemplate:
POINT:
The Fall of Islam It will start here in Texas, and inspire others in America to stand.To Colonel Allen West I would say "Unless and until Islam falls in Mecca and way too much of the rest of the western world and in the hearts nd minds of all its billion and a half adherents, we're merely trying to hold back the tide." Counterpoint: with backstabbing blithering fools like this, we're going under.
Texas AG Candidate Tried To Force Towns To Greenlight Development Of Muslim ‘Sharia Cities’Elsewhere we have madness from the courtrooms to contend with:
In an apparent effort to delay and thus perhaps permanently undermine justice for Iryna Zarutska's killer, prosecutors have accepted the assessment from Central Regional Hospital, leaving a judge to decide whether to reject the assessment and proceed with the April 30 hearing to delay 180 days as the hospital and prosecutors recommend. The new claim that Decarlos Brown is "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges became public in a motion filed April 7, according to the New York Post.
Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. already had 14 arrests on his record when he boarded a Charlottesubway train in August 2025 with violence on his mind. Brown did not know Iryna, who was also riding the subway and quietly minding her own business. But Brown suddenly and randomly approached Iryna and stabbed the young woman to death while most of the other passengers looked another way, refusing to intervene. Just before he got off the train, video of Brown shows him gloating to himself, "Got that white girl."
Thankfully Gavin Newsom's concubine has words of wisdom to calm us down.
In a video clip resurfacing on social media, Gavin Newsom’s activist wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom is heard describing how she told a group of convicts in San Quentin about the childhood incident in which she killed her own sister with a golf cart — something she was never punished for because it was accidental. “Yours were probably accidents too…” she told the prisoners.What an utterly evil filthy diseased pudenda! Makes Michelle Obama look like Dolly Madison by comparison. Or not. Have a great day!
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- Robert Spencer:Hey, I’m as happy as everyone else, but I can’t help but notice those missiles raining down on Israel.
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- And I totally understand his disappointment about that. But it is, therefore, a nuanced picture. It is not just saying it is black or white.”
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- Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday evening, just before the deadline for Iran to agree to terms was set to expire. In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump stated that Iran has “gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change,” and will now be working closely with the United States. At a Wednesday press briefing, Hegseth was asked about the comments and whether the current Iranian leadership is actually a “new” and different regime than what was in place before Operation Epic Fury. (RELATED: Trump Showed Iran ‘Mercy’ In ‘Devastating Military Defeat,’ Hegseth Says)
Hegseth Claims Iran’s ‘Regime Has Been Changed’ Amid Shaky Ceasefire
- The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly. If he can’t work out a comprehensive deal to end the Iran threat for good, he needs to get the jets back in the air over Iran pronto — and let the bombs drop.
Trump's legacy is on the line with new Iran cease-fire — what the deal must guarantee now and forever* * * * * - No matter how the conflict ends, it will not have served America well.
The Iran War Was a Mistake
- President Donald Trump did something Tuesday that he has done repeatedly over the course of his political career: He issued a dramatic warning ahead of negotiations. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said Tuesday morning on Truth Social regarding Iran.
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The Fall of Islam( Unless nd until Islam falls in Mecca and too much of the rest of the western world and in the hearts nd minds of all its billion and a half adherents, we';re merely trying to hold back the tide.- jja) - They won't pay - but it's still a moral victory.(Honestly, I'm sick to death of "moral" victories considering the blood of innocents hasn't stopped flowing for decades and the lack of morality of the perpetrators and their cheerleaders in the res of the so-called civilized world- jja)
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: The media we all ignore at April 09, 2026 07:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)
I sincerely don't understand why people keep saying this. President Trump has never - on foreign affairs - ended up in a corner he didn't intend to appear to be in. He's completely rebuilt the post-war order in what basically amounts to his first year of this term.
I'm astounded that people continue to act like he's a complete retard. "Hope he's not trusting Iran too much, that would be a mistake!" He's never given ANY indication he trusts them.
Even if he intends this to be exclusively an air campaign, he still sent the MEU. There are no eventualities he has not considered or been informed of by his military leadership.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:42 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Have ya noticed? at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
As a former Marine, I hope that young man's brothers pay that back to the point that FEMA will have to get called in to rebuild some structures.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 09, 2026 07:44 AM (2/MrR)
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that were this bastard white, he absolutely would be going to trial.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (ufSfZ)
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Not.
https://tinyurl.com/f49hrpuh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (5UTWB)
So far as I know, not very many have cashed.
Which is to say, I really don't like him attaching himself to any movement against islam.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (HXT0k)
Not going out on a limb at all.
And it's going to get to the point a lot of normal people are going to start asking why let the cops handle things?
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:47 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 07:48 AM (okun6)
Things are not proceeding as I would have hoped.
Anyone who says this is a win for Iran is just revealing themselves as an America-hater.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)
Even if we were to assume that this was an accurate assessment, even if we were to assume that more countries in NATO wouldn't have failed had they been in a geographic position to matter, even if we were to assume that all the other countries in Europe were chomping at the bit for the opportunity to help, the fact that the countries we asked, for for assistance but just overflight or refueling, refused, points out the folly in multi-national treaty organizations, the uselessness of NATO to the US, and the fecklessness of Europe generally.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:50 AM (ExV1e)
Give the pilots a weekend off. Let the maintainers rest for a day.
Then back at it tomorrow. Hopefully we find a planning meeting of the IRGC, and start with a Mk-84 to vaporize the keynote speaker.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
I don't know what is going on but I do know that the entire 3 terms of Obama's foreign policy was to ensure Iran dominated the Middle East.
The entire media are obsessed with making sure that survives.
Or: The same people that have covered for Iran murdering 40,000 of their own people this year alone are not going to tell any sort of truth about Iran now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 07:52 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:47 AM (OPGS/)
I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.
But I understand how we're going to end up there and am doing my best to get myself and my kiddos ready for it.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (E6xSb)
There in lies the rub, or as was stated above, the corner into which he painted himself.
Can he pull a Truman and drop the figurative bomb, that is, the literal actual bombs required to truly wipe out the Islamic regime and clear the way for a real new regime?
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (INQN/)
Oh noes. What will we do?
Never forget - the real key is China...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)
There’s been this weird dichotomy in modern society the notion that nothing can be done about lunatics unless and until they kill somebody, maybe. Now that’s crazy.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (UWyNf)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (LzbT+)
Posted by: Smellslikevictory at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (jPdyB)
This. It's funny... and sad, really. We're supposed to be charged up over reports from...
those who have proven to be idiots.
Pitchfork status: Unlit.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)
Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 31 degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, and there's frost on the lawn. Where's that global warming when you want it?
Had a chat with my writing friend yesterday. She helped me break a bit of a jam I was in, so today - if I can - I'm going to do some editing and then knock off a full chapter.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 07:58 AM (ufSfZ)
We're all the same. Just like cultures.
/wineboxers
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (XuXeR)
Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)?? Are drones and a few random missiles here and there enough to prevent ships from passage? If so, why? Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (AnEIe)
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I won't be holding my breath for them to make Koran passages, such as kill all infidels, "hate speech."
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (Bq6MR)
Where does that number come from?
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (2Ez/1)
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Then imprison him until he can proceed. Or, execute the MF. I don't much care which.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (LzbT+)
I had thought that fat bastard Moore was dead. Go on over to Iran Mikey and see if they go all Deliverance on you
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (19SAM)
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The GOP is never, ever, ever, ever going to change. Like a dog to its vomit, they will keep going back and pressing for amnesty. They make me sick.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (gZZCh)
UN
NATO
China
Russia
EU
Iran (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis)
That is a huge win for the United States.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (RIvkX)
They really don't. It's insurance related. The margins on transport are miniscule, so owners/operators run scared... generally.
Quite a few are running w/o transponders (they show up after a few hours).
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)
Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)?? Are drones and a few random missiles here and there enough to prevent ships from passage? If so, why? Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)
Yeah it's drones and a few random missiles. In that sense there's a number of other countries in the region who also have a similar option to close the straits.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:03 AM (okun6)
WTFO
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (/+uur)
Off the cuff, it doesn't sound promising. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Creepy Joe at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Do not forget - we now can influence how traffic moves thru the Strait - and that's 1/3 or more of China's oil...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:06 AM (XuXeR)
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Rutte answered, “Some of them, yes, but a large majority of European countr[ies] — and that’s what we discussed today — have done what they promised before in a case like this, because they know that, when it comes to NATO, it’s there to protect the United States, because the U.S. needs a secure Atlantic and a secure Arctic and a secure Europe to stay safe here in the U.S. mainland. But it is also there to make sure that, of course, Europe is safe, and to be this platform of power projection for the United States.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:06 AM (coFoR)
Her argument, such as it is after the screeching and yelling, is "it doesn't say, 'THIS BILL IS AMNESTY' in the title, so it's not amnesty!"
She lies "criminals are deported" but criminals are defined only as convicted felons.
She makes up some number how it will generate like $70 billion a year. Why not say $700 billion, as long as you're lying?
Not only does everyone get amnesty, it allows those deported a right to return to get amnesty.
But the best one was her shrieking, "it fixes a system that's been broken for 40 years."
And AtC was asking, "what happened 40 years ago?! What happened?!"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
Joe Biden failed. You can not be interested in war, but a war can still be interested in you. Like a rapist.
You gave billions to Islamic barbarians.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 08:08 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
Agreed. But if the cops can't stop things, the judges side with rabid animals and criminals are constantly viewed as the victims who need to be coddled, vigilantism is going to be seen as the only option.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (OPGS/)
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As the huge elephant in the room said, "that's because the system hasn't been enforced."
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)
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FIFY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (5UTWB)
She was getting dragged mercilessly over that comment. Folks like her forget that normal people can go online and do research.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:10 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
Start by blowing the bridges and power plants which, presumably, do not currently have human shields.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)
https://tinyurl.com/57fvtwfz
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:11 AM (coFoR)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (d9SZG)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
Agreed. But if the cops can't stop things, the judges side with rabid animals and criminals are constantly viewed as the victims who need to be coddled, vigilantism is going to be seen as the only option.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (OPGS/)
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It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (E6xSb)
I'm unclear on your point. Are you suggesting that we should embrace the continuation of NATO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)
Drones and shore to ship missiles; for the last few years we ignored the fact that Iran has dig in literally hundreds of these installations near the straits; and only a handful of them needed to survive to threaten shipping.
To stop the threat we either need to end the regime completely, or have ground troops occupy a 20 - 30 mile strip on the Iranian side of the straits.
We’ve hit the limit on what can be done by air power alone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)
The left: We can't put someone in jail even if they are violent if they are mentally ill
Also the left: We can't force someone into a mental health institution anyway
Also, also the left: And remember you proles don't need cars. You can take the subway and get to experience all the joy and diversity of people like Decarlos Brown
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)
Assuming you're reading things on a PC, just remove the "" from the end of the URL and you're golden.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)
It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)
When there is no public justice, there WILL be private justice.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:15 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)
Here the government is letting Iryna's killer go for LULZ. And not the FNM will not be talking about it.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:16 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:16 AM (YCxFk)
Its intentional. They want street thugs terrorizing normies.
Because then the normies will vote to give that same governing class more money and power.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (sKqQm)
Trump has spent the last year reordering the world and putting the US in the dominant position. Strengthening the US internally by sealing the borders and deporting illegals and then using tariffs and other trade tactics to balance what has been an unfair trade arrangement for decades.
Then it was stopping drug trafficking boats which ultimately helped China, they taking down Maduro and returning the Panama Canal to western control and again damaging China. Now it's the other leg of China's energy supply in Iran. China is attempting to help mediate the Iran situation for grins, they need that oil more than anyone. And NATO has been exposed as dead weight.
China's economy is slowing down. We are controlling the oil they used to get direct from Venezuela. I think Trump is enjoying the hell out of this.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Dean Wormer at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (3LMJN)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (t9gHm)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
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I don't think I can agree (yet). He seems to be more on our side of these questions than the Euro-weenies side, so far anyway, once you discount what's being said as Diplo-Speak. Essentially, I think he concedes Trump's point (that European countries have failed America as poor allies), but he holds out hope he can save NATO and motivate the loser countries to participate. I think he's wrong, at least on Spain, but I can respect the effort.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (coFoR)
Posted by: Another alternative at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (vFG9F)
Nuns Caring for Terminally Ill Sue New York Over Transgender Mandate
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What the government wants is to close them down. This will achieve two things:
1. People will have to rely entirely on the government, and on no one else.
2. They can euthanize the patients quickly.
How about MAID for politicians, judges, and bureaucrats?
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
People in Hell don't want to sweat.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (SD7rz)
The same justice system that will solve less then 10% of the murders in their area and way less of other crimes will solve 100% of the acts of vigilante justice that occur.
Because remember the problem isn't that they can't solve regular crimes...it is that they don't want to.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
They have never been held accountable and are certain that they are immune to consequences.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
That is correct. Lloyds of London is afraid of the mohammedans.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (t9gHm)
https://youtu.be/xPZ6eaL3S2E?t=20
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (ZxPkt)
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404
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AlhUl)
Unless, you know, the United States wants to project power somewhere we don't like, in which case, we refuse to support the system.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (ExV1e)
I think its much easier then anyone wants to admit.
Iran fires a missile? We level bomb one town/district/villa belonging to the mullah class.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (19SAM)
Joshua Hall
@JoshHall2024
🚨BREAKING: 🚨 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has reportedly uncovered a DEEP STATE COUP PLOT to remove President Trump from office by SABOTAGING his war effort in Iran in order to turn the American people and the US military against him. Gabbard is also said to have discovered communications between former HIGH-RANKING MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS from the first Trump administration and the Biden administration and active members of the military involved in this war in which they are being told to DISOBEY AND REFUSE TO CARRY OUT ORDERS made by President Trump. The Deep State within our government is alive and well... THE ENEMY WITHIN is the greatest existential threat that our nation faces today.
Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (RHGPo)
“USA out of Iraq and into Iran!” There was even shirts made by a place called Right Wing Stuff.com. I remember. In the scheme of things I guess we were painted into a corner years ago. When the first bomb flew a month ago I don’t see how we weren’t committed to putting boots on the ground in some form be it Qeshm Island and Kharg or going in and grabbing their uranium. A “peaceful” resolution with these Islamic asshole nutjobs still at the helm? (facepalm) I love Trump…….i hope he’s got a plan .
Posted by: JROD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (PLgLU)
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The IRGC still has a number of small boats they arm with RPGs or machine guns. They swarm ships in the Hormuz. There are still land based anti-ship missiles around. They're highly mobile and easily hidden. And then there's all the mines Iran has laid in the shipping channels.
De-mining the Hormuz Strait is going to be a big deal. It can't be done until Iran/IRGC commits to a ceasefire or we literally take control of the Iranian coast in that area.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)
Those drone and shore to ship missile installations can’t be bombed and destroyed from the air? Even if hundreds we could still do it in time, right? Or are they mobile installations that are hard/impossible to find and target? It still seems we could do this with air power… if we can blow up nuke sites deep underground we could get these… what am I missing?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (yz/88)
It is settled law the police are under no requirement to protect anyone...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Gref at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)
Those drone and shore to ship missile installations can’t be bombed and destroyed from the air? Even if hundreds we could still do it in time, right? Or are they mobile installations that are hard/impossible to find and target? It still seems we could do this with air power… if we can blow up nuke sites deep underground we could get these… what am I missing?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (yz/8
It takes minimal resources to attack tankers from the shore and there's plenty of mobile options to do so.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (okun6)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (YCxFk)
Rebuild anew on the ashes of your life.
“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
Luke 15:21-23
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (pkv3v)
Why? Why give this guy air? Is he some military expert or something.
*click*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
You mean the nice old lady that bought me ice cream and let me sit down with some really nice girls? And wow did their hair smell good...they wouldn't touch my leg hair for some reason though.
But I had two scoops of butter pecan it was great!
Posted by: Joe Biden at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (sKqQm)
https://youtu.be/xPZ6eaL3S2E?t=20
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (ZxPkt)
Yup. It's the only way with these people.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (INQN/)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)
He's the head of NATO. Of course he holds out hope he can save NATO.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)
He was at the forefront of paying personal bills with campaign funds back in the 80s.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (SD7rz)
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I am not exactly filled with hope that our country will pull out of the nosedive. Nice try, Donnie, but it was a ten foot jump over a twelve foot ditch.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (AlhUl)
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Some don't, because they are so blinded by the imaginary majesty of their marble hallways, they believe the system is as permanent as that stone.
Others do, but think their personal philosophy overrides the law; just this time can't hurt.
But, there is a big chuck that do but also squeal in glee as the idea of not just inflicting more violence on the lesser people but also spasm in ecstasy believing that vigilantism will grant them further powers to punish the lessers.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)
Assuming you're reading things on a PC, just remove the "" from the end of the URL and you're golden.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)
After coffee, I did that and was fine. Coffee. What can't it do? LOL!!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (5xuJ/)
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Same here. Burn me once is enough information for me to avoid returning.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:26 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:26 AM (INQN/)
Having Supreme court elections during spring break is pathetic
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (t9gHm)
The question is: Is it fear of economic loss, or is it collusion with the forces arrayed against Trump? Iran 'closes' the Strait because the economic effects put pressure on Trump. Lloyds assists in keeping the Strait closed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (RHGPo)
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Well, duh.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (+UMhJ)
Tankers are tough targets (they have to be - they can take a beating w/o falling apart or losing cargo).
This "close" chatter is just that... chatter.
And the "speedboat" thing is funny. I recall a pic (even here) of a "speedboat" manned by two guys w/4 or 5 "mines" on the foredeck.... at planing speed.
That was funny.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)
And...nothing really changed, Seattle still has the same insane local government
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Most people at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
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I don't think I can agree (yet). He seems to be more on our side of these questions than the Euro-weenies side, so far anyway, once you discount what's being said as Diplo-Speak. Essentially, I think he concedes Trump's point (that European countries have failed America as poor allies), but he holds out hope he can save NATO and motivate the loser countries to participate. I think he's wrong, at least on Spain, but I can respect the effort.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (coFoR)
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NATO is hand-in-glove with the EU-WEF globohomo bureaucracy of which Mark Rutte is an examplar par excellence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
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Circular link.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (AlhUl)
It's a convoy attack analysis issue.
Do you take out the escorts first - police, bailiffs?
This is the Left's plan.
Or do you go for the high value targets like specific Judges and Soros DAs first? This has not been tried.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)
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404
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AlhUl)
https://tinyurl.com/2s96y2yn
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)
It's called The Big Payback.
Hey! Get ready, that's a fact
Get ready you mother for the big payback
(The big payback)
Hey, I'm a man, I'm a man...
Posted by: White liberals and black militants at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (3LMJN)
Yes, many are mobile. Drones can be launched from a flat bed cargo truck, and they don’t need sophisticated targeting; just go out there and run into any ship they spot.
The US spent a couple weeks trying to find any fixed missile installations, but many are dug deep into the rocky hills on the Iranian side with their entrances disguised. I don’t mean to oversell Iran’s capabilities, but we must admit that they’ve been building and planning for this war for 40 years. And even if we take out 90% of their capabilities, it’s not enough. It’s got to be 100%.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: Lloyd's of Lubbock at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
But I’m told by all the “experts” that meaningless in the midterms. Which seems counter factual and sophistic.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 09, 2026 08:30 AM (MKu/Q)
Why? Why give this guy air? Is he some military expert or something.
*click*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
******
They brought him in today only because he was being very complimentary to Trump.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)
The Trump administration previously said the AI company was attempting to dictate military policy.
Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (RHGPo)
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reportedly
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)
Is he throwing his hat in the ring for '28?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (yz/88)
You aren't driving anything along great sections of that area... without leaving a big trail.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)
He stabbed Trump, and the American people, in the back while it was unguarded.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)
But I’m told by all the “experts” that meaningless in the midterms. Which seems counter factual and sophistic.
Its fraud. In your face, blatant fraud. But until someone actually starts arresting people for it, it doesn't matter if it is fraud or not.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:33 AM (sKqQm)
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It baffles me that the GOPe learnt nothing from the fate of the British Tories. Starmer did not increase his support significantly in the last election. The Tory vote just didn't show up. And it's no puzzle why, after repeated betrayals by Sunak.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:34 AM (AlhUl)
Ok, that's funny right there. I like it....
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
Lloyd’s of Lubbock funded a pretty darn good Texas Tech football team last year… and will again this year I’d bet
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (yz/88)
Heh.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (XuXeR)
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guess they gotta let him go
whaddya gonna do
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (n17eQ)
But, as I said, it's very dangerous work and needs to be done while Iranian/IRGC threats are nullified. And it's tedious as shit. It'll take months.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (AkEZC)
You're right. The amount of $$$$ they brought to the field was... whew.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)
They, like the rest of the formerly great Britian, will slide into history...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)
Yes, but - Ukraine lately has been demonstrating that they can hit targets a thousand miles deep in Russia with drones. The Russians were certain they didn’t have the range, but the Ukes found ways to do it.
My own preference is that the US use the marines to seize control of the 4 small islands in the straits that Iran uses as observation posts/firing platforms.
My guess is that Trump wanted a last minute chance to avoid deploying ground troops; because we’re at the point where they’re required.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/88)
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They aren’t required to protect individuals. I don’t get a police escort when my crazy ex-wife threatens to kill me.
They do have a recognized duty and obligation to keep the peace. Put down riots. But politicians are too often both corrupt AND incompetent, so our cities don’t even enjoy that. “They just need room to destroy” we’re told, about looters and rioting mobs. Failed state stuff.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (UWyNf)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/8
Some of the Arab states have been considering this, the UAE most publicly, but haven't fully convinced themselves of the necessity yet.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:39 AM (okun6)
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Most of their boots are Pakistanis.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (n17eQ)
According to the complaint, Williams held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance and had direct access to highly sensitive operational details, including tactics, techniques and procedures — commonly known as TTPs — used by elite military units...investigators allege that between 2022 and 2025, Williams communicated extensively with a journalist, including phone calls lasting hundreds of minutes and roughly 180 text messages, while also sending documents and materials that were later published in an article and and book identifying her..
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Sam Brinton at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Jonah
...and will likely be our next Senator *sigh*
Posted by: Oedipus at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (Z6vKV)
What does that even mean?
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)
The Paolo gets told this all the time. Yes, please to explain for understandings.
Posted by: The Paolo at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)
Name names, slap them in cuffs and execute them in public.
Or just flap your mouth, huff and puff and do nothing.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ufSfZ)
Victor Nava
Mr Nava
I think we all lost 10 IQ points with your stupid last line comment.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)
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It baffles me that the GOPe learnt nothing from the fate of the British Tories. Starmer did not increase his support significantly in the last election. The Tory vote just didn't show up. And it's no puzzle why, after repeated betrayals by Sunak.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:34 AM (AlhUl)
*******
It's the same crap that Maria Salazar has been pushing for years.
Laura Ingraham ripped Mike Lawler over it last night.
It's going nowhere.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)
No, not really. They're not motivated to do much at all. They sit and get wealthy, then demand to control more...
Which then falls into poor conditions, the West comes in to fix, repair, whatever, gets oil, then...
rinse, repeat. It's Africa with oil. (not my line, but it's 100% accurate)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (XuXeR)
The Saudi Army failed against the Houthis in Yemen. They are not the forces you need.
Their best forces are the palace guard, selected for loyalty to the Sheiks. They do not go anywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (GD0B3)
No cig or blindfold
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/8
The Saudi Air Force is small, but decent. The Saudi army itself, like all Arab armies, is pretty pathetic. Remember not long ago they tried to take over Yemen and got their asses kicked by a pack of goat herders on camels.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: runner
We still execute people for that, don't we?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (AnEIe)
You fell for the media hit. The potato flash card thing shows the power the “media” had in those days to effect character assassination. You only think you know what happened.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UWyNf)
That is my understanding as well. Not surprisingly, there seems to be little easily available info on their forces...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)
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No shit Sherlock.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:45 AM (n17eQ)
“There are two times the number of durable medical equipment companies in South Florida as there are McDonald’s,” he continued.” Most of them don’t sell anything, they’re just there to steal from the federal government.”
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:45 AM (/+uur)
Their best forces are the palace guard, selected for loyalty to the Sheiks. They do not go anywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)
Correct...Real killers huh? I'd trade the bunch of 'em for a couple of Campfire Girls.
Posted by: Sgt. Warden at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (3LMJN)
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They just need to arm themselves with small red pocket knives.
Posted by: The Swiss at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)
https://tinyurl.com/3xhtw5p2
what a dummy, WTH did she think she was doing?
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)
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Who is “we” Kemosabe? Somebody sold the manual to the KH-11 spy satellite to the Soviets for $3500 back in the day. Sentenced to 40 years, have to read up on him and see if he’s out now.
Some TRW guys did something similar. No. The answer is “No”. Sadly.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (UWyNf)
If they want to get aggressive again, during the cease-fire, reset the war powers resolution and exterminate them.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (AnEIe)
Fuck, man, we don't even execute people for personally killing 13 soldiers, and wounding 32 others, on an Army base in Texas.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)
And bloe da fuck outta dem
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ufSfZ)
I recall her appearance months ago alongside Leavitt at a press briefing disclosing bombshell evidence of Obama's direct involvement even choreography of the Russia hoax. Zero since then.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (INQN/)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (UWyNf)
And cops “just follow orders”. It sucks. The biggest ballache I have is that I want to like them. But their behavior and that of the people who run them will always make cops suspect.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (E6xSb)
Having both parents go from requiring 24/7 medical attention to now hospice, the offers from companies is... staggering. Unimaginable levels (at least to me) for ... stuff... all paid for by various programs (taxpayers).
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Ardeth Bay and the Medjai were pretty tough.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AnEIe)
Some TRW guys did something similar. No. The answer is “No”. Sadly.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (UWyNf)
The Clintons sold an entire nuke sub prop making system the the Chinks.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)
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Trump alluded to a "journalist" getting, then repeating information about "Dude 44-B" (the WSO rescued) at the newser the other day. Claimed they were "in trouble."
Any ideas who this was and who spilled the beans?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)
The only countries in the Middle East with serious military forces today - forces with serious capabilities - are Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Iran. Luckily Egypt is too far away from the action, and we stay engaged with Erdogan to make sure he sits this one out. No one else over there has any serious military capabilities, which is why Iran was sure they could dominate the region.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:49 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: Sgt. Warden
What fun to...Sing around the Campfire,
Meet the Moon above.
Sing Wo-He-Lo, Sing Wo-He-Lo,
Work, Health, Love.
Posted by: Patrice Munsel at April 09, 2026 08:49 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)
In a much different and reformed way, yes. I want it changed. But people here want it destroyed because reasons. I’ll be ostracized for it but so what.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (+gA9j)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)
Given that she started in '22, I assume she was trying to set herself up as a respected source in the run-up to the war between Russia and the US which, thankfully, never officially materialized.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)
During Bush years , Dems were winning special House seats in Deep red states in the South
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AnEIe)
LOL had to look that up!
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:51 AM (UA2di)
A case for the return of the new Jersey to the ME?
Posted by: pawn at April 09, 2026 08:51 AM (jstR0)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (INQN/)
Man, if the DNI isn't prosecuting things, what is the world coming to?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)
PT her miserable fat ass until she dies!!
Posted by: Ghost of Gunny Sgt. Hartman at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (wVcYX)
We've been living with an "Iranian threat" for the last 47 years in addition to many instances of their terrorism.
What's another 2-6 months (hopefully) of wiping these bastards away? Except for the Houthis - and why haven't we wiped this shitstain off - the entire M.E. is against Iran.
People say Trump caused mask to fall. This is certainly correct here. This action squeezes China and Russia ( high oil prices not withstanding).
The lo ger outlook is much more favorable if this successful. Yet TBD. But look where we were 24 months ago. Patience people.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (Fn30I)
1. "Immediate ceasefire"
2. Give Iran an "ironclad guarantee" that the U.S. & Israel will not attack again and "involve China & Russia in that"
3. "Look at some of the sanctions and have a diplomatic solution"
"That’s the only way, in my view, that we get the Strait of Hormuz open. If we don’t give Iran a guarantee that they’re going to be safe, they’re going to think, well, Israel is saying they want to mow the lawn."
Anderson Cooper follows up: “Is it acceptable to you if Iran remains in control of the Strait of Hormuz?”
Khanna says "No," and does not elaborate on how he will take away the Islamist nation's control of the Strait.
... simple .. Ro Ro Ro your boat
Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)
They had a lot of problems with this program, often the film packs would get boosted into a higher orbit, instead of returning to earth.
I wonder if any of those have been, or could be recovered, with more modern tech? Cold War (which was pretty fucking hot) artifacts!
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (X7kHo)
cig and a blindfold?
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (/+uur)
194 Has Artemis dropped out of the news?”
It’s that part of the car vacation where you’ve seen everything you wanted to see and all you’ve got left is that long interstate drive home.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (NpAcC)
And I want a pony. NATO can not be changed because Europe can not be changed. NATO is an expression of Socialist Europe.
Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (SD7rz)
Or she's an idiot and the reporter was feeding her ego.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (OPGS/)
Actually, the scariest part of the mission isn't until the end, on Friday Night, REENTRY!
Posted by: pawn at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (jstR0)
Nay, bro.
Tomahawks are cheap compared with the cost of getting an Iowa class Bb ready for combat.
We have air power, and lots of bombs. Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
Meanwhile, use STOL aircraft to arm the rural areas, and guide them to a cleansing victory.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (u82oZ)
What does that even mean?
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)
That their numbers are better than history suggests they should be.
If the 2024 election in that district was Trump +11 and the Republican won with +1, then the Democrats are performing 10 points better than expected.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (FmapG)
The lo ger outlook is much more favorable if this successful. Yet TBD. But look where we were 24 months ago. Patience people.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (Fn30I)
China was barely surviving with $45 oil. Now $100 oil will kill their economy even more.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)
unless I'm wrong
Posted by: Don Black
Supposed to.
Unless they make a detour and stop by the ISS and get stuck.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (E6xSb)
And how would you change it? And why would the EU countries agree to that change, assuming it actually required anything of them?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
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On paper, the Saudis have an impressive military.
They don't do shit with it, but it's impressive.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (AkEZC)
Come to-
Discount Treason Warehouse!!!
Where you can find traitors willing to betray their country for pennies on the dollar!
Did I say pennies?!?!
No way!!! Here at Discount Treason Warehouse, we'll commit treason, sedition, and violent insurrection for tenths of pennies on the dollar!
That's Discount Treason Warehouse!
Just look for the sign with the Braying Jackass in central Washington DC.
Discount Treason Warehouse!!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (iJfKG)
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they're not going to surrender- they are fanatics, on a mission from allah
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (ZxPkt)
ISS has working toilets. But their return velocity is too high.
They need to land in the Pacific Ocean.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)
Victor Nava
Oh yeah? Which position will Congress take?
1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.
2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Yes.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (Fn30I)
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High Speed Train will save us all!
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (n17eQ)
Unless they make a detour and stop by the ISS and get stuck.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (AnEIe)
Hun, have you checked our shitter?
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)
He's in it for the money.
And a Party soldier in every way. Like most of his ilk his prescription for Iran is "wave a magic wand and speak a magic incantation."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Chewing The Scenery at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (YCxFk)
WI statewide races are obviously compromised.
For the GOP to continuously be shut out over and over, yet hold majorities in state gov't tells me something stinks. Now the SC elections of course aren't held on days of other elections, which is an old shady trick to keep votes low, but it's something else too..
Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (53oGX)
Then the solution is obvious. It is within the power of the US and Israel to accomplish that goal.
Make a desert, and call it peace.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Chewing The Scenery at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
Youre over-acting Jim
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:00 AM (lCppi)
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I find it odd that our esteemed Journalists are unable to report on China. Its a mystery, it is.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (Fbc0I)
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Is there at least a Buc-ee's along the way?
Posted by: The kids in the back seat at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:00 AM (lCppi)
Longer than that. Trump's held exactly the same position vis a vis Iran since he was 30 years old.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (FmapG)
We’re excited to invite you to a special Messy Church service on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30am!
Messy Church is a fun, intergenerational worship experience designed for all ages. It’s a chance to experience faith in a hands-on, creative, and joyful way.
Instead of a traditional service, we gather around interactive stations where we explore the story of Jesus through crafts, activities, conversation, and play. We’ll wrap up our time together with a shared meal and worship.
This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)
I perused reddit during Trump's first term. The idiots over there were in a panic - weekly - that Trump was going to institute a draft AND that the military would want their useless asses.
Leftist fuckwards always have concerns over the draft when a Republican is in the WH, and scream for war with (insert name of target country here) when a Democrat is there.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)
The irony is that the author thinks they're staging an intervention, but they're actually just yelling into a void. These dummies don't even know how to read, let alone parse any rules.
They are willing to keep going cause quite frankly they are living in another world. Their world is being controlled by the conservative propaganda machine. If we ever get into power, we need to find ways to shut it down or label it in a way to get people out of it.
If my Trump supporting relatives are any indication, the Christian supporters have probably moved on to cheering on Trump as he brings about the End Times so they can all go to Heaven.
I recently watched the movie Downfall (2004) which details the last 10 days of WWII from Hitler’s bunker. So many of his people were true believers to the very end, while bombs were blowing up everything around them. It reminded me of today.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)
There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)
We’re excited to invite you to a special Messy Church service on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30am!
Messy Church is a fun, intergenerational worship experience designed for all ages. It’s a chance to experience faith in a hands-on, creative, and joyful way.
Instead of a traditional service, we gather around interactive stations where we explore the story of Jesus through crafts, activities, conversation, and play. We’ll wrap up our time together with a shared meal and worship.
This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)
Is this the same as the Methodists' "Wet T-Shirt Service"?
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (iJfKG)
@catturd2
"How can we 25th amendment his ass?"
- Alex Jones, talking about Trump.
NEVER FORGET !!!
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (NpAcC)
It's almost like Hezbollah is just another name for Iran.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (P8t+z)
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In other words, we need to get more women and children in here.
Posted by: The church treasurer, studying the recent receipts at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)
You fell for the media hit. The potato flash card thing shows the power the “media” had in those days to effect character assassination. You only think you know what happened.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UWyNf)
Well said. Quayle really was solid. The "e" thing and the Murphy Brown thing didn't help.
Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (LVvlK)
Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)
Don't tell me no lies and keep your hands to yourself.
Posted by: Georgia Satellites at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)
Are we there yet?
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (lCppi)
Wrapped in an enigma.
Then deep fried.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:06 AM (DgMqy)
Say, any giant paper mache heads?
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (wVcYX)
PROGRESSIVES
Always Yapping About Their Superior Brain Power That's Never In Evidence!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (iJfKG)
unless I'm wrong
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZxPkt)
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It's gonna need to pick up the pace a bit.
Still 154,000 miles out...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard
*snort.
IYKYK
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (AnEIe)
Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (LVvlK)
He was right about Murphy Brown and the 'e' thing was how the teacher had spelled it.
You don't hate the media enough.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)
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they're not going to surrender- they are fanatics, on a mission from allah
Posted by: Don Black
More to the point, they're universally hated. Surrender is suicide.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (OUMaO)
I would say that individual Methodist churches depend very heavily on the pastor who probably ignores what their hierarchy says and isn't doing nutty things. This guy is still UM because the denomination has become irrelevant. From
"Christian Post":
https://tinyurl.com/43m3345m
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (PFs9e)
By S.E. Cupp
Actually, that'd make my dick do hard, it'd cut diamonds.
Because I can think of a few that need it.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (AnEIe)
. . . on a stick!
Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor"
With butter.
/Texas State Fair
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (XuXeR)
Nay, bro.
Tomahawks are cheap compared with the cost of getting an Iowa class Bb ready for combat.
We have air power, and lots of bombs. Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
Meanwhile, use STOL aircraft to arm the rural areas, and guide them to a cleansing victory.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (u82oZ)
Now, any dumb Mk80-series bomb (500-, 1000-, 2000-pounders can become a GPS-guided bomb for less than $40K. Using a field/carrier-installed kit. Maximum error radius is said to be less than 6-feet. Stand-off drop range from high-altitude is claimed to be 15-miles. Dropping a 2000-pound bomb within six-feet of almost anything above ground will destroy it. An air-strike game-changer that we and the Israelis have in abundance. Yay!
Posted by: Gref at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Inogame
She's a hard-core conservative turning on Trump!!!! The midterms are going to be a bloodbath for Republicans, because all their thought-leaders are turning against them!!!
Posted by: Reddit Leftists at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (JCZqz)
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Man, if the DNI isn't prosecuting things, what is the world coming to?
A: Not the World Safe for Socialism -- that can be debugged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV_IPiVDdLc
Much WORSE, a World Safe for Brennan and his Dancing Undead who care more about their 50 careers than the fate of the nation -- let alone Ordinary Americans
We can`t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans -- Bill Clinton'93
These are the very people who are pitting Man against other men until we exist no more, and they're very good at it.
Release, indeed, FREE AND SPONSOR! the HUNTER BIDEN's, the NICK REINER's, the ever now, and future present Epstein's, Clinton's, Soros', the John Walker/American Taliban's, the James Fergie Chambers (Cox Heir and professional revolutionaries) who will proudly do unto their own people PRECISELY what they forbid us to do to our Adversaries.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
TRUMPs will to live *IS* strong.
Her WILL to sacrifice 1000 for our way of life has to be strong too....
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (u9Ovp)
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In other words, we need to get more women and children in here.
Posted by: The church treasurer, studying the recent receipts
UMC or GMC? Differences...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (OUMaO)
"Israel Hayom reports Israel is gearing up for renewed military operations in Gaza as Hamas’s deadline to meet U.S. disarmament demands expires Thursday."
Is today Thursday ?? I think it is!
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (GD0B3)
>I get it. The two P's are a subtle, subconscious reminder of her lactation devices.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (Fbc0I)
1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.
2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)
Bring back the draft but draft only college students and the people who "teach" at these places.
Posted by: Zombie Abbie Hoffman at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (3LMJN)
There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...
Posted by: man
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Few commercial vessels are transiting Hormuz. Fear of mines is one reason. The others are attacks from IRGC boats, potential boardings, land based anti-ship missiles or drones.
"Heavily" mined or not... it's an issue that the shipping companies and insurance outfits want resolved. ASAP. And many of the mines Iran employs are "bottom fixed." Not the cartoonish floating ones depicted by the media.
It's one reason traffic is light. Not the only one.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (AkEZC)
>>@disclosetv
·
1h
>>NOW - Ireland's government deploys the Army to remove protesters' vehicles, as Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon warns truckers, farmers, and business owners protesting fuel prices and taxes, that they must "immediately cease blockades... or face the full rigors of the law."
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (P8t+z)
. . . on a stick!
Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor"
With butter.
Then sprinkled (doused) with powdered sugar.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (DgMqy)
Oh no. AOC and Zoran Mahmdani hit hardest (aside from all the Hamas guys about to be exploded, of course).
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)
Ima going out on a limb and say that far more are than the average journalist would say. ..
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: George Takei Doesn't Read the Whole Comment at April 09, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
Victor Nava
Oh yeah? Which position will Congress take?
1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.
2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)
3) Men and women are not identical. Therefore, men will not be drafted. Women are superior. The Girl Power™ movies prove that fact.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 09:15 AM (5xuJ/)
You don't hate the media enough.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)
I agree that he was right about it. But it was twisted and spun to make him look bad. Similar to how the Bush 41 checkout scanner thing was twisted and spun.
Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (LVvlK)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (GD0B3)
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You know what I like best about this?
How every single line is a confession of just how little the author knows of or about actual conservatives.
She is sparing with a Paper Doll Conservative she cut out and pasted together from various far-left newspapers.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)
Both seem to count quickly the number of casualties.
Posted by: dantesed at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Suwql)
@catturd2
I fought tooth and nail to get Trump elected, and I'm going to enjoy the heII out of these 4 years.
The Doomers and their "the sky is falling" Jedi mind tricks and constant blackpilling doesn't work on me.
Their 24/7 negative feedback loop is for pessimistic losers.
I'm having a blast and loving every minute of of it.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (NpAcC)
When was the last time S.E. Cupp
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
FIFY
Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)
There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...
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This seems to be true. I would opine that they didn't do this cuz its their bread and butter. Lose that and they are left with the Pistachio and rug business to float their boat.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (n17eQ)
Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us. I realize its like ants braying their rage against the lions, but when even people like Meloni sign onto their Hezbollah mercy letter, you know its not going well.
I still can't figure out why the machinations that allow the IRGC to keep the Strait closed weren't destroyed on day 1 of Epic Fury. It's not like the munitions that can sink a tanker are small enough to fit into a pickup truck like a MANPAD.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (WYStd)
Ima going out on a limb and say that far more are than the average journalist would say. ..
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I'd agree.
Yet, the crews and insurance companies that enable those tankers and cargo vessels to operate are skittish about anything in the Hormuz that would affect "safe" transits. Whether that be mines, IRGC yahoos in boats with RPGs, on the coast lobbing drones or missiles or whatever.
Take a look at...
https://tinyurl.com/3p34ne5a
Hormuz is nowhere near "busy."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (AkEZC)
For those still worried about MTG's old seat being won by only 52-48, those were not the final numbers. The final numbers were +12... the screenshot was just made at the point of absolutely no hope for the Dem.
Posted by: American Hawkman at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (6so3e)
Posted by: Zombie Abbie Hoffman at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (3LMJN)
They should announce a draft and say that they're only taking illegals.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)
Even Candace Bergen eventually admitted Quayle was right.
He correctly identified they were intentionally glorifying single motherhood, deceptively using a character with a successful career who could easily afford it, etc..
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (XuXeR)
Fox News says that only 4 vessels crossed the Strait yesterday.
"It appears that the Strait is closed."
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: redridinghood
Here's a picture of her from an event in April 2025...she's not giving off hot-milf vibes anymore.
https://tinyurl.com/6bkhkzb5
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)
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Well, it's 2-1 against. The resolution fails, and Rutte goes down in flames.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (XM6on)
It's a process. We are doing a great job. All the naval threats are gone or easily countered.
US reinsurance can kneecap the UK by making Lloyds irrelevant.
I ignore the ignorant media reports.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)
Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (WYStd)
The Middle East has swung hard in our direction after Iran attacked everyone. And they're vastly more important than Europe.
Asia isn't showing any cracks, and again more important than Europe.
South America seems to be tilting our way, also more important than Europe.
Europe is the distant continent without natural resources, low innovation relative to US and Asia, and low military capability.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (okun6)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (yz/88)
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The EU is a nursing home staffed with Muzzie Caretakers. This explains everything European.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:24 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:24 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Suwql)
I hope you had a happy Wednesday, but today is Thursday. I hope it is happy for you as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (lQ+/f)
Answer key:
MMIWG = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The rest = 2-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual +
Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (QZThv)
It's also true that Iran will continue to enrich uranium and Dem Pres Newsome will send them money to do so after being fellated by Obama's handler (Valerie Jarret).
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (s1NDj)
US reinsurance can kneecap the UK by making Lloyds irrelevant.
I ignore the ignorant media reports.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)
Trump announced the insurance coverage at the beginning of the conflict. It doesn't appear to have made a difference.
With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Defenestratus
If push came to shove during Biden’s time, would Europe really have our back and go to total war for us against China?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (JCZqz)
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To think, I could have majored inn Lunatic Fringe Studies as an undergrad.
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (qgHp7)
Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us. I realize its like ants braying their rage against the lions, but when even people like Meloni sign onto their Hezbollah mercy letter, you know its not going well.
Japan loves us. A growing segment of SA loves us. The Philippians like us.
Europe wants to rule us. Fuck Europe. Korea has been co-opted by the North. Fuck Korea. Everyone, everywhere, wants us to bend over and take it in the ass so they can do a little less and have a little more. Isolate away, bitches.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)
It's also true that Iran will continue to enrich uranium and Dem Pres Newsome will send them money to do so after being fellated by Obama's handler (Valerie Jarret).
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (s1NDj)
It matters a great deal for Europe and Asia. The more Hormuz is used as a point of leverage and the more hostile the Arab states are to Iran, the more future pipeline capacity will be built to avoid it though.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (okun6)
Cui bono? Certainly not Iran.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (ittVa)
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"Israel Hayom reports Israel is gearing up for renewed military operations in Gaza as Hamas’s deadline to meet U.S. disarmament demands expires Thursday."
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Is today Thursday ?? I think it is!
The operative principle here, explained -- Open Ended Compromise to an Evil which knows none.
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
This "spell" is part of a dynamic that operates when the evil being confronted is brazen and relentless,
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RemainKLINGON
Senior Hamas Official Vows Terror Group Will Never Disarm
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
Klingon Ambassador -- LIB'ing out: There will be no Peace as long as (Charlie) Kirk lives
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (g+8Rg)
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China has no history of conquest. The Mongols do.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (n17eQ)
I liked the term "alphabet people" for them, but the newer term "wifi password people" is growing on me, and seems more accurate.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (ZxPkt)
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Global Corporatists. They are very worried. They are publishing stories in the Financial Times and the like. It is not just oil, it's good and stuff. Being the one with the real Financial Markets and real economy we are kind of in the middle of it.
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)
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MSM cannot die soon enough.
What value has S.E. Cupp contributed to, well, anything? Any memorable column, insight, gutsy call/stand. . . anything? Journalism seems like a club that requires certain gestures and pronouncement be made to signal you're still part of the team, but otherwise, once you're in you can just . . . coast. . . along. . . never writing anything of value, nor ever returning to a past work and sizing up what you got right vs. wrong in retrospect.
S.E. Cupp, like most of her colleagues, is just a bland, predictable - yet- forgettable entity.
I could not care less about anything she thinks or writes. She doesn't interest enough to offend or merit a reply.
OK, now for some coffee!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (Suwql)
https://tinyurl.com/3p34ne5a
Hormuz is nowhere near "busy."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (AkEZC)
BLOCKED!! (probably the tinyurl)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
I get a lot of satisfaction from the number of things which I don't read on the internet.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)
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Crazy shit!
Posted by: Joe Biden, family guy at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (+zKoH)
The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us.
Posted by: Defenestratus
Our "allies" might want to take a deep fucking breath and think long and hard about that.
Because when the goatfuckers think their numbers are large enough,
we won't be there for Crusades 2.0.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (AnEIe)
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Where does he live? Does he own a phone...or a car??
lol
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (GD0B3)
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Where is this World Stage?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Defenestratus
Fear. The regime in Iran (whoever it is at this stage) took their measure long ago. They only need to do a few token actions to "close" the Straits; the insurers and weak states will do the rest by overreacting. If anyone's wondering how a military bombed into near inconsequence is throttling traffic there...that's how.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:30 AM (OUMaO)
"Crossed"?
And yes, I see the maritime map. Mrs has a paid subscription to their services (she still consults on maritime scheduling).
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (P8t+z)
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Seize their tractors! Seize their bank accounts!
Posted by: Justin Castreaux and Chrystia Freeland at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (+zKoH)
Posted by: Will Shakespeare at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)
The truth is the UK and most of UK elites are on the side of Islam, and want the US to fail. Lloyds is a subset of this decision.
The UK is becoming a great friend of our enemies.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZRzmB)
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Most available meatballs are hideous. The only good meatballs are Sbarro's.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (AnEIe)
Fuck Canada. I am sick of having that racist-fascist government right on our border.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (OUMaO)
Trump. And US.
We're not the ones doing the isolating...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (XuXeR)
Heh, I've only seen the one scene!
The actor who plays Hitler has played such memorable roles in movies I've enjoyed, "Bread and Tulips" and "Vitus," that it's hard to imagine him being evil.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Lizzy
Well, if you look at it from a certain perspective....
Posted by: Kanye West at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Suwql)
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Where is this World Stage?
That was Epstein's Island before Trump turn'd on him, and them. and why Brennan and his dancing undead went silent on the credible and imminent assassination plans against a sitting president -- all true, this is PRECISELY the line they crossed, and why they must not be allowed to be a part of America250.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-DawnOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-PrezLibraryCameo
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NPrDi)
Behind the scenes, tensions are worse, with White House officials reportedly called in to adjudicate at times.
No doubt the leaks to the media come from disgruntled institutionalists who don’t want Trump to discover what they’ve been up to.
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Fire them. Fire all those little shits.
https://tinyurl.com/MirandaDevine
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (nYwem)
(I am one week old)
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (5hENs)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZRzmB)
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Good to see you Wyatt. Pro-tip: Stay out of the Great Northeast. It looks like frickin Haiti.
Hope all is well with you and yours, and Larry Krasner is soon gone.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (nYwem)
Behind the scenes, tensions are worse, with White House officials reportedly called in to adjudicate at times.
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No doubt the leaks to the media come from disgruntled institutionalists who don’t want Trump to discover what they’ve been up to.
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Fire them. Fire all those little shits.
https://tinyurl.com/MirandaDevine
Actually no, good people are hard to find.
Corrupt Agency Heads need to be made an example of.
A: Indict Brennan.
If Brennan didn't know, utilize, and exploit Epstein, he wouldn't be very intelligent would he? should we expect the MI6, FSB, PLA, Saudi, UAE to be any less?
Why the dalliance?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
TRUMPs will to live *IS* very strong. Her WILL to sacrifice 1000 for our way of life has to be strong too....
LETS GO BRANDON
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (vehhK)
With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?
Posted by: Defenestratus
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Because the strait wasn't closed by cruisers and battleships. It was closed by speedboats and drones.
When I said that the U.S. had no plan to keep the strait open, I meant that the U.S. had no ability, short of an invasion, to get to the forces harassing shipping. Sinking that big boat in the Indian Ocean made for a great visual but accomplished nothing towards keeping drones out of the strait.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (5hENs)
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (5hENs)
Emotionally, mentally... that was never in doubt.
My questions shouldn't be taken as critique. Merely curiosity. This war was inevitable since the day that France flew the Ayatollah into Iran and facilitated this batshit crazy ruling regime.
Leaving them to their own devices, placating them, appeasing them, begging them not to be meanies to us was never, ever going to work and you're a full on retard to think it would have.
I am critical of Trump's seemingly never-ending quest to be the peacemaker, the deal maker. I don't believe you can make peace with 7th century goatfucking pedophiles who think that they're 12th Imam is going to miraculously appear out of the sky to save them.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (WYStd)
Courtney Williams, age 40, predictable. Of the Walz, Kelly, Kent ilk, imo. Hand picked?
Politico, in part, "Harp said Williams endured years of “vicious harassment” of a sexual nature while working to provide special operations troops with passports, drivers licenses and credit cards that allowed them to deploy abroad while avoiding detection. She eventually filed a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and reached a settlement, according to the author."
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"Harp, however, said the case required little sleuthing on the FBI’s part. Williams is mentioned by name throughout the book and the POLITICO article, which included four photos of her. “We never made any attempt to hide that or disguise her identity,” he said."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (NFX2v)
1) hit a moving target
2) cause enough damage to a tanker or cargo ship to do anything other than damage it.
It doesn't have the precision to hit a something moving at 15-25 knots - especially at the waterline where it would need to hit a vessel in order to seriously endanger its ability to stay afloat.
Speedboats are easily dispatchable as well... thats what the A-10s have been up to. I don't believe the speedboat swarms present a problem on the scale to cause the strait to be un-navigable.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (WYStd)
I am critical of Trump's seemingly never-ending quest to be the peacemaker,
Forgive him the fact of being a business-oriented politico, motivated by the belief that:
A Free and Productive people have Absolutely Nothing to gain from War, and, in fact, a great deal to lose.
This was the central belief that a negotiated peace should be possible, beyond which a wealth beyond their dreams of avarice should be possible: America250.
But there *IS* profit to be made at War, but only at a distance, and this *IS* the sole motivating principle behind the war capitalists (of which DIMON, and others, are ranked near the top).
Peace is the last thing they want.
Why? because they'd have to earn it, and many ways be responsible for preserving it -- in many ways they are worse than LIBs, and are the source of their Strategic Insanity, best imagined as the Winged Huma acceding to the Soros fortune to create a World Safe for Socialism (which needs a thorough debugging).
It is TRUE, Trump's will to live is great.
Tulsi's will to sacrifice 1000 for our way of life has to be great too. We have to help.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 10:13 AM (j34i5)
“We believe that many of them are created by the Russian mafia. In fact, when you try to bust these folks, sometimes foreign nationals run back to their own country,” Oz said.
“In Flushing, [New York], I just mentioned we think the Chinese government might be involved. In southern Florida, where you have twice as many durable medical equipment suppliers as McDonald’s, we think the Cuban government’s involved,” he continued at another part of the interview.
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Incredible article about fraud in Florida, and elsewhere
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:23 AM (0PaK9)
Posted by: deadrody at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (qf6NU)
Canada Pushes Law That Would Classify Bible Quotes as Hate Speech.
But I'm sure they won't do the same to the Koran's call to kill Jews...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 09, 2026 11:32 AM (ynpvh)
There was a sitcom where one of the main characters ends up in jail. He's talking to the other guy in the cell, as the guy explained how his Dad was abusive, and one day, while washing the butcher knife, his Dad came at him angrily. "I tried to tell him, 'Watch out, I just waxed the floor', but he didnlt listen and charged at me, slipped, and fell on the knife...17 times."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 09, 2026 11:43 AM (ynpvh)
Daily Tech News 9 April 2026
Top Story
- Apple MacBooks slow down after 49 days due to a MacOS time bomb. (Notebook Check)
Not just MacBooks. Anything running MacOS:This bug means that after exactly 49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes and 47.296 seconds from the moment a Mac is switched on, network connections are no longer terminated correctly. This initially leads to an increase in CPU utilization, because after some time hundreds or even thousands of connections are managed that should actually have been terminated. As soon as the available ports, usually 16,384 in number, are used up, no more new connections can be established.
49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes, and 47.296 seconds?
That number might ring a bell for the 29 year olds in the audience, because the same bug caused Windows 95 and 98 to crash outright when they were running for just shy of 50 days: It's a 32-bit unsigned integer counting milliseconds.
Of course Windows 95 and 98 had the saving grace that they would usually crash for some other reason well before that time ran out.
Tech News
- Amazon is ending support for older Kindles. (The Verge)
Where by "older" when mean 2012 and earlier.
The devices will continue to work, but you won't be able to load new content onto them from the Amazon store.
- Iran is demanding payment in Bitcoin or iTunes gift cards for ships that want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (CoinDesk)
Do not redeem!
- The CIA used long-range quantum magnetometry to find the lost airman during the rescue mission in Iran. (NYPost)
Cool story, bro.
- Apple's MacBook Neo is made using defective A18 chips that would otherwise be discarded. Problem: It's selling so well that Apple is running out of defective chips. (MacRumors)
The solution in these cases is to use working chips, so it's not likely that the Neo is going to disappear.
- AMD's Ryzen 9950X3D2 has a price tag: $899. (Tom's Hardware)
Expensive, but it is a workstation chip, not a gaming chip. And it's cheaper than the RAM you'll want to attach to it.
- Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy. (The Verge)
No, dear, you were always crazy.
- The 2026 Moto G Stylus has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor, 8GB of memory, a 6.7" 2712x1220 120Hz OLED display, and a stylus. (Liliputing)
$499.
The stylus includes touch sensitivity and tilt detection and lasts for 4 hours of writing or 100 hours on standby. A bit of an advance over my Palm Tungsten T3.
- The Oppo Pad Mini has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, an 8.8" 2880x1920 144Hz OLED display, and up to 16GB of RAM. (Notebook Check)
And weighs in at a svelte 279 grams. Svelte for a tablet of that size, anyway. It would be on the chonky side for a phone.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Found it!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 09, 2026 04:30 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 04:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at April 09, 2026 04:31 AM (fNISR)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:32 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:34 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 09, 2026 04:34 AM (BLOW1)
A restart resets this countdown and thus fixes the problem for exactly 49 days until it occurs again.
yay
Posted by: m at April 09, 2026 04:37 AM (fNISR)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 04:37 AM (Ia/+0)
And under Volvo's repair warranty program, Volvo gets to pay for the repair. At 286,000 miles on the odometer.
And their head technician is a Volvo Motörhead, so we spent about 45 minutes just talking about the Prancing Moose, and various need things that one can do to a P-2 chassis Volvo.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Admiral Winchester at April 09, 2026 04:39 AM (jrgJz)
49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes, and 47.296 seconds?
I just bought an Apple MacBook Sky a couple of weeks ago. Is this a 'HAIR ON FIRE WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE' concern or is it a 'this is mildly annoying but I'll live' concern?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 04:40 AM (sAmhv)
the turbo that I replaced about 14 months ago does indeed have a failing intake side oil seal.
So that turbo replacement kit arrives tomorrow.
And I get to swap turbos....again.
At least that's a warranty item as well.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:41 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: m at April 09, 2026 04:41 AM (fNISR)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Reboot once every seven weeks and you'll never notice.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 09, 2026 04:42 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 09, 2026 04:42 AM (/HDaX)
Ok, read the article. It's an annoying concern but I'm not worried about it. I shut it down when I'm finished using for the day anyway. I don't just leave it on indefinitely.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 04:43 AM (sAmhv)
That number might ring a bell for the 29 year olds in the audience, because the same bug caused Windows 95 and 98 to crash outright when they were running for just shy of 50 days: It's a 32-bit unsigned integer counting milliseconds.
Of course Windows 95 and 98 had the saving grace that they would usually crash for some other reason well before that time ran out.
>This is some Y2K shit here. Remediation: Reboot.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 04:46 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 04:47 AM (5UTWB)
Probable more of a 'Smoldering hair' kinda thing.
I went back to Pixy's link and there is another link in that article to a fuller report that caused the writing of the article that Pixy linked to.
It doesn't say anything about my MacBook Air, but I assume those also have the issue.
So, reboot your MacBook on the first of every month, and it should be fine.
I think.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:47 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 09, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)
Where by "older" when mean 2012 and earlier.
The devices will continue to work, but you won't be able to load new content onto them from the Amazon store.
I have to imagine a 14 year old Kindle is going to be running like crap anyhow.
If it even works it's gotta be hovering close to 50% battery health at any rate.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 04:50 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: clarence at April 09, 2026 04:52 AM (lRNKn)
All on it's own.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:34 AM (iMotb)
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SPROING???
A dab of WD-40 should fix that.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 04:52 AM (5UTWB)
https://tinyurl.com/5c9yja7t
Way down in the article it does say that most consumer Macs are un effected because system updates cause a reboot more often than the time required to cause the problem.
And rebooting sets everything back to zero again.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:53 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 04:53 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 04:55 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Accomack at April 09, 2026 04:55 AM (aAIuN)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 04:56 AM (Ia/+0)
True. So true.
These were PCs, not designed to be servers.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 09, 2026 04:57 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip
They were active from 1962 until 2022, which is a pretty solid career.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 09, 2026 05:02 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Accomack
>If it was manufactured in China, they downgrade the speed, bandwidth, and capacity and market it at a cheaper price in an inferior product.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 05:02 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 09, 2026 05:03 AM (qFwJc)
By the end of the article this chick is measuring out on a gram scale how much cream cheese she puts on her bagel so she can get her scores down.
Turns out she just had a fatty liver and a severe case of perfectionist psychosis.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:05 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 04:56 AM (Ia/+0)
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Not even this one, Skip?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIbfYEizLk
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 05:08 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Skip
They were active from 1962 until 2022, which is a pretty solid career.
Posted by: Pixy Misa
Judith Durham died a few years ago.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 05:09 AM (sAmhv)
And spinning the wheel....we come up with, E-Bikes.
Those almost silent transportation devices that someone thought would make great toys for kids.
Our community has been being plagued with a small pack of juvenile miscreants bombardeering through the neighborhood streets at breakneck speeds lately.
Until three of the little rolling menaces came flying down the street in front of our house. And one of the kids swerved suddenly, causing one of the other kids to veer to the left, lose control and smack right into the front of a parked car at what EMS estimates to be right at 30mph.
Over the car hood, and helmeted head first right into the base of the windshield of the car.
Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet, that almost certainly saved his life.
One of our front security cameras caught the entire sequence of events, in 2k HD.
Which the local Sherrif's Department was thankful to get a copy of.
Perhaps the message will get out about these things in our community.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:09 AM (iMotb)
This one has an old Intel 4-core laptop chip in it, so the thing just sips power when the screen is off.
I don't know if I've left it on without restarting it for 50 days but it does start acting slow and wonky when it's been on for a month or more. It used to just turn the WiFi off out of the blue when it had been on awhile. That was fixed with an update at some point and hasn't done it since.
Now I just restart it every few weeks to get the kinks out, when I remember.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:10 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Accomack at April 09, 2026 04:55 AM (aAIuN)
In this case the A18 Pro chip used in the iPhone 16 has 6 GPU cores. But if one of those GPU cores is defective after coming off the production line, they just bin it down to 5 GPU cores and put in the Macbook Neo.
They are running out of the binned chips, apparently.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:13 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:14 AM (iMotb)
Kill a man.
Sentence reduced from nine to three years.
Probably get out in one year.
https://tinyurl.com/2xf4sjya
Doesn't end, does it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:20 AM (iMotb)
The last sentence stuck out to me. Paraphrasing, someone complaining about the fees to renew a registration were getting so high it was as if the state was trying to stop people from driving.
Yeah...I am pretty sure that is the whole point. I have got to get out of here.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 05:23 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:14 AM (iMotb)
Nah, the article says the 47 day countdown restarts every time you turn off/reboot the Mac.
So just make sure you do that at least once a month and it should be fine.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:24 AM (6ydKt)
>What's considered high? I paid $60.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 05:26 AM (Fbc0I)
Set up a cron job to reboot once a month at a time when you probably aren't going to be using it.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 05:27 AM (DLVKS)
Yeah...I am pretty sure that is the whole point. "
I suspect that is a not-small part of the reasoning behind it.
Look at the redesigning of some of the major streets in downtown Baltimore, with the insistence of having bike lanes and taking away one of two vehicular travel lanes for 'street calming'.
It's not an accident that the costs are going up, and automobile travel is becoming more difficult, by design.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:28 AM (iMotb)
I want to think along the line of $180.00 or so.
The cost more than doubled.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:30 AM (iMotb)
People that don't have my disease but choose to use a cgm are weirdos imo.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 05:31 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:32 AM (PFs9e)
I'm up a little earlier than I planned, though Stirling had nothing to do with it. In a vivid dream, apparently I was part of a writing critique group again, and we were meeting out in the yard of a member's house. One lady -- she looked like a dark chestnut-haired version of Jan Smithers -- was obviously flirting with me. Finally we took the opportunity to talk in private in the house. I asked her to have dinner with me. "Okay, but we have to meet across the street at the Tenneco gas station."
I was immediately suspicious. The Tenneco (which no longer exist around here in reality) was on a dark street corner. "Why not at the restaurant?" I said, and she was giving me some kooky/charming double-talk answer as I woke up.
Still, it was kinda charming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 05:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:34 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:35 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026
***
I began doing the same with my iMac. I'd better do the same with this MacBook Air -- though it soldiers on without issue even without restarting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 05:37 AM (wzUl9)
Hopefully you can post it sometime with a cheerful soundtrack in the background. -:-)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 05:37 AM (OPGS/)
interesting how the glucose snapcase ties the whole thing into MAHA; nothing, absolutely nothing can happen that doesn't expose the evil stupidity of non-communists.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 09, 2026 05:37 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:38 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 05:27 AM (DLVKS)
It's not my main computer.
It's mostly just a file server now and an extra screen.
It also comes in handy if you're doing anything with an Apple product that requires a second Apple product to verify/setup.
So I'm not that worried about it, and just restart when I remember or it starts getting slow.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:41 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
To my way of thinking, anything over $20/year. That being said, I paid about $320 for my wife's car but that was for three years.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 05:41 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 05:41 AM (s1NDj)
Local officials were quoted as saying the game is dangerous and a tragedy waiting to happen. No kidding.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)
E-bikes are motorcycles and to be regulated the same way. The problem is the cost of owning a motor vehicle in this country. The commies just exempt their preferred class from the paying.
Posted by: Accomack at April 09, 2026 05:42 AM (7l8iM)
I might be able to send the file to one of the COB's, and let them play with it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:45 AM (iMotb)
https://tinyurl.com/5d8kzp3a
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:48 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 05:37 AM (wzUl9)
I will always give Apple credit for building machines and an OS that is reliable and mostly trouble-free.
I'd never leave this Windows PC on for weeks.
I turn it off twice a day when not using it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:48 AM (6ydKt)
Your dreams are morphing into David Lynch plots. You didn't watch a Lynch film recently?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 05:48 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:49 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 05:41 AM (s1NDj)
What's the battery life like on it?
I'm imagining the thing won't run for longer than a few hours without needing to be recharged.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 05:51 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 05:51 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 09, 2026 05:53 AM (rTUTX)
How kind of you to ask. He felt it went well.. I don't know how they felt He said it lasted an hour and a half, but he hasn't heard anything yet. I didn't know this, but it seemed to be going through a recruiter and she has to get back to him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:55 AM (Nx5jP)
Yakity Sax.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 09, 2026 05:55 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 09, 2026 05:55 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:58 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:58 AM (Nx5jP)
Forget it. Bought new one and all the e-books I bought before were available to download from the cloud for free.
I am a happy guy.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 09, 2026 05:58 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 09, 2026 05:59 AM (qFwJc)
John 4:13-14
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:00 AM (mr1OZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 06:01 AM (Nx5jP)
He is with you.
Prayers are coming your way.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:01 AM (mr1OZ)
Amen ma’am.
Drink the water of life my friends.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:02 AM (mr1OZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2026 06:04 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:05 AM (mr1OZ)
Looks like my wireless router has given up the ghost for good this morning.
I guess I shall be getting a new one and see if I can get it to work...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 06:07 AM (ESVrU)
It's all Android based but Amazon has their own version on it, their own App Store, their own browser (Silk, which was slow AF), basically their own everything.
The first one she had you couldn't even download an actual YouTube app because it wasn't available unless you jailbreak it and get it off the Google Play Store.
I don't know how they are now (they added a lot more apps by the time I got her a second one) but that's the only thing holding back the Kindles as full-strength tablets. Amazon has basically made them for selling e-books and making it as easy as possible to shop on Amazon itself (there's a searchbar on it that's always on and will send you straight to their store).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 06:08 AM (6ydKt)
Your dreams are morphing into David Lynch plots. You didn't watch a Lynch film recently?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026
***
Nope. A Western last night called The Violent Men, with Glenn Ford, and the original True Grit before that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 06:09 AM (wzUl9)
I like to have a Details view for my Music Videos folder, adding the Frame Height, Frame Width, Frame Rate, and Bit Rate (for the audio quality) to the default columns, with everything arranged just so. Windows Explorer wasn't remembering it automatically the way it normally does -- probably because I'm on a borrowed laptop and using an external drive for videos -- so I wanted to force save it.
But in Windows, the way to save a folder view is for the folder type, and there are only five. So to get it to remember my preferred Details for that one specific folder, I had to set it for all Videos type folders.
Tech, man!
Posted by: SciVo at April 09, 2026 06:10 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 06:07 AM (ESVrU)
I'd recommend a TP-Link router, which was easy-peasy to setup here, but with all the FCC bans and everything going on with that, I'm hesitant to recommend any not knowing what the future holds.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 06:10 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:11 AM (mr1OZ)
I'm so done with the GPROMD.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 06:11 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 09, 2026 06:13 AM (LOZbR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9)
Your faith is beautiful.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2026 06:13 AM (yAteE)
They will let this bug languish because their user base is not enterprise or corporate in the main.
Having said that, they still make the best general purpose OS and have for the last 40 years.
Which is serious uptime in that department.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 06:14 AM (oMjnD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe
At least the stupid things I did when I was younger aren't online anywhere.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 06:17 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 09, 2026 06:19 AM (RWdGz)
Someone posted a month ago on YouTube a 2-hour TL
R video of Battlecruiser 3000.Posted by: Anna Puma at April 09, 2026 06:19 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 06:21 AM (0FcHQ)
Maybe I’m missing something here but why would you leave an unattended PC running for days on end? Seems like a waste of power. I get the special circumstances of a media server as an exception.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 09, 2026 06:22 AM (NNaIW)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2026 06:26 AM (yAteE)
>> Seems like a waste of power.
If you are running a service that requires extended uptime, Apache web server, backup server, news server, development server, then you will have to automate reboots, which typically isn’t a big deal but it will come at the cost of downtime.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 06:27 AM (QxzI5)
There are people who think that it's better to do that instead of constantly powering a machine off at the end of the day.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 06:28 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 06:10 AM (6ydKt)
Nooooo.
TP-Link routers were the ones that were recently discovered by the fbi to be compromised by Russian Intelligence so that they were sending all your traffic to Ivan.
Surprised Pixy hasn't run a story about it actually.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 06:28 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 09, 2026
***
In the early days of PCs, the argument was that letting them run would make them last longer -- that the surge of electricity as you turned them back on over and over again was damaging over the long run. No idea if that's still true, or for Macs.
My work PCs weren't unattended during the work week, but I let them run and go to sleep overnight and on the weekends. They seemed to last fine. Same for the 2014-era iMac and MacBook Air I have now; they go to sleep when not being used, but I usually don't turn them off.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 06:28 AM (wzUl9)
"Maybe I’m missing something here but why would you leave an unattended PC running for days on end? "
Security camera monitoring. Mine run for many months without rebooting.
Posted by: fd at April 09, 2026 06:29 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Just Wondering at April 09, 2026 06:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 06:32 AM (mr1OZ)
So this bug is really no big deal for the average user.
I checked the uptime log, longest uptime was 8 days.
I ran an Origin Onyx 2 at a post house that posted an uptime of 2 years.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 06:34 AM (0+eWy)
TP-Link routers were the ones that were recently discovered by the fbi to be compromised by Russian Intelligence so that they were sending all your traffic to Ivan.
Surprised Pixy hasn't run a story about it actually.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 06:28 AM (WYStd)
I think that was what the recent FCC bans were about.
Problem is every consumer grade router sold in the U.S. is manufactured in Mexico, Taiwan, or China.
They could all be compromised if you get right down to it.
Even the Mexican versions are just importing the parts from Asia, assembling it, and then installing the firmware, made in Asia.
Supposedly TP-Link sent out firmware updates to fix the problems but unless you're a programmer/IT wiz who knows what's going on under the hood?
I'm not worried about being spied on, but the router could be turned into a bot relay by the hackers if they found a way in, I suppose.
I paid like $150 for this set of WiFi 6E mesh routers last year, so I'm not planning on throwing them away anytime soon.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 06:37 AM (6ydKt)
With regard to the it will last longer argument that’s applying the logic of old filament light bulbs to what I presume would be a buffered power supply when converted from AC to DC. I could be wrong on that assumption.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 09, 2026 06:38 AM (NNaIW)
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 09, 2026 06:41 AM (NNaIW)
https://tinyurl.com/5ba4hud7
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 06:42 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: Skip
There's gotta be a model number on the backside... Ok, nevermind.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2026 06:46 AM (diia5)
After my mom and did Marriage Encounter (you youngsters won't know what that is) that Seekers song got a lot of play in our house.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 06:46 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 09, 2026 06:47 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 09, 2026 06:47 AM (2GVsD)
Iran is demanding payment in Bitcoin or iTunes gift cards for ships that want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Will they take President Donald J. Trump Iran Asskicking commemorative coins?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2026 06:49 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 09, 2026 05:53 AM (rTUTX)
====
Prayer for complete and immediate healing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 06:51 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 06:51 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: fd at April 09, 2026 06:51 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 06:51 AM (ZxPkt)
A cheap fan will start squealing at you after a year or so.
They sell 'Continuous Operation' fans that are supposed to take care of that problem, though.
The other problem would be electricity bills, which newer x86 CPUs and modern GPUs will certainly suck down some juice if running hard.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 09, 2026 06:53 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 07:04 AM (WYStd)
Derek Smart is an on-going joke in gaming.
Posted by: Halfhand at April 09, 2026 07:05 AM (Ysav4)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)
>Hysteresis. Not so much now with solid state drives.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 07:09 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:10 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Dark L at April 09, 2026 07:10 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2026 07:14 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 09, 2026 07:15 AM (DDJSl)
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.
Hope that was a neighbor's car, and not your precious Miata.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)
https://t.co/90kDp2Xlz1
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:10 AM (u82oZ)
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Yah know, Lego and Hollywood are going to have to compete much harder to make another Lego movie in the future.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 07:21 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 07:22 AM (iMotb)
Letting Web Hubble father your child shows how ambitious you were. And you still failed.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:23 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Eromero at April 09, 2026 07:23 AM (LHPAg)
It's mostly just a file server now and an extra screen.
It also comes in handy if you're doing anything with an Apple product that requires a second Apple product to verify/setup.
So I'm not that worried about it, and just restart when I remember or it starts getting slow.
All the more reason to set up a cron job to reboot the damned thing once a month. Hell, you can comment the crontab file to say WHY you're doing the reboot.
Of course, Apple being Apple, they have their own special way to schedule jobs that you can also use, details of which I do not remember (feeding "macos job scheduler" into a Google search box should give you those details). (I only know anything about Apple products due to my company's issuing of MacBooks to their software weasels versus the relatively-recently acquiring company's reliance upon .NET which results in the parent company's software weasels getting Windows based laptops.)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 07:24 AM (DLVKS)
Right eye cataract surgery this morning.
Posted by: Eromero at April 09, 2026 07:23 AM (LHPAg)
Hope everything goes smoothly. I had corrective surgery done and it went off fine. Her Majesty had corrective surgery and even after three tries her vision is off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 07:26 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at April 09, 2026 07:28 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 07:28 AM (c2WlD)
Letting Web Hubble father your child shows how ambitious you were. And you still failed.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:23 AM (u82oZ)
I knocked the bottom out of that I did.
Posted by: Webb Hubble, Stud Muffin at April 09, 2026 07:28 AM (3LMJN)
Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at April 09, 2026 07:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 07:31 AM (DLVKS)
Posted by: Eromero at April 09, 2026 07:23 AM (LHPAg)
=====
Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
That's what the kids were calling it back in the 1970s when Unix was born, Grampa Simpson. Like you (and me), it's still around.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 07:34 AM (DLVKS)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 07:35 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 09, 2026 07:37 AM (NwfKM)
I remember seeing an F-15 mockup at cedar point amusement park, back in the late 70s.
Air Force was apparently doing some sort of publicity tour for their new toy.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (gpQ8/)
____
They probably don't even know how to comment the crontab file.
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (zdLoL)
In the late 1990s, Durham was stalked by a former president of a Judith Durham fan club,[38] a woman who sent her over 40 doormats as an admonishment for perceived ingratitude. She also sent Durham numerous abusive faxes, one threatening another doormat delivery worth over $45,000.[39] The woman was subsequently prosecuted,[39] and she was later imprisoned for other serial crimes
Doormats?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 07:41 AM (NGWiW)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 07:47 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 07:35 AM (Fbc0I)
My buddy is an F-15C pilot in the MA air nat guard. Well he was up until about 2 years ago when they basically said that they had to get recertified in the F-35.
Which would require him to renew his commitment which he didn't want to do. He went to go train new pilots down south for the past couple years - and I believe next year he retires from the military and will go into the airlines.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (WYStd)
Prayers for your surgeon, your medical team and for you for a successful surgery and complete and smooth recovery.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 08:16 AM (ix8EF)
"The source ... told The Post that Ghost Murmur was developed by Skunk Works, the aerospace giant’s secretive advanced development division. The company declined to comment."
WAS secret.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (Vczv0)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (sKA/4)
My "carry computer" doesn't have to be super powerful, especially if I can remote into a beefier unit when I need it.
I'd also wind up spending less for the same overall computational power (or get more power for the same price by upgrading the Mini).
Of course, should such a tragic loss of my MBP occur, I'd prefer it wait until the update the Mini with the M5 processor.
Posted by: can of spam at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (14gFN)
And spinning the wheel....we come up with, E-Bikes.
Those almost silent transportation devices that someone thought would make great toys for kids.
...
Perhaps the message will get out about these things in our community.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 09, 2026 05:09 AM (iMotb)
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A couple times I drove down a street at night and came across a kid riding a two wheeled electric scooter; no lights, dark clothes. After two times I stopped going down the street.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (sKA/4)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 09:24 AM (sKA/4)
https://tinyurl.com/msd8uh7d
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 05:32 AM (PFs9e)
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My college friends kept going to bars. As a non-drinker, I didn't. I lost touch with them
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (zfW44)
Posted by: m at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (fNISR)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 09, 2026 10:13 AM (O7YUW)
up 47 days, 18:39,
My server has been up 47 days, 18 hours, and 39 minutes, which means that in about two days I’ll find out if this problem affects my server.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (EXyHK)
up 47 days, 18:39,
My server has been up 47 days, 18 hours, and 39 minutes
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (EXyHK)
cool
Posted by: m at April 09, 2026 11:35 AM (fNISR)
Wednesday Night ONT - April 8, 2026 [TRex]
Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans.
Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. This is a Tucker, Candace and Megyn free zone. Please. [Top photo: Peek a boo. NASA Artemis II mission]
An audit of a Lancaster County Wendy's found that a former general manager allegedly stole almost $20,000 from the eatery by creating a fake employee. According to the charging documents, Linda Johnson allegedly clocked in and out as a "ghost employee" at the Manheim Township Wendy's from July 2021 to April 2022 and then had the paychecks go to her bank account. Paychecks from the fake employee showed police that $19,898.15 was allegedly stolen by Johnson, who also created 128 shifts for the "worker." Detectives learned later that Johnson would be the only one who could create the shifts, police said. When other managers were questioned about the "worker," police said some could not remember working with them, while one reported that they met him once and that Johnson did provide a timecard for the employee but never worked with him.Shocked. No, not really.
This new mom had a "one-in-a-million" conception: Her babies may be twins - but they have different bio-dads. A 19-year-old Brazilian woman gave birth to twins nine months after having sex with two men on the same day. As their first birthdays loomed, she began having doubts over who their father was, so she decided to take a paternity test to confirm her suspicions, local news outlet news outlet Globo reported. The anonymous woman originally suspected only one of the two men to be the father of the twins, so she collected his DNA - but it only turned up positive for one child. "I remembered that I had had sex with another man and called him to take the test, which was positive," the new mom, who asked not to be identified, told the outlet. "I was surprised by the results. I didn't know this could happen. They are very similar." Heteropaternal superfecundation "is an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when a second ova released during the same menstrual cycle is additionally fertilized by the sperm cells of a different man in separate sexual intercourse," according to the journal Biomedica.Even my small dino brain can think of another obvious reason this is a rare phenomenon. Maybe she needs a hobby. I mean a different hobby.
With all the moon excitement, it seems like a good time to use this photo that has been sitting in my files waiting for an opportunity. I have no idea where it came from or why it exists but this seems like an opportunity. Sometimes, you just have to go with it... If one of you sent it, thank you. You're lovely and twisted.
NATO is in far bigger danger than anyone realizes. And the reason has nothing to do with defense budgets.
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) April 6, 2026
The real danger is psychological. It’s cultural.
Europeans didn’t just free-ride on American security for 80 years. They built an entire identity around the idea that they…
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: mindful webworker - deliver the letter the sooner the better at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (EZPSB)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 08, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)
You got that image from my Tensor account nyah.
And the pendant have been pointing out that image from Artemis II is an Earth Set and not an Earth Rise like Bill Anders snapped during Apollo 8.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 10:03 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:03 PM (FrGmf)
The Do 335A has been ordered.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:03 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:04 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:04 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:02 PM
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Thank you!
Posted by: TRex - moonwalk dino at April 08, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 10:05 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:05 PM (gtcuf)
Hello Mr Rex!
I'm heading back up to content.
But honey. It's best about you....rahhhhh!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM (qox2u)
Posted by: LASue at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM (lCppi)
That picture is this generation's "Earthrise".
I still remember when the original astronauts took their first picture of that. My dad was an engineer for NASA in Houston - you couldn't go ANYWHERE without seeing a stack of copies of that picture on basically every flat surface for anyone to retake home.
It was a very exciting time.
Cool to see people getting excited about the space program again.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)
The Do 335A has been ordered.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026
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A hyper-complex airplane model kit, I'd guess? A "Dornier" something or other?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (wzUl9)
Rolling Rock, Iron City, and Genesee Cream Ale...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (Cqx++)
The Polymarket bets are current as of Monday p.m. and they've got Kristi Noem departing the Trump administration at 60%? Some real foresight there.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)
The moon does not exist. It's a mobile placed on the crystal dome over the flat Earth. It gets slowly moved by an army of microscopic 'birds' - you know birds aren't real, right? When it reaches the Antarctic Ice Wall, the mobile is replaced by the next, slightly changed, phase moon.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:08 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)
Hello Mr Rex!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM
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Rawr! Howdy!
Posted by: TRex - zero gravity dino at April 08, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Fraternal twins are conceived up to a week apart and they say that 30% of them have different fathers - which *is* an... interesting statistic.
Posted by: KCSteve at April 08, 2026 10:09 PM (2+WvJ)
The top photo is "Earthset". For some reason, they've been publicizing those more than the Earthrise shot they got here:
https://is.gd/FVqODM
NASA rotated that one 90 degrees to match the Bill Anders Apollo 8 orientation. Don Pettit first posted here, in this orientation, which was how the actually saw it from their attitude:
https://is.gd/SykrFF
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:09 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (n7rxJ)
LOL good catch. I predict the Texans won't win the '25/26 super bowl!
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)
Was that a song on Mary Poppins?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026
Heteropaternal superfecundation expealidocious
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious…
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:04 PM (wzUl9)
I assume that Louisiana has a higher percentage of death by kinetics than Kansas.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:05 PM (gtcuf)
Well, it's obviously a vacant Dyson sphere...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)
Rolling Rock, Iron City, and Genesee Cream Ale...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (XuXeR)
The current state of the Steelers certainly invites snark and humor, but where is that, huh?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:06 PM
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You're welcome. Prediction markets take up a lot of space!
Posted by: TRex - crystal ball dino at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:11 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 10:11 PM (S/Y4j)
Fraternal twins are conceived up to a week apart and they say that 30% of them have different fathers - which *is* an... interesting statistic.
Posted by: KCSteve at April 08, 2026 10:09 PM (2+WvJ)
That is a shocking amount of false paternity in a really small group...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at April 08, 2026 10:11 PM (nJw4Z)
Ancient aliens of course. Now make way for the hyperspace bypass.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026
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One of the young Larry Niven's first short story sales, "Wrong Way Street," involves a long-abandoned alien base discovered on the Moon. His lead character is trying with his team to figure out what things did and what the original builders had looked like. He discovers they had a time travel device . . . and things develop from there with the iron and terrifying logic of a nightmare.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:12 PM (wzUl9)
I think it's going to be him. Of course, being a cis white male, he'll have to pick a running mate that checks multiple DEI boxes, like Ol' Joe did. AOC?
Newsom has the big money donors, which of course is extra important in the party of superdelegates.
And make no mistake, while we see through it, he's a very good, slick liar who can fool a lot of rubes into believing he's a moderate. The Dems think he's the next Bill Clinton/Barack Obama in that regard.
Luckily for us, his batshit crazy wife will give us loads of ammo against that.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:12 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:12 PM (7D3Aa)
Employed the classic Dornier engineering of a pusher/puller design. This time of two DB 603 engines to push a plane to an estimated 750KPH.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Maria at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (n7rxJ)
While she is no longer the Secretary of DHS, I believe that she is still considered to be part of the Administration.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (ExV1e)
Bunches of little old Asian women.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026
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Sudden lead poisoning
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (wzUl9)
Bill Anders did see it from that orientation, with the lunar horizon vertical. However, the standard orientation of that iconic "Earthrise" is rotated so the lunar horizon is horizontal, as if you were standing on the surface.
On the real Moon, since it's tidally locked, you'd never see an earthrise or set, the Earth pretty much stays in the same point in the lunar sky. It actually does a little figure-8 dance, due to eccentricity and nodal precession.
A rise and set would be possible at spots on the edge of the near side. There, the earth would always be close to the horizon, but the libration wobble would allow for a rise and set. It would just bounce above and below the horizon.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (S/Y4j)
Skipped most of the gambling stuff. Learned from my brother all I needed to know about gambling. He cheated.
"Don't gamble. It isn't right to take the other fellow's money, and it's sure not right for him to take yours."
-my Grandfather's book of wisdom
I have exceeded the Oklahoma life expectancy. A little.
Posted by: mindful webworker - deliver the letter the sooner the better at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 10:15 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (FrGmf)
If'n my missus dies before me, I'm bringing in some junk movers, saying keep this, this, and this. Everything else goes.
May let the kids come grab whatever they want first.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (ExV1e)
I know! Makes you wonder if there's a genetic component to the... amount of choice that corresponds to the tendency for multiple egg release.
That would kind of make sense.
Posted by: KCSteve at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (2+WvJ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)
A comet or something similar smacked the Earth and tore a chunk off, which became the moon.
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (Q+gd/)
Great shot of the moon and earth up top. Fascinating.
Thank you people of Pittsburgh! Especially the Carrick area, for such entertaining and enlightening emergency calls. *shakes head*
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (vrNzf)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (3+ug0)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Movie pitch:
some guy in a trailer park plays a space game and is really really... bad at it. Like he klutzes up every run he makes at the game. But he's pretty good at his day job maintaining the trailers.
He's taken up to the space fleet... to keep the ships running. Like Miles O'Brien in DS9.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at April 08, 2026 10:11 PM
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Thanks. I think.
Posted by: TRex - celestial dino at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)
We could have appropriated the artists and other cultural shit from Europe, but instead we appropriated the rocket scientists from Germany and built a shield of ICBMs that kept everyone at bay for 80 years.
I mean I don't hate it but yipes I never thought about it that way.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (oqH4h)
A comet or something similar smacked the Earth and tore a chunk off, which became the moon.
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (Q+
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Stolen land.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (3+ug0)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (FrGmf)
You would have a coronary here. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
Bunches of little old Asian women.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
.......
Who eat poi.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (BT3km)
Invading Cuba... nope.
Aliens nope.
All those folks cuttin' and runnin' on Trump...only if he kicks their sorry asses out (Noem, Bondi).
Jesus returning...gosh, I surely hope so. THAT would be the best of all of these goofy questions 💕🙂
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (qox2u)
I know! Makes you wonder if there's a genetic component to the... amount of choice that corresponds to the tendency for multiple egg release.
That would kind of make sense.
Posted by: KCSteve at April 08, 2026 10:16 PM (2+WvJ)
Throughout human history, a significantly lower percentage of men have fathered children compared to women who have given birth. While modern U.S. data shows about 76% of men age 40–49 have fathered a child, historical DNA studies suggest only about 40% of men reproduced, with some periods showing up to 17 women reproducing for every one man. -- according to AI summary
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:19 PM (+O+FV)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM
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You're welcome. Thanks for your patronage!
Posted by: TRex - astronomy or astrology dino? at April 08, 2026 10:19 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:20 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
Our house is pretty tidy. Not obsessively so. But that shop looks like an episode of Hoarders. I itch just walking near it.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (5GCm3)
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:19 PM (+O+FV)
Yeah, he'd be loving all this shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
Bunches of little old Asian women.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ)
If you lived in a tropical island paradise with beautiful women all around and spent your days sipping colorful tiki drinks would *you* be in a rush to die?
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (+O+FV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)
Rolling Rock, Iron City, and Genesee Cream Ale...
Posted by: man
Iron City is still in Western PA, though I think they moved operations to Latrobe. Rolling Rock is made in St. Louis now. Genesee is brewed up in Rochester, NY (well, somewhere in NY).
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (sAmhv)
Bunches of little old Asian women.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
.......
Who eat poi.
Maybe SPAM has something to do with it. Hawaii is the #1 SPAM-consuming state per capita.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (+O+FV)
I'm guessing you've never been to Hawaii.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (ExV1e)
The Polymarket bets are current as of Monday p.m. and they've got Kristi Noem departing the Trump administration at 60%? Some real foresight there.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (n7rxJ)
While she is no longer the Secretary of DHS, I believe that she is still considered to be part of the Administration.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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And... likelihood of departure before 2027 is 60%?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (n7rxJ)
Konrad is right about Europe. They have no idea what's coming.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: KCSteve
TIL half-twins exist, and they're actually kind of common.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:23 PM (+O+FV)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:20 PM
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Doggo!
Posted by: TRex - orbiting dino at April 08, 2026 10:23 PM (IQ6Gq)
Luckily for us, his batshit crazy wife will give us loads of ammo against that.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:12 PM (gtcuf)
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Yet, Normies look at his record and say, RUFK me? No, they are not.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 08, 2026 10:23 PM (PIc5V)
I had MiladyJo chained up in the bedroom during the crucial time, with no visitors. So I'm pretty sure they're both mine.
Even though they're about as different as two brothers (of the same parents) could be.
Posted by: mindful webworker - family matters at April 08, 2026 10:23 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (n7rxJ)
She's in a fairly stress-free position which gets almost no attention. She's getting a paycheck. Why leave?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:23 PM (ExV1e)
Cause thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM
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You're welcome! Thanks for being here.
Posted by: TRex - low earth orbit dino at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
The formation of the Moon has always been a head scratcher. It's a big-ass moon. We're almost, but not quite a binary planet (definition is the center of mass of the system is outside any body -- with the earth-Moon system, the center of mass does stay inside the earth). And the Moon's orbit is not equatorial, but maintains a fixed (but precessing) inclination with the ecliptic.
There have been many theories. Currently, the best one, which while it still has problems, explains the most, is the giant impact theory. It goes like this. In the very early, primordial solar system, we had a proto-earth, much smaller than now, in roughly the current orbit. There was another planet, about Mars-sized, dubbed "Theia", that had formed at the L4 or L5 points around the Sun.
Venus mainly perturbed it, and it collided with earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (41CYW)
"Ethical hacker Ryan Montgomery says that people can watch your private cameras and post it online if left with default settings.
He said that there are active communities on Reddit and Discords with more than 2000 members sharing these live feeds.
In his video, he shows a quick example. Searching "controllable webcams reddit" brings up recent posts with links to unsecured cameras, like one at a water park in Czechia that anyone can pan, tilt, and view without a password.
This is what he suggests: "Google the model of your cameras in your house and make sure they are not exposed to the internet publicly. Stay safe."
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (GukFK)
I'd like to go to Rome again. Just have no desire to go through a fucking airport.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (zZu0s)
Bunches of little old Asian women.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Maybe SPAM has something to do with it. Hawaii is the #1 SPAM-consuming state per capita.
Posted by: Delurker
What's the #1 Twinkie-consuming state, and is their life expectancy also high? Eat preservatives; get preserved?
Posted by: mikeski hangs around at April 08, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)
That John Konrad tweet is worth a read.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Intresting theory. I do wonder whether we're going to wind up sending troops to save Europe's ass before the end of this century.
Also, I'll place a bet that William, the current Prince of Wales, will be the last king of England.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:25 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:25 PM (zZu0s)
We could have appropriated the artists and other cultural shit from Europe, but instead we appropriated the rocket scientists from Germany and built a shield of ICBMs that kept everyone at bay for 80 years.
I mean I don't hate it but yipes I never thought about it that way.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 10:17 PM (oqH4h)
I have a picture from Dad's stuff of him back when he was a baby engineer shaking Werner von Braun's hand, receiving an award from him. It's pretty cool! We still have the paper award signed by WvB, too.
That was back when WvB was a bigwig at NASA/Goddard.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 08, 2026 10:26 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (FrGmf)
Oh its tidy here, especially the house, but there's just a shit ton of stuff in the garage and basement shop. Poor Mrs B would have her work cut out for her. Tools, music stuff, harley stuff, yeah she's screwed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)
Konrad is right about Europe. They have no idea what's coming.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I love Switzerland, each and every time we go. And yes, Konrad is right, and it's very sad they don't see it....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:22 PM (GukFK)
I would have liked to have seen Europe. Have convinced Hubby Japsn is a better option for a 30th anniversary trip. But honestly, I'd be happy hiking in Utah.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (41CYW)
I think a lot of it is wishcasting or like any polls today, trying to influence people's opinion instead of chronicle it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)
She's in a fairly stress-free position which gets almost no attention. She's getting a paycheck. Why leave?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Heh, maybe she'll make like that Wendy's ghost employee and keep clocking in even after she's replaced.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM (n7rxJ)
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Venus just wanted to see what would happen.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (So85e)
Now, the angular momentum of that proto-Earth/Theia collision is very critical and that L4/L5 thing is part of how that could be. IOW, Theia had to hit the proto-earth at just the right angle and the result sum had to have an angular momentum just right as well.
That collision created something they've dubbed a "synestia". A big, rotating blob of molten lava, basically. Some of that was beyond the co-rotating limit. That blob formed the Moon. The rest fell down and formed the current Earth.
Everything had to be just so with this. They've run all sorts of supercomputer simulations of such an impact, and initial conditions have to be pretty constrained to get the right Earth-Moon system outcome.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:18 PM (ExV1e)
So they've been cucking their mates for a long long time.
Posted by: Hardly shocking when you think about it at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
*Waves while spazzing out*
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (+O+FV)
That was back when WvB was a bigwig at NASA/Goddard.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas,
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That is absolutely awesome. He is still a bigwig in this household.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)
Fucking Venus, maaaaaan...
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM (+O+FV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:03 PM (2GVsD)
Aha! The Pushmi-Pullyu of airplanes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Delurker
Batshit will be on the cover of every magazine and MFM will fawn over her.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)
Intresting theory. I do wonder whether we're going to wind up sending troops to save Europe's ass before the end of this century.
Also, I'll place a bet that William, the current Prince of Wales, will be the last king of England.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:25 PM (n7rxJ
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Leaders who don't care for the interests of their citizens: they're not limited to Europe. America has plenty of cities making the same mistake and need fixin'.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (L0Egz)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
/doesn't notice anything
Posted by: The Worm at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM
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AOP! Started organizing Alberta's withdrawal from Canada, yet?
Posted by: TRex - karman line dino at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: They're all old people down there at April 08, 2026 10:31 PM (TbWk/)
By that I mean the L4 and L5 points of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, as opposed to the say the Earth-Moon Lagrange points.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (w6EFb)
Has anybody mentioned this to RI Red?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Japan has been on my travel radar for a while. Looking at 2027 or 2028. Assuming the life expectancy visual is accurate, we have a bit of time.
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)
I don't get it either. I have been told however, that I'm an L7.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
Naturally I stuck to ordering half kilos after that.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:33 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)
There's armor plate under all that dust.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:33 PM (sl73Y)
Leaders who don't care for the interests of their citizens: they're not limited to Europe. America has plenty of cities making the same mistake and need fixin'.
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Fo sho. I see no end to it until leftism is defeated. Leftism being the doctrine that you're not entitled to the fruits of your own labor, investing wisdom, or luck.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 10:33 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
The fuck...? Some kind of weird-ass shuffling up there...
Posted by: Shai-hulud at April 08, 2026 10:34 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM (gtcuf)
Make sure he knows, "fammi vedere le tette!"
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:34 PM (+O+FV)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
So they've been cucking their mates for a long long time.
Posted by: Hardly shocking when you think about it
I mean, it used to be a legal requirement. That's Onan's actual sin: not spanking the monkey, but refusing to give his brother's widow an heir according to the law at the time.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:34 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:34 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Rick Steves at April 08, 2026 10:35 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 08, 2026 10:26 PM
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Wow. He's buried in an Alexandria Virginia cemetery, close to DC. Very plain grave. You would never know if you didn't know...
Posted by: TRex - apogee dino at April 08, 2026 10:35 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (41CYW)
Scampy, we are looking to go next year. That would be our 30th. Lots of research and budgeting to do.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:35 PM (FrGmf)
Has anybody mentioned this to RI Red?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (sl73Y)
New Hampshire isn't real. Like Rhode Island and Delaware.
Posted by: Potemkin states at April 08, 2026 10:35 PM (TbWk/)
TX has a life expectancy of 77. Hm. My hope is that I die before Mr Scary. His shop is full of crap. Not just tools. A lot of junk and clutter. I don't want to sort through that crap. He can find some young chippies to clean the garage out.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:14 PM (FrGmf)
Good grief! I live that whole crazy place. My guy friend kinda took over my shop. What a GD mess...yep I give up.some youngster can take over...🤪
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (qox2u)
Venus mainly perturbed it, and it collided with earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)
The Sumerians of all people had recorded something similar if..if the translations are correct. They recorded that earth was in between mars and jupiter in the early days of the solar system, and something whacked it and pushed it to where it is now, and the chunk that got blown off the earth created the asteroid field where earth originally was. They called it the hammered bracelet. How a 5000 year old civilization even knew this is screwed up, but as they say... it is written.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (snZF9)
That was back when WvB was a bigwig at NASA/Goddard.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 08, 2026
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For a time in the early '60s, my father worked as a bookkeeper at the NASA Michoud facility way out in New Orleans East as it was developing into the next big suburb. (A destiny which was knocked flat by Hurricane Betsy, when everybody suddenly rediscovered that NOE *floods* like a sumbitch. Anyway.) All I can recall is him complaining about the commute, which was out along a four-lane avenue that becomes a US highway. This was before the I-10 was complete. He made it sound like the arduous trek from St. Joseph, MO, across the Rockies and out to Californy.
I've driven it. Not that long a trip.
So much for my family's connection to the space program.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Happy early 30th! 28th this year here. If you make it prior to our travels, I'll be hitting you up for insider info.
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (41CYW)
I hope Trump is successful in his attempt to make the western hemisphere more important in our future. There are a lot of places in South America that are far more welcoming and interesting to me.
And all of my ancestors are from Europe incluing Switzerland.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:37 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:37 PM (7D3Aa)
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM
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Unless Jesus returns before then. 4% chance.
Posted by: TRex - konnichiwa dino at April 08, 2026 10:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 10:37 PM (OoFl2)
He's going to have his teenage daughters with him-I don't want them to see their father get slapped in the face LOL
I did tell him to be very careful if he orders figs. One slip of the vowel and you're ordering some nice, fresh mish!
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026
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"Show me your . . ."?
Never mind, I can guess the rest.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (w6EFb)
Very confusing to a scientific illiterate like me. I find it easier to use the Omar explanation for the moon. "Somebody did something."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)
And Velikovsky in his book Worlds in Collision ran with it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 10:38 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: They're all old people down there
Is it the life expectancy of people born there, or people who die there? Being a retirement destination would raise your "life expectancy" if it's the latter, since the folks who died early didn't move there in their dotage, and lowered the number in the state they died in.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)
But certainly Buck Throckmorton approved with the guy playing a mean stand-up bass.
Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 10:39 PM (wm3Sw)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:36 PM (qox2u)
We have a young neighbor who is a nice guy. Mr Scary says to let him come pick through the shop. After that, I'd see if the local fire department wanted to do a controlled burn, 😆
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:39 PM (FrGmf)
I wish I had learned the violin & be Alison Krauss. My aunt's best friend was a concert violinist who taught. I said no & played the piano instead. As an adult I wished I had learned violin & cello. Then I wanted a Celtic harp (which I still want). I apparently want a lot of things but have all I can handle and am blessed.
Therefore I will spare you all my goofy brain threads & tangents, probably from a parasite I am blissfully unaware of. Early hair appt tomorrow to whack off 2" and get highlights.A big day!
I guess the grand & fake cease fire meeting with the barbarians is off for Friday. I was hoping the cardboard eye-a-tolla would show up with his floral turban. Tousi says the crazies are infighting, who's on first.
Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 10:40 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 10:40 PM (1Cncb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)
I've heard one really interesting Theia-ry.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 08, 2026 10:40 PM (5GCm3)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM
Going with someone who speaks Italian makes it easier, but there is a lot of English speakers. J is fluent, so I get left out of conversations a lot. I should break out a Rosetta Stone lesson, lol.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 10:42 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: tankdemon
That's why we have the bootscraper outside the door.
Posted by: mindful webworker - you're stepping in it at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (7D3Aa)
Top that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (nWPIJ)
Now this is not a strong bet, it's possible, but not likely.
Probably.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Delurker
That happens in Japanese, too. One letter off to go from a fruit to a.....
mango = mango
manko = c***
.....maybe not that bad, but it's a very rude word for ladyparts.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)
Would not surprise me to learn that Team Globohomo is buying heavily on the "Alberta won't leave" bet. Trying to push it down.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:44 PM (utfVc)
So why are the Italian soccer playings so poor at faking their injuries?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 10:44 PM (nDXEV)
And all of my ancestors are from Europe incluing Switzerland.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:37 PM (GukFK)
The only ancestor in my family tree that we've officially traced is a German who fought for the upstarts in the American Revolution. I don't feel too tied to the Old World.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 10:44 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Delurker at April
With a Tuscan accent, that word is exactly the same.
On that note, I need to go to bed. Cardio at 6am.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 10:44 PM (OoFl2)
The new Spring animes are dropping on Crunchyroll.
Isekai of this 16 yr old who's skill is appraisal. One of the world's gods sends a female elf to assist him. She's a walking trope factory and when she gets excited, buttons pop from her blouse at alarming speed.
Second season of Arthur and Tessia has started.
Another reincarnation isekai starts off with loser guy being tricked into wearing a dog costume to meet some hot girl named Moe. He survives Truck-Kun only to be killed by a meteor. And now he has become the reincarnation plaything to a goddess with a smart mouth.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (7D3Aa)
This and other weird ancient shit that keeps turning up makes me think the human race was more technologically advanced during certain periods than previously thought, then went through a period of degeneracy, then advancement again.
Posted by: Probably wrong but interesting to consider at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I looked at the odds on the "Alberta won't leave" bet and tilted my head - seems very low. But as Aetius mentioned, perhaps I am wishcasting - biased.
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (41CYW)
The Letter, the 1940s William Wyler film with Bette Davis based on a Maugham short story, is on Movies! at 10:40 am Central. I intend to be ensconced on my couch for that.
In the meantime, I'm off to bed. See some of you on the Tech Thread in the morning.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (wzUl9)
When I finally learned proper Italian in my thirties it was like learning a completely new language. In a lot of cases I was like, oh, I've been using the Sicilian word for that all these years.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:46 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Berserker
I dunno, but maybe this guy was involved? Related field, and all.....
https://youtu.be/OTBdO18zmxQ
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)
That's exactly what I, or someone else, might say!🤠
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 10:47 PM (qox2u)
Top that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026
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Well, the swan was a god in disguise, but good point.
Who were the kids again? Helen, Castor, Pollux, and I don't recall the fourth. Two of them were Zeus's, two from Helen's mortal husband, right?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)
I'm somewhat familiar with that. Sitchin and the Anunaki. In his translation I think "Tiamat" was the name of the planet that whacked earth.
IIRC, a lot of them dispute Sitchin's translations, saying no, it really doesn't say that, he's just sort of doing some wishful interpretations.
And also, the formation of the asteroid belt doesn't fit any collision theory, I don't think. That is, the orbits and physics just can't work out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:48 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 08, 2026 10:49 PM (7D3Aa)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:50 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: They're all old people down there
God's Waiting Room.
A lot liquidate their holdings up north, move there, and spend every last dime clinging to life for just a little while longer... the state likes this and tries to take care of them.
Unlike certain states that sent COVID patients into the old folks homes knowing it would put them at very high risk of catching the disease and dying.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
The current model is the asteroid belt was just a planet that never formed. It's mass is low, only 4% of the Moon. The idea is that Jupiter's perturbations just prevented that material from accreting.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:51 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD)
If you do visit I bet you will understand why he left. Over generalizing of course, but it does get tiresome hearing about how stupid and vulgar Americans are from people who have survived and built there new existence thanks to the continued sacrifices of people they look down on.
But then I think Colonel Jessup is the good guy so opinions vary.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:52 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at April 08, 2026 10:52 PM (DK5Sh)
Or an alien species used their weapons to smash the planet.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)
And that idea of "Nibiru", a large planet on a highly elliptical orbit with a 3600 year period that whips inside the inner solar system also does not work.
That wouldn't be stable, and would utterly destabilize the inner solar system. So the fact we're here and stable precludes such a thing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
If you abort more of the low-life-expectancy types, life expectancy looks better for the rest.
Posted by: Margaret Sanger at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)
There's armor plate under all that dust.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
David Weber's book Mutineer's Moon is historical? (The moon is the original regolith surrounding a very old interstellar warship named Dayak.) Good reading, if you like his books.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (S/Y4j)
https://youtu.be/-mAI9q-WHyk
This is a link to the entire first season, 1969. Truly astonishing what England was 55 years ago, vs today…for all the other Morons, if you like The Avengers, you will probably like this, too
Posted by: Slash Buzz at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (FstDi)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
Prediction market numbers have no bearing at all on what is actually likely to happen; all that they measure is the amount of public hype going on at the time.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (UA2di)
So Sun / Earth has a L4 focus 60 degrees ahead of Earth orbit, and a L5 focus 60 degrees behind. One astronomical unit as communications work.
Smaller satellites can orbit L4 or L5.
L4/L5 are big plot points in George O Smith's Venus Equilateral stories (obviously based on Venus' points, not Earth's), also Mack Reynolds wrote a story about a station in Earth L5. Gundam is noted.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 10:30 PM
Going with someone who speaks Italian makes it easier, but there is a lot of English speakers. J is fluent, so I get left out of conversations a lot. I should break out a Rosetta Stone lesson, lol.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 10:42 PM (OoFl2)
Not even sure if it matters. So many of them know english, and depending on the dialect you might not understand half of what they say anyway. My father is completely fluent, but with a Naples dialect, and he was having a little bit of a rough time understanding the Italians in Rome. It was a riot really, because my father was born here, has no italian accent at all. If he started talking to them in italian right out of the gate they were like eh napoletano, knowing immediately he was from naples. If he started in english which immediately fingered him as american, and then switched to italian they were confused and would say very curious, you sound like you're from naples.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: publius
* looks at the average American *
Who you callin' "stable?"
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at April 08, 2026 10:55 PM (DK5Sh)
193 Clytemnestra. Agamemnon's wife.
She really axed him some questions.
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The Iphigenia caper went down hard.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 10:56 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (2GVsD)
*Sigh*
I finally did it. I canceled my Crunchyroll subscription. It's been *ages* since I last watched it and I was just letting myself get nickel and dimed. And then they announced a price hike. So I canceled.
No more Crunchyroll or Hidive. Might dump Netflix, too.
Almost everything I watch is YouBoob.
Posted by: Robert at April 08, 2026 10:56 PM (Hh8uf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
Prediction market numbers have no bearing at all on what is actually likely to happen; all that they measure is the amount of public hype going on at the time.
Posted by: Tom Servo
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."
Posted by: Tommy Lee Jones at April 08, 2026 10:57 PM (VHUov)
Rolling Rock, Iron City, and Genesee Cream Ale...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:07 PM (XuXeR)
***spock eyebrow***
Vitamin I, and Latrobe's Best I can see the Pittsburg association
But Genny ... sorry that's WNY ( and yes Rochester is WNY )
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 10:58 PM (3sXRv)
Paychecks from the fake employee showed police that $19,898.15 was allegedly stolen by Johnson, who also created 128 shifts for the "worker." Detectives learned later that Johnson would be the only one who could create the shifts, police said.“
Penny ante stuff. After Katrina, when it was thought that N.O. had 1200 policemen but no one could ever find more than 900, it was discovered that the Mayor, the DA, and the Chief of Police had created 300 fake PD employees and applied for federal grants to pay them. Then the three of them created the needed fake files and split the money.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 10:58 PM (UA2di)
And everyone went into panic mode because their foreign call center got hacked.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)
The Navy and the Air Force were fighting over the prize with competing systems. But once Sputnik embarrassed the Eisenhower administration they finally cut Wehrner loose and let him do his thing.
One thing I found interesting is there was much publicity about “Man in Space” in the mid 1950s - articles, in Time, Life, Look, Collier’s - and even Walt Disney got in the act with full color presentations by Willy Ley and von Braun explaining how they were going to the Moon. I don’t think that was entirely an organic thing, there had to be some level of coordination involved for that to happen.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM (wHaGM)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
I should have guessed that you'd know that. (Grin).
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM (S/Y4j)
That wouldn't be stable, and would utterly destabilize the inner solar system. So the fact we're here and stable precludes such a thing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (w6EFb)
Is there an upper limit for the period of comet orbits, assuming a closed orbit?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM (utfVc)
My favorite city in all of Europe is Salzburg. Probably invaded now and ruined. Never got to see Prague. Wanted to see Italy. Also Poland. Have no desire, ever, for Germany or Spain. Loved France and the UK but never again.
We saw a lot, before the first grandbaby seven years ago. I doubt we'll go again. They are on a cruise now in the Caribbean and we don't feel we are cruise people somehow and don't join them. St. Lucia tomorrow (I get random texts of beaches that are beautiful but look the same with grands swimming). Norweigian ship vs the cruise of brawls. I'm always glad when they return.
I'm supposed to be going to bed vs jabbering. Only came back to thank T Rex.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM (WONhk)
~We have a young neighbor who is a nice guy. Mr Scary says to let him come pick through the shop. After that, I'd see if the local fire department wanted to do a controlled burn~
😆
My frustration is getting my guy to let go of anything....
But I kinda like that controlled burn idea🤪
Gonna have to think about it...but, you totally can't take those tools away from a guy... 😕 oh no...!!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 11:00 PM (qox2u)
But then I think Colonel Jessup is the good guy so opinions vary.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:52 PM (GukFK)
Hubby lived in Germany for a while years ago. He thinks I would love it. And Austria. Nein. If i want to see mountainous places with people that hate me, I'll go to Canada. It's closer.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:01 PM (FrGmf)
Someday.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 11:03 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM
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You're welcome! By the way, we love Salzburg too!
Posted by: TRex - anyone have triscuits? at April 08, 2026 11:03 PM (IQ6Gq)
What is your opinion on the new anime series on Crunchyroll?
Posted by: Anna Puma
I haven't caught them all yet.....
Ribdiculous is just that.
Second-cutest girl, Kanan, and Gal/Otaku: oh my god, it's full of tropes.
Kirio: same, but turned Yuri in the last two seconds?
Slime: why is it always staff meetings in this show?
Needy Girl Overdose is trying way to hard to be Serial Experiments Lain.
Garden of the gods is trying successfully to be Natsume's Book Of Friends.
Bookworm, Vending Machine: continuing as they were, which is good.
Provisional Appraiser: I like light, fluffy isekai shows.
Witch Hat Atelier: Little Witch Academia, but serious? I'm in.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:05 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 11:05 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:05 PM (FrGmf)
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You've seen Mozart's geburtshaus once, and you've seen it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 11:07 PM (nWPIJ)
Comet MAPS, a Kreutz sungrazer, disintegrated as it approached the Sun on April 4th. It might have been in a 1,690 +/- year orbit.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Don't forget to see that saddle maker and get that bull hide collar with a shoulderback bib.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 11:09 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: They're all old people down there
The old folks live longer down there because they don't fall on the ice and break their hips.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 08, 2026 11:09 PM (0Htd1)
Then it went downhill after that. A similar thing is seen with the amazing architecture in Peru. The best stuff is at the bottom, and more primitive construction laid over the top.
So some archaeologists believe there was some sort of “pre flood” civilization, some sort of world wide catastrophe that knocked humanity back quite a bit, maybe more than once.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 11:11 PM (wHaGM)
And that's the shame of it. Some of the places in Europe are stunning. Hard to stand at the top of the Swiss Alps and look out over the scenery and not be blown away.
But you always visit the Andes in Chile or Peru and see similar views and meet nicer people, spend less money and not get jet lagged.
And the Pisco Sours are addictive.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 11:12 PM (GukFK)
In the book, government paid attention to it, as they used it to manipulate social mollification for keeping people from rioting. The government also manipulated the odds in the pool, attempting to 'nudge' social themes into directions of which it approved.
Just sayin....
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at April 08, 2026 11:12 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: They're all old people down there
The old folks live longer down there because they don't fall on the ice and break their hips.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 08, 2026 11:09 PM (0Htd1)
That is true. There is a lot to do there for older people to stay active and engaged. And I'm not talking about the Villages, you perverts.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:13 PM (FrGmf)
There is a practical limit and I had to look that up. It's somewhere in the range of 1 - 10 million years.
Anything with a period greater than that would be too far out, and likely perturbed away by nearby stars and the ambient Galactic gravitational field.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:13 PM (w6EFb)
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You can trace pyramid development quite well, starting with mastabas, the Stepped Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid (some architect probably lost his life for that screw-up) through the final form of the Giza pyramids.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 11:14 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 11:14 PM (xOYmg)
There was only one Serial Experient Lane.
I think with the Great Rimuru the pace will pick up, opener was just to get the tourists' feet wet.
I wish someone had brought to the US Wagaya no Oinari-sama.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)
Thanks T, and lovely to see Scampy sightings...I love youz all morons...
"Going offline… unless I dream about memes again.”
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 08, 2026 11:14 PM (qox2u)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:15 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:16 PM (FrGmf)
Has anybody mentioned this to RI Red?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:32 PM (sl73Y)
That’s because I, just like RI, do not really exist.
Posted by: RI Red at April 08, 2026 11:16 PM (boJCl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)
If interested, look up the Outer Oort Cloud. That's a funny one. It's never been directly observed, no proof whatsoever it exists, but yet it has to, to explain the long period comets.
Anyway, that's a roughly spherical cloud out there of debris in orbits of willy-nilly inclinations that make a spherical cloud. Perturbations kick them in occasionally and that's the long period comets.
The structure of all the "particle cloud" of the solar system is interesting. Close-in, it's planar. A disc, roughly the eccliptic. But as you go out, that disc gets thicker and transitions to a sphere.
They recently discovered via simulations, that that the structure would get a wave to it due to the Galactic tidal field.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: RI Red at April 08, 2026 11:16 PM (boJCl)
You are somebody. I read your blog. Hold your head proud, air.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:18 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: RI Red
I've met you. Your state just isn't real.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:19 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at April 08, 2026 11:19 PM (Risui)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 11:22 PM (gKWVE)
I'm not sure how the deep, dark secret of magic is "they're pens, not wands, and the magic is in the writing."
And none of the muggles can figure it out.
Despite all the magical things in the world being covered in similar-looking doodles.
The average IQ on that planet is a bit lower than here.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 11:23 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 11:23 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 10:53 PM (S/Y4j)
Concur on Weber's books. If you're a Horatio Hornblower fan, you'll love the Honor Harrington series.
Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 11:23 PM (wm3Sw)
That Galactic tide will also vary as the Sun bobs up and down through the disc (z-axis motion) as it circles around the center of the Galaxy. That could cause cyclic cycles that sends bursts of comets into the solar system.
There have been interesting correlations of long term climate cycles with the solar system's motion through the galaxy. They appear to be there, then they disappear with better measurements, then come back again.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 10:29 PM (So85e)
Is this the "If you have 100 people guess the weight of a steer, the average of the guesses will be the correct answer"?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 11:25 PM (xOYmg)
The structure of all the "particle cloud" of the solar system is interesting. Close-in, it's planar. A disc, roughly the eccliptic. But as you go out, that disc gets thicker and transitions to a sphere.
They recently discovered via simulations, that that the structure would get a wave to it due to the Galactic tidal field.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)
Is it asymmetrical with more stuff distributed towards the opposite direction of solar movement? Perhaps convex, in a bulge towards the place the sun is going? What color cheese it made of?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 08, 2026 11:26 PM (w/O5Q)
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Sure, but there is much much more to Egypt than just the pyramids.
They had achieved a level of construction that had rarely been equaled in some ways, until very recently. This isn’t some nutbar theory, it has been remarked upon by Egyptologists and everyone else for centuries. Even the great pyramid, now that you mention it, was the tallest man made structure for thousands of years, until the Eiffel tower.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (wHaGM)
Posted by: Braenyard
Double-entry bookkeeping isn't taught at Ho Academy.
Posted by: other double entries are, though at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 11:25 PM (xOYmg)
If you ever see any of the MRA and 'women are evil' vids on ewetub, they'd have you believe that all women are only slightly less promiscuous than Messalina. Or Julia the Younger.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Have you tried dating in the last 15 years?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:28 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:29 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: RI Red at April 08, 2026 11:29 PM (h87eb)
https://tinyurl.com/5n73fe5j
In the middle of watching but it is good. VDH, if you are lurking, I love you in a nonsexual way and wish you good heslth.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:32 PM (FrGmf)
https://tinyurl.com/5n73fe5j
In the middle of watching but it is good. VDH, if you are lurking, I love you in a nonsexual way and wish you good heslth.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Did you see when they tried to honey pot him? And he was like ya I'm not an idiot.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:33 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Ever been in the Hypostyle Hall at Luxor? It's a massive space, but since the Egyptians never figured out the self-supporting arch, it's a literal forest of monstrous thick columns with hardly any clear floor space.
The Egyptians get credit for doing brute strength feats of construction on impressive scales, but it only takes one trip to the magnificent Pantheon in Rome to appreciate their technological limitations.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 11:33 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (wHaGM)
Pyramids are really nothing more than big piles of rock, though. Nicely-fitted rock, but held together only by gravity. Possibly some were simple shells, filled with rubble. I don't recall the Egyptians having invented the arch.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 11:33 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:34 PM (El6/E)
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The girl should really keep a log.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 11:34 PM (nWPIJ)
Then it went downhill after that. A similar thing is seen with the amazing architecture in Peru. The best stuff is at the bottom, and more primitive construction laid over the top.
So some archaeologists believe there was some sort of “pre flood” civilization, some sort of world wide catastrophe that knocked humanity back quite a bit, maybe more than once.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 11:11 PM (wHaGM)
It didn't help that pyramid building in Egypt stopped pretty early. By the time Tut was alive they hadn't build pyramids in almost 1000 years. Who knows what they would have evolved into had they kept doing it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 11:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 11:35 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:36 PM (El6/E)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:33 PM (YZ0Fo)
Fang Fang. Lol. Our Victor said hell to the naw naw.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:36 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
To be some what fair when the child king Tut came along they were dealing with a lot of other stuff.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:37 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:38 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 08, 2026 10:59 PM (wHaGM)
Willy and Werner were both members of the AfD in Berlin before the war, they knew each other, and they knew Oberth and all the others. Where von Braun got involved with the German rocket program, Ley moved to America.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:40 PM (rbvCR)
I kinda suspect this is stuff they had planned for October, and pulled the trigger now, but its just moronically bad.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:40 PM (El6/E)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)
At the galactic level, a black hole on a comet like path might create the space between spiral arms in its wake.
I'm chewing on a solar system model where the solar disc is basically surfing the leading part of a delensing area of space, like dust on the leading part of an extrusion.
And blue, the cheese is blue.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 08, 2026 11:42 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 08, 2026 11:42 PM (aJQbY)
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Wasn't there a movie about Braun in the 50s called I Aim for the Stars? Or was that his book?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:47 PM (FrGmf)
So some archaeologists believe there was some sort of “pre flood” civilization, some sort of world wide catastrophe that knocked humanity back quite a bit, maybe more than once.
Posted by: Common Tater
Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships
To all corners of the Earth
On board were the twelve
The Poet, the Physician, the Farmer
The Scientist, the Magician
And the other so-called Gods of our legends
Though Gods they were
And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind
Let us rejoice and let us sing
And dance and ring in the new
Hail, Atlantis!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 11:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
Only if it had oceans of wine.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 11:48 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 11:48 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Agree. Plus they are currently in a fight with the taliban in Afghanistan.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:48 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
Only if it had oceans of wine.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
It's underneath the craters. DUH.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:49 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
And then surrendered to it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 11:51 PM (snZF9)
He was quite good at explaining things. His books can be found, but they are really out of print. I didn't realize a few of the books of his that I had gotten were as old as 1947
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:51 PM (rbvCR)
Oh that reminds me. Some new studies now think there is less water ice at the Moon's South Pole than previously thought.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)
For some unknown reason. I just wish Trump knew.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 11:52 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
And then surrendered to it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
The first time an asteroid flew by.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:52 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:53 PM (FrGmf)
The Pakistanis are claiming that Lebanon was part of the cease fire. US and Israel say it was not. Guess who everyone on the left believes?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:53 PM (El6/E)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
That's the real reason for a base there. Doncha know.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:54 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 11:54 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Agree. Plus they are currently in a fight with the taliban in Afghanistan.
Posted by: BruceWayne
Kind of funny given that the Taliban was supposed to be a child of Paki intel services.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 11:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 11:55 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
If that was true why did hezzbollah (Lebanon) unleash a volley of strikes into Israel after the cease fire?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:56 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: a dude in MI at April 08, 2026 11:56 PM (+I6Y/)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:53 PM (El6/E)
The Paki goat fuckers, of course. I hate those guys in particular.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:56 PM (FrGmf)
I’d bring crackers. Saltines and Ritz. And maybe even a Triscuit.
Posted by: George Enoch Jetson at April 08, 2026 11:56 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: BruceWayne
Kind of funny given that the Taliban was supposed to be a child of Paki intel services.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
It's almost like you can't trust Muslims.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 11:53 PM (FrGmf)
this is, of course, the plot of the first Wallace and Gromit movie, A Grand Day Out.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (rbvCR)
Supposedly, Iran claims that because communications are so bad, they could not get word to the boys in time to stop the attack. Its plausible?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (El6/E)
I’d bring crackers. Saltines and Ritz. And maybe even a Triscuit.
Posted by: George Enoch Jetson at April 08, 2026 11:56 PM (EXyHK)
It's made of that Sardinian maggot cheese. The craters are where the maggots pop their heads out to breathe.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Trolls just aren't what they used to be. Was expecting better - like a Ted Talk. Sad!
Posted by: scampydog at April 08, 2026 11:59 PM (41CYW)
"If you had any balls, you'd say "Oh, my God, what is that thing?" then scream and cut your mike."
Posted by: Beverly at April 08, 2026 11:59 PM (reMys)
Randall Carlson on Atlantis (long playlist -- if interested in all this, give it a listen when you have the time):
https://is.gd/OH2Zob
He thinks Atlantis was in the Azores. And that a large landmass there did subside under the ocean.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:59 PM (w6EFb)
For some unknown reason. I just wish Trump knew.
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The whole thing is still kind of WTF?!?
Continuing to lob missiles at Israel over alleged ceasefire violations is one thing, but also doing it to Kuwait and (I think) UAE, is not really behavior that suggests Iran is worried about the ceasefire holding.
Maybe it's face-saving bullshit and I'm reading too much into it.
It seems like we're rewarding their attacks on ships in the strait with the ceasefire, so they're incentivized to do it again the next time we feel a need to bomb them. But then I guess they would anyway, since it's their only card.
Presumably, at some point, the President will be able to show *some* concessions for the time and effort that's been spent.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
As Secretary of war Hegseth said "get the carrier pigeons out"
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (YZ0Fo)
Got it.
The Bundeswehr that I saw in West Germany were figments of my imagination.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (El6/E)
Yes, but more likely covering the fact that the IRI has little control over Hezbollah or any of their terror groups atthis point
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:58 PM (rbvCR)
And I have that on DVD. Will rewatch. We've been watching Ben-Hur. I fell asleep before the intermission, but love the movie.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 09, 2026 12:02 AM (FrGmf)
Posted by: scampydog
I'm worried they'll replace the trolls with AI, and then they'll be worth engaging in conversation.
Posted by: mikeski at April 09, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2026 12:02 AM (CHHv1)
Their ability to work large stones - single piece granite in particular, is nothing less than astonishing. The Obelisks are engineering feats in themselves. Single piece. Nobody has done it since. Maybe they could, but they sure as hell don’t. Neither did the Romans.
Their ability to achieve plate surface levels of precision with granite is of particular interest. One thing about construction techniques, then as now, if you don’t need to work a surface to .00005” across large areas in 90 ton chunks of granite, you probably won’t. Why would they do that?
I’ve no idea, I don’t believe it was an ancient power plant, but I don’t believe it was merely intended as a tomb for a bull, either.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:03 AM (wHaGM)
Sand and dust on the earth at the microscopic level is essentially very tiny smooth, round pieces of material and relatively harmless due to wind and water gradually causing that formation over eons.
However, I wasn't aware that they ever found water on the moon, and there certainly isn't wind. So, the only way for the moon dust/sand to form is from many many many asteroid collisions. So my question:
Wouldn't the particulate matter on the moon be, essentially, jagged cutting pieces of matter instead of rounded over time? And, isn't that a hinderance to setting up a base there, since it would wear down protective gear and machinery infinitely more quickly?
Or am I still retarded, and my facts are jumbled?
Posted by: Orson at April 09, 2026 12:03 AM (dIske)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9)
I don't think I would bet on the return of Jesus because if you bet He returns and He does, I don't think you're getting paid. Perhaps being right is it's own reward.
The Pittsburgh Scanner 🤣
"Repopulating the elevator" - sounds like the work of ai and robots.
I'm actually glad to hear that there are still people running around with swords. Not very responsible to leave it laying around though.
Exercising demons with holy water. Hail hydra. Made me laugh out loud.
Good evening all you lovely Morons. Just a drive by post from me.
Peace
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 09, 2026 12:04 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:04 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:59 PM (w6EFb)
How does that scenario comport with plate tectonics?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:05 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
They admitted that the gag motjaba is in compacted too
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 11:59 PM (w6EFb)
How does that scenario comport with plate tectonics?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
And the millions of divers that have never found it...
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:07 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 09, 2026 12:07 AM (FrGmf)
Posted by: mikeski at April 09, 2026 12:02 AM (VHUov)
The View should schedule two different AIs as guests, at the same time. I don't think it would be noticeably dumber, but it might be interesting - like a collision between two trains hawking jet fuel.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 09, 2026 12:08 AM (S/Y4j)
@DanScavino
1h
There are many dedicated people in government who could leave TOMORROW and earn tens—if not hundreds—of thousands of dollars a MONTH as so-called “influencers” on social media, but they chose to serve the AMERICAN PEOPLE instead, all while the so-called “influencers” talk shit all day long and get paid BIG MONEY for clicks and impressions. We see you 👀!"
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:08 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (hJH5n)
Weren't they just training with broomsticks instead of rifles a couple years ago?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 09, 2026 12:08 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at
Isn't that just joy and Whoopi?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (YZ0Fo)
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Why do people have such trouble understanding the term "ceasefire"? All it means is that we agree to not shoot each other for the time being.
Given Iran's total inability to engage with us militarily, all it means is that the US decided to 1)stop bombing them, and 2)talk Israel into doing the same. The Iranians have literally nothing to contribute to that conversation.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:05 AM (utfVc)
I think it has more to do with the ocean level rise during the Younger Dryas, the meltwater pulse.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (wHaGM)
Or am I still retarded, and my facts are jumbled?
Posted by: Orson at April 09, 2026 12:03 AM (dIske)
I believe that is the case, and it could present a real problem. But I am sure that ways will be found to mitigate the problem.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 09, 2026 12:10 AM (S/Y4j)
Probably the most plausible reason, yeah. Which is why Lebanon should be left out of any kind of negotiations.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 09, 2026 12:10 AM (El6/E)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Hey their child slaves make like 4$ a day clicking on qatarlson and nostrils and grandma groyper
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:10 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (YZ0Fo)
Those are AS's: Artificial Stupidites.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 09, 2026 12:12 AM (S/Y4j)
Just the opposite, you're dead-on the money. Add solar to wind the "weathering" process.
Moon dust is a bitch. Very sticky and abrasive. Will be a royal bitch for dealing with on a Moon base.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:12 AM (w6EFb)
According to Tousi and others there is a lot of factional infighting going on in Iran. Whomever Trump is speaking with is not really speaking with the concensus of even the hardliners trying to hang on. Might explain some of the random missile fire.
I think this is a lot more accurate than the mass media reports. Does anyone even know who Trump is actually speaking with cause he's never named them. Hell, he even admits communications with them is messenger level. If that's true then how would anyone in Tehran be speaking with their own troops?
I think that as usual what we are seeing and hearing in the media is not what is really going on. Trump thrives in confusion.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:12 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (wHaGM)
That is much older, though, during the late Miocene, 6 million years ago.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:13 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2026 12:13 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:14 AM (xOYmg)
I think that as usual what we are seeing and hearing in the media is not what is really going on. Trump thrives in confusion.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:12 AM (GukFK)
I trust Tousi and Greg the Goat more than our trolls. I don't with other news.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 09, 2026 12:15 AM (FrGmf)
Posted by: BruceWayne
Those are AS's: Artificial Stupidites.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
They come by it as naturally as Sad.
Posted by: mikeski at April 09, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)
And post-glacial rebound. As the ice melts, land rises underneath. The idea is there was a weak spot where the Azores was at that triple plate junction, which subsided quickly to balance out the isostatic rebound elsewhere on the planet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:15 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Not without a moon base.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:15 AM (YZ0Fo)
I’ve no idea, I don’t believe it was an ancient power plant, but I don’t believe it was merely intended as a tomb for a bull, either.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:03 AM (wHaGM)
I don't think it was a tomb at all. I know one thing, there was nothing like it before or after, and thats pretty strange. We're supposed to believe they started with little shit, then the step pyramid of Djoser, and eventually up to the giza pyramid, and then all of a sudden they forgot how to build them after that and for some reason every pyramid that came after is now a ruined rubble mound of crap. Something isn't adding up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:09 AM (YZ0Fo)
Those are AS's: Artificial Stupidites.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Adjacent... SAD. Stubbornly Autistic Dumbbot.
Posted by: scampydog at April 09, 2026 12:16 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:17 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:13 AM (rbvCR)
I think there have been more than one open/close cycles at the Pillars of Hercules, with the more recent one possibly being the Genesis Flood. There are flooded villages on the sea floor south of France.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:18 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:18 AM (wHaGM)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:19 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (sAmhv)
It is strange that the WSO was a colonel and that they didn't use Para Rescue (PJs) whose mission is to rescue down pilots.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (EZPSB)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (diia5)
Posted by: JackStraw
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"I am the storm"
_PDJT
The center of a hurricane is quite calm and pleasant while on all sides is chaos.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (xOYmg)
That glacial isostasy thing is a complex business. What blew my mind was this. Naively, with a glacial period, you'd think that would transport mass (water) from the equator toward the poles, lowering the moment of inertia. The earth should speed up. Without ice sheets, more mass around the equator, more inertia.
It works just the opposite. Glacial earth is more oblate than ice-free earth. And then reason is that isostasy thing. When ice build up at the poles the weight makes makes mantle material distibute and pooch up the equator more.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I'll just say, they still teach structure in architecture classes from the pyramids. They lost their early builds from weather and life. And they "Egyptian" monarchy lost their slaves.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:21 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 12:01 AM (hJH5n)
Weren't they just training with broomsticks instead of rifles a couple years ago?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
When I was active duty we had to use supply our own coins for the "dime-washer" exercise.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 09, 2026 12:21 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Xander for the win
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:21 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:12 AM (GukFK)
Best guess is that the faction wanting a cease fire is the civilian government, including Speaker Ghalibaf and President Pezeshkian. They appear, however, to have lost any control over the IRGC, and it’s likely that the IRGC wants no part of this deal, and would like to see it fail.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 12:22 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9)
Maybe they had some mystical reason for building the Pyramids, with the expectation that a properly-built Pyramid would usher in a permanent Golden Age. They kept building bigger and better ones, and when the Great Pyramid failed to bring on the magic, maybe they got disillusioned and quit. Pyramids like Communism; next time is the charm!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2026 12:13 AM (CHHv1)
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Not taking anything away from the validity of the point you're making, but I noticed there are a lot of AI Generated videos for Feynman, Musk, Peterson and others
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:23 AM (EZPSB)
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I thought someone had said it was the head of their parliament? I don't recall the sourcing on that, though.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:23 AM (vSvIl)
It is strange that the WSO was a colonel and that they didn't use Para Rescue (PJs) whose mission is to rescue down pilots.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (EZPSB)
yep, "grab" 900lbs of uranium, sitting under tons and tons of rock, put it in your pocket, climb in anF15 and fly away at high speeds!
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:24 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:25 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:04 AM (YZ0Fo)
Now we sell them the extended warrantee
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 09, 2026 12:26 AM (w/O5Q)
What’s wild is Tut was a minor obscure king who only reigned for a short while, they tried to erase his dad from the record, because he was so controversial. Monotheism.
All those treasures found by Carter in 1922 were probably chicken feed compared to the stuff in the other tombs from earlier kings.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:26 AM (wHaGM)
It is strange that the WSO was a colonel and that they didn't use Para Rescue (PJs) whose mission is to rescue down pilots.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:20 AM (EZPSB)
Some soyboy in Mom's basement: "Hey, the place where they rescued the WSO and the site of the uranium stash are only 1/8" apart on this map!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Damned moon dust.
Posted by: scampydog at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (GD0B3)
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They rush built it one turn before their rivals just to troll everyone. Then went back to putting their shields in chariots.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Xander for the win
Posted by: BruceWayne
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It's pretty wide open this year. I'd like to see Woodland win a second major. JJ Spaun has a good shot at major #2.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (sAmhv)
youtube.com/watch?v=y6N8eL-cuEU
You will notice that this video was made during the time of the great segregation, there are no white or alternate race or sex persons allowed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:27 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: BruceWayne
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Blind draw pools I ended up with Ben Griffin and Min Woo Lee. Damnit.
Posted by: scampydog at April 09, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: runner at
and the seals
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:28 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: scampydog
Oh man that's a BAD draw. Lee Prly makes the cut griffin doesn't.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:29 AM (YZ0Fo)
yep, "grab" 900lbs of uranium, sitting under tons and tons of rock, put it in your pocket, climb in anF15 and fly away at high speeds!
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:24 AM (GD0B3)
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PJs use Blackhawks to get in and get out.
Not C-130s, little birds, and B-1 bombers
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:30 AM (EZPSB)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 09, 2026 12:30 AM (FrGmf)
Sir, it's right here under my seat, all good, over
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner
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You know, sometimes factual analysis is bridge too far.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (xOYmg)
They are single piece granite, 50 or 100 tons, with 90 degree inside angle cuts with plate surface precision, and lids to match. It makes no sense to work granite to that level of precision. It’s just weird. We’re told they were intended to bury bulls. I mean, OK.
The sarcophagus in the great pyramid is actually a little rough. You can still see where they drilled on it and such. If there was a lid it’s long gone.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (wHaGM)
Posted by: scampydog at April 09, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)
Hattie told Mattie, 'bout a thing she saw,
Big long horns, and a Woo Lee jaw.
Woo Lee bully, Woo Lee bully!
Right on! Right on!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (utfVc)
Sir, it's right here under my seat, all good, over
Posted by: runner at
Got it in my pocket.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:32 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Braenyard
A pleasant hurricane:
https://youtu.be/mLqiF1wZic0
More pleasant than a real one, anyway.
Posted by: mikeski at April 09, 2026 12:32 AM (VHUov)
Not C-130s, little birds, and B-1 bombers
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 09, 2026 12:30 AM (EZPSB)
did you listen to the Pentagon briefing after the rescue mission ?
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:32 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: publius
I'm crushing your head!
Posted by: adolescent glaciers at April 09, 2026 12:33 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 12:33 AM (GD0B3)
They are single piece granite, 50 or 100 tons, with 90 degree inside angle cuts with plate surface precision, and lids to match. It makes no sense to work granite to that level of precision. It’s just weird. We’re told they were intended to bury bulls. I mean, OK.
The sarcophagus in the great pyramid is actually a little rough. You can still see where they drilled on it and such. If there was a lid it’s long gone.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (wHaGM)
Easy answer is that the big shit was put in place as the pyramids were built.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:35 AM (utfVc)
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If only Chuck Norris was still with us...
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:35 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: publius
Was in a "discussion" today with a dude that said earth is a "dead planet". I was like then why do we keep producing oil and ice. He told me to go fuck myself.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:35 AM (YZ0Fo)
Sounds right.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:36 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 12:39 AM (xOYmg)
Sir, it's right here under my seat, all good, over
Posted by: runner at
Got it in my pocket.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:32 AM (YZ0Fo)
It's powering the flux capacitor. Here we come, 1979!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 09, 2026 12:42 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Yall aren't ready for Chuck berry.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:43 AM (YZ0Fo)
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I thought someone had said it was the head of their parliament? I don't recall the sourcing on that, though.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 12:23 AM (vSvIl)
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A number of times they mentioned communication with an Iranian embassy official located in Cairo, Egypt, and that the Pakistanis were serving as an intermediary.
Posted by: Orson at April 09, 2026 12:43 AM (dIske)
I got interested. Is Erf the only planet with plate tectonics?
Yes, well earth-like tectonics. :-)
Venus is still "alive" geologically, but no tectonics. You need water to lubricate the crust. I did not know that.
Europa has an icy version of tectonics, they think, as well as Enceladus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:46 AM (w6EFb)
But just the stuff that we can see, and measure, is crazy. Their ability to work and move large stones, hard stones like granite, diorite, andesite, and drill, and cut, and work, and polish is quite remarkable and only recently been able to be duplicated. Lost technology? I doubt this, but … where are the tools? They had a level of sophistication that modern archeologists categorically deny, because they can’t explain it, doesn’t fit in, so they ignore it.
Petrie noted this over a hundred years ago, he was an engineer and they hadn’t achieved the ability to work granite the way they did at that point in his own time. He estimated a cutting or feed rate of 1 in 60 on some tube drill cores he found, or about a tenth of an inch cut per revolution of the drill. That’s insane.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:50 AM (wHaGM)
Europa has an icy version of tectonics, they think, as well as Enceladus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:46 AM (w6EFb)
I wonder about Mercury. Do we have enough imagery of its surface to know if volcanoes exist? There must be some pretty fierce tidal forces at work there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:50 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: BruceWayne
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My Masters blind draw = NCAA bracket. Money goes in, never comes out. Inexpensive financial black hole - friends adding commentary for free.
Posted by: scampydog at April 09, 2026 12:50 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: BruceWayne
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My Masters blind draw = NCAA bracket. Money goes in, never comes out. Inexpensive financial black hole - friends adding commentary for free.
Posted by: scampydog
Hahah I stopped doing brackets years ago. I might lay like 5$ on majors. MAYBE
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:52 AM (YZ0Fo)
They are single piece granite, 50 or 100 tons, with 90 degree inside angle cuts with plate surface precision, and lids to match. It makes no sense to work granite to that level of precision. It’s just weird. We’re told they were intended to bury bulls. I mean, OK.
The sarcophagus in the great pyramid is actually a little rough. You can still see where they drilled on it and such. If there was a lid it’s long gone.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:31 AM (wHaGM)
The ancients did a shit ton of crazy shit that nobody can explain, thats the fucked up part. Moving 90 ton blocks of granite is baby shit compared to what they did in other areas. Look at the trilithon in baalbek lebanon at the old roman temple of Jupiter. 1000 ton stones. 1000 frigging tons. Thats just insane, and there's stones laying in the quarry that they didn't move that are 12-1500 tons. Who the hell does that? Its not just there, they did crazy shit in S. America half a world away. You have to wonder wtf these ancients were thinking and why.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 12:53 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:50 AM (wHaGM)
Are there any good detailed photographs to be found online that show this sort of perfection in surfaces and corners?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:53 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 12:54 AM (wHaGM)
Mercury was long considered to be dead geologically, but the recent probes have show evidence of activity.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:54 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
They had thousands of slaves to build their temples to sacrifice
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:55 AM (YZ0Fo)
Yea. And China is also working with Pakistan but staying in the background. China.
But who are they speaking with in Iran? We usually know the name of the guy in charge of the country we at war with. And yet nobody knows. We just know some Pakistanis and Chinese know a guy.
Seems kinda odd.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 12:58 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 12:53 AM (utfVc)
Uncharted X on Youtube talks about this, the tube drills and the old Kingdom stone vases
the channel is run by Ben van Kerkwyk
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 12:58 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 12:54 AM (w6EFb)
Space work that needs to be done, no particular order:
Mercury orbiter. Map the surface, look for mascons, anything else remotely interesting.
Thorough mapping of Venus; drop landers in interesting sites.
Jupiter lander. Make like a hardened dirigible, so it would be buoyant in Jupiter's atmosphere, let it gradually sink, acquiring and transmitting data as long as is possible.
Landers on selected moons of Jupiter and Saturn, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 01:01 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Guess Who at April 09, 2026 01:02 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:55 AM (YZ0Fo)
You really don't move anything that large that far with slaves.
The Bronze Horseman of Peter the Great in Petersburg has as a base the Thunder Stone, which was moved by ship and lots and lots of workers. It is the largest stone ever moved in the modern era. It started out at around 1500 tons but was carved down. There are videos online about it and how it was moved.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 09, 2026 01:03 AM (rbvCR)
Mercury also is in a 3:2 tidal "lock" with the Sun, rather than the familiar 1:1 like the Moon with Earth.
The math gets complex, but this is caused by Mercury's large eccentricity. I've seen it, but can't remember the details, but you can construct a energy function(total orbital plus spin energy). When the eccentricity gets high enough, that puts a local minimum at the 3:2 point.
1:1 would be lower, but to get over the hump, you'd have to add energy to Mercury a bit to get it out and then let it fall into 1:1. Rather fascinating.
5:2 is possible with very high eccentricity. And 2:1 and 3:1 are possible, but they would be rare, and involve some more complex internal structure dynamics.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)
Landers on selected moons of Jupiter and Saturn, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon a
I don't see any value in "landing" on gas giants like Jupiter or Saturn. But the moons are interesting.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
It would be interesting to learn if either planet has a solid or liquid core under all that gas.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 01:08 AM (utfVc)
That statue was a rendezvous point for some us in Leningrad on days we were out exploring things.
Posted by: Guess Who at April 09, 2026 01:09 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 12:55 AM (YZ0Fo)
Not always, especially in Giza. The workmen's cemeteries in giza were discovered that showed they were skilled, paid, well fed and honored. Not slaves. No pharaoh would ever allow slaves to be buried within eye shot of his pyramid. They were structured burials with personal artifacts and sometimes with food and beer for the afterlife. The slave theory died a miserable death.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 01:09 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Guess Who at April 09, 2026 01:10 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Kindltot at
Kinda my point. None of it is weird. Its slaves over the different controlling groups. Machu pichu was built by slaves. It's not some weird thing.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:10 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 01:10 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 01:11 AM (wHaGM)
Bepi-Columbo is a Mercury orbiter that will answer a lot of those questions. It was supposed to enter orbit in Dec, but it lost its main thrusters, and the workaround will get into orbit by Nov 2026.
NASA has a Mercury lander on its drawing board somewhere. Might launch in the mid-2030s.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 01:12 AM (w6EFb)
I read an article that said ice was found on Mercury.
It is in craters on the planet that never gets rays from the sun. I thought that was wild, the closest planet to the sun has ice on it.
Posted by: Case at April 09, 2026 01:12 AM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
So because a group of people took care of themselves in the ancient world. We have to act like slave construction isn't a thing?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:13 AM (YZ0Fo)
the channel is run by Ben van Kerkwyk
Posted by: Kindltot
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Thanks, I found one, but it's one of those clickbait repetitions.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 01:14 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at
It's interesting. For sure. But what's the point? It doesn't help us be a multi planetary species.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:15 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at
Or does it show that a group can be successful outside of that?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:17 AM (YZ0Fo)
Orbital inclination, the angle of the orbital plane with the Earth's equator. A 0 inclination would just map to a straight line over the equator on the flat map projections. But, with non-zero inclination it goes up and down as it moves across the earth.
The earth's rotation adds a complication to that. Those sine wave tracks don't line up each loop, but shift westward as the earth rotates under them.
For the 0 inclination orbit, it would still be a straight line cover the equator, it just wouldn't be moving eastward as fast.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 01:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Probably wrong but interesting to consider at April 08, 2026 10:45 PM (TbWk/)
Just imagine how badly the fallout from ancient nuclear wars has messed up our carbon dating!
Posted by: SciVo at April 09, 2026 01:23 AM (Sy6m/)
Chris Dunn is a complete lunatic, as far as the “Giza power plant” and all that stuff. I think he just wants to sell books.
One interesting theory I have read, Howard Carter actually discovered King Tut’s tomb years before 1922, and looted quite a lot of stuff.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 01:23 AM (wHaGM)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:15 AM (YZ0Fo)
Knowledge for knowledge's sake is always useful. Maybe liquid hydrogen could be "mined" on Jupiter, for example.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 01:24 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:13 AM (YZ0Fo)
Its the fact that they were allowed to take care of themselves in the first place. Slaves aren't allowed to do that. Slaves don't get to have personal mastabas, or small family tombs. I'm not saying slaves didn't exist, but not every place in the ancient world was built by slaves.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
What if we are spending cash and time sending a probe into Jupiter and we miss out on mining on comets that we know are solid and valuable?
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:27 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 09, 2026 01:27 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 01:23 AM (wHaGM)
Wasn't there was some shit about a hole he tried to cover up because it would have shown he was in there before people actually thought he was in there?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 01:28 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:27 AM (YZ0Fo)
Yeah some of those asteroids are filthy rich in minerals.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Of course. And those groups should get more attention. No argument here
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:30 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:27 AM (YZ0Fo)
Yeah some of those asteroids are filthy rich in minerals.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Armageddon was a documentary!
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:32 AM (YZ0Fo)
The society certainly had slaves, but they would have been relegated to low skill work such as working the fields and taking care of any livestock.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 01:34 AM (UA2di)
@MOSSADil
Iran demands cryptocurrency “tolls” for Strait of Hormuz transit
According to the Financial Times, Iran is requiring oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz to pay tolls in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Tether (USDT), and the Trump family’s USD1 token.
Vessels are reportedly instructed to email Iranian authorities with cargo details prior to transit. Authorities then respond with a quote for passage, reportedly $1 per barrel of oil, payable in digital currency.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 01:36 AM (vSvIl)
I got to see the whole KingTut exibit in San Francisco in 1980 or so. It was incredible.
I'd be willing to bet there was more.
My next experience with Egypt was being in a holding pattern over the giza plateau and the city of the dead for hours when I was sent home frome Somalia. A 747 with maybe 100 people on it. I spent the whole time in awe. Then we landed and went to the ass end of the airport and were let out into the desert heat to hopefully not be shot at.
Posted by: Reforger at April 09, 2026 01:40 AM (ZhdAT)
Vessels are reportedly instructed to email Iranian authorities with cargo details prior to transit. Authorities then respond with a quote for passage, reportedly $1 per barrel of oil, payable in digital currency.
Posted by: Methos at April 09, 2026 01:36 AM (vSvIl)
Yuge mistake if we let this happen. You can only make ships pay a toll if you OWN the Waters... but the Straights are International Waters.
If we let the tolls go forward, we are admitting they own the waters...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 09, 2026 01:43 AM (mP0Kj)
If we let the tolls go forward, we are admitting they own the waters...
Posted by: Romeo13
Bombs must rain
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:45 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 01:49 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 08, 2026 11:27 PM (YZ0Fo)
It's unregulated gambling at its core. The "predictive" element is reliant on insiders cleaning out the chumps.
Posted by: Sjg at April 09, 2026 01:50 AM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 01:51 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Sjg at
It's basically "vegas" but unregulated. And "people" pump money into it to to swing the bets.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:52 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Braenyard -
I've got a solution too. How bout we Pinochet all Muslims...
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 01:53 AM (YZ0Fo)
https://youtu.be/pHOnGSFzd3Y
Posted by: mindful webworker - moon unit zapped at April 09, 2026 01:55 AM (C2uPD)
I got to see the whole KingTut exibit in San Francisco in 1980 or so. It was incredible.
I'd be willing to bet there was more.
My next experience with Egypt was being in a holding pattern over the giza plateau and the city of the dead for hours when I was sent home frome Somalia. A 747 with maybe 100 people on it. I spent the whole time in awe. Then we landed and went to the ass end of the airport and were let out into the desert heat to hopefully not be shot at.
Posted by: Reforger at April 09, 2026 01:40 AM (ZhdAT)
yeah I was fascinated by ancient egypt. I spent years reading a shit ton of books on it. I even learned to read the hieroglyphs good enough to make my way through a museum and identify what artifacts belonged to what pharaoh. It came in handy a few times. Then.....9/11 happened and my attitude was fuck the ME and everything in it. I'll never go there, or to egypt, or anything arab unless I was in a fucking death star.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 01:57 AM (snZF9)
I was more of a Benny Hill guy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 02:01 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Reforger at April 09, 2026 02:02 AM (ZhdAT)
Posted by: Reforger at April 09, 2026 02:05 AM (ZhdAT)
I was more of a Benny Hill guy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I'm a total sci fi dude and people kept telling we I needed to watch doctor who. I couldn't get through the Christopher Ecclelstein. And thank god it saved me a lot of heartbreak
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 02:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Reforger at April 09, 2026 02:11 AM (ZhdAT)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 09, 2026 02:12 AM (xOYmg)
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 02:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
I watched it all the way through from ecclelstein and through David Tennant. I lost interest a little after that when he transformed yet again, but I watched a few with the new dude because Karen Gillan. Then they brought in some older dude and I was done. I have no clue what happened after. It was pretty cool while it lasted.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 02:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 09, 2026 02:15 AM (snZF9)
I did opt in again for Karen Gillian. ..
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 09, 2026 02:24 AM (YZ0Fo)
If Tater is still here, here's a neat little visualization of the ISS orbit:
https://is.gd/W2IkfB
Note how each sine-wave (like) track moves westward with each orbit. Now, look at the globe view on the right. That's showing the orbit fixed relative to a non-rotating frame, with the globe rotating underneath.
There's a slow complication I won't get into that makes that orbital plane precess in the inertial frame, which is due to the oblateness of the earth. It has a period of about 60 days or so.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 02:27 AM (w6EFb)
That precession for earth orbits is known as the precession of the right ascension of the ascending node. I love that phrase, it sounds sort of ancient astronomer-priest sounding.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 02:31 AM (w6EFb)
This song … could be better, but it has its moments. 🚀🥲
https://youtu.be/Y4gFPJsX8pQ
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - America, y'all! at April 09, 2026 02:47 AM (C2uPD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 09, 2026 02:31 AM (w6EFb)
Just as chemistry was born of alchemy, and physics was born of apple-picking, astronomy was sired by astrology.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 09, 2026 03:08 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 03:14 AM (Ia/+0)
Two years later, it shows up in SF, so I took the wife and kids.
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Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 03:56 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Colin at April 09, 2026 04:11 AM (e8qy3)
Must be that.
Couldn't be the long winters, bad driving, and too much drinking. Or the backcountry skiing in avalanche areas, or the four-wheelin' along the highway when drunk, or....
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2026 07:31 PM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:35 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 07:35 PM (gKWVE)
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Women pull this scam all the time.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:35 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 07:36 PM (SIPhV)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 07:37 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)
I can't tell if those retards are actually that severely retarded, or just really, really committed to the bit.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:38 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 07:35 PM (gKWVE)
I am reading Mike Collins' Carrying the Fire, and just read the part when he was on Gemini 10, and folks were worried about that, and the readings were largely negligible.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 07:39 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 07:39 PM (0sNs1)
I can't tell if those retards are actually that severely retarded, or just really, really committed to the bit.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:38 PM (gtcuf)
There is a very strong tongue-in-cheek vibe with these people. Eh. Who knows?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 07:43 PM (u82oZ)
so we're back to the bad old days when these videos would be up for an hour and then were taken down by the time I post them.
These guys all steal from each other and have to take down their videos when they're caught. For a while they had a system where you could steal a video but the original poster would get some of the money for it, but I guess this account is back to just stealing.
so he ruined my post.
This is why I had switched to instagram and youtube for a while -- the videos I got from twitter would be taken down by the time I posted the cafe.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 07:43 PM (1wjle)
You have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about you loser. Go back to whatever hole you crawled out of because you clearly can’t read
- White House Communications Director Steven Cheung
This is regarding a claim that Trump accepted Iran's 10-point plan.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:44 PM (/lPRQ)
Her Majesty made the mistake of letting Diana out to chase a squirrel. She just missed getting it but strained something and came into the house yelping. Meds and rest.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:44 PM (tgvbd)
Is that why that happens? That makes more sense.
It's part of the reason I don't do reaction vids. It's lazy and stupid.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 07:46 PM (a+4eV)
And, of course, the usual "The curvature of the horizon is not real!"
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:46 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 07:36 PM
Best I can do is some hugs.
{{{{{{{{{{ hugs }}}}}}}}}}
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 07:46 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 07:47 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:44 PM (/lPRQ)
"Chad does Communications Duty"
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 07:51 PM (1wjle)
Did Her Majesty say it was her mistake? If so, progress.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 07:47 PM (u82oZ)
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She did! A woman admits she was wrong. Fancy that!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:51 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (TLp3A)
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You are correct, sir. Not sure if it's a yearling, or just under-nourished, though.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:51 PM (dIske)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (TLp3A)
Is this where Ace goes.. 'DOH'...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 07:51 PM (mP0Kj)
A real man takes responsibility for his failures, Ace.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:52 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 07:52 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:52 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 07:53 PM (u82oZ)
A real man takes responsibility for his failures, Ace.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:52 PM (TLp3A)
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A poor workman blames his tools.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:53 PM (tgvbd)
She looks fine. They tend to look a bit gaunt after they drop their winter coat.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:53 PM (TLp3A)
*kicks rock*
I could use one today.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 07:36 PM (SIPhV)
OUCH!
Posted by: Kid Rock at April 08, 2026 07:53 PM (mP0Kj)
Fawn is either sex...
but it would be spotted for the majority of the time it is considered a fawn.
After that, it's just another Deer.
Also, I assumed that was the title the Photographer gave it. Not an Editorial Choice.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:55 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 08, 2026 07:56 PM (Bu2hG)
I couldn't remember where that quote came from, so I did a search. But, the HQ was the one and only result.
Quote was Briticised! Mummy replaced Mommy.
Came from Aliens.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 08, 2026 07:57 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 08, 2026 07:57 PM (r0dOk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 07:57 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:48 PM (TLp3A)
Well there was a fawn but they had to replace it after it was killed in a tragic and messy kiln explosion.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 07:59 PM (3uBP9)
He just shakes his head in bemusement at the absolute credulity of the Flat Earthers who simply refuse to believe in anything other than their delusions.
Artemis II mission is the modern day "fake Moon landing."
When we build a Moonbase, they still won't believe it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 07:59 PM (ESVrU)
Caught your earlier message.
A lot of people were blessed you were there today. Take care of yourself now.
I'm watching 1978's 'Dawn of the Dead' when a pregnant woman could light up and smoke a cigarette without everyone freaking out. In her defense, there is a zombie apocalypse going on....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 07:59 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 08, 2026 07:56 PM (Bu2hG)
Doe nuts.
Things that do not exist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 07:59 PM (utfVc)
I kept looking for it...but it wasn't there.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:00 PM (TLp3A)
Those flat-earthers are real -- they truly believe this stuff. Now, some are just grifting, getting "engagement" hits and all that, and some are just yanking chains, but on the whole, they are real.
When you first see their lunacy, it's so crazy and stupid you can't believe anyone could really believe that. They do.
I first got to looking at this stuff about year ago, after I saw a comment on one of Don Pettit's X posts of some video he took on the ISS of star trails (check his feed out, he posts fantastic pics and videos). Some idiot called him filth liar and devil worshipper.
I was like, WTF? What's that guy's problem. He was flat-earther.
Bottom line is these guys are mostly for real.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:00 PM (w6EFb)
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It was probably a Somali Shepherd.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 08:00 PM (PHATe)
That thick-furred cat with the Snickers bars needs to be removed to another room. Or house. No cat of mine is going to keep me from eating my own food! On the other hand, he is cute.
(Yes, I indulge and spoil my feline thugs much more than I should. Your point?)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (dIske)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:02 PM (3uBP9)
Normies: Really? Every picture ever taken in the history of photography of the curvature of the horizon was done with fish-eye lenses?
Flat Earthers: FISH-EYE LENS!
Normies: How about when you're on a plane and see it with your own eyes?
Flat Earthers: FISH-EYE LENS!
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 08:02 PM (gtcuf)
(Yes, I indulge and spoil my feline thugs much more than I should. Your point?)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (wzUl9)
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How do we know he wasn't protecting his human from the evil chocolate, which is bad for kitties?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 08:03 PM (ESVrU)
shelley dubowski is the hottest girl I ever saw as a kid.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)
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Have a friend who is one -- the Moon Landing was fake, and of course he's been part of the Q Anon Deep State PsyOp from the get-go.
If you ever flown some distance on an aircraft -- you can clearly see the curvature of the Earth on the horizon.
The best one was a video I think Ace posted here once: some guy hooked up a bunch of balloons to his lawn chair or something, and filmed his ascent -- and even in that video you could see the curvature of the Earth in the distance.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 08:05 PM (PHATe)
"Devil worshipper" and "demonic" seem to be go-to comments when a contrary fact bubbles up.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 08:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:05 PM (3uBP9)
That thick-furred cat with the Snickers bars needs to be removed to another room. Or house. No cat of mine is going to keep me from eating my own food! On the other hand, he is cute.
(Yes, I indulge and spoil my feline thugs much more than I should. Your point?)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (wzUl9)
Cat is just boxing, he don't care about the candy, Just pull the bowl away and don't get into his space.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 08:06 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:01 PM (wzUl9)
I solve that problem by having the dog eat better than I do. And the cat eats at her house....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:07 PM (Sco7b)
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what do people get out of believing stuff like that ?
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:07 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)
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Of the Big Dubowskis?
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Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 08:07 PM (PHATe)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026
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I wish I'd heard that when we used to sing that song in grammar school. I'll use it from now on!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:08 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)
Fawn Leibowitz. We have a date tonight.
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 08:08 PM (LHPAg)
Cat is on the Counter.
Put on the Welding glove and fill a bucket with cold water. Time to teach him a lesson.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:08 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:05 PM (3uBP9)
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We switch off here. One year, foxes everywhere. The next year coyotes everywhere. Which I guess makes sense since coyotes hunt foxes.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:08 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:09 PM (Ia/+0)
We let old Mama Dot wander around the house this afternoon. She is, if anything, worse than her niece Diana. She won't leave unless you pet her. But if you pet her she won't leave.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (tgvbd)
My guess, they have deep-seated need to "know something that no one else knows" so they can feel superior. Rooted in a lack of self-esteem.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (gtcuf)
They generally cycle to high populations following the year their food choice does the same.
Here it is field mice. But, rabbits and squirrels go through boom cycles, too and their predators follow.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 08:08 PM (LHPAg)
Dont think she is going to make it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)
Thank you! It was a tough day mentally. I didn’t expect it, and it was pretty hard.
Thanks to all y’all. You’re the best folks on the planet.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (hryr8)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (gtcuf)
ok, that is plausible.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:09 PM (Ia/+0)
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Would the Men in Black lie to me?
Posted by: Conspiracy Theorist at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (77rzZ)
My guess, they have deep-seated need to "know something that no one else knows" so they can feel superior. Rooted in a lack of self-esteem.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 08:10 PM (gtcuf)
Gnostics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
We are not party to the ceasefire, and reserve the right to retaliate in advance to all perceived threats and slurs.
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front, Eastern Division at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (oftw2)
It's gotta be some kind of genetic anomaly or defect. Yikes.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (ceJ0R)
Fill yourself with the water of truth, and see the light
Answer the call. He’s waiting to give you eternal life.
He is here now, by your side where He’s always been
Jesus will never leave you. Never fail you. Never stop loving you.
Come back to Him
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:12 PM (XFXIk)
They are. I have some Red Fox here that are fun to watch through the year.
Every once in a while I catch a nice Silver out in the field...but I don't think he has a mate nearby.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:12 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 08:13 PM (iF8Pa)
It's gotta be some kind of genetic anomaly or defect. Yikes.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (ceJ0R)
The flat earthers are part of the conspiracy. It is really a CUBE.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 08:13 PM (8avO+)
I can't believe people think the earth is flat
It's gotta be some kind of genetic anomaly or defect. Yikes.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 08, 2026 08:11 PM (ceJ0R)
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Look at all the people who KNOW socialism will work the next time it's tried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 08:13 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:15 PM (Wmg4n)
Last year we had rabbits everywhere. Coyotes followed.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wally at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (m2bnY)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:09 PM (Ia/+0)
Look how many believe you can play Mr. Potatohead with their genitals and a man becomes a woman and vice versa.
When I'm finally done caregiving giving the dog a nice long life, I'm going to take a shot with the Ontario health care system and try to become a minotaur!
Later. I'm going to see if this is one of those zombie horror movies with a happy ending.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 08, 2026
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Look at all the people who KNOW socialism will work the next time it's tried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026
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It'd be interesting to see how much overlap there is between flat-Earthers and socialists.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)
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Ok, this went right over my pointy little head, and I had to look it up.
Shelley Dubinsky (Animal House). Played by Lisa Baur. Who, unfortunately, never played another role. Maybe she got hit by a bus or something.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (dIske)
You'll see people try to seriously engage these flat-earthers and point out why their "models" are just wrong -- they fail against observation. It doesn't work.
There is no benefit in engaging with them, it doesn't work.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Promising. Needs some development.
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 08:18 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Wally at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (m2bnY)
I think the commenter that said it was a way for them to cope with own inadequacies, lack of self-esteem, was spot on.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:18 PM (GD0B3)
Out here, the coyotes boom and then they get mange and die back.
Or, the wolves kill them.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:18 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026
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I seem to recall the Bizarro World was depicted as a cube.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (Sco7b)
I understand minotaurs get all the hot babes, so go for it, man. YOLO
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 08:19 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:16 PM (Ia/+0)
duh the orbit is a square too
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 08:20 PM (8avO+)
What you’re up against are not only radicals and enemies who want us to be destroyed. You are up against indifferent blithe and ignorance.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:20 PM (XFXIk)
"awn Ryan
@ShawnRyan762
2h
Ceasefire's barely 24 hours old, and Israel (our greatest ally) is already blowing it up, literally. Largest coordinated strike on Lebanon since the war began.
But sure, another masterclass in negotiation from the guy who threatened to wipe out an entire civilization the day before.
Stable genius stuff."
The grifter class strikes again.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:20 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 08:20 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026
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duh the orbit is a square too
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026
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And seasons change when the cube planet screeches around a right-angle corner! Obvious!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:21 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 08:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Every time he wore it, people would stop him and ask him serious questions about “his theories.” Holy crap, he met some whackadoodles. Of course, he’d go with the flow of the conversation and ask them about their facts.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (dIske)
or, maybe, she realized that Hollywood can and does ruin people on a regular basis. And got out early.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (0aYVJ)
A couple of my favorite flat-earth "arguments". Airplanes don't dip their nose to follow the curve. If the earth were round, pilots would have to be pushing the stick down to follow the curve.
And then, "pressure requires a container". The earth could have an atmosphere exposed to vacuum without a barrier to keep in from being sucked out into space.
And similar, how can water stick to a spinning ball?
And they demand pictures of people in Australia being "upside down".
This stuff is child-like, and they think they're really debunking a spherical earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (w6EFb)
If people were honest, not evil, ignorant malefactors they would know that and say it.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (XFXIk)
It has to creep them out, though, that all the math and all the pictures make so much more sense if the world were round. And everyone just makes all these observations in coordination to make it seem round! It always checks out!
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 08:23 PM (iF8Pa)
Thanks to all y’all. You’re the best folks on the planet.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026
Hey friend! I am sorry your day was rough. Huge hugs and as much positivity as possible floating your way.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:23 PM (Wmg4n)
But sure, another masterclass in negotiation from the guy who threatened to wipe out an entire civilization the day before.
This guy is such a CIA Cuck. Once a Fed, always a Fed.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:25 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:25 PM (XFXIk)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (w6EFb)
So what is the barrier on a flat earth? why doesn't the atmosphere fall off the edge or drift off higher?
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 08:26 PM (8avO+)
If people were honest, not evil, ignorant malefactors they would know that and say it.
Since when is a US v Iran negotiation applicable to Israel v Lebanon action?
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:26 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (xOYmg)
I'm on my own tonight. Miss Linda has gone to Movie Night with some girlfriends from church (though I suspect none of them are ofan age to be called "girls" any more). She trusts them to pick a good movie; I hope it won't be something terribly dull.
I finally talked to the investment company that has been holding that long-forgotten pension payout for me. It looks, they say, as if everything is go. Maybe I'll finally see this money by mid-June, only some seven months after they first wrote me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (wzUl9)
Normies: How about when you're on a plane and see it with your own eyes?
Flat Earthers: FISH-EYE LENS!
Posted by: Delurker
Those idiots were claiming the rocket launch itself was fake. They kept counting the "edits" suggesting that it was a special effects fake.
Their manner of thinking suggests that they themselves never go outside. Everything they see is on screen -- tv, computer, phone.
It never occurred to them that there were 1000+ witnesses physically present at the launch who saw it without "edits" on a screen. This didn't occur to them because they themselves seen nothing except through a screen.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 08:28 PM (Cqx++)
"The Ice Wall" of Antarctica that surrounds us. At least, acc. to the only guy I've followed who says he's a Flat-Earther.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 08:28 PM (iF8Pa)
Never. Some haji from the IRGC put it out there as the reason for the strait threats. CiNC set him straight and let them know patience is running out. The VP also just said the same thing.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:29 PM (XFXIk)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:29 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:29 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:53 PM (tgvbd)
A good carpenter always leaves with more tools than he arrived with.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 08:29 PM (DwqWV)
As one of my brothers always says, there’s nothing like a punch in the face to give you perspective.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:30 PM (XFXIk)
The Firmament. A big ol' dome. They take the azimuthal equidistant projection of the earth as reality. That maps the south pole to a circle (distance from the center, the north pole, is the actual meridional geodesic distance).
They think Antarctica is a big "ice wall" that surrounds the whole thing. The base of the firmament is down there at the edge of the ice wall.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:30 PM (w6EFb)
This. It's just RageBait.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:31 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 08:31 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 08:31 PM (XFXIk)
"The Ice Wall" of Antarctica that surrounds us. At least, acc. to the only guy I've followed who says he's a Flat-Earther.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 08:28 PM (iF8Pa)
What does this Flat Earth sit on? I mean, how is it suspended? Or is it?
Turtles all the way down?
Really, these fools are... fools.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 08:32 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (1wjle)
Everyone at those launches is in on it. Have to sign an NDA.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)
Did you see the video of one the Daily Wire guys at the launch? He saw a comment that it was all green screen cgi, so he got up, unplugged his mic and ear pieces and went out in the grass, pulled up clumps and then did jumping jacks. "See, I'm really here!".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:32 PM (w6EFb)
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I pray, literally, for Trump and this mess.
Personally, we're (the civilized part of the world) never going to be at peace till they are all dead. We've got a lot of debts to settle and they must pay them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:33 PM (xOYmg)
Trump should remove his endorsement.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 08:33 PM (abIsI)
"awn Ryan
@ShawnRyan762
2h
Ceasefire's barely 24 hours old, and Israel (our greatest ally) is already blowing it up, literally. Largest coordinated strike on Lebanon since the war began.
But sure, another masterclass in negotiation from the guy who threatened to wipe out an entire civilization the day before.
Stable genius stuff."
The grifter class strikes again.
Posted by: runner
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I blocked his shit on X because I got tired of seeing it. An admitted former CIA ops guy that sold drugs on the side to American ex pats and tourists in Latin America to support his massive drug habit.
And from everything that I've read on both the FBI and the CIA assets and informants along with agents, it is like the Mafia, once you are in, then you are in for life. Even 'out', they turn you on and off again like a water tap whenever needed for the organizational interests.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)
about 51m ago
"No oil or gas tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire was struck yesterday, the four vessels that transited were carrying dry cargo - Kpler"
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:34 PM (GD0B3)
We have had the strangest winter here in SW Wyoming.
No snow. Usually the wildlife move to town about October but not this year.
The past week we've seen some in our yard. Very strange.
The ranchers haven't moved the cattle up to the mountains yet which is strange.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 08:35 PM (3ek7K)
So, in the end, they have recreated the entire non-flat model but simply transferred onto the set of rules of their flat model. They've actually done nothing but re-expressed our standard modern understanding of cosmology just in a different, complicated, weird system.
Or said in another way, f'em.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:36 PM (3uBP9)
Like this orb. Exerts. 14.7 PSI upon us all. The difference between PSIG and PSIA.
Yet, you go through to space ? A true vacuum.
Posted by: Yep ... also uses a VPN at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (O8fts)
Our Littlejohn bottlebrushes and jasmine are blooming out and the bees are going crazy for them. We're the It place in the area.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (tgvbd)
Trump should remove his endorsement.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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And the bill will go nowhere. This is the RINO House version of Lindsay Graham pushing an all out version abortion ban. Meant to demoralize the base so that House will flip to the Dems. Read the list and it is a line of liberal GOP types like Lawler in NY, Fitzgerald in PA, etc. and the two delegates from Guam and one other territory.
I suspect that when the provisions are fully read out, some of those cosponsors are going to be dropping their names from the bill. Interest groups from Chamber of Commerce probably wrote it for them as Salazar was too stupid to even know provisions of what was in it.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (1wjle)
Everyone at those launches is in on it. Have to sign an NDA.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)
My grandpa worked for NASA in the Apollo years. I doubt he would have been in on it. At worst he would have been a dupe doing engineering for no real reason.
But, naw. It's FAR more plausible that men went to the moon than the level of trickery needed to fabricate a big giant lie.
Buzz was right punching that fucking hippie years ago.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (vV6n9)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (OoFl2)
oh, yeah. they never leave leave. all ICs all over the world are like that , from MI6 to FSB.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:38 PM (GD0B3)
How many do you talk to in real life?
There are crazies of all kinds and AFAIC they're just another kind of conspiracy nut.
That said there is so much fakery and fuckery on the internet (and in real life) you can't even trust that half the ones you know are real are real.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 08:39 PM (Zr19V)
Always the right choice when dealing with Hippies.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:39 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 08:39 PM (Fbc0I)
Magic? The only other thing I know they say is that the Sun is 6000 miles away. At this point it's imperative they not trust anyone else on the phone with "hey, where is the sun for you right now?" because that person- like all people on Earth- is going to cleverly lie in such a way to make it seem like the Earth is round.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 08:39 PM (iF8Pa)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:40 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Lincolntf at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (vV6n9)
He's most likely watching the Rangers playing the Sabres at the moment ...
Not many games left for the Rags this year.
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 08:40 PM (3sXRv)
Buzz was right punching that fucking hippie years ago.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (0aYVJ
It would be EASIER to go to the moon than perpetuate the hoax...
Well, covid. Global warming. Communism.
Touche, God.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)
A much more interesting question, which is why our dim media never asks it, is what is China doing right now. It wasn't just Pakistan acting as a mediator between the US and Iran, China was the other partner.
China has already lost their relationship with Venezuela and its oil, then the Panama Canal, no country stands to lose more if Trump blows up Iran than China.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (YwEeS)
You see, when the Ice Melts, it is no longer pushing down on the Oceans and they have no choice but to rise.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 08:41 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (abIsI)
All humans want deep down and in the end is an intellectual explanation for our fucked up world. Something like flat earth does that for some, especially when combined with "other" theories.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (Zr19V)
Personally, we're (the civilized part of the world) never going to be at peace till they are all dead. We've got a lot of debts to settle and they must pay them.
Posted by: Braenyard
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If you notice, the carrier USS HW George Bush is heading to the Middle East to replace the USS Ford. Will take up station off the Lebanese and Israeli coast.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (E4rtv)
Our daffodils came up. The apple tree is blooming.
Weird winter, we're supposed to get snow this weekend so there goes the apple tree.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (OoFl2)
Good on her! I try to remember to lunge all the way to the kitchen every time I need to refill my water or get a snack. Every little bit helps!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:37 PM (OoFl2)
I used to duck-walk back and forth to build up thigh muscle. It starts to hurt quickly
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: The hampsters at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F)
This comes up here constantly. I'm not convinced there isn't a Satan. But I'm positive, if true, he gets way too much credit.
People just suck.
Posted by: Yep ... also uses a VPN at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (O8fts)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 08:44 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:45 PM (O7XEN)
Posted by: steevy
That wasn't supposed to happen.
Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 08, 2026 08:45 PM (abIsI)
China has already lost their relationship with Venezuela and its oil, then the Panama Canal, no country stands to lose more if Trump blows up Iran than China.
Posted by: JackStraw
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They are working like the dickens on that pipeline to Russia.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:45 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 08:46 PM (nDXEV)
Harsh. But true.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (GukFK)
And we're playing giveaway at the moment ...
Sometimes the defense reverts to "evil spock".
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 08:46 PM (3sXRv)
Its a marathon, not a sprint.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (YwEeS)
We are in a vanishing Madison Cornbread post timeline. Nothing will make sense here.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 08:48 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:49 PM (0aYVJ)
oh, yeah. they never leave leave. all ICs all over the world are like that , from MI6 to FSB.
Posted by: runner
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In reading documents from the massive RFK and JFK assassination dumps, Howard Hunt popped up repeatedly despite the fact he had been retired from OPs and the CIA. In fact, right after Watergate, Hunt was pursuing a claim from the CIA about some money the agency owed him (1972).
And later in a document (I think 74-75 era) he and his lawyer were cozily discussing Howard's book after his Watergate conviction about how the CIA should make like CIA was hostile to Hunt's book being published to increase the sales.
Currently reading William Colby's biography and I see the same crap as our current CIA color revolutions are doing except in the 1950's and early 1960's.
I can see why Mike Pompeo did not want those JFK and RFK documents releases as they paint a mosaic of handlers paying money to all sorts of CIA retirees to do odd jobs, ditto for former assets even in the US. Mentioned one asset was a editor for a regional press conglomerate (probably AP or UPI), and so on.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (E4rtv)
Oh, yeah, that's another good one. "Local sun" (and local Moon, and maybe even local Polaris and stars).
You ought to see their day/night "models". The sun is like a little flashlight circling overheard over that disc flat earth.
None of that works. The geometry is all wrong. See the variation of the altitude of Polaris vs latitude. If Polaris were as far away as it is, everybody would see it as directly overhead. Now, bring it closer, much closer, like a point on the dome. Now, it the altitude would vary with latitude, but no in the same way. It would still be visible in the southern hemisphere.
It's stuff like that that just blows me away,
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (rbvCR)
Good on her! I try to remember to lunge all the way to the kitchen every time I need to refill my water or get a snack. Every little bit helps!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08
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I taught 4 classes today, I think I will skip the duck walk or lunge walks. Though my quads and hamstrings are fine, my obliques are sore. Not sure what I did to earn that!
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (OoFl2)
Good on her! I try to remember to lunge all the way to the kitchen every time I need to refill my water or get a snack. Every little bit helps!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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You girls should be aware that humongous butts will be out of style in the not too distant future.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Rapier or Épée?
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: The hampsters at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F)
G'night Sam.
G'night Ralph.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (0aYVJ)
All I want is a fucking estimate of expected social security benefit, as I'm prepping for a meeting with our financial planner.
The website requires i create an online verification.
So far so good. Pictures of ID uploaded and accepted, soc number verified.
Then they want a phone number. The phone number WHERE I RECEIVED THE FUCKING SIGN IN CODE comes back as "we can't associate this number with you."
In the time it took to type this rant, Somali pirates have downloaded 87.6 zillion dollars, but I can't even get an estimate.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 08:51 PM (gpQ8/)
People just suck.
Posted by: Yep"
Is there evil in the world? Is there good? Who decides which is which? Can you have dark without light?
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 08:51 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (YwEeS)
Ace got too much varnish on the blog and gummed up the works. He sanded it back down and it's better now.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:51 PM (3uBP9)
People just suck.
Posted by: Yep ... also uses a VPN at April 08, 2026 08:43 PM (O8fts
Damn I thought I was more original than that. But then again I definitely didn't invent it. I'm pretty sure it was printed even before ace got a blog.
People suck in many ways. I'm explaining one particular way and why. I even backed it up with surprisingly coherent logic. So if you're going to argue then don't argue against what I said with what a bunch of other people have said. There's a scientific term for that kind of argument but I can't think. Oh yeah... horseshit.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 08:52 PM (Zr19V)
Posted by: Piper
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Chubby Checker records at the work out?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:52 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:54 PM (zZu0s)
You girls should be aware that humongous butts will be out of style in the not too distant future.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
These all target far more than glutes. But strong glutes are key not just for aesthetics, they help with stability, posture and low back strain, movement, etc.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:55 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Dr. Varno
>Oh, it was real bitches. I'm still looking for the killer on Mars.
Posted by: OJ Simpson at April 08, 2026 08:55 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
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Your financial planner should be able to give you an estimate in a second. Have you tried calling SS. Or better go into their local office instead of putting your info all over the net.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:56 PM (xOYmg)
>>Sometimes the defense reverts to "evil spock".
These young guys are playing some of the best Ranger hockey this year. Go figure.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:57 PM (GukFK)
1. kettle bell shoulder presses
2. kettle bell two-handed swings
3. kettle bell squats
4. push ups
5. pull ups
6. walking/running ie. cardio
I think it has helped. I was losing weight a bit too fast and probably lost some muscle mass so I'm trying to ease into maintaining some strength with simple body weight exercises. I got skinny but ended up with noodle arms. It was sad, but I'm betting better.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:57 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Sir Mix a Lot assured me this was not so. Was he wrong?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 08:57 PM (FrGmf)
Also, loved the baby koala. Y'all know I'm still worried about koala's having chlamydia. I think it started with gay Aussie men. However, my concern now is why a vet would check a koala for a STD.
Do vets check all animals now for STD's due to gay furries? Please tell your cat and dogs (and goats, Tucker...as they probably need it).Or don't tell them as it's probably stressful enough vs worrying if they have STD's.
Son has a business trip to Australia this summer and I am going to tell him about this concern of mine (he's not gay, nor Australian, by the way).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 08:58 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 08:58 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 08:57 PM (3uBP9)
You know what helps with getting roo skinny? Reese's Peanut Butter cups.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 08:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 08:51 PM (vFG9F)
People decide. There is no lack of people telling you what is good and bad. That's most of what passes for political debate now. A straight rush to some bullshit about how everything is true good or true evil.
This constant effort by some to exert will over others. All self-justified. All self-righteous.
We don't need angels and demons. We are the angels and demons and everything in between. The angels and demons among us are the worst.
Posted by: Yep ... also uses a VPN at April 08, 2026 08:59 PM (O8fts)
Posted by: Piper
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Chubby Checker records at the work out?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal
The twist is fun! But no…wait, we did do Russian Twists today. Nothing a hot shower won’t cure.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:59 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Oldcat
I seem to recall the Bizarro World was depicted as a cube.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
What about Bizarro world?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Hey! I've mentioned this several times in the past few days. The world is flat, on all six sides.
Once more: here is the photograph of the world, taken years ago by Voyager 1 on its way through the solar system:
https://bit.ly/bizarro-world
Posted by: mindful webworker - five foot eleven and seven eights at April 08, 2026 08:59 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 08:50 PM (xOYmg)
Oh, I'm in no danger of that. I have Brie Larson syndrome.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 08:59 PM (zYpTz)
Oh, man. That one hurts. Davey was a gem of a guy.
I got into it with The Ricky Henderson, on the Third Base Line at Yankee Stadium.
He was famous for not signing anything for fans. I was like 14 years old and just ragging the fuck out of Ricky for being a bitch.
Dave Winfield and and Willie Randolph were laughing their asses off and then Davey Lopes came over and gave me his glove and a ball. Spent like 20 minutes signing shit for the fans, too.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 09:00 PM (TLp3A)
"Joe Rogan claimed on the Wednesday episode of his top-ranked podcast that President Donald Trump launched the war in Iran to distract Americans from the files released on dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein."
Today is Wednesday, right ?
Can regular Joe Rogan listeners confirm whether this is true or not ??
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:00 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:01 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: banana Dream
>Careful. Or you'll end up like one of the Ozbournes.
Posted by: OJ Simpson at April 08, 2026 09:01 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
IIRC, "semi-infinite half-space" would be the perfect model for the flat earth. Because it is just that.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:45 PM (O7XEN)
Avery valid point.
When I was living in the Middle East, it occurred to me daily that not only was I not in the USofA, but that I was in a very alien culture. Sure, humans have ma y common likes and dislikes, but the cultural association to them is waaayyyy different.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:03 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 08:55 PM (OoFl2)
I read an article a while back that claimed that leg strength is associated with resistance to Alzheimer's. Stay strong! Remember stuff!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 09:04 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:04 PM (77rzZ)
The phone number WHERE I RECEIVED THE FUCKING SIGN IN CODE comes back as "we can't associate this number with you."
Posted by: 2009Refugee
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That one's a classic. Seen people ranting about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 09:05 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 09:00 PM (TLp3A)
Class act. Good man. rest in Peace.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 09:05 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 09:04 PM (zYpTz)
I miss workouts. Been dealing with back issues...Being middle aged sucks.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:05 PM (FrGmf)
When I was living in the Middle East, it occurred to me daily that not only was I not in the USofA, but that I was in a very alien culture. Sure, humans have ma y common likes and dislikes, but the cultural association to them is waaayyyy different.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:03 PM (2WIwB)
Yup... people who have not spent time in the Mid East have no idea. They can be smiling at you, treating you as a friend... then... one innocent comment later, the culture shift happens and you are an enemy.
And it can be something as simple as saying how WE treat our women...
Posted by: Kid Rock at April 08, 2026 09:06 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:07 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:08 PM (77rzZ)
I think it has helped. I was losing weight a bit too fast and probably lost some muscle mass so I'm trying to ease into maintaining some strength with simple body weight exercises. I got skinny but ended up with noodle arms. It was sad, but I'm betting better.
Posted by: banana Dream
Really watch your swings- if you have a mirror, use it. The shoulder joint is one of the most flexible on your body, but swings can be stressful if you are using your shoulders more than glutes. Ski swings (I prefer weights to kettles) should be all glutes and arms as a by product, but never go higher that your shoulders.
My arms (and shoulders) are probably more muscular than many morons would appreciate in a female. I am not heading into body builder territory or anything, but I have muscles.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:08 PM (OoFl2)
==
Good luck.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:09 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: ace
I think there were a couple hundred thousand in town for the launch.
Wifey got a reserved spot on the NASA causeway (the one that crosses from Kennedy to CCSFS).
I just walked to the end of the driveway. Good enough for me.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)
I bought a Davey Lopes endorsed Glove that season and stuck with it until it went out of production.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 09:09 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:09 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Sir Exercise-A-Lot at April 08, 2026 09:10 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:10 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 09:11 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tcn in AK
I try to grab a 10mm anytime I see one. Wrench, sockets, they're all good.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ace
I think there were a couple hundred thousand in town for the launch.
Wifey got a reserved spot on the NASA causeway (the one that crosses from Kennedy to CCSFS).
I just walked to the end of the driveway. Good enough for me.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Be ready for the giant neuralizer. Wear shades at all times.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 09:11 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:12 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:12 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:13 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:08 PM (OoFl2)
I wish I still had arm/shoulder muscles. In FL I swam every day. Moving to the Intermountain West with no pool, and disliking indoor pools, bleah. Loss of muscle.
I need to get it together, Piper. Wish you lived closer as I'd pay you to kick myself back into shape.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 09:13 PM (WONhk)
But all cultures are equal! I stayed at a Marriott in....
/wine boxer
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:14 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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...and hopefully doesn't leave any fingers or toes behind...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 09:15 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:16 PM (GD0B3)
I need to get it together, Piper. Wish you lived closer as I'd pay you to kick myself back into shape.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April
Is there a Pure Barre near you? Go take classes! I am telling you, you will not regret it. It won’t be overnight, but you will end up with the best core you have ever had, plus it’s fun, it changes every day so you don’t get bored. It’s a very easy sell for me because of the changes I have personally experienced. The physical changes are great, I am not going to discount that. But the mental change has been even better.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:17 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:17 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at April 08, 2026 09:18 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:18 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:19 PM (FrGmf)
And it can be something as simple as saying how WE treat our women...
Posted by: Kid Rock
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Secret:
You were always the enemy you crossed the line of tolerance.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 09:19 PM (xOYmg)
And all airline pilots are in on the conspiracy too. Look up some of their shit about airline routes and all that. Every pilot knows the earth is really flat, you see, and they're all in on the Satanic Deception of the Globe.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 09:20 PM (w6EFb)
You are write guud! Speak gude engrish two!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Sir Exercise-A-Lot at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (FrGmf)
Ugh. I have avoided almost all things Googly for so long!
So I've begun the tedious task of researching messaging apps. So irritating. Who did what or got paid what to force this on us?
Any suggestions, anyone? I'd ask on the tech thread, but it goes by while I'm snoozing.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Googly be evil at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at April 08, 2026 09:18 PM (Q+gd/)
But not as much as the White Otter Casino.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (OoFl2)
Another hilarious flat earth thing was something dubbed "The Final Experiment". It went like this. They got the flat-earth leading lights to agree that a 24 hour sun in Antarctica would be impossible on their silly pie under the dome with local sun "model".
And there's a giant conspiracy to keep everyone away from Antarctica. "Men with guns" will shoot you if you get too close to the Ice Wall.
So, somebody offered to fly them down to some spot there, open during the summer, where they could see the 24-hr sun circling the horizon.
Some of them chickened out and wouldn't go, but some did. And yep, they saw the 24-hr sun circling the horizon. "Where are the men with guns?!", one of them asked his buddies back home. All the rest of the flat earthers claimed that was all green-screen CGI, and the ones who went sold out to the conspiracy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 09:24 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (OoFl2)
A barre class full of 'ettes would be the best.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (FrGmf)
Any suggestions, anyone? I'd ask on the tech thread, but it goes by while I'm snoozing.
Posted by: mindful webworker -
Already switched to Signal, for now.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 09:26 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:15 PM (77rzZ)
Will a pit of jello be included?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:26 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: mindful webworker
What's a messaging app? Is that for those new fangled text thingys?
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 09:26 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:17 PM (OoFl2)
Will look into it! Thanks! I have done Pilates in the past and can do that at home. It's the motivation part where I absolutely stink.
I used to workout plus swim 90min a day until a decade ago. UGH. I do believe in muscle memory and was a swimmer most of my life. There's a fine thread of hope sometimes and I need to do something and swim again this summer.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 09:26 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Sir Exercise-A-Lot at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (vFG9F)
https://youtu.be/4UF3AhSEtP8
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (gtcuf)
Yup...I'm in the same boat. Samsung is dumping its users on Google, which makes me want to puke, but according to the cursory search I have done...we are stuck.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (zYpTz)
I wish we could have one at an undisclosed location near TXMOME. It would be fun.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: mindful webworker
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From Brave AI but good summary,
Google Messages is widely considered the best default texting app for Android, offering RCS support, a clean interface, and free web integration, while Apple Messages remains the top choice for iPhone users with its iMessage capabilities.
For users seeking free alternative phone numbers, TextNow and TextFree provide unlimited texting and calling over Wi-Fi without a carrier plan, making them ideal for temporary or second-line use.
If privacy is the primary concern, Signal stands out as the most secure option with end-to-end encryption by default, whereas apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger are better suited for general social communication and group chats.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (FrGmf)
Good bourbon is probably the best path toward real fitness.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:23 PM (OoFl2)
Hmmmm.
Keep the defibrillator handy.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Delurker
I guess you don't realize how realistic AI-generated people look now.🚀
Posted by: mindful webworker - astroturfical intelligence at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 09:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (n9ltV)
LOL. Cheers, CBD
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:30 PM (FrGmf)
All the people in the video had the right number of fingers though
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:30 PM (gtcuf)
What's a messaging app? Is that for those new fangled text thingys?
Posted by: fd
Your phoneputer, uses it to let Biberty order lazagna & canoolies.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (FrGmf)
Good bourbon is probably the best path toward real fitness.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (n9ltV)
This is good advice!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (2WIwB)
I am finally listening to Gavin's wife where she talks about killing her sister. She managed to turn something about prison inmates into being all about her.
And girl, what is with that midnight blue velvet jumpsuit? Really?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:25 PM (FrGmf)
Avoid salty foods.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (gtcuf)
If the earth was flat then the cats would have pushed everything off the edge.
Thus, not a flat earth.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (OoFl2)
I would add daily stretching.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:32 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
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That one's a classic. Seen people ranting about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I think they just started a new system to log people in and set up accounts.
Very buggy it is.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 09:32 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:28 PM (n9ltV)
Is this SMS texting? That goes via the phone network?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:32 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (ExV1e)
But.... bacon.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 09:33 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 09:33 PM (zZu0s)
Pretty unhealthy for slugs.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:34 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:34 PM (wzUl9)
CNN believes that Trump did this and refers to President Joe Biden.
Hakeen Jefferies called for the impeachment of President Trump based the information given to him by CNN.
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at April 08, 2026 09:35 PM (tNUCp)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:34 PM (ExV1e)
If they can't eat bacon, they probably don't want to extend their misery any longer than necessary.
Poor little bastards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 09:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (ExV1e)
Just finished eating leftover BBQ from Lockhart. Not a normal meal, but it was delicious.
*bows head in shame*
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:35 PM (FrGmf)
Is this SMS texting? That goes via the phone network?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Yeah. I went to Signal for the sheer pissyness of encryption, just to peeve the turds that wanna censor us and put us on lists and in camps.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 09:35 PM (QVmho)
I still do a lot of hiking and biking at 60, but I sure wouldn't be if I didn't do my morning stretches.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:36 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 09:30 PM (zZu0s)
Have not been to Antarctica. Have been to Yellowknife in June, where you can play midnight golf in full sunshine. It's not cold then; a sweater or light jacket might be nice, mostly to reduce the acreage of skin exposed to the insects.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (utfVc)
I still do a lot of hiking and biking at 60, but I sure wouldn't be if I didn't do my morning stretches.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:36 PM (gtcuf)
I do a lot of foam roller work. That hurts so good.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (gtcuf)
Once again the Bee finds itself outmatched by real life.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:38 PM (vve+V)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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RCS is the newer standard on most smart phone messaging apps on Android but if not all parties are using RCS (which is encrypted end to end) then you default to SMS which means one or both of the texts are unecrypted back and forth. Apple's iMessage is end to end encrypted.
Signal, WhatsApp, and others are NOT SMS protocol and don't have to even be sent to or from a phone (computers, tablets, etc. can do it).
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:39 PM (E4rtv)
So, are they colonizing Greenland?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:39 PM (FrGmf)
The pregnant woman in the film smoked and was drinking booze!! Apparently recommended by 9 out of 10 doctors back in the day.
How'd we all survive childbirth?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:40 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 09:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 09:35 PM (QVmho)
My phone is on Rogers network here in Canuckistan, and Ting in the USA. To send a text, all I do is hit the text icon on the screen, and read incoming and type in outgoing. Pretty sure it's not going via Googoyle, as I have nuked most of the Googoyle .apc's on my phone.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:40 PM (utfVc)
That "Final Experiment" was at Union Glacier Camp, I see. It's just a smidge above 80S.
In Dec. 2021 I see they had a total solar eclipse visible there. Now that would be cool indeed. The circling sun being eclipsed by the Moon...
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 09:40 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (utfVc)
I had a lot of business in Yellowknife at one job, but never was able to finagle a trip there. I regret that.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:41 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (GD0B3)
I still do a lot of hiking and biking at 60, but I sure wouldn't be if I didn't do my morning stretches.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026
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I don't bike and have no place to hike here that isn't overgrown with weeds or isn't a swamp, so I walk/trot, about 50/50, for a couple of miles in my neighborhood 3-4 times a week. Sometimes a half mile more. Careful stretching before and after. And I do those stretches on the days off, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (3sXRv)
@sentdefender . 2h
Courtney Williams, a U.S. Army veteran and former U.S. government civilian employee working with the U.S. Army's 'Delta Force' under U.S. Special Operations Command, was arrested and charged with 1 count of "communicating and transmitting information related to the national defense classified as SECRET//NOFORN [No Foreign Dissemination]" to journalist Seth Harp from 2022 to 2025.
The information Williams provided was used by Harp in an article and subsequent book
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:39 PM (E4rtv)
OK, my phone is SMS, then. Works fine for me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 09:37 PM (utfVc)
*perks up*
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: BifBewalski
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Bif, Google's Messaging now uses Signal's encryption protocol for RCS texting. Look for the lock in the text indicating end to end encryption.
iMessaging is also end to end by default from Apple.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:44 PM (GukFK)
The pregnant woman in the film smoked and was drinking booze!! Apparently recommended by 9 out of 10 doctors back in the day.
How'd we all survive childbirth?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026
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Is that the one where the lead characters take over a shopping mall, kill the zombies within, and make a fortress out of it? For some reason I never see that one mentioned in lists of zombie movies. The original Night of the Living Dead, and Day of, but never Dawn.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:44 PM (wzUl9)
, can be seen wearing a morale patch which says:
Join the U.S. Navy
Save the Big Booty Venezuelans!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 09:46 PM (xOYmg)
If you're still here,
I thought that as our official fashion maven you should know that Ferragamo now makes sneakers. Seriously. They are listed on eBay.
Posted by: Wenda at April 08, 2026 09:46 PM (JhlRS)
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:43 PM (E4rtv)
Only within the Apple world. It is not encrypted to other systems.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:46 PM (n9ltV)
There's a town in Alaska called Whittier where the entire population lives in one big building with a school, store, church, USPS, and everything it takes to live under one roof.
Must be kind of like what the first Mars base will be like.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:46 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:22 PM (OoFl2)
I would add daily stretching.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026
My stretch and restore class is always wait listed. I do balance work on the front end, and restorative stretching on the back end of class. I have recorded my classes and tried to take them myself, but I am always hyper focused on my voice (do I really sound like that?) or when I mess up chore, even if I am the only one who knows, lol. I have finally talked another on my staff to teach it, but it’s a night class. I need to just keep my tail there and take it anyway. We do stretch in every class, but it’s not the same as this.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:46 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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You can look in Message app settings and if you see a slide bar to turn on RCS, then you can turn on encryption for those using RCS to receive your texts. I suggest doing so.
Sending texts back between Google and Apple does not ironically have end to end encryption due to tech company rivalry buggering the customers.
Outside the civilized world, you may or may not have a way to use end to end encryption and there are a variety of ways to do so with apps via the web rather than telcoms.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
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Did Starmer run a train?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 09:47 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Already mentioned that above. Wife and I have a mixed household.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
Yeah. That was the one. A very good movie. Fun. A bit touching. A few tactical errors.
I had to watch it on the web.
It's nice here tonight. Snowflake is outside. My heart breaks but you reminded me of the 3am wakeup calls as she'd climb on me.
That and she's not my cat....
Have a great night everyone.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:48 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: mindful webworker - deliver the letter the sooner the better at April 08, 2026 09:49 PM (C2uPD)
If you're still here,
I thought that as our official fashion maven you should know that Ferragamo now makes sneakers. Seriously. They are listed on eBay.
Posted by: Wenda at April 08, 2026
Yes! J has some. Seriously, the only people who rival my shoe collection are Tammy al Thor and J. 🤣.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:50 PM (Wmg4n)
The international version was done by the legendary Italian prog-rockers and horror-movie soundtrackists GOBLIN, who also did the music for Susperia and Profondo Rosso, among many others. It's far superior to the US version. Really killer soundtrack, pun intended!
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:50 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Wenda at April 08, 2026 09:50 PM (JhlRS)
Signal app usage, if you can get your friends, etc. to use it, is probably superior.
But WhatsApp (which claims security but Fakebook can and has viewed the metadata of these messages.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:51 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (dIske)
or, maybe, she realized that Hollywood can and does ruin people on a regular basis. And got out early.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 08:22 PM (0aYVJ)
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The internet is invasive. I shouldn't be able to find this out.....BUT....
(Lisa Baur, best known as Shelly Dubinsky in National Lampoon's Animal House (197
, stepped away from acting shortly after her brief 1970s screen career. As of 2020, she lived in New Zealand, where she owned a candle shop, Living Light Candles)Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 09:51 PM (dIske)
"Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
4h
Did Israel LIE to Trump to get the U.S. into the war with Iran?
The White House is reportedly FURIOUS"
JD Vance is hanging around Johnson, giving him exclusives, now that Cucker is out of the picture. Johnson claims to know stuff that is only known to people in the situation room. Who is feeding him this BS ? I listened to Pentagon briefings. It's all nonsense and primitive babble. WTF is going on ? Johnson had IDS for a long time, I get it. But who is leaking garbage to him ?
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:51 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:53 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:53 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Diogenes
This is why I walk with women older than me. Unlike 20something bimbos, these women can recognize the signs of a stroke, and can call for help.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)
The international version was done by the legendary Italian prog-rockers and horror-movie soundtrackists GOBLIN, who also did the music for Susperia and Profondo Rosso, among many others. It's far superior to the US version. Really killer soundtrack, pun intended!
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026
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Who was the actor who played the helicopter pilot? The one of the four (?) leads who wore a bomber jacket in a lot of scenes?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:54 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 09:55 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 09:55 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: mindful webworker
FWIW, like between Apple and Google, Samsung messaging app was not encrypting end to end messaging with either of Apple or Google.
Signal is free with a few steps on install and run by a non profit. WhatsApp is easy to install, less secure than Signal. There are some others that are web only using VOIP numbers as identifiers for sending texts back and forth.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:56 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)
They must love having a young'un to walk with. 😃
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 09:56 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 09:29 PM (n9ltV)
This is good advice!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 09:31 PM (2WIwB)
I do one shot per night. I'll let you know. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 09:56 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Wenda at April 08, 2026
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I dreamed this afternoon that my late cat Chekov was still alive, and had wound up in a tree on a lawn in front of a college library. I stood and called him. He sprang down, ran to me, and leaped into my arms -- something he never did when he was alive.
Miss Linda has said for years he adored me. What he adored, I replied, was nipping me when I didn't expect it.
I might not have been his favorite human -- but he was my cat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:57 PM (wzUl9)
By this time, everything they are being fed is 100% garbage. But salacious garbage to affirms their ideas.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 09:58 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 09:58 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 09:59 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:59 PM (wzUl9)
The Do 335A has been ordered.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 09:59 PM (2GVsD)
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Acting AG Todd Blanche
@DAGToddBlanche
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3h
Today’s D.C. Circuit stay allowing the government to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk is a resounding victory for military readiness.
Our position has been clear from the start — our military needs full access to Anthropic’s models if its technology is integrated into our sensitive systems.
Military authority and operational control belong to the Commander-in-Chief and Department of War, not a tech company.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:01 PM (wzUl9)
And you share a tunnel with train tracks to get there! It's pretty neat.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:02 PM (XuXeR)
Sending texts back between Google and Apple does not ironically have end to end encryption due to tech company rivalry buggering the customers.
Outside the civilized world, you may or may not have a way to use end to end encryption and there are a variety of ways to do so with apps via the web rather than telcoms.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
My phone does not have that on it, as far as I know. I don't use text for anything of a sensitive nature.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)
youtube.com/watch?v=y6N8eL-cuEU
You will notice that this video was made during the time of the great segregation, there are no white or alternate race or sex persons allowed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 10:43 PM (xOYmg)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 08:17 PM (dIske)
Or maybe she turned into a fat drunk.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 12:07 AM (g8Ew8)
Christopher Rufo Uncovers a New California "Fraud Magnet," Costing Us $30 Billion Per Year
You know how Somali Pirates claim to be "day care providers" for each other's kids? And get paid $150,000 per year for sitting on their asses at home?
Well here's another grift: "In-Home Support Care." Does your Uncle Mohammad need "in-home support"? Is he willing to claim he does? Well, here's $100,000 to provide that service. We promise -- we won't check up with you and won't even balk at your claiming to provide federally-compensated "in-home supportive services" to your spouse.Yes, they do this on purpose. Minnesota stopped all auditing and verification precisely to allow Democratic Somali Pirate voters to use Minnesota paperwork to defraud the taxpayers from other states. They approve of this because they see it as Back-Door Reparations. Evil White Racists won't agree to provide reparations to Somalis -- a people we have virtually no historic connection to, for good or for ill, and so owe absolutely nothing to them -- so they deliberately blind the government to fraud. Let the Somalis pick whatever level of Unofficial Back-Door Reparations they think they're "owed." It's barely even fraud -- it's the politicians like Ellison and Walz who are the criminals. They're the embezzlers.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is embroiled in a national fraud scandal. Thus far, much of the coverage has focused on alleged schemes related to unemployment insurance, hospice care, and food stamps. In this exclusive investigation, we shine a light on one of California's largest initiatives: the In-Home Supportive Services Program, or IHSS, which pays family members and other individuals to provide home-based care for the elderly and disabled--at a cost of nearly $30 billion per year. On the surface, IHSS presents itself as an instrument of compassion, directing billions to caregivers who help with cooking, personal care, laundry, and other daily needs inside recipients' homes. But a growing number of experts and critics argue that the program is rife with fraud, losing roughly an estimated $6 billion to $12 billion yearly to scammers. Meantime, the state's powerful home-care unions collect more than $149 million in membership dues, funneling money into the political network supporting Newsom and California Democrats. This is the story of a government that has allowed compassion to become a mask for fraud, creating a self-reinforcing system that keeps the Democratic establishment in power. In 1973, California created what became the IHSS program to provide in-home care to the elderly and disabled. The IHSS caseload exploded in the 1980s, prompting the state to impose hour caps on care providers. California offers the program through Medi-Cal, its version of Medicaid, and pays providers with a combination of federal, state, and county funds. IHSS has long been considered a magnet for fraud. In 2009, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger estimated that up to 25 percent of IHSS claims were fraudulent. A Sacramento grand jury report that year found that providers had "no meaningful oversight, no assessment of skills to meet client needs, no monitoring of the validity of service hours, and no background checks." After growth of the program's rolls exploded in the early 2000s, Schwarzenegger signed legislation aimed at curbing abuse, requiring IHSS providers to undergo criminal background checks and introducing random claim reviews. But soon after the law's passage, a state workgroup, teaming with representatives from "labor organizations," introduced a key loophole. Citing concerns about disruptions for "vulnerable members of the IHSS community," the task force barred regulators from conducting fully randomized, unannounced home visits, leaving the program more exposed to scammers.
Since then, the program has expanded dramatically again. "IHSS provider" has become the largest low-wage occupation statewide, with more than 800,000 taxpayer-funded caregivers offering everything from grocery shopping to personal care. ... The system operates largely on trust. Providers self-report their timecards and check-in records. In roughly 60 percent of cases, providers and beneficiaries live together, delivering care in private homes--typically without the threat of random, unannounced visits.Just sign up for to provide "in-home supportive services" to your own f***ing spouse. California will pay you do to so, taking money from the federal government for the payments.
... California, in other words, is sending billions of dollars per year to a program that is easy to exploit, difficult to administer, and almost impossible to supervise. In 2024, the federal government began a series of enforcement actions. As part of a nationwide crackdown on health-care-related crimes, the United States Department of Justice announced prosecutions for alleged IHSS fraud in California. In one case, the DOJ alleged that San Dimas resident Giacomo Lorenzo Garbarino billed the state for more than $170,000 in fraudulent IHSS and Medi-Cal services over a five-year period. The patient in his care was reportedly hospitalized or living in a facility at the time and thus ineligible for IHSS reimbursement. In another case, Joseph Depiazza allegedly billed the state for more than $50,000 in fraudulent IHSS services. According to prosecutors, he kept submitting claims after the patient entered the hospital--and even after she had died. Last year, federal officials announced another round of IHSS fraud prosecutions. In one case, prosecutors alleged that Maryam Erambakhsh falsely claimed payments for caring for her parents while they were outside the United States. In another, Cindy Lynn Fromm allegedly billed the program for more than a year of services while the recipient was incarcerated. These cases may be the tip of the iceberg. Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions for Government and a nationally recognized fraud expert, estimates that annual IHSS fraud could amount to 20 percent to 40 percent of total program spending. Applied to projected IHSS outlays for fiscal year 2025--26, that suggests roughly $6 billion to $12 billion in losses. Multiple senior officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have described a similar pattern, estimating that about 25 percent of the Medi-Cal budget is lost to fraud. The share is likely higher for IHSS, given the program's structure and its susceptibility to abuse. Earlier this year, Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, set off a firestorm of controversy with the claim that criminal networks, including the "Russian Armenian mafia," were running massive hospice and home care scams in Los Angeles. He suggested that Armenians in Los Angeles were disproportionately represented among the leaders of hospice fraud rings.Read the whole thing, after you've taken your blood pressure medicine. Even CBS is covering Democrat fraud.
A CBS News Investigation found one Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, on Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 California hospices in 2024, according to the last full year of available data.In one year, mind you. Even if she saw each patient just once and worked seven days a week, she'd have to see about 8 patients per day to rack up 2,800 patient visits. Update: I made an error. I said she would have to see 40 patients a day.
No doctor in California is connected to more hospices than Dr. Rajiv Bhuva. In 2024, his name appeared on Medicare claims across 126 hospice companies in California -- 115 of them in Los Angeles County alone.The Democrats are not "asleep at the wheel" -- they are active co-conspirators in the greatest mass-looting in the history of the Earth. The Party of Third-World Looters:
In 2024, Medicare paid out tens of millions in taxpayer dollars for care attributed to Dr. Bhuva -- a figure that surpassed nearly every other hospice physician in the state. The average California hospice doctor cares for about 140 patients a year. In 2024, claims with Bhuva's name were submitted for 2,791 terminally ill patients. Only one hospice doctor in California was identified as receiving more Medicare reimbursement than Bhuva in recent years: Dr. Domingo Barrientos. His reimbursements totalled $90.3 million. He is currently in federal prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. ... Dr. Kristina Newport, chief medical officer at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, said the kind of numbers linked to Bhuva and other highly prolific medical providers in the industry raise an array of questions. "They would have a superhuman schedule to do that in a meaningful way," Newport believes. In a brief interview at the front door of his mid-century stucco home in a mountainside suburb of Los Angeles, Bhuva told CBS News he doubted the figures and said there was no statutory limit to the number of hospices any one physician can staff. But after a brief exchange, he declined to speak further. ... The data shows Bhuva's national identifier was tied to the one of the largest volumes of Medicare hospice reimbursements in California in 2024. The data does not establish whether Bhuva personally authorized the claims, whether his credentials were used without his consent, or whether there is another explanation. CBS News found Bhuva's name among the physicians billing Medicare at several hospices that lost their Medicare certification for what regulators called an "abuse of billing" -- a pattern of submitting improper claims. Those hospices were banned from Medicare for a 10-year period. California state auditors say that anytime records show a doctor working for more than three hospice providers at one time, it could be a hallmark of fraud and prompts reasonable questions about "whether they are actually participating in the operations of those hospices." More than 600 doctors exceed that threshold in California, according to Medicare data obtained and analyzed by CBS News. On paper, those 600 doctors appear to be both incredibly busy -- and profitable to the businesses they serve. While they accounted for roughly 7% of California's hospice physicians, they generated more than half of the state's $4.2 billion in Medicare hospice reimbursements in 2024, the last full year of data available. In state and federal records, certain names stand out. The ten busiest hospice doctors -- those whose names are linked to the most operators in California -- generated more in Medicare reimbursements than 90% of their peers in 2024.
So a group of zero white people held a press conference to tell you that white people will be systemically discriminated against. https://t.co/Zs8iLI0bSC
— okoy (@Y0K0S0N) April 6, 2026
Related: ICE shot a wanted man who attempted to run them down with his vehicle. Expect riots to follow.
PATTERSON, Cali. (TNND) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot a wanted man in California on Tuesday after he allegedly "weaponized his vehicle" and attempted to run an officer over, according to the agency's acting director. ICE agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Patterson to arrest Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, an alleged member of the 18th Street Gang who is wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection with a murder, authorities said. "As officers approached the car, the wanted gang member used his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over," Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement.". Joachin is charged with homicide without premeditation and criminal mischief.Well that's the "non-violent" form of homicide, doncha know. Thanks to L, no nic, another fine day.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 06:29 PM (q177U)
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Giacomo's defense should be "San Dimas High School Football rules!"
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at April 08, 2026 06:31 PM (uWSSQ)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:31 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 06:32 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:31 PM (0N4FZ)
My guess would be the guys controlling Obama.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
It could go to this. And that. But don't look at fraud or take money from illegals.
Nightly news .... all Iran and Hormuz.
And a serial killer on one of the networks. A white guy who killed 8 women. Miraculously, he's not as much a misogynist as President Trump.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:34 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 08, 2026 06:34 PM (r0dOk)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS
His wife is certainly doing her part to derail him.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 06:34 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:35 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:35 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 08, 2026 06:36 PM (r0dOk)
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 06:36 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 06:36 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:36 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:38 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 06:38 PM (2WIwB)
Western Lensman
When that racist sub-human piece of shit Coleman Young was running Detroit, it led to a gorgeous white flight from the shithole city. Including my Mom's family.
Actually Detroit was less a craphole then in the 80's but devil's night was a big thing. And I believe it was Murder City USA for awhile.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 06:38 PM (3uBP9)
A Sacramento grand jury report that year found that providers had "no meaningful oversight, no assessment of skills to meet client needs, no monitoring of the validity of service hours, and no background checks."
Do they have to show an I.D. ?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:35 PM (GD0B3)
WA needs to be next.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (2WIwB)
aw dang.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (1wjle)
Math is racist.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:40 PM (3ek7K)
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man.
Posted by: The (D)ude at April 08, 2026 06:40 PM (0sNs1)
Just don't mess with my medicare greed haul or there will be trouble and I mean big trouble!
Posted by: Free Shit King Boomer at April 08, 2026 06:40 PM (QCEpb)
Posted by: Michael Bolton (not the singer) at April 08, 2026 06:40 PM (1wjle)
Seriously, all that money, just flowing right into the economy.
A few more years of this and we'll all be rich!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:41 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:41 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:39 PM
Pretty sure if we eliminated most of the fraud the federal government would have a surplus every year and be able to actually pay off the national debt.
We are fast approaching 20-25% of the budget gone in fraud alone. If we include other bull$hit pork barrel stuff in there we are at about one third of the federal budget wasted.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:42 PM (0N4FZ)
The system worked as designed! The only people serving time should be the government workers that set it up and administered it. Don't even care about the inevitable kickbacks.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 06:42 PM (Bq1P8)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM
On average, a Terran solar year is 365.25 days long.
Therefore, a more precise statement would be 2,800/365.25, which is 7.6659822 visits/Terran day.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (nDXEV)
https://tinyurl.com/ye3t6dt6
So what, it profits the unions and/or commie leaders?
Posted by: PJ at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (+jscL)
Posted by: Talking Barbie Doll at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (Cqx++)
Shit. When I moved into my mom's place to help take care of my stepdad when he had lung cancer (even though he didn't smoke), you're telling me that I could have filed a couple of forms and made 6 figures during that time?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (gQ15S)
And nobody is particularly keen on hearing stories about rampant fraud when they think the economy is in the dumps.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (Ot/FD)
Butt joint?
Lap joint??
Box joint????
Bridle joint !!??
Tongue and groove ??????? I mean common man!!!!
...and that's just joints.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 06:45 PM (3uBP9)
If corrupt states are willing to screw their own local citizens, then I have no say, but when the states are screwing taxpayers on a federal level they need to be condemned.
Lock them up.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:45 PM (Fbc0I)
Who is Joachin? Is this from a different story?
Posted by: Dread at April 08, 2026 06:46 PM (tirVu)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:47 PM (3ek7K)
Lock them up.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:45 PM (Fbc0I)
Wishbone 2028:
-= Go Screw Yourselves =-
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:47 PM (Ot/FD)
And the media is always certain it's being over exagerrated by "right wing media".
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 06:47 PM (eIzlH)
Gee, maybe the government shouldn't be in the compassion business in the first place.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 06:48 PM (WKdEz)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:49 PM (3ek7K)
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Shit. When I moved into my mom's place to help take care of my stepdad when he had lung cancer (even though he didn't smoke), you're telling me that I could have filed a couple of forms and made 6 figures during that time?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (y9nCu)
Bless you. And your family.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV)
Math?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)
All the people who come here to our country come here to steal taxpayers money.
If they were good people they would stay in their countries and work towards making their country better.
Naw, we will go to America where we can steal money and still be assholes.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:51 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 06:48 PM
I will have to check to make sure but I am fairly certain that the word compassion does not appear in the US constitution.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:51 PM (0N4FZ)
>That's one of my favorites! Let's not forget the biscuit joint.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:51 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV)
Math?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)
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ace forgot to carry the 2....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (ESVrU)
They're not sharing a dime of their loot.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV
So it none of pur business?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (r0dOk)
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Whaddya know. The Turk has the knives out for the Armenians.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:51 PM (0N4FZ)
It's spelled "compaffion", duh.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Nobody forgets the biscuit joint.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (WKdEz)
Posted by: Doctor Mew at April 08, 2026 06:53 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:53 PM (yAteE)
BOMBSHELL: Trump Eyes Massive Punishment for Backstabbing NATO Allies Who Abandoned America During Iran War – Troops to Be Shifted from France, Spain, and Italy – While Others Rewarded
In the ga,eshow I have on. One of the teams of 4 gets together every week to play Dungeons and Dragons.
And ONE'S A WOMAN!
Better looking than you'd think....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:53 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 06:53 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (y9nCu)
yes...in california I think you still can. No one is checking up on you or them or anything. Hell, they won't even deport me and I'm not a real doctor.
Posted by: Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, I should be deported but oh well at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (QCEpb)
Don't ya'll love working your asses off to support your family?
Now we're supporting illegal assholes whichever flavor they are.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (WKdEz)
She actually had to go out of her way to leak bone fide secrets.
A regular Swalwell.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:42 PM (0N4FZ)
________________________________
Don't you pukes touch my airport. I'm still getting $3 Million a year in Federal funds, and I deserve it because....well, because I'm John Murtha, and you're not.
Posted by: John Murtha's Revenue generating corpse at April 08, 2026 06:55 PM (dIske)
This is a critical point. Imagine that the left is honest and they really believe the government is dramatically underfunding healthcare, education, etc and that this is literally causing masses of people to de.
Then they would be MORE furious then we are when this sort of fraud was uncovered, more interested in punishing the guilty, and more interested in enacting anti-fraud measures.
But every time this happens they deny it, minimize it, and impede any effort to stop it.
The *only* rational explanation is that they are in on it.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 06:55 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hare lip at April 08, 2026 06:55 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2026 06:55 PM (T8bqm)
75 re 72: can't do that, it might taint the jury
taint. giggle giggle
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 06:02 PM (CWTWj)
You can tell a lot just by looking at someone, especially if you know how white is "white as a debutante's taint."
[Verse 1]
When I met you in the restaurant
You could tell I was no debutante
I said don't you know it ain't
Polite to inspect a stranger's taint?
So have a drink and tell me of your
[Chorus]
Dreaming, dreaming is free
Dreaming, dreaming is free
Posted by: SciVo at April 08, 2026 06:55 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (BI5O2)
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It is well known the Armenian mafia is all over this in L.A. county.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM
On average, a Terran solar year is 365.25 days long.
Therefore, a more precise statement would be 2,800/365.25, which is 7.6659822 visits/Terran day.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)
Shutup, Wesley!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)
Biden doubled the federal budget. ALL of that was fraud on top of the base level of fraud whatever it might be
The Biden clique was stealing *trillions* per year
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (XgXz0)
The same CA Gov't organization also told us to be careful giving our information out, then would call me and ask for that information. Um, guys, you just told me to be careful doing that! Don't you know Caller ID can be spoofed?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (ynpvh)
Saw it last night on Tousi and loved it...
https://tinyurl.com/36ve34tw
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 06:58 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:58 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 08, 2026 06:43 PM (nDXEV)
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It's like you're caught in a time... vindaloop.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:58 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 06:58 PM (WKdEz)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)
Ah. I love British humor duos.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (T8bqm)
All I can find is some sportsball player with the same name.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (gtcuf)
Every time the left gets the opportunity to "tax the rich" they end up taxing everyone legitimately earning money...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM
It's more of a guideline, actually.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:42 PM (0N4FZ)
Start cutting off some of our NATO enemies and we could probably fund gov through tariffs. If we were a serious country with a constitutional republican government and not a shitty marxist-leninist communist centralized system run by our black-robed politburo.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM
It's more of a guideline, actually.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1)
They let that rule slide...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM (ynpvh)
There are No Kings protests in our country.
Howz about we have No Thieve Protests?
Oh we would be arrested.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM
It's more of a guideline, actually.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1)
They let that rule slide...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM (ynpvh)
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*Ba dum tish*
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:42 PM (0N4FZ)
Start cutting off some of our NATO enemies and we could probably fund gov through tariffs. If we were a serious country with a constitutional republican government and not a shitty marxist-leninist communist centralized system run by our black-robed politburo.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM (3uBP9)
The bigger the sum of Gov't monies, the more fraud there'll be...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (ynpvh)
All I can find is some sportsball player with the same name.
Posted by: Delurker
Look again.
Morons would say she is a 1.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (/lPRQ)
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Whaddya know. The Turk has the knives out for the Armenians.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM (BI5O2)
Doesn't mean he's wrong. Ask the Armenians where the Turks steal.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2026 07:03 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:52 PM
It's more of a guideline, actually.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 07:00 PM
They let that rule slide...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:01 PM
It does seem to be the sum of all fears around here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1)
All I can find is some sportsball player with the same name.
Posted by: Delurker
Look again.
Morons would say she is a 1.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (/lPRQ)
________________________________
Survey says........ Lesbian
https://tinyurl.com/42fvm2hj
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:04 PM (dIske)
Howz about we have No Thieve Protests?
Oh we would be arrested.
In Iran when people protest they get shot.
In the US the "No Kings" protestors get...paid. By our government.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 07:04 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:05 PM (gtcuf)
Calling all Groypers: c'mon down to Granny Me-Again's back yard this evening for a bonfire and s'mores!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 06:57 PM
Some scammer spoofed my credit union phone number. They called me one day to say that my credit card was compromised and used to buy $400 of stuff in cleveland and they asked if I authorized that purchase. I said nope and they said OK we need you to identify your self by verifying the credit card number with the expiration date and the 3 digit ID code on the back.
I said nope I will give you the last 4 numbers and that's it. They said that won't work and if I didn't positively identify myself with the card details they could not turn off the fraud. I said do whatever you need to do this sounds exactly like what a scammer would ask me to do. I hung up and called the credit union and reported the call.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (0N4FZ)
Fire 10 of the useless deadbeats in your department, start a nice retirement account.
Rat out your scuzzy Dem boss, get gov't support in getting the asshole out of government and get his job.
Televise it...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (Sco7b)
All I can find is some sportsball player with the same name.
Posted by: Delurker
Look again.
Morons would say she is a 1.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:02 PM (/lPRQ)
________________________________
Survey says........ Lesbian
https://tinyurl.com/42fvm2hj
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:04 PM (dIske)
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Based on what? That she plays soccer? I thought Courtney meant "short nose" -- she doesn't have a short nose, so she's a phony from birth.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (gtcuf)
https://tinyurl.com/42fvm2hj
Posted by: Orson
Forward leaning rest position.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Now I understand.
They are getting this deal.
Posted by: Harun at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (IuIym)
Hopefully there will still be a kitty in the till to steal when they arrive.
Posted by: Curry Gives Me Gas at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (QCEpb)
Posted by: anon2020 at April 08, 2026 07:08 PM (RqMDa)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:09 PM (XuXeR)
I said nope I will give you the last 4 numbers and that's it. They said that won't work and if I didn't positively identify myself with the card details they could not turn off the fraud. I said do whatever you need to do this sounds exactly like what a scammer would ask me to do. I hung up and called the credit union and reported the call.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (0N4FZ)
Your credit card probably has a phone number on the back to call for cases of suspected fraud...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:09 PM (ynpvh)
I'd like to see where nobody that draws a Federal check gets to vote where Federal money goes. Because they're just voting themselves to their neighbors money.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 07:09 PM (RNZa0)
Same for property tax...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Case at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (pvf3X)
I'd like to see where nobody that draws a Federal check gets to vote where Federal money goes. Because they're just voting themselves to their neighbors money.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 07:09 PM (RNZa0)
Same for property tax...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (ynpvh)
That's why originally only property owners could be voters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (ynpvh)
https://tinyurl.com/42fvm2hj
Posted by: Orson
Forward leaning rest position.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (/lPRQ)
________________________________
According to the Politico article...she appears to be an A #1 First class "KAREN." She didn't like her performance review so she filed a discrimination complaint. She took off to care for her daughter (so ok, maybe not a lesbian...but there's still the possibility)....and got an AWOL. She's a real treat, considering she's posting photos of herself throughout the elistment process etc.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:53 PM (yAteE)
Not true. My neighbor, Husayn Mhammbed Husayn, used to steal my camel dung all the time. That bastard also stole all my best rocks and sticks.
Posted by: Mhammbed Husayn Mhammbed at April 08, 2026 07:12 PM (pSzdp)
In some of those pics she's actually...kinda hot.
The pushups pic seems to be an outlier.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:12 PM (gtcuf)
Private Benjamin?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:12 PM (XuXeR)
https://tinyurl.com/42fvm2hj
Posted by: Orson
Forward leaning rest position.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:07 PM (/lPRQ)
________________________________
According to the Politico article...she appears to be an A #1 First class "KAREN." She didn't like her performance review so she filed a discrimination complaint. She took off to care for her daughter (so ok, maybe not a lesbian...but there's still the possibility)....and got an AWOL. She's a real treat, considering she's posting photos of herself throughout the elistment process etc.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 07:10 PM (dIske)
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She had to document being FIRST.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:12 PM (cWLG3)
And, like all true socialism, someone else is paying for it: You
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 07:13 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (N8ZBc)
https://tinyurl.com/mwkfsj4x
Posted by: Delurker
LOL, the aerial photo barracks complex. It's the 82nd's First Brigade complex. End of Butner near Long Street. Nothing to do with spec ops anything.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (gtcuf)
"Between 2022 and 2025, investigators claim Williams had significant contact with journalist Seth Harp. They communicated for over ten hours on the phone and exchanged more than 180 messages"
Sounds more likely she was having an affair with the journalist.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (IEV/x)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:16 PM (gtcuf)
"Between 2022 and 2025, investigators claim Williams had significant contact with journalist Seth Harp. They communicated for over ten hours on the phone and exchanged more than 180 messages"
Sounds more likely she was having an affair with the journalist.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (IEV/x)
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I hear the secrets that you keep, *ba dum ba dum* when you're talking in your sleep.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM
Of course.
Walls don't work.
And it's not like they'd have anyone to defend the walls.
It's India...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (Sco7b)
Well, here you see the outlines of how that's clearly a lie.
A lie because those "studies" cannot count Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid-- with all this fraud-- to reach that result.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Yeah, C Everett Coop did such a good job of associating lung cancer with smoking that nobody who doesn't smoke ever thinks to check for it.
My Dad's only symptom was a cough that never went away. They were testing him for exotic foreign fungi (he didn't travel) before anyone ever though to test for lung cancer, because he never smoked.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (a+4eV)
https://tinyurl.com/mwkfsj4x
Posted by: Delurker
>She looks horribly abused. Some folks pay extra for a leaker.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (gtcuf)
Treasonous Bitch does not count?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 07:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (N8ZBc)
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No way a plan like that would backfire, nuh uh.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 07:18 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM
Of course.
Walls don't work.
And it's not like they'd have anyone to defend the walls.
It's India...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 07:17 PM (Sco7b)
You'd think rivers over there, like the Ganges, would be polluted enough to keep people away, but they bathe in the Ganges, so no...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:19 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:15 PM (gtcuf)
Treasonous Bitch does not count?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 07:18 PM (zZu0s)
Deep Throat has already been used...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 07:19 PM (ynpvh)
This. More stupidity from FedGov
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:22 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 07:06 PM (0N4FZ)
Your credit card probably has a phone number on the back to call for cases of suspected fraud...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I have had fraudulent charges. The bank would call to confirm the charge, yeah or nay. If nay, they block the charge and cancel the card. No identity confirmation needed by myself. They know my number.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:23 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Archer at April 08, 2026 07:23 PM (wvc0i)
All these states currently encouraging this fraud are suing Trump because the DOGE boys might have had access to Social Security numbers and could have misused that information
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 07:23 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:23 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 07:24 PM (WONhk)
I love it when Democrats declare that race relations are hopelessly awful in places that have been run by Democrats for decades.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 07:24 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 07:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Archer at April 08, 2026 07:23 PM (wvc0i)
Yes. And my wife, whom I met in the Army, wholeheartedly agrees.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 08, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)
Can't wait!
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:25 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 07:24 PM
Yeah thats what they do
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Archer
Article is misleading.
She appears to have been contractor staff. For all we really know she may have just worked travel orders (which are classified).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 07:27 PM (/lPRQ)
Unless she is the Goalie.
Same applies for Lacrosse and Field Hockey.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 07:27 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Archer at April 08, 2026 07:29 PM (wvc0i)
You get a security clearance, and YOU get a security clearance, and YOU get a security clearance...
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:29 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:30 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:30 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 07:32 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)
When I was a kid we only got the pebbles. And we liked it.
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 07:32 PM (gtcuf)
Most elderly or disabled people should have some family that could provide basic care for them w/o needing the government to throw money at the situation. But tragedy of the commons. "why should I do this for free while the government pays the neighbors to take care of their relatives" and then the parasites join in and claim that free government money fraudulently.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 08, 2026 07:33 PM (Bu2hG)
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Just wait until Chief Justice Affirmative Action Jackson and her eight new Associate Justice DEI Monsters rubber stamp El Presidente's Bailouts for Blue Cities Bill.
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at April 08, 2026 07:34 PM (qUkBO)
random cheques are best cheques
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 07:40 PM (oY6Yp)
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Posted by: Matthew at April 08, 2026 11:02 PM (OdsgZ)
DeCarlos Brown, the Racist Killer Who Slit Iryna Zarutska's Throat for No Reason Other Than Her Race, Found by Psychiatrists to be Too Mentally Incompetent to be Tried for Murder
The judge will now decide whether to accept this report.
If she does accept -- I assume it's a she because that's how these things I always go -- at some point, we're just going to "bypass" the judges and juries. This will not be allowed to go on forever. Justice will be done. Whether in an orderly way or a disorderly way -- justice will be done.This article is written vaguely, so I'm forced to guess at the procedural aspects here. What I'm guessing is that a defense "expert" found he was incapable of standing trial, just as the client, the defense, wanted. I'm not sure though. This whole report is sketchy and, frankly, amateurish.
The deranged homeless man accused of savagely butchering Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train has been found "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges. According to a motion filed April 7, Decarlos Brown Jr. was evaluated Dec. 29 at Central Regional Hospital, and the subsequent report determined he was not competent to stand trial, according to WBTV.
The results were previously sealed in state court, and were only revealed as the motion was filed. A judge must now determine whether to accept the report's findings, and the case against him will likely be delayed until his capacity is determined to be "restored" by the court, the station reported. In the motion filed by Brown's public defender, he claimed the court-required capacity hearing cannot take place with the accused killer in federal custody, and that the court also can't order to have his capacity restored. Brown has been in federal custody in Chicago since a grand jury indicted him on Oct. 22 for violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system causing death. He's been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation pursuant to his federal case, but court filings viewed by the outlet last month show it hasn't been completed and that the evaluation period has been extended.See? There the article says the evaluation hasn't been completed, but it also claims some report -- maybe this one, maybe another one -- was completed and found him too incapable to be tried. This is why I'm forced to guess that there are two separate reports, the official one which is incomplete, and one performed by a psychiatrist hired by the defense, which, of course, found him incompetent.
The outlet reports that restoring competency can take a long time in North Carolina because of limited space in state psychiatric facilities, and said it's not uncommon for defendants to wait a year or more for a bed to open up. Brown, 35, whose mother told The Post is schizophrenic, was arrested at least 14 times in North Carolina for crimes ranging from assault and firearms possession to felony robbery dating back to 2007.
At the time of the senseless attack in late August, he was free on cashless bail after a magistrate released him with a "written promise" to show up for court after placing a bogus 911 call.
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Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:42 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
Might as well ask why eunuchs don't father more children. They're both incapable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (gKWVE)
Dogs > Men
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:44 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
Might as well ask why eunuchs don't father more children. They're both incapable.
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Well if it was in a Major Paper, its probably AI. Reporters are the laziest human beings on earth. Even if a live person, they probably just asked Grok.
Seriously. I wouldn't doubt it.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (anL5R)
Or are all the illegal murders blurring in memory.
What really ticked me off were the people cowering and not helping her. Granted, I'd rather be shot than a knife wound, but I'd still help her when he went by me. UGH. That poor sweet girl. It breaks my heart that she was killed for being white and blonde.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (yAteE)
Justice will be done. Whether in an orderly way or a disorderly way -- justice will be done.
I'd reaaly like for that racisit pieceof shit to feel what he made the itty bitty girl feel in her last moments of life.
Scared. Hurt. Alone. Helpless.
Three or four rednecks, speaking with heavy redneck acents, dressed to the 9s in kkk uniforms beating his ass, thencutt___ his throat would go a long way towards justice for that non-craycray asshole.
Yes. That may sound racist, but it also equates to what that jackass made that little girl feel.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
AI is taking the basic jobs.
Eventually when the higher level jobs that AI can't do need to be filled after attrition, few will have been trained to do those jobs.
Fortunately, western journalism sucks so much we'll barely notice.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (WONhk)
Arrange for food drops once a month.
Done.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (vFG9F)
At least he's off the streets.
It'd be better if it was Death Row, but you take what you can get in Democrat-controlled cities these days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:47 PM (6ydKt)
Judge: Well, release him onto the streets then.
Fine. Bitch. He has to bunk at your house, in your daughter's bedroom.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 05:47 PM (QVmho)
We're on our own out in society.
People would rather take a video of someone getting murdered rather than helping.
Our society is sick.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:48 PM (3ek7K)
If Dillinger understood what he was doing, he deserved to die. If he had been so crazy that he didn’t understand his actions, then he still deserved to die, because people shoot mad dogs. Even if insanity is an illness, Johnnie still only sees two possibilities: Dillinger couldn’t be cured and he was better off dead for everyone’s safety; or he could be cured but understanding what he’d done would have driven him to suicide. Regardless of how he approached it, Johnnie always arrived at the same result: Dillinger’s death.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:48 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 05:48 PM (CWTWj)
Witness accounts vary. Multiple news reports summarize them as follows:
Several witnesses said he repeatedly said things like “I got her” or “I got one” after the attack.
Some witnesses reported hearing him say words interpreted as racial — phrased in reports as “I got that white girl” or “I got a white girl” — but these are reported as witness perceptions, not confirmed audio.
Others described him yelling nonspecific statements and laughing; some witnesses emphasized he appeared agitated and shouting but couldn’t recall exact phrasing.
Police and prosecutors have not released verified audio of any specific racial slur; available CCTV footage is silent.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (Dv3i1)
I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with ME!
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (gtcuf)
The victim, who was working as a clerk at the store, approached the suspect, who then attacked her with the hammer. Reports indicate she was struck multiple times in the head.
Joachin is charged with homicide without premeditation and criminal mischief.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
Maybe on purpose, to cloud the issue.
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (Q+gd/)
Or are all the illegal murders blurring in memory.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (WONhk)
I believe he is a natural born citizen.
The problem with this guy is that he's got a huge rap sheet and had just been released from jail after a previous assault when he killed Iryna.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (Da7Vv)
PATTERSON, Cali. (TNND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot a wanted man in California on Tuesday after he allegedly "weaponized his vehicle" and attempted to run an officer over, according to the agency’s acting director.
ICE agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Patterson to arrest Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, an alleged member of the 18th Street Gang who is wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection with a murder, authorities said.
“As officers approached the car, the wanted gang member used his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement.".
More.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 05:51 PM (NFX2v)
Kinda wondering now if Trump is deliberately trying to out-crazy the mad mullahs and the blue hairs. The Creeper to their Joker if you will.
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 05:52 PM (QodO9)
Joachin is charged with homicide without premeditation and criminal mischief.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM (NFX2v)
I made the mistake of watching the video of that a little while ago.
They blurred out the worst parts but man that was a tough one. At least the lady was probably knocked out cold and didn't feel a thing when he went feral on her at the end.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:52 PM (6ydKt)
So, you video someone being murdered. Sure you can sell the video to the *ucking media and make some money.
Do you keep the video on your phone so you can look at it later?
What the fuck is wrong with people???
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:52 PM (3ek7K)
IF we set this guy free, YOU share his ultimate fate.
Still stand behind that assessment?
OK. The Court will consider it.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:53 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 05:49 PM
Without premeditation? How is that possible when the guy walks into a gas station carrying a hammer and kills the clerk?
Did he walk in carrying the hammer thinking he would apply for a carpenters job?
Sometimes these criminal codes seem to be written to actually help the criminals who break the law.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 05:53 PM (0N4FZ)
No premeditation to picking up the hammer?
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:53 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:54 PM (+gA9j)
Seriously. I wouldn't doubt it.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (anL5R)
Grok usually does better since it is just splicing together Google search results. And it knows grammar. It might miss the point but for vapid, drifting prose you gotta go with a j-school product rotting away in a media corporation trying not to get fired.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)
The Video to this is brutal, even with the giant black bar blocking out the business.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:54 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: huerfano at April 08, 2026 05:55 PM (98kQX)
Did he walk in carrying the hammer thinking he would apply for a carpenters job?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 05:53 PM (0N4FZ)
I don't think he ever went in the store.
The surveillance video that's out there shows him using the hammer to smash the windows and beat a SUV parked outside.
The clerk goes out to tell him to stop and he turns the hammer on her immediately.
It seems he's another schizo killing another innocent person.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:55 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Case at April 08, 2026 05:56 PM (pvf3X)
One of my best friends from FL moved to the mountains of West NC and her daughter, whom I have known since she was a little girl, lives in Charlotte and has 3 daughters HS and college age. UGH
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:56 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (K3f7J)
Maybe on purpose, to cloud the issue.
it's funny, because ai is in the cloud
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 05:57 PM (oY6Yp)
This killing and the Zarutska killing were both filmed on surveillance cameras.
There is another one in Wilmington NC where a young man is seen standing and hunched over, blood pooling at his feet and some useless cops milling about. Another young man runs up, sits the bleeding man down, and takes off his own shirt to use to compress the wound. This was filmed on a phone.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 05:57 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:57 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:57 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:56 PM (WONhk)
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My old stomping grounds. Where abouts?
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:58 PM (oqH4h)
I did accept his help electing Trump but I had no illusions about his intellectual ability. He supported Bernie Sanders for dog's sake.
Anyway just another Internet personality whose opinion is given far too much weight.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:58 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: DanMan at April 08, 2026 05:58 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 05:59 PM (UjdFS)
Witness accounts vary. Multiple news reports summarize them as follows:
Several witnesses said he repeatedly said things like “I got her” or “I got one” after the attack.
Some witnesses reported hearing him say words interpreted as racial — phrased in reports as “I got that white girl” or “I got a white girl” — but these are reported as witness perceptions, not confirmed audio.
Others described him yelling nonspecific statements and laughing; some witnesses emphasized he appeared agitated and shouting but couldn’t recall exact phrasing.
Police and prosecutors have not released verified audio of any specific racial slur; available CCTV footage is silent.
Posted by: Chuck Martel
What complicates matters is that most of these street assholes 'medicate' themselves into insanity via whatever shit they can pickup on the street. As a matter of law, if you take drugs/alcohol before doing some heinous act, you are still culpable. Being a drug/alcohol abusing piece of shit is a mitigation for sentencing, not for whether you can be declared insane.
Insanity defense is in most states a variant of M'Naughton's rule and mere mental illness is not sufficient.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:59 PM (E4rtv)
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Those who make criminal justice impossible will make vigilante justice inevitable.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 05:59 PM (TbhYO)
That dude was leaking like a bad hydraulic line. Did he survive?
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:59 PM (TLp3A)
I wonder how the woman in Savannah is doing.
It happened a few months ago. She was out for a walk on the beach and some asshole threw acid on her.
Her life is ruined. I bet the asshole is still free.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:59 PM (3ek7K)
This was shortly after being arrested for entering a home wearing a ski mask and brandishing a pistol.
Arrested and charged with attempted 2nd-degree murder for the assault, the freak was released because of a new Colorado law that requires the immediate release of people too mentally ill to stand trial.
Said freak was subsequently arrested after being found on the local college campus with a rifle.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at April 08, 2026 06:00 PM (AkKZw)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 05:57 PM (Dv3i1)
Police have no duty to be useful to you, citizen. -- SCOTUS
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)
His name was on a list of people who were released early during COVID. And?
Just last year he was clearly mentally unstable and went to the hospital complaining about needing them to remove things in his body that were controlling him. The hospital did not help him and sent him away without connecting him to mental health services. Then he called the police for help, and they also failed to connect him to mental health services - instead they arrested him for misusing 911.
What if someone had...connected him to mental health services? Was he on no one's radar at all?
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 06:00 PM (CWTWj)
Because news "journalists" are, for the most, incompetent, poorly educated, nitwits who couldn't get a real job. They're the sad product of modern university "journalism," "psychology," "women's studies," etc., programs.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 08, 2026 06:00 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 06:01 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:01 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 06:01 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: saar at April 08, 2026 06:02 PM (lexfv)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 06:02 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:02 PM (3ek7K)
Crack pipe, marijuana found in car of driver charged with killing PA firefighters: docs
CBS, Driver who fatally struck 2 Pennsylvania fire chiefs was swerving before the crash occurred, DA says
The vehicle wasn't his; he had no license; he and a woman in the car ran and didn't render help. Drugs in the vehicle. Drugs in the driver. Allegedly, a Bronx resident.
His immigration status has yet to be reported.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 06:03 PM (NFX2v)
We all saw the Video.
Just put a bullet in him and throw him in a ditch.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 06:03 PM (TLp3A)
OK, I understand not putting mental incompetents on trial for their lives. My question is, how does society protect ordinary citizens from being slaughtered by mental incompetents?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:03 PM (tgvbd)
I don't know if this is true or not. It could have been your usual internet noise. But, maybe not.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)
One good thing: SC does not automatically release or dismissal the case if the bad guy is found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 06:04 PM (cYBz/)
This is why I thought the killing of Iryna was so significant. In fact, we appeared to be an RCH of Vigilance Committees from taking care of this problem - it's the Judge's, Bob.
But then (adjusts tinfoil hat) CK was assassinated which took The Judge Problem off the front pages. Suddenly CK was damn near universally known and hated neo-nazi... a one-off, really.... blah, blah, blah.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:04 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 08, 2026 06:04 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:05 PM (3ek7K)
"FBI Director Kash Patel
@FBIDirectorKash
32m
🚨🚨 FBI and our partners have arrested a former SOCOM employee, who supported our top-level military warfighters, for allegedly transmitting classified information to a member of the media.
Outstanding work by @FBICharlotte and the FBI Counterintelligence & Espionage Division - as well as our @TheJusticeDept partners.
Let this serve as a message to any would-be leakers: we’re working these cases, and we’re making arrests. This FBI will not tolerate those who seek to betray our country and put Americans in harm’s way."
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:05 PM (GD0B3)
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WBTV) - A United States marine was stabbed to death during a large fight in North Carolina on Easter Sunday.
The stabbing happened on North Front Street in downtown Wilmington, shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 5.
Wilmington police said they were called to a large fight that left two men with stab wounds, and then got word of another unrelated fight just a couple minutes after.
Both men involved in the first fight were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. One of them, 21-year-old Daniel Montano, did not survive. Sister-station WITN reported Montano served in the U.S. Marines and was stationed at Camp Lejeune.
Two days after the deadly stabbing, Wilmington police released pictures of someone they called a “person of interest” in the case.
That person appeared to be a man with dreadlocks, and was wearing a denim jacket with denim jeans, a pink t-shirt, and white shoes with blue and red accents.
....
WITN reported Montano was an inventory management specialist at Camp Lejeune, and that he was from San Bernardino, Calif.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 06:06 PM (Dv3i1)
Haven't there been cases where killers were confined to mental institutions, then they petitioned for release on the grounds they were cured?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:06 PM (tgvbd)
The stress, anxiety and sin?
Look for Him
Jesus Christ is waiting where He has always been
Right by your side
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 06:06 PM (c9rBD)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:06 PM (GD0B3)
FBI Director Kash Patel
@FBIDirectorKash
🚨🚨 FBI and our partners have arrested a former SOCOM employee, who supported our top-level military warfighters, for allegedly transmitting classified information to a member of the media.
Outstanding work by @FBICharlotte and the FBI Counterintelligence & Espionage Division - as well as our @TheJusticeDept partners.
Let this serve as a message to any would-be leakers: we’re working these cases, and we’re making arrests. This FBI will not tolerate those who seek to betray our country and put Americans in harm’s way.
https://is.gd/Ugyiaa
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (0XUP8)
Unfortunately we don't have mental institutions anymore where the crazed assholes could be locked up for life.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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More like a drug abusing piece of shit. The street pieces of shit floating around 'self medicate' with all sorts of crap that causes behavior like this including high potency marijuana or the synthetic THC crap sold in many gas stations.
So you get a chicken and egg situation--do mental patients make themselves insane by taking high potency drugs (appears yes in some cases) or do mental patients self medicate existing mental breakdowns with illegal drugs (again appears yes in some cases). Recently the causal arrow though has been increasingly pointing illegal drug use raises the likelihood of mental illness in a at least a majority of the cases.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Civil Involuntary Commitment is available in SC.
If the defendant is unfit and not likely to become fit, the criminal charges are not automatically dismissed. The Solicitor initiates commitment proceedings in Probate Court. Probate Court holds a hearing to determine if the person is mentally ill and meets civil commitment criteria. If criteria are met, the defendant is involuntarily committed to a DMH facility for treatment.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (cYBz/)
wikipedia via goggle:
Iryna’s Law (NC House Bill 307), passed in October 2025 following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, tightens criminal justice laws in North Carolina. It eliminates cashless bail for certain violent offenses, mandates mental health evaluations for defendants, and streamlines death penalty appeals.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: brak at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (DGlG8)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:03 PM (tgvbd)
I don't care if the dude can't understand the trial. The judge is the only one who needs to comprehend it, if the guy is too dangerous and has been killed he needs to be dealt with.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (8avO+)
But not firearms possession-firearms possession.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM (Kt19C)
I honestly don't care. If you did the killing, you should hang.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 06:08 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:08 PM (GD0B3)
The street pieces of shit floating around 'self medicate' with all sorts of crap that causes behavior like this including high potency marijuana or the synthetic THC crap sold in many gas stations.
No, no, no!!! Pot has no adverse effects at all. Sovereign cure for all that ails.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:08 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 06:08 PM (sAmhv)
The stress, anxiety and sin?
Look for Him
Jesus Christ is waiting where He has always been
Right by your side
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 06:06 PM (c9rB
Peter 3:15
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:09 PM (V4IXI)
I don't see why. If you've deliberately and willfully impaired your ability to think clearly and make good decisions, that should be an enhancement to the sentence, not a mitigating factor.
Sure, your judgement was impaired, but the impairment was deliberate and self-inflicted, meaning whatever you do with your impaired judgement is doubly your fault
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 06:09 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: ShainS
>And save the taxpayers a lot of money. I don't care about the legalities of competency.
What about rehabilitation?
The gallows are always looking for fresh meat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:09 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:09 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at April 08, 2026 06:10 PM (qUkBO)
Mentally incompetent. Found to be too batshit crazy to be responsible for the murder he committed, or for the future ones he'll commit after they release him again.
They should hang him, but with no hard feelings.
And get other mental incompetents to carve up the assholes who keep releasing him.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 08, 2026 06:10 PM (JZKGj)
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The defense held a séance and used a Ouija board to get testimony from "expert" witness Zombie Jeffrey Dahmer.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 06:10 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (yAteE)
Search results show multiple news reports stating Teresa Stokes has ties to recovery/behavioral‑health ventures (e.g., co‑founder or leadership roles with Pinnacle Recovery Services and reported association with Second Chance Services). Some outlets cite filings and LinkedIn/profile listings tying her to those organizations; others note some listings have been removed or remain unverified.
No authoritative source in the searches shows a formal judicial‑ethics finding or official determination that those ties constituted an actual conflict in Brown’s case — critics and lawmakers have called for review and removal, but I did not find a public ethics ruling or court order confirming a conflict.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (cYBz/)
Said freak was subsequently arrested after being found on the local college campus with a rifle.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at April 08, 2026 06:00 PM (AkKZw)
Truly, a Red Flag Law success story.
Posted by: pookysgirl, clearly sarcastic at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (yAteE)
Correction: He should have been dead before he got off the train.
Posted by: Paul Kersey at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: turambar at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:11 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (qUkBO)
There is a new drug now that is 40 times more potent than fentanyl.
The drug craze is going to get worse.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (cWLG3)
Lucky he did not have a semi automatic gun
Posted by: Paul at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (sDvuB)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: turambar
That was true for my late wife. Kept an army of them in business.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (cYBz/)
The drug craze is going to get worse.
Posted by: four seasons
Not if you don't give them narcan.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Of course the state Court wants to score a virtue point here.
Now for the federal case.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (BI5O2)
BOMBSHELL: Trump Eyes Massive Punishment for Backstabbing NATO Allies Who Abandoned America During Iran War – Troops to Be Shifted from France, Spain, and Italy – While Others Rewarded
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)
The drug craze is going to get worse.
hmmm.... just as ai is set to take everybody's job, increasing the population of useless eaters...
Posted by: anachronda needs a tinfoil hat at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (oY6Yp)
OK, I understand not putting mental incompetents on trial for their lives.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Why not?
It seems being incapable of rational thought -- and a killer -- makes someone more dangerous to society. That should be more reason for death penalty.
We jail (+) people for lots of reasons - punishment, retribution, establish sense of justice, make society more safe, deterrence,...
OK, so it is inhuman to punish someone who "does not understand difference between right and wrong"
But what about the other reasons. They seem to be more important if the guy is nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (zAO6l)
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Betray? Sounds like treason. Will leaker face the death penalty for putting US military at risk? That would send a message.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (Dv3i1)
Never forget - the police are here to protect the accused...
"Backlash, where are ye?"
Soon.
/ the Gods of the Copybook Headings
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (XuXeR)
"Uhhh, yeah your honor. I'm like, mentally ill and totally not responsible. Plus, that's not me on that camera footage, and she deserved it anyway."
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Chicago Vota at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (baPXJ)
Video evidence of a murder being committed, you're dead tomorrow. No appeal.
Posted by: Ben Had
What if it's an AI video?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)
Either the Pickens SC sheriff department or the police department published the warning about the new drug.
Apparently it's already in South Carolina.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (3ek7K)
indeed.
Posted by: lori daybell at April 08, 2026 06:16 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:16 PM (XuXeR)
There is a new drug now that is 40 times more potent than fentanyl.
The drug craze is going to get worse.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:12 PM (3ek7K)
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PARTY ON DUDE!!!
(sounds like FUD)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at April 08, 2026 06:17 PM (qUkBO)
typical Austin influence, fits right in
Posted by: DanMan at April 08, 2026 06:17 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)
I want Spain to be treated like Cuba was.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:17 PM (V4IXI)
There is an option for charges to be dismissed, but I am hopeful this is rare and in the case of someone who is incapacitated to the point of not being a risk any longer. Lawyers can weigh in here.
Again, I know we want a justice system, but what we have is a legal system. That legal system seems to be fraying a bit around the edges, though, but I am not sure this guy really is capable of understanding right from wrong.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 06:17 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (yAteE)
"Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information"
https://is.gd/IoFRP1
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (6CyTj)
Posted by: The person who always says that at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:07 PM
Yep and hospitals that do have facilities to lock these guys up only have a few beds and they can't keep anyone longer than 24 hours without a judge stepping in to order a longer psych hold.
Plus there is a negative financial incentive for the hospital to hold these guys because the vast majority do not have any insurance and they rely upon the state to reimburse them for any care they give. Reimbursement does not always happen.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (0N4FZ)
So what do we do about all the judges and prosecutors who ain't competent, either?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (3ek7K)
On the plus side, it's probably not habit-forming.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:19 PM (Sco7b)
OK, I understand not putting mental incompetents on trial for their lives.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Why not?
It seems being incapable of rational thought -- and a killer -- makes someone more dangerous to society. That should be more reason for death penalty.
We jail (+) people for lots of reasons - punishment, retribution, establish sense of justice, make society more safe, deterrence,...
OK, so it is inhuman to punish someone who "does not understand difference between right and wrong"
But what about the other reasons. They seem to be more important if the guy is nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (zAO6l)
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Exactly. If someone doesn't know what they did (MURDER) was wrong, they are 100% likely to try to do it again if the circumstances allow it. A malicious threat of a threat who can't help themselves, what difference does it make if you want to protect innocent members of your society from being MURDERED?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:19 PM (cWLG3)
So what do we do about all the judges and prosecutors who ain't competent, either?
re-elect them, mostly
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 06:19 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (V4IXI)
IIRC, it's an opioid developed in the 50s. Never marketed because it has respiratory side effects (you stop breathing)..
If that's the one...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:18 PM (3ek7K)
It's a skein of 100% superwash merino DK that got tossed into a crate full of kittens.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:15 PM (yAteE)
the problem with fentanyl is that it is slipped into everything illicit, and it is impossible to tell with street drugs. This will just be worse.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (rbvCR)
Even the craziest person knows murder is wrong.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:21 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 06:21 PM (Ot/FD)
What do you call a "D" student from law school?
Your Honor...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:21 PM (XuXeR)
Kindltot,
That is what is happening with the new drug.
Apparently it takes several doses of Narcan to avert death.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)
On the plus side, it's probably not habit-forming.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:19 PM (Sco7b)
Symptoms include death... and dry mouth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)
Now do the two New York Post
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 06:22 PM (6CyTj)
I suspect the regular tests won't pick it up...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:22 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)
>Didn't Rogan host a show where the guests were forced to eat insects and shit? He's like Jimmy Kimmel from the Man Show.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (Fbc0I)
It seems being incapable of rational thought -- and a killer -- makes someone more dangerous to society. That should be more reason for death penalty.
We jail (+) people for lots of reasons - punishment, retribution, establish sense of justice, make society more safe, deterrence,...
OK, so it is inhuman to punish someone who "does not understand difference between right and wrong"
But what about the other reasons. They seem to be more important if the guy is nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 06:14 PM (zAO6l)
One thing that pisses me off is that we evaluate for mental incapacity before the trial/conviction/sentencing takes place. I don't have a problem with doing the evaluation after sentencing to figure out where the sentence should be carried out. But they still committed the crime, so it's a matter of deciding whether they spend 30 years in a mental institution or a prison. They still need to serve their 30 years.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (y9nCu)
Awwwww gee. We only have 2 doses...
EMT
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (XuXeR)
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Interesting.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:24 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:24 PM (V4IXI)
I have repeatedly told you all that Joe Rogan is no smarter than the average Parrot.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 06:24 PM (TLp3A)
New Hampshire? Vermont?
Already used "Maine "
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (Fbc0I)
He's a bit loopy, but on the other hand millions of people watch/listen to his show. He does a good interview. Let's people talk eith occasionally prompting to keep them going.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)
IIRC, it's an opioid developed in the 50s. Never marketed because it has respiratory side effects (you stop breathing)..
If that's the one...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:20 PM (XuXeR)
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Are you ready for 100,000 more George Floyd's annually?
/only half-joking
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (6CyTj)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (Fbc0I)
Not forced, they were rewarded
But good job at hitting that "conservatives have disgust" button. It is sure to get a crusade started against Rogan too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (rbvCR)
But what about the other reasons. They seem to be more important if the guy is nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)
The vast majority of criminals do not understand difference between right and wrong.
I'd rather have a cold blooded calculated premeditated murderer go free than some guy that just pops off and kills someone due to be 'dissed or whatever.
The guy popping off will still pop off. The calculated murderer probably won't have another one worth the risk.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:25 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 06:26 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)
I want Spain to be treated like Cuba was.
Trump is clearly briar-patching Europe at this point. I had one Euro online warn me his crazy behavior was going to get us kicked out and I replied "Thank God". He's trying to make their anger overcome their laziness to keep sucking at our defense tit.
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 06:26 PM (k7lc2)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (ynpvh)
https://archive.is/mTw1Q
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 06:26 PM (k7lc2)
I cannot see them dissolving NATO, they have NO option.
Of course, that has never stopped anyone on a range of emotional situations before.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)
Cali does not require wet pipe sprinklers or were they just out of fire water (again)?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:28 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)
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Then we can find out if Russia (or China) think there's anything worth taking in western Europe.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 06:29 PM (cWLG3)
Cali does not require wet pipe sprinklers or were they just out of fire water (again)?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:28 PM (/lPRQ)
Firewater is an accelerant, no?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 06:29 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Kindltot
>I didn't start any crusade, I just think he's another loudmouthed clown and he should stick to MMA.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 06:29 PM (Fbc0I)
Completely judge made law.
Justice and fairness does not require they understand the charges against them. Or that they committed a crime.
That's a goofy, retarded outgrowth of pretending punishment is about rehabilitation of the criminal.
Soft on crime, lefty academic ivory tower law school bullshit.
Which removes the victim as irrelevant. And society.
Or:
Mercy to the criminal is cruelty to the victims.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 06:29 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 06:30 PM (q177U)
Admittedly I dislike Spain like a lot of people dislike France.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 06:30 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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In the 70s, we have been through all this crap. The legal argument (as I recall,...) was that if they are nuts they can not properly defend themselves.
Fuck them. Try them "in absentia" then. I don't see why their problems make it a bigger problem for society. Suicidal empathy. marxism.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 06:30 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 06:26 PM (k7lc2)
Weaning groups away from the tits is almost impossible.
Quebec will never leave Canada. And our natives make American blacks look reasonable in their constant demands.
And no politician tells them to pound sand.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 06:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:31 PM (yAteE)
Okay, we've all been young and kinda stupid when out partying.
You have a "friend" who says "hey pop this pill and you'll feel great."
The problem, besides being stupid to take some pill is so much stuff is laced with fentanyl or the new drug.
We need to educate our children to be smart and not take any kind of pill that is offered to them.
Besides trying to educate our kids I don't know what else to do.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 06:32 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:32 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 06:32 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 06:32 PM (GD0B3)
But remember, ICE and the GOP are the monsters.
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 06:33 PM (oiNtH)
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Every country should have sent escorts for their tankers, or tankers carrying their crude.
Mentioned before, if I was Chyna I'd have some ships there the day it started - protect their crude and observe military capabilities.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:33 PM (/lPRQ)
\There is a new drug now that is 40 times more potent than fentanyl
Which means that drug cartels only have to smuggle in 1 lb of the new shit to give dope fiends the same 40 lbs of fentanyl high (which is about 30-50 times as potent as old-school uncut heroin). Greatly simplifies your smuggling operation, once you take into account the effects after stepping on it for retail sale.
When you do the math, I believe that it means that 1 lb of the new stuff is equal around 1600 lbs of raw heroin.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 06:34 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken
Well, Iryna family does not live here, but if they did they would find it a target rich environment for people who did similar bad things.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 06:35 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (gQ15S)
"Admittedly I dislike Spain like a lot of people dislike France"
Well I'm Mexican so disliking Spain is practically a requirement, them and there weird, lispy gay-sounding Spanish.
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 06:37 PM (jcYoI)
Something that always pisses me off. Leftoids whine about all the time about the plight of the poor. But they don't really care about the poor. Wanna know how?
It's possible to climb out of poverty. But every single break has to go your way. It takes self-discipline. Screw up and you're back where you started.
So what do Leftoids do? From their towers in academia, espouse policies and positions that almost guarantee life-long and generational poverty for those with little to begin with and no margin for error. No-fault divorce. Sexual license. Single parenthood. Drug legalization. Crappy educational standards. A constant sense of grievance and never taking responsibility. Encouraging bad behavior and impulses. And denouncing ordinary virtues as repression.
But poor people are lucrative for the Leftoids. All that welfare and assistance money blowing around. Just hold up a basket and you can collect tons of it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:38 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 06:41 PM (FkiGB)
Completely judge made law.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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M'Naughton's rule dates from the 1840's after the assassination (only successful one) of a British Prime Minister. Adopted by most states in the US shortly after. Some countries and states have guilty but insane and require for a heinous murder that the person serve their sentence out in a state mental hospital rather than prison gen pop.
It is actually a lot tougher standard than most people figure and the burden of proof flips to the defendant and requires the defendant to admit guilt to apply the justification defense that they were mentally ill. Plus, state gets their forensic psychologist/psychiatrist to evaluate the patient because the patient is 'evidence'. That abrogates the 5th amendment as the defendant must answer questions as they have already had to admit guilt to claim insanity in the first place.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 06:44 PM (E4rtv)
have any trouble with hackers? My last blog (wordpress)
was hacked and I ended up losing many months of hard work
due to no data backup. Do you have any solutions to stop hackers?
Posted by: SITUS BOKEP at April 08, 2026 08:27 PM (tnVte)
Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 08:42 PM (wm3Sw)
Trump to Megyn Kelly: "May She Rest in Peace"
I didn't even hear she was sick. Does she have blood coming out of her... whatever?
Megyn Kelly, the Norma Desmond of Podcasters, is raging about... Trump's tweets. Yes, everything is 2015 again. But let's face it -- this was Megyn Kelly's real position all along. She just goes to where she thinks the traffic is. From 2023 to 2025, the clicks were in pretending to be More MAGA Than Trump. And now? The clicks from Pakistan are in attacking Trump as a madman and not a "normal person" and sucking up to Cavernous Nostrils and her army of lunatics spreading lies about Erika Kirk being a lesbian child sex trafficker and a murderess.
Megyn Kelly TORE into President Trump over his "completely irresponsible and disgusting" social media posts on Tuesday: "I don't know about you, but I am sick of this sh*t! I'm just-- I'm sick of it. Can't he just behave like a normal human? I mean, honestly, like the president--'3D chess'--just shut up! F*cking shut up about that sh*t! You don't threaten to wipe out an entire civilization. We're talking about civilians, just casually in a social media post." "I am the first to try to understand Trump and his strategy and not freak out over his weird social media posts and language that is loose and incendiary. Truly, I've lived with it for ten plus years. I learned it the hard way, when I was on the receiving end of it for nine months, and truly I think that was a gift to me in many ways because it helped me really come to understand what he does with his social media. But this is completely irresponsible and disgusting. This is wrong. It's wrong. He should not be doing it." "I don't care that it's a--his negotiation tactic is to kill an entire country full of civilians--men, women, and children-- an American president, so that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened? It's just wrong. It's not hard to say it, it's not hard to recognize it. I wish he would stop doing this. Like, he can't negotiate without doing this? What does that say about him?" "What does that say about the position that our country is in right now in these negotiations? He's got to say this? He can't be a dignified, strong leader without threatening a bunch of war crimes? Like what is he, Genghis Khan? Like, what is he trying to do and why can't he do it with strength -- threats, sure, go for it -- that don't diminish and demean the United States of America in this way?"
Megyn Kelly TORE into President Trump over his “completely irresponsible and disgusting” social media posts on Tuesday: “I don’t know about you, but I am sick of this sh*t! I’m just– I’m sick of it. Can’t he just behave like a normal human? I mean, honestly, like the… pic.twitter.com/7IbgxTpUaY
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) April 8, 2026
Megyn Kelly speaks out of both sides of her mouth about President Trump and Iran, yet again- with Glenn Greenwald of all people. 🙄
— Ally (@AllyJKiss) April 8, 2026
Megyn Kelly 2025: President Trump had actually had the balls to do what other presidents wouldn’t do.
Megyn Kelly 2026: Netanyahu and President… pic.twitter.com/d70kCgBVex
BonchieAnd now she's back into NBC Morning Show for AWFULs mode. Oh boy, I can't even imagine the gasket this bleach-blonde NPC AWFUL will blow over Trump saying "May she rest in peace."
@bonchieredstate She went from an anti-Trump, pro-transing the kids mainstream press star to
"MAGA" the moment she needed to keep the money flowing. It's so transparent.
President Trump:
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) April 8, 2026
“Megyn Kelly, may she rest in peace. She’s sorta made a career by pretending she likes me…”https://t.co/Fu7j3S3aLi https://t.co/ZSBwEVJLsO pic.twitter.com/04WNDoeLYE
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GF at April 08, 2026 04:40 PM (orrlH)
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Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (0sNs1)
The Blue Sky terminal online used to describe the demons in Frieren as allegories for minorities.
Now they have flipped to a new page of programming, the demons are now white people.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (2GVsD)
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Posted by: President Trump to that whore Meagin Kelly at April 08, 2026 04:42 PM (/1l9x)
And leftist "news" outlets are framing such unhinged ranting as "Influential Conservative Voices."
GFY, retarded scrunt.
Posted by: The Mullahs at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (So85e)
You're welcome, Bulg.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (n17eQ)
Man, a lot of people getting acute TDS.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (zAO6l)
Anyway . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 04:44 PM (2GVsD)
the only thing B about meghan is a cluster personality type
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:44 PM (1wjle)
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Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:42 PM (vE0+H)
I still remember her smirk as she prepared to be the one that was going to take down Trump at the debates.
Fuck that grifting bitch to hell.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 04:45 PM (dK+Kv)
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Posted by: President Trump to that whore Meagin Kelly at April 08, 2026 04:42 PM (/1l9x)
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She has tits?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:46 PM (+TlVp)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:46 PM (77rzZ)
Mike Nesmith wore his signature green wool hat (or "wool cap") to his 1965 Monkees audition to keep his hair out of his eyes, having ridden his motorcycle to the studio. Producers liked the look, which helped him stand out as the "Wool Hat" character, leading to it becoming his trademark look early in the show.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (n17eQ)
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Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (UjdFS)
It might not have been that exactly fine grained - or maybe it was moreso - but it was close and I award myself one million internet points for seeing through one of the most transparent sows on earth.
Anyone who would let themselves be used the way FNC did with her at that debate, like some kind of Truth Barbie fronting for some Rich Mainstream Pseudo-Republican Liberal Fag of the Hour, was always going to go this way.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (vE0+H)
oh it did? Sometimes I accidentally delete threads. What happens is... I post the thread from my phone. (I was out varnishing.)
But on my computer it's still in "draft." So I go to my computer to make a correction and hit save. But now I'm saving it to draft!
I keep doing that. I didn't realize I did it again.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (1wjle)
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Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (V362x)
She's really transparent. I wish he'd ignore her and not make her relevant.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (CgGlp)
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He really got her with "have blood coming out of her... whatever.." But this? Even better.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (pDt9x)
I gotta learn to stop doing that.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (UjdFS)
last year, during the early stages of candace owens' "just asking questions" about erika kirk, megyn apparently received a lot of criticism for her equivocation between owens' and erika kirk's respective positions on charlie's assassination, and began a podcast with some rant like "fuck you, turn me off then."
i've never deleted a podcast feed from my app so quickly.
i actually don't have a problem with criticism of trump's tendency to rehearse the first thought that comes into his mind. joint hormuz tools with iran a "beautiful thing" ? come the fuck on, mr president.
but it's sad to see how easily i had been fooled by this narcissistic grifter.
Posted by: pH at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (BklYW)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (abIsI)
You know, like what happened to Josh Marshall, some totally different blogger
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: weew at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (S4IL1)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:50 PM (+gA9j)
If you want a bag of antlers, great.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:51 PM (pDt9x)
He's freaking awesome. she's of course going to claim its a death threat.
He's going to tool on how she's dead for a week. She'll freak out.
watch.
Posted by: its not an accident he's done it like a million times now at April 08, 2026 04:51 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:51 PM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 04:51 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (MmH/W)
Precise and brutal. Chef's kiss
Posted by: weew
Is Tucker her Holden? Or is he her Max?
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (3ek7K)
Lol. I've always heard it phrased that " at some point you choose between your ass or your face."
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (3q1Kc)
Unlike some women mentioned here at the HQ in a hitting context, she doesn't make me immediately go for Ace's classic "are you in prison that you're that desperate?" But definitely still some perversion involved.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)
This place wouldn't be this place if you did.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (bNf8H)
Conservatives in the main are easy sales. We spread our legs for anyone who for five seconds doesn't sound like a communist freak America hating retardation filled illegal and now islamist loving and Jew-hating jibber jabberer. I am here to give anyone who wants one a way to short circuit some of this in the future:
Do not trust Rubio, nor DeSantis - and Vance is unfortunately owned. I still have some degree of hope that Vance will at least stave off the commies in favor of some of the Big Fag Republicanism we were accustomed to before Trump, but wearing a slightly more scary-conservative mask, but it's quite faint.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (1wjle)
It's back, but now the last half of it is one big link.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (8mulE)
==
um...I think she will respond with "I am younger and he will go first.." or something similar. She is a be-yatch after all. We shall see!!
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (GD0B3)
as I said, I listened to her for two reasons: To hear a proxy for liberal feminist AWFULs, which Me-Again is and always has been and always will be. She went to Fox, for example, not because she was conservative, but because she is an opportunist enough to know that Fox hired pretty blonde women for practically no better reason than that they are pretty and blonde.
Kelly claimed her AWFUL friends were turning to Trump in 2020. Of course they didn't. (Or maybe they did -- maybe the election was stolen.)
Either way, she provided no real insight into AWFUL voting patterns. I kept checking in using her as a proxy for liberal women who might possibly pretend to vote for Republicans, but then she became a deranged and bitter ideologue and had no further use for me as a proxy.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)
I saw a story on Daily Mail yesterday. I think it was about her. Is she married to some guy, Counselo?
Anyways the way she lets her husband know she's not servicing him when they go to bed she puts in her retainer.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (3ek7K)
what happened
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (3q1Kc)
And for some that's one and the same!
Posted by: Lena Dunham at April 08, 2026 04:54 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (MmH/W)
First the oral sex ...
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:54 PM (kvcnI)
And Me-Again is like 50% frivolous bitchy gossipy Queen Bee bullshit.
But fuck this bitch. And not just for eating crackers.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:54 PM (1wjle)
what happened
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 04:53 PM (ZxPkt)
The whore's name is whatever you want it to be. Or so I've heard.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:54 PM (vE0+H)
Unlike some women mentioned here at the HQ in a hitting context, she doesn't make me immediately go for Ace's classic "are you in prison that you're that desperate?" But definitely still some perversion involved.
She's the hottest thing in Flatland.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (Riz8t)
Another big-time influencer.
Social media is for cracking jokes and drama and trolling the media. And cat videos.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (Fbc0I)
what happened
Posted by: Don Black
Failed affair between them, according to my wife.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: pahound at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (HJCDN)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (2GVsD)
They probably would hate her there. She's turned coat too many times.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 04:56 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Maria "Skeletor" Shriver. at April 08, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:56 PM (YwEeS)
I gotta learn to stop doing that.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)
Could be worse
Posted by: Self Banning and Busty Lesbians at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (vE0+H)
It’s not like they’re not familiar with turning their political “opinions” on a dime.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (EXyHK)
Goldmines? Or Rising Sun?
Both Sean Connery.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Paul at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (hYedo)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 04:47 PM (vFG9F)
Prince Charles has entered the chat...
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (q177U)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (EXyHK)
Yeah, but she was on Foxnews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
The Highlander. As delivered by Clancy Brown to “Candy”.
So there is a Connery Connection.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 04:58 PM (MmH/W)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (3ek7K)
(Hugely breasted woman): "I'm Plenty. Plenty O'Toole."
Bond: "Named for your father, I expect?"
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 04:52 PM (MmH/W)
First the oral sex ...
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:54 PM (kvcnI)
Ackshully... he was required to tie her down on a bed and give her a good spanking, and possibly spank several others, then he could do with her as he liked. And after the spanking, the oral sex.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:00 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:00 PM (anL5R)
"Hi, I'm Plenty."
"But of course you are."
"Plenty O'Toole."
"Named after your father, I expect?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CElBVpRFk4Q
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 05:01 PM (1wjle)
I agree with her on this. Make all the threats you want against the kooky Mahdist cult regime controlling Iran. But don't threaten the Iranian nation, that just tends to drive them to identify with the government. The Iranian people are not the enemy.
Trump often does a poor job of differentiating the regime from the nation. He is ultra realpolitik, Trump deals with Kim Jong Un, Putin, Lukashenko, Xi, and so on with little thought for their legitimacy.
At one level that's fine, he's not prone to going around the world tilting at windmills seeking regime change everywhere, which is generally a good thing.
On the other hand, in Iraq his policy is not going to work beyond the very short term without regime change.
He should not allow himself to get sucked into the Israeli mindset of tribalism where they are enemies because they are Arab or Persian or Egyptian and these enemy tribes are Amalek who should be killed man, woman and child and their animals too. Tribalism may be the organizing principle of Israel but it is not our organizing principle.
Posted by: TITP at April 08, 2026 05:01 PM (r3hkP)
What's your name?
Pussy Galore.
Dammit, that is 'I must be dreaming.'
So it is rising sun.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:01 PM (zZu0s)
These days just because you have a soapbox doesn't mean you're important or insightful.
And finally, bitch eat a sandwich.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:01 PM (V4IXI)
Dropping acid?
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Weird how that works huh?
They’re all actors paid to read lines from a teleprompter.
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 05:02 PM (MmH/W)
tq for the correction ... couldn't be bothered to check yt
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (3ek7K)
The problem is Islamists of all varieties.
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 05:04 PM (kvcnI)
My position is that we've spoken and negotiated with diplomatic courtesy for over a half a century and we have not really advanced in solving the problem . Time to try a new diplomacy tactic.
What will it hurt?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (V4IXI)
I can think of nothing better than to have Trump removed from society for one year so he can contemplate the manner in which he's been conducting himself.... I know I will.
Posted by: Judge Arthur Vandelay at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (DqQS/)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (1wjle)
Like "All Things Considered" which is actually "Only Communism Considered" - but it had a ring like people were thinking and not just crying every three seconds about the next hair on fire episode. They even had a word for it when it seemed to benefit Republicans in the 90's. "OUTRAGE"
Can you imagine them still making fun of us for OUTRAGE when it's literally been their one product since August 2016? Just kidding they do. They *still* pretend that OUTRAGE is the sole propriety of the Right. And you also wouldn't believe we used to wake up daily to a Left that would make fun of religious types for their moralizing. Does the Left do a SINGLE THING other than constant 100% phony moralizing? They are so weird. Like demons except less interesting and more evil.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (vE0+H)
Nope.
1. We pretty much ended the German and Japanese civilizations. We were, in fact, preparing to kill ALL the Japanese.
2. Sparing civilians makes war last longer, thereby further harming civilians.
3. In spite of all that... the US and Israel have scrupulously avoided harming civilians.
If we can't talk shit, about a country we're bombing, we may as well curl up and die.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)
The month is young, Megyn. Give him a little time!
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 05:06 PM (9MWCZ)
Posted by: Joe Mama at April 08, 2026 05:06 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (kvcnI)
You're quite welcome. Sometimes it's handy to have more in common with elephants than my physique.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (ExV1e)
Well, that is sort of the European model: fund war against a country and expect cordial non-shitty trade relations at the same time.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (EXyHK)
Learn to clean toilets
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (abIsI)
I'm all for what Trump's doing and I also am intelligent enough to understand what his negotiation style is because I'm not a sub-midwit like some of these broke-dick podcast whores. However, can we have Trump turn it back down to 11 from 12.5 with regard to the shit he posts?
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (1wj
He was a good villain in Bad Boys. ( the Sean Penn movie)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment
>The way to a woman's heart is to give her a sammich. These bitches are starving and their brain switches into a carnivorous killer mode.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (Fbc0I)
Nope.
1. We pretty much ended the German and Japanese civilizations. We were, in fact, preparing to kill ALL the Japanese.
2. Sparing civilians makes war last longer, thereby further harming civilians.
3. In spite of all that... the US and Israel have scrupulously avoided harming civilians.
If we can't talk shit, about a country we're bombing, we may as well curl up and die.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)
=====
Oh, yeah. We ended Japanese civilization all right. About the first thing MacArthur did as the new constitution was being written was to include womens' suffrage.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (3ek7K)
"Oh, no! Anyways..."
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (9MWCZ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 08, 2026 05:03 PM (PSEDc)
He actually did voice work in Mass Effect: Andromeda as a hero. Really good. But they killed him off (spoilers for a 10 year old game.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)
Normal Like who Megyn? Obama? He was pretty normal and F’d this country up big time. You cheered him along too. We remember.
------------
"Miss Me Yet, Me-Again?"
/Let's Poop Brandon!
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Only if the definition describes a governmental regime. Which may be an expanded def, but I don't care. We know how Trump speaks and if pressed on it at a different time he might have clarified, but again ( points to the don't care button )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (pHTNC)
And that's a valid counterpoint.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:09 PM (oqH4h)
==
No. The country is in a bad place, and needs fixin' World also.
But you silly bitches get all caught up in "process crimes". Fck that. Results. I don't really care if it looks pretty or not. The time for ribbon curls on a nicely wrapped present is long over. Wake up. This isn't a movie. There isn't a script. You aren't going to impress people that machine gun their own population with your decorum.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:09 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:09 PM (3ek7K)
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (+gA9j)
Let the Deep State run the County?
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (EXyHK)
My ancestors left Europe for a reason. I'm totally cool with making nice with former adversaries AFTER the fight... I love Japan... but, during the fight? You're either crying uncle or joining the dodos.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (ExV1e)
5pm
MS Now - Democrats see signs of momentum ahead of midterms. Trump doesn't seem to knkw what he thinks day to day...lol
CNN - Trump trashes ceasefire media coverage. Tapper needs space diapers.
The Five on FoxNews. Jessica bitch is there. No Emily. #sad
CBC - a fifth 'conservative' mp defects to the Liberals. Cunning stunt...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:11 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:11 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (oqH4h)
Trump wouldn't be president if he wasn't Trump. Yes he should maybe "tone it down" because he's president but he's not going to because that's not what Trump would do.
Besides, something he does must work on some level, he has a planet aligned against him, and us, and he seems to be able to wake up each day and enforce his will anyway.
As I have said here many times, everyone on our side wants someone who will upset the status quo and start breaking shit until someone starts upsetting the status quo and breaking shit and then suddenly it's like "oh no!! but what about the **RULES**"!!!!!
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (vE0+H)
>The way to a woman's heart is to give her a sammich. These bitches are starving and their brain switches into a carnivorous killer mode.
===
they refuse to eat. they don't get that boney look because they are underserved. Don't fuckn mess with them. Joyless is an understatement. Just move on.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (anL5R)
I don’t know if it’s the same posters and don’t care enough to look it up, but yes, I have seen complaints about this in the comments. Complaints about Lincoln prosecuting the war, too.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (EXyHK)
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (+gA9j)
He may have been Yankee scum but he wasn't wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (ExV1e)
having dealt with more than a few boney blonde lawyerettes over the years. No. Absolutely fucking not.
____________
So Ann Coulter is right out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:14 PM (tgvbd)
“Of course you are.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 04:55 PM (EXyHK)
https://clip.cafe/highlander-1986/of-course-are/
Posted by: SciVo at April 08, 2026 05:14 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (vE0+H)
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The actions I'm more than fine with.
I'm just saying that the dude might try the old ***Types*** ***Deletes*** thing a lot of us around here do, every once in a while. That's all. He hands the left ammunition to run to the TV cameras and screech and there are a LOT of dumb people in this country that vote based on Muh Optics. I don't like it any more than you do but that's what it is.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (vFG9F)
lol look in the mirror.
Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (Qx+VI)
____________
So Ann Coulter is right out?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:14 PM (tgvbd)
====
Ann who?
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (rj6Yv)
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (+gA9j)
He may have been Yankee scum but he wasn't wrong.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:12 PM (ExV1e)
He's the answer to another of my favorite trivia questions.
Who was the first school president of LSU?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (V4IXI)
____________
So Ann Coulter is right out?
==
Seriously? Does she look like fun to you?
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)
I would argue we ended Nazism and the cult of the Emperor but not German and Japanese civilization.
And we are now on friendly terms with the Japanese nation and more or less with the Germans as well.
The biggest blow to German civilization has not been from us but from the likes of crypto-Marxists like Frau Merkel and their mass immigration of third worlders and muslims.
Smartly, the Japanese have avoided this.
Posted by: TITP at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (r3hkP)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (3ek7K)
On thing that he never gets credit for...
Trump has more of the world actually aligned with the US than has been the case since, at least, 1945. Not "I'll gladly let you give my money while I sneer about how backward you are and work counter to your country's needs" aligned. Actually, for real, pulling the rope in the same direction aligned.
And that's because there is Iron in the words of Orange Man for all to see.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at April 08, 2026 05:08 PM (pHTNC)
What gives you the impression that this bag of bones is eating crackers (or anything else)?
It'd be like banging a pile of deer antlers held together by rubber bands.
In the face, she looks like a well put together tranny who is aging decently.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (K3f7J)
==
Seriously? Does she look like fun to you?
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (anL5R)
She's a little long in the tooth.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:07 PM (oqH4h)
Trump will be 80 in June.
I am pretty sure he’s not going to change at this point.
He is a big talker and has always been a big talker.
This time he got a ceasefire deal out of his latest social media threat.
The only way Trump stops talking shit on social media is if there is no social media to do it on.
He says things I’d never say, but I’m not Trump.
So let Trump be Trump and watch him get things done the Trump way.
The man has less than three years left and is facing impeachment, again, if the Dems win so he is getting all the dirty work done, and settling as much American family business as he can before then.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)
Whatever softer talk that a Megyn Kelly, or any Democrat, would have said to them would have failed.
Posted by: Wofus at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (CNa+A)
I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers, or so the saying goes.
Posted by: Easy the Elder
Look at that fucking bitch. Sitting there eating crackers.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (MmH/W)
I certainly don't know why it all has to be so cartoonish, but I cannot argue with the man's results!
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (9MWCZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (3ek7K)
We ended the Japanese Shogun mentality civilization.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (V4IXI)
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:10 PM (+gA9j)
__________
"The humanising of war? You might as well talk about the humanizing of Hell! The essence of war is violence! Moderation in war is imbecility!" - Admiral Jackie Fisher
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (tgvbd)
Diogenes' No-good, Rotten Horrible Geezer Golf Day - a limerick
Diogenes liked to have fun
He kept those old geezers on the run
'Til his lucky socks let him down
He told his wife with a frown,
"Darn it, Hon! I got a hole in one!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (qgHp7)
***
Even on my worst round of golf I wouldn't let Megyn touch my balls.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Shapiro at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Decaf at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (Tbs6N)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 05:19 PM (EXyHK)
I would. I gave her a perfectly good cheeseburger!
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 05:19 PM (9MWCZ)
Posted by: Ben Shapiro at April 08, 2026 05:18 PM (ycI94)
Right?
Posted by: Candy Owens at April 08, 2026 05:19 PM (MmH/W)
Fun stuff.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 05:20 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (oqH4h)
Goebbels (and the like) said good propaganda can make the people believe Hell is Heaven and Heaven is Hell. Trump could cure cancer, end homelessness and achieve world peace while singing like Pavarotti and triple lindying into a quadruple axel and the Left would still run to the cameras and make him into evil, unhinged monster.
As Brit Lass says "hung for a sheep as a lamb". He has earned the right to tweet and say whatever the fuck he wants. I will never ever give a shit about anything a leftist says or does - or can say or do - ever again.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:20 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: TITP at April 08, 2026 05:01 PM (r3hkP)
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Fascinating. Tell us more about the Israeli mindset and tribalism.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)
We loves Presdint Obana and mist him.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 08, 2026 05:20 PM (B1QDm)
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My theory has long been that Trump's Superpower. The thing that makes him Trump, is that the somehow forces his adversaries to say and do the things that they must not say or do. He baits them. The destroy civilization thing, was not just a message to the Iranian idiots. It was designed to trigger the never trump/libs. Their over reaction gave him space to do what he did later, which is cease-fire. Its not dumb luck. He can pull strings like nobody I've seen. Puppet Master.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:21 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Pawl at April 08, 2026 05:21 PM (vFG9F)
"But of course you are."
"Plenty O'Toole."
"Named after your father, I expect?"
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Holy Cow! I thought I knew all the Bonds, but seeing it in writing, now I get the second part ! lol
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:21 PM (GD0B3)
Smart women recognize when other women are full of shit.
I've never trusted Kelly. She has a look to me that says I'm full of shit.
I've never liked her. You can see what she is in her eyes.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:22 PM (3ek7K)
Those young ladies would destroy that shit, - bones everywhere and bbq sauce all over their faces. Always brought a smile to my face.
Kelly looks like she's missing a spare rib.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 05:22 PM (Fbc0I)
Are we talking about Pam Bondi now?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 05:15 PM (abIsI)
*Perks up*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 05:22 PM (xcxpd)
Just curious, who is Vance "owned" by, and if you have time, where does that conclusion come from?
Posted by: RM at April 08, 2026 05:23 PM (n/1Oj)
he isn't talking to you. Or the media, or the Dems, or anyone except the Iranian regime, and maybe the citizens who need a push to rise up.
They think they can wait him out -- he is telling them that Donnie DGAF and will go medieval on their asses.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 05:23 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 05:23 PM (cWLG3)
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If I wanted to listen to Cucker Tarlson's crack rants, I would watch his "Network". No need to repost it here.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Fn30I)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (yAteE)
Nothing says taco like bombing the shit out of Iran and it's leaders for 5 weeks.
Crap like this makes me kind of wish Iran would take out Paris or London. Or Trump goes in Civilization destroying mode. But they'd forget everything tomorrow.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Cqx++)
Apparently, you can just do things.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (TLp3A)
And it apparently works
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 05:26 PM (xcxpd)
You send a message. You aren't dealing with the status quo.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:26 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:26 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:21 PM (anL5R)
Spot on!
He is laser focused on what is best for America. He absolutely uses the full power of his office to achieve his goals. He plays the media like a pro and half of them don't even realize it and the other half can't help themselves.
It's beautiful to behold.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)
The question is, who will be the next false idol raised up?
Posted by: Sam at April 08, 2026 05:27 PM (7jMef)
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Give the cocaine some time to do its work . . .
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:27 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Tommy at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)
Yup ... done for today.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (kvcnI)
As Brit Lass says "hung for a sheep as a lamb". He has earned the right to tweet and say whatever the fuck he wants. I will never ever give a shit about anything a leftist says or does - or can say or do - ever again.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:20 PM (vE0+H)
This. Why on earth would we care what the left thinks of us? Heck, we already know: they hate us and think life would be perfect if we were to suddenly disappear one day. Some of the are trying to help that along.
Posted by: moki at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (wLjpr)
I read the tweet, I understand who it is meant for, and how he is trying to "concentrate their minds" and I think good.
He wants them to know that they are fighting to preserve an empty husk because if they don't stop fighting Iran will be unrecognizable. No, not the people or even the buildings, but the islamofascist civilization. The old guys with sticks beating women for showing their hair and everything they thought they were building.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (zAO6l)
refresh my memory, what did Henry do that advanced the US position?
Posted by: DanMan at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (8uzBS)
Nothing says taco like bombing the shit out of Iran and it's leaders for 5 weeks.
Crap like this makes me kind of wish Iran would take out Paris or London. Or Trump goes in Civilization destroying mode. But they'd forget everything tomorrow.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Sco7b)
Their one animating principle, the figurine at the center of their shrine, is that Trump is wrong. Always. Regardless. That it is impossible for him to be right.
This is vitally important for the left and the 'right' because if Trump is correct, then they've been wrong... forever. And that cannot be because they care so very, very, much. About something.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (ExV1e)
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I listened some of Karoline's WH presser. 10 times she was told that verbatim. **THE MEMO WENT OUT!
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: RM at April 08, 2026 05:23 PM (n/1Oj)
Them.
And just me baby. Just me.
(that's Ellipsis speak for I don't have to justify myself to you, enjoy)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (vE0+H)
They said Eisenhower was stupid.
They said Reagan was stupid.
They're saying Trump is stupid.
They're stupid.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (tgvbd)
Look at me, I'm so cute or pretty.
Because of that I know you will listen to what I have to say and agree because you have dreams of *ucking me.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:30 PM (3ek7K)
the Greys
just like everyone else
Posted by: brak at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (jGJov)
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I listened some of Karoline's WH presser. 10 times she was told that verbatim. **THE MEMO WENT OUT!
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (GD0B3)
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No way even she believed he was talking about nuking the women and children.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (zZu0s)
Clancy Brown's father and grandfather were US representatives from Ohio. Blanchester area.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (tgvbd)
Then we get Trump. Who is not always nice and says things that cause our gentlemanly spirits to cringe, and has been this way for decades and is not going to change now that he's nearly 80 year old.
But he gets things done that voters want done, finally. He causes people and institutions to show who they really are now that they've grown corrupt and despotic. He really does want America to be Great Again and has shown that our decline is a choice and it can be reversed.
To quote Lincoln when asked about the unloved and drunk Gen. Grant - "I can't spare this man, he fights"
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:30 PM (3ek7K)
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Karoline Leavitt, is that you?
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 05:28 PM (zAO6l)
Because people are retarded- including me for fucking up this comment the first time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)
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Yes. They are already screwed. He was telling them, if you don't stop. You won't be able to rebuild. I'll take away your ability to be anything in the future. You'll be thunderdome. With no way to repair, rebuild or even function as a anything more than a middle ages society that would soon be cut up into fiefdoms of some other regional powers.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:30 PM (3ek7K)
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Karoline Leavitt, is that you?
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)
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She's taken brah!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (cWLG3)
*flaps flippers*
Posted by: Big Penguin at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (vFG9F)
Sure you can.
He said it.
He got everyone's attention.
The mullahs know he means it.
Bully pulpit!
Makes ya wonder how many lives will be saved???
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (Wmg4n)
For as long as I can remember as a voting Demographic these were the descriptions of Republicans: stupid, evil or both 40 plus years of this . There was never any critique of their ideas or plans. It found it redundant then. Now I find it both redundant and boring and untrue.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:33 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:33 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 05:32 PM (cWLG3)
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Me too and happily but I dreams are dreams lol
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:33 PM (oqH4h)
Nothing says taco like bombing the shit out of Iran and it's leaders for 5 weeks.
Crap like this makes me kind of wish Iran would take out Paris or London. Or Trump goes in Civilization destroying mode. But they'd forget everything tomorrow.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Sco7b)
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People who use "TACO" and "Trump" are desperate, soulless ghouls who aren't worth a second of one's time. I have the coffee cup and the t-shirt to remind me of his courage and patriotism. What I hear is the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the creeps beating at the door.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 05:34 PM (rj6Yv)
Just curious, what's your stance on hrt, o lady of the leggings?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:34 PM (lQ+/f)
She will talk about anything that gets to people to pay attention to her.
How do we know if it's true about the HRT?
We don't, but it gets some people talking about it.
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:34 PM (3ek7K)
I thought the autocorrect was more pithy this time. “For as long as I can remember as a voting Demographic” is a nice turn of phrase.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 05:35 PM (EXyHK)
She wears training bras and needs a new haircut. Why should I believe anything she says?
I haven't liked her since 2016. Prior to that debate I did. I have given her the side eye since.
Not quite as crazy as Candace Popeye, but close.Same squad. Cucker wants to belong but they told him know. He was also rejected by the Lincoln Project gang. Which is why he has his furrowed brow.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:35 PM (WONhk)
For as long as I can remember as a voting Demographic these were the descriptions of Republicans: stupid, evil or both 40 plus years of this . There was never any critique of their ideas or plans. It found it redundant then. Now I find it both redundant and boring and untrue.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:33 PM (lQ+/f)
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Read any US history book or biography of a Democrat. Republicans are portrayed as almost subhuman when they're not evil and heartless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (+gA9j)
sod off, already
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (K3f7J)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (3ek7K)
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I listened some of Karoline's WH presser. 10 times she was told that verbatim. **THE MEMO WENT OUT!
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I can't imagine a more ahistorical position for the media to take.
Not only has that threat literally never left human relations even in the 21st century. Our country has actually fucking wiped out another country's civilization. Idiots. Think they got a degree in Journo lie some and they can just re-write history to their own liking.
Posted by: what she really wants is your disappointment at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:35 PM (WONhk)
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And windsocked asshole
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (+gA9j)
Hormone replacement therapy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:37 PM (ExV1e)
Up to the last paragraph you almost had me convinced you weren't a crackpot.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 05:37 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:38 PM (3ek7K)
When you make a sweeping statement like that about someone (Vance) who seems solidly on point and on our side, it's sometimes good to perhaps elaborate just a bit.
Not asking for you to "justify myself", but never mind. You enjoy too.
Posted by: RM at April 08, 2026 05:38 PM (n/1Oj)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 05:39 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 05:39 PM (GD0B3)
I thought he was talking about Terrorist Theocrats.
Is dumb TV person siding with them? Yes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson is famous for skewering that piece of shit to the degree that Johnson's family declared him persona non grata for the Univ of Texas LBJ collection.
Well worth reading albeit depressing that pos was ever in the White House except as a visitor.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (E4rtv)
I dunno, maybe I'm just dumb, I just assumed when Trump said that he was going to end civilization in Iran that he was talking about-
ending governance by islam and the islamic government.
Because, yes, that would be an end of a civilization(for some values of civilization) esp. if the Shah comes back and the Iraqis return to their roots in Zoroastrianism.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (+gA9j)
Hormone replacement therapy. Like testosterone for TRT. Is estrogen the hormone they shoot the ladies up with?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 05:40 PM (K3f7J)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 05:29 PM (ExV1e)
They care about looking like intelligent, competent, leaders.
The sad part is, they are none of those things.
And when you are none of those things but pretend otherwise the worst thing that can happen to you is to be made to look the fool.
Trump has been making them all look like fools for over a decade now.
It's driven them all even more insane, and foolish.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 05:42 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 04:57 PM (+gA9j)
....but apparently Tucker was the one who got Trump to lock down, wasn't he. Sounds like revsionism
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 05:42 PM (8avO+)
ChristyBlinky,
You Rock!!
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 05:36 PM (3ek7K)
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Thank you! I don't know why, but thanks! I should blow this up as a poster for my dude. He's very patient that I've been about as wimpy as Tucker fo r a month. The first two weeks a man cold. The second two weeks whining about being tired. I'm so tarred. He puts up with a LOT.
Granted, I keep him entertained for 49yrs (47 married). And I don't have to wear a bag on my head in public (yet). So there's that. I just spent 2hrs in the kitchen making dinner and deserve a medal.
Instead I am having red wine. In nursing school we were all thrilled to read that red wine fights viruses!!! I think good for iron, too, or I made that up. hic! I don't drink it often. Probably that's what's wrong with me
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:43 PM (WONhk)
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Getting sued by a household employee, she refused to sign NDA upon termination. Lots of dirt incoming on that piece of shit from depositions.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (E4rtv)
Not asking for you to "justify myself", but never mind. You enjoy too.
Posted by: RM at April 08, 2026 05:38 PM (n/1Oj)
Just wait and see. I'm not going to persuade you and found that clear so why waste keystrokes.
Hell there was a time people would simply not believe (or stand for) this sort of thing about Ryan, Rubio (Part 1), Cryin' Boehner, Haley, Pence, Barr, Kelly, Carlson, Owens, the list really goes on and on and on. Doesn't matter if you think in retrospect all these people belong in one boat. It doesn't. Paul Ryan was a fucking True Conservative Infallible Hero for a long time because of the noises that emanated from his mouth-sphincter. Just the way it is.
And btw I really wanted to like Vance. Still do.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 05:45 PM (vE0+H)
Nothing says taco like bombing the shit out of Iran and it's leaders for 5 weeks.
Crap like this makes me kind of wish Iran would take out Paris or London. Or Trump goes in Civilization destroying mode. But they'd forget everything tomorrow.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 05:24 PM (Sco7b)
Muslims, or Commies burnt out Notre Dame in the center of Paris. Not a moment of outrage in France.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 05:46 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Tucker was always fake and gay going back to bowties and CNN Crossfire days. A lot of that preppy non conformist Reagan years conservatives were just class snobs instead of actual conservatives. Also see George Will.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:47 PM (E4rtv)
Wasn't it Reagan who said something to the effect of he was going to nuke the Soviets and everyone ran for their fainting couches?
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 08, 2026 05:47 PM (qivay)
Wasn't it Reagan who said something to the effect of he was going to nuke the Soviets and everyone ran for their fainting couches?
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 08, 2026 05:47 PM (qivay)
"The bombs start in three minutes" as a mic check before some presser IIRC
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 05:48 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 08, 2026 05:48 PM (9X60i)
Posted by: ...
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The world of the cloud people are filled with ne'er do wells that simply float from expedient position to position depending on what their fellow inhabitants in cloud land think, feel, and fund.
Those folks on the ground, they could not give one thin damn about. There is no noblisse or oblige in our ruling class.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:50 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Going deep.
She is perfectly content to be evil, she ain't insane. Same as Tucker. Track record of both is damning.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:51 PM (E4rtv)
I have been SO good about not cussing since Lent. Outloud, anyway. Which was typically only done in private or with my dude. I nevah cuss in front of my sweet grandchildren.
Unlike certain in-laws I avoid like the plague.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 05:52 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Yep. Prior to Reykjavik meeting with Gorbachev.
I haven't given one thin damn about the vapors of the ruling class in decades as most of them are mealy mouthed pieces of shit that revel in their treachery in destroying America.
Posted by: whig at April 08, 2026 05:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: geoffb at April 08, 2026 06:17 PM (OtD+j)
That tweet and the subsequent fallout was classic Trump
He put out something outrageous, EVERYONE on Earth was talking about the alleged "genocide in Iran" and lo and behold, by the end of the day, they had a ceasefire agreement.
Coincidence ? Not a chance.
Posted by: deadrody at April 08, 2026 06:23 PM (vgB0v)
Posted by: Tommy Shanks at April 09, 2026 01:46 AM (KDpmu)
Republican Clayton Fuller Wins Marjorie Taylor Greene's Old Stank-Ass Seat in Rome, Georgia
This is technically a pick-up. Because Marjorie Taylor Greene quit mid-term in January-- on the exact date that her five-year congressional pension kicked in -- Rome, Georgia has been without a Representative for three months, and the GOP has been down a seat in Congress.
So yes, this is a win of a seat we had already won, but that seat was abandoned and has been unfilled for an entire season.But now we've taken it back. Our slim congressional majority holds (shakily). If you're sports nerd, we gained a half game in the playoff race. The highlight from the left and the Woke Reich -- which is now just straight-up a Democrat voting block, like the NeverTrunpers before them -- is that the seat was won by only 12 points instead of 30 points as in 2024, so it's all because we won't agree to the left's and Islam's demands to just let them have Israel, serious you guys that's all we want, just Israel, you gotta believe me bro, we just want Israel and that's it, we don't want to force traffic to a standstill as we ostentatiously and conquerishly pray in the streets during rush hour, we do not want to raid your treasuries like the Barbary Pirates, we just want Israel, why won't you believe us bro? I wouldn't call the change in margin of victory pure spin. Yes, the Woke Reich and their fellow travelers of the Islamocommunist Left are spinning the fact, but it is a fact, and a worrisome one. But then -- it's also the case that the former winner of the seat has been running against the party she formerly belonged here. That has to have an impact on party cohesion.
Clayton Fuller won a Georgia special election to replace retired Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday night, growing the House Republican majority by one. However, Republicans won by a slimmer margin than in years past, an ominous sign with just over half a year to go until the midterm elections. Fuller, a District Attorney, defeated Shawn Harris, a Democrat whose website describes him as a "retired Brigadier General" and "cattle producer," by a 55.9 to 44.1% margin, with 99% of votes counted by 9:30 AM Wednesday. The election's results mark a double-digit shift in favor of Democrats, as Greene won in 2024 by an almost 30-point margin. Greene, once a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, retired in January after a falling out with the president, who called her a "traitor" for standing against him on foreign policy and economic issues. The president had indicated his intention to support a primary challenger against Greene before her surprise retirement.
What a great trade! Congratulations to Clayton Fuller! https://t.co/iGmysqrB7q
— Tom Young (@brui4ns1) April 8, 2026
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Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (XQJDW)
Good work and the best retirement plan if you can get it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (CWTWj)
I just re-watched Blow Out and it totally holds up. I was surprised that Travolta's character was such a hero. The movie kind of puts a sleazy gloss on him, as he works as a sound designer on sleazy cheapo horror movies, but pretty much everything he does is on the side of right.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (1wjle)
Travolta can act, for sure
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (xcxpd)
The villain is a real gem.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (UjdFS)
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And (bitching) she wasn't all that helpful when she was there,
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (WONhk)
The keys to happiness on this planet.
Then everything became fuzzy and I remember nothing.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:37 PM (Sco7b)
Before post 100? Shocking!!
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (XQJDW)
I know it has something to do with people wearing more hats.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (RIvkX)
MTG, Tucker, Candace. People who were, at least, not unreasonable suddenly become Mayor of Nut City. Why? Maybe they had no principles in the first place.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Navin Johnson at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)
He kinda looks like he could star in American Psycho 2.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (qivay)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (RIvkX)
He's not into skanks...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (UjdFS)
Not a fan of Boz Scaggs? Or Allie McBeal?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Accomack at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (77Bgk)
Open your eyes, sheeple!!!
Posted by: Candace Owens at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (JCZqz)
they already made that. With Mila Kunis.
there's a reason you haven't heard of it
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: No Name Today at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: From the 70s at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: fourseasons
I prefer downshit to upshit. You don't want that stuff floating in the air like on the Artemis capsule.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:41 PM (3ek7K)
This is just like those two weeks when my mom moved out, and then one morning there she was baking cookies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (CWTWj)
The Clayton I worked with was a lefty greenie twat. He wasn't above lying to clients in order to push his nonsense agenda. Something of a crybully. And certainly a beta.
Let's hope this fellow rises above his name.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)
He could saddle me up and ride me like a bronco.
But I'm not into dudes.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (XQJDW)
No shit?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (tOcjL)
he just looks weird, kinda sus to me.
I'm shallow.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (n17eQ)
IDK, special elections are stupid and about as predictive as trial by combat.
However, I do think Republicans really need a better message other than "I support Trump" to counter the Dems message of "I hate Trump."
And no, the evergreen prescriptions of the GOPe of "what the Dems want, just a little slower" is not the answer.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (JrZbt)
I believe they are just attention-seekers and provocateurs. They say provocative things for the attention and rewards. It was provocative to support Trump. Now it's provocative to say that Hitler was the hero of WWII and that Trump is the antichrist. No, they don't have principles. They're psychopaths. They're just looking for the next person to manipulate.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (XQJDW)
MTG, Tucker, Candace. People who were, at least, not unreasonable suddenly become Mayor of Nut City. Why? Maybe they had no principles in the first place.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:40 PM (tgvbd)
People who thought they were smarter than they really are, and crave attention like a crack whore craves her next hit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (XQJDW)
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How high can you stack shit paper? Cubic Feet for the win.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (n17eQ)
Everyone called him "Clint Clayton" and would make "Pyaaung!" sounds when his back was turned.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (WONhk)
I'm shallow.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
His picture above gives off "Blue Steel" vibes lol
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (JCZqz)
https://clayfullerforgeorgia.com/
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette
I bet his crab chowder recipe is to die for.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (Fbc0I)
He looks like Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)
Fight the Gay Race Communist Hollywood demoralization. Sometimes normal-looking is normal-being, and in fact it's a lot more likely than weird-looking hiding a clean and vanilla life.
The needs of dramatic storytelling dovetail with the needs of communist propaganda, so they really can't help it. But we can choose to see their incentives and question their habits of mind.
Posted by: SciVo at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (Sy6m/)
I am the final judge of these issues, by the way.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (WONhk)
I don't see anything weird either...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (UjdFS)
In Georgia, I drove out to Rome in the northwest corner of the state to support Shawn Harris - and what stood out was the sense of momentum in a place many would overlook. Shawn is a veteran and a cattle producer who came home to serve his community, and what I saw on the ground was a coalition coming together around service-oriented leadership - people willing to engage, commit, and build something that doesn’t always fit neatly into the usual political categories.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
He wears the 'roids better.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (/lPRQ)
I think you got it right. They get high off a hit of the happy brain chemicals when they are noticed.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:43 PM (2GVsD)
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I don't see the resemblance yo Red Skelton.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (cWLG3)
not a remake of either, but it is inspired a bit by both. I never saw Blow Up but I assume it's about a piece of media -- a photograph? -- that turns out to have sinister implications, right?
Blow Out is about this audio recording a movie sound designer makes when he's out collecting natural sounds for a film. He witnesses a car blow out and subsequent death of its driver, a presidential candidate, and reviews the tape and hears a gunshot preceding the blow out.
So it is like those other movies in that a piece of media keeps being revisited for clues.
But it's not very close to the Conversation at all. Maybe the nihilistic tone but that was common in that era.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (JrZbt)
MTG is a bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body
Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)
I still think MTG was compromised by blackmail. Just before she announced her departure, she was giving a press conference down in Georgia, and she started it by saying something like, "If they say my death was suicide, it wasn't suicide." A total non-sequitur that she didn't elaborate on, and had nothing to do with the press conference. Epstein was not the topic of that particular press conference. It had something to do with Georgia. She announced her departure weeks later.
I think someone had something really compromising on her, and rather than stay in congress responding to her puppetmasters, she just waited out her benefit deadline and left. That's not to say she isn't a self-serving, self-important idiot. I just think there is a hell of a lot of this blackmail stuff going on in all facets of Washingtong, including the Supreme Court (especially there).
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (Wmg4n)
I'm shallow.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
His picture above gives off "Blue Steel" vibes lol
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (JCZqz)
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That sounds like the kind of sh*t girls say to each other during lunch at high school.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (WONhk)
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM
Yes and a person that raises cattle is called a cattleman.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (CgGlp)
Clayton appears to be the kinda guy who takes 'looksmaxing' WAY too seriously. I'll bet he has some skeletons in his closet, hint hint.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)
He was a JAG, of course he has skeletons in his closet, hint hint.
Whether the pol is on the right or the left, I'm not big on putting reservist JAGs in elected office. Being an active duty JAG is bad enough, but at least they sacrificed a few years out of their life to active duty.
Reservists in other MOSs where you actually have to get your hands dirty are okay, but when combined with being a JAG? Ugh. Fucking ticket-punchers
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (y9nCu)
We'll see, I could be way off and he'll be a shining star.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (xcxpd)
Its fraud. Straight up in your face fraud.
But since the GOPe isn't doing anything about it I expect we are going to see a high fake Dem turn out in the main elections this year as well.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rep. Fuller at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (WbWbV)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
He wears the 'roids better.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (/lPRQ)
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He doesn't need custom frames for his glasses so he can see through them either.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (cWLG3)
Ah nihilistic with a political angle, no wonder it didn't grab me
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (kvcnI)
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No offense to anyone who liked it, but as highly rated as The Conversation is, I thought it was extremely boring.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (qBdHI)
MTG, Tucker, Candace. People who were, at least, not unreasonable suddenly become Mayor of Nut City. Why? Maybe they had no principles in the first place.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Correct. But they stepped up when no one else did, for the most part. "Whatever port in the storm," same as the Democrats.
We let it bother us.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (dIske)
I suspect that Congresscritters have many, many skeletons. The people that go through getting elected are that type. Not all, but so many it's hard to separate them.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)
She'll be the next token "conservative" on The View.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (Wmg4n)
I have cheekbones.
It's because of my Native American heritage.
I bet the newly elected congressman is too.
Posted by: Faucahontus Warren at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (ZhdAT)
Ugh. Fucking ticket-punchers
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (y9nCu)
___________
Hey!
Posted by: LBJ's Silver Star at April 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tgvbd)
nihilistic but the hero himself is on the side of right.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (U/Byj)
not a remake of either, but it is inspired a bit by both. I never saw Blow Up but I assume it's about a piece of media -- a photograph? -- that turns out to have sinister implications, right?
Blow Out is about this audio recording a movie sound designer makes when he's out collecting natural sounds for a film. He witnesses a car blow out and subsequent death of its driver, a presidential candidate, and reviews the tape and hears a gunshot preceding the blow out.
So it is like those other movies in that a piece of media keeps being revisited for clues.
But it's not very close to the Conversation at all. Maybe the nihilistic tone but that was common in that era.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (1wjle)
Thanks. Those all jumble together in my head. I know The Conversation has Gene Hackman and I know Depalma did Blow Out but after that....it gets fuzzy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (3ek7K)
The needs of dramatic storytelling dovetail with the needs of communist propaganda, so they really can't help it. But we can choose to see their incentives and question their habits of mind.
Posted by: SciVo at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (Sy6m/)
"Looksmaxxers" are generally neither Smart nor Military, and therefore would not be Horde-approved.
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (uEmCf)
I am wary of Georgia Republicans. Hope this guy produces.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: go tribe at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Boswell at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (V7158)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (GD0B3)
Only with Chuck Schumer's.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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It'd be like screwing an animatron. Chicks that get high on uppers aren't worth the trouble.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (IifOV)
At least he looks like he can do some fist fighting, which is an improvement on most congressmen.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Rep. Fuller at April 08, 2026 03:47 PM (WbWbV)
Cute! I had Bucky's partner, James Fitzgibbon, for a professor during my grad school days. He had the most amazingly huge rendering of a city under a geodesic that I had ever seen, plastered on the wall of his office, which had 14 foot ceilings, so the drawing would fit. He was also a great deal of fun and I learned more from him that the rest of the school combined.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:51 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:51 PM (CWTWj)
Only with Chuck Schumer's.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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It'd be like screwing an animatron. Chicks that get high on uppers aren't worth the trouble.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM (m24qK)
Oh...they can be memorable. Like fucking a wet, hot jackhammer.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:51 PM (xcxpd)
I am wary of Georgia Republicans. Hope this guy produces.
Posted by: Frank Barone
When Kemp got re-elected I assumed inbreeding is still is a thing there.
Note: I lived in rural GA for 12 years.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 03:51 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 03:51 PM (Kt19C)
grand slam
Posted by: go tribe at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)
_______________________
Guardians? What's they're real name?
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (dIske)
Oh I know! Out of his eyes like a horned toad! (isn’t it horned toads or as I preferred to call them as a kid “horny toads”
didn’t they bleed out of their eyes?Posted by: JROD at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (PLgLU)
A +15 point gain with Democrats doing absolutely no campaigning at the national level. What would the results have been if Democrats actually campaigned like Republicans do?
Who is still voting Republican? Our country is doomed. I know this district is a GOP stronghold, but still.
Rural areas are told democrats want everyone to be lgbtq+. They’re told they want all their kids to be trans. They’re told they’re going to take their guns. Conservative news still pretends democrats only care about billionaires and republicans love small business and working class. They’re told democrats want to raise their taxes. They’re told democrats want to outlaw Christianity.
The republicans propaganda machine is very effective.
The death of Rush has been a HUGE WIN for the country. It’s definitely not perfect, but as these wackos like Rush and Kirk are no longer being heard, more people are waking up daily.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Oldcat
Been keeping up with the DIGNIDAD Act? Our Republican representatives are sure giving us the fisting.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (gKWVE)
I...have no response to that.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lady in Black
Is that the one with Hackman? It was tedious. They seem to have tried to build tension, but failed. There is no emotional tie to the characters and I feel like they needed 20 minutes more run time and found it on the cutting room floor.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 03:50 PM
She doesn’t need one.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (n17eQ)
In an epochal development, looks like at least one Gulf Arab state has finally started ordering from the adult menu. UAE bombing Iranian oil facilities (after the ceasefire went into effect).
Iran and Iz'rl hit each other after the ceasefire began.
We whacked some IRGC proxy militia dipshits in Baghdad. They in turn launched a Grad rocket at our airport facilities, and par for the course the thing fell short and killed some locals.
Iz'rl hit 100 targets in 10 minutes in Lebanon, looks like intended to be a serious decapitation strike on remaining Hezbollah leadership. Biggest such thing since Grip Beeper. Tehran writhes and rages about it, helplessly.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (U/Byj)
The Godfather
The Conversation
The Godfather Part II
Dog Day Afternoon
The Deer Hunter
And that's it. Regardless of what you think of those movies individually, that is some ledger.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (JrZbt)
I'm shallow.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I think it's the slight head tilt to my left.
And the comb lines through the hair.
Oh CNN - "Trump may discuss US exit from Nato as he talks with its' chief."
Are they trying to get me excited.
And everyone seems subdued today. They need more Trump threats to jazz them up.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Lady in Black
Is that the one with Hackman? It was tedious. They seem to have tried to build tension, but failed. There is no emotional tie to the characters and I feel like they needed 20 minutes more run time and found it on the cutting room floor.
...
gotta agree but I did like how the conversation shape-shifted twice as you heard more and more. The new context completely changed all the words you previously heard.
but... pretty damn boring and drab. Deliberately drab. But still drab.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Oldcat
I dunno. Marine > Army > Navy > Air Force > Space Force
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (JCZqz)
grand slam
Posted by: go tribe at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)
_______________________
Guardians? What's they're real name?
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 03:52 PM (dIske)
Indians
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Big Buccal Fat Removal at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (eOFY+)
ITCur, wasn't a prominent and excellent governor a reservist JAG?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (U/Byj)
I'll concede the fact that there can be the exception that proves the rule. Dog moves in mysterious ways.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (1wjle)
Thanks. Those all jumble together in my head. I know The Conversation has Gene Hackman and I know Depalma did Blow Out but after that....it gets fuzzy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)
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I haven't seen "Blowout" but I have watched "Enemy of the State". Similar plot?
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (JCZqz)
Space Force holds the high ground.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (Wmg4n)
Definitely! I'd considered mentioning that in my post as well.
When Son was a bit younger his cheekbones were so high and prominent that he looked Slavic, so I notice such things.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 03:44 PM (JCZqz)
Blue Steel? Nice callback. Jamie Lee Curtis is an absolute left wing nut now but Ron Silver was a great villain in that movie. Saw that one in the theaters. After Trading Places, i always went to see her movies back then.
Posted by: Nelly at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (7gpcF)
not really, except for the theme of paranoia and sinister forces being abroad in the world
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: My Delta name is Miklos at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (1wjle)
Dario Argento movies are usually worth seeing, not always good but usually entertaining. Like Mario Bava....hat tip to TJM for featuring him this year.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Boss Moss
First thought on the TP warehouse fire -
They ran out of water again.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 03:55 PM (hzEuy)
Clayton, make sure you burn the toilet seats and chairs.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (u/66v)
grand slam
Posted by: go tribe at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)
_______________________
Guardians? What's they're real name?
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Central Division Winners.
Posted by: Heh at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (anL5R)
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Not sure what they've "been told" yhat isn't correct, except for the outlawing of Christianity bit.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Military Moron
.......
Space Force might do better if their toilets worked.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can tell that he was born...HUNGARIAN!
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)
Are they trying to get me excited.
And everyone seems subdued today. They need more Trump threats to jazz them up.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:53 PM (Sco7b)
I doubt Trump will exit NATO, we need to watch those idiots and keep them out of trouble. I can see him cutting funding to match the feckless Euros.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 03:57 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 03:57 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Twist: They were secretly taken to a Potemkin Village in Russia used to train Russian agents to be spies in America. They're really being asked to modernize the town so that the spies will blend in better in the real america.
I remember it being pretty decent!
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 03:58 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (cWLG3)
well they just want to kill Christians. It's kinda covered under that.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)
I doubt Trump will exit NATO, we need to watch those idiots and keep them out of trouble. I can see him cutting funding to match the feckless Euros.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (8avO+)
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Send all the gays, trannies and Obama generals there.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Somebody, somewhere in a basement at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (XQJDW)
I must have seen that. I forget the details> I haven't seen season one in a while (because I prefer Graves)>
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:59 PM (tgvbd)
Better to send Marine drill instructors to scare the REMFs there to death.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (8avO+)
.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (YwEeS)
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The Braves moved out of Atlanta so they can have free speech. The Indians got scalped by the Black Lesbian Mayors as did the Redskins.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Skip
It's amazing how a free tin of Skoal and few jugs will influence the rural peoples. Also, fiery speeches with lots of arm movement at the local VFW.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:01 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:01 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (cWLG3)
only the Christianity that believes in Christ. All the others get a free pass.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (YwEeS)
It is actually pretty funny if you have a taste for horrible acting and plenty of scenery chewing.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Fat Travolta at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)
It’s an interesting area with a lot of old money and people who like to say they are Southern Democrats, but I am not entirely convinced all who say that know what they are really saying. I actually love Alpharetta, it’s a very cute area, but it’s Fulton County and while not Atlanta blue, it’s pretty purple. I am going to be a little sad when we sell the Alpharetta house.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (8avO+)
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Good grief. How is that offensive? If anything, it is honorific. It's a good thing I don't have $Billions sitting around. I'd buy a sports team and name it the most offensive double entendre thing I could think of.
Cleveland Steamers (because of, you know, steam engines.. wink wink)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (dIske)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (YwEeS)
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I went to see the movie out of morbid curiosity about how bad it was going to be.
The reality was far, far worse than any expectation.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (XQJDW)
There is one in Oregon, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)
BLUE WAVE COMING IN NOVEMBER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOT ...................
Posted by: Jackson K. at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (T6FAi)
hashtag #MeToo.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Somebody, somewhere in a basement
.......
I loved what he did with his hair.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (0bjKf)
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Canada has started confiscating guns.
https://is.gd/AcArnY
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (gwIrw)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (YwEeS)
It is actually pretty funny if you have a taste for horrible acting and plenty of scenery chewing.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)
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Space Ice did a great review of it on his youtube channel.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (cWLG3)
==
Much like the real CIA.
Posted by: remote viewer # 227 at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can tell that he was born...HUNGARIAN!
Posted by: Bulg
It's the faint aroma of paprika and palinka
Posted by: Miklos, a mere Magyar at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (MABMQ)
hashtag #MeToo.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (1wjle)
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It's the same morbid curiosity that drove me to see The Rise of Skywalker in the theater.
It's a tossup between which movie is worse.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (ESVrU)
Never would have seen that coming.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 04:05 PM (/lPRQ)
Because the Democraps have already been processed by The Machine upon arrival.
Some independent thinkers arrive in DC unprocessed and then The Machine sayeth "We do this the easy way or we do this the hard way."
Rush used to talk about this.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 08, 2026 04:05 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:05 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Cooked Potato at April 08, 2026 04:05 PM (/1l9x)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Miklos, a mere Magyar at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (MABMQ)
I love Palinka music! It is like Cumbia found a second home in Central Europe
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:54 PM (8avO+)
_______________________
Good grief. How is that offensive? If anything, it is honorific. It's a good thing I don't have $Billions sitting around. I'd buy a sports team and name it the most offensive double entendre thing I could think of.
Cleveland Steamers (because of, you know, steam engines.. wink wink)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 04:02 PM (dIske)
It was actually renamed for a well known Cleveland player who had recently died of Tuberculosis, Lou Sockalexis. The previous team nickname was the Naps, after Nap Lajoie, a star player.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:00 PM (YwEeS)
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I went to see the movie out of morbid curiosity about how bad it was going to be.
The reality was far, far worse than any expectation.
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It wasn't Howard the Duck bad, but it was not good at all. It was almost as good as Prometheus.
Posted by: Instigator at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (anL5R)
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No comments on this? What a bunch of ghouls.
Imagine a world view based on how great it is that people who talk and debate on the other side are the problem.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (q177U)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (YwEeS)
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Naps sounds racist.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Katie Porter at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (eOFY+)
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I always got the impression that if I were to meet him, he would be exactly as you describe. He just seems like a nice guy, and not in a fake way.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (qBdHI)
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Canada has started confiscating guns.
https://is.gd/AcArnY
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (gwIrw)
I believe that's called a declaration of war
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (d9i2R)
hashtag #MeToo.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 04:03 PM (1wjle)
________________________
There's a comedy coming out in November that I'm looking forward to. Sam Rockwell, John Malcovich, and Steve Buscemi.... The movie is "Wild Horse Nine". Directed by the same guy that did In Bruges, and Three Billboards (both of which I enjoyed).
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
Iran
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:08 PM (YwEeS)
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Naps sounds racist.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (n17eQ)
Toddlers would agree with that. Fight the mama tyranny!
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)
I think we should exit NATO. It was originally to protect European countries from the USSR.
Now, the USSR is gone and there is no reason to protect Islamic countries.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (Vpqw1)
Posted by: Kindltot
Accordion-
What does not kill me makes me stronger
Posted by: Miklos, a musical Magyar at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
Neato. I really like all three of those guys. i'll keep my eyes peeled.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
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Naw. Prolly just means there aren't any leaders of Iran.
Part of the reason you do this, is to see if they can lead. If they can't, you already have toppled the govt. Its just some dude's LARPing as leaders now.
Posted by: reconnaissance by cease fire at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (anL5R)
Then you wouldn’t be disappointed. He wasn’t fake at all in the worst of circumstances. We talked a little bit about Jersey and some pedestrian subjects. Just a regular dude.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (d9i2R)
The special election in GA House District 14 in 2026 was an open seat. The Dems had plenty of money to spend for advertising against a new-guy Republican. Plus 2024 was a presidential election year and GA was, according to the Dems, up for grabs, so MTG's numbers were inflated compared to the hard-core GOP turnout in the 2026 special election.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)
buying 6 hours seems less than smart.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
Posted by: Piper
......
FedEx tracking says the nukes from N. Korea out for delivery.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Oldcat
Hope he pulls a Trump.. Get them screaming mad and then unfund them.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (So85e)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
Posted by: Piper
I can't imagine buying a day or two is worth losing so much in the global propaganda war by being the one to break the terms of the ceasefire.
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (JCZqz)
Years later I drove past her house and saw a divorce yard sale.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Miklos, just resting his eyes at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (XQJDW)
What does not kill me makes me stronger
Posted by: Miklos, a musical Magyar at April 08, 2026 04:09 PM (MABMQ)
Eh, Vallenato, Cumbia, they have tended to blend together.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (rbvCR)
Miklos, is it true that the "g" in "Magyar" is pronounced like a "d," so that the word is actually pronounced "Madyar?"
It's spelled with a (Cyrillic) "d" in Russian, so I assume that reflects Hungarian pronunciation, but I'd like confirmation.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)
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Bingo. And you get a new target list.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (n17eQ)
The GOP has had weak and ineffective leadership for as long as I can remember.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (abIsI)
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They must make real shitty closets in California.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:12 PM (n17eQ)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/The_Experts_(1989_film)
Travolta / Arye Gross flic.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 08, 2026 04:12 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: Oldcat
Hope he pulls a Trump.. Get them screaming mad and then unfund them.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (So85e)
Just unfund them and send plenty of people who can be just as scathing in their comments about European fecklessness as Trump to do press conferences.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:12 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (JCZqz)
If the stakes are high enough and you drew a pair of threes to go along with the 10-J-K you pretty much have to bluff or fold.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 04:12 PM (rbvCR)
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Uh-huh. Rush has been dead for years before Trump was reelected (for the 3rd time, might I add). But if that makes these cretins feel better....
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 04:12 PM (qBdHI)
https://is.gd/AcArnY
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 08, 2026 04:04 PM (gwIrw)
OK, guys, put on your bibs. Our buffet awaits.
-- Canadian polar bears.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: zigggggy at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (EDeJ/)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (YwEeS)
It's spelled with a (Cyrillic) "d" in Russian, so I assume that reflects Hungarian pronunciation, but I'd like confirmation.
Posted by: Bulg
The "gy" is pronounced like "g" in George
Posted by: Miklos, mudjar at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:11 PM (XQJDW)
Oil is kinda floaty.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:13 PM (8avO+)
IRGC have "closed" strait of hormuz
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April
Wait, the leaders of Iran lied to buy time? Shocked.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (Wmg4n)
Trump did say the only thing they were good at is negotiating, and bullshitted the world (and other presidents) for 47 years.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:14 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:14 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 04:14 PM (JrZbt)
https://is.gd/AcArnY
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
Damn straight.
Posted by: Jeanine Pirro at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
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No comments on this? What a bunch of ghouls.
Imagine a world view based on how great it is that people who talk and debate on the other side are the problem.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:06 PM (zAO6l)
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Okay, here's my comment: Rush is in Heaven, LOLing his ass off that years after his departure from this world, his name and reputation still strike fear in the dark hearts of his opponents.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (d5KoL)
Posted by: Kindltot
*checks current hash"
*the hips begin to sway*
Posted by: Miklos, trying to dance while playing accordion at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 04:10 PM (So85e)
Just unfund them and send plenty of people who can be just as scathing in their comments about European fecklessness as Trump to do press conferences.
Posted by: Oldcat
That's actually an interesting bit of Euro slight-of-hand they do. Some money goes directly to NATO HQ and administrative funding, while other money is spent on their actual, domestic militaries. Most European countries count the money that goes directly to NATO as part of their military spending to meet their national NATO defense spending goals.
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (JCZqz)
It involves hitting your face with a hammer to micro-fracture your cheek and jaw bones.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Miklos
OK, that makes sense. In Russian, the "d" is followed by the letter representing the "zh" sound (the second "g" in "garage") and those two sounds together make a "J" or "soft g" sound phonetically.
Thanks for clarifying.
I wouldn't mind learning Hungarian sometime. The Uralic languages fascinate me, with all their cases.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)
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Canada has started confiscating guns.
https://is.gd/AcArnY
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
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The whole world is going mad, it's infectious. Some like who have been exposed and survived without damage are resistant. Here, other parts of the US, parts of S. America, eastern Europe, Israel, Japan, parts of the Philippine area and possibly Russia are the remnant. We must resist and help those who are undamaged. The plague thus far is unthwarted.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:17 PM (m24qK)
I hope the barrels are hot when they finally get their hands on them.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 04:18 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:18 PM (abIsI)
Update on the stabbing death of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska:
A judge has ruled Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. “incapable to proceed” on the state first-degree murder for killing Iryna Zarutska.
Judge has now ruled based on a capacity evaluation report from Central Regional Hospital.
His public defender, Daniel Roberts, filed a motion in Mecklenburg Superior Court requesting to delay further proceedings including the Rule 24 hearing on seeking the death penalty for up to 180 days.
Brown has a documented history of schizophrenia, refused medication, and at least 14 prior arrests including armed robbery for which he served prison time. He remains in federal custody. He faces a separate federal charge of committing an act of violence causing death on a mass transportation system, which carries a possible death penalty.
Judge’s name has not yet been released.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 04:18 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 04:16 PM (TLp3A)
Of course some people take it a little too far.
Posted by: Joy Behar at April 08, 2026 04:18 PM (JrZbt)
Leftists have huge contempt for Christians, but they need their votes, and have a lot of them convinced that Jesus wants them to hate Trump.
I think what started a lot of prep for that was the complete homogenization of "christian", with catholics and mormons and presbyterians and baptists and anglicans and so on all lumped together in a generic category.
And the social media christians are fine with that, because the cool kids smile when they agree.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
I like your taste in movies.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: mrp
That's a good point. Everyone dies, but to have such a lasting legacy, and still drive the Left insane from the grave, is quite a rare feat. Only Reagan, and Trump in the future, will join him in really pulling it off.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Carr, the Floorwalker at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Bulg
It is different.
"Russian", for example, is "orosz"
Posted by: Miklosov, Ancient Slavonaut Theorist at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (MABMQ)
I was thinking more like low end porn and snuff films with lots of DP and air locks.
Posted by: Ron Jeremy, The Hedgehog at April 08, 2026 04:19 PM (/1l9x)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: garrett"
I've done that by accident. I don't think it helped much though.
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:17 PM (m24qK)
Russia is plenty nuts, but it is the paranoia that everyone is trying to invade them....which historically has turned out to be true. Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, Turks, Mongolia...
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM (8avO+)
Closing it again is also a loss, as (I believe) Trump will use that to move the Overton window into international control of the strait, or better -- USA control. We just take the f-ing island and charge a toll (hey, Iran claims it is worth $2m per ship, but for Iran it is ransom. For the USA it is just a security fee.)
We don't do it for the money, but to prevent China from using the strait as a weapon in a future war. That is what this is all about.
Look at Russia -- they are doing badly in Ukraine, but would have been much worse if they didn't have half the region by the balls on energy. CHina wants the same leverage and was establishing it with Iran and others.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 04:21 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 08, 2026 04:21 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 04:22 PM (XQJDW)
As much as I hate being a doomer, I can't pretend that a Democrat outperforming by 18 points vs last term is nothing we should be scared about. I get that it's off year, but its a bad omen.
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:22 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Miklosov, Ancient Slavonaut Theorist
Were you born in Hungary when it was still Communist? Were you required to learn Russian in school?
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
As much as I hate being a doomer, I can't pretend that a Democrat outperforming by 18 points vs last term is nothing we should be scared about. I get that it's off year, but its a bad omen.
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:22 PM (eIzlH)
Funny how Dems polling lower than leprosy is not considered a bad omen.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 08, 2026 04:25 PM (Y1sOo)
FWIW, when the nutterrer ran, her opponent dropped out.
Hardly a competitive race...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 04:25 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Leupold
It's not good, but it's not necessarily a harbinger of doom, either. Especially in a deep red district in an off cycle election, many Republican voters aren't going to bother voting, assuming (correctly), the election results are a foregone conclusion.
Insane, motivated, hate-filled Lefties will turn out in droves, pumped up with their No Kings 3.0 delusions.
I don't think those trends will be the same in 7 months.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 04:25 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:22 PM (eIzlH)
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Off year, special election, newcomer to the scene, and no power of incumbency.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 04:26 PM (oqH4h)
*points and mocks the liberals in CA*
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Wally at April 08, 2026 04:26 PM (zG4BR)
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Trump is fighting World War III already. Supreme victory is winning the war without having to fight it.
Venezuela, Iran, Cuba. Defeat displace the proxies. Consolidate base of power. War never comes.
Sun Tzu. But he's just shooting from the lip. Stupid low class, bronx real estate hustler with a Wharton MBA.
Posted by: reconnaissance by cease fire at April 08, 2026 04:26 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Because it's a "feelings" type poll that measures emotional sentiment vs actual results at the ballot box.
Just like most people here "hate" Republicans because we feel they are sell out quislings, that doesn't mean we don't still reliably vote Republican.
I'm guessing a lot of the "low polling" of Dems is from Dems being mad the Dem is too "establishment" and not fighting Trump hard enough.
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:27 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:27 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 08, 2026 04:27 PM (wBaIH)
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Yes. And I gotta also say, she wielded a mean strap on.
Posted by: Bill Kristol at April 08, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)
Closing it again is also a loss, as (I believe) Trump will use that to move the Overton window into international control of the strait, or better -- USA control. We just take the f-ing island and charge a toll (hey, Iran claims it is worth $2m per ship, but for Iran it is ransom. For the USA it is just a security fee.)
We don't do it for the money, but to prevent China from using the strait as a weapon in a future war. That is what this is all about.
Look at Russia -- they are doing badly in Ukraine, but would have been much worse if they didn't have half the region by the balls on energy. CHina wants the same leverage and was establishing it with Iran and others.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:20 PM
Or they could just build the pipeline that avoids having to ship oil through the straits like they have been talking about for the past 50 years.
Problem with that is there are dozens of countries that are heavily invested in fleets of super tankers.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 04:28 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know
Why choose, when you can have both?
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (JCZqz)
grand slam
Posted by: go tribe at April 08, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)
_______________________
Guardians? What's they're real name?
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Central Division Winners.
Posted by: Heh at April 08, 2026 03:56 PM (anL5R
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threadwinner nominee
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (4sUNT)
I mean she's crazy as a Shithouse rat, but not unpleasing to the eye.
Posted by: Inogame at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:27 PM (kvcnI)
I can't decide, so close them both.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Bulg
I was in Hungary under the commies, but it was pretty slack commieism by the 80s.
Russian was required in school in Hungary until 1989, but I actually studied it in the US.
Posted by: Miklosov, Ancient Slavonaut Theorist says YES at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 04:28 PM (0N4FZ)
not my problem.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: runner
Owner of a construction business
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Inogame at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM (53oGX)
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and people say day-drinking has gone out of style...
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (4sUNT)
Posted by: ballistic
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Trump won that district 68 to 31 in 2024. So Dems outperform by like 20 points?
I have to think "generic Republican with incredible jawline" does better than radioactive MTG and her craziness.
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know
Close Ramstein. The Krauts would shit themselves although, they might like that. The shitting that is.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:31 PM (zAO6l)
One foot wrong, and some HQ now has over a hundred photogenic black people marching around and chanting against it.
You are - technically - allowed to be a Republican in an Atlanta suburb. But it doesn't do to be too Trumpy.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 04:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know
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the power of "and" applies here
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:31 PM (JcF8R)
Well, your wife finds it hard to concentrate when you keep talking, in the corner.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 04:32 PM (TLp3A)
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I think he may be in some kind of contest with Nicholas Cage.
Posted by: not joe bob briggs at April 08, 2026 04:32 PM (anL5R)
She's no Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
* rolls eyes
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 04:32 PM (SD7rz)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
From a security perspective, that is a big deal. I don't know how much money we pump into their economy from there, though. Kaiserslautern is the regional logistics and contracting hub, and probably pumps a LOT of money into German firms.
Posted by: Military Moron at April 08, 2026 04:32 PM (JCZqz)
You are one of my favorite commenters here. I hope that you and yours are well.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)
https://is.gd/6BEoL1
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
Wow. Aren't you supposed to roll on the ground and not run when you are on fire?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)
Michael Caine was asked about one particularly bad movie he was in.
"I haven't seen it. Paid for a lovely house"
Posted by: Movietone Miklos at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: runner
Owner of a construction business
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (NFX2v)
She looks like a bricklayer, or an oil field roughneck.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (pDt9x)
Thinking mainly of "Primary Colors" here, maybe even "Saturday Night Fever". He certainly made "Look Who's Talking" better than it would have been.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bill Kristol at April 08, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)
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Bill Kristol's personalized license plate should read "Lube Me"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (JcF8R)
I mean she's crazy as a Shithouse rat"
Part of the appeal, ya know...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (XuXeR)
She's no Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
* rolls eyes
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026
Looks are what they are, some people are more blessed than others.
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 04:33 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
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But that is the point -- Trump woke up the world about how vulnerable they are by not having a military, not having ships, having Iran with so much power, relying on net zero, coddling China,.....
Maybe now they will change a bit.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:34 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Copascetic Miklos at April 08, 2026 04:34 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 04:34 PM (NFX2v)
I mean she's crazy as a Shithouse rat, but not unpleasing to the eye.
Posted by: Inogame at April 08, 2026 04:29 PM
I think she's an almost butter face but there's a lid for every pot.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 08, 2026 04:34 PM (CgGlp)
Posted by: runner
Owner of a construction business
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 04:30 PM (NFX2v)
She looks like a bricklayer, or an oil field roughneck.
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Pretty sure I saw her wearing and orange vest and directing traffic on a road crew last time I drove through Ga.
Posted by: not joe bob briggs at April 08, 2026 04:35 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: gKWVE
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Yes, that is why I was surprised at so many bad ones. (I also disagreed with many of the ratings.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 04:35 PM (zAO6l)
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Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 04:36 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 04:36 PM (zZu0s)
And Trump is also simulatenously at fault for demanding the Straits reopen to ease energy prices.
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:36 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 04:37 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:37 PM (m24qK)
They can’t cease firing - that’s all they know how to do.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)
I was around there in the late 1980s, and Hungary was already giving major headaches to the East Germans. Sometime around 1988 Hungary just decided the Iron Curtain was for funzies. They let anyone from Germany or Czechoslovakia pop over for a "visit" and then, oopsie, didn't monitor the western border.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 04:38 PM (gKWVE)
Could be fun. Or not.
Posted by: man"
It starts out fun.
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 04:38 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:38 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 04:39 PM (NFX2v)
And Trump is also simulatenously at fault for demanding the Straits reopen to ease energy prices.
==
Honestly, that meme Ace showed earlier today explains everything. "That bitch over there eating crackers." Once you hate someone, you hate everything they do. It's a perfectly juvenile, mean girl rationale, and so it fits perfectly the Nevertrumpers and Liberals.
Posted by: not joe bob briggs at April 08, 2026 04:39 PM (anL5R)
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Not when the ground you're on is in flames.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:39 PM (n17eQ)
This cannot be allowed!
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 04:39 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 04:40 PM (77rzZ)
The Blue Sky terminal online used to describe the demons in Frieren as allegories for minorities.
Now they have flipped to a new page of programming, the demons are now white people.
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Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)
Yeah well, you suck.
Regular here in WWA is 4.79 and Diesel is 6.45. On the reservation.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 08, 2026 04:40 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (pDt9x)
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Unfortunately, I filled up my car last night. Fuck me. This (><
close. Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Leupold at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (eIzlH)
I saw a woman at Johnny B's Front Porch in Lillian, AL last week that you would've sworn was her. And that place has a history of being kind of a rough place at times, so it would check.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 08, 2026 04:41 PM (Y1sOo)
https://tinyurl.com/y5vevw5p
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 04:42 PM (+TlVp)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 08, 2026 04:43 PM (NcvvS)
They can’t cease firing - that’s all they know how to do.
Posted by: tubal
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That's why their reproduction rate is the highest in the world.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:48 PM (m24qK)
Anyways we really need to get the bisshes out of politics completely. Sorry ladies but the track record speaks for itself
We have y'all a chance and it turned into cat fight
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 04:59 PM (XLfSN)
And maybe this was a stronger opponent than in the last general election.
Optics be damned. R's won by double digits.
Posted by: Bruce at April 08, 2026 05:55 PM (21nJ/)
DOJ Civil Rights Division Opens Investigation of Madison Cornbread for Perjury
Off to do the final (?) coat of varnish. Update: Done. At least the upper-facing surfaces are. I only did two coats on the undersides and legs so at 6:30 I'll flip the desk over, give it a quick and sloppy sanding, and dump the rest of the varnish on the underside.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened a probe into former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to a news report Tuesday. Hutchinson testified in 2022 before a special House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that implicated President Trump. The DOJ is looking into whether Hutchinson committed perjury during her testimony, unnamed sources told The New York Times, which is reporting the story. The department assigning the case to the division appears unusual considering it focuses on potential civil rights violations -- not allegations of crime, which would include lying to Congress.
... A probe regarding perjury before Congress would typically be handled by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., which is run by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. However, she has also experienced several setbacks in her attempts to pursue criminal cases in federal court against Trump's political opponents. DOJ leaders didn't offer Pirro the opportunity to open the probe into Hutchinson, instead giving it directly to Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon, the anonymous sources also said.
The DOJ opened an investigation into Cassidy Hutchinson.
— C3 (@C_3C_3) April 8, 2026
Jack Smith used this hearsay to go after POTUS Trump!
Cassidy claims she heard Trump grabbed the steering wheel of the beast in rage.
We have texts of her and Liz Cheney plotting.
Lock them up! pic.twitter.com/3rC9oLUcwj
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I don't wanna know...
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How do you think Ewok pelts stay so waterproof? Fur Oil?
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"Just the News"?
That sounds more "editorial" than "news", to me.
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Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:36 PM (TLp3A)
Have ANY of these other 'people' ever served time or is Nothing Ever Happens guy correct?
And willowed...
Oh crap. The good times are over.
I just read that Jimmy Kimmel was maling fun of President Trump.
Jimmy, Trump is against breathing dude
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:36 PM (Sco7b)
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"Confidential source" is much more persuasive than "guy at the next desk".
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But first, you will...
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Short people, Iran, and boobs.
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Justice isn’t blind anymore. She’s ripped the mask off.
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I found that quite endearing.
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You'd be able to have a profile Pic. I wonder what everyone's would be.
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Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (2GVsD)
For myself, I'd say ace is Maynard G Krebs and garret rides around with a navy cap on.
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If P then Q is logically equivalent to If not Q then not P.
or P -> Q ~Q -> ~P to use the symbols that I hope I remember correctly from a boolean algebra book from 50 years ago. (If there's weird shit in square brackets, it's because I didn't remember how to correctly insert html crap in the comments.)
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A literal < was processed as the beginning of an html tag.
"or P -> Q <-> ~Q -> ~P to use the symbols that I hope I remember correctly from a boolean algebra book from 50 years ago. (If there's weird shit in square brackets, it's because I didn't remember how to correctly insert html crap in the comments.)"
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 09, 2026 05:16 AM (DLVKS)
Communist Dingbats Yesterday Until 7pm: Trump Is a Madman! He Will Nuke the World!
Communist Dingbats at 7:01pm: TACO! Trump Is a Huge Pussy Too Afraid to Do What Is Needed and LET THE NUCLEAR BIRDS FLY!!!!
Remember, the "smart people" are also the "thoughtful" and "responsible" people. They have all the answers, they'll tell you. They definitely do not simply spam out random disingenuous claims completely incompatible with each other as the day's news cycle might require.
David Strom wrote about this. I've seen it all over myself. The "nuke" thing was absurd. Trump threatened to use a top-secret conventional weapon the world had never seen before. What was it? I dunno. Maybe some kind of non-nuclear EMP to take out the power plants without harming the child human shields Iran stuffed them with? At no point did he threaten or imply a threat to use a nuke. Now I might think "Trump is making up some secret uber-weapon," but then again, Delta Force does seem to have unleashed absolute top-secret Sci-Fi weaponry in the Venezuela Snatch-and-Stash operation. But he never hinted at a nuke. But the "reasonable," "responsible," "thoughtful" people -- you know, the really "smart" people you can rely upon for their intelligence and probity and smooth emotional restraint -- all just went on twitter and did what they usually do, shriek lies that no one including themselves believes.Are you ready to abase yourself now that Trump has negotiated a ceasefire rather than nuking Iran? Trump was NEVER going to nuke Iran. Any serious person knew that. It is shameful that you participated in this ridiculous charade.
— David Strom (@DavidStrom) April 7, 2026
“Trump is a madman who will nuke everyone and must be removed from office!”
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 7, 2026
“Also, he’s a big chicken for not nuking everyone like I said he would!”
If you actually believed the first thing with any seriousness, you’d never say the second thing. https://t.co/2V4X0YLpNu
As I said, they never actually cared about Iranian civilians or nukes or whatever else they were ranting about.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 7, 2026
It was always just a game to them, and the moment their hysterical predictions didn’t come true, they were ready to pivot.
Like predicting the sun will rise. pic.twitter.com/hDxEuKQVpr
Saagar Enjeti this morning: “Trump is a madman, everyone in his administration must resign.”
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 7, 2026
Saagar Enjeti now: “Trump TACO!”
Do you see the game yet? pic.twitter.com/33liE8vV1D
These two tweets are 8 hours apart. This morning, he wanted generals to make advance promises to disobey civilian leadership. Now he complains that Trump chickened out. https://t.co/bEjF5y7SWX pic.twitter.com/ORtDJClB1e
— Bluesky Libs (@BlueskyLibs) April 8, 2026
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Happy B-Day.
Yet another in a long list of those that celebrate their birthday with JJ.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (PpBto)
Congratulations? Can you drink legally now?😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (+hwtP)
Taking questions.
Iran's 10 negotiation points were literally tossed in the garbage.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)
Now you're talkin,' fat!
Posted by: Joe Biden at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (PpBto)
Hope you have plenty of ventilation while applying coats of varnish. Those fumes will fuck you up.
Posted by: Cause brain damage and mange at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (JrZbt)
yeah I don't expect this fake ceasefire to hold and if Trump insists that Iran is complying just to save face, it will be an epic political failure that would exceed any political fallout from continuing the war.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (1wjle)
177 I will wait patiently while the Iran and Cuba stories unfold organically. Trump has made more progress on both fronts in a few short weeks then Newsom has made on the California "Speed" train in years.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (c2wDO)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:30 PM
You could have just said that you stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn.
Then you could have gotten to sit with the 'ettes.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: doug at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Hy+R4)
Orange Man Bad will nuke the world!
Orange Man Bad is pussy who lost the war!
I need to hear from Tucker.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Q/FnY)
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Guy who says happy birthday at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (PpBto)
i took better precautions today. one thing I learned is that I can just spill out varnish on to the desk and then paint it rather than having to go over to the can every thirty seconds to dip the brush in.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (rbvCR)
I wish I had a good excuse but I don't.
"Fuck you, I'm the boss and I'm sleeping in"
That usually works.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:30 PM
"......you should see the other guy......"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: And Bananas at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (oftw2)
what does this term mean?
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (1wjle)
It's all really tiresome. I can ignore the media but there are a shocking number of people I have to interact with on a daily basis that lap this stupidity up like mothers' milk.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Doctor Mew at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: NPC_00101110 at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (0sNs1)
Wait, what? CNN's DEI hausfrau says "the Trump administration is lying because what they say contradicts what CNN says."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (n7rxJ)
Griff Jenkins on FNC called Trump a NACHO.
Never Avoids Confronting Hard Obstacles!
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (NpAcC)
what does this term mean?
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (1wjle)
It's AtC. You're too tall to understand.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (PpBto)
From inside Iran: "Let me tell you from inside Iran,
Aside from bootlicking reformists, no one has bought into this ceasefire.
Neither the opposition nor even the hardliners.
The hardliners are all cursing Ghalibaf's mother left and right. Of course, we're joining them on this one.."
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (GD0B3)
____
What about me?
-Nicholas Kristof
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (JrZbt)
That anyone would vote for a Democrat in any elected office is disconcerting. It’s a move towards the authoritarianism they claim is coming from Republicans.
The fact is nothing could be further from the truth and every single court judgement, no matter how ridiculous, has been complied with.
They want to move towards a post constitutional republic, and putting them in office gives license for them to move forward
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (sYFXJ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)
They want Vietnam II - a parade of planes headed for Dover AFB loaded with flag-draped coffins, just in time for the midterms.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (n1OCj)
what does this term mean?
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM
Beats my pair of jacks. I mean, the "dicks and donuts" rant I remember, but crackers? Not so much.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (2GVsD)
Someone's gonna have to go back and get a shitload of dimes!
Posted by: Commodore Taggart, merchant marine at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (+hwtP)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:40 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:40 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
The ups never grade and the ceases never fire. They both need to be renamed.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:40 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 01:40 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:41 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:38 PM (JrZbt)
The whacker will come by and tell you, for sure.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:41 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (bXbFr)
Ace? When??
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:41 PM (JrZbt)
what does this term mean?
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM (1wjle)
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Basically TDS but directed at anyone. When you so irrationally despise someone that no matter what they do, even something as normal as eating crackers, you can't help but hate on them. "Look at that fucking bitch eating crackers!"
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (+hwtP)
******
And accurate.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:41 PM (NpAcC)
They want Vietnam II - a parade of planes headed for Dover AFB loaded with flag-draped coffins, just in time for the midterms.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (n1OCj)
They'll settle for 70s oil shock stagflation as a 2nd place...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (tOcjL)
I don't expect this fake ceasefire to hold and if Trump insists that Iran is complying just to save face, it will be an epic political failure that would exceed any political fallout from continuing the war.
Posted by: ace
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Same. One can only hope this was his "I gave you every opportunity" before doing the deed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (n7rxJ)
lol that's hilarious
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (1wjle)
They want Vietnam II - a parade of planes headed for Dover AFB loaded with flag-draped coffins, just in time for the midterms.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM (n1OCj)
Why would Dems need that when they could just rely on their highly compelling policy platform?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: huerfano at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (98kQX)
Trump broke them.... He broke them all....
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (HTa/G)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (aJQbY)
On Bluesky, from a guy who works at the "Center for International Policy":
The singular goal of all future US politics is to ensure Trumpism is defeated and cannot again take root here, and everything that serves that end is to be considered and prioritized. It's a holistic organizing principle, from a Green New Deal to Nuremberg 2 to expanding the court to Reconstruction.
They're planning a repeat of the process that started on January 30, 1933 if they regain power.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (n1OCj)
The problem does not reside in the bitch or the crackers
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (2GVsD)
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... and smooth brains, but mostly smooth brains.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (PpBto)
Let the EU, NATO, Israel and the Middle Eastern States hash it out for a spell.
Iran will not cooperate. When they show any signs of aggression, hit them with both barrels.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Donkey dicks at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (g9Uf+)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Q/FnY)
Warm wishes for a Happy Birthday and for many more despite your recent health concerns.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Delurker at April 08, 2026 01:39 PM
So...not a Tanzanian national park?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (bFu5X)
Bridges/transportation even easier to avoid civilian harm, in general.
Trump's "civilization" fulmination was perhaps his most histrionic yet, of course was completely unserious, but might be better suited for the strange ears of the turbans.
Iran regime has to sit there and writhe and bitch about the IDF's massive offensive against Hezbollah, which will not be ended or modified.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Donkey dicks at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (g9Uf+)
Gosh.....you guys.
I swear......
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (TLp3A)
The press wants the US to win wars while keeping the moral high ground, not killing anyone and hugs.
Lots of hugs.
If the Dems get back in power, I'm still going to try to sell them on moving away from penis shaped missiles of destruction and move to my vagina 'bombs' developed to simply envelop the enemy until we're friends.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Lord Hannan at April 08, 2026 01:45 PM (m2XKJ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:45 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 01:45 PM (ExV1e)
That's why the Democrats are talking about running a white guy in 2028 - they have no intention of modifying their policy positions, so they want to run a figurehead like "Joe From Scranton" who can pretend to be moderate and bamboozle enough white voters to win.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (n1OCj)
That is the left's only strategy.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (FK7YC)
Basically TDS but directed at anyone. When you so irrationally despise someone that no matter what they do, even something as normal as eating crackers, you can't help but hate on them. "Look at that fucking bitch eating crackers!"
Posted by: Elric
this makes sense. i'm this way towards a couple people across my lifespan.
Posted by: BifBewalski at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (PnEh/)
Trump University!
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (FtULh)
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Unexpectedly!
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (TbhYO)
thanks.
alex the chick sent me the meme the expression comes from. I added it to the end of the post.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (1wjle)
These people are at war with the constitutional republic and very few people recognize it. There is a color revolution on steroids being attempted and it undermines everything from the voting system, to the courts, our congress and various law enforcement institutions. There isn’t an aspect they have ignored, and people should really start to understand what’s at stake come November.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (sYFXJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM (2GVsD)
All they want is to win the news cycle. They can't ever actually be proven right because as soon as you prove them wrong they contradict themselves.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (JrZbt)
1. Is that "secret" weapon mentioned above the special bomb we developed to take out power stations? It releases metal streamers to short everything out -- it uses the energy of the wires to melt stuff and do the damage without destroying the buildings or equipment? (I don't know, I am not following this story.)
2. The Left that Ace is describing reminds me of the monkeys in the lower post - they use words the way monkeys steal glasses - just because it works. The monkeys only get away with this because humans allow it (instead of using nightsicks) and the Left gets away with it because so many people react to them. The only proper reaction is "LOL - shut up moron."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (PpBto)
And a bitch. A bad one, more specifically.
Posted by: For medicinal purposes at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:42 PM
They were already cracked.
Posted by: huerfano at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Jen the original at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (YdKYA)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: doug at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Hy+R4)
Twats have a purpose and are beloved by men the world over. Kristol is not a twat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (ExV1e)
_______
Then face the ultimate punishment. 24 hours of continuous screenings of The View, Kimmel, and Colbert. Followed by a striptease by Hillary Clinton. (Your eyes will be kept open, as Alex's were in Clockwork Orange.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Trump University!
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (TLp3A)
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"He said 'pussy!' REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
/Oh, oh -- so did Ace in this post headline ... Stone Him!
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Donkey dicks at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM
Modern U.S. nuclear submarines have not one, but two of you aboard.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)
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It's deeply concerning. All one has to do is listen to the plain language they are saying. It's exactly what they have planned, and those that are not paying attention better fasten their seatbelts because they mean business. They will go mad once they gain power back. They're already foaming from their rabies mouths. And they aren't joking.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: doug at April 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Hy+R4)
Twats have a purpose and are beloved by men the world over. Kristol is not a twat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (ExV1e)
_________
"Nuh-uh!"
-- Don LeMon
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)
no that's a known weapon. Graphite shards or something. Graphite something. I think we've already used them to take out electrical stations.
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (yAteE)
And you could point out traditionally the GOPe would negotiate with the left by giving them everything they wanted out of the gate while only ask for their minimum want in return.
But...that's because the two groups are on the SAME side and it is neither Trump's nor the American people's side...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (2UnvF)
Swearing has become normalised, but from the president this lack of restraint is cause for alarm,' Apr. 6 2026
Screwed up. 😞
386 Reminder -
Harris drops "F-bomb" while encouraging Asian Americans to break down barriers, May 13, 2024, CBS/AP
In part, "Harris gave a lengthy response in which she told the young people to not let others define them and their dreams based on limited views. That's something Harris said her own mother told her.
"We have to know that sometimes, people will open the door for you and leave it open, sometimes they won't. And then you need to kick that f***ing door down," Harris said to cheers and applause from the audience. She laughed, adding, "Excuse my language."
"We gotta make T-shirts!" Yang joked.
Public profanity in politics is not particularly unusual. When Joe Biden was vice president, he was overheard telling President Barack Obama that newly passed health care legislation was a "big f***ing deal. The Democratic Party even sold T-shirts based on the now-president's comment."
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 01:47 PM (ynpvh)
Beats the other thing
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:50 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:50 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Halfhand at April 08, 2026 01:50 PM (Ysav4)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (0sNs1)
It mostly recounts all the leaders killed, the infrastructure destroyed, and the IRI being forced into a position similar to the end of the Iran Iraq war, which was essentially a defeat, losing the IRI massive amounts of respect and support in the Gulf
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (DgMqy)
I try to tell people that come Election Day, you should worry about Muffy’s dance practice or Johnie’s soccer game. You should worry about voting, because if you don’t none of that matters.
Look at Virginia for what apathy, corrupt voting and laziness buys you.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (sYFXJ)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (Sco7b)
I have some thoughts. Call me!
Posted by: Gwyneth Paltrow's vagina-scented candle bombs at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (ExV1e)
_________
"Nuh-uh!"
-- Don LeMon
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:49 PM
He said "men," you little bitch.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (bFu5X)
None of us have any idea what is going on with Iran. Which is good.
I know that the Dims, liberals, Rinos and the UK and EU all hope he fails to win.
I know the crazy barbarians in Iran want to win and think they are winning (because they are crazy).
I still don't know what TACO means and don't care!
Have read that this has been a "pause" in planning. We'll see eventually.
We were so used to Geraldo giving away troop movements in Iraq that we expect instant news. I don't know where Geraldo is and I'm glad (probably taking photos of himself in the bathroom again...that was nauseating).
Jennifer Griffiths/Griffin? is rumored to be the leak of the wizzo pilot. I read that the other day. To think I once prayed for her and she went TDS and loco. I also prayed for Bret Baier's son before Bret had Botox. And Catherine Herridge's son and her when she gave part of her liver to her baby boy (I still like and admire her). This concludes my FOX report who I haven't watched for a decade.
I accidently saw O'Reilly last night after Tousi's live report. Man, he looks rough. Is he sick or just old? I'm older but, wow. Maybe that last divorce?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (WONhk)
I think an EMP that could fit on a half ton truck could blast out all the PLCs that control a plant.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (/+uur)
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After they opened it for you?
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (2GVsD)
It mostly recounts all the leaders killed, the infrastructure destroyed, and the IRI being forced into a position similar to the end of the Iran Iraq war, which was essentially a defeat, losing the IRI massive amounts of respect and support in the Gulf
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (rbvCR)
And yet, that could be as much propaganda as Iran's state media, just from the other side.
Likely everything is in the murky middle, with hopefully that post being more on point...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (tOcjL)
what does this term mean?
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:37 PM
If I remember correctly, it's when someone hates another person so much that the second person could be minding their own business while eating crackers and the first person would rant that the cracker eating was being done wrong.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Jen the original at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (YdKYA)
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I believe it was Selena Zito who first observed back in 2016:
"The press takes Donald Trump literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally."
And here we are 10 years later and it's only gotten worse by an order of magnitude or two ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (TbhYO)
this was his last ride- he can't run again, he's pushing eighty... he can be a loose cannon- he can be the bull in the china shop of world affairs
so tighten your chinstraps, we have 2 more years of this
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (1wjle)
I adore her, but my wife is shorter than she is.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ace at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (1wjle)
also as a middle ground, the can is portable and could be moved closer to the desk so you don't have to "go over to the can".
sorry, but the visual made me chuckle. It must be some second-hand fumes
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (TbhYO)
That's where I assumed he was going when I caught the word "smooth" before actually reading the sentence.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 01:54 PM (lFFaq)
Look at Virginia for what apathy, corrupt voting and laziness buys you.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (sYFXJ)
There was no apathy on one side last time...there was about the most motivated an electorate has ever been in history...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:55 PM (tOcjL)
I'm gonna need a clarification. Whose bed are we in?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 08, 2026 01:55 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (y171U)
Ace should probably wear a mask even when he's not varnishing.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:55 PM (JrZbt)
Bill Kristol, with that same stale photo of his attempt to look intelligent and erudite, looks like he enjoyed the surprise elevator colonoscopy and asked for another.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:55 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)
Likewise from me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:50 PM (2GVsD)
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Also a filling spout for a jerry can/gas jug.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (rcyPU)
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 01:51 PM (0sNs1)
Has anybody ever seen the two of them in the same room at the same time?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (QGaXH)
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And by "Iran's state media," you are of course referring to the U.S. Fifth Column Islamunist MDM-MSM Progda Enemedia Death Cult.
/only half-joking
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (SoBkx)
Completely unnecessary outdoors. Barely necessary indoors.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)
1.) 3yrs ago, Iran was in the catbird seat in the ME, riding high on their alliance with China and their numerous international militias, and the weakness of American foreign policy.
2.) Many things happened, to include a couple of blitzkrieg operations and a bunch of highly successful targeted ones.
3.) Today, they're devastated.
The nuke program was probably trashed during the 12-days war, but it definitely is now. Wave goodbye to that trump card. The international terror organizations were severely degraded by the Gaza war, and they're not in better shape now. The leadership is in disarray, and the country has been placed under the control of regional warlords. Their sea and air capabilities are erased. Their oil export facilities are ruined. They face a possible threat of revolution.
This is not a good three year plan for Iran.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (QGaXH)
I saw a pic of them once, and they did indeed fit in one room. Barely.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (dK+Kv)
Griff Jenkins on FNC called Trump a NACHO.
Never Avoids Confronting Hard Obstacles!
Posted by: redridinghood
Trump can't be the Nacho President.
Because Hillary is Nacho President.
And never will be.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (CmuOb)
Trump is very good at creating leverage for himself out of thin air. Often, just with words and threats. And I haven't noticed one "outburst" or histrionic post yet - on any topic of real importance - that wasn't connected to strategery of some kind.
Exactly what the real purpose of the current "ceasefire" is - and especially the comical fiction that there's a "new regime" in Tehran - haven't the foggiest. But we may see before long.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (lFFaq)
I just had some crackers. No one was here to guide me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (WONhk)
And then Biden doddered up and said, "You take your shotgun and give two blasts through the door."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (rcyPU)
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Power of *AND*.
Psychopathy is not just a river in Egypt ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Look what he has already accomplished
1. Payback for 47 years of intransigence.
2. Showed Europe is unable to secure a vital shipping lane
3. Showed NATO budget requirements are vital and EU is a worthless without USA
4. Showed that Iran is a knife at our throats (the GCC for revenue, the rest of world for energy) that can not be tolerated.
5. Showed China is not on Europe's side, and is unable to really do much of anything except bullshit and bribe.
6. Showed the USA is back. We are not to be trifled with.
7. Restored pride in armed forces
8. Showed net zero as a dangerous farce
9. Introduced the idea that when you go to war, you take things, like oil. and don't leave a revenue source so they can buy off your institutions the way the GCC has or fund terrorist the way Iran has.
..
and set back Iran in their regional domination scheme to have nukes and control the world's energy supply.
The only topper is if he manages to get USA in control of those key islands and the strait. With revenue.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (zAO6l)
We'll handle the infrastructure. Phase Three coming up.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (rcyPU)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (WONhk
I thinl just old but yeah, he's been again like every US President. Trump is immu e and just gets stronger.
Where's this Tousi thing? Is it a channel, website. Sorry, I'd usually look it up, but Generac is here for yearly maintenance ($260 Can), dog is going nuts, but I'm squeezing in a minite break.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (y171U)
Wasn't there a movie about that? Varnishing Point?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM
Some of us have actually met each other.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear Gmac.....
*STOP, STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!!!*
You will hear from our attorneys.
Posted by: Warner Chappell Music, copyright owners of "Happy Birthday to You" at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)
Measuring tapes, mostly.
Posted by: And the height thing on the doctor's office scale at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (TbWk/)
Fox News' societal damage is GLOBAL. Cry bitch.
"Everything Trump touches, dies." -Rick Wilson
Iran has more power and influence today than just a short 6 weeks ago. Trump must be so proud
Sorry folks, there's no going back. America's status on the world stage, particularly for Western civilization, isn't coming back after a short period of good behavior. Trump proved we're broken and untrustworthy.
I can't understand why Fox News is even legal. Democrats are such cowards. There is a foreign owned network that produces 24/7 propaganda which is legal. Yet, Trump has no issue trying to clamp down on news networks that report the truth
I hadn't even thought through how this would effect all the hawks. I bet this sticks a nice knife in Rubio, too. Poor guy could lose like six or seven of his jobs over this
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:58 PM (WONhk)
I know, right?
Later though, when the bruises healed, I went out and got TRISKITS
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM
You can find his channel, TousiTV on EweToob.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (bFu5X)
This is why we don't win wars anymore. My WW2 grandpa just opened the windows.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (cS1cw)
Israel will continue to attack Hezbollah, justifiably so.
Iran will use this as justification for violating the CF, proving to the world that they don't respect sovereignty (Lebanon's).
Trump and the boys will wait until Friday evening before unleashing hell. The world will color Trump as the evil one.
Conclusion: the world can F-caw-FF.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (0CEhJ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM
Some of us have actually met each other.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (bFu5X)
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How do some of you guys know how tall some of you are?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM
Some of us have actually met each other.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (bFu5X)
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Crossed the streams???
That I know, but AtC? I have no idea how tall (or short) she is.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (XQJDW)
And they revealed themselves to be faking as conservatives for years, some for decades--NeverTrump have said far nastier things about Trump than they'd ever say about Iran.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:59 PM (Sco7b)
Just google or whatever you do up there and he's easy to find and free. I like him. He may turn out to be someone I should not like.
I also like looking at him, his accent and wit. So until he ticks me off he's got me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (WONhk)
He has a wifi controlled buttplug and someone linked the password.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:02 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:02 PM (TLp3A)
These aren't serious people.
I'm pretty certain the dead mullahs in Iran doesn't think Trump was a chicken.
But that's what life consists of when you're a rabid leftist.
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 02:02 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:02 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (VCgbV)
Trump Always Chickens Out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (PpBto)
And here we are 10 years later and it's only gotten worse by an order of magnitude or two ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (TbhYO)
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So no one read Trump's book, where he said: show them you're willing to do what's necessary, make impossible demands, then get most of what you want?
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)
I measure myself in Smoots
I am 1.057 Smoots in height, and I weigh approximately one late model Kenmore dryer
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (VCgbV)
Almost instantaneous communications has resulted in the expectation of similar instantaneous solutions.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (2GVsD)
You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM
I'm reliably informed by people who have met AtC that she's fairly short. Not like Lollipop Guild short, but kinda petite, height wise.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (bFu5X)
Thank you!
'News' shouldn't have to be a freaking puzzle activity where you go to 10 different sources, sort through, pick out the truth kernels lodged in the crap and try to form some semblance of the true story.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Sco7b)
Diminutive FM says US must choose between ceasefire and "continued war via Israel".
Delicious. Actually, the little fella has it backwards.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (U/Byj)
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is suspending the state's sales tax on gas as prices continue to climb in the wake of the Iran conflict.
Braun announced a 30-day holiday on the state's sales tax on gasoline. He said it is effective immediately.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (VC
*****
Trump Always Chickens Out
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (NpAcC)
Cop shows, mystery shows, etc.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)
Measuring tapes, mostly.
Posted by: And the height thing on the doctor's office scale at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (TbWk/)
Imperial units only
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (2GVsD)
Diminutive FM says US must choose between ceasefire and "continued war via Israel"
That's an easy one....
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (FtULh)
Sometimes cross ventilation (crack windows open, fans), closing doors leading to other interior rooms, and not varnishing inside a room used for sleep will do it.
Nitrile gloves & some eye protection are often more important for 'health & safety."
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (NFX2v)
That I know, but AtC? I have no idea how tall (or short) she is.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)
I am five foot tall.
I AM TOO A WHOLE SIXTY INCHES TALL.
Ahem.
There is an entire subset of the Twitters dedicated to mocking me for being so short.
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (WONhk
Thank you.
A good policy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM
Having met you and not AtC, I'll make a comparison of it.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (bFu5X)
The Hormuz is supposed to be totally free to transit without limitations. Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire.
Fake News reporting that Iran shut down Hormuz because of Lebanon bombings. So beats me. *shoulder shrug*
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 02:07 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:07 PM (TLp3A)
Hello everyone! Sorry for the lateness. I wish I had a good excuse but I don't.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:30 PM
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Talk to tankdemon. He can supply any number of perfectly plausible excuses.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:07 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:07 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Anna Puma
We have a restraining order.
Posted by: Vienna Boys Choir at April 08, 2026 02:07 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (aZm/F)
Almost instantaneous communications has resulted in the expectation of similar instantaneous solutions.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (2GVsD)
I think this has been the case in the working world with the advent of telephone and e-mail communication for some time, and spread to the broader culture through social media. Because the means of communication is instantaneous it is expected that the person of whom an action, response, or solution to a problem is requested must produce same instantaneously. Expectations have been grossly skewed across many different parts of society and it's causing a lot of problems.
Posted by: Anna Puma Johnson is right at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Sco7b)
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I let J.J. Sefton do that work for me every weekday morning...And I really do appreciate all the hard work that goes into compiling those links every day. It ain't easy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (rcyPU)
We can still round them up for questioning.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM
Change the password on my luggage!
Posted by: President Skroob at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (pohLc)
I AM TOO A WHOLE SIXTY INCHES TALL.
Ahem.
There is an entire subset of the Twitters dedicated to mocking me for being so short.
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
But you are not sixty inches wide, so you are hawt.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Rex B at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (BYqnY)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 02:05 PM (U/Byj)
Memories of Baghdad Bob saying they were winning as smoke rose behind him.
I really should go do something useful. Vs waiting for something BIG to happen, eh?
I threw in that Canada word at the very end.
Oui, amigos?
"How you say cucumber?" Mrs. Alec Baldwin,fake Spanish spawn factory. hic
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
You can reach things off the top shelf for my wife, then.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (ESVrU)
Absolutely.. My go to every AM
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM (VCgbV)
Which is right around the same as the First Lady.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (tgvbd)
It's fine.
Also *fingereyes Sponge*
Anyway, one of the most annoying bits about the whole bitch eating crackers with Trump is that there is always room for criticism but noooo can't have that.
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (X5Sen)
Projection truly is something the Dems do better than anyone.
Remember when the freaks were trying to convince us JD Vance was "weird?"
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (aZm/F)
That I know, but AtC? I have no idea how tall (or short) she is.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)
I am five foot tall.
I AM TOO A WHOLE SIXTY INCHES TALL.
Ahem.
There is an entire subset of the Twitters dedicated to mocking me for being so short.
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
__________
"5 Feet?? You are positively Amazonian!"
-- Robert Reich
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)
AtC is famously short. She has described it herself.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (tgvbd)
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"Furlong, when Hadrian's Wall fell."
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:10 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:09 PM (tgvbd)
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What's the parsec conversion ratio for that?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Sponge
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We are the perfect height!!!🤗😁
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (P8t+z)
In my mind, you are all either like those precocious toddlers in the AI videos, or really old and grumpy. I leave it to the reader to figure out which one you are individually.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (zAO6l)
I am 1.057 Smoots in height, and I weigh approximately one late model Kenmore dryer
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 02:03 PM
I am 1.015 Smoots tall.
Posted by: President Skroob at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Don't Be Jealous at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (oftw2)
We are the perfect height!!!🤗😁
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (VCgbV)
She and a friend of hers dubbed it "Fun Size."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (VCgbV)
@RNCResearch
Democrat Rep. Al Green calls for a "Secretary of Reconciliation" to implement reparations.
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (zAO6l)
Isn't this what the Dems have always wanted? An America that no one respects and that has no power?
I don't know why they're complaining
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (bFu5X)
Or at least a palate-refreshing Mannix babe.
Posted by: mindful webworker - garling with Listerine at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (C2uPD)
Ahem.
There is an entire subset of the Twitters dedicated to mocking me for being so short.
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
For all the mocking that's not even that short.
I guess a little gentle ribbing turned you into a mini-meme.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (zafwz)
Her Majesty married me because I'm 6'1" and she's 4'11". It sure wasn't for my looks, brains or personality.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (tgvbd)
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
Your reparations were gained after the Civil War, asshole.
You're not in Africa with a bone through your nose and a plate in your lip.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)
Well she has a lawsuit against the city for building the sidewalks too close to her ass
Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (P4Pk9)
He's pretty clear. You don't negotiate unless you first acquire, and then USE leverage. He goes into detail about how, sometimes, you have to generate the leverage yourself. He states that this requires creativity and salesmanship.
The fact that his opposition is bouncing back and forth on positions in an effort to show Trump's "incompetence" indicates that they missed that chapter, or didn't comprehend that it was the most important part of the book.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (dIske)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:14 PM (hCUcO)
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood
Send him back to Africa. It'll be like his ancestors never left.
No, I don't care what his actual race is. If he's not black, it'll just be more distant ancestors
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:14 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:14 PM (WONhk)
I made the kids watch The Godfather a bit ago and they were going nuts
so there you go, picture me as Talia Shire, albeit older now, hair still (naturally I swear) dark tho
I didn't see it til they said it and at easter everyone agreed
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (j+aD2)
It's 2:14am in Peking.
You're the guy in the charge of the CCP's Middle East policy.
Are you sleeping right now?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (TLp3A)
It's the Brits, French, Spanish and Dutch who should be paying reparations. Slavery is part of the Poisonous Legacy of Colonialism.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (tgvbd)
expatriate and don't return and you'll get that check my good sir
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (j+aD2)
How many apples tall is that?
Posted by: Anna Puma
i use corgis as length, and cheese burgers as width. now adding apples as height.
Posted by: BifBewalski at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (PnEh/)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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I think smart phones and video has made a lot of the world envy (hate) us. I think what Elon is doing with the translations could be very dangerous.
Humans are happy when they are doing "ok" relative to others around them. Integration is very very bad for happiness. Instant communication is a form of integration and will lead to problems.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (zAO6l)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:13 PM (tgvbd)
_____________________
She needed someone who could reach the top shelf.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (dIske)
In my mind, you are all either like those precocious toddlers in the AI videos, or really old and grumpy. I leave it to the reader to figure out which one you are individually.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (zAO6l)
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I had expressed the same reservations for a decade -- except in my case I imagine everybody as a Randian AND Greek God Hero.
To which someone here replied "You know, it's not like we're all 29 anymore."
Anyway, after attending last year's TX MoMe: I highly encourage you to attend a MoMe if you can. Incredible individuals and memories ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (TbhYO)
Democrat Rep. Al Green calls for a "Secretary of Reconciliation" to implement reparations.
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
Free shit! Free shit! Vote fo us and we be givin you free shit!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (ExV1e)
Trump comes off sounding much like Jackie Fisher. Sound like the unhinged lunatic on the world stage that no one wants to mess with.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (ESVrU
Me also.
Thanks J.J.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:17 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (PpBto)
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Wasn't 60 inches ALSO their circumference?
/
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (TbhYO)
Iran’s foreign minister says US must choose ceasefire or war via Israel
The US must choose between continued war via Israel or a ceasefire, Iran’s top diplomat says.
“The conditions for a ceasefire between Iran and the United States are clear and explicit: America must choose either a ceasefire or the continuation of war through Israel; both cannot coexist,” Araghchi wrote on Telegram.
“The world is witnessing the killings in Lebanon. Now the ball is in America’s court, and global public opinion is watching to see whether this country will fulfill its commitments or not.”
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BUT the really BIG story is 'Israel kills Al Jazeera Journalist named Mohammed Wishah in Gaza'
They're just incorrigible since Oct. 7th. (A White woman from NY discusses on video.)
AND, 21 minutes ago, 'Hamas condemns Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza'
The Palestinian group has condemned the killing of Mohammed Wishah as the latest in “a long list of crimes targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip”.
Hamas.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (NFX2v)
As I understand it, actual Africans loathe visiting blacks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)
He claimed to be 5'10" and he wasn't, nor was I when I met him in college.
So there!
Off to conquer things here with the attitude of a Special Ops hero!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk)
I am William Wallace!
Posted by: JackStraw
>I always feel relieved when I shoot a lightening bolt. I become more limber and spry, - it's like yoga for the lower back.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (/1l9x)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? at April 08, 2026 02:19 PM (oftw2)
The joke is that everyone in the audience is currently thinking what anyone who reads this is also currently thinking. Lol.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 02:19 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:19 PM (XQJDW)
In my mind, you are all either like those precocious toddlers in the AI videos, or really old and grumpy. I leave it to the reader to figure out which one you are individually.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM
Anyway, after attending last year's TX MoMe: I highly encourage you to attend a MoMe if you can. Incredible individuals and memories ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM
^^^ This. Get yourself to a MoMe. The Horde is the best.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:19 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS
Seconded!
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:19 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 08, 2026 02:20 PM (NYInA)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (tgvbd)
_______________________
The Brits will get right on that after the Itialians pay up for the slavery induced by the Roman Empire on the Britons in 43 AD.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:20 PM (dIske)
for the record, i prefer to play rogues.
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 02:20 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:15 PM (tgvbd)
The Arabs. They infected Africa with islam, and it was muslim tribes that sold captives to the slave traders.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (utfVc)
Also, which 240 years is he talking about? the country's only 250 years old and "free labor" (excuse you, people had to pay for those slaves, they didn't go out in the wild and catch them themselves) was banned for all non-judicial purposes 160 years ago.
He wants 240 years of reparations he's going to have to hit Britain up for all but 90 for them
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Measuring Man at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (yFLFB)
Trump comes off sounding much like Jackie Fisher. Sound like the unhinged lunatic on the world stage that no one wants to mess with.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (2GVsD)
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"If you rub it in both at home and abroad that you are ready for instant war and intend to be first in and hit your enemy in the belly and kick him when he is down and boil your prisoners in oil (if you take any), and torture his women and children, then people will keep clear of you."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (y171U)
Cuz she's not the one eating crackers.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: garrett
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YES!!
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (VCgbV)
Lin-duh, you dirty dog
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (dIske)
hmmm.... now i have a mental mage of a dachshund centaur
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (oY6Yp)
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Why should I pay a slaver for the people he sold into slavery?
Oh? You want to pretend your people weren't the ones selling slaves?
The first coins for every slave sold out of Africa fell into a black hand, not a white hand.
And you need to settle your debt with Jesus before you come looking to man for more silver.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (HXT0k)
I AM TOO A WHOLE SIXTY INCHES TALL.
Ahem.
There is an entire subset of the Twitters dedicated to mocking me for being so short.
Posted by: Alexthechick
Heighth is mostly irrelevant. It's the strength of the foundation you stand upon.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (0CEhJ)
Congratulations? Can you drink legally now?😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
My doctor said no, but my bottle of Drambuie says, 'Your secret is safe with me.' My bottle of Crown wants me to pour a double on the rocks so no regrets!
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (Q/FnY)
If we subtracted the cost of Welfare Programs and the Prison System, they'd owe us a LOT of money.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (TLp3A)
Wasn't 60 inches ALSO their circumference?
/
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (TbhYO)
Only a view of the topside, but they were large, for sure.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Not sure when that happened but it did! at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: rhomboid
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Anything that helps in getting them to turn on each other, is worth a shot.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (f5L5X)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (ESVrU
Me also.
Thanks J.J.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:17 PM (Sco7b)
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Ditto -- don't know how he does it, let alone remain sane (or is that up for debate?). ;-)
"America's Blog of Record."
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (TbhYO)
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imagine a bunch of curmudgeons who meet at McDonald's every morning for coffee and bull sessions
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (ZxPkt)
In my mind, you are all either like those precocious toddlers in the AI videos, or really old and grumpy. I leave it to the reader to figure out which one you are individually.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (zAO6l)
_____
The Blade could be:
1. Tall, studly, lives in a penthouse, and drives an exotic car; or
2. Short, dumpy, unemployed, and lives in his mom's basement; or
3. A chick pretending to be a guy (a new theory from TJM yesterday).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (0CEhJ)
And the structural integrity of the stepstool.
Posted by: How else to reach countertops? at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
@RNCResearch
Democrat Rep. Al Green calls for a "Secretary of Reconciliation" to implement reparations.
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
I am disappoint. He'd get more traction with a more conciliatory approach. Perhaps something like, "Let's stay together."
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (2GVsD)
__________
"If you rub it in both at home and abroad that you are ready for instant war and intend to be first in and hit your enemy in the belly and kick him when he is down and boil your prisoners in oil (if you take any), and torture his women and children, then people will keep clear of you."
hmmm... maybe i should cozy up to some ai. i could use a version of that far side "how nature says do not touch" strip with trump as the guy in the bottom right...
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (oY6Yp)
True LIB Wisdom: LET THEM HAVE CRACKER BARREL.
Proud (and SOLE) Hater of LIBs long before anyone really noticed, or cared.
"I am not a great man, I am a failure – and you have made me one." -- Clinton'01, to this day still deserving of the eternal urinal for standing there at the pinnacle of our civilization, to PISS IT ALL AWAY.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: LETS GO BRANDON
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 02:24 PM (h4n6w)
Or at least a palate-refreshing Mannix babe.
Posted by: mindful webworker
I can help with that! https://tinyurl.com/2y2nak94
It's also in honor of our astronauts!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 08, 2026 02:24 PM (JCZqz)
Democrat Rep. Al Green calls for a "Secretary of Reconciliation" to implement reparations.
GREEN: “We need a Secretary of Reconciliation…that would include reparations. Reparations for the 240 years of free labor that people still benefit today from.”
https://tinyurl.com/mr32a8ky
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)
We need a secretary of retardation whose job it is to whack these retards in their retarded faces.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 02:24 PM (dK+Kv)
The US must choose between continued war via Israel or a ceasefire, Iran’s top diplomat says.
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They sure don't sound like they understand they've been defeated.
And they must have been defeated since people insist that the ceasefire agreement which has/has not opened the Strait was a victory.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:21 PM (dIske)
You'll spit and tell us it's raining.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:52 PM (WONhk)
I think part of it is he no longer has the makeup artists do is face before every show.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (ZxPkt)
We meet at Timmy's up here on the border ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
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You're big where it counts, Empress
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM (C/GFS)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:16 PM (ExV1e)
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I can see the Democrats creating a Secretary of Reconciliation or a Reparations Czar if they win in 2028.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Joemarine
If you hate her enough, it doesn't matter.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM (JCZqz)
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Certainly.
I can send my Venmo, and you can get started. Let's call it 1%, over the next 240 years or so. You're kids and grandkids can finish the balance.
And it's even at a discount - because I'm not asking for the blood to be repaid.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:22 PM (TLp3A)
That having been said, there are a good number of people who'd be willing to front a pretty sizable payment if it came in return for irrevocable renunciation of citizenship and a one-way flight to somewhere else.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: DOGE at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (/1l9x)
The US must choose between continued war via Israel or a ceasefire, Iran’s top diplomat says.
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They sure don't sound like they understand they've been defeated.
And they must have been defeated since people insist that the ceasefire agreement which has/has not opened the Strait was a victory.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (vSvIl)
seems like a huge downgrade from the previous promises of rains of missiles destroying the US fleet. it's almost like a love letter.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Not sure when that happened but it did!
Don't sell yourself short, you'll fit more easily into a crawl-space (Have you ever watched a tall guy trying to fold himself up into one of those?) and you can change a car's oil without putting it on a lift.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (rcyPU)
It's also in honor of our astronauts!"
You are a great American!
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM (C/GFS)
That is so, so sweet
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 02:25 PM (3sXRv)
TIMMAH!!!
Posted by: TIMMAH!!! at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (TbWk/)
LOL. I'll be he cleared out more than a few bars in Da Nang.
Commenters all saying he had to be fun to hang with.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (hCUcO)
I am so happy you did a drive by, on my birthday no less!
You are fun size, especially for my 5' 5" body.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (Q/FnY)
https://m.youtube.com/@TousiTV
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM (aZm/F)
_________________
Missed it. Great minds run on the same track. I was, at one time, skeptical that Trump had a ghost writer and didn't write that book. But, time and time again, you can see his outlined philosophy in just about every important decision. I wonder how the foreign intelligence agencies regard that book.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:23 PM
Have you read Christopher Clark's "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914"?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:29 PM (JrZbt)
I knew pre 1914 there was a web of treaty tripwires, I just never knew how many and how twitchy they were because all these empires were trying to control each other.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:29 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
How much does it cost to mail a box of angry emu, anyway?
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at April 08, 2026 02:30 PM (4g8dN)
Posted by: Alexthechick at April 08, 2026 02:06 PM (X5Sen)
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You're big where it counts, Empress
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 02:26 PM
So you've seen the Victory Tits pic?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:30 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (TbhYO)
I believe it, I believe it...
Posted by: Triz Trzcinski at April 08, 2026 02:30 PM (/1l9x)
Once again, ESPN has found a way to fuq up a nice sporting experience.
They're butchering the Par 3 presentation
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (3sXRv)
I've observed that if the man is at eye level with the woman's boobs, the man's IQ drops by at least 20.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (2GVsD)
He claimed to be 5'10" and he wasn't, nor was I when I met him in college.
So there!
Off to conquer things here with the attitude of a Special Ops hero!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk)
Hollywood loves short actors with large heads.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (8avO+)
It's also in honor of our astronauts!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
Nope, nope, nope. Don't think so, Admiral. Been fooled too often. Even if you did link to a beauty once. Once.
Posted by: mindful webworker - won't get fooled again at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (C2uPD)
Dated once. Basketball player, she was 6'2"...
Nice girl.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (TbhYO)
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I'd say there are at least two of us here who know it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:29 PM
The Sleepwalkers is a practically hour-by-hour look at the decision making at the time because of the web of treaties. Fascinating reading.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (bFu5X)
"I usually only date tall chicks...but, you'll do."
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:27 PM (a+4eV)
And they won't have to use as much phenobarbital to put me down compared to others. Savings!
Posted by: Always a silver lining at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (2GVsD)
That's how I am with legs but they don't make 'em that tall
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:29 PM (JrZbt)
________
[makes "call me" gesture]
-- Brittney Griner
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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"If the Germans mobilize, it's game-on" seemed to be the driver.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (f5L5X)
Posted by: garrett
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Are you talking about her victory boobs?
Posted by: lin-duh at April 08, 2026 02:32 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)
I just read that Jimmy Kimmel was maling fun of President Trump.
Jimmy, Trump is against breathing dude!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
Okay, I clicked anyway. Glad I did.😁
Posted by: mindful webworker - weightless boobies ftw at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 08, 2026 02:18 PM (y171U)
Cuz she's not the one eating crackers.
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This is so confusing.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Methos
I think it's a cultural thing. You can't admit that you were ever wrong because it destroys everyone's respect for you forever.
The only thing you an admit to are glorious victories closer and closer to home.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 02:33 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (MmH/W)
Foreign entanglements were commonplace, and had been for many, many years.
Thus the founder's admonitions against.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:31 PM (2GVsD)
It's like those distraction devices they force intelligent people to use in Harrison Bergeron.
Posted by: Therefore, I conclude that BOOBS at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (TbWk/)
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Sweet. How many teefs does she have?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (n17eQ)
That their decedents own the slaves and their labor and must be paid.
If you don't own your ancestors and their labor, then you are not entitled to any compensation.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Methos
Iran's foreign minister -“The world is witnessing the killings in Lebanon. Now the ball is in America’s court, and global public opinion is watching to see whether this country will fulfill its commitments or not.”
On April 8, 2026, Israel launched its largest air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, hitting over 100 targets in Beirut and southern Lebanon, resulting in high casualties and panic, following a breakdown in a temporary ceasefire. The strikes aimed to eliminate Hezbollah's military infrastructure and stop rocket fire into Israel. (AI Overview and BBC, NPR, Washington Post, Haaretz references.)
Israel has the right to defend itself. Why would the Iranian-US agreement cover Hezbollah in Lebanon? Why does Iran move the goal posts to include other terrorist networks? Let the world of critics answer that.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 02:34 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Just got here at April 08, 2026 02:35 PM (850T+)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 02:35 PM (rcyPU)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 01:56 PM (QGaXH)
Yes.
At a NoVaMoMee.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 02:35 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (TbhYO)
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I'd say there are at least two of us here who know it.
Posted by: Seems Legit
Three.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:35 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Farmer Bob
I'm 6'00" with a face for radio and a voice for print.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:36 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:37 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: I really haven't settled on a nic at April 08, 2026 02:37 PM (ONprm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM
Like varnish on the desk, it has become invisible.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (yAteE)
It was all link.
Ace must be troubleshooting.
Chuy. It's up to you. You're our only hope.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 02:28 PM (TbhYO)
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I'd love to see that link
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (Uxbm6)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:39 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (f5L5X)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: javems at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (Sepje)
Posted by: Get This at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (850T+)
Posted by: Dr. Leonard McCoy at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (c2wDO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Shelves and varnish at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (850T+)
Posted by: night lifted at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:40 PM (f5L5X)
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Can confirm.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (aZm/F)
STAMPEDE!!!
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (XuXeR)
Decided to give up being an artists model and to enter a Carmelite religious order instead?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: zombie Gertrude Stein at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Anna Puma
So, what men have you run into who are 5'3"?
[ducks, runs to falsely-called nood]
Posted by: mindful webworker - five foot eleven and seven eights at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (n5tGW)
These people are at war with the constitutional republic and very few people recognize it. There is a color revolution on steroids being attempted and it undermines everything from the voting system, to the courts, our congress and various law enforcement institutions. There isn’t an aspect they have ignored, and people should really start to understand what’s at stake come November.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:46 PM (sYFXJ)
You are hitting the nail on the head Marcus T! This is the real threat to America - the Communist/Democrat Party. And they are inside the wire. Jesse Kelly speaks of the same on his radio show. America needs to wake the fuck up and realize that voting for a Democrat is voting for the end of your country.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (4ItEf)
Posted by: Madison at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (850T+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 02:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (XuXeR)
Decided to give up being an artists model and to enter a Carmelite religious order instead?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM
*golf clap*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:42 PM (bFu5X)
No. Most chicks I have known ALWAYS insist on the 1/2" on their height.
I just assume it's important to them.
So, I make a point of taking 1/2" off their claimed height.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Anatoly Dyatlov at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (Ysav4)
Trump Always Catapults Otters.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (EXyHK)
The nasty river otters, right? Not the cute and spunky surfboard stealing sea otters!
Posted by: the Horde needs to know at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (9vFyc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:38 PM (n17eQ)
Sounds like something Donovan wrote in 1966.
Posted by: Old Hippie Who Smells Bad at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (/1l9x)
Aren't they the shoeless ones? Or misremembering?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (XuXeR)
Gee, its almost as if the guy doesn't shoot from the lip. Its like he baits his enemies into overreacting to something that he isn't going to do, to give him room to do what he wants to do. Heh. I'm not Tucker carlson or anything but that does some to be some seriously higher level operating.
Posted by: Does he have a six six six birthmark????!!?!?! at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 08, 2026 02:41 PM (4ItEf)
And voting Republican is voting for Republicans to get rich while still letting Democrats end the country
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:44 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:44 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 08, 2026 02:44 PM (JCZqz)
Coming soon in June, 2026!
The wait is over.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (Sco7b)
Oh, thank heavens!
I've gotten so TIRED of Chardonnay.
Posted by: Speaking of the nunnery at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (850T+)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: mindful webworker - five foot eleven and seven eights at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (C2uPD)
Posted by: Doof at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (LVvlK)
===
the Discalced Carmelites are a Roman Catholic mendicant order, founded in 1562 by St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, focusing on contemplation, prayer, and apostolic ministry. "Discalced" (meaning "shoeless") signifies a reform toward greater poverty, simplicity, and a return to the original, stricter Carmelite
Posted by: discalced Joe Jackson at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Weird little spirit medium from that one movie at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Fbc0I)
https://youtu.be/Uf1imKzv5j8?t=106
LC Sign video. The whole thing is good but this is the part you care about.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (XuXeR)
1) Trump is not a politician - he is a businessman who has been in the game of high stakes negotiations for decades with billions of dollars and people's lives on the line.
2) There is always a message behind the messages that Trump puts out to the world. If you just take his primary messages at face value - you are making a mistake. You need to read what is behind the primary communications, but to do that, you have to understand the man.
3) He fights the fires that the Mullahs light with 1000 flame throwers and has zero f's to give what the global elitist think in their comfortable salons or DC cocktail parties. He is truly America first and that is almost unheard of in the last 50 years.
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (yAteE)
Be a real shame if they got the sums for the foundation wrong and it started to tilt right.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (2GVsD)
It's not like voting. It's much more important.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:47 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Fbc0I)
are you thinking that ace got shellacked?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 02:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:48 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Denny Crane - Well, I AM Already Nude, So Eat Me! at April 08, 2026 02:48 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (XQJDW)
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My mind always conjures up scenes with mid-century furniture and starburst clocks whenever I see the word Drambuie.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (XuXeR)
It's a lot of work saying stupid shit, fast and full of errors.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (aZm/F)
Be a real shame if they got the sums for the foundation wrong and it started to tilt right.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (2GVsD
Heh.
I'd hope for constant toilet and sewage issues.
That could take care of the foundation too...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 02:50 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:50 PM (XQJDW)
When Obama started the "unaccompanied minor" program I stated that the US had become the largest child trafficking operation in the world. Autopen built on that.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 08, 2026 02:50 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (XQJDW)
Beautiful, and delicious!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I've Had Her Many Times. at April 08, 2026 02:50 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:50 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (oiNtH)
It is also very hard to kill everybody in target zone when bombing or shelling. They tried for years in WWI on just a small area of trenches they knew the exact location of and still couldn't wipe out defenders.
Ditto for strategic bombing, the nukes used in Japan, the firebombing in Japan, and the war in Ukraine.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (XQJDW)
*****
Where is Madison Cornbread?
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (rcyPU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:52 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM
You didn't listen, did you, kid?
Posted by: Han Solo at April 08, 2026 02:52 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (2GVsD)
Be a real shame if they got the sums for the foundation wrong and it started to tilt right.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM (2GVsD
Heh.
I'd hope for constant toilet and sewage issues.
That could take care of the foundation too...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:49 PM (Sco7b)
It's in the South Side of Chicago. Nobody will want to go there, even Obama.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Farmer Bob
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Point of order
She's the chick who, in exchange for payment, insisted . .
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (f5L5X)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (hzEuy)
@Rep Houlahan
On the same day that our nation's brave and patriotic astronauts stare down on our tender and fragile Earth, the President of the United States just unleashed a vile and hateful threat to wipe the ancient civilization of Iran from it.
In the strongest terms possible, I condemn these despicable words. Commanding our military to annihilate the entire country of Iran would be the epitome of an illegal order and a betrayal of 249 year of American excellence, diplomacy and alliance.
You will see many strongly worded statements today, mostly from my Democratic colleagues, but let's be 100% clear: this horror rests with the Republican Party. It is well past time for them to stand for the United States of America and immediately, publicly, and finally condemn this statement and the U.S. President's behavior."
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 02:46 PM
The last president that I recall that put America first was eisenhower.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (0N4FZ)
Where the Girl Scouts get into a bar fight"
Off the Barbary Coast?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM
That place is worse than Detroit.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (bFu5X)
These guys are a head of schedule.
This whole thing has become amateurishly absurd, like a Monty Python skit.
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (jstR0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:52 PM (XQJDW)
Which resets the 30 day timer...
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:54 PM (8avO+)
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This makes me laugh.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:54 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:54 PM (XuXeR)
Oh, thank heavens!
I've gotten so TIRED of Chardonnay.
Posted by: Speaking of the nunnery at April 08, 2026 02:45 PM (850T+)
................................
The koalas with chlamydia are everywhere!
I still don't know why gay men had to do this to the poor koalas.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (WONhk)
Where the Girl Scouts get into a bar fight"
Off the Barbary Coast?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:51 PM
That place is worse than Detroit.
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Are talking about Camp Fire Girls?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: pookysgirl, waiting literally #twoweeks at April 08, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (WONhk)
Madison is not that interesting, and GP has some story about the pseudo investigation
Posted by: night lifted at April 08, 2026 02:56 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM
And they were real and spectacular.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (Cuw0G)
In my mind, you are all either like those precocious toddlers in the AI videos, or really old and grumpy. I leave it to the reader to figure out which one you are individually.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 08, 2026 02:11 PM (zAO6l)
I went to the TXMOME a couple of years ago.
Admittedly, my mental images of everyone were more fun than the reality.
No one had a tail or walked around with a marmoset on their shoulder or even was riding a tapir.
*sigh*
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 02:58 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:44 PM (JrZbt)
To change Senate rules, it only takes a Majority vote... and cannot be filibustered.
Now, change the Filibuster rule back to its original format, where to filibuster you must sit up there and speak for the entire time... WITH a Quorum of the Seante physically there, in session.
Problem... solved.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 02:58 PM (mP0Kj)
I love this place.
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 02:58 PM (VkY89)
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Author of The Gay Hawaiian Oreo Cookie's first Autobiography. He's lettered.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (n17eQ)
Admittedly, my mental images of everyone were more fun than the reality.
No one had a tail or walked around with a marmoset on their shoulder or even was riding a tapir.
*sigh*
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM
Berserker is the only one who seems to have fit everyone's mental image.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (bFu5X)
Don't go there unless you know how to use your fists....
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM (XuXeR)
My man ...
Posted by: Tommy Hearns at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (3sXRv)
No. Most chicks I have known ALWAYS insist on the 1/2" on their height.
I just assume it's important to them.
So, I make a point of taking 1/2" off their claimed height.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (TLp3A)
I've been occasionally watching some streamer girls for a while and it is constantly funny how they line up and try and figure out which of them is the tallest when none of them are above 5' 5" in heels
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 02:53 PM (f5L5X)
And was coached by Liz Cheney, who I'd love to see go to prison
Posted by: night lifted at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:55 PM (WONhk)
They have a pill for that now.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 02:59 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: pookysgirl, waiting literally #twoweeks at April 08, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)
I pray everything goes really well for you both.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (WONhk)
It all makes sense in my dreams. Spiritually. For Jesus.
Posted by: Candy O at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)
Country’s oil exporters’ union says toll to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons
THERE'S A UNION INVOLVED!
In part, "Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to retain control over passage through the key waterway during the two-week ceasefire.
Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, told the FT on Wednesday that Iran wanted to collect tolling fees from any tanker passing and to assess each ship.
“Iran needs to monitor what goes in and out of the strait to ensure these two weeks aren’t used for transferring weapons,” said Hosseini, whose industry association works closely with the state.
“Everything can pass through, but the procedure will take time for each vessel, and Iran is not in a rush,” he added.
It's funny and it's not.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (JrZbt)
Well, that's shocking.
Apparently, I know someone shorter than AtC!
I refuse to believe this is true.
The AtC of my cerebral cortex shall always be knee-high to a grasshopper.
Or maybe a Barbie Doll with boots and a riding crop.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 02:52 PM (XQJDW)
Which resets the 30 day timer...
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 02:54 PM (8avO+)
Planning is now in process for Epicer Fury, the Sequel.
Different Op, so different under the War Powers Act.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (mP0Kj)
I love this place.
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 02:58 PM
More or less how El Rushbo (pbhu) described listening to his show.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (Fbc0I)
Oh, don't worry- they will.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (Cuw0G)
I love this place.
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 02:58 PM (VkY89)
Inshallaalaoopsie
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Denny Crane - What A Stinky Ol' Thread! at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (dmDsy)
In part, "Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to retain control over passage through the key waterway during the two-week ceasefire.
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If Trump doesn't say "fuck off" to this crap, he's not the guy I thought he was.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (aZm/F)
Don't go there unless you know how to use your fists....
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 02:57 PM
The most underrated joke in Team America is that Chris is "the best martial artist Detroit has to offer".
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (XQJDW)
She is taller than him and every time she gets excited, people can get maimed from the buttons popping off her blouse.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:02 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 08, 2026 03:02 PM (rcyPU)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 03:02 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:03 PM (XuXeR)
It will take time because they have to swim out to each ship.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 03:03 PM (Cuw0G)
The world should not be waiting with baited breath to see whether or not a deranged, 80-year old unstable madman who can barely walk in a straight line or sputter a complete sentence will plunge the world into a global nuclear war unprompted.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:03 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 03:03 PM (hCUcO)
Or maybe a Barbie Doll with boots and a riding crop.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (iJfKG)
I always picture her as having Chibi proportions which makes her short.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (2GVsD)
@JohnJHarwood
Pete Hegseth is the quintessential ugly American
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Dude, have you even seen Whoopi?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (YwEeS)
......
Juist be sure to charge your time to PTO.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (TLp3A)
Very very true.
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Boston Market is dead, rite? I liked their meatloaf.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: pookysgirl, waiting literally #twoweeks at April 08, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)
******
I'm sure you must be so excited!
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (NpAcC)
Trump Always Catapults Otters.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 08, 2026 02:08 PM (EXyHK)
The nasty river otters, right? Not the cute and spunky surfboard stealing sea otters!
Posted by: the Horde needs to know at April 08, 2026 02:43 PM (9vFyc)
I hate spunk.
Posted by: Lou Grant at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:04 PM (2GVsD)
The Straights are international Waters, allowing them to charge a toll for passage says that we recognize their claim to those waters.
Bad... bad... move.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Denny Crane - What A Stinky Ol' Thread! at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (dmDsy)
I'd say back in the day, our average was probably 6-700. Few reasons:
-seemed like ace left posts longer
-the ban hammer did not swing quite as free. You had a lot more conflict which leads to higher comments as people go 'you suck!' 'Nuh-uh' and so forth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)
It will take time because they have to swim out to each ship.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 03:03 PM (Cuw0G)
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BWAHAHAHAHA
Yes.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (aZm/F)
Xi is only 72. So there
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (XuXeR)
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I once told Vic I pictured him as the Marlboro Man. He said I was waaay off.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: pookysgirl, waiting literally #twoweeks at April 08, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)
🙏🤗
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:06 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (CWTWj)
@JohnJHarwood
Pete Hegseth is the quintessential ugly American
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OFFS
Harwood, fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Poor Madison Cornbread!
Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Trump's campaign of "retribution" continues as Justice Department assigns its civil rights division to investigate Cassidy Hutchinson, who outraged Trump four years ago after her congressional testimony implicated him in Jan. 6. @alanfeuer @nytmike
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The NYT was just kidding with that nobody is above the law stuff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (ndZc7)
CNN...what happens with the enriched uranium?
Broken up into small pieces, encased in gold, made into necklaces and given as anonymous gifts to all Dems and their major supporters?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: t-bird
😄 You need to run for office.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:08 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (XuXeR)
That is pretty much my encapsulation of every argument. Verbosity and word choice vary.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:09 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:09 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:09 PM (XuXeR)
I have been worthless since the baby virus hit a month ago (RSV). Now all better but lack the sparkling energy I am known for. I need a V8 or lunch. Maybe a B complex vitamin? Meth?
Maybe this is like the ONT but it is the ODT? I sort of like it and it gives Ace a break and lets him varnish apparently every piece of furniture he owns. Bless him. I hope it's lovely.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)
==
Totes.
The law doesn't apply to us, or anyone who is on our side. We'd hoped that you would accept this long ago and stop struggling by now. Just lay back and let us firmly press this pillow onto your face . . .
Posted by: NYT at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (anL5R)
Well, there was that Memorial Day Weekend thread...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (XuXeR)
All it takes is someone to simply keep sailing.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:09 PM (2GVsD)
Shit in one hand and demand with the other ... see which one fills up first
Posted by: Shit Thomas Jeffersoon said at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (2GVsD)
Or maybe a Barbie Doll with boots and a riding crop.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 03:00 PM (iJfKG)
I always picture her as having Chibi proportions which makes her short.
Posted by: Oldcat
>I believe I saw her victory cans posted once, but the perspective needed more detail.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (Fbc0I)
@JohnJHarwood
Pete Hegseth is the quintessential ugly American
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OFFS
Harwood, fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:07 PM (aZm/F)
I doubt this idiot even knows what the Ugly American stereotype is.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)
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Wafting away like so many varnish fumes.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Mission Control at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (iHitY)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (hzEuy)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:09 PM (2GVsD)
Counter-offer: iran gets one megaton, delivered, for every ship attacked in the Strait.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (XuXeR)
Avenatti was convicted of various crimes -- including a $20 million extortion scheme against Nike and stealing $300,000 from Stormy -- and sentenced to 11 years 3 months. He served around 4 years and was released Tuesday.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (iJfKG)
Maybe this is like the ONT but it is the ODT? I sort of like it and it gives Ace a break and lets him varnish apparently every piece of furniture he owns. Bless him. I hope it's lovely.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:10 PM (WONhk)
Used to like V8, haven't had one in a long time.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:13 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM
Some of them have been known to join us in the smoke pit for a good cigar.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (bFu5X)
Wasn't he going to be president'n or something?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (XuXeR)
Seems like we'd have the ability to employ counterbattery fires against any shore-based weapon they decided to employ. And we'd keep it "proportional." IYKYK
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:01 PM (Fbc0I)
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Back to New England or Canada or whatever area far away from the Southern US you hail from. It's best with butter only!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM
At today's gas prices?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:12 PM (8avO+
For some reason, I haven't seen Clamato in a while.
Clams and tomato juice.
Better than it sounds.
It would pretty much have to be.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (2GVsD)
- Bearded Sock Universe Madonna
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (hzEuy)
Posted by: L - No nic....
......
He just finished varnishing the chair.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (Ia/+0)
--
My mom used to put cornbread in a tall glass with milk, then eat it with a spoon. A cornbread float!
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:43 PM (PpBto)
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I just came home for lunch, served up some cheese and crackers and then opened AoSHQ to read what was going on while I ate. I did not know my lunch carried such baggage.
Posted by: 496 at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (h4xMu)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (2GVsD)
Saw this airplane last week, Anna:
https://tinyurl.com/3pcwddhh
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (W2Pud)
Wasn't he going to be president'n or something?
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He'd be lucky to get a pay per view MMA fight against Tucker Carlson.
Man would I pay to see that . . .
Posted by: seriously at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (anL5R)
Cops say man named Abdulkarim filmed himself burning down California toilet paper warehouse
https://is.gd/cH3sgQ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (ndZc7)
He was worth a laugh or two. I'm assuming he lost his law license. I wonder what he will do for a living?
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (hzEuy)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (RHGPo)
That reminds me of the Sam Kinneson bit about the US bombing of the French Embassy in Libya after they refused us overflight. "THANKS FOR THE EXTRA 800 AIR MILES YOU F**KS!!!"
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:17 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:17 PM (2GVsD)
https://is.gd/cH3sgQ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (ndZc7)
I hope he used a good 80's style catchphrase.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:17 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:17 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (2GVsD)
Did that one annoying asshole actually go to prison? Was that South Korea? Thailand?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)
"Wipe this."
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
You misspelled eternal.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (So85e)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (cWLG3)
Now a float in melted butter....
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Marmaduke at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (nvKZ7)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (YwEeS)
Wasn't he going to be president'n or something?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:14 PM (XuXeR)
******
Yes, he was encouraged to run as a Democrat.
Anna Navarro from The View compared him to the Holy Spirit.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (2GVsD)
Did that one annoying asshole actually go to prison? Was that South Korea? Thailand?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)
Johnny Somali.
Yeah they are toting up his prison terms in South Korea even as we speak. They are guessing 7ish years, maybe out in 4 or so.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (XQJDW)
Y'all ever see the wicked red Gulfstream with crowned lion on the trail?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:11 PM (Fbc0I)
We've also seen her queenly stepstool of awesomeness, with her queenly toes atop.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: alias at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (IqaN9)
Trump Always Constipates Orifices
Liberals with hemorrhoids and plague fleas, screaming like Bruce Springsteen. Trump daily drives them more insane! I LOVE IT!
Speaking of Bruce,why does he wear that scarf thing in photos? Not that I care because the only person I knew who liked him over 40yrs ago was tone deaf.
His scarf almost looks like a neck brace or something wacky.
Well...off to cook! And do some chores I have neglected in my pitiful state.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (WONhk)
The muzzies won't have a problem without the tp.
Nasty mfrs.
.
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (3ek7K)
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"Smell my finger!"
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (NpAcC)
Dear Lord
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Never tried it. Any good?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:17
An acquired taste but not bad.
Woooo MS Now - Nato Sec General to meet with Trump.
Oh to be a fly on the wall then.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Mike Tyson at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (3ek7K)
Iran is not going to be free
until mullah world is history.
_Rein Hell
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (m24qK)
Emmie dear I hope you are well
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
>Yeah, I picked up that odd witches brew from an ex-girlfriend from Pennsylvania. Not too bad if you're in the mood for her.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (2GVsD)
Did that one annoying asshole actually go to prison? Was that South Korea? Thailand?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)
The funny part was before his trials when every time he started streaming some Korean streamers would see where he was and go beat the hell out of him and his cameraman. As they have all had to do military service it wasn't a fair fight.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:22 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:22 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (FrGmf)
He's mighty fine to look at, Mary. I married a blonde but am fine to look at a Persian who seems normal. The only news we have at this point.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:22 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (P8t+z)
Posted by: alias at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (IqaN9)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)
one death cult to another.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)
At least TOUSi is going to start at 4pm but that is still very late.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (kvcnI)
He was worth a laugh or two. I'm assuming he lost his law license. I wonder what he will do for a living?
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:16 PM (aZm/F)
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Hopefully it involves hobo dicks, a bridge, and wooden nickels.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (2GVsD)
Anybody who doesn't have a 2 week supply on hand deserves the butt rash.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (ZhdAT)
Posted by: alias at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (IqaN9)
he never even implied nuking Iran, you'd have to be an idiot to even think so.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:22 PM (WONhk)
His hair is fabulous. And he's funny. I like Greg the Goat.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (FrGmf)
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Yep.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (P8t+z)
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Whatever hair style he had yesterday is now permanent.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (cWLG3)
His scarf almost looks like a neck brace or something wacky.
......
It hides the turkey neck.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 03:19 PM (NpAcC)
Dear Lord
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:20 PM (JrZbt)
Yes, that's what the Hebrews thought.
Posted by: slightly confused zombie Marcus Brody at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 03:23 PM (P8t+z)
WAIT! was he varnishing a SHELF?
oh, the horror...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (XQJDW)
Why was he here?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 03:26 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:18 PM (2GVsD)
Anybody who doesn't have a 2 week supply on hand deserves the butt rash.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (ZhdAT)
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If you're referring to the Kimberly-Clarke warehouse facility that burned down, I expect that will hit California hardest.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (cWLG3)
Better than it sounds.
It would pretty much have to be.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:15 PM (Sco7b)
I laughed.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (qivay)
Anybody who doesn't have a 2 week supply on hand deserves the butt rash.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (ZhdAT)
Dam straight. I haven't had the opportunity to say this in a long time.
I am still putting off being productive and it's the fault of you people. Plus I don't have a V8.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 03:24 PM (OUMaO)
That'll be me.
I've been watching the horror movies.
And MS Now and CNN.
And I live in canada in a place NOT called Alberta!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (NFX2v)
Why was he here?
Posted by: gKWVE
No one is illegal on stolen land? He's as American as anybody? Diversity is our strength?
Posted by: Moron at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (n17eQ)
......
It hides the turkey neck.
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (UjdFS)
Syphilis scars.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)
Nothing says "good parenting" like checking your kid for dingleberries when they arrive home from school. Bonus points if you do it in front of their friends.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (ZhdAT)
Former CENTCOM Commander's Deep Intel on Ending the Iran War
( Ward Carroll )
I watched this earlier. It was really good.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (XQJDW)
Why was he here?
Posted by: gKWVE
No one is illegal on stolen land? He's as American as anybody? Diversity is our strength?
Posted by: Moron at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (JCZqz)
Dude is left handed.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: The Hag at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (ehY6c)
The Comment of the Beast
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (tgvbd)
I hope he is ok. Maybe he'll return soon if I leave and do chores.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (NFX2v)
He should have been taken out back and shot in the groin with a 12 gauge.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (FrGmf)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:25 P
I think it's impossible to be in a Trivago commercial withput coming across as a huge douchebag.
Obama and Trudeau in man-buns may as well be their spokes....ugh...spokespersons.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (n17eQ)
Cause you didn't have the money to toss out stuff that could be et. if mixed in with other stuff.
Tons of cuisine is just stretching out the good stuff to feed a family, or to make it to next week.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Denny Crane - Can't Blame Him! at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)
Obviously, I know nothing about IT stuff.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (2GVsD)
He's improved recently. His guest ( link above ) was awesome.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Piper at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Too bad the shit pebbles troll isn't here. He'll be sorry he missed it.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (3ek7K)
666 A roll of Scott 1000 lasts me a month.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:28 PM (XQJDW)
DCLXVI
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (E6xSb)
I asked commenters what this means. I asked Alex the Chick, too, and she sent this meme:
bitcheatingcrackersmeme.jpg
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:30 PM
Look at this guy, humblebragging his verified X account, namedropping the Internet Famous like being able to find their handles and DM them makes him some kind of big shot. "Look at me, I got this bespoke artisanal meme personally handcrafted from Alex the Chick!"
Whoa. I was just trying out the "bitch eating crackers" style as a goof, but that's actually kind of a rush. The human mind is a dark place, my friends. I think it could even be addictive, which helps explain all the people leaping to make fools of themselves.
Posted by: SciVo at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: alias
>Stop being silly. Must I tell you the truth if I shit my pants?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (XQJDW)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (dK+Kv)
The smell eeeet burnsss
Posted by: The Mullahs at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)
When you don't want to make a bagpipe out of a stomach.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Sheryl "Dingleberries" Crow at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (UjdFS)
Ace is having problems with his TurboTax '25 program.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (NFX2v)
Turn it off. Turn it on again.
There. You now know 80% of what is needed to be an expert in IT.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (ZhdAT)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (FrGmf)
It is always a tits thread, but sometimes other things crop up with varying degrees of success.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (DwqWV)
Mentally Ill, Repeat Offender, knife murderer... oh, there's plenty of people who need to stand trial.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (kACBq)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:27 PM (n17eQ)
Cause you didn't have the money to toss out stuff that could be et. if mixed in with other stuff.
Tons of cuisine is just stretching out the good stuff to feed a family, or to make it to next week.
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It tastes like shit. Eat acorns or something.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (n17eQ)
He did WHAT to the Charmin!?!?!?
Posted by: Mr. Whipple at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (JCZqz)
Marxists must be plotting a Coup, a few articles they want to impeach President Trump for the 3rd time
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (NFX2v)
After the proposal by the guy from Pakistan, before the cease-fire announcement.
Posted by: KT at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: t-bird a
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One of these days people are going take problems in hand.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (m24qK)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 08, 2026 03:29 PM (FrGmf)
Hang in there. A new fresh thread is only moments away. Or hours, I forgot to read the news letter. I don't even know why I subscribe.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 08, 2026 03:31 PM (cWLG3
As good a guess as any.
However, I'd think to impress them, he'd pay full price.
Unless he just visits really poor countries...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (W2Pud)
43 and mostly cloudy, but the snow is melting. Happy happy.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (DwqWV)
He did WHAT to the Charmin!?!?!?
Posted by: Mr. Whipple at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (JCZqz)
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He hates the toilet paper! Stay away from the toilet paper!
Posted by: Navin Johnson at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)
After the proposal by the guy from Pakistan, before the cease-fire announcement.
Posted by: KT at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (7vIsy)
Odd. They approve of the Mullahs so why compare Hegseth to them?
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (8avO+)
Mentally Ill, Repeat Offender, knife murderer... oh, there's plenty of people who need to stand trial.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 03:33 PM (kACBq)
Well, they're all incompetent too, so...
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (qivay)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 03:30 PM (dK+Kv)
The smell eeeet burnsss
Posted by: The Mullahs at April 08, 2026 03:32 PM (JrZbt)
All your shelves are belong to us!
Posted by: The Mullahs at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 03:35 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: wth at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Anna needs a model at April 08, 2026 03:36 PM (ZhdAT)
I blame homos, as it's the only logical reason.
Then I wonder why anyone would check a koala for a STD and thoughts get unraveled and I need to cook.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 03:37 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 03:37 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
C'mon. It takes two hands to handle a whopper.
Posted by: From the 70s at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 03:21 PM (JrZbt)
Thank you, dear Ellipses; I'm glorying in God's gift of Spring.
Hope you are well, as well.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at April 08, 2026 03:38 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 03:34 PM (DwqWV)
36 and sunny here. Snow is slowly melting. And no wind. Might go out and burn some weeds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 03:39 PM (utfVc)
Actually, NPR did mention some unfortunate social developments under the Ayatollahs, like murders and the sudden appearance of headscarves on all women.
They did some PR for their podcasts on religious extremism in Iran (on the 6th) and in America (yesterday). Pretty much exactly the same! Except for the accompanying death of democracy in America!
Posted by: KT at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 03:42 PM (XMJOM)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 03:12
I used to like Snappy Tom. Do they still make that? Back when I was a sailor, Back in the day when I was a sailor, it was great for a hangover with a shot of vodka
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 03:45 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Cheri at April 08, 2026 03:46 PM (oiNtH)
Long story short, Trump is making sure his message gets across loud and clear.
Posted by: Taft at April 08, 2026 05:35 PM (2iTQF)
Monkeyshines Open Thread
I need a little more time.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:15 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: The Dog at April 08, 2026 12:15 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 12:15 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 12:16 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: four seasons
You'll go blind if you keep doing that.
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (hCUcO)
Israel - Lebanon not part of the peace deal.
This is going as well as we all expected....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (Sco7b
Willowed
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Davy Jones at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)
Happy you did not varnish yourself into a coma.
This rocking chair...now I suspect a baby and that's the hurry? A baby Ace. I like that!
I need to go be productive, but please ask him about the cease fire and Iran still lobbing missiles like drunk barbarians last night. With the worthless MSM not mentioning this at all.
People said Sec Hegseth mentioned that communication is so poor that they may resort to carrier pidgeons. That may explain their bombardments to Israel, the UAE, Saudi and even Iraq?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (WONhk)
Israel - Lebanon not part of the peace deal.
This is going as well as we all expected....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (Sco7b
Willowed
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:17
That was quick
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: CATS at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (K0+7y)
President Trump: The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change! There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear “Dust.” It is now, and has been, under very exacting Satellite Surveillance (Space Force!). Nothing has been touched from the date of attack. We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran. Many of the 15 points have already been been agreed to. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: The Man In The Yellow Hat at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (mnV3I)
And the first half was ok - he pointed out it was capitalism. And then he even got into Deng Xiao Ping and how his experiments with capitalism made China the power it is today.
Oh, did I mention Mr Harris is one of those voxplainer guys?
Yes so the second half covers why capitalism is bad. Did you know not everyone's wealth increased at the same rate? And have you heard of GLOBAL WARMING?!? Why its going to kill us all! We have only 12 years left to save the planet!
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: four seasons
You'll go blind if you keep doing that.
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (hCUcO)
***
Self Amusement or Self Abusement...
Discuss.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (2WIwB)
And blue eyes.
It's a Michael Crichtonesque thriller of sorts...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (Sco7b
Indeed. Inbred barbarian terrorists are not easily led to the table of peace.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (WONhk)
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM
Don't discounting increased follicular development on your palms.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Nasty Little Guys at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (oftw2)
That is a good chunk of change, and it is steady and regular.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (5yDGQ)
No monkeys for some
I do occasionally for some reason get AoS favorite bats.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)
That is a good chunk of change, and it is steady and regular.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:20 PM (rbvCR)
I'm hoping for something like that
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (jGKgp)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
At least I'll have some somewhere finally.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: four seasons
You'll go blind if you keep doing that.
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (hCUcO)
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Spank dat monkey!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 12:22 PM (2WIwB)
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (hCUcO)
If you went blind from jacking off, I'd be Daredevil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 12:22 PM (dK+Kv)
*whiny voice*
"I need more tiiiiiiiime!"
For what?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (jGKgp)
He needs to calm his monkey.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (jGKgp)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM
Bob Dole can help with that.
Posted by: Bob Dole at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Mrquis Chimps at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (oftw2)
Day three covering in breast surgery. I didn’t think it would mess with my head this much, having had breast cancer myself.
Surgeon is a sweetheart and the folks are nice enough. But this is messing with my head just being here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (WONhk)
As a parallel, when Emperor Hirohito decided to surrender to the US, his junior officers objected and went as far as to try a coup to prevent it. Many of the field commanders also vowed to ignore any calls for surrender and fight on.
It might take a bit to get everyone on all sides to get faced in the same direction here.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)
War as Fraud: How Ukrainian Leaders Used American Tax Dollars as Get Rich Quick Scheme
A new NYT investigation exposes what we already knew -- our tax dollars didn't just buy weapons. They bought mansions, bribes, and corruption at the highest levels
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Oddbob at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (vTZFs)
/zipping sound
Ok let's get this zoom call started
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
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Been busting my ass all morning at work, stressed out, open Ace, see this. Now I'm horse-laughing.
Thanks for this lol
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (oqH4h)
Aaaggghhhh!
Aaaaaaaaggggghhhhh!
One of you mentioned it above. I had to look.
Michelle Obama - 57.8 million on Instagram.
But then I clicked to see the pictures.
Ewww.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (Sco7b)
Doctors have advised Stevens to wear a neck brace for approximately four weeks. Despite the injury, he remains fully mobile and in good spirits as he continues his recovery.
Stevens’ upcoming album Favorites Old & New remains on schedule to release this Friday, April 10, via Curb Records.
😳😳😳
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (hCUcO)
Donald Trump is completely unhinged. His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response. The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III.
For years, Republicans have enabled and excused Donald Trump’s deeply dangerous and extreme behavior. Enough is enough. Our brave men and women in uniform have been put into harm’s way in the Middle East. Over a dozen have already been killed and hundreds injured. Gas prices are skyrocketing, the cost of living in America is out of control and billions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a reckless war of choice.
It’s time for House Republicans to put patriotic duty over party loyalty and join Democrats in stopping this madness.
Posted by: The DU Voice of Sanity at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (b4LBp)
So I guess this means Talcum X wasn't getting BidenBux through Ukraine.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: Ted Bessell at April 08, 2026 12:25 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (Sco7b)
Willowed:
They can't cover everything in human shields.
They cover power generation, take out distribution or cooling water. There are smart ways around giving the regime the dead bodies they desire. That we haven't is evidence to me that there is real movement toward a negotiated end to this.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 12:25 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:18 PM (WONhk)
As a parallel, when Emperor Hirohito decided to surrender to the US, his junior officers objected and went as far as to try a coup to prevent it. Many of the field commanders also vowed to ignore any calls for surrender and fight on.
It might take a bit to get everyone on all sides to get faced in the same direction here.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)
***
This, bigly.
There is a huge communications problem in Iran right now. I suspect the only ones getting through are those we want to get through.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB)
It’s time for House Republicans to put patriotic duty over party loyalty and join Democrats in stopping this madness.
Posted by: The DU Voice of Sanity at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (0sNs1)
Seriously ? Talk about crazy...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: No Name Today at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Take care nurse.
They're all blessed you're there.
You got this.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: The Chickens at April 08, 2026 12:27 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
That's tough... I'll say a little prayer for you
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:27 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Tradition Is Important at April 08, 2026 12:28 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Take care nurse.
They're all blessed you're there.
You got this.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
Concur.
There are patients that are looking to you, and you never know who's life you will change just by being there for them.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: 18-1
Reminds me a of a book I read about 20 yrs ago that presages our current civilizational problems by examining why we had/have endemic incompetence. The author's mostly anecdotal book ends, not with a call to insist on higher standards and accountability, but with a call for … gun control.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (diia5)
Day three covering in breast surgery. I didn’t think it would mess with my head this much, having had breast cancer myself.
Surgeon is a sweetheart and the folks are nice enough. But this is messing with my head just being here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
*******
Will be adding you to my prayers. 🙏
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 12:30 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Inspector Clouseau at April 08, 2026 12:30 PM (wBRco)
8 AM: We must impeach Trump for making threats!
6 PM: We must impeach Trump for not following up on those threats!
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)
Surgeon is a sweetheart and the folks are nice enough. But this is messing with my head just being here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
You are a strong person, Nurse. You can power through this.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:31 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 12:31 PM (dIske)
Day three covering in breast surgery. I didn’t think it would mess with my head this much, having had breast cancer myself.
Surgeon is a sweetheart and the folks are nice enough. But this is messing with my head just being here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Nurse, you know what those ladies are going through, so God put you there to hold their hand and show them how to kick butt through this. There is nothing, other than the Lord Himself, that helps healing more than the nurses who show they care about their patients. God bless and keep you ad give you the strength you and your patients need.
Posted by: moki at April 08, 2026 12:31 PM (wLjpr)
Just lost all respect for Shaq if he thinks that.
2024 Season
Caitlyn Clark - Guard
769 points
Angel Reese - Forward
462 points
When a guard scores more than a forward...
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:32 PM (hCUcO)
Surgeon is a sweetheart and the folks are nice enough. But this is messing with my head just being here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:23 PM (W2Pud)
Nurse, you know what those ladies are going through, so God put you there to hold their hand and show them how to kick butt through this. There is nothing, other than the Lord Himself, that helps healing more than the nurses who show they care about their patients. God bless and keep you ad give you the strength you and your patients need.
Posted by: moki
Amen.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:32 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)
So vague you could be referring to just about anyone not us. You gots to be mo pacific
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (zafwz)
Gun control is one of the dumber issues if you really do look into it.
Ok, America has "gun violence". Almost all of it by a small group of people engaged in all sorts of criminality.
So the answer is...throw people that commit existing crimes in jail for a long time or execute them right?
No...the answer is let those people out on the streets and put the people who aren't committing crimes with their guns in jail for having them.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm)
She was in and out several times this morning.
Time for her afternoon nap.
Okay, she's in. Ralphy was happy his friend is visiting.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: m at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (fNISR)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Tradition Is Important at April 08, 2026 12:28 PM
On the other hand, it does help us relax during the crazy news cycle.
Posted by: Tevye at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (n5tGW)
Really wish all those global warming predictions had actually been accurate...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Henry at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (tWkg3)
Posted by: The DU Voice of Sanity at April 08, 2026 12:24 PM (0sNs1)
Seriously ? Talk about crazy...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (FtULh)
*********
The Democrats including Nick Fuentes and Bill Kristol are calling Trump a TACO.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:32 PM (hCUcO)
He said franchise history, not league history.
Says a lot about the value of that franchise though.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (zafwz)
Gun control is one of the dumber issues if you really do look into it.
Ok, America has "gun violence". Almost all of it by a small group of people engaged in all sorts of criminality.
So the answer is...throw people that commit existing crimes in jail for a long time or execute them right?
No...the answer is let those people out on the streets and put the people who aren't committing crimes with their guns in jail for having them.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm)
And then go one step further: prosecute those who use guns for self defense. Shoot a criminal trying to kill you go to jail. In reality, all those criminals need to be paying the politicians and judges that want them out a late night visit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:35 PM (ynpvh)
Gun control is one of the dumber issues if you really do look into it.
Ok, America has "gun violence". Almost all of it by a small group of people engaged in all sorts of criminality.
So the answer is...throw people that commit existing crimes in jail for a long time or execute them right?
No...the answer is let those people out on the streets and put the people who aren't committing crimes with their guns in jail for having them.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm)
It's not about logic, it's about control. They want the State, in their hands, to have an absolute monopoly on violence. Once they have that, they can do what they want. (See also: German, France, England)
They fear an armed populace will rise against THEM. Remove THEM from power.
Sadly, 2020 proved that will never happen.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 12:35 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 12:35 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:35 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (zafwz)
Did not want to pull the troll nic or words. t makes CBD anxious and we need to keep his anxiety levels down. Deep, calming breaths. Think of broiling beef. Don't think about unapproved toppings on french toast, just rich, warm butter...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (bss/y)
What are they using? Soup cans attached with strings?
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (Oy/m2)
Their Mahdi fell down a well, and because they killed Lassie, they don't know where he is...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: 18-1
That's the thing though; the book was discussing incompetence, not crime directly. The gun-control jag just got dropped into the last chapter as if the author had to unleash his favorite wubby.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (pohLc)
Naw, the Kurds are muzzies, too, and a miserable people because of it. Let Iran be run by its hereditary rulers, the Zoroastrians, in a coalition with Christians and Jews, and other minorities. Reduce the muzzies to serf status, with no political rights whatsoever.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM (pohLc)
Hilarious mental image and
entirely accurate. I second the motion
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (zafwz)
What are they using?
Goats.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
That was baaaaad.
I'm here all week, folks. Don't forget to give your waitress the tip.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (hCUcO)
Sadly, 2020 proved that will never happen.
You are 100% right. But just analyzing the issue even on their own terms.
Send the cops into urban areas, arrest everyone with an outstanding warrant and give them a LONG prison term/execution and the problem goes away. This is something the GOPe will occasionally talk about but not consisently enough
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (pohLc)
Naw, the Kurds are muzzies, too, and a miserable people because of it. Let Iran be run by its hereditary rulers, the Zoroastrians, in a coalition with Christians and Jews, and other minorities. Reduce the muzzies to serf status, with no political rights whatsoever.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (utfVc)
Haha, I mentioned in jest having the Zoastrians run things a few months ago...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (ynpvh)
That was baaaaad.
I'm here all week, folks. Don't forget to give your waitress the tip.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (hCUcO)
Sheep go Baaaaa, Goats go Maaaa
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (FtULh)
What are they using?
Goats.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
That was baaaaad.
I'm here all week, folks. Don't forget to give your waitress the tip.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (hCUcO)
tip like a cow?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM
Let me guess...because of systemic incompetence, we can't have even the most common sense of all things, gun control.
What do I win?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (bFu5X)
What are they using? Soup cans attached with strings?
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 12:34 PM (Oy/m2)
________________________
Well, you had to laugh at their negotiating process. They are relying on Pakistan to notify the US that Iran has something to say, and then the Iranian mouthpiece ends up being some mid-level embassy functionary stationed in Cairo, Egypt.
IOW, I'm not sticking my head up. They'lll shoot me.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (dIske)
Sadly, 2020 proved that will never happen.
You are 100% right. But just analyzing the issue even on their own terms.
Send the cops into urban areas, arrest everyone with an outstanding warrant and give them a LONG prison term/execution and the problem goes away. This is something the GOPe will occasionally talk about but not consisently enough
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
Well, not as long as they keep importing criminals from other countries...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (ynpvh)
Doing the killing Americans won't do...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:39 PM (FtULh)
------------------
Zoroastrians were the first guilt people. You may have noticed that most of the Mid East is run by the shameless.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (n17eQ)
Crazy is giving green cards and visas to the family of people leading the killing of Americans.
Crazy is knowing a country is both directly and indirectly undermining the United States and doing zero about it.
BTW. Does anybody know where Obama is so we can get him into a mental hospital? I’ll settle for prison of ones not available.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (04KGT)
Can I do it until I need glasses?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:17 PM (hCUcO)
If you went blind from jacking off, I'd be Daredevil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)
If you go deaf listening to dirty jokes, would folks here go Helen Keller?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (Cqx++)
Gun control is one of the dumber issues if you really do look into it.
Ok, America has "gun violence". Almost all of it by a small group of people engaged in all sorts of criminality.
So the answer is...throw people that commit existing crimes in jail for a long time or execute them right?
No...the answer is let those people out on the streets and put the people who aren't committing crimes with their guns in jail for having them.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:33 PM
If they can’t release the criminals, who’s going to kill the normal law abiding citizens for the left?
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (rR03l)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (MmH/W)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (MmH/W)
We know that some are not...but what percentage they are of the entire populace, I don't know...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 12:41 PM (ynpvh)
Last time they did that about 42 thousand were killed...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:41 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (MmH/W)
This occurs to me also.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:42 PM (pohLc)
Sadly, 2020 proved that will never happen.
You are 100% right. But just analyzing the issue even on their own terms.
Send the cops into urban areas, arrest everyone with an outstanding warrant and give them a LONG prison term/execution and the problem goes away. This is something the GOPe will occasionally talk about but not consisently enough
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
I've watched enough Code Blue Cam to know it's not just "Urbans" who have outstanding warrants.
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 12:42 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
If you handcuffed Helen Keller you violated her 1st Amendment rights.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:41 PM (FtULh)
Conditions have changed markedly since then.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (Kt19C)
Yeah. Just ignore the enormous size of the protests, first hand accounts, and reporting from independent sources. They want the mullahs. lol.
Do you people ever grow a brain
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (04KGT)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 12:40 PM (MmH/W)
Trump has been warning the resistance to hold off acting until the time is right. I expect he has a pretty good idea of when they should strike.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Pretty much, and you can have this expired coupon for a $5 footlong sub.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (diia5)
Most, but not all, crime in America comes from the big blue shitties.
Clean them up even ignoring everything else and we have the best crime rates in the western world...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:41 PM (FtULh)
Conditions have changed markedly since then.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (pohLc)
They were told to stay inside from what I heard... There were and probably still are IRGC armed waiting to pick them off... Of course I'm not there so I don't know
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (FtULh)
. . . last seen jogging around the hospital floor after shedding his hospital attire. Lookatthat, lookatthat!
"He likes to show off his physique (boogity, boogity)
If there's an audience to be found, he'll be streakin' around . . ."
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (Suwql)
Posted by: Max Power at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I have nothing to hide. Everything I needed to hide, has been.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
If you handcuffed Helen Keller you violated her 1st Amendment rights.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (hCUcO)
what was helen keller's favorite color?
corduroy...
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (578V/)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM
*sigh*
I really should upgrade from my cardboard membership status.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (bFu5X)
Whatever happens, it's a given that (formerly) Great Britain will be of no use whatsoever. Seriously, read this.
The Royal Navy is no longer fit for service in NATO.
https://is.gd/s73i7W
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM (04KGT)
Posted by: Xipe Totec
A tick or a bedbug.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM (OUMaO)
https://is.gd/s73i7W
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM
NATO is no longer fit for anything.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (bFu5X)
“To our Israeli allies, thank you for being a brave, capable, and willing ally on this battlefield.
The rest of the world and the rest of our so-called allies saw what real capabilities look like. They should take some notes.”
https://is.gd/4mj0dJ
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (04KGT)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (CWTWj)
I miss willow. . .
That is "last!" - it's "willowed!"
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 12:47 PM (Suwql)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:45 PM (n17eQ)
Not if taht's all you're thinking. But, if you let her do a little shopping in a store the size of a jumbo jet hangar, she'll get her steps in, get a little sumpin for the house and not feel like fixing dinner. Now a hot dog and soda's looking pretty tasty.
Throw in a $3 sundae and you might even get some lovin'
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:48 PM (zafwz)
You must be angry and blackpilled about. . something Trump did, how he's disappointed you! Yeah, that's it!!
/sarc
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (Suwql)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (sAYK5)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (04KGT)
Posted by: the monkees at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM (JrZbt)
Throw in a $3 sundae and you might even get some lovin'
----------------
That was my plan.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (sAYK5)
To wit, it was only because he announced ahead of time (which he's criticized past idiot POTUSes like W, DogEater, and F. Joe AutoPen for doing) that we were going to take out all of Iran's power plants and bridges that they were able to mobilize human shields -- giving their allies and our Treasonous Fifth Column Left all of their "War Crimes" and "Impeachment" talking points, and likely forcing Trump to back down. [Again, this may have been intentional and perhaps he was actually going to target different infrastructures, so that could have been a deceptive head fake.
I wasn't happy about him revealing the "Discombobulator" technology -- nor now the "Ghost Murmur" technology that somebody (CIA, DOD, or Lockheed Martin "sources") leaked to the New York Post. [Again, the caveat here is that these were intentional leaks and in some manner disinformation to accomplish some goals unstated.]
/end rant
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 12:51 PM (Oy/m2)
They're fighting against the SAVE Act as hard as they fought against the Civil Rights act!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 12:51 PM (0sNs1)
Even in WW2 the Brits had to abandon the Pacific as they could not stop the Japanese and mostly just ran from them. Churchill realized their Pacific holdings depended completely on the US Navy. They could not even take Germany on their own, much less the Japanese. They weren't strong then, and are markedly weaker now.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:51 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: windbag at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (0M0Qq)
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (EcHpA)
I wouldn't call them weaker. I'd call them fictional.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)
@bennyjohnson
Vice President JD Vance DISAVOWS ‘Blackpilling’, warns that is how you “give power to the forces that are trying to destroy what our ancestors built”.
If you see something you disagree with, you should get more involved and push things in the direction you want them to go in.
“We need to take power BACK from those people and build the kind of institutions that can actually save our societies.”
“It WILL happen so long as we keep our faith in God and we work hard to achieve it.”
https://tinyurl.com/53rkw56m
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:49 PM
Impressive. Most impressive!
Posted by: Darth Penguin at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: pudinhead (the frugal playah) at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (n17eQ)
fify
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:36 PM (utfVc
Hi AOP.
And on that note, there was something on the CBC about the natives suing to prevent a referendum or separation or whatever.
I tune them out. Their always bitching to extract cash.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (Sco7b)
Stop being a dick and raising expectations for the rest of us.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (SD7rz)
It’s funny. You know some of the coordination that happens here sometimes. I mean, it’s very easy to figure out where most of the population stands on the mullahs. Notwithstanding what we’ve seen in actual real video of protests across various cities. Not to mention verified accounts of jailing, murder and what not. I am not saying that as a call for action by us. But it’s actual facts. Then you have the trolls coming in, thinking people can’t figure out who they are, and making unsubstantiated claims. Weird.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (04KGT)
Posted by: windbag at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (0M0Qq)
====
Were any sammiches in evidence?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (RIvkX)
Used to call it our "date night"...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (sAYK5)
They're fighting against the SAVE Act as hard as they fought against the Civil Rights act!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 12:51 PM (0sNs1)
And at a minimum of 80%, Republicans just want to fundraise while the Democrats take power and do anything they want.
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 12:54 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Suicidal Tendencies at April 08, 2026 12:54 PM (m2XKJ)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:51 PM (pohLc)
They were powerful- as long as they could concentrate force. Their holdings were so far flung that the two front (Japan and Germany) exposed the weakness there. They could not divert forces from Europe because they feared invasion.
Meanwhile we did not depend on colonial holdings for resources and men. So, we could sit here in Fortress North America and project power without having to draw it in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 12:54 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:48 PM
Short time or long time?
Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (XuXeR)
MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell ripped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his “old school” mentality after Hegseth declared “we leave no man behind.”
O’Donnell implied the expression was sexist because it failed to acknowledge it could have been a female soldier rescued last weekend in Iran.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Cqx++)
Yeah so that is highly suspicious. Definitely what "they" want you to believe.
"If you don't like something go out and CHANGE it."
Ok Gandhi we'll get right on that. I think I'll make Congress better by devoting my life to public service and being a decent human that gives a shit about those he serves. Works every time.
There is optimism and then there is delusion.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: windbag at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (0M0Qq)
___________
Or the start of a horror movie ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Suicidal Tendencies at April 08, 2026 12:54 PM (m2XKJ)
all i wanted was a pepsi...
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (578V/)
And blue eyes.
It's a Michael Crichtonesque thriller of sorts...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2026 12:19 PM (ESVrU)
You should totally watch Congo before you read that and hear Tim Curry talk about The Myth of the Keeler Aaaape (spelled like he prounounced it with poor Romanian accent)
Posted by: Nelly at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (7gpcF)
Posted by: Bulg
Racktacular.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM
There are other, more impressive assets, you know.
Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (aZm/F)
Show me a woman that could stay quiet for two days waiting for rescue.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (SD7rz)
I tune them out. Their always bitching to extract cash.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (Sco7b)
I never watch or listen to CBC. All lies, all the time. When Alberta achieves independence, the Indians will be treated fairly. They're going to hate that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (GD0B3)
-
I think he already had the ceasefire agreement plotted out before he made that announcement.
Try reading it as directed at the rest of us-we'll see one of two things happening-rather than directed at Iran, who he doesn't need social media to contact, and it's a bit clearer.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)
You forgot to call him a faggot, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)
Used to call it our "date night"...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:53 PM (XuXeR
Smart plan until you 'pick up a few things while we're here' and spend $1550.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:43 PM (utfVc)
______________________
Early on, the US bombed a few of the Iranian checkpoints. The purpose of those checkpoints was to keep protestors and disidents from grouping up and overwhelming defenses in any given "urban" areas. Then the US stopped abruptly. My guess is that they saw the wisdom of arming the disidents first, and then coordinating it so it is more effective when the time comes.
Haven't heard much about Mossad lately, but it's a good bet they are in the area of some of those key checkpoints waiting.
Posted by: Orson at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (dIske)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Cqx++)
Another example of the shit throwing monkey.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (pohLc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Cqx++)
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This level of stupidity enrages me.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (aZm/F)
https://is.gd/s73i7W
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)
Holy shit. That was an understatement!!!
Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:48 PM
Short time or long time?
Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at April 08, 2026 12:55 PM (0sNs1)
I'm no mathemagician, but I figure whatever $20 will get you in town, you'd get $3 worth
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM (zafwz)
Yeah, well...
*looks around at house full of stuff*
Sonofabitch...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)
Lol.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg
She had a Mesa Boogie preamp and Macintosh amps all the way down!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (w9Wax)
A spoonful?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (XuXeR)
For cat ladies, a spoon in a gallon of ice cream is all the spooning they get...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)
Keep it up coward, cannot attack ace so you attack me.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)
"I'm here to rescue you"
Female: "I'm not going with you!"
"Why not?"
Female: "If you don't already know I'm not going to tell you."
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (JrZbt)
Then the balloon went up in the Pacific. And what was left of the Royal Navy, such as HMS Exeter and hero of the Battle of the River Platte, were quickly swept aside or sunk with their American and Dutch allies in the Dutch East Indies.
December 26th, 1941 would see HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse be sunk while returning to port by Japanese airpower.
Then the British would lose an aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes, and several other ships when Nagumo's carrier force struck Ceylon.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I concur with AOP, make the muzzies powerless.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 01:01 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
That's because you're not shopping with a wife that tells you NO!
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 01:01 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 12:59 PM
So, 15%?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2026 01:01 PM (0sNs1)
All three US stations.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
White House briefing soon.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:02 PM (Sco7b)
The only rule ace has is don't bitch too much about the content and don't look at him sideways on the wrong day (roughly one week each lunar cycle). That's it.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:02 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM (GD0B3)
I love it. It sounds like something Mr. Burns would say. "Smithers, I'm positively cock-a-hoop over my team of Boston Dynamics hounds capturing that escaped power plant waif!"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM (XuXeR)
All three US stations.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
White House briefing soon.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:02 PM (Sco7b)
Wait does this mean I have to react another different way now? Waiting for my orders.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: These monkeys have a future in politics at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)
Keep it up coward, cannot attack ace so you attack me.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)
Jeez, dude. We get it- you don't like Vance and think he's a heretic. You do not need to sell us. Constantly. And the endless purity spirals distract me from thinking about boobs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (bss/y)
The only rule ace has is don't bitch too much about the content and don't look at him sideways on the wrong day (roughly one week each lunar cycle). That's it.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:02 PM (JrZbt)
I sometimes shelve the commentary here...but not in the same way the Boss does...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: javems at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (Sepje)
Female: "I'm not going with you!"
"Why not?"
Female: "If you don't already know I'm not going to tell you."
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (JrZbt)
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"Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"
Posted by: Princess Leia Organa at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (ESVrU)
And General Whimpers surrendered Singapore. .
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bulg
She had a Mesa Boogie preamp and Macintosh amps all the way down!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks
My favorite is a paired Macintosh DC150 amp & preamp, they are beauties.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (Q/FnY)
I didn't think the simian barbarians could be believed or that President Trump would fall for their bs.
Hold!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:03 PM
You and me both, bro.
Posted by: NPC_11111001 at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (3ek7K)
The only rule ace has is don't bitch too much about the content and don't look at him sideways on the wrong day (roughly one week each lunar cycle). That's it.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:02 PM (JrZbt)
I would suggest some formulation of 'ace is gay because X'. X being equal to whatever random modifier you choose. I might suggest trying different things such as clothing, furniture, vehicles, shoe choice, friends, etc. But have fun with it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (bss/y)
The thing about unorganized uprisings is that nobody wants to be first only to find out they are only.
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at April 08, 2026 12:52 PM (EcHpA)
As one internet wag put it, if you're outraged, then you should grab your rifle and run out onto your porch to be ready for the revolution. If you're the only one on your street standing on your porch while armed, then you know that things haven't really gotten that bad yet.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)
"Why not?""
You left out the part where she's facetiming her contact list...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (XuXeR)
I didn't think the simian barbarians could be believed or that President Trump would fall for their bs.
If they refuse to (or can't) live up to their commitments, Trump can now say "I gave them a chance. It's on now."
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)
(Of course, when QC tried to secede via referendum the CBC among others had a big love-fest trying to keep QC in Canada. AB tries to secede, and out comes the vitriol.).
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:07 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:07 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM
But they weren't really commitment commitments.
Posted by: Whoopi at April 08, 2026 01:07 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 01:05 PM (3ek7K)
Time to drop a little nuke down that friggin' well in Qom. Turn it into a fountain of radioactive shit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:08 PM (utfVc)
They are. Still roll with "vintage" Fenders, tho.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:08 PM (XuXeR)
Was the last Monkee #1 hit
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 08, 2026 01:08 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
The secret is to walk directly to the food court and not look at anything. A slice of pizza and a hot dog is $3.60...can't get a meal anywhere near that cheap anywhere else.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (pohLc)
I blame the governor, who spends all his time getting dorked up the squeakhole by men
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)
Lighten up, Francis.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (dK+Kv)
I think the likeliest explanation is that Tehran has lost control and the war is now in the hands of a bunch of warlords, some or most of whom are idiots and will toss off missiles just to prevent any kind of surrender.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)
Thank you for asking ace to ban me.
You forgot to call me a faggot, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)
From what I have seen, Kindltot does not endorse anything those mentioned have said, but doesn't like the reflexive desire to 'silence' them and purge them. We agree on that.
Tucker- so far off his nut I do not see how he gets back, if he even wants to.
Meagain? She's just darling.
Vance, I dunno yet. My mind is open because it does not seem to be anything he specifically has said, just against the people he has associated with in the past. I am not willing to go full Stalinist on him yet. We'll see.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (bss/y)
O’Donnell implied the expression was sexist because it failed to acknowledge it could have been a female soldier rescued last weekend in Iran.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Cqx++)
O’Donnell is an admitted Socialist. He chucked silly impediments to his thinking like “respect for human life” out the window long ago.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (n17eQ)
Instead of AOSHQ, House of Flying Pontificating Dildos? Pass.
Posted by: All threads will be sous vide threads at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)
Dinner for family of four for $14 (pizza plus four sodas) and two rotisserie chickens for protein for the better part of the week for another $10.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (dK+Kv)
"BREAKING NEWS: Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian state media reports.
Close alert."
So, Iran is blaming Israel for violating the ceasefire...and round and round we go.
Only 3 ways this ends - we take all the economic assets (hello oil), the people rise up and overthrow, or we quit with whatever kicking of the can we did...
#2 seems very iffy right now...so we're down to #1 and #3...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (PpBto)
(Of course, when QC tried to secede via referendum the CBC among others had a big love-fest trying to keep QC in Canada. AB tries to secede, and out comes the vitriol.).
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:07 PM (E6xSb)
CBC = Commie Broadcasting Commune. I saw a report that maybe only 3% of Canadians tune in regularly. Shitmaggot Marx Carnage is the best salesman ever for Alberta Sovereignty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:04 PM (bss/y)
I did not say I don't like him. His speech in Europe was very good. But then I don't think he is an anointed one. Like you and the others. Which obviously offends some. I do not speak to you personally , I post what I think is relevant to what is being discussed. "Purity Spiral" is something Kindltot and others on his ... wavelength demand. Not happening. I call it as I see it.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (pohLc)
First Lady will be happy, so I appreciate you very much.
email in link if you're interested.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (PpBto)
I blame the governor, who spends all his time getting dorked up the squeakhole by men
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (ZxPkt)
CO then?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:12 PM (XuXeR)
So you're saying the Philippine jungles are full of Persians?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (Riz8t)
You forgot to call me a faggot, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (rbvCR)
Your non sequiturs, and strawmaning is musing, please continue.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Here For The Freebies at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (utfV
Who cares?
Posted by: PM Mark Carney at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (E6xSb)
Ahem.
Who reports?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)
Get the hot dog...get the hot dog...focus on the hot dog...be the hot dog...just the hot OH MY GOD AN 86 INCH FLATSCREEN!!!
Posted by: So close. So very close. at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (GD0B3)
Riiiiight. Mmmkay.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (bss/y)
OMG!!! A 50 gallon drum of mayonnaise!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Riz8t)
So, in the closing days of the Pacific theater, the Royal Navy would be operating with the US Pacific Fleet in attacking the Japanese Home Islands. The last Victoria Cross would be awarded in August 1945 to a Royal Navy Corsair pilot, posthumously.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (2GVsD)
Lot of it going around. Nothing we can do.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:08 PM (utfVc)
I tried to and that asshole Ryan stopped me!
Posted by: President Fowler at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Q+gd/)
You forgot to call me a faggot, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:10 PM (rbvCR)
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Uh oh Kindltot, did you make the cardinal mistake of criticizing Mark Levin?
runner will ride you like Secretariat until he moves on to his next autistic fixation.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Riz8t)
A Canadian’s dream come true.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (E6xSb)
You left out the pile of clothes in the middle of the store. That's good for an hour, at least.
If they added dressing rooms...
*shudders*
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (pohLc)
That's a massive assumption that I don't think is true.
But if it is you'll notice that boots on the ground were a no-go for mainland Japan and we had to imagine other ways to convince them to give up.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (zafwz)
CiNC already said the Lebanon wasn’t part of any deal.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (sYFXJ)
TBF, though, the Brits did have some worthwhile innovations, e.g. armored carrier decks.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (Riz8t)
Ahem.
Who reports?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM (XuXeR)
On this, it's the excuse making...but there is no doubt if the state media is saying Hormuz is closed, they are the mouthpiece for Iran saying they'll try to lob missiles that way if they can...and ceasefire be damned...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (tOcjL)
Lot of it going around. Nothing we can do.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (JrZbt)
Name one who's not?
Being as Abbott down here in Texas is selling the state out to India and Pakistan, I don't think there's one true clean politician in the f*cking country. Not. One.
They're ALL bought.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (PpBto)
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Maybe they can be converted into cruise ships. Sightseeing tours for all their conquered lands.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (qBdHI)
runner will ride you like Secretariat until he moves on to his next autistic fixation.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (oqH4h)
at least Mark Levin will never interview anyone over UFOs and be a perverted loser because of it.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Here For The Freebies at April 08, 2026 01:13 PM
It's how The (very young) Paolo got his start, although his snake is, how you say, no longer confined to a can.
The joy buzzer still works!
Posted by: Paolo at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (0sNs1)
Fuck. If that voice came out of Sydney Sweeney it would be a deal breaker...
After a while.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (bss/y)
Close alert."
So, Iran is blaming Israel for violating the ceasefire...and round and round we go.
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I checked X earlier and apparently Iran also hit UAE and Kuwait. a couple of hours ago.
So apparently we have a ceasefire in which we're the only ones not shooting, but our friends in the region are still getting shot at.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Q+gd/)
Is that any different than last week?
Threat of lobbing random stuff and saying you'll do it seems to get it done for now.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
The secret is to walk directly to the food court and not look at anything. A slice of pizza and a hot dog is $3.60...can't get a meal anywhere near that cheap anywhere else.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)
I want to know WTF Costco is doing with half the world’s supply of cashews.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:11 PM (pohLc
So a few well placed nukes and we get hot Iranian women in schoolgirl uniforms videos.
I see almost no problems with this.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Q+gd/)
Just firing at ships passing by. Other countries in the region could also "close" the Strait of Hormuz in the same fashion. Or the US.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (okun6)
Posted by: Arlo Guthrie at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (oftw2)
Uh oh Kindltot, did you make the cardinal mistake of criticizing Mark Levin?
runner will ride you like Secretariat until he moves on to his next autistic fixation.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (oqH4h)
I don't know you, but if you want to join Kindltot in his Purity Spiral , go ahead. I'll watch.
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Q+gd/)
If they say they are willing to attack any vessel that tries to transit the Strait, the vessel owners will not be able to get insurance, or will be charged ruinous prices if they can get it at all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (XuXeR)
Fuck. If that voice came out of Sydney Sweeney it would be a deal breaker...
After a while.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (bss/y)
This is about me, isn't it.......
Posted by: Fran Drescher - Acting at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (PpBto)
You left out the pile of clothes in the middle of the store. That's good for an hour, at least.
If they added dressing rooms...
*shudders*
Posted by:
If they added dressing rooms, you could drop her off and go play a round of golf.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (hCUcO)
But if it is you'll notice that boots on the ground were a no-go for mainland Japan and we had to imagine other ways to convince them to give up.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (zafwz)
If not for the bomb, we WOULD have invaded japan.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (pohLc)
I see almost no problems with this.
Persian camel spider pr0n?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (2GVsD)
Premium (93 octane, but E10) at that station was $4.49. Seeing that, I'm glad I don't have the BMW any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (wzUl9)
They're ALL bought.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (PpBto)
Curious as to how a governor can do that. The United States has a federal government after all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (E6xSb)
But...Love is Love right?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
After a while.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (bss/y)
This is about me, isn't it.......
Posted by: Fran Drescher
No. You'd be immediate.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 01:19 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Fran Drescher - Acting at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (PpBto)
She has a smoking voice that matches the looks. Watch Spinal Tap. That dress...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:19 PM (bss/y)
That's a lot of cashews...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:19 PM (XuXeR)
Israel about Lebanon”. But the truth is, as CiNC said, Lebanon isnt part of any deal, and is a separate issue.
Trying to stir the pot. Jackasses.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 01:19 PM (sYFXJ)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)
Calm down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (qBdHI)
Install glass bottoms, so the tourists can see the rest of the Royal Navy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (utfVc)
That's a lot of cashews...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:19 PM (XuXeR)
Mmmm. Cashews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Josephistan at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (y9ksN)
And then for the other 2 or 3 hours?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (XuXeR)
Curious as to how a governor can do that. The United States has a federal government after all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (E6xSb)
They're building mosques all over DFW and the Indian communities are popping up Temples everywhere.
They don't assimilate, they attempt to dominate. The only one that's currently protecting us from islham is Paxton who's investigating and finding how corrupt and illegal they are in their 'housing community' plans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (PpBto)
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I'm still cautiously optimistic about Vance. I read his book, Hillbilly Elegy. He grew up just a few miles from where I'm from and I know the area he lived (Middletown, OH). His book gave me insight into his unprivileged childhood and his knowledge of the problems of blue collar people comes firsthand. He mentions the "big 4" plant employers to people in the area. His grandparents worked in one. My grandfather worked in the other. I always held a belief that he's a good guy and has his head on straight. I've been fooled before, but again, I'll reserve judgement until I see otherwise.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (GD0B3)
I don't have access to a free live shipping map to see if anything is moving in Hormuz.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (n5tGW)
But...Love is Love right?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
There's a reason the Dems are so adamant about pushing queer theory on elementary school kids.
Posted by: Want a bigger dating pool at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk/)
Trump isn't. There might have been a few others down the years. Palin probably wasn't.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Steve the Pirate at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (v4MEp)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (GD0B3)
Rando posters on a blog conspire to betray you. Maybe they will understand your point of view, your very valid and reasoned out point of view, if you call them names?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (qBdHI)
That truck is just going to sit in the driveway........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: The Straights of Hormuz! at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)
alina habba
Posted by: cherries in season at April 08, 2026 01:22 PM (43wzR)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:22 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 01:22 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Fran Drescher - Acting at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (PpBto)
She has a smoking voice that matches the looks. Watch Spinal Tap. That dress...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026
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Fran just "does" the annoying Brooklyn or Bronx voice. She's perfectly capable of speaking standard American, and does in interviews. There's a scene in The Nanny where Fran, her character, eats some wasabi, not knowing what it is. Her facial reaction is classic Lucy Ricardo -- and then, when she speaks, her voice is not nasal at all!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (ZxPkt)
They're ALL bought.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:16 PM (PpBto)
Curious as to how a governor can do that. The United States has a federal government after all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (E6xSb)
_____
Abbott is a mixed bag on this. On the one hand, he's restricting state agencies from hiring H1Bs, to focus on USA citizens. On the other, he's trying to lure tech and other companies to TX, and that means bringing H1Bs with them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
I saw diesel for over $5.50 on the way to work this morning.
That truck is just going to sit in the driveway........
Posted by: Sponge
yep, Smash acused me this morning of taking advantage of diesel prices to ride the motorcycle more. i agreed that i was shamelessly doing so.
Posted by: BifBewalski at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (PnEh/)
Hiroshima as a viable port is about as far south you can get on the Home Islands to support an invasion. Which is why it was a US invasion objective before landing further north in 1946 near Tokyo.
Many of the suicide boats gathered in Hiroshima for the invasion after the bomb drop would be pressed into service to carry bodies of the dead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (2GVsD)
TBF, though, the Brits did have some worthwhile innovations, e.g. armored carrier decks.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:15 PM (Riz8t)
The Limeys are a bunch of poofter boy-buggerers, but we should recognize that they pretty much invented carrier-based naval warfare. All of the innovations of the Japanese and American carrier forces were based on the foundation of Limey naval philosophy.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (n5tGW)
Trump isn't. There might have been a few others down the years. Palin probably wasn't.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:21 PM (JrZbt)
Palin likely wasn't, yet. But, they ran her ass out on a rail and destroyed her family.
Trump.......he's the wild card. Not sure he's bought, especially since he's a billionaire and really can't be bought with money.
I've got a dillhole at work that keeps posting things in our Teams group about Trump being Netanyahu's bitch........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (PpBto)
They don't assimilate, they attempt to dominate. The only one that's currently protecting us from islham is Paxton who's investigating and finding how corrupt and illegal they are in their 'housing community' plans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (PpBto)
That explains why I am being marched to the county courthouse at the point of a gun to recite the Shehada on Friday.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (GD0B3)
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How many bong rips are you up to today?
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (oqH4h)
It's fair. He has a real chance to follow Trump and help save us from the commies. And he makes a lot of the really right noises.
But my radar for this stuff doesn't ping unless there's a signal. That said it's fine to wait in hope.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (JrZbt)
But...Love is Love right?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
Yes it is...and I just luuv me some pedos
https://www.morbark.com/
Posted by: Morbark at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: steevy at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 01:14 PM (Riz8t)
A Canadian’s dream come true.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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That's not mayonnaise.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 08, 2026 01:25 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:25 PM (PpBto)
FoxNews
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:26 PM (Sco7b)
They don't assimilate, they attempt to dominate. The only one that's currently protecting us from islham is Paxton who's investigating and finding how corrupt and illegal they are in their 'housing community' plans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (PpBto)
Saw a vid about Frisco TX the other night that's basically being taken over by Indians, and reporting on T-mobile and other companies purging white IT workers for replacement by H1Bs.
Posted by: The replacement is real at April 08, 2026 01:26 PM (TbWk/)
$7.25 here in NorCal
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (FtULh)
Gas here is around $1.69 but that is Loonies per liter. Equates to about $4.72 USD per gallon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:26 PM (utfVc)
Hiroshima as a viable port is about as far south you can get on the Home Islands to support an invasion. Which is why it was a US invasion objective before landing further north in 1946 near Tokyo.
Many of the suicide boats gathered in Hiroshima for the invasion after the bomb drop would be pressed into service to carry bodies of the dead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:23 PM (2GVsD)
Hiroshima was to Japan what San Antonio is to the United States. San Antonio is the birthplace of military aviation and has long been a training center for aviation, as well as the home of the combat medic. Hiroshima was not just an army HQ but also has considerable naval assets as well.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cashew Fax and Figgers at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (oftw2)
Saw a vid about Frisco TX the other night that's basically being taken over by Indians, and reporting on T-mobile and other companies purging white IT workers for replacement by H1Bs.
Posted by: The replacement is real at April 08, 2026 01:26 PM (TbWk/)
Yeah. They're building some massive temple in my town that will have flying donkeys or some shit on the roof.
I can't wait to get out of here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (PpBto)
"Let me tell you from inside Iran,
Aside from bootlicking reformists, no one has bought into this ceasefire.
Neither the opposition nor even the hardliners.
The hardliners are all cursing Ghalibaf's mother left and right. Of course, we're joining them on this one.."
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Gmac
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MR77 tuner.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (XeU6L)
That's not mayonnaise.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 08, 2026 01:25 PM (xvV+O)
This is about me, isn't it......
Posted by: Rod Stewart at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (PpBto)
Gas here is around $1.69 but that is Loonies per liter. Equates to about $4.72 USD per gallon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:26 PM (utfVc)
Yeah. It sucks that neither AB nor Canada has any oil available to drill and refine.
Wait a minute…
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (GD0B3)
There have been two holes-in-one so far.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (oqH4h)
Lol
CNN has their usual 20 second delay in case great truths start to be spoken.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (Sco7b)
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Dammit! I thought Trump raised the H1B fee paid by the employer from $1k to $100k per application? Is this not true?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 08, 2026 01:25 PM (xvV+O)
And I am swept back to eighth grade… : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (E6xSb)
Dammit! I thought Trump raised the H1B fee paid by the employer from $1k to $100k per application? Is this not true?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (Dv3i1)
I'm betting that doesn't apply to those already here, so they're moving and migrating and taking over areas like ant colonies do.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:29 PM (2GVsD)
FoxNews
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from whom? link ??
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (GD0B3
Leavitt.
No link. I'm doind stuff around the house.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Sco7b)
Cleanup can be exhausting, moisturize and stay hydrated.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:28 PM (Dv3i1)
Yeah but think of all the H1Bs already here.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: The Brill Building at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: runner
Other than a cheap men's button down shirt, would you buy anything make in Pakistan?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:24 PM (PpBto)
**********
And is everyone in the Teams group letting him get away with with posting that?
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (NpAcC)
sshhh
golf church in session
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:31 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:31 PM (PpBto)
Wait a minute…
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:27 PM (E6xSb)
I knew I was back in Alberta, when I drove East on Hwy 533, and saw a pumpjack on the skyline, working.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:31 PM (utfVc)
If they say they are willing to attack any vessel that tries to transit the Strait, the vessel owners will not be able to get insurance, or will be charged ruinous prices if they can get it at all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:17 PM (utfVc)
Grandpa? What did you do during the Great Maritime Insurance War I?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 01:32 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 08, 2026 01:32 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:20 PM (PpBto)
One big problem is that we make it super easy now for immigrants to NOT assimilate into society. That’s why I am running into increasing numbers of people at the store who insist I know Spanish and are shocked and offended that I do not.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 01:32 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (NpAcC)
I've pushed back multiple times, but the boss is biding his time to retirement and doesn't really want to rock the boat.
I get that, but that guy is really starting to get on my nerves. F*cking Danes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:32 PM (PpBto)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Dv3i1)
That trendy pink "Himalayan" salt all comes form one mine in Pakistan, which is in the Salt Mountains, not the Himalayas.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (utfVc)
I get that, but that guy is really starting to get on my nerves. F*cking Danes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 01:32 PM (PpBto)
*******
Glad you're not a coward, but I knew that.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 01:34 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 01:33 PM (ZxPkt)
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"Cashews are not technically nuts; they are botanically classified as drupe seeds, which are the edible seeds of a fruit called a drupe that grows at the base of the 'cashew apple.' While they are culinary grouped with tree nuts due to similar nutritional profiles and uses, they belong to the same family as mangoes and poison ivy rather than the true nut family."
The stuff I learn here ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (TbhYO)
Harris drops "F-bomb" while encouraging Asian Americans to break down barriers
May 13, 2024, CBS/AP
In part, "Harris gave a lengthy response in which she told the young people to not let others define them and their dreams based on limited views. That's something Harris said her own mother told her.
"We have to know that sometimes, people will open the door for you and leave it open, sometimes they won't. And then you need to kick that f***ing door down," Harris said to cheers and applause from the audience. She laughed, adding, "Excuse my language."
"We gotta make T-shirts!" Yang joked.
Public profanity in politics is not particularly unusual. When Joe Biden was vice president, he was overheard telling President Barack Obama that newly passed health care legislation was a "big f***ing deal. The Democratic Party even sold T-shirts based on the now-president's comment."
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 01:44 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: p-squared at April 08, 2026 01:50 PM (0prFs)
The best Trunk Monkey ad was the one where it racked the shotgun when the owner's daughter was on a date in the family car, causing the boyfriend to book.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2026 01:55 PM (xG4kz)
Just lost all respect for Shaq if he thinks that.
2024 Season
Caitlyn Clark - Guard
769 points
Angel Reese - Forward
462 points
When a guard scores more than a forward...
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:32 PM (hCUcO)
To be fair to Shaq, Reese was not on the same franchise as Clark. To be unfair to Shaq, Reese seems to suck as a player and person. I would be surprised if the Chicago franchise has not had a better person on the team.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 08, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 01:36 PM (TbhYO)
While I love cashews, I have read they can give you kidney stones.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 02:00 PM (WONhk)
Wednesday Morning Rant
Iranian citizens gathered on the White Bridge in Ahvaz, forming a human chain to protect key infrastructure amid US-Israel threats, stressing that attacks on civilian facilities are widely regarded as violations of international law.Civilian-led? Place your bets. The Hill:
A video shared by the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai highlighted the civilian-led effort, underscoring that ordinary Iranians do not want to see their country’s infrastructure damaged in the escalating conflict.
Iranian officials on Tuesday urged their people to form human chains around power plants as the country faces a deadline set by President Trump to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or risk major strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure. The regime called on "all young people, athletes, artists, students and university students and their professors" to protect power plants threatened by Trump, according to The Associated Press. "Power plants that are our national assets and capital," Alireza Rahimi, identified by Iranian state television as the secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents, reportedly said in a video statement.Go collect your winnings. I guess the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents isn't the IRGC and so is "civilian" but this ain't exactly the grassroots movement that Consulate General implied. That video, assuming it's real, is available on X. This is an altogether typical play by what's left of the Iranian government to slaughter young people in order to then cry crocodile tears in the "international community" while their fifth column calls Trump and our soldiers, sailors and airmen a bunch of diabolical baby-killers. They always do this. That isn't all Iran is threatening and staging. Per the Jerusalem Post, Iran is also threatening retaliation:
Iran has also signaled that any attack on its energy network could trigger retaliation against civilian infrastructure elsewhere in the region. Previous reports said Iranian and IRGC officials had warned that if Iran’s fuel and energy facilities were hit, Tehran could target Israeli power plants, gas rigs, desalination systems, and other strategic civilian sites.They will surely try, though Iran's recent efficacy has not been particularly great and hopefully will remain that way. But that is beside the point. Even if Iran has the capability to effectively retaliate, the state-sponsored sacrifice of Iranians would still happen. This is what Islamists do. They do it by choice even in the face of alternatives. It is the preferred tactic, not a desperation move. There is a reason they store and manufacture arms in hospitals and mosques and schools, and use the same as operational bases. They love ensuring that their own will die during their glorious jihad. There is much in it for them, after all. Dead kids rile people up and so long as they can successfully blame the enemy for the death and deflect away from their own culpability, it's a powerful tool on the homefront. It also, crucially, is a powerful tool for their fifth columns to use. You can be sure the pre-printed signs about Trump and Hegseth's war crimes for targeting civilians are already staged and ready to go, and countless column-inches about their evil are already written. It's as predictable as the sunrise. The blame for the coming civilian casualties will almost entirely rest with the regime, just as it does for Hamas and Hezbollah and the Taliban and all the rest - but the propaganda blitz to come will likely be a thing to behold. It's the real point. It's why, despicable and cynical as it is, the Islamists' love of human shields is entirely predictable and wholly typical.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (XHO5P)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (bFu5X)
Making the enemy think he might, however, is "The Art of the Deal."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (FtULh)
This is odd. Why not just issue a blanket invitation (or more likely, order) for EVERYONE to come on down! I mean, it's true that some in America might welcome selective extermination of the professorial class, but I don't know if Iran's professors are as obtuse and corrupt as ours.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:05 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 11:05 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 11:06 AM (ExV1e)
We don't know, and anyone who says they do is selling something. However, based only on their respective track records, I'd say it wasn't Trump who blinked.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Hamas, Hezbollah, the Taliban and IRGC all have the same "tell" when it comes to asymmetrical warfare tactics. I wonder how that came to be and also to be so pervasive? Hmm.
* strokes beard thoughtfully *
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:07 AM (q/Jc0)
We don't know, and anyone who says they do is selling something. However, based only on their respective track records, I'd say it wasn't Trump who blinked.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
I'd like to think so
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:07 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 11:07 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 11:07 AM (rR03l)
I don't understand your comment. You say he ran out of options, and then list the options he was preparing to employ.
Nobody really thought he was going to end the Persian civilization, but taking out things like power plants is an *ahem* power move.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM
Ditto.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (4NO2D)
Iran was sending missiles and cluster bombs to Israel. Sirens blaring in Tel Aviv and other areas. After patience for a few hours, Israel sent in air strikes to Tehran and other parts of Iran.
Iran also sent gifts of missiles to Saudi, UAE and, oddly, Iraq (near the US Embassy).
Yemen tried to join Iran and sent some duds to Israel.
Yet NO mention of this I can find in the MSM this morning, and I thought there would be. I reckon the USA has cease firings but Israel has not...and I don't blame them. I hope they flatten Iran.
Is the idea, now, to let the ME finish the job? I am so confused but won't lose any sleep over it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (WONhk)
They'll be able to secure both the Hormuz and, if directed, take Kharg Island. The "whack-a-mole" horseshit with the IRGC will end up being the bigger issue to resolve... IMO. But, yes, if the IRGC is as recalcitrant as I think they are, there will be American Soldiers on the ground in Iran.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
Agreed. Either whoever thinks they're in charge now blinked or it's taquiyya, although I'm not sure what good that will do them. Basically nothing's getting into Iran without CENTCOM or IDF seeing it.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)
I was ticked about the ceasefire too. But news and commentators have pointed out enough potential upsides that I'm hope and believing this is Trump playing 5 -D chess.
Oil is down as ace pointed out
Time for ME countries to protect infrastructure
Who knows about revolution actions
Someone else here pointed out we can see if anyone in Iran is in charge.
Countries can up oil production for round 2.
We get a chance to get more weapons to the area.
We can see if the Europeans actually do something to protect the strait or see if they are completely useless.
We'll see. I'll save the chocolate.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (Sco7b)
The USA owes these people nothing. Nada. Zilch. Dick. Whatever relationship they have with their own government, that's on them. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Yet we carry on endlessly about these people.
We better hope we never go to war against a pier military (assuming there is any left). Our squeamish simping over enemy "civilians" will be our undoing. We might have all the military superiority in the world, but we seem to care more about foreign enemy "civilians" than we do our own troops. We will never win a pier war like that.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 11:09 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: DaveA at April 08, 2026 11:09 AM (FhXTo)
* strokes beard thoughtfully *
Their tell is that the worse their situation, the more lurid the rhetoric. Or, as Humphrey Bogart once said, "the cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter."
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
As I said 4 times on the previous thread, Hegseth and Cain were asked about this by MSM this morning. They said Iran's communications systems have been obliterated and they have to tell the missile crews to stand down "by carrier pigeon", to quote Hegseth.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (2ocoG)
Is the idea, now, to let the ME finish the job? I am so confused but won't lose any sleep over it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
The MSM are not honest brokers of the news, or anything else.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (XMJOM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (19SAM)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (2ocoG)
How long ae they gonna give them... Two weeks ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (FtULh)
Why, will they dock our pay?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 11:12 AM (BpO1e)
Why, will they dock our pay?
I'd hate to think we have a mole.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Oh, no... at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Trump's biggest issue is that the government consists of Democrats, who're his enemy, Republicans, who're are - at best - weak sisters looking for an opportunity to piss away an opportunity, and members of both groups being paid to support Iran.
Time was his enemy and Iran knew that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (ExV1e)
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This sounds like something Pete and Barry would like.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (n17eQ)
No idea, but it's worth noting that past Iranian cease fires when their government was still in existence still took around 24 hours to propagate down the chain of command.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (2ocoG)
So the crazy Iranians firing missiles are similar to the Japanese guy found hiding in a cave decades after WWII ended?
Wild. When Iraq was hit and burning, and with the excited jibber jabber, it seemed a big surprise. Saudi is po'd along with the UAE.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:14 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:14 AM (WONhk)
Good....
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:15 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Oh, wait... at April 08, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)
I have a strong belief that a man is most attractive when he wears a wedding band and gets on the floor to play with his kids or grandkids.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:16 AM (2J/Lj)
MONKEY IS ALL IN
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 11:16 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:17 AM (pDt9x)
When and if the US bombs Iranian infrastructure, the Iranian government will have stopped forcing civilians to shield it. They'll just have moved on and forgotten.
Also, are a number of ways to render power plants and bridges unusable without destroying them.
I'm not sure if the infrastructure threat should be taken at face value anyway. It's about manipulation -- both the Iranian government and our so-called allies.
Whatever Trump is up to, I wouldn't bet that the plan includes leaving the IRGC in power.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 08, 2026 11:17 AM (UgPks)
Cui bono? It's definitely not Iran. Neither the people, the country, nor the installed regime.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 11:17 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: Judge Smails at April 08, 2026 11:18 AM (3h6KV)
He's been the best father and grandfather, ever, with our grandson and two granddaughters and counting. I still melt.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:18 AM (WONhk)
Whatever happens from here, it happens with them knowing that they better not try much while he is still POTUS.
That said, I don't expect things will magically improve, but I also don't see them nuking anyone for the next 10 years or so. I think that Iran is going to fragment. So the local situation is going to be bad. I don't think as a Country they will have an effective means to bankroll a Manhattan project, or export/support as much terror. The control of, or loss of control of, Karg island is going to have a lot of swing weight.
Posted by: its a bold plan cotton at April 08, 2026 11:18 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:19 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 11:12 AM (BpO1e)
Those bridges and power plants are some of the holiest sites in all of Islam.
And as to the uranium? The muslims love their rocks.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 11:19 AM (Sco7b)
I'm of the mind we need wars to go back to ending on unconditional surrender.
But, I also know that whatever the media is saying, everything the media is saying about this deal, is a lie.
Because they hate Trump so much.
And love Iran so much more than even their boyfriend Obama.
So I really can't say if it's good or bad.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 11:20 AM (HXT0k)
Whatever happens from here, it happens with them knowing that they better not try much while he is still POTUS.
That said, I don't expect things will magically improve, but I also don't see them nuking anyone for the next 10 years or so. I think that Iran is going to fragment. So the local situation is going to be bad. I don't think as a Country they will have an effective means to bankroll a Manhattan project, or export/support as much terror. The control of, or loss of control of, Karg island is going to have a lot of swing weight.
Posted by: its a bold plan cotton at April 08, 2026 11:18 AM (anL5R)
A more optimistic take than I see. Sure hope it turns out well and good. But your first point : POTUS has gotten or will get the profit out of this deal IF there is any profit to be had-- true. In a perfect world wished that if this Iran excursion had to happen it would have been after the midterms.
Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at April 08, 2026 11:23 AM (ACNv3)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:23 AM (pDt9x)
This isn't a tie. Trump holds all the cards except for the Hormuz bullshit. And our supposed allies who screwed us by not having our backs will rue the day.
Of course the dems are going to run on trying to get the NATO circle jerk back in order, with Europe working overtime propping up the dem nominee to ensure the gravy train of security for them is kept.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 11:24 AM (IifOV)
On this Smart Military Blog, I think I've seen it mentioned that once you go past 10-15%, your country becomes either Muslim- dominated, or unsettled, and trending that way.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 11:24 AM (f5L5X)
I guess all their sleeper cells in the U.S. are missing the alarm clock.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 11:24 AM (Y8DZL)
Now you're piling on.
Posted by: Oh, no... at April 08, 2026 11:13 AM (2Ez/1)
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Well, it could be a quay issue.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 08, 2026 11:24 AM (A0wCN)
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Seriously bro. Its like, who are you people? What did you do with the people who dropped the sun on us. Twice.
Posted by: The Japanese at April 08, 2026 11:25 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (XMJOM)
Arrogant know it all, who is like the toad that tried to swell up to intimidate the bull and wound up popping himself.
Good insight into what things have been, and I understand he is a good organizer and decent trial lawyer, but he has too much involved with the status quo ante to act against what he had figured out. He considers the forever wars to be the greatest weapon against personal liberty, and I agree with him. However he also can't imagine that the world may have changed, at least for a moment under Trump.
Also I suspect he has a gambling habit and equivalent bad debt.
Alex Jones is not a crazy, he just has no filters between the likely and the unlikely. It is like between 60-80% of what he knows is valid, but it is mixed in with the bad suppositions and gotcha soundbites.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:25 AM (rbvCR)
If I had to guess, I'd say Singapore and/or Indonesia, but I don't really know.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 11:27 AM (/lPRQ)
If Jones were leftwing with his same style and flair he'd have a low rated TV show and be considered a normal leftwing political pundit.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:28 AM (pDt9x)
They have a lot of expensive equipment. Whether their soldiers know how to use it and the courage to fight are different questions.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Jose at April 08, 2026 11:29 AM (V6W16)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:23 AM (pDt9x)
So, Venn diagrams at the Pentagon?
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 11:29 AM (Oy/m2)
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we did hit Karg island again yesterday before the deadline.
The israeli's also did some things before the deadline.
Posted by: The Japanese at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (anL5R)
Regardless of whether the US or the IRGC blinked, we're likely at the point where the real bloodletting is gonna start. But we won't need to lift a finger, it'll all be internal purges and massacres of a passive population or outright civil war.
The rest of the world is probably going to get a breather for a couple of years as the internal power struggle in Persia sorts itself out. Even if the IRGC wants to throw cash at fellow savages like Hamas or Hezbollah, they only have so much $ available, and what financial resources they DO have will need to be spent on internal fighting.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)
Ideally there would be only one tax at the federal level and so therefore federal spending and how it impacts you personally would be pretty clear.
But there are smaller reforms - for example make the IRS "do your taxes" and send you the bill instead of requiring individuals to do them. Don't like their results? Then you can still do them yourself.
But for most people the government already has all the information it needs - it is just making people do math with the fun risk of fines and jail time if you screw up.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (sKqQm)
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Might be a couple in Africa. Honestly don't know. The muzzies seem to take over when they're even remotely close to a particular percentage of the general population. They apparently own Minnesota.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:28 AM (pDt9x)
Supposedly around 300 thousand strong with 25 thousand para-military
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (FtULh)
As usual, the ME is our never-ending quagmire, it seems.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 11:31 AM (XV/Pl)
What seemed insane to the rest of the world clutching their pearls was simply Trump negotiating successfully.
Oh, good, this lady on 'The Price is Right' just won 20 grand. Good for her.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 11:31 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:31 AM (n17eQ)
Regardless of whether the US or the IRGC blinked, we're likely at the point where the real bloodletting is gonna start. But we won't need to lift a finger, it'll all be internal purges and massacres of a passive population or outright civil war.
The rest of the world is probably going to get a breather for a couple of years as the internal power struggle in Persia sorts itself out. Even if the IRGC wants to throw cash at fellow savages like Hamas or Hezbollah, they only have so much $ available, and what financial resources they DO have will need to be spent on internal fighting.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (y9nCu)
I saw where the potential Shah put out a message to the regular Army in Iran to rise up and take over...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:32 AM (FtULh)
It is interesting how good the left has been at organizing various minority groups.
If we could ever get say taxpayers or Christians to organize the same way the Democrat party would end...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:32 AM (sKqQm)
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Did she say 'Wow!' like they do on Antique Roadshow?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:32 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:28 AM (pDt9x)
Supposedly around 300 thousand strong with 25 thousand para-military
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (FtULh)
Thanks. Never hear about them doing any military type stuff.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)
>>Honestly don't know. The muzzies seem to take over when they're even remotely close to a particular percentage of the general population. They apparently own Minnesota.
islam is a political system more than a religious doctrine.
There is no render unto Caesar in islam.
islam is Ceaser.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 11:33 AM (XV/Pl)
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They sure seem to own a whole lot of stupid leftist politicians on both sides of the Atlantic.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 11:34 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:34 AM (2J/Lj)
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Agree. at minimum, they have a lot to pay attention to inside their own borders, and sword of Damocles hanging above if they push their luck. Whatever they do, it is going to be orders of magnitude reduced for a long time. They need to get themselves sorted and they know it. It was literally never going to happen if he cut their power and bridges. It would have devolved in to Haiti/thunderdome. Hell, it still might if somebody does something really stupid.
Posted by: Adm'l Painter at April 08, 2026 11:34 AM (anL5R)
Do the Saudis even have a military to speak of?
They have a lot of expensive equipment. Whether their soldiers know how to use it and the courage to fight are different questions.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)
They know how to shoot the guns.... maintaining them is something else again. Saudis don't turn wrenches, they hire out for maintenance to Filipinos, Indonesians, and other, lesser mohammedan populations.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 08, 2026 11:35 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:34 AM (2J/Lj)
Aren't Grandkids great.. You can have them over play with them, enjoy them.... Then send them home...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:35 AM (FtULh)
Remember when we found out it only took $10K to buy Bolton? I suspect Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood didn't have to spend much to collect most of our leftwing pols.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (FtULh)
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Are they receiving pay or promises of pay? We could reroute the Obama $58B to bring them into in and slaughter the crazies.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:36 AM (n17eQ)
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Did she say 'Wow!' like they do on Antique Roadshow?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:32 AM
Way more than that. It's background noise but she was thrilled.
There was a guy on "Let's Make a Deal" - meh - that won $2300. He said earlier in the show that two thousand dollars would change his life. That put things into perspective.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 11:36 AM (Sco7b)
But for most people the government already has all the information it needs - it is just making people do math with the fun risk of fines and jail time if you screw up.
Posted by: 18-1
What, you don't think it's a good idea to check the government's work? Your tax return might be the first indication you have that some illegal alien is using your SSN
The taxes do need to be simplified though.
And specific use taxes, like fuel tax, which is assessed for road maintenance, need to go directly to the agency that oversees the purpose for which that tax is charged: do not pass Congress, do not skim off 50% for progtard projects
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 08, 2026 11:37 AM (a+4eV)
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Good Times. Been there - its great!
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:37 AM (n17eQ)
Townhall.com
@townhallcom
Lawrence O'Donnell is breathlessly offended that Pete Hegseth's statement that "we leave no man behind" is offensive to women.
"That could have been a woman they were trying to rescue."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: It's me donna
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and assess the damage/casualties, and then have a drink or five.
But I wouldn't have it any other way.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (f5L5X)
Posted by: Stateless
Good for him.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (hCUcO)
I think you're only off by one! You can say I'm a dreamer...
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (04KGT)
All this Sturm und Drang can be laid at the feet of the galumphing goober farmer who refused to rise up to the needs of the occasion and administer a fierce and bloody pounding to the faces and lives of those in Iran who had committed an act of war by violating the sovereignty of our embassy in Tehran and taking the staff hostage.
The butcher's bill and its accrued interest that he gifted to this country as a result has been most costly and the price to close out the account is what faces us now.
But let's not fool ourselves. Back in 1979 Mister Carter had plenty of fellow travelers who supported our government, our society and not a small part of our people sitting on our hands with our thumbs up our asses all these forty-seven years. It has been yet another triumph for the Best and Brightest among us.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: It's me donna
Fill 'em full of sugar and send them home.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 11:39 AM (hCUcO)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 11:39 AM (tL5sl)
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Social Security just sent me a check for $3,600 explaining they underpaid me for a year. Mo Money!
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:39 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:40 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 11:40 AM (tL5sl)
Trump continues to be brilliant!
He now controls Venezuelan oil.
He now controls the Straights of Hormuz (Iran will cede this soon enough) where China gets 45% of it's oil. China is currently in tariff negotiations with the US...now who has the upper hand?
Europe is becoming hugely, bigly even, dependent on the US for energy. The Russian sources are suspect , and the lefty net-zero bullshit is killing them.
Trump is creating Greater North America, Greenland to Panama. Entirely self-sufficient.
And he has shown Britain that they are absolutely fu*ked. They've imported millions of Islamists, they import 60% of their food, no major industry, and a military that is on it's ass. Bad days ahead for them.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 11:40 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 11:40 AM (n17eQ)
Howdy, fellow warmongering MAGAs. Cool and sunny here in NE Land of the Red Man today. Hope y'all are as well as can be expected.
Blade, a tip from one with many ONT First trophies on my mantle: If you don't brag about "Firts," you don't look foolish when you don't get Frits. Not as foolish, anyway….😏
Posted by: mindful webworker - playing the fool at April 08, 2026 11:41 AM (C2uPD)
In this scenario you'd still have the option to do them yourself.
But most people hire someone else to do them anyway.
Simplification would be great, like I said I'd like their to be only one tax (and ideally a simple head tax because that is the fairest system) but this would be something way easier to do.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:41 AM (sKqQm)
Townhall.com
@townhallcom
Lawrence O'Donnell is breathlessly offended that Pete Hegseth's statement that "we leave no man behind" is offensive to women.
"That could have been a woman they were trying to rescue."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM
*boot to the head*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:41 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:30 AM (FtULh)
The projected population of Saudi Arabia in 2025 is approximately 34.57 million to 37.99 million, depending on the source, with a median age of around 30.6 years. The population is highly urbanized (approx. 92%) and consists of roughly 20.55 million Saudi nationals and 16.41 million non-Saudis.
Thus, if they really have 375k in uniform, that's almost 2% of the entire Saudi population. Color me skeptical.
By comparison, the US:
As of 2025, the total U.S. military population includes approximately 1.32 to 1.34 million active-duty service members, with a total force strength—including Reserve and National Guard personnel—exceeding 2.1 million. The total military community, including civilians, reaches about 2.81 million people.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)
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Buy them a drum set!
Posted by: pudinhead
Depending on how bad your kids were growing up, fill up the grands with sugar and send them home with a puppy.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 11:41 AM (hCUcO)
From someone I know who visited, the Saudi and Gulf States Arabs have absolute contempt for their co-religion "guest workers" who are seen as slaves, but are very friendly to Americans.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: It's me donna
Fill 'em full of sugar and send them home.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 11:39 AM (hCUcO)
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*sniff*
Then before you know it, the l'il bastards are off to kollege.
*sniff*
*wipes tear*
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (2WIwB)
"That could have been a woman they were trying to rescue."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)
O'Donnell is a complete douchebag.
Completely ignoring the Agender, Androgyne, Bigender, Butch, Cisgender, Demiboy, Demigirl, Gender Expansive, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Intersex, Maverique, Non-binary, Pangender, Transgender peoples of the world.
What a MAGA bastard.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (Sco7b)
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Good Times. Been there - its great!
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One of my favorite things!
Posted by: Cosda at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (7XApM)
I would like to see a locality implement a no tax system, let people donate what they think is fair.
The argument is no one one pay anything. Well, maybe. But it is worth as much of a try as all the UBI "experiments" the government does.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:34 AM (2J/Lj)
I miss those days. Mine are 9 and 5 now. It goes by quick.
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (ZhdAT)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
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They're not gay but $20 is $20.
Posted by: ballistic at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (oqH4h)
I'm the last person who would defend that idiot, but the reality is that we were deep in the post-Vietnam malaise at that time. The support for another overseas military adventure just wasn't there.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Kind of funny when they forget about all of their make-believe genders.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (XD+PD)
Lawrence O'Donnell is breathlessly offended that Pete Hegseth's statement that "we leave no man behind" is offensive to women.
No doubt someone in the press with even a smidgen of gumption and curiosity could do a little digging into Mr. O'Donnell's background and find dribs and drabs of behaviors that were "offensive to women" on his part. And probably of greater consequence in the bargain, too.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:40 AM
Sometimes, life is just good.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (bFu5X)
On paper, they look pretty stout. In reality I don't think they've sortied any planes or moved any soldiers around.
Even the missiles and drones fired at them have been intercepted (mostly) by US manned Patriot and THAAD systems.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 11:44 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at April 08, 2026 11:44 AM (Ecjv8)
And you think the phrase "no woman behind" is not offensive?!
Posted by: Brie Larson at April 08, 2026 11:45 AM (XD+PD)
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 11:42 AM (Y8DZL)
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My brother has visited UAE several times. It's a class thing. If you are western and have a nice fat wallet, then you are worthy of respect and hospitality. If you are poor or desperate -- no matter your religion or culture or country -- you are filthy peons who need to stay out of the fucking way.
Also: they do not want freedom. They like living under a monarchy that tells them what to do. It's easier, there are no political battles like we have, and so long as you follow the rules you will be fine. That's their mindset.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 08, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Brie Larson
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Eat a sammich, and do some squats. Its really not difficult to improve that pancake butt at your age.
Posted by: It is a low effort fix at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (anL5R)
I thought maybe conscription, but no... The perks for joining the military are substantial with high pay... Men and women can enlist...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (FtULh)
I'm the last person who would defend that idiot, but the reality is that we were deep in the post-Vietnam malaise at that time. The support for another overseas military adventure just wasn't there.
Posted by: Archimedes
A -- I was aware of that and knew that it imposed huge restraints on Jimmuh's options. But the only brush that I used was a broad one, as Bob Ross had absconded with my smaller ones and then he screwed me over by passing away before telling me where he had hid them.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (q/Jc0)
Jeepers, when did Barnes, someone I thought was rather based, go nuts?
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (rj6Yv)
Does he even know the difference?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 11:47 AM (ehY6c)
Our dogs and grandchildren have a great time together.
Bonus is dogs are worn out and so are the kids.
Everyone sleeps well, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 11:48 AM (3ek7K)
Jeepers, when did Barnes, someone I thought was rather based, go nuts?
Posted by: mrp
He has been tossing out snide remarks about Trump for some time now to the point where I figured that he was lukewarm, at best, about the guy.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:51 AM (q/Jc0)
But now? Crickets...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:51 AM (sKqQm)
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Different mindset for sure. Baseline is whatever happens is the will of Allah and submit to it. Maintenance? Why, if Allah wills my tank to work it will work. That's a bit of an exaggeration for the sake of weak comedy, but there is some truth to it. Isreal is still there isn't it?
Posted by: It is a low effort fix at April 08, 2026 11:52 AM (anL5R)
Actually, that sounds about right. When you consider the balance between the Services (Army, Navy, Air Force and SpecOps) and throw in the support tail for each, that number is good.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 11:52 AM (2WIwB)
The UK and Europe will someday, probably soon, see the error of their ways. In not giving support...or at the very least...allowing our planes to land: screwed.
They better be polishing their begging cups.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:52 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)
Funny how that actually played out though....
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:53 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (2J/Lj)
I hope he did not inhale too much varnish fumes.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (WONhk)
Maria Salazar is fighting like a puta for her DIGNIDAD Act (yes, it's named in Spanish), which is amnesty on steroids. She should be primaried out.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: It Will Happen at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (qUkBO)
Such a sad story about the little girl in Texas who was abducted by a FedEx driver in Texas.
The POS pled guilty. Now he needs to be killed by firing squad.
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Says who? Most people that I knew wanted us to blow their shit to a deserved hell.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew8)
The POS pled guilty. Now he needs to be killed by firing squad.
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM
And he waited until the actual trial date to plead guilty. He could have done that last year and given closure to the family but the little $hit dragged it out as long as he could and at the very last minute plead guilty.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 11:56 AM (0N4FZ)
Funny how that actually played out though....
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:53 AM (sKqQm)
In the Game of Want Vs Necessity, Necessity is the greater motivation and will usually win.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 11:56 AM (iJfKG)
I have seen and heard a dozen or so podcasts or talk shows where someone familiar with the I'slamites related that Arab Muslims are fiercely contemptuous of professed Muslims who hail from anywhere else in the world. Mid- and South Asians (e.g., Pakistanis) and Africans they regard with contempt in particular.
It's another caste system all but in name.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:57 AM (q/Jc0)
Turns out those reports were..questionable.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 11:57 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (j+aD2)
But literally everything I hear in pop culture is about how we got our asses kicked by a bunch of goat fucking suicide vest fashion show attendees.
It's so damn depressing.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Says who? Most people that I knew wanted us to blow their shit to a deserved hell.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew
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I remember those days well. The real malaise existed between the earlobes of the peanut farmer. America then (as now) would have responded to real leadership. The Iranians did as we saw when Reagan was elected. And, back then, the media was no friend to America. Hell, people thought Water Cronkite was actually telling them the truth.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (2WIwB)
So, are we securing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for the euroweenies after all? They can all sail home while we continue to bear the responsibility?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 11:59 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 11:59 AM (/QdgR)
But literally everything I hear in pop culture is about how we got our asses kicked by a bunch of goat fucking suicide vest fashion show attendees.
It's so damn depressing.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (WYStd)
They control Information for the most part. A huge perennial problem.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:00 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (n7rxJ)
Well, we did get to blow up a bunch of stuff and send a shit load of Ayatollah's to their 72 virgin goats.... Win, win...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:00 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 12:01 PM (n5tGW)
Funny how that actually played out though....
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 11:53 AM (sKqQm)
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When the Arab Legion defied UN orders to remain in the Transjordan, the UK government ordered all British officers to return to the Transjordan. They did so, but every single one of those Brits, including "Glubb Pasha", snuck back over the river and defiantly returned to their posts. To my knowledge, not a single one of them was arrested for doing so.
Posted by: mrp at April 08, 2026 12:01 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 08, 2026 12:01 PM (wBaIH)
It's so damn depressing.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 08, 2026 11:58 AM (WYStd)
it lays bare how degraded and corrupt our "pop" culture is currently. It's trash, and we need to work on doing what we can to repair that regardless of what happens in any war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 12:01 PM (/QdgR)
what about the dignimoms?
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (oY6Yp)
That they believed their Muslim brothers from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, TransJordan and Iraq and lit out from the territory that became Israel ahead of the 1948 War because said brothers assured them, "We've got this!" spoke volumes about the Palis ability to read a room.
"You fooked up -- you trusted us!"
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (q/Jc0)
I think your timing is a bit off. America probably needed to be humiliated in the way we were under Carter for us to get serious again under Reagan. The military in the 70s was a shambles, and it was almost reflexive that we didn't want to be in any more foreign wars. I'm not defending that attitude, it's just the way I remember it was.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)
I have seen and heard a dozen or so podcasts or talk shows where someone familiar with the I'slamites related that Arab Muslims are fiercely contemptuous of professed Muslims who hail from anywhere else in the world. Mid- and South Asians (e.g., Pakistanis) and Africans they regard with contempt in particular.
It's another caste system all but in name.
Posted by: Krebs
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It's mutual and universal. The desert Muslims claim to have "the real Islam." The Asians claim that it's a practical religion and the Saudis are nuts for wrapping women like mummies. The Levantine Muslims (Syria, Iraq) claim that no no no, THEY'RE the ones who are doing it right.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (2J/Lj)
.......
I'm not fond of yappy dogs. We had a husky/Malamute/German Shepherd girl for our first baby. When #1 son was born she was nervous. If he cried she wanted out. She got more used to him but never warmed to him (unlike the Goldens in our grand's lives).
I'd just had our 2nd boy and my husband, 2yr old toddler and dog were outside mowing. Son had his play mower and tripped and fell on dog. Granted, instinct if something falls on their abdomen (she was 5yrs), but she lunged to bite his head. Then stopped.
My husband said he did not know if our boy would have half his face missing or be blind. He had a puncture from a canine tooth an inch from his eye.
The dog was adopted by a lady with a ranch and we told her that small children made her nervous (otherwise she was a great dog, but had gotten fierce and attacked a small dog a few months prior to this and hated strangers).
Watch that yappy dog, Grandma. The Goldens in our grandbabies lives act like they babysat all their lives. I was amazed at how quickly they loved their new siblings and how gentle they are.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 11:11 AM (XMJOM)
Barnes, Baris (who recently compared Israel to Nazi Germany) and those type of fellas and chicks started to go nuts after Bondis Epstein Binder to Influencer Bitch (ooooof) and made the crazy turn around the bend after Midnight Hammer last summer over Iran.
They now Epstein it up while at the same time sit around and oil up Steve Bannon. They've chosen their lot now. No coming back.
Posted by: GigantorX at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (JrZbt)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:51 AM (q/Jc0)
Trump refuses to take Barnes advice.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:04 PM (rbvCR)
...
It's so damn depressing.
...
They control Information for the most part. A huge perennial problem.
It comes down to one thing, can Pavlavi flip the unspillable DQ Shake? Is Trump really willing to indict Brennen?
Only this will set the fire that really needs to be set.
Only after this will America250 really be able to move-on into the future, rather than forever forWARd.
And Trump be added to the list of the who to remember because of it -- you've seen this by now...
Clinton: To leave now.
Obama: To abandon this area
IceKingJOE: What is the national security interest?
Those who Disgraced their office and Betrayed us ALL!
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-DawnOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-PrezLibraryCameo
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 12:06 PM (h4n6w)
what about the dignimoms?
Posted by: anachronda
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If those are mamas del vino, I'm sure they're all in.
If they're moms whose kids have been murdered by people who perhaps made one mistake but who basically just want their fair and universally deserved chance at the American dream, I think NOT.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 12:06 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)
I remember some nasty humor in Nat Lampoon back in the late 70's - there's a longstanding recruiting theme for the Marines called "The Few - The Proud - The Marines."
Nat Lampoon ran a parody ad saying "The Poor - The Black - The Marines" and in the late 70's, it was mostly true. Under Carter, we had a ghetto army.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 12:06 PM (/QdgR)
The picture of the darling in the FedEx truck is heartbreaking.
Posted by: fourseasons at April 08, 2026 11:59 AM (3ek7K)
There are many things I can't read or learn about, and this is one. She's lovely, as are my granddaughters.
I became a kidnap freak out Mom when #1 son was a toddler and a weirdo was kidnapping blonde boys. I don't think I have ever gotten over that and watch like a hawk. And pray a lot.
That poor sweet girl. I can't and won't try to think of the grief.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:07 PM (WONhk)
what about the dignimoms?
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 12:02 PM
Excuse you?!
Posted by: Dignitroons at April 08, 2026 12:08 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 12:09 PM (qFwJc)
what about the dignimoms?
...
If they're moms whose kids have been murdered by people who perhaps made one mistake but who basically just want their fair and universally deserved chance at the American dream, I think NOT.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WotHapToAmericanDream
What ever Happened to the American Dream? It Came TRUE -- you're lookin' at it.
LIBs pitting Man against other men until we exist no more; up down left right, the profit-motive of the forWARd capitalists is undeniably in evidence.
LIB cooperation, is appreciated, AND EXPECTED.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 12:10 PM (h4n6w)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
Yes, but I would have liked a cut from the oil, or control of the Strait
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:12 PM (FtULh)
Numerous Agreements, Lists, and Letters are being sent out by people that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation, in many cases, they are total Fraudsters, Charlatans, and WORSE. They will be rapidly exposed after our Federal Investigation is completed. There is only one group of meaningful “POINTS” that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors during these Negotiations. These are the POINTS that are the basis on which we agreed to a CEASEFIRE. It is something that is reasonable, and can easily be dispensed with. It’s very much like Fake News CNN last night, headlining a “source” that had no power or authority to write a Letter claiming great authority. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 12:12 PM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM
FIFY.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
Yes, but I would have liked a cut from the oil, or control of the Strait
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:12 PM (FtULh)
It might not be over.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)
Israel - Lebanon not part of the peace deal.
This is going as well as we all expected....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 08, 2026 12:01 PM
Trump's primary goal from day one was that iran can't be allowed to have a nuke. He has reiterated that many times. As far as the straits go, I don't think there is a workable solution short of sending troops in to seize the islands and that would mean a permanent presence there and constant warfare with iran for the foreseeable future. We could do it but the cost would fare outweigh the benefit and that is not a permanent solution.
Maybe this will get the region to finally construct the pipelines that they should have built the first time iran closed the straits back in the 70s. They have the plans and it is a straightforward construction project and all of the players have agreed in principle that they need to be built but they have been dithering for almost 50 years.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (0N4FZ)
Spain had the same problem in the 1600s when they gold and silver from the Indies came in, and it was more profitable to deal in banking and loans than to actually make something. The US has a similar problem with the USD being the main currency for international trade, but most of that trade does seem to go through London and European banks.
Tariffs are bringing manufacturing home to us, but Europe doesn't have anything like that to fall back on.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)
I'm hoping so... Trump is a good business man
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
I'm pleased but want more. I'm patient as I may get more in time. None of us have a clue what is going on, nor does Iran.
Trump is no Carter or Bush (who is that Manfred above?)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (GD0B3)
Israel - Lebanon not part of the peace deal.
This is going as well as we all expected....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 12:13 PM
Fine. The bombings will continue until freedom improves.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (bFu5X)
at least you can still paint broads.
Posted by: anachronda at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 12:15 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:14 PM (WONhk)
If he doesn't have an Earth Band, I don't care who he is.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 08, 2026 12:16 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 11:56 AM (0N4FZ)
I got selected for jury duty on a case where a man was accused of raping his former lover with a soda bottle in the "wrong hole".
He copped a plea bargain the moment we were seated. The only reason being apparently there were only 3 men on the jury and the lawyer didn't like the odds.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 08, 2026 12:16 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 12:12 PM (FtULh)
Donna, we are probably going to get the insurance and re-insurance line since, unlike the Royal Navy and GB, we can assure free passage. That ain't peanuts.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:16 PM (rbvCR)
They cover power generation, take out distribution or cooling water. There are smart ways around giving the regime the dead bodies they desire. That we haven't is evidence to me that there is real movement toward a negotiated end to this.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 08, 2026 12:21 PM (dK+Kv)
He didn't try this low-cost option:
why the fuck aren't we dropping 10's of thousands of ak47s and grenades into various cities? Litter the entire cities with small parachutes of individual Ak's and grenades and let these "freedom lovers" collect them from the streets and rooftops and see what kind of revolution they are prepared to do. Checkpoints of IRGC thugs will disappear if grenade and rifle fire is coming in from multiple directions.
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (2Nfh9)
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 12:29 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 08, 2026 12:26 PM (2Nfh9)
Because you don’t want the guns to wind up with the enemy.
Praise Schlurpo many of you are not remotely involved in logistics.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 12:38 PM (m2XKJ)
Circling an alleged operational power plant were primarily older women in burkas representing one part of the "human chain" and men fearful of the IRGC or those not yet "made.
Bomb their wealth, bomb Kush Island.
Or watch & wait for the US "peacekeepers" to realize they're dealing with a different world too late.
"
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 12:46 PM (NFX2v)
There are 100+million AK47's in the hands of people.
Our enemies have all the AK47's they want or need.
In this conflict, enemy small arms is essentially of no concern, and any arms dropped in matters not.
However the supposed Iranian street folks have nothing. Anything reaching them is potentially meaningful. Yes, some of these small arms will be swept up by IRGC but a lot will be picked up or channelled to people who may be willing to cause a revolt. That's why you parachute them in all at one time. The IRGC can't be everywhere.
"Praise Schlurpo many of you are not remotely involved in logistics."
Pfft. As demonstrated above, you have no imagination and haven't thought things through.
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 08, 2026 12:50 PM (2Nfh9)
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate
And they are the ilk who use their people as shields.
And if opposed to cluster bombs (& trip bombs, IEDs) and their damage (as I am), grenades seem no better.
Dropping weapons and ammo into anything but a controlled zone is insane, and we all know that gunwalking is not controllable.
Material suitable for nuclear weapons must be located and confiscated. A circular shootout could go on and on.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 01:25 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 08, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew
I was 32 when all that crap happened, and I still remember all the banners on bridges over highways saying "BOMB IRAN!" People were pissed. And of course, the little ditty. Goes to Youtube.
https://tinyurl.com/y4bmjcxl
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 08, 2026 01:53 PM (5xuJ/)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Archibald John Motley Jr
Comments
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Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM
You have met us, right?
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I see you know this grapevine.
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"You won all my money and my brand-new Stetson hat. . . "
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STORY OF THE WORK:
Archibald John Motley Jr.'s "Nightlife" (1943)
"Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is a vibrant oil on canvas painting created in 1943, capturing the dynamic energy of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance. The work is notable for its use of bold colors and dynamic composition, reflecting the lively atmosphere of African American urban culture in the mid-20th century.
Motley, an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was known for his depictions of African American life and his exploration of themes related to race and identity. His work provides a critical visual commentary on the social dynamics of the time, contributing significantly to the narrative of African American history in art.
"Nightlife" exemplifies Motley's mastery in portraying the complexities of cultural identity and the vibrancy of community life. The painting remains an important piece in understanding the cultural and historical context of African American experiences during this era.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (Sco7b)
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"You won all my money and my brand-new Stetson hat. . . "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
Close. Its Chicago.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (/+uur)
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Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (w9Wax)
Nightlife by Archibald John Motley Jr.
Created in 1943, "Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is an oil on canvas painting that vividly captures the vibrant energy of a Chicago nightclub scene, characterized by its dynamic composition and use of bold colors. The artwork exemplifies the Harlem Renaissance style, focusing on African American culture and social life during the early 20th century
HEY! It's about 3 by 4 feet which is what I always imagine these as.
DIMENSIONS:
91.4 × 121.3 cm (36 × 47 3/4 in.)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Gunslinger at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (R2gO3)
Posted by: Disney at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (JCZqz)
On loan to Seattle Art Museum in Seattle for Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:39 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (CRsCd)
Just above him a patron is really draining his cocktail glass.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:39 AM
Because when I think of the PNW, modern or otherwise, this is definitely wat comes to mind.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (bFu5X)
Who left his head on the jukebox?
Posted by: huerfano at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (98kQX)
I believe this is the artist who painted the scene shown on the opening credits of "Good Times"
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Posted by: Cooter Brown at April 08, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)
>>I believe this is the artist who painted the scene shown on the opening credits of "Good Times"
The artist who painted the Good Time painting was Ernie Barnes, it sold for 15m dollars a couple of years ago.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (XV/Pl)
Muggle. Moota. Reefer. Gallowgrass. Neckweed. Shit.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (N8ZBc)
Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (GPa4z)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (6jv/d)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (lQ+/f)
They. Knew lively and colorful back then.
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (SPjSm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (6jv/d)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)
I love the nightlife
I've got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Oh, I love the nightlife
I've got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (q/Jc0)
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Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (2ocoG)
Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026
***
He was hoping for a fun night. He even wore his spats!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)
Come on get happy...
Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (6jv/d)
Posted by: Can't All Be 4-F at April 08, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)
Di No Mite !
Jimmy Walker was and may still be a big time conservative.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (6jv/d)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
He lost his dame to some hep cat who was willing to cut a rug.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (h7l8Y)
Posted by: Guy on the far left in the blue suit at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (lQ+/f)
You might even call them his - wait for it - crew.
Motley's Crew, get it?
Now to see how many others made the same joke earlier.
Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (p9rFX)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (h7l8Y)
Why I wasn't mad when I learned the future First Lady couldn't dance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (6jv/d)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (GPa4z)
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Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (/+uur)
Hey, that's my take...
Also, where's Eddie Murphy?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
'Cause you don't like pounding martinis?
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (h7l8Y)
Posted by: Leroy Brown making a move at April 08, 2026 09:53 AM (2bFN5)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:53 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (Oy/m2)
Think how much more lively this scene would have been had not every participant been laboring under sixteen tons of oppression. Each.
What oppresses their descendants these days is the crabbed and bilious spectre of perpetual racism that their leaders and their AWFL "allies" keep spewing in their eyes and ears.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (q/Jc0)
Not something I would display but it is effective at conveying an atmosphere.
Posted by: JTB at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)
youtube.com/watch?v=svoSSdsNhtA
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: What would Piper say? at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (GPa4z)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026
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You don't want to see him. He's got a razor in his shoe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)
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He came with that blotto broad who just puked on the bar and passed out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:57 AM (R11M+)
At least I cracked the top 100, just barely.
P.S. I like Motley's "Mending Socks" too. I believe the sitter was the artist's mother.
Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (p9rFX)
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
Gotta have one to lose it, retard.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (BI5O2)
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
Agree. Fortunately we got rid of him in 2024.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (V4IXI)
I thought someone was going to get killed...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026
***
As Dennis Lehane had his Boston private eye Patrick Kenzie tell us:
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)
In the late 1950s, blacks were on track to match other ethnic groups by the 1980s. That trend line reversed sharply almost immediately after the so-called "Great Society" went into effect.
If the judiciary wasn't so corrupt, a class action lawsuit by black Americans against the DNC would be quite entertaining. LBJ's "I'll have those n-----s voting Democrat for 100 years" would be the star piece of evidence, of course.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (2ocoG)
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Dude, April Fools Day was like a week ago.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (Sco7b)
It's better than some we've seen here, and has some pleasant aspects.
Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (JNiJo)
There are three folks smoking in this --
the gal seated at the bar on the left who is checking out Sporting Life who is clad all in blue;
another gal at the right end of the bar with her back against the bar; and
Paul, the real estate novelist who is seated by himself in the middle of the right side of this room and is under the waiter's tray.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (wzUl9)
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
Tim lost $9B
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (/+uur)
https://tinyurl.com/337yt2py"
Fenelon,
Thanks for the link. That is a wonderful, evocative painting by this artist.
Posted by: JTB at April 08, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Zombie Anne Burrell, booze bag at April 08, 2026 10:01 AM (3h6KV)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:01 AM (V4IXI)
Her friend isn't happy, saying Iranians want Trump to keep bombing the IRGC and all the mullahcracy.
https://tinyurl.com/2vrdrnr4
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (c2WlD)
Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Shut up and get back to work refilling those tampon dispensers in schools' boys' bathrooms, you sniveling yutz.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (q/Jc0)
You're welcome. It's such a nice feeling one gets about his mother.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (looXz)
Lawrence O’Donnell claims “that a whole civilization has already died” because Donald Trump was elected president.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM
To be fair, it looks kinda hot in there. You don't want your drink to get warm.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (hCUcO)
Posted by: Shane McGowan's Liver at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (f2WUk)
The Eldorado didn't exist in 1943, so it'd be one of the very cool looking early 40s Continentals.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Zombie Anne Burrell, booze bag at April 08, 2026
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Chicken and waffles!
And in the central city here, there is a restaurant literally called "Chicken and Watermelon."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (V4IXI)
Dare I Say Hanky-Panky As Well? - a limerick
There once was a tavern named Hanigan's
A place where real nightlife began again
Swing, jazz, and jitterbugging
Flirting, kissing, even hugging
And all sorts of other shenanigans.
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (R11M+)
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The Eldorado didn't exist in 1943, so it'd be one of the very cool looking early 40s Continentals.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026
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True. Leroy himself would have been getting born about this time or a little later, anyway.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (tL5sl)
Why do we not hear Iranians wailing and rending their garments over the prospect of losing "their precious mullahcracy"?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
Why do you think it's so dark in them?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (hCUcO)
The President has lost his mind.
Minneapolis is looking to legalize gay brothels and gay bathhouses, so he can sit down and shut up.
In related news, the Obamas are buying a mansion near Minneapolis.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)
I'm not thrilled either. Kinda wishing Iran would violate the ceasefire.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (q/Jc0)
Davy from the Navy must be in the men's room.
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (1Cncb)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)
Missed one! Sporting Life has one lit up, too, in his right hand.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/337yt2py
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM
I do like that one.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (bFu5X)
Missed another one! the dude in the bowler hat seated at lower right.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (V4IXI)
Rumor has it that a bunch of XOM traders made deals on $150 bullshiite, and Sr management is shiiting bricks...
I'd laugh, but I own a buncha stock...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (XuXeR)
But it's better than drinking alone.
Posted by: William Joel at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Objection! Assumes anything involving Muslims can be called a civilization.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)
Windows 3.1 Word Speil Chex always suggested Shenanigans for my name.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (FtKm6)
Who is that?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (yAteE)
I’ll wait to hear what’s being negotiated before I pass any judgement.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (MIRqM)
The artist used this crowd of folks frequently as models for his paintings.
So much so, in fact, that they came to be known as Motley's Crew.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (q/Jc0)
https://youtu.be/fEwz1G1Q9R0
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: I mean, what the Hell, man? at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)
1943
Artist:
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)
About this artwork
A palpable energy and sense of movement enliven Nightlife, Archibald Motley’s portrayal of a crowded cabaret in the South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville in Chicago. With stylized figures, an array of diagonal lines, and heightened colors keyed to shades of magenta and violet, the artist captured the exuberance of city dwellers out on the town. Motley created a network of gestures and glances among the people, drawing attention to the various social interactions that animate the scene.
The composition is an exploration of artificial lighting. Motley was inspired, in part, to paint Nightlife after having seen Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks (1942.51), which had entered the Art Institute’s collection the prior year.
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About Nighthawks Edward Hopper recollected, “unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city.”
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Above references by the Chicago Art Institute
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With that comparison of paintings, it can be seen who was having fun & who was not. 😉
Interesting but wouldn't hang today's selection. Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (NFX2v)
The Iranians claim the deal lets them control the Straits and enrich uranium.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Dr_No at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)
All sides appear still to be shooting missiles at each other, so it's a cease-fire in name only.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (Oy/m2)
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It needs to go up fast to keep up with Fed counterfeiting.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (GPa4z)
Uubzu v4
@uubzu
Gavin Newsom: I euthanized my mom and had an affair with my best friend's wife. I despair of finding a woman who can match my history of familial homicide and extreme sexual impropriety
Matchmaker: you're not gonna believe this
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026
***
Right; he has a cigar in his left hand. I guess I expected to see more smoke haze.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (wzUl9)
John Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
I'm with Iran.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
The get your lily-livered ass over to Iraq or Kuwait and get over the border to join the Islamic paradise of your brudders.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (q/Jc0)
Pete Hegseth said this morning that they're being given time to tell the missile crews by carrier pigeon, given the state of their command and control network.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)
He never won more than the steak knives in the sales contests?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. That some happening art this morning. It's fun!
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: The media we all ignore at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)
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Dennis Lehane has branched out to TV now, having developed a series called "Black Bird" for Amazon (iirc). It's the usual scary crime stuff he likes so much, this time about a serial killer in prison the Feds are hoping to get to confess to more murders.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (bO2nW)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (MIRqM)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (tL5sl)
'Cause you don't like pounding martinis?
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (h7l8Y)
She will, on occasion.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (PpBto)
https://tinyurl.com/2f63pbpn
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (q/Jc0)
Nah. It's never been a cohesive unit...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)
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Such a post! Thanks for that.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (bO2nW)
Not 173, 175
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (MIRqM)
Yes: So much for "The Great Society" program.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: I mean, what the Hell, man? at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (bO2nW)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (zeRhI)
Do the girls all get prettier at closing time at a bar that never closes?
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (qgHp7)
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You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (MIRqM)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (PpBto)
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life"
Muldoon worthy, that is.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:19 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:19 AM (2ocoG)
What, we're supposed to read the comments too?
*faints from exhaustion *
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (0sNs1)
Another thing about Mending Socks: the stuff in it is all that lady's real stuff, not props. Back when even an old former slave woman and her husband could hack it in Chicago and have a decent home with nice things. Look at the contrast to Chicago today.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Q: How do we know that it is not today's Chicago in that painting?
A: No bullet holes in the walls and all the glassware is intact.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)
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Snort.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (n17eQ)
Matchmaker: you're not gonna believe this
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This should be enshrined in a commenter hall of fame.
Posted by: Tight at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (anL5R)
I had a wonderful man in a church about 20 years ago who black and was a Korean War Vet. He was quite clear about things being much better for AA's before LBJ.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:22 AM (7RYym)
Who is that?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Youth pastor and author who roots for Mohammad over Jesus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)
@johnpavlovitz
I'm with Iran.
Is he also a "NO KINGS" protester?
If Trump were a "king" that dude would not openly admit such an awful sentiment.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:25 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:25 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (9BBPp)
The latest theory is related to some of the chemistry that goes into ensuring that the wastewater doesn't develop any biofilms; and there may be something going on with a chemical reaction where there's some debris that's generated as part of that reaction, and it's getting clogged in a filter.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (tL5sl)
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You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)
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I would love to understand what whoever was speaking for Spain was thinking when they made this comment, because it sure as hell sounds simultaneously smug beyond belief and idiotic.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)
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Affirmative Action is how you make a people mad. They were doing very well prior to LBJ. Please note, of the 156 CONUS race riots in 68, 152 were in the Northeast and Midwest. Those fucking Southerners are totes racist.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:27 AM (n17eQ)
SA and Kuwait still getting droned, according to AP.
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-08-2026
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (N8ZBc)
As a teen, Bern NAdette Stanis (born 22-Dec-1953) entered Miss Black America pageants, and went on to become Miss Brooklyn, a title with which she became first runner-up in the Miss New York state pageant.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (q/Jc0)
Nope!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (q/Jc0)
SA and Kuwait still getting droned, according to AP.
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-08-2026
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (N8ZBc)
So yes.... How about Israel ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (9BBPp)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)
This is actually like Calfornia believing they are bigger than the US. They bring so much to the tables, the other states (especially the south) are such a huge drag on them. They could make it on their own. Yadda yadda.
Commies always have a vastly inflated opinion and belief in their superiority. They truly believe they contribute vast resources and something absolutely vital.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:29 AM (XMJOM)
It was like the joint in the painting.
We were followed into the restroom, but nothing serious happened. But a message was sent.
Concert was awesome. Probably where I lost some of my hearing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Davey at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."
He's not kidding about the parking spot, btw.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (Suwql)
Well, I never thought Southerners as a group were racist, even before I went to college in the South. My mother never brought that up, but she was a old school liberal not a crazy modern leftist.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (9BBPp)
Yes, and another alert just sounded a few minutes ago for central Israel.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (/Mn4h)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (zeRhI)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (N8ZBc)
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Well, maybe that is an accurate headline. But I wouldn't bet money on it.
However, Spain is cray cray. Europe has lost its mind. Its been infantilized and now only wants to be taken care of. Its choices are Mohammed or Vlad. They are leaning towards Mohammed.
Posted by: They will be lucky of what they get is serfdom at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:27 AM
The South, and especially the rural South, has probably the most colorblind daily life in the country. We used to have a commenter here who was in a mixed-race marriage and they pointed out that they never got any static about it until they visited the big blue cities in the Northeast.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)
Apparently he started out as a Catholic but apostasized in order to marry her.
Posted by: the whip of the pussy at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (tL5sl)
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California will leap forward once they get High Speed Train.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (n17eQ)
You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
It's too bad that their four-bears, two-bears and en-bears made mincemeat out of the indigenous peoples of Central America -- Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs -- so they are at a loss for fillers for the heavy lifting tasks.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)
Gotta love a Socialist government.
If not for Queen Letizia Spain would have nothing.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (E6xSb)
Note: I had sent an email to the help desk with the IP, but I think that rat bastard CBD ignored it. Probably laughed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (XMJOM)
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Geez! They already burned Charlie Manson. They going after Ted Bundy next?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
Per SecWar Hegseth and General Cain, Iran is being given time to tell the missile guys that there's a ceasefire, because apparently CIA and Mossad have done a number on their previous communications systems.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)
They realized sometime back that none of their branding sticks to Trump so they just throw the kitchen sink at him every week and hope at least one of them rubs someone's nether the right way.
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (JrZbt)
John Pavlovitz is a former youth pastor. The Methodists booted him out of his NC megachurch for supporting buggery and abortion. Although married to a woman himself.
Apparently he started out as a Catholic but apostasized in order to marry her.
Posted by: the whip of the pussy
With a CV like that, he'd have been a natural to be a priest in the Episcopal Church of America!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (JrZbt)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (n17eQ)
This is why we want our HSR!
Posted by: PM Mark Carney at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (zeRhI)
Turns out all they needed was the right US President.
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (tL5sl)
I mean, who doesn't love clowns?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:35 AM (XMJOM)
**********
The old lady Genevieve Knox
Kept all of her stockings in a box
She religiously mended away
Each and every Sabbath Day
As she softly muttered "Darn these holy socks!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (qgHp7)
And from the looks of his X feed, for generally being a jerk. Cranky guy on X is so lame. Some people you can imagine sitting there with their coffee or whatever, posting mean tweets thinking they're as clever as David Mamet. You're just a cranky boomer (or Gen X? who cares?).
Trump has always been knocked for being cringe on X, but at least he's unpredictable and entertaining.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (zeRhI)
That was my hypothesis last night. Individual warlords, all saying they are in charge. Pakistan is just talking to one group.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (XMJOM)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (ExV1e)
This is Netflix and modern Hollywood. There's at least a 40% chance they're going to tell the untold story of Donald Trump grabbing young starlets by the cooter.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)
Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (zeRhI)
One of those bartenders believes the job is killing him, but he only will confess that to guys named Bill.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)
Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (qgHp7)
It's always someone's closing time, even if the bar stays open.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (ExV1e)
Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)
Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)
I for one want Comedy Central to do John Wayne Gacy. It'll be a laugh a minute, I can assure you.
Posted by: gKWVE
That is just twisted and perverted enough that I truly am shocked that it has not been done already.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Boss Moss
The Netflix drama "Adolescence" faced accusations of "race-swapping" a murder suspect, with critics claiming the show depicted a white boy based on real-life cases involving Black perpetrators, such as the Southport stabbing by Axel Rudakubana or the killing of Elianne Andram by Hassan Sentamu
Politifact rated the claim as false, though, so...
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (JCZqz)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE TRUMP DOES THE SAME THING - THROWS OUT MIXED SIGNALS TO TEST AND CONFUSE - AND IT'S WHAT MAKES HIM SO EFFECTIVE.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:40 AM (zeRhI)
Hegseth in this morning's press conference said communications are the problem, and they're being given time to get the message through and stop firing.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: pudinhead
I believe that is the "Godot" line.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)
The ******* will be voting for us for the next hundred years.
Posted by: Lyndon Baines Johnson at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (zeRhI)
Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)
Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM
Which is exactly why we destroyed their C3 capabilities. If you can't communicate up or down bad things tend to happen.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (0N4FZ)
Trump also throws out a lot of kitchen sinks to keep the media and the Democrats (but I repeat myself) busy. It's Obama's "stray voltage" thing except not gay.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (2ocoG)
-
So a few thousand girls get gang raped, it's just a part of the tossed salad that is our cultural mosaic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (E6xSb)
Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
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You have heard of reconnaissance by fire. This is reconnaissance by ceasefire. You will be able to tell if they have control or not by whether they can maintain the ceasefire. If they cannot, then there is no national government. Hard to rebuild a nuclear program without a national government to steal the wealth of the nation. So it devolves into a warlord state. Puts a damper on a lot of things. Would hate to be Europe or China, getting held up every time a tanker transits the strait.
Darn shame that is.
Now somewhat more problematic. Being able to go in and collect the uranium if there is no central authority to allow for safe conduct.
Posted by: have an extra helping at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (anL5R)
They could have been there already if they had simply painted buses to look like trains. But solving the problem doesn't get you $25 billion, does it?
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (04KGT)
https://tinyurl.com/5d6vsf7v
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:43 AM (zeRhI)
"Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is a vibrant oil on canvas painting created in 1943, capturing the dynamic energy of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance.
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"Vibrant" nowadays generally means taxpayers are supposed to fund it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (RZ+xT)
https://is.gd/CZbNGJ
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)
That's the backstop to so much of what leftists do.
Nuclear power completely solves "climate change" according to their own established The Science. So environmentalists have railed against it for 50 years and Germany is very proud of having blown up all of their nuclear plants so they can burn Russian oil.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (GPa4z)
The Fed doesn’t matter.
All money needs to be spent on the greatest extent possible on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither. If this is done and done consistently, inflation will be greatly reduced.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (E6xSb)
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes
***********
Diogenes' No-good, Rotten Horrible Geezer Golf Day - a limerick
Diogenes liked to have fun
He kept those old geezers on the run
'Til his lucky socks let him down
He told his wife with a frown,
"Darn it, Hon! I got a hole in one!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (2ocoG)
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM
*golf clap*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (zeRhI)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)
And I will put down money and bet it on Germany buying icky nuclear power from France, where 70%+ percent of their power comes from nukes.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (E6xSb)
From GatewayPundit.
Employees at ESPN, a brand synonymous with sports broadcasting for nearly five decades, face an uncertain future.
According to John Ourand of Puck, an “unexpected revenue dip” will trigger imminent layoffs at ESPN.
“I can now confirm that another round [of layoffs] is approaching,” Ourand wrote.
In June 2023, ESPN announced that it had parted ways with NFL reporter Suzy Kolber, NFL draft analyst Todd McShay, and nearly two dozen other familiar faces.
Unlike its most recent purge, this time, the network will not slash on-air talent.
“I’m told the number will land near 30, with cuts expected in the coming weeks, primarily in off-camera departments,” Ourand added
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 10:48 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (zeRhI)
Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.
Posted by: Cow Demon
Here's a vote for SC, too.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (N8ZBc)
Oh, that's guaranteed. All of the anti-nuclear European countries buy power from France, which has been uncharacteristically sane on this issue.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life
Paul got a dog and lived happily ever after.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you?
Posted by: Gary Lewis And The Playboys at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)
=================
Oh, they are being taught plenty. Important things like, anyone who didn't go to Yale is probably socially or mentally defective, and maybe even dangerous (they might own a gun!), Americans cannot be trusted with freedom, the internet needs to be closely monitored and censorship (if done by Yale Law lawyers) is an absolute necessity, and Republicans should be imprisoned.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM (AWPtk)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:52 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (OUMaO)
According to John Ourand of Puck, an “unexpected revenue dip” will trigger imminent layoffs at ESPN.
“I can now confirm that another round [of layoffs] is approaching,” Ourand wrote.
I hear that train approaching
It's comin' 'round the bend
And I will not be employed
'Tween now and don't know when
'Cause I stuck with E S P N
And it's draggin' me down
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: Judy Collins at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (zeRhI)
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life
Paul got a dog and lived happily ever after.
Posted by: JackStraw
Possibly the smartest one in that song if so...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (zeRhI)
Posted by: Penguin Anti-Discrimination League at April 08, 2026 10:55 AM (qjOjt)
Biggest Mass Murderer of all time: Ronald McFreakin' Donald.
Posted by: you want fries with that? at April 08, 2026 10:56 AM (anL5R)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Life like Christion young girl robots with bombs in their hoo haas.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Talk about creepy at April 08, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)
I think at least some of that is happening.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM
Exactly. I work with a Harvard lawyer and a Chapel Hill lawyer, both of whose writing I have to edit because those schools obviously don't spent much time on legal writing. But it is nice to see my little school back in the top 20.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (bFu5X)
muhahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: you want fries with that? at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (anL5R)
Clowns are murder hobos. Its not like they can hold down a real job. The makeup is so you don't recognize them from their wanted posters.
"You know who I am? In the field of local-live-home entertainment, I'm a god!"
-- Pooter the Clown
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:59 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:59 AM (FtULh)
20 years and tens of billions spent for….that????
So many people go so fucking rich stealing money from that boondoggle. Somalis look at that shit and tip their caps.
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (MmH/W)
Patriots coach spotted holding hands with married woman on hotel room balcony just one week after scolding Christian player for posting Bible verses
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:52 AM (tL5sl)
D-Lamp was a prophet. You know what happens to them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)
Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.
Posted by: Cow Demon
Here's a vote for SC, too.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (q
T for Texas, T for Tennessee.
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (rR03l)
The anti-Penguinic propaganda on this site is getting out of hand.
Posted by: Penguin Anti-Discrimination League
Why don't you find a more memorable moniker for your group?
I believe "Penguinistas" is still available.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (q/Jc0)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Bobby Kraft at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM
Not to mention her contributions to Hip Hop.
Posted by: Minnfidel at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (ewjUl)
Easy credit rip offs, Good Times.
Scratching and surviving, Good Times.
Ayah ayah ayah, Good Times.
Ain't we lucky we got 'em, Good Timesaaaahhhhyeah.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (qwx/I)
Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)
Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM
Which is exactly why we destroyed their C3 capabilities. If you can't communicate up or down bad things tend to happen.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (0N4FZ)
.......................................
Apparently a team of baboons were firing missiles at Israel, UAE, Saudi, and Iraq last night on Tousi TV. After a few hours of patience, Israel then sent air strikes to Tehran and other areas of Iran. My hope is they flattened Iran.
Yemen tried hard to fire missiles at Israel but they went kaput. Tousi said they have inferior made ones that never hit anything, the Houthi retards.
The USA may have ceased firing, but things were hot last night in Turban Town. I could find NOTHING in the MSM about this.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:03 AM (WONhk)
MSM asked Hegseth and Cain about that this morning and they said the communications systems have been destroyed so it takes time for the ceasefire order to make it out.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)
It's really hard for this coach to watch The Exorcist because he keeps having to leave the room.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (E6xSb)
No reason to bet, that is exactly what they do.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Flakey Foont at April 08, 2026 12:11 PM (kvDvI)
The Morning Report — 4/8/26
President Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that the Iran war cease-fire agreement will usher in a “Golden Age” in the Middle East. “A big day for World Peace!” Trump wrote on Truth Social following the two-week cease-fire announcement. “Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!” The commander in chief said the US “will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz” and “loading up with supplies of all kinds, just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well.” Trump indicated he felt “confident” the reopening of the key waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes daily, would go well. “There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process,” he said. “Just like we are experiencing in the US, this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”And so here we are weeks after the first bombs were dropped comment on the heels of the first wave of attacks that were designed to take out Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities.and collaterally hopefully take out the Mullahs and their evil regime and replace it with some minimally benign government that would no longer export global terrorism and persecute its own citizenry. while Iran's nuclear and missile capacities have surely been degraded, considering that the same Armageddon-seeking Islamic ideologues are still in power and that they are whom we via their Islamic brothers in arms in Pakistan are who have been negotiating with and that Pakistan is a close ally of Red China, Can President Trump truly declare not only"Mission Accomplished" but that a new golden age is about to be ushered into the Middle East?! Mr. President with all due respect that's not going to happen until Islam itself disappears either via a mass cultural shift among its over one billion adherents or some black swan event that brings about its utter defeat and dismantling and defanging.
Trump branded Operation Epic Fury a “total and complete victory” — more than a month after the first US strikes in a joint operation alongside Israeli forces on Feb. 28. “100 percent,” he told Agence France Presse. “No question about it.” Trump didn’t rule out strikes on power plants if the ceasefire collapsed.
“You’re going to have to see,” he said when probed.The exact terms of the cease-fire framework have not been released, but Trump described the proposal as “workable” and the temporary pause has been welcomed by Washington’s allies. Iran’s embassy in India has since claimed the US is “fundamentally committed” to lifting all sanctions against the Islamic Republic, accepting enrichment and agreeing to Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.
“You started the war, but Iran will set the conditions for its end,” the embassy warned. .. This came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed the US, Iran and their allies agreed to a cease-fire everywhere, including Lebanon.. . “In accordance with directives from the political echelon, the IDF has ceased fire in the operation against Iran, and is highly
prepared to respond defensively against any violation,”
IDFofficials said Wednesday. “Overnight, the IDF conducted a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting missile launch sites and
launchers across Iran, in order to significantly degrade its
launching capabilities. “Simultaneously, in Lebanon, the IDF is continuing to conduct targeted
ground operations against Hezbollah... Hezbollah chiefs are set to release a statement outlining their position on the ceasefire...
At least the ceasefire brings a bit of positive news:
U.S. stock futures jumped higher and oil prices plunged after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire and a potential longer peace deal with Iran on Tuesday night.Have a great day!
Futures indicated a two percent rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. S&P futures were up 2.3 percent and Nasdaq futures were up nearly three percent.
Oil prices fell sharply. Brent crude futures fell by around 13.5 percent to $94.50 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 14.7 percent to $96.40 a barrel. U.S. natural gas prices dropped by 3.6 percent. U.S. home heating oil futures dropped by more than 18 percent.
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- AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
- Strait of Hormuz to reopen after Trump announces two-week ‘double-sided ceasefire’ hours before Iran deadline
Trump declares Iran cease-fire deal could lead to ‘Golden Age of the Middle East,’ boasts ‘big money will be made’
- Trump, writing on Truth Social less than two hours before his 8 p.m. deadline, said he would halt the planned strikes following direct talks with Pakistani leadership. “Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan… and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump wrote, adding, “This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!.”
Deadline Delayed — Trump Approves 2‑Week Iran Ceasefire After ‘Civilization’ Threat, Conditional on Hormuz Reopening
- 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,' Trump warned ahead of his 8 p.m. Tuesday ceasefire deadline
US Strikes Kharg Island Weapons Depots and Air Defense Facilities in 'Message' to Tehran Ahead of Trump's Deadline - “These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality, manipulation of display data and, in some cases, operational disruption and financial loss.”
FBI Warns of Iran-Affiliated Hackers Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
- The veto by Russia and China blocks international military action to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia, China Block UN Authorization of Military Force to Open Strait of Hormuz.
- The UK Times reported on Monday that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the holy city of Qom.”
Report: Iran’s Missing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Unconscious’
- The operation has strained U.S. military resources, damaged key assets, and raised concerns about broader strategic vulnerabilities.
DATA: Iran War Costs $500 Million Daily.* * * * * - The “war crime” outcry is simply another collaboration between America’s enemies, the media, and the Democrat Party.
Donald Trump, War Criminal?
- Responding to Trump’s deadline — and his warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight” — Democrats quickly lined up to claim that the president was either not in full possession of his mental faculties or about to issue illegal orders to the United States military, if not both.
Trump’s Iran Clock Is Ticking As Democrats Try To Make Moves Behind His Back
- Democrats and their media allies have worked overtime to paint President Donald Trump as reckless, unstable, and dangerously unfit to lead. The latest excuse for their hysteria came after Trump put pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since February, cutting off roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply. They’ve been daring the United States to respond ever since, and Trump did respond. And that’s when the left completely lost it.
Democrats Called Trump Crazy — Then He Got a Ceasefire with Iran
- In response to a question on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his role in negotiations, Van Hollen said, “Secretary Rubio was part of the classified briefings that were provided early on to members of Congress. We’ve been calling for public hearings, because we want the public to be able to see how bad the answers we’re getting from administration officials are. Bad, meaning, they keep switching their statements regarding the goals of the war, they have no endgame. But, as to Secretary Rubio’s current role, I don’t know exactly what it is.”
Van Hollen: ‘Hard for the Iranians to Be Able to Trust’ U.S. Negotiators Because We Bombed Them During Talks
- At least it’s colorful: The Gray Lady just gave us the green light to wave the white flag.
Bad News, Guys: The New York Times Says We Lost the War — and Iran Is Now a ‘Major World Power’
- The right and wrong way to rescue Americans and deal with an Islamic terrorist state.
A Tale of Two Rescues CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - A series of prosecutions and a landmark trial signal a shift toward treating Antifa as a terrorist threat, testing whether the rule of law can restrain political violence.
Antifa Are the Real KKK: Proscribing Antifa and Their Supporters
- They're willing to sacrifice American civilization in the name of ideology, profit, or both.
Meet The Billionaires Who Are Secretly Sabotaging The Country
- It is about wresting power from secretive left-wing institutions and returning it to the people.
Fighting the corporate deep state
- sqThe far-left group Demand Justice is developing plans to derail future Republican Supreme Court nominees for when a vacancy arises. (Stocking up on guns duct tape rope and transexuals? - jjs)
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- Fonda’s rally reflects Hollywood’s long habit of treating history as destiny and dissent as heresy—an outlook that exalts power while masking itself as progress.
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- Blames ghosts.
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- Apple’s bias raises concerns as it comes preinstalled on millions of devices, influencing a vast audience by default.
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- Unfortunately, it may not mean that a Republican takes over the California governor’s mansion.
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- Kingpin kill chain in motion.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Steven Raichlen at April 08, 2026 07:22 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Nazdar at April 08, 2026 07:22 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:24 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 07:24 AM (/+uur)
Uhm.. No.
What we have is an interregnum between kinetic operations.
The regime is still in place and as long as the regime is still in place, there can be no peace.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 07:25 AM (XV/Pl)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 08, 2026 07:26 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 07:26 AM (FtKm6)
It's supposed to be a period in which we negotiate acceptable terms for a total stoppage, and not a time-out during which you can restage your fucking launchers and warheads and publicly hang a few thousand women and teenagers for calling out for freedom.
Posted by: M. Gaga at April 08, 2026 07:28 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: Jaimo at April 08, 2026 07:28 AM (BCuCF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 07:29 AM (RIvkX)
A nice 26° out at moment. Good temp at which to start therapy. Yay
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 08, 2026 07:30 AM (19SAM)
Posted by: MLCross at April 08, 2026 07:32 AM (Q2MxE)
This is how regime change will happen
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 07:33 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: Jaimo at April 08, 2026 07:33 AM (BCuCF)
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Look, it's the exportation of terror we need to concern ourselves about. As long as Iran has a large number of Muslims, they will produce large amounts of terror for domestic consumption. Nothing we can do about that short of permanent occupation.
But as long as they're just beating their wife inside the house and not setting fire to the neighbors' lawns, that's good enough.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:33 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 07:33 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 07:35 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 07:35 AM (pDt9x)
We can't do it, nor is it our responsibility to do so.
It's just begging for the perfect to become the indefatigable enemy of the good.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:37 AM (BI5O2)
Now, if we could turn our attention and "epic fury" to the Islamic presence and threat in our own country...
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 07:37 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: PG at April 08, 2026 07:39 AM (+fIRq)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 07:39 AM (BpO1e)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 07:41 AM (AkEZC)
'Tis. Wipe out the Executive Branch, most of Congress, and vaporize several agencies here - who would argue that such would NOT be regime change?
Beuller?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:41 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 07:41 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:42 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Jaimo at April 08, 2026 07:42 AM (BCuCF)
They will. Bombing will resume.
Posted by: davidt at April 08, 2026 07:43 AM (Q+gd/)
they know it means death
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 07:43 AM (ZxPkt)
This morning, anyone want to support that assertion?
Anyone?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:43 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 07:44 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: PG at April 08, 2026 07:39 AM (+fIRq)
Well, he can, but he can't. Whenever he declares this done, if he were to publicly go back without direct, immediate provocation (like a terror attack on US soil), he'd lose a bunch of support that he now has b/c folks would (rightly) say that he obviously did not defang them like he said he did if they could attack us again that fast.
He has one chance now to do what's needed to kick the can decades, not days/weeks/months...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 07:44 AM (tOcjL)
they know it means death
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 07:43 AM (ZxPkt)
Well, if they have nothing to lose, maybe that finally spurs action...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 07:46 AM (tOcjL)
I'm guessing that person would get a N Korean style artillery inspection...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:46 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Love that one. Gotta go all the way out 'cause it won't click off.
Someone should notify the internet police, but then they'd know we're visiting.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 07:48 AM (Y8DZL)
VPNs give freedom to post
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Your comments disclose your stupidity
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 07:48 AM (RIvkX)
That's funny right there.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:48 AM (XuXeR)
I get the reaction even if I don't approve of it. We're dealing with a massive push to run power lines in our area for a data center in VA.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 07:48 AM (BpO1e)
Hmm. 48 hour rule on that one...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:50 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 07:50 AM (uhRRq)
I noticed one of the last strikes was Kharg Island and the docks, waiting to hear if Iran is able to load oil to anywhere now.
It's typical for Iranians to say they won over uranium enrichment; it's retarded to report it as fact here.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 07:54 AM (Y8DZL)
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you must be insufferable in person
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 07:55 AM (ZxPkt)
It has to. Trump has laid the trap. We may finally get to see the people behind the irrational actors we think of as "Iran".
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 07:55 AM (04KGT)
Watch for the line to real tight soon.
Posted by: Mullah Fishing at April 08, 2026 07:56 AM (3h6KV)
they know it means death
Posted by: Don Black
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It wouldn't **really** be an American war if we didn't abandon a friendly rebel force to be slaughtered after we got tired of fighting and bugged out, would it?
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 07:54 AM (pQ/3Y)
At least this time, that friendly rebel force has done very little for us.
It would be one thing if they were rising up, taking up weapons, and shooting folks for us. But, at best, standing around and getting in the way and calling in locations isn't that much help, and certainly nothing public that gets them in any more danger than they probably already are.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 07:56 AM (tOcjL)
Poor phrasing on Trump's part. But if it rattled the right people who took it literally he may have found an "out" for himself and the military. Only because those people knew it was possible.
Yet... Muslims. They'll be back to killing each other and whomever else is around in short order. It's their nature.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 07:56 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: kingsman at April 08, 2026 07:57 AM (ehY6c)
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Granted, the Iranian people are in a very, very bad situation. They don't want to live under the Islamic dictatorship that has brutalized, tortured and murdered them for 45 years. Yet they are defenseless to take on these maniacs by themselves. They don't have the weapons. The Islamic regime does. So in comes Trump to give them a glimmer of hope that their decades long nightmare might really be ending, only to seem like it's not the case. I feel for them. If Trump doesn't choose to, or can't, remove this evil gov't from that country, nobody can or will. They must know that.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's
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she died in 2018
what else do you have
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 07:58 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 07:42 AM (pQ/3Y)
There is obviously regime change.
Remove the entire Executive, most of the Legislative, and a chunk of the Judicial branch along with the intelligence apparatus - that's regime change.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 07:58 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Don Black
Truly - he was the kid whose nose was always running and got pantsed routinely. The sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, and d*ckheads ALL made fun of him.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2026 07:59 AM (cYBz/)
Returning to a blog where you were banned using a VPN is pathological. Move on with your sad life. Pathetic.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:59 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Don Black
It appears that's what's happening. But I'm not sure what more to do about it short of turning this into a ground war.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:00 AM (b4LBp)
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it's not over yet, but these people do need guns to have a shot at defeating the regime
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 08:00 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 07:56 AM (tOcjL)
The ones with the courage to fight have already been slaughtered in their tens of thousands.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:00 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:01 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 08:01 AM (hCUcO)
Wouldn't that be almost all of them?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:01 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:01 AM (Zz0t1)
Especially when the CNN report was shown to source from... Nigeria.
Hue Too Lo time again...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:01 AM (XuXeR)
People suck......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:02 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 07:56 AM (tOcjL)
The ones with the courage to fight have already been slaughtered in their tens of thousands.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:00 AM (FmapG)
But, that was before we got there...that's not on us, either.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 08:02 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 08:02 AM (tOcjL)
No, of course it's not.
I'm pointing out that there is an extremely good reason why we're not seeing a large-scale uprising.
The brave ones have all been killed already.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:03 AM (FmapG)
The bigger issue that that there's no "Iran" in the "western state" sense. An organized anything is very, very unlikely in a hardcore tribal environment, especially w/o even a unifying religion/background.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:04 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: fd at April 08, 2026 08:04 AM (vFG9F)
Seeing it as anything else is delusional. Like thinking a medieval cult can mange dealing with the issues of the modem world without cutting people up into pieces.
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 08:04 AM (jstR0)
Yeah, that was pretty strange...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:05 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 08:05 AM (NpAcC)
The issue is China...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (XuXeR)
I hope Trump knows what he is doing and so far he has always surpassed my expectations.
Posted by: PG at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (+fIRq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (Zz0t1)
(Trump)
Right on!
They say this cat Trump is a bad mother...
(Shut your mouth!)
I'm talkin' 'bout Trump!
(Then we can dig it)
Posted by: Isaac Hayes at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: 1980s "your mom" internet message board burns at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (Y1sOo)
I see people being sceptical because the republican still won. This will scare the everliving crap out of every republican who is not in a R+25 or more district, because they become valid targets.
MTG said Trump should be removed from office, but said she voted for Fuller. In case you weren't sure if she were a performative attention whore.
Republicans choosing the couch effect more than huge voter enthusiasm. Voter turnout wasn’t high here. Democrats are going to be fine with this year, but I’m not certain with 2028 because they’re in the same position Republicans were with 2010 and 2014.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 08, 2026 08:06 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:07 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 08:07 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
MTG said Trump should be removed from office, but said she voted for Fuller. In case you weren't sure if she were a performative attention whore.
A broken clock is right once or twice a day, depending.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:08 AM (Zz0t1)
Well, those who call themselves our "allies."
Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 08:08 AM (JNiJo)
You can lead a squirrel to water, but you can't make a horse find a nut while blind.
Or something.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anna Puma
STOP! DON'T DO IT!
Maybe a family intervention is needed here.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (Y8DZL)
That is some grade A stupid deep state shit right there.
Kurds. LMFAO
Someone get Ratcliffe on the phone, thank him for the help in extracting the WSO, then ask who's running the Kurdish Ops. And fire that person.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (AkEZC)
Iran isn't even doing as much as going from Democrat to Republican.
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 08:05 AM (pQ/3Y)
Iran's doing a bit more than 'changing presidents.'
Everyone wearing O-5 or higher has been removed. From everywhere.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (FmapG)
In other news, the pictures from the backside of the Moon are stunning, confirming that green cheese is the major component of the geology, though we first confirmed this in 1962.
Posted by: Three Stooges In Orbit at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)
Mayor Karen Bass has a solution to the thieves stealing all the copper wire in streetlights.
Solar powered streetlights.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma
STOP! DON'T DO IT!
Maybe a family intervention is needed here.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (Y8DZL)
DO IT!
Nobody regrets having kits in their stash. Lots of people regret missing an opportunity to snag one on sale.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: man
Someone is calling the shots. It's not the Pahlavi monarchists.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:12 AM (b4LBp)
I note that (again reports must be taken with large salts) one branch seems to have been spared. My $.02 is that's our "contact" there...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:12 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)
I see the whacker is back flinging poo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:12 AM (Zz0t1)
So it's a "Yo momma so fat" thread now?
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (Y8DZL)
DO IT!
Nobody regrets having kits in their stash. Lots of people regret missing an opportunity to snag one on sale.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (FmapG)
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Unclear on the concept of "intervention"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
LOL
I am still gobsmacked two guys from Belgium built the 1/32 HK Do 335B-1 in ten days.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (2GVsD)
Damn I’m disappointed. Trump’s always gotta be a deal-maker, doesn’t he? Damn it, Mister President, enough with the deal-making.
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:14 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Buy! Buy! Buy! at April 08, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2)
What does that mean? Their leadership is mist. And cardboard."
I mean a pro-Western government.
Posted by: PG at April 08, 2026 08:14 AM (+fIRq)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)
You DICK!!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at April 08, 2026 08:15 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
I've currently got more than a dozen kits (all in 1/32) sitting in my stash. They're for me to build for me.
If I get a commission to build something for someone, it obviously goes to the front of the line but my Build For Me pile keeps growing in the meantime...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:15 AM (FmapG)
DO IT!
Nobody regrets having kits in their stash. Lots of people regret missing an opportunity to snag one on sale.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (FmapG)
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Unclear on the concept of "intervention"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
She can get clean tomorrow.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 08:15 AM (5NDL0)
That started between Duke and North Carolina basketball fans on Usenet in 1980.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 08, 2026 08:16 AM (Y1sOo)
Beuller?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 07:41 AM (XuXeR)
As long as it's still the "Islamic Republic", it's not regime change.
Posted by: XTC at April 08, 2026 08:16 AM (iXqHn)
DO IT!
Nobody regrets having kits in their stash. Lots of people regret missing an opportunity to snag one on sale.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:10 AM (FmapG)
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Unclear on the concept of "intervention"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
She can get clean tomorrow.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 08:15 AM (pjs7m)
She can stop anytime she wants to. In the meantime, no regerts!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:16 AM (wVcYX)
I mean a pro-Western government.
Posted by: PG at April 08, 2026 08:14 AM (+fIRq)
Not whilst the Muslims are there.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:16 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:16 AM (YCxFk)
So he brought along the pimp fist to pound Iran into the ground, kill as many as possible to get their attention and threatened to finish the job to negotiate.
Why? Probably oil prices. Hit the speculators as ace pointed out, Stock market. Get more munitions to the area. Give 'allies' a chance to show up in the strait. Arm the citizens. Who knows.
We all know this won't last. FoxNews showed Iran's list of demands. I'm not sure where they're getting all the dope from, but that must be some strong crap if they are in any way serious.
Horror movies today. Snowflake is already here to visit. I'm not in the mood to hear the CNN, CBC, MS Now crap for awhile. Two weeks. I'll pace myself....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:17 AM (Sco7b)
Email (in link) me and I'll send you the info.
Thanks! 😄
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)
83 I don't think there could be true regime change in Iran without killing (or imprisoning?) several hundred thousand or even a million fundamentalists.”
I have believed that since the start, and wondered how we would proceed once it became clear. I’ve felt from the start this was much like facing the Third Reich in Spring of ‘45. And I support what Trump has done, I simply worry that as a society, not even those of us on the right have the nerve to do the amount of killing that has to be done.
We tell ourselves that all will change if we just take out a few at the top, but in reality at least a million need elimination, if not twice that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:17 AM (UA2di)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
NOW: SecWar Pete Hegseth confirms Iran was groveling for mercy, which is why President Trump called off the strikes
They were PRESSURED into a deal, it was their only option
"He chose mercy. He spared those targets because Iran accepted the ceasefire under overwhelming pressure."
"The new Iranian regime understood that a deal was far better than the fate that awaited them."
https://tinyurl.com/2dhdn39z
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 08:17 AM (NpAcC)
And China. That's the elephant in the corner...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Josephistan at April 08, 2026 08:18 AM (y9ksN)
Hase A-4E and TA-4J
Revell Me 262A-1 and Me 262B-1a/U1
Trumpeter Me 262A-1
Trumpeter F-14D
Zoukei-Mura He 219A-0
Tamiya Mosquito
Academy F-16I Sufa.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:18 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma
STOP! DON'T DO IT!
Maybe a family intervention is needed here.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 08:09 AM (Y8DZL)
Seconded. It will be huge but visually uninteresting, in my opinion. Do you need a big green/gray splinter camo lump on a display shelf? Authentic markings will be what? National insignia and four letter fuselage code?
Posted by: Gref at April 08, 2026 08:19 AM (5rh/l)
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I did read somewhere this morning that the vacancy that was on the WI Supreme Court went to a far left loon last night.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 08:19 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:19 AM (Zz0t1)
During a job interview at a U.S. IT company, a candidate was asked to call Kim Jong Un a “fat, ugly pig” to prove he wasn’t from North Korea. The candidate decided life was more important and walked out.
North Korean workers sometimes join U.S. companies remotely, then steal sensitive data or leave security vulnerabilities in the code.
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (loAPd)
What?
I don't think the occupied people of Iran see it that way.
Don't do this Trump..
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (61TgR)
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (1Cncb)
I've built the Tomcat, the 262, and the Sufa.
The Sufa was far and away my favorite. That one was commissioned, but I want to build one for me.
The Mosquito is on my 'covet' list.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (bss/y)
Two points - we're talking about an area the size of the Western US, and the people there are (by western standards) insanely tribal. I've worked in parts of the ME... western standards just don't work.
It's Africa with more oil.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bad Days Coming For The Mullahs at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (3h6KV)
Or to make it really interesting, a Reno Air Racer what-if
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:21 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:20 AM (1Cncb)
He's just a stupid doodyhead that learns nothing, knows nothing and has no clue what he's doing. He's Biden 2.0.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:21 AM (Zz0t1)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (53oGX)
But this? Who are we even talking to about this ceasefire? Are the other gulf states on board? Tolls for the straight? Ugh.
Good news is defacto control is through the US Navy when it comes to Europe and China etc. They know this. And the military capabilities of the IRGC are totally degraded on all levels. The Houthis have been silent as well. I get a bad feeling that Trump let off the gas to early. With external milities heading to Iran (to shore up depleted IRGC forces) and getting blown up in the process this may have been stopped a touch too early.
We shall see. But I am in the more hopeful side.
Of course Vallaha Special Forces guy on the YouTube tells me that Trump Chickened out and surrendered. Last night he said Trump is crazy for bombing and the whole thing is a bad move and war crimes etc etc. looks like he got the memo to pivot. Know the op when you see it.
Posted by: GigantorX at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (d5syB)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (loAPd)
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China sees that the American people can't take a short war with very few casualties if it means that gas prices go up.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (y9ksN)
How does that actually work? It's like the twin engine Honda CRX back in the day...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:21 AM (Zz0t1)
He could be a commenter here.
*mic drop*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 08:21 AM (pQ/3Y)
Ok, Glum. We get it. You hate Trump and think he's an idiot.
Take your whiney-ass bullshit over to the Daily KOS where it belongs. You'll feel much more at home over there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)
They have some good stuff. I use the Hell out of the ice cream scoop and meatloaf pan.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (SD7rz)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:21 AM (Zz0t1)
25th! 25th! 25th! -- leftists who've never read the 25th Amendment
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)
An elephant? In China?
Posted by: Daily Monty Python Reference at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SMOD
Good thing he walked out. They stink up the break room with fishy lunches in the microwave, too.
Posted by: And Other Fermented Nastiness. at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)
*mic drop*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:22 AM (bss/y)
We DO have to put up with the whacker's VPN.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)
Sara Gonzales’ H-1B fraud investigation uncovers the city behind most of the scamming
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (loAPd)
They'll just start killing more of each other. It's medieval.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)
Chicks did not dig it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
The lower tail gets blown away along with the aft propellor just so the pilot does not become airborne chum.
Or are you talking about the rotation of the propellors?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)
Giving weapons to the Kurds to pass on to Iran's opposition, and then the Kurds kept them? Art of the Deal, baby! A brilliant queen sacrifice.
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (pQ/3Y)
The thousands murdered by the regime over the last 47 years are just better off.
Trump is such a stupid doodyhead. What a maroon.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)
Eh, all we have to do is just scroll by. The dude does not drop any moby shit, so it is not that big of an inconvenience.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:25 AM (bss/y)
It's not like they will suddenly begin to rearm, produce viable commanders and start force projecting.
They are a spent force that has no navy, no air force.
We never intended to go in to take the country, never. Letting them "dig in" isn't a thing since we aren't going in.
Posted by: Inogame at April 08, 2026 08:25 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (n3VHW)
Assholes still exist because they were allowed to be.
A mistake by society. Damn leftist pricks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (n3VHW)
It's in the bible. Proverbs 26:11.
Like a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)
And?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (ExV1e)
If you think the mood here is "TOTAL TRUMP VICTORY, HE COMPLETELY FLEECED IRAN" then you need to read the room.
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (pQ/3Y)
No, I just think you're an obnoxious asshole that's long worn out is welcome and should read the room and bug the f*ck out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)
I'm kinda convinced that an occasional face punch ought to be a good idea...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: You're just gonna have to deal with Pete's VPN at April 08, 2026 08:26 AM (pQ/3Y)
Physician, heal thyself.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (cq1gA)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:25 AM (bss/y)
I do wish that the "posted by" came before the comment rather than after. It would make it faster to ignore trolls.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
Chicks did not dig it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
I did this like 3-4 feet long USS Cygnus (from Black Hole.) Had to wait until I had three or four sets of construx (loved those building sets) saved up from multiple birthdays and Christmases. It was beautiful. But it got in the way. Suspending it from the ceiling would have been a good idea- but then I could not play with it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (YCxFk)
I'm kinda convinced that an occasional face punch ought to be a good idea...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)
Liberal whining has ruined what used to be a pretty civil society.
FAFO worked. We should return to that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (OYsYV)
21% of girls who want a piece of their colon made into a smelly cock are suicidal, but after the operation 55% are.
Gosh who knew?
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:30 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:30 AM (b4LBp)
And that's it. My $.02 is that there won't be some movie-like sudden sweep across the cities...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
They are a classic "buy once, cry once" kinda' deal. Their stuff just works.
Posted by: Yep at April 08, 2026 08:31 AM (SD7rz)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (pDt9x)
The news media is reporting the facts and telling me exactly what's happening. They're trustworthy and I should believe that Trump is a stupid poopyhead who doesn't know what he's doing and we just got outsmarted by 7th century goat f*ckers still f*cking goats.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (Dv3i1)
NOOOO! We must stomp our feets!
/heh
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
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I've always wished for that as well. But I can usually quickly scan over a few words in a post...and see telltale cues that make it easy to pass over them. The "lol" affectation is a good one. There are other easy indicators my eye catches and I move on.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (qBdHI)
Your post @114 is the only thing I can think of that you've ever posted that I've agreed with.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:28 AM (2GVsD)
And I'll buy that one, too!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (YCxFk)
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Don't forget my legacy now!
Posted by: Lyndon LaRouche at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)
Got linked another one of those 'Woman tries to sucker punch dude' videos on facebook. The body language is hilarious. Lady has just gone completely around the bend. No control, screaming at the driver. Passenger gets out. He has the body language of someone approaching a rabid dog- but a small one. Talks quietly (at least he does, no aggressive body language, but she keeps amping up) walks away and she tries the patented right hook from the cheap seats (why do women do this?) Turns back around. Punch. Body slam. Gets back in car.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (bss/y)
Yeah. Kinda sad that is one of the best sources for good cooky stuff.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)
I'd be interested in hearing more.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:30 AM (b4LBp)
Well… I got in the comments late today so that was me posting off the top of my head. I had an initial strong negative reaction to the ceasefire mainly because of the Iranian response (which was belligerent… they didn’t have the tone of a defeated foe). Also, I have no idea if Iran still gets to charge tolls on ships moving through the strait… if they do, that’s not good. This war shouldn’t end with Iran controlling the strait IMHO
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (cq1gA)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:32 AM (loAPd)
LOL. A Crime Against Humanity!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SMOD
After immigrating many years prior (i.e., escaping) many N. Koreans cried when his grandfather died.
Even after knowing who and what N K. was. Brain washed.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (Fn30I)
Posted by: Rudy Guiliani at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (oftw2)
@bennyjohnson
The past 4 weeks were an IQ test for your favorite podcasters and pundits.
- Did they throw a temper tantrum?
- Did they say: ‘MAGA is Dead’
- Did they tell you to vote Democrat?
- Did they actively root against the US?
- Did they call for Trump’s impeachment
- Did they act like *they* were elected President?!
So many humiliating crash outs.
Our movement needs strength and clarity — not unhinged emotional hysteria.
You can disagree with the President at times, and still handle it like an adult.
Careful who your heroes are.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (NpAcC)
This also gives the US and Israel a bit of time to get more drones in the area and fight this more economically. Also we can arm the non-treaty cou tries so they can defend infrastructure and maybe even attack.
Also, other oil producing countries can start ramping up oil production to minimize the impact of rounds 2 through 56. Ughh.
Look at me all optimistic before coffee.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (Sco7b)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (N8ZBc)
… The Cult of the Pedophile Prophet
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2GVsD)
And Joni Mitchell
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Jonah at April 08, 2026 08:29 AM (YCxFk)
Yeah, but I don't think this guy is. He wants to learn us something. I am minded of the CS Lewis quote.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (jstR0)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (cq1gA)
Apparently, certain liberal sites are saying both Iran AND Oman can charge fees...which is an even odder thing...I don't think anyone knows what was agreed to...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)
>>Also, other oil producing countries can start ramping up oil production to minimize the impact of rounds 2 through 56. Ughh.
Or people could just read Trump's social media posts and get the information from the source.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Lyndon LaRouche at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)
We're by no meansvout of those woods yet. But this shows at least the inclination to do the smart thing and chalk up the win. I'm feeling better about things than I did yesterday morning, that's for sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Lyndon LaRouche at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (jstR0)
The world energy markets.
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (1Cncb)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (UA2di)
If your Big Govt is voting on bathhouses
They have failed
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (hzEuy)
I am intrigued with "commissioning." Without sounding rude, roughly speaking, how much does that service run on average? Sounds like it would be very rewarding.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (loAPd)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (N8ZBc)
Because the liver is an evil organ and must be punished.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
How old does a goat need to be to be an adult?
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (1Cncb)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2GVsD)
And Joni Mitchell
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (pDt9x)
With Special Guest warbling appearances by braless Babs Streisand and Neil Young.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (wVcYX)
Family Stumbles Upon Human Skull During Local Easter Egg Hunt
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Imagine the parent that found that in their child's basket.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (0U5gm)
Look, you guys. islham is so fun and cutting edge!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:34 AM (cq1gA)
OTOH, that could be impetus for other Gulf countries to build/expand their oil pipeline systems so that the Strait can be completely ignored. Which would permanently remove a weapon from Iran's arsenal.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (AkEZC)
It's pleasing to me on several levels. I get to do something I enjoy - and that I'm going to do anyway - and people pay me for it.
You can email me at the link in my nic if you want to talk details.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (GD0B3)
Morning runner. How goes it? Not seeing the probem with all of what’s going on myself. We kicked Iran’s ass, we can kick it again if we choose to, and no one really thought that “ regime change” was going to happen anyway without us literally sending our military into the country, did they?
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (pDt9x)
Way more than you Pete. Sorry Ron shit the bed in Iowa. Time to put on your big boy pants and move on.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (GD0B3)
So, the oil for weapons possibility is possible to pull off in 2 weeks - or we think it is enough to say this...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (tOcjL)
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Imagine the parent that found that in their child's basket.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 08, 2026 08:39 AM (0U5gm)
Imagine being the small child who picked it up.
They're saying it was the skull of an infant.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (RAxGY)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (GD0B3)
Car 54 where are you?
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)
… The Cult of the Pedophile Prophet
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (loAPd)
You marry them at age 6.
Prophet Mo was a gentleman and waited to bang her at age 9.
The koran is unclear about lap-dances and puppet play...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (cq1gA)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (N8ZBc)
So... alcohol, and alcohol. How, exactly, did they define 'booze'?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (loAPd)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp
Saw a bodycam video with a young lady wobbly driver with 23 empty bottles of vanilla extract in the car.
Posted by: Ragical at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:42 AM (b4LBp)
Posted by: FIIGMO at April 08, 2026 08:42 AM (R/nr4)
Posted by: FIIGMO at April 08, 2026 08:42 AM (R/nr4)
On it, Boss!
Posted by: SOROS Signs-R-Us at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (1Cncb)
It's LA. If you go digging in the bushes you're going to find a baby skull. Or a hooker skull. Or a junkie skull.
Because California leads the nation.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)
Two words: Trayvon Martin
*cough syrup and skittles*
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 08, 2026 08:42 AM (b4LBp)
But his documentary about the true story of the American Indian was quite good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)
And, yet, it's either a betrayal of everything ever, or the greatest failure of the world's worst person, depending on whether you hate Trump or hate Trump.
His fans just think it's a bad deal despite not knowing what the deal is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)
Congrats! Texas' loss.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)
Agreed, but money talks. Florida isn't a bad tradeoff at this point.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)
… Cloward–Piven strategy
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (loAPd)
Well, you'll still be in Buc-ee's land. Where in FL?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 08:36 AM (GukFK
I'm reliably informed by my intellectual betters in the news media that President Trump is phsychologically unhinged, volatile and crazy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (cq1gA)
Congrats man. So... you wanted more humidity?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (bss/y)
His fans just think it's a bad deal despite not knowing what the deal is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)
But, Iran says they didn't agree to anything and they have their navy to patrol the Strait! TRUST IRAN!!!! They wouldn't lie!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (Sco7b)
This information is out of date.
Trump is now a coward and a chicken.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (pDt9x)
Top of the Morning. When most of us are confused (not you and I, of course, because we are smart, can read, know Trump's negotiating tactics, and followed this stuff for a decade) can you imagine how confused the remaining mullas are? they probably think that Trump believes their "ceasefire" and is all in! 🤣
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)
Thank you! Much appreciated
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (cq1gA)
Why not a $400 minimum wage
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (loAPd)
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (bss/y)
And those crazy Florida womans!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (N8ZBc)
***
Nothing like Lysol...
Posted by: Kitty Dukakis at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (affD0)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (XuXeR)
12 months from now: Minneapolis city leaders shocked at alarming rise in STDs and trafficking of minors for sexual purposes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FIIGMO at April 08, 2026 08:42 AM (R/nr4)
They pivoted to that about 2pm yesterday. From all the videos saying 'Trump vows to eradicate all the people in Iran!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (bss/y)
Brian Krassenstein got caught posting one of these to the wrong site.
And it is almost comical, I do know a few REAL "I used to be a Republican" types but they left the party because it is too leftwing not because Trump said p*ssy or Maryland Man got deported.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (sKqQm)
Why not a $400 minimum wage
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (loAPd)
Right? Like who can afford $10 Happy Meals on only $30/hr?
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (1Cncb)
Vaporizing the Kaaba and the meteorite it contains with a low yield nuke would prevent the trip to Mecca, remove one of the 5 pillars, thus proving that Islam is a false religion.
Posted by: Speller at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (pSotA)
Posted by: deal with this at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (9vFyc)
So Iranian and American civilizations survived the night. But has anyone checked on Fiji?
Posted by: callsign claymore at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (DMuRG)
And hurricanes...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (XuXeR)
Different insects.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)
Chuckled during the just concluded presser - "we" seem to realize that there are any number of loosly allied bits scattered all over the place there. Each one claiming *something* on line...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:37 AM (loAPd)
Professional investors always try to get retail investors to panic and do the wrong thing. It's how they harvest the money crop.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (Y1sOo)
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Republicans are finally getting to work! Unfortunate that they are working to demoralize their voters ahead of the midterms. To be fair though, it is one of their core skills!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)
Congrats man. So... you wanted more humidity?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (bss/y)
Thank you. Space coast…. Yes, humidity and alligators. Last few mornings I was trying out some local running trails and was a paranoid keeping my eyes peeled for gators…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (cq1gA)
Why not just make the minimum wage $1M/year so everyone can be a millionaire?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:38 AM (GD0B3)
Thanks SCOTUS.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)
You have to love the commies: Come to our town! We are a sanctuary city for illegal aliens, so crime is high as fuck. Also, we are a gay sex mecca! (which is just like the real Mecca.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (wVcYX)
Cry moar, bitches. Your Iranian palz just got their shit pushed in big time, and no amount of spin can change that.
I guarantee your palz in China aren't so sanguine about this in Peking, whatever they tell you monkeys to publish.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (BI5O2)
"Surprise Rise in M-Pox Cases Puzzles Local Health Officials"
Headline from the future...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (N8ZBc)
Pretty sure that's halal
Posted by: The Men of Al Zut at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)
Never got an answer other than scoffing "that's silly."
No, bro, $15 is just as silly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 08, 2026 08:47 AM (Y1sOo)
Someone said yesterday that US companies were going to have to ship oil to Hungary by pipeline from some port and I had this mental image of a guy on a ladder pouring oil from a paint can into the top of a huge pipe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (zeRhI)
Oil traders 101.
The little/day trader like types just got skinned alive. Quite a few were betting on $150/BBL
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (XuXeR)
********
Goes to show that sometimes the best thing to do with a niche is to scratch it.
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 08:51 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:51 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:49 AM (N8ZBc)
Women... I was about to say wearing fewer clothes, but that is mostly west texas where exposed skin gets blistered. How about opportunities for women to be more often wearing bikinis?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 08:52 AM (bss/y)
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Is this about chiggers?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 08:52 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:44 AM (loAPd)
Notice it works in a precinct where the city has money
or
A town where the state has bailout money
but
in a State you are just like Charlie Brown, fucked and far from home
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 08:52 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 08:52 AM (zeRhI)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 08:53 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:54 AM (GD0B3)
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Funny test I've seen is, you get them on a Zoom call, and demand they insult Little Rocket Man.
They can't do it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 08, 2026 08:54 AM (HXT0k)
There will be no rebuilding in Gaza, and the Palestinians can live in tents on the beach for the next 100 years if they want.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: man
Lol, looks like a bunch of posts were removed, creating a post prediction! Let's see how it turned out:
167 10% of boy who want their cock & balls cut off are suicidal, but afterwards 60% are.
21% of girls who want a piece of their colon made into a smelly cock are suicidal, but after the operation 55% are.
Gosh who knew?
Posted by: SMOD
Uh...no lies detected, I guess.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Rotkäppchen at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (j3Fsw)
I doubt the IRGC has the discipline to hold off. And they're the likely group that'll have to abide opening the Hormuz without pitching a fit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 08:56 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (zeRhI)
281 Professional investors always try to get retail investors to panic and do the wrong thing. "
Oil traders 101.
The little/day trader like types just got skinned alive. Quite a few were betting on $150/BBL
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 08:50 AM (XuXeR
The silver speculators have been hammered too by Comex after silver rocketed to $110 an ounce or so. Margin requirements were raised several times - likely to help banks. Comex deliverable silver is at near historic lows. China has controls on exporting silver. The world has been in deficit for 6 years.
Fun. Higher prices will help me as I build life after caregiving.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 08:56 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 08:56 AM (Suwql)
Posted by: runner at April 08, 2026 08:57 AM (GD0B3)
I can always find something to complain about!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 08:56 AM (Suwql)
Looks outside - yes, yes it really is.
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (77rzZ)
Why not a $400 minimum wage
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 08:45 AM (loAPd)
Right? Like who can afford $10 Happy Meals on only $30/hr?
Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 08:46 AM (1Cncb)
Some time back, someone - I don't recall who - posted a graph showing that the price line of something at McDonalds - Big Mac, I think - perfectly followed the minimum wage.
But politicians will continue raising the minimum wage because:
- people who make the minimum wage want more and don't understand how money works.
- certain unions get paid a multiple of the minimum wage so raising the one raises their pay without having to admit that it's happening.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026
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Congratulations to you, LVP! My oldest friend moved to Clearwater some years ago, and he seems pleased with it. Of course he grew up in Da Swamp, as I did, and has never really lived anywhere without high humidity, so he's used to it. But he says the west coast of FL, in the years he's been there, has never yet had a close brush or strike by a hurricane.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (UA2di)
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I am not ok with Hamas humiliating the American president.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)
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Cuz no one is gonna buy a $25 Big Mac.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (n17eQ)
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they have cockroaches the size of poodles in Florida
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 08:55 AM (n17eQ)
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out
But he's also the worst war criminal ever. And yet he never does anything. But he is also murdering people. But he's a coward. But he is also going against international law. But all he cares is people's opinion of him. But he's also .... and on and on and on.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 08:48 AM (Dv3i1)
Texas has had their primaries so Texas RINOs need to get their backstabbing bills written quickly.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: pudinhead
Trump Always Chickens Out
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (hCUcO)
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Cuz no one is gonna buy a $25 Big Mac.
Posted by: pudinhead
Not on $7.35 an hour.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 09:01 AM (hCUcO)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 09:02 AM (pDt9x)
We spend 1 to 3 Mil on target practice boat.
Getting them for FREE now.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
Never got an answer other than scoffing "that's silly."
No, bro, $15 is just as silly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
The real minimum wage is always $0.
When I tell young proto-libs this fact, it is cute when you see the understanding creep up on their faces.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 08, 2026 09:03 AM (Dv3i1)
Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
Mass Amnesty
NEVER!
- - - -
Not just amnesty, but would stop deportation of anyone who's been here since before 2020.
This would stop the majority pf ICE deportations - the one thing that most of America is thrilled that Trump is doing.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 09:03 AM (Suwql)
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Yep. Our wise Journalists never the see the pattern, do they? Trump upstages the world again. He's like Steve McQueen screwing with Yul Brenner.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 09:03 AM (n17eQ)
Artemis II Crew releases clearest images of the Far Side yet recorded.
Talk about Stolen Valor! I was always able to see and read Gary Larson's "The Far Side" just fine, thank you very much!
I even have the bound, two volume edition in which all his offerings were reproduced.
Be better, NASA, be better!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 08, 2026 09:03 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026
******
Congratulations!
Texas needs your vote more than Florida... just sayin.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 09:04 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026
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The coastal areas are supposed to feature breezes from the ocean or Gulf. In contrast, the only breezes we get here in Da Swamp in hot weather comes from a store's open door as we walk by. I can only guess that inland FL would be the same.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:04 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 08:58 AM (77rzZ)
Central Texas had a week this year where we barely got above freezing. That's plenty for anyone.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)
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Its kind of nice. Green with hills. Who knew?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 09:05 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at April 08, 2026 08:40 AM (RAxGY)
The Iranian regular army (called the Artesh) is perhaps the greatest disappointment. Through all of this, they have done nothing, leading one to conclude they support the regime completely.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:05 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: pudinhead
Trump Always Chickens Out
Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (hCUcO
I thought it was you that mentioned gyros a day or so ago.
Arby's in a town over culturally appropriated them and sells them again. Had one. It was great. Greeks would probably scoff but I'm not fussy.
9am...
All stations reporting on ceasefire. No talk of TACO.
CNN and a bitch on MS Now were pretty worried about 5:30 pm yesterday. BECAUSE TRUMP IS CRAZY!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:05 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:06 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026
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That is a big part of why I want to flee to someplace with four seasons again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:06 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: tubal
+++
It's pretty much the same for the entire pan handle. Looks like south Georgia.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 08, 2026 09:06 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:06 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (Y8DZL)
and it would be retroactive, forcing the not-many actual deportations to be RETURNED to the USA!
it's such a slap in the face
sickening
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (j+aD2)
At one point I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming it never worked anywhere and they refused to accept it. Therefore I thought it was a mental problem. I mean some kind of block that doesn't even let them see the numbers. They are enemies of numbers. They hate numbers. I don't know if lefties hate water or numbers more. I mean I don't know if they hate bathing more than numbers. But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, unequal treatment before the law. They are very violent and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence. Lefties always, let's say,
resort to physical violence and all kinds of violent manifestations because they are unable to refute the arguments. First off, that's absolutely hilarious.
Posted by: SMOD at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) blasted former Secretary Kristi Noem, who announced last July the policy had been abandoned almost 20 years after it was first rolled out at US airports.
SHe does not have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:05 AM (UA2di)
It could be that they are kept short of weapons unless they're in a shooting land war with someone so that they cannot challenge the IRGC.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)
Just fyi, legislature won’t be back in session until next year sometime, after the next set of elections.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (UA2di)
@KobeissiLetter
BREAKING: The S&P 500 is now set to open above 6,800, trading just 2.9% away from a new record high.
The index has added +$1.6 TRILLION today.
Catturd ™
@catturd2
Breaking ...
Panicans are all frantically texting each other right now to see what their next coordinated, rage-baiting, whinefest will be about. Need those panic clicks. The sky is falling.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (77rzZ)
it's such a slap in the face
sickening
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (j+aD2)
Fortunately, Trump would be unlikely to sign it so all it can accomplish is to drop some masks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 09:09 AM (/+uur)
not really since we do have experience with middle eastern regular armies that are not Israel
not surprising AT ALL
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (j+aD2)
BTW, YSWIDT, IMSFF!
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (Y8DZL)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) blasted former Secretary Kristi Noem, who announced last July the policy had been abandoned almost 20 years after it was first rolled out at US airports.
SHe does not have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026
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The only good thing about that policy would be at the LA airport, where you might see Katy Perry or Liv Tyler barefoot. Otherwise, skip it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (wzUl9)
yeah like the masks of every R house rep in PA
helpful
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (BI5O2)
I thought President Trump will sign no legislation until the SAVE act crosses his desk. I like that policy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (77rzZ)
We have 2 days of 30
160 days 75 to 90
And then it gets hots
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (/+uur)
160 days 75 to 90
And then it gets hots
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 08, 2026
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75 to 90 IS hot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)
Just fyi, legislature won’t be back in session until next year sometime, after the next set of elections.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (UA2di)
I was unclear. I meant Texas RINO Congress asshole. The Legislature doesn't control immigration so they'd be unlikely to file a bill that mind numbingly stupid.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:10 AM (BI5O2)
Tis but a flesh wound
Posted by: Iran Guard at April 08, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Literally the most-watched morning show in DC.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 08, 2026 09:12 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026 09:12 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez
I like to see what our enemies in the media are saying.
I like to compare war coverage between the news sources.
I haven't moved up to self-cutting yet.
Sexy eye candy.
Sometimes the sheer stupudity is refreshing in moderation.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:13 AM (Sco7b)
Fortunately, a number of Virginians did move south...
Right, Sam?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:13 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:14 AM (/+uur)
Should have socked that foot comment Quinten Tarantino.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2026
***
I imagine him hanging around the airport and getting rousted by cops who don't know who he is. You have to admit he does look kinda weird.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:14 AM (wzUl9)
Thank you Sir!
And thank you redridinghood and blackorchid
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 08, 2026 09:14 AM (yz/88)
Right, Sam?
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:13 AM (XuXeR)
He moved west first.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal
My thoughts exactly when I was in Gainesville a few times last year. "Where is Florida from here?"
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (04KGT)
>>I like to see what our enemies in the media are saying. . .
Yes, particularly Mornin' Joe, it's like being a fly on the wall at a DC cocktail party. Masks are off.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (Suwql)
Welcome to the one of the former best kept secrets areas of FL. What area specifically if you care to share. Long term (40+) yrs) here and be glad to fill you in from a locals perspective. Email in nic.
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (jstR0)
There's a lot to be said for a blow to the head.
(Blue Oyster Cult, Madness To The Method)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (DLVKS)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026
***
That is a big part of why I want to flee to someplace with four seasons again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:06 AM
This is why I'm looking in NH. Hell, if MA had the political climate of TX, you couldn't get me to leave. Since it has the political climate of MA, I can't leave fast enough.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026
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I call myself a "foot appreciator." It's the aesthetics of it all, man.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)
Not surprised. As with all such "armies", they're little more than a police force.
With worse leadership.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:16 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM (04KGT)
I live and worked in TLH for about 8 years
Baja Georgia
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:16 AM (/+uur)
Brown is a muslim himself (obviously) and should equally be kicked the hell out of the country, except (sadly) he is a natural born citizen who converted to Islam and now defends rape, slavery, and all the other usual muslim practices the rest of humanity abhors.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 09:16 AM (coFoR)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:17 AM (GukFK)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026
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Whenever I see the name "Gainesville," I think of the dog food brand Gainesburgers. Is the town named for the same family who owns that product? (Does the product even still exist? I only look at cat food in the store.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:18 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:05 AM (UA2di)
I think everyone, including me, has been very misled about the degree of popular opposition to the regime, because we hear only regime, opposition, and diaspora voices.
I see nothing to suggest a critical mass necessary for action beyond street protests.
Even with all the headwinds, we should have seen something by now.
I'm guessing that there's a sizable minority who want the regime gone, a sizable one who loves it sexually, and a plurality who, in good Muslim fashion, mutter "Inshallah," shrug their shoulders, and quietly back the strong horse in their particular barn.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:18 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 08, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez
I like to see what our enemies in the media are saying.
I like to compare war coverage between the news sources.
I haven't moved up to self-cutting yet.
Sexy eye candy.
Sometimes the sheer stupudity is refreshing in moderation.
Posted by: Stateless -
+++
It's good to see what they are talking about sometimes. I get just enough of it on the tv screens at the gym.
It's enough to see that the left-wingers have all gone batshit crazy.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 08, 2026 09:18 AM (Lo97M)
Stealing that...
And it's tru. Miami vs Florabama.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:19 AM (XuXeR)
yep YD that seems to be the case
and what's nice about this admin is they are nimble enough to adjust to the reality on the ground! it's pretty great honestly
I fully admit I was starry-eyed at the start of this, and I was wrong. Am glad we are led by ACTUAL realists now.
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:19 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 09:19 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 09:20 AM (jstR0)
***
The more northerly parts of Lousy-ana are Deep South, while Da Swamp, the city, is more European smeared with other stains.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:20 AM (wzUl9)
Just kicked the can down the road a few years for the next president.
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 09:20 AM (UkZAY)
Hospitals and gender care for minors: Where things stand
https://is.gd/1UZz0l
Recent update on status of the legal battle between HHS and hospitals that want to continue or resume gender programs for children.
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (qgHp7)
I've lived in Alaska and Texas.
I don't have to shovel humidity.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)
One guy found a dead lizard in a server once.
And hurricane season was always...adventurous...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (Sco7b)
more than somewhat weakened
and we're "hanging around"
and we've learned a TON
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (j+aD2)
it seems the brand has been sold and resold multiple times, I'm not sure it even exists today
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (ZxPkt)
Also, TDS stands for "Trump Derangement Syndrome".
Those are the people that make me a MAGA.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 09:07 AM (Y8DZL)
I don't think the derangement is about Trump. They were just as nuts with Reagan and the Bushes.
Their derangement is about all of us who reject their worldview. They cannot and never will. see also Islam.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (ZxPkt)
(Blue Oyster Cult, Madness To The Method)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 08, 2026 09:15 AM
I'll just leave this here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VD4JXUozM
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:22 AM (EfMSn)
*
I've lived in Alaska and Texas.
I don't have to shovel humidity.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026
***
Snow may cover your car, but it doesn't come inside it like floods and ruin the electronics.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Don Black at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (ZxPkt)
I think it is called Jack n da Box now
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:23 AM (/+uur)
>>Even with all the headwinds, we should have seen something by now.
Maybe. But since the bombing started Trump and Netanyahu have been telling Iranian citizens to stay inside and wait until the bombing campaign stopped so they didn't get blown up.
Now there's at least a pause and so many hot takes are being proven wrong. I think it's a bit too soon to say what a people who have been subjugated, tortured and murdered for 50 years will do when given a real chance.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:24 AM (GukFK)
Someone who never had to chip ice off of the car at 0530...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:24 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:24 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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I would never want to live in a city that's below sea level.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 08, 2026 09:24 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 08, 2026 09:21 AM (x0n13)
Funny they wanted a weak socialist America but somehow think they will still have that $25 T economy to tax and play with.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 09:19 AM (Oy/m2)
I lived at 9000ft in the Rockies most of my life. I used to laugh at people who hated cold.
No more! Since moving to the South I see pictures of places with a bunch of snow and I'm like "hahaha, have fun with that, suckas!"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (BI5O2)
tl;dr: Hand-sanitizer and Sterno.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 08:35 AM (N8ZBc)
So... alcohol, and alcohol. How, exactly, did they define 'booze'?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)
I remember hearing that to get around Soviet-era alcohol restrictions, people would drink after shave and teens would shave a small spot on top of their head to rub paint thinner in it. penetrates right to the brain.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (ndZc7)
I don't have to shovel humidity.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026
It’s why the good lord created snowblowers.
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (UkZAY)
Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)
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Someone who never had to chip ice off of the car at 0530...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026
***
Oh, I did that plenty in CO. I had no cover for my car. Once I have a garage, the question won't come up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)
It's ...different.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:26 AM (XuXeR)
We have long worried about Iranian “sleeper cells” being activated inside the US.
Turns out the real sleeper cells revealed and deployed during the war were Tucker carlson, Alex jones, Marjorie Taylor green, Candace owens, Dave smith, Shawn ryan, Joe kent, Owen Shroyer, Robert Barnes and many more influencer types who proved, if nothing else, they are as stupid as it gets. At best
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 09:26 AM (UA2di)
As someone who tracks this kind of thing, Trump hate is another level. I don't know how much is about him specifically, and how much is the general radicalization of the Left, but the rabid Left's hate of Trump is not the same as against Bush or Reagan.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 08, 2026 09:27 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:24 AM
That's why we build garages.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:27 AM (bFu5X)
Added to my list, thanks!
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:27 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:27 AM (XuXeR)
It's ...different.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:26 AM
Just do what we did as kids. When it snows, find an empty school parking lot and do donuts until you learn how to control a skid.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:28 AM (bFu5X)
It's ...different.
I drove the Mass Pike yesterday on my way to upstate NY where I woke with frost on my windshield.
We had close to a white out while going through the Berkshires. In April.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:28 AM (GukFK)
Yeah. Because no one ever parks outside...
*NE cities with annual fights over street parking*
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:29 AM (XuXeR)
We had close to a white out while going through the Berkshires. In April.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 09:28 AM
Yup. It snowed up on the north shore as well. Didn't last, but it did snow.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:29 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 08, 2026
***
This whole place is sinking. The rare ridges have good street paving, but the main streets and the side streets all crack and split and sink not long after they get paved -- if they do.
That said, the new mayor here is actually moving to take care of some things. There was a major waterline break on an uptown avenue in February. Last Friday I drove that way and was amazed; you'd never know where it happened, and the street was so nicely surfaced my car pranced like a show horse. The nice surface may not last, but I'll enjoy it while I can.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:29 AM (wzUl9)
Yep. The first time you do it right is glorious!
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)
And how much does that cost?
I thought Kentucky would be fairly mild. The tornado on March 16th demonstrated otherwise.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at
You're looking at Kentucky, right? The Eastern part gets actual winter. Which is nice. I like seasons. But we're talking like a 10th as much snow as CO, and never, ever, ever as cold. You will not see any -25F days there.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (BI5O2)
*NE cities with annual fights over street parking*
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:29 AM
Cities do be like that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:18 AM (BI5O2)
I’ve seen a bunch of “day in the life” videos from Iran. There’s one guy who just walks around filming, street life in Tehran. People do seem to just go about their business. Tehran looks like a clean modern city, restaurants, malls, all the shit we have.
And the vast majority of women don’t wear hijabs either.
It doesn’t look like quite the hellscape we’ve been led to believe it is.
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (UkZAY)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (VkY89)
It's ...different.
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026
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I didn't have much trouble in CO, and I was driving RWD cars then. The current Buick is FWD, so I expect a bit more traction. Of course Denver cleared the streets on a regular basis then, using chemicals instead of salt to dissipate the white stuff.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)
Worst fight/brawl I ever saw was in Lynn - somebody moved the lawn chairs holding a shoveled out spot.
I thought someone was going to get killed...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (UkZAY)
Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (UkZAY)
I thought someone was going to get killed..."
Awww.... the ubiquitous Pittsburg Parking Chair.
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (jstR0)
We have long worried about Iranian “sleeper cells” being activated inside the US.
Turns out the real sleeper cells revealed and deployed during the war were Tucker carlson, Alex jones, Marjorie Taylor green, Candace owens, Dave smith, Shawn ryan, Joe kent, Owen Shroyer, Robert Barnes and many more influencer types who proved, if nothing else, they are as stupid as it gets.
By this definition, how many really are?
A: STARSHIP TROOPERs -- 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."
The real LIB (T)errorists have yet to emerge, arise, cross-over, awaiting their moment, even as so many waves of terror appearing over the horizon during the Battle of Britain, even as they run to the bunkers, first in, not because they value their own lives, but rather to displace someone else who does.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBInsurgentsEmerge
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (5Jx73)
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (2Nfh9)
War Crimes and Trump; the US political and international circus returns.
👉United Nations Post
19h
Even wars have rules.
Attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law.
No matter where they occur, they are unacceptable, unjustifiable, and must stop immediately.
Civilians are not a target.
Q - But public hangings and torture of oppositional civilians, including teenagers, in Iran is not?
Crickets.
Q - The use of cluster bombs by Iran on Israel and other countries?
Reportedly, "the United Nations has consistently and strongly spoken out against the use of cluster bombs (cluster munitions), advocating for their prohibition due to the indiscriminate harm they cause to civilians. The UN supports the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), an international treaty that bans the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of these weapons.
Q - So against civilian population but not a war crime for Iran? But it has been a war crime for other countries so the snag is needing some specific person to name as 'the' criminal? 🤔 So confusing. Conveniently so.
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (NFX2v)
United Nations Human Rights, Office of High Commissioner
United States: UN experts strongly condemn US Capitol attack, 18 January 2021
On January 18, 2021, 23 independent UN experts condemned the Capitol attack as an attempt to overturn a free and fair election. They urged the US government to ensure that all subsequent arrests and detention of protestors adhered to international human rights standards and due process.
Did they? 🙈🙉🙊 ^
By September 2021, organizations including Look Ahead America and Citizens Against Political Persecution (CAPP) filed complaints regarding the treatment of inmates jailed in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol protest, often referring to them as "political prisoners."
These groups and legal counsel for detainees raised several allegations regarding conditions at the D.C. Central Detention Facility (D.C. Jail).
In October 2021, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth held D.C. Jail officials in contempt of court, finding that they had violated the civil rights of at least one Jan. 6th defendant by delaying medical care. A U.S. Marshals Service inspection later revealed "squalid" conditions.
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (NFX2v)
UN News
Global perspective Human stories
'Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis'
29 January 2026, Peace and Security
"What was once a localized insurgency has morphed into something broader and more diffuse."
"In Nigeria’s northwest – in states such as Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto – armed criminal groups have seized control of rural areas, carrying out mass kidnappings and extortion, a phenomenon authorities describe as banditry."
But it's: "A test for Africa’s largest economy
Nigeria’s predicament exposes a stark paradox: one of Africa’s largest economies confronting a humanitarian crisis more often associated with far poorer states.
“Nigeria is not Sudan. It is not Somalia. It is not South Sudan,” Mr. Fall said. “This is a country with resources. The primary responsibility for responding to humanitarian needs lies with the government.”
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So the "international experts" have spoken. "It depends."
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👉Reuters, Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes, April 6, 2026; Updated April 7, 2026
Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (NFX2v)
A: Just like the NOKINGS Crowd, and the DQ Shake-Flipping Failure Nobel Laureate Machado -- which one of those are CAPABLE of running a Nation, let alone it's Industry and Commerce? the only one is Pavlavi... and where is HE NOW?
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
Why the WEST gives endless second chances...
...
the more brazen and relentless one's acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance, and find even POWERFUL MEN OF CONSCIENCE coming to one's door offering to FORGET, to FORGIVE and to GIVE FORGIVENESS A BAD NAME
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-DawnOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (RBJL0)
Posted by: TheNorkler at April 08, 2026 10:01 AM (RHx3V)
"Israel is losing its victimhood status" should remind us of this. Israel has been used for decades and it is a shame on all of the oligarchs.
Posted by: Danimal28 at April 08, 2026 10:22 AM (HR77u)
Then, in spasms, Iran fired missiles into the UAE and Saudi. Which should tick of some people.
Oddly there were buildings on fire in Iraq, which I don't understand, but something with Iran.
Sirens blaring in Tel Aviv for hours and Israel then sent their Air Force to bomb Tehran and other areas of Iran, and I don't blame them at all.
Meanwhile, I wake today and see NOTHING about this in the two MSM sites I check: NY Post and UK DM. Not one mention.
I saw it on Tousi TV last night as he live posted with video. Help?
I won't lose any sleep over this tonight but find it confusing. I also hope the ME finishes the job, and maybe that's the plan?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (IifOV)
Not yet, but I sure want one!
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-nowYoureGettingIt
Gabriel: "Suppose you have the power to cure all the world's diseases, but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child. Could you kill that child, Stanley?"
Stanley: "No."
Gabriel: "You disappoint me. It's the greatest good."
Stanley: "Well, how about ten innocents?"
Gabriel: (Smirking) "Now you're gettin' it. How about a hundred? How about a thousand? Not to save the world, but to preserve our way of life."
If terrorists are religious fanatics who *want* apocalyptic violence and even their own destruction, then the “hit them so hard they’ll never try again” logic breaks down.
So who does it benefit? Check your Targets.
A: The Dancing Brennan Undead who see this as their next 50 year career-path.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-DawnOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (Wpl3D)
If your Big Govt is voting on bathhouses
They have failed
Posted by: r hennigantx at"
But remember Reagan was an evil bigot for wanting to close down the bathouses but at the same time he was a heartless monster who didnt care about how our precious gay community was being decimated by this mysterious new epidemic.
Posted by: ObsidianKnife at April 08, 2026 02:24 PM (omDfv)
Daily Tech News 8 April 2026
Top Story
- Anthropic has unveiled Claude Mythos, a version of its AI system aimed at security analysis. (Security Week)
This is good and bad.
Good because developers can use it to find security flaws in their code.
Bad because so can everybody else.
- Meanwhile AMD's AI director has slammed Claude Code for becoming dumber and lazier. (The Register)
'Claude cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering tasks' according to GitHub ticket.
Neither can anyone attempting to use it that way.
Tech News
- Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies a day. (Ars Technica)
You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket.
- Following its decision in the Cox vs. Music Cartel case, the Supreme Court has vacated the stupid decision in a similar case against Grande Communications. (TorrentFreak)
It has been sent back to the Fifth Circuit with a note saying "be less stupid this time".
- The Asus Zenbook A16 is here with the new Snapdragon X2 Elite. (Tom's Hardware)
Finally, some good Arm hardware that isn't from Apple. It's an 18 core CPU, so while still a little slower on single-threaded tasks than Apples M5 CPU, it's a lot faster in multi-threaded work.
Battery life is still lacking, somehow.
Oh, it has an OLED display. That'll do it.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Well, yes. But actually no.
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One man's left shift is another man's sixty-three right shifts.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 08, 2026 04:49 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 04:55 AM (qFwJc)
Doctor, heal thyself.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 08, 2026 04:55 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: clarence at April 08, 2026 04:56 AM (7fNaw)
I remember seeing that in the UK. Do runners in the Olympics run the same way and every runner gets hit by runners running the other way? I'm sure it would be fun to watch.
Posted by: Colin at April 08, 2026 04:59 AM (e8qy3)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 05:03 AM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 05:08 AM (Ia/+0)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 08, 2026 05:13 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2026 05:13 AM (iMotb)
Imagonna walk after this morning's visit to the Volvo dealership to look at that right front axle.
Lifetime warranty, and it's noisy and the cv joint is sloppy.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2026 05:14 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 08, 2026 05:03 AM (Q/FnY)
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On my 32nd birthday, I started counting it in hexadecimal (base 16) -- so I was "hex 20."
That makes you "hex 47" today ... congratulations!
I'll turn "hex 41" in four months and be forced to sign up for Medicare ... which is better than the past 16 years ("hex 10") the wifey and I have had no medical insurance -- refusing to participate in DeathCare (and thank God we're both healthy).
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 05:15 AM (TbhYO)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 08, 2026 05:19 AM (iMotb)
Maybe more coffee will tell me.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 05:26 AM (LYCcI)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 05:27 AM (LYCcI)
That's like Ginger or Mary Ann.
I'll have them all when I get some more vitamin E.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 05:29 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 05:32 AM (fsolL)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen?
>Happy birthday, you old fart. The fish are biting.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 05:36 AM (Fbc0I)
That's like Ginger or Mary Ann.
Not really. Betty and Veronica had the same face, just different color hair.
Ginger and Mary Ann were not the same.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 05:39 AM (qFwJc)
But if you make it to 64, you might get a Birthday card from the White House.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 05:40 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 05:46 AM (BpO1e)
Anyway! What are you doing this early morning?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)
But if you make it to 64, you might get a Birthday card from the White House.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026
***
"Will you still need me,
Will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)
Based on Matthew17: 24-27:.It is followed by a prayer and insight :
https://tinyurl.com/up3zaw93
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:51 AM (ZeH0U)
Isaiah 12:1
Posted by: Marcus T at April 08, 2026 05:53 AM (n9XW8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:55 AM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 05:58 AM (rfnom)
I have the excitement of going to the supermarket 😉and then my son has a job interview at 10:30
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 05:58 AM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026
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Job interviews can be terrifying. But don't tell him that! Tell him he's interviewing them, to see if he wants to work there, as much as they are interviewing him. (Not a good idea to let that attitude slip out during the interview, maybe.) What kind of job is it?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 06:01 AM (OYsYV)
https://tinyurl.com/2p83vdj
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 06:04 AM (9LOW6)
That's good way to put it . I have to give him credit. He has been researching the company and I did a mock interview with him yesterday . The trouble is he's not feeling very well right now and has a doctors appointment tomorrow
. I will just say it's an outside job.
Thanks for your kind thoughts. And encouragement.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 06:05 AM (OYsYV)
That investment company finally sent me the corrected paperwork with my proper birth date on it. I'm ready to upload the forms to their site, but I wanted to triple-check with them that all is good -- or if I have to mail the forms back. Maybe, just maybe, after five months, I'll see that check with the pension balance from my 1978-87 job after I get back from Kansas.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)
Their obsessions with the low side of 30/70 issues had especially alienated Democrats from white middle- and working-class voters. Yet middle-class whites still comprise about 40–50 percent of the population and are perhaps overrepresented in voter turnout.
Democrats realize that their fixations on biological males competing in women’s sports, open borders and millions of illegal entries, radical green agendas, DEI-driven racial essentialism, and massive government entitlements rife with fraud have alienated the middle classes in general and white middle- and working-class voters in particular.
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Their solution is "more Spanberger". If voters don't like Democrat policies it's the voters who are wrong. So, don't change policies, just lie to get elected and then revert to radical marxism.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 06:08 AM (9LOW6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 06:16 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 08, 2026 06:24 AM (2NHgQ)
>> Today is my 71st birthday, I made it this lap, let's see if I can do another!
Barring anything unforeseen, you got a couple more years left in the tank.
My suggestion is to eat more steak and drink more scotch.
It’s your birthday after all.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 06:25 AM (XV/Pl)
Will keep you in prayer . I hope you have a lovely time. I've known some people who have taken a European river cruise in the past year and it was fine.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 06:30 AM (OYsYV)
Posted by: Just Wondering at April 08, 2026 06:33 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 08, 2026 06:33 AM (kpS4V)
...and the non-deterministic nature of gen AI can make it hard to verify anything.
It's astounding to me that someone wrote that phrase and didn't immediately stop and say "maybe this whole thing is a little misguided."
Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 08, 2026 06:33 AM (T/KJ0)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 08, 2026 06:35 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:36 AM (tgvbd)
nec my lib little sis spent a few days in Amsterdam and cruising down the Rhine in March and she hd a great time.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 06:39 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 06:43 AM (BpO1e)
I'm trailing by 4 years (as of last Friday), so if you can do it, maybe I can as well.
No offense, but I'm not holding my breath for either of us; I wouldn't mind being proven wrong for either of our cases.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 08, 2026 06:44 AM (DLVKS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 06:44 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 06:45 AM (UA2di)
Posted by: meh at April 08, 2026 06:47 AM (Y9Pvf)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 06:45 AM (UA2di)
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If they survive, they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 06:49 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 08, 2026 06:50 AM (DLVKS)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2026 06:53 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2026 06:54 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 06:54 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 08, 2026 06:55 AM (MIIRH)
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I've never seen this video before.
But it goes far explaining the leftist mindset. Convicted criminals are innocent victims you see, there by happenstance and bad luck.
The left sees no reason at all these people should be isolated and kept from decent society.
They are incapable of separating right from wrong.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 06:57 AM (RIvkX)
$189 to register my 2016 Mazda3 in S.F. Dunno how that compares to Maryland, but our weather is generally nicer.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 08, 2026 06:59 AM (KAi1n)
I wish your son the best of luck with his interview and hopefully it is a positive step in getting him to a place where he can grow as an adult.
Posted by: pawn at April 08, 2026 06:59 AM (jstR0)
Happy birfday, Gmac.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 06:59 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 08, 2026 07:04 AM (T5m6M)
I'll have to read the article when I get home but I have a feeling it's going to reinforce my desire to leave here the instant I retire.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 08, 2026 07:04 AM (BpO1e)
Convicted criminals are innocent victims you see, there by happenstance and bad luck.
"Criminals might be victims of circumstance in the sense that few of them ever had a fair chance, but it was a mistake to forget that the only 'fair chance' they ever wanted was a chance for easy money." - James Gould Cozzens, The Just and the Unjust, 1942.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:09 AM (tgvbd)
All warfare isn't zero-sum. Genocidal warfare is zero-sum, unless you're that idiot Mahatma Gandhi who was supposedly OK with self-annihilation; he could have gotten a win-win with the Nazis.
Oh, after some research, Gandhi appears to have opined that the Jews should have done freely offered their necks for slaughter but somehow thought that "would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor."
Irving, TX, has a statue of that asshole in a park. https://maps.app.goo.gl/rFyu6F8ejEh1ok8i9
Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 08, 2026 07:09 AM (DLVKS)
All warfare isn't zero-sum. Genocidal warfare is zero-sum, unless you're that idiot Mahatma Gandhi who was supposedly OK with self-annihilation; he could have gotten a win-win with the Nazis.
All the blood of the slaughters that took place after independence is on his hands.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 07:14 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: pookysgirl, taking deep breaths at April 08, 2026 07:17 AM (Wt5PA)
In my experience it's always with fast safer than asking ALie the same question phrased 3-4 different ways, getting 3-4 different "answers," and averaging them into something you hope approximates the "truth."
One thing that helps with Google ALie Mode is having background knowledge of your own - frequently, the lies are so off the wall, over the top stupid that you can immediately weed out the "answer."
But even people just a touch younger than me have little knowledge of anything because they were already relying on Google to handle about 80% of their cognition before AI came along.
Another generation and people will be telling each George Washington played for the 76ers and invented cherries, and nobody will be the wiser.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:17 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anatoly Dyatlov at April 08, 2026 07:18 AM (Ysav4)
>>But it goes far explaining the leftist mindset.
Leftists, in the main, are lunatics and psychopath's, they are a collection of Patrick Bateman's.
They seem human, but there's nothing there.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 07:18 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Steven Raichlen at April 08, 2026 07:21 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 07:22 AM (I/0M6)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 07:23 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 07:22 AM (I/0M6
I never watched that but I seem to recall that it was real trashy, too. Like Archie is secretly banging Jughead's mom and Veronica is hooked on molly, etc.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 07:24 AM (BI5O2)
Archie got woke.
Posted by: Auspex at April 08, 2026 07:25 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: m at April 08, 2026 07:27 AM (fNISR)
Happy Birthday, GMAC! Wish you a lovely day and a good year ahead with peace, happiness and good health.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 08, 2026 07:35 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: m at April 08, 2026 08:19 AM (fNISR)
Posted by: m at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (fNISR)
Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - April 7, 2026 [Doof]
From Monica
How much do you spend to look your best? Probably not as much as this lady! Ivy League alum turned PR boss explains why she spends [$12K] per year on hair, nails, Botox
An Ivy League graduate and the owner of a PR firm revealed why she spends $12,000 (over ₹11 lakh) a year on beauty treatments and clothes, especially after moving from New York to Utah. In a conversation with Business Insider, she revealed that she undergoes the pricey procedures to keep up with beauty standards. “Utah has a slower pace, less diversity, and a more conservative culture, but one of the biggest challenges is the pressure to maintain a youthful, fresh appearance. Even though NYC is very focused on appearance, it's not as bad as Utah,” Hilary Reiter Azzaretti told the outlet, adding that she felt Utah was very “beauty-centric and that a lot of people here cared about longevity, wellness, and appearance.” *** She explained, “Half the pressure is self-induced. Outsiders might perceive younger PR people as more on top of trends, especially with social media. That's not always true, since PR is a relationship-driven business, but because it feels that way, trying to hide your age soothes your ego,” adding, “The other half comes from what you see on the job. There are a lot of influencers in Utah, so I'm inundated with images of beautiful people every day. It feels inevitable that you'll place greater emphasis on your appearance based on what you're seeing.”I used the link above because the one I wanted to use requires registration.
Your call if you want to do so.
----- This lady takes a different approach. Dutch Politician Expelled from Her Party for Editing Her Publicity Photo Too Much
A Dutch city councillor has been kicked out of her political party after editing her publicity photo so heavily that she became unrecognisable. Looking at her publicity photo, you’d be tempted to think that Patricia Reichman is the youngest-looking 59-year-old woman in the world. We’ve featured our share of “ladies of eternal youth” on Oddity Central over the years, but Reichman definitely takes the cake. Only, in reality, she looks very different; some would say she is a totally different person. *** The Dutch councilwoman faced a lot of criticism after photos of her next to the one she obviously edited went viral online, but she continued claiming that she genuinely looks a lot younger than 59. “When I’m out and about with my son, people often assume I’m his girlfriend,” she said. “I hear it all the time, that I look remarkably young for my age.”So you're telling me there are fake photos of people online? As Ace sometimes says, I shan't believe it. I shannot. ----- Happy Anniversary to The Bad News Bears!
The Bad News Bears turns 50 today.
— The Sting (@TheStingisBack) April 7, 2026
This movie zigged where most kid-sports films zag: cynical, un-Disneyfied, a gritty 1970s antidote to the usual underdog uplift. And Walter Matthau never once feels like he’s “acting with kids.” pic.twitter.com/lE8wmga6VY
When a Southern client trash-talks Western hunting to his Wyoming antelope guide, all hell breaks loose The story, “The Sheriff’s Pronghorn,” originally ran in the April 1953 issue of Outdoor Life.Long story, but a really good one. Check it out! ----- OK, maybe AI isn't asshoe. At least for the first 22 seconds!
“There’s one reason, mister,” the Georgia sheriff said stoutly, “why I don’t like your Wyoming country.” Max Wilde bristled like a stallion in a brush corral. “And what’s that?” he barked. “Everything’s too easy. You get on a horse, ride for a day, camp, walk out to the edge of a grassy park, and bang! You’ve got an elk. Or you sit for a couple of afternoons over a rotten carcass of some kind until a grizzly walks out of the shadows. You put your sights on his neck and squeeze off the trigger. Blooie! He folds. These buck deer tiptoe right up to you and chew the buttons off your coat. Antelope? I’d just as soon shoot a yearling calf in the feed lot.” I glanced at Max. His mouth was twisted into an ominous angle. “It ain’t as exciting as a quail hunt clown in Georgia, is it?” he asked mildly. “Not by a damsite!” Sheriff Henry Mosely said flatly. *** The sheriff finished his stirrup adjustments and we followed Max at a fast walk through the sage and along the rim of a canyon. At the head of the mesa, where it broke abruptly into a ragged, rocky point, we flushed a herd of six antelope. They ran for a startled moment, then stopped to look back. Five were does, with nervous legs and huge ears alerted toward us. The sixth was a buck with sweeping horns that branched above his eyes and curved back on slender tips. Max studied them for a moment through his glasses. *** The sheriff was an old hand now. He boiled out of the saddle, pulling his gun as he went. He seated his shell in the chamber and swung on the running buck. He held his fire so long that I got a little panicky, thinking he had frozen at the controls. I was so tight that I jumped when the rifle barked. The flying buck went end over end, sprawled in the sage, made a feeble attempt to rise and went down again, shot behind the heart. For a moment the sheriff looked as though he did not believe it himself, then he whooped and threw his hat into the air. Mine went with it. Max just grinned.
One of my all-time favorite shows. pic.twitter.com/MhxwSYygbQ
— Mr. Star Spangled MAGA (@4thOfJuly365) April 7, 2026
from this day in music.com 1985: American bassist and songwriter Ben McKee from the pop-rock band Imagine Dragons
1952: American musician Bruce Gary who was best known as the drummer for The Knack.
1949: American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter John Oates
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(Jump to bottom of comments)I asked it why are adult baptisms on the rise and it responded: Adult baptisms are rising in U.S. Catholicism due to a growing spiritual hunger among young adults seeking truth, meaning, and beauty in a secular age.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 07, 2026 10:01 PM (XV/Pl)
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 10:03 PM (S/Y4j)
You youngsters wouldn't understand.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
They showed the before/after to Grok, and Grok laughed and said "who the f--k do you think you're kidding?"
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 10:03 PM (VHUov)
April 20. Thank you!!
Hey Wolfus! We hardly ever interact! I just wanted to encourage you to not give up on your dream of moving and owning your own home. You can do it. We are rooting for you.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 07, 2026 09:57 PM
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 07, 2026 10:03 PM (nz1sK)
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (RUHxY)
That said, she looks pretty Karen-y.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (0aYVJ)
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Apparently a huge waste of money.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: runner at April 07, 2026 10:05 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 07, 2026 10:07 PM (0Htd1)
Little did we know that meant, Shut It Down.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:07 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Rex B at April 07, 2026 10:01 PM (DqQS/)
Mackerel sky, too. Storm, a-comin'.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 07, 2026 10:07 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:07 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: runner at April 07, 2026 10:05 PM (GD0B3)
Yup. Sucks, Biggly.
Posted by: davidt at April 07, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)
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Apparently a huge waste of money.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (AkEZC)
$1K a month is a lot on beauty treatments.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:08 PM (y171U)
A LinkedIn 5 ...
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (3sXRv)
Whatever she's doing to improve her looks isn't working.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: runner at April 07, 2026 10:09 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Always found it interesting that Pebbles' crush was on a boy named 'Bam-bam'.
No suggestive meaning there. Nope.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2026 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
That's also how we saw Logan's Run.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)
April 20. Thank you!!
Hey Wolfus! We hardly ever interact! I just wanted to encourage you to not give up on your dream of moving and owning your own home. You can do it. We are rooting for you.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 07, 2026
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TT, that will give him enough time to take care of errands before he starts!
Yes, I don't usually get to chime in on the cafes or the ONT; I post on the Tech Thread when I first get up, sometimes on the Morning Report, and often on the Art Thread. Thanks for your good thoughts. There are properties on Realtor in my price range, and more turn up (and some drop off as they're bought) every day, so I hope that when I start actually looking in person around 4/20, there will be something I love.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:09 PM (wzUl9)
128 113 Well, I have good news to report. The interview for MrTea went really well today and they offered him the job.
Praising God, who is not good because of what He does, but because of who He is. AND He does good things.
Thanks for all the kind words and prayers and thoughts.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 07, 2026 09:52 PM (nz1sK)
Wonderful to hear.
I hope the new job goes so well that you both decide losing the old job was the best thing that ever happened.
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH)
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Posted by: a.moron at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (X5Jzz)
Couldn't have said it better.
Between her and Mary-Anne, my preferences were set for a lifetime.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (TLp3A)
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Apparently a huge waste of money.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (AkEZC)
The photo chosen the business insider article was kind.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (ExV1e)
No suggestive meaning there. Nope.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2026
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Well, he was the boy next door. That was convenient, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (wzUl9)
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Man, she's hot.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (JkO4W)
Ivy League alum turned PR boss explains why she spends [$12K] per year on hair, nails, Botox
It is not working.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 07, 2026 10:11 PM (ndZc7)
Indian counting lesson: a "lakh" is 100,000. Or, as they write it, 1,00,000. So $12000 is 1.1 million rupees.
Next up is a "crore," 10,000,000. Or 1,00,00,000.
I think this is partly why their programmers aren't as good. Their numbering system is crazypants.
Posted by: the more you know! at April 07, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)
This ONT made me laugh oh so out loud!
Batty and Wilma...I expect there was much Moron drooling...
Nicely done sir!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (qox2u)
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Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 07, 2026
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Unlike The Revolution, will it be televised?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (wzUl9)
Buddy of mine got divorced and shortly after the smoke cleared and the papers were filed he showed up to the weekly ride on a 10K bike.
When I asked him where he got the money on the heels of a divorce, he told me he was spending 2-3x that a year on his bill to the local Pharmacy and Beauty Supply.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (TLp3A)
A LinkedIn 5 ...
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (3sXRv)
Whatever she's doing to improve her looks isn't working.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)
She looks like she spends her days chewing bark off of trees.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (gKWVE)
Ivy League alum turned PR boss explains why she spends [$12K] per year on hair, nails, Botox
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She probably also whines about her student debt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)
Actually, they were being too polite. You look a hard 60.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ)
A LinkedIn 5 ...
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side
Whatever she's doing to improve her looks isn't working.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
You should see her "before" pictures.
Posted by: drunk dude with one arm chewed off at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
Where are my manners again?
Thank you for ONT Doof!
Be back later to read all.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (y171U)
Wilma or Betty > Ginger or Maryann
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (ndZc7)
Brick of Soap. Bottle of Shampoo. 4 Pack of Toilet Paper.
One Razor.
I'm good for 2 months, easy.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:14 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Cicero
Rock solid
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 07, 2026 10:14 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)
And she married a working stiff shorter than she was.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 07, 2026 10:15 PM (ExV1e)
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you remember who played Betty in the Flintstones movie, right?
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 10:15 PM (ZxPkt)
She was the Original Trad-Waifu.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:15 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (KAi1n)
Saw a meme on the H2. A photo of Lovey Howell: dude said, "when I was a kid I thought she was like 88 years old. Now I see that she was a viable third option."
And I agree.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (TLp3A)
Couldn't have said it better.
Between her and Mary-Anne, my preferences were set for a lifetime.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (TLp3A)
--
Don't forget Bobbie Jo
https://tinyurl.com/c6kxjzfa
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (NYInA)
It thought so. The GOP is fake. Nothing there.
Posted by: GigantorX at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (d5syB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (wzUl9)
I am betting the Professor had a LOT of Coconut Oil laying around for just such an occasion.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (TLp3A)
This ONT made me laugh oh so out loud!
Batty and Wilma...I expect there was much Moron drooling...
Nicely done sir!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 07, 2026 10:12 PM (qox2u)
Howdy COMM! Glad you enjoyed tonight's ONT!
Posted by: Doof at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)
https://tinyurl.com/c6kxjzfa
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 07, 2026
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My favorite of that trio as well!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (wzUl9)
https://is.gd/60fvHm
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 07, 2026 10:13 PM (ndZc7)
Me with a redhead (male) co-worker: https://tinyurl.com/4xrsb22n
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Perry the Platapus at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (+0Wk3)
In our defense...we were 7.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (TLp3A)
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True. In three years Honey West made me forget all about Betty Rubble's cartoon yabbos.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 10:18 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 07, 2026 10:19 PM (sn5xH)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Oh Please!! Jessica Rabbit.
She wasn't bad, they just drew her bad!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)
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I am betting the Professor had a LOT of Coconut Oil laying around for just such an occasion.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026
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My mother once commented that Natalie Schafer was really a very pretty woman. She, my mom I mean, didn't say that about many TV or movie actresses. She mentioned Julie Newmar as being beautiful, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:19 PM (wzUl9)
DDG says that's Jenni The Genie, from a single episode of "The New Fred And Barney Show" in 1979.
I guess she made an impression on whoever made the AI video.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 10:20 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:17 PM (wzUl9)
Definitely.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
This ONT made me laugh oh so out loud!
Batty and Wilma...I expect there was much Moron drooling...
Nicely done sir!
Posted by: COMountainMarie
I did not see any difference.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ)
Betty and Wilma both appear underage in the AI world. I would’ve liked to see a more serious attempt at emulating the live versions of the characters.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:22 PM (EXyHK)
She wasn't bad, they just drew her bad!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)
Eh, drawings of women just don't do anything for me.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
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$1000 a month for hair, nails, Botox, and clothes isn't that much.
Mani/pedi easily $200
Haircut $100+ easily plus products another $100
Botox easily another $100-$200
Makeup is expensive
And you can easily spend $1000 a month just on clothes, shoes, not to mention a single purse could easily top that.
I see it all the time. I personally don't spend close to that but I know lots who do.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 07, 2026 10:23 PM (VCgbV)
And I agree.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (0aYVJ)
"Hubba hubba"
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)
Had no idea.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:23 PM (RUHxY)
I thought Ford was doing a good job considering what the country was going through. Carter seemed too inexperienced and kinda weak. So my first vote was a loss. But as time went on my thought was I voted for the better guy. My next vote for President was Reagan. And the next vote was for Reagan. I have never voted for a Democrat for President.
Posted by: Case at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (sn5xH)
And the first half was ok - he pointed out it was capitalism. And then he even got into Deng Xiao Ping and how his experiments with capitalism made China the power it is today.
Oh, did I mention Mr Harris is one of those voxplainer guys?
Yes so the second half covers why capitalism is bad. Did you know not everyone's wealth increased at the same rate? And have you heard of GLOBAL WARMING?!? Why its going to kill us all! We have only 12 years left to save the planet!
Posted by: 18-1 at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (sKqQm)
There were three Billie Jo's, two Bobbie Jo's, but just one Betty Jo.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:25 PM (w6EFb)
https://is.gd/60fvHm
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
I don't like the shirt, but the porn star mustache is nice. But the real hotness is the gun rights advocacy.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 07, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)
Who recalls the other prime-time cartoon series that followed in its wake? The Alvin Show with the Chipmunks on CBS, The Bugs Bunny Cartoon Hour on ABC ("Overture -- dim the lights; this is it, we'll hit the heights . . ."), and Top Cat -- I think that was an NBC show.
Plus Jonny Quest, four years later, an entirely new kind of animated show.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:22 PM (EXyHK)
Live version of Wilma would be Audrey Meadows.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:25 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (EXyHK)
*shrugs*
It doesn't matter much. I can't fault anyone. I voted for Bush, McCain, and Romney.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (BI5O2)
I thought Ford was doing a good job considering what the country was going through. Carter seemed too inexperienced and kinda weak. So my first vote was a loss. But as time went on my thought was I voted for the better guy. My next vote for President was Reagan. And the next vote was for Reagan. I have never voted for a Democrat for President.
Posted by: Case at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (pvf3X)
I was too young to vote for Reagan the first time, but I voted for him the second time. Never voted for a democrat ever. My soul is cleansed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (snZF9)
One Razor.
I'm good for 2 months, easy.
Posted by: garrett
Geez, Garrett, are you doing that Sheryl Crow 4 squares of tp thing?
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Damn straight.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 07, 2026
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Agreed . . . but Mom also thought Carol Wayne, she of the skits on The Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson, was "so big in front she looks deformed." I guess you had to be a guy to appreciate her fully.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
But it's important to have a good one if you are planning to build a dam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 07, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
Needs to practice not looking insane in front of cameras would help as well.
I'm so perfect I'm going to bed early tonight.
On the Rich Girl song...my husband initially thought I was a wealthy girl with a father having a yuge ranch. Because when running short of $ I'd call him and ask him to sell "one of my cows." I had two out of his herd of 200+. I also did not know they only had one calf per year to sell. My father, on the other end of the phone, would simply send money vs explaining it to me. A 200 acre farm is not land baron style ranching, more of a hobby farm.
He did not marry me for my money, nor did I marry him for his. We were po' white folk starting out. And glad of it.
I never asked my parents for a dime after I graduated college or we married. Which explains why my father was so thrilled to marry me off. Surprised I did not come with a dowry! Here! Take her!!!Thanks!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 07, 2026 10:28 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:27 PM (wzUl9)
I'm surprised she drowned looking like that. Probably murdered, though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:29 PM (0aYVJ)
I have no idea who Meadows is but I just looked her up and I can absolutely see it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:29 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Orson at April 07, 2026 10:29 PM (dIske)
“When I’m out and about with my son, people often assume I’m his girlfriend,” she said. “I hear it all the time, that I look remarkably young for my age.”
Maybe you should take your hand out of the back of his pants.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 10:29 PM (zthKh)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026
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Ah, that deadpan look she used to give Ralph that said, "I know what you're thinking, and you'd better not think it!"
Who played the live action characters in the movie some years ago? I know John Goodman was Fred, and Rosie O'Donnell was Betty (ugh!), but I can't think who played Barney and Wilma.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:30 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: davidt at April 07, 2026 10:31 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
I expect they both got married right out of stone-age high school, and they were both the mothers of a single toddler. That'd put them in their early 20s?
So the cartoon versions were just drawn too old.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
I have no idea who Meadows is but I just looked her up and I can absolutely see it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:29 PM (EXyHK)
Well, considering the Flintstones were the Honeymooners....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
2.5 hours and I just came by to see if the ceasefire is still going. That could be a hobby every half hour for the next two weeks.
Everyone have a good night.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 07, 2026 10:31 PM (Sco7b)
Pretty sure Louis Gossett Jr played Barney.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:31 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 07, 2026 10:32 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 07, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)
Wife likes Commissioner Reagan era Selleck.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Damn straight.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (sn5xH)
Julie Newmar played the female robot (who passed as a human) in the 1964 TV show "My Living Doll". She was quite a doll.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:32 PM (y171U)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 07, 2026 10:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Eromero at April 07, 2026 10:32 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:33 PM (0aYVJ)
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Just a touch up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:33 PM (RUHxY)
Famously played Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners. The Flinstones were pretty much a knock-off of the Honeymooners. Jackie Gleason got mad and wanted to sue Hanna-Barberra over it.
His lawyers talked him out. They said, Jackie, you probably won't win, but you might, and if you do, do you want to be remembered as the guy who took Fred Flintstone off the air?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:33 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 10:34 PM (ZxPkt)
There used to be a place at Cornell on the dam that called itself Best Restaurant by a Dam Site. Or something like that. I can find no evidence of it’s existence right now.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:35 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 07, 2026 10:35 PM (2GVsD)
https://tinyurl.com/4ztxhzcb
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 10:34 PM (ZxPkt)
They may as well have cast a tranny.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 07, 2026 10:36 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 07, 2026 10:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)
A LinkedIn 5 ...
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at April 07, 2026 10:04 PM (3sXRv)
She looks terrifying.
Posted by: LinkedIn is populated by psychos at April 07, 2026 10:36 PM (TbWk/)
Broke my voting cherry on Reagan 1. Absentee voted for him a 2nd time in Germany while on active duty. Voted republican ever since, until the tea party got fucked. Then i voted for whomever was running against the non tea party rape victim.
I'll vote for trump endorsements as long as they have a history of supporting and voting for and social media posts supporting his leadership. If they don't have that history, i don't vote for them.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: GWB at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (wm3Sw)
Speaking of Alice, this just in from Artemis:
https://is.gd/9xULln
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
"To the Moon, Alice!...To the Moon!"
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026
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Was that the weird movie with a title like "So Long and Thanks for Everything, [Some Name]?" John Leguizamo was in it, and I think Wesley Snipes? I could be way off on the last one.
"Junie Woo"? Something like that?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026
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Nobody had mini-mammoths as vacuum cleaners either, but the whole thing was a delight to watch.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:39 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:39 PM (BI5O2)
How did they handle sports cars in Flintstones? I can’t remember. But they must have had them. Did you need to be an athlete to own one?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026 10:39 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
All those "B.C." comics with a stone wheel unicycle, it turned out, misled me.
Although it might be fun to have a "Hagar the Horrible" prequel with the Yamnaya charioteers taking the whole of Europe and Central Asia (and India) to the number six dance.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 07, 2026 10:40 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 07, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:41 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j)
Geez, Garrett, are you doing that Sheryl Crow 4 squares of tp thing?
Posted by: nerdygirl
Sam's club wholesale tp pallet load. A four pack is only good for a week given the Bewalski genes. *shudders* the only other option uses the mooslum left hand, and I'm left handed so that ain't happening.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 07, 2026 10:42 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 07, 2026
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That was it. Was Julie actually in the movie, or was that just the title?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Perry the Platapus at April 07, 2026 10:42 PM (+0Wk3)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:43 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 07, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of
Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (wzUl9)
I looked it up:
"Oblivion." So bad they made a sequel. "Oblivion II." 1994 and 96.
I ain't never seen "To Wong Foo...etc" Do not want to.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026 10:43 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:43 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 07, 2026
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Dash Riprock must have had one. And I can't imagine Ann-Margrock running around in something less glamorous than she was.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:43 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Nobody had mini-mammoths as vacuum cleaners either, but the whole thing was a delight to watch.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
I was good with it, until the camera. Woodpeckers exist, but there's no such bird as a stonepecker.
Posted by: mikeski lobs one at April 07, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:44 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:45 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming
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Also, https://www.zillow.com/ - you can set your desired location and parameters.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:45 PM (RUHxY)
I guess it's good Rosie is a raging dyke. It's comforting to know that no fellow male has to live with the trauma of plowing that particular furrow.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
*perks up*
I'll take that bet.
- Ted Danson
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 07, 2026 10:45 PM (QVmho)
I was good with it, until the camera. Woodpeckers exist, but there's no such bird as a stonepecker.
Posted by: mikeski lobs
I think The Paolo would say that there is one indeed, but it is not a bird.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 10:46 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026
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I've used that too on occasion. I think it won't let me set as many parameters as Realtor will, or Realtor displays more data about the property.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:46 PM (wzUl9)
BNB- everyone knows Chico's Bail Bonds was the Bears sponsor. Who sponsored their rival Yankees?
Flintstones- what was the Drive in theater movie playing in the opening scene?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:47 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at April 07, 2026 10:47 PM (gHSfI)
I was good with it, until the camera. Woodpeckers exist, but there's no such bird as a stonepecker.
Posted by: mikeski lobs one
Last one for tonight, goodnight everyone.
^^^^that up there^^^^ is how you tell the male Morons you never had a Farrah Fawcett poster in your bedroom.....
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 07, 2026 10:48 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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I was good with it, until the camera. Woodpeckers exist, but there's no such bird as a stonepecker.
Posted by: mikeski lobs one at April 07, 2026
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Cartoon logic, man. That's the fun part.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:48 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:48 PM (TLp3A)
Flintstones- what was the Drive in theater movie playing in the opening scene?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026
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I'd guess it would have been a "rock or stone" wordplay on the title of a recent and famous movie, like Ben-Hur?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:50 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 07, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)
Then there is the theory that the Flintstones was actually set in the future, in some sort of post-Apocalyptic era where American culture was still dimly remembered. Note the Flintstones Christmas episode.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 07, 2026 10:50 PM (Ue4m3)
For those who didn't see it. Artemis got an Earthrise shot. Don Pettit posted it first, in this orientation:
https://is.gd/YOBLDg
And then NASA posted it officially, but rotated 90 degrees to match Bill Anders orientation as he saw it back during Apollo 8:
https://is.gd/aJlFCA
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:50 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 07, 2026
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Unlike The Revolution, will it be televised?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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I've seen better WWII gun camera footage.
I want long, detailed, technicolor footage of approach, engagement and results. This 10 second negative to pixilation ain't cutting it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 10:51 PM (RUHxY)
I loved the AI transformations of Betty and Wilma. Somebody should do Samantha and Jeannie, and Ginger and Mary Ann!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:52 PM (V4IXI)
I think that Rosie has reached her breaking point where she is afraid constantly that PDJT will jump out at her from in hiding and yell, "A-boogity-boogity-boogity!" and she will expire from coronary arrest.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 10:53 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:54 PM (V4IXI)
mindful webworker
If you're still here: The other night you posted a link to an old blues singer. Please post it again.
Posted by: Braenyard
Had to scroll back aways. Maybe this one I linked to on the 15th? (A little jazzy/swing for blues.)
'Taint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) - Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (1939)
https://youtu.be/UDTWVVlLGas
Posted by: mindful webworker - wasn't Ella... at April 07, 2026 10:55 PM (Qlfju)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 10:55 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:52 PM (V4IXI)
Did you make the "patter-patter-patter" sound when the car started moving?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 07, 2026 10:55 PM (Ue4m3)
That opening picture looks like it was shot at one of the Great Lakes dunes' sites -- either Au Sable Dunes in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior or Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 10:56 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 07, 2026 10:56 PM (GukFK)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:44 PM (V4IXI)
Something fat and slow moving, possibly jurassic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 10:57 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Wally at April 07, 2026 10:57 PM (zG4BR)
Posted by: wth at April 07, 2026 10:57 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 07, 2026 10:58 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 10:50 PM (w6EFb)
Publius, stars are visible in the background of the Artemis solar eclipse shot. Is it rare to see stars in photos from spacecrafts?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 10:58 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I don't care.
https://youtu.be/yN3lUM-r6bk
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ at April 07, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 07, 2026 11:00 PM (aJQbY)
I voted for Clinton in 92.
Never voted for another democrat for president afterwards.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2026 11:00 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
So, in the Flintstones-Jetsons crossover, it was the Jetsons who were from the past?
Whoa. --Neo
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:01 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Did you make the "patter-patter-patter" sound when the car started moving?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
If I was in a vehicle with only part of a floor, I'd be afraid to drum on the dashboard.
It might finish falling apart, cartoon-style, and we'd all just be sitting on the pavement, driver still holding the steering wheel.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 11:03 PM (VHUov)
Flintstones or Jetsons?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:01 PM (V4IXI)
Jetsons, they had AC.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:04 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:04 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 07, 2026 11:04 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (ZxPkt)
You ought to see the photo touchups of senator Patti Murray.
Ugh.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (2WIwB)
When you don't have direct sunlight in the frame, you can get easily get them. Cameras and the human eye are two different things. You can find some astronauts talking about this. In those photos, it's relativity dark enough to allow stars and planets.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:04 PM (V4IXI)
It almost seemed like it, didn't it?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Case at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:04 PM (V4IXI)
Yes. And the Jetsons were a take off on them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 07, 2026 11:05 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Azjaeger at April 07, 2026 11:06 PM (3/XaG)
The Flintstones are not my ancestors. They are the barbaric descendants of a people who could no longer keep their anger in check, and eventually destroyed my past. This is not the past. This is my future.
Posted by: George Enoch Jetson at April 07, 2026 11:06 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2026 11:07 PM (A5RD0)
In an interview, South Carolina's shining example of intellectual heft, Rep. James Clyburn, stated that the "MAGA folks want to return things to antebellum times".
Interviewer: "You mean slavery?
JCly: "No, that's forbidden by the Constitution. Jim Crow? They absolutely want to go back to that."
Jim Crow was postbellum, you dunce.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:07 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: George Enoch Jetson at April 07, 2026 11:06 PM (EXyHK)
Sounds familiar. Source?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (bss/y)
I voted for Clinton in 92.
Never voted for another democrat for president afterwards.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Whoa!
Is that a backwards way of saying you have voted Democrat for every office except President since 1992?
just kidding...
My vote was for Reagan in 84.
Generally kept an open mind for every office until Obama... ended up voting (R) in every election. Never voted FOR someone until Palin (hoping douche McCain would expire ASAP), and Trump.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Fractured Fairy Tales was a go.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Wally at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (zG4BR)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:07 PM (Q98jS)
You're missing the point, racist.
It's that you're racist.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 07, 2026 11:09 PM (bss/y)
A couple of my favorite of those eclipse shots. First:
https://is.gd/BseoBB
Download it to get the full resolution. See that big bright dot just above the spacecraft to the upper left? That's Venus. Follow a line diagonally through the Moon to the lower right. That's roughly the ecliptic. The two brighter dots along the line in the lower right corner are Saturn, and then Mars.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 11:09 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:09 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:09 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2026 11:10 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:10 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:12 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:12 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:10 PM (BI5O2)
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He got his picture taken holding a hammer once a year and people think he spent his post-presidential life building houses for hobos.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:12 PM (JkO4W)
And the second image is this:
https://is.gd/XLuwTW
That's looking more to the right from the first picture. You can see Mercury to the far lower right, all line along the ecliptic with Saturn and Mars. Yep, Saturn and Mars are closer to the Sun (angle wise, of course) than Mercury right now.
Neptune is in there too, between Saturn and Mars, but's far too dim at those camera settings to show up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 11:13 PM (w6EFb)
hubba hubba
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:12 PM (ZxPkt
Judy wasn't legal yet.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:13 PM (V4IXI)
In an interview, South Carolina's shining example of intellectual heft, Rep. James Clyburn, stated that the "MAGA folks want to return things to antebellum times".
Interviewer: "You mean slavery?
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My PT was black as the ace of spades, from Georgia, here because her husband is stationed here. Has her shit together, looking forward to the day she can move back to Georgia and buy an antebellum homestead. - > because they are beautiful.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (A5RD0)
I saw a video with that liberal screech owl from down south whose face resembles Skeletor. I swear, there are whole slabs of goop that one day will slide off her face lime an glacier calving icebergs.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (Q98jS)
Jim Crow was postbellum, you dunce.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:07 PM (Q98jS)
Should have been, "So, you're telling me you don't know what the words you use mean?"
Posted by: GWB at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (wm3Sw)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 07, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)
I voted for Clinton in 92.
Never voted for another democrat for president afterwards.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Whoa!
Is that a backwards way of saying you have voted Democrat for every office except President since 1992?
just kidding...
My vote was for Reagan in 84.
Generally kept an open mind for every office until Obama... ended up voting (R) in every election. Never voted FOR someone until Palin (hoping douche McCain would expire ASAP), and Trump.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Like nurse, my first vote was for Reagan in '84. As a NYC'er in my yout, I ended up voting for both Ed Koch and David Dinkins (over Giuliani). I thought that it was about time for a black man to become mayor of NYC, and Dinkins was Manhattan Borough President, so I thought he would know how to run the city. Boy was I wrong.
Never voted for a Dem after that. Good thing too, because I could see a grifter like Obama from a mile away at that point.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 07, 2026 11:15 PM (eZ1xg)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:12 PM (V4IXI)
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Well, the gay ones, sure.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:15 PM (JkO4W)
During winter huge herds congregate near a place called Soldier Meadows - lots of thermal vents and hot springs. There's an old cottage there that's open for use (and well kept) including a wood fired cooking stove.
"The Soldier Meadows Conservation Project is a unique public-private partnership in the high plateau country east of the Calico Mountains and north of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada."
Posted by: 13times at April 07, 2026 11:16 PM (kwa+0)
I have a better idea. How about we all decry that anyone who is as big a FAT-ASS as Pritzger shouldn't be lecturing the rest of us on health-related issues.
Posted by: Crusader at April 07, 2026 11:16 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 07, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
The two brighter dots along the line in the lower right corner are Saturn, and then Mars.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
And Uranus is immediately behind you. Amirite?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:17 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
They should've made a live-action Jetsons, instead. Then casting Rosie O'Donnell would have worked. Same name, same figure, same sex appeal.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2026 11:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Voted for John Anderson in 1980 (hides head in shame).
Voted R for President ever since.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 07, 2026 11:18 PM (y171U)
*sigh*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 07, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
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And let me tell you, Bob Dole sure appreciated your vote.
Posted by: Bob Dole at April 07, 2026 11:18 PM (JkO4W)
Land of the Lost. The smart sleestak said this on realizing that the dumb sleestak were his descendants, not his ancestors.
Posted by: George Enoch Jetson at April 07, 2026 11:19 PM (EXyHK)
Tasty vittles them Speedgoats are.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 11:19 PM (TLp3A)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:15 PM (JkO4W)
You must have been an HR Pufnstuf fan.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:19 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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It was a fucked up time. The country, emotionally, had not settled from the Democrat attack on Nixon, Ford was not dynamic (a company man, a senator), and the Democrats were demonstrating over Nuclear energy. It was a big deal. Companies wanted to build Nuke plants all over America.
And the carnival barker, as you rightly put it, sold the snake oil.
_Mixing the Metaphor
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:20 PM (RUHxY)
Heh. Askcshually, Uranus would be along that line to the upper left out of frame above Venus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 07, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
I think the reason they are so able to fool so many people is that most people are clean living and run in a similar crowd.
They always set off all my alarm bells because I ran in a bad crowd with a lot of crooks as a teenager/young man, so they're very familiar to me. I know the stink of criminals.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:21 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Map Of The Stars Homes at April 07, 2026 11:22 PM (oftw2)
Gerald Ford had been only a Representative.
You must have been an HR Pufnstuf fan.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Pufnstuf?! Were they referring to weeeeed?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (Q98jS)
Tough shit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:10 PM (BI5O2)
You probably had to live it to really understand. If you think about an asshole, an asshole must itself also have an asshole, and that asshole would be carter. He was weaker than a 50 use teabag. How did he fool people? Americans are fucking stupid. Never underestimate the limp dick retards among us. He came off like a frigging evangelist, if I remember right, but I was young. Mr peanut farmer dressed in his stupid sweaters. Never ever underestimate America's tendency to buy into a lie if it's packaged right.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (snZF9)
Halfway tempted to extend my NYC tour 1 more day - too many things to see, and not enough time to see it all 🗽⛴️🚌🛵
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Map Of The Stars Homes at April 07, 2026 11:22 PM (oftw2)
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*ahem*
Posted by: Carey Granite at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (JkO4W)
I made her stir fried noodles and she wants me to take her out to the buffet next weekend so she can eat all you can eat crab
Posted by: Kindltot at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (rbvCR)
Couldn't have said it better.
Between her and Mary-Anne, my preferences were set for a lifetime.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (TLp3A)
--
Don't forget Bobbie Jo
https://tinyurl.com/c6kxjzfa
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (NYInA)
Working my way through the comments - did anybody mention Della Street (Barbara Hale)?
Or 'One Day at a Time' Valerie Bertinelli - the quintessential 'little sister'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:25 PM (QGaXH)
And the carnival barker, as you rightly put it, sold the snake oil.
_Mixing the Metaphor
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:20 PM (RUHxY)
Yup, pretty much this. America spread it's ass cheeks.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:26 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 07, 2026 11:26 PM (XMwZJ)
Mr peanut farmer dressed in his stupid sweaters. Never ever underestimate America's tendency to buy into a lie if it's packaged right.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The numpty obsessed over the schedule for who got to use the WH tennis court(s), fergawdsake!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:26 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Map Of The Stars Homes at April 07, 2026 11:22 PM (oftw2)
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*ahem*
Posted by: Carey Granite at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (JkO4W)
Step aside, loser!
Posted by: Joe Rockhead at April 07, 2026 11:27 PM (eZ1xg)
They just elected a liberal to replace a retiring conservative SC justice. The left now have a 5-2 advantage. Don't expect any conservative legislation to stand.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:28 PM (V4IXI)
I thought Ford was doing a good job considering what the country was going through. Carter seemed too inexperienced and kinda weak. So my first vote was a loss. But as time went on my thought was I voted for the better guy. My next vote for President was Reagan. And the next vote was for Reagan. I have never voted for a Democrat for President.
Posted by: Case at April 07, 2026 10:24 PM (pvf3X)
I was three weeks too young to NOT vote for Carter.
I, too, have never voted for a Democrat.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)
*sigh*
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Its really amazing how well organized the UNIPARTY was for so long. IF the "Republicans" had been busy working for us, a candidate like Dole would have finished 5th.
The "Republican" party in our lifetime has largely been a party of grifters who used the "(R)" symbol as a trademark to fund-raise. Almost none of them had any convictions that couldn't be bought.
We still suffer from those GRIFTERS. That's why NOTHING really gets done in the house or senate. Those GRIFTERS need to be run out, and prosecuted for the sell-outs they've always been.
Posted by: Crusader at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (Cjcf6)
I'm surprised the Communists didn't just pull the trigger and invade the next day, with that cornpone Stewart Smalley running things.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (ZxPkt)
Yeah. The farthest thing from the Chevy Chase caricature.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 07, 2026 11:31 PM (eZ1xg)
I made her stir fried noodles and she wants me to take her out to the buffet next weekend so she can eat all you can eat crab
Posted by: Kindltot
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Your a good man fixing her up some noodles.
Take her out to eat. She earned it putting up
with you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:31 PM (RUHxY)
I thought he was an All-American too. I might have dreamt that.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 07, 2026 11:32 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Don Black
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If he had only been that man in the White House.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:32 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:34 PM (8ty7h)
Posted by: Stacy0311 at April 07, 2026 11:35 PM (wwlYu)
- University of Michigan Hall of Honor
At Michigan, Ford was a substitute center behind All-American Charles Bernard on Michigan's national championship squads of 1932 and 1933.
In 1934, his senior season, Ford started at center for all of Michigan's games and was named team MVP. Ford graduated with a B.A. in 1935
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 07, 2026 11:35 PM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:35 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 07, 2026
***
Was that the weird movie with a title like "So Long and Thanks for Everything, [Some Name]?" John Leguizamo was in it, and I think Wesley Snipes? I could be way off on the last one.
"Junie Woo"? Something like that?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 07, 2026 10:37 PM (wzUl9)
If not already answered upthread:
to Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (I believe)
Three drag queens stranded in a backwards rural town. one had an infatuation with Julie Newmar, I think.
Hilarity ensued.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)
I'm surprised the Communists didn't just pull the trigger and invade the next day, with that cornpone Stewart Smalley running things.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (BI5O2)
That dude was a gutless... dickless... turd. He was soooo far over his head it wasn't funny. He wouldn't recognize what balls were if they were fired into his face from a naval cannon. That miserable bastard did more damage to this planet than can be calculated. 1000's and 1000's died just from that fuckfacefuck not dying in his sleep before he could have become president. Every person killed by Iran and their proxies are on his fucking head. Trump right now 47 years later is cleaning up what that asshole let happen. As much as Trump is transformative to the good, that bastard carter was transformative to the bad. We won't even talk about the economy he destroyed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:36 PM (snZF9)
They named an entire class of aircraft carriers after him, so there's that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:37 PM (8ty7h)
John Leguizamo was in it, and I think Wesley Snipes? I could be way off on the last one.
And Patrick Swayze
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:37 PM (Q98jS)
Biden wandered off in the woods, took headers down the stairs, tripped on cables and ate dirt, crapped his pants at the Vatican, crapped his pants on Marine One (and bragged about it!), got kidnapped by the Easter Bunny, repeatedly wandered off of stages with his arms up like Cornholio, and we were all assured he was a sharp-as-a-tack badass who could still play football if he wasn't so busy being our fearless leader.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:38 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Valerie Bertinelli was the Mouseketeer my 10 year old wang wanted to bang.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Eddie Van Halen got there first.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:40 PM (8ty7h)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Ok thats funny shit lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 07, 2026 11:40 PM (snZF9)
When they build the U.S.S. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., rather than any sort of installed sound system, every swabbie will have their own personal phonograph.
To listen to books 'n' stuff!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:41 PM (Q98jS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:43 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:44 PM (ZxPkt)
https://youtu.be/QttVlxa0IRI
Aside from a couple of "what do you think? Leave a comment" interruptions, it was pretty thorough and up-to-date with everything I know at least, from Segundo Pia's groundbreaking photography to the 3-D computer analysis, the "debunking" based on a piece of the repairs not the original cloth, to the pollen and blood and scourgemarks validations.
One bit I hadn't known. Scientists determined that the image method was able to be duplicated, on a very small scale. To create the image on the Shroud, though, would take "a simultaneous energy pulse of 34 trillion watts lasting less than a billionth of a second." Whoa!
The meaning of Jesus' raising, physical body or what, is of course a long running debate with theological implications. The method by which the Shroud image could be formed likewise.
Dang, Pixy, can't you give us a LITTLE more comment length? continued...
Posted by: mindful webworker - mysteries of history 1 of 2 at April 07, 2026 11:44 PM (Qlfju)
However, after Mary and Peter and John had seen the burial cloths lying there undisturbed, the captain of the temple guards was sent to the tomb, "to remove the grave cloths. The captain wrapped them all up in the linen sheet and threw them over a near-by cliff."
If the Shroud is authentic, SOMEone found the bundle at the bottom of the cliff.
The UB has nothing to say about that. Heh.
Posted by: mindful webworker - mysteries of history 2 of 2 at April 07, 2026 11:45 PM (Qlfju)
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We should. But we should HAMMER how badly the *monsters* that pretended to be the Joe Biden administration desired to KILL this great nation.
Posted by: Crusader at April 07, 2026 11:46 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:10 PM (BI5O2)
Ignore Ford, he was the answer to Nixon. Nuklr Engineer, Sunday School teaching peanut farmer, governor of a mostly rural state. Wholesome down-to-earth Christian honesty was his brand.
Fake fakery all the way down. Now second worst president only because Biden was such a dumpster fire.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)
Launching missiles like drunk lunatics. Warnings now in Saudi Arabia for incoming attack. No one is left out of the party tonight.
10am news with Sec Hegseth and Raisin' Cain.
Trump:CNN is a fraud, reporting 10pts from Nigeria
Somehow Iraq is now involved with burning buildings. Yemen also launching towards Israel, the Houthi (who I always think have lisps) failed but they are involved.
Iran is hiding tanks, etc in children's amusement parks. They are coming out of hiding apparently with this "cease fire."
Maybe Trump is letting the ME finish them off?
Tousi is mocking Cucker with a meme and of Carlson in a turban with a goat bleating next to him. I liked this a lot!
My prayers for Israel and all under attack from these inbred barbarians.
Israel is now hitting Tehran and Iran, major air attack tonight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 07, 2026 11:48 PM (WONhk)
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oh please let this NEVER happen
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:44 PM (ZxPkt)
It won't be for the US Navy. It will be a replacement for the New Zealand research vessel that that lesbian Navy captain ran aground.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 11:48 PM (S/Y4j)
I for one, look forward to their upcoming summer blockbuster, "Dance Pop Thunder Coven."
Trigglypuff, Gorlock, and Lena Dunham star as the body-positive lesbian witches of the wildly popular girl group GUNTR/X. When they aren't literally filling stadiums, they're using the Dark Arts to foil the dastardly plans of their arch-nemesis, the Duke of Orange.
Don't miss a moment of the action as GUNTR/X shatters the patriarchy - and the stage.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:49 PM (BI5O2)
Couldn't have said it better.
Between her and Mary-Anne, my preferences were set for a lifetime.
Posted by: garrett at April 07, 2026 10:10 PM (TLp3A)
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Don't forget Bobbie Jo
https://tinyurl.com/c6kxjzfa
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 07, 2026 10:16 PM (NYInA)
Working my way through the comments - did anybody mention Della Street (Barbara Hale)?
Or 'One Day at a Time' Valerie Bertinelli - the quintessential 'little sister'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:25 PM (QGaXH)
NO ONE has mentioned Daisy Duke, yet?
SMH
Posted by: GWB at April 07, 2026 11:49 PM (wm3Sw)
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Shouldn't the goat be on top of Tuq'r Warlson?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 11:50 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:50 PM (ZxPkt)
We're in a state of uncertainty, suspicion, puzzlement, etc. Did any other president ever throw so many mysteries and opacities as Trump? I'm genuinely curious. I can't imagine getting through World War II with Trump at the helm -- sending truthsocials and announcing deals, victories, threats to end civilization, etc. to Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin. "I don't think so, Winston -- I lended you my fountain pen and never got it back. Besides, you despise golf. I don't trust anyone who doesnt play golf!"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 07, 2026 11:51 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:51 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 11:52 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 07, 2026 11:52 PM (Cqx++)
Israel is now hitting Tehran and Iran, major air attack tonight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I really REALLY want some smoldering ruins in the morning.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 07, 2026 11:52 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 07, 2026 11:53 PM (I/0M6)
Time to gas all the trolls. Phosgene would be nice. Record their dying screeches, and sell them for ringtones.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 07, 2026 11:53 PM (utfVc)
I use soap and water and a $23 face cream. A jar lasts three months. I frequently get compliments on my complexion. I tell them, "I owe it all to clean living and a pure heart."
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 07, 2026 11:53 PM (tM5h4)
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A once-over with Barkeepers Friend twice a month and I'm good to go.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:55 PM (JkO4W)
Gerald Ford had been only a Representative.
You must have been an HR Pufnstuf fan.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Pufnstuf?! Were they referring to weeeeed?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 07, 2026 11:23 PM (Q98jS)
And if I remember correctly was mostly a seat-warming back bencher who took one too many hits on the football fieldd before there were helmets....distinguished himself during his term on office by hitting his head on things and almost getting shot, twice!
This was about the same time someone got a lucky shot in on George ("segregation today, segregation tomorrah, segregation fore-evah") Wallace putting him in a wheel chair the rest of his life.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 07, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: mindful webworker - mysteries of history 1 of 2 at April 07, 2026 11:44 PM (Qlfju)
Stupid trolls are why we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 07, 2026 11:56 PM (eZ1xg)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 07, 2026 11:52 PM (n7rxJ)
I approve of this message with ululating uvula.
Quietly, so not to arouse or alarm my husband.
I want this DONE. Hide the babies, children, Christians and Jews and let it be done.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 07, 2026 11:57 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 07, 2026 11:57 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 07, 2026 11:59 PM (gKWVE)
Lawyers do something similar, particularly female ones. I wouldn't be surprised to learn they edit or modify them in all sorts of ways too now, but it's long been common to find them using photos from a decade or more earlier in their professional bios. I've seen photos 25 years old still in use.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 07, 2026 11:59 PM (I/0M6)
Lean into your features, ladies. You'd be surprised how attractive that can be.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 07, 2026 11:59 PM (CHHv1)
I made her stir fried noodles and she wants me to take her out to the buffet next weekend so she can eat all you can eat crab
Posted by: Kindltot
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Your a good man fixing her up some noodles.
Take her out to eat. She earned it putting up
with you.
Posted by: Braenyard
Actually,
I was at their wedding. And their First Anniversary party. And I adore them both. They compliment each other quite well.
Please hug your sweetheart for me, Kindletot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 12:00 AM (A5RD0)
I see the super original troll above. Oooh.
I'm thinking President Trump said to Sec Hegseth, let's let our boys get some rest and see what these nutcases do with a cease fire.
We see! Says Israel and the rest of the ME.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:00 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Fake fakery all the way down. Now second worst president only because Biden was such a dumpster fire.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
A little credit, here? I really tried hard to be worse than Carter.
Posted by: B. H. O. at April 08, 2026 12:01 AM (VHUov)
Lean into your features, ladies. You'd be surprised how attractive that can be.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 07, 2026 11:59 PM (CHHv1)
This earns you a hair flip from a natural 'ette. Ok, mascara if I leave the house. And I'm getting highlights on Thursday.
In my prime I was natural, so there's that. And I refuse to look old. So there!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:03 AM (WONhk)
The last time I encountered a large group of pronghorn, they were feeling frisky and decided to race me down the highway at about 50-55 miles per hour. I kept my distance because I understand their disposition.
But I wondered about the tourists driving behind me. Once I passed by the herd, I no longer saw the tourists in my mirror. Chances are they hit one doing 75 mph and totaled their vehicle.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 12:03 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 12:04 AM (BI5O2)
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We should. But we should HAMMER how badly the *monsters* that pretended to be the Joe Biden administration desired to KILL this great nation.
Posted by: Crusader at April 07, 2026 11:46 PM (Cjcf6)
Oh absolutely. Carter was a weak dipshit who couldn't tell his asshole from a hole in the ground, but the biden monsters are pure fucking evil and should have been hunted with flamethrowers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)
I am bleary-eyed from allergies, and I originally read this as "ululating vulva." I was alarmed.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 12:06 AM (I/0M6)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 07, 2026 11:50 PM (S/Y4j)
The goat does not look impressed with Cucker. Calmly bleating and chewing cud as he rails and whines for eeslam.
I would like to send both Cucker and Candace Popeye over to sooth Iran and see how that goes. Ambassadors of Insanity.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:07 AM (WONhk)
Israel, with Gaza, avoided the tremendous danger of ceasefires with opponents who extermination is the minimum serious objective - that you can't start the party up again. Bibi did, several times. This of course only applies to western countries, and especially the US in its current unserious incarnation.
With Trump I'm not very concerned about it. I am assuming his comical statements about offing the first string of Iranian "leadership" constituting "regime change" are pure chin music, aimed at a mysterious audience.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:07 AM (U/Byj)
British Intel
@TheBritishIntel
7h
CHILE SIDES WITH ARGENTINA ON THE FALKLANDS
Chile has officially declared its support for Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands.
This came in a joint statement after a meeting between the two countries’ leaders.
The Falklands are British territory - defended with British blood in 1982.
Now more countries are openly testing us because they sense weakness in London.
Britain must make it crystal clear:
The Falklands are ours and will remain ours forever.
Apr 7, 2026 · 8:17 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 12:06 AM (I/0M6)
I insert this now and then for alarm and in my teaching of anatomy to Morons.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:08 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:08 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 07, 2026 11:55 PM
Only if you douse yourself in perfume afterwards to mask the smell of the Barkkeper's Friend. That shit's nasty but it does clean a kitchen sink like nothing else.
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 08, 2026 12:09 AM (tM5h4)
Apr 7, 2026 · 8:17 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)
Good Luck with that....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 08, 2026 12:09 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 07, 2026 11:52 PM (n7rxJ)
I want to see what the Precambrian era looked like.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
The Falklands are British territory - defended with British blood in 1982.
Now more countries are openly testing us because they sense weakness in London.
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Good. Let the fucking commonwealth get picked to the bone like a dead gazelle on the African veldt.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 12:10 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 08, 2026 12:12 AM (+HNx/)
I succeed 5 out of 7 nights. Which is a heck of a lot better than six months ago with horrible insomnia. Last night was not great, so tonight will be.
G'night, Morons and 'ettes, and may we have a wonderful tomorrow.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 12:13 AM (WONhk)
Chile and Argentina linking up like that is pretty amazing. For those unfamiliar, as in many parts of the world, those two similar countries with not much in the way of real disputes have been pointlessly mutually hostile forever. Beagle Channel dispute - I lost track of whether it was already settled.
But not impressed with Mr Chainsaw, if he's pushing this. Pointless distraction when the herculean task of rescuing Argentina from its decades of torpor has barely begun.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:14 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:16 AM (U/Byj)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjf5ETDHyU
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 12:17 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
Sounds like the 43rd listed side effect of the latest SSRI pill.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2026 12:19 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Kindltot
Fukin Brits cannot even get drinking water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 12:20 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 12:23 AM (I/0M6)
I use soap and water and a $23 face cream. A jar lasts three months. I frequently get compliments on my complexion. I tell them, "I owe it all to clean living and a pure heart."
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 07, 2026 11:53 PM (tM5h4)
I finally found a cream that I like - it is the only one I have ever run across that has pink undertones rather than yellow ones. It's the only "makeup" I use.
I figure I'm not the poor sap that has to look at my face, so I really don't care what everyone else sees 😂😂😂
Before I started treatment for cancer, I used to look about 10 years younger than my age. Can't claim that any more - I definitely look my age now - but I am still alive...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 08, 2026 12:24 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: JQ at April 08, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Apr 7, 2026 · 8:17 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot
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They are such a silly people. They don't have a functioning carrier, they don't have a functioning sea going vessel. They can't do anything. Ask Trump?
I want to hear that answer.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 12:28 AM (RUHxY)
I want to hear that answer.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 12:28 AM (RUHxY)
It used to be axiomatic, that if you wanted to maintain control of far-flung colonies across the sea, that you had to maintain a Navy capable of defending those colonies. And an Air Force capable of doing the same, and capable of landing troops to bolster the garrison.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 12:33 AM (utfVc)
The movies with Julie Newmar and George Takei are
Oblivion and Oblivion 2
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Saw Oblivion at a Chicago Comicon. Screenplay by Peter David, who hosted the showing. It was… tolerable.
Posted by: mindful webworker - mysteries of history 2 of 2 at April 08, 2026 12:34 AM (Qlfju)
Off: https://shorturl.at/OPdjv
On: (two pics) https://shorturl.at/ZhWsI
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 08, 2026 12:35 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: rhomboid
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There is organized opposition to him this is a good focus point to diminish them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 12:38 AM (RUHxY)
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It'll be propelled from behind by the USNS Harvey Milk.
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 12:39 AM (TbhYO)
I have crawled close enough to Antelope to touch them.
Never been able to get that close to a Whitetail Buck.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 12:40 AM (TLp3A)
I want to know how they straightened that hair -- that was some miracle. I might have use in the aerspace sector.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2026 12:40 AM (UA2di)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjf5ETDHyU
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 12:17 AM (snZF9)
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All that's missing is The Chainsaw Attachment!
Posted by: ShainS at April 08, 2026 12:41 AM (TbhYO)
I kind of want Trump to claim it and then gift it to Argentina.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 12:46 AM (TLp3A)
The Falkland Islands. In 1981*.
Where they found themselves in the middle of the first western conventional shooting war since WWII. Hilarious. But rarely is the idiocy of the NPR-listening cohort so quickly and dramatically "rewarded" by reality.
* think it was 1981, not long after Reagan was sworn in
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:48 AM (U/Byj)
Never been able to get that close to a Whitetail Buck.
Posted by: garrett
>We have a herd of whitetail roaming around here that are fearless now that the dogs are gone. As long as they don't see you, they just mosey around. Vehicles don't spook them too much, they just get out of the way.
It makes easy to fill your tag. Some nice bucks.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 12:56 AM (Fbc0I)
I've had bucks just about run me over, coming to a set of antlers, pre-rut.
But to sneak on? Not our deer. They don't let you get that close.
Posted by: garrett at April 08, 2026 12:59 AM (TLp3A)
I say the US should seize them and start pumping oil. Use the proceeds to fund building the new UN compound on the Falklands.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 08, 2026 01:00 AM (Ue4m3)
* think it was 1981, not long after Reagan was sworn in
Posted by: rhomboid at April 08, 2026 12:48 AM (U/Byj)
Milei should offer the people of the Falklands a deal: become a protectorate of Argentina, since Britain has fallen to the muslim hordes, and can no longer protect the Falklanders. Argentina will preserve inshore fishing rights for the Falklanders; offshore will be Argentina's exclusive zone, where Falklanders may also fish. No muslims permitted to settle in Falklands, and English will continue as the official language there, but have Spanish taught as a second language.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:02 AM (utfVc)
I reading up on photography, after getting on that tangent reading some discussion about Apollo vs Artemis. Artemis is all digital. Apollo was all film. Don't know much about it, other than film has its pluses and minuses and digital the same.
The cameras they're using on Artemis are Nikons, about 10 year old models (tried and well-tested -- you do NOT take something new fangled into space without extensive testing). They can do things with those cameras that would be impossible with Apollo film.
Yet, as far as resolution goes, the Apollo film has it beat. I swear, the Apollo color photos do just sort of look better somehow, and was reading the arguments back and forth about this.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 01:03 AM (w6EFb)
I say the US should seize them and start pumping oil. Use the proceeds to fund building the new UN compound on the Falklands.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 08, 2026 01:00 AM (Ue4m3)
I like this idea better than my first thought. The UK gives up the Falklands, but Argentina has to support Harry, Meghan, and their brood.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 08, 2026 01:05 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 08, 2026 01:08 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 08, 2026 01:12 AM (qpyNK)
One caveat is the Artemis images aren't all full resolution, they were transmitted through space, and there was compression and all that. And that is something Apollo couldn't do at all.
We won't get the full resolution until they get back to earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 01:12 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at April 08, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah I wonder how much that would sell for once he finalizes the design. He makes a shit ton of different custom swiss army knives. I was on his site looking at stuff. He does some nice stuff. I like swiss army knives. I have a pile of them, nothing crazy, maybe a dozen. Mrs B went to switzerland a few times for her job and brought me back a different one every time she went, so I have some from there. She keeps one in her purse that she got from there. This dude does some amazing things with them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:14 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 08, 2026 01:08 AM (KAi1n)
That totally blew ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Don Black at April 07, 2026 11:29 PM (ZxPkt)
Yeah. The farthest thing from the Chevy Chase caricature.
Posted by: Darrell Harris
Chevy Chase would wind up rehabbing at the Betty Ford Clinic (I'm guessing he was a coke head). It's where he would meet (by that point) the former President. They got along fine. Chevy was a world class asshole but Gerald Ford was a class act.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 01:17 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: publius
Been a couple years... had a 35mm film snap shooter. And a then top o the line digital. Took pics of house. Printed 4x6. Scanned at 2400 dpi.
Could zoom at film and see individual nails.
Digital - not so much.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 08, 2026 01:20 AM (/lPRQ)
But to sneak on? Not our deer. They don't let you get that close.
Posted by: garrett
>We have so many magpies they will rat you out, rat out the deer and elk, and every other kind of critter within eyesight. It can be an advantage.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:22 AM (Fbc0I)
It makes easy to fill your tag. Some nice bucks.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 12:56 AM (Fbc0I)
The ones around here are retarded. They're so used to people now they lay on their lawns and look at you like you're no big deal. Around my father's house they walk up to you like you got food. I saw one across the street from him laying on the woman's lawn by the curb, she comes home and goes to pull into her driveway and the deer gets up and moves a little as if to say yeah she's old, don't want to get run over here. As soon as she parked the car the deer goes an lays back down and just watches her get out of the car. We had 15 of them wandering around the grounds of the shop I work out of. They don't run they hang around looking at you like you're entertainment.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:23 AM (snZF9)
I for one, look forward to their upcoming summer blockbuster, "Dance Pop Thunder Coven."
Trigglypuff, Gorlock, and Lena Dunham star as the body-positive lesbian witches of the wildly popular girl group GUNTR/X. When they aren't literally filling stadiums, they're using the Dark Arts to foil the dastardly plans of their arch-nemesis, the Duke of Orange.
Don't miss a moment of the action as GUNTR/X shatters the patriarchy - and the stage.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
LoL!! Don't give them any ideas, dammit!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 08, 2026 01:23 AM (sAmhv)
Those special Hassleblads they used on Apollo were 70mm film, BTW.
The equivalent resolution would be hundreds of MP, pretty much.
Now, something like they did with that night side of earth, illuminated in moonlight with Artemis was something that would've been impossible with the Apollo cameras. The tricks they can do with the digital are something else.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2026 01:24 AM (w6EFb)
·
3h
BREAKING: Iran includes "acceptance of enrichment" in the Farsi version of its ceasefire plan, something missing from English versions.
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So apparently what Trump is bragging about getting them to agree to is not what they seem to think that they've agreed to.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 01:24 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: snakeplizzken at April 08, 2026 01:30 AM (G0Od/)
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 01:24 AM (vSvIl)
Or maybe they were not bargaining in good faith, and DJT expected that, and now he can say, "We promised them a cease-fire, if they acted in good faith, but the rat bastards lied and cheated, so now we have renewed justification to bomb them back into the Stone Age."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:33 AM (utfVc)
·
3h
BREAKING: Iran includes "acceptance of enrichment" in the Farsi version of its ceasefire plan, something missing from English versions.
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So apparently what Trump is bragging about getting them to agree to is not what they seem to think that they've agreed to.
Posted by: Methos at April 08, 2026 01:24 AM (vSvIl)
Trump needs to turn that place into a superfund site. They carry on like they got a leg to stand on.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:33 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:38 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
>Pull back. Reset the war powers resolution. There's no grace period. 90 days motherfuckers. Congress has their thumbs up their asses.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:40 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 08, 2026 01:33 AM (utfVc)
I really hope thats what he's doing. Sometimes I wonder if he gets off more on making deals and gets blinded by it. There is no reason in the planet of hell that any deal needs to be made with those murdering knuckle draggers, just erase them from the fucking planet. I would hope he just wants 2 weeks to get us resupplied and our planes and equipment serviced and then get back to kicking their dicks in the dirt.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 08, 2026 01:40 AM (Fbc0I)
Thats a good point.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)
Sodomy and the lash, optional.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 08, 2026 01:12 AM (qpyNK)
Hey, are you still here? I heard you were having some challenges. Need anything? DH is driving into Anchorage tomorrow. Just let me know.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 08, 2026 01:48 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Reforger at April 08, 2026 01:55 AM (ZhdAT)
...of the wildly popular girl group GUNTR/X. When they aren't literally filling stadiums, they're using the Dark Arts to foil the dastardly plans of their arch-nemesis, the Duke of Orange.
...
Don't miss a moment of the action as GUNTR/X shatters the patriarchy - and the stage.
And as as proud sponsors of the IceKingJOE Presidential librar, you can see "The Eternal Video Loop" of JOE's disapproval: Gunter, NO!
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-PrezLibraryCameo
Right next to the Hunter Biden Porn Stash and CrackPipe Collection.
'member him? me neither.
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
AND SHE WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ReignOverTheRubble
https://www.tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-SufferingOfSuccess
Simon was Saner.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 08, 2026 02:21 AM (WhfXV)
There is absolutely a certain class of LDS women who take this very, very seriously. I can also see where a person in PR especially in certain fields, would feel the pressure to do all that.
Thank God I never have. I've lived here 15 years. One trip to the hair salon, 2, possibly 3, mani/pedis. I need to find somewhere to get my legs and such waxed, though; getting hard for me to hold a razor.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 08, 2026 02:27 AM (Vvh2V)
Matched only by the wisdom based on knowledge and experience
Couched in a camaraderie rarely found in humanity
Tempered by sharp snark and punishing humor
Let's see AI ever match that.
(Or are we all AI??) 😏
https://youtu.be/Lrz2S81HXsM
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - where are we at April 08, 2026 02:52 AM (Qlfju)
Iran launched missiles at 5 different countries 2 hours AFTER the cease fire started.
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Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:22 AM (Ia/+0)
Missiles launched from Iran were seen over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the West Bank and intercepted by Israeli defence systems in the early hours of Wednesday, April 8.
The attacks came just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two‑week ceasefire agreement with Iran, aimed at easing tensions following weeks of escalation triggered by US‑Israeli strikes on Iranian targets
Video: by Reuters therefore certified as true by MSM.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:26 AM (RUHxY)
Iranian drone attack in Bahrain injures two, hours after truce announcement
_TimesOfIsrael
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:33 AM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 03:36 AM (Ia/+0)
U.S. President Donald J. Trump calls Wednesday a “big day for World Peace!”, following tonight’s announced two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran.
Trump states that the United States will assist with the buildup of ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that reconstruction can begin in Iran.
The President adds that, “We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin' around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”
Apr 8, 2026 · 4:32 AM UTC
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:49 AM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 03:50 AM (RUHxY)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 08, 2026 04:14 AM (RUHxY)
Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)
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The President adds that, “We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin' around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”
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"We're not even trying to do that. That's not our goal at all."
"ChIcKeN!!!~!~1!"
Thank God for Presidents who don't cravenly contort their strategies to fit the whims of imbeciles and retards.
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