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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | THE MORNING RANT: Throckmorton’s Razor, Minuteman’s Corollary, and the Chinese BalloonThe big story over the past few days has been the Chinese reconnaissance balloon that President Biden (or his handlers) allowed to fly over the length of the continental US. I have no idea what the true circumstances are regarding the balloon’s purpose, or its path, or why it wasn’t shot down earlier, or about the recovery of its debris. But I do know that there is no use believing a single word told to me by the Biden administration, or by any governmental authority. We have a President who is likely compromised by China, and our nation’s highest ranking military officer (General Mark Milley) has previously declared that he is willing to betray our country by advising the Communist Chinese government in advance of any military attacks by the US on Chinese assets. We also have a dishonest media, and our tech overlords are more loyal to China than to the United States, having repeatedly shown that they will gladly suppress the truth in service to the globalist agenda that is hostile to US freedom and sovereignty. In other words, I pretty much assume that I am being lied to about everything. Which is a good segue to Throckmorton’s Razor and Minuteman’s Corollary. In a recent post about the climate hysteria I made the point that, “With so much false data having been published by NOAA, NASA, and professional climatistas, there is no reason to trust any climate data they produce. I fear that it’s deleterious to our battle against the climate communists to give their work any credence…” Commenter “Minuteman” offered up this interesting summation.
Nice. However, if I were to concisely word as a razor the point I was trying to make, it might be:
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority which has previously provided false data is always acting dishonestly.” But Minuteman has added an excellent corollary. Whereas I was trying to make the point that we shouldn’t have to disprove the climate data of organizations such as NASA because they have already shown they’re not trustworthy, Minuteman provides a reminder that we shouldn’t ever use those discredited “experts” in support of our positions either. Be it media “fact checkers,” or the CDC, or the intelligence community, or the World Health Organization, or NOAA, etc, those entities are too discredited to provide any validity to an argument, even if by chance they occasionally support my own argument. What Minuteman captures is that we on the right are often willing to use data produced by these same experts if it supports our position, but we shouldn’t. Thus…
Minuteman’s Corollary: “Discount everything a liar says in his argument, even if it may support your position.” Thank you, Minuteman! And while we’re talking about razors, here are some of the most famous ones: Hanlon’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Occam’s Razor: “The correct explanation is usually the one made with the fewest assumptions.” Hitchen’s Razor: “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.”
Songs of the Season Almost obligatory today. Here is the 5th Dimension singing (well, lip syncing) Jimmy Webb’s “Up, Up and Away (In My Beautiful Balloon)”
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Sponge!
Posted by: rickb223 at February 06, 2023 11:00 AM (G8h7g) 2
not sponge
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:01 AM (LvTSG) 3
with a bullet
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (Q4IgG) 4
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority which has previously provided false data is always acting dishonestly.”
Werd. Posted by: rickb223 at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (G8h7g) 5
Hi, JT!
Posted by: Lola at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (Wxlzw) Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (LvTSG) 7
Somethingth
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (+rTCi) 8
Hitchen’s Razor: “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.”
++++ Which is why they lie about the evidence all the time. They just make it up. I guess that's where "Throckmorton's Razor" comes into play... Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (t0OGg) 9
Brave Sir Joe slew the dragon, I mean balloon
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (bs+z0) 10
Serious question:
The navy is having to carefully comb 400 square miles because of the debris field, correct? Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (MbeZZ) 11
I'll
fify Posted by: BignJames at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (AwYPR) 12
Hawkpilot's razor: a little dull but good for one more shave.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (UJJY9) 13
TJM's razor: Pizza is delicious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (LvTSG) ++++ Hitchens applies. Provide evidence Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (t0OGg) 14
America's Chicom Cuckboy. What did you expect?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (ppL7t) 15
Morning.
So I see Milley and Austin finally allowed the President to issue the order to shoot down the balloon. How nice of them. Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (1Yy3c) 16
Those are some snazzy outfits in the video.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (Y5qcH) 17
Ace's razor: don't stand under the shelves.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (ZGrMX) 18
Throckmorton's Razor can be extended to those who provide false data...and interpretations of that false data unintentionally...may also be considered unreliable, and indistinguishable from those who are simply lying and acting dishonestly.
And who are those people? It is the medical profession, many of whose members parroted the official version without thought. And for that I will never forgive them and always be suspicious. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (XIJ/X) 19
15 Morning.
So I see Milley and Austin finally allowed the President to issue the order to shoot down the balloon. How nice of them. Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (1Yy3c) More masks gone- the CJC can overrule the President. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (V6f9+) 20
Wonder if Joe is gonna brag about shooting down the balloon or is he gonna ignore it....
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (bs+z0) 21
Well if we are doing Razors, how about this:
Muldoon's Razor: Never trust a man who hears "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and sings "God Shave the Queen" Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (ykeLU) 22
8 Which is why they lie about the evidence all the time. They just make it up. I guess that's where "Throckmorton's Razor" comes into play...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (t0OGg) ======== K...I'm gonna go movie real quick. The Life of Emile Zola isn't really about his life, but the Dreyfus Affair. During the libel trial against Zola, the military introduces evidence, a secret letter that proves Dreyfus' guilt, but they don't produce the actual evidence. It's good enough for the court because the court is as corrupt as the military establishment. It's just interesting to watch that play out. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:06 AM (LvTSG) 23
Fetterman's Razor: Don't let me have razors.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:06 AM (Y5qcH) Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 06, 2023 11:06 AM (44ww/) 25
15 Morning.
So I see Milley and Austin finally allowed the President to issue the order to shoot down the balloon. How nice of them. -------------------- They had to wait to see what Manhattan wanted. Generalling is hard work. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:06 AM (ppL7t) 26
I have no idea what the true circumstances are regarding the balloon’s purpose, or its path, or why it wasn’t shot down earlier, or about the recovery of its debris. But I do know that there is no use believing a single word told to me by the Biden administration, or by any governmental authority.
My theory is that it was shot down now to give Stinkfinger a talking point for the SOTU - "See, I'm a patriotic warrior who looks out for America, not like that Russian asset Drumpf!" You can tell me later when I'm right. I'm out to run errands. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (AW0uW) 27
13 TJM's razor: Pizza is delicious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:02 AM (LvTSG) ++++ Hitchens applies. Provide evidence Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:04 AM (t0OGg) ========= *orders pizza to JM's house* Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (LvTSG) Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (jN+kq) 29
I think it was the oboists who ordered the shoot-down. They hate bassoons.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (+rTCi) 30
The many earlier lies about "disinformation", covid, Trump etc, have made me decide that everything about Ukes is fake, too and that they're not work paying for.
Nowhere in the MSM have I seen the video of Graham promising them war in 2016, which he did. I assume that it's one big fraud. Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (Zzbjj) 31
"Falus in uno, falus in omnibus" is the legal principle that a witness who testifies falsely about one matter is not credible to testify about any matter. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (MoZTd) 32
TJM's razor: Pizza is delicious.
The NY/Chicago/Detroit Corollary: Any style of pizza except what I grew up with is crap. Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (nfrXX) 33
5th Dimension yellow-pants guy is peak 70's.
Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (UJJY9) 34
Biden's Maxim: Your nation will only pay you a limited salary, but a hostile foreign nation will pay you unlimited millions.
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (JCZqz) 35
Logic is a pretty flower that smells bad.
Posted by: Spock's Razor at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (SYTee) 36
They hate bassoons.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (+rTCi) They're mean little apes. Posted by: BignJames at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (AwYPR) 37
32 TJM's razor: Pizza is delicious.
The NY/Chicago/Detroit Corollary: Any style of pizza except what I grew up with is crap. Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (nfrXX) ======= Unless you're Italian, because then you come to America and realize that we do it better. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (LvTSG) 38
A single lie can destroy a lifetime of credibility.
When The Powers That Be lie again and again and again with no consequences, there is no reason to ever believe them on ANY topic. They've demonstrated that they cannot be trusted. EVER. Chronic Backstabbing Disorder writ large. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (YIVH2) 39
Aetius' razor: sophistry and pedantry is a bad combination, retard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (zZu0s) 40
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority which has previously provided false data is always acting dishonestly.”
A slightly older phrasing: Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (ZSK0i) 41
Kiddding aside Buck, I like Throckmorton's Razor.
I have applied your concept in the past when reading medical literature. Once the methodology or data were shown to be false there is no point in reading the authors' conclusions, other than to file it under "Likely Bullshit" for future reference. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (ykeLU) 42
The Bradley Sisters did a lovely version of "Up, Up, and Away" on Petticoat Junction.
Posted by: Whitebread Privilege at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (wrJpE) 43
By the way, the Turkish earthquakes are going to disrupt. . . . wait for it. . . natural gas pipelines.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (lf83v) 44
I believe anyone that 'works' in the public sector or holds a senior executive management position in the private sector wants me dead.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (D25PY) 45
I am currently functioning at Fox Mulder levels of faith in government: Trust no one.
Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (gS3OW) 46
Yellow pants might be the way to go for Joe Biden. Or brown ones.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (Y5qcH) 47
41 Kiddding aside Buck, I like Throckmorton's Razor.
I have applied your concept in the past when reading medical literature. Once the methodology or data were shown to be false there is no point in reading the authors' conclusions, other than to file it under "Likely Bullshit" for future reference. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (ykeLU) ========= It was peer-reviewed, though. To reject peer review is to reject the oracles of the gods. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (LvTSG) Posted by: I Mean at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (5bLiR) 49
@TheInsiderPaper · 2h
BREAKING: Massive smoke spotted amid large industrial fire at a factory in Chicago Heights, Illinois https://tinyurl.com/4e8x7ajs 8-second video And see the sock-link for... ||EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — East Palestine, Ohio, remained in a state of emergency after a train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below. About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine as a train was carrying a variety of freight from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, rail operator Norfolk Southern said in a statement Saturday. There was no immediate information about what caused the derailment. No injuries were reported. The derailment happened a little before 9 p.m. Friday in the small town in Ohio which is not far from the Pennsylvania border in Beaver County.|| Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (Vwz3I) 50
Martini's Razor: Vermouth can be overrated.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (Q4IgG) 51
Damn Canucks!
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot https://bit.ly/3DNwd7p Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (FVME7) 52
Unless you're Italian, because then you come to America and realize that we do it better. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (LvTSG) Point of order! Pizza is the perfect example of enjoyment of a thing being subjective. There are some idiots who like fruit on their pizza. These godless heathens may be horrifically wrong from my standpoint, but I am not quite willing to say that they are evil... yet. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (zZu0s) 53
Unless you're Italian, because then you come to America and realize that we do it better.
---------------- This is especially true of Chinese food, as well. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (ppL7t) Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (fs1hN) 55
The Fifth Dimension: When musical artists actually produced, y'know, whaddaya call that stuff, oh yeah: music.
The "Aquarius" half of their "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In," and a nearly-unknown tune called "Viva Tirado" (the flip side of "Light Sings," ca. 1971), are standard's on my car's music flash drive. Stuff they did later, too, like "One Less Bell to Answer," "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," and "If I Could Reach You" were also superb. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:11 AM (J2vNu) 56
The derailment happened a little before 9 p.m. Friday in the small town in Ohio which is not far from the Pennsylvania border in Beaver County.
---------------- Save the beaver! Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:11 AM (ppL7t) 57
Unless you're Italian, because then you come to America and realize that we do it better. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:08 AM (LvTSG) ___________ Some Brit was sneering at baseball because it's really just rounders, an English girls game. I replied that it takes Americans to transform a mediocre European product and transform it into something magnificent. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:11 AM (MoZTd) 58
Also fuck Christopher Hitchens with his own razor.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:11 AM (V6f9+) 59
The MFM have been liars since FDR was in office. Every one the Biden junta is also a bunch of liars.
Posted by: vic at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (sbuTN) 60
I think we can assume the balloon debris now coexists with Hillary's laptop and Obama's college records at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. No, I don't know how the debris got there, but it's as plausible an assertion as Biden's.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (eOEVl) 61
I think it was the oboists who ordered the shoot-down. They hate bassoons.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:07 AM (+rTCi) It was just celloin' Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (anj39) 62
50 Martini's Razor: Vermouth can be overrated.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (Q4IgG) Not all vermouth is created equally. Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (zZu0s) 63
But I do know that there is no use believing a single word told to me by the Biden administration, or by any governmental authority.
--------- "It's attitudes like this, comrade, that necessitate the creation of a Ministry of Truth and re-education camps ... but mostly re-education camps." Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (jN+kq) 64
And who are those people? It is the medical profession, many of whose members parroted the official version without thought. And for that I will never forgive them and always be suspicious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (XIJ/X) Probably plenty of them thought about it and decided to keep their jobs and reimbursements. Andrew Bridgen gave a great interview in which he said that many physicians disagree with what's happening but were afraid (still!) to say so in public. Of course lefties on twitter say that if they don't have names, it's a lie. They catch you both ways. I assume many did know this was wrong but went ahead. Someone I know was told by their doctor to get the shot...but then the doctor called on his private cell and said "don't". And this was early on. Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (Zzbjj) 65
Damn Canucks!
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot https://bit.ly/3DNwd7p Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks ----------- Like the the Aussie who won with a big scratch & win ticket; the local news wanted to film him getting another scratch ticket on video for their report on his win; and he scratched it and won another big prize! Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (Vwz3I) 66
Waraiotoko's first law: Never attribute to stupidity the actions of a group that can be explained by malice
Waraiotoko's second law: Doing something over and over expecting a different result is called practice. Insanity is watching someone else do something over and over while you expect a different result. Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (/EuRN) 67
They don't want us dead, they want us enslaved.
Posted by: davidt at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (SYTee) 68
So I see Milley and Austin finally allowed the President to issue the order to shoot down the balloon.
How nice of them. Posted by: Robert ******* President Nathan Jessup Biden: "You're Damn right they told me to order the Code Red!!" Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (ykeLU) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (MoZTd) 70
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — East Palestine, Ohio, remained in a state of emergency after a train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation...
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM President Biden and the UN should immediately sanction Israel, and start an investigation to ensure this wasn't caused by Israeli military action in Occupied Territory!!! Posted by: AOC and the rest of The Squad at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (JCZqz) Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (nfrXX) 72
You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling? Shouldn't the media be concerned that their precious Joe was ignored (and work to discover why)? Nah, it's all good. We're like, totally a functioning country and stuff. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (KbCG3) 73
Universal Pizza Law:When the Pizza Man learns to speak English-he forgets how to make pizza.
Posted by: Pat's Pizza, Brooklyn 1960 at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (wrJpE) 74
If it takes Biden's "defense system" a week to respond to a clear threat after it has fully completed its mission, his "Your AR-15s are no match to F-15s" quip should be heartening to anyone with a technical disadvantage but numerical superiority and the courage of conviction.
Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (gS3OW) 75
A slightly older phrasing:
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus If you recall, the left applied this maxim to Kavanaugh. Ironically, it was Danang Dick Blumenthal. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the left no longer likes this maxim. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (eOEVl) 76
A slightly older phrasing:
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (ZSK0i) ++++ Which should be obvious, but a variation of the Gelle-Mann Amnesia Effect keeps it from taking hold. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (t0OGg) 77
Rep. Waltz Says DOD Told Him China Spy Balloons Crossed US During Trump Years But Gen. Mattis DID NOT TELL TRUMP – Thought He Was “too provocative and aggressive!”
Treeeeaaason. Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (D25PY) 78
43 By the way, the Turkish earthquakes are going to disrupt. . . . wait for it. . . natural gas pipelines.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (lf83v) I blame Trump. Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (1Yy3c) 79
Did Biden actually order the balloon to be shot down or did someone else do that and gave Biden the credit?
Posted by: N.Lurker at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (eGTCV) 80
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority which has previously provided false data is always acting dishonestly.”
- Long ago and far away, I believed that the MSM would never reduce itself to pure propaganda because to do so would be to abandon the sole thing they had to offer: their credibility. Ahhh, was I ever so young? Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (FVME7) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (MoZTd) 82
I always liked “Those Were the Days My Friend,” which was based on some Russian or Ukrainian tune. That’s one songs I remember most vividly from the early 70s.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (+rTCi) 83
The F-22, Americas first line fighter was first deployed 26 years ago, in 1997.
After well over $100 Billion in total project cost.... it finally got its first air to air confirmed Kill, a Chinese Balloon. And people wonder why we have financial issues in this country. Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (oHd/0) 84
76 Which should be obvious, but a variation of the Gelle-Mann Amnesia Effect keeps it from taking hold.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (t0OGg) ======== "This article in the New York Times talking about a subject I know intimately his hilariously wrong and terribly written while obviously not taking into more sides of the idea that cast serious doubt on the subject. Oh well, I'm sure this next article is perfectly fine." Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (LvTSG) Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (N52dd) 86
Jukin’s Razor: “Never attribute to stupidity or incompetence that which is more adequately explained by malice and corruption. ”
JoePedo gets the benefit of Hanlon's Razor and the leftists use that to our disadvantage. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (17s+e) 87
JUST IN - Russia says 300 army personnel clearing debris in Syria
Russia said Monday that 300 military personnel deployed in Syria were helping efforts to clear up debris following an earthquake... ------------ Gee. Lucky they were so nearby eh? Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (Vwz3I) 88
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot
https://bit.ly/3DNwd7p Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks ++++ At 18, she's probably not married yet. I should take a little trip and try my luck. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg) 89
TLR version of Throckmorton's Razor as applied to the whole medical establishment over the last three years:
"You can only burn down all of your credibility once". Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (UJJY9) 90
Martini's Razor: Vermouth can be overrated.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (Q4IgG) Not all vermouth is created equally. Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 *** In my drinking days, I found preparing a martini was simple. I just whispered "Vermouth!" at the glass of gin. It might have been Jean Kerr who suggested that holding the bottle of gin and walking past your bottle of vermouth in the liquor cabinet once a week would suffice too. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (J2vNu) 91
The balloon debris fell next to Bin Laden's body.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (MoZTd) And Ted Kennedy's hip flask. Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (/EuRN) 92
75 A slightly older phrasing:
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus If you recall, the left applied this maxim to Kavanaugh. Ironically, it was Danang Dick Blumenthal. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the left no longer likes this maxim. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (eOEVl) They did not like it then. It was just convenient. Re: Bill Clinton. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (zZu0s) 93
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot
_______ She promptly burned through that money after purchasing eggs and gasoline. Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (lf83v) 94
45 - This. The X-Files was uncomfortably close to reality in its portrayal of the 3-letters
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (D2j2d) 95
Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle.
As has been pointed out, a martini is basically straight gin. I'm not sure why they feel the need to pretend otherwise. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (eOEVl) 96
"The green energy subsidiary of German electrical equipment giant Siemens just reported Thursday that it lost nearly a billion dollars in the last quarter."
"The company added that governments would need to further assist the industry to ensure future positive growth." Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (Y5qcH) 97
90 In my drinking days, I found preparing a martini was simple. I just whispered "Vermouth!" at the glass of gin.
It might have been Jean Kerr who suggested that holding the bottle of gin and walking past your bottle of vermouth in the liquor cabinet once a week would suffice too. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (J2vNu) ========= "I have found one of my people. Though, you might consider just glancing at the vermouth (unopened), rather than bringing the word close to your gin." -Zombie Winston Churchill Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (LvTSG) 98
Pug's Razor: Seldom used.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wanting to Hang Out with Tom Bombadil at February 06, 2023 11:16 AM (UQUAY) 99
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot
https://bit.ly/3DNwd7p Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks ++++ At 18, she's probably not married yet. I should take a little trip and try my luck. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg) But how much is $48 million Canadian in real money? Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (1Yy3c) 100
Rep. Waltz Says DOD Told Him China Spy Balloons Crossed US During Trump Years But Gen. Mattis DID NOT TELL TRUMP – Thought He Was “too provocative and aggressive!”
Treeeeaaason. Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (D25PY) If true, yes. I don't believe one thing they say. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (TZ75n) 101
Serious question:
The navy is having to carefully comb 400 square miles because of the debris field, correct? Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (MbeZZ) Ha! See Throckmorton's Razor. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (anj39) 102
I always liked “Those Were the Days My Friend,” which was based on some Russian or Ukrainian tune. That’s one songs I remember most vividly from the early 70s.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 *** Mary Hopkin, on the Beatles' Apple Record label. I've always found that tune and its lyrics very depressing, though. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (J2vNu) 103
the 5th Dimension...any of you morons remember their song: The Age of Aquarius?
"Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revelation And the mind's true liberation Aquarius! Aquarius!" yep, this is exactly our reality in 2023, 50-odd years after the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (dCxaZ) 104
The big picture: FTX’s debtors are confidentially contacting “political figures, political action funds and other recipients of contributions or other payments.”
Bankman-Fried primarily backed Democrats and was the party’s second-largest donor last cycle with around $37 million in contributions. Salame’s $19 million to Republicans made him the party’s 10th largest donor. Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (RHGPo) 105
Treeeeaaason.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (D25PY) Oh yeah. We are so far beyond the whole 'Civilian control of the military' it is retarded. There are so many instances of substantive grievances it is hard to focus on just one. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (zZu0s) 106
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus
If you recall, the left applied this maxim to Kavanaugh. Ironically, it was Danang Dick Blumenthal. - Da Nang me! Da Nang me! They ought to take a rope and hang me. - Dick "Audie Murphy" Blumenthal Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (FVME7) 107
Hanlon’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” --------- ShainS' Razor: "Never attribute to ignorance, stupidity, loyalty, and/or incompetence what can be ascribed to corruption and/or malice ... but mostly malice." Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (H1cBS) 108
yep, this is exactly our reality in 2023, 50-odd years after the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius.
Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (dCxaZ) ++++ It's the drowning of the Age of Aquarius. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (t0OGg) 109
I don't much like gin, so sweet vermouth is usually welcome. But I'm a bourbon man, I don't stray too far from bourbon neat or an Old Fashioned now and then.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (V6f9+) 110
Last week, in a little noticed move the DOI proposed a rule on "Renewable Energy Modernization". In essence, the rule lowers the environmental impacts and unduly lowers the financial requirements.
This while they have unfairly increased the costs on fossil fuel related projects, continue to unlawfully delay or deny leases and attempt to make it more costly than "renewables", which in reality can't compete. They estimate the cost to taxpayers as $1 billion, but that's grossly underestimated. https://tinyurl.com/ymmer748 Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (T9WMp) 111
Mannix's Razor: Never assume that malice and incompetence are mutually exclusive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (t0OGg) 112
43 By the way, the Turkish earthquakes are going to disrupt. . . . wait for it. . . natural gas pipelines.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (lf83v) I blame Trump. Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (1Yy3c) === Well sure it was Trump but more so, it was global warmening... which is caused by Trump. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (17s+e) 113
60 I think we can assume the balloon debris now coexists with Hillary's laptop and Obama's college records at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. No, I don't know how the debris got there, but it's as plausible an assertion as Biden's.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:12 AM (eOEVl) Its being studied... by TOP Men... Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (oHd/0) 114
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Mary Hopkin, on the Beatles' Apple Record label. I've always found that tune and its lyrics very depressing, though. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (J2vNu) It's meant to be. Or if it's not, it's meant to encourage older people to not look to the future and be "young". I always hated that song Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (Zzbjj) 115
Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle.
the only martini I ever really liked was the official Key Lime Martini at the Official Cheesecake Factory Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (dCxaZ) 116
I was born a poor son of a Pennsylvania sharecropper during the great depression. No joke.
Posted by: Drooling Joe at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (Jg7EG) 117
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority
Even more concise. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (1Z8zZ) 118
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More masks gone- the CJC can overrule the President. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (V6f9+) Milley disobeyed a direct order from Trump didn't he? Then he testified he would betray his CiC and his country by calling China if there were to be any hostilities. Skip the court martial and just publicly hang him. Let his rotting corpse be a message to others. Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (N39Ws) 119
the 5th Dimension...any of you morons remember their song: The Age of Aquarius?
"Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revelation And the mind's true liberation Aquarius! Aquarius!" yep, this is exactly our reality in 2023, 50-odd years after the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (dCxaZ) Spoilers: the Age of Aquarius was a fake, gay, op. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (V6f9+) 120
72 You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling? Shouldn't the media be concerned that their precious Joe was ignored (and work to discover why)? Nah, it's all good. We're like, totally a functioning country and stuff. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (KbCG3) You're assuming the entire Cabinet or security/intel apparatus has not made the military brass aware that no Biden order should ever be taken seriously b/c of his dementia, and they need to wait for secondary confirmation of any action... Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (exHjb) 121
It's the drowning of the Age of Aquarius.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (t0OGg) Ha! yes... appropriate since Aquarius is the Water-bearer Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (dCxaZ) 122
Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle.
* As has been pointed out, a martini is basically straight gin. I'm not sure why they feel the need to pretend otherwise. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 *** In the '70s I read an alternative recipe for a martini suggesting a teaspoonful of . . . Scotch (!) in place of the vermouth. As I recall, I tried it and liked it. But I disliked very few alcoholic berridges in those days. (Southern Comfort? Gah. But it stood almost alone.) Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (J2vNu) 123
18-year-old Canadian girl buys first lottery ticket, wins $48 million jackpot
https://bit.ly/3DNwd7p Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:10 AM (FVME7) Wears useless mask at ceremony, confirms abject stupidity. Posted by: spindrift at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (h5TKJ) 124
Spoilers: the Age of Aquarius was a fake, gay, op.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (V6f9+) I knew it! Especially when Andy Williams came out with a version. Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:21 AM (Zzbjj) 125
yep, this is exactly our reality in 2023, 50-odd years after the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius.
Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:17 AM (dCxaZ) Sorry, the Age of Aquarius set in 1991.... Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 11:21 AM (oHd/0) 126
Turkey corrupted the Sancta Sophia. Reap what you sow.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2023 11:21 AM (T9WMp) 127
Any love for "deep dish" or "Sicilian" style pizza, which is nothing but Pseudo-Lasagna, is a sign of impending mental illness. Open the asylums!
Posted by: Original Famous Ray at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (wrJpE) 128
I replied that it takes Americans to transform a mediocre European product and transform it into something magnificent.
--------- Assless chaps?? Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (Vwz3I) 129
By the way, the Turkish earthquakes are going to disrupt. . . . wait for it. . . natural gas pipelines.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (lf83v) I blame Trump. Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2023 11:14 AM (1Yy3c) === Well sure it was Trump but more so, it was global warmening... which is caused by Trump. Waiting for the usual suspects to blame it on the Ukes. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (eOEVl) Posted by: DJ at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (H5y4s) 131
Last week, in a little noticed move the DOI proposed a rule on "Renewable Energy Modernization". In essence, the rule lowers the environmental impacts and unduly lowers the financial requirements.
This while they have unfairly increased the costs on fossil fuel related projects, continue to unlawfully delay or deny leases and attempt to make it more costly than "renewables", which in reality can't compete. They estimate the cost to taxpayers as $1 billion, but that's grossly underestimated. === $1 BILLION PER DAY IS TOO LOW. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (17s+e) 132
95 Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle.
------------------ One Martini, Two Martini, Three Martini Floor. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (ppL7t) 133
You're assuming the entire Cabinet or security/intel apparatus has not made the military brass aware that no Biden order should ever be taken seriously b/c of his dementia, and they need to wait for secondary confirmation of any action...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (exHjb) I assume nothing. To ask is to answer. But Joe has that thing called the Bully Pulpit. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (KbCG3) 134
111 Mannix's Razor: Never assume that malice and incompetence are mutually exclusive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:18 AM (t0OGg) That's a good one. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (zZu0s) 135
Never attribute to stupidity actions I do while yelling "get horsefucked you slack-dicked, pus-gutted, whore-bred pile of yak shit".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (/EuRN) 136
Kitter' Razor- follow the stink and find a dead mouse.
Posted by: Don't Look Up at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (3Or4S) 137
yep, this is exactly our reality in 2023, 50-odd years after the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius.
Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 * Sorry, the Age of Aquarius set in 1991.... Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 *** Wasn't it a song from the stage version of Hair? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (J2vNu) 138
133 I assume nothing. To ask is to answer. But Joe has that thing called the Bully Pulpit.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (KbCG3) ========= He is in the constitutionally set office of the president of the United States with authority over all of the executive branch and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. That's a bit more than a bully pulpit. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (LvTSG) 139
Other other hand, if NASA for example published studies or data inconvenient to the Narrative, why not shove it into the gob of the climate cultists? They aren't going to accept studies or data from any skeptical/apolitical source.
EG: NASA's study of the 'greening' of the Earth over the past 50+ years. Or one from OFDA/CRED "Climate-related disasters killed ever fewer in 2022 — 97.6% less than a century ago" There are dozens of such cases of quiet/inconvenient admissions that run contrary to the Narratives. Of course, as in the example of ACGW, there is a point in not fighting the small stuff because it's used to delay and frustrate critique of the larger points that are assumed by the true believers. ( Anthropogenic? Estimates are demonstrably wrong and still miniscule. Catastrophic? Every connection to human behavior is tangential at best. Global? Nope. Warming? Compared to prior 'climates', no. ) Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (XF9Gj) 140
A dirty martini is what? A martini with olive juice added? That might be good, but then you are drinking alcoholic olive essence.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (zZu0s) 141
102 Wolfus, I figured you would know the artist.🙂
I see it as wistfully nostalgic rather than depressing. Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (+rTCi) 142
133 You're assuming the entire Cabinet or security/intel apparatus has not made the military brass aware that no Biden order should ever be taken seriously b/c of his dementia, and they need to wait for secondary confirmation of any action...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:20 AM (exHjb) I assume nothing. To ask is to answer. But Joe has that thing called the Bully Pulpit. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (KbCG3) But he really doesn't b/c no on listens or believes a word he says - our side doesn't, and Dems don't either... Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (exHjb) 143
140 A dirty martini is what? A martini with olive juice added? That might be good, but then you are drinking alcoholic olive essence.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (zZu0s) ======== I made a couple of those this weekend. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (LvTSG) 144
on = one dang typo
Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:24 AM (exHjb) 145
The Fifth Dimension: When musical artists actually produced, y'know, whaddaya call that stuff, oh yeah: music.
Worth noting that they were still the result of record company machinations, because nothing ever changes. The head of the label decided they needed "a black Mamas and Papas", so they threw the same producer (Bones Howe) and musicians (The Wrecking Crew) at them. And it worked, because they all had great voices. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:25 AM (ZGrMX) 146
I still think it's possible our military and the Chinese military have some sort of "off the books" agreement about what kind of spying each will tolerate. Whether our military has been paid off is debatable, but seems likely factors into the equation.
The Pentagon brass seems to be operating fairly independently of the executive branch... as does the intelligence community. This doesn't seem wise. Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:25 AM (Q4IgG) 147
Confession: I have hated every martini I have ever drank, except when I am already buzzing. And that is a poor guiding principle.
------------------ One Martini, Two Martini, Three Martini Floor. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 *** I forget who used to call martinis "Silver Bullets." And in Stephen King's The Shining, the lead character, Jack, and his drinking buddy refer to them as "martians," as in "The martians have landed." Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:25 AM (J2vNu) 148
Point of order! Pizza is the perfect example of enjoyment of a thing being subjective.
- Didja see the news the other day that they finally caught a big Mafioso don who had been on the run? He was running a pizza joint. Hiding in plain sight, I guess. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:25 AM (FVME7) 149
Throckmorton’s Razor: “Assume that any authority which has previously provided false data is always acting dishonestly.”
Even more concise. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2023 11:19 AM (1Z8zZ) Diogenes' Corollary: Assume any General/Admiral will parrot what their bosses (higher ranking officers, HASC and SASC members) have previously told them to say. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (anj39) 150
OT: The FBI is now looking for a new headquarters site (but they'll keep the old one downtown). It would occupy twice the area of the Pentagon.
There are three sites in the running, one of which is only a few miles from me. It's an old GSA site next to the Springfield Metro station. Probably good for my property values, though. https://tinyurl.com/6udatk8j Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (eOEVl) 151
You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
--- Mentioned in an earlier thread, but if you don't know who / what WestExec is, there's a lot of publicly available info. Which is creepy because they're extremely open about so much stuff. Imagine what they are doing that they won't disclose. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (MbeZZ) 152
And who are those people? It is the medical profession, many of whose members parroted the official version without thought. And for that I will never forgive them and always be suspicious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo ******** Here's something to consider, though. I would venture to say that somewhere in the range of 60-80% of practicing physicians know primarily that which they have been taught, as opposed to what they have learned (or experienced first hand). So there is a great deal of reliance on received knowledge. The default position early on was to defer to Fauci et al. I am starting to get a little sense that much like the informed public, doctors are sensing the validity of Thhrockmorton's Razor and waking up to the fact that they too have been lied to. It is still on the down low, but I think it is there. Not just vis-a-vis COVID, but also in regard to the membership of the AAP beginning some pushback against the Rich Levine, MD transgender teen philosophies championed by the AAP. But I'm with you, that trust has been lost. It will take a lot to rebuild it. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (ykeLU) 153
128 I replied that it takes Americans to transform a mediocre European product and transform it into something magnificent.
--------- Assless chaps?? Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:22 AM (Vwz3I) This is a good point to bring up a pet peeve of mine: the debasement of an actual tool and it's cooption by the gays. Chaps make sense in the context that they were invented for. They protect your legs while riding a horse through brush and keep you from getting either you or your pants damaged. In function, there is no reason to have them fully enclosed- indeed, you would prefer them not to be because that would be hot as fuck. So, assless chaps are actually good function. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (zZu0s) 154
" those entities are too discredited to provide any validity to an argument, even if by chance they occasionally support my own argument."
sure, but sometimes the corrupt junta is "forced" to admit things that become widely known. So they finally (mostly) admit it is Hunter's laptop, for instance. And they have largely admitted Trump/Russia was a fabricated lie. So it might be useful (for those that knew the truth years ago) to say to a doubter -- "even the FBI now admits ...". It also proves the FBI constantly casually lies for political ends. (and media and many other "trusted sources") Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (Cus5s) 155
Wasn't it a song from the stage version of Hair?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:23 AM (J2vNu) Yep, late 1960s Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (Zzbjj) 156
Ammunition!?
Posted by: Nick Charles with a tray of cocktails at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (h5TKJ) 157
Speaking of "The Age of Aquarius," the commercial for the "Polestar 3" electric car is weird and stupid and bad:
https://youtu.be/55aLCfyNByU Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (t0OGg) 158
I don't have a razor to speak of... I do however have Hawkpilot's First Law of Barbecue:
The quality of the barbecue is inversely related to the quality of the building it is made in. The best barbecue comes from a shack on the side of the road that ought to be shut down by the health department. Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (UJJY9) 159
Wasn't it a song from the stage version of Hair?
Yup. The producer rearranged it so the Aquarius half was a Sinatra ripoff and for Let The Sunshine In he just told Joe Osborn (bass) and Hal Blaine (drums) to go nuts. And boy did they. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (ZGrMX) Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (ykeLU) 161
>>> "The green energy subsidiary of German electrical equipment giant Siemens just reported Thursday that it lost nearly a billion dollars in the last quarter."
"The company added that governments would need to further assist the industry to ensure future positive growth." >They'll be able to recover that thru their business dealings with Iran in the nuclear power industry. Just cook the books a little and voila! Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (Jg7EG) Posted by: Dick Hitzwater at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (kzGhz) 163
At 18, she's probably not married yet. I should take a little trip and try my luck.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg) Well you could always hope that she would be too naive to figure out that some guy she didn't know from the US is there "trying his luck" not because she's a lovely, smart woman (although she may be that too) but because she she's a multimillionaire. Chances are since she's that ag Canadaian she's probably a leftist. If you want a nice girl, take TonyPete's advice and go to a right to life march. I actually do know a conservtive, attractive woman in her early 30's but I think she's dating someone right now and she's quite a firebrand. Says exactly what she thinks. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (D+F6R) 164
Report: Yale Council Tells Whites to Put Their Coats in Puddles so Black People Can 'Walk With Ease'
--- Don't want those black people to get their $250 tennis shoes dirty. Wait, is that really the message we want to be... Ah, screw it. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (MbeZZ) 165
153 not to mention all chaps are sans butt covering.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (ZdaMQ) 166
I had a Doctors Appt. last week and My Doctor wanted me to get a booster and I said nope and She didn't argue.. I think they know it's bogus
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (bs+z0) 167
158 I don't have a razor to speak of... I do however have Hawkpilot's First Law of Barbecue:
The quality of the barbecue is inversely related to the quality of the building it is made in. The best barbecue comes from a shack on the side of the road that ought to be shut down by the health department. Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (UJJY9) Slight corollary: the bbq is better the more nasty the grill is. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (zZu0s) 168
I miss Lamont
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (VTu1l) 169
CBS News: Earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 2,300 dead and thousands injured
Posted by: Lola at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (Wxlzw) 170
150 OT: The FBI is now looking for a new headquarters site (but they'll keep the old one downtown). It would occupy twice the area of the Pentagon.
There are three sites in the running, one of which is only a few miles from me. It's an old GSA site next to the Springfield Metro station. Probably good for my property values, though. https://tinyurl.com/6udatk8j Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (eOEVl) The VA site is the one the rank and file are begging to go to...but MD has its 1st black Gov, so we'll see how that goes. VA was gonna be a slam dunk til the Nov 22 election...and yes, my values would skyrocket, too, b/c townhomes are affordable to gov workers, especially ones where you can walk to transit. Detached homes are not... But I expect MD to win on politics now...then again, Connolly has been (unfortunately) pretty powerful on fed gov decisions... Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (exHjb) 171
Vodka martini >>>>> gin martini
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:29 AM (+rTCi) 172
I actually do know a conservtive, attractive woman in her early 30's but I think she's dating someone right now and she's quite a firebrand. Says exactly what she thinks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:27 AM (D+F6R) Mmmm. The conservative is nice, but the firebrand gets you going... Have I mentioned before that my dating choices are poor? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:29 AM (zZu0s) 173
171 Vodka martini >>>>> gin martini
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:29 AM (+rTCi) Vodka Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:30 AM (bs+z0) 174
The quality of the barbecue is inversely related to the quality of the building it is made in. The best barbecue comes from a shack on the side of the road that ought to be shut down by the health department.
Posted by: Hawkpilot ******** True Muldoon's Corollary to Hawkpilot's First Law: The greasier the cook's apron (or T-shirt), the tastier the ribs. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:30 AM (ykeLU) 175
Missing in nearly all Balloon stories...The Facts about just how high 60,000ft is. It is above the absolute/operating altitude of nearly all civilian aircraft, it is higher than the service ceiling of most Military aircraft, it is above the absolute ceiling of many military aircraft. After getting that high even those that can make it burn soooo much fuel to maintain it their available time at that altitude with still enough onboard to make it back to a base is mere minutes. The survival time at that altitude even in a pressurized cockpit is contingent upon breathing pure oxygen under high pressure, even a minor leak allowing ambient air into the mask results in Blackout within seconds.
Some Drones can and do operate up there, out of reach of most ground and even airborne counter measures. Normal ceiling for most commercial air traffic is 40,000 ft or less. Standard altitude separation between aircraft, even those on same/similar/converging/opposite paths is 2000feet. IE: you could safely fly 5 aircraft in every 10,000 feet of vertical airspace. Posted by: birddog at February 06, 2023 11:30 AM (uAI4S) 176
Ellipsis' Razor: If the day is either a weekday or a weekend day, do not bother Ellipsis
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (OWEHH) 177
165 153 not to mention all chaps are sans butt covering.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 11:28 AM (ZdaMQ) I guess you could do a seated version where the legs are split open from the thigh down, but otherwise chaps would just be leather pants. Good point. +1 Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (zZu0s) 178
The "Aquarius" half of their "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In," and a nearly-unknown tune called "Viva Tirado" (the flip side of "Light Sings," ca. 1971), are standard's on my car's music flash drive. Stuff they did later, too, like "One Less Bell to Answer," "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," and "If I Could Reach You" were also superb.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2023 11:11 AM ---------------------------------- Marilyn McCoo was a fantastic singer....and quite hot too. Posted by: Bigsmith at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (cd21e) 179
The Pentagon brass seems to be operating fairly independently of the executive branch... as does the intelligence community.
This doesn't seem wise. Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2023 11:25 AM (Q4IgG) *** As far as the IC is concerned, I believe it should operate independently of any Political branch. It's job is to find answers to specific unknowns about adversaries and potential adversaries, and refine that information into actionable and/or accurate intelligence for decision-makers. Leadership needs to know what is known, and what is unknown so they can act accordingly. As I told my commander once...the information is the information. I cannot color it to fit a narrative. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (anj39) 180
I actually do know a conservtive, attractive woman in her early 30's but I think she's dating someone right now and she's quite a firebrand. Says exactly what she thinks.
*********** I haven't dated anyone since... what century is it now? I really need to check out those russian bride agencies Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (VTu1l) 181
>>>You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
>This is a lie that Senator Big Britches likes to tell so that he can blame shit on Trump. Meanwhile, Joe's cockbois at the Pentagon are playing soldier with a weather balloon. Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (Jg7EG) 182
Hitchen’s Razor is itself proffered without evidence and so contradicts itself as a paradox.
I'd say it ignores the role of postulates in reasoning and dismisses forms of proof that are not evidence. A shallow device made to shield someone from serious examination of serious questions that are more intellectually involved than just do an experiment or study and collect the data and see if it supports your position. Really a less than pithy restatement of Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, whose creator acknowledged all of these serious detractors of the razor. Posted by: mikethemoose at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (T/vhV) 183
Yale has some celebratory Black History Month tips
https://tinyurl.com/ym9ys3jr Posted by: DJ And they make such a BIG DEAL out of Sir Walter Raleigh. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (FVME7) 184
Gillette's razor: A customer with five blades can be convinced that seven will be a noticeable improvement.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (44ww/) 185
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:29 AM (zZu0s)
Well she'd fit in here. She curses a lot. She's a also RC but doesn't get to Mass that often.l Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (D+F6R) 186
I know this was essentially covered in the post but why would anyone believe the story about Joe giving an order and it not being followed?
Because it fits with what you want to believe? Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (OWEHH) 187
I'd say it ignores the role of postulates in reasoning and dismisses forms of proof that are not evidence. A shallow device made to shield someone from serious examination of serious questions that are more intellectually involved than just do an experiment or study and collect the data and see if it supports your position.
Really a less than pithy restatement of Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, whose creator acknowledged all of these serious detractors of the razor. Posted by: mikethemoose at February 06, 2023 11:32 AM (T/vhV) Hmmm, I like this. Rhetorical crutches are still crutches. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:33 AM (zZu0s) 188
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:33 AM (Zz0t1) 189
By the way, the Turkish earthquakes are going to disrupt. . . . wait for it. . . natural gas pipelines.
------------ But not affecting the Israeli under-Mediterranean one I'm sure. JOOOOOOO Quake Machine!!! Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:33 AM (Vwz3I) 190
Ooooooh! Heads are gronna wroll!
I spent all my time and mroney on wrockets and all I needed was barroons! Barroons! Posted by: Kim Jung Un, Head NORK and Batshit Crazy at February 06, 2023 11:33 AM (EIIsz) 191
The best barbecue comes from a shack on the side of the road that ought to be shut down by the health department. Posted by: Hawkpilot __________ We went to the grrrrrrreat Killen's Barbecue in Pearland that always has a long line out the door and found the brisket not as good as that from the little tumbledown shack in Angleton we go to. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (MoZTd) 192
Marilyn McCoo was a fantastic singer....and quite hot too.
Posted by: Bigsmith Yeah, well, she was no Lizzo. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (FVME7) 193
I know this was essentially covered in the post but why would anyone believe the story about Joe giving an order and it not being followed?
********* Yeah, that's never happened to me Posted by: Donaldus Johnus Trumpus at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (VTu1l) 194
CBS News: Earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 2,300 dead and thousands injured
-- Has it been tied to global warming yet? Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (sVtYq) 195
"As I told my commander once...the information is the information. I cannot color it to fit a narrative.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (anj39)" The S2 always has the most accurate information, said nobody ever. Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (T9WMp) 196
The VA site is the one the rank and file are begging to go to...but MD has its 1st black Gov, so we'll see how that goes. VA was gonna be a slam dunk til the Nov 22 election...and yes, my values would skyrocket, too, b/c townhomes are affordable to gov workers, especially ones where you can walk to transit. Detached homes are not...
The link says that the GSA site is the frontrunner because it's Federal property. I guess that's right, since McCarthy could grow a pair and say nuh-uh. That would allow him to dictate other criteria and conditions as well. (cont.) Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (eOEVl) 197
But not affecting the Israeli under-Mediterranean one I'm sure.
JOOOOOOO Quake Machine!!! __________ Wait until the East Palestinians in Ohio find out. Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (lf83v) 198
The quality of the barbecue is inversely related to the quality of the building it is made in. The best barbecue comes from a shack on the side of the road that ought to be shut down by the health department.
Posted by: Hawkpilot ******** True Muldoon's Corollary to Hawkpilot's First Law: The greasier the cook's apron (or T-shirt), the tastier the ribs. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:30 AM (ykeLU) *** CAUTION: Beware the cook with clean fingertips, specifically on the thumb and index finger. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (anj39) 199
I am currently functioning at Fox Mulder levels of faith in government: Trust no one.
Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2023 11:09 AM (gS3OW) --------- It's not surprising -- actually, it's axiomatic -- that there's an inverse relationship between trust in institutions and conspiracy theories (which naturally arise in Low- or No-Trust States in an attempt at explaining events, behaviors, motivations, the future, etc.). Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (VDVEC) 200
Throckmorton's Razor can be extended to those who provide false data...and interpretations of that false data unintentionally...may also be considered unreliable, and indistinguishable from those who are simply lying and acting dishonestly.
And who are those people? It is the medical profession, many of whose members parroted the official version without thought. And for that I will never forgive them and always be suspicious. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 06, 2023 11:05 AM (XIJ/X) This!! I "fired" my kids' pediatrician in 2021 when he pretty much called me a lunatic for questioning the clot shot for my 18 year old son. Sure, it was about time for my son to "graduate" from his pediatrician anyway -- but I was hoping to have an amicable and professional transition away from a doctor who we had been with since 1999 when elder son of Doof was born. It's also why I tend to wait very long (weeks / months) to see a doctor if I have an illness or injury. I just flat out don't trust them. For the most part, they just seem to push whatever prescription the pharma rep out in the waiting room has pushed on them. Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (yYFOV) 201
Open Satan worship at a hollywood awards show. Open allowance of a foreign spy ship to roam freely across the US. Military openly bragging about defying the direct orders of or informing our enemies of the actions of a sitting President.
We're not voting our way out of this one. These are biblical times. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (ykeLU) 203
I wonder if a standard weather balloon could even carry an emp/nuke? The weight calculations I saw online said 12 lbs- But I assume there is an upper limit to how heavy it can carry. Fissile material is not light.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (zZu0s) 204
(cont) For example, in the current plan "GSA set out five criteria for choosing the property: FBI mission requirement; transportation access for FBI personnel; site development flexibility, which includes the suitability of the actual property and the earliest time construction could begin; promoting sustainable siting and advancing equity; and cost.
Of those five criteria, cost to the taxpayer is viewed as least important. The equity criterion, to comply with diversity and climate-change executive orders signed by Joe Biden, is weighted as 50 percent more important than the cost. The site, design, and structure of the new FBI headquarters must “advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal Government, Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (eOEVl) 205
Marilyn McCoo was a fantastic singer....and quite hot too.
she and Florence are rocking some excellent wigs in that vid Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (dCxaZ) 206
Assless Chaps get all the attention. What about us assless lasses?
Posted by: Brie Larson at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (wrJpE) 207
202 Fifth Dimension, pfffft!
Stacey Abrams is working on her Sixth or Seventh by now. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (ykeLU) Dimensions are like Pringles. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (zZu0s) 208
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:31 AM (VTu1l)
There are dating sites for particular religions. I know met a very, very attractive woman on some RC site. She's a licensed pilot too as he is, but she voted for Biden although now she's quite disappointed in Biden so I guess the guy is converting her. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (D+F6R) Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (lf83v) 210
These are biblical times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (Zz0t1) I believe you are right Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (bs+z0) 211
72 You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling? Shouldn't the media be concerned that their precious Joe was ignored (and work to discover why)? Nah, it's all good. We're like, totally a functioning country and stuff. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (KbCG3) Soon I expect The Junta and The Media will give Joe active cover by repeating the public DoD statement last week that we had disabled all of the balloon's surveillance gear. So why shoot it down Wednesday and put anyone or anything on dry land at risk? We'll be told Joe did the smart thing after DoD explained everything to him! Of course, the DoD so far has refused to tell us when the balloon's surveillance systems were disabled. Because that's top secret stuff, plebes! Were those systems truly disabled? Welp, DoD said so, you dumb plebs! Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (AMIL/) 212
I am currently functioning at Fox Mulder levels of faith in government: Trust no one.
************** Who knew X-Files would turn out to be a documentary And that Die Hard would be a training manual for the F B I Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (VTu1l) 213
(cont)
Section 402, “Incorporating Environmental Justice,” shows the politicization objective. The new FBI headquarters “shall address actions taken to advance environmental justice” under this section. Section 403 takes it further, turning federal employees, in this case FBI special agents and other personnel, into political activists on and off the job. It would pair the FBI with “public, private, and non-profit sectors and labor unions and worker organizations” to promote environmental justice. All this activity, under Section 501 of the executive order, would be overseen by a political commissar titled Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, appointed by the president. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (eOEVl) 214
"Falus in omnibus" is the phonetic version of the Buttigieg family motto.
Posted by: PabloD at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (ZM/L8) 215
The site, design, and structure of the new FBI headquarters must “advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal Government,
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (eOEVl) Every other office has to be low income housing for drug addicts. If the FBI doesn't do this, they are racist. Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (UuD2k) 216
Meant "a man I know met..."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (D+F6R) 217
How the hell deep is that water?
USS Carter Hall, due there any minute now. Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (jYCXf) 218
Finally, All lawmakers who voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending bill voted to fund the start of the new FBI headquarters.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (eOEVl) 219
Muldoon's Corollary to Hawkpilot's First Law: The greasier the cook's apron (or T-shirt), the tastier the ribs.
Honestly, I think the secret ingredient is the sweat of a 70 year old fat guy who is smoking the ribs. Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (UJJY9) 220
Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:34 AM (VDVEC)
Unfortunately the most appropriate time for conspiracy theories is when you are in a High Trust State where things seem ok. Because that's a fucked up situation if I've ever heard one. Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (OWEHH) 221
Bulgaroctonus’ Razor regarding cheese and fish: The stinkier it is, the better it tastes.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (+rTCi) 222
This!! I "fired" my kids' pediatrician in 2021 when he pretty much called me a lunatic for questioning the clot shot for my 18 year old son.
most of the medical-industrial complex were enablers of the mRna jab offensive. At least 75%. Only now are some of the most vocal proponents, and anti-jab shamers beginning to backtrack. Posted by: kallisto at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (dCxaZ) 223
OT: The FBI is now looking for a new headquarters site (but they'll keep the old one downtown). It would occupy twice the area of the Pentagon.
-- Sounds like plenty of room for a whoooole lot of new hires. What better way to crack down even harder on the "free" American citizens we think we are. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (sVtYq) 224
Serious question:
The navy is having to carefully comb 400 square miles because of the debris field, correct? Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:03 AM (MbeZZ) I don't know about 400 square miles, but the payload can be recovered, regardless of the depth. If the Glomar Explorer could raise a sunken Russian sub from the abyssal plain, they can fetch the balloon's payload up from the Continental Shelf, no problemo. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (tkR6S) 225
Not just vis-a-vis COVID, but also in regard to the membership of the AAP beginning some pushback against the Rich Levine, MD transgender teen philosophies championed by the AAP.
But I'm with you, that trust has been lost. It will take a lot to rebuild it. Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:26 AM (ykeLU) The medical profession itself has also changed. Doctors are no longer making decisions based on their own knowledge, but have directions from corporate that they MUST follow, or be fired. Very few Doctors now run their own practices.... even down to which drug to give, they are given a choice on a computer menu... and KNOW that if they do not follow corporate guidelines, IF there is any adverse reaction in the case (which happens all the damn time), corporate will NOT back them up. Watched this exact situation lead to my long time family Doctor, finally retiring (I worked for a company that did his IT support, before they were bought out as a practice... watched the changeover in medical climate there). Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (oHd/0) Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (zZu0s) 227
218 Finally, All lawmakers who voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending bill voted to fund the start of the new FBI headquarters.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:37 AM (eOEVl) The new FBI building should be the nearest prison Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (bs+z0) 228
Assless Chaps get all the attention. What about us assless lasses?
Posted by: Brie Larson at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (wrJpE) Just turn around sweetie. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (anj39) 229
177 you need your calves covered or you get saddle burn there, too. In fact, I wear half chaps way more than my tall boots, which just cover the calves.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (ZdaMQ) 230
These are the end times for Dewey Crowe.
Posted by: Dewey Crowe at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (OWEHH) 231
I think Ace should consider setting a dating site. There are conservative single men and women on here, and we've already had one relationship between people work out.
Just kidding, Ace. Please don't ban me. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (D+F6R) 232
Finally, All lawmakers who voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending bill voted to fund the start of the new FBI headquarters.
_________ The FBI has dossiers on all of them. Of course they are going to vote yes. Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (lf83v) 233
I like to have a martini, two at the very most. Three, I'm under the table and four I'm under the host.
Posted by: Dorothy Parker at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (a4EWo) 234
"The green energy subsidiary of German electrical equipment giant Siemens just reported Thursday that it lost nearly a billion dollars in the last quarter."
"The company added that governments would need to further assist the industry to ensure future positive growth." Posted by: sniffybigtoe Interesting footnote: "The company last month flagged increased failure rates of unspecified components of its installed onshore and offshore wind turbines, triggering higher warranty provisions" Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (lTGtQ) 235
Oh...temperatures at 60,000ft are -55>-65 degrees....without "windchill" factored in.
Posted by: birddog at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (uAI4S) 236
There are dating sites for particular religions. I know met a very, very attractive woman on some RC site. She's a licensed pilot too as he is, but she voted for Biden although now she's quite disappointed in Biden so I guess the guy is converting her.
************ I checked a few of those out but a lot are heavy on the fraud and overrun by sex workers. The ones that attempt to be legit have a screening process but leaves behind a dating pool so small and so lopsidedly male that its basically pointless. eh well Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (VTu1l) 237
We'll be told Joe did the smart thing after DoD explained everything to him! Of course, the DoD so far has refused to tell us when the balloon's surveillance systems were disabled. Because that's top secret stuff, plebes! Were those systems truly disabled?
Welp, DoD said so, you dumb plebs! Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2023 11:36 AM (AMIL/) Which just makes Joe look like he went off talking about firing missiles without understanding the situation. The likeliest story is that Joe said nothing and was overruled by no one because he was totally absent. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (KbCG3) 238
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (bs+z0)
Man if you weren't married, and I wasn't married, and I wasn't repulsive... Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (OWEHH) 239
120 72 You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling? Shouldn't the media be concerned that their precious Joe was ignored (and work to discover why)? Nah, it's all good. We're like, totally a functioning country and stuff. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:13 AM (KbCG3) You're assuming the entire Cabinet or security/intel apparatus has not made the military brass aware that no Biden order should ever be taken seriously b/c of his dementia, and they need to wait for secondary confirmation of any action... Posted by: Nova Local at February ___ Dementia? Like H.E. Double Toothpicks. They pulled the same crap on Trump They have become a law unto themselves. Next president needs to fire them all. Posted by: Just Lily at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (rDww1) 240
>I am currently functioning at Fox Mulder levels of faith in government: Trust no one.
The Mulder-Scully scale runs the whole gamut right? Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (44ww/) Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (sVtYq) 242
233 I like to have a martini, two at the very most. Three, I'm under the table and four I'm under the host.
Posted by: Dorothy Parker at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (a4EWo) This is the only reason people invited Dorthy Parker to parties and fed her booze. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (V6f9+) 243
Man if you weren't married, and I wasn't married, and I wasn't repulsive...
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (OWEHH) LOL Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:40 AM (bs+z0) 244
229 177 you need your calves covered or you get saddle burn there, too. In fact, I wear half chaps way more than my tall boots, which just cover the calves.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (ZdaMQ) Hmmm. Tell us more... Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:40 AM (zZu0s) 245
Just kidding, Ace. Please don't ban me.
********** That's why I prefer Lamont, he would be much more receptive to that idea, I'm sure Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:40 AM (VTu1l) 246
You forgot Zuby's Razor: Anyone with pronouns in their bio is insane and their opinion can be dismissed.
Posted by: Cymbaline at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (R1kT4) 247
I checked a few of those out but a lot are heavy on the fraud and overrun by sex workers. The ones that attempt to be legit have a screening process but leaves behind a dating pool so small and so lopsidedly male that its basically pointless. eh well
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (VTu1l) I checked out eharmony... what 10-15 years ago now. That was my general impression as well. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (zZu0s) 248
@203 A 'nominal' modern nuclear warhead would require a balloon of about 100 feet diameter, not including comms, navigation or a control circuit.
It could be done, but not with a "standard" balloon. We're going to quibble a long time over "maneuver." Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (jYCXf) 249
that fire
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244 over breeches and paddock boots. Y’all, I am so boring, you have no idea.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (ZdaMQ) 251
Madison's Razor. The first rule of Prometheus Club is don't talk about Prometheus.
Posted by: Darth Randall at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (RsMpW) 252
They have become a law unto themselves.
Next president needs to fire them all. Posted by: Just Lily at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (rDww1) Yes. We need a return to the (flawed) spoils system. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (V6f9+) Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (lf83v) 254
Which just makes Joe look like he went off talking about firing missiles without understanding the situation.
The likeliest story is that Joe said nothing and was overruled by no one because he was totally absent. Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (KbCG3) This. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (zZu0s) 255
The depth chart for the balloon shoot down area shows ~49 feet. If it's out a bit more ~96 feet. That's a layup for Navy salvage.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (T9WMp) 256
How many Pilot Whales died by shooting down the Chicom Spy Balloon?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (ppL7t) 257
It's also why I tend to wait very long (weeks / months) to see a doctor if I have an illness or injury. I just flat out don't trust them. For the most part, they just seem to push whatever prescription the pharma rep out in the waiting room has pushed on them. Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (yYFOV) We were this way with our kids pediatrician, whom we actually LOVE and had been really really solid, started pushing the HPV 'vaccine.' We vehemently said NO and he tried to talk us into it multiple times that visit. I was not amused. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (Zz0t1) 258
>>>Hmmm, I like this. Rhetorical crutches are still crutches.
Yeah a lot of people forget that. A Razor isn't an argument. It's a mental shortcut to reduce the number of alternatives considered by eliminating those that are "unlikely" to be true. It makes no guarantee that it doesn't eliminate the correct alternative. And at times different Razors (Hanlon and Occam come to mind) contradict on what should be eliminated. Razors aren't reasoning. They are a substitute for reasoning when either you are too lazy, or simply lack the time to properly consider all alternatives. Posted by: mikethemoose at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (T/vhV) 259
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (OWEHH)
LOL. I think the word "Man" might be turnoff for Donna. She's probably not into foursomes J/K folks. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (D+F6R) 260
253 Marilyn McKoo never had to twerk or sing about WAP.
I hear the Grammy awards were something else.. Dr. Jill gave an award out..... Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (bs+z0) 261
I think Ace should consider setting a dating site. There are conservative single men and women on here, and we've already had one relationship between people work out.
Just kidding, Ace. Please don't ban me. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM Heh. MoronMatch. It could work. Just don't send me any senior dating emails (looking at you EHarmony). Those are starting to hit a little too close to my 29 year old home. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2023 11:43 AM (R4EqT) 262
It could be done, but not with a "standard" balloon.
We're going to quibble a long time over "maneuver." Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (jYCXf) Hey, I am not the one who said it- it was the WH/Pentagon. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:43 AM (zZu0s) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (D+F6R) 264
Ex Stepmother(on martinis and margaritas)....
"Two I can feel it. Three? anyone can" Posted by: birddog at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (uAI4S) 265
Jennifer Griffith and FNC the spin is on.
Posted by: Ziba at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (4h9M3) 266
Razors aren't reasoning. They are a substitute for reasoning when either you are too lazy, or simply lack the time to properly consider all alternatives.
Posted by: mikethemoose at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (T/vhV) Or: commenting on the internet. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (zZu0s) 267
I hear the Grammy awards were something else.. Dr. Jill gave an award out.....
There was a full-on tribute to Satan, sponsored by Pfizer. I swear that's not a Babylon Bee headline. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (ZGrMX) 268
From the Washington Post:
Sunday’s Grammy Awards hit a record low of 8.8 million viewers — down 53 percent from last year’s 18.7 million viewers — according to Nielsen ratings, which tracks television viewing habits. The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair. Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (lf83v) 269
Of those five criteria, cost to the taxpayer is viewed as least important. The equity criterion, to comply with diversity and climate-change executive orders signed by Joe Biden, is weighted as 50 percent more important than the cost.
The site, design, and structure of the new FBI headquarters must “advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal Government, Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:35 AM (eOEVl) Yeah, equity got added later in the process... Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (exHjb) 270
262 It could be done, but not with a "standard" balloon.
We're going to quibble a long time over "maneuver." Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 11:41 AM (jYCXf) It is "interesting" the path it took.. Over all those military bases... Looking for weather info ? Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (bs+z0) 271
Disregard. That is on old article about the Grammys. Sorry.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (lf83v) 272
I hear the Grammy awards were something else.. Dr. Jill gave an award out.....
-- As usual, she looked hideous. I didn't watch. You couldn't pay me enough. But I saw her photo. Likewise, I saw a clip of a very demonic-looking "performance" by who knows whom. Just utter garbage. There was no gray area. The intent was to glorify the demonic. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (sVtYq) 273
I checked out eharmony... what 10-15 years ago now. That was my general impression as well.
********************* That experience was hilarious, I was trying match.com and eharmony at the same time. one of my eharmony matches was a woman I had already contacted on match.com and who said she wasnt really looking since she already had a boyfriend, just curious how it all worked lolz I have better luck accidentally crashing my cart into a hottie at Krogers if you know what i izz sezzin Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (VTu1l) 274
These are biblical times.
Posted by: Sponge ******** Maybe it's time to cut the un biblical cord! (Don't blame me, I trained in New Orleans) Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (ykeLU) 275
Oh, yes. I know another single gal in her 20's-maybe about 25. Very pretty, but my impression is she's a liberal.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (D+F6R) 276
The depth chart for the balloon shoot down area shows ~49 feet. If it's out a bit more ~96 feet. That's a layup for Navy salvage.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2023 11:42 AM (T9WMp) RFP to be released on GOVWIN soon for bids to recover the object. Winner will be the one who has supported the most Dem candidates and with a guaranteed 10% to the big guy. My money is on Wey Tu Deep, LLC. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (anj39) 277
Hour flew by fking with a lock, still can't get 1 screw in
Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (Nz7u9) 278
Sunday’s Grammy Awards hit a record low of 8.8 million viewers — down 53 percent from last year’s 18.7 million viewers — according to Nielsen ratings, which tracks television viewing habits. The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (lf83v) Reap it, pedowood. You suck, we hate you and you don't care. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (Zz0t1) 279
Speaking of lost trust in the medical community, I just saw part of a nine-hour deposition of "The Godfather of Vaccines" Dr. Stanley Plotkin.
He admits that routine experimentation of orphans and mentally handicapped was normal, as well as using at least 76 different abortions in a particular vaccine study. And experimenting on a million people "under colonial rule" The orphans, the handicapped, the not-whites weren't really human. youtu.be/yevV_slu7Dw?t=69 "Q) Is one of the things you wrote: “The question is whether we are to have experiments performed on fully functioning adults and on children who are potential contributors to society or to perform initial studies in children and adults who are human in form but not in social potential?” A) Yes." He was a big part of the COVID virus and vaccine push, because he's important. Think Fauci, but actual accomplishments. Godfather of Vaccines and what-not. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (MbeZZ) 280
>> The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
What a stupid, unaware comment. Posted by: DJ at February 06, 2023 11:46 AM (H5y4s) 281
RFP to be released on GOVWIN soon for bids to recover the object. Winner will be the one who has supported the most Dem candidates and with a guaranteed 10% to the big guy.
My money is on Wey Tu Deep, LLC. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:45 AM (anj39) /Gets his Yacht out of storage... Posted by: John Kerry... at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (oHd/0) 282
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (D+F6R)
4+ billion women minus one can't all be wrong. 😀 Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (W61FM) 283
275 Oh, yes. I know another single gal in her 20's-maybe about 25. Very pretty, but my impression is she's a liberal.
--------------- Is she fuckable? Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (ppL7t) 284
I haven't seen anywhere how we know (or: how "we" "know") that the balloon is a Chinese balloon.
Posted by: m at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (4UYlo) 285
The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
What a stupid, unaware comment. Posted by: DJ at February 06, 2023 11:46 AM (H5y4s) Open Devil worship on stage for the world to see is scaled down? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (Zz0t1) 286
That train derailment is near East Palestine, Oh. I hadn't realized that it was fairly close to where I grew up. It's about 30 min SW of New Castle. Can't say I've been to East Palestine, but I've been all over Columbiana County, Oh. Lots of nice golf courses there.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (sAmhv) 287
These are the end times for Dewey Crowe.
Posted by: Dewey Crowe at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (OWEHH) "Raylan - she took my kidneys, not my dick!" Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (yYFOV) 288
The Mulder-Scully scale runs the whole gamut right?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (44ww/) ++++ Sadly not. It's more like a "where do you land by default" scale. Scully was "Default trust." Mulder was "Default distrust." Both could - and did - adjust any given opinion in any given transaction given adequate evidence. Mulder trusted - transactionally - his secret informants in the government. Scully distrusted - transactionally - specific known-bad players. But Scully's existence is getting scarcer as time goes on. Those that "trust" are now ideologically committed to believing anything their guy says, no matter what. The "I trust by default unless you demonstrate I shouldn't" contingent appears to be shrinking, and most of them are moving into the "I don't trust you unless you demonstrate that I should" group. Some of the latter group have shifted into a largely new "I don't trust you, no matter what, for any reason" group. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (t0OGg) 289
The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
-------- Their appeal has become more selective Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (W61FM) 290
The navy is having to carefully comb 400 square miles because of the debris field, correct?
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes Officials Issue Warning Not to Touch Chinese Spy Balloon Debris https://bit.ly/3I2ws0M - I thought it was a suspected radiation danger or something but it appears to be a tampering with evidence thing. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (FVME7) 291
285 The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
What a stupid, unaware comment. Posted by: DJ at February 06, 2023 11:46 AM (H5y4s) Open Devil worship on stage for the world to see is scaled down? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (Zz0t1) They didn't have the funds for anything more subtle. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (eYoxG) 292
96. "The green energy subsidiary of German electrical equipment giant Siemens just reported Thursday that it lost nearly a billion dollars in the last quarter."
"The company added that governments would need to further assist the industry to ensure future positive growth." Siemens Gamesa is a leader in the renewable energy industry, working to provide the world's best offshore and onshore wind turbines and services." ------ That's now (Siemans Gameasa), this was then: The Inquirer, 1/29/2014, Slowdowns at Gamesa diminish operation in Bucks (County). The U.S. branch of the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa is facing some stiff headwinds. Gamesa USA on Monday gave notice that it will close its Western Pennsylvania plant, which manufactures giant turbine blades, and eliminate the 62 remaining jobs by the end of March. "The U.S. wind turbine industry has suffered from a feast-or-famine existence linked to subsidies." The new greening is simply more robbery, imo. Posted by: Lola at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (Wxlzw) 293
What kind of stuff are the beachcombers finding this morning?
Posted by: Ziba at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (4h9M3) 294
The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
In other shocking news, people who continue frequenting a particular restaurant generally like it. Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (eOEVl) 295
but my impression is she's a liberal.
--------------- Is she fuckable? ************ Asked and answered Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (VTu1l) 296
The train derailment is a freaking mess.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (n1JsZ) 297
>>>I think Ace should consider setting a dating site. There are conservative single men and women on here, and we've already had one relationship between people work out.
Just kidding, Ace. Please don't ban me. Posted by: FenelonSpoke >I'm not taking sloppy seconds from an Ewok. This is unacceptable! Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (Jg7EG) 298
I had no idea the Grammy's were on last night.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (sAmhv) 299
I don't know about 400 square miles, but the payload can be recovered, regardless of the depth. If the Glomar Explorer could raise a sunken Russian sub from the abyssal plain, they can fetch the balloon's payload up from the Continental Shelf, no problemo.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peo -- It's the problem with lies. If they're not combing 400 square miles, they were lying about why they didn't shoot it down over Montana. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (MbeZZ) 300
Dementia? Like H.E. Double Toothpicks. They pulled the same crap on Trump
They have become a law unto themselves. Next president needs to fire them all. Posted by: Just Lily at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM The President can fire any officer he wants to and there is no legal recourse anyone can use to stop him. Oh sure they will get a Hawaiian Judge to tie it up in the courts for years but eventually he would win because congress has already said that is within the powers of the President. They did a big investigation after MacArthur got fired, and said yes he can do that but he should not have done it. Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (uNylN) 301
290 The navy is having to carefully comb 400 square miles because of the debris field, correct?
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes ---------------- Its not like Mine Sweepers have much to do. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (ppL7t) 302
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'Treeeeaaason.' Agreed. That fucker way too freely undermined his CiC. And got away with it because the UniParty approved. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (q3iUt) 303
Next year, the Grammys plan on performing an actual human sacrifice on stage. Seriously, how far away are we from that very thing?
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (sVtYq) 304
278 Sunday’s Grammy Awards hit a record low of 8.8 million viewers — down 53 percent from last year’s 18.7 million viewers — according to Nielsen ratings, which tracks television viewing habits. The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:44 AM (lf83v) ========= Good. Hollywood has destroyed its ability to attract eyes just becuase. The American people will still turn out for the product from time to time (Marvel, Avatar, and the odd thing like Top Gun), but the illusion of glamor and prestige from the "elite" is gone. No one cares. Let them have their demonic rituals. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (LvTSG) 305
Yes, she was very beautiful.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (sVtYq) Now she's a pretty old lady. Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (Zzbjj) 306
Pretty sure that the Polestar EV means you take a pole in your "star"fish.
After the initial run up, I look forward to shorting this company. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (17s+e) 307
What kind of stuff are the beachcombers finding this morning?
Posted by: Ziba at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (4h9M3) The same used condoms and bloody needles, I'm sure. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (Zz0t1) 308
Officials Issue Warning Not to Touch Chinese Spy Balloon Debris
https://bit.ly/3I2ws0M - I thought it was a suspected radiation danger or something but it appears to be a tampering with evidence thing. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (FVME7) Word! Posted by: Roswell Alien at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (oHd/0) 309
The FNM, might have even been the FAUX branch was covering for the senile pervert. "Joe wanted to shoot the balloon down but the DOD vetoed that because of danger of falling debris possibly injuring folks on the ground. That was a weak sauce excuse to me. Possibly the chi-coms had some radioactive stuff in the payload to give a scare of "missile hit will trigger a bomb that could cause an EMP" But if you suspect the payload could cause an EMP why would you just hope they don't set it off themselves? None of it makes any sense. It's even more outlandish than the usual daily BS.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (3cGpq) Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (ykeLU) 311
Let them have their demonic rituals. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (LvTSG) I was hoping that they'd go through with the strike they keep promising Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (Zzbjj) Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (lf83v) 313
I thought it was a suspected radiation danger or something but it appears to be a tampering with evidence thing.
-- hahahaha I can see the yankees at Myrtle Beach calling the cops to turn in a piece of balloon, but if any rednecks are out there fishing they're taking that stuff home and hanging it on the wall. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (MbeZZ) 314
I had no idea the Grammy's were on last night.
************ me neither until i heard about the satan worship Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (VTu1l) 315
But Scully's existence is getting scarcer as time goes on. Those that "trust" are now ideologically committed to believing anything their guy says, no matter what. The "I trust by default unless you demonstrate I shouldn't" contingent appears to be shrinking, and most of them are moving into the "I don't trust you unless you demonstrate that I should" group. Some of the latter group have shifted into a largely new "I don't trust you, no matter what, for any reason" group. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (t0OGg) High trust societies are cheap to do business in. Low trust societies are very expensive. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (eYoxG) 316
Next year, the Grammys plan on performing an actual human sacrifice on stage. Seriously, how far away are we from that very thing?
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (sVtYq) Maybe a bump and grind overtop a girl having an abortion. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (n1JsZ) 317
As you know Marxism seeks the destruction of western society. Feminism is a tool of Marxism and therefore seeks the same. They are succeeding.
https://tinyurl.com/2p83h8pa Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (JbZEe) 318
Yes, she was very beautiful.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (sVtYq) Now she's a pretty old lady. -- Ditto the late Diahann Carroll, whom I also thought was beautiful. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (sVtYq) 319
This report that Joe wanted the balloon down but the brass said no strikes me as a have cake eat cake moment.
BTW where's all this pressure that's gonna remove Joe from office? Sure it's happening any day now. I'm sure it is. Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (T9Xwy) 320
Oh sure they will get a Hawaiian Judge to tie it up in the courts for years but eventually he would win because congress has already said that is within the powers of the President. They did a big investigation after MacArthur got fired, and said yes he can do that but he should not have done it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (uNylN) Nah, now he'd get reinstated. Legal Chain of command is soooo Last Millenium. Posted by: Romeo13 at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (oHd/0) 321
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Let them have their demonic rituals. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (LvTSG) I was hoping that they'd go through with the strike they keep promising Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (Zzbjj) ======= There are historical corollaries to pretty much everything, and this stage in Hollywood feels like 1940s MGM. Massively expensive. Dwindling profits. Over-staffed management. Running on fumes and the good will established by an earlier generation. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (LvTSG) 322
Pretty sure that the Polestar EV means you take a pole in your "star"fish.
After the initial run up, I look forward to shorting this company. Polestar is Volvo. The same people who showed a concept "car for women" where the hood can't be opened since there's nothing there to concern the poor dears. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (ZGrMX) 323
319 This report that Joe wanted the balloon down but the brass said no strikes me as a have cake eat cake moment.
BTW where's all this pressure that's gonna remove Joe from office? Sure it's happening any day now. I'm sure it is. Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (T9Xwy) Joe probably tells them to shoot down 15-20 things a day. Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:52 AM (Y5qcH) 324
Massively expensive. Dwindling profits. Over-staffed management. Running on fumes and the good will established by an earlier generation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (LvTSG) Last movie I went to see: Woman in Gold Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:52 AM (Zzbjj) 325
319 BTW where's all this pressure that's gonna remove Joe from office? Sure it's happening any day now. I'm sure it is.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (T9Xwy) ======== I've been saying for years that he was going to run for re-election in 2024 and live to 2035. I've recently amended that to he's going to easily win in 2024 as well, both the primary and general elections. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:52 AM (LvTSG) 326
The American people will still turn out for the product from time to time (Marvel, Avatar, and the odd thing like Top Gun), but the illusion of glamor and prestige from the "elite" is gone. No one cares.
---------------- Imma gonna guess Oscars that feature Steven Stills with Bat Guy Interpretative Dance and Negroes Having Slap Fights might have tarnished their brand. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:53 AM (ppL7t) 327
The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
What a stupid, unaware comment. Posted by: DJ == I'm glad someone thought this too. Unfuckingbelievaly stupid. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 11:53 AM (17s+e) 328
High trust societies are cheap to do business in. Low trust societies are very expensive.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 06, 2023 11:51 AM (eYoxG) ++++ Catastrophically so. Low trust also limits the amount of development and progress you can achieve. Doing complex things requires trust by default because so many people in many different places are involved. And the expenses mount in *everything.* Your big, wooden house without gates or perimeter walls is possible only because of high trust. In low trust, your house needs to be smaller, stronger and have bars on the windows. It will also cost more than what you have now. That's just one thing. There are many, many things. It all adds up and adds up quickly. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2023 11:53 AM (t0OGg) 329
326 Imma gonna guess Oscars that feature Steven Stills with Bat Guy Interpretative Dance and Negroes Having Slap Fights might have tarnished their brand.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:53 AM (ppL7t) ======== "We nominated Top Gun! And Avatar! You still love us, right?!" -The Academy One day, Zombie Louis B. Mayer needs to rise from the dead and let Hollywood know what he thinks. With his teeth. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (LvTSG) Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (T9Xwy) 331
I've recently amended that to he's going to easily win in 2024 as well, both the primary and general elections.
-- If that's what's decreed behind the scenes, that's what will happen. He will not win, but he will "win." Same thing. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (sVtYq) 332
GE is doing well in the wind farm business, as well:
GE's renewable energy business has been facing challenges due to inflation and supply chain pressures. The unit reported a loss of $2.2 billion in 2022. GE is reducing global headcount at the onshore wind unit by about 20% as part of a plan to restructure and resize the business. Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (lTGtQ) 333
>I'm not taking sloppy seconds from an Ewok. This is unacceptable!
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (Jg7EG) Don't wanna be belly bro with Lamont? What are you, racist? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (zZu0s) 334
323 319 This report that Joe wanted the balloon down but the brass said no strikes me as a have cake eat cake moment.
-------------- Recall that the WH blamed DoD for the Afghanistan Fucked Up Bugout. I'd guess this is the same. Posted by: Puddihead at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (ppL7t) 335
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I've been saying for years that he was going to run for re-election in 2024 and live to 2035. I've recently amended that to he's going to easily win in 2024 as well, both the primary and general elections. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:52 AM (LvTSG) The debates, if they actually have any, will be lit. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (Zz0t1) 336
These are the end times for Dewey Crowe.
Posted by: Dewey Crowe at February 06, 2023 11:38 AM (OWEHH) "Raylan - she took my kidneys, not my dick!" Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (yYFOV) "Wait. I had four kidneys?" Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wanting to Hang Out with Tom Bombadil at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (UQUAY) 337
I had no idea the Grammy's were on last night.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM (sAmhv) -------- What's that, a new sitcom about the Winger family? Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (tdndJ) 338
335 The debates, if they actually have any, will be lit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (Zz0t1) ========= They canceled one in 2020. They'll cancel all of them in 2020. They won't matter. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (LvTSG) 339
he same used condoms and bloody needles, I'm sure.
Posted by: Sponge ******* That's an idea. Mark the location of every used condom you find with those miniature orange CSI cones and call the feds to let them know some balloon debris washed up on the beach! Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (ykeLU) 340
Joe probably tells them to shoot down 15-20 things a day.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 06, 2023 11:52 AM (Y5qcH) He keeps trying to nuke Florida and Texas. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (zZu0s) 341
Satanic stuff is now "mainstream" if Danny DeVito has the role of the devil in that child anti-Christ cartoon show. We are so overdue for a backlash
Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (Zzbjj) 342
The ceremony’s poor viewership ran counter to the general positive reaction from those who tuned in to the scaled-down affair.
What a stupid, unaware comment. Posted by: DJ == I'm glad someone thought this too. Unfuckingbelievaly stupid. /// I thought it, too. DJ summed it up. Absurd statement. What a tortured spin they put on those dismal ratings. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (sVtYq) 343
"I haven't seen anywhere how we know (or: how "we" "know") that the balloon is a Chinese balloon."
one report (comment?) I saw said we had tracked it since it left China. That seems likely to me, but idk. That person said we could have shot it down when it was over US air space in the Aleutians. Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (Cus5s) 344
The train derailment is a freaking mess.
________ Direct action? Extinction Rebellion? Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 06, 2023 11:50 AM (lf83v) *** Is this the one that is burning like a sum'bitch but was only carrying "assorted freight"? Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (anj39) 345
*TURKEY SAYS NO STRUCTURAL RISK FOR DAMS AFTER EARTHQUAKE
*TURKEY NEEDS TO BE PREPARED FOR RISE IN DEATH TOLL: OKTAY Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (Vwz3I) 346
GE's renewable energy business has been facing challenges due to inflation and supply chain pressures. The unit reported a loss of $2.2 billion in 2022.
Also because bird choppers are not a profitable business. They exist solely because the entire aim of the leftist project is to revert the entire industrial revolution and bring back feudalism. So things that existed pre-1880 are practically fetish objects: trains, windmills, you name it. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (ZGrMX) 347
Open Devil worship on stage for the world to see is scaled down?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:47 AM (Zz0t1) They were hoping to open the Gates of Hell but it would have broken the budget Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (T9Xwy) 348
******* That's an idea. Mark the location of every used condom you find with those miniature orange CSI cones and call the feds to let them know some balloon debris washed up on the beach! Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (ykeLU) LOL. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (Zz0t1) 349
Dead-naming, dead-naming! Somebody call the thought police.
Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (Zzbjj) 350
What kind of stuff are the beachcombers finding this morning?
Posted by: Ziba at February 06, 2023 11:48 AM (4h9M3) --------- Rotted Chinese drywall. Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (tdndJ) 351
Do we even believe there was a Chinese spy balloon? I believe not a word of anything they tell me. Not a fucking word.
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (iFTx/) 352
Is this the one that is burning like a sum'bitch but was only carrying "assorted freight"?
Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (anj39) --- Any EVs on board? Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (YIVH2) 353
Do we even believe there was a Chinese spy balloon? I believe not a word of anything they tell me. Not a fucking word.
Lots of people who aren't the government saw it. It wasn't hard, it was a white circle bigger than the Moon. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (ZGrMX) 354
They were hoping to open the Gates of Hell but it would have broken the budget Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (T9Xwy) I thought they were bringing Ricky Gervais back to slap the audience with his cock again. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (Zz0t1) 355
Also because bird choppers are not a profitable business.
Posted by: Ian S. For reference, one third of the money spent in Texas for wind farms and solar in the last decade was federal subsidy money. One third. Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (lTGtQ) 356
351 Do we even believe there was a Chinese spy balloon? I believe not a word of anything they tell me. Not a fucking word.
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (iFTx/) Agreed, but. What possible benefit could this mangled and tangled set of statements have? I guess you could go with the squirrel/stray voltage thing. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (zZu0s) 357
72 'You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling?' I posit that the first requirement of executive authority is that you have people working for you that will always kill those who disobey orders. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (q3iUt) 358
The debates, if they actually have any, will be lit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:54 AM (Zz0t1) --- The simple argument is that the Republicans are so full of lies and misinformation, there's no point in debating them. Full on projection, in other words, of the Democratic side. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (YIVH2) 359
Do we even believe there was a Chinese spy balloon? I believe not a word of anything they tell me. Not a fucking word.
-- Someone else pointed out that Chinese culture is big on saving face and humiliation of opponents. Chairman Xi slowly teabagged the US and her citizens, and it was televised for days. Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt shot it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (MbeZZ) 360
They were hoping to open the Gates of Hell but it would have broken the budget
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (T9Xwy) ---------- Plus, the Pelosi's finally locked their gate and hired armed security. Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (tdndJ) 361
That's an idea. Mark the location of every used condom you find with those miniature orange CSI cones and call the feds to let them know some balloon debris washed up on the beach!
Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (ykeLU) LOL. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:56 AM (Zz0t1) *** Chinese Psyops. There will be a thousand condoms in the wreckage. All 12 inches long and marked (in Chinese) Mediums. Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (anj39) 362
So the "spy" balloon and the other giant balloon, former NJ govenor Chris Christie, enter the picture at roughly the same times & fingers are pointed at Trump.
What a sham & a bit too coincidentally. Like S*ros, people also better be paying attention to Mr. Bill, in particular, in addition to some of the other billionaires entertaining our proported leaders. Posted by: Lola at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (Wxlzw) 363
'You're the POTUS. You just got overruled by someone.
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told? Should not heads be rolling?' Remember, Trump asked Comey for 'loyalty' and was well on his way to being impeached because of it. "HOW DARE HE!!!???" Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (Zz0t1) 364
That's an idea. Mark the location of every used condom you find with those miniature orange CSI cones and call the feds to let them know some balloon debris washed up on the beach!
Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (ykeLU) Comment of the Day nominee Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (V6f9+) 365
I posit that the first requirement of executive authority is that you have people working for you that will always kill those who disobey orders.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (q3iUt) Aren't we running into the 'just following orders' thing? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM (zZu0s) 366
The left has abused Hanlon's razor for a century by doing outrageous shit that they know will be attributed to incompetence, when in fact it is deliberate. It's bad enough that I don't think we can count on it when dealing with them.
Meanwhile... the NOAA/NASA weather data situation is worse than it seems. Since the 90's they've been "fixing" historical data and destroying the originals. And then you have the CDC/NIH... who didn't just pencil whip numbers to hide things during the "everyone go to chinatown/Trump is racist" phase; the centralized testing regime they ran (headed by Rosenstein's sister, for those who might have forgotten) distributed contaminated test kits and packaging all over the US, jump-starting the spread. Posted by: somedood at February 06, 2023 12:00 PM (IN1nj) 367
Lots of people who aren't the government saw it. It wasn't hard, it was a white circle bigger than the Moon.
********* That's no moon... Posted by: Obi-Wan Kenobi at February 06, 2023 12:00 PM (VTu1l) 368
The same used condoms and bloody needles, I'm sure.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 11:49 AM I see you've visited Revere Beach. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2023 12:00 PM (R4EqT) 369
I'd have plenty of patience for a scenario like 'I ordered the military to shoot it down, but they advised me that that was a bad idea because X Y Z so I rescinded the order"... but is that really the framing here?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2023 12:00 PM (/EuRN) 370
They're doing the Satanic worship stuff to shove it in the face of "Christianists" although some obviously worship the devil. The thing is, if you're doing that stuff you belong to the devil whether you believe in the devil or not, and I'm sorry to hear about Danny DeVito doing the voice of Satan in a cartoon.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (D+F6R) 371
Wouldn't your first order of business be to find someone who will do what they're told?
Should not heads be rolling? I mean, it's Joe. They probably gave him an ice cream cone and he forgot that there was insubordination. Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (ZGrMX) 372
Boeing 737 Crashes While Fighting Brushfires In Australia
"A Coulson Aviation Boeing 737-300 N619SW crashed while fighting a wildfire in southeastern Australia. Both pilots survived the crash and were airlifted to a hospital." Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (Vwz3I) 373
I posit that the first requirement of executive authority is that you have people working for you that will always kill those who disobey orders.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (q3iUt) --- At the very least, those who openly defy lawfully issued orders from their chain of command (in which POTUS is at the very top) should be willing to accept the consequences for that decision. If they cannot obey orders, resign, go to the stockade, whatever it takes to take a stand on principle. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (YIVH2) 374
That's an idea. Mark the location of every used condom you find with those miniature orange CSI cones and call the feds to let them know some balloon debris washed up on the beach!
Posted by: Muldoon at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (ykeLU) Comment of the Day nominee Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 06, 2023 11:59 AM Seconded. All in favor? All opposed? Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (R4EqT) 375
Danny DeVito doing the voice of Satan in a cartoon.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (D+F6R) Rhea and their spawn are also in on it Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (Zzbjj) 376
China-Chinese Spy Balloon Just wants to know the temperature Joe told them to shoot it down No wait, he said his pants are brown Someone please get him a wipe Better to meet him over Skype Whatever the reason, they all know why The Chinese Spy Balloon floats by Posted by: ... at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (Qz0+p) 377
NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (Zz0t1) 378
345 *TURKEY SAYS NO STRUCTURAL RISK FOR DAMS AFTER EARTHQUAKE
*TURKEY NEEDS TO BE PREPARED FOR RISE IN DEATH TOLL: OKTAY Posted by: andycanuck I believe the rivers that Turkey damns up are the Euphrates and Tigris. Iraq and Syria have been upset since those rivers are drying up in their countries and Turkey won't release any water. I'm sure it will all work itself out. Or not. Posted by: Puddleglum at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (sAmhv) 379
"I posit that the first requirement of executive authority is that you have people working for you that will always kill those who disobey orders.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2023 11:58 AM (q3iUt)" In hindsight I can't imagine a scenario where PDT could have been successful without whacking a number of people off the books. If people find this repugnant, consider where we are headed soon and recalibrate your expectations. Posted by: somedood at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (IN1nj) 380
279 this is beyond disgusting. My 11 year old daughter is high functioning, but she won’t find herself in law school. She struggles socially in a big way. You know when you speak with her for a little bit, she is not typical. To consider her subhuman is monstrous.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (ZdaMQ) 381
Seconded.
All in favor? All opposed? Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (R4EqT) Eh, it's not bad. I think Piper's chap commentary deserves some commemoration. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 06, 2023 12:02 PM (zZu0s) 382
Hahaha,, oh,, hahhaa,, speaking of balloons, I went to uh, that uh, you know that uh place where uh you can, It uh, uh, uh. Yeah Posted by: John Fetterman at February 06, 2023 12:03 PM (vwCZJ) 383
Lots of people who aren't the government saw it. It wasn't hard, it was a white circle bigger than the Moon.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 06, 2023 11:57 AM (ZGrMX) So it could've been Lena Dunham's ass ... Posted by: spindrift at February 06, 2023 12:04 PM (h5TKJ) 384
343 "I haven't seen anywhere how we know (or: how "we" "know") that the balloon is a Chinese balloon."
one report (comment?) I saw said we had tracked it since it left China. That seems likely to me, but idk. That person said we could have shot it down when it was over US air space in the Aleutians. Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2023 11:55 AM (Cus5s) Ah. Thanks. Posted by: m at February 06, 2023 12:04 PM (4UYlo) 385
194. Has it been tied to global warming yet?
Posted by: Lady in Black Not yet, but there's still time. Unless/until it becomes a Russian, Ukrainian thing. Posted by: Lola at February 06, 2023 12:05 PM (Wxlzw) 386
Hanlon's Razor is commutative.
Especially these days. Posted by: Flyover at February 06, 2023 12:05 PM (Rbu5d) 387
In closeup pictures of the shootdown it looks pretty clearly like the sidewinder missile hit the electronics which were the infrared target for the sensors. If you don't know, they have a 'warhead' that is designed to absolutely shred aircraft metal in a ring-link explosion.
I'm sure others have noted by now that the pilot easily could have put a few rounds of 20mm in the balloon itself and observe the effects, adding more rounds if necessary. This would have probably resulted in a much more desirable slower descent and more visible for recovery as well as more intact electronics. Unless, of course, you didn't want to recover intact electronics. Posted by: SamIam at February 06, 2023 12:07 PM (oasF3) 388
Nice rant.
Posted by: Archer at February 06, 2023 12:07 PM (gmo/4) 389
Marilyn McCoo was a fantastic singer....and quite hot too.
-- Yes, she was very beautiful. Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2023 11:39 AM (sVtYq) Both her mom and dad were physicians. Obviously carrying really great genes! Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at February 06, 2023 12:08 PM (Zvtjl) 390
Jimmy Sturr and band have won 17 Grammys. This was years before the Satan Worship, though.
Posted by: Big Joe Polka Show at February 06, 2023 12:09 PM (wrJpE) 391
Biden is going to announce $300 billion and two battalions of M1s to fight the earthquake's illegal war against Turkey.... with much more to come.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 06, 2023 12:09 PM (17s+e) 392
IIRC, Turkey sits on top of a continental rift or two, so I suppose the only surprise is that this type of thing doesn't happen more often.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2023 12:12 PM (trdmm) Posted by: Sock Monkey * simple simeone at February 06, 2023 12:14 PM (d+u1B) 394
I would assume that all US politicians, particularly at the federal level, are wholly owned by China. Even people like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. Not a one of them can be trusted.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 06, 2023 12:14 PM (NFbv3) 395
395 Except for the ones wholly owned and operated by the Indians like John [Excrement] Cornyn.
Posted by: Erik In Texas at February 06, 2023 12:17 PM (z0DEK) 396
Cur's Corollary: Commie cocksuckers will always suck cock. Okay, that doesn't really work as corollary, but I don't care. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2023 12:18 PM (n+4am) 397
Rhea and their spawn are also in on it
Posted by: CN at February 06, 2023 12:01 PM (Zzbjj) Poor taste on all their parts. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2023 12:23 PM (D+F6R) 398
Grateful that I was not the only one who had "the beautiful balloon" song in my head the last few days, lol - ty!
Posted by: Isolden at February 06, 2023 12:31 PM (dB99g) 399
What Minuteman captures is that we on the right are often willing to use data produced by these same experts if it supports our position, but we shouldn’t.
Yep, the right has been doing this with the Plandemic "data" for the past 3 years. All the data is garbage. They have been lying about everything -- "cases", "deaths" (died with vs died from), etc -- since the beginning. Yet you see people putting up charts all over showing "this proves that masks do not prevent rise in 'COVID cases'". Actually, no it does not prove anything. Because all the data for "cases" has been garbage. Just like they did for the definition of "vaccine", they also changed the definition of a "case". It started out as "COVID+ test result & symptoms". But when there were millions of asymptomatic COVID+ people, they changed the definition of a "case" to capture all the asymptomatic people to keep the "case" count high to hype the "crisis". Not to mention, the PCR tests for determining "cases" was admitted to be garbage with 50% false positive rate. So none of the data proves anything at all. Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 06, 2023 12:34 PM (Do5/p) 400
Wait -- are you telling me The Fifth Dimension did not have their own group members sing the vocals? Or are you just saying they lip-sync when filming video?
My world is shaken. Posted by: Emmie at February 06, 2023 12:35 PM (Emce2) 401
Look, a live human sacrifice right here on our stage
is one thing. A live human sacrifice being outdrawn by Gutfeld! is something else altogether. Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 12:36 PM (jYCXf) 402
@387 This one is popping up on several sites.
All you have to do is watch the video, and you can see the body of the balloon deflating, and the instrument package falling free and hitting the water in one piece. At this point, I'm assuming that foreign trolls are busy. You can say anything on the internet. Getting paid? Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2023 12:41 PM (jYCXf) 403
It’s a pity that Poppa has sold his soul,
It makes him sizzle at breakfast so. The money was useful, but still on the whole It’s a pity that Poppa has sold his soul When he might have held on like the Baron de Coal, And not cleared out when the price was low. It’s a pity that Poppa has sold his soul, It makes him sizzle at breakfast so. Posted by: Johnny Paycheck at February 06, 2023 12:49 PM (M3hSG) 404
Everything a Leftist says is a lie, unless it is a manipulation in service to a greater lie.
Posted by: insurgens ad opus at February 06, 2023 01:17 PM (b306O) 405
Dear Throckmorton, thank you for reminding me basic logic. It's good to get a refresher once in a while
Posted by: Joe Fingerblaster at February 06, 2023 02:40 PM (W+TLY) 406
The reason to shoot down the balloon over the ocean is to short out all electronics and make data recovery impossible. Wouldn't want recovery of Chinese photos of US missile installations to prove that this was indeed a spy mission.
Posted by: Dane Skold at February 06, 2023 03:02 PM (2bneD) 407
Heinlein's Razor: "Don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence... but don't rule out malice."
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I see where the Balloon was shot down over South Carolina after it crossed over the rest of America sending back information
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