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The Village Barber
Adriaen van Ostade

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 1st

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

2 Theodoric of York!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2026 09:30 AM (cYBz/)

3 I nooded.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

4 Floyd was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

5 So soon, Muldoon?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)

6 Egads!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 10, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

7 Whew, that was a close shave.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 09:32 AM (0nHVk)

8 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

9 So that's what it means to "cut one's teeth".

Posted by: Eeyore at February 10, 2026 09:32 AM (AlhUl)

10 Barber! The hair is on the outside!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (KN2gu)

11 Hmmm. Doubt it's a repeat. CBD usually keeps track. I must have seen it while looking something else up.

I like the lighting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (bss/y)

12 The guy eventually died from an infected tooth because in the daze from the pain in his tooth he went to the barber and not to the dentist.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (0N4FZ)

13 brazilian dentist

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

14 What' Peter Dinklage doing there on the left?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (bxiOq)

15 *Whew, that was a close shave.*

###
Babies kiss me.

Posted by: Burma at February 10, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

16 It's a cut-throat business.

Posted by: Sweeney Todd at February 10, 2026 09:34 AM (TezPK)

17 must be about 2:30.

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

18 So, are they excising an incisor?

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

19 "short back and sides, please."

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

20 must be about 2:30.
Posted by: cmeat

That's terrible!

(But I admit, I snorfled)

Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2026 09:35 AM (cYBz/)

21 Ok, I like the lighting, but the faces are horrible.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:35 AM (bss/y)

22 They all look like they have Down’s Syndrome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 10, 2026 09:35 AM (IhIKR)

23 Looks like Herme, on the left, is still in the apprenticeship phase.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)

24 Razor, scissors, or pliers today?

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (TezPK)

25 Is a haircut here $20, same as in Seville?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (0sNs1)

26 A bit on the crude side, but still effective.

Sit still, or you get Mr. Pokey again!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (DgMqy)

27 He should have flossed.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

28 *Whew, that was a close shave.*

Does your husband misbehave?
Grunt and grumble?
Rant and rave?
Shoot the brute some
Burma-Shave

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)

29 20 chinese dentist joke.

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)

30 100 comment rule [TJM]

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

31 That haircut was so difficult it was like pulling teeth!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (Kmu/P)

32 You really need to click on the pic and embiggen to see all the details.

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

33 Reminds me that I have a dental appointment this afternoon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

34 Some cute Burma Shave lines might be a fun alternative to limericks.

Posted by: Hint hint at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

35 100 comment rule [TJM]

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (TezPK)

36 "'e's Jack the Ripper 'e is!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (2GVsD)

37 I bet he doesn't get the roots. Probably just breaks the tooth off at the gum line.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)

38 Pull it! It your best option. I have a dozen patients waiting outside.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (xFfhU)

39 Speaking of barbers and Burma-Shave, there's a lovely little book from 1979, Frank Rowsome Jrs The Verse by the Side of the Road, which is a friendly history of the B-S company and has a complete list of every roadside jingle.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (ufSfZ)

40 30, dang that was swift.

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

41 You really need to click on the pic and embiggen to see all the details."

I did like hanging one's violin (to dry???)...

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:39 AM (XuXeR)

42 100 comment rule [TJM]

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

43 Molar opposites.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (TezPK)

44 Early days of Great Clips?

Posted by: dantesed at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (Oy/m2)

45 dang that was swift."

As in Tom?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (XuXeR)

46 Pull the other one!

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:41 AM (TezPK)

47 The dude on the left seems weirdly enthused by the ordeal. "Master lets me keep all the best teeth!"

Some of these guys look like Leatherface's family and friends. It's very unsettling/off-putting.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 10, 2026 09:41 AM (CzMNg)

48 Barberian

Posted by: epador at February 10, 2026 09:41 AM (TRnzq)

49 Now, let's look at the art.

Bugs Bunny must be offscreen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:41 AM (ZOv7s)

50 This is a weird painting. I like the interior of the room with its realistic details, textures and colors. It is really well done. The people not so much. They appear cartoonish compared to the objects. It's an odd mix. And where would someone want to display this? Maybe it would be better as a book illustration, not standalone art.

Is it just me or do some of the figures look like Ralph Bakshi hobbits? Perhaps it is set in Bree where men and Hobbits coexist.

Or maybe I just need more coffee.

Posted by: JTB at February 10, 2026 09:42 AM (yTvNw)

51 Wonder what was on the paper tacked to the cabinet door? An early version of old, outdated magazines piled up for light reading?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:42 AM (XuXeR)

52 Molar opposites.
Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (TezPK)
---
Just lost one three weeks ago. All healed up now, tho.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

53 The gums were angry that day, my friends...

Posted by: Mr Wolf at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (Ql26C)

54 I swear it's the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing more!

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (TezPK)

55 If we can perform dental surgery anyone can!

Posted by: Moe, Larry, Curly at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (oftw2)

56
Someone Has to Say It - a limerick

The old country barber Jack Brown
Was a stylist of certain renown
"I need a shave and a haircut, Jack
What d'you think that'll set me back?"

"That'll be two bits...same as in town!"

Posted by: muldoon at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (qgHp7)

57 Sometimes these dental puns are a bridge too far.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (xFfhU)

58 The people on the left, there was no bear baiting that day so had to seek their entertainment at the Barber's.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (2GVsD)

59 Myranmar-Shave just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Name changes therefore, should not be undertaken without serious consideration.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (09exb)

60 Please pause in your mastication for 48 hours.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:44 AM (TezPK)

61 dang that was swift."

As in Tom?
Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:40 AM (XuXeR)

"I guess I've got to get this cavity filled," said Tom hollowly.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:44 AM (ufSfZ)

62 60 Please pause in your mastication for 48 hours.
Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:44 AM (TezPK)

YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:44 AM (bss/y)

63 Sometimes these dental puns are a bridge too far.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

The commenter who makes the best dental pun of the day should get a plaque.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

64 Sometimes these dental puns are a bridge too far."

Yeah. They gum up the works something fierce.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (XuXeR)

65 63 Sometimes these dental puns are a bridge too far.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

The commenter who makes the best dental pun of the day should get a plaque.
Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ

Or a crown.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (CzMNg)

66 Please pause in your mastication for 48 hours.
Posted by: Joe Mama

Motor-boating?

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

67 so many of these comments are so tongue-in-cheek...

Posted by: Mr Wolf at February 10, 2026 09:45 AM (Ql26C)

68 Being a molar is such a grind. Being a canine is closer to incisive.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 10, 2026 09:46 AM (TezPK)

69 Is it safe?

Posted by: PabloD at February 10, 2026 09:46 AM (3VXNH)

70 Dental puns add bite to life.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:46 AM (2GVsD)

71 The Roman legionnaires preferred food was porridges of various types. Guess why.

Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026 09:46 AM (pDt9x)

72 >>Sometimes these dental puns are a bridge too far.

Ain't that the tooth?!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:47 AM (48ipd)

73 Stop flossing around with the dental puns.

Posted by: dantesed at February 10, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)

74 It'll always be Burma to me, Elaine.

Posted by: J. Peterman at February 10, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

75 Incisor commentary, as always.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 10, 2026 09:47 AM (NcvvS)

76 The Village Barber – Quick facts:
Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685)
Year: 1630–1635
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 34 cm × 41.3 cm (13 in × 16.3 in)
Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
=================
Would love to visit this museum.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:47 AM (/Z6GR)

77 Punds in the art thread?
You know the drill. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:48 AM (48ipd)

78 Twenty bucks. Same as in town.

Posted by: The Barber of De Drill at February 10, 2026 09:48 AM (vFG9F)

79 The comments have spiraled, like water in a commode.

Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026 09:48 AM (pDt9x)

80 "The commenter who makes the best dental pun of the day should get a plaque."

And a tongue bath.

Posted by: Oof at February 10, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

81 Twenty bucks. Same as in town.
Posted by: The Barber of De Drill at February 10, 2026 09:48 AM (vFG9F)
===============
lol

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:49 AM (/Z6GR)

82 If he pulls your tooth, does he give you a discount on your trim?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 10, 2026 09:49 AM (+u9S1)

83 The comments have spiraled, like water in a commode."

Northern or Southern hemisphere?

*yeah, I know. Still funny, tho*

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:49 AM (XuXeR)

84 The Village Barber: Shaving, or extracting a tooth? You make the call!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)

85 >>The commenter who makes the best dental pun of the day should get a plaque.

Can't brush off that achievement!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:50 AM (48ipd)

86 If he pulls your tooth, does he give you a discount on your trim?"

Shave and a haircut, two bits.

Dentistry? A bit more.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:50 AM (XuXeR)

87 59 Myranmar-Shave just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Name changes therefore, should not be undertaken without serious consideration.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 09:43 AM (09exb)

Since we've insisted on Mumbai, things are much better.

Posted by: guy who is taking a shit in the street at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (CzMNg)

88 They all look like they have Down’s Syndrome.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 10, 2026

***
Same at the Walmarts around here

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

89 I think he became a barber just for the jokes!

Posted by: Jerry at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

90 >>The comments have spiraled, like water in a commode."

Brace yourself - the worst is yet to come!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (48ipd)

91 If you don't take care of your teeth, you'll be dentured for life.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (xFfhU)

92 But one night in Bangkok still makes a hard man humble.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (2GVsD)

93 We need to put a cap on the puns. No molar.

Posted by: The Barber of De Drill at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (vFG9F)

94 I don't like the palate of this painting.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

95 Where is the dog? Where is the sniper? All we have is a lousy dwarf.

Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (pDt9x)

96 OT:

Mmmmm. Bacon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (bss/y)

97 Next you're going to say they should have their own schools!

Posted by: Kramer at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

98 Since we've insisted on Mumbai, things are much better."

"Beijing Duck" just doesn't have the same ring to it...

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (XuXeR)

99 The Roman legionnaires preferred food was porridges of various types. Guess why.
Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026

***
And being fed barley instead of wheat was considered a punishment.

On a related note, can you still buy Roman Meal bread?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

100 Some cute Burma Shave lines might be a fun alternative to limericks.

Shaving is a royal pain, Toots

You have to do it every day

I suggest: Pull 'em out by the roots

It's the long-lasting, manly way!

...PERMA SHAVE

Posted by: muldoon at February 10, 2026 09:53 AM (qgHp7)

101 The Roman legionnaires preferred food was porridges of various types. Guess why."

It wasn't too hot or cold? Just right?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:53 AM (XuXeR)

102 You don’t have to floss all your teeth. Just the ones you want to keep.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 09:53 AM (09exb)

103 I miss Roman's Frozen Pizza.

Posted by: Mama Celeste at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (oftw2)

104 Chicken Kyiv > Beijing Duck

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

105 The patient/customer looks like he's leaking from the front of his pants. Incontinent because of the pain?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

106 Floyd's barber shop. The early days.

Posted by: Welcome to Mayberry at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

107 On a related note, can you still buy Roman Meal bread?

Yes, but it's not as available as it used to be.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (ufSfZ)

108 Beijing Duck or Disco Duck?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (2GVsD)

109 So much wisdom in today's comments.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 09:54 AM (Hbs7G)

110 You don’t have to floss all your teeth. Just the ones you want to keep."

WV, home of the tooth brush.

*get it? "tooth", not "teeth"

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (XuXeR)

111 Bacon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:52 AM (bss/y)

Bacon is never off topic.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (n9ltV)

112 Twenty bucks. Same as in town.
Posted by: The Barber of De Drill at February 10, 2026

***
Twenty guilders?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

113 Bravo muldoon!

Posted by: Burma Shaver at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

114 Which reminds me I should make some bread this weekend. A thick slice of toast with butter and a cup of tea on the side is lovely.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (ufSfZ)

115 90 "brace yourself, colleen."
irish foreplay.

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

116 It’s Tummy Rub Tuesday!

Rub rub rub those fuzzy furry bellies! You know they want it!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (IhIKR)

117 Roman Meal was a pretty decent sammich bread. It had a wide distribution, if it is still around now, it is tough to find. It was a fair bit more expensive than ordinary sandwich loaves.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (09exb)

118 Quit screaming, you're scaring the children. And button your trousers.

Posted by: Eromero at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (LHPAg)

119 Peking Duck > Disco Duck > Howard the Duck

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (ufSfZ)

120 On a related note, can you still buy Roman Meal bread?
*
Yes, but it's not as available as it used to be.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026

***
I was never enough of a fan to seek it out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)

121 114 Which reminds me I should make some bread this weekend. A thick slice of toast with butter and a cup of tea on the side is lovely.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:55 AM (ufSfZ)

=======

I'm planning on making both of my sourdough starters into bread this week. I want to compare them side by side since they started with different flour types. Gotta feed them today, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (GBKbO)

122 I embiggened the pic.
Ugh. A grotesquerie of deformed mutants.
Would hang. With prejudice.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (Hx0tZ)

123
Barber:

"I think these things just pop off like the cap on a bottle of beer."

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (iJfKG)

124 >>A thick slice of toast with butter and a cup of tea on the side is lovely.

Heaven!
The aroma from the baking bread makes it even better.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (48ipd)

125 122 I embiggened the pic.
Ugh. A grotesquerie of deformed mutants.
Would hang. With prejudice.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (Hx0tZ)

=====

In the mother-in-law suite?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (GBKbO)

126 Are there a lot of midgets in this picture?

Posted by: From about That Time at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (sl73Y)

127 brace yourself, colleen."
irish foreplay."

Still deporting that Irish jackass?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (XuXeR)

128 90 "brace yourself, colleen."
irish foreplay.
Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026

***
The kind of joke Mrs. Wolfus No. 2, who was part Irish, would have loved.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

129 Check out the smiles of people some time. Observe how bright and regular the teeth are. Consider how unlikely that nature bestows such symmetry and perfection.

Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026 09:57 AM (pDt9x)

130 > On a related note, can you still buy Roman Meal bread?

Twenty denari. Same as in Capernaum.

Posted by: Zebedee at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

131 99 great gramma fed the hunting dogs barley. a houseguest helped themselves to a bowl triggering uproarious laughter. to germans this was very funny.

Posted by: cmeat at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

132 >>>The patient/customer looks like he's leaking from the front of his pants. Incontinent because of the pain?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

>That's just the floss from his sexy underpants.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (xFfhU)

133 >>So much wisdom in today's comments.

The horde gets to the root if things.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (48ipd)

134 Thick toast? I think WM carries something called Texas Toast. Though it might only be in the frozen bread section.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

135 I saw Grotesquerie of Deformed Mutants open for the Crash Test Dummies. It was a train wreck.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 09:58 AM (bxiOq)

136 Alternate title:

"A Picture From JRR Tolkien's Failed Sequel to Lord of the Rings, "The Retards of Hobbiton"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)

137 On a related note, can you still buy Roman Meal bread?
*
Yes, but it's not as available as it used to be.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026

***
I was never enough of a fan to seek it out.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)

I used to see it in the local grocery all the time when I was a child. I hadn't thought about it in years until I saw a loaf in the kitchen of the sitcom Reba.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:59 AM (ufSfZ)

138 *adds another redhead laying about in bed to Tensor*

Methinks I should do other things.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (2GVsD)

139 >>Rub rub rub those fuzzy furry bellies! You know they want it!

Done!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (48ipd)

140 Sorry, this showed up in my suggested:

https://tinyurl.com/u9nxyxnj

I think they are on to me...

Also, not really that sorry.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)

141 Not sure I'd want that guy with a blade near my neck. Would hang the painting though.l
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (yI5mB)

142 Alternate title:

"A Picture From JRR Tolkien's Failed Sequel to Lord of the Rings, "The Retards of Hobbiton"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026

***
More like the boggies of the Sty in Bored of the Rings: "They are a simple people, uncomfortable with tools more complex than a blackjack or a Luger."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (wzUl9)

143 "A Picture From JRR Tolkien's Failed Sequel to Lord of the Rings, "The Retards of Hobbiton"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)
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We boggies are a hairy folk
Who like to eat until we choke
Loving all like friend and brother
And hardly ever eat each other.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 10:01 AM (bxiOq)

The Morning Report — 2/10/26

Good morning kids. To kick things off this morning, this certainly is something . . .

The daughter of Republican Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson was stabbed to death in a botched murder-suicide over the weekend — leading her father to abruptly suspend his 2026 campaign.
Hallie Marie Tobler, 22, was discovered dead with multiple stab wounds inside her locked apartment in St. Cloud after cops responded to a medical emergency on Saturday evening, according to the St. Cloud Police Department. Tobler’s husband, 23-year-old Dylan Michael Tobler, was also critically wounded inside the home with what investigators believed to be self-inflicted stab wounds, police said. . . Dylan, who is now in stable condition, has been taken into police custody and is expected to be hit with homicide charges in connection with Hallie’s death following his release from the hospital, cops added. . .
. . . “Out of respect for his family and the enormity of this loss, Jeff has suspended his campaign for Governor of Minnesota. We ask all Minnesotans to join us in lifting up the Johnson family during this incredibly painful time.”
Johnson ran a campaign that was tough on crime, immigration and fraud in the North Star State, which has become the battleground of ICE operations and clashes between protesters and federal officers in recent months.

Indeed this is something but the question is, "Is this Something something?" Obviously we do not know as of yet the interpersonal dynamics of the relationship between the victim and her husband, nor do we know the politics of either, especially the latter. But, given what is going on in Minnesota as well as who the victim's father is, as well as the established fact that political terrorism and violence in service to ideology and the lust for absolute power are the stock in trade and sine qua non of the Democrat Party and leftists, it is well within the realm of possibility and most likely IMHO what will be the motive behind this attack.

That is not hyperbole my friends, as these next two items will underscore:

First up there's this awful AWFL...

A video by Democrat Suzanna Karatassos, who exemplifies the AWFUL acronym (“Affluent White Female Urban Liberal") better than anyone I’ve seen in the past 20 minutes, is going viral.
Suzanna is running for Georgia’s 120th District in the state legislature. She’s privileged, and she oozes virtue signaling from every pore. Suzanna’s “final solution” to the “MAGA problem” is to ban us all from the Internet for four years:
When this is all over, and Trump is gone, and Democrats are back in charge, and we’re rebuilding everything, the punishment for MAGA for voting Trump three times needs to be that they lose their internet access for four years. That they cannot post videos or comments on social media, for four straight years, so that none of us are subjected to their lies and misinformation. While we are rebuilding the chaos that they caused, the whole world and America gets to be without their BS online for four straight years. Can we all agree to this?

And as if mere muzzling weren't final enough, this next sick bastard sure has a solution that sounds pretty damn final to me:

After decades of American institutions of higher education teaching that whites are the “oppressors” in the intersectional hierarchy, Texas politician Gene Wu is encouraging other racial groups to team up politically based on claims of shared victimhood.
In a recently circulated clip from a December 2024 interview, Wu says:
“I always tell people, the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities, realize that … they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning. Because we are the majority in this country now. We … have the ability to take over this country and to do what is needed for everyone and to make things fair.”
Rep. Gene Wu (D) goes mask off:  "Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country."

I seem to recall another Socialist named Schickelgruber who after he and his supporters took over their country did what was needed by building high speed railroads so they could send their perceived oppressors and usurpers directly to the gas chambers and crematoria.

While Wu is a Chinese emigré there is no doubt that he still has very deep connections to the CCP. Who by the way are provably funding and fueling much of the mayhem in Minnesota.

Those Minnesota riots, once described by some as “spontaneous,” look more and more like a backdoor attempt by China, allied with extreme groups in the U.S., to foment violence and outright rebellion.

One Slippery Slope — Yup that is what we are on, dear reader . . . Regardless of who's funding the Democrat/Left insurrection, the strategy and tactics are quite revealing and very familiar.

When you think about recent events in the Middle East, it’s easier to understand what’s happening in Minnesota.
There are significant parallels between the tactics of Hamas and pro-illegal immigrant agitators. Start with this. Both have no realistic way to achieve their objective through conventional means. . . Outmatched in bullets and ballots, both groups have sought to use political pressure to achieve their aims. Putting their own people in danger is key to these efforts. Hamas hides its military infrastructure in and around hospitals and schools. Israel either avoids attacking legitimate military targets, or Hamas rushes out pictures of dead women and children.
Something similar is happening in Minnesota. Agitators are actively stalking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and then physically trying to prevent federal agents from arresting illegal immigrants. Crowd control should be a job for local cops. But Minnesota politicians have prevented local police from coordinating with ICE. In December, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara even told residents to call the cops on ICE.
Federal agents are put in a no-win situation. Either they allow agitators to stop them from arresting a criminal illegal immigrant, or they must use physical force to arrest the agitators. At a minimum, that will produce ugly-looking videos. Twice when an agitator has resisted, things have turned deadly. Illegal immigration activists then promote out-of-context videos and lob vile accusations at federal agents.

There is no negotiating with terrorists. What the Democrat/Left have been attempting to do for the past 200 years is coming to a head. Forget slavery and the Civil War. They have never accepted the American founding and have been attempting to overthrow the Republic ever since Aaron Burr murdered Alexander Hamilton. The only things that have changed are the personalities involved and the temporal issues real or concocted.

That said, it's funny how they keep calling us a Democracy which is why I find this comment from the execrable tosser Ossoff rather amusing in a vomitus inducing chutzpocritical way.

It has been evident for a very long time that the Democrat Left is a completely alien political/cultural entity that is antithetical to our own, and that co-existence is impossible. Even if there were to be some sort of national divorce and physical cleaving into two separate nations, like Islamic nations bordering Israel, they could never accept our existence. Beyond a complete collapse of their economy and inability to fend for themselves, feed house or clothe their populace, that we would be thriving as they starved and froze to death (think the iconic picture of the Korean peninsula at night, the north in total darkness and the south lit up like a Christmas tree), their innate desire to dominate and subjugate could never allow for accepting our independent existence.

Sad to say but it's us or them. As we head towards the semiquincentennial this summer, will we reach a tricentennial and all things considered, you have to wonder if we'll actually make it to 250.

Have a great day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

Hallie Marie Tobler, 22, was discovered dead with multiple stab wounds inside her locked apartment in St. Cloud after cops responded to a medical emergency on Saturday evening, according to the St. Cloud Police Department.
22-year-old daughter of Republican Minnesota gov candidate Jeff Johnson stabbed to death
From Gaza to Minnesota, the tyrants' playbook is the same.
ICE and Israel Face the Same Dilemma

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Gene Wu, member of the Texas House of Representatives, encouraged select racial groups to engage in an intersectional struggle against their shared “oppressor.”
Texas Lawmaker Goes Mask Off: Non-Whites Can “Take Over This Country”
“We have the ability to take over this country.”
China’s Democrat Minority Leader in Texas Calls for Race War
She’s running in a solid Republican district, but with the election shenanigans we’ve come to know from Georgia, I wonder if she might slip in by the skin of her teeth.
Democrat candidate comes up with a ‘final solution’ to the ‘MAGA problem’
It is especially noteworthy that the anti-government protests are well-organized and funded, which suggests the involvement of groups with substantial networks.
Why Minnesota Keeps Erupting in Anti-Government Chaos
The ‘Seditious Six’ called for a mutiny, and the administration decided to ‘go on offense and make them tap-dance a little.’
The Trump Administration Defeated The ‘Seditious Six’ By ‘Going On Offense’
"BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
The report proves a large majority of the illegals detained by ICE are known threats to the American public.
CONFIRMED: Majority of Illegals Detained by ICE Have Criminal Records.
"It is a crime to smuggle illegal aliens into this country, and particularly horrendous to expose a child to untold dangers."
Feds Save Migrant Child From Sex Offender As Trump Cleans Up Biden Trafficking Crisis
“The Trump administration will not comply with a court order requiring due process for hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last year, DOJ lawyers said,” reports Fox News Digital. “It sets up a heated clash in court next week in a case that is almost certainly headed back to the Supreme Court.”
The Trump Administration FINALLY Tells Boasberg to Pound Sand
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Robert Spencer: A convert from Islam to Christianity issues a sobering warning.
‘America, Wake Up — and Don’t End Up Like England’
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
The list also includes a policy analyst who accused Israel of terrorism and a 'Community Engagement Training Specialist' who said the Jewish state amounts to 'modern-day Nazi Germany'
Mamdani Hires Slew of Anti-Israel Activists, Including Brooklyn Borough Director Who Praised 'Heroes' Ripping Down Israeli Hostage Posters and Adviser Who Led College Divestment Movement
J-6 FBI/PELOSI-ENGINEERED FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH,
The move signals a significant reversal in the five-year legal saga involving Bannon and the corrupt January 6 Select Committee.
DOJ Moves to DISMISS Bannon’s J6 Conviction and Indictment.
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The Guardian issued a correction, undermining the credibility of the newspaper and the related accusations against the Trump administration peddled by lawyer Andrew P. Bakaj, who helped orchestrate the first impeachment effort against President Donald J. Trump in 2019.
Top News Outlet FAKES NatSec Bombshell, Aided by Anti-Trump Impeachment Lawyer.
During Monday's Morning Intern-Murderer Joe, so-called ‘conservative’ writer Matt Lewis alleged ICE was “buying” local police forces across the country through the federal 287(g) program in order to serve as a “paramilitary” force for a possible plot by President Donald Trump to steal the midterm elections.MS NSDAP: ‘Paramilitary’ ICE ‘Buying Off’ Police to Help Steal Elections
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Less regulation can ensure data centers pay their own way.
The Answer to AI’s Power Problem? Free Markets
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
The government does a poor job of educating students but excels at fleecing taxpayers.
$MORE
With Rosie Bsheer at the helm, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies brought speakers to campus who 'appeared to justify' October 7, according to Harvard's anti-Semitism report
EXCLUSIVE: She Was Dismissed From a Leadership Post at Harvard. Now She's a Candidate for Columbia's Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies.
“UW-Madison is a repeat offender, having previously resolved another OCR complaint regarding another BIPOC-only program, yet instituting and promoting the present BIPOC MOSAIC program anyway.”
Investigation Into UW-Madison Finds Closed DEI Unit Faculty Still Working on Equity Issues
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed election integrity measure, would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote — including by mail — mandate photo ID for federal elections, direct states to verify citizenship and remove non-citizens from federal voter rolls.
Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?
There is only one conclusion: Democrats want foreigners voting because they cannot win without them.
Democrats oppose SAVE Act because they cannot win without millions of illegal votes
Voter ID laws affect Democrats in much the same way that kryptonite affects Superman. These laws diminish the party’s strength, instill fear, and incite outrage.
When a Democrat Supporting the SAVE Act is News
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
That's why it all comes down to that original court case
Why Were So Many Powerful Men Comfortable With Epstein After His Arrest?
Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She’s come under new scrutiny as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years.
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
Maxwell met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in late July and answered questions about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein and her alleged role in the trafficking network. . . Honig said Maxwell’s decision to speak openly with Blanche may have weakened her ability to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
Elie Honig Explains How Maxwell May Have Inadvertently Waived Her Fifth Amendment Protection
Emails show that Plaskett, using the pseudonym 'LeRoy Daughter,' asked Epstein to fund a one-year project to 'create a new voter file' for the Virgin Islands
Democrat Rep Stacey Plaskett Pressed Jeffrey Epstein To Fund Project That Would Allow Her To 'Completely Outperform' Opposition
POLITICS
Welp. How much do you want to bet that Los Angeles becomes the third city with a socialist mayor?
Avowed Socialist Nithya Raman Enters Los Angeles Mayoral Race
On the favorability question, 72 of likely Republican primary voters said they had a favorable opinion of Paxton and 22 percent had an unfavorable opinion. Hunt came in second with 70 percent of the respondents saying they had a favorable opinion on him, and just 10 percent saying unfavorable. Only 61 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of Cornyn and 30 percent held an unfavorable opinion.
Poll: Attorney General Ken Paxton Beating John Cornyn, Wesley Hunt in Texas GOP Senate Primary
But, but, but, Lefties keep insisting America is a "democracy?!" pfft! - jjs
(T)Ossoff: ‘We May Lose Our Republic’ if We Don’t Rebuke Trump in Midterms
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
Israel pushes for limits on missiles as Trump continues build up in the Middle East
Trump Huddles With Netanyahu As U.S. Military Show Of Force Builds Near Iran
Many of the involved accounts targeting Mora Namdar pose as anti-regime actors but are in fact aligned with the Islamic Republic
Inside the Iranian Regime's Online 'Bot Army' Campaign Against Trump State Department Official
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
“For forms sake we should send it to Jeff, however I am sure we will get it back many fold!”
A Reckoning Comes for the Epstein Pals Behind Israel’s PLO Deal
Israeli forces have discovered explosives hidden near the ceasefire line and faced renewed attacks from Hamas terrorists over the past several days
Hamas Works To Replenish Military Arsenal as Trump Admin Demands It Disarm
A group demoralized.
A Hezbollah Terrorist’s Despair
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
So at the same time, it’s clear, I think, that there is more room, more space for more dialogue. And I’m sure I have the impression that the President is willing to engage — he’s willing to engage with his own approach — which is about reaching an outcome. It’s not about discussing for the sake of discussion or conversation. So my message is, it’s very clear that the EU cannot and should not be seen as an adversary. On the contrary, we see that there is great potential for making the relation grow in terms of trade and in terms of the various things that affect us both from migration, from a number of files, connectivity, and so on. So Cyprus has now this role.
Exclusive — Cypriot Foreign Minister: President Trump in ‘Unique Position to Define Global Order and Developments’
What to do? Most conservatives favor military deterrence, while liberals seek arms control deals.
As U.S.-Russia Nuke Deal Expires, 2/3 Of U.S. Voters ‘Concerned’ About Nuclear War: I&I/TIPP Poll
The ruling could complicate upcoming U.S.-China negotiations and has drawn international criticism.
Who is Jimmy Lai, and Why Did He Just Get 20 Years for Opposing Chinese Communism?
Any growth in the U.S.-India trade relationship is a blow to China.
A Tentative Trade Deal with India, but What Does It Mean?
Vance called the agreement a "win-win" that will provide additional energy exports for the United States as well as economic development and security.
‘A New Beginning’: JD Vance Signs Nuclear Deal In Historic Visit To Armenia
Washington’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative begins in Armenia, and Vice President JD Vance is in the South Caucasus to pave the way.
Vance Paves the Way for Trump’s Route to the Asian Heartland: The American BRI Starts in Armenia
Canadian tourists trapped in Cuba as fuel runs out.
Liberal Tourism in Danger as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
Overnight, U.S. military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The Aquila II was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. It ran, and we followed. The Department of War tracked and hunted this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.
WATCH: U.S. Military Hunts Down, Boards Vessel Defying ‘American Power’ in Indian Ocean
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
The law expanding the state’s culture of death will go into effect in six months to allow the Department of Health to put regulations into place, making New York the 13th state, plus Washington, D.C. to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Hochul released a statement equating assisted suicide with “freedoms” and a “right to bodily autonomy” — a similar argument used by pro-abortion and pro-transgender activists who promote mutilation and the killing of unborn babies.
New York Becomes 13th State to Legalize Assisted Suicide
The rise of medetomidine in street drugs poses significant public health risks and complicates efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
The Cartels Are Blending Fentanyl With Chinese Animal Tranquilizer to Boost Addiction.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Using data collected by the orbiter Cassini while it orbited Saturn more than a decade ago, scientists now think they have mapped out how the moon Enceladus interacts with Saturn’s magnetic field and helps create an aurora in Saturn’s polar regions.
How Saturn’s moon Enceladus causes an aurora on Saturn
In other words, the next rehearsal will focus almost entirely on fueling to make sure these issues are resolved. The agency however has not set a date for that countdown rehearsal. To launch in March, as presently planned, it must occur sometime in the next three weeks, and go perfectly. Otherwise that launch will slip again, and begin to bump up against the end of the launch window on April 6th.
NASA provides update on Artemis-2 repairs for future dress rehearsal countdown
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Medical fad meets legal reality.
Is This The End Of Transgender Hysteria?
Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.: A major change in the medical landscape on transgender surgeries on minors arrives, and the press is trying to ignore it.
When Medicine Abandons Children -– And the Reckoning to Come
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Hess, 27, sparked a backlash last week that spread from the internet to the White House after telling reporters in Italy about his apparent conflict in representing his home country.
American Skier with ‘Mixed Emotions’ About Representing the US, Suddenly ‘Cannot Wait to Represent Team USA’
He was making an inherently political claim that the left has been pushing for years, which is that the United States of America — colloquially known as America — isn’t for Americans and that national borders are arbitrary at best but illegitimate at worst.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Literally About Erasing ‘America’
TPUSA decided to create a cool, all-American show that they knew conservatives would enjoy.
TPUSA staged a triumph amid Super Bowl halftime controversy
I want that 40 minutes of my life back, please.
TPUSA Halftime Show Ruled a Fumble
When politics upstage talent at the Grammys, it’s not just bad television—it’s proof that America’s cultural gatekeepers have traded art for ideology, and now want a monopoly to spread it.
The Grammys Were Bad, but at Least They Were Consistent
Christian Toto: 'Club Random' host suggests bipartisan critiques stopped pair from talking
Bill Maher: Jimmy Kimmel Ended Our Friendship Over Politics
HITHER & YON
Though I read a lot of good, detailed, and well-researched histories, I repeatedly find that if I really want to get a sense of the reality of times past, it is necessary to read something that was written by a person who lived at the time, and was an actual witness to great events.When you do this you instantly cut through the political narratives that color all histories, whether sincere or not.
What life was really like in the American wild west

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*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 10, 2026 07:01 AM (DDJSl)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 07:01 AM (Hbs7G)

3 More Epstein stuff - now with some names unredacted:

https://tinyurl.com/mrxxzzad

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 07:03 AM (Hbs7G)

4 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at February 10, 2026 07:03 AM (S108+)

5 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 07:09 AM (jtM2q)

6 Hola horde, and a rousing thank you to JJ!

May your spouse have a good day today on her road to recovery.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:09 AM (YXyUj)

7 Hola, Horde! Como estan todos?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 07:11 AM (jjoN6)

8 We are on a slippery slope. And the way the Left is overreacting to Trump, it looks like they want the slope to end in a cliff. My hope is that American voters have learned something in the contrast between Biden and Trump.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (xNh50)

9 Aren't we supposed to be obsessing over Nancy Guthrie?

Posted by: Trying to keep up at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (2Ez/1)

10 6 Hola horde, and a rousing thank you to JJ!

May your spouse have a good day today on her road to recovery.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:09 AM (YXyUj)

Thanks. Yes she had a great day yesterday and day by day she seems to be improving. Hoping she gets into a rehab unit ASAP

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (x0n13)

11 Investigation Into UW-Madison Finds Closed DEI Unit Faculty Still Working on Equity Issues

Strip state and federal funding until every single person who worked at the DEI unit is fired without any severance. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 07:15 AM (jjoN6)

12 Happy Tuesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:15 AM (gbOdA)

13 For the life of me, I do not understand why this isn't a huge story. You do not hate the NFL nearly enough.

Nearly everyone who celebrated Bad Bunny has absolutely no idea what he was saying (looking directly at you, dumb shit John Kasich). Here is the translation of just a few lyrics.

https://tinyurl.com/7h35yahb

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:18 AM (buPQP)

14
Yo my flo
like a dyna-mo
Tail is flat
Full of fat
Wood chip sticken
In my teeth
Too much maple
Gotta queef

Posted by: Bad Beaver at February 10, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

15 Unrelated news: I had every intention of working an extra hour M-Th this week to get back some PTO. And then my car decided to start having problems so it's off to the mechanic's today.

And I have to figure out when to get my wife her birthday card as well as some stuff for Valentine's Day.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 07:19 AM (jjoN6)

16 Congressional Democrats: We demand ICE agents use body cameras!

Trump, Noem: Sounds good. Consider it done.

Congressional Democrats: Whoa, whoa, whoa, just what do you plan on doing with those body cameras, fascists!?

It is to laugh...

Posted by: one hour sober at February 10, 2026 07:21 AM (Y1sOo)

17 Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?. Surely they could look at fast cars and eat better burgers in the U.S. I guess they wanted to visit the home of Castro.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 07:21 AM (7RYym)

18 > Those Minnesota riots, once described by some as “spontaneous,” look more and more like a backdoor attempt by China, allied with extreme groups in the U.S., to foment violence and outright rebellion.
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Several "experts" have made that observation too. And made the observation that those so-called riots look an awful lot like an insurgency you'd find in the Middle East.

Confined to Minneapolis is one thing... spreading nationally is quite another.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 07:22 AM (jtM2q)

19

Good morning, everyone.
Gene Wu, member of the Texas House of Representatives, encouraged select racial groups to engage in an intersectional struggle against their shared “oppressor.”

China’s Democrat Minority Leader in Texas Calls for Race War
She’s running in a solid Republican district, but with the election shenanigans we’ve come to know from Georgia, I wonder if she might slip in by the skin of her teeth.
Democrat candidate comes up with a ‘final solution’ to the ‘MAGA problem’

The Donks and commies (BIRM) really do want to move from the FA side of the equation to the FO side. It really won't go the way they think it will.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 10, 2026 07:22 AM (QVmho)

20 For 2022, it was estimated that for illegal aliens just in Texas, the cost of benefits and services provided was $9,942,111,305. According to the same report, when adding the costs of the children of illegal aliens in Texas, the cost to taxpayers was over $13 billion.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:23 AM (gbOdA)

21 JJS, the Artemis 2 link up top is broken.

Here is the right one,

https://tinyurl.com/5fux3dzd

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:23 AM (J9ulb)

22 Hoping she gets into a rehab unit ASAP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (x0n13)
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prayer up!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:25 AM (n+Zyl)

23 When this is all over, and Trump is gone, and Democrats are back in charge, and we’re rebuilding everything, the punishment for MAGA for voting Trump three times needs to be that they lose their internet access for four years.

Go ahead. Do it. Because if you think over 50 million people will meekly submit to having their internet access denied as 'punishment' for voting for Trump, you'll end up begging for a quick, painless death.

Items like this are why I say Trump needs the Morning Report shoved in his face every day. He needs to move and destroy the Democrats, legality be damned.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 07:26 AM (ufSfZ)

24 Democrat Suzanna Karatassos...

We can sure trust the Constitution and the survival of the Republic in xer hands.

Sounds like a frustrated podcaster who isn't getting enough attention.

Is it a requirement to be a Cluster B sociopath to have standing in the Demonic Party?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:26 AM (a4flb)

25 Why Minnesota Keeps Erupting in Anti-Government Chaos
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That has, early on, the standard sucking up to the Scandis. It's only about half way through it mentions their addiction to socialism. Everything in life involves trade offs.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 10, 2026 07:27 AM (AlhUl)

26 you'll end up begging for a quick, painless death.

And the answer will be "No."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 07:27 AM (jjoN6)

27 Mayor Madmani's death toll is now 18 people since the inauguration day order to cops not to forcibly move the homeless to shelters.

He has blood on his hands.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:28 AM (n+Zyl)

28 I didn't read the "It was a fumble" article about the TPUSA show. As far as I'm concerned it was an alternative to Bad Bunny and his crude lyrics sung in Spanish, and TPUSA can tune it up for next time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 07:28 AM (7RYym)

29 For 2022, it was estimated that for illegal aliens just in Texas, the cost of benefits and services provided was $9,942,111,305. According to the same report, when adding the costs of the children of illegal aliens in Texas, the cost to taxpayers was over $13 billion.

Now calculate the costs of the education for the H1Bs, each who have litters of children at a $250k each for K-12.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:29 AM (a4flb)

30 At what point, gentleman, will we take a final step to the rear and find our backs are at a tall and impenetrable wall? Will we then take to arms and restore our freedoms? Or shall we bend and surrender?

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at February 10, 2026 07:29 AM (m0F9m)

31

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer

Go away, Glowie

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 10, 2026 07:30 AM (QVmho)

32
Spin like water
Over the dam
Yo my homey
He be trans
Livin large
In beava city
Aint no hair
On that kitty

Posted by: Bad Beaver at February 10, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F)

33 Go away, Glowie
Posted by: BifBewalski

"Three Letter Agent Man glow so bright!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 07:32 AM (jjoN6)

34 Yes she had a great day yesterday and day by day she seems to be improving. Hoping she gets into a rehab unit ASAP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (x0n13)

Good news, JJ. Prayers for both of you.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 07:32 AM (ufSfZ)

35 I didn't read the "It was a fumble" article about the TPUSA show.

No one should. Anyone complaining about the TPUSA show, and the massive risk they took, but they did it anyway, is not a serious person, but is someone who needs to be shunned for being a blight on humanity.

I didn't watch the TPUSA show, and had zero interest in the Superb Owl and any of the manufactured hype around it, but for David to take a swing at Goliath, and some miserable bastard complains that David didn't take out Goliath's entire family and blood line is an idiot.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:33 AM (a4flb)

36 The IDF has battered Hezbollah so relentlessly that it can no longer withstand even the once-scorned Lebanese National Army that has been attacking its bases south of the Litani River. Israeli attacks have reduced its once-vast arsenal of missiles and rockets, some 150,000 of them, to 20% of its pre-war size. Israel assassinated its charismatic leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as well as his successor, Hashem Safieddine. The IDF has killed thousands of its fighters. And the “exploding pagers” wounded at least 3,000 Hezbollah fighters so severely that they lost hands, eyes, and other body parts, that they will never fight again. With the change of regime in Syria, Hezbollah can no longer be resupplied with weapons from Iran. And this man insists that he, and many of his fellows, are convinced that 70% of Hezbollah operatives “work with Israel.” No wonder he is demoralized.
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Tucker Carlson most upset.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:34 AM (n+Zyl)

37 Good news, JJ. Prayers for both of you

Amen, MP4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 07:34 AM (7RYym)

38
Hunter Hess has the courage of his convictions.

He simply doesn't have any convictions.

(I first encountered this expression in Will Cuppy's "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody".)

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:35 AM (xG4kz)

39 The public schools and university system provide the “feed stock” for America. Education is actually a national security issue. Chew on that for a while, when you realize the whack jobs are in charge, and have been for a long time.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 07:35 AM (09exb)

40 fd's Bad Beaver has a long rap career ahead of him

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:35 AM (n+Zyl)

41 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

42 President Biden’s policies muzzled natural gas production and subsidized other forms of expensive energy (especially solar and wind), despite his own administration’s findings that natural gas was 3.3 times cheaper than electricity for residential power needs in 2023 and 2024.

Yes Wind and Solar require 100% backup with coal or gas as well a complete infrastructure system.
Texas Wind and Solar farms required a second cable system that cost more than the Wind and Solar.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:36 AM (gbOdA)

43 During Monday's Morning Intern-Murderer Joe, so-called ‘conservative’ writer Matt Lewis alleged ICE was “buying” local police forces across the country through the federal 287(g) program in order to serve as a “paramilitary” force for a possible plot by President Donald Trump to steal the midterm elections.
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Oh, for crying out loud. In addition to evil, the left is pathetic.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:37 AM (n+Zyl)

44
Bad Beaver

Lyrics from "That's Hard Tarmac, Mack"?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:38 AM (xG4kz)

45 Indeed this is something but the question is, "Is this Something something?"
====

Naaaaah.
-the state media

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

46 Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?
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Gee, I wonder. It's a mystery.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 10, 2026 07:39 AM (AlhUl)

47 Thx, JJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 10, 2026 07:39 AM (Cjt/F)

48 Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at February 10, 2026 07:29 AM (m0F9m)

Shakespeare does- much better job with this sort of thing. See Henry V.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 07:40 AM (7RYym)

49 Democrat Suzanna Karatassos...

Oh, Suzanna,
Won't you calm your tits
'cos I come from big ol' Texas
And darling first you can blow me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 10, 2026 07:40 AM (wVcYX)

50
That's great Bad Beaver!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:41 AM (xG4kz)

51 Can we all agree to this?
====

This is one of their new code phrases
"We all agree"
"Let's agree to agree"
"We can all agree"

Who's this "we" comrade?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

52 Good Morning.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 10, 2026 07:41 AM (h06De)

53 Democrat Rep Stacey Plaskett Pressed Jeffrey Epstein To Fund Project That Would Allow Her To 'Completely Outperform' Opposition
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Looking at her, it's clear she wasn't performing services for Epstein's clients.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 10, 2026 07:42 AM (AlhUl)

54 I want that 40 minutes of my life back, please.
TPUSA Halftime Show Ruled a Fumble

Likely not a popular opinion here, but I agree. The whelming, it was under.

Posted by: Delurker at February 10, 2026 07:42 AM (gtcuf)

55 Voters will be required to show an enhanced driver's license that shows citizenship status; a government-issued photo ID card that lists citizenship status; a U.S. passport; a U.S. military identification card; any other valid government-issued photo ID card together with evidence of birth as a U.S. citizen or naturalization.

This is from Human Events and it is WRONG.
And Enhance ID is a chip id. Only a Real ID is need for SAVE.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:42 AM (gbOdA)

56 21 JJS, the Artemis 2 link up top is broken.

Here is the right one,

https://tinyurl.com/5fux3dzd
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:23 AM (J9ulb)

Thanks! Should work now fingers crossed.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)

57 There are significant parallels between the tactics of Hamas and pro-illegal immigrant agitators. Start with this.
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I've been commenting about this from the start because it has been so blatant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:43 AM (RIvkX)

58 PS 97% of Mississippi Voter have a Real ID.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)

59 35
No one should. Anyone complaining about the TPUSA show, and the massive risk they took, but they did it anyway, is not a serious person, but is someone who needs to be shunned for being a blight on humanity.

Strong words from someone who didn't watch it.

Posted by: Delurker at February 10, 2026 07:44 AM (gtcuf)

60 Yes Wind and Solar require 100% backup with coal or gas as well a complete infrastructure system.

The Wind & Solar are placed where there is wind and sun, and the land is available in great abundance to install these abominations - which makes them far away from where the power is to be used, which means RoW, thousands of miles of high power lines draped across the permanent scars through woods and fields.

Then when it mostly doesn't work, a whole different set of problems occur for coal and nat gas. Once again securing RoW, power lines, running pipe along scars in the earth for gas, finding adequate rail for coal, either digging new cooling lakes for the thermals (and the ED to get the land), or dropping a humming 24/7, brightly lit building near homes and parks.

Twice the electrical transformers, twice the wires, twice the securing of RoW, twice the NIMBY fights, twice the rounds of financing, twice the bureaucratic overhead, and twice amortizing the CapEx on consumer's bills.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:45 AM (a4flb)

61 Saw that you included the story about Cuba saying Sorry, no more jet fuel! That’ll put a crimp in tourism.
Was following up this story and found a piece that mentioned that over half the tourist resorts and hotels in Cuba are owned by the Cuban military. Presumably they’ve been using the hard currency earnings to enrich themselves.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 07:45 AM (gCFgr)

62 "And Enhance ID is a chip id. Only a Real ID is need for SAVE.
Posted by: r hennigantx"

I would like to also add a simple test. "Name the three branches of the federal government of the United States".

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 07:47 AM (vFG9F)

63 Only a Real ID is need for SAVE.

And we know that the Insurrection States have issued those out to illegal aliens for years, and by the tens of thousands.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:47 AM (a4flb)

64 Gene Wu, member of the Texas House of Representatives, encouraged select racial groups to engage in an intersectional struggle against their shared “oppressor.”
Texas Lawmaker Goes Mask Off: Non-Whites Can “Take Over This Country”

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Unless one is a dimwit of epic proportion, this thought was why "people of color" was conjured up in their lexicon in the first place. It was and is meant to pit tan, yellow, black skinned people against the laughable "oppressor" white people. Its roots of purposeful division were evil to begin with, and it's no wonder this clown thinks this way.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

65
"51 Can we all agree to this?"
+++
Now do "National conversation."

Posted by: There's no such thing at February 10, 2026 07:48 AM (2Ez/1)

66 Good morning Horde, thx JJ. Continued prayers for Mrs JJ 's recovery.
Mamdani not caring about 18 homeless dying from exposure should not be a surprise to anyone who knows the history of communism. The homeless make the state look bad so them dying is a win - win.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 07:49 AM (yI5mB)

67
Cuba is The Land That Ran Out of Everything.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:49 AM (xG4kz)

68 What is in the water in Minnesomaliasota?

Place is a fucking mad house.....a mad house!

Posted by: Dr. Zaius at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (hXJe5)

69 Strong words from someone who didn't watch it.

Whether the TPUSA show was a bang or bust, they took the risk. The ankle biters who crab bucket achievers is what I take offense.

I don't need to be entertained to understand that.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (a4flb)

70 I have no problems with the TPUSA halftime event. The artists took a big risk with their careers going against the establishment entertainment industry and it gave tens of millions of Americans the opportunity register their disgust with the crap the NFL continues to try and shove down our throats.

Was it perfect? Obviously not. But that was never the point. It was a message and the message was received loud and clear.

BTW, Kid Rock's cover of Til You Can't is now the #1 song in all genres at iTunes, ahead of Bad Bunny.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (viF8m)

71 "This is one of their new code phrases
"We all agree"
"Let's agree to agree"
"We can all agree"

The one I hate is "agree to disagree". No, I ain't agreeing to squit.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (vFG9F)

72 "While we are rebuilding the chaos that they caused,"

What chaos would that be? Of course she means the chaos they've unleashed which she projects onto us.

I wonder how many on "our side," that is, our so-called political leaders, really understand the mental illness, the phenomenal derangement, of the Democrat Left; that we're dealing not with some political opposition (with whom we can work out our differences through any familiar electoral or civic means) but with genuine maniacs who will at first opportunity after reclaiming power set about to annihilate us.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (b4LBp)

73 Gene Wu doesn't realize that other minorities aren't real big on Asians. They are "white adjacent". The revolution will eat you as well Eugene

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (yI5mB)

74 Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?
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Maybe you're a Canadian?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

75 The terror group’s leaders have now demanded that Iran send it $2 billion, twice what the Iranians had agreed to provide. This demand has shocked the Iranians. It comes at a time when Iran’s economy continues to crater.

Obamas Stash

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)

76 "Saw that you included the story about Cuba saying Sorry, no more jet fuel!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 07:45 AM (gCFgr)
****
Ahem, Mr. Servo...what about chet fuel?

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (dAjAs)

77
Texas Lawmaker Goes Mask Off: Non-Whites Can “Take Over This Country

It appears that Wu has not yet received hos complementary knockout punch from a fellow Persyn of Non-Whiteness while walking out and about.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (xG4kz)

78 How can you be sure that there aren't more frozen homeless under the massive piles of frozen garbage and filthy slush and snow? Thaw is coming now and might reveal further horrors.

Posted by: NYC Refugee at February 10, 2026 07:52 AM (oftw2)

79 67
Cuba is The Land That Ran Out of Everything.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:49 AM (xG4kz)

Except poverty, disease, and death.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

80 Horde, do not miss the translation of Bad Bunny @13.

Bad Bunny is scum of the earth.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:53 AM (n+Zyl)

81 That was one of the factors why the Texas (Texas!) grid failed a few years back.

Natural gas pipelines need pumps, to move the gas through the miles and miles of pipes. Long ago engineers decided that they would bleed off a tiny amount of the natural gas in the pipeline itself, to power the pumps, to move the gas through the pipelines. Thousands of these are needed, I expect.

Anyway, somebody with way too much time on their hands decided what’s really needed is to do away with this simple and extremely reliable expedient, and convert the pumps to solar powered or (battery driven?) pumps.

Right when the natural gas was needed the most, to fuel natural gas powered electricity generation for the grid, the pipelines failed. Plenty of gas, no way to move it through the lines. Just …. stupid. Completely and utterly unnecessary, to add insult to injury.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 07:53 AM (09exb)

82 He needs to move and destroy the Democrats, legality be damned.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 07:26 AM (ufSfZ)
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We say what is legality, peon.
-600 Federal District court judges

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:53 AM (RIvkX)

83
I saw Chet Fuel in and among the betting lines at FanDuel

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:53 AM (xG4kz)

84 A federal judge has given the green light to a class action lawsuit against Nancy Pelosi by more than 500 patriots who spent time in jail over January 6th.
The suit alleges that Pelosi set the whole thing up and lured peaceful protesters off the streets, later calling them "violent insurrectionists."
The class is suing for $350 million in punitive damages, which would bankrupt Pelosi.
"The accusations are serious. If she's found liable, she probably should lose everything.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 07:54 AM (enSNT)

85 Real ID has been compromised.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 07:55 AM (qFwJc)

86 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at February 10, 2026 07:55 AM (2Ez/1)

87 Mamdani not caring about 18 homeless dying from exposure should not be a surprise to anyone who knows the history of communism. The homeless make the state look bad so them dying is a win - win.

--

Hey, he's got some opportunities coming up in about 6 months' time when the assisted suicide law comes into play. He can hire a bunch of commie stooges to go around with clipboards to all the homeless people and talk them into complimentary and compassionate suicide!

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

88
Gene Wu looks like the spawn of a goldfish and Jesse Jackson

Bug-eyed

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:55 AM (x0n13)

89 Hunter Hess has the courage of his convictions.
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Like, um, stuff and really, um, like.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

90 " I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?"

I understand they have a wonderful health care system.

(to be read with a blue aardvark accent)

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at February 10, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F)

91 76 "Saw that you included the story about Cuba saying Sorry, no more jet fuel!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 07:45 AM (gCFgr)
****
Ahem, Mr. Servo...what about chet fuel?
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 10, 2026 07:51 AM (dAjAs)

The Jet Screamer fan club!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:57 AM (x0n13)

92 Real ID has been compromised.

--

The minute I heard that illegals were able to obtain it in blue states (of course), its purpose and legitimacy flew right out the window. It no longer means anything.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

93 " I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?"
================
Great fishing

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:58 AM (YXyUj)

94
dumb shit John Kasich)

With apologies to Dusty Springfield --

"Among the boys who could never teach me
Was the failed son of a mail man."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:58 AM (xG4kz)

95 In the story about the Texas Senate primary poll that shows Paxton leading , it also showed on the Democrat side that Jasmine Crockett is leading that sad twink Talerico by a good margin. It amazes me that some are surprised by that; the Dem party in Texas is totally dominated by racial infighting and Crockett plays this up as much as possible.

So odds at this point are that in November, we’ll see a race between Ken Paxton and Jasmine Crockett. That oughta be fun!

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 07:59 AM (gCFgr)

96 Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?

canadians, besides being perverts, are notoriously cheap, do not tip, are riddled with STDs and like to and be ass fucked.

Hence, cuban vacations.

Posted by: Zombie Fidel Castro at February 10, 2026 07:59 AM (hXJe5)

97 *Was the failed son of a mail man.*

I don't work in the rain.

Posted by: Newman at February 10, 2026 07:59 AM (2Ez/1)

98

Donald Manes in Minnesota with the steak knife?

Clue...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 07:59 AM (x0n13)

99
Ahem, Mr. Servo...what about chet fuel?
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly

They're stacking up chets like cordwood in the failed state of Minnesota

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 07:59 AM (xG4kz)

100 He needs to move and destroy the Democrats, legality be damned.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 07:26 AM (ufSfZ)
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It's more clear every day that this must be his mission, what destiny has called him to do to save America. But I'm not sure it is in him, as an inveterate dealmaker, to understand.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 10, 2026 08:01 AM (b4LBp)

101 Continued prayers for you and spouse JJ

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:01 AM (ZCxQ+)

102 Canadian tourists trapped in Cuba as fuel runs out.

So much for their "dream vacations," eh?

This story makes me laugh, laugh, laugh. There should be an extra surcharge for refueling Air Canada in the USA if the flight is from Cuber.

(insert sad trombone here)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 10, 2026 08:01 AM (uQesX)

103 Posted by: Ordinary American at February 10, 2026 07:50 AM (b4LBp)
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They believe they are on the winning team, even though they belong to a different party.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

104
Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?

"It was either Havana or Flin Flon. Not a hard choice, eh?"

-- Canuckistanians

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:02 AM (xG4kz)

105 @98 JJ, haven't heard Manes name in years. Tried slitting his wrists, then later plunged a knife into his heart. Couldn't exist without corruption

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 08:03 AM (yI5mB)

106 "What life was really like in the American wild west"

Wild, really really wild.

Posted by: Robert Conrad at February 10, 2026 08:04 AM (vFG9F)

107 Murder suicide with a knife seems like an… unusual choice. I assume it would be extremely difficult to kill yourself with a knife… to overcome the pain and keep going after the first stabby…. I wince just thinking about it.

Awful horrible story

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:04 AM (ZCxQ+)

108 canadians, besides being perverts, are notoriously cheap, do not tip, are riddled with STDs and like to and be ass fucked.
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Not to mention the inappropriate swimwear!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

109 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)

110 96 Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?

canadians, besides being perverts, are notoriously cheap, do not tip, are riddled with STDs and like to and be ass fucked.

Hence, cuban vacations.
Posted by: Zombie Fidel Castro

If you go to the keys, taking a boat to Havana for the day is a good experience. You don't really see the decay, of course. But you do get to experience that the Cubans themselves are really great people in a really crappy situation.

Posted by: Piper at February 10, 2026 08:05 AM (2N3ca)

111 Sam Darnold just WON the Super Bowl...and LOST $71k because it was in California

Watch as Boomer Esiason explains why the players should block any future Super Bowls in California...

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (enSNT)

112 >>It's more clear every day that this must be his mission, what destiny has called him to do to save America. But I'm not sure it is in him, as an inveterate dealmaker, to understand.

He's emptying out the country of illegals which will have an enormous impact on the census, could swing close to 20 seats in the House alone. The SAVE Act will further hammer Democrats on the national level helping secure elections. He's not negotiating on either of these, he's leading the charge. He's also crippling Democrats funding machines by gutting USAID and NGOs that funnel money to them.

Short of sending out death squads what else should he be doing?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)

113 I had one of the coolest names for a television character.
Ever.

Posted by: Artemus Gordon at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (2Ez/1)

114 108
Not to mention the inappropriate swimwear!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February

A problem that plagues older European men as well.

Posted by: Piper at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (PRqXW)

115 One frozen homeless is a tragedy.

Eighteen is a statistic.

Posted by: Mayor Mamdami at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (wVcYX)

116 It no longer means anything.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)
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It still means that neither you nor I get on a plane without one, comrade.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

117 Not to mention the inappropriate swimwear!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Who made you the Fashion Police?

Posted by: Banana Hammock, Ltd. at February 10, 2026 08:07 AM (oftw2)

118 Canada is lost now it seems… but not that long ago way over represented in the realm of comedy. John Candy may he RIP

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:07 AM (ZCxQ+)

119 Mayor Zohran Mamdani committed a cardinal sin last week by dissing millions of area Catholics as the first city mayor in nearly 100 years — and possibly ever — to skip the local archbishop’s installation.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:07 AM (enSNT)

120 The American BRI Starts in Armenia

I hate to ask the obvious but can we get an American BRI in America first?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:08 AM (jjoN6)

121 From the I saw that coming files. A candle filled memorial in Switzerland to the night club fire victims was destroyed by... a fire

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 08:08 AM (yI5mB)

122 Short of sending out death squads what else should he be doing?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
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Ref. J6

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

123 Even if you weren't a horrible, evil person who wanted to have sex with minors. I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation
———
Also, wait until you learn about Thailand!

Posted by: Piper at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (PRqXW)

124 The article on the convert in Britain from islam to Christianity, and his warning to America is worth the read. Really disturbing to see playing out in real time how easily muslims and their enormous (unfathomable) influence have taken over the UK. Historic times...we're living in them. And it's so very tragic to see it happen.

Btw, the convert? He and his family have been living in hiding for a decade, in the UK, because his life is in grave danger. From the "religion of peace."

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

125 For years, artificial intelligence (AI) startups have been pitched as the vehicles of the next productivity boom.

But as product delivery lags behind the hype, some AI companies are slipping into a quieter, more troubling category: startups that are functional but no longer viable.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (enSNT)

126 I had one of the coolest names for a television character.
Ever.
Posted by: Artemus Gordon at February 10, 2026 08:06 AM (2Ez/1)
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Okay.

Posted by: John "Nuke 'em" Sheridan at February 10, 2026 08:10 AM (bxiOq)

127 Short of?

Posted by: Guy who was kind of hoping for more at February 10, 2026 08:10 AM (vFG9F)

128 It's right there in the name.

Posted by: Bangkok at February 10, 2026 08:10 AM (2Ez/1)

129 Posted by: Piper at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (PRqXW

I think that there are probably people who go to Thailand other than to have sex with kids. I haven't heard anything redeeming about Cuba for decades .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 08:11 AM (Nx5jP)

130 Not so Great Britain's Starmer is going to have the UK's largest court case archives eliminated.

Epstein.

Rape gangs.

Girls trafficked to Pakistan.

I question the timing!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 08:11 AM (Hbs7G)

131 I entered my name in the DOJ's Epstein library search box. My name isn't in there, but Nancy Pelosi in listed more than 100 times.

Posted by: Ries Gorthanes at February 10, 2026 08:11 AM (uNwvV)

132 Do People Trust The Media Or Government More?

Respondents were asked whether they trust the government and the media to “do what is right.”

… put me down for neither

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (enSNT)

133 During Monday's Morning Intern-Murderer Joe, so-called ‘conservative’ writer Matt Lewis alleged ICE was “buying” local police forces across the country through the federal 287(g) program in order to serve as a “paramilitary” force for a possible plot by President Donald Trump to steal the midterm elections.

This suggests to me that the left is worried about the midterms. They should come here and bask in all the posts about how Trump is doomed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

134 Murder suicide with a knife seems like an… unusual choice. I assume it would be extremely difficult to kill yourself with a knife… to overcome the pain and keep going after the first stabby…. I wince just thinking about it.

--

Yeah, my initial thoughts as well. Suicide by self-stabbing? Seems...a very odd method to choose in offing oneself.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (qBdHI)

135 As president in 2023, Biden followed up by stating, “Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know.”

The Fake Tits Easter Hunt

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

136 Mayor Zohran Mamdani committed a cardinal sin ... to skip the local archbishop’s installation.
Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:07 AM (enSNT)
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ISWYDT.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (bxiOq)

137 Mayor Zohran Mamdani committed a cardinal sin last week by dissing millions of area Catholics as the first city mayor in nearly 100 years — and possibly ever — to skip the local archbishop’s installation.

Why on Earth would anyone want a spawn of Satan involved in their religious rites and services?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 08:13 AM (a4flb)

138 They've got a great car culture in Cuba. Where else can you find a 54 Chevy powered by an outboard motor?

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 08:13 AM (vFG9F)

139 132 Do People Trust The Media Or Government More?

Respondents were asked whether they trust the government and the media to “do what is right.”

… put me down for neither
Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (enSNT)

Organizations do NOT do the Right Thing as they are ran by Humans that tend to fuck up.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:13 AM (gbOdA)

140 The ungrateful Chinko Wu fool who wants to aggregate all of the "oppressed" invaders of our fine divine land demands the Coming to America retort:

"fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you. who's next?"

Posted by: Despise AWFL Marxist Rat Harlots at February 10, 2026 08:13 AM (9Ai3Q)

141 But once you dissect the data and strip out large orders, a very different picture emerges. The apparent surge in orders shrinks to a mere 0.9%.

What happened? Experience shows that this comes from “Other Vehicle Manufacturing,” which jumped roughly 9.5%. This category is dominated by defense equipment. In short: the federal government’s debt-financed special fund has found its way into German military production.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:14 AM (enSNT)

142 Btw, the convert? He and his family have been living in hiding for a decade, in the UK, because his life is in grave danger. From the "religion of peace."
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
=====

I don't know about that. I'm a fervent, devout, observant, super duper uber Christian, and I feel comfortable here in the heart of Islam.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 10, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

143 The 1st story is a classic domestic...I wouldn't go looking for there, there, when the guy goes to the trouble of self-inflicting wounds on himself to try to get away with a cold blooded domestic murder...

I wish it wasn't a tale as old as time...but it is...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 10, 2026 08:15 AM (tOcjL)

144 136 Mayor Zohran Mamdani committed a cardinal sin ... to skip the local archbishop’s installation.
Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:07 AM (enSNT)
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ISWYDT.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM (bxiOq)

>>>

Ya. Saw it too. Clever. Props

Posted by: Despise AWFL Marxist Rat Harlots at February 10, 2026 08:16 AM (9Ai3Q)

145 Although they also wrote that “[this] represents confirmation that American nuclear weapons will return to Britain for the first time since President Barack Obama withdrew them 17 years ago”, that was assumed in June after two announcements. The Ministry of Defense revealed that London will purchase 12 F-35As from the US and join NATO’s dual-capable nuclear aircraft mission. The Defense Minister then confirmed in November that the US would retain control over the nuclear weapons involved.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:17 AM (enSNT)

146 Mornin’, All. Happy Tuesday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:18 AM (77rzZ)

147 Senate Republicans Have The Power To Force Democrats To Filibuster Voter ID — So Why Don’t They?

Because some number of Senate Republicans oppose the SAVE Act and the pretend filibuster allows them to hide their true selves.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)

148 132 Do People Trust The Media Or Government More?

I think the answer on that poll is not going to be what they expect.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:18 AM (jjoN6)

149 I remember whenThe Beard died the jeep carrying his bloated and rapidly decaying body in the Cuba heat broke down during the parade.

Posted by: Culo! at February 10, 2026 08:18 AM (hXJe5)

150 The minute I heard that illegals were able to obtain it in blue states (of course), its purpose and legitimacy flew right out the window. It no longer means anything.
——

It means a great deal, don’t overlook the big pictures. Dereliction of duty by elected state officials and federal officials who overlook it. No system of laws or policies will ever function with idiots or saboteurs thrown in the mix.

Illegal aliens were deemed to have sufficient ID if they could produce an arrest warrant or deportation orders. Americans on the other hand have to subject themselves to all manner of indignities to merely fly on a plane, and get their fingernail clippers confiscated for the privilege.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 08:18 AM (09exb)

151 When she first traveled in 1874 to Fort Apache on the eastern end of central Arizona, it took her five months. First she took the Union Pacific railroad from Jack’s previous station, Fort Cheyenne in Wyoming, to San Francisco. Then she boarded a ship that took her down the coast, around the Baja and up the Gulf of California to Yuma. She then changed ships to continue up the Colorado River to Fort Mohave, about halfway up the state on its western border with California.

Thats nothing! People at the Station on the Cali Lightning Train to Nowhere will not see a train until 2031 or so..

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:19 AM (gbOdA)

152 142 Btw, the convert? He and his family have been living in hiding for a decade, in the UK, because his life is in grave danger. From the "religion of peace."
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
=====

I don't know about that. I'm a fervent, devout, observant, super duper uber Christian, and I feel comfortable here in the heart of Islam.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 10, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

>>>
This is still a sad tale. Almost as bad as watching Candace Owen lose her mind in a dementia tailspin.

Posted by: Despise AWFL Marxist Rat Harlots at February 10, 2026 08:19 AM (9Ai3Q)

153 Today Is National Flannel Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)

154 The Man Who Always Has Proof Tomorrow: Adam Schiff Cries Election Fraud Again

The intelligence community’s “Wimpy”

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:20 AM (enSNT)

155 “Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know.”
Posted by: r hennigantx

Real bravery is saying "There are only two genders and you can't switch."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:21 AM (jjoN6)

156 The Walt Disney World Monorail spans 14.7 miles (23.7 km), with around 50 million Disney guests traveling on the monorail each year.[9] The system opened with the rest of the Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1971. It initially featured four stations: the Transportation and Ticket Center, Disney's Polynesian Resort, the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Contemporary Resort.

Built in less than 2 years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:21 AM (gbOdA)

157 National Flan Day >>>>>> National Flannel Day

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 08:21 AM (bxiOq)

158 153 Today Is National Flannel Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)

Smell Like Teen Spit

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:22 AM (gbOdA)

159 "The SAVE Act will further hammer Democrats on the national level helping secure elections."

It's the hill to die on, no?

If enacted, it'll flip several states.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 10, 2026 08:22 AM (dtajH)

160 153 Today Is National Flannel Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

Every day is Flannel Day!

Posted by: Dykes With Wallet Chains at February 10, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

161
Why hasn't he come out as Tucker Qatarlson yet?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:23 AM (xG4kz)

162 Good morning good people. Thank you J.J.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2026 08:23 AM (cYBz/)

163 The entire super sportsball game was a shitshow, including halftime.

meh. I don't pay for a streaming service, and we had plenty of food and drinks and comradery and mostly ignored a boring spectacle of horrible execution. I have not given the pathetic NFL a fucking dime since the 90s.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 08:24 AM (xFfhU)

164 Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

I think Trump should consider offering this guy and his family asylum.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 08:24 AM (Nx5jP)

165 Some staffers woke up Chuck Grassley and reminded him he’s opposed to the SAVE act… sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:25 AM (fQqaC)

166 Good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at February 10, 2026 08:25 AM (wtPTj)

167 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 08:25 AM (KN2gu)

168 97% of Mississippi Voter have a Real ID.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)

Blacks and women only comprise 3% of the Mississippi electorate?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

169 160 153 Today Is National Flannel Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

Every day is Flannel Day!
Posted by: Dykes With Wallet Chains at February 10, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

Like most middle aged men that become women use Tootsie as a role model all the Lesbos seem to use Joe Dirt.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

170 Blacks and women only comprise 3% of the Mississippi electorate?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

kind a funny

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

171 138 They've got a great car culture in Cuba. Where else can you find a 54 Chevy powered by an outboard motor?
Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 08:13 AM (vFG9F)

The US can send all their leftover stock of unpurchased EVs there, and they can do the jeepney Filipino thing with the carcasses.

Posted by: Roy at February 10, 2026 08:26 AM (lHwr/)

172 Meanwhile in Minneapolis, Antifa is now gluing dildos to they/them's foreheads. I have no idea why, but the WNBA is obviously hardest hit.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Aqf1y)

173 "Suicide by self-stabbing? Seems...a very odd method to choose in offing oneself.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM"
---
Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: To quote Dennis Miller at February 10, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

174 Meanwhile in Minneapolis, Antifa is now gluing dildos to they/them's foreheads. I have no idea why, but the WNBA is obviously hardest hit.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Aqf1y)

That seems . . . suboptimal. How are the knitted skull caps going to fit now?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 10, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

175
Meanwhile in Minneapolis, Antifa is now gluing dildos to they/them's foreheads. I have no idea why, but the WNBA is obviously hardest hit.
Posted by: Ian S.

It's Dicks Out for 'Dishu Day

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (xG4kz)

176 I don't understand why anyone would go to Cuba for vacation?."

Ever been there? The Old Man always told us that the island was the most beautiful place on earth - and he had been around...

Can't wait to go, myself. (yeah, I know - it's been 70 years)

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (XuXeR)

177 Real ID has been compromised.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 07:55 AM (qFwJc)

We must enact Ultra Real ID. No petty bureaucrat would give one of those out for $100.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

178 That seems . . . suboptimal. How are the knitted skull caps going to fit now?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 10, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

Move the eye hole up and to the center

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (gbOdA)

179 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative. 20 million is a huge number.. great… but so much smaller than what bad bunny got. I wish it weren’t so…. Perhaps a big part of it is inertia… in most households they didn’t go to the trouble of changing channels

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (fQqaC)

180 Meanwhile in Minneapolis, Antifa is now gluing dildos to they/them's foreheads. I have no idea why,

The demons inhabiting them are bored.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (a4flb)

181 In other news, schools are closed here.

Why aren't the teachers coming to work?

Well, Monday is a holiday and then its Chinese New Year's, and after all, fvck the kids.

Our Hero Educators

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)

182 That seems . . . suboptimal. How are the knitted skull caps going to fit now?"

Specially made ones. Available on Etsy. Virgin woo... $29.99

Duh.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

183 Are the dildos being glued to foreheads… are they green?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:31 AM (fQqaC)

184 Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Aqf1y

I think it's their terribly subtle way /s of saying s*** my d**k to ICE agent s or that the ICE agents are d***s.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 08:31 AM (Nx5jP)

185 173 "Suicide by self-stabbing? Seems...a very odd method to choose in offing oneself.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 10, 2026 08:12 AM"
---
Police suspect fair play.
Posted by: To quote Dennis Miller at February 10, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

"Oy gevalt!"

- - zombie Donald Manes

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 10, 2026 08:31 AM (x0n13)

186 something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative

I mean, yeah, you're never going to actually beat the biggest broadcast of the year on streaming. The fact that it did that well is honestly way beyond what I expected.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 08:31 AM (Aqf1y)

187 179 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative. 20 million is a huge number.. great… but so much smaller than what bad bunny got. I wish it weren’t so…. Perhaps a big part of it is inertia… in most households they didn’t go to the trouble of changing channels
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:29 AM (fQqaC)

It's all relative - 15M more watched last year's halftime show...so TPUSA took a large bite out of this year's crowd.

Since it's all about money, that matters. TPUSA didn't need Super Bowl numbers...the Super Bowl did b/c of the $7M/commercial charges to advertisers...you can't charge that if your viewers are down more than 10%...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 10, 2026 08:32 AM (tOcjL)

188 something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative"

Interesting assertion. Was there any proof?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

189
And what were the numbers for those folks who did not watch any of the Superb Owl flustercuck?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:32 AM (xG4kz)

190 Only seven bombing days left til Ramadan!

Posted by: Josephistan at February 10, 2026 08:32 AM (y9ksN)

191 RealID has never been tried.

Posted by: Blue haired twentysomething with a tackle box face at February 10, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

192 Believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see.

Especially anything related to statistics, distributed by regime apparatchiks. Superb Owl isn’t dead, it just smells like it.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 08:33 AM (09exb)

193 Especially anything related to statistics, distributed by regime apparatchiks."

So, boot production numbers might not be on the up and up?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)

194 84.63% of statistics are made up.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

195 >>>Perhaps a big part of it is inertia… in most households they didn’t go to the trouble of changing channels

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

>The mute button is the most valuable button on the remote when you're preparing hors d'oeuvres and serving victuals.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 08:35 AM (xFfhU)

196 84.63% of statistics are made up."

On the internets? No Way!

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)

197 84.63% of statistics are made up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)
====
Precise but inaccurate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)

198 >>It's the hill to die on, no?

>>If enacted, it'll flip several states.

It absolutely should be. Not only will it flip states as you noted it will make it even harder for a Democrat to win the presidency.

And it will open more eyes. It already is. There is absolutely no legitimate reason for Democrats to oppose mandatory voter ID when even a large majority of Democrat voters want it. Their arguments that it would somehow disenfranchise women and minorities is no longer working and they sound increasingly unhinged and dishonest by repeating it.

Keep hammering the left on all fronts. They are collapsing before our eyes.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:36 AM (viF8m)

199
The mute button is the most valuable button on the remote when you're preparing hors d'oeuvres and serving victuals.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

"Ahem"

-- the Off button

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:36 AM (xG4kz)

200
Two hunnert

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 08:37 AM (xG4kz)

201 84.63% of statistics are made up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

43.9% of all Americans know that.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 10, 2026 08:37 AM (y9ksN)

202 Elon Musk

@elonmusk
·
Feb 3
This is crucial to save democracy in America.
===========================

https://tinyurl.com/k4k68z9p

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 08:38 AM (Bapld)

203 All statistics are wrong.

Some are useful.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 10, 2026 08:38 AM (wVcYX)

204 "That said, it's funny how they keep calling us a Democracy which is why I find this comment from the execrable tosser Ossoff rather amusing in a vomitus inducing chutzpocritical way."

That is meant to appeal to independents, LIV's and some Republicans. Ossoff tries to come off as a moderate Dem and avoids the worst of the verbal attacks/insults on Trump and MAGA. However he vote 100% prog-Dem as directed by Schumer. Not a single independent thought in his skull.

Posted by: Ripley at February 10, 2026 08:39 AM (PTDkx)

205 Guys, I don't think we can call Kamel-toe Harris a retard anymore. I think she's actually retarded.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 10, 2026 08:40 AM (cxFcK)

206 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative.

They are lying to you. As usual. Go check yourself for Gell-Mann Amnesia.

TPUSA was across several mediums; they report preliminary well over 20 million view. They are having a third party auditor do the validations for the obvious reasons.

The enemedia lies about viewership, in the case of the Superb Owl, the number of households is multiplied by 2.5 to guesttimate the number of viewers. This courtesy was not given to TPUSA where a stream is considered to be only one viewer.

The Demonic Party does ballot counting the exact same way.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 08:41 AM (a4flb)

207 “ There is no negotiating with terrorists”

Someone needs to remind Trump of this. Because he did exactly that in Minnesota. Pulling out 700 ice officers in exchange for Some Bullshit promise of co-operation from local police.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 08:41 AM (y6810)

208 Like it or not, the NFL is the most lucrative sports enterprise on the planet. Can anyone else find companies willing to spend $10 million for a 30 second commercial? FIFA World Cup? Olympics?NCAA?

Posted by: Free Market Capitalism at February 10, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

209
Here's another Peacock remake/reimagining of an 80s movie that's just Too Wu For You!

Enjoy The 'Burbs

https://tinyurl.com/5n743z6p

Another Peacock* series for the lonely AWFL, annoying gay, or racist woke Black person in you!

Via Insty.

* Peacock is a pretty good descriptor for any guy who'd watch this mess.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 08:42 AM (iJfKG)

210 Ace says on twitter that Two-Tier Keir is firing every cabinet minister who failed to tweet support for Starmer by the end of the yesterday.

Anyone? ... Buehler?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 08:42 AM (Bapld)

211 Apparently, Paramount + has a show that is a contender for worse than Star Trek: Academy.

They have race/gender/sexuality swapped the mildly amusing movie "The Burbs" into a series.

When the left thinks they are better than you, this is the version of "better" they come up with.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 10, 2026 08:42 AM (HXT0k)

212 The Walt Disney World Monorail spans 14.7 miles (23.7 km), with around 50 million Disney guests traveling on the monorail each year.[9] The system opened with the rest of the Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1971. It initially featured four stations: the Transportation and Ticket Center, Disney's Polynesian Resort, the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Contemporary Resort.

Built in less than 2 years.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 08:21 AM (gbOdA)

What about the one in Ogdenville? Or North Haverbrook?!?

- Lyle Landley

Posted by: Doof at February 10, 2026 08:43 AM (B4Se1)

213 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at February 10, 2026 08:43 AM (53oGX)

214 Ace says on twitter that Two-Tier Keir is firing every cabinet minister who failed to tweet support for Starmer by the end of the yesterday.

Anyone? ... Buehler?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 08:42 AM (Bapld)

Never be the first to stop clapping.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 10, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

215 OK, looked up Donald Manes and why he committed suicide. Man could have held on for a few more years and everything he did would be handwaved away.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:43 AM (jjoN6)

216 NFL skews far left. So it’s not surprising that audience was watching an anti American foreigner perform in Spanish and cheering him on.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 08:44 AM (y6810)

217 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)

218 Like it or not, the NFL is the most lucrative sports enterprise on the planet. Can anyone else find companies willing to spend $10 million for a 30 second commercial? FIFA World Cup? Olympics?NCAA?
Posted by: Free Market Capitalism at February 10, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

You can get a good return on the investment of paying for a Super Bowl commercial. 'Til you can't.

Posted by: Doof at February 10, 2026 08:44 AM (B4Se1)

219 in the case of the Superb Owl,"

Sponsored by Sofa King?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)

220 Peacock is a pretty good descriptor for any guy who'd watch this mess.

At least Peacock has Renfield and I get it for free. Not watching that show, however.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:44 AM (jjoN6)

221 Good morning!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM (48ipd)

222 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Federal immigration agents are now adding leftists' name and photo to a NATIONWIDE DATABASE if they stalk and impede officers, per Reuters

YES! JUST as Tom Homan promised!

Multiple leftists have watched as agents take their info down, only to inform them their names are now being inputted into federal systems

This instance in Maine from a few weeks ago: "We have a nice little database and now you are considered a domestic terrorist!"

I VOTED FOR THIS.
https://tinyurl.com/42xjzmjc

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM (NpAcC)

223 So, hopefully, Andy Beshear ended his political career yesterday. He endorsed medical experimentation on helpless children.

https://tinyurl.com/bdsmf5cd

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM (Bapld)

224 >>>Like it or not, the NFL is the most lucrative sports enterprise on the planet. Can anyone else find companies willing to spend $10 million for a 30 second commercial? FIFA World Cup? Olympics?NCAA?

Posted by: Free Market Capitalism

>Were there any memorable commercials? I can't think of one.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM (xFfhU)

225 Last time I went to vote I showed them my ID anyway just to make the point that I believe in that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM (rZCVI)

226

The documents include a previously unreported 2019 FBI interview summary with former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter. Trump had contacted the department shortly after reports of Epstein's criminal sex investigation became public.

The future president contacted Reiter to express relief that authorities were finally acting, suggesting his associates in New York had described Epstein's behaviors as "disgusting," and advised investigators to focus on Ghislaine Maxwell, whom he described as "evil."

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:46 AM (RHGPo)

227 I've seen reports that anti-ICE protestors are having their TSA Pre Check and Global Entry credentials canceled.

I voted for this too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

228 From the wisdom of Yudhishthira's Dice

I think a lot of people have a difficult time grasping the psychology of the Left, because they're sane. But it's really very simple. Just step back and look at the things they're passionate about.

The global warming scam, and attendant destruction of the energy system. Abortion. Homosexuality. Gun control. Child sterilization and genital mutilation. Pointless wars. Demonstrably disastrous socialism. Violent racism. Hatred of religion. And so on.

It's not complicated.

You're looking at a death cult.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

229 Morn' all... I believe the Stupid Bowl numbers regarding Dust Bunny, or Bad Bunny as some call him... It was out of curiosity because of all the hype....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (HbB1p)

230 225 Last time I went to vote I showed them my ID anyway just to make the point that I believe in that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

And that's why you're on a list. -:-)

In all seriousness, the idea that we should not demand IDs at the polls is so idiotic that it rode the short bus to school.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (jjoN6)

231 120 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl not the rabid rabbit.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (viF8m)

232 I can’t believe I did this but last night I actually watched 30 minutes of a curling game (match?)… the American mixed doubles team beat an Italian team to advance to the gold medal game where they’ll meet Sweden. I can’t figure out why they furiously scrub the ice as the thing (I forgot what they call it) slides to its destination but it makes me chuckle to watch them furiously scrub…. Curling is a weird weird game (not a sport, a game)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (fQqaC)

233 The Left is going beyond Stalin / Hitler hatred.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

234 Like it or not, the NFL is the most lucrative sports enterprise on the planet.
——-

They had a license to print money, practically speaking.

And they fucked that arrangement up. Like a soup sandwich. That’s how you can tell True Believers, Lunatics, and assorted neurotics are in charge.

No sane people would ever, ever do this.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 08:48 AM (09exb)

235 Speaking of asses Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerland has a nice one.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 10, 2026 08:48 AM (ZbPL4)

236 229 Donna, I agree.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

237 Thee Italian curling babe was fairly attractive. Turns out, she's a cop.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 08:48 AM (Bapld)

238 I haven't watched feetsball in 30 years and didn't watch the game, or the Bunny. I did watch the TPUSA halftime show, but no one knows I did. I have Real America's voice on my Dish Network and watched it live there. I wonder how many others did. More people might have seen it than we think.

Posted by: Outlier at February 10, 2026 08:49 AM (oftw2)

239 You're looking at a death cult.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

And they think that complete destruction of everything is the only good out there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 08:49 AM (jjoN6)

240 So, hopefully, Andy Beshear ended his political career yesterday. He endorsed medical experimentation on helpless children.

You underestimate how mentally and morally bankrupt the KY hill scoggin are.

Watch as Beshear replaces Glitch when the Senator finally vapor locks.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)

241 >Were there any memorable commercials? I can't think of one.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 08:45 AM
+++

Relax your tight end.

Posted by: Novartis at February 10, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)

242 And that's why you're on a list
——-
If you’re not on a list by now, you should be ashamed of yourself!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 08:50 AM (09exb)

243
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (tljrc)

244 Republicans changed the usual calculus last year when they passed the OBBBA on a party-line basis, which provided roughly $300 billion in new defense and immigration-related budget authority on top of the discretionary budget. Under the OBBBA, ICE received roughly $75 billion in new budget authority—seven times ICE’s typical annual budget of $10 billion. These funds remain available to the current administration whether Congress passes an annual budget or not.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

245 You're looking at a death cult.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)
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The key point is that hitherto, this has been a cost-free belief system. In fact, under the DEI regime, it was actually a benefit.

Now that costs are being imposed, we shall see how resilient they are in acting on these beliefs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (ZOv7s)

246 Guys, I don't think we can call Kamel-toe Harris a retard anymore. I think she's actually retarded.
Posted by: Blutarski

The repeated actions she performed during her (ahem) rise to prominence have resulted in a Hypoxic/anoxic injury.

We see it every time she speaks.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (cYBz/)

247 I watched the TPUSA half time show on OAN

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (HbB1p)

248 >>I wonder how many others did. More people might have seen it than we think

As I mentioned above, Kid Rock's cover of Til You Can't is now the #1 song in all genres at iTunes.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (viF8m)

249 Describe the rioting suspects. Scruffy looking, smelled bad and had green dildos glued to their foreheads.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (yI5mB)

250 The Real ID requires you to provide birth certificate and all kinds of stuff that illegals won't have to prove they are citizens. Heck I couldn't get mine because I forgot to bring my marriage license to prove the name change. I said f it, I'm not going on a plane or going into a federal building so I don't care. It'll wait till next time around.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 10, 2026 08:52 AM (BCuCF)

251 I watched the Puppy Bowl...

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:52 AM (XuXeR)

252 The NFL couldn’t destroy their business and profitability if they tried (and they are trying)… live sports are much superior entertainment to the crap that passes as network TV shows these days. They have zero competition….. will they die? Yes eventually everything does but it won’t happen in my lifetime

Owning an NFL team is like owning a money printing press. Even the perpetually awful teams (looking at you Bengals) make money hand over fist regardless of record

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:52 AM (fQqaC)

253 As I mentioned above, Kid Rock's cover of Til You Can't is now the #1 song in all genres at iTunes.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (viF8m)

It's a good song

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (HbB1p)

254
Bad Beava
He got a feva
For an otter
End zone receiva
Gonna drool
like a Golden Retrieva
This ain't Wynona's
big brown beaver

Posted by: Bad Beaver at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (vFG9F)

255 The Real ID requires you to provide birth certificate and all kinds of stuff that illegals won't have to prove they are citizens. "

Si.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (XuXeR)

256 Why do dildoes come in different colors, anyway? Do some people have fetishes about certain colors?

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)

257 Yeah, we're in the endgame. The bullets have already started flying, and Leftists from the street level on up are flatly stating that they're planning to turn this place into a totalitarian slaughterhouse the moment they regain power - which will likely be quite soon.

It's pretty surreal watching this play out.

On the one hand, you have them saying "it's good someone shot Trump and Kirk, you know you can't keep us at bay forever, and one day real soon we're gonna be back on top and we're gonna kill you mf'ers the moment it happens."

And on the other, you have no small number of people on the Right saying "Trump won, everything is awesome, and their spittle-flecked, bloodthirsty fanaticism is actually a sign of weakness."

It is not. It's the attitude of people who are well and truly fed up with being constantly denied the absolute power they crave, and are not going to put up with it anymore. This was supposed to be achieved through institutional subversion, the brass ring was snatched from their hand at the moment of victory, and now they're preparing for war.

Stop scoffing, and take this seriously. They certainly are.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)

258 San Franpsycho

Do onto others before they do onto you. One of the Commandments, right? On the Tablet that fell out of Moses hand while coming down the mountain.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:54 AM (u82oZ)

259 Immigrant groups have a message for their mostly White allies: Quit blowing the whistle on ICE. They also pointed to disproportionate impacts on "Black and Brown communities" that are already "overexposed to chronic noise pollution," which they linked to PTSD, anxiety, sleep disruption and heart disease.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

260 watched the TPUSA half time show on OAN
Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 08:51 AM (HbB1p)
*******
I watched it on YouTube.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 08:54 AM (NpAcC)

261 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 10, 2026 08:54 AM (Kt19C)

262 Minn. Governor Candidate Ends Campaign After Daughter, 22, Is Found Stabbed to Death in Her Home

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

263 If you watch the nfl you’re endorsing their politics. You can spin it all you want. Oh I don’t pay for it ,
I watch it for free. Ok but you still make money for the nfl when you watch it “for free” by giving them eyeballs which they then sell to advertisers. And the. They use that money do things like hire bad bunny and promote tranny cheerleaders and fuck whitey signs in the end zone.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (y6810)

264 Why do dildoes come in different colors, anyway? Do some people have fetishes about certain colors?
Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)
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Yes, like green M&Ms.

We always separated them out.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)

265 The Hill: To save democracy, elect a Congress that will impeach Trump, add more justices. Before more violence erupts, more children are traumatized, more corruption consumes government, and more Americans experience moral injury, the U.S. must act decisively to remove President Trump from power.

...the republic can’t survive three more years of this president.

...moral injury is defined as “the sense that we do not really know each other and that our society doesn’t believe or act the way we thought it would. This can lead to a sense of hopelessness and loss of faith in individuals and organizations.”

...today, the people of Minneapolis are defending themselves against the federal government, rather than being defended by it.

...Because the Supreme Court has aided and abetted Trump’s authoritarianism, Congress would restore reasonable ideological balance either by adding several new moderate justices or removing some of the existing conservatives for ethical lapses (Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito)

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (JCZqz)

266 Damn, JJ. (re: pic up top.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (bss/y)

267 *Owning an NFL team is like owning a money printing press. Even the perpetually awful teams (looking at you Bengals) make money hand over fist regardless of record
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 08:52 AM*

They make a profit regardless of the quality of the product they put on the field.

Posted by: What a racket at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

268 Were there any memorable commercials? I can't think of one.

Usually there’s hype about commercials. This year the only one to draw attention was William Shatner making a series of poop jokes. Which, granted, was pretty funny.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (QZThv)

269 Shiffren finishes 4th, blowing it for her partner Johnson, who had put them in the lead for combined. A different, less known American team beat them for the bronze.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (tOcjL)

270 he NFL couldn’t destroy their business and profitability if they tried"

FWIW, it's the stadiums/facilities. All of those $$$ offloaded to taxpayers for... something.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (XuXeR)

271 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny while only around 20 million watched the TPUSA alternative.

They are lying to you. As usual. Go check yourself for Gell-Mann Amnesia.

TPUSA was across several mediums; they report preliminary well over 20 million view. They are having a third party auditor do the validations for the obvious reasons.

The enemedia lies about viewership, in the case of the Superb Owl, the number of households is multiplied by 2.5 to guesttimate the number of viewers. This courtesy was not given to TPUSA where a stream is considered to be only one viewer.

The Demonic Party does ballot counting the exact same way.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Also, go to Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms. Watch video clips of the actual people in the stadium stands. They looked like zombies. Maybe one out of fifty was actually jamming to the music.

Most people were WTF? It went over like a fart in church. And that was a captive audience that couldn't turn it off.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (KN2gu)

272 233 The Left is going beyond Stalin / Hitler hatred.

Indeed... What FOOLS these mortals be.

Proudly doing unto their own people, PRECISELY what they forbid us to do to our Adversaries -- they are ALL IN to sully Trump Presiding over America250.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3EzRAgjo_s
BattlestarGalactica: So say we All...

Satire is simply LOST upon the LIBs.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (l4HQP)

273
They make a profit regardless of the quality of the product they put on the field.
Posted by: What a racket at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Remember the Browns?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (bss/y)

274 Rich Elites Ignored Climate Change by Flying Hundreds of Private Jets to the Super Bowl

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

275 It is not. It's the attitude of people who are well and truly fed up with being constantly denied the absolute power they crave, and are not going to put up with it anymore. This was supposed to be achieved through institutional subversion, the brass ring was snatched from their hand at the moment of victory, and now they're preparing for war.

Stop scoffing, and take this seriously. They certainly are.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)
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They think they are preparing for war, but they have not yet paid any costs for their beliefs. I'm curious as to what their endurance will be.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

276
Scene: NYC, 5 degrees F, wind 20 mph.

One of Mayor Mamdani's Socialist Angels: Won't you come into the shelter?

Homeless Derelict Sleeping on the Ground: No! Get away from me!

One of Mayor Mamdani's Socialist Angels: Pretty please?

Homeless Derelict Sleeping on the Ground: No! Fug yoo! *farts*

One of Mayor Mamdani's Socialist Angels: OK then. Have a nice day.

Homeless Derelict Sleeping on the Ground: *slowly freezes solid*

One of Mayor Mamdani's Socialist Angels: It's a mystery.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (HLgI3)

277 Stop scoffing, and take this seriously. They certainly are.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)

258 San Franpsycho

Do onto others before they do onto you. One of the Commandments, right? On the Tablet that fell out of Moses hand while coming down the mountain.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:54 AM (u82oZ)
====

Hordemind right there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)

278 When this is all over, and Trump is gone, and Democrats are back in charge, and we’re rebuilding everything, the punishment for MAGA for voting Trump three times needs to be that they lose their internet access for four years.
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Following the maxim: All laws are or will be eventually enforced by men with guns and such always includes the possibility of death.
This is their mildest of threats; not what they really mean.

Which is to say, those f'ing retards like Massie and Paul and all the rest that think this is a mild spat that will blow over soon?
No.
Your stupid goofy ass will be right up against the wall with the rest of the "Nazis" no matter how much you blubber and cry "BUT I WAS A GOOD REPUBLICAN, I HATED TRUMP TOO!!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 10, 2026 08:58 AM (HXT0k)

279 270 he NFL couldn’t destroy their business and profitability if they tried"

FWIW, it's the stadiums/facilities. All of those $$$ offloaded to taxpayers for... something.
Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:56 AM (XuXeR)

Let me look it up...

*pages through bullshit manual*

Oh, here it is: You get 10x what you spend back in money spent in the city.

Well, not you, the tax payer of course.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 08:58 AM (bss/y)

280 >>Most people were WTF? It went over like a fart in church. And that was a captive audience that couldn't turn it off.

Wait until more people understand the actual lyrics of the song that degenerate was singing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 08:58 AM (viF8m)

281 >>I think it's their terribly subtle way /s of saying s*** my d**k to ICE agent s or that the ICE agents are d***s.

Heh, didn't expect to see this was from you, Fen!

What it says to me is: I am a child still obsessed with genitals, so it makes sense that I express my anger b throwing dildos.

These people are children having public tantrums, yet no doubt believe themselves clever and edgy. GROW UP

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 08:58 AM (48ipd)

282 I can’t figure out why they furiously scrub the ice
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Melts the ice so the surface is frictionless.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 08:58 AM (bxiOq)

283 I was not familiar with Kid Rock, but he has a nice voice and I appreciated the additional lyrics he added.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 08:59 AM (Nx5jP)

284 Watch video clips of the actual people in the stadium stands."

It's corporate paid seating. I'd venture that a significant percentage of attendees couldn't idenify much about the game or participants.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 08:59 AM (XuXeR)

285 There's a difference between a Real ID and a drivers license. The problem is blue states are giving drivers licenses to illegals and then using the drivers license as ID for voting. Drivers licenses don't confer citizenship on anyone, but the morons in blue states keep using it as "the ID" for voting.
We have to stop referring to a drivers license/photo ID as required to vote. That is incorrect.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 10, 2026 08:59 AM (BCuCF)

286 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

120M had the channel on for the football game. 120M didn't watch the halftime show. I.e. nobody changed the channel

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 10, 2026 08:59 AM (2f+Mn)

287 Why do dildoes come in different colors, anyway? Do some people have fetishes about certain colors?
Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)
====

Yes, like green M&Ms.

We always separated them out.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

That's because the green M&M's made girls horny.

Hey. I didn't make the rules.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (KN2gu)

288 In a message circulated among commuters Friday, the community group Defrost MN, which uses crowdsourced data to track federal immigration operations, warned residents of an “uptick in abductions” — which refer to arrests of both immigrant community members and legal observers — following Homan’s takeover and an increase in the number of government personnel and vehicles involved in those operations.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)

289 *Remember the Browns?*

You mean the team whose stadium is named The Factory Of Sadness?

Posted by: Mistake By The Lake at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

290 That's because the green M&M's made girls horny.

Hey. I didn't make the rules.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (KN2gu)

*takes notes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (bss/y)

291 Most people were WTF? It went over like a fart in church. And that was a captive audience that couldn't turn it off.

People don’t pay a lot of attention to the halftime show. That’s prime bathroom and refilling your beer time. I actually got to go to the Super Bowl for work 20 years ago and people in the stadium don’t pay attention to the halftime. And that’s when it was a watchable halftime.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 09:01 AM (QZThv)

292 warned residents of an “uptick in abductions”

So, UFOs?

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)

293 >>>Owning an NFL team is like owning a money printing press. Even the perpetually awful teams (looking at you Bengals) make money hand over fist regardless of record
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

>Coach Biden accomplished getting the Las Vegas Raiders the #1 pick, so you gotta give him credit for that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:01 AM (xFfhU)

294 The Irish Times
@IrishTimes
Seamus Culleton was arrested on September 9th, 2025, and has been in an Ice detention facility in Texas for nearly five months, despite having no criminal record, “not even a parking ticket”

Oh please. He was admitted on a 90 day visitor’s visa 20 years ago and never left. He was offered instant deportation to Ireland last year and declined so he’s awaiting his case in a detention center. His choice. Kafka? You undermine your own argument with such hyperbole.

Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

295 >>Wait until more people understand the actual lyrics of the song that degenerate was singing.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID HE SING IN SPANISH, BUT THE INTERPRETER FOR DEARING IMPAIRED USED RARELY USED PUERTO RICAN SIGN LANUAGE SO THAT EVEN THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS SINGING.

(Puerto Rico's standard is ASL)

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 10, 2026 09:02 AM (48ipd)

296 Quit blowing the whistle on ICE.

Saw a video of a dude trolling these people by parking near protesters and blowing a whistle. It was a like a mating call for failed humans because they came out of the woodwork.

They also pointed to disproportionate impacts on "Black and Brown communities" that are already "overexposed to chronic noise pollution,"

Maybe if you people stopped having conversations at 120 db at 11PM, you'd be less traumatized.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 09:02 AM (jjoN6)

297 Which is to say, those f'ing retards like Massie and Paul and all the rest that think this is a mild spat that will blow over soon?

Massie and Paul, like all other politicians, are not human. They don't have a soul, they don't have a conscience, they don't have any wisdom. When they die, they will follow all of the others to their proper home in the bowels of Hell.

For a nation of 400 million people, the worst rises to the top of the toilet bowl.

Ignore what they say and do. They don't mean any of it. Their statements are just sounds that they feel will somehow benefit them and hurt their opponents. There is nothing more to it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 10, 2026 09:02 AM (a4flb)

298 For 2022, it was estimated that for illegal aliens just in Texas, the cost of benefits and services provided was $9,942,111,305. According to the same report, when adding the costs of the children of illegal aliens in Texas, the cost to taxpayers was over $13 billion.
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And that's just cost to the taxpayers from government.

Now add in personal increases for:
Housing
Food
Insurance

The entire government is bleeding us dry so that illegals can live what used to be our American Dream for free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (HXT0k)

299 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

In my newly expanded social horizons at the County Senior Center, I take no shit. I answer unhinged Leftist cant with a calm, factual argument. The Leftist don't like it, and the real target, the bystanders, appreciate my actions.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (u82oZ)

300 >Coach Biden accomplished getting the Las Vegas Raiders the #1 pick, so you gotta give him credit for that.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:01 AM (xFfhU

Loved. the old Oakland Raiders.. Used to watch years ago.. The Niners too when they had Montana and Steve Young... Really haven't watched since

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (HbB1p)

301 Gene Wu = Alice Lele Guo

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (2GVsD)

302 271 I wanted to make myself feel good... TPUSA alternative....
...
TPUSA was across several mediums...
Most people were WTF? It went over like a fart in church. And that was a captive audience that couldn't turn it off.

SuperbowlHalftime: The Fart Museum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDdp_N_lcR8

FutureOfSuperbowlHalftimes: The State of the Union Speaches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig446isvXlI

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell :: there will be no peace as long as (Charlie) Kirk is remembered -- Klingon Ambassador/Libbing-out

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (Zf62f)

303 People don’t pay a lot of attention to the halftime show"

WHAT???? They're really here to see us perform.

/Band Jocks Everywhere

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (XuXeR)

304 People don’t pay a lot of attention to the halftime show. That’s prime bathroom and refilling your beer time. I actually got to go to the Super Bowl for work 20 years ago and people in the stadium don’t pay attention to the halftime. And that’s when it was a watchable halftime.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 10, 2026 09:01 AM (QZThv)

I cannot imagine how much concessions are at the Superbowl.

I saw something the other day a guy was talking about the current state of Disney. Evidently you have to schedule which rides you want to go on in what order and time like months in advance. You cannot just walk up to a ride.

This is fucking stupid. That's like... so someone who decides to go on the day is just screwed and you piss on them. You people are fucking stupid evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (bss/y)

305 Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

Maybe glance at the top story of the post before you cut and paste from other sources.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 10, 2026 09:04 AM (n9ltV)

306 I wanted to make myself feel good by telling myself the bad bunny halftime show failed… but alas by shear numbers: if you believe what I heard on the radio this morning, something like 120 million people watched bad bunny

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

120M had the channel on for the football game. 120M didn't watch the halftime show. I.e. nobody changed the channel
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 10, 2026 08:59 AM (2f+Mn)
******
Many people switched to side by side on their Televisions.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 10, 2026 09:04 AM (NpAcC)

307 >>Stop scoffing, and take this seriously. They certainly are.

I don't think anyone who watched what the left has done to us over the last decade isn't taking this seriously. They tried to blow Trump's head off after failing to stop him or us. They threw over 1000 in prison for a fake riot on J6. They sent the FBI out to harass Christians for following their faith. They flooded the country with millions of criminal illegal aliens to replace our votes. They stole election right in front of our eyes. They murdered Charlie Kirk and laughed about it. And on and on and on.

I don't think there are many here who don't understand the stakes. We hope that this can be stopped lawfully because that's who we are but if it isn't I think we know what comes next.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)

308 If you watch the nfl you’re endorsing their politics. You can spin it all you want. Oh I don’t pay for it ,
I watch it for free. Ok but you still make money for the nfl when you watch it “for free” by giving them eyeballs which they then sell to advertisers. And the. They use that money do things like hire bad bunny and promote tranny cheerleaders and fuck whitey signs in the end zone.
Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 08:55 AM (y6810)

Can you pass the purity test? Everything you buy has zero connection to lefties? Your bank… grocery store… clothes… etc etc?? If you can pass the purity test you might not be living in modern society because as has been noted here many times institutional capture has happened all over… you pay your taxes they’re used for lefty causes. So excuse me if I don’t feel guilty for watching a football game…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 09:05 AM (ZCxQ+)

309 Maybe if you people stopped having conversations at 120 db at 11PM, you'd be less traumatized.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 09:02 AM (jjoN6)

Do you mean gunfights? Cause it kind of sounds like gunfire.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:05 AM (bss/y)

310 "BTW, Kid Rock's cover of Til You Can't is now the #1 song in all genres at iTunes, ahead of Bad Bunny."
Posted by: JackStraw

Glen Beck said Bad Bunny was like #87, on those "Top 40" charts. idk if that is true, but many had never heard of him before.

The left is moving on with their "White Man Bad/Evil" Warfare, which may not work so well for them, unless we move ever further toward dystopia. There is a lot of pushback.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 10, 2026 09:05 AM (vbXSk)

311 Soo pissed that Peacock is the only place I can watch the mixed doubles curling event today at noon. I don't have peacock. I wanted to record it to watch tonight. Damn.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 10, 2026 09:05 AM (BCuCF)

312 Owning an NFL team is like owning a money printing press. Even the perpetually awful teams (looking at you Bengals) make money hand over fist regardless of record
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

NFL revenue sharing is a system where the league distributes national revenue equally among all 32 teams, ensuring competitive balance and financial stability. In the 2024 season, each team received a record $432.6 million from league-wide revenue sharing, totaling over $13.8 billion in shared revenue. This includes income from national TV and streaming contracts, merchandising, licensing, league sponsorships, and 40% of ticket sales (with the remaining 60% kept by the home team).

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)

313 Here’s what many headlines are leaving out about claims that the Supreme Court is about to ban dual citizenship. The real issue started on February 7, 2026, with two new proposals: the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 and the Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act. This is not a sudden move by the Court. It’s a clash between new laws being pushed in Congress and long-standing Supreme Court rulings. Supporters, including Senator Bernie Moreno, argue that someone should not owe loyalty to two countries, especially when national security and classified information are involved. They want U.S. citizenship to mean loyalty to only one country. The Supreme Court will decide whether Americans can be forced to choose or whether current protections stay in place.

What many don’t mention is the history behind this debate. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Naturalization Act, which created clear national rules for becoming a citizen. Before that, the system was chaotic and open to abuse. The 1906 law required new citizens to swear full and complete loyalty to the United States and give up all foreign allegiance.
(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:06 AM (KN2gu)

314 Now, 120 years later, the country is debating the same idea again: is citizenship about total loyalty, or is it just a legal status? A 1967 Supreme Court case, Afroyim v. Rusk, currently protects dual citizenship, but these new bills are trying to bring back the older idea that being American means choosing only one nation.

Supporters argue that allowing government leaders to hold loyalty to another country creates serious conflicts of interest. They say this debate is about protecting national sovereignty and putting loyalty to the U.S. first. For the first time in decades, dual citizenship is facing its strongest challenge in over a century.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:06 AM (KN2gu)

315 In a message circulated among commuters Friday, the community group Defrost MN, which uses crowdsourced data to track federal immigration operations, warned residents of an “uptick in abductions” — which refer to arrests of both immigrant community members and legal observers — following Homan’s takeover and an increase in the number of government personnel and vehicles involved in those operations.
Posted by: SMOD at February 10, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)
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These people believe their words are magical. They talk big but are short on action. They think they can cast a spell and summon stormtroopers or something.

As the consequences pile up, we will see how strong their convictions truly are. Also, the rhetoric and increasing violence make a crackdown less alarming. They don't understand this at all. If you normalize violence, you also normalize it for the other side, which has much, much more capacity to inflict it.

This disparity works in your favor if you use peaceful protest and the other side overreacts, but when you are very clearly talking about killing and murdering everyone, no one believes your protest is peaceful.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:06 AM (ZOv7s)

316 AI 'slop' that is far better than any live performance by Bad Bunny and Lady Gag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B4524ot5BM

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:06 AM (2GVsD)

317 Comments here seem reflective of the immense ocean of lies and disinformation that permeates our national discourse. But we have a solution!

Posted by: (D)emocrats at February 10, 2026 09:07 AM (0sNs1)

318 I see Dems keep talking about all the things they are going to do to right leaning voters and pols if they regain power.

And under the Biden junta they arrested/destroyed a number of those pols at least.

But the GOPe seems to have no concerns whatsoever about what the Dems will do if they regain power do they...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

319 >>120M had the channel on for the football game. 120M didn't watch the halftime show. I.e. nobody changed the channel

This.
One was passive vs. the one that was active: people who explicitly turned the channel or streamed the TPUSA show.

If it didn't matter they wouldn't bother even discussing it. The people who constantly protest and say "If it only saves one person blah blah blah" are shrugging off a show that motivated millions to reject the NFL show.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 10, 2026 09:07 AM (48ipd)

320 Comments here seem reflective of the immense ocean of lies and disinformation that permeates our national discourse. But we have a solution!

Arbeit mach frei?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (2GVsD)

321 The Superb Owl was basically a warmed over edition of Thursday Night Football.

Posted by: With a lot more butts at halftime at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)

322 but when you are very clearly talking about killing and murdering everyone, no one believes your protest is peaceful.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:06 AM

Well, "no one" is not everyone.

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (0sNs1)

323 Wait until more people understand the actual lyrics of the song that degenerate was singing.

Hispanics and Puerto Ricans were claiming that they didn't know wtf language he was singing in.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (KN2gu)

324 Why I know the left will fail; during the last great outbreak of this kind of thought in the 30’s and 40’s, the men of the left were hard, cold men determined to rule. Not just the German totalitarians but men like Stalin, Mao, and all their followers around the world. They had real plans and a grim determination to remake everything.

Their leadership today, worldwide, are a pathetic bunch of shallow and stupid narcissists who never think about anything seriously more than 12 hours in the future.

It’s like fighting a zombie army; they are numerous and relentless, but they have no brains, no real plans, and no true purpose except to fulfill their current emotional needs.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 09:09 AM (gCFgr)

325 Freak out time at the UN: The United Nations said it is waiting to learn how much of the nearly $4 billion owed by the United States the Trump administration intends to pay, and when the funds will be transferred.

Nothing, you get nothing this year. See how you fuckin do without the hard working American citizens taxes.

Posted by: Sidney at February 10, 2026 09:09 AM (Uy/WF)

326 13 For the life of me, I do not understand why this isn't a huge story. You do not hate the NFL nearly enough.

Nearly everyone who celebrated Bad Bunny has absolutely no idea what he was saying (looking directly at you, dumb shit John Kasich). Here is the translation of just a few lyrics.

https://tinyurl.com/7h35yahb
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Sorry to repeat, but the horde really should read the translation.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:09 AM (dBJSR)

327 Hispanics and Puerto Ricans were claiming that they didn't know wtf language he was singing in.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (KN2gu)

LOL. Is he from the Hispanic version of Scotland?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (bss/y)

328 >>Glen Beck said Bad Bunny was like #87, on those "Top 40" charts. idk if that is true, but many had never heard of him before.

Put me in that camp. I think the grammy thing was rigged to help build the image of this talentless hack as the next big thing as well.

As was said above if you haven't seen them watch the videos of the people in the stands while he was performing. There was zero enthusiasm. The whole thing was a big F U to normal people and it bombed.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (viF8m)

329 I saw something the other day a guy was talking about the current state of Disney. Evidently you have to schedule which rides you want to go on in what order and time like months in advance. You cannot just walk up to a ride.

This is fucking stupid. That's like... so someone who decides to go on the day is just screwed and you piss on them. You people are fucking stupid evil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:03 AM (bss/y)

There is a youtuber I watch, Zac Rios, who does compilation videos of tiktok stuff on various themes and one of them is people going tens, or hundreds, of thousands of dollars into debt in order to visit Disney parks several times every year.

It's madness.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)

330 In the 2024 season, each team received a record $432.6 million from league-wide revenue sharing, totaling over $13.8 billion in shared revenue."

$14 Billion, huh? Wow, that's impressive....

*looks at $$$ thrown around by Big Gov. Nearly $ 40 thousand billions in debt*

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (XuXeR)

331 This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: The immense ocean of lies and disinformation that permeates our national discourse at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

332 Trump should send the UN a giant lump of coal with this note - make a diamond and sell it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:10 AM (2GVsD)

333 Just because you eat a pringles doesn't mean you did so because you saw a commercial, or agree with the politics of the corporation. It just means your taste-buds are out of calibration and you like the taste of sawdust.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:11 AM (xFfhU)

334 Hispanics and Puerto Ricans were claiming that they didn't know wtf language he was singing in.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:08 AM (KN2gu)

Nothing says Patriotism on Our 250th Anniversary than a Gayish Puerto Rican singing porn lyrics at America's Super Bowl in Spanish with gyrating women and flags from other Countries

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 09:11 AM (HbB1p)

335 Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:09 AM (dBJSR)

I don't sign into X, but I did read a translation elsewhere and the lyrics were very crude.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 09:12 AM (Nx5jP)

336 Nothing says Patriotism on Our 250th Anniversary than a Gayish Puerto Rican singing porn lyrics at America's Super Bowl in Spanish with gyrating women and flags from other Countries
Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 09:11 AM (HbB1p)

If they were red blooded American boobs, I'd be ok with that part.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:12 AM (bss/y)

337 reak out time at the UN: The United Nations said it is waiting to learn how much of the nearly $4 billion owed by the United States the Trump administration intends to pay, and when the funds will be transferred.

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Tanned, keffiyehed, and ready ! We have an extended portfolio and our success is known - look at the college campus and elections across the USA! Make koran great again!

Posted by: Qatar at February 10, 2026 09:12 AM (g47mK)

338 325 Freak out time at the UN: The United Nations said it is waiting to learn how much of the nearly $4 billion owed by the United States the Trump administration intends to pay, and when the funds will be transferred.

Nothing, you get nothing this year. See how you fuckin do without the hard working American citizens taxes.
Posted by: Sidney

My offer is this: nothing. And, if you'd like my continued membership in your gay little club, I'd appreciate you personally paying my dues.

Posted by: Don Trump Corleone at February 10, 2026 09:13 AM (JCZqz)

339 Missing from the foreign news is what appears to be an abject failure in Iran. Trump said he had the protesters backs, and so they went in bigger numbers to the streets. What they got was ultimately an opportunity to be mowed down by automatic weapons, many of them held by Iraqi Militia groups and mercs. He’s lost a great deal of credibility with his failure to act, and his delayed response is being seen by some as bending the knee to Qatar and people in his cabinet whose ear they have.

Nobody wants boots on the ground, and there were many other options. We have the assets to take out some of the militias and keep troops bottled up. Someone has been doing some of that heavy lifting to a small degree. It’s just not us.

There’s still an opportunity to pull this out. By assisting the downfall of the mullahs we can eliminate one of our countries biggest threats. But the fact the US is becoming an unreliable ally is now being further burned into the psyche of many in the Middle East. Let’s hope we take whatever opportunity is left to change that.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2026 09:13 AM (+t04h)

340 Why I know the left will fail; during the last great outbreak of this kind of thought in the 30’s and 40’s, the men of the left were hard, cold men determined to rule.
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Posted by: Tom Servo at February 10, 2026 09:09 AM (gCFgr)
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The International Brigades were made up of men who drank coffee cold, slept on the ground, lived on stale break and were armed with broken rifles.

These people need support animals and believe they can act with total impunity. They were shocked that their violence would turned against them.

The Tesla terrorism stopped as soon as arrests started to happen. Minnesota is their best shot at an insurrection and they are losing local law enforcement. Even in their sanctuary they are losing support.

Trump is moving slowly because he knows that the more Dems riot and their leaders promise more of it, the more toxic their brand becomes. Don't believe fake polls, look at the reality on the ground.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)

341 the men of the left were hard, cold men determined to rule. "

No matter how dressed up - they mean to rule.

"Is he from the Hispanic version of Scotland?"

Yeah. "Spanish" is even worse than "English" in that regard. True story - DC Police were ordered to hire more "hispanic", so they went to State Dept. for their Spanish Language test.
9 of 10 applicants failed. Even legal immigrants...

Formal Spanish isn't even close to Spanglish...

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (XuXeR)

342 315 In a message circulated among commuters Friday, the community group Defrost MN, which uses crowdsourced data ...
This disparity works in your favor if you use peaceful protest and the other side overreacts, but when you are very clearly talking about killing and murdering everyone, no one believes your protest is peaceful.

LIBs do, it's what their charter is:
to Reward the Guilty, they Punish the Innocent, they Champion the mediocre, the Unworthy, the DEPRAVED on the basis of their depravity.

LIB leadership knows their time is up. $12Trillion peace being formed right now, this week, in Miami, is an extinction level event for them -- backed by an additional $10T from chase to keep Dimon off the deposition list -- some would call that a bargain.

What's a LIB to do?
https://www.tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhenLIBsDisarm :: Alternately titled, when LIBs attack.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (U2c17)

343 US no pay, no worries, get the best of USA! bring the UN to Qatar, land of opportunity ! American protection makes us a superb destination for fun, managed jihad and shopping !

Posted by: Qatar at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (g47mK)

344 Just so we don't forget, everything the NY Times publishes on "climate change" is total horseshit.

https://tinyurl.com/4zy6t97a

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (dBJSR)

345 Nothing says Patriotism on Our 250th Anniversary than a Gayish Puerto Rican singing porn lyrics at America's Super Bowl in Spanish with gyrating women and flags from other Countries

Honestly the gyrating women thing is pretty par for the course for this sort of event.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (sKqQm)

346 " I think the grammy thing was rigged to help build the image of this talentless hack as the next big thing as well."

I never thought of that , Jack. Sounds quite plausible. I noted with some eye rolling that someone in a reply to x posted " I don't speak Spanish but now I want to learn. " Why? Because you like men who grab their crotch to sing rude lyrics about women and sex, or you think BB is cute? Sounds like that was a bot as well

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (Nx5jP)

347
There’s still an opportunity to pull this out. By assisting the downfall of the mullahs we can eliminate one of our countries biggest threats. But the fact the US is becoming an unreliable ally is now being further burned into the psyche of many in the Middle East. Let’s hope we take whatever opportunity is left to change that.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2026 09:13 AM (+t04h)
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The Mullahs cannot survive a protracted conflict. You can cow the people for a time, but they will rise again and again. With no economy, no prospects for improvement, it will become clear to the military that if the want to eat, they need to make a regime change.

The ticking clock is our friend, not theirs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (ZOv7s)

348 Just because you eat a pringles doesn't mean you did so because you saw a commercial, or agree with the politics of the corporation. It just means your taste-buds are out of calibration and you like the taste of sawdust.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:11 AM (xFfhU)
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It's the disodium inosinate that really adds to the flavor!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (ESVrU)

349
Honestly the gyrating women thing is pretty par for the course for this sort of event.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:15 AM (sKqQm)

This is true,, But this Super Bowl falling on our 250th Anniversary should have been one that was red, white and blue God bless America.. Instead we get We hate America...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (HbB1p)

350 The hottest decade in the US since we start measuring was the the 1930s.

Nothing in global warming theory explains that.

Nor that Europe was WARMER then now in the middle ages.

And the specific predictions that were made by global warming - coastal cities underwater, no snow except in the far north, extreme heat, etc all turned out to be wrong.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (sKqQm)

351 *looks up lyrics*

I'm banging lots of girls...

They all want me...

Yadda yadda...

Me: Not exactly the Beach Boys but seems fairly standard for rap.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:18 AM (bss/y)

352 340 Trump is moving slowly because he knows that the more Dems riot and their leaders promise more of it, the more toxic their brand becomes. Don't believe fake polls, look at the reality on the ground.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)

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Trump isn't moving slowly. He's hitting hard with a large series of hammers.

What's different now from 2020 is that he's not backing down. He's actually ensured that the highest levels of his administration are actually on his side.

He put Stephen Miller in charge of immigration. That's the difference.

The protests in Minnesota are kind of pathetic at this point because Trump has been hitting them so hard.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

353 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (bss/y)

354 The nfl is like a dirty public restroom with limericks above the broken shitter.

You know who likes to wait in dirty public restrooms, watching, rubbing their junk, waiting and hoping for the love that never comes.

Posted by: Bad Bunny at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (hXJe5)

355 They think they are preparing for war, but they have not yet paid any costs for their beliefs. I'm curious as to what their endurance will be.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

I could say the same thing for our side, as far as 'endurance' is concerned.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (ufSfZ)

356 For thirty years it seems twerking of enormous fat bottoms is the only form of dance allowed. Must say something about the state of the "arts".

Posted by: Art For the (M)asses at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (oftw2)

357 233 The Left is going beyond Stalin / Hitler hatred.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

They badly want a "More Evil than Hitler" villain to fight because they want to be seen as History's Greatest Heroes.

They want life to be a Marvel Movie where they're the Avengers fighting the Red Skull.

Posted by: XTC at February 10, 2026 09:20 AM (6Uni8)

358 And the specific predictions that were made by global warming - coastal cities underwater, no snow except in the far north, extreme heat, etc all turned out to be wrong.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (sKqQm)
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The only science where all your predictions fail and you still keep getting grants.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 09:20 AM (bxiOq)

359 Just so we don't forget, everything the NY Times publishes on "climate change" is total horseshit."

Yeah, and the rest of their stuff ain't exactly rose petals and diamonds, either.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:20 AM (XuXeR)

360 356 For thirty years it seems twerking of enormous fat bottoms is the only form of dance allowed. Must say something about the state of the "arts".
Posted by: Art For the (M)asses at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (oftw2)

Cyd Charisse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:20 AM (bss/y)

361 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin."

Hey hey we're the ....

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)

362 Aetius

Changed LoRAs and made her a red-head on Tensor

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (2GVsD)

363 I noted with some eye rolling that someone in a reply to x posted " I don't speak Spanish but now I want to learn. " Why? Because you like men who grab their crotch to sing rude lyrics about women and sex, or you think BB is cute? Sounds like that was a bot as well
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (Nx5jP)

Poster on X: I want to learn Spanish because Bad Bunny is the NEXT BIG THING. I don't want to be on the outside, unable to appreciate the NEXT BIG THING. How else would I be able to appreciate the subtle romantic innuendos in the song. Stuff like WAP leaves me flat. It's just so sterile and lacing in sexual energy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

364 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (bss/y)
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The Monkees!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (bxiOq)

365 Red Skull? Dr. Manhattan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (2GVsD)

366 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The Monkees!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (KN2gu)

367 Changed LoRAs and made her a red-head on Tensor
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (2GVsD)

I like both the reclining brunette and redhead.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (bss/y)

368 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: The Monkees at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (0sNs1)

369 Trump isn't moving slowly. He's hitting hard with a large series of hammers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)
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Two things can be true at the same time. Trump is using his power aggressively, but he is not using it as aggressively as he could.

He could have federalized the National Guard, but did not. He could invoke the Insurrection Act, but he has not.

He is saving those options, keeping them on the table, because he loves to have options. The left is pushing all of its chips forward as soon as it gets them, and still failing.

I think we will see a surge of self-deportation as it becomes clear that the Dems are powerless to stop Trump. All their judicial shenanigans, rhetoric and stupid protests have not slowed Trump's growing momentum.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

370 361 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good? Like Led Zeppelin."

Hey hey we're the ....
Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)

I just had a mental image of Jimmy Page snging that.

Strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (bss/y)

371 seems twerking of enormous fat bottoms is the only form of dance allowed"

Indeed. IIRC, the so called "average weight" of 'murrican women is +/- 170 lbs.

And yes, I do remember the 70's... sigh.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (XuXeR)

372 Lot of Monkee love here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (bss/y)

373 noted with some eye rolling that someone in a reply to x posted " I don't speak Spanish but now I want to learn.

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LOL! music studios can hire and maintain bot armies just like Islamists can!

Posted by: runner at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (g47mK)

374 Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good?

I enjoy Babymetal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

375 I’m sure my State Rep wholeheartedly endorses Mr. Boo Hoo Wu (h/t, RWP).

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (zgWR7)

376 And what about us?

Posted by: The Archies at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (0sNs1)

377 365 Red Skull? Dr. Manhattan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (2GVsD)

The Left probably wouldn't want to fight Naked Blue Gag Penis Nihilist Man.

Posted by: XTC at February 10, 2026 09:24 AM (6Uni8)

378 "Remember when manufactured musical groups were actually good?"

Milli Vanilli immediately leaps to mind.

Girl, You Know Its True!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 10, 2026 09:24 AM (DgMqy)

379 I submit that the Monkees were a better band that 90% of them nowadays.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 09:24 AM (vFG9F)

380 Lot of Monkee love here.

In a scientific way?
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Aetius, the new LoRAs are supposed to push it towards anime and mecha but instead is making it more pop culture.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:24 AM (2GVsD)

381 I could say the same thing for our side, as far as 'endurance' is concerned.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:19 AM (ufSfZ)
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Our people were imprisoned and persecuted, and they did not yield. Faith is like that.

Some folks wanted to see a rebellion, but as events have shown, the system actually came through. It's much better that way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

382 " And what about us?
Posted by: The Archies"

Diabetes killed 'em.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 09:25 AM (vFG9F)

383 I just had a mental image of Jimmy Page snging that.

Strange."

Plant: "Heeeey a heaaaaa"
Page: *guitar solo*
Bonham: *rat tat tattty tat tat*

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:25 AM (XuXeR)

384 OT I did try baking bacon at 375.

I had to throw out the first batch because some mother's son said 20 mins- which turned them into cinders.

11 mins worked great at the same temp.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:25 AM (bss/y)

385 Ask your doctor if Disodium Inosinate is right for you.

Posted by: Big Farma Marketing at February 10, 2026 09:25 AM (2Ez/1)

386 369 I think we will see a surge of self-deportation as it becomes clear that the Dems are powerless to stop Trump. All their judicial shenanigans, rhetoric and stupid protests have not slowed Trump's growing momentum.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

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DHS forcibly deported 700,000 in the first year from the interior, and ICE expansion from the OBBB passed last year is only just now beginning. As of September, both the Census Bureau and BLS were estimating 2.1 million had left total (forcible deportations were only about 400,000-500,000 at the time).

Trump didn't invoke the insurrection act because the MN protests are small and insignificant. They just got a lot of attention and noise in the media. The protests outside the St. Paul hotel?

Like, 20 people. There were more journalists there than protestors.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:26 AM (GBKbO)

387 I see Dems keep talking about all the things they are going to do to right leaning voters and pols if they regain power.

And under the Biden junta they arrested/destroyed a number of those pols at least.

But the GOPe seems to have no concerns whatsoever about what the Dems will do if they regain power do they...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

Because they really don't think the rhetoric and actions will apply to them. As I've mentioned before, the GOP is convinced it can wait out MAGA, which, IMO, will die once Trump leaves the scene. Should the Dems actually begin a program of arrests and un-pseroning, it will - to the GOP - only affect the MAGA scum who've hijacked their party.

They won't believe it until someone like Miss Lindsey is put up against the wall.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (ufSfZ)

388 Manufactured groups?

Well that defines New Kids on the Block and that Spanish group Menudo.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (2GVsD)

389 They think they are preparing for war, but they have not yet paid any costs for their beliefs. I'm curious as to what their endurance will be.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

I don't know. These people(Our Betters) aren't as smart as they think they are, they always repeat what worked before.

I think they're are upping their violence game to get all the normies to say, "I just want this violent mess to be over!!! I want to go back to normal. Let's vote for the Democrats and this will stop. Give the tantrum babies their bottle."

It's worked before multiple times.

I guess we'll see how far this assholery spreads and how Trump handles it.

If the Chinese are really funding these rioting/violent groups, I want arrests, trials, and hangings for treason.

Eh, we'll see.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (iJfKG)

390 We've reached the point in a Republic where a large minority despise it and want it swept aside altogether, and the rest have lost confidence in its legitimacy.

That can only end with *someone* taking power in hand and putting an end to politics.

The only question at this point is who it'll be.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (voQc3)

391 Like, 20 people. There were more journalists there than protestors.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:26 AM (GBKbO)
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The Dems will try a summer surge for certain, but by then much of their infrastructure and financial resources could be gone. Also, I don't see a lot of black people being willing to riot and loot on behalf of Somalis and Venezuelans.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

392 You know one that does not get enough love?

The Ventures

https://tinyurl.com/2u8tbd29

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 09:28 AM (bss/y)

393 "...seems twerking of enormous fat bottoms is the only form of dance allowed"
+++
Used to be we made the rocking world rotate about it's axis.

Posted by: Large Booty Females at February 10, 2026 09:28 AM (2Ez/1)

394 OT I did try baking bacon at 375.

I had to throw out the first batch because some mother's son said 20 mins- which turned them into cinders.

11 mins worked great at the same temp.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Depends on the thickness. Kroger's butcher case bacon, the bacon you have to ask the actual butcher for?

400 for 22 minutes.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 09:28 AM (KN2gu)

395 >> I'm curious as to what their endurance will be.

The protesters are only one element of their asymmetric operations. One of the main elements is focused on elections and that’s where the greatest risk resides. Trump has engaged on all fronts, executive power, the courts and in Congress. The courts are noticeably slow and often corrupt. Unfortunately that’s the main front and there doesn’t seem to be an offsetting asymmetric option to deny that advance. Democrats first goal is to gain power in the midterms by using the election subversion currently in place. Combined with the low turnout by Republicans they may likely win a majority. They will then use that power to stop everything in its tracks. There is a long battle ahead and people who state that Democrats agenda is toxic, ergo they won’t be elected are in for a defeat that shouldn’t be a big surprise. Having seen they will go to any length to gain power, including assassination, I’m dumbfounded that anyone would think this is going to be some kind of layup. YMMV

Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2026 09:29 AM (+t04h)

396 both the Census Bureau and BLS were estimating 2.1 million had left total "

I'm beginning to believe some of those numbers. Recall the influx NE of Houston? It's over. The roach coaches all over the place, parked half wrecked vehicles, groups of *mostly* guys hanging out from time to time...
Almost all just *gone*

It's very strange, and oddly enough, completely unreported on.

Go figure.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:29 AM (XuXeR)

397 I think they're are upping their violence game to get all the normies to say, "I just want this violent mess to be over!!! I want to go back to normal. Let's vote for the Democrats and this will stop. Give the tantrum babies their bottle."

It's worked before multiple times.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (iJfKG)
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Name an example of it working.

Don't say 2020 because the scope of the steal is now unquestionable. Biden got trounced.

Honest elections would cost the Dems massive losses across the board. California and the Left Coast would be in place and Minnesota would be red.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

398 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

399 That can only end with *someone* taking power in hand and putting an end to politics"

Indeed. IMO, some day (don't know when), someone will cross the Rubic... Potomac.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)

400 396 I'm beginning to believe some of those numbers. Recall the influx NE of Houston? It's over. The roach coaches all over the place, parked half wrecked vehicles, groups of *mostly* guys hanging out from time to time...
Almost all just *gone*

It's very strange, and oddly enough, completely unreported on.

Go figure.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:29 AM (XuXeR)

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ICE activity isn't reported in Texas because ICE doesn't need large street presences to do its job.

If an illegal is pulled over for a broken tail light, local cops arrest the illegal and call ICE. Far less of a need to go out into the community when the local cops do that kind of work for you.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (GBKbO)

401 What about us, you misogynists?

- - Josie and the Pussycats

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 09:32 AM (ufSfZ)

402 Bad Bunny speaks ghetto Spanish, but Puerto Ricans claiming they don't know what he's saying is laughable.

He's popular, so unless they are admitting they listen to something they can't understand, they are, shall we say, gilding the Lilly.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 09:33 AM (XV/Pl)

403 I'm old enough to remember when twerking originated in a strip club in Compton.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 09:36 AM (xFfhU)

404 399 That can only end with *someone* taking power in hand and putting an end to politics"

Indeed. IMO, some day (don't know when), someone will cross the Rubic... Potomac.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)

I'm not sure there's currently a big enough killer to do it on his own.

Posted by: XTC at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (6Uni8)

405 I think they're are upping their violence game to get all the normies to say, "I just want this violent mess to be over!!! I want to go back to normal. Let's vote for the Democrats and this will stop. Give the tantrum babies their bottle."

It's worked before multiple times.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:27 AM (iJfKG)
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Name an example of it working.

Don't say 2020 because the scope of the steal is now unquestionable. Biden got trounced.

Honest elections would cost the Dems massive losses across the board. California and the Left Coast would be in place and Minnesota would be red.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

I will say 2020 because I heard people I know saying that almost exactly, and pixel people on the internet saying the same things.

I also heard/talked to people not voting for Trump, because he was the cause of all this chaos. Including, Our Republican Betters.

Sure, the steal was on. But, even the steal required the voting numbers to be "plausible".

Don't pretend BLM/antifa had no effect.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

406 405
Sure, the steal was on. But, even the steal required the voting numbers to be "plausible".

Don't pretend BLM/antifa had no effect.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

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300,000 ballots in GA alone have no chain of custody.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (GBKbO)

407 >> The ticking clock is our friend, not theirs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 10, 2026 09:17 AM (ZOv7s)

I’ve heard this many times before. Right now they’re not going anywhere and see what has happened thus far as weakness. They are gaining allies and material. Go watch the Russian and Chinese transports coming in day after day with transponders on. That’s not an accident. Someone, and I won’t say who I suspect, is running a small irregular warfare op on the ground. It’s frustrating some of the mullahs operations, but it’s not enough. There are now credible reports from people I trust of ten of thousands of protesters murdered, disappeared or imprisoned. That initiative is being lost and true or not the blame Trump. What he said gave them hope. What he did was zero. I see the reports of our transports moving in large numbers. But a lot of that is not atypical of our regular military movements. It’s also not indicative of any buildup. Summarily there was a great opportunity here to wipe out a lot of our enemies including this SOB Iraqi militias who killed some of my brothers. The fact is we lost that opportunity for some curious reason…

Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (+t04h)

408 >>noted with some eye rolling that someone in a reply to x posted " I don't speak Spanish but now I want to learn.

Heh, about as legit as the Coffee Party that popped up in response to the Tea Party.
That was a social media astroturf.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (48ipd)

409 Sure, the steal was on. But, even the steal required the voting numbers to be "plausible".

Don't pretend BLM/antifa had no effect.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

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300,000 ballots in GA alone have no chain of custody.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:38 AM (GBKbO)

But, the "win" was still plausible enough that a recount/recheck was denied and everybody went, "Well, alrighty then" and went home. Including Our Republican Betters.

As always the Left is about creating convincing conditions for their unpopular, unAmerican bullshit.

It worked...they got what they wanted and severely damaged America.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:42 AM (iJfKG)

410 409
But, the "win" was still plausible enough that a recount/recheck was denied and everybody went, "Well, alrighty then" and went home. Including Our Republican Betters.

As always the Left is about creating convincing conditions for their unpopular, unAmerican bullshit.

It worked...they got what they wanted and severely damaged America.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 09:42 AM (iJfKG)

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It wasn't convincing. More than half of the public was registering doubts about the veracity of 2020 for several years in polls rather consistently.

It's also why social media had to become tyrannical in clamping down on criticism and investigations. It's also why Congress put up barbed wire for months afterwards.

And the courts? The ones who dismissed everything because of standing without actually ruling on anything on merits?

It was an outright steal that everyone knew was an outright steal.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 09:44 AM (GBKbO)

411 It's also why social media had to become tyrannical in clamping down on criticism and investigations. It's also why Congress put up barbed wire for months afterwards.

It is interesting to compare it to the 2000 election. In that election the left screamed "stolen!" and the authorities gave them access to the ballots for a forensic analysis. Why? Because they had nothing to hide.

In 2020 the government/FNM instead tried to restrict access to any sort of analysis which you only do if you know there is something to be found there

Posted by: 18-1 at February 10, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)

412 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

From above, "Those Minnesota riots, once described by some as “spontaneous,” look more and more like a backdoor attempt by China, allied with extreme groups in the U.S., to foment violence and outright rebellion."

>US is fourth for 'Countries With Largest Overseas Chinese Populations in the World' (Juwai Asia, July 2025). (The UK is tenth.) Reportedly, the New York metropolitan area contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia.

The largest Chinese populations in the USA are concentrated in the states of California, New York, and Texas. Further, recent immigration has led to a diversification of the Chinese population in the U.S., including increased Mandarin-speaking residents, particularly in areas like Flushing, Queens.

>The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), founded in 1994, is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

And they're deep in cahoots in this country, but that's only imho.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (NFX2v)

413 Inside China, it has engaged in repressive campaigns for decades against certain religious & ethnic minorities under the guise of combating religious extremism. Particularly, it has imposed severe restrictions upon & persecutes Uyghur Muslims, mostly settled in Xinjiang.

Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group primarily native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China, with a population that largely practices Sunni Islam. They are culturally and historically connected to Central Asia, with a history spanning over two millennia. As the second-largest Muslim ethnic group in China, they possess a distinct language and identity. (Wiki)

>BBC, 'Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?'

"Xinjiang is now covered by a pervasive network of surveillance, including police, checkpoints, and cameras that scan everything from number plates to individual faces. According to Human Rights Watch, police are also using a mobile app to monitor people's behavior, such as how much electricity they are using and how often they use their front door."

>Authentic Traveling, YouTube, 2 yrs. ago, 'The REAL differences between Shia and Sunni Islam'
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Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 10:00 AM (NFX2v)

Daily Tech News 10 February 2026

Top Story

Get your ass to the Moon. (Ars Technica)

It may be a harsh mistress, but it's a lot closer to the shops.

SpaceX is refocusing on lunar colonies as a short-term goal, and strip-mining the surface and feeding raw materials into railgun launch systems to provide the resources for the company's planned cloud of orbital datacenters and/or inconveniencing pesky bureaucrats on their holidays.

SpaceX didn't mention any such thing, of course, but Eric Berger has read the classics.

Tech News

Intel's Nova Lake platform will support up to 48 PCIe lanes. (Tom's Hardware)

That's 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes from the CPU for slots and 8 for storage, plus up to 12 PCIe 5.0 and 12 PCIe 4.0 lanes from the chipset. Given that even an RTX 5090 is barely slowed down by only having 4 lanes of PCIe 5.0 available, that's a pretty healthy number.

And 8 SATA ports and approximately 40 USB ports.

There are five different chipsets planned, though the W980 offers pretty much everything including support for ECC memory... Which is not a chipset function but a CPU one, but something Intel likes to do.
Linux 7.0 is almost here. (Tom's Hardware)

It's one louder.

Canonical hopes to ship it in Ubuntu 26.04 in April, which is cutting it pretty close. But that's a long-term release and perhaps they'd rather have the very latest kernel in a version they will be supporting for a decade.
GitHub fell over. (GitHub Status)

Because reasons.
Nope. (BBC)
The company [Rilla> has become something of a poster child for a fast-paced workplace culture known as 996, also sometimes referred to as hustle culture or grindcore.

In simple terms, it puts a premium on long working hours, typically 9am to 9pm, six days a week (hence "996").

For most of us, that would be gruelling. But according to Will Gao, head of growth at Rilla, its 120 employees simply don't see it that way.
When the "head of growth" says employees don't see it that way, you can take it to the bank that they absolutely do.
"We look for people who are like Olympian athletes, with characteristics of, you know, obsession, infinite ambition.
Galley slaves.
He insists that while the hours are generally long, there's no rigid structure.

"If I'm like, 'Holy cow, I have a super idea I'm working on', then I'll just keep working until 2 or 3am, then I'll just roll in the next day at noon or something", he explains.
Nope.

I have to work weird hours sometimes. Comes with the job.

But I have a rule that when I do need to work late, I don't clock in again for twelve hours, minimum.
You'll need to verify your age on Discord by uploading government-issued photo ID if... You want to see porn. (The Verge) (archive site)

Didn't Discord already get hacked and leak a whole bunch of ID documents?

Why, yes. I do believe it did. (Ars Technica)

Also, who the hell watches porn on Discord? That's what Twitter is for.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Don't you know there are towns going hungry in Antarctica?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 04:02 AM (lJ0H4)

2 !!

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:02 AM (4nyld)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Going to be 71 today in Nashville land. Maybe a little rain. The tree trimming services have been making bank here in my area. That miserable sleet and ice storm we had damaged or destroyed so many trees here.

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 04:06 AM (lJ0H4)

5 In simple terms, it puts a premium on long working hours, typically 9am to 9pm, six days a week (hence "996").

"Code well, 42, and live."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 04:08 AM (ufSfZ)

6 NYC meet Japan. 996 vs salaryman. Not a good way to die.

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:09 AM (4nyld)

7 MP4,
Don't you retire tomorrow or do I have my dates wrong?

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 04:10 AM (lJ0H4)

8 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 16 bitter degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. 1-3 inches (probably more) of "wintry mix" expected tonight. Not something I care for.

What I do care for is that tomorrow is my last day working. I've got the usual 2+ hours of work waiting for me right now, so I will get to that and be back in a while. I would love to clock out early today, but I doubt that will happen.

Talk to you all later.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 04:11 AM (ufSfZ)

9 The moon and then Mars is what the Boring Company is for. And the moon, because it is not in earth's magnetosphere, might be a better launch platform for Mars missions.

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:13 AM (4nyld)

10 Will the people behind Git ever acknowledge it is headed for the bottom of the drain?

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:16 AM (4nyld)

11 "996"? Damn. I though my previous employer was slave-driving at four 12's plus an extra 12 every other week...

At least we got overtime after 40hrs per week.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 04:17 AM (rdVOm)

12 Rejoinder: And?

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:20 AM (4nyld)

13 Congrats on your upcoming retirement, MP4! Hope you get to leave early after all.

WooHoo!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 04:26 AM (rdVOm)

14 Before retirement, I worked as many hours as was needed to do a job..Might get called at 2 am and work until noon, simply took the next day off. Or traveled all day and up early to get to the work place and worked all day and then flew home. If I worked in a unionized place this would never happen. That was just the way it was and I didn't bitch. Did get free coffee and treats like donuts and endless brownies and cookies though.

Posted by: Colin at February 10, 2026 04:27 AM (e8qy3)

15 I worked a riverboat casino for a while. 6pm to 6am, 4 days on and 4 days off. Just short of 80 hours one paycheck and then overtime the next. Balanced out nicely. Too bad the management sucked.

Posted by: clarence at February 10, 2026 04:28 AM (4nyld)

16 Phone says 16 degrees, wife calls the deck thermometer at 19. Supposedly getting above freezing todat

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 04:28 AM (Ia/+0)

17 The unions tried again and again, to trick us into a card-check takeover. LOL. F them.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 04:29 AM (rdVOm)

18 One reason begged off retirement, other than I like to eat, was that night job was supposed to be going on in November but company bailed ouut of it. It was tough to do but pay was very nice.

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)

19 Belated BOING in mid-exercise!

Maybe 8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 04:46 AM (Hbs7G)

20 Get your ass to the Moon.
-

So... asstronaut?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 04:46 AM (Hbs7G)

21 One reason begged off retirement, other than I like to eat, was that night job was supposed to be going on in November but company bailed ouut of it. It was tough to do but pay was very nice.
Posted by: Skip

I put off retirement for so many years. I should have done it sooner. It certainly would have made taking care of my husband much easier but I found it hard to walk away from the good health insurance and other benefits.

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 04:47 AM (lJ0H4)

22 "who the hell watches porn on Discord? That's what Twitter is for"

What search terms would you use for this? None of mine work so I'm beginning to doubt it's possible.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: purely an academic question at February 10, 2026 04:48 AM (F/35S)

23 29 going 40 today, we do need rain here.

Posted by: Accomack at February 10, 2026 04:50 AM (T8bqm)

24 996 is a mainland Chinese thing. It is how Chinese companies connected to the CCP manage to avoid hiring more people.

It goes along with paying very little, hiring only the connected and overqualified, and asking for headshots and body pictures of both women and men.

(For reasons totally unconnected to sexual harassment, of course.)

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at February 10, 2026 04:53 AM (p2GXS)

25 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 04:54 AM (sAmhv)

26 The Toms Hardware link to the Linux 7 article didn't quite work. The (.com) wasn't there. I added it and just searched for the article. Gaming and pron drives tech. I'm not sure how I feel about that. The article didn't mention pron. But, you know....

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 04:59 AM (sAmhv)

27 >>>Also, who the hell watches porn on Discord? That's what Twitter is for.

There's internet in the porn?

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 10, 2026 05:12 AM (dK+Kv)

28 Oops. A space crept in and broke the link. Fixed!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 10, 2026 05:12 AM (BLOW1)

29 "Dinner in the lab." I had a colleague that said "Maybe they can control when I leave work, but control when I arrive."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 05:12 AM (qFwJc)

30 "I control when I arrive."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 05:17 AM (qFwJc)

31 Catholic Bishops in Cuba discussing the oil sanctions against the country.

https://www.christiantoday.com/news/cuban-bishops-warn
-oil-sanctions-could-deepen-hardship-and-unrest

Because, by talking, men can understand each other. And whenever there is good will, it is possible to find ways to solve conflicts and seek the triumph of truth and goodness, of justice, love and freedom.

Tell me something gentlemen: Where is this peace love and understanding from the government that has been grinding the nation and its people down for decades?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 05:22 AM (jjoN6)

32 Evening and morning, AoSHQ people who will never submit to being galley slaves! Tiu's Day again, innit?

I would have always resented an employer who wanted me to work more than the standard forty in a week. At the courier company from time to time, they would offer me the opportunity to "pull a double," i.e., to drive another six- to eight-hour delivery or pickup shift after I'd already worn myself to a frazzle with my own route. "OT, man!" "No thanks, man."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

33 We look for people who are like Olympian athletes, with characteristics of, you know, obsession, infinite ambition.

This man speaks words of wisdom that counters that line of thought:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6x6oLEqqZc

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 05:25 AM (jjoN6)

34 Morning Horde. Day 3 of a miserable cold, that said we're flying out today to pick up our new beagle puppy. I hope I can make it through the flight without being quarantined by the airline for trying to cough up a lung. Bad timing on my part to be sick.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 10, 2026 05:26 AM (2NHgQ)

35 31 Catholic Bishops in Cuba discussing the oil sanctions against the country.

https://www.christiantoday.com/news/cuban-bishops-warn
-oil-sanctions-could-deepen-hardship-and-unrest

Because, by talking, men can understand each other. And whenever there is good will, it is possible to find ways to solve conflicts and seek the triumph of truth and goodness, of justice, love and freedom.

Tell me something gentlemen: Where is this peace love and understanding from the government that has been grinding the nation and its people down for decades?
Posted by: NR Pax

The answer to that would expose the Bishops hypocricy.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 05:26 AM (sAmhv)

36 Pixy, the home page is having issues loading on Brave on iOS and iPadOS, unless I turn JavaScript off. It works fine in Safari on the same device with JavaScript enabled. Brave on the Mac also doesn't have any issues. The article pages also load completely with JS enabled, once I get the link.

I haven't found the developer console in Brave on the device, so I'm not sure which file or files are causing the issue.

All of the devices are running iOS/ipados 26.2.1 or MacOS 26.2.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 10, 2026 05:26 AM (S/Y4j)

37 Doctor and man of fairh near Chicago explains Isaiah 41:13
There is a summary but you can just go to the video at bottom if you have an interest:

https://tinyurl.com/mppzbv53

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 05:28 AM (Nx5jP)

38 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 10, 2026 05:28 AM (Cjt/F)

39 Linux 7.0 is almost here

"It's got a 12 on the box"

Posted by: Name that movie at February 10, 2026 05:29 AM (56/oC)

40 I've been working 12 hours shifts for years now. It's about as good a schedule you can have with 12 hours shifts. 3 on-3 off, 4 on-4 off. It comes to an 84 hour in a 2 week pay period. The beltway bandit I work for won't pay that 4 hours(anything over 80), so sometime in that 2 week pay period, I take 4 hours off. Usually coming in late or leaving early. Must appease the accounting weasals!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 05:29 AM (sAmhv)

41 Mornin' Wolfus!

Yeah, OT pay is for the young 'uns... I was young once, and hungry... LOL.

Boss, can I skip the first 40 regular pay, and just work the time-and-a-half? Hahaha.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 05:31 AM (rdVOm)

42 Anyway! Congratulations to MP4 on his Retirement Eve.

I put off retirement for so many years. I should have done it sooner. It certainly would have made taking care of my husband much easier but I found it hard to walk away from the good health insurance and other benefits.
Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026

***
Kind of the same here, plus I was waiting for the projected monthly payout from my employer-sponsored IRA to reach a certain point. If I had known to take it and roll it all over into another IRA setup, as I have done (thanks, Notsothoreau!), I could have reached that point a lot sooner.

I stuck with work into the Sniffle Scare period because I *thought* I'd lose the IRA if I were fired. Then I actually spoke to them on the phone -- and they told me it was mine no matter how I separated from my job. That gave me the courage to prepare to get fired if my request for exemption from the mandated clot shot was refused.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:31 AM (wzUl9)

43 The answer to that would expose the Bishops hypocricy.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Or they don't want to be martyred for speaking out. I've tried to get straight answers from the folks that claim the US is responsible for Cuba's misery on why they think that. The US is the only one with sanctions so other countries can do business with them. They could have had a better standard of living if enough help from the outside came in.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 05:31 AM (jjoN6)

44 Must appease the accounting weasals!
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Bean-counters über alles. *spit*

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 05:34 AM (rdVOm)

45 Speaking of retirement, I'm still waiting for Fidelity Investments to send me the paperwork for the pension deal that courier company set up for me long ago. I got in touch with them late in Nov.; they said I'd see papers in Jan.; I called late last month and was told they are still "calculating" it, and to call in mid-Feb. if I haven't seen anything.

It's been sitting there since 1987. I hope it's grown a bit into something worthwhile.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9)

46 Yikes, it's bedtime.

Good night, all!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 05:37 AM (rdVOm)

47 >>>I would have always resented an employer who wanted me to work more than the standard forty in a week. At the courier company from time to time, they would offer me the opportunity to "pull a double," i.e., to drive another six- to eight-hour delivery or pickup shift after I'd already worn myself to a frazzle with my own route. "OT, man!" "No thanks, man."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

>I watch co-workers commit to 60 hours a week, who then begin losing their minds, and hate me because I call them slaves. They're committed because they've racked up so much debt, they can't survive without the OT.

No thanks is right. It's called quality of life.

These people spend more time with their work peers than their wife and children.

Voluntary slavery is still slavery.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 05:39 AM (xFfhU)

48 As long as you pay me, I will work the required hours to get the job done.

Back in the day, we had to get 18 Avid Online rooms up and running to service a huge project we had won, four of us worked around the clock for two weeks.

But working that way long term, regardless of what you are being paid is a guarantee for burnout, anger and job seeking and loss of talent.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)

49 The furry thugs are capering about, waiting for their breakfast. Miss Linda actually lifted Dagny into my cushion-padded lap last evening, and the little Siberian actually stayed for petting for some ten minutes. Plus big Stirling did *not* wake me today by leaping over me in bed and kicking my ribs. This might be a pretty good day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

50 Good night, JQ.

Upon reflection: If a company is just getting started, long hours are the norm. I saw a Twitter post from a guy starting up his own company basically saying "If you say work/life balance, then you aren't a good fit for this company."

I'll stick to my normal hours and seeing my wife and dogs on a regular basis, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 05:41 AM (jjoN6)

51 @49

>>This might be a pretty good day.

You touched the money, you never touch the money.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 05:42 AM (XV/Pl)

52 No thanks is right. It's called quality of life.

These people spend more time with their work peers than their wife and children.

Voluntary slavery is still slavery.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026

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Not to mention it would have been dangerous for me to drive another six or eight hours. At the end of a shift, especially if it's a hot day (and we did not have A/C in those vans), your "raveled sleeve of care" needs knitting up. I could just imagine myself making a mistake out of weariness, driving in city traffic, and getting in an accident.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)

53 Mornin' Horde. Now to catch up with the content and the comments.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

54 "It's one louder."

None. None more black.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

55 Father and daughter sing a lovely Christian song, " "Only Hope". From Faith Pot site:

https://tinyurl.com/59efz3pt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 05:45 AM (rZCVI)

56 >>This might be a pretty good day.

You touched the money, you never touch the money.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026

***
Most of the time I'm much more likely to say, "This is NOT going to be a good day." Lemme have my little pleasures!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

57 Good morning! Beautiful weather here with highs in the mid 70s and lotsa sunshine. Had to mow the damn lawn yesterday. Gonna start spring landscaping this weekend by cleaning up around the pond and getting a 'dosing' system put in. Then next week, we're gonna start prepping the beds for planting. Unfortunately, nothing goes in until the first week or two of march. Oh, and I still need a couple of tons of stone to finish the landscape for the side of the house and to fill in an area in the back for a storage shed.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 10, 2026 05:46 AM (3Ope8)

58 57 to 60 F. here, high humidity but almost no wind. Good workout conditions, and I skipped yesterday, so I need to go today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 10, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

59 Snappy tune this morning from Big Pig. Reminds me of the same vibe/beat from Jame Brown as a preacher in the Blues Brothers:

https://youtu.be/J0TEagjwEbQ

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

60 Voluntary slavery is still slavery.

Even though this job is probably the best I've ever had, allows me to work at home and keeps me isolated from other people, I still am glad to lay it all down at age 62. I'm hoping for a good 10-20 years of doing just what I want, but who knows?

As the old saying goes, nobody on their deathbed wishes they'd spent more time at the office.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 05:51 AM (ufSfZ)

61 Yesterday's "God incident." I met a woman at the supermarket and she told me she works in the memory care unit of a senior care center. She usually wears a flower in her hair, and even if they don't recall who she is , many remark on the color of the flower and like it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 05:51 AM (rZCVI)

62 Also Big Pig gave us "I Can't Break Away" from the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack:

https://youtu.be/GJpuE-ABtCs

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 05:51 AM (O7YUW)

63 @49/Wolfus:

At least Stirling isn't jumping up on the bed and kicking you repeatedly like this cat does to a door:

https://youtu.be/75y-fIrvkow?t=9

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 05:53 AM (O7YUW)

64 Oh, yes, while I was at the market I got some money from the little bank machine at the store. In a moment of abstraction. I wandered out and forgot about it. When I came back to the machine it was still there, so I am grateful for either the honesty or the inattention of the folks there.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 05:55 AM (rZCVI)

65
SpaceX is refocusing on lunar colonies as a short-term goal, and strip-mining the surface and feeding raw materials into railgun launch systems to provide the resources for the company's planned cloud of orbital datacenters and/or inconveniencing pesky bureaucrats on their holidays.

The EU will promptly levy fines for violating EU regulations.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 05:58 AM (tgvbd)

66 I am in awe of what Elon Musk has been able to accomplish, but what I'm reading is that Mars is almost an impossible leap. Muscles atrophy, cosmic rays, no Chinese takeout...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 05:59 AM (zbs0v)

67 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 10, 2026 05:59 AM (AN2gy)

68 66 I am in awe of what Elon Musk has been able to accomplish, but what I'm reading is that Mars is almost an impossible leap. Muscles atrophy, cosmic rays, no Chinese takeout...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 05:59 AM (zbs0v)

It's no place to raise your kids.

Posted by: Bernie Taupin at February 10, 2026 06:00 AM (1U+Qc)

69 @39/Name that movie: "It's got a 12 on the box"

TRON: Legacy

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 06:00 AM (O7YUW)

70 >>> What I do care for is that tomorrow is my last day working.

Congratulations, MP4!

Posted by: fluffy at February 10, 2026 06:01 AM (AN2gy)

71
It's no place to raise your kids.
Posted by: Bernie Taupin at February 10, 2026 06:00 AM (1U+Qc)

Junk vehicles littering the landscape.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:01 AM (tgvbd)

72 mornin yall. 40 hours?? Luxury! When I started my first business we would have wept for 80 hours and overtime. As it was, I got paid for the first 20 hours over 100, and we liked it!

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:02 AM (vFG9F)

73 @166

>> but what I'm reading is that Mars is almost an impossible leap. Muscles atrophy, cosmic rays, no Chinese takeout...

There will never be a colony on Mars, at the most, perhaps a couple of astronauts will be sent on a suicide mission but that’s about it.

And probably not even that.

You first have to demonstrate you can get something to the planet, get it to the surface, get it back to orbit, get it back to earth.

Barring seeing that first step, it’s all masturbation.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 06:04 AM (XV/Pl)

74
There will never be a colony on Mars, at the most, perhaps a couple of astronauts will be sent on a suicide mission but that’s about it.

Strange to say, there's no shortage of people willing to make a one-way trip to Mars.

I don't know if it's true, but once I was told the reason that the English colonization of America was a success and the French a failure was that the English knew they would not be returning.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:09 AM (tgvbd)

75 71
It's no place to raise your kids.
Posted by: Bernie Taupin at February 10, 2026 06:00 AM (1U+Qc)

Junk vehicles littering the landscape.
Posted by: Hadrian theision Sim leventh at February 10, 2026 06:

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Speaking of junk, there's talk about the Kessler syndrome: a catastrophic collision of satellites low earth orbit. That has a domino effect, which damages others satellites, eventually creating so much space junk that we're trapped your earth.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:09 AM (ScJiX)

76 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 10, 2026 06:11 AM (2Ez/1)

77 Mars bad, Mars cold. Mars dangerous! No sushi on Mars! Stay away! Stay Away!

Posted by: The Greater Barsoom Council of Jeddaks at February 10, 2026 06:13 AM (1U+Qc)

78 @65/Hadrian the Seventh: "The EU will promptly levy fines for violating EU regulations."

Trying to fine an extra-planetary entity that has giant rail guns it can express its displeasure with definitely ranks as "a bold plan".

The EU will find out, "It's not a war crime the first time."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

79 70 >>> What I do care for is that tomorrow is my last day working.

Congratulations, MP4!
Posted by: fluffy at February 10, 2026 06:01 AM (AN2gy)

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Congratulations! Free time is nice, but you'll probably want to have a purpose as well.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:16 AM (ScJiX)

80 >>>When I started my first business we would have wept for 80 hours and overtime. As it was, I got paid for the first 20 hours over 100, and we liked it!

Posted by: fd

>Ah. Precisely. Gotta start young. I wish I had someone in my youth to advise me to start my own business. Working for others and corporations for over 40 hours is foolish, unless you're up to your ass in debt.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 06:18 AM (xFfhU)

81 You never know the technology humanity can come up with in the future to make space travel easier.

I'm not convinced, for example, that we won't achieve some kind of anti-gravity tech in the future.

If the rumors of the U.S., and other countries, having recovered alien craft are true, then we may already have the head start once we can figure out an energy source.

With some of these videos that have been released over the past ten years, it's apparent that somebody has this kind of technology, even if it's Russians, Americans, Chinese, or Aliens. Which means it's not only possible, but only a matter of time in finding a breakthrough and producing a vehicle.

Humanity will not survive as a one-planet species.
Eventually something will happen to end Earth's habitability, even if it means waiting several billion years for the Sun to expand and turn the planet into a burnt husk of an iron core.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 06:19 AM (6ydKt)

82 Two murderers escaped from a local jail. One is described as 5-foot-8 inches tall and 150 pounds with untwisted dreads. He has multiple face tattoos, including a dollar sign, a broken heart and the words "Baby Kay."

The sheriff's office has not said how the men escaped or whether they consider them a danger to the public.

I'm sure it will be fine.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

83
Congratulations! Free time is nice, but you'll probably want to have a purpose as well.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:16 AM (ScJiX)

Yes, this is important. Have an engaging hobby, volunteer, work around the house, things like that. Keep your mind and body active.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)

84
Mary Kay >>>> Baby Kay

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:21 AM (tgvbd)

85 "Gotta start young."

And hungry. I don't know if I could do it again at this age, but I'm not that hungry anymore.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:21 AM (vFG9F)

86 MP4 I don't think it's good to be away from people so much. I will retire in June, but currently also volunteer at a nursing home to do Bible studies and a monthly worship service. The senior center is always having various programs for the Seniors. Perhaps you can find some way to show silent movie clips and talk about them. The older folks would really appreciate that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 06:21 AM (PFs9e)

87 “ In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.”

Isaiah 16:5

Posted by: Marcus T at February 10, 2026 06:21 AM (pqVDs)

88 MP4, I'm happy to hear that your last day is tomorrow. Hope it helps you.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 06:22 AM (jjoN6)

89 Congratulations! Free time is nice, but you'll probably want to have a purpose as well.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:16 AM (ScJiX)

Yes, this is important. Have an engaging hobby, volunteer, work around the house, things like that. Keep your mind and body active.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)

Thank you! I have plans - the first is to finish my novel, and then, when the warm weather comes, there are a number of house projects that need to be done, including finishing up the attic into a proper writer's den.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 06:23 AM (ufSfZ)

90
And hungry. I don't know if I could do it again at this age, but I'm not that hungry anymore.
Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:21 AM (vFG9F)

I remember reading something like when you're young you succeed by never delegating anything you can do yourself and when you're older you succeed by never doing anything you can delegate to someone else.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:24 AM (tgvbd)

91 "I don't think it's good to be away from people so much. "

Different strokes. When my retirement is complete you will need a 4wd vehicle just to get to the swamp I will be on the other side of.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:24 AM (vFG9F)

92 When my retirement is complete you will need a 4wd vehicle just to get to the swamp I will be on the other side of.

"A couple of acres and a clear field of fire."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 06:25 AM (jjoN6)

93 Good morning from the NC foothills. 31 degrees and predicted to be sunny and maybe 70 today. I am very excited to see the last of the snow and ice go away. Wishing everyone a great day.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 10, 2026 06:25 AM (dAjAs)

94 I found this an interesting article about medieval Augustinian monks and their green thumb miracles . From " Good News Network" site:

https://tinyurl.com/25ujh3an

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 06:25 AM (PFs9e)

95 >> Eventually something will happen to end Earth's habitability

We mammals have maybe 250 million years left before Erf becomes uninhabitable for us. Complex life, 800 million, maybe a billion more years before the Sun's luminosity gets too great. Nothing by prokaryotes for a while after that.

All sorts of things can happen before then. Figure about 20,000 years until the odds of some big extinction or near extinction level event. This includes asteroid impacts, supervolcano eruptions, gamma ray bursts, and all the ELE type things that can happen.

20K years and odds are something big will have happened.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:26 AM (w6EFb)

96 Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:24 AM (vFG9F)

Of course. I do know extreme isolation is not good for some people, especially those who have problems with chronic depression.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2026 06:27 AM (PFs9e)

97 I had an idea for a Canadian rapper that raps in his native language. Bad Beaver.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:30 AM (vFG9F)

98 Two murderers escaped from a local jail. One is described as 5-foot-8 inches tall and 150 pounds with untwisted dreads. He has multiple face tattoos, including a dollar sign, a broken heart and the words "Baby Kay."

The sheriff's office has not said how the men escaped or whether they consider them a danger to the public.

I'm sure it will be fine.
Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

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It would be good if they had a sheriff like Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida. He loves catching the bed guys, and bringing justice to them. He also encourages citizens to be gun owners.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:32 AM (hpxA0)

99 People are capable of enjoying long hours. My kids went to a high school that had required classes six days a week. Not all day, every day, they has required sports on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but classes met all six days. They loved it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 06:32 AM (buPQP)

100 Well, today or tomorrow, we will finally lose the wonderful snow cover we've had for the last few weeks. Temperatures are forecast to rise to 34 today and 35 tomorrow.

The snow has stayed remarkably pristine over the last few weeks, unlike normal when car exhaust and general stuff on the roads would normally have turned the snow various shades of grey or black.

It's been nice.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 06:36 AM (buPQP)

101 20K years and odds are something big will have happened.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:26 AM (w6EFb)

Agreed.

And there's also the possibility of a self-inflicted extinction event because somebody thought it would be fun to play with nukes, or whatever crazy stuff (AI) we invent that can come back to haunt us to death..

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 06:37 AM (6ydKt)

102
All sorts of things can happen before then. Figure about 20,000 years until the odds of some big extinction or near extinction level event. This includes asteroid impacts, supervolcano eruptions, gamma ray bursts, and all the ELE type things that can happen.

Nuclear War!!!! Caused by Trump!!!

Actually, the more I read, the more I'm convinced that the Jonathan Schell/Annie Jacobson scenarios of nuclear omnicide are pure bosh (not that any such war is desirable).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:37 AM (tgvbd)

103
20K years and odds are something big will have happened.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:26

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Who knows what discoveries will be made in the future? Wormholes in space? Faster than light travel? This is not just progress from horseback to air travel; this is a new kind of physics

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:38 AM (7sNE7)

104
The snow has stayed remarkably pristine over the last few weeks, unlike normal when car exhaust and general stuff on the roads would normally have turned the snow various shades of grey or black.

Snow
Day 1: Silent, crystalline, pristine beauty
Day 2+: Grey-black frozen muck

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:38 AM (tgvbd)

105 Huh. "Baby Kay" is a nickname for "Kentravious". Cute name for a murderer.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:40 AM (vFG9F)

106 27 degrees, crescent moon

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 10, 2026 06:41 AM (Cjt/F)

107 I always said that the end of mankind will come when one nut has the power to destroy the entire planet with a push of a button, or nowadays, a touchscreen.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

108 What some morons refer to as “CIA Barbie”, I refer to as “Swineberger”

Posted by: Fenderbender at February 10, 2026 06:43 AM (1FEc1)

109
When I lived in New Haven lo these many years ago, the city used some kind of reddish sand on the streets after a snow storm. After a couple of days, it looked like the Cat in the Hat had been through town.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:44 AM (tgvbd)

110
I always said that the end of mankind will come when one nut has the power to destroy the entire planet with a push of a button, or nowadays, a touchscreen.
Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

My scenario: cats acquire opposable thumbs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:44 AM (tgvbd)

111
The snow has stayed remarkably pristine over the last few weeks, unlike normal when car exhaust and general stuff on the roads would normally have turned the snow various shades of grey or black.

Snow
Day 1: Silent, crystalline, pristine beauty
Day 2+: Grey-black frozen muck
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:

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Day 2+ is when letting the dogs go out in the yard makes a cleanup chore every time they come in. God love them.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:44 AM (AQ5h9)

112 99 People are capable of enjoying long hours. My kids went to a high school that had required classes six days a week. Not all day, every day, they has required sports on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but classes met all six days. They loved it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 06:32 AM (buPQP)

You have a some very rare kids, Huck.

I'm trying to imagine the laughter and insults I would've received had I told some of my HS classmates we really should to go to school 12 hours a day and 6 days a week.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 06:45 AM (6ydKt)

113 Greetings from the Carolinas. Looks like good weather this week.

Never heard of 996. In the world’s 2nd largest nuclear navy, that schedule was called “holiday routine.”

Ayn Rand was right.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 10, 2026 06:45 AM (zqeQL)

114 it really is, fd. makes a person wonder how he went bad.
maybe his fellow students teased him too much?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 10, 2026 06:46 AM (Cjt/F)

115
There's the notion of the Fermi Filters. How far can a civilization make it before something takes them out -- a series of hurdles. One big one is likely the nuclear filter. Once you figure out enough physics to be able to blow yourself up real good, can you make it past that?

I was listening to Elon on some podcast -- and he was likely smoking a big ol' joint while musing. He said that a decent civilization ought to make it 1 million years. If humanity could pull that off, he'd call it a good run.

If you want to get in that class, you've got to go interplanetary.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:47 AM (w6EFb)

116 Pixy, you choose great music!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 06:47 AM (7ULbr)

117 >>>I always said that the end of mankind will come when one nut has the power to destroy the entire planet with a push of a button, or nowadays, a touchscreen.

Posted by: fd

>Don't be too concerned about any Microsoft products. Worst case, after 25 touchs on the screen, the system hangs and crashes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 06:49 AM (xFfhU)

118
What search terms would you use for this? None of mine work so I'm beginning to doubt it's possible.
Prove me wrong.
Posted by: purely an academic question

Reddit, if you can ignore the progtarded lefties.

Use search terms you'd expect to be channels at pr0nhub.

Don't ask me how I know.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 10, 2026 06:50 AM (QVmho)

119 The location of the goal posts change, but the game remains the same.

Posted by: The Tower of Babel at February 10, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

120
Never heard of 996. In the world’s 2nd largest nuclear navy, that schedule was called “holiday routine.”

Ayn Rand was right.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 10, 2026 06:45 AM (zqeQL)

I remember reading about the US Navy in the Pacific during WWII. A couple of 27-year-old Lieutenants JG were described as worn-out and exhausted because they were too old for the job.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2026 06:51 AM (tgvbd)

121
About 75,000 years ago, there was the Great Toba eruption, the biggest supervolcano to go off in several million years. That nearly wiped out Homo Sapiens -- there's a big genetic bottleneck that's evident from that. That nearly killed us off.

If something like that happened now, it would wipe out civilization.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:51 AM (w6EFb)

122 115
There's the notion of the Fermi Filters. How far can a civilization make it before something takes them out -- a series of hurdles. One big one is likely the nuclear filter. Once you figure out enough physics to be able to blow yourself up real good, can you make it past that?

I was listening to Elon on some podcast -- and he was likely smoking a big ol' joint while musing. He said that a decent civilization ought to make it 1 million years. If humanity could pull that off, he'd call it a good run.

If you want to get in that class, you've got to go interplanetary.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb

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"Forbidden Planet", highly advanced civilization wipes itself out in one day.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 06:52 AM (AQ5h9)

123 Well, first batch of work cleared away. There probably won't be anything else until 9 o'clock.

I already told my supervisor that I wanted out as early as possible. We'll see what happens.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 06:52 AM (ufSfZ)

124 I'm trying to imagine the laughter and insults I would've received had I told some of my HS classmates we really should to go to school 12 hours a day and 6 days a week.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 06:45 AM (6ydKt)
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'Spose so. They were reminiscing the other day, one of those rare days when we had all of them here, and their spouses looked like they thought the idea of so much school was crazy.

But (as you might imagine), when you throw teenagers together for so much time, there was lots of socializing.

I think it was the required sports that made it harder for the whole group, as some kids just had zero interest in practice most days and competition against other schools on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 06:52 AM (kgPGi)

125 If something like that happened now, it would wipe out civilization.

"I can't die now! I haven't seen 'The Jolson Story!'"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 10, 2026 06:53 AM (ufSfZ)

126 >>>About 75,000 years ago, there was the Great Toba eruption, the biggest supervolcano to go off in several million years. That nearly wiped out Homo Sapiens -- there's a big genetic bottleneck that's evident from that. That nearly killed us off.

If something like that happened now, it would wipe out civilization.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)

>Yellowstone Caldera status: Green. Stable.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 06:54 AM (xFfhU)

127 There's the notion of the Fermi Filters. How far can a civilization make it before something takes them out -- a series of hurdles. One big one is likely the nuclear filter. Once you figure out enough physics to be able to blow yourself up real good, can you make it past that?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 06:47 AM (w6EFb)
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There are lots of interesting variations on this theme in science fiction. In the series I'm currently reading ("Inhibitor Trilogy" by Alastair Reynolds), a superior alien intelligence is determined to wipe out all life that achieves interstellar travel to reduce competition in the galaxy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 10, 2026 06:54 AM (ESVrU)

128 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 10, 2026 06:56 AM (bQ4nt)

129 It will probably be something stupid like cannibalistic nanobots that eat everything including the Earth.

Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)

130 Google (well, Alphabet) is flogging a "One Hundred Year Bond" to European investors right now, via underwriters in London. Given how few companies can survive for a hundred years that sounds like "give us your money and we're never giving it back" to me.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:00 AM (YXyUj)

131 w00t late

Posted by: m at February 10, 2026 07:00 AM (+YA9H)

132 It will probably be something stupid like cannibalistic nanobots that eat everything including the Earth.
Posted by: fd at February 10, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)
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*** Greg Bear's "Blood Music" has entered the chat ***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 10, 2026 07:02 AM (ESVrU)

133 Taiwan has told Washington that its proposal to move 40% of the island’s semiconductor supply chain to the U.S. was “impossible,” Taipei’s top tariff trade negotiator said in an interview.
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It turns out, building semiconductor manufacturing takes a lot of time, education, and management skills. Might not be replaceable at all. If China wasn't so threatening, it wouldn't be necessary, but I suppose if it wasn't China it would be something else.

Anyway, TSMC is working on it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:05 AM (YXyUj)

134
This a big pivot for Elon. He once recently said the Moon is a distraction, Mars is where its at. And no he comes around to this. I think it was reality setting it. Also, I think some come-to-Jesus moment with Isaacman/NASA/Trump 2.0.

Elon realizes the United States must endure as a going concern. Western Civ cannot fall. We've got to get out space legs on the Moon first, and establish ourselves before the Chicoms do. Chicoms on the Moon before us would be bad.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 07:07 AM (w6EFb)

135 JJS

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 07:07 AM (YXyUj)

136 Yeah, I'm not seeing how any entity, including long-lived ones like governments, could possibly conceive of a 100 Year Bond.

How do you even price a century of uncertainty?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)

137 Elon realizes the United States must endure as a going concern. Western Civ cannot fall. We've got to get out space legs on the Moon first, and establish ourselves before the Chicoms do. Chicoms on the Moon before us would be bad.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 07:07 AM (w6EFb)

The article Pixy linked to speculates Elon and SpaceX are worried about how much progress Bezos is making with Blue Origin's plans for the moon/landers, etc.

Seems as good a reason as any.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 10, 2026 07:13 AM (6ydKt)

138 There's pr0n on Twitter?!?
Is that the stuff Ace keeps posting that tells me I have to login because it is "sensitive content"?

Posted by: GWB at February 10, 2026 09:23 AM (b3PBu)

Overnight Open Thread [02/09/2026]

The burbs are great after a big snow. Especially when the temperature doesn't skyrocket afterward and the snow sticks around for a few weeks. My little town does a good job of clearing the roads, so driving is effortless, and the pleasure of a white wonderland is clear to see without having to slog through a big mess.

NYC is a different animal entirely, and they are welcome to their garbage-strewn streets and slush mountains. I'll take the pristine (for now) suburbs any day over 3:00AM Thai takeout and marijuana delivery.

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[Hat Tip: dhmosquito]

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This thing looks absolutely useless, and absolutely loads of fun!

Jetson One

It's just a drone writ large, and that makes it both reassuring and terrifying. But you can't get one until 2028...they are either backlogged, or it's all smoke and mirrors.

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A fish is swimming out in a lake, when he sees a fly flitting around, 3 feet above the water. The fish thinks to himself, "If that fly comes down about 5 inches, I can eat it!", so he sits and waits.
A bear sees the fish watching the fly and thinks to himself, "When that fly comes down a few inches, that fish is going to jump up and try to eat it. When that happens, I'm going to swipe that fish onto land and eat it."
A hunter eating a sandwich sees the bear watching the fish watching the fly, and thinks to himself, "When that fly lowers, the fish is going to jump up to get it, and that bear is going to try and eat that fish. When that happens, I'm going to shoot the bear and stuff him for my den," so he puts down his sandwich, and readies his gun.
A mouse is sitting there watching the hunter, watching the bear, watching the fish, watching the fly, and thinks to himself, "When that fish goes for the fly and the bear goes for the fish, and the hunter tries too shoot the bear, I'm going to go and eat his sandwich." so he sits and waits, keeping a watchful eye on the hunter and his sandwich.
A cat in the bushes sees the mouse watching the hunter watching the bear watching the fish watching the fly, and thinks "When that fly lowers 5 inches, the fish is going to try and eat it, then the bear is going to eat the fish, then that hunter is going to shoot the bear, then that mouse is going to try and eat the sandwich. When that happens, I'm going to eat that mouse." so he sits and waits. watching the mouse intently.
After a few tense minutes, the fly finally lowers itself.
The fish jumps out of the water, and catches the fly in it's mouth a split second before the bear swipes the fish onto land and begins to devour it, shortly before being shot in the face by the hunter, while the mouse lunges for the sandwich. The cat sees the action springing right in front of him, so he books it out of the bushes making a bee line for the mouse, but misses it completely, and falls face first into the lake.
Moral of the story; when a fly comes down 5 inches, a pussy gets wet.

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Researchers 'surprised' by the brain benefits of cannabis usage in adults over 40

Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you.
A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some brain and cognitive benefits.
The twist comes as cannabis use is climbing among older Americans. Research shows that nearly 1 in 5 people ages 50 to 64 reported using marijuana in the past year, along with 5.9% of those 65 and older.

Biochemical research is mostly bullshit: filled with weasel words and ass-covering nonsense. If marijuana was that wonderful, we would have figured it out long ago.

You Know Who hardest hit!

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1 Artificial Intelligence is perfectly safe and safely perfect.

The Internet told me so.

Posted by: mindful webworker - mind, the final frontier at February 09, 2026 10:18 PM (kqXjy)

2 st!

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

3 yo

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (UOTmo)

4 Finally!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)

5 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (SRRAx)

6 Sorry I'm late, my keys were dirty.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (u28BA)

7 It's easy to grin
when your ship comes in,
and you've got the stock market beat.
But the man who's worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his shorts are too tight in the seat.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (UOTmo)

8 Hey, where all da white wimmen at?

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (+HNx/)

9 booga booga

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)

10 Excellent joke.
It is now being read on three continents.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:21 PM (1VKLJ)

11 no...

Posted by: MkY at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (q6tQZ)

12 love the key cleaner. joke's a groaner

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (UOTmo)

13 Thanks for the ONT, CBD! Nice show ya got there.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (47diA)

14 7 It's easy to grin
when your ship comes in,
and you've got the stock market beat.
But the man who's worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his shorts are too tight in the seat.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Well? We're waiting!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (Riz8t)

15 Thomas Massie is the Tori Amos of Corey Feldmans.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (DJAE9)

16 It's too bad Elmer Fudd didn't show up on the Jumbotron during last night's halftime show. I would have loved to hear "Shh! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits. Hehehehe."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (S/Y4j)

17 15 Thomas Massie is the Tori Amos of Corey Feldmans.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (DJAE9)

Better Feldman than Haim.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (u28BA)

18 Oof. That's a lot of snow.

Did I mention that I went sailing in 80 degrees and sunshine yesterday?

*ducks*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:24 PM (+HNx/)

19 Huh. I guess I picked the wrong decade (of my life) to give up pot.

Meh. Modern pot isn't as good as the good old days, anyway. Bring back Acupolka Gold! 🙄😲😆

Posted by: mindful webworker - pass the air freshener at February 09, 2026 10:25 PM (kqXjy)

20 We're finally about to break out of the single digits, and have temps into the high 20's low 30's

#tropical

Posted by: browndog with icy paws at February 09, 2026 10:25 PM (3sXRv)

21 Evenin' CBD. Howdy Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 09, 2026 10:26 PM (H/suN)

22 ***Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you.
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Big Pot paid for that study.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:26 PM (6W1vz)

23 Never met anyone who sounded smarter high. But I am definitely a prude when it comes to these things. I will absolutely admit it!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (Wmg4n)

24 The two Coreys. Hollywood sucks.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (/WQyy)

25 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (lUFok)

26 Nice ONT, CBD!

Especially loved the fish joke. Didn't see that punchline coming!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (kB9dk)

27 Biochemical research is mostly bullshit: filled with weasel words and ass-covering nonsense. If marijuana was that wonderful, we would have figured it out long ago.
You Know Who hardest hit!
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Same goes for that pain relief crap.
Talk about the power of suggestion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (6W1vz)

28 "This thing looks absolutely useless, and absolutely loads of fun!"

Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:

https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)

29 "Researchers 'surprised' by the brain benefits of cannabis usage in adults over 40"

...another surprise cannabis benefit is psychosis and violence.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

30 Nice jokes.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)

31 In 13 above, I meant snow, not show.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (47diA)

32 another surprise cannabis benefit is psychosis and violence.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

I am betting emphysema too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)

33 23 Never met anyone who sounded smarter high

Maybe raimondo.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)

34 If the electrical puns start amping up, I'll have to leave. Not willing to take it in the shorts.

Posted by: Pull My Wire at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

35 We normally have winters that look just like that top photo. Snow on the ground in our yards for 2mo starting in November.

The weather this year said, "Sorry! All the snow is going East, mate!" I grieve but will get over it. Will now settle for snow in the mountains and rain here. Life is grand otherwise.

I have not been happy about the lack of snow. Those of you who have it have probably not been happy at times, either.

However, in the Intermountain states we envy you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 10:30 PM (WONhk)

36 Thomas Q. Massie (the Q stands for Quisling).

Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

37 33 23 Never met anyone who sounded smarter high

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Guys who are high think they sound smarter when they're high.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (+HNx/)

38 Watt's happening?

Posted by: mot at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (fIPNY)

39 28 "This thing looks absolutely useless, and absolutely loads of fun!"

Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:

https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)

I see many issue here ...

Posted by: zombie I at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (3sXRv)

40 Mah haid got cut off ...

Posted by: zombie Isadora Duncan at February 09, 2026 10:32 PM (3sXRv)

41 If the electrical puns start amping up, I'll have to leave. Not willing to take it in the shorts.
Posted by: Pull My Wire

To be honest, I'm shocked the puns haven't already started.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:32 PM (lUFok)

42 To be honest, I'm shocked the puns haven't already started.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

I expected resistance.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (cYBz/)

43 NYC is a different animal entirely, and they are welcome to their garbage-strewn streets and slush mountains.

________________________

Pull up a chair and grab the popcorn. NYC is about to have a bit of a warm spell. It's the first one since the garbage collection problems. And, I'm telling you right now, the rats are excited. If you've never spent a lot of time in NYC, then you might now be aware of how big the rat population is. You get a taste of it everytime the subway tunnels flood. But, nothing's more appetizing to a population of rats than rising temperatures and free food in the winter time.

Enjoy the show.

Oh, and about that Jetson 1 passenger drone. I'm sure Special Ops branches within the military are already playing around with one to dampen the noise. Those are a tool they'd love to have in the arsenal.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (dIske)

44 I'm shocked the puns haven't already started.

CBD even lobbed in Ohm in a tale . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (47diA)

45 Extra Strength Placebo does well in double blind studies

Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (0OORa)

46 However, in the Intermountain states we envy you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

After three weeks of glaciation here in The Swamp, you can have it. Not seeing the appeal, unless it scours away all the commie bastards around here.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (UOTmo)

47 If the electrical puns start amping up, I'll have to leave. Not willing to take it in the shorts.
Posted by: Pull My Wire at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

Careful. You don't want your shorts grounded due to capacitance.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (S/Y4j)

48 Huh.

That Bing Crosby song, sounded kinda like Dean Martin.

With a glass of apple juice.

Posted by: mindful webworker - buh buh buh booo at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (kqXjy)

49 Somebody wired the key cleaner wrong.

.....unless it really is a key cleaner. Then, bravo.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

50 Watts Going On?

Posted by: 4 Non Blondes at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (+HNx/)

51 29 "Researchers 'surprised' by the brain benefits of cannabis usage in adults over 40"

...another surprise cannabis benefit is psychosis and violence.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

violence?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (w/O5Q)

52 This thing looks absolutely useless, and absolutely loads of fun!"
Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:
https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)

Watched the video. I, for one, wouldn't stand next to the cockpit to give instructions to the pilot when the propeller blades are deployed.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (aMrr2)

53 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (sAmhv)

54 Good catch mikeski. That's neutral lol.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (UOTmo)

55 However, in the Intermountain states we envy you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

What states are the Intermountain States?

Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (5rh/l)

56 Speaking of electricity - I removed a 25 year old transfer switch (that wasn't wired to any power source) today. What a mess. I'm powering up (HAH) to add some backup power capability to my system. I'm considering some battery storage, portable solar panels, and a portable generator.

Lots of offerings out there - looks like it's time to get into the weeds with all the info.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (cYBz/)

57 Well, we did our good deed of the day today. We are paying for a young lady (junior high) who we have known since before she was born to go to a STEM camp this summer. She was nominated by one of her teachers, and it is a leadership program. She will be able to stay on campus at a local college for a week.

She is a great kid. Her mom has been Rebecca's massage therapist for about 15 years now; her husband - this young lady's father - died very unexpectedly 10 years ago, so they live on one income.

They didn't know how they would be able to afford to pay for her to attend this program. Since we are in a position to help out these ladies who are very much like family to us, we told them that if they weren't able to secure a scholarship we would pick up the cost so that this young lady could attend this program.

What a joy to be able to do this for such a wonderful young lady! She is very excited, and we are excited for her. And we are so grateful that we are able to help make this possible for her ♥️♥️♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)

58 Emiru issued an apology for being honest about lacking an opinion on ICE.

So naturally the Twitterati mob that had attacked her originally have not accepted her apology and continue to savage her.

When can social media just die already.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)

59 The two Coreys. Hollywood sucks.
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It does. It seems like there a mild movement to pretend that Epstein wasn't about sex with the under-aged (because he was all about the money...? How would that be any different?). Yet, the history of cinema says that casting seems to be all about that. Are we supposed to believe that Epstein's clients had little in common with Hollywood?

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 10:39 PM (Cjcf6)

60 Well done, TiFW!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:39 PM (47diA)

61 If someone stuffed a key in the neutral side, it probably won't pop like that. That looks like a grounding problem or too much load. Also the receptacle could be a $3 piece of junk.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 10:40 PM (xFfhU)

62 What states are the Intermountain States?

The states that are in ter mountains. (NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, eastern WA, eastern OR, eastern CA, and AZ)

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (lUFok)

63 45 Extra Strength Placebo does well in double blind studies
Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (0OORa)

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Maybe, but does it have a good jingle?

Posted by: Jardiance at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (+HNx/)

64 If they can give the Jetson a range of 60 miles and a pilot weight of 250lbs, it will be a billion dollar industry. In warm weather states that becomes the commute of choice. A secondary industry will be the landing ports.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (1VKLJ)

65 What a joy to be able to do this for such a wonderful young lady! She is very excited, and we are excited for her. And we are so grateful that we are able to help make this possible for her ♥️♥️♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)

This is awesome, what a blessing you are to her!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:42 PM (Wmg4n)

66 Teresa, that is wonderful you can make a difference for that young girl.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 10:42 PM (/WQyy)

67 Evening all,

There are two new updates to our cat blog tonight.

Big Boy, the black cat that arrived just before dad passed, then disappeared after a couple months has shown up and injured. We had to do an emergency after hours vet visit to get him checked.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

Posted by: Joyenz at February 09, 2026 10:43 PM (2F0/Y)

68 I enjoyed the TP "halftime" show, with two caveats:
1) Fire the guy on the sound board. The vocals were muddy, and more often than not, the backup vocals/ instruments were on top.
2)They lied about the timing. They promised that it would be synced with the game, but when I switched back to the game, it was already at 14:03.
It was pretty much amateur hour. Each act was internally good, except for the aforementioned sound issues, but the timing leading from one performance to the next wasn't on. It was obvious that they didn't rehearse getting on and off.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 10:44 PM (pk60q)

69 I’m tired.

Last night was crazy.

Gotta get some sleep.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 10:44 PM (IhIKR)

70 What is the failure recovery method for a 4 rotor drone? I suppose each blade has its own motor. If one motor stops producing power, is the geometrically opposite rotor shut down and do the remaining 2 rotors have enough energy to "land" the thing? Inquiring minds (or at least mine) want to know!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:45 PM (47diA)

71 What a joy to be able to do this for such a wonderful young lady! She is very excited, and we are excited for her. And we are so grateful that we are able to help make this possible for her ♥️♥️♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)

That's great. I hope she enjoys the experience!

Posted by: Joyenz at February 09, 2026 10:45 PM (2F0/Y)

72 Structural engineer's report came in today. Looks like I'm moving soon. Just two miles away, though, so not a big deal.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (lUFok)

73 The Jetson: Incoming copyright infringement lawsuit? Or maybe they properly licensed the name.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (aMrr2)

74 62 What states are the Intermountain States?

The states that are in ter mountains. (NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, eastern WA, eastern OR, eastern CA, and AZ)

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (lUFok)

So, aren't the states between the Appalachians and the Rockies intermountain states? Heck, it seems almost every state is an intermountain state. Even Hawaii - it's between the Sierra Nevadas and the Urals.

Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (5rh/l)

75 It's just a drone writ large, and that makes it both reassuring and terrifying.

I prefer my helicopter blades to be non-coplanar with the pilot.

Not that it matters if something goes wrong 1000 feet up.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)

76 Researchers 'surprised' by the brain benefits of cannabis usage in adults over 40
"Greater lifetime use was also linked to better performance in learning, processing speed, and short-term memory. "

Complete and total bullshit.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 09, 2026 10:47 PM (D0HYP)

77 73 The Jetson: Incoming copyright infringement lawsuit? Or maybe they properly licensed the name.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (aMrr2)

---------

Spacely Sprockets owns the rights.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:48 PM (+HNx/)

78 Nice ONT CBD

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 09, 2026 10:48 PM (ZF6+q)

79 64 If they can give the Jetson a range of 60 miles and a pilot weight of 250lbs, it will be a billion dollar industry. In warm weather states that becomes the commute of choice. A secondary industry will be the landing ports.
Posted by: Diogenes
--

Bargained with Grok for a self driving car and an Optimus - offered cash. No deals. No discounts.No\
Optimus and the best deal on a self-driver is $36,990 plus $99 a month for the FSD option.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:49 PM (6W1vz)

80 Teresa, that is some very sweet news. Hope she fully embraces the opportunity.

Joyenz, that is some good news. Hope it all turns out well.

I've also had a missing cat return. Thankfully young little Pip is still very healthy and vocal. Isis is adjusting to having her adopted kitten back. Detente is the best they manage right now along with claw swipes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:50 PM (2GVsD)

81 >I prefer my helicopter blades to be non-coplanar with the pilot.

Not that it matters if something goes wrong 1000 feet up.
Posted by: mikeski
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You can pass out from blood loss on the way down.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:50 PM (6W1vz)

82 If marijuana was that wonderful, we would have figured it out long ago.
You Know Who hardest hit!

So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)

83 It turns out the pot research consisted of watching Seth Rogen movies. "Amazing!" one researcher said. "They smoke pot, and right away, they get smarter and cooler."

Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 10:52 PM (0e5Te)

84 82 If marijuana was that wonderful, we would have figured it out long ago.
You Know Who hardest hit!

So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)

***

Snort!
Well played!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:52 PM (1VKLJ)

85 what's your excuse for forgetting his name?
Posted by: Dark Litigator

I smoked two joints

Posted by: the toyes at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

86 So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)

I have never forgotten anyone's na...hey! Is that popcorn?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (n9ltV)

87 What day is this?
It's freaking Monday, where is everyone?
Blue Monday just wear you out? Oh, blue Monday...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (6W1vz)

88 If the electrical puns start amping up, I'll have to leave. Not willing to take it in the shorts.
Posted by: Pull My Wire
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Don't let the step function hit you in the ass.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (pk60q)

89 Electrical puns can have such a snap to them. Then a pop. And then a trip to the hospital.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

90 Posted by: Tonypete
======
Ecoflow has a smart circuit box along with enough scalable battery capacity to run a substantial house up to about a week if you wish. Costco has some of their products or you can order them online or even Ebay as Ecoflow has a refurbished storefront on Ebay.

They also have the smaller and more portable types. And portable solar cells.

Jackery does okay with the smaller batteries as does Bluetti and both also sell portable solar cells for recharging.

A simple gas/propane generator can also ease issues with the battery generators. If you do have electronics or electronics heavy appliances, the line sags and surges from normal gas/propane/nat gas generators (not inverter types) can damage those. Using the generator to charge one of the battery generators avoids that problem if you run items off of that.

E.g. our pellet stove requires about 300 watts to ignite and about 100 watts per hour for fan and feeding pellets. But since computerized control, requires pure sine wave electricity to keep it running. Battery generators generate sine wave supply that it needs.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 10:55 PM (2swu2)

91 Good evening morons ותודה רבה CBD

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)

92 64 If they can give the Jetson a range of 60 miles and a pilot weight of 250lbs, it will be a billion dollar industry. In warm weather states that becomes the commute of choice. A secondary industry will be the landing ports.
Posted by: Diogenes

Devil's Advocate Position: After the first half-dozen fatal Jetson-Jetson mid-airs at liquor stores after dark, or the first six incidents of soccer moms crashing into each other at 35 feet over Panera stores, no one will be able to afford flying insurance for a Jetson.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)

93 Don't let the step function hit you in the ass.
Posted by: buddhaha

Ohm my god, not this again.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (KAi1n)

94 So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)

===

It's the flashbacks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

95 Gref

Or even worse, wine-box soccer Moms locked in an aerial duel.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)

96 >>>Electrical puns can have such a snap to them. Then a pop. And then a trip to the hospital.

Posted by: Anna Puma

>Watch your ass when you're around those people into AC/DC.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (xFfhU)

97 Good evening morons ותודה רבה CBD
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)

Hey San Franpsycho, had a great time in the city. Sitting in the airline waiting to board. Really enjoyed myself.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (1VKLJ)

98 >Watch your ass when you're around those people into AC/DC.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

My balls are always bouncing to the left and to the right
It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)

99 At least it's not fish puns tonight.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:00 PM (aMrr2)

100 Thanks whig - I've been looking at the Ecoflow products. I need to work on the deep dive but so far, they look promising. My electric provider (a TVA coop) has pretty inexpensive kW rates BUT we are in a high wind, lotsa trees environment so periodic outages are a thing.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:00 PM (cYBz/)

101 Devil's Advocate Position: After the first half-dozen fatal Jetson-Jetson mid-airs at liquor stores after dark, or the first six incidents of soccer moms crashing into each other at 35 feet over Panera stores, no one will be able to afford flying insurance for a Jetson.
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)

The FAA will step in once this gets serious. Just like for drones. But common sense regulations can fix a lot of the issues.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (1VKLJ)

102 Structural engineer's report came in today. Looks like I'm moving soon. Just two miles away, though, so not a big deal.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

What happened?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (ZF6+q)

103 At least it's not fish puns tonight.

The eel you say?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

104 Ugh. My wife is watching some romcom movie with Ryan Raymonds and that hot chick from Demolition Man, about how immigration fraud is awesome, as long as you're a hot white chick instead of some Aztec hobbit.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (BI5O2)

105 >>>My balls are always bouncing to the left and to the right
It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night

Posted by: gKWVE

>Cause I'm V.F.D., I'm Dynamite!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:02 PM (xFfhU)

106 Don't let the step function hit you in the ass.
Posted by: buddhaha

Better than taking its derivative in the ass.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 11:02 PM (dhHpw)

107 At least it's not fish puns tonight.

The eel you say?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

I tried the tuna for the hailbut.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (/WQyy)

108 I saw Aztec Hobbit open for...

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (aMrr2)

109 A throwback ONT from 1998!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (1+Dhc)

110 95 Gref

Or even worse, wine-box soccer Moms locked in an aerial duel.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)

Yup. It will be a re-run of the earliest WW1 air-to-air combats. Soccer moms shooting pistols at each in contests for prime landing spots at nail salons.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (5rh/l)

111 What happened?

Report was for a new (to me) house that has some cracks visible on the outside. Offer was contingent on the results of the inspection.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (lUFok)

112 Flying cars aren't exactly new, of course. The Chineese demo'd a flying car back in '22.
x.com/i/status/1580591685867753474

Flying cars will be a lot better if they can use something besides old-fashioned head-chopper type blades. I've seen examples. Here's one:
https://youtu.be/iYsoDS0UM4c

Another, sorta
https://youtu.be/MGy8jvf-DZ0

Another toroidal example
https://youtu.be/E8L8I0dLh_o

Comic relief, loosely related, page 12 from my old webwork series "Getting From Here to There,"
The 500 Cars of That Guy
https://bit.ly/500-cars-of-that-guy
(click on Larger Image for a larger image)

Posted by: mindful webworker - i need one to fly to the South 40 at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (kqXjy)

113 Aztec Hobbit, Thousand Millimeter Reich's Mexican la lucha dora cousin?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)

114 Lemme guess the story…

Guy hates girl. But she needs a green card and he needs money. So they make a deal,
Money for pretending to be married.

But - get this - they end up falling in love. And then get for real married and live happily ever after.

Am I close?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (y6810)

115 Hey San Franpsycho, had a great time in the city. Sitting in the airline waiting to board. Really enjoyed myself.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (1VKLJ)
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Glad you enjoyed.

Did you get that "secondary screening" I called in for you?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)

116 The jokes; I laughed.

Check out the disembodied guitar strings vid at the end of the Jetson one. Magnets got some power!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 09, 2026 11:06 PM (t/Eo5)

117 The best part of the AWFLs fighting in their Jetsons will be seeing the Coexist bumper stickers on the flaming wreckage.

Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (0e5Te)

118 "Magnets? Whoa!" ICP fans.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)

119 I saw Aztec Hobbit open for...

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (aMrr2)

Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas at the Alamodome in '99.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (/WQyy)

120 Cuckerberg joins Bezos in buying a home in tax free Florida.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (y6810)

121 MAGNETS! HOW DO THEY WORK?!

Posted by: JUGGALO TEARS at February 09, 2026 11:09 PM (mFz+I)

122 The chick from Demolition Man is a horrible bitch who runs some kind of publication, but her beleaguered secretary has to pretend to be her husband so she doesn't get deported for flouting our laws.

I hope this ends with both of them in CECOT.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:09 PM (BI5O2)

123 I hope this ends with both of them in CECOT.

That will be the sequel Pounded to Love.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)

124 101 Devil's Advocate Position: After the first half-dozen fatal Jetson-Jetson mid-airs at liquor stores after dark, or the first six incidents of soccer moms crashing into each other at 35 feet over Panera stores, no one will be able to afford flying insurance for a Jetson.
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)

The FAA will step in once this gets serious. Just like for drones. But common sense regulations can fix a lot of the issues.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (1VKLJ)

Traffic light engineers and police have a difficult enough time keeping chaos minimal in two dimensions. In three dimensions, chaos will be the norm, I fear. Also, what's the range if flyers have to hover for two minutes at stoplights every quarter-mile or less in urban areas and dense suburbs?

:-)

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (5rh/l)

125 Ryan Reynolds is an alien ironically enough. Legal though I assume.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (y6810)

126 118 "Magnets? Whoa!" ICP fans.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)

LOL. I LOVE YOU. AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

Posted by: JUGGALO TEARS at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (mFz+I)

127 I watched the first two films by Shinya Tsukamoto. "Tetsuo" 1 and 2. They are fascinating but not for everyone.

Does your cable company offer the HR Giger Channel? If not, you might not get to see these. Which might be a good thing. You never know. I mean, I like them both a lot, but is that a recommendation or a warning?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)

128 Seen on a boat:

AC/DC
For those about to fish we salute you

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (S/Y4j)

129 Also, happy Monday to the best people on the planet.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)

130 Never met anyone who sounded smarter high
--------
Guys who are high think they sound smarter when they're high.
Posted by: Cicero
++++

Homer Simpson's "thinking juice" agrees

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

131 Cuckerberg joins Bezos in buying a home in tax free Florida.
Posted by: Really??

Next you are going to tell me that taxation policies have an impact on folks that have the ability to relocate.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (cYBz/)

132 In warm weather states that becomes the commute of choice.

Sure enough.
And, Look Out Below.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (zdLoL)

133 They made a second Tetsuo? Ye gads.

Go watch Lady Battle Cop as a palette cleanser.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)

134 You know NBC hated reporting this....

President Donald Trump, in a call two decades ago to a Florida police chief, bashed former friend Jeffrey Epstein and called Epstein’s procurer Ghislaine Maxwell “evil,” the retired cop told FBI agents in 2019, a Department of Justice document shows.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (tmn4j)

135 131 Cuckerberg joins Bezos in buying a home in tax free Florida.
Posted by: Really??

Next you are going to tell me that taxation policies have an impact on folks that have the ability to relocate.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (cYBz/)

Leftist news outlets claim that wealth people fleeing from high-tax blue zones is a MAGA-spread Myth! Because the wealthy aren't bothered by high taxes!

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (5rh/l)

136 Good jokes tonight!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (8zz6B)

137 Thanks for the ONT, CBD!

Love the snow picture-- that's what it *usually* looks like around here in winter. But not this winter. (Yet?)

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

138 Went to see the Melania documentary today. It was enjoyable. 30 minutes of boring previews beforehand. At least 7 or 8 previews before the movie started. All were animated or had CGI, except for one Christian film.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:17 PM (/WQyy)

139 Don't let the step function hit you in the ass.
Posted by: buddhaha
++++++
Better than taking its derivative in the ass.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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You seem to be an impulsive fellow.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 11:18 PM (pk60q)

140 Did you get that "secondary screening" I called in for you?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)

I appreciate that. Kevin was my screener.
He promised to call.
Oh I hope he does....

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:21 PM (1VKLJ)

141 @133 They did, or rather he did. It's good. I mean, by my definition of "good."

There are a bunch more of his films on the Arrow box. Haven't got to those yet.

"Lady Battle Cop"...I am intrigued.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:21 PM (CHHv1)

142 If they can give the Jetson a range of 60 miles and a pilot weight of 250lbs, it will be a billion dollar industry. In warm weather states that becomes the commute of choice. A secondary industry will be the landing ports.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (1VKLJ)

What happens if only one of the four motors fails?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)

143 I can easily see Trump telling some cop that Maxwell is evil and a flesh peddler. It's totally in character for him, because he kept his nose clean in this thing, and he hated Epstein.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (BI5O2)

144 ""My little town does a good job of clearing the roads, so driving is effortless, and the pleasure of a white wonderland is clear to see without having to slog through a big mess.""

One thing about jersey, they don't fuck around when it comes to snow removal. The roads are clear by the time you wake up. They run the plows all night. Can't vouch for the cities, but the burbs are always clear. I have never been snowed in.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 11:24 PM (snZF9)

145 Good jokes tonight!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The electrical puns have been shunted aside.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:24 PM (XeU6L)

146 Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:21 PM (1VKLJ)

===
LOL

Next time we shall have a toast

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX)

147 Okay Pookie, do the honors.

I christen thee, the Flying WASP

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 09, 2026 11:26 PM (R86kT)

148 This has probably already been mentioned, but its new to me. California taxes must truly be a maze of crazy.

Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)

149 What happens if only one of the four motors fails?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)

We adapt.
What happens when you have a blowout at 70 mph?
We will have to learn.
I see these being restricted to less than 400 feet and along established routes.
We'll see.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (1VKLJ)

150 Next time we shall have a toast
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX)

I look forward to it my friend!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:28 PM (1VKLJ)

151 I can easily see Trump telling some cop that Maxwell is evil and a flesh peddler. It's totally in character for him, because he kept his nose clean in this thing, and he hated Epstein.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (BI5O2)
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You called it exactly right then.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:28 PM (7aioM)

152 >>>The electrical puns have been shunted aside.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

>We can rectify this situation but I'd rather not hear anymore about the Olympic transistors.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:29 PM (xFfhU)

153 Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)
=====

Well, you got your
Hotel tax
Convention and Visitor's Bureau fee
Parking tax
Employment ordinance fee
Sales Tax

Enjoy!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)

154
Leftist news outlets claim that wealth people fleeing from high-tax blue zones is a MAGA-spread Myth! Because the wealthy aren't bothered by high taxes!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (5rh/l)

The people they accuse of being overly focused with cutting costs, like employee wages, are just going to ignore 15% off the top? Riiiggghht.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 11:32 PM (w/O5Q)

155 But common sense regulations can fix a lot of the issues.
Posted by: Diogenes

* looks at Washington D.C. *

Well, we're boned.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)

156 >We can rectify this situation but I'd rather not hear anymore about the Olympic transistors.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
------

You apparently have no capacity for sympathy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (XeU6L)

157 Buncha Mhos in here.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)

158
Dems got the Epstein Files from the Acme Corporation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)

159 Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)

The Jock Tax.
Take the number of days in state, equates to a %rage of total income. Pro athlete = Big $ for the state.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:34 PM (1VKLJ)

160 100 Thanks whig -
Posted by: Tonypete
=======
Good luck with your search. For the tax credit though get even a few solar cells with your battery system.

Ecoflow's smart circuit box, they claim you can basically run line power to it and it will charge the batteries (top them off) and instantly switch to battery power when you get line outages or even sags. Basically like a large scale uninterruptible power source.

Key factor is how long they last and some report having install problems with the smart circuit board. I like Ecoflow because it is scalable and you can add batteries as your budget allows.

I still have mostly dumb appliances or ones that I don't need in an outage but as those wear out, I am looking at the Ecoflow system for that reason.

Most of the new house wide battery systems allow charging by solar cells, generators, or line power to keep topped up.

I have a small Ryobi battery generator that uses their 40v yard batteries which are hot swappable and you can link one to another Ryobi unit as well. for the Pellet stove. Have a log burning Buck stove at the other fireplace.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:35 PM (2swu2)

161 >>>You apparently have no capacity for sympathy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

>Well, much of my life has been in vacuum tube, so not easily triggered.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:35 PM (xFfhU)

162
Texas Demoncrat Gene Wu tells Latino, black and Asian people to unite against US, we are the majority.

We have the ability to take over this country.

Is this incitement?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)

163 Buncha Mhos in here.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
---------
Don't expect an admittance on their part.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (XeU6L)

164 Texas Demoncrat Gene Wu tells Latino, black and Asian people to unite against US, we are the majority.

We have the ability to take over this country.

Is this incitement?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)

Beyond incitement if you ask me.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (snZF9)

165 We adapt.
What happens when you have a blowout at 70 mph?
We will have to learn.
I see these being restricted to less than 400 feet and along established routes.
We'll see.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (1VKLJ)

The only way I can see such flying machines be approved for general use is to have all under central robotic control, and you hire them like a taxi or an Uber. The passenger has zero input into the flight controls. If contact with master control is lost, the onboard system must go into "safe descent" mode, and make a rapid but hopefully safe descent from cruise altitude to the nearest patch of open ground. And then shut down.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B)

166 The North American Union would have used a cruise missile on Wu by now.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (2GVsD)

167 Yep- the jock tax. He owes over a quarter million dollars in state tax for playing the game in California, and the NFL paid him something like $187,000 iirc

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (RZtQW)

168 Currently alternating between electricity puns and fish puns is like salmon going against the flow - shocking how few survive.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (KAi1n)

169 Because the wealthy aren't bothered by high taxes.

I would think the wealthy would be bothered by anything taking their money. Well, unless they spend it on themselves.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (E7+ue)

170 The Asian people are hearing that Gene Wu speech and thinking, "Guess who's going to end up doing all the work"

Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)

171 >>>Don't expect an admittance on their part.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

>After so may years, my reluctance has been earned.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:41 PM (xFfhU)

172 The Asian people are hearing that Gene Wu speech and thinking, "Guess who's going to end up doing all the work"
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)

Curly Howard censusing Gene's family: "woo, woo, woo, woo, woo...!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:41 PM (8zz6B)

173 Congrats Nurse. Your crew earned it.
And that key cleaner is hot!

Posted by: Gunslinger at February 09, 2026 11:42 PM (4pWEQ)

174 The Asian people are hearing that Gene Wu speech and thinking, "Guess who's going to end up doing all the work"
Posted by: Wally
+++

To each according to their ability
To each according to their needs
.
.
.
Those with ability have few needs
Those without ability have many needs

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (/lPRQ)

175 >>Currently alternating between electricity puns and fish puns is like salmon going against the flow - shocking how few survive.
-------

It's like getting hit in the family Joules.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

176 Maybe it's time for all of you punsters to just flux off!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (xFfhU)

177 The only way I can see such flying machines be approved for general use is to have all under central robotic control, and you hire them like a taxi or an Uber. The passenger has zero input into the flight controls. If contact with master control is lost, the onboard system must go into "safe descent" mode, and make a rapid but hopefully safe descent from cruise altitude to the nearest patch of open ground. And then shut down.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Pe

That's a great idea in terms of controlling the airspace.
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)

178 “Researchers 'surprised' by the brain benefits of cannabis usage in adults over 40"

Probably an expert. Plenty of first hand experience and observation tells me pot makes you lazy and stupid.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (PTDkx)

179 That's a great idea in terms of controlling the airspace.
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)

---------

It's obvious that you have never spent an afternoon watching dashcam videos on YouTube.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (+HNx/)

180 That's a great idea in terms of controlling the airspace.
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)

That would require competence on the part of the passenger. Liberals are going to be buying these.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (8zz6B)

181 >>Maybe it's time for all of you punsters to just flux off!

Yeah, we should quit flip-flopping around...

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:48 PM (rdVOm)

182 My understanding was that helicopters drop like a stone with no lift, don't you need some glide capacity for a safe crash landing?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (xFfhU)

183 You can tune a piano but you can't piano a tuna.

Oh, electrical jokes?

You can't tune an electric keyboard, either.

Electric Tuna is a potential band name.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (NZPfR)

184 I'm floundering.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (/WQyy)

185 Texas Demoncrat Gene Wu tells Latino, black and Asian people to unite against US, we are the majority.

We have the ability to take over this country.

==

Proletariat of the World, Unite! It's Marxism. Pure and simple.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 11:50 PM (g47mK)

186 I saw Aztec Hobbit open for...
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Totorro, on the Come To Mexico tour.

https://youtu.be/FVCokrs51Cg

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:50 PM (VHUov)

187 Never met anyone who sounded smarter high. But I am definitely a prude when it comes to these things. I will absolutely admit it!
Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (Wmg4n)

I never smoked pot but always had friends and family who did. I knew a number of researchers who said that smoking pot made them more creative. Apparently, pot does kill brain cells (and the comments about psychosis and violence are legit) but also increases the connectivity of the surviving brain cells, which explains both a) increased creativity at first and b) the burnouts you remember who forgot just about everything.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (NZPfR)

188

I find weather interesting to follow.

Here in SW Wyoming we've had no snow and very
unseasonable weather. We've been able to grill a lot this winter.

The wildlife usually moves from the mountains to town starting in October.

Something is going to happen soon because the last two days the wildlife has moved into town.

Hopefully this a good sign, we need lots of snow to fill our reservoirs.

Animals know.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)

189 I wonder if CBD has that Joe McCarthy picture as a poster in his man cave (the kitchen)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (vzudA)

190 Maybe it's time for all of you punsters to just flux off!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (xFfhU)

Sorry, I don't have enough plutonium to power the flux capacitor.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 11:53 PM (S/Y4j)

191 182 My understanding was that helicopters drop like a stone with no lift, don't you need some glide capacity for a safe crash landing?

----------

Conventional helicopters glide quite well. Check out the autogyro. Its rotor is free spinning yet it still flies like a fixed-wing plane.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 11:53 PM (+HNx/)

192 That's a great idea in terms of controlling the airspace.
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes

Same problem as 99.9%-of-the-time self-driving cars.

If the human only has to take over in the worst 0.1% conditions, they're not going to improve the situation at all.

Practice to the point that driving is instinctual is how that works. Never being allowed to practice means it won't.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)

193 164 Texas Demoncrat Gene Wu tells Latino, black and Asian people to unite against US, we are the majority.

We have the ability to take over this country.

Except for the tiny little problem that the Left really, really doesn't want you to know...except for the collegiate Marxist part, none of the minority groups really like each other at ALL

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)

194 My understanding was that helicopters drop like a stone with no lift, don't you need some glide capacity for a safe crash landing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (xFfhU)

As long as the rotor remains attached to the aircraft, and continues to be free to rotate, you have lift. Forward motion through the air causes the rotor to spin, and the flight controls can be used. Look up the bensen Gyrocopter, which had an unpowered rotor, and an engine driving a pusher propellor, giving it forward motion.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (8zz6B)

195 Modern pot isn't as good as the good old days, anyway. Bring back Acupolka Gold! 🙄😲😆
Posted by: mindful webworker

I've acu polka'd stoned. It was fun. I found that my feet went where they were supposed to go, on time, and without thinking about it.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (KAi1n)

196 If you've never spent a lot of time in NYC, then you might now be aware of how big the rat population is.

Had cousins who lived in NYC as small children and they told me about seeing PSAs on TV between the after school cartoons, showing pictures of a rat and pictures of a cat, and telling children not to mistake a rat for a cat and try to pet it. I've never been able to confirm this I r gind a video online, but they swore it was true.

Posted by: Frankie at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (tucOg)

197 Gene Wu is a smug looking bastard. Born in China, of course. Houston rep, of course. All I can think is Mr Wu from Deadwood. Cocksucka.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (/WQyy)

198 Gene Wu is a smug looking bastard. Born in China, of course. Houston rep, of course. All I can think is Mr Wu from Deadwood. Cocksucka.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (/WQyy)

"Careful with that axe, Wu, Gene!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B)

199 Wu was born in the PRC or the ROC?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (2GVsD)

200 >>>Animals know.

Posted by: fourseasons

>Yes they do. Wind, rain, snow extreme cold and lightning storms. When the temperature is dropping to -20 or below, they're are everywhere, migrating to the nearest river. 500 to a 1000 head of elk is not uncommon.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (xFfhU)

201 "Careful with that axe, Wu, Gene!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Best pun of the night!

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:58 PM (KAi1n)

202 Go ahead guys and then when you are trying to storm the barricades:

'Where's Wu?!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:59 PM (bss/y)

203 If there's one guy you can count on, it's that a Chinese guy won't abuse his authority.

Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:59 PM (0e5Te)

204 Anna Puma. PRC. Guangzhou

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:00 AM (/WQyy)

205 On Ace of Spades, the Pun has some appeal
Currently, the shocking truth is real
One ought not mix the sea
With electricity
Unless the hook is an electric eel
🙄

Let this be my swan song for the evening.🦢

https://youtu.be/2Ui_Q4qBDJY

G'nite, y'all 🕚💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - just in time at February 10, 2026 12:00 AM (kqXjy)

206 "Resistance is useless!"

Posted by: Some Vogon throwing a couple of guys off the ship at February 10, 2026 12:01 AM (O7YUW)

207 BarelyScaryMary

Then Wu needs the Hot Needle of Inquiry applied forcefully to make sure the US does not have an Alice Leal Guo situation.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (2GVsD)

208 The Asian people are hearing that Gene Wu speech and thinking, "Guess who's going to end up doing all the work"
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)

all the non-Chinese start remembering what happened when the Chinese ruled their country

Posted by: Kindltot at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (rbvCR)

209
Bad Bunny scrubbed his social media today.

Asshole

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

210 Except for the tiny little problem that the Left really, really doesn't want you to know...except for the collegiate Marxist part, none of the minority groups really like each other at ALL

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)

True. This is why DJ Jizzy Crockett ain't likely to win TX.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (/WQyy)

211 Bad Bunny, what a puta

Good riddance to bad garbage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:03 AM (2GVsD)

212 Just published some nice art to Tensor, link in nic.

Now to work on giant Japanese anime mech with cute GAINAX red-headed waifu.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:05 AM (2GVsD)

213 188.fourseasons

I hope y'all get snow too. I don't like it but you need it there .
We get plenty of rain here in the Spring. Sometimes we get too much. Weather is just one of those things we can't control. Have to take it as it comes.

Posted by: Case at February 10, 2026 12:06 AM (E7+ue)

214 Bad Bunny scrubbed his social media today.

Asshole
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

Huh. I would have thought he would have been proud. He just owned all the chuds.

He's a shock artist. What does he have to be scared about?

Oh wait, did some hispanic dudes call him out on their kids hearing his song lyrics?

Oh. No.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)

215 Heh. Your take on Amelia is nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)

216 Is it really all that surprising that seniors are smoking dope? Keith Richards is 80 years old.

> I am betting emphysema too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)

I'm skeptical. While I haven't smoked any in decades, even back then I didn't know anyone who smoked 20 or 40 joints a day, like cigarettes. And that was with the weak-sauce weed they had back then. With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.

Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)

217 Mongol sock off.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)

218 > except for the collegiate Marxist part, none of the minority groups really like each other at ALL

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)

They envision a future in which all their Little Brown Brothers and Sisters heap praise on their white Marxist saviors, and obey them forever and ever and ever.

What would actually happen: slavery, starvation, and mass murder.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (IG3/x)

219 With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)

My point is that the smoke is a LOT harsher (even cooled in a bong), but you could be right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (bss/y)

220
Case,

It has been a strange winter here.

We've had no rain or snow for months.

The two concerns here is the reservoir and wildfires.

There is a wildfire already over in the Lander area and people are being evacuated. It's strange in winter.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (3ek7K)

221 Is it really all that surprising that seniors are smoking dope? Keith Richards is 80 years old.

> I am betting emphysema too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)

I'm skeptical. While I haven't smoked any in decades, even back then I didn't know anyone who smoked 20 or 40 joints a day, like cigarettes. And that was with the weak-sauce weed they had back then. With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)

See, that was why Jenjis Kaahn attacked China- to get better weed.

Posted by: John Kerry at February 10, 2026 12:15 AM (NZPfR)

222 What would actually happen: slavery, starvation, and mass murder.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (IG3/x)

No. What would really happen: The Islamists will immediately rape all the white women. And then treat the government exactly the way the somalis do or how we saw them in Iraq- the spoils system. Each group will get in power, loot the government to the fullest of their ability, punish all their enemies and then rape some more white women.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:16 AM (bss/y)

223 See, that was why Jenjis Kaahn attacked China- to get better weed.
Posted by: John Kerry at February 10, 2026 12:15 AM (NZPfR)

Ching-gis, I believe is the fey pronunciation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)

224 Teresa in Fort Worth, what a wonderfully kind thing you did.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 10, 2026 12:17 AM (JuSDn)

225 No. What would really happen: The Islamists will immediately rape all the white women. And then treat the government exactly the way the somalis do or how we saw them in Iraq- the spoils system. Each group will get in power, loot the government to the fullest of their ability, punish all their enemies and then rape some more white women.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:16 AM (bss/y)

I am comforted in knowing I have a bullet to eat before that happens to me.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:21 AM (/WQyy)

226 The inherent problem with the anti-white tribalism peddled by garbage people like Wu is that non-white is not a tribe; blacks, hispanics, and asians, each of which has its own subdivisions, have very little in common with one another. So Wu is up a creek without a paddle, because blacks and hispanics would beat himself to death with it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 10, 2026 12:21 AM (guCHD)

227 Aztec Hobbits? I never run into any of them.

Posted by: Bubba Hotep at February 10, 2026 12:22 AM (cqO0M)

228
Mary,

I feel the same way.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:23 AM (3ek7K)

229 @ 150k per the jetson wont proliferate into soccer mom status anytime soon........however the point that we really dont need the sheeple airborne at all. Even if the flying pinto had caught on we would be extinct due to dumbass

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (jrgJz)

230 I am comforted in knowing I have a bullet to eat before that happens to me.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
------------

No. No no no, that's not how you do it!

30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.

At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

231 No one's going to be raping me!

Posted by: Karen Winemom at February 10, 2026 12:25 AM (0e5Te)

232

The lastest I've read about the Guthrie news is law enforcement is looking close to home.

Ya think?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (3ek7K)

233 I'll go out fighting JQ. But I won't be their white bitch.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (/WQyy)

234 No. No no no, that's not how you do it!

30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.

At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...
Posted by: JQ

Seven magazines is base load.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

235 222 What would actually happen: slavery, starvation, and mass murder.
Each group will get in power, loot the government to the fullest of their ability, punish all their enemies

Essentially NY, only this time it is being run by someone who looks like a 1960's Klingon::Madmani.

If their words were water, they would drown us all -- REMAIN KLINGON!

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RemainKLINGON
Senior Hamas Official Vows Terror Group Will Never Disarm, Rejects Foreign Pressure

History always records these famous last words as a savage and primitive people are never missed.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
... the more brazen and relentless one’s acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance, and find even powerful men of conscience coming to one’s door offering to forget, to forgive, and to give forgiveness a bad name.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:27 AM (k2j4C)

236 Modern pot isn't as good as the good old days, anyway. Bring back Acupolka Gold! 🙄😲😆
Posted by: mindful webworker

I've acu polka'd stoned. It was fun. I found that my feet went where they were supposed to go, on time, and without thinking about it.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (KAi1n)

I could use some of that now. After decades of putting it off I decided to learn Eric Johnson's cliffs of dover. Its going good, but I keep getting distracted by shiny objects. I used to focus like a laser with weed, because yeah it puts you in the zone. With that song, I need to be in the frigging zone.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:28 AM (snZF9)

237 No one's going to be raping me!
Posted by: Karen Winemom
---------

Sure, honey. You may be ugly, but that's not what r@pe is all about.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)

238 Also, the Kim Darby-John Newland "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" is still one of the creepiest things you can see. Even though it was "made for TV."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 10, 2026 12:30 AM (CHHv1)

239 I am comforted in knowing I have a bullet to eat before that happens to me.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
------------

No. No no no, that's not how you do it!

30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.

At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

Solid plan.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:32 AM (snZF9)

240 148 This has probably already been mentioned, but its new to me. California taxes must truly be a maze of crazy.

Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.

Posted by: Huck Follywood

Giggity....

Posted by: Gavin Newsom gazes benevolently in the camera at February 10, 2026 12:34 AM (sAmhv)

241 On a lighter note. DJT's Superbowl party, LOL

https://tinyurl.com/46vvwsjm

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (/WQyy)

242 Dad & I talked about it once.. over the gub-grabbing BS years ago. Both agreed we'd go out in a pile of empty brass if that's what it came down to.

Dad was cool. (Wish I'd realized it sooner!)

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)

243 214 Bad Bunny scrubbed his social media today.

Asshole
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

Huh. I would have thought he would have been proud. He just owned all the chuds.

He's a shock artist. What does he have to be scared about?

Oh wait, did some hispanic dudes call him out on their kids hearing his song lyrics?

Oh. No.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

LOL!! Hell hath no fury than unintended consequences scorned.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 12:37 AM (sAmhv)

244 JQ,

Yep, same here.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:38 AM (3ek7K)

245 I'm skeptical. While I haven't smoked any in decades, even back then I didn't know anyone who smoked 20 or 40 joints a day, like cigarettes. And that was with the weak-sauce weed they had back then. With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)

A friend of mine put it this way when talking about today's weed. He said if we had this shit back in school we would have never graduated. Friends of mine who were big weed heads back in the day will take 3 days to smoke 1 joint when dealing with the current shit. Back in high school you could easily burn 10 in day, no problem, because it was basically crap. Today, hell no, and if thats what they are doing these days no wonder they are fucked up.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)

246 On a lighter note. DJT's Superbowl party, LOL

https://tinyurl.com/46vvwsjm

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that!!!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

247 Dad & I talked about it once.. over the gub-grabbing BS years ago. Both agreed we'd go out in a pile of empty brass if that's what it came down to.

Dad was cool. (Wish I'd realized it sooner!)

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)

This would be the ballad of me and Mr Scary.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:41 AM (/WQyy)

248 CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists in Virginia SSR have made me a criminal. Because of the cartridges for my .9mm FPC. They are over 10 round cartridges. The 17 and 23 round cartridges that came with the gun are now contreband. I'm trying to figure out how this will drop the crime rate, which will now rise because CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists are releasing rapists, murderers, and pedos. It's like they really are Bolsheviks.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 12:41 AM (sAmhv)

249 Today, hell no, and if thats what they are doing these days no wonder they are fucked up.
Posted by: Berserker
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No joke! I'm good for one puff, maybe two. Cheap date, LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

250 The big problem with helicopter failures is altitude; they fly too.low.
Yes, with forward momentum, the rotor will "autorotate" and the helicopter will act like a plane with no.engine - it will."glide" and maybe you can find a golf course or something.
BUT... when the engine fail, the rotor stops. Now, you're a brick. If you can "get it into neutral " it will autorotate, eventually. If you're too close to the ground, the rotor never gets to enough rpm to actually have some lift.
Getting the machine into autorotation mode is part of helicopter pilot training, but if your under 500 ft with with 80 mph forward speed... Lower forward speed at the time of engine failure raises the necessary altitude.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 10, 2026 12:44 AM (pk60q)

251 stop buying round cartridges......get square ones instead.

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 10, 2026 12:47 AM (jrgJz)

252 243: LOL!! Hell hath no fury than unintended consequences scorned.

Gabriel Shear/Swordfish
"Anyone who impinges on America's freedom. Terrorist states, Stanley. Someone must bring their war to them. They bomb a church, we bomb ten. They hijack a plane, we take out an airport. They execute American tourists, we tactically nuke an entire city. Our job is to make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans."

Gabriel: "You have the power to cure all the world's diseases, but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child; could you kill that child, Stanley?"

Stanley: "No."

Gabriel: "You disappoint me; it's the greatest good."

Stanley: "Well, how about ten innocents?"

Gabriel: "Now you're getting it. How about a hundred? How about a thousand? Not to save the world, but to preserve our way of life?"

President's Analyst/1967: how little has changed.
"You want to be the great humanitarian? You want to save the world? Then take the gun. Because the only way you’re going to save the world is by killing the people who are trying to destroy it."

The only thing necessary for Evil to prosper is for Good Men to do Absolutely Nothing.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:47 AM (hz1Ru)

253 CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists in Virginia SSR have made me a criminal. Because of the cartridges for my .9mm FPC. They are over 10 round cartridges. The 17 and 23 round cartridges that came with the gun are now contreband. I'm trying to figure out how this will drop the crime rate, which will now rise because CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists are releasing rapists, murderers, and pedos. It's like they really are Bolsheviks.
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Clean 'em up, cosmoline 'em, vacuum seal into heavy Mylar and bury them out in the woods where you can get to them but not on your property. If they ask, you disassembled them and flattened them and recycled the.metal. Buy a couple of 10 round mags to maintain proficiency at the range.
If you.move to the United States, collect them on the way out of state.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 10, 2026 12:52 AM (pk60q)

254 On a lighter note. DJT's Superbowl party, LOL

https://tinyurl.com/46vvwsjm

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that!!!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

I miss parties like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:53 AM (snZF9)

255 "Resistance is useless!"
Posted by: Some Vogon

Resistance is juiceless

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:53 AM (KAi1n)

256 It's like they really are Bolsheviks.
Posted by: Puddleglum

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 10, 2026 12:54 AM (dhHpw)

257 I disagree on the strength-of-dope stuff. You're getting more THC and less of everything else, like aromatic hydrocarbons and such. It's also what you do when you're stoned. If you passively consume stimuli that is different than if you actively engage your brain.

Hey Berserker - what's your favorite song on Sad Wings of Destiny? (I assume being in a Priest cover band in 1980 you were playing the old stuff.)

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:57 AM (KAi1n)

258
When I turned 50 my parents flew in to celebrate my birthday.

They went to bed early.

We and our friends sat on the patio smoking pot.

It was most awesome birthday ever, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:58 AM (3ek7K)

259 255 "Resistance is useless!"
Resistance is juiceless

But Impedance is Real.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:58 AM (1f36Y)

260 I liked The President's Analyst. In high school, I used a large movie rating guide that they had at the public library -- I forget the name, but it graded very carefully on a four-star scale where a typical popcorn flick was two stars, competent but not cinema -- and then mixed borrowing movies from them with renting from the video store. Made my own home double feature with that and Rustler's Rhapsody, two different kinds of surreal.

Posted by: SciVo at February 10, 2026 01:01 AM (Sy6m/)

261 Electric Tuna is a potential band name.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at

Hot Tuna says we got here first.
And we play both acoustic and electric.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 10, 2026 01:03 AM (sl73Y)

262 Well, time for me to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 01:04 AM (8zz6B)

263
Goodnight AOP and sleep well.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:05 AM (3ek7K)

264 I miss parties like that.
Posted by: Berserker
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A guy I worked with-- and his wife-- would party like that, even into their 40s. Oh, boy!

He passed out and his wife applied makeup to him omg, and his buddies took pictures.. They had many xerox copies made & another guy brought a stack into work. Taped them up *all over* the department. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

265 Hot Tuna. I thought Jorma and Jack were enjoyable listening. That Fur Peace ranch thing. No thanks.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:11 AM (/WQyy)

266
Hot Tuma,

Tuna casserole?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:15 AM (3ek7K)

267 Goodnight AOP.

Scary, I loved the DJT party video!

Hi JQ, how are you doing?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:15 AM (0nHVk)

268 Hi, Debby!

Doin' okay... Day 3 and I haven't k!ll3d anyone yet, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

269 Hope you've had a good day too, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)

270 Hi Debby!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:20 AM (/WQyy)

271 ... DJT party video!
First Person Superbowl Halftime of the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig446isvXlI

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 01:28 AM (1f36Y)

272 I had a very good, very lazy day here, did nothing that I was supposed to do, went out for a two Bloody Mary's lunch with my neighbor and he had to vent to me about having to watch the halftime show at his liberal sister-in-law's house yesterday. We had fun, he is the little brother that I never had. I came home and took a nap!!

BTW, his SIL told him that English is not our country's official language. I thought that English was our official language, hasn't that been codified into law?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:30 AM (0nHVk)

273
Debby,

WTH is wrong with people ?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:31 AM (3ek7K)

274 I thought that English was our official language, hasn't that been codified into law?
Posted by: Debby
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Not sure. Every medical billing still comes with a separate page of "privacy notice" in about 20 different languages.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)

275 For Debby. Show him this. Your neighbors' SIL can pound sand.

https://tinyurl.com/4mmp2tce

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:42 AM (/WQyy)

276 BTW, his SIL told him that English is not our country's official language. I thought that English was our official language, hasn't that been codified into law?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:30 AM (0nHVk)

Not a law (yet). Donaldus Maximus finally made it so by an Executive Order.

"Mar 1, 2025 In 2025, President of the United States issued an executive order declaring English as the official language of the country. The order revoked a previous policy of providing services in multiple languages and rescinded related guidance documents."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 10, 2026 01:44 AM (aMrr2)

277 fourseasons, I honestly don't know, but where I live there is this level of craziness everywhere.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk)

278 BSM, I thought PDJT had made an EO about it, but wasn't sure. Even so---

"BUT TRUMP!!!" blahblahblah

And that's it. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)

279 I thought English as the official language was an executive order from Trump, and so is in effect but isn’t permanent.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 10, 2026 01:46 AM (dhHpw)

280 Hey Berserker - what's your favorite song on Sad Wings of Destiny? (I assume being in a Priest cover band in 1980 you were playing the old stuff.)

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:57 AM (KAi1n)

Tough one. I would have to go with tyrant. That was always a crowd pleaser. Was definitely fun to do. We did almost the whole album. We had a really great singer for a very short period, so we did dreamer deceiver and deceiver while we had him. We did victim of changes, but I hated that frigging song, so we used to rotate between that, the ripper, and isle of domination. But yeah, I have to go with tyrant as my fav. We did it consistently, and never removed it. I did it in a few other cover bands too. It was just that good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 01:48 AM (snZF9)

281 A guy I worked with-- and his wife-- would party like that, even into their 40s. Oh, boy!

He passed out and his wife applied makeup to him omg, and his buddies took pictures.. They had many xerox copies made & another guy brought a stack into work. Taped them up *all over* the department. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

I partied like that well into my 50's. I still do when its that kind of party. I'm a text book metal guitar player asshole. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 01:51 AM (snZF9)

282 Prayers please for Mr Scary. He goes for 4 week post op visit tomorrow for his shoulder surgery. He has not had a lot of pain.issues. He has done well, i believe. But he has been bored and aggravated.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:52 AM (/WQyy)

283 Bers, you're so hardcore. LOL! More power to ya!

I'm a wimp... haven't partied like that since my 20s. Thankfully, was never on the receiving end of the post-passout shenanigans.

Bartending was better, in my 30s-- just stood back and observed from a safe distance!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

284 Prayers up for both of you, BSM. Glad your hubby is healing well!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

285 Thank you all for that info, I have bookmarked it and will send it to him tomorrow. I told him that we need to fight back with cold hard facts.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:02 AM (0nHVk)

286 Bers, you're so hardcore. LOL! More power to ya!

I'm a wimp... haven't partied like that since my 20s. Thankfully, was never on the receiving end of the post-passout shenanigans.

Bartending was better, in my 30s-- just stood back and observed from a safe distance!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah standing back and observing from a safe distance was never my style. lol

The thing is you have to know your limitations. I stayed away from hard drugs, didn't drink to where I got stupid. I would stay in control...usually.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:04 AM (snZF9)

287 Tyrant is my favorite Priest song. I prefer the slower, doomier, studio version. The lyrics are fantastic.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:07 AM (KAi1n)

288 Well Bers, if you ever partied in any place where I worked... (probably you didn't, but...)

Thanks for the free entertainment!

You know what I mean, hahaha.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

289 Elon Musk retweeted
X Freeze@XFreeze . 10h

SpaceX will have the first Moon base and it's much closer than most realize

Starship can carry the highest tonnage to space of anything ever built and it's fully reusable, which changes everything

Tesla Optimus robots could do most of the construction work, with minimal human intervention

Tesla already makes solar panels at scale, perfect for powering a lunar base

Even Tesla's Cybertruck could be adapted for lunar transport

When you factor in all the pieces working together, a Moon base isn't decades away...it's happening sooner than we think

Once established, the utility of a lunar outpost will scale exponentially, creating the foundation for humanity's permanent presence beyond Earth

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:10 AM (6W1vz)

290 Tyrant is my favorite Priest song. I prefer the slower, doomier, studio version. The lyrics are fantastic.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:07 AM (KAi1n)

Like I said, it was always a crowd pleaser. Over time a lot of the older priest songs fell to the wayside because so much new shit was coming out. Maiden, Ozzy, Dio, Accept, etc. Not to mention newer priest albums. We kept tyrant, had to, but then you had the hellion/electric eye, screaming for vengeance, bloodstone, then defenders of the faith came out. There was no more room at the fucking Inn, lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9)

291 Bunch of USS Midway sailors on TDY to 'my' club in Japan... Long Island Iced Teas all around...

Now THAT was a party! And no one got (seriously) wounded. Not much blood, anyway. Heh.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

292 I want some pot grown in moon dust.

Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (J/fgw)

293 Once established, the utility of a lunar outpost will scale exponentially, creating the foundation for humanity's permanent presence beyond Earth

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:10 AM (6W1vz)

Hopefully it will be heavily armed. Ours, get the fuck off. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:15 AM (snZF9)

294 I want some pot grown in moon dust.

Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (J/fgw)

Right? 1/6 gravity weed. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:16 AM (snZF9)

295 Bunch of USS Midway sailors on TDY to 'my' club in Japan... Long Island Iced Teas all around...

Now THAT was a party! And no one got (seriously) wounded. Not much blood, anyway. Heh.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

You were bar tending in japan??? Damn...

I love long island ice teas. Thats my usual drink when I go out.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:18 AM (snZF9)

296 The Chinese may be problematic, at first. Or they may be totally bankrupt by then.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (6W1vz)

297 Growing in moon dust--

Wonder what's the pH of that? And what nutrients does it have? Would any of our earthly flora actually grow in it?

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

298 I still party like that if I get the chance, I can't be driving though and you may as well cancel any events for the following two days.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)

299 We all know Elon is serious too. If I live to welcome my grandsons home from a trip to the moon in high school I will have lived a full life better than 99.9999% of the lives ever lived.

Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (J/fgw)

300 You were bar tending in japan??? Damn...

I love long island ice teas. Thats my usual drink when I go out.
Posted by: Berserker
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Mostly I was cocktail waitressing, but learning to tend the bar there. I was a "dependent wife of active duty USN service member" at the time. On Misawa AB.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:22 AM (rdVOm)

301 Growing in moon dust--

Wonder what's the pH of that? And what nutrients does it have? Would any of our earthly flora actually grow in it?

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

It pretty nasty stuff really. I remember reading about it. Its really abrasive, fine, and sharp like glass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)

302 still party like that if I get the chance, I can't be driving though and you may as well cancel any events for the following two days.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)

you're going to have to make it to my christmas party. You can be an asshole and crash here. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:23 AM (snZF9)

303 Bing: How are the stranded Chinese astronauts doing?

The Chinese astronauts, members of the Shenzhou 21 mission, are currently stranded aboard the Tiangong space station without a reliable return craft. They are living on the station without a lifeboat, and the situation is expected to be temporary. China has a standby lifeboat available at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which can be launched to the station as little as 8.5 days later. The Shenzhou 21 crew is due to return to Earth early next year, and the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft will be launched at an appropriate time in the future.

The astronauts are safe and the situation is being managed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) to ensure their safety and the safety of the station's crew.
Space.com
+

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:24 AM (6W1vz)

304 The astronauts are safe and the situation is being managed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) to ensure their safety and the safety of the station's crew.
Space.com
+

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:24 AM (6W1vz)

In other words they're dead men walking...or floating.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)

305 >>The astronauts are safe and the situation is being managed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) to ensure their safety and the safety of the station's crew.
Space.com
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They have Laika the Space Dog to keep them company.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)

306 In other words they're dead men walking...or floating.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)
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Ground control to Major Wan.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 02:31 AM (Hbs7G)

307
They've grown some plants in lunar dirt returned from Apollo. It's not ideal, but it can grow some stuff. They also do experiments with simulated Martian dirt.

I do not know what all would be involved, but there is active research on lunar and Martian greenhouses to grow shit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:32 AM (w6EFb)

308 Thanks, publius! Can't imagine that gritty dust could grow much besides cacti?

It'll be interesting to see the results of that research.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

309 LOL Bers, I don't want to be that asshoe. I used to urge hubs to move his friends along after 24 hours, God Bless him, he never uttered a word about my brother living with us every summer for several years. Not the crazy brother, the normal one, he was my best friend in the whole world.

I still want to come to your Christmas party, Bers, I will surely be a novelty to your friends.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (0nHVk)

310
The Chicoms succeeded in sprouting some seeds, cotton seeds I think, on one of their landers on the Moon. It didn't use lunar soil, but earth soil in a sealed biocontainer. They sprouted, but didn't last too long.

They also had some insect eggs and some other stuff, but that didn't take. They had problems with temperature control or something.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)

311
I do not know what all would be involved, but there is active research on lunar and Martian greenhouses to grow shit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:32 AM (w6EFb)
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Earth dirt, a premium commodity on mars.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:39 AM (6W1vz)

312 LOL Bers, I don't want to be that asshoe. I used to urge hubs to move his friends along after 24 hours, God Bless him, he never uttered a word about my brother living with us every summer for several years. Not the crazy brother, the normal one, he was my best friend in the whole world.

I still want to come to your Christmas party, Bers, I will surely be a novelty to your friends.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (0nHVk)

Not that much of a novelty. Theres probably a few older than you that will be there. You'll fit right in.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:40 AM (snZF9)

313 Its really abrasive, fine, and sharp like glass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

That sounds just like my wife.

Posted by: Zombie Rodney Dangerfield at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (KAi1n)

314
The proper term for dirt on other astronomical bodies is "regolith". "Soil" is technically an earth thing, with organic material and all that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (w6EFb)

315 Ground control to Major Wan.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 02:31 AM (Hbs7G)

Ground control to major tong
you fucked up there's sumpting wong

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (snZF9)

316 I have a friend over in the peoples republic of WA state, what grew some really awesome stuff a couple years ago. Yeah. Just in the backyard, even.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

317 I wonder if it's possible to grow shrooms in decaying pot. That would be wild if a hybrid could grow naturally.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:44 AM (KAi1n)

318 >>I wonder if it's possible to grow shrooms in decaying pot. That would be wild if a hybrid could grow naturally.
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Beats picking them out of cow patties!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

319 Beats picking them out of cow patties!
Posted by: JQ

Which beats not picking them out of cow patties.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:46 AM (KAi1n)

320 I found some Shaggy Mane mushrooms at Dad's place last year. They were a bit too old to eat, darn it.

But I picked them & crumbled them over a shady spot in my yard. Will see if any of the spores take hold this spring.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)

321 Toby Li@tobyliiiiiiiiii . 13h

SpaceX is now shifting their priorities into building a Moon Base - doing so in less than a decade.

This proposal from the ISU involves converting a Starship into a lunar base, Skylab-style.

Starship’s ~1000m^ 3 of pressurized volume would result in a copious base.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:49 AM (6W1vz)

322 Beats picking them out of cow patties!
Posted by: JQ

Which beats not picking them out of cow patties.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:46 AM (KAi1n)

yikes, they can stay in the shit pile if you ask me. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:50 AM (snZF9)

323 Which beats not picking them out of cow patties.
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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I dunno... tried them once & it was mellow. Not real exciting but I definitely got a buzz. Didn't care for the taste-- we made 'tea' out of some dried ones. Meh. Maybe we were "doing it rong."

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)

324 Toby Li@tobyliiiiiiiiii . 13h

SpaceX is now shifting their priorities into building a Moon Base - doing so in less than a decade.

This proposal from the ISU involves converting a Starship into a lunar base, Skylab-style.

Starship’s ~1000m^ 3 of pressurized volume would result in a copious base.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:49 AM (6W1vz)

yeah, because everybody wants to live on the moon in a crashed space ship. Maybe he'll call it botany bay. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:51 AM (snZF9)

325 True confessions, hubs was well into the Alzheimer's and still at home, we went to the neighbor's for a party. I walked him home at about 1am and tucked him into bed, I stayed for a while and once he was asleep I went back to the neighbors as promised. I left my keys at home. Left their house at 4am and came home only to find myself locked out. I went back and pounded on their door and slept on the couch. I am not a good person sometimes.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)

326 Liberty Caps are everywhere when it's warm and rainy. Not interested.

Have fun if that's what you like, though.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

327 True confessions, hubs was well into the Alzheimer's and still at home, we went to the neighbor's for a party. I walked him home at about 1am and tucked him into bed, I stayed for a while and once he was asleep I went back to the neighbors as promised. I left my keys at home. Left their house at 4am and came home only to find myself locked out. I went back and pounded on their door and slept on the couch. I am not a good person sometimes.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)

Eh, shit happens.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:53 AM (snZF9)

328 Why not haul the ISS to the moon?

Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (J/fgw)

329 Aw, Debby-- you were just trying to still have a normal life!

Doesn't make you a bad person.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (rdVOm)

330
This is one hell of a complex subject, and there is a lot of active research going on. I asked Grok "what is known about growing plants in Lunar and Martian environments".

It can and will have to be done for some actual sustained base on the Moon or Mars. The regolith can be used, but it will have to be "amended" big time. Organic material will have to be added, and you'll have to inoculate it with various bacteria and all that to get something suitable. That's where the current research is focusing, how to amend it.

And yes, human waste (with pathogens removed) would be some of the organic material needed to be added.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:57 AM (w6EFb)

331 And speaking of my new word for the evening, "regolith". - And I'm just going one after the other.

Toby Li@tobyliiiiiiiiii . 10h

Regarding GCR exposure mitigation, it is discovered that lunar regolith layered up to 45 g/cm2 is effective at shielding against heavy ions and decreasing the effective dose equivalent (EDE) (Blunier et al.).

Above 105 g/cm2, lunar regolith radiation shielding becomes more effective at a linear rate (Blunier et al.). However, with layers from 45 to 105 g/cm2, the ionizing radiation from GCRs interacting with the regolith shielding produces undesirable secondary particles (Blunier et al.).
Analysis from Akisheva and Gourinat (2021) shows that the addition of a 5 cm polyethylene layer reduces the generation of secondary particles, and that, at least of lunar regolith is required to meet the Jamestown Base radiation exposure baseline with this configuration.

cont

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:58 AM (6W1vz)

332 cont

this configuration.
According to the findings of Akisheva and Gourinat (2021), a 40 cm thick 4.0 g/cm3 compacted lunar regolith will be utilized for GCR exposure mitigation and for greater habitat thermal insulation and lower heating power requirements, as further expanded in Section 6.3 (Akisheva & Gourinat).

The shielding requirements derived solely for GCRs are insufficient to protect the crew during intense SEP events.

In addition to the baseline habitat shielding described earlier, a SEP storm shelter is needed.

Akisheva and Gourinat (2021) indicate that such a shelter requires a minimum of 150 cm of compacted regolith at 2.7 g/cm3and lined with a 5cm polyethylene shelter in order to limit SPE-induced doses to the blood-forming organs below the short-term non-cancer limit of 250 mGy-Eq and remain within NASA’s 30-day effective dose limit of 250 mSv.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:58 AM (6W1vz)

333 JQ, I only tried mushrooms twice, the first time I got violently ill, the second time I was convinced that plants were growing rapidly around me, not really interested in exploring them again. We are allowed to grow six marijuana plants for personal use here, I haven't done so, but some friends have and they have shared and it is good, organic even.

JQ, and Bers, you are kind, thank you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 03:02 AM (0nHVk)

334 To amend the Martian soil we import earthworms to do their duty. However the continents of the Martian soil effect them in unexpected ways and they turn into Graboids. ...Fred Ward to the red phone.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:02 AM (6W1vz)

335
Good evening all. I do not think humanity's future is in space.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 10, 2026 03:03 AM (n7rxJ)

336 I am not a good person sometimes.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

Shit happens with Alzheimer's patients. I learned to expect the unexpected. Don't beat yourself up about it. I had to call the police several times when my husband decided to go walkabout despite my attempts to keep him from doing it. The police were very kind and hunted him down but I still felt guilty about raising such a ruckus.

Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 03:07 AM (lJ0H4)

337 Aw, Debby-- you were just trying to still have a normal life!

Doesn't make you a bad person.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (rdVOm)

Exactly. The bass player that comes to my house on saturday has a paralyzed wife. He has nobody to take care of her. He leaves her for a few hours like a slab of beef in bed and comes out to jam for a few hours. He has to get out for a few hours to maintain his sanity.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:07 AM (snZF9)

338 The one and only time I tried peyote, gave me one *h3ll* of a stomach ache! Never again.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:08 AM (rdVOm)

339 Let's give a big warm welcome to the new Florida Man:

https://tinyurl.com/4ubapawy

What this means to California(ns):

https://tinyurl.com/5au8j2je

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 03:08 AM (Hbs7G)

340 328 Why not haul the ISS to the moon?
Posted by: Reforger
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One of the reasons he switched to stainless steel for rocket constriction was reuse of materials after the rockets arrived at Mars.

The re-purposing of the rocket body on the Moon will be the first examination of the necessities to accomplish reconstruction.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:10 AM (6W1vz)

341 One of the reasons he switched to stainless steel for rocket constriction was reuse of materials after the rockets arrived at Mars.

The re-purposing of the rocket body on the Moon will be the first examination of the necessities to accomplish reconstruction.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:10 AM (6W1vz)

Pretty cool concept actually.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:12 AM (snZF9)

342 He has to get out for a few hours to maintain his sanity.
Posted by: Berserker
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Yes, it is very important to take breaks. At least he doesn't need to worry that she'll go out and wander!

Hubby got to the point that I couldn't trust him home alone. He'd do odd and dangerous things while I slept. Seems he'd wait for me to fall asleep and then get into things like a toddler. A devious and disobedient one! I had to hide the vehicle keys and remove the range control knobs.

One day, I walked into the room and he had the pellet stove open while it was burning. I closed the front of it. Then, he opened the pellet stove hopper! Ugh! (Good way to set the whole thing on fire)

Made me afraid to even go to the store for a few minutes. That's when I knew it was "time"

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)

343
There is just about zero nitrogen on the Moon. And that's one of the biggies plants needs, N, P, and K. The P and K are there, but not too abundant and what's there is not in bioavailable form. So, we're going to have get the N there, and some P and K. Think in concentrated form.

The regolith itself will be a decent base to make soil, but it's going to have be amended big time, and it will take time.

A lunar greenhouse for the Moon base will probably start out as hydroponics. That's the start. You get that going, and then slowly start to amend the existing regolith, blending in the waste products and bacteria and all that.

Trucking up "potting soil" from earth, while it would be nice, would be terribly inefficient and expensive. Impossibly so.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:20 AM (w6EFb)

344 Earth dirt, a premium commodity on mars.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:39 AM (6W1vz)

Easy Peasy. Just get some space cows on the job. Cow poo for the win!

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 10, 2026 03:24 AM (I40wl)

345 A response to the usable area from the Space ship.

Shay Monat@shmonat . 1h

Sorry for being picky on the details but it's 1000 m^2 of usable floor space and 2500 m^3 of liveable volume. That's 2.5 times the ISS
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Guess pedants have their place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (6W1vz)

346 >>So, we're going to have get the N there, and some P and K. Think in concentrated form.
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Miracle-Gro FTW! And start a compost pile..

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)

347 One day, I walked into the room and he had the pellet stove open while it was burning. I closed the front of it. Then, he opened the pellet stove hopper! Ugh! (Good way to set the whole thing on fire)

Made me afraid to even go to the store for a few minutes. That's when I knew it was "time"

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah, when it gets to that point.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:31 AM (snZF9)

348 Oh my gosh JQ, I fell asleep once and woke up and couldn't find him anywhere in the house, He was seated in the driver's seat of my minivan in the garage, it was fully loaded with an unusual amalgamation of household goods. The car was fully loaded, he had been out there for a while.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 03:33 AM (0nHVk)

349 Wow, Debby. That's scary! Was that *the moment* for you?

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

350 Easy Peasy. Just get some space cows on the job. Cow poo for the win!
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Put ankle weights on them so they don't jump off the moon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:36 AM (6W1vz)

351 >> I do not think humanity's future is in space.

Depends on just what you mean by future. Mammals like us have maybe 250 million years before Erf becomes inhospitable for us. That's also the chaotic time limit for the orbits of the solar system. "Anything could happen", some gravitational butterfly could've flapped its wings and earth gets ejected from the solar system. Not likely, but not impossible.

As the Sun slowly evolves, it gets hotter and hotter. Complex life will be impossible after maybe 800 million years, 1 billion tops.

Note all this happens well before the Sun becomes a red giant.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:40 AM (w6EFb)

352 Easy Peasy. Just get some space cows on the job. Cow poo for the win!
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Put ankle weights on them so they don't jump ~~off~~ over the moon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:36 AM (6W1vz)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 03:40 AM (Hbs7G)

353 The Daily Mail cited Pentagon funding proposals to report in late December that the US plans to once again store tactical nukes in the UK upon renovating Lakenheath Airbase.

... They added that “The U.K. will receive its (12 F-35A) jets at the end of this decade and it will be the first time it has had an air-launched tactical nuclear weapon since 1998.
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maybe we should keep the warheads?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:41 AM (6W1vz)

354 Time to get moving

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 03:41 AM (Ia/+0)

355 @bennyjohnson , 6h

Unsealed court documents detail how Trump called the police about Jeffrey Epstein in 2006 where he described Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein’s evil “operative”.
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People think otherwise but Trump is very strict.
Watch how he follows the law, to the letter.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:43 AM (6W1vz)

356 On "good" days, hubby wanted to help out. Wanted to mow the lawn (this was a couple of years ago, before he got really bad) which had been 'his' job for over 30 years...even before we got together!

So, once the yard was cleared of fallen sticks, I called him out & helped him onto the mower (a rider.) He couldn't remember how to work the controls.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:44 AM (rdVOm)

357
Other bad stuff will likely happen will before then. In a 100,000 years, a medium super volcano will likely have gone off. By 1 million years, a heap big one will be likely. These are civilization killer events.

One of those went off 75,000 years ago, and nearly wiped out homo sapiens. Big genetic bottleneck from then.

And in about 500,000 years, almost certain for 1km ELE asteroid strike.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:47 AM (w6EFb)

358 And in about 500,000 years, almost certain for 1km ELE asteroid strike.
Posted by: publius
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SMOD! Finally!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:49 AM (rdVOm)

359 SOD-NY 10/18/19

...knew Epstein was disgusting. TRUMP said MAWELL was EPSTEIN's operative, "she is evil and to focus on her". TRUMP told redacted that he was around EPSTEIN once when teenagers were present and TRUMP "got the hell out of there". TRUMP was pm pf the very first people to call when people found out that they were investigating EPSTEIN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:51 AM (6W1vz)

360
I think about 20,000 years is the expected time for something big, some civilization threatening event (volcano, asteroid, plus a host of other big things) to have happen.

If we want human civilization to last 100, 000 years, maybe a few million years (there's all sorts of musing on just how low homo sapiens could last), we are going to have to go off planet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:52 AM (w6EFb)

361 And in about 500,000 years, almost certain for 1km ELE asteroid strike.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:47 AM (w6EFb)

Yeah, bad day for earth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:53 AM (snZF9)

362
There's some chances of a close gamma ray burst thrown in that mix, too. There are some candidate stars that could do it, if aimed just right. Wake up one day and the planet receives lethal, sterilizing doses of gamma rays from space, killing everything on the side facing it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:54 AM (w6EFb)

363 So glad that I (probably) won't live long enough to see TEOTWAWKI. After everything that's happened, not sure I could handle any more major changes.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)

364
I remember some podcast with Elon, probably smoking a big joint, musing about all this, and he figured 1 million years would be a good run for human civilization. If we can last that long, he'd call it good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:56 AM (w6EFb)

365 >>So, we're going to have get the N there, and some P and K. Think in concentrated form.
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Miracle-Gro FTW! And start a compost pile..
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)

Not Brawndo? It's got electrolytes!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 10, 2026 03:57 AM (S/Y4j)

366 Sweet dreams Horde, yes, that was my moment JQ. i am sleepy now and I need to do all of the stuff tomorrow that I didn't do today.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 03:58 AM (0nHVk)

367 LOL.

Brawndo! It's got what plants crave!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:58 AM (rdVOm)

368 'Night, Debby.

Sweet dreams!

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm)

369 Trump to Repeal Finding That Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Endanger Public Health, Sources Say -- WSJ

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:59 AM (6W1vz)

370 Time for me to go. Say good morning to Pixy for me.
'night good people.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 04:07 AM (6W1vz)

371 'Night, Braenyard.

Take it easy...

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 04:12 AM (rdVOm)

372 Yeah, I think that stuff about calibus being helpful is b*******. Especially since I hear that weed is much more potent than it was when I tried it as a teenager.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 05:07 AM (VM5Oa)

373 Especially since I hear that weed is much more potent than it was when I tried it as a teenager.
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Weed definitely is not what it was "back then"

It is way more potent and stinks a lot worse.

Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 05:13 AM (rdVOm)

374 "Biochemical research is mostly bullshit." -- CBD. Sounds about right. I read somewhere that 30% of studies can't be reproduced, just papers published with no real skepticism.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 05:51 AM (hXFMA)

375 Well, good night good people. Sleep well.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 10, 2026 05:53 AM (hXFMA)

376 Sam Darnold Seahawks QB gets 178000 apart from his game check salary. 7 days in CA will be 249000 is state tax. he gives up his entire superbowl win bonus+ part of the game check for being there 1 week in Santa Clara. this is the jock tax. The Seahawks play in that west NFC division against the 49ers and Rams 2 times so for these 4 days they also get a calculation for being in CA "earning money".

Posted by: paulnjax at February 10, 2026 06:40 AM (PPnyU)

Ghost Walk Cafe

A little hike in the Swiss Alps

Cute little deep-sea mutants.

If I had a pool you better believe it would be free entry for duck families. And sure, I'd race a duck.

Ducks are very underrated animals. No one ever thinks of them but the minute you see one you smile.

I don't know how to reconcile this but sometimes I go to a Chinese restaurant that specializes in Peking Duck. I guess they make me smile there, too.

Speaking of races: human v. border collie v. greyhound, the latter just toying with the other two.

Old vid, but it proves that dogs want to help and are 75% human.

It's like Melrose Place but with dog affairs.

Some animals are unherdable, little guy.

Gooooooooaaaatsss

Pretty girl bats her eyes and wags her tail.

Pup on a swing.

This is how I've felt since my Thanksgiving/Christmas weight gain.

When is summer? Tomorrow will be the first day of non-freezing temperatures for me. Gotta get out for a hike.

I became aware of this clickbait style post last year, when I saw questions asking do you see A or B when the answer was obviously C. And that bothers you, the idea that it's so obviously C but this idiot doesn't see it. I know this is just preying on the deep human instinct to correct someone. But I just keep falling for it. That one is especially hard to resist.

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1 Meep meep!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (QMfMe)

2 Woohoo! Cafe!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (Wmg4n)

3 Hi Nurse!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:30 PM (Wmg4n)

4 Hi ace! Thank you for the cafe! Seattle is all happy and silly because the Seahawks won. It’s a fun time to be here. Big parade on Wednesday.

And contrary to popular belief, there were no riots or looting or dumpster fires last night. That’s not how we celebrate.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (QMfMe)

5 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

6 I called 'em.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (zYpTz)

7 Willowed:

And I will repeat this again.
The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.
Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.
Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?
Posted by: Anna Puma

"Samurai" as in katanas and lacquered armor?

Or "samurai" as in the social class?

The former is dumb on its face, and the museum curator should commit seppuku forthwith.

The latter might be true in an Obi-Wan Kenobi sort of way..... was a samurai's wife given the same deference as her husband by the underclasses?
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:20 PM (VHUov)

Well, they're probably confusing things a bit with the naginata, which was a Japanese noble woman's weapon.

If the town or castle was over taken, the noble women were expected to fight. And, in fact, they trained on the use of the weapon.

If you saw the recent remake of "Shogun", you saw the noble women using it when the castle was over-run.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 07:33 PM (iJfKG)

8 And I just learned won won the SB

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

9 "Well, they're probably confusing things a bit with the naginata, which was a Japanese noble woman's weapon."

Based on an exaggerated sandwich making implement.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:34 PM (vFG9F)

10 Hi Piper!

Have you stopped shivering yet?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 07:35 PM (QMfMe)

11 There's a house up the street from me that has a few ducks in their backyard, along with a few chickens.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 07:35 PM (ESVrU)

12 10 Hi Piper!

Have you stopped shivering yet?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09

Yes! 66 tomorrow, 70 Wednesday. Congratulations on the Seahawks. I didn’t watch, but it wouldn’t have mattered who was playing.

I did watch the peeps game and that was really funny.

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:36 PM (Wmg4n)

13 Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (QMfMe)

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Congratulations on the SB win, nurse! How did the locals celebrate?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 07:36 PM (u73oe)

14 Pro tip, it is damn near impossible to wring a duck's neck. Chickens are a snap.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:37 PM (0KSrI)

15
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are home after nearly two weeks on the road. I immediately blotted my copybook by the discovery that I entered TBD in the wrong shows. There are two consecutive weekends of shows at the same location and I entered the wrong weekend. Can't undo the mistake.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:39 PM (tgvbd)

16 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (cYBz/)

17 Those "deep-sea mutants" are, indeed, cute. They look like some weird species of submarine owls.

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (2L+MU)

18 But the duck didn't win the race

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

19 But the duck didn't win the race

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Don't know how that double posted

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

21 Pretty girl bats her eyes

No pretty girl, of any species, penguins her eyes. Odd that.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:43 PM (0sNs1)

22 Skip - Maybe you're turning into Jimmy Two Times.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (cYBz/)

23 Hadrian everyone has 'the book' and the real book
Don't worry about it, its our secret

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

24 m r ducks

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (3uBP9)

25 Evening, Ace, and discerning Cafe Patrons!

Top pic: Can I have your stuff when you die? Except the mountain climbing gear. Won't be needing that. Nope."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (8zz6B)

26 Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are home after nearly two weeks on the road. I immediately blotted my copybook...

So that's what the kids are calling it these days.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 07:45 PM (u5LSF)

27 This place is duck central. Birds of all types really but ducks out the wazoo.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 07:45 PM (viF8m)

28 Hadrian, you are a saint.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:46 PM (0KSrI)

29 I aint buying they are takkng tiny steps, they are all on top of Roomba

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

30 The curvature of the Earth in that image up top is a conspiracy!

I actually have a friend -- old co-worker -- who is a "Q Anon" (he pedantically & frequently reminds me that there's "Q" and "Anons" but no "Q Anon"), and believes NASA never went to the moon.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (0Eh0f)

31 Can't undo the mistake.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:39 PM (tgvbd)

Could you bonsai him into a Chihuahua?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (8zz6B)

32 Lake Como video: Tourists getting excited about seeing the outfall of the city's storm drainage system.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (u5LSF)

33 Is this like the one time husbands wash her red top in hot water, shrink it, then never get asked to wash her clothes again?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (u82oZ)

34 tHe guy in them top picture has a good "On Belay" stance.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (u82oZ)

35 er Majesty and The Big Dummy are home after nearly two weeks on the road. I immediately blotted my copybook...

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So that's what the kids are calling it these days.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 07:45 PM

You learn things here, man.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

36 Well long commute tomorrow, and probably a few days so better get to bed.
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Our neighbor has a greyhound, literally the first one I've ever seen up close. He's a rescue dog, a former racer that ran in Florida. He has an incredibly sweet disposition. Are they known for being like that, or is old Jones, here, atypical of the breed?

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (2L+MU)

38 >>> 30 The curvature of the Earth in that image up top is a conspiracy!

I actually have a friend -- old co-worker -- who is a "Q Anon" (he pedantically & frequently reminds me that there's "Q" and "Anons" but no "Q Anon"), and believes NASA never went to the moon.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (0Eh0f)

*sigh*

Tell that dummy that we did too go to the Moon.

We used technology reverse-engineered from the crashed Roswell saucer!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 07:49 PM (ULPxl)

39
Could you bonsai him into a Chihuahua?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (8zz6B)

_________

Wouldn't make a difference. The shows I should have entered him in closed for entries last week.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:50 PM (tgvbd)

40 "And that bothers you, the idea that it's so obviously C"

It's obviously a hippotato. Or Adam Schiff.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 07:50 PM (ywU9+)

41 Peking Duck special restaurant name please!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Assist#3 at February 09, 2026 07:51 PM (vUhDf)

42 37 Our neighbor has a greyhound, literally the first one I've ever seen up close. He's a rescue dog, a former racer that ran in Florida. He has an incredibly sweet disposition. Are they known for being like that, or is old Jones, here, atypical of the breed?
Posted by: Paco at February 09

My understanding is they turn into couch potatoes once they come down from racing.

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:51 PM (OoFl2)

43 Light the beacons~! And the bacons~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 09, 2026 07:51 PM (diia5)

44 Paco, the two that I have had were very good natured . One came from the track and even after that was a sweetheart.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (0KSrI)

45 Ducks are hilarious and very loyal. Once they imprint on you, they'll follow you everywhere.

I was bailing hay one summer years ago and happened to run over a mallard duck's nest. One egg survived so I took it home and incubated it off of a heating pad. Cutest little shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (xFfhU)

46 24 m r ducks
Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (3uBP9)

Y s m r.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (zYpTz)

47
Are they known for being like that, or is old Jones, here, atypical of the breed?

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (2L+MU)

__________

Greys really are a sweet breed. Excellent house dogs because they're only hyper outdoors. Spend most of their time sleeping, so soundly you have to check to make sure they're alive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (tgvbd)

48 Hadrian the Seventh

Does this mean Her Majesty will stay home more?
So you two lovebirds can "Blot the Copybook" more?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (u82oZ)

49 Still Bat and Sea Stack free in 2026. What a great year so far!

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (oftw2)

50 >>I actually have a friend -- old co-worker -- who is a "Q Anon" (he pedantically & frequently reminds me that there's "Q" and "Anons" but no "Q Anon"), and believes NASA never went to the moon.

He's about to get another opportunity. Musk, not NASA, recently announced that he is temporarily putting Mars on hold and focusing on going to the moon instead. Says he can build a base there in half the time it would take to build one on Mars.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)

51 That ghost dance is fascinating. I think I find all graceful movement fascinating because that is the exact opposite of what I am. I have the grace of Bullwinkle the moose.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 07:53 PM (JbyEi)

52 Big day here today. Our new puppy pug and our standard poodle tentatively played together today. The puppy was too afraid of the much bigger poodle but she's finally figuring out that he's just a big goof who just wants to play.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 07:54 PM (J+Psw)

53 I was bailing hay one summer years ago and happened to run over a mallard duck's nest. One egg survived so I took it home and incubated it off of a heating pad. Cutest little shit.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM (xFfhU)

Did you teach it the Mallard Reaction when it grew up? Ask CBD. he know de wey.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 07:55 PM (8zz6B)

54 Tom Servo

"That trick never works!"

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:55 PM (u82oZ)

55
Does this mean Her Majesty will stay home more?

__________

Yes, I won't be a grass widower for the next couple of weeks.

I think she spends so much time on the road to get away from me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:56 PM (tgvbd)

56 The deep-see mutants are AI, of course.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 09, 2026 07:56 PM (XMwZJ)

57 >>> 50
==
He's about to get another opportunity. Musk, not NASA, recently announced that he is temporarily putting Mars on hold and focusing on going to the moon instead. Says he can build a base there in half the time it would take to build one on Mars.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)

It's about 3 days to the moon vs a year or so to Mars...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 07:56 PM (ULPxl)

58 How we yearned for Lake Como in the camps...

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. at February 09, 2026 07:57 PM (oftw2)

59 Alberta Oil Peon

So the esteemed Reverend was after tasty and browned duck?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:57 PM (u82oZ)

60 51 That ghost dance is fascinating. I think I find all graceful movement fascinating because that is the exact opposite of what I am. I have the grace of Bullwinkle the moose. - Tom Servo

Are we quite certain that they're not cruising around on concealed Roombas?

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:57 PM (2L+MU)

61 I wonder why it took Musk so long to come around to going to the moon first. It seems obvious to me. Maybe it was always supposed to be that way.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:58 PM (vFG9F)

62 52 Big day here today. Our new puppy pug and our standard poodle tentatively played together today. The puppy was too afraid of the much bigger poodle but she's finally figuring out that he's just a big goof who just wants to play.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good

Awwwwww

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:58 PM (OoFl2)

63
With AI and robotics I'm sure a Moon base can be built prior to astronauts landing there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:58 PM (tgvbd)

64 Japanese snow thrower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvp7DqnsJlM

Posted by: DaveA at February 09, 2026 07:58 PM (FhXTo)

65 fd

Elon wanted more distance from Earth, to create a population choke point.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:59 PM (u82oZ)

66 47 Greys really are a sweet breed. Excellent house dogs because they're only hyper outdoors. Spend most of their time sleeping, so soundly you have to check to make sure they're alive. - Hadrian the Seventh

Yes, the neighbor tells us that Jones sleeps an awful lot!

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:59 PM (2L+MU)

67 Nobody's going to Mars any time soon. Maybe in a hundred years or so...maybe.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 09, 2026 07:59 PM (XMwZJ)

68 Hadrian the Seventh

That is Elon's expressed plan. Robots first, then humans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 08:00 PM (u82oZ)

69 >> I wonder why it took Musk so long to come around to going to the moon first.

Reality set in against his very optimistic ideas about Mars.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:01 PM (w6EFb)

70 Musk, not NASA, recently announced that he is temporarily putting Mars on hold and focusing on going to the moon instead.
Posted by: JackStraw

"To the Moon, Elon!"

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 08:01 PM (KAi1n)

71 It's about 3 days to the moon vs a year or so to Mars...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 07:56 PM (ULPxl)

Plus he can prove techniques for rad shielding and construction there.

I remember seeing something that said the moon sucks ass. The soil/rock/gravel is insanely abrasive and gets in everything.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s)

72 >>>Did you teach it the Mallard Reaction when it grew up? Ask CBD. he know de wey.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

>I suppose I could have fattened him up and kill him and ate him, but at that time is was illegal to 'own' or possess a wild species. As soon as he could fly he was free to go.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 08:02 PM (xFfhU)

73 Bacon zoomies!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 08:02 PM (Wnv9h)

74 It's about 3 days to the moon vs a year or so to Mars...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 07:56 PM (ULPxl)

Moon would not be a bad place to assemble a station/ship to go to the moon. You need something better than an apollo capsule to go to Mars.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:02 PM (8avO+)

75
Elon needs to get his Starship HLS and the whole orbital refueling thing with multiple Starship tanker launches actually working.

The current NASA plan to get boots back on the lunar ground depends on Starship HLS. If we're gonna do that, then his Mars pie in the sky needs to wait.

Once we've got the Moon base working, the Mars pie in the sky is much closer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

76 I remember seeing something that said the moon sucks ass. The soil/rock/gravel is insanely abrasive and gets in everything.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s)

You could probably roll it in a water tank like they do for jewelry and abrade the sharp bits off pretty quickly. No water erosion on the moon.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:04 PM (8avO+)

77 Musk, not NASA, recently announced that he is temporarily putting Mars on hold and focusing on going to the moon instead.
Posted by: JackStraw

"To the Moon, Elon!"
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 08:01 PM (KAi1n)
----
The Moon really will be the proving ground for the human race. If we can figure out how to make the moon livable for any extended period of time, then we have a chance--and only a chance--of colonizing the rest of the Solar System. Reaching the stars may still be several centuries away, if it's even possible.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:04 PM (ESVrU)

78 m r ducks
Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (3uBP9)

Y s m r.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 07:52 PM

LIB. MR Ducks!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 08:04 PM (Wnv9h)

79 It's about 3 days to the moon vs a year or so to Mars...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Maybe Sparkle Beach Ken can build high speed rail to Mars.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 08:04 PM (J+Psw)

80 Have a great night, everyone.

May you please those around you, and vice versa.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 08:05 PM (u82oZ)

81
The lunar south pole is the target for the manned missions and possible base. That's where water is. Also, near month round sunlight at the top of some peaks down there.

It's also very cold, surface temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions get pretty damned low.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:06 PM (w6EFb)

82
The Moon really will be the proving ground for the human race. If we can figure out how to make the moon livable for any extended period of time, then we have a chance--and only a chance--of colonizing the rest of the Solar System.

___________

I don't know how we can pull it off without Grievance Studies professors, marketing fags and HR girlbosses.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 08:06 PM (tgvbd)

83 I remember seeing something that said the moon sucks ass. The soil/rock/gravel is insanely abrasive and gets in everything.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Like Vegas.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 08:07 PM (J+Psw)

84 If Earth didn't have a Moon, would we even *think* about going to Mars?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:09 PM (ESVrU)

85 The lunar south pole is the target for the manned missions and possible base. That's where water is. Also, near month round sunlight at the top of some peaks down there.

It's also very cold, surface temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions get pretty damned low.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:06 PM (w6EFb)

Their are weird gravity anomalies there, the Indians tried to land there and something confused the robo lander and it crashed a while back.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:09 PM (8avO+)

86 Nobody's going to Mars any time soon. Maybe in a hundred years or so...maybe.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 09, 2026 07:59 PM (XMwZJ)

We could get there way sooner, but the public's ability to accept loss is completely screwed up. We accept higher rates of death for demo pilots who are basically just recruitment ads, than bona fide explorers. Even unmanned rockets exploding seem to get more bad press than fatal air show mishaps.

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 08:10 PM (aqZN1)

87 Less than 4 weeks till Daylight Saving Time starts

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 08:10 PM (GITLP)

88 If Earth didn't have a Moon, would we even *think* about going to Mars?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:09 PM (ESVrU)

well we might not exist in that case.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:10 PM (8avO+)

89 No pretty girl, of
any species, penguins her
eyes. Odd that.

Haiku?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 08:12 PM (rbvCR)

90 >> If Earth didn't have a Moon, would we even *think* about going to Mars?

If we didn't have our big ass Moon, we might not even be here at all, much less think about going anywhere. :-)

The Moon stabilizes earth's axial tilt against chaotic resonances. Also the tidal basins are thought to be a crucial thing for getting life on land going.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:12 PM (w6EFb)

91 87 Less than 4 weeks till Daylight Saving Time starts
Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 08:10 PM (GITLP)

FML. It will take weeks after that for my circadian rhythm to adapt.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 08:12 PM (zYpTz)

92 @elonmusk
·
4h
SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon.

This will so insanely cool 🚀💫🤩

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 08:12 PM (viF8m)

93 >> Their are weird gravity anomalies there, the Indians tried to land there and something confused the robo lander and it crashed a while back.

Some of the woo-woo types I look at were going on about some "mysterious anomaly" they found a while back, talking big cover-up.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:13 PM (w6EFb)

94 There were women samurai.

They guarded the Women's quarters of castles & large estates.

At places like Hakone, were everyone was searched before being allowed to proceed ... men searched men & women (samurai) searched women.

Did women fight on the battle field? A few, especially archers. But mostly women samurai were last line of defense of the home / estate.

During the last battles of the Meiji restoration, pretty much the rebel male samurai were dead. So the last charges against the new Imperial forces were women. Soon they were dead too.

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 09, 2026 08:14 PM (3ZUWJ)

95
FML. It will take weeks after that for my circadian rhythm to adapt.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 08:12 PM (zYpTz)

___________

I never recovered when we went to Standard. My sleep cycle is still messed up.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 08:14 PM (tgvbd)

96 "SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon."

Welcome to New Australia

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 08:15 PM (KAi1n)

97 What can you do on the moon? It's like a giant bouncy-house, so I guess the kids would love it. Based on what Aetius451 AD said above about the surface, a golf course seems out of the question. If you get some pioneers of a certain age, you might get a pickleball league going.

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 08:15 PM (2L+MU)

98 SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon.

This will so insanely cool 🚀💫🤩
Posted by: JackStraw

I don't like leaving my neighborhood.

Posted by: Shut-In By Choice at February 09, 2026 08:16 PM (oftw2)

99 test

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 08:16 PM (bxiOq)

100 Woman discovers that babies are adorable. Some of us already knew.

https://is.gd/BQUbcm

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)

101 Goodnight.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 08:17 PM (viF8m)

102 Musk, not NASA, recently announced that he is temporarily putting Mars on hold and focusing on going to the moon instead.
Posted by: JackStraw

Living in microgravity is really bad on people, not only the radiation, but the effects on the body is hard. Even harder is the changes in pressure that can mess old broken up people like me on Earth.
Also, there has to be a better way of maintaining the habitat and hygene. ISS is reportedly smells like a sewer with BO and Mir reportedly was like living in a sewer with BO that was built by Soviet industry.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)

103 Greys really are a sweet breed. Excellent house dogs because they're only hyper outdoors. Spend most of their time sleeping, so soundly you have to check to make sure they're alive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

That stiff-legged way they sometimes sleep looks like rigor mortis, which doesn't help.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (VHUov)

104 44 Paco, the two that I have had were very good natured . One came from the track and even after that was a sweetheart. - Ben Had

I think the rescues are just so grateful to retire, they share their joy with everybody.

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (2L+MU)

105 Also, there has to be a better way of maintaining the habitat and hygene. ISS is reportedly smells like a sewer with BO and Mir reportedly was like living in a sewer with BO that was built by Soviet industry.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)
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And then, there's the Wolowitz Waste Distribution System...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (bxiOq)

106 Congratulations on the SB win, nurse! How did the locals celebrate?
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Lots of fireworks and the younguns went to Pioneer Square near the stadium to party in the streets till the wee hours. No busted windows. No looted stores. No overturned cars. There was a fair number of beer cans and bottles strewn about, but no damage. No shootings. No assaults.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (IhIKR)

107
Re moon dust. Some people, and Harrison Schmitt was one are quite "allergic" to it. Lunar hay fever, they call it, and it's a bitch. Some of the people in the lunar receiving lab who got a whiff of it got that as well.

It is crazy abrasive. Smells like gunpowder. If interested read how the Apollo astronauts described the smell once they got back inside the LM, and exposed that dust to the oxygen atmosphere inside.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (w6EFb)

108 C M WANGS?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 08:19 PM (IhIKR)

109 I tried a version of Pete Bog's spare ribs that CBD posted Sunday morning. A loosely-based version, but used the Stubb's spicy BBQ sauce as a base, lots of ginger and garlic, home-brew five spice, honey, soy sauce, a dollop of plum jam (no plum sauce avail in micro-town grocery) and cooking sherry. Braised and then finished in the oven. Pete Bog's looked better, but these were pretty danged good. Anyway, the photo was inspirational!

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 09, 2026 08:19 PM (4b7CV)

110 Paco, the two that I have had were very good natured . One came from the track and even after that was a sweetheart. - Ben Had

I think the rescues are just so grateful to retire, they share their joy with everybody.
Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM (2L+MU)
-----------
Greyhounds were very common around Portland when the dog track was active.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 08:19 PM (bxiOq)

111 SpaceX will build a system that allows anyone to travel to Moon.
-----

Under the current system, I don't want to fly to Denver. If ANY of those same assclowns are involved in flights to the Moon, I'll pass.

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 08:20 PM (Cjcf6)

112 Sadly, we have not had a penguin-free Café in 2026. The extra amount of work those little mierdas cause is incredible, not to mention the hit on our quarterly supplies budget for the tanker-loads of industrial-strength disinfectants and Febreeze.

Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Janitoria Staff at February 09, 2026 08:21 PM (nnW9Q)

113 There were old plans to go to the lunar poles as an extension of Apollo. There were books written about it. It was cancelled by Nixon.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 08:21 PM (dhHpw)

114 I think reef has some greyhound in him. Insane energy. Has the same build- all legs and rib cage. Different head a bit. When he does sleep he is like that. Legs rigid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)

115 Canadian scientists once accidentally released an experimental duck/penguin hybrid , known as the "puck", into the wild. It's prolificness and public complaint lead the Mounties to declare a year round open season to eliminate the mephitic menace from the skies over Montreal and other major Canadian cities. The campaign's slogan, "Get the puck outa here", was enthusiastically taken up by the besieged residents.

The reason for the creation of this bizarre hybrid are still unknown, as Penguin Facts' inquiries to the Canadian scientists were met with the cryptic response "Take off, you hoser".

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 09, 2026 08:22 PM (vFG9F)

116 That stiff-legged way they sometimes sleep looks like rigor mortis, which doesn't help.
Posted by: mikeski

Just remembered; greyhound owners call it "roaching." Image search "greyhound roaching" and you'll see pictures of dogs sleeping in postures that make all my joints hurt.

Despite being hot-climate dogs, there are a few in MN. One of the injun casino/racetracks has greyhound races. I guess it's not exploiting the animals when the injuns do it.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM (VHUov)

117
Had we kept up with the Apollo plans, we would have a Moon base by now, and likely have already had manned missions to Mars.

We'd probably be gearing up for long term missions to the outer solar system now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM (w6EFb)

118 If interested read how the Apollo astronauts described the smell once they got back inside the LM, and exposed that dust to the oxygen atmosphere inside.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:18 PM

So, evidence that penguins came from the moon?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)

119 I've recently been watching a bunch of footage of the Soviet withdrawal from the Afghanistan.

Two interviews stand out to me.

1.) A bourgeois Afghan shopkeeper lamenting that once these Russian troops leave, nobody will be left to buy the Western goods he stocks in his store.

2.) A Russian soldier lamenting that Afghan regime troops were just as worthless as the mujahideen, that he had no sense of who would win and didn't care, because he'd lost a bunch of pals, including two close friends, and just wanted to go home - this closely resembles things I heard from friends who went there later.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:25 PM (BI5O2)

120
L, M No Puppers

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 09, 2026 08:28 PM (QVmho)

121 We'd probably be gearing up for long term missions to the outer solar system now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM

Go here: https://wilderwealthywise.com/music-collection/

and scroll down near the bottom for:

We Gave Up The Stars For This

It encapsulates how many of us feel.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

122 I still wish they had tried ORION. The real ORION.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)

123 "So, evidence that penguins came from the moon?
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

With Nazi collaboration, they have certainly been there.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 09, 2026 08:32 PM (vFG9F)

124
Elon needs to get to work on the Epstein Drive. Constant thrust trajectories using insanely high specific impulse engines.

That would be the game changer indeed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:32 PM (w6EFb)

125 Elon needs to get to work on the Epstein Drive. Constant thrust trajectories using insanely high specific impulse engines.
Posted by: publius

Is it powered by underaged girls, or unexplained suicides?

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 08:34 PM (VHUov)

126 "Elon needs to get to work on the Epstein Drive. Constant thrust trajectories using insanely high specific impulse engines."

I hope he dedicates it to Epstein's mom.

Posted by: Putashack at February 09, 2026 08:35 PM (vFG9F)

127 >> Is it powered by underaged girls, or unexplained suicides?

The name *is* most unfortunate.

https://is.gd/g2hAVL

Solomon, not Jeffrey.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:37 PM (w6EFb)

128 Some of the woo-woo types I look at were going on about some "mysterious anomaly" they found a while back, talking big cover-up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:13 PM (w6EFb)

It just means some dense rocks or something. The moon is kinda wierd, its hard to keep things in orbit because it more like a balloon of rocks than a solid billiard ball gravitationally.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:38 PM (8avO+)

129 If one could build an interstellar drive fueled by goose shit, we'd be able colonize the solar system. The fucking Canadian geese running around here crap on everything.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 08:38 PM (xFfhU)

130
At a 1g acceleration/deceleration trajectory, travel time to Mars would be just 1.5 days.

That gets so fast it's almost straight line trajectories, as the target would curve so little in the short time to get there. Point and shoot almost.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:39 PM (w6EFb)

131 Pretty much all geese do is shit, be aggressive about territory and make gosling.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

132 Had we kept up with the Apollo plans, we would have a Moon base by now, and likely have already had manned missions to Mars.

We'd probably be gearing up for long term missions to the outer solar system now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM (w6EFb)

There was an old SF story where the US Army landed on the moon, but soon detected another base. They knew it wasn't other nations, was it aliens? No, it was a US Navy base.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:40 PM (8avO+)

133 At a 1g acceleration/deceleration trajectory, travel time to Mars would be just 1.5 days.

That gets so fast it's almost straight line trajectories, as the target would curve so little in the short time to get there. Point and shoot almost.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:39 PM (w6EFb)

a 1 G drive would take absurd amounts of fuel.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:41 PM (8avO+)

134
Jupiter would be about 6 days. #2 weeks to Neptune and 21 days to Pluto.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:42 PM (w6EFb)

135 There was an old SF story where the US Army landed on the moon
Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:40 PM

And in the latrines within their base could be found "FTA" incribed upon the walls.

This, of course, stands for "Fun, Travel, and Adventure", an Army recruiting slogan beloved by junior enlisted.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:43 PM (0sNs1)

136 You also have to slow down.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s)

137 Extracts gold snuff box from pocket of yellow satin vest, administers a pinch, sneezes violently, frantically retrieves bag wig from fireplace, dips flaming queue in finger bowl, replaces wig on head, shoots cuffs, latches on to lapels of bottle green coat.

The problem is not merely that the gallimaufry of obsessions, delusions and manias contained within the wormy frames of the thought boxes possessed by anti-penguin fanatics disturbs the peace of their rational and well-adjusted neighbors; nay, we must also consider that their soi-disant expertise rests upon a fundament of mendacity from which emanates a miasma of intellectual mephitis that corrupts bona fide discourse - as noxious in its various manifestations as is the stench in their own nostrils that the Spheniscidaphobes would have us believe is generated by the objects of their hatred.

Fearing the laws of neither God nor man, respecting neither the persons nor the sensibilities of honest citizens, a more wayward and ill-disposed parcel of contumelious bastards has rarely been seen within the environs of civil society. As you value your equanimity, countenance them not.

Posted by: Junius at February 09, 2026 08:44 PM (2L+MU)

138 this closely resembles things I heard from friends who went there later.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:25 PM (BI5O2)
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Family, clan, tribe.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:44 PM (RIvkX)

139 An expression I hadn't heard before. A posh Brit is drunk on his ass in a fancy Brit bar and makes a fool of himself. He excuses himself saying, "I appear to be in an advanced state of refreshment."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 08:44 PM (J+Psw)

140 21 days to Pluto.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:42 PM

Why go to a non-planet?

Posted by: Neil DeGrasse Tyson at February 09, 2026 08:44 PM (0sNs1)

141 132 Had we kept up with the Apollo plans, we would have a Moon base by now, and likely have already had manned missions to Mars.

We'd probably be gearing up for long term missions to the outer solar system now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:23 PM (w6EFb)
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In spades. The stupidest thing they could come up with was the shuttle. Oh, we're going to go up to low/mid earth orbit and dick around until we figure out.

WTF? Figure out what? Asshoe. We've been there, we know how to get there. Do something there. Fool.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:45 PM (6W1vz)

142 >> You also have to slow down.

That's the whole idea. Accelerate at 1g. Then, roughly half way, flip around, and decelerate at 1g, maintaining nice "artificial gravity" the whole time.

With chemical propellants this is impossible. However, with nuclear fusion engines, the physics works, it's just the engineering is far beyond anything we're capable of. There's a few fusion reactions that produce mostly charged particles as products, which could be steered by EM fields, which would act as the thrust plate to push the exhaust against.

Specific impulses at 10% c are possible.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:46 PM (w6EFb)

143 That’s one reason I liked The Expanse.
they way tried to portray space travel, and living in space, realistically.

Especially the need for something like an Epstein Drive and how it changed everything.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:47 PM (6ydKt)

144 For something completely different, two kinds of pooh.

1.
youtube.com/watch?v=_iV4mol-Otw

2.
youtube.com/watch?v=9s_oAV9LtJE

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:48 PM (6W1vz)

145

A federal judge in Los Angeles just blocked a new California law that was supposed to force ICE agents to unmask.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 08:48 PM (Cqx++)

146
Of course, you would not light off a 0.1c exhaust velocity rocket in earth's atmosphere on the ground -- it would be space only, with a nice 100km safe radius around the tail pipe.

That thing would be like a continuous tactical nuke going off.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:49 PM (w6EFb)

147 Elon needs to get to work on the Epstein Drive.

-
The internal perversion engine?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 08:49 PM (J+Psw)

148 In spades. The stupidest thing they could come up with was the shuttle. Oh, we're going to go up to low/mid earth orbit and dick around until we figure out.

WTF? Figure out what? Asshoe. We've been there, we know how to get there. Do something there. Fool.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:45 PM

Orbital bases, from which we could launch missions to the rest of the system are necessary.

"If you can get your ship into orbit, you're halfway to anywhere."
-- Robert A. Heinlein

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)

149 An expression I hadn't heard before. A posh Brit is drunk on his ass in a fancy Brit bar and makes a fool of himself. He excuses himself saying, "I appear to be in an advanced state of refreshment."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Gonna keep that one in my waistcoat pocket for future use, old chap.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 08:50 PM (VHUov)

150 Evenin’, All. Happy Tuesday Eve.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 08:51 PM (77rzZ)

151 I haven’t seen all of it vut the Apple TV show ‘For All Mankind’ is all about what would have happened had the space race been different and the U.S. never stopped competing.

i hear it’s a good show in regards to what could have been had we not changed course with the end of Apollo going to Skylab and then the Space Shuttle.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:51 PM (6ydKt)

152 The Epstein drive is powered by BCC'ed emails to Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman.
Well... funded.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 08:52 PM (gKWVE)

153 Space Shuttle.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:51 PM (6ydKt)
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I was told I would fly to Tokyo in 20 minutes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:53 PM (RIvkX)

154 131 Pretty much all geese do is shit, be aggressive about territory and make gosling.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Good yardbird for the uninvited.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:53 PM (6W1vz)

155 Perversion engines could be fueled by penguins, whose polymorphous perversities really aren't rivaled in the animal kingdom.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:53 PM (0sNs1)

156 With chemical propellants this is impossible. However, with nuclear fusion engines, the physics works, it's just the engineering is far beyond anything we're capable of. There's a few fusion reactions that produce mostly charged particles as products, which could be steered by EM fields, which would act as the thrust plate to push the exhaust against.

Specific impulses at 10% c are possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 09, 2026 08:46 PM (w6EFb)

Ion drives usually figure to be great for distance, but the acceleration rates are low.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:54 PM (8avO+)

157 The money that has been wasted on Lerning Centers and the like over the past 50 years would have paid for a damn nice space program.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:54 PM (vFG9F)

158 RC F-14 Tomcat

https://tinyurl.com/mym7cawx

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (ZxPkt)

159 Orbital bases, from which we could launch missions to the rest of the system are necessary.

"If you can get your ship into orbit, you're halfway to anywhere."
-- Robert A. Heinlein
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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We have a pre-fab orbital base, - m o o n.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (6W1vz)

160 Perversion engines could be fueled by penguins, whose polymorphous perversities really aren't rivaled in the animal kingdom.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 08:53 PM (0sNs1)
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I think you mean polyamorous?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (RIvkX)

161
I was told I would fly to Tokyo in 20 minutes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
Well by '76 we'll be A-OK

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)

162 I was told I would fly to Tokyo in 20 minutes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:53 PM (RIvkX)

We stopped hearing about sub-orbital air flight as soon as the Global Warming craze started.

I remember seeing Boeing designs for sub-orbital planes years ago, then poof, never hear about them again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (6ydKt)

163 The money that has been wasted on Lerning Centers and the like over the past 50 years would have paid for a damn nice space program.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:54 PM

One man's waste is another's rice bowl.

Posted by: (D)emocrats at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

164 I think you mean polyamorous?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM

That's just one of their documented perversities. Truly, if it's perverse, penguins do it.

Posted by: (D)emocrats at February 09, 2026 08:58 PM (0sNs1)

165 The money that has been wasted on Lerning Centers and the like over the past 50 years would have paid for a damn nice space program.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:54 PM

One man's waste is another's rice bowl.
Posted by: (D)emocrats at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

Learing Centers

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 08:58 PM (8avO+)

166 One man's waste is another's rice bowl.
Posted by: (D)emocrats

And ... the Human Centipede has entered the chat ...

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 09, 2026 09:02 PM (3ZUWJ)

167 Ghost walkers can just dance they asses outta here.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:04 PM (LHPAg)

168 This is a refreshing change from many past Olympic Games:

"Buon Appetito! Athletes rave about Olympic Village food in Milan and Cortina"

Italy, Food, Good. What else would you expect?

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 09:04 PM (5rh/l)

169
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
Well by '76 we'll be A-OK
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)
Don't forget the spandex jackets.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:06 PM (LHPAg)

170 Italy, Food, Good. What else would you expect?

Posted by: Gref

If they made a souvenir tiramisu, they'd be making bank!

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 09, 2026 09:07 PM (3ZUWJ)

171 157 The money that has been wasted on Lerning Centers and the like over the past 50 years would have paid for a damn nice space program.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:54 PM (vFG9F)

But if Learing Centers helped one child...that's worth more than any space program!

Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 09:08 PM (5rh/l)

172 157 The money that has been wasted on Lerning Centers and the like over the past 50 years would have paid for a damn nice space program.
Posted by: fd
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Cover the money some people whine about SS.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 09:08 PM (6W1vz)

173 132 There was an old SF story where the US Army landed on the moon, but soon detected another base. They knew it wasn't other nations, was it aliens? No, it was a US Navy base.
Posted by: Oldcat

Project Hush, by William Teen. One of his first SF stories.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 09:08 PM (u82oZ)

174 I think you're talking about the Pervengine. It was the Microsoft space vehicle built by Gates to compete with Musk, but using innocence as an energy source.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:10 PM (BI5O2)

175 But if Learing Centers helped one child...that's worth more than any space program!
Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 09:08 PM (5rh/l)

What my Grandma said back in the 80s. By the same token her line on immigration would be... harsh by today's standards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

176 Antiquated musings defending a self declared menace to mankind show a disconnect from reality that is often the result of huffing penguin farts.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 09, 2026 09:12 PM (vFG9F)

177 I really like those owl fish in the first link. I'd put those in a fish tank, but they'd die.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 09, 2026 09:13 PM (n5tGW)

178 William Tenn. A humous writer, for sure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 09:13 PM (u82oZ)

179 I am not even sure what to call this. Funny.

Count Dankula:
https://youtu.be/pr89Tr4COac?
si=0P14CwEhSjM8NluU

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

180
There was an old SF story where the US Army landed on the moon, but soon detected another base. They knew it wasn't other nations, was it aliens? No, it was a US Navy base.
Posted by: Oldcat

Did they play football?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 09:13 PM (Cqx++)

181 Have a great night, everyone. Again.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 09:14 PM (u82oZ)

182 @nypost
22-year-old daughter of Republican Minnesota gov candidate Jeff Johnson stabbed to death

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:14 PM (ZxPkt)

183 @nypost
22-year-old daughter of Republican Minnesota gov candidate Jeff Johnson stabbed to death

It was her husband. Terrible.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 09:15 PM (gKWVE)

184 @nypost
22-year-old daughter of Republican Minnesota gov candidate Jeff Johnson stabbed to death
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:14 PM (ZxPkt)

Fucking commie sons a bitches.

Too soon?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

185 G-d only knows why the 22yo was killed. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough, it bleeds, so it'll lead.

RIP, in any event. 22yo.

*shakes head*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:20 PM (BI5O2)

186 In college, being an idiot, I went with friends & cross country skied from one canyon to another. They knew darn well I was not as experienced as they were, but if I was asked to go somewhere I said yes. I had cross country skied many times before, but mostly to enjoy fresh air & wine & goof around getting exercise.

The top photo spine looks almost as bad...twice as wide. Not as high at 10k feet, however high enough to die if you slipped and fell down either side. Only wide enough to follow the tracks made ahead of you.

I did not dare look down on either side of that path once we got to that part, which was about 100yds across.

I think we got to someone's cabin (this is how I rolled, as I was not into details) about 4pm. Could have been a serial killers's cabin; but I knew my apt mates well & they generally took care of me.

I remember changing into dry clothing & collapsing in front of the fireplace til the next day. No bed, the floor and a pillow and blanket are fine, thanks. I don't recall eating dinner.
We drove home the next morning & did not return to where we started that adventure. I was thankful for that small mercy and being alive.

I was once one crazy college girl.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 09:27 PM (WONhk)

187 I didn't see a cat or mouse in the potato but a hippo lying down on his knees.

Granted I don't know if hippos even lie down like this or not.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 09:30 PM (WONhk)

188 As pointed out in many authoritative YouTube videos, the unreleased audio and film from the Moon landings contain warnings from the races who had bases up there millennia before the pyramids were built. We were told not to come back, to stick to our own world. Musk knows about this. The whole "going to Mars" thing is just an op to keep his wealth growing.

I think the reason we're not respected is we call our planet the Earth (dirt, land) and we call our moon the Moon and we call our sun the Sun. (It's like how primitive tribes have a word for their people which basically translates to The People.) Even SF only has us using words like Terra, Luna, and Sol. Yeah, Latiny; real creative species.

The United Civilized Peoples of the Universe have a name for us. It translates to "Morons."

Naturally.

https://bit.ly/exploring-the-foreword

Posted by: mindful webworker - mind, the final frontier at February 09, 2026 09:30 PM (kqXjy)

189 I am not even sure what to call this. Funny.

Count Dankula:
https://youtu.be/pr89Tr4COac?
si=0P14CwEhSjM8NluU
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

Count Dankula was arrested for a hate crime because he taught his pug to give the Roman salute and then posted it.
Then he was fined by the Scottish courts, and he told them he wouldn't pay, and so he started calling them once a week for the cops to come pick him up. Eventually they asked him to stop

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 09:33 PM (rbvCR)

190 According to the post article they said it might be a murder suicide thing as he had life threatening stab wounds as well.

Damn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:34 PM (zZu0s)

191 I was once one crazy college girl.

====

The world was different then...

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 09:34 PM (g47mK)

192 Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 09:33 PM (rbvCR)

I knew he had divorced his first wife. Per the comments, they think this is his form of dating.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 09:38 PM (zZu0s)

193 Been watching YouTube shorts showing the guys behind the counter at Katz's in NYC building brisket sandwiches.

OMG. Yum.

You wan' mustard?

$40 per but one feeds four.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 09, 2026 09:47 PM (KiBMU)

194 "greyhound roaching"
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My silly Cat does that too! Flat on his back, with all fours in the air. I chuckle every time.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 09:47 PM (rdVOm)

195 191 I was once one crazy college girl.
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The world was different then...
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 09:34 PM (g47mK)
.....................................
Indeed it was...and a lot of fun!

I look back and at least twice think these two apt mates,older male grad students with girlfriends and other friends thought,"Let's see if THIS will kill her!"

All I know is that ski trip and later a hike, that should be with a ranger in a National Park due to difficulty and the chance of getting lost, but, nooooooooooo, they knew the back way! They could have killed me, age 20yrs.

The hike in a National Park included, but it was not all, climbing down a 40' "chimney." I watched one guy, then I came down with them encouraging me (I guess first guy could have sort of broken my fall), and the other one coming after me. Yay! Continued hiking and trusting these nitwits. Did not think much about the insanity at the time.

Watch this! You can do it! And I did.

I would never advise it for anyone now that I am grown and normal.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 09:50 PM (WONhk)

196 Sigh

Both granddaughters are now fast asleep, our first time having both of them for a sleepover.

Why on a weeknight? Because their Mom is having morning sickness due to #3 being on the way, she has an early dr. Appt with her OB, so we said "we'll take the kids, so you can get a good sleep."

God is good.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 09:57 PM (8AONa)

197 God is good.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 09:57 PM (8AONa)

Indeed. Wife and I hope to be grandparents. Elder son is marrying a wonderful young lady in April. They want lots of kids.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 09, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)

198 Elder son is marrying a wonderful young lady in April. They want lots of kids.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 09, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)

Thats wonderful, Pug.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

199 OT: how woke is “The Expanse”?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 10:12 PM (dhHpw)

200
I knew he had divorced his first wife. Per the comments, they think this is his form of dating.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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I was wondering what had become of Dankula. Glad to see he's still clowning around out there.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 10:13 PM (n7rxJ)

201 how woke is “The Expanse”?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 10:12 PM (dhHpw)

Very. It's worth a watch, but it has many flaws.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 10:14 PM (n9ltV)

202 There's been a report of a missing ONT. We'll be questioning each of you in private.

Posted by: The AoSHQ House Dick at February 09, 2026 10:14 PM (+HNx/)

203 how woke is “The Expanse”?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 10:12 PM (dhHpw)

First couple of seasons are good. It went bad very abruptly (exactly the same time as one of the actors got me tood and they immediately killed him in the show.)

He may be an asshole, but the difference after that was stark.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)

204 WHERE IS THE ONT?!?!?!?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:15 PM (SRRAx)

205 191 I was once one crazy college girl.

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The world was different then...
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 09:34 PM (g47mK)

***

Our streakers were actually nekid!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:15 PM (1VKLJ)

206
The lady in the French skating pair has some great legs. She's also taller than the guy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 10:17 PM (tgvbd)

207 Our streakers were actually nekid!

Posted by: Diogenes

=====

Don't look, Ethel!!!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 10:18 PM (8AONa)

208 Our streakers were actually nekid!
Posted by: Diogenes

Ah yes, spring quarter of '74. Twas a grand time.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:18 PM (cYBz/)

209 Finished Landman last night.

Jacob Lofland is a great young actor. He was Neckbone in "Mud," an excellent movie about boys being raised well by men.

He was also in one of the Justified seasons, the one with the execrable Michael Rappaport.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (0aYVJ)

210 NOoD ONT

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (/WQyy)

211 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)

212 211 ONT is nood.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)

Thx!

Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)

213
Wings were a fetish for the A.F. guys, hence the shuttle.

The starship case is far from being made.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (Y8DZL)

Japan's "Ultra-Right-Wing" Extremist PM Wins a Shockingly Large Victory By Running on Promise to Seriously Restrict Immigration to the Island Nation

Keemochee, I said in a high-pitched Japanese voice. Oooh Sugai!, I added, squealing in delight.

These are just a couple of Japanese words I happen to know. Why do I know them? Shut up, narc. I just know them, okay? We don't need to get any more detailed than that.

PM Sanai Takaichi won a landslide, giving her conservative party its biggest lower-house majority in history.

The upper house often frustrates the will of the people by vetoing the decisions of the lower house, but now she has a veto-proof two thirds super-majority.

NPR is of course very sad and rushes to soothe its meltbrain medicated AWFUL readers about all the way this crushing victory could turn in a huge disaster!

SEOUL -- Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) its biggest electoral victory in its 71-year history, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she herself says could "split public opinion."

Oh no! She's going to push her agenda so hard that it might alienate the Japanese equivalent of RINOs so, you see, in a way, her victory is really a Secret Loss.

The snap elections for the lower house of parliament were held despite the shortest campaign period in post-war history, and massive snowstorms across much of Japan.

Oh that's right -- I saw comment that people were so enthused about voting for her they had to climb over ice and snow to get to the polling places.

Benefitting from Takaichi's popularity, the LDP won a two-thirds majority in the lower house, enough to override vetoes by the opposition-controlled upper house.
It would also allow the LDP to initiate amendments to Japan's pacifist constitution, which the party has sought to revise since its founding in 1955, and Takaichi said she would pave the way for an eventual referendum on the issue.
It's the biggest majority any single Japanese party has won in the lower house in the post-war era. An unprecedented 90% of candidates fielded by the LDP won.

Charismatic Japanese leaders, including Takaichi's mentor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have helped the LDP stage comebacks before.
It's a feature of Japan's politics, which RAND Corporation Japan expert Jeffrey Hornung says "are always very personalistic. People always look to the leader, not so much the party."

Oh I get it, they're just dummies who are mesmerized by her Dark Charisma. No one actually agrees with her policies.

...
Questions and criticisms remain about how Takaichi will pay for these priorities, given that Japan's government debt is more than 200% of GDP.

She's talking about increasing military spending to 2% of GDP and that's when NPR suddenly wonders "Wait how can the government pay for all of these goodies...?!"

But Takaichi apparently feels her mandate will empower her to sweep aside obstacles.
...
Takaichi's lopsided victory comes amid a general shift to the political right in Japan.
Following Takaichi's election as LDP president last year, the LDP's coalition partner of 26 years, the centrist Komeito Party, left the bloc. The LDP then joined a new coalition with the right-wing populist Japan Innovation Party.
Komeito joined a new coalition called the Centrist Reform Alliance, which lost most of their seats in the snap election, prompting their leaders to resign.
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Takaichi pledged to continue to use the Japan-U.S. alliance as the cornerstone of foreign policy, and plans to meet with President Trump next month.

Celoteh Dunia
@CelotehDuniaku

A historic shift for Japan. With 316 seats, PM Takaichi now holds a supermajority that effectively bypasses Upper House gridlock. This mandate will likely fast-track her hawkish security agenda, including increasing military spending to 2% of GDP and boosting offensive capabilities. The regional security landscape is about to change significantly.

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
7h
Japan got literally the tiniest bit of migration and micro intrusion on their culture. They responded with the most right wing electoral result in history and essentially banished the left from any bit of power. Absolutely beautiful to see.
As I've long said, I admire Japan more than any other country. You could lick their streets they're so clean. Tokyo is decades ahead of other cities. They're fiercely protective of their unique culture and people. They're nationalists of the best kind.
They enjoy others from a distance and are happy to befriend you but the moment you disrespect them they want nothing to do with you. Total respect from me. Congrats Japan!

🚨BREAKING: It's confirmed that the left-wing parties in Japan are now down to just THREE seats in Japanese Parliament

Takaichi absolutely slaughtered them. pic.twitter.com/6NA0RYQnKQ
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) February 8, 2026

If you told me that there would be a Second Coming of Margaret Thatcher with even more conservative stances on immigration and defense, and that SHE would be LOVED and not despised by the youth in the 2026th Year of Our Lord, I simply would't believe you.

But yet, here we are.� pic.twitter.com/wk2u5mQQAD
— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) February 9, 2026

Let's look at how the AP frames this:

BREAKING: Japan's ultra-conservative prime minister is set to seize more power after an exit poll had her securing a big majority in the country's lower house.

🔗 Read more https://t.co/i5neKwCNF1
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 8, 2026

She "seized more power" by (checks notes) winning a democratic election.

In a similar way, Trump "seized more power" in 2024.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:15 PM

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Posted by: GF at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (UjrO3)

2 Good for Japan.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 06:18 PM (/WQyy)

3 From the looks of her, she was in her teens when Joe Biden was born.

Posted by: MikeN at February 09, 2026 06:18 PM (8uQGY)

4 Climb Mount Nitaka

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (2GVsD)

5 ace is a devote of hentai. Who knew?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (zZu0s)

6 No more Dirty Gaijins!!! Nice campaign slogan.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (pDt9x)

7 Pouncing and seizing!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 06:21 PM (W2Pud)

8 No more Dirty Gaijins!!! Nice campaign slogan.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (pDt9x)

To be honest... more power to her.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

9 I see the Rand Corporation still takes US Government money.

Cult of personality, go look at Gaylord

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:21 PM (2GVsD)

10 Now she needs the younguns over there to get busy having babies.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:22 PM (pDt9x)

11 Immigrants mean instability.

And guess what Japanese hate the most?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

12 8 No more Dirty Gaijins!!! Nice campaign slogan.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (pDt9x)

To be honest... more power to her.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

It is their country, their rules.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:23 PM (pDt9x)

13 Banzai!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:23 PM (dK+Kv)

14 This...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uds7g3M-4lQ

Sorry it's not Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 06:23 PM (jtM2q)

15 11 Immigrants mean instability.

And guess what Japanese hate the most?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

I am aware.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (pDt9x)

16 Happy Keiko Matsui music on the stereo enjoying the ascendence of the iron fist in a velvet glove. Find the assasins early and often.

Posted by: kingsman at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (ehY6c)

17 Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (/rtBI)

18 Bonsai

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (0KSrI)

19 The Art of War

by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:25 PM (wVcYX)

20 I worked for a Japanese company for eight years. They may embrace some American culture but in my experience they think opposite of Americans in almost every aspect.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:25 PM (cwGMH)

21 Japan's ultra conservative prime minister set to seize more power, exit poll shows

I can play that game too!!

CIA BARBIE AND HER MERRY BAND OF MARXISTS SEIZE POWER IN VIRGINIA.

Fun little msm games are a two way street.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 06:25 PM (sAmhv)

22 ‘ and massive snowstorms across much of Japan’

Odd that when that loathsome Democrap recently won the district in TX, the same media made no mention of insanely cold (for TX) weather, which IIRC included snowstorms.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:25 PM (ZmaZ9)

23 Banzai!
Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:23 PM (dK+Kv)

You missed:

I fear all we have done is awoken a sleeping giant and given him a painful erection...
-Alexander S

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)

24 Now for some Japanese city-pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lC2O1oIew

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:26 PM (2GVsD)

25 Ah, so she is from the Seizing part of the right wing. I assumed she was from the Pouncing side.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 06:26 PM (Dv3i1)

26 Why wouldn't anyone want foreign rape gangs raping young native girls?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 06:27 PM (Vh9CX)

27 Japan has zero immigration.

SO they gonna drop people in the ocean.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 06:27 PM (gbOdA)

28 Off sock

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:27 PM (cwGMH)

29 Samurai Politician, starring Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:27 PM (wVcYX)

30 >>>She's talking about increasing military spending to 2% of GDP . . . .

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:27 PM (dK+Kv)

31 increasing military spending to 2% of GDP

Godzilla better get his shit together and act right.

Posted by: DaveA at February 09, 2026 06:28 PM (FhXTo)

32 Tora Tora Tora

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 06:28 PM (gbOdA)

33 Tomorrow
And Tomoorow
And Tomorrow
Creeps in its’ petty pace -
Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:28 PM (pDt9x)

34 Konnichiwa, bitches.

Posted by: PM Takaichi-sama at February 09, 2026 06:29 PM (TbWk/)

35 The only sad part is I can't immigrate there now. I guess I'll have to fight the muzzies and commies here.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 09, 2026 06:29 PM (n5tGW)

36 I grew up in Wrigleyville with a bunch of Japanese kids. They were 'Nisei,' the folks released from the WWII internment camps. They were wonderful people who did everything they could to assimilate American. The kids all had American names like "Roy" and "Elaine." Everybody spoke perfect English.

They were smart, neat, industrious, and education-focused. If there's any good in me, it rubbed off from associating with them.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:30 PM (N8ZBc)

37 Thailand also had an election yesterday, and a right-wing party surprisingly won over the left-wing populists and some gay loving progressive party that was supposed to win.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 09, 2026 06:30 PM (4QwTz)

38 Oh kami-sama, the people who called the anime GATE Japanese military propaganda are probably spazzing out right now.

And that is totes a good thing, they deserve it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:30 PM (2GVsD)

39 Stuff Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, Vol I, II, & III

Please attribute all quotes from me by using the above books. Thank you.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:30 PM (sAmhv)

40 Permanent Residents: 918,116

That was a typical quarter of illegals under Biden

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 06:31 PM (gbOdA)

41 Leftist parties now only have three seats.

Can we call them the Three Little Pigs? If so, then place me in the category that roots for the Big, Bad Wolf.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 09, 2026 06:32 PM (f8hsW)

42 I lived in Japan for a while. Always thought about retiring there, at least for the winter months. Too hot and humid there in the summer.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:32 PM (ZmaZ9)

43 She "seized more power" by (checks notes) winning a democratic election.

In a similar way, Trump "seized more power" in 2024.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:15 PM

---
Of course President Trump "seized more power."

He was better at stealing the election than the Democrats.

That's exactly how they see it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 06:32 PM (ESVrU)

44 She better watch her ass.

Japanese can get very stabby.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 06:33 PM (uvB+6)

45 Toughest job in the world is being a police sketch artist in Tokyo.

Posted by: Al Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:33 PM (oftw2)

46 Fuck the secret police, coming straight from the underground!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, Straight Outta Gulag at February 09, 2026 06:33 PM (TbWk/)

47 Stuff Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, Vol I, II, & III

Please attribute all quotes from me by using the above books. Thank you.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

"How do people get to this clandestine Archipelago?"

-- Vol I.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 06:33 PM (cYBz/)

48 >>5 ace is a devote of hentai. Who knew?

ugh no, just normal Japanese adult videos

I'm an anti porn crusader

https://youtu.be/PwCjWkNswvA?

si=_wYwXhdM1p6OPPXF&t=32

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 06:34 PM (1wjle)

49 24 Now for some Japanese city-pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lC2O1oIew
Posted by: Anna Puma

It reminds me of early 90s Lisa Stansfield. A little bit anyway. I honestly don't know any Lisa Stansfield post early 90s. I was stationed over there then, and Lisa Stansfield got LOTS of air play.

youtu.be/JVuuatjHGnY

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 06:34 PM (sAmhv)

50 The best part was when she backflip repelled into parliament wearing nothing but her thermoptic camouflage suit, roundhouse kicked a commie, then disrobed in front of everyone. Bad ass.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (fjo1b)

51 "They may embrace some American culture but in my experience they think opposite of Americans in almost every aspect."

How so? Seriously interested.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (uvB+6)

52 I despise each and everyone of you!

Posted by: Koichi Toyama, Bald and Loving It at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (Ksqrb)

53 So, the coalition won 356 out of 465.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)

54 You'd think the feminists at the AP would be all for a strong woman PM.

I'm not sure why she fell out of the middle of the Ally Stack as an Asian woman, but she did.

Simply because she's conservative and likes Trump?
Because she's against immigration?

Because the CCP told them to be mean to her?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:36 PM (6ydKt)

55 Stupid idiot media is the same everywhere.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 06:36 PM (ZbPL4)

56 Oh, how we yearned for some Lisa Stansfield in the camps....

Posted by: Alex Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:36 PM (oftw2)

57 Sumo, baby. That's where it's at.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (0KSrI)

58 Ace is a cyclone ranger

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (2GVsD)

59 Japan has zero immigration.

SO they gonna drop people in the ocean.
Posted by: r hennigantx

I seem to remember that they took in some Kurds.

Who proceeded to make such (possibly Islamic) nuisances of themselves that the Japanese said GTFO

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (a+4eV)

60 I lived in Japan for a while. Always thought about retiring there, at least for the winter months. Too hot and humid there in the summer.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:32 PM (ZmaZ9)

I was stationed there when I was in the Navy.

I loved Japan. Love the place, the people, the food.

The elegant and exquisite Mrs naturalfake and I have plans, when retired, to go live there for a few months.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (iJfKG)

61 The best part was when she backflip repelled into parliament wearing nothing but her thermoptic camouflage suit, roundhouse kicked a commie, then disrobed in front of everyone. Bad ass.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (fjo1b)

Heh. Stellar Blade, Japanese PM.

Korean game, probably would not appreciate the joke.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

62 Does she have a sister ... to replace some of our RINO squishes in the House and Senate?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (HlyYF)

63 Oooh Sugai!

Why do I know them? Shut up, narc. I just know them, okay? We don't need to get any more detailed than that.

So if I point out it's spelled wrong, I'm in the same detail. So I won't.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (VHUov)

64 /sings

I'm going Japanese I think I'm going Japanese

I really think so...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (mP0Kj)

65 Japan's own Iron Maiden Lady!

Shinzo Abe, your pupil has avenged you.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (gWBY1)

66 >>> Heh. Stellar Blade, Japanese PM.

Korean game, probably would not appreciate the joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

Way earlier, Ghost In the Shell, Major’s big scene.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (fjo1b)

67 Ichiban!

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (LHPAg)

68 The best part was when she backflip repelled into parliament wearing nothing but her thermoptic camouflage suit, roundhouse kicked a commie, then disrobed in front of everyone. Bad ass.

Watching the original Ghost in the Shell movie again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (2GVsD)

69 64 That song is about jerking off, BTW.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (N8ZBc)

70 日本火蟻

斜眼看

紅色的中國。

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (6W1vz)

71 You'd think the feminists at the AP would be all for a strong woman PM.

I'm not sure why she fell out of the middle of the Ally Stack as an Asian woman, but she did.

Simply because she's conservative and likes Trump?
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Yes, and yes.

The Left claims to be in favor of grrl power, but only if the grrl is Of The Body. Nobody to the right of Renee Good need apply.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (VHUov)

72 So if I point out it's spelled wrong, I'm in the same detail. So I won't.
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (VHUov)

The only place I know the one word from is when it is stretched across the chest of a barely in a shirt woman. I think I looked it up once and it was a milk product?

*snicker*

Which... ok.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s)

73 Does she wear a machine gun bra?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 06:40 PM (ZbPL4)

74 3 From the looks of her, she was in her teens when Joe Biden was born.
Posted by: MikeN at February 09, 2026 06:18 PM (8uQGY)

You must be looking at someone else.

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at February 09, 2026 06:40 PM (DPRVO)

75 51 "They may embrace some American culture but in my experience they think opposite of Americans in almost every aspect."

How so? Seriously interested.
Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (uvB+6)
———

I lived there. Japanese do love American culture, clothes, and swlf-reliant cowboy “brand.” So many products (mainly clothes and fashion) were promoted as “American style.” But they don’t think much of our technology, manufacturing, or work ethic. They basically consider us the cool bad boy they’d love to party with, and who gets all the chicks, but they wouldn’t want us on their business team.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:41 PM (ZmaZ9)

76 Is she also pouncing? Can't have a good seize unless you also pounce.

Posted by: steevy at February 09, 2026 06:41 PM (YwEeS)

77 >>> Watching the original Ghost in the Shell movie again?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (2GVsD)

I should. I hear they’re remaking SAC

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 06:41 PM (fjo1b)

78 Keemochee, I said in a high-pitched Japanese voice. Oooh Sugai!, I added, squealing in delight.

These are just a couple of Japanese words I happen to know. Why do I know them? Shut up, narc. I just know them, okay? We don't need to get any more detailed than that.
----
This could be used in a writing class for an example of how to hook your audience.

*****
Tokyo is decades ahead of other cities. They're fiercely protective of their unique culture and people. They're nationalists of the best kind.

They enjoy others from a distance and are happy to befriend you but the moment you disrespect them they want nothing to do with you.
----

We could learn a lot from this!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:41 PM (RkOfE)

79 Le porno, c'est mal.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (6ydKt)

80 Now, why is it possible for this large, densely populated, highly desirable island country with long coastlines to secure its borders, but not us?

Why is their overtly racialized immigration policy acceptable, when our much more inclusive one is racist?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (BI5O2)

81 She looks younger than Dr Jill. And without the Dr Jill Thotwear.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)

82 I think we showed them in WW2 we could manufacture pretty well....

Posted by: steevy at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (YwEeS)

83 'Watashi wa kō iimashita.'

- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (N8ZBc)

84 >>> That song is about jerking off, BTW.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:39 PM (N8ZBc)

Handle’s Music for Royal Fireworks? I know bro!

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (fjo1b)

85 Willowed from last thread:
So now we know why Bad Bunny's halftime show was all in Spanish...it wasn't to be multicultural, it was to get around censors.

The song he sang was beyond pornographic, apparently? And little Latino kids were exposed to it. Fine the NFL for indecency, if true. Hard.

I remember my good girl Christian Mexican immigrant friends (legal) complaining of the same thing when Despacito was a hit. It's so vulgar, yet everyone played it because white people didn't know the actual lyrics and had a fun beat. They hated that song.

It loses its pizzazz when a white guy reads the lyrics:

@0hour1
I have converted the SUPER BOWL song to English for the @nflcommish and the parents
Enjoy

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (gWBY1)

86 I am so glad they have never made another anime inspired by Dominion Tank Police.

A remake of Stand Alone Complex if done by Netflix will stink

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (2GVsD)

87 Takaichi's enthusiasm is beautiful.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (RkOfE)

88 I think we showed them in WW2 we could manufacture pretty well....
Posted by: steevy at February 09, 2026 06:42 PM (YwEeS)

Unlike us, they have maintained a lot of their manufacturing base.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (zZu0s)

89 I've posted about this before. The Japanese establishment was intent on importing Chinese shitbirds, African aholes, Hindi cowhumperz and Muslim MFers.

The people said nah, brah, we'd rather go down without losing our souls.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 06:43 PM (wBaIH)

90 Immigrants mean instability.

And guess what Japanese hate the most?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Makes sense. They're bigger than Guam, but still.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (VHUov)

91 Better watch out. First Italy, then Japan. Just wait until the AdP wins, and Germany recreates the Axis.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (AlhUl)

92
Who proceeded to make such (possibly Islamic) nuisances of themselves that the Japanese said GTFO
Posted by: FeatherBlade
--

They are doing same with Africans.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (6W1vz)

93 So I gather the first female prime minister of Japan is not stunning and brave?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

94 Also Willowed:
last night Kid Rock added a new verse about Christ to "Til You Can't," and it's beating Bad Bunny on the charts

God is good, all the time. And all the time God is good.

@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING: Kid Rock’s rendition of “‘Til You Can’t” with his added verse about giving your life to Jesus has SURPASSED Bad Bunny on the charts
It’s now at NUMBER ONE, post-Super Bowl
WE ARE WINNING! 🔥🇺🇸

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (gWBY1)

95 increasing military spending to 2% of GDP

Godzilla better get his shit together and act right.
--
Once he sees their Super Dimensional Fortress, he'll probably just enlist.

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 06:44 PM (vSvIl)

96 "Handle’s Music for Royal Fireworks? I know bro!"

Grab that handle.

Green Day's Longview is also about jerking off. And Phil Lesh had one.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:45 PM (N8ZBc)

97 88 many Japanese companies are exporting their manufacturing to countries where there's workers and a market; ie the USA.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 06:45 PM (wBaIH)

98 The Japanese should take a weekend and develop and produce nukes.

Just to show they are serious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)

99 They may embrace some American culture but in my experience they think opposite of Americans in almost every aspect."

How so? Seriously interested.
Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 06:35 PM (uvB+6

I found they expect certain respect and deference because of their positions and hesitate to contradict or offer alternatives to a superior.

They treat women in the workplace much different.

They apologize too damn much.

Contrary to conventional wisdom they don't work more hours than white collar Americans though they may spend more hours at work. Most of the extra hours are entertaining clients.

If truth be told I don't think they like round eye too much and still believe they are superior. Now that's the older Japanese I worked with. I did have one manager who was great and didn't get that feeling at all.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:47 PM (cwGMH)

100 What did Bad Bunny really sing about in his ghetto spanish last night?

Posted by: Culo! at February 09, 2026 06:47 PM (Ksqrb)

101 Next year Japan will showcase their fully operational Gundam mobile suit with beam-saber and nuclear bazooka.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)

102 Don't say her name!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (XeU6L)

103 "The Japanese should take a weekend and develop and produce nukes."

The Russians, Koreans and Chinese all have historical reasons to despise them. So, yes.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (N8ZBc)

104 Who could have guessed that as a Marxist?

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (Ia/+0)

105 Next year Japan will showcase their fully operational Gundam mobile suit with beam-saber and nuclear bazooka.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)

Driven by a cute girl with big blue eyes and bright red hair shaped like an hourglass on a diet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (6ydKt)

106 The only place I know the one word from is when it is stretched across the chest of a barely in a shirt woman. I think I looked it up once and it was a milk product?
*snicker*
Which... ok.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

There was an anime/manga--Uzaki-chan wants to hang out!--where the chesty lead often wore a shirt that said "Sugoi Dekai."

Literally "Super Big!"

Posted by: mikeski, bringing some cultural knowledge at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (VHUov)

107 Next year Japan will showcase their fully operational Gundam mobile suit with beam-saber and nuclear bazooka.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)

108 How so? Seriously interested.
Posted by: pawn
------

They think that eating raw fish is a good idea.

Posted by: Mrs. Paul at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (XeU6L)

109 At ScienceAdviser: "Punching influenza in the nose"

Scientists have developed teeny-tiny, very low molecular weight fists.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:51 PM (N8ZBc)

110 the best cover of Despacito was by the Colombian Armed Forces

youtu.be/8DNkV-CtltE

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 06:51 PM (rbvCR)

111 What did Bad Bunny really sing about in his ghetto spanish last night?
Posted by: Culo! at February 09, 2026 06:47 PM (Ksqrb)

He said "puta" about 50 million times last night, which means "whore".

So, you can probably assume what the rest was about.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 06:52 PM (iJfKG)

112 So if I point out it's spelled wrong, I'm in the same detail. So I won't.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (VHUov)

Kimochi and sugoi are fairly common in normal Japanese conversation, it's all about context.

I'm sure Ace was simply watching some cute Japanese Animal Videos while the presenters repeatedly mentioned how pleasant it felt to pet a kitten and were subsequently very impressed by the size of a wiener dog.

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 06:52 PM (aqZN1)

113 The Japanese should take a weekend and develop and produce nukes.

Just to show they are serious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
------

Yahmaha: Motorcycles, pianos, nukes.

Posted by: Mrs. Paul at February 09, 2026 06:52 PM (XeU6L)

114 They think that eating raw fish is a good idea.

Posted by: Mrs. Paul at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (XeU6L)

And they regularly live past 100.

They might be on to something.

But I'll never understand the puffer fish thing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:52 PM (6ydKt)

115
If truth be told I don't think they like round eye too much and still believe they are superior.
----
Good for them, they should feel that they and their culture are superior. Every culture should feel that.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:53 PM (RkOfE)

116 Nyah?

Sushi oishii nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:53 PM (2GVsD)

117 Who are we to criticize their culture?

Posted by: A Press Puta at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (vFG9F)

118 "What did Bad Bunny really sing about in his ghetto spanish last night?
Posted by: Culo! at February 09, 2026 06:47 PM (Ksqrb)

He said "puta" about 50 million times last night, which means "whore"."

How many SBs featured musicians who use enword in their lyrics?

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (N8ZBc)

119 Yahmaha: Motorcycles, pianos, nukes.
Posted by: Mrs. Paul at February 09, 2026 06:52 PM (XeU6L)

Don't be silly. Hitachi builds nukes.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (rbvCR)

120 100 What did Bad Bunny really sing about in his ghetto spanish last night?
Posted by: Culo!

There is a post on 'X' of some spanish speaker saying American's shouldn't feel bad for not understanding Bad Bunny, they couldn't understand him either.

I watched a video a while back about the various Spanish dialects spoken around the New World. Apparently Chili won that contest of incomprehensible Spanish dialects.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (sAmhv)

121 >>> But they don’t think much of our technology, manufacturing, or work ethic. They basically consider us the cool bad boy they’d love to party with, and who gets all the chicks, but they wouldn’t want us on their business team.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:41 PM (ZmaZ9)

I have a friend that works in America for a huge international South Korean tech brand, on their innovation team. They have an American team, she confided, because while the Korean team members are excellent at the tech, they need the American team be the creative geniuses. When your culture encourages homogenized thinking, it's hard to think outside the box.

That being said, manga and anime are taking over. Not because Americans can't be creative anymore, or make new stories. It's because only one type of woke message and story is allowed to be platformed and told. And it's boring and everyone hates it. So American kids are turning to Japan instead.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (gWBY1)

122 Ladies and Gentlemen, keep your eyes focused on the Steel Industry. Nippon Steel purchased US Steel in 2023. However, there were a number of caveats in the agreement that allowed US Steel to continu operating as normal in the US with significant investment from Nippon Steel.

What this did was allow that enttity (Nippon Steel/ US Steel) to become the second largest steel manufacturer in the world. It, also, showed the hand to Canada in the process. It improves the US's security in that there is expected to be a significant increase in domestical made steel.

The fact that Japan just swayed to the right makes this process much more easy, and hurts China significantly in the process.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (dIske)

123 Good for them, they should feel that they and their culture are superior. Every culture should feel that.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:53 PM (RkOfE)

That's the definition of racism. Good job.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (cwGMH)

124 Culture is not dependent on race.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 06:57 PM (vFG9F)

125 Maybe the three remaining Leftists will do the honorable thing.

Nah, they are Leftists.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:57 PM (2GVsD)

126 2% of GDP for defense.

We spend 3.4%. And we are responsible for defending Japan. Is it too much to ask that they spend the same share as us?

This is progress certainly, but it's really shameful these countries have spent so little on their own defense for decades.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 06:57 PM (vOtXJ)

127 126 Concur.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (N8ZBc)

128 "105 Next year Japan will showcase their fully operational Gundam mobile suit with beam-saber and nuclear bazooka.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)

Driven by a cute girl with big blue eyes and bright red hair shaped like an hourglass on a diet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (6ydKt) "

oh please, yes, this.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (Cjt/F)

129 That's the definition of racism. Good job.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (cwGMH)

That's not my definition.

Maybe stop hanging out with RINOs and leftists.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (n9ltV)

130 So American kids are turning to Japan instead.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (gWBY1)

Yes.
It's been going on for 25 years now.

Before say, 2000, most Americans knew little about, or had even heard of 'anime', or 'manga'.

Now it's ubiquitous among two generations, and some older ones who remember and loved the likes of Speed Racer, and shows like those.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (6ydKt)

131 That's the definition of racism. Good job.
---
lol, thanks. I think it is a definition of nationalism.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (RkOfE)

132 It's always "far right" when a huge majority of the population wants it.

Posted by: Spartacus Booker at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (W+TLY)

133 JN Kaga and JN Izumo will both be deployed with F-35B aircraft aboard. Impressive.

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (rj6Yv)

134 Apparently Chili won that contest of incomprehensible Spanish dialects.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (sAmhv)

I've known a couple of Chileans. They had a hard, sharp accent, and dropped the end of words like crazy. So, yeah, took some getting used to. Colombians, on the other hand, are very easy to understand. Colombian Spanish is like Indiana English.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (zYpTz)

135
"Ultra Right Wing" = Anyone to the right of Pol Pot

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (tgvbd)

136 >>> There is a post on 'X' of some spanish speaker saying American's shouldn't feel bad for not understanding Bad Bunny, they couldn't understand him either.

That totally makes sense! A Mexican friend told me no one else can understand Puerto Ricans because they talk too fast and condense everything. "Buenos Noches" in Puerto Rican is "buena noche," for example, and they slur the words together fast.

I'm surprised JHo didn't find a way to get in on the halftime action since she is famously puerto
Rican, but they let Pedro Pascal in.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (gWBY1)

137 70. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Translation: Japanese fire ant cross-eyed view of red China.

For real? 🙂

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (NFX2v)

138 I think a girl band made up of Takaichi, Meloni, and... three other kick ass female PMs, yet to be named would be great. Also, they would secretly fight crime, and have cool vehicles that would combine into a super fighting robot named MAGABABE

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (3uBP9)

139 Is there a Kennedy class carrier that is not scrap? Maybe we can sell that to Japan for $10.

Then let Mitsubishi develop some new carrier planes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (2GVsD)

140 Apparently Chili won that contest of incomprehensible Spanish dialects.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (sAmhv)
====

They speak Spanish as well as the Quebecois speak French.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

141 Still lots of people on the right who jump at the opportunity to 'call out racism.' Leave it to the lefties.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (N8ZBc)

142 That being said, manga and anime are taking over. Not because Americans can't be creative anymore, or make new stories. It's because only one type of woke message and story is allowed to be platformed and told. And it's boring and everyone hates it. So American kids are turning to Japan instead.
Posted by: LizLem

TIL I'm an "American kid." Totally rad, dude!

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:01 PM (VHUov)

143 Good for them, they should feel that they and their culture are superior. Every culture should feel that.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:53 PM (RkOfE)

That's the definition of racism. Good job.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (cwGMH)

Welp, here's an unpopular opinion.

In a monocultural, monoracial society, which Japan essentially is, racism is not a particularly bad thing.
At all.

Because it doesn't cause crime or social unrest. It's an attitude but not a social weapon.

In America, yeah, sure racism isn't a good thing because we're a multicultural, multiracial society and some a-holes will act upon their racism.

Not the same thing, people.

You may now open fire.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 07:01 PM (iJfKG)

144
JN Kaga

_________

"Am I going to have to sink it again?" - Zombie Wade McClusky

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:01 PM (tgvbd)

145 I think a girl band made up of Takaichi, Meloni, and... three other kick ass female PMs, yet to be named would be great. Also, they would secretly fight crime, and have cool vehicles that would combine into a super fighting robot named MAGABABE
Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (3uBP9)
====

How could you forget Italy's prime minister?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

146 123 Good for them, they should feel that they and their culture are superior. Every culture should feel that.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:53 PM (RkOfE)

That's the definition of racism. Good job.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (cwGMH)

Why do you confuse culture with race?

Isn't it possible to have pride of one's traditional, national, culture without being a racist?

This fear of cultural nationalism since WWII has really warped some perceptions way past the stretching point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

147 That's the definition of racism. Good job.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:55 PM (cwGMH)

Not any more. It used to be that "racist" was a term that described when people hated minorities. Now it is a designation for people minorities hate.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (rbvCR)

148 Oh, you didn't my bad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

149 146 Concur.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (N8ZBc)

150 I also think that part of American nationalism is recognizing the good of other cultures and absorbing them into our own. An excellent trait which works so well at building unity that the enemies of American culture had to redefine it as "cultural appropriation".

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (RkOfE)

151 It took 20+ SBDs to sink Kaga.

Dick Best and four other dive bomber pilots sank Akagi

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (2GVsD)

152 That totally makes sense! A Mexican friend told me no one else can understand Puerto Ricans because they talk too fast and condense everything. "Buenos Noches" in Puerto Rican is "buena noche," for example, and they slur the words together fast.
Posted by: LizLem

Spanish is a "fast language" to begin with, so that could be trouble.

Works better in slow languages like English. Where we cut down phrases like "I am going to" to just "Ima."

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (VHUov)

153 "I also think that part of American nationalism is recognizing the good of other cultures and absorbing them into our own. "

Like tacos, and pizza.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

154

Is she going to pounce on power, too?

Posted by: imp at February 09, 2026 07:05 PM (g6TN6)

155 They have an American team, she confided, because while the Korean team members are excellent at the tech, they need the American team be the creative geniuses. Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:54 PM (gWBY1)

I had a project where we were teamed with a bunch of Astian guys. We get together, and the Americans do what Americans do - we all start bullshitting about how to solve the problem. We could do this, or that. How about this idea? nah, that will never work. Things rolling along.

The Austrians were upset. "Stop stop! You're doing this all wrong! before we do anything, we must elect a leader, and he'll tell us what to do."

We shrugged. So, we had an election, and the Americans all voted for the Austrian who was their spokesman to be the "leader". Once that was settled, we asked him what to do. He suggested we open the floor...for discussion. And the Americans started rolling on again, spit balling ideas. "Stop stop! We must all take turns each saying what their idea is."

This went on the whole time - a project Americans could have solved in an afternoon stretched out a week.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 07:05 PM (vOtXJ)

156 Japan got literally the tiniest bit of migration and micro intrusion on their culture. They responded with the most right wing electoral result in history and essentially banished the left from any bit of power. Absolutely beautiful to see.

I've seen a video trend of 'Hip Hop Nuisance Dancers' going to Japan and intentionally acting weird and in the face of Japanese people on the subways there.

Their response to "diverse vibrant culture" looks pretty smart. Stop it when it is idiots dancing before you get to the random stabbings and setting people on fire...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 07:05 PM (sKqQm)

157 The Austrians were upset. "Stop stop! You're doing this all wrong! before we do anything, we must elect a leader, and he'll tell us what to do."

Why its like this is a pattern with Germanic culture...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (sKqQm)

158 48
'ugh no, just normal Japanese adult videos

I'm an anti porn crusader'

Common sense porn rules.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (fd80v)

159 153 "I also think that part of American nationalism is recognizing the good of other cultures and absorbing them into our own. "

Exactly - American culture is based on what works and what doesn't. We steal anything not nailed down from other cultures and make it our won.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (vOtXJ)

160 That totally makes sense! A Mexican friend told me no one else can understand Puerto Ricans because they talk too fast and condense everything. "Buenos Noches" in Puerto Rican is "buena noche," for example, and they slur the words together fast.
Posted by: LizLem

They are also, in my experience, really irritating. Worse than Chilangos.

However, I would argue that Chileans are nearly impossible to understand when they talk to each other. I suspect it is because Chileans sound so much like they are speaking Spanish

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (rbvCR)

161 "This went on the whole time - a project Americans could have solved in an afternoon stretched out a week."

Or maybe even faster if they just let one competent guy handle it solo. Teams and meetings often suck.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (N8ZBc)

162 >>> riven by a cute girl with big blue eyes and bright red hair shaped like an hourglass on a diet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:50 PM (6ydKt) "

oh please, yes, this.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 06:58 PM (Cjt/F)

Ok, but I'm reading the rules right now, and they basically require you to also have a horribly angsty teenage boy that just whines about everything and you want to slap him, but no one slaps him, at least not enough, which enough = constant slapping.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)

163 Leftists everywhere: release Godzilla.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (yI5mB)

164 Still lots of people on the right who jump at the opportunity to 'call out racism.' Leave it to the lefties.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (N8ZBc

The poster said you should feel superior to others because of your race. If you want to defend that okay.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (cwGMH)

165 After Aum Shinrikyu used Sarin in the Tokyo subways, yes the Japanese are a bit sensitive.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (2GVsD)

166 That being said, manga and anime are taking over. Not because Americans can't be creative anymore, or make new stories. It's because only one type of woke message and story is allowed to be platformed and told.

All of the younger males I know are into Japanese entertainment.

And there are certainly a lot more ideas being explored and different types of stories being told then in American pop culture.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (sKqQm)

167
I haven't listened to an NPR show in ten years.

But if they're going to squeal like the little piglets they are, I'm back in.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 07:08 PM (Y8DZL)

168 156 Those make me angry, even though I don't live there, and I'm not Japanese. Those a-holes can DIAF.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:08 PM (N8ZBc)

169 JN Kaga

_________

"Am I going to have to sink it again?" - Zombie Wade McClusky
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:01 PM (tgvbd)
==========

I mistyped. It's JS Kaga and JS Izumo. USMC F-35Bs were deployed to the Kaga as part of the Kaga's modification trials. Japan ordered 147 F-35s from the US.

Just the Japanese and US helicopter carriers alone offer a serious strike carrier threat to adversaries in the Far East, since they have been mostly modified to carry and support F-35s.

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 07:08 PM (rj6Yv)

170 ugh no, just normal Japanese adult videos

Uh, wait, normal as in with tentacles or boring?

Posted by: Kurt Eichenwald at February 09, 2026 07:08 PM (sKqQm)

171 This went on the whole time - a project Americans could have solved in an afternoon stretched out a week.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 07:05 PM (vOtXJ)
====
You just described contemporary American governance.

Have you seen the Palisades?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (RIvkX)

172 side eye
side eye

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (6W1vz)

173 164 Virtue successfully signaled. Copy that. You are a good person, and now we all know it.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (N8ZBc)

174 Ikari Shinji had issues.

Mother being eating by an EVA and having a power mad father who viewed him as a useful tool were just two of the bigger ones.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

175 Here is a supposed transcript of all the lyrics in the halftime show:

https://genius.com/Genius-english-
translations-bad-bunny-super-bowl-
lx-halftime-show-ft-lady-gaga-
and-ricky-martin-english-translation-lyrics

A sample:
"My di is being chased and I want you to hide it
Grab it like a bonga She took a pill that made her horny She fucks in the Audi, not in the Honda, ayy
If I give it to you, don't call me Cause this is not to make you love me If your boyfriend doesn't—
He better fu—, ayy, ayy
When she twerks she doesn't stop She smokes and gets horny, ayy She'll call you if she needs you, ayy But for now she is alone She twerks—

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (gWBY1)

176 Why its like this is a pattern with Germanic culture...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (sKqQm)

Asians as well.

They sometimes can't function without order, procedure, and hierarchy.

It's been trained into them for thousands of years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (6ydKt)

177 Nukes and Magic Wands.

"Hitachi makes the Earth move for you"

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (wVcYX)

178 What a double-barreled load of bias from NPR. Why is this outfit still in business?

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 07:10 PM (2L+MU)

179 JN Kaga and JN Izumo will both be deployed with F-35B aircraft aboard. Impressive.

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 06:59 PM (rj6Yv)

F-35B sugoi ja nai desu.

They need a proper carrier and some F-35Cs.

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 07:10 PM (aqZN1)

180 Also, as others have pointed out, culture does not equal race.

Especially American culture with its concept of the melting pot acknowledges that a culture can be built on values and not skin color.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:10 PM (RkOfE)

181 Ok, but I'm reading the rules right now, and they basically require you to also have a horribly angsty teenage boy that just whines about everything and you want to slap him, but no one slaps him, at least not enough, which enough = constant slapping.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)

And a kinda cute little animal type thing that makes bad jokes and generally annoys everybody.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:10 PM (6ydKt)

182 What triggered the "Disinformation Expert" Ace?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (0sNs1)

183 "Why is this outfit still in business?"

'Thanks to contributions from listeners like you.' It's the only thing worth listening to on my car radio (classical music.)

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (N8ZBc)

184 Hitachi also makes construction equipment.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (rbvCR)

185 Evangelion - Latin word, meaning; "Please slap the boy alot"

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (3uBP9)

186 Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt

He said THEY and their culture, not just culture. It was in response to me pointing out in a nice way that Japanese are racist.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (cwGMH)

187

Fine, yes, they are racists, and thats ok. Just like the Chinese, the Indians, the Jews, and everyone else except the Western European world

Posted by: imp at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (g6TN6)

188 It took 20+ SBDs to sink Kaga.

Dick Best and four other dive bomber pilots sank Akagi
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:03 PM (2GVsD)
=======

To be fair, the Japanese contribution to that four-plane strike's success was significant. Nearly everything that could go wrong was going wrong on the Kaga.

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (rj6Yv)

189 (cwGMH)

Baka yarro gaijin ne?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

190 And I will repeat this again.

The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.

Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.

Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

191 Insert "sieze and pounce" comment that has not already been made by The Horde

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 09, 2026 07:14 PM (SugAx)

192 Went to Japan - you know what the issue with foreigners is? Japan decided to take a small number of African refugees and students (mostly Nigerians) some time back. Most work for the Yakuza as enforces or hustlers on the street. Basically coercing, forcing people into bars, giving them a "free" drink, then charging them some exorbitant amount of money, and refusing to let them leave till they pay up. Tokyo's Kabukichō and Roppongi districts.

They treat the locals like shit. Locals are fucking sick of them. There are about 4,000 of them, and most Japanese want them gone.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 07:15 PM (vOtXJ)

193 170 ugh no, just normal Japanese adult videos

Uh, wait, normal as in with tentacles or boring?

healing power of "and"?

Posted by: anachronda at February 09, 2026 07:15 PM (sGtp+)

194 Fine, yes, they are racists, and thats ok. Just like the Chinese, the Indians, the Jews, and everyone else except the Western European world
Posted by: imp at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (g6TN6)

You mean except America which is the least racist country in the world.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 07:15 PM (cwGMH)

195 The unwanteds are from China, mostly, followed by Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Pacific rimmers.

There's a long history of hatred between them and the Chinese, but I don't know about the others.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 09, 2026 07:16 PM (KiBMU)

196 IT's not Japanese pr0n until all the naughty bits are pixelated.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

197
The poster said you should feel superior to others because of your race. If you want to defend that okay.
Posted by: Opinion fact

The poster was me and I will repost my comment for you to read, maybe a little slower.

115
If truth be told I don't think they like round eye too much and still believe they are superior.
----
Good for them, they should feel that they and their culture are superior. Every culture should feel that.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel

I am happy to have this discussion because I want Americans to regain a sense of American superiority.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:16 PM (RkOfE)

198 I thought Anna Puma's opinion was that
Helldivers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SBDs?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:17 PM (0sNs1)

199 >>>This mandate will likely fast-track her hawkish security agenda, including increasing military spending to 2% of GDP and boosting offensive capabilities. The regional security landscape is about to change significantly.

China won't like that.

>>>Takaichi pledged to continue to use the Japan-U.S. alliance as the cornerstone of foreign policy, and plans to meet with President Trump next month.

China won't like that either.

But *I* like it, so it's all good.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 09, 2026 07:17 PM (syz1S)

200 >>> Insert "sieze and pounce" comment that has not already been made by The Horde
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 09, 2026 07:14 PM (SugAx)

In this case wouldn't it be a "glomp"?

Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:17 PM (3uBP9)

201
5 ace is a devote of hentai. Who knew?
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ugh no, just normal Japanese adult videos
I'm an anti porn crusader
https://youtu.be/PwCjWkNswvA?
si=_wYwXhdM1p6OPPXF&t=32
Posted by: ace

Bustly Asian Lesbian Pr0n for the win.
*queues up Kansas, Carry On My Wayward Son*

Posted by: Dean Winchester - at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (QVmho)

202 197 Face it, we're all thoughtcriminals. Except that guy.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (N8ZBc)

203 The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.
Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.
Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)
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Half the samurai caste being female, half the samurai warriors being female, what's the difference?

Posted by: New British Museum at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (KKfil)

204 30 Seconds Over Tokyo

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (wVcYX)

205 SB2C = Son of a B1tch 2nd Class

Aka the box a Dauntless came in.

Also known as the Beast since you had to work at flying it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (2GVsD)

206 "So I gather the first female prime minister of Japan is not stunning and brave?
Posted by: San Franpsycho"

No. Not even historic.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM (PTDkx)

207 斜眼看
xiéyǎn kàn

紅色的中國。
hóngsè de zhōngguó.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:19 PM (6W1vz)

208 *hyperticklesnuggleglomp*

Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:19 PM (2GVsD)

209 Or maybe even faster if they just let one competent guy handle it solo. Teams and meetings often suck.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:06 PM (N8ZBc)

^^^This. Collaboration is for commies.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 07:19 PM (zYpTz)

210 Ah Crimethink. I read about that somewhere. Also Crimespeak.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 07:19 PM (pDt9x)

211 Paco

NPR = brain damages Sirens.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:19 PM (u82oZ)

212 And I will repeat this again.
The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.
Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.
Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?
Posted by: Anna Puma

"Samurai" as in katanas and lacquered armor?

Or "samurai" as in the social class?

The former is dumb on its face, and the museum curator should commit seppuku forthwith.

The latter might be true in an Obi-Wan Kenobi sort of way..... was a samurai's wife given the same deference as her husband by the underclasses?

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:20 PM (VHUov)

213 He said THEY and their culture, not just culture. It was in response to me pointing out in a nice way that Japanese are racist.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 07:12 PM (cwGMH)

They're an island nation that was pretty much isolated for thousands of year, still with a heterogeneous population for the most part. Of course they're a little racist.

I think they learned a lesson in 1945 about supremacy, though.

Personally, if I was Japanese I'd want to protect my culture, too. Just as I would if I were English, in about the same boat with regards to culture, and watching it all slip away due to the idiocy of their government.

Sometimes a little racial preference isn't a terrible thing as self-defense.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:21 PM (6ydKt)

214 Mikeski

I think they are deliberately conflating things to suit their Occidental agenda

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:21 PM (2GVsD)

215 SB2C = Son of a B1tch 2nd Class

Aka the box a Dauntless came in.

Also known as the Beast since you had to work at flying it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:18 PM

So what squadron is your 1/32 SB2C togged out for?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:21 PM (0sNs1)

216 I have ZERO SB2Cs in the stash. And it will remain that way.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)

217 Mikeski

I think they are deliberately conflating things to suit their Occidental agenda
Posted by: Anna Puma

Seppuku it is, then.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (VHUov)

218 He said THEY and their culture, not just culture. It was in response to me pointing out in a nice way that Japanese are racist.
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Thanks for the clarification. Yes, a culture is "owned" by people, therefore "they" and their culture.

My misunderstanding came from not interpreting your comment as calling the Japanese racist. Now I see why you interpreted my comment the way that you did.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (RkOfE)

219 153
'"I also think that part of American nationalism is recognizing the good of other cultures and absorbing them into our own. "'

I used to feel that way. But honestly I'm not sure my part of the culture benefits as much as the others.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (fd80v)

220 106 There was an anime/manga--Uzaki-chan wants to hang out!--where the chesty lead often wore a shirt that said "Sugoi Dekai."

until recently pluto.tv showed a few episodes on sunday afternoons. they've stopped, which gave me a sad.

but now i'm all about the demon girl next door...

Posted by: anachronda at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (sGtp+)

221 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
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The first non-fiction book that I received as a birthday gift, from my father. I was probably 9 years old at the time. He was a flight instructor during the war. I still have it, of course.

Posted by: Mrs. Paul at February 09, 2026 07:23 PM (XeU6L)

222 When she twerks she doesn't stop She smokes and gets horny, ayy She'll call you if she needs you, ayy But for now she is alone She twerks—
Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 07:09 PM (gWBY1)

So beautiful! (chef's kiss)

Posted by: Luther Campbell at February 09, 2026 07:24 PM (Ksqrb)

223 Anna Puma

In all my years of living and examining culture, I knew of no female Samurai warriors. Women were valued as part of the Samurai class, but not for war-fighting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:24 PM (u82oZ)

224 There *are* things in Japanese culture to be proud of. If their monoracial demographics bother you, start an NGO to diversify them, or to condemn them as apartheid. That worked out so well for SA.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:25 PM (N8ZBc)

225 173
'Virtue successfully signaled. Copy that. You are a good person, and now we all know it.'

I like good sarcasm.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 07:25 PM (fd80v)

226 They treat the locals like shit. Locals are fucking sick of them. There are about 4,000 of them, and most Japanese want them gone.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 07:15 PM (vOtXJ)

Only four thousand? Call out the scoops.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 07:25 PM (dK+Kv)

227 Oni-chan?

Not to be confused with oneechan.

Unless it is a blended family.

The ultimate oni-chan waifu - Ramu

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

228
Off Supernatural soc.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 09, 2026 07:25 PM (QVmho)

229 Even Wikipedia doubts Tomoe Gozen was a samurai warrior.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:26 PM (2GVsD)

230 Let's see how she handles it when the Lefties start baying at the moon. Godzilla has been in slumber for far too long.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 07:26 PM (xFfhU)

231 For them record, I shock the local Lutherans, Baptists, and woke Presbyterian by saying I was raised Shinto.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:27 PM (u82oZ)

232 She seized. But did she also pounce?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 07:27 PM (y6810)

233 And I will repeat this again.
The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.
Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.
Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?
Posted by: Anna Puma

"Samurai" as in katanas and lacquered armor?

Or "samurai" as in the social class?

The former is dumb on its face, and the museum curator should commit seppuku forthwith.

The latter might be true in an Obi-Wan Kenobi sort of way..... was a samurai's wife given the same deference as her husband by the underclasses?
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 07:20 PM (VHUov)

Well, they're probably confusing things a bit with the naginata, which was a Japanese noble woman's weapon.

If they town or castle was over taken, the noble women were expected to fight. And, in fact, they trained on the use of the weapon.

If you saw the recent remake of "Shogun", you saw the noble women using it when the castle was over-run.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 07:28 PM (iJfKG)

234 What triggered the "Disinformation Expert" Ace?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (0sNs1)

Earlier today, Ace concurred with the FBI report which says the Epstein Affair is a nothingburger. The Horde has mixed feelings about this.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 07:28 PM (u5LSF)

235 Anna Puma

What do you have against Helldivers?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:28 PM (u82oZ)

236 Katana!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 07:28 PM (g47mK)

237 If only the Georgia election experts could have helped in Japan!

Posted by: Brad Raffensperger's fevered brain at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (pP43i)

238 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Found in a thrift story a copy of the book. Random House Wartime Book. Hardcover. First edition. 1943.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (2GVsD)

239 Have we learned nothing from Shogun

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2026 07:30 PM (dtajH)

240 Cafe is nood.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2026 07:30 PM (zYpTz)

241 Nood! Ghosts! boo!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (Wmg4n)

242 I didn't know that Japanese is a race.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

243 We need allies. Japan would be nice.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (pDt9x)

244 Because the Helldiver proved that Curtiss had lost their skill. It was a flying hunk of junk.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

245 Kyo wa yoi hida !

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (g47mK)

246 Hi Salty - good to "see" you. Raised Shinto? 🧐 I want to know more. 🙂

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:31 PM (RkOfE)

247 Yoi domeikuni !

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (g47mK)

248 They enjoy others from a distance and are happy to befriend you but the moment you disrespect them they want nothing to do with you.

When did Ace get a cat?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (ULPxl)

249 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Found in a thrift story a copy of the book. Random House Wartime Book. Hardcover. First edition. 1943.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (2GVsD)

That's a cool find.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (dK+Kv)

250 Ignoramus

We have, but not the show runners or Deep Staters.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (u82oZ)

251 And I will repeat this again.
The British Museum has a new exhibit running until May 4th about an aspect of Japan.
Namely they say half of the Samurai were female.
Now who is doing cultural imperialism again?

Posted by: Anna Puma

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"Black Female Lesbian Trannies, Disinformation H8R!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (0Eh0f)

252 What triggered the "Disinformation Expert" Ace?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 07:11 PM (0sNs1)

Earlier today, Ace concurred with the FBI report which says the Epstein Affair is a nothingburger. The Horde has mixed feelings about this.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at

I was wondering about this too.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:33 PM (RkOfE)

253 Great conversation - thanks everyone

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:33 PM (RkOfE)

254 All my knowledge of Samurai comes from James Clavell, where they consistently used the term "Samurai" to refer to both males and females of a particular social class.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:33 PM (pP43i)

255 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Found in a thrift story a copy of the book. Random House Wartime Book. Hardcover. First edition. 1943.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:29 PM (2GVsD)

That's a cool find.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 07:32 PM (dK+Kv)

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"Torrid! Torrid! Torrid!"

/Muldoon weeps ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:34 PM (0Eh0f)

256 Don't tell Lady Gaga - you'll harsh her mellow!

Posted by: Tom Locker at February 09, 2026 07:35 PM (k2EKA)

257 Still lots of people on the right who jump at the opportunity to 'call out racism.' Leave it to the lefties.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (N8ZBc

The poster said you should feel superior to others because of your race. If you want to defend that okay.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 07:07 PM (cwGMH)

Last I looked "Japan" is not a race.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 07:35 PM (8avO+)

258 AmericanKestrel

Lived in Japan for four rears as an impressionable yute.

The Shito Priests blessing the Sumo Wrestlers before a televised match made a deep impression on me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:36 PM (u82oZ)

259
Is there a Kennedy class carrier that is not scrap? Maybe we can sell that to Japan for $10.

Then let Mitsubishi develop some new carrier planes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 07:00 PM (2GVsD)

Nah. Frankly, I suspect that they could easily build their own bitchin' CATOBAR carrier that would be equal to or superior to the new US carriers.

But having Mitsubishi develop the Zero II? Yeah, they'd do pretty well with that.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 07:38 PM (y9nCu)

260 AWFL women of America, pay attention. This is what a real woman looks like. Family oriented mother of three. Educated. Unapologetic conservative. Truthful. Smart. Tough.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 07:38 PM (5FKHw)

261 '"I also think that part of American nationalism is recognizing the good of other cultures and absorbing them into our own. "'

I used to feel that way. But honestly I'm not sure my part of the culture benefits as much as the others.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 07:22 PM (fd80v)

It doesn't say the *people* of other cultures. Just the good stuff.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 07:39 PM (8avO+)

262 Lived in Japan for four rears as an impressionable yute.

The Shito Priests blessing the Sumo Wrestlers before a televised match made a deep impression on me.

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Thanks for sharing this!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:39 PM (RkOfE)

263 Lived in Japan for four rears as an impressionable yute.

The Shito Priests blessing the Sumo Wrestlers before a televised match made a deep impression on me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 07:36 PM (u82oZ)

Nothing like disguising one of the most corrupt and match fixed sports with religious ceremony, eh?

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 07:40 PM (aqZN1)

264
Frankly, I'm Thrilled that the Japanese went right-wing, and therefore sane.

Theme Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uds7g3M-4lQ

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (y9nCu)

265 >> The British Museum has a new exhibit

They should put their culture on exhibit. It’s about to be extinguished.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 07:41 PM (5FKHw)

266 さもじ = kimoji
すごい = sugoi

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 07:42 PM (dhHpw)

267 AWFL women of America, pay attention. This is what a real woman looks like. Family oriented mother of three. Educated. Unapologetic conservative. Truthful. Smart. Tough.
Posted by: Vengeance at

This! All of this.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:44 PM (RkOfE)

268 Oldcat, I feel like you understand what I was trying to say, thanks for helping to clarify.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:46 PM (RkOfE)

269 Ok. Now I must away, perhaps to be back later.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 07:46 PM (RkOfE)

270 In this case wouldn't it be a "glomp"?
Posted by: banana Dream at February 09, 2026 07:17 PM (3uBP9)

Just got back from dinner. What is glomp?

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (SugAx)

271 There was a samurai class: who do you think samurai men married?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 07:47 PM (dhHpw)

272 182 What triggered the "Disinformation Expert" Ace?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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I think he is tired of the whole shitshow of Epstein internet 'experts' crawling out of the internet fever swamps. The problem with X and other social media places are that they are a swamp filled with con artist influencers that are there for the rage, sadness, etc. clicks. If they get people to use their emotions rather than logic, then they have them hooked. And the best way to do that is lay out cookie crumbs of isolated facts while ignoring others that are contrary to the narrative you wish to show. That lets the person make their own conclusions from what is essentially a stacked deck. Yet they will defend those conclusions until the world ends because suddenly their competence, iq, and ego is involved.

The con artist then makes bank with rinse and repeat with another rube.

There is no shortcut, want to understand Epstein, then read the damn documents yourself and ignore the influencers. Start with the Palm Beach court documents, the Giuffre suit against Prince Andrew, and House testimony. Testimony that is under oath and the people named in them along with modus operandi.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 07:48 PM (2swu2)

273 How many here have heard of Jimmy Dolittle?

You might know that he lead the crazy raid to bomb Tokyo from aircraft carriers to punch the Emperor in the nose following Pearl. But there's more.

That "futile gesture" ensured the Japs would move on Midway in retaliation, and we know how that turned out.

MacArthur couldn't abide Doolittle stealing his vainglory so Jimmy went to the European theater where he oversaw our bombing Germany into rubble.

But wait there's more. Before the war Doolittle was the fastest pilot in the World breaking and rebreaking speed records.

But wait there's more. While pursuing advanced degees at MIT, he invented instrument flying.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2026 07:51 PM (dtajH)

274 Nah. Frankly, I suspect that they could easily build their own bitchin' CATOBAR carrier that would be equal to or superior to the new US carriers.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 07:38 PM (y9nCu)

Anti-nuke zealots still have a fairly strong influence on Japanese culture. That is a gigantic hurdle because non-nuke carriers have massive deficiencies.

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 07:51 PM (aqZN1)

275 さもじ = kimoji
すごい = sugoi

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 07:42 PM (dhHpw)

bzzt! incorrect!
きもち = kimochi

Posted by: Sjg at February 09, 2026 07:57 PM (aqZN1)

276 You didn’t find this.

IT FOUND YOU.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UxM5UgpXYM4

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 08:09 PM (dhHpw)

277 A sure way to find out if something is right or not: post it to the internet. Domo arigato. Check out the utube.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 08:17 PM (dhHpw)

Remember the Little Scottish Girl Who Armed Herself with a Knife and Ax to Defend Herself Against, She Said, Sexual Assault by a Foreigner? Remember How the British Government and Media Savaged Her as a Racist?

This was last August.

You'll remember the moment you see her photo:

The UK is experiencing record numbers of migrant rapes, and the police barely help

Teenage girls have resorted to defending themselves from being assaulted

And what did the police do?

They arrested the girls trying not to be raped

The UK has fallen to dystopian levels of� pic.twitter.com/2DcM2VBITe
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 26, 2025

She said she armed herself and wielded those weapons to protect herself and her little sister from an attack by a self-identified "gypsy gangster."

The police, of course, immediately arrested her, which is now standard UK police practice when a rough migrant sexually abuses a girl.

See Beege Wellborn's post for the cruelty poured upon this little girl by the British government and media, who attacked her as a despicable racist.

The First Minister of Scotland blamed... Elon Musk, somehow.

Well, more than six months later -- hopefully beyond the public's capacity to remember -- the police have made two more arrests in this matter. (This is not accurate, see the "clarification" at post's end. They just appeared in court yesterday. They were charged two weeks after the incident.)

And UK media is reporting these arrests in such a low-key, BTW, not for nothing kind of way designed to not have anyone pick up on the story.

Especially not that big meaning Elon Musk.

Care to guess who it turns out the actual aggressors were in this case?

There was a terse little article in the BBC yesterday, almost as if they hoped no one would read it. Or if they did, they left out items like 'axe' 'knife' etc., which would have connected the couple who are facing a trial to...guess who?

A man and woman have appeared in court accused of assaulting two girls in Dundee.
Prosecutors allege Ilia Belov, 22, approached and followed four girls, who were aged between 12 and 14, and made sexual remarks to them before seizing one of the girls and pushing her to the ground.
His co-accused Nadjedzha Belova, 20, is accused of repeatedly seizing and pulling another of the girls by the hair, dragging her to the ground, and punching her on the head to her injury.

That's right, it's the Gypsy Gangster Man and his whore girlfriend who turn out to have sexually attacked the little girls.

This is the man accused of harassing children & was threatened by the 14-year-old girl in Scotland.

Fatos Ali Dumana a self-described �gypsy gangster man�, who has posted saying he is �waiting for you whores to get in my super car� - is not a model migrant as the media claims. https://t.co/VAEa0kvVnd pic.twitter.com/URoYGhLluV
— Turning Point UK 🇬🇧 (@TPointUK) August 28, 2025

"Clarification," as Cate Brown would call it: Actually, police decided to charge this pair within a couple of weeks of their attack on the girls. The new news stories are about their first appearance in court, not the decision to charge.

But I sure didn't hear about this.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:12 PM

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (LdBR/)

2 Now to nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (LdBR/)

3
Yo

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (tgvbd)

4 It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate.

They were not easily moved, They were icy -- willing to wait Till every count should be proved, Ere the Saxon began to hate.

Their voices were even and low. Their eyes were level and straight. There was neither sign nor show When the Saxon began to hate.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (N8ZBc)

5 I hope they get rough jailhouse justice.

Posted by: Ann at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (w9jrX)

6 Okay first.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)

7
It's part of their culture. Who are we to judge?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:16 PM (tgvbd)

8 >>The First Minister of Scotland blamed... Elon Musk, somehow.

I know, right. We all know who is really to blame

Posted by: Tucker and Candice at February 09, 2026 05:16 PM (mymNa)

9 He needs to say he's a "Maryland Man"

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at February 09, 2026 05:16 PM (lNLJj)

10 Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

11 Who says that US 'armada' over in the general vicinity of Iran has to focus its attention exclusively on the Tehran mullahs?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (ULPxl)

12 All the good Scots left a while back.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (pDt9x)

13 He looks like that kd lang singer guy

Posted by: NCKate at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (uQzkA)

14 It's Super Bowl 61 half time star Gypsy Ganster Man.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (Cqx++)

15 KD Lang. Whatever became of him anyway?

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (pDt9x)

16 He's got a cross tat. So they found the only Christian migrant?

Posted by: NCKate at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (uQzkA)

17 "Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it."

Seriously need to specify further restrictions on that, or you'll get Muslims and Africans.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (N8ZBc)

18 Norman > Saxon

Posted by: Norman Bates at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (eTwL2)

19 My Scottish translator says that's a dirk and tuagh.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (XvL8K)

20 10 Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)
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We cannot possibly absorb that level of influx of people who wouldn't know good food if it sat on their face.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (5aZAZ)

21 This Scottish girl was like the prototype 'Amelia', who's still going strong, btw, she's in my YT feed daily.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)

22
All the good Scots left a while back.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (pDt9x)

_____________

The only ones left are drunks and layabouts on the dole.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (tgvbd)

23 These pieces of shit love to pose with their cars. I think they love those cars sexually.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (y6810)

24 I'm 70 years old, and I'm sure I could pop the gypsy gangster's head off with no problem. I would enjoy it.

Posted by: Service With a Smirk! at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (oftw2)

25 I saw "big meaning" open for White Witch in Tampa in '74.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (Vpqw1)

26
Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

_________

No Welsh.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (tgvbd)

27 We cannot possibly absorb that level of influx of people who wouldn't know good food if it sat on their face.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 05:19 PM (5aZAZ)

I like fish & chips and beef roast on occasion.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)

28 Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.

==

NO way.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:21 PM (g47mK)

29 Hey, guess what the #1 baby name in Glasgow, Scotland was in 2025.

MOHAMMAD....as in, this is my brother, Mohammad, and this is my other brother, Mohammad.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 05:21 PM (dIske)

30 I am beginning to think that the world was attacked by pod people. This is the only explanation for why people have gone stark raving mad.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 05:21 PM (NpAcC)

31 These "gangsters" somehow migrate to countries with Christian roots, depending solely on the ingrained senses of decency to overwhelm its citizens' instincts to chop the little bastards into pieces and feed them to the fish.

It has worked. Thus far. Lots of folks are tiring of turning the other cheek. Chum's coming.

Posted by: red speck at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (Ve/HL)

32 28 Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.

==

NO way.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:21 PM (g47mK)

Half gay, nine out of ten socialist. Hard pass.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (pDt9x)

33 The problem is the right wing uses "rape gang" as if it were a bad thing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (J+Psw)

34 All the good Scots left a while back.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM

Ah the no true Scotsman fallacy. Well played.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (0N4FZ)

35 UK: Live on your knees, you know you want to.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (HXT0k)

36 OK, would you rather import the English or Aghanis?

I know the answer is neither, but I also know which I'd pick if given the choice.

(And I mean English people, not the New English people).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)

37 I think that kid has got some Viking in her.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 05:23 PM (vFG9F)

38
So, we're now to be bailing out the Brits? Again?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:23 PM (tgvbd)

39 Half gay, nine out of ten socialist. Hard pass.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (pDt9x)

more like 99% Jihadi garbage

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:23 PM (g47mK)

40 > atos Ali Dumana a self-described ‘gypsy gangster man’, who has posted saying he is “waiting for you whores to get in my super car” - is not a model migrant as the media claims.
------------
Nor is his car a "super car."

LMFAO 🤣 🤡

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (jtM2q)

41 adds a 'f' in there somewhere ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)

42 Europe is getting exactly what they wanted. Faster please.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (abIsI)

43 How about we not import anyone for oh, say, a generation or so?

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (pDt9x)

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (jtM2q)

45 To relate this back to the prior post, the notion that one's own government would not only actively cover up gang rapes of young girls, but would facilitate it and persecute those who objected to it, also sounds like one of those conspiracies too big to believe it could occur without whistleblowers. But that largely seems to be what has happened; unless I've just missed the coverage, the outing of this criminal conduct is from outsiders, not insiders.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (wCQ1m)

46 This was always a given. The brits hate themselves.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 05:25 PM (lpVer)

47 OK, would you rather import the English or Aghanis?
------

There's no right answer. Seriously.

The English are spineless cowards that would direct us to the train cars and report us if anyone stepped out of line. The Afghanis would run the ovens.

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)

48
Any of the Yurps and Brits looking to come here will have to take a pledge of allegiance to PDJT.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:26 PM (tgvbd)

49 Nor is his car a "super car."
-----

You didn't see his bumper sticker--it reads "My other car is a camel."

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 05:26 PM (TN0g+)

50 "the notion that one's own government would not only actively cover up gang rapes of young girls, but would facilitate it and persecute those who objected to it, also sounds like one of those conspiracies too big to believe it could occur without whistleblowers"

Wasn't the Belgian govt hit with a kid sex and murder ring case within their ranks? It wasn't true, until it was.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:26 PM (N8ZBc)

51 Amelia before Amelia was cool.

She would look scarier with some blue face paint ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:27 PM (og9b4)

52 Kari Wuhrer played a gypsy girl in the movie Thinner. Here she is lifting up her dress. Only thing I remember about the movie.

https://youtu.be/vL7P0AVwJK0

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 09, 2026 05:27 PM (CNl8/)

53 I'm just imagining the way things would go in Whitehall and at Number 10 if Trump up and announced he was allowing in politically persecuted refugees from England.

It'd be good for a month or two of entertinment.
Kinda like letting in the Afrikaners, but on steroids.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:27 PM (6ydKt)

54 English or afghanis? I'm reminded of that meme of Pam from the office. "They're the same thing".

Posted by: NCKate at February 09, 2026 05:27 PM (uQzkA)

55 So Camp of the Saints was prophetic.

Posted by: Jmel at February 09, 2026 05:28 PM (bVhJi)

56 Throwing people out and not letting people in is my mindset.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

57 It sucks to be a subject, without any bill of rights. The internet provides a glimpse into the freedom of speech, and then the limey gets his ass arrested for posting a picture of himself holding a gub in a foreign land.

I used to say UK needs to be re-invaded, well, turns out they have been.

Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2026 05:28 PM (CWGlO)

58 Amelia before Amelia was cool.

She would look scarier with some blue face paint ...

--------------

... and maybe a purple bob.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:29 PM (og9b4)

59 You say "rape" like it's a bad thing.

I like rape.

Posted by: Bill Clinton, Rapist Elected More Than Once at February 09, 2026 05:29 PM (Ksqrb)

60 I like fish & chips and beef roast on occasion.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)
-----
Fish and Chips done correctly is a good example of "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then."

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 05:29 PM (5aZAZ)

61 When the Saxon began to hate."

Where are these "saxons"? So many brits are on the dole, and live on council handouts..

Not my circus...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 05:29 PM (XuXeR)

62 Pookette is so dang naive (we live in a very low-crime area) that were I to hand her a knife to defend herself, my only hope is that her ancestral barbarian DNA would kick in if she were ever in that situation.

Posted by: pookysgirl, the souce of the barbarian DNA at February 09, 2026 05:30 PM (Wt5PA)

63 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 05:30 PM (abIsI)

64 "Fish and Chips done correctly"

Arthur Treacher's. Loved it back in the 1970s.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (N8ZBc)

65 There will not be any more James Bond Movies unless they hire Tim Walz as James Bond....

And Whoopie Goldberg as Pussy Galore.....

Posted by: Studmuffin Starmer at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (OAePN)

66 47 English or Afghan? Increasingly a distinction without a difference.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (wBaIH)

67
25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 05:30 PM (abIsI)

___________

*low whistle of amazement*

That low?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (tgvbd)

68 The only thing I remember Kari Wuhrer from was that TV show [Sliders for a few years.

But she looked good as a gypsy, no doubt.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (6ydKt)

69 Las time Russians were evacuating their key people from bases etc, was right before Syria fell, and before that , right before Israel hit that snake pit called gazzza..just an observation.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (g47mK)

70 Kari Wuhrer"

Yes, please.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (XuXeR)

71
So Camp of the Saints was prophetic.
Posted by: Jmel

That's why it was banned.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (Cqx++)

72 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 05:30 PM (abIsI)

So much for Braveheart......

Posted by: Studmuffin Starmer at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (OAePN)

73 69 Las time Russians were evacuating their key people from bases etc, was right before Syria fell, and before that , right before Israel hit that snake pit called gazzza..just an observation.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:32 PM (g47mK)

Still waiting for Godot.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:33 PM (pDt9x)

74 What happened to Sand/Silica when it is super-heated such as a Nuclear Detonation ????

Posted by: Jackson at February 09, 2026 05:34 PM (OAePN)

75 74 You get trinitite. I'd like to find a piece.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (N8ZBc)

76 So much for Braveheart......"

Well, that was a movie. You know, like Prometheus.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (XuXeR)

77 > When the Saxon began to hate.
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"The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of men who wanted to be left alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know, that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over.

The moment the men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the men who just wanted to be left alone."
― Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (jtM2q)

78 And Whoopie Goldberg as Pussy Galore.....

Posted by: Studmuffin Starmer at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (OAePN)

I must be having a nightmare.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)

79 It was amusing to see big blond russian women wearing hijabs and cryiung about gazzzza. Then Putin took those gazans who disembarked at Sheremetyevo and sent them to the front lines in Ukraine. For the Motherland!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (g47mK)

80 There will not be any more James Bond Movies unless they hire Tim Walz as James Bond....

And Whoopie Goldberg as Pussy Galore.....
Posted by: Studmuffin Starmer

And Pete Buttigieg as Alonzo Moorehead.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (J+Psw)

81 @40 Martini Farmer-80’s Fiat

Posted by: JROD at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (3a5ey)

82 Amelia before Amelia was cool.

She would look scarier with some blue face paint ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:27 PM

Baby Boudica looks like she's gonna cut a bitch.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (Wnv9h)

83
Huh ah Huh ah, uh ah, uh ah
Well don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Working on the rape gang

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (wVcYX)

84 77 Good one!

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:36 PM (N8ZBc)

85 The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of men who wanted to be left alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know, that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over.

The moment the men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the men who just wanted to be left alone."
― Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 05:35 PM (jtM2q)

Fake quote.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:36 PM (g47mK)

86 Thare's ah black penis in my hoovercraft!

Posted by: Scottish Tart at February 09, 2026 05:36 PM (abIsI)

87 80 There will not be any more James Bond Movies unless they hire Tim Walz as James Bond....

And Whoopie Goldberg as Pussy Galore.....
Posted by: Studmuffin Starmer

And Pete Buttigieg as Alonzo Moorehead.

And Schumer as Blofeld.....

Posted by: Jackson at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (OAePN)

88 How many Muslims have joined the UK police force?

How many of them are turning a blind eye because in their culture there is nothing wrong with it?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (ESVrU)

89

We have to give Sir Kier enough time to bring this to the countryside, to change the UK to be more brown and less white, and less racist.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (et1vG)

90 That’s a looong fake quote!!

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (pDt9x)

91 *hic* *shart* *cackle*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (xFfhU)

92 Starmer : hmm maybe we can import more just like the Gypsy Gangster so I can hold onto power. That's the ticket

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (yI5mB)

93 Stop reposting that quote, Solzhenitsyn never wrote that.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

94 Hey... it was on the internet, so it must be true.

H8ters

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (jtM2q)

95 I like my 50 Bloody Mary's everyday Shaken and not stirred....

Posted by: Kami Harris at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (J9q9v)

96 How about we not import anyone for oh, say, a generation or so?
Posted by: tubal
.....

And spay all the strays.

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (UjdFS)

97 Isn't the axe girl part of the Amelia video?

Posted by: Decaf at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (OP9Gm)

98 For some reason, defiling the procreative act seems to go hand in glove with all manner of degeneracies. I wonder why that would be the case.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (GPa4z)

99
This incident was turned in-side out and up-side down and shaken out, until internet analysts had shown that the girls staged the whole thing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (n7rxJ)

100 Trump should give political asylum to UK subjects who need it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

He should be generous and send our illegal immigrant loving douchebags over there.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (snZF9)

101 It's islam. They're brainwashed form youth to rape little girls, defraud benevolent nations treasuries, and outright murder innocent people. It's islam. We have no Jan Sobieski, no Charles Martel, no Thomas Jefferson, for that matter. We better step up.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (LHPAg)

102 Have you ever read a classic and thought, "Boy, that'd be a great m*therf*cking book if there were just more m*therf*cking profanity?" Well, your prayers have been answered by Sweary Classics! Here's Alice In Wonderland.

https://is.gd/Hm5RTX

Pride and Prejudice

https://is.gd/wDWJXx

Several others.

https://is.gd/NOHm9F

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (J+Psw)

103 You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:40 PM (TN0g+)

104 88 How many Muslims have joined the UK police force?

How many of them are turning a blind eye because in their culture there is nothing wrong with it?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 05:37 PM (ESVrU)

There are a good many, especially in Birmingham, Leeds, London, and just about every other major urban area.

Some are not only accused of turning a blind eye but helping the rapists and even participating.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:40 PM (6ydKt)

105 Has bonny King Charles ever said anything about Rotherham?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 05:40 PM (Vh9CX)

106 Stop reposting that quote, Solzhenitsyn never wrote that.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

That's EXACTLY what he would want you to think.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 05:41 PM (xgA6p)

107 There will not be any more James Bond Movies unless they hire Tim Walz as James Bond....

And Whoopie Goldberg as Pussy Galore.....

-------------

Frequent use of the word "bloody" will conjure up multiple meanings.

"Pon ... TimPon."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:41 PM (og9b4)

108 I would like the info on all 4 of those girls parent situations. Because why aren't 4 dads beating the holy shit out of this scumbag?

I am guessing not around, but I'd really like to know.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 09, 2026 05:41 PM (n5tGW)

109 That's EXACTLY what he would want you to think.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,

the neever published, sekret quotes of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:42 PM (g47mK)

110 "I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you’ve gotta ask yourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk?”

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:43 PM (TN0g+)

111 the neever published, sekret quotes of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:42 PM (g47mK)

That's the genius of it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 05:43 PM (xgA6p)

112 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (J+Psw)

I misposted my answer on an earlier thread No; I have never thought that would improve novels.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:43 PM (8Xy/A)

113 I hope they get rough jailhouse justice.
Posted by: Ann at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (w9jrX)

---------------

More likely to be glorified.

Posted by: Decaf at February 09, 2026 05:44 PM (OP9Gm)

114 Well, damnit he should have said it. It's well said and timely.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 05:44 PM (LHPAg)

115 45 To relate this back to the prior post, the notion that one's own government would not only actively cover up gang rapes of young girls, but would facilitate it and persecute those who objected to it, also sounds like one of those conspiracies too big to believe it could occur without whistleblowers. But that largely seems to be what has happened; unless I've just missed the coverage, the outing of this criminal conduct is from outsiders, not insiders.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (wCQ1m)

The elites don't care about this in both cases because the victims are poor whites, whom they seem to hate.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (8+C2v)

116 "Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true."

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (TN0g+)

117 Have you ever read a classic and thought, "Boy, that'd be a great m*therf*cking book if there were just more m*therf*cking profanity?" Well, your prayers have been answered by Sweary Classics! Here's Alice In Wonderland.

https://is.gd/Hm5RTX

Pride and Prejudice

https://is.gd/wDWJXx

Several others.

https://is.gd/NOHm9F

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (J+Psw)

---------------

I presume the audiobook versions will be narrated by Samuel L. Jackson?

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (og9b4)

118 All your quotes are belong to me.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (xgA6p)

119 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (J+Psw)

I took a look at P&P. It's really dumb.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (8Xy/A)

120 94 Hey... it was on the internet, so it must be true.

H8ters
Posted by: Martini Farmer
..............................................
It's a quote, someone posted it and attributed to Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, but apparently he didn't say it. So, opportunity for you, Martini! It's your quote now!! Great quote, Martini Farmer!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (sAmhv)

121 63 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

25%? LOL
- Every major U.S. city

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (Dv3i1)

122 the neever published, sekret quotes of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:42 PM (g47mK)

That's the genius of it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 05:43 PM

He and nostradomus got together one night, got drunk and wrote up a whole bunch of $hit that never got published and was later stolen by the Knights Templar who morphed into the Modern day masons and they have all of those manuscripts hidden.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (0N4FZ)

123 Have you ever read a classic and thought, "Boy, that'd be a great m*therf*cking book if there were just more m*therf*cking profanity?" Well, your prayers have been answered by Sweary Classics! Here's Alice In Wonderland.

https://is.gd/Hm5RTX

Pride and Prejudice

https://is.gd/wDWJXx

Several others.

https://is.gd/NOHm9F

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (J+Psw)

Why the hell didn't I think of that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (snZF9)

124 you know, believe it or not, but gypsies can tell the future. so stay away from them !

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:47 PM (g47mK)

125 'Cat Hair Kitchen:' the podcast where we cook in environments with high levels of ambient floating fur!

I'm thinking about livecasting one weekly.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:47 PM (N8ZBc)

126 Four score and seven years ago....yada, yada.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:47 PM (Dv3i1)

127
He and nostradomus got together one night, got drunk and wrote up a whole bunch of $hit that never got published and was later stolen by the Knights Templar who morphed into the Modern day masons and they have all of those manuscripts hidden.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (0N4FZ)

I would watch this. I don't think I'd read it but I'd watch it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 05:47 PM (8+C2v)

128
Hey... it was on the internet, so it must be true.

H8ters
Posted by: Martini Farmer

__________

Happens a lot.

Posted by: Jefferson, Churchill, Einstein and Gandhi at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (tgvbd)

129 4 It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate.

They were not easily moved, They were icy -- willing to wait Till every count should be proved, Ere the Saxon began to hate.

Their voices were even and low. Their eyes were level and straight. There was neither sign nor show When the Saxon began to hate.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (N8ZBc)
_______
But these girls aren't Sassanachs. They're Scots.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (AlhUl)

130 I thought they said they were coming for the gypsies.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (GPa4z)

131 Well the memory of Kari Wuhrer ruined. Searched Kari…….a current pic of her(plastic surgery) and below that “Inspirational Quotes of Kari Wuhrer” facepalm.

Posted by: JROD at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (3a5ey)

132 Alexander Solzhenitsyn ripping me off again. Little bitch.

Posted by: Thomas Jefferson said it at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (sAmhv)

133 I did not get a chance to post new year Baba Vanga prophecies ! So here they are :

"Humanity will make contact with extraterrestrial life !" and you think , Great ! beam me up ! But then you get this : "possibly leading to a global crisis or apocalypse !"

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:50 PM (g47mK)

134 131 Well the memory of Kari Wuhrer ruined. Searched Kari…….a current pic of her(plastic surgery)
____

You can try to defeat me. You will lose and pay the price for your insolence.

Posted by: Father Time at February 09, 2026 05:50 PM (Dv3i1)

135 "You tell 'em I'm coming...and hell's coming with me!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:50 PM (TN0g+)

136 We Leutonians are a jovial, amiable people, but we HATE Gypsies with a passion. They STEAL!

Posted by: The Schmenge Brothers at February 09, 2026 05:50 PM (oftw2)

137 The world will end in year 5079.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:50 PM (g47mK)

138 Kari Wuhrer played a gypsy girl in the movie Thinner. Here she is lifting up her dress. Only thing I remember about the movie.

https://youtu.be/vL7P0AVwJK0

I arrived in America's airport with clothings, US dollars, and a jar of gypsy tears to protect me from AIDS.

Posted by: Borat at February 09, 2026 05:51 PM (Ksqrb)

139 I maintain that the only aid I want to give to the native Britons is, if they ask politely, we should be willing to airdrop crates of Liberty Starter Kits with one AR-pattern rifle and a case of Freedom Seeds per kit. Then they can fight for themselves and their posterity, and take back their Isles from the Worldy traitors and foreign immivaders -- or not.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (Sy6m/)

140 You should see what Sofia Vergara has done to her face. She looks like The Joker.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (XV/Pl)

141 4 It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate.

They were not easily moved, They were icy -- willing to wait Till every count should be proved, Ere the Saxon began to hate.

Their voices were even and low. Their eyes were level and straight. There was neither sign nor show When the Saxon began to hate.
Posted by: gp
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Sounds real purdy but me thinks Saxon's a bit late.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (6W1vz)

142 Young girls should carry phones and record all the perverts being vile to them, and even attacking them. But better be sending it live to someone of the thugs will beat them and steal their phone.

Or maybe police could keep the Muslim slime from oozing all over the English women ... or is that too much to ask?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (vbXSk)

143 You want me on that wall! You need me on that wall!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (xgA6p)

144 To relate this back to the prior post, the notion that one's own government would not only actively cover up gang rapes of young girls, but would facilitate it and persecute those who objected to it, also sounds like one of those conspiracies too big to believe it could occur without whistleblowers. But that largely seems to be what has happened; unless I've just missed the coverage, the outing of this criminal conduct is from outsiders, not insiders.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 09, 2026 05:24 PM (wCQ1m)

--------------

I remember a story from a few years back where a woman over there was raped by two Muslim immigrants -- and falsely initially blamed it on whites because she did not want to impune these poor "oppressed" groups.

Homicidal-Suicidal "Empathy" indeed ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (og9b4)

145 I just wanted to be left alone.

Posted by: Chuck Norris at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (5aZAZ)

146 My name is Ishmael motherfucker !

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (cwGMH)

147 "Sure, you slingshot around the sun, pick up enough speed and you're in time warp. If you don't, you're fried."

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (TN0g+)

148 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 05:30 PM (abIsI)

___________

*low whistle of amazement*

That low?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:31 PM (tgvbd)

Scotland itself is on the dole. It could not survive without the transfer payments from the UK paying for a chunk of it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

149 Stop reposting that quote, Solzhenitsyn never wrote that.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

Well, he should’ve.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (dhHpw)

150 "Stop reposting that quote, Solzhenitsyn never wrote that.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

Well, he should’ve."

I'll take credit if nobody else wants it.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (N8ZBc)

151 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Newcomers are cutting into their largess.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (/lPRQ)

152
You can't close the leads you're given? You can't close shit? You are shit! Hit the bricks, pal, and beat it 'cause you are going out!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (tgvbd)

153 To be, or not to fucking be, that is the motherfucking question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the shitstained mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of goddam fortune,
Or to take arms against a mish-load of troubles,
And by opposing r@pe them in the ass: to die, to fucking sleep

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (gtcuf)

154 97 Isn't the axe girl part of the Amelia video?
Posted by: Decaf at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (OP9Gm

By this time there are thousands of Amelia videos.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (K428S)

155 You can observe a lot just by watching.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (oftw2)

156 25 percent of Scotland's population is on welfare. 1 in 4 are on the government dole.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Newcomers are cutting into their largess.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (/lPRQ)
——

What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (ZmaZ9)

157 Some are not only accused of turning a blind eye but helping the rapists and even participating.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:40 PM (6ydKt)

Of course, the same is true of the non muslim policemen.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (8avO+)

158 They mostly come at night. Mostly.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (xgA6p)

159 Well the memory of Kari Wuhrer ruined. Searched Kari…….a current pic of her(plastic surgery) and below that “Inspirational Quotes of Kari Wuhrer” facepalm.
Posted by: JROD at February 09, 2026 05:48 PM (3a5ey)

Hope you didn't have a thing for Rachel Ward or Bridget Fonda.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (cwGMH)

160 THIS. IS. RUSSIA!!!!!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (ESVrU)

161 "Nothing wrong with shooting, so long as the right people get shot."

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 05:58 PM (TN0g+)

162 Scotland itself is on the dole. It could not survive without the transfer payments from the UK paying for a chunk of it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

And yet so many of them vote SNP because they'd like to separate from the UK, but don't ever quite get there because they are never sure if the EU will take care of them just as well as the English.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:58 PM (6ydKt)

163 Paul Joseph Watson shared examples of British men going around and stopping foreigners from taking advantage of girls coming out of bars and nightclubs where the foreigners would strong arm the girls and walk them down the street to take them somewhere to rape them.

The British men in the beginning of his video likely saved these girls' lives.

YouTube: https://bit.ly/400NDbk

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 09, 2026 05:58 PM (P5BPp)

164 What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM

If you take out the illegals it is probably close to 25%. If you include them it is closer to 50%.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 05:58 PM (0N4FZ)

165 Newcomers are cutting into their largess.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Hey Buddy, leave my largesse out of it!

Posted by: Kim Kardashian at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (oftw2)

166 As Solzinitzen was fond of saying, With Great Power Comes Great Opportunity.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (XV/Pl)

167 "At no time was I in the physical presence of John Weaver."

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (N8ZBc)

168 Isn't the axe girl part of the Amelia video?
Posted by: Decaf at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (OP9Gm

By this time there are thousands of Amelia videos.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (K428S)

There are so many references and references the AI could not manage to clarify in those videos it is hard to say. I don't remember seeing her, but on the other hand there are minutes of Amelia fighting a bad guy with a sword.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (8avO+)

169 What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (ZmaZ9)

the real number will shock you!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (g47mK)

170 Which of these three scumbags was the one in the video with the axes? There’s the two Russian scumbags that were arrested for attacking girls, but I don’t think they were the ones in the video. I think the scumbag in the video is the third guy, the Muslim guy.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (ZmaZ9)

171 Of course, the same is true of the non muslim policemen.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (8avO+)

It really should be interesting once the entire truth finally comes out.

They've been dancing around the edges officially for almost two decades now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (6ydKt)

172 I fell sorry for the British girls being assault and raped without any government even interested

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (Ia/+0)

173 What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 09, 2026 05:57 PM (ZmaZ9)

I think we recently had a post on the percentage of immigrants on welfare. It increases even more when you add second generation immigrants.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (cwGMH)

174 "149 Stop reposting that quote, Solzhenitsyn never wrote that.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

Well, he should’ve.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (dhHpw) "

exactly. I couldn't possibly care less whether he said it, or not.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (Cjt/F)

175 Maybe the real prison camp was the friends we made along the way

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (0e5Te)

176 Please have your pets spayed or neutered.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Barker at February 09, 2026 06:00 PM (oftw2)

177 Scotland itself is on the dole. It could not survive without the transfer payments from the UK paying for a chunk of it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

And yet so many of them vote SNP because they'd like to separate from the UK, but don't ever quite get there because they are never sure if the EU will take care of them just as well as the English.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:58 PM (6ydKt)

I call it the reverse way. The SNP is for them to talk big about leaving but never getting around to it and endanger those sweet payments. Since daddy UK is paying, the misrule of the SNP is shielded from consequences.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (8avO+)

178 I maintain that the only aid I want to give to the native Britons is, if they ask politely, we should be willing to airdrop crates of Liberty Starter Kits with one AR-pattern rifle and a case of Freedom Seeds per kit. Then they can fight for themselves and their posterity, and take back their Isles from the Worldy traitors and foreign immivaders -- or not.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 05:52 PM (Sy6m/)

--------------

We could call it "The Bourbon Airdrop."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (og9b4)

179 "What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%"

If you regard SS as welfare (as I do, living off it for ten years so far,) then it's not insignificant.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (N8ZBc)

180 exactly. I couldn't possibly care less whether he said it, or not.

==

then stop attributing that wooden collection of sentences to him

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (g47mK)

181 @4 Most of us appear to have read two, maybe three Kipling poems in our whole lives, and bash them with a hammer to fit whatever we're pissed off about at the moment.

Kipling was of two minds about gypsies, at least.
Chew on this one and see if it fits your prejudices:
https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-15157

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (zdLoL)

182 168 Isn't the axe girl part of the Amelia video?
Posted by: Decaf at February 09, 2026 05:39 PM (OP9Gm

By this time there are thousands of Amelia videos.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 09, 2026 05:56 PM (K428S)

There are so many references and references the AI could not manage to clarify in those videos it is hard to say. I don't remember seeing her, but on the other hand there are minutes of Amelia fighting a bad guy with a sword.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 05:59 PM (8avO+)

This Scottish girl was a meme for a few weeks last year.
I really liked one where they had her painted up like Braveheart.

But she never took off quite like Amelia has.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:02 PM (6ydKt)

183 But what did Kipling think of tramps and thieves?

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 06:02 PM (gtcuf)

184 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:02 PM (/rtBI)

185 Remember the Alamo!

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:03 PM (mo6hN)

186 "Paul Joseph Watson shared examples of British men going around and stopping foreigners from taking advantage of girls"

I saw it. Looks to me like the girls were looking to be taken advantage of by somebody, anybody. That's the problem: Why do so many young Brits indulge that aimless, dangerous lifestyle?

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:04 PM (N8ZBc)

187 Remember the Alamoski!!

Posted by: Some Polish guy at February 09, 2026 06:04 PM (5xuJ/)

188 I call it the reverse way. The SNP is for them to talk big about leaving but never getting around to it and endanger those sweet payments. Since daddy UK is paying, the misrule of the SNP is shielded from consequences.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (8avO+)

Yup, kinda like the Bloc Quebecois.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:04 PM (6ydKt)

189 "Do wah diddy Diddy dum Diddy do"

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:05 PM (XuXeR)

190 then stop attributing that wooden collection of sentences to him
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (g47mK)
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The Paolo, he has some, how you say...wood you CAN attribute to him.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 09, 2026 06:05 PM (5aZAZ)

191 I'm tired of these motherfucking snakes in this motherfucking prison camp.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:05 PM (0e5Te)

192 Remember the Alamo!

==

I don't care who said it , but it's a good one!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 06:05 PM (g47mK)

193 Snatch was a great Guy Ritchie movie with Brad Pitt playing a traveling gypsy.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 06:06 PM (cwGMH)

194 "then stop attributing that wooden collection of sentences to him"

I didn't, but you do you ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 06:06 PM (Cjt/F)

195 "What percent of USA is on some kind of welfare? Probably close to 25%"

If you regard SS as welfare (as I do, living off it for ten years so far,) then it's not insignificant.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM

Not sure you can count social security as welfare when the vast majority of people have had tens or hundreds of thousands of
$$$$$ forcibly taken away from them to be returned at a later date with a negative rate of return.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 06:06 PM (0N4FZ)

196 " Snatch was a great Guy Ritchie movie with Brad Pitt playing a traveling gypsy. "

Recommended. You will need subtitling turned on.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:06 PM (N8ZBc)

197 I like big butts and I can not lie.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:06 PM (Dv3i1)

198 Lock Stock > Snatch

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 06:07 PM (5aZAZ)

199 If people don't want to come out to the gulag, nothing is gonna stop them.

Posted by: Yogi Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (oftw2)

200 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

"Engage"

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (XuXeR)

201 Mr Kruschev tear down this prison !

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (cwGMH)

202 "Not sure you can count social security as welfare when the vast majority of people have had tens or hundreds of thousands of
$$$$$ forcibly taken away from them to be returned at a later date with a negative rate of return."

So far I've gotten more than I put in, maybe 2X more. That's a bad rate of return compared to competent investing, but it's not negative.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (N8ZBc)

203 If you regard SS as welfare (as I do, living off it for ten years so far,) then it's not insignificant.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:01 PM (N8ZBc)

My wife and I have paid a huge amount of money into the social security system. Our return on investment is awful.

It's not welfare...it's theft.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (n9ltV)

204 One ping only, Vasily.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:09 PM (5aZAZ)

205 wooden collection of sentences"

John?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 06:09 PM (XuXeR)

206 Brave AI:
Approximately 30% of the U.S. population participated in one of the 10 major social safety net programs in 2019, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This includes programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP and others.

Without SS or Medicare:
Approximately 19% of Americans receive some form of means-tested government assistance—often referred to as "welfare"—in an average month, not including Social Security or Medicare.

I don't know if it's accurate but it sounds about right.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:09 PM (6ydKt)

207 I was once an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow to the knee.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:09 PM (/rtBI)

208 Prometheus

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:09 PM (XuXeR)

209 > "then stop attributing that wooden collection of sentences to him"
-------------
Then... who was it?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 06:10 PM (jtM2q)

210 The difference between SS and welfare is that American citizens pay into it the entire working lives.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 06:10 PM (wBaIH)

211 Odd. When you search it, it says it is attributed to the S man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:10 PM (zZu0s)

212 Slight correction:

The girl with the axe and knife was 12-year-old Lola Moir.

The girls whose voice is primarily heard in the video is her sister, 14-year-old Ruby Moir.

Because the media have tried valiantly to hide their names and to obfuscate the case, many people get the details mixed up and wrong.

What happened was:

Previously (months earlier), 12-year Loa and (then 13-year-old Ruby were out walking, and were sexually harassed by this guy, who wanted to pimp them out. (And he's a Bulgarian Muslim, btw.) So the girls already had experience with him.

Then the gangster-pimp and his "where-wife" on the day in question encountered the girls again. He was particularly interested in making 12-year-old Lola his sex slave. He and his "wife" followed them around and stalked them, beckoning Lola to become part of his harem. Ruby started creaming "Stop trying to rape my sister!" While the whore-wife then physically attacked Ruby, Lola went and got a knife and an axe to defend herself,and displayed them to the gangster-pimp to scare him off. She never used either weapon.

That's basically it in a nutshell.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (se8lQ)

213 Then... who was it?"

"Sh*t Abraham Lincoln said on the Internet, Vol II"

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (XuXeR)

214 My brother died one month before he could file for his Social Security. Guess who got that money.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (0KSrI)

215 "Not sure you can count social security as welfare when the vast majority of people have had tens or hundreds of thousands of
$$$$$ forcibly taken away from them to be returned at a later date with a negative rate of return."

So far I've gotten more than I put in, maybe 2X more. That's a bad rate of return compared to competent investing, but it's not negative.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM

You called it receiving welfare in your OP, not investing, I said it was a bad investment. That is two different things. And I will not come anywhere close to getting back two times both my and my employers investment back unless I live to over 90.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (0N4FZ)

216 55 So Camp of the Saints was prophetic.

Posted by: Jmel at February 09, 2026 05:28 PM (bVhJi)

Maybe. Today's Leftists haven't reached the level of surrender in the novel. Leftists in the novel surrender their homes, autos, well, everything they have, to the migrants. I am certain 99+ percent of today's Leftists here and in Europe are too selfish to directly hand-over any personal property or money to migrants knocking on their doors. I doubt the author could have imagined the selfishness of 21st Century Leftists.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (5rh/l)

217 "The difference between SS and welfare is that American citizens pay into it the entire working lives."

But the govt squandered and stole all of that, so now they simply print all the current payouts. It was a stupid govt promise that couldn't have been kept forever. It never should have been instituted in the first place.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (N8ZBc)

218
Air Canada is having to send empty planes to Cuba to pick up vacationing commiecanucks and may face refueling issues stopping here on the way back.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (Y8DZL)

219 It’s better to burn out than to fade away.

- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (u73oe)

220 My brother died one month before he could file for his Social Security. Guess who got that money.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (0KSrI)

His wife if she was at least 60.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (cwGMH)

221 We’re here mocking them, but about half our population wants us to become just like them, but even more cowed. And about 75% of our political leaders.

Posted by: rm at February 09, 2026 06:13 PM (n/1Oj)

222 I don't get it. Apparently Ilya & Nejedzha Belov did it, but then it's Fatos Ali Dumana in thr next post.

Modern media is so inscrutable.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 06:13 PM (4JeQs)

223 He wasn't married .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:13 PM (0KSrI)

224 Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (se8lQ)

The media tried valiantly to hide the names of the underaged victims but you just named them?

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (gtcuf)

225 Oh, and you barely even hear Lola's voice in the video -- the voice you hear is Ruby's, though she is mostly off-camera.

Because most people assume that the person with the weapons is the same person who voice is heard saying "Don't rape my sister!" they think the girl with the axe is the older one defending her younger sister. Not the case. She was defending herself, while her sister was verbally defending her. Because Ruby was closer to the microphone, her voice is much louder.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (se8lQ)

226 "You called it receiving welfare in your OP, not investing, I said it was a bad investment."

You said it had a 'negative rate of return,' and my response was precisely to that point.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (N8ZBc)

227 While the whore-wife then physically attacked Ruby"

Before she took her love to town?

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn-Rogers at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (XuXeR)

228 My wife and I have paid a huge amount of money into the social security system. Our return on investment is awful.

It's not welfare...it's theft.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

You might be more prosperous had you taken the almost weekly counsel to burn down your residence, rather than continuing to pour endless $$$ into your Money Pit. The FWP Thread Morons have your best interests at heart.

Posted by: The Solzhenitsyn Trust at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (oftw2)

229 That's basically it in a nutshell.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (se8lQ)

I thought it was obvious at the time that this wasn't her first encounter with the creep.

She had had enough and was ready to end it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)

230 Being self employed you get to pay both halves.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:15 PM (0KSrI)

231
Mr Kruschev tear down this prison !

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:08 PM (cwGMH)

___________

The most cheerful chapter in The Gulag Archipelago is the one where he's released and is taken to a small town to begin his exile. The day after he's out of prison, the announcement comes of Stalin's death.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:15 PM (tgvbd)

232 Go ahead, make my day.

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 06:15 PM (wVcYX)

233 God... please, if anything make my Alexandr Solzhenitsyn meme an enduring, forever lasting rejoinder here on Aof♤HQ.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 06:16 PM (jtM2q)

234 227 While the whore-wife then physically attacked Ruby"

Before she took her love to town?
Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn-Rogers at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (XuXeR)

She's fourteen there, Kenny Rodgers. Slow the roasters.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

235 Young girls should carry sharp dirks and walk in packs. If they take a lesson from anyone it should be the Finns.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:16 PM (6W1vz)

236 224 Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:11 PM (se8lQ)

The media tried valiantly to hide the names of the underaged victims but you just named them?
Posted by: Delurker

Their names can be found, but the mainstream media refuses to name them.

Their mother gave an interview, and the mother was named in the interview, and in the interview she refers to her daughters by name, so the info was revealed.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:16 PM (se8lQ)

237 127
He and nostradomus got together one night, got drunk and wrote up a whole bunch of $hit that never got published and was later stolen by the Knights Templar who morphed into the Modern day masons and they have all of those manuscripts hidden.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 05:46 PM (0N4FZ)

I would watch this. I don't think I'd read it but I'd watch it.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 05:47 PM (8+C2v)

But where does Epstein figure into it???

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)

238 We need someone to make a Welsh, Scottish, and Irish friend group for Amelia. They can band together to save young girls and get the UK lads off their duffers do something.

It would be beautiful if the foreign grooming gangs can unite the UK in the way not much else can. Before it's too late.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (gWBY1)

239 "Young girls should carry sharp dirks and walk in packs. If they take a lesson from anyone it should be the Finns."

What they should not do: dress like whores, cruise bars, get shitfaced drunk, hoping to get picked up.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (N8ZBc)

240 Young girls and some of their fathers are the only one's that understand or appreciate what's going on.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (6W1vz)

241 I think what delurker is saying is that you usually do not name sexual assault victims names, zombie. To protect their identities.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)

242 233 God... please, if anything make my Alexandr Solzhenitsyn meme an enduring, forever lasting rejoinder here on Aof♤HQ.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 06:16 PM (jtM2q)

Fame is a fickle bitch, MF.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)

243 The media tried valiantly to hide the names of the underaged victims but you just named them?

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 06:14 PM (gtcuf)

Well, word at the time was the police had arrested the 'victim'.
A lot of people were saying she was the aggressor or worked for the pimp.

The guy in the video was egging her on the entire time.
There were also rumors, with news articles, that she and her sister were runaways.

People wanted her name to make sure she wasn't in jail, or get her a GoFundMe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:18 PM (6ydKt)

244 NOOD Japan

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 06:19 PM (/WQyy)

245 Fame is a fickle bitch, MF.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)

I mean, just look at Ezra Miller.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)

246 The elites don't care about this in both cases because the victims are poor whites, whom they seem to hate.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (8+C2v)

They need to just die already.

Posted by: Kevin D. Williamson at February 09, 2026 06:20 PM (TbWk/)

247 241 I think what delurker is saying is that you usually do not name sexual assault victims names, zombie. To protect their identities.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

They themselves want to be known. It's the media who are trying to "protect their identities" so they don;t become heroes.

Every "victim" (including underage victims) whom the leftist media think they can turn into a martyr or a hero are freely named (in fact they ram their names down everyone's throat), but they purposely deny identity and personhood to the other side's potential martyrs and heroes.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (se8lQ)

248 So now we know why the Bad Bunny set at the halftime show was all in Spanish...it wasn't to be multicultural, it was to get around censors.

The song he sang was beyond pornographic, apparently? And little Latino kids were exposed to it. Fine the NFL for indecency, if true. Hard.

I remember my good girl Christian Mexican immigrant friends (legal) complaining of the same thing when Despacito was a hit. It's so vulgar, yet everyone played it because white people didn't know the actual lyrics and had a fun beat. They hated that song.

It loses its pizzazz when a white guy reads the lyrics:

@0hour1
I have converted the SUPER BOWL song to English for the @nflcommish and the parents
Enjoy

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:24 PM (gWBY1)

249 >>>But the govt squandered and stole all of that, so now they simply print all the current payouts. It was a stupid govt promise that couldn't have been kept forever. It never should have been instituted in the first place.
Posted by: gp
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The govt. squandered and stole all of it.
So, we don't know how it would have fared if the money collected was put into and interest bearing account.

What we do know is that there would be a lot more money in the coffers than is there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:26 PM (6W1vz)

250 Also, last night Kid Rock added a new verse about Christ to "Til You Can't," and it's beating Bad Bunny on the charts

God is good, all the time. And all the time God is good.

@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING: Kid Rock’s rendition of “‘Til You Can’t” with his added verse about giving your life to Jesus has SURPASSED Bad Bunny on the charts
It’s now at NUMBER ONE, post-Super Bowl
WE ARE WINNING! 🔥🇺🇸

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:26 PM (gWBY1)

251 I'm glad that the gypsy couple will be facing trial because it didn't appear that would happen when the story came out.

The bravery of the young girl was inspiring. From what I saw the men of the community began providing escorts for the girls after this story came out.

The "wooden" words rightly/wrongly attributed to S. would only appear wooden to someone for whom those words don't resonate in the soul.

I made safely home for those who were worrying 😉

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 06:28 PM (RkOfE)

252 A nood there is.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

253 Being self employed you get to pay both halves. preach it sister

Posted by: DanMan at February 09, 2026 06:29 PM (8uzBS)

254 >>> 241 I think what delurker is saying is that you usually do not name sexual assault victims names, zombie. To protect their identities.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)

I get protecting them. That is what the media SHOULD HAVE DONE. Instead they smeared them as deranged racist children when the story first broke. The still pics of the videos these monsters took exposed the girls' faces. There was no hope at that point of being anonymous again.

Now their reputations are destroyed, if their parents deem it ok to make their names known, so their names can get justice, I get that too.

When Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped and forced to endure the unspeakable, she was thrust into a spotlight she never wanted. She used that spotlight to get justice and help other girls. She is amazing. If that is the path this girl faces too, I hope they find the same communal love and support.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 06:33 PM (gWBY1)

255 Camp.of the Saints just missed the mark by that [ ] much

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

FBI: Jeffrey Epstein Was a Child Sex Abuser But He Wasn't Running a Pedophile Sex Ring for the World's Rich and Famous

I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false. I know that people don't like to hear this, but some alleged conspiracies are just too big to believe that no one ever blew the whistle.

He certainly does seem to have made young women available for the use of his pedophile pals. But this seems to have been a matter of ingratiation and favor-banking rather than a quid pro quo with billionaires paying Ghislaine Maxwell at the till before passing the turnstile and entering Pedo Island.

The FBI also says it did not find blackmail photos or videos in the Epstein files.

Ed Morrissey digests an AP story. I'll just quote some of the matter he quotes, and refer you to his post for more.

The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein's bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world's most influential people.
But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein sexually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men, an Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.

I think this might depend on what the definition of "sex ring" is. The strong form of it didn't apparently exist. But a weak form it, with Epstein maintaining his value to wealthy and powerful men by making young women available to them, and subsequently getting very valuable insider information, probably did exist.

Why did Peter Mandelson tell Epstein in advance of the then-nonpublic UK government decision to bail out the banks? What services was Epstein providing to him?

Or was it just a cash transaction in that case, with Epstein paying Mandelson and his husband off? We know Epstein sent $75,000 to Mandelson, even if Mandelson "can't remember" if he received that sum or not, and another ten thousand pounds to his husband.

Prosecution memos, case summaries and other documents made public in the department's latest release of Epstein-related records show that FBI agents and federal prosecutors diligently pursued potential coconspirators. Even seemingly outlandish and incomprehensible claims, called in to tip lines, were examined. ...
Investigators said they confirmed that Giuffre had been sexually abused by Epstein. But other parts of her story were problematic.
Two other Epstein victims who Giuffre had claimed were also "lent out" to powerful men told investigators they had no such experience, prosecutors wrote in a 2019 internal memo.
"No other victim has described being expressly directed by either Maxwell or Epstein to engage in sexual activity with other men," the memo said.

Yeah, I don't know. I do not believe that Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi have any incentive to lie about these things. The conspiracy theorists lose me when they start claiming that everyone who fails to support their conspiracy theories must themselves be in on the conspiracy. But, conspiracy theorists tend to do that. That's their go-to move.

I don't exactly feel satisfied by this report. I still think there's gotta be something more there.

But I don't know if I'd put much money on that.

Thomas Massie today:

�I�ve never said I have 20 names.�

Thomas Massie on 10/14/2025:

�We know at least 20 men are implicated in the files.�

He�s crashing hard. pic.twitter.com/fGyuKNUbhq
— Pino Americano (@PinoAmericano) February 9, 2026

Have you tried asking them to just�tell you the names? https://t.co/6cVneGOIS1
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 9, 2026

Thomas Massie today:

�I�ve never said I have 20 names.�

Thomas Massie on 10/14/2025:

�We know at least 20 men are implicated in the files.� pic.twitter.com/EbPhupzrSM
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) February 9, 2026

Turnabout is fair play. Massie is forever accusing Trump of a cover up.

Well release dem names, Massie. Or are you covering up for the Epstein Sex Ring yourself?

EPSTEIN: Rep Thomas Massie has been covering up the names of 20 Epstein clients for at least six months. Massie told the House Judiciary Committee about the list last September. Who is he covering for? pic.twitter.com/zyjyIFAomx
— @amuse (@amuse) February 8, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:02 PM

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1 well now

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 09, 2026 04:03 PM (jrgJz)

2 He was an arranger and a money launderer, and the yacht girls were most likely the equivalent of booth girls and the free toaster that plebs get at their savings and loans.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)

3 And you believe this?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (Vvh2V)

4 "I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false."

I saw a couple of email exchanges on YT where Epstein and his correspondents used the phrase 'cheese pizza and grape soda' in strange contexts. There may be something there.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (N8ZBc)

5 To few whistle blowers.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (lpVer)

6 I believe the total opposite of what the FBI and Pam Bondi tell me.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:06 PM (abIsI)

7 During our Festivus gathering in December, I aired my grievance...
With seemingly the entire world going to Epstein's Island, how the hell did I not get the invite??!!

Posted by: UncleJefe at February 09, 2026 04:07 PM (gAuAm)

8 >>>2 He was an arranger and a money launderer, and the yacht girls were most likely the equivalent of booth girls and the free toaster that plebs get at their savings and loans.

yup

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

9 >>>3 And you believe this?

How much am I expected to believe in the absence of evidence?

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

10 Sure Jan.

Bet there are photos of Comey and Wray on Epstein Island.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 04:07 PM (KfXOG)

11 I think Epstein was routinely blackmailing politicos and billionaires to funnel money into his investment operation.

Whether that was at the behest of the CIA or MI5 or whoever is debatable.

But his primary gig was getting money to invest. BAMN

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (jtM2q)

12 ace, if you watched Mike Benz on Rogan, he put out the fact that when prosecuting an individual who is deeply tied into CIA or IC matters, the DOJ tends to prosecute and shallowly as possible, and drops anything that might expose the IC and what they are doing.
He talked about the prosecution of one of the organizers of the Cuban counter-revolutionaries, though it also matches Maxwell and P-Diddy

Viva Frei called it "limited prosecution" as opposed to "limited hangout" Of course there is a catchier way to say it, since Viva Frei is a lame Canadian lawyer. Maybe "limited hangout to dry"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)

13 I believe the term for what Epstein and Maxwell did is 'pandering' with the rich and famous.

Epstein and Maxwell kept the underage girls for themselves. They didn't like sharing their shiny new toys with their pals, but the older, slightly used ones were fair game for people like Clinton and Randy Andy.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (yxhRU)

14 "I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false. I know that people don't like to hear this, but some alleged conspiracies are just too big to believe that no one ever blew the whistle."

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Agreed. Though for those who believe joos are behind all the other global conspiracies, it's all too plausible.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (36PRH)

15 The most interesting email I've seen so far is Edward Jay Epstein (no relation) inviting Ghislane to join the secret "shadow 9/11 commission"

Note, Ghislane didn't see to have any actual presence of her own at the time - she was Epstein f*ck buddy and gopher at the time

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)

16 Just a guy in the Cincinnati office.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (QLKBy)

17 He certainly does seem to have made young women available for the use of his pedophile pals. But this seems to have been a matter of ingratiation and favor-banking rather than a quid pro quo with billionaires paying Ghislaine Maxwell at the till before passing the turnstile and entering Pedo Island.

=======

Remember...there was a trial.

The women were interviewed as witnesses, and most couldn't be used as witnesses. Because they helped him get more women.

And none of them were prepubescent.

Epstein himself reportedly liked 'em young, but the sex part of his operation was nubile, mostly legal women. I think in the Bahamas they were all legal (16 is the legal age there, I believe).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (GBKbO)

18 look I'll just be straight: I think that PizzaGaters and QAnon people have a lot riding on the Epstein sex ring to vindicate their prior unevidenced claims. I don't have that baggage, so I don't *need* this case to pan out the way I think it *should* pan out.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:09 PM (1wjle)

19 He was an arranger and a money launderer, and the yacht girls were most likely the equivalent of booth girls and the free toaster that plebs get at their savings and loans.

Mike Benz was just on Rogan again and he's making that same case. But with more background flavor, like that Epstein was likely involved with Iran-Contra.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2026 04:09 PM (2ocoG)

20 Yeah, I don't know. I do not believe that Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi have any incentive to lie about these things. The conspiracy theorists lose me when they start claiming that everyone who fails to support their conspiracy theories must themselves be in on the conspiracy. But, conspiracy theorists tend to do that. That's their go-to move.

I am saddened more than I can say by this incontrovertible evidence that Ace was in on the conspiracy.
*wipes away tear*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)

21 Yeah, I don't know. I do not believe that Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi have any incentive to lie about these things.
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I guess we'll see if Bongino goes back to sounding like he did before this bout in government. The other two still haven't impressed me much.

But that doesn't much matter as I don't believe any of them personally poured over the three million documents currently released (plus whatever is apparently waiting for the next batch), I think it's more likely they had underlings write summaries, and since *those* people are likely federal careerists, I don't much believe them.

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (vSvIl)

22 NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell Vindicates Trump In Closed-Door Testimony

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (enSNT)

23 Please excuse Jeffrey from prison today. He's not feeling well.

Posted by: Epstein's mother at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (NIB5L)

24 >>>Mike Benz was just on Rogan again and he's making that same case. But with more background flavor, like that Epstein was likely involved with Iran-Contra.

I mean....

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (1wjle)

25 I saw a couple of email exchanges on YT where Epstein and his correspondents used the phrase 'cheese pizza and grape soda' in strange contexts. There may be something there.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (N8ZBc)
---
That'll be $10.77.

Same as Fry's pin number on Futurama.

Which Mom then used to steal $4.3 billion.

There's your connection.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (ESVrU)

26 "PizzaGaters and QAnon"

The top online predator-hunter is Alex Rosen. He's seen it all. He regularly runs into the 'cheese pizza' stuff when monitoring predator comms. It's well established that the phrase is slang for CSAM.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:11 PM (N8ZBc)

27 "FBI: Jeffrey Epstein Was a Child Sex Abuser But He Wasn't Running a Pedophile Sex Ring for the World's Rich and Famous">>>

/Insert John Candy Meme "Sure, sure"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 04:11 PM (zjgNU)

28 How much am I expected to believe in the absence of evidence?

Oh, so now we have to have *air quotes* "evidence"? We need to prove our assertions with *air quotes* "facts"?

What is this world coming to?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:12 PM (Riz8t)

29 "...I don't believe any of them personally poured over the three million documents..."
+++
You mean like with kerosene?

Posted by: Spelling nerd at February 09, 2026 04:12 PM (NIB5L)

30 It's the bad part that's so bad. Otherwise there's nothing to look at.

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at February 09, 2026 04:12 PM (dzZCL)

31 All doubt removed.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 09, 2026 04:12 PM (cS1cw)

32 HARRY REID is laughing his ass off in hell.

Posted by: ZooomZooom (R) at February 09, 2026 04:12 PM (byH8I)

33 >>>The top online predator-hunter is Alex Rosen. He's seen it all. He regularly runs into the 'cheese pizza' stuff when monitoring predator comms. It's well established that the phrase is slang for CSAM.

All I've seen is circular reporting with Pizzagaters claiming that pizza is a common code word for children and then when you look for where this originates, it turns out it's just from Pizzagaters saying it's "well known" pizza is code for children.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (1wjle)

34 I think Epstein was routinely blackmailing politicos and billionaires to funnel money into his investment operation.
Whether that was at the behest of the CIA or MI5 or whoever is debatable.
But his primary gig was getting money to invest. BAMN
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (jtM2q)

The minute a rumor came out that there was blackmail going on, his posh friends and the high class guests and the normies he needed for cover all decide not to go, since they all have things to hide and lots to lose.
He would wind up playing gin rummy with Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman. (ew)

He may have passed info on to the IC, so THEY could blackmail or turn them. And it is not like THAT is going to come out in open court.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (rbvCR)

35 "Two other Epstein victims who Giuffre had claimed were also "lent out" to powerful men told investigators they had no such experience, prosecutors wrote in a 2019 internal memo.
___________

I have long said that 90% of the reporting and rumor-mongering on Epstein was wrong because it didn't jive with how this works in the real world.

In the real world, girls aren't "lent out" to powerful men. The girls eagerly seek out other powerful men in the group. Rich guys with yachts have yacht girls lined up at the marina. Puff Daddy had 100x more girls (and guys) who desperately wanted to go to his parties than he could invite. Epstein surely had lines of girls waiting to get on the jet to the private island.

This is hard for many people to accept, in part because they can't see girls selling themselves like that. But there are many many girls who can and do. Eagerly.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

36 I dunno. Occam’s razor.

A rich Wall Street type guy attracts people looking to cash in, and trades in favors that sometimes involved young women. And I don’t mean to sound cruel, but it seems a lot of these women knew exactly what had to be done. We will leave it at that.

I mean, this story is repeated hundreds if not thousands of times across the Wall Street population.

And yet it intrigues a whole groups of people because some of those involved are in politics.

Whatever.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (PM/iv)

37 Semi related.

Apparently, they substituted an alternative dictionary when I wasn't looking.

WaPo says halftime show about degenerate sex with randos reflected "wholesome, traditional family values"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (J+Psw)

38 Massie's in de cold, cold ground.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (bxiOq)

39 I honestly don't think the island stuff is all that big of a deal. Many old regulars here have heard me talk about my niece (daughter of a cousin, really) who was approached by a woman (she's not sure if it was Maxwell) back in the 90s. These girls, underage though they were, knew exactly what they were going to the island for. She was told there would be unlimited drugs, alcohol, constant parties at night, all day on the beach, rich men everywhere.

Now, she said that it was presented more as happy endings and blow jobs, but there was no mistaking that sexual behavior, richly rewarded, was the intention. And some of those girls won't testify, because they got their very rich husband out of it.

What I want to know is, what happened at that ranch. Because if half of what I've heard is true... it's way way way beyond old men chasing consenting teenagers.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 04:14 PM (Vvh2V)

40 I believe the total opposite of what the FBI and Pam Bondi tell me.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:06 PM (abIsI)

—————-

None more cynical! Come, let us bask in the glow of Healey’s virtuous cynicism!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 04:14 PM (u73oe)

41 "I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false. I know that people don't like to hear this, but some alleged conspiracies are just too big to believe that no one ever blew the whistle."

---------

It would be like having taxpayers fund a bioweapon for years that was gonna kill millions, even to the point where they did dry runs the autumn before the release. Or stopping ballot counting in seven states that all matter and having a raft of fake ballots ready to go and actually swinging a national election. Too many moving parts. Would never happen. Someone would blow the whistle.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 04:14 PM (QLKBy)

42 Epstein was likely involved with Iran-Contra.
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Um, how old was he?

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (vSvIl)

43 "it's just from Pizzagaters saying it's "well known" pizza is code for children."

I don't know if Rosen is a Pizzagater, but you can watch his catch vids and see and hear it for yourself.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (N8ZBc)

44 WaPo says halftime show about degenerate sex with randos reflected "wholesome, traditional family values"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 04:13 PM (J+Psw)
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The family that has degenerate sex with randos together stays together.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (bxiOq)

45
Conspiracy or none, the scariest thing to me is how matter-of-factly these fuckers talk about this shit.

Whether actual pedos or jailbait chasers, these pieces of shit remind me of the question over whether fish are aware of water.

Posted by: biteme at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (xWS9V)

46 I'm sure the thousands of documents "discovered" in the burn bags hidden in the basement didn't have much evidence. Just some post-it notes, shopping lists, and holiday messages.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (abIsI)

47
So "patrons of child prostitution brothel" is the cover story? Because the truth is much more damaging than that?

These people losing their jobs and positions for being in the Epstein files are liabilities because of their secret-information-leaking and bribe-taking?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (kf4RM)

48 Rep. Massie says he has list of 20 suspected clients

You have more than that if you're holding a copy of the Congressional Record.

Posted by: t-bird at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (R8Lmn)

49 I mean....
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:10 PM (1wjle)

Listen to it, this one is interesting. The dates match and no one can give a real explanation why so much money was being passed around and not flagged.
I mean, I get multiple calls when I try to wire $18K to a family member, and my savings and loan is generally pissed because they have to fill out paperwork

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

50 >>Mike Benz was just on Rogan again and he's making that same case. But with more background flavor, like that Epstein was likely involved with Iran-Contra.

Iran-Contra was just the beginning...but, yeah. Dude had hands in ALL the CIA Banking Traffic from the late 70s going forward to the 20-teens.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (gH8T+)

51 I'm sure the thousands of documents "discovered" in the burn bags hidden in the basement didn't have much evidence. Just some post-it notes, shopping lists, and holiday messages.

Yoga and grandkids.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (Riz8t)

52 >>>In the real world, girls aren't "lent out" to powerful men. The girls eagerly seek out other powerful men in the group. Rich guys with yachts have yacht girls lined up at the marina. Puff Daddy had 100x more girls (and guys) who desperately wanted to go to his parties than he could invite. Epstein surely had lines of girls waiting to get on the jet to the private island.

right, rich and powerful men of supposed "standing" can't just be freaks and cultivate a group of 17 year old girls to have sex with. That's where Epstein comes in. He's a scumbag and doesn't care about his standing, so he can surround himself with girls/barely legal young women, and then his "friends" can visit him and if they get a massage or two, well, that's their business.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (1wjle)

53 Some of these girls went home after whatever trips they went on. First, where the F were their parents. Second, they were not obligated to go. Yet they kept going.

I suppose we could get into the whole psychology of abuse. But it feels like the motives were money and a luxurious lifestyle. The fact the people they interacted with were trash scumbags is sort of a rule of the game.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (PM/iv)

54 No matter what the truth is people are not going to believe that there wasn't a mass conspiracy.

Posted by: steevy at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (YwEeS)

55 I have a feeling the Dems wanted us to focus on Epstein instead of Republicans focusing on the economy and winning elections.

It's alway been a distraction.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (NpAcC)

56 I don’t believe in the bigger conspiracy theories, but I don’t think Epstein was just a guy indulging in his fetishes. He clearly wanted powerful, influential people to be compromised so he could use and leverage them.

You don’t go out of your way to involve people like Bill Gates just because you think they’re fun to be around. He wanted something.

Posted by: Maroon at February 09, 2026 04:17 PM (KhBND)

57 Podesta just really liked pizza.

The art was a coincidence.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 09, 2026 04:17 PM (cS1cw)

58 Rep. Massie says he has list of 20 suspected clients

And the Dems will welcome him with open arms, while condemning Joe McCarthy. Irony is lost on the venal.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:17 PM (Riz8t)

59 I'm sure the thousands of documents "discovered" in the burn bags hidden in the basement didn't have much evidence. Just some post-it notes, shopping lists, and holiday messages.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Don't forget family recipes!

Posted by: Hillary! at February 09, 2026 04:18 PM (R8Lmn)

60 BeeF JeRkY is Kids!!!11!

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:18 PM (gH8T+)

61 Just to make sure, Ace, I gotta ask: you aren't suggesting the investigation should stop, are you?

There are still 2 million pages to be released.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (N8ZBc)

62 Epstein and Maxwell kept the underage girls for themselves. They didn't like sharing their shiny new toys with their pals, but the older, slightly used ones were fair game for people like Clinton and Randy Andy.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 09, 2026 04:08 PM (yxhRU)

And they weren't kidnapping virgin tweenies out of orphanages and convents, either. There are plenty of young foolish women who think the life of a yacht girl is glamorous, and the ones hooked up will recruit others.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (8zz6B)

63 OK, the Epstein stuff is real. But it is a Chinese intelligence operation. 100% Chinese, like the biolab.

Posted by: Alternative Theory at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (33JYF)

64 well, oh boy, yeah, I mean, if the fbi says it, that's the gold standard, innit?

amirite? or amirite?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (Cjt/F)

65 >>> I don’t believe in the bigger conspiracy theories, but I don’t think Epstein was just a guy indulging in his fetishes. He clearly wanted powerful, influential people to be compromised so he could use and leverage them.
You don’t go out of your way to involve people like Bill Gates just because you think they’re fun to be around. He wanted something.

I kind of agree except with the suggestion about there being an explicit blackmail threat. Plus, just making yourself valuable to these men is enough to get them to do favors. If they want to keep visiting your island, they have to act like "friends," and friends do "favors" for each other.

This is what I mean about not believing that Ghislaine Maxwell is standing there with a credit card machine. That's not how it would work, usually.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (1wjle)

66 >>"The conspiracy theorists lose me when they start claiming that everyone who fails to support their conspiracy theories must themselves be in on the conspiracy."

This is exactly what someone in on the conspiracy would say!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (mymNa)

67 Some of these girls went home after whatever trips they went on. First, where the F were their parents. Second, they were not obligated to go. Yet they kept going.

The feds have busted other child sex rings - the the Island Raid from Sound of Freedom.

Presumably there are documents that the FBI has on what normally happens to underage girls after going through something like this.

My guess would be they go on to become yacht girls/OF types.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (sKqQm)

68 I have a list of 57 names …

Posted by: Senator John Iselun at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (pY+ea)

69 Now, if you really want to reach out and poke the hornets' nest, lets ask about the "unaccompanied minors" that Homan has been rescuing in the US, and who had them and for what use.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (rbvCR)

70 ""I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false."

I thought the prevailing "conspiracy theory" was that Epstein was working for/with Mossad/FBI or other intel agencies. That was (is) my theory. By having some sort of evidence/blackmail on powerful people, he could find out things and/or influence outcomes.

Just how that would have been accomplished, idk.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (vbXSk)

71 people who do serious drugs together usually don't freely rat on each other (until they get charged) because they know their drug-using confederates could also rat on them. That's a kind of compromise, but it's not an explicit compromise. You don't have to tell the guy you do heroin with "don't tell anyone I do heroin." It's implicit.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

72 Massie is a useless circus clown. He’s like Bozo, only with two day razor stubble and a horn he keeps in his pocket to blow at unsuspecting pedestrians conspiracy theorists.

*beep beep* I have 20 Epstein names. Here you go frothy, conspiracy people.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 04:21 PM (PM/iv)

73 The real connection that did not get fleshed out, further in this round of dumps was the connection to the French 'Talent Scout' that also hanged himself in Prison.

Purely coincidental, that.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:21 PM (gH8T+)

74 Wikileaks had the codes in the legitimately creepy emails. Unless you think it's normal to talk about little girls and boys and meatballs on cheese and the other bizarre food "code" talk.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 04:21 PM (QLKBy)

75 The explanation I heard from Benz makes most sense to me: Girls Juice Deals. Epstein was a deal-maker and money launderer, and dealt with the kind of trash that lives in that world. The girls were party-favors - not the subject of the deal. Incidental to the larger purpose.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (bNf8H)

76 So here is a question I'd like an answer to. Let's suppose the large form of the Epstein scandal is false.

He personally was a pedophile and got Ghislane and a couple of his flunkies to help him get underage girls.

Why did he then share them with Prince Andrew and maybe Bill Clinton/Bill Gates and then no one else?

For example did Kevin Spacey go to Epstein Island to get money from Epstein? To have sex with legal yacht boys?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

77 My guess would be they go on to become yacht girls/OF types.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (sKqQm)

A lot of molested kids go on to be the next generation, and have issues with drugs, prostitution and generally fucked up lives.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (rbvCR)

78 I have a Secret list of 11 Herbs and Spices.

Posted by: Colonel Sanders at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (gH8T+)

79 >>>64 well, oh boy, yeah, I mean, if the fbi says it, that's the gold standard, innit?

if patel says so, then yeah. This guy risked his career and possibly prison to show that Russiagate was a hoax.

And now he's, what, joined the Epstein Democrats? WHY?!

I mean, can someone explain that? Why are Kash Patel and Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi now on the Epstein sex ring payroll?

Just explain your theory about this. I want to hear ANY theory. Any one at all.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)

80 Awkwardly, the justice dept was developing press releases on the death of Epstein in custody on the 9th, when he wasnt found dead until the 10th.

Posted by: Typo? at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (6rdCx)

81 Don't forget the sweet heart deal Epstein got. All signs of bigger things.

I mean another coincidence.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 09, 2026 04:23 PM (cS1cw)

82 Some creditable commenters on teh @X were talking about how Jeffee was working with Mister Putin. It seemed to make sense to me.

Posted by: @58ARAMCOBrat at February 09, 2026 04:23 PM (x9HPv)

83 For example did Kevin Spacey go to Epstein Island to get money from Epstein? To have sex with legal yacht boys?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

To be one of the glittery people that were brought in to give the place tone and impress the people with the money?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:23 PM (rbvCR)

84 Awkwardly, the justice dept was developing press releases on the death of Epstein in custody on the 9th, when he wasnt found dead until the 10th.

Also, a few people like Crowder investigated if you actually could kill yourself the way Epstein did and found they couldn't.

If Epstein was just some normal investment guy and had "no help" how did he manage it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:23 PM (sKqQm)

85 With all the political crap happening in the Intelligence Community ™ aka The Deep State ™ is it any wonder they missed the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of the modern Jihadist Islam , 9/11, etc, etc, etc?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (yI5mB)

86 [i78 I have a Secret list of 11 Herbs and Spices.
Posted by: Colonel Sanders

I have a list of whose been naughty or nice - Santa

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)

87 78 I have a Secret list of 11 Herbs and Spices.

Posted by: Colonel Sanders

I have the recipe for New Coke, but for some reason, nobody wants to steal it.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

88 >>>The explanation I heard from Benz makes most sense to me: Girls Juice Deals. Epstein was a deal-maker and money launderer, and dealt with the kind of trash that lives in that world. The girls were party-favors - not the subject of the deal. Incidental to the larger purpose.

yeah that's what I think. Military contractors used to provide girls, by which I mean prostitutes, to generals and admirals and Congressmen at their weapons shows. It wasn't a quid pro quo exactly. But people like people who do nice things for them, like introduce them to young girls who are for some reason very, very interested in 60 year old fat congressmen.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (1wjle)

89 Oh yeah, sure. Pull my other leg.

No, my other other leg.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (vFG9F)

90 Like that old song, "It doesn't have to be one or the other." For some, the deal was the deal and the underage was just the sugar-rush on top. But I'm sure over time Epstein and associates figured out that for SOME, the underage was the deal, and money was just how somebody got access to the underage.

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (TN0g+)

91 It has all the classic signs of Russian collusion...

Posted by: The media we USED to watch at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (NIB5L)

92 >>yeah that's what I think. Military contractors used to provide girls, by which I mean prostitutes, to generals and admirals and Congressmen at their weapons shows.

That's uncouth...

Posted by: Big Pharma at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (gH8T+)

93
We have had this discussion before. No one would attempt blackmail of the most powerful people in society since it would trigger a defense response from too many of those powerful people.

He ingratiated himself, and he created a mutual secret that both (a) protected him from any retribution since he knew things and (b) created position for himself as someone who could be trusted, and who could do favors. He was in the club.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (mymNa)

94 Also, a few people like Crowder investigated if you actually could kill yourself the way Epstein did and found they couldn't.

How exactly would one prove that definitively?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

95 A lot of molested kids go on to be the next generation, and have issues with drugs, prostitution and generally fucked up lives.

I was watching a video on the deaths of b-list celebrities which included adult stars. While drugs was something shared between both the adult and non-adult stars, the adult ones added in murder, suicide, and AIDS....

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)

96 >>Just explain your theory about this. I want to hear ANY theory. Any one at all.

They don’t have a theory, Ace. It’s the same nics pushing the same bullshit Fay after day and it’s tiresome. Not only that but contra factual.

But they don’t come armed with facts. They bleat about Bondi and Patel ad nauseum.

Yeah they’re all in on it because the monster under their bed told them so. Or the person paying them told them to say it.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (PM/iv)

97 So Epstein ran this sex scandal just for himself, yet got all kinds of visitors to his fantasy island?

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (Ia/+0)

98 >>.Also, a few people like Crowder investigated if you actually could kill yourself the way Epstein did and found they couldn't.

sorry, my eyes are rolling

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:26 PM (1wjle)

99 And remember Don Lemon said it was illegal to read the WikiLeaks emails and that CNN would tell you what was in them

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 04:26 PM (QLKBy)

100 "no marksman, no matter how skilled, could possibly have hit Kennedy three times"

(while he was traveling at 5-10 mph at a distance of about 120 feet)

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:26 PM (1wjle)

101 This story fails to support my deeply felt belief in the utterly fallen nature of humanity, so I shan't believe it. No, I simply shannot.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 09, 2026 04:26 PM (BRvvM)

102 How exactly would one prove that definitively?/i]

IIRC he had someone rig up a neck guard that would stop him from in fact choking to death

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:27 PM (sKqQm)

103 "So Epstein ran this sex scandal just for himself, yet got all kinds of visitors to his fantasy island?"

Imagine you knew someone with a cabin on a lake and they invited you there for a weekend.

Many people would take up that offer.

This is the same thing: a Caribbean resort basically.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:27 PM (IuIym)

104 For example did Kevin Spacey go to Epstein Island to get money from Epstein? To have sex with legal yacht boys?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

To be one of the glittery people that were brought in to give the place tone and impress the people with the money?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:23 PM (rbvCR)
__

It's the lure of glamor and fame and exclusivity. One thing that the "Epstein files" revealed is just how badly even people with no interest in young ladies -- or girls at all -- wanted to get in with Epstein. People don't realize (or don't remember) what a major player he was in the social scene at the time.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:27 PM (iFTx/)

105 I suspect the whole Epstein p3do ring story was manufactured by the deep state and their propaganda arm to deflect from some other p3do (or whatever) story.

Like, maybe the p3do ring the deep state and the propagandists are actually involved in. Or the continued efforts to overthrow the Trump administration.

I mean, there are a lot of reasons to suspect the whole story is as much an op as anything else the deep state conjures up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 04:27 PM (jtM2q)

106 Continued from the previous Left-Wing "Scoop" thread (and I think relevant here):

140 >>Tulsi must have something on Warner. He has been squirming like a toad lately.

During the Russia hoax, Warner was secretly communicating with Christopher Steele's lawyer Adam Waldman. Waldman was also the lawyer for Oleg Deripaska, at one time the richest oligarch in Russia.

He also is heavily invested in businesses in Ukraine. A lot of those investments were seized after the war began.

I've long believed that one of the main reason they wanted to get rid of Trump was they wanted the war in Ukraine and Trump did not.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 03:24 PM (viF8m)

I think it was overdetermined, with a vast constellation of reasons, and they all came down to this: Trump was proving that we didn't have to live like that.

We didn't have to accept a "managed decline" into corrupt, bureaucratic anarcho-tyranny. And we didn't have to accept a two-tier justice system -- Epstein was Federally arrested in July 2019 -- where the wealthy and well-connected get away with serious crimes, while the little guy is mercilessly ground under the heel of the State for regulatory infractions.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 04:27 PM (Sy6m/)

107 Just explain your theory about this. I want to hear ANY theory. Any one at all.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (1wjle)

I'm not saying I buy this theory, but the theory would be that too many allies (or our own IC) are implicated in the Epstein op, so our IC (FBI included) has decided to admit as little as possible.

(Possible allies implicated: UK, Israel, EU, etc...)

Again, I'm pretty sure Trump would prefer to bring the IC to justice, so I doubt this theory, but that would be the answer, I believe.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (zjgNU)

108 and I'm the King of Eswatini.

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (UjdFS)

109 97 So Epstein ran this sex scandal just for himself, yet got all kinds of visitors to his fantasy island?
Posted by: Skip

and recorded everything that happened there in every room 7x24.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (abIsI)

110 I am not diving deep into this sewer of perversion and satanism:
1) Eptstein was an agent, whether CIA or Moussad
2) He created honey pots for politicians, royals, elites, and millionaires who would contribute to him...whether blackmail or what I obviously have no idea
3) Maxwell and others did the procuring of young girls (and boys?)
4) Pedophilia is real and apparently the taste of these wealthy demons
5) Trump was smart enough not to get involved, once he kicked Epstein out of Maralago. He is also a germaphobe, so I can't see him at orgies. Plus he dated supermodels of age
6) The Clintons were not as smart and Billy loved to party and wag his Peyronie's around. His hag, well, who knows what her proclivities are and I don't want to know what goes on with her, Huma or anyone else...and may tertiary syphilis rise up forever with a dash of herpes on the side
7) If the Dims had ANYTHING on Trump on Pedo Island they would have used this in 2016

I don't think Epstein hung himself. I would not be surprised if he is still alive
9) I care deeply about stopping satanic child trafficking and all that goes with this evil
10) Many are caught now, big names in politics and Hollywood. GOOD!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (WONhk)

111 He walked away with a wrist slap on something serious that you or i would still be in jail over. The US attny said the deal was IC related. He then winds up dead in max security. The video was off, then years later here it is, wait its missing a minute, no, here it is. Who is walking in the tier in orange?? Nobody knows. Oh and they where putting together a press release on his in custody death the day before he died. I totally get the conspiracy people. Totally. I am not all the way there, but i sure has hell aint pointing and laughing at them either.

Full stop.

Posted by: Soooooo at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (6rdCx)

112 How exactly would one prove that definitively?/i]

IIRC he had someone rig up a neck guard that would stop him from in fact choking to death

So he rigged up something that would prevent the occurrence of the very thing he said couldn't occur?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)

113 There is as aspect of human nature that wants the “ story” as scurrilous as possible. Akin to the gossip tree that is old as humans have been around.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (pDt9x)

114 11 I think Epstein was routinely blackmailing politicos and billionaires to funnel money into his investment operation.

Whether that was at the behest of the CIA or MI5 or whoever is debatable.

But his primary gig was getting money to invest. BAMN
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Most of those billionaires had security peeps that actually screen people around them. Billionaires are not that naive, Andrew might have been due to the Royal Family shit but he kept up with Epstein willingly and Sarah Ferguson flirted with Epstein as well. Most of the emails don't indicate any nature of blackmail but more of shared enthusiasm in human sex trafficking. You aren't friendly with someone that is blackmailing you.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (2swu2)

115 What was the prevailing media theory on Epstein until the "get Trump" op. Because we know THAT'S bullshit. Unless of course you think they were telling the truth about that one thing.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (QLKBy)

116 The blackmail angle was always the stupidest of stupid takes.
No matter how much those who believe it thunder about their holy mission to get justice.
And accused everyone who doesn't of protecting pedos.

I mean, FFS, Epstein was a tiny little minnow in an ocean of sharks.
Sharks with lots and lots of money. And power.
Who have no problem hiring bodyguards with no morals.
They type of guys who hear boss is having some pipsqueak bother him over some Island Fun Time and know exactly how to make it go away quickly and quietly without being told a word.
Meaning, Jeffry wouldn't have died in a cell, he would have been dead decades ago.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (HXT0k)

117 As has been noted, there are many data points to the bookends of being hired by former OSA operative Donald Barr to dying in a prison run by his son Bill Barr, one day all of these data points will be connected and explained.

Maybe Hollywood will make a Spotlight style film on the subject. Maybe get mark Ruffalo involved somehow.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (Kw+Iy)

118 The US attny said the deal was IC related. He then winds up dead in max security. The video was off, then years later here it is, wait its missing a minute, no, here it is. Who is walking in the tier in orange?? Nobody knows. Oh and they where putting together a press release on his in custody death the day before he died. I totally get the conspiracy people. Totally. I am not all the way there, but i sure has hell aint pointing and laughing at them either.

Full stop.
Posted by: Soooooo
=======
For the record, under oath just recently, Acosta denies he was told that by the government.

Some speculate that Alan Deshowitz might have told him but that is speculation.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (2swu2)

119 >>Imagine you knew someone with a cabin on a lake and they invited you there for a weekend.

I always get weirded out when my friends let their kids go on vacations with other people.

I know it can be innocuous...but, damn.
When my friend tells me his 14 yr old kid is at Elk Camp with his Youth Pastor/ Boyscout Troop Leader, I get nervous for that kid.

Posted by: Big Pharma at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (gH8T+)

120 So Epstein ran this sex scandal just for himself, yet got all kinds of visitors to his fantasy island
.......

De plane! De plane!

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 04:29 PM (UjdFS)

121 Has Don Lemon found the plane yet?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (NIB5L)

122 "I've said previously that the idea that some people have, that Epstein was literally running a child sex brothel and billionaires were paying him for sex, was almost certainly false. "

I don't want to be a poopy head but running a sex ring where people paid him to have sex with kids is IMO not much different than providing an island where the rich and famous could go and have sex with kids and not get caught amounts to basically the same thing.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (0N4FZ)

123 But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein sexually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men, an Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.

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Bullshit. This guy was a pimp for the powerful disguised as a friend and financier, working on behalf of the XXX and the XXXXXX.
He is exactly who we think he is/was.
If I get my hands on curated blackmail of the worlds rich and powerful with all the leverage that entails, it's not being released to congresscritters and temps like Bondi or Bongingo. Leverage loses its power if made public.

This ain't exactly a coverup, but there's white paint involved and Tom Sawyer is getting lots of takers to sling that brush for him.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (Hx0tZ)

124 why hasn't Ghislaine Maxwell leveraged all the video she has of people having sex with kids to get herself out of prison?

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (1wjle)

125 I don't know-know, I know!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (g47mK)

126 The explanation I heard from Benz makes most sense to me: Girls Juice Deals. Epstein was a deal-maker and money launderer, and dealt with the kind of trash that lives in that world. The girls were party-favors - not the subject of the deal. Incidental to the larger purpose.

yeah that's what I think. Military contractors used to provide girls, by which I mean prostitutes, to generals and admirals and Congressmen at their weapons shows. It wasn't a quid pro quo exactly. But people like people who do nice things for them, like introduce them to young girls who are for some reason very, very interested in 60 year old fat congressmen.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (1wjle)
______

Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs. Hell, back in the day exotic car dealerships had piles of coke and hot young things sashaying all over the place.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (iFTx/)

127 How exactly would one prove that definitively?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

Maybe you could train up Democrats to act as guinea pigs?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 04:30 PM (8zz6B)

128 I mean, can someone explain that? Why are Kash Patel and Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi now on the Epstein sex ring payroll?

Just explain your theory about this. I want to hear ANY theory. Any one at all.
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I think one of the running theories is that the full truth of the matter would take down too much of DC (Which could mean too many GOPers with Congress too close to risk, or literally *too much* in that there wouldn't be enough left of federal or corporate America to keep things working). So, paraphrasing Jackstraw's (I think) words from a few months back, 'everyone who has a good look immediately nopes out.'

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (vSvIl)

129 Now, Epstein might sweeten this by being known to have lots of eye candy at his island.

And those girls might want to go because they get a chance to maybe become some rich guy's trophy wife. or get to live it up.

Tons of people do this all the time for rock stars and movie stars.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (IuIym)

130 Dear Penthouse Forum,
This one time at Elk Camp...

Posted by: My 14 year old self at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (NIB5L)

131 It has all the classic signs of Russian collusion...
Posted by: The media we USED to watch
.......

Earmarks.

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (UjdFS)

132 pharmaSockOFF

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (gH8T+)

133 75 The explanation I heard from Benz makes most sense to me: Girls Juice Deals. Epstein was a deal-maker and money launderer, and dealt with the kind of trash that lives in that world. The girls were party-favors - not the subject of the deal. Incidental to the larger purpose.
Posted by: Frasier Crane

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I'm skeptical about this angle. This is common in industry as well because it is a form of exclusive and valued kickback -- the buyers "prefer" a certain supplier because they are feted. But the buyers are generally people who can not get those girls / diners / whatever on their own.

Bill Gates should have been able to walk through any building on his campus, pick a girl, fuck her in the break room, and then have HR and Legal pay off anyone around and cover his tracks. (Yeah, I kind of saw that too.)

He already had all the girls he wanted, so what did eppie provide?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (mymNa)

134 >>I don't want to be a poopy head but running a sex ring where people paid him to have sex with kids is IMO not much different than providing an island where the rich and famous could go and have sex with kids and not get caught amounts to basically the same thing.

no but a more casual thing like I suggest would leave little evidence of it behind, which is, apparently what accords with the evidentiary record we have, which doesn't show that kind of a quid pro quo blackmail/extortion ring

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (1wjle)

135 Massie really though he'd ride this wave, thinking he's gaining real Dem support, all the way to reelection.

Hey, how'd turning on the party for Dem Facebook likes work for Cheney?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM (HXT0k)

136 >>>1) Eptstein was an agent, whether CIA or Mossad

nah it was all totally for Russia, forget all the stuff he says about Israel, it was Russia

Posted by: MSM at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (jGJov)

137 Here's a picture of a Dallas PD officer handing down the REAL murder weapon from the ROOFTOP of the TSBD.

Pay no attention to the fact that he's handing down a shotgun, not a rifle, which no one in the history of ever has claimed was the murder weapon, nor to the fact that the shotgun just so happens to be the exact make and model assigned to the Dallas PD.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (gtcuf)

138 Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs. Hell, back in the day exotic car dealerships had piles of coke and hot young things sashaying all over the place.

You and I went to very different car dealerships.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

139 Also, a few people like Crowder investigated if you actually could kill yourself the way Epstein did and found they you couldnt.
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No shit???

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (6rdCx)

140 I'd still like to know why and who authorized Whitey Bulger to be moved from fed max to a minimum security prison and put into gen pop.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (Kw+Iy)

141 > I mean, I get multiple calls when I try to wire $18K to a family member, and my savings and loan is generally pissed because they have to fill out paperwork
Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

I could tell you stories about trying to move a largish chunk of cash from one state to the other, even though I had all the paperwork in order -- sold a house in one state, was buying a house in another state. Damned near lost out on the house I was trying to buy (and/or failed to have the check at the closing) because moving the money took days.

It was the first time I'd ever done an interstate transfer of that size. I learned my lesson there.

I'm thinking that maybe because it was interstate the feds got their snoopy noses involved? I don't remember, this was around thirty years ago.

Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (IG3/x)

142 A patient just now told me Trump was on the island eating babies with Epstein.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (W2Pud)

143 "I don't want to be a poopy head but running a sex ring where people paid him to have sex with kids is IMO not much different than providing an island where the rich and famous could go and have sex with kids and not get caught amounts to basically the same thing."

the problem is they are not kids.

they are 18 or whatever.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:33 PM (IuIym)

144 Having spent time on Wall Street I can tell you this is the MO for a lot of people. Epstein didn’t make the mold. He took what he learned at Bear Stearns advising wealthy people and parlayed it into an enterprise. There are a lot of people who make him look like an amateur. They all have the same formulations including people who “procure” participants in whatever needs to be done. They all cause the wealthy clients for the money. Period. This isn’t that hard.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 04:33 PM (xn33A)

145 O/T and willowed from the post below:

While the world's eyes are on Arizona as the clock winds down on ransom deadline...I saw this youtube.

Musk and Trump are not playing about Greenland, if this turns out to be true. And I think it is plausable. We'll soon find out.

https://tinyurl.com/3rburfyd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

146 >>Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs. Hell, back in the day exotic car dealerships had piles of coke and hot young things sashaying all over the place.

There's exactly One Universal Commodity.

And, roughly 50% of the population is born with it.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:33 PM (gH8T+)

147 See also Matt Gaetz.

Some girl who wants to go the Bahamas with a rich dude will lie about her age.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:33 PM (IuIym)

148 Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs. Hell, back in the day exotic car dealerships had piles of coke and hot young things sashaying all over the place.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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I'm beginning to think you were Hunter S. Thompson's lawyer.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (XvL8K)

149 why hasn't Ghislaine Maxwell leveraged all the video she has of people having sex with kids to get herself out of prison?

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She may not have it. She did offer today to testify for an out of jail card.

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (6rdCx)

150 "Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs."

That's why business travel is so "necessary," when Zoom would do just as well. Junkets.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (N8ZBc)

151 >>.Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins

good point, guys. It is well known, among people like garrett, that you can strangle yourself with a necktie and a doorknob. Those claiming you couldn't do the same thing with a bedframe and bit of string are just, I don't know, talking shit.

The other thing I can't stand is when they go "hyoid bone! hyoid bone!"

And this goes back to ME's saying that usually in hangings, the hyoid bone isn't broken, but in strangulations it is.

But then they start leaving out that word "usually," and claim that no hangings EVER result in a broken hyoid bone.

Which is just false and why I just cannot deal.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)

152 Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs. Hell, back in the day exotic car dealerships had piles of coke and hot young things sashaying all over the place.

You and I went to very different car dealerships.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)
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I was a kid. Some friends had very rich dads. I went a few times with them to Ferrari and Lambo dealerships. They barely hid what was going on.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:35 PM (iFTx/)

153 >>> "No other victim has described being expressly directed by either Maxwell or Epstein to engage in sexual activity with other men," the memo said.

No direction.
It's about the tips and gratuities.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 04:35 PM (/lPRQ)

154 I've got a list.
Hoo boy, have I got a fucking list...

Posted by: Santa Claus at February 09, 2026 04:35 PM (gAuAm)

155 88 >>>The explanation I heard from Benz makes most sense to me: Girls Juice Deals. Epstein was a deal-maker and money launderer, and dealt with the kind of trash that lives in that world. The girls were party-favors - not the subject of the deal. Incidental to the larger purpose.

yeah that's what I think. Military contractors used to provide girls, by which I mean prostitutes, to generals and admirals and Congressmen at their weapons shows. It wasn't a quid pro quo exactly. But people like people who do nice things for them, like introduce them to young girls who are for some reason very, very interested in 60 year old fat congressmen.
Posted by: ace
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Not that my take means much but I have read all the depositions from the Palm Beach days plus a lot of what has been revealed. I don't think that Epstein was himself an actual agent for any party but he was very useful as an IC asset. Benz had provided quite a bit of background on Epstein the trader at Bear Stearns and its relationship with BCCI. BCCI, for those not around in the 80's, was an IC dominated bank out of Pakistan that did all kinds of money laundering for the intel community.
Look up the Safari Club.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:35 PM (2swu2)

156
used the phrase 'cheese pizza and grape soda' in strange contexts. There may be something there.
Posted by: gp

One of his clients was Radar O'Reilly.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 04:35 PM (Cqx++)

157 I saw a couple of email exchanges on YT where Epstein and his correspondents used the phrase 'cheese pizza and grape soda' in strange contexts. There may be something there.
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There's so much trash and false info in the "files" passed around as "true 'cause it was in the Epstein files" that I now won't believe anything that comes out.

This bullshit process that Massie et al forced to release it all w/o actual safeguards has completely destroyed any chance of any legitimate prosecution.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (HXT0k)

158 The FBI also says it did not find blackmail photos or videos in the Epstein files.
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If you go back to news reported the day after Epstein was arrested (the second and most recent arrest) there are articles noting that a boat full of unidentified individuals arrived at Eptstein Island, stayed for approximately one day, and left. The FBI, at the time, confirmed that they did NOT have any personnel out on the island.

I'm not a big proponey of TheGatewayPundit. But, if you go back into their archives you will find a post documenting exactly what I stated above.

So, when I hear the FBI didn't find any blackmail photos or videos etc. I take it with a grain of salt, and still have no idea who those unidentified people were.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (dIske)

159 Okay.
So what was his job, then?

Posted by: Dr Slam at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (58ypb)

160 Oh. The FBI says. Well then.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (n4M+z)

161 Cucker Tarlson is still on in the Comet Pizza thing. Guess who was running the operation?

The Jewwwwsssss!!!

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (y6810)

162 My personal thought is that the girls were paid personal help of epstein and maxwell. The ones that made waves were the ones that didn't get paid what they thought they were worth.

Let the conspiracies flow!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (mo6hN)

163 To be fair to the conspiracy believers, Epstein seems to have created fake folders and had that Clinton painting.

That definitely smells like blackmail.

I think some of these conspiracies are actually pretty decent - they are just missing a few things so they appear plausible.

And after Russia Hoax...

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (IuIym)

164 This child-pimp and his bottom bitch both had ties to intelligence agencies. Well documented ones.

Whatever was going here, it's certainly not a good old fashioned down home child pimping scenario.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (BI5O2)

165 >>Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)

That was uncalled for.

I know you are upset that your GAINZ have fallen off and you no longer feel attractive.

But, the truth is that someone your height can never be attractive. It's simply against the Laws of Nature.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (gH8T+)

166 Musk and Trump are not playing about Greenland, if this turns out to be true. And I think it is plausable. We'll soon find out.

https://tinyurl.com/3rburfyd

Big claims need big evidence, and I see none.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)

167 I have sent my kids away to church camps, are you saying that's bad? Not every overnight camp is a den of pedophilia. I'm not saying it doesn't happen because I know it does, I'm not naive. But there are many more camps that are wholesome and enriching for kids than there are that abuse them.

Posted by: lin-duh at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (VCgbV)

168 I don't want to be a poopy head but running a sex ring where people paid him to have sex with kids is IMO not much different than providing an island where the rich and famous could go and have sex with kids and not get caught amounts to basically the same thing.

no but a more casual thing like I suggest would leave little evidence of it behind, which is, apparently what accords with the evidentiary record we have, which doesn't show that kind of a quid pro quo blackmail/extortion ring

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:31 PM

I agree with that, he was probably not extorting or blackmailing people he invited to his island to get their freak on.

Sort of like a billionaire who invites rich and famous people to his yacht for a week long cruise and he pays plenty of young nubile girls to entertain them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (0N4FZ)

169 I’m waiting for Massie to say he will give up the names for a $10,000 campaign contribution, fully paid trip to Turks and a stuffed cupi doll.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (xn33A)

170 > yeah that's what I think. Military contractors used to provide girls, by which I mean prostitutes, to generals and admirals and Congressmen at their weapons shows.

When I worked in a hotel as a young man, we had a convention of school superintendents. It was by far the rowdiest convention we had during my tenure.

All the major textbook companies had rooms with free booze and plenty of hot, easy-looking girls hanging around. I guess if you're selling expensive textbooks by the hundred or thousand lot, you can afford to sweeten the pot quite a bit.

I recall wondering what a supe would do if he recognized one of the book bimbos as a former student.

Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (IG3/x)

171 No shit???
Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:32 PM (6rdCx)/i]

Epstein didn't have an overhang to use to properly hang himself.

The argument from the prison was that he fashioned a rope from his sheets, then tired it to his bed, that angled himself so that created enough tension to choke himself and break his hyoid bone.

Essentially if you can't hang from something above you it makes things way harder to do.

Crowder tried it and couldn't get enough force to break the hyoid bone and the other problem is you had to push to generate the needed tension so when you pass out you lose the tension which means you won't die.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)

172 Is there a downside to pursuing the Epstein pedo investigation? Is it case closed, even with some evidence still unreleased? Is there a sighificant opportunity cost to continuing to look?

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (N8ZBc)

173 You don’t go out of your way to involve people like Bill Gates just because you think they’re fun to be around. He wanted something.

Posted by: Maroon at February 09, 2026 04:17 PM (KhBND)

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Maybe Epstein had a fetish for man boobs.

/I agree with you ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (nuyMR)

174 Prosecutors better hope that I am never on a jury where the FBI is testifying. I firmly believe that the FBI exists for only two purposes, protecting Bolsheviks and billionaires, and framing innocent people.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (n4M+z)

175 152 Everything is sold with girls and parties and drugs.

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Is this why my peanut brittle business failed?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (mymNa)

176 Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 09, 2026 04:22 PM (bNf8H)

Perfect explanation.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (Vvh2V)

177 >>>
If you go back to news reported the day after Epstein was arrested (the second and most recent arrest) there are articles noting that a boat full of unidentified individuals arrived at Eptstein Island, stayed for approximately one day, and left. The FBI, at the time, confirmed that they did NOT have any personnel out on the island.

I'm not a big proponey of TheGatewayPundit. But, if you go back into their archives you will find a post documenting exactly what I stated above.

So, when I hear the FBI didn't find any blackmail photos or videos etc. I take it with a grain of salt, and still have no idea who those unidentified people were.

...

I think we are operating on different premises here. You are arguing that there MAY BE evidence we cannot ever see. Okay, fine: Then what do we do with that?

I'm not the kind of person who makes decisions based on hypothetical evidence which MAY exist but I cannot see.

Should I convict Kash Patel and Dan Bongino on the basis of this hypothetical evidence which MAY exist but which they can't see?

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle)

178 >>>We know at least 20 men are implicated in the files."

He's being hysterical. Like the harridans on The View.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (+YA9H)

179 Oh. The FBI says. Well then.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (n4M+z)

@79

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (g47mK)

180 "One of his clients was Radar O'Reilly."

One correspondent was Epstein's urologist, the other was Larry Fink.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (N8ZBc)

181 It was Comet Pizza. Not Comet Bagel. Tucker should go look into the Vatican.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 04:39 PM (BI5O2)

182 "I always get weirded out when my friends let their kids go on vacations with other people.

I know it can be innocuous...but, damn.
When my friend tells me his 14 yr old kid is at Elk Camp with his Youth Pastor/ Boyscout Troop Leader, I get nervous for that kid."

LOL. Agreed.

But in my example its an adult.

Its like Bill Clinton being asked to go by Epstein.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 04:39 PM (IuIym)

183 Bill Gates should have been able to walk through any building on his campus, pick a girl, fuck her in the break room, and then have HR and Legal pay off anyone around and cover his tracks. (Yeah, I kind of saw that too.)
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Bill was dipping it in the company ink well. Thats how be met mrs gates. Once she got married, she talked to HR and Bill was not allowed to be alone in a room with a young female.

Which is how he eventually winds up with VD from a Russian girl....

The more you know....

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:39 PM (6rdCx)

184 Another interesting thing I ran across in some of the released evidence is that Epstein had odd photos on his walls - you can see the people's bodies in unusual positions.

No explanation has been identified as to what they are - powerful people in embarrassing positions? Victims?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:39 PM (sKqQm)

185 We know Epstein sent $75,000 to Mandelson, even if Mandelson "can't remember" if he received that sum or not, and another ten thousand pounds to his husband."

There is more than one thing wrong with this sentence

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (NtVYv)

186 How about that nasty shit parasite Reid Hoffman--a known frequent guest of Jeffery, solely for the sex treats--and Soros funding the SB ad ... against Trump over this?

"Where are the rest of the files, huh?! What are you hiding?!!"

And all the dick chuggers at the Man-Boy Lincoln Project were slapping their puds in glee over it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (HXT0k)

187 or maybe Larry Fish. Not sure.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (N8ZBc)

188 I never thought of it as a brothel but has a blackmail operation. My actual epstein file reading is zero however. But those rich and powerful men weren't hanging with him for nothing. He provided girls for them, I don't know what he got in return.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (n5tGW)

189 I have a Liszt

Posted by: Franz at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (gAuAm)

190 Kentucky's primary is in May. Massie is being primaried by Ed Gallrein who is a Shelby County farmer and retired Navy SEAL.

Please vote Massie out.

I have a feeling he's never going to leave and will run as an independent. Shades of Lisa Murkowski.
We can't seem to get rid of these backstabbers.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (NpAcC)

191 Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins

good point, guys. It is well known, among people like garrett, that you can strangle yourself with a necktie and a doorknob. Those claiming you couldn't do the same thing with a bedframe and bit of string are just, I don't know, talking shit.

The other thing I can't stand is when they go "hyoid bone! hyoid bone!"

And this goes back to ME's saying that usually in hangings, the hyoid bone isn't broken, but in strangulations it is.

But then they start leaving out that word "usually," and claim that no hangings EVER result in a broken hyoid bone.

Which is just false and why I just cannot deal.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)
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I don't know if Carradine and Hutchins are the best examples. Carradine hung himself the old fashioned way. Hutchins was so fucking stoned out of his mind he probably woulda ODed anyway, which makes it that much easier to strangle yourself.

I don't know what to make of the claims that Epstein couldn't have killed himself the way he did.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (iFTx/)

192 This is one of those can o'worms type deals.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:41 PM (36PRH)

193 So what, exactly, is Maxwell in prison for, if not for trafficking underage girls?

And I guess the idea, then is that Epstein was in jail for simply being a pedo himself?

Posted by: MrExcitement at February 09, 2026 04:41 PM (ovdkm)

194 Let's go back to Massie. What is he hiding?!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:41 PM (g47mK)

195 >>I have sent my kids away to church camps, are you saying that's bad? Not every overnight camp is a den of pedophilia. I'm not saying it doesn't happen because I know it does, I'm not naive. But there are many more camps that are wholesome and enriching for kids than there are that abuse them.

Yes.
There is no safe Camp, School, Scout Group or Sports Team.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:41 PM (gH8T+)

196 Crowder tried it and couldn't get enough force to break the hyoid bone and the other problem is you had to push to generate the needed tension so when you pass out you lose the tension which means you won't die.
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Dont try it at home buddy. You lean forward and not over and you dont lose tension. You just die. We know.

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:42 PM (6rdCx)

197 An intel asset is kind of like a criminal informer for the Feebs. They may in fact be criminals, like Whitey Bulger, and their handlers can go so far as to cover up crimes their CI did in Mass for teh alleged greater good. Mueller got dirtied in that particular op and the FBI handler ended up going to prison over it. Three innocent guys were named for a murder that Whitey's gang committed and went to prison for it resulting in a huge settlement of the lawsuit when it came out.

For the IC folks, an asset is someone not an employee but useful for advancing missions (like untraceable money laundering, providing information to agents, connections as to get close to someone for actions by a real agent, or to influence others to play ball via recruitment etc. for the true agents. Most informed speculation on IC matters have pointed at Epstein as a financier and an asset of influence.

If there was an agent handler, that would probably be Ghislaine as her dad was definitely one to the extent that through his publishing of Breznev's books in the West, Robert Maxwell got up to private chats with Breznev for MI-6 that the KGB actively fought against. Ghislaine grew up in the life.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:42 PM (2swu2)

198 194 Let's go back to Massie. What is he hiding?!
Posted by: runner

His vagina?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:42 PM (abIsI)

199 We may never know the truth, they vowed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 04:43 PM (n4M+z)

200 Unfortunately, healthy skepticism about our government agencies has turned into disbelief, disrespect, and distrust. They have only themselves to blame-but they won’t.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 09, 2026 04:43 PM (cDrfF)

201 181 It was Comet Pizza. Not Comet Bagel. Tucker should go look into the Vatican.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 04:39 PM (BI5O2)

I looked it up today for a refresher on the names.

"Comet Ping Pong Pizza" is the full name.

I'd thought it was "Cosmic Pizza" for some reason.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 04:43 PM (6ydKt)

202 191

I don't know if Carradine and Hutchins are the best examples. Carradine hung himself the old fashioned way. Hutchins was so fucking stoned out of his mind he probably woulda ODed anyway, which makes it that much easier to strangle yourself.

I don't know what to make of the claims that Epstein couldn't have killed himself the way he did.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (iFTx/)

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Anthony Bourdain supposedly hung himself.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:43 PM (36PRH)

203 @201 And not Mystic Pizza

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:44 PM (36PRH)

204 Today's schadenfreudic pick me up news

Target to lay off 500 employees.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:44 PM (abIsI)

205 "Unfortunately, healthy skepticism about our government agencies has turned into disbelief, disrespect, and distrust."

For some. For some others, after only 12 month of our guys in control, the govt is now believed without skepticism. Crooked govt is a distant memory.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:44 PM (N8ZBc)

206 We know as much as they tell us. The rest we just have to make up, or speculate over, to put it more nicely.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 04:44 PM (pDt9x)

207 I don't have any evidence that the dogeater ate more than his share of sausages either but I'm pretty sure it's true.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 04:44 PM (vFG9F)

208 "The 72-year-old actor was found by a hotel maid on the morning of June 4, slumped in a closet in his suite"

Carradine was not a traditional hanging. He was seated. Rope also around his genitals.

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (6rdCx)

209 184 Another interesting thing I ran across in some of the released evidence is that Epstein had odd photos on his walls - you can see the people's bodies in unusual positions.

No explanation has been identified as to what they are - powerful people in embarrassing positions? Victims?
Posted by: 18-1
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So did one of the Podestas, as did Jamie Lee Curtis seen in one such backdrop of an interview. Our elites are sick bastards by and large. But I think they hung with Epstein because he was a sick bastard too rather than being blackmailed by it.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (2swu2)

210 I think I saw this story over at Insty.

Some couple in SF had a tech start-up way back when. And they had annual parties that all the techies would go to.
Well, they sold their start up; no real reason to keep having them.
But the Chinese showed up and paid them to continue to have the annual parties.
And they couldn't understand in the least why the Chinese were so eager to pay them to have these parties.
Where techies would get drunk around Chinese national techies also "invited."
They just thought they were fun people and everyone liked their parties.

That was Epstein on a bigger scale.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (HXT0k)

211 I think Robin Williams hanged himself that way in the closet they found him in.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

212 Ok so here is a potential way to look at how possible it was for Epstein to kill himself that way - how many people do we have a record of doing so outside of him?

Not hanging from above, not high/ODing. How many people on record have managed to kill themselves with just a rope and a bedframe on the floor next to them?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)

213 Walter Kirn: You'd better read this: The Jeff Epstein saga isn't a scandal about pedophilia, it's about a Russian word called 'blat,' a Soviet-era word meaning 'the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures.' It's about a kind of government.

https://x.com/walterkirn/status/
2018511373320536571

Posted by: KT at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (7vIsy)

214 There is video we have not seen and will never see. It is impossible for that to not be true.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 04:46 PM (vFG9F)

215 I'll say it again -- I read those "pizza" references from way back, and it sure as hell sounded like simple drug code.

This was very common for a long while. You never said pot, coke, etc. or gram, ounce, etc.... you had a substitute vocabulary that everyone understood.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 04:46 PM (mymNa)

216 190 Kentucky's primary is in May. Massie is being primaried by Ed Gallrein who is a Shelby County farmer and retired Navy SEAL.

Please vote Massie out.

I have a feeling he's never going to leave and will run as an independent. Shades of Lisa Murkowski.
We can't seem to get rid of these backstabbers.
Posted by: redridinghood

Scuttlebutt was that Massie announced his coming out as a Dem in an earlier thread.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (2swu2)

217 The ones that made waves were the ones that didn't get paid what they thought they were worth.

Let the conspiracies flow!
Posted by: Will Robinson

It is tradition in the hospitality industry for a cut of the tips to be sent to the bartender and kitchen.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (/lPRQ)

218 Cucker Tarlson is still on in the Comet Pizza thing. Guess who was running the operation?

The Jewwwwsssss!!!
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (y6810)

Mark Levin says we should stop discussing Epstein's activities, and that investigating child trafficking is distracting us from the important things like invading Iran and Arab countries

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR)

219 @184 Kama Sutra? Didn't he have a picture of Bill Clinton in a dress?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (36PRH)

220 Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle)
_________________________

Sure, there's evidence that will never be seen. Take a closer look at Epstein's first arrest back in 2008. He had like 13 charges against him laboriously put together by Palm Beach Police. Then, the Feds stepped in and dropped all but two of the lesser crimes in days. They, ALSO, gave him a NPA (Non-Prosecution Agreement) despite Epstein having no leverage. They didn't even tell the victims that they agreed to that (which is very rare).

Then, he was only sentenced to a half-way house with no records showing he even showed up.

Occam's Razor suggests a deal to provide something to the Feds (or alphabet agency) in exchange for the dropped charges (Alexander Acosta gave him that deal for some reason).

I don't think Epstein or Maxwell had any sort of list. I think they got assignments from a federal agency sporadically. And, the hosting of public officials, politicians and celebrities was to create a sense of being untouchable used to convince the marks that it was safe for them to accept the invitations, and those are ones who were blackmailed.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (dIske)

221 "There is video we have not seen and will never see. It is impossible for that to not be true."

If it's on BetaMax, we're really screwed.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (N8ZBc)

222 Explain what the code “beef jerky” means.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (dhHpw)

223 I suggest a look at the documents just released will indicate that, yes, Epstein provided sex toys of all ages to the rich and powerful.

Hell I've heard it credibly suggested that he might even be into human jerky.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (xcxpd)

224 219 @184 Kama Sutra? Didn't he have a picture of Bill Clinton in a dress?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (36PRH)

Yes.
The blue Monica Lewinsky dress to be exact.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 04:48 PM (6ydKt)

225 "you had a substitute vocabulary that everyone understood"

In the 1980s, we had 'can of motor oil' for 'gram of coke.' Not joking.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:49 PM (N8ZBc)

226 I mean, there is a lot we can infer about what Jeffrey Epstein was and what his main job was, I think he started out as an asset that could make bad paper go away and who could hide and acquire money in the time before the internet, he then morphed into an asset the ic could use to monitor and control the aspects of finance, tech and certain echelons of royalty and Hollywood.

The child pedo stuff may have been reserved for him and select members who were into that sort of thing.

But I think his main purpose post, say 2006 was, the same thing that Carter Page was used for, Epstein is talking to these people, they can now be surveiled by the LE/IC.

Again, his story starts by being hired by Donald Barr, his story ends with him dying in prison run by Bill Barr.

That not irony. That's something else.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 04:49 PM (Kw+Iy)

227 Here are the 20 names on the Massie Epstein List:

Bill Clinton
Billy Jeff Clinton
B. Clinton
William Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton
Big Boy Bill Clinton
President W.J. Clinton, etc, etc, etc.

Posted by: The Names at February 09, 2026 04:49 PM (Ksqrb)

228 >>Explain what the code “beef jerky” means.

Baby Flesh. Obviously.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:49 PM (gH8T+)

229 >>>I have long said that 90% of the reporting and rumor-mongering on Epstein was wrong because it didn't jive with how this works in the real world.

Did someone say jive?

Jive-ass dude don't got no brains anyhow! Shiiiiit.

Posted by: zombie barbara billingsley at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (Y1sOo)

230 And, I'm sorry, the FBI is not a credible source...if it ever was, it is no longer. The delays and covering for Epstein and his island were pretty damn blatant.

I suspect Epstein was useful to the IC and he was used by them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (xcxpd)

231 This whole Epstein horseshit needs to just go away.. it's distracting from shit that actually matters

I think Congress knows less than we do

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (XLfSN)

232 To repeat:

Neither Epstein nor any of his buddies were, technically, "pedophiles."

What they were was "epheobophiles"

There is a big difference.

Just to get everyone caught up on the terminology:

Pedophilia -- attraction PRE-PUBESCENT children (i.e. ages 0 - ~11).

Hebephila — attraction to PUBESCENT and EARLY ADOLESCENT children (i.e. ages ~12 - ~14).

Ephobophilia -- attraction to ADOLESCENT people (i.e. ages ~15 - ~1

.

Look it up if you don't believe me.

I've never seen any proof, evidence or even suggestion that Epstein went for pre-pubescent children, or even that he went after 12/13-years olds. It has only ever been alleged that he went after, basically, teenage girls.

Yes, it's illegal (in most jurisdictions), and it's considered morally wrong to seduce a minor, but the level of ephebophilia's immorality in our culture is considered much less than it is for actual pedophilia.

The majority of adult males are capable of being attracted to a teenage girl, if she's mature-enough looking. People are acting like Epstein's actions are grotesquely perverted, but every rock song about "jailbait" says otherwise.

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (se8lQ)

233 "Explain what the code “beef jerky” means."

Something that's too expensive to eat anymore.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (N8ZBc)

234 So did one of the Podestas, as did Jamie Lee Curtis seen in one such backdrop of an interview. Our elites are sick bastards by and large. But I think they hung with Epstein because he was a sick bastard too rather than being blackmailed by it.

I remember the Curtis one - she had a photo by Betsy Schneider of a naked pre-teen girl on her wall and it was noticed when she posted a picture of her office with it on the wall.

Obviously as we see in the art threads here art is a very individual thing but why would you want a naked picture of someone's kid on your wall?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (sKqQm)

235 @227
Also "Flex Jefferson"

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (36PRH)

236 zombie Johnson is right!

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (vFG9F)

237
Cucker Tarlson is still on in the Comet Pizza thing. Guess who was running the operation?

The Jewwwwsssss!!!
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (y6810)

are you fucking joking ?

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (g47mK)

238 "223 I suggest a look at the documents just released will indicate that, yes, Epstein provided sex toys of all ages to the rich and powerful.

Hell I've heard it credibly suggested that he might even be into human jerky.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (xcxpd) "

at this point, knowing what we know, why not?
amorality doesn't really come with any intrinsic limits ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (Cjt/F)

239 Fun facts about the Epstein doc drop...the phrase 'pizza' appears 911 times often in strange contexts that does not correspond to dropping by Dominos.

#PizzaGate is a smear to cover up real shady shit.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (xcxpd)

240 (auto-correction uncorrection:

"... ADOLESCENT people, ii.e. ages ~15 - ~18 "

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (se8lQ)

241 Well, if one three-letter agency of the government releases a report exonerating other three-letter agencies of criminal conduct, that settles it for me.

Posted by: bear with asymmetric balls at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (wCQ1m)

242 238 "223 I suggest a look at the documents just released will indicate that, yes, Epstein provided sex toys of all ages to the rich and powerful.

Hell I've heard it credibly suggested that he might even be into human jerky.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (xcxpd) "

at this point, knowing what we know, why not?
amorality doesn't really come with any intrinsic limits ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (Cjt/F)

He seems to have been into a lot of weird stuff. Like him commenting about how much enjoyed 'torture videos'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:52 PM (xcxpd)

243 Ugh, -- misspellked the main word of my comment:

What they were was "epheobophiles"
=
What they were was "ephebophiles"

Posted by: zombie at February 09, 2026 04:52 PM (se8lQ)

244 Now, if you really want to reach out and poke the hornets' nest, lets ask about the "unaccompanied minors" that Homan has been rescuing in the US, and who had them and for what use.

Yeah, I think that's got a strong likelihood of being the actual scandal that people think Epstein is.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2026 04:52 PM (2ocoG)

245 This is hard for many people to accept, in part because they can't see girls selling themselves like that. But there are many many girls who can and do. Eagerly.
---
The same party that laughed about "drag a $100 bill through a trailer park and you never know what you'll catch" is the same party that now wants you to believe these poor, poor girls were forced--forced, I tell you!--to have sex with the world's richest and most powerful.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (HXT0k)

246 Anthony Bourdain supposedly hung himself.

I hung myself and shot myself with a shotgun found thirty feet away.

Posted by: Clinton Connection Mark Middleton at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (R8Lmn)

247 2008. He had like 13 charges against him laboriously put together by Palm Beach Police. Then, the Feds stepped in and dropped all but two of the lesser crimes in days. They, ALSO, gave him a NPA (Non-Prosecution Agreement) despite Epstein having no leverage
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Yep. And the fed lawyer said it was an IC issue. Alex acosta. Then he winds up dead in max. Cameras not working for years. The oops here they are!! The wait there is a missing minute. Then sorry here it is!. Then who is the unidentified person walking on the tier wearing orange? There is some something up. I dont know how security classifications go but i wouldnt be surprised if they could absolutely bury things for 50 years. From everyone. Including successors.

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (6rdCx)

248 Explain what the code “beef jerky” means.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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The explanation I saw for that was that Epstein went nuts on some keto fad, and was truly obsessed with it. I guess that could be plausible. No idea.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (XvL8K)

249 This guy.

*makes gestures with fist moving up and down by genitalia*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (RIvkX)

250 i think we should conduct our own independent investigation

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (g47mK)

251 "What they were was "epheobophiles""

Lovers of Epheobo Cates.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (N8ZBc)

252 I’d bet you could have the (fill in the name) files for just about any tycoon. And you’d have 1000 names associated with him. Does it mean those 1000 people did everything that tycoon did? Powerful people know other powerful people and associate with them. If one’s a pedo, it doesn’t mean every one they ever said hi to is also a pedo. The whole premise has always been silly.

But it’s out there now and the conspiracies are already next level in sanity. It’s like everyone on Twitter is Candace Owens now.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:54 PM (y6810)

253 166 Musk and Trump are not playing about Greenland, if this turns out to be true. And I think it is plausable. We'll soon find out.

https://tinyurl.com/3rburfyd

Big claims need big evidence, and I see none.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)
....................................

Agree. And I said IF it turns out to be true as a disclaimer. I found it interesting since all the news for one week has been Arizona.

Everything on this video is from the last 6wks or so of quiet meetings. Obviously if true it will come out if negotiations flop like the EU appears to be flopping.

Something to watch, at any rate.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 04:54 PM (WONhk)

254 This is the same FBI telling us there's nothing to see here that just "discovered" a "device" on grandma Guthrie's roof AFTER THE NEIGHBOR TOLD THEM they should look up there. Liars and clowns.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:54 PM (abIsI)

255 Cucker Tarlson is still on in the Comet Pizza thing. Guess who was running the operation?

The Jewwwwsssss!!!
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (y6810)

are you fucking joking ?
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (g47mK)

Sadly, no I’m not.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (y6810)

256 >>>I have long said that 90% of the reporting and rumor-mongering on Epstein was wrong because it didn't jive with how this works in the real world.

Did someone say jive?

Jive-ass dude don't got no brains anyhow! Shiiiiit.
Posted by: zombie barbara billingsley at February 09, 2026 04:50 PM (Y1sOo)

Golly!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (wVcYX)

257 I suggest a look at the documents just released will indicate that, yes, Epstein provided sex toys of all ages to the rich and powerful.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (xcxpd)

He may have been farming high-level and powerful contacts, but he was doing so in part by providing access to children for sex, and it appears that is why many explicitlty were pursuing contacts with Epstein, especially post indictments.

Phrase it however you want. We know so much to be true. It was fine with TPTB and their elite handlers in the IC, until it wasn't.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (xgA6p)

258 Scuttlebutt was that Massie announced his coming out as a Dem in an earlier thread.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 04:47 PM (2swu2)
*******
Jesse Brewer, Elizabeth Mason-Hill, and Melissa Strange are running in the Democrat primary.

I guess the Democrats are happy they have a Dem running in Republican primary.

They've got all their bases covered.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (NpAcC)

259 Again, as we have seen over and over in the past 20 years...what was a 'conspiracy theory' is frequently shown to just be a spoiler warning 20 years later.

I have more faith in nutjobs than in our "elites". Their track record is better.

Alex Jones lies less than the Media or the FBI.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (xcxpd)

260 Just got an email that the new Olympians LP is shipping out today.

Very excited these guys put out a 2nd LP.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (gH8T+)

261 Fun facts about the Epstein doc drop...the phrase 'pizza' appears 911 times often in strange contexts that does not correspond to dropping by Dominos.

Mike Benz can basically prove he was handling money laundering for CIA, MI5, Mossad, the Saudis, and possibly other allied intelligence agencies. It's entirely possible "pizza" was a code word, but it doesn't mean what a lot of people assume it does.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (2ocoG)

262 Fun facts about the Epstein doc drop...the phrase 'pizza' appears 911 times often in strange contexts that does not correspond to dropping by Dominos.

Billionaires. With executive chefs. Going out for pizza. All the time.

Posted by: t-bird at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (R8Lmn)

263 A common cry of the consiracy believers over and over again "why are they redacting the names of pedos?" yet the FBI has categorically said that none of the redacted names are males, all are of female victims.

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 09, 2026 04:56 PM (xqQi7)

264 Cucker Tarlson is still on in the Comet Pizza thing. Guess who was running the operation?

The Jewwwwsssss!!!
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (y6810)

are you fucking joking ?
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:51 PM (g47mK)

Yeah, there is a chunk of the interest in the Epstein matter that's particularly animated by the prospect that it can be pinned on Israel.

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 04:56 PM (vSvIl)

265 Phrase it however you want. We know so much to be true. It was fine with TPTB and their elite handlers in the IC, until it wasn't.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (xgA6p)

Flounder Johnson is right!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:56 PM (xcxpd)

266 I suspect Epstein was one of the most careless of whatever number of cutouts, agents, con-men or whatever term you'd like to use. The IC and deep state have thousands of them. Everywhere.

I suppose if one were to royally fuck up... well there'd be some sort of recriminations for that.

Sometimes, those would be "messy."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 04:56 PM (jtM2q)

267 263 A common cry of the consiracy believers over and over again "why are they redacting the names of pedos?" yet the FBI has categorically said that none of the redacted names are males, all are of female victims.
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 09, 2026 04:56 PM (xqQi7)

Well the FBI wouldn't lie, so I'm certain now.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:57 PM (xcxpd)

268 Epstein was a cutout for governments and politically connected around the world. He facilitated off the books financial transactions for things that couldn't be done publicly.

BCCI and gun running level stuff.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 04:57 PM (viF8m)

269 Billionaires. With executive chefs. Going out for pizza. All the time.

As another data point, as you get older the amount of pizza you can eat does go down. Red sauce and grease are not good for some older digestive systems...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 04:57 PM (sKqQm)

270 "A common cry of the consiracy believers over and over again "why are they redacting the names of pedos?" yet the FBI has categorically said that none of the redacted names are males, all are of female victims."

Have the believers produced the evidence of the incorrect redactions? If they have the receipts, F what the FBI says.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:57 PM (N8ZBc)

271 >>Yeah, there is a chunk of the interest in the Epstein matter that's particularly animated by the prospect that it can be pinned on Israel.

They are absolutely giddy over the Rothschild refs.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (gH8T+)

272 criminals are utilized by intelligence agencies, film at 11!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (g47mK)

273 Is there a Boomer Pizza? What would it be like?

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (pDt9x)

274 Where would we be now if instead of Ms Guthrie's mom being gone, it were someone from FNC instead of NBC, say, Greg Gutfeld's mom?

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (KiBMU)

275 261 Fun facts about the Epstein doc drop...the phrase 'pizza' appears 911 times often in strange contexts that does not correspond to dropping by Dominos.

Mike Benz can basically prove he was handling money laundering for CIA, MI5, Mossad, the Saudis, and possibly other allied intelligence agencies. It's entirely possible "pizza" was a code word, but it doesn't mean what a lot of people assume it does.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (2ocoG)

Again, take a look of the use of the word 'pizza' in context in those emails and tell me what you think it means. It sure doesn't seem like Papa Murphys.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (xcxpd)

276 "But, conspiracy theorists tend to do that. That's their go-to move."

Remember, the key to being a conspiracy theorist is that ALL evidence supports your theory. Including missing evidence.

And contrary evidence? Obviously THEY seeded it to throw people off the track. Duh.

Posted by: can of spam at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (14gFN)

277 Has anyone Cross Ref'd the Pizza and Jerky hits in the Files with Dates?

Does the Pizza stop when the Jerky starts?

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (gH8T+)

278 Epstein was a connection rod of the Deep State. He ran the trains, started the mingling, and tried to be indispensable to the inner party.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (u82oZ)

279 I think one of the most amusing email revelations was Bill Gates getting the clap from Russian hookers and then trying to get Epstein to give him anti-biotics he could slip his wife on the sly so she wouldn't know that Bill passed the clap along to her.

That amused me.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (xcxpd)

280 "Is there a Boomer Pizza? What would it be like?"

Shakey's. Barnaby's.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:00 PM (N8ZBc)

281 This is the same FBI telling us there's nothing to see here that just "discovered" a "device" on grandma Guthrie's roof AFTER THE NEIGHBOR TOLD THEM they should look up there. Liars and clowns.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:54 PM (abIsI)

Well, government agents need a good reason to check out a roof. It could be sloped, after all.

Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2026 05:00 PM (vSvIl)

282 So, Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world HAS to get antibiotics from Jeff Epstein? Ah okay then.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

283 Is there a Boomer Pizza? What would it be like?
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 04:58 PM (pDt9x)

Came out of a box.

Posted by: Chef Boyardee Pizza In A Box at February 09, 2026 05:01 PM (Ksqrb)

284 If I posted about Pizza, here, every time I thought about Pizza...well, it's look pretty bad is all I am saying

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:01 PM (gH8T+)

285 260 Just got an email that the new Olympians LP is shipping out today.

Very excited these guys put out a 2nd LP.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (gH8T+)

Local group? Haven't heard of them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

286 I just don't grok this 'stop looking nothing to see,' and 'trust the govt now' vibe I see here.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:02 PM (N8ZBc)

287 >>Local group? Haven't heard of them.

Soul / Funk Instrumental Band

DapTone Records.

Good stuff.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:02 PM (gH8T+)

288 285 260 Just got an email that the new Olympians LP is shipping out today.

Very excited these guys put out a 2nd LP.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (gH8T+)

Local group? Haven't heard of them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

Mark Watt probably is in the band.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:02 PM (pDt9x)

289 I think it is interesting, because Cucker prostrates himself before and promotes Islamists who follow a pedophile as a form of religion, and marry 12 year olds to 60 year old men on a regular basis.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:03 PM (g47mK)

290 people don't like to hear this, but some alleged conspiracies are just too big to believe

As you probably know, I represent the Rothschilds.

Thank you Ace for all that you do.

Posted by: Jepprey Efstein at February 09, 2026 05:03 PM (MeJ0I)

291 Look, you don't think Epstein was a pedophile or provided children, pre-teens and teens to the rich and powerful...fine. I'm not your dad.

But don't piss on my leg and tell me I'm imagining my shoes are getting wet.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 05:03 PM (xcxpd)

292 can of spam

Contradictory evidence in a theory is treated by modern, NSF-funded scientists like this:
"That data point is an outlier. Disregard and disappear it. "

Seen it done.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 05:03 PM (u82oZ)

293 Its a HIPAA class action suit. Contagion abounds. Yuck!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (YlWIZ)

294 First principles, Clarice. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (viF8m)

295 *fistbump*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (Cjt/F)

296 >>Mark Watt probably is in the band.

I was going to suggest, earlier:

Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime

fIREHOSE: Ragin' Full On, From Ohio

Mike Watt: Ball Hog or Tug Boat, Contemplating the Engine Room

These are my suggestions for the Watt Curious

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (gH8T+)

297
Epstein knew Jack Ruby!!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (tgvbd)

298
Okay, so maybe Epstein wasn't Mr. Pimp for the Rich and Famous, but quite a few of them have been resigning lately as their names were found in the files. I can't even remember them all. So what gives?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

299 268 "Epstein was a cutout for governments and politically connected around the world."

The summary on "Blat" within the Walter Kirn thread (see 213) describes how people like him take over when legitimate governments start to fail.

Personally, I am concerned about his seeming fixation on scientists and mathematicians.

Posted by: KT at February 09, 2026 05:05 PM (7vIsy)

300 299 268 "Epstein was a cutout for governments and politically connected around the world."

The summary on "Blat" within the Walter Kirn thread (see 213) describes how people like him take over when legitimate governments start to fail.

Personally, I am concerned about his seeming fixation on scientists and mathematicians.
Posted by: KT at February 09, 2026 05:05 PM (7vIsy)

Maybe he had A Beautiful Mind.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)

301 So what gives?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

Are you just asking questions?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 05:06 PM (xgA6p)

302 "Personally, I am concerned about his seeming fixation on scientists and mathematicians."

Geeks who had no other way to get sex.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:06 PM (N8ZBc)

303 287 >>Local group? Haven't heard of them.

Soul / Funk Instrumental Band

DapTone Records.

Good stuff.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:02 PM (gH8T+)

I do like soul and funk. I'll check out what I can find about them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 05:06 PM (xcxpd)

304 I find it amazing the "GREAT SATAN" has ordered the FBI help find Savannah Guthrie Savannah Guthrie's Mother ......

Apparently, Savannah Guthrie's Mother Hated Trump .......

Posted by: Jackson at February 09, 2026 05:07 PM (X7dyz)

305 I think one of the most amusing email revelations was Bill Gates getting the clap from Russian hookers and then trying to get Epstein to give him anti-biotics he could slip his wife on the sly so she wouldn't know that Bill passed the clap along to her.

That amused me.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (xcxpd)

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Throw in some pedos and kids -- and you've got yourself a Netflix film right there.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:07 PM (og9b4)

306 >>I do like soul and funk

Colemine Records should be on your short list.

They have a Spotify Chanel, I am sure.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:07 PM (gH8T+)

307 Also, Funk Night Records out of Detroit.

They mostly cover the Euro Funk movement.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 05:08 PM (gH8T+)

308 >>>As you probably know, I represent the Rothschilds.

Russia!

Posted by: MSM at February 09, 2026 05:08 PM (jGJov)

309 but some alleged conspiracies are just too big to believe that no one ever blew the whistle

This is such a weird default position for people who are living in a timeline in which astroturf politics, including protests and other organized mayhem, funding through government cutouts, like NGOs is a thing. Or one in which coordinated government censorship of social media and the internet took place behind the scenes. All without whistleblowers coming forward when it was occuring.

Posted by: bear with asymmetric balls at February 09, 2026 05:08 PM (wCQ1m)

310
I get the impression that there are a lot of prestigious people (professors, royalty, politicians) who, appearances aside, are often short of cash and fall prey to sleazy financiers who promise a quick buck.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:09 PM (tgvbd)

311 The explanation I saw for that was that Epstein went nuts on some keto fad, and was truly obsessed with it. I guess that could be plausible. No idea.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 04:53 PM (XvL8K)

You don’t need to freeze beef jerky, nor do you need someone to “walk the jerky over”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 05:09 PM (dhHpw)

312 rather than a quid pro quo

well, 20 quid; same as downtown

Posted by: anachronda at February 09, 2026 05:09 PM (sGtp+)

313 "such a weird default position"

'X has not been proven yet, therefore X must be false.'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:09 PM (N8ZBc)

314 I find it amazing the "GREAT SATAN" has ordered the FBI help find Savannah Guthrie Savannah Guthrie's Mother ......

Apparently, Savannah Guthrie's Mother Hated Trump .......

Posted by: Jackson

I hope she is returned safely and then grieves every day for the rest of her life over her lost bogeyman.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 05:10 PM (xgA6p)

315 I find it amazing the "GREAT SATAN" has ordered the FBI help find Savannah Guthrie Savannah Guthrie's Mother ......

Apparently, Savannah Guthrie's Mother Hated Trump ......

Posted by: Jackson at February 09, 2026 05:07 PM (X7dyz)

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I find it amazing that the MDM-MSM hasn't already accused Trump of being the kidnapper.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:10 PM (og9b4)

316 You'd think if he was running a straight child sex ring, he'd have the kids tested regularly so Bill Gates did not give his wife the clap.

If it was JUST a sex ring, then the harm to the client would have damaged that brand.

Instead the pedo shit was rolled into the high roller lifestyle epstein was providing these guys. So Chris Tucker gives this girl the clap and she passes it on to Gates and he passes it on to his wife (as an hypothetical.)

Fuck, thats horrible.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

317 Why is our local ABC affiliate reporting that DHS is going to be defunded by the end of the week?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 05:11 PM (W2Pud)

318 I find it amazing the "GREAT SATAN" has ordered the FBI help find Savannah Guthrie Savannah Guthrie's Mother ......

Apparently, Savannah Guthrie's Mother Hated Trump ......

Posted by: Jackson at February 09, 2026 05:07 PM (X7dyz)

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I find it amazing that the MDM-MSM hasn't already accused & defamed Trump as being the kidnapper.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:11 PM (og9b4)

319 313 "such a weird default position"

'X has not been proven yet, therefore X must be false.'
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:09 PM (N8ZBc)

It means X is neither true nor false. Sort of a Schrodinger’s X. Both true and false until proof appears.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 05:11 PM (pDt9x)

320 Thank you Ace for all that you do.
Posted by: Jepprey Efstein at February 09, 2026 05:03 PM (MeJ0I)

Yes yes! Ace has restored our faith in humanity!

Posted by: Henry Jarecki's Man Boobs at February 09, 2026 05:12 PM (pkaxU)

321 I've been saying that there wasn't any fire in the Epstein smoke for a while. It would have come out by now if there had been.

Basically all we found out is that people we thought were terrible human beings were in fact terrible human beings.

No surprise there.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 09, 2026 05:12 PM (WYStd)

322 hey, did you guys know that Russian are evacuating their personnel from Busher nuke site ?

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 05:12 PM (g47mK)

323 319 Yup. It's a fallacy.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:12 PM (N8ZBc)

324 Two things can be true, Epstein was a pervert and a sexual deviant who might have turned some of his friends and associates onto his freak and he was also a dirty money man that facilitated off the books shit like moving money and weapons with various political leaders.

Sometimes those circles overlap but not always.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

325 nood

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (N8ZBc)

326 You can trust us, Mr. O'Spades. We're Top Men.

Top. Men.

Posted by: Top. Men. at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (eTwL2)

327 I'm eating leftover pizza from last night right now.

(and salad)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)

328 Anyone know where I can get some good pizza and hot dogs? Especially hot dogs?

Posted by: B. Obama at February 09, 2026 05:14 PM (Dv3i1)

329 runner, I do know.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 05:14 PM (0KSrI)

330 317 Why is our local ABC affiliate reporting that DHS is going to be defunded by the end of the week?
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Parts of it are. DHS funding was stripped out of the overall funding bills so it only got a two week extension of funding. Affects other parts of DHS like TSA and Fema.

Border Patrol and Ice were funded under the BBB.

But a lot of DHS falls under essential employee exceptions to furloughs. So we shall see.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 05:15 PM (2swu2)

331 NOOD

UKgov is a bunch of fags and their shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (ULPxl)

332 Have you ever read a classic and thought, "Boy, that'd be a great m*therf*cking book if there were just more m*therf*cking profanity?" Well, your prayers have been answered by Sweary Classics! Here's Alice In Wonderland.

https://is.gd/Hm5RTX

Pride and Prejudice

https://is.gd/wDWJXx

Several others.

https://is.gd/NOHm9F

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (J+Psw)

333 It means X is neither true nor false. Sort of a Schrodinger’s X. Both true and false until proof appears.
==
This is about where I am. I know something is up. I know there is a lot of shit in the game. I dont know that all the shit swirling around is true. But something is true, and its not great, and we dont know what it is. I dont think Trump is dirty. If he was they would have gladly used it long ago. Long ago. No, its worse for the dems and the stablishment. That shit weasel was every democrats best friend. Larry fcking summers was asking dating advice from him? Why? HIM? WHAT the fck does he know about banging chicks???

Posted by: David Carradine and Michael Hutchins at February 09, 2026 05:18 PM (6rdCx)

334 298
Okay, so maybe Epstein wasn't Mr. Pimp for the Rich and Famous, but quite a few of them have been resigning lately as their names were found in the files. I can't even remember them all. So what gives?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Other than Andrew in UK and Fergie, Peter Mandelson had to resign because it came out that he gave top secret information to Epstein about an impending bank bailout. Starmer's top aide man was also a protege of Mandelson and got some mentions in the files. Plus UK government in particular has a problem with rape and child trafficking in general. Starmer was the Crown Prosecutor over the Rotherham rape cases involving young white Brits and Pakistanis.

Norway, the Crown Princess was a top level pervert and a skank and her son has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. Apparently she was a perv herself apart from Epstein.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (2swu2)

335 Well the FBI wouldn't lie, so I'm certain now.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at
February 09, 2026 04:57 PM (xcxpd)

Then what's stopping Thomas Massie from viewiing the undredacted versions and claiming he's seen proof the FBI is lying about the redactions?

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (xqQi7)

336 Why is our local ABC affiliate reporting that DHS is going to be defunded by the end of the week?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 05:11 PM (W2Pud)

Because lies get eyes.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 05:20 PM (dhHpw)

337 "Fun facts about the Epstein doc drop...the phrase 'pizza' appears 911 times often in strange contexts that does not correspond to dropping by Dominos. #PizzaGate is a smear to cover up real shady shit."
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

yeah, there is "something" to all those weird messages, and iirc, the phrasing was directly from the real pedo language, used to find kids. Then there was the strange art of Podesta, several "not right" factors.

Hastert was Speaker of the House for 8 years, then found to be a "pedo". How big a club is it? We'll I'm not in it, so idk.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 05:21 PM (vbXSk)

338 They did not find blackmail photos or videos, because they did not secure the materials when they raided the island. They came back later, and what they saw the first time was not there anymore.

Also, the Epstein email have nearly a thousand references to pizza, but you should not think this is code.

Posted by: MikeN at February 09, 2026 05:22 PM (8uQGY)

339 And Comet Pizza is just a pizza place, where middle aged rich guys raved about the delectable pizza and grape soda

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 05:23 PM (wBaIH)

340 I find it amazing that the MDM-MSM hasn't already accused Trump of being the kidnapper.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:10 PM (og9b4)

Runner thinks it was Tucker Carlson. He has proof.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 05:25 PM (rbvCR)

341 Jeffrey Epstein as an investor.

He was doing this stuff in the 80's and 90's.

People forget that.

So, he would do stuff like get people into European bank accounts etc. It sounds so dumb and boring now.

But in 1982 that wasn't so easy to do.

No internet.

So he could make his money by just running a very basic fund like that.

Now it sounds so easy and dumb we assume he must have been doing something shady.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 05:25 PM (IuIym)

342 Look, I just want the Stephen Paddock files. Is that too much to ask? Deadliest mass shooting in American history. Epstein is scandalous, but much less so than the FBI looking like they're doing a coverup for the IC.

Am I the only one who remembers? The local police stalled on answering questions, using their technically open investigation as an excuse; then when the two-year limit was reached and they had to close it, they didn't make a new excuse for continuing to refuse. It was just, yeah, we got nothin'.

It seriously looked like the FBI was forcing the locals to clam up and they resented it, so they just did the bare minimum compliance, without even trying to make it look good. I will never, ever trust the Feds after that, and so those are the files we really need to see, for national healing and restoration of trust.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 05:25 PM (Sy6m/)

343 and he would make the most money by getting BIG FISH so he could make his 1% off $100 million.

That's a million dollars.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 05:26 PM (IuIym)

344 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at Februar

No, I can’t say I ever thought that. What weird ideas for books. “We’ll improve it by adding swearing.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:29 PM (8Xy/A)

345 340 I find it amazing that the MDM-MSM hasn't already accused Trump of being the kidnapper.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 05:10 PM (og9b4)

Runner thinks it was Tucker Carlson. He has proof.
Posted by: Kindltot
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It's true; He grabbed them by the pussy and snatched them away.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 05:45 PM (6W1vz)

346 "He walked away with a wrist slap on something serious that you or i would still be in jail over. The US attny said the deal was IC related. He then winds up dead in max security. The video was off, then years later here it is, wait its missing a minute, no, here it is. Who is walking in the tier in orange?? Nobody knows. Oh and they where putting together a press release on his in custody death the day before he died. I totally get the conspiracy people. Totally. I am not all the way there, but i sure has hell aint pointing and laughing at them either.

Full stop.

Posted by: Soooooo at February 09, 2026 04:28 PM (6rdCx)"

Concur. And I don't know anyone who thinks Epstein's primary modus operandi was charging rich men to have sex with underage kids. The kids were the lingua franca, the thing that brought these evil people together, the shared interest that made them one of the members of the club. There are hundreds of emails already unearthed that are either totally nonsensical, or are made up of code language talking about something else. And those emails point to horrors too hideous to imagine.

Posted by: Sloucho at February 09, 2026 06:12 PM (B9ht/)

347 MTV Spring Break with guest Bill Clinton

Posted by: hurricane567 at February 09, 2026 06:37 PM (+ayKE)

348 305 I think one of the most amusing email revelations was Bill Gates getting the clap from Russian hookers and then trying to get Epstein to give him anti-biotics he could slip his wife on the sly so she wouldn't know that Bill passed the clap along to her.

That amused me.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 09, 2026 04:59 PM (xcxpd)
..............................

I want to know Bill's plan to give Melinda antibiotics. I somehow can't see this working well in our house. "Here, honey, have this large pill three times a day." Me: "Why? What is it? I will find out and take it to the pharmacy. What have you done?"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 09:36 PM (WONhk)

349 It's not an official sex trafficking ring without an LLC.

Posted by: cpurick at February 10, 2026 08:15 AM (lNjg1)

Left-Wing "Scoop" That Tulsi Gabbard Was on a Secret, Traitorous Phone Call with a Foreign Person Blows Up Within Hours, Exposed As Another Schiffian Hoax

The "story" was broken by Cate Brown -- formerly of the Washington Post.

She's a Deep State operator programmed by her masters to take out Tulsi Gabbard.

Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
1h
At first, I thought the fake anti-Tulsi Gabbard story ended up in the Guardian because that's where fake leakers go when even the New York Times and Washington Post won't touch their stories. But it's worse than that. The reporter who wrote the piece used to be at the Washington Post, pushing anti-Tulsi stories even then. More damning, she did it alongside Catherine Belton, a close associate of Steele dossier hoaxer Christopher Steele and a notorious Russiagate liar whose false claims about Sergei Millian, an innocent American, destroyed his life and business. It's always the same dirty clique of media operators pushing these hoaxes. Fortunately, unlike before, they're finally being called out.

She got a "tip" -- a tip that came from a Hillary and Schumer operative and CIA lawyer, Andrew Bakaj.

Apparently he previously worked for... the traitorous Ukranian agents, the Vindman brothers, who engineered Trump's first Fake Impeachment.

Svetlana Lokhova
@RealSLokhova
14h
The @guardian are now dissembling because in their attempted hit on @TulsiGabbard, they relied on the word of the CIA operative "lawyer" Andrew Bakaj, who worked for Hillary and Schumer on the Hill and represented the Vindmans in the fake Ukraine impeachment.

So, what was this tip?

That Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, had been on the phone with a foreign person.

Wow! What a scandal!

Our top intelligence official was caught talking to a foreign person! That's unlegal! We can't have our top spooks talking with foreigners!

Cate Brown
@catebrown12
SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring.
Whistleblower says that @DNIGabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.

Bakaj, now representing a new Vindman-like "whistleblower," made threats to Tulsi Gabbard that he would, I don't know, file some faggot paperwork against her:

BREAKING: The whistleblower's lawyer tells Tulsi Gabbard that he will go directly to Congress if she doesn't respond. He has Top Secret clearance. pic.twitter.com/aMQ3iWiJhZ
— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) February 4, 2026

But it's worse that this being a nothingburger -- in fact, it's a lie from top to bottom.

The NSA leaker -- who should be found, fired, and prosecuted -- turns out to have never claimed that Tulsi Gabbard was on the phone with a foreigner. (As absurd as that "story" would be.)

He only claimed that two foreigners were speaking on a call intercepted by the NSA, and one of these foreigners... mentioned Tulsi Gabbard.

The Vindman's lawyer and Schumer/Hillary operative now says he "misspoke" when he repeatedly claimed that Tulsi had spoken with a foreigner.

And the "reporter" who shit this piece of shit out in the pages of the Guardian is now pretending her story is still 100% accurate, it just needs a slight clarification:

Cate Brown
@catebrown12

Whistleblower attorney @AndrewBakaj revised his previous statement to the Guardian, saying that "The NSA picked up a phone call between two members of foreign intelligence involving someone close to the Trump White House."
Updated for clarity -->

"Clarity."

This is a pretty big �clarification.�

The first version of this said that the phone call was between a person associated with foreign intel & a person close to Trump. Now it says that it was a call between two members of foreign intel related to someone close to the White House. https://t.co/FNBQcVN3uH pic.twitter.com/XqGQ2XTNYm
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) February 8, 2026

Alexa Henning, chief of staff for Tulsi Gabbard, calls this lying whore a lying whore and says she was told in advance that her sources were lying to her, and if she would just wait a few hours they would get her the accurate information.

She published anyway.

And she still has her lying tweet up, continuing to get clicks and retweets and spread the misinformation further:

Your story is false. This headline is not accurate.

Your leaker lied to you. And you ignored our requests to give us time to get you accurate information and published your story before we could respond.

You are a total loser being used by your sources (likely Congress) to� https://t.co/kWyVWXR2yJ
— Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) February 7, 2026

Congress?

Well, Schiff has done this before. This reporter thinks it's Mark Warner (Democrat senator from the failed state of Virginia).

Svetlana Lokhova
@RealSLokhova
Interesting that this hit on @TulsiGabbard is coming from the British Guardian.
The actual article is bs, of course.
But it shows you who the leaker is, which appears to be Senator Mark Warner's cutout(s)
Christopher Steele/British intel run the Guardian so that's probably how the leak was organized.
I assume they washed it through UK because it's too sensitive to do in the US where they would run into national security issues. Whereas once published, then the US papers can quote the British ones.
Standard CIA tactic is placing fake stories through foreign newspapers.
So I would say it's the anti-Trump elements in the CIA and the NSA as well as Warner and his crew plus the British.
Just like Russiagate

She thinks it was Warner because this false complaint was probably leaked by one of the "Gang of Eight," the eight congressmen and Senator who receive top secret information like this:

The only 4 people in Congress who were allowed to read the highly-classified �whistleblower complaint� (found not credible by the Inspector General) were these Dem members of the Gang of 8.

One or more of these 4 leaked it to the media in an attempt to take our @TulsiGabbard� https://t.co/mjMhc2Mbhb pic.twitter.com/L1faLYScfP
— Svetlana Lokhova (@RealSLokhova) February 9, 2026

Not sure while that sneaky son of a bitch Schumer couldn't have done it, given that he previously employed Bakaj.

The Researcher thinks this latest hoax-hit was arranged to hurt Tulsi and make her stop looking at the Fulton County, GA election rigging:

A little ditty called �The new hoax is the same as the old hoax� with an all-star cast of criminals including Norm Eisen, CIA operative Andrew Bakaj, CIA operative Eric Ciaramella, Democracy Inc. propagandist Allison Gill, and Adam Schiff.

These people obviously have no concern� pic.twitter.com/GDBOkiIKng
— The Researcher (@listen_2learn) February 9, 2026

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
5h
The Guardian got taken by a "whistleblower," published a false story, and had to issue a major correction, and CNN's media reporter Brian Stelter hasn't mentioned it.
This is supposed to be his beat.

Yeah, how 'bout that.

Meanwhile, daft old leftist establishment nostalgia act Peggy Noonan is whining about how bad the cuts are at the Washington Post, because we rely on brave truth-seeking journalists to provide us with crucial, accurate information about our nation and our government.

Lulu NYT
@LuluGNavarro
Every single word of this fantastic column by @Peggynoonannyc

'I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it. Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information. Reliable information--a way to get it, and then to get it to the public. That is what journalism is, getting the information. '

Mary Katherine Ham isn't too sure about that.

The press had their moment to report to the public about the lies government officials were telling us -- and instead of debunking those lies, they doubled down on those lies and defamed the actual truth-tellers.

Mary Katharine Ham
@mkhammer
The moment was Covid. It happened. Almost every journalist in the nation failed to relay reliable information, instead succumbing to panic and the widest-spread daily curtailment of civil liberties in my lifetime. The rare figures who didn't were silenced or stifled or removed.
I was a fourth-generation newspaper journalist. My first job was taking local election totals off a chalkboard at the courthouse and relaying them to the local newsroom. I delivered the AJC at 4 am every day of my freshman year of college. I'm sad we don't have local Metro dailies now instead of the Columbia Journalism School-to-NYT pipeline, which gives almost no journo any exposure to normal people. But acting like these institutions haven't EARNED distrust is just missing the story.

Charles C. W. Cooke
@charlescwcooke
Feb 8
Having lived through Covid, BLM, and the coverup of Joe Biden's senility, I'm going to have to disagree with Peggy Noonan about this one.

Update: The DNI is informing the fake "whistleblower" and Bakaj that they might be prosecuted:

Post
Conversation
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Office of the DNI
@ODNIgov
For nearly a week, the complainant's attorney has falsely claimed that @DNIGabbard
"violated the law." This is a slanderous lie.
Today, @ODNIgov's General Counsel lays out the facts:
1) Neither the Biden-era nor Trump-appointed Intelligence Community Inspector General ever found his client's allegations credible.
2) His client was informed within three days that DNI Gabbard had provided required security guidance.
3) His client remains an IC employee and has the right to report the "fact of" existence -- not the contents -- of the complaint to Congress.
4) The whistleblower's rights do not extend to the attorney himself.
5) Due to the highly classified nature of the information involved, which the attorney is not cleared to review, ODNI correctly required the IC IG to hand-deliver the complaint ONLY to the Gang of Eight.
Any allegations to the contrary are baseless, and frankly, theatrical.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:40 PM

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1 first?

Posted by: Devil Slayer at February 09, 2026 02:41 PM (VOCjX)

2 Aww yeah!

Posted by: Devil Slayer at February 09, 2026 02:41 PM (VOCjX)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (cUGtl)

4 Eric Ciaramella?

He of the name we weren't allowed to say (in general, not that other guy specific to this place)?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:43 PM (uEmCf)

5 Has anybody seen my ol' pal, Alejandro?

https://tinyurl.com/mpbxkw7u

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 02:43 PM (cUGtl)

6 I assume everything I hear is a lie. Unless it's here, then I investigate it.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (LHPAg)

7 Cate Brown -- formerly of the Washington Post.

Can't imagine why she's no longer there.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (gKWVE)

8 Is JFeed reliable?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (P7usy)

9 Your a lying piece of shit bitch!

Can I say that to these "joirnalists" faces?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (qAt7N)

10 Why are they so hard-up to get Tulsi that they invent this comically fake and gay story of ultimate steaming bullshit?

I can see their little girlie knives out for Noem, RFKJ, Bondi, Patel, and the perennially hated Chad Hegseth.

But Tulsi? She's DNI. That wouldn't seem to be on these cocksuckers' radar.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 02:49 PM (iFTx/)

11 see update, the office of DNI is warning the "whistleblower" and Vindman's lawyer they may have broken the law.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 02:50 PM (1wjle)

12 Of course its a hoax, they are out to get her to stop UCE

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

13 He only claimed that two foreigners were speaking on a call intercepted by the NSA, and one of these foreigners... mentioned Tulsi Gabbard.

The Vindman's lawyer and Schumer/Hillary operative now says he "misspoke" when he repeatedly claimed that Tulsi had spoken with a foreigner.
++++
"Misspoke."
http://tiny.cc/z0ry001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:51 PM (ojr4c)

14 It’s not that these people are being taken, this is simply the recursion of lies these scumbags use to take people out.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:51 PM (h1cVc)

15 REMEMBER, KIDZ:

YOU CANNOT HATE THE MEDIA ENOUGH.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 09, 2026 02:51 PM (wtvvX)

16 Faker than Juicy Smolliet. Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)

17 So "mis-spoke" is what we call lying now???

Posted by: lin-duh at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (VCgbV)

18 Virginia? You mean the state that happily cut it's own throat and spread it's legs for the Bolsheviks?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (zZu0s)

19 This has all of the earmarks of Democrat disinformation...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (XeU6L)

20 Whistleblower attorney @AndrewBakaj revised his previous statement to the Guardian, saying that "The NSA picked up a phone call between two members of foreign intelligence involving someone close to the Trump White House."
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If the reporting is correct, it didn't *involve* Gabbard. Gabbard's name came up. That is not her being "involved," it is her being "discussed."

If my boss and his boss talk about me, that conversation doesn't involve me - it is about me. I could - and probably do - know nothing about it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (ojr4c)

21 Why are they so hard-up to get Tulsi that they invent this comically fake and gay story of ultimate steaming bullshit?

I can see their little girlie knives out for Noem, RFKJ, Bondi, Patel, and the perennially hated Chad Hegseth.

But Tulsi? She's DNI. That wouldn't seem to be on these cocksuckers' radar.

She was a Democrat, once. Hell hath no fury like the orthodox have for heretics.

Posted by: GrandVezir at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (41TWx)

22 17 So "mis-spoke" is what we call lying now???
Posted by: lin-duh at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (VCgbV)

I guess we need to give people second and third chances to revise and extend their remarks.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (xJGPn)

23 Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)

Amazing how quickly that one disappeared.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)

24 Alexa Henning, chief of staff for Tulsi Gabbard, calls this lying whore a lying whore and says she was told in advance that her sources were lying to her, and if she would just wait a few hours they would get her the accurate information.

She published anyway.
++++
She did her job.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (ojr4c)

25 Will say again, regardless of what one may think of her - assuming non-2020 cheat levels, Tulsi is currently positioned as the most likely female in the country to ever become president. I don't mean in 2028, just generally. If I know, they must know.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:53 PM (QLKBy)

26 The Researcher thinks this latest hoax-hit was arranged to hurt Tulsi and make her stop looking at the Fulton County, GA election rigging
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No idea, but it wouldn't surprise me. Her presence at that raid made a lot of people very publicly uncomfortable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (ojr4c)

27 Yes it is a hoax but it has been reported and the lemmings are going to run with it and not let the story die.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (0N4FZ)

28 So "mis-spoke" is what we call lying now???

More specifically it's what we they call getting caught lying.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (Fs0KI)

29 Meanwhile, daft old leftist establishment nostalgia act Peggy Noonan
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Nice

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (ojr4c)

30 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (emBoF)

31 ++++
No idea, but it wouldn't surprise me. Her presence at that raid made a lot of people very publicly uncomfortable.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (ojr4c)

Warner seemed particularly alarmed...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (dKhdV)

32 The good news here is not only that the hoax/lie got exposed, but also in how quickly it was exposed.

I think if this exact same thing happened under Trump 1.0, there would have been a much longer period of time before the lie was exposed -- if it was exposed at all.

There wasn't much more to Russia-Russia-Russia and the pee tape than there was to this steaming pile of dogshit.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

33 btw I think the Left is going to pull out all the stops

they're freaking out

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (emBoF)

34 I assume everything I hear is a lie. Unless it's here, then I investigate it.
Posted by: Eromero
------
The '24 hour Rule', sadly, must be extended.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (XeU6L)

35 Amazing how quickly that one disappeared.

I am just trying to puzzle out which of her lightbulb-headed subnormal IQ fellow countrymen came up with it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (PYyV9)

36 'I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it. Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information. Reliable information--a way to get it, and then to get it to the public. That is what journalism is, getting the information. '
++++
She isn't entirely wrong. More than a little hysterical, but there is some truth in her words.

So, Peggy, since you know this, why do you and your kind lie constantly and propagandize rather than report?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (ojr4c)

37 30 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (emBoF)

Will we notice ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 02:56 PM (dKhdV)

38 @25

>> If I know, they must know.

As Col. Hans Landa might opine, that’s a bingo.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:56 PM (h1cVc)

39 I am just trying to puzzle out which of her lightbulb-headed subnormal IQ fellow countrymen came up with it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:55 PM (PYyV9)

Well, the guys ex was a big fan of hers. And worked for her, iirc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:56 PM (zZu0s)

40 Any chance two members of British Intelligence decided to bring up Tulsi on a call they knew would be intercepted by NSA just to kick start this stupid chain of events?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (Dv3i1)

41 So "mis-spoke" is what we call lying now???

"It was a speak-o!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (PYyV9)

42 I misspoke.

Posted by: Joe Isuzu at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (wVcYX)

43 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem

He must sense incoming doom in the election.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (PYyV9)

44 "The moment was Covid. It happened. Almost every journalist in the nation failed to relay reliable information, instead succumbing to panic and the widest-spread daily curtailment of civil liberties in my lifetime. The rare figures who didn't were silenced or stifled or removed."

Vietnam war? Cold War? Cuba? Literally every single fucking thing that happened in the last 50 years?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)

45
Oh, woops, badly willowed in the last thread, but I'd like to know: what's the extent to which illegal alien detainees are allowed to fight their deportation orders? How many MILLIONS have deportation orders? Do they all get a day in court?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (n7rxJ)

46 Until he's sitting in a jail, I'll continue to believe that leftists are allowed to act with impunity, because all evidence points to that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM (zjgNU)

47 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.
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Will we notice ?

Only the aide who has to count heads to order sandwiches for long meetings.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 09, 2026 02:58 PM (Fs0KI)

48 @mkhammer
The moment was Covid. It happened. Almost every journalist in the nation failed to relay reliable information, instead succumbing to panic and the widest-spread daily curtailment of civil liberties in my lifetime. The rare figures who didn't were silenced or stifled or removed.
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Don't be so sure of that. It probably was COVID for a lot of people. For others, it may have happened earlier or later. COVID was a big event, but it wasn't new behavior. How much prior mistrust was converted into distrust by COVID? How much mistrust did COVID cause, which became distrust under Biden.

I understand the appeal of pointing at COVID for all of this, but the entire modern history of journalism has been deceit and propaganda. COVID alone wouldn't have done it. The trend is what does it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:58 PM (ojr4c)

49 but just to show there is nothing to hide, the trump admin should make jack smith special counsel to investigate this and hang some people on process crimes

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 09, 2026 02:58 PM (CWTWj)

50 "Literally every single fucking thing that happened in the last 50 years?"

(nods somberly)

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 02:59 PM (DgMqy)

51 Any chance two members of British Intelligence decided to bring up Tulsi on a call they knew would be intercepted by NSA just to kick start this stupid chain of events?

Mythbusters Rating: Plausible

Posted by: Oddbob at February 09, 2026 02:59 PM (Fs0KI)

52 5 I was hoping the Alejandro you referred to was the one in Sicario, and he was waterboarding Cate Brown.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 02:59 PM (wBaIH)

53 Warner has a record of this shit. He is crooked as fukck

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 09, 2026 02:59 PM (NtVYv)

54 30 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.
___

Massie, pretty solid, if occasionally off the reservation due to libertarian 'principles'. Wife dies suddenly and unexpectedly then he quickly marries. And now he is basically just throwing sand in the gears at every opportunity. Makes me wonder. But probably simply a coincidence.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 03:00 PM (Dv3i1)

55 "but the entire modern history of journalism has been deceit and propaganda"

(nods soberly again)

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 03:00 PM (DgMqy)

56 re 45: their day in court plus a couple of years of appeals, then pres kamala can pardon them.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 09, 2026 03:00 PM (CWTWj)

57 DNI Gabbard appears to be over the treasonous targets.

GloboHomo Deep Stater Warner is trying to take her out via PsyOps ... before she can't expose prior acts of serial treason.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 03:01 PM (0urLQ)

58 Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)

Amazing how quickly that one disappeared.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
--------

I picture a meme by some clever person, a bottle of 'Ilhan Islamic Vinegar' with her visage on the label.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 03:01 PM (XeU6L)

59
Sergei Millian, an innocent American, destroyed his life and business

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

Sue to the Supreme Court. Get the precedent making "public figures" fair game changed.

I'd love to see the day when MSM organs have to carry malpractice insurance. It would be extra fun if they're liable even after an employee departs, unless the employee is explicitly fired for "bad faith" in their work.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:02 PM (n7rxJ)

60 'I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it. Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information. Reliable information--a way to get it, and then to get it to the public. That is what journalism is, getting the information. '

She is correct; that is the definition of journalism. We haven't had it for decades. That isn't our fault, it's the fault of the Peggy Noonans of the world for obfuscating what was happening, and for the "journalists" who are nothing of the sort. Reap it, you wankers, and lear to coal.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 03:02 PM (Riz8t)

61 Is there a vaccine? Sorry, no union drummer rimshot.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 09, 2026 03:02 PM (YlWIZ)

62 I was taken out of context. Yeah, that's the ticket!

Posted by: Tommy Flanagan at February 09, 2026 03:02 PM (wVcYX)

63 Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack
___

Feds should waterboard a confession out of the 'attacker'.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (Dv3i1)

64 I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it.
=
Fcking clueless old lady.
First, nobody does care about "journalism". Its bullshit. You just write what other people say. It is gossip at best. And in DC it is the gossip of psychopathic liars. Second, its dead and fckin buried 80 years ago. Wake up and smell the rotting corpse of your "profession" of tale carrying.

Idiot. Vapid. Navel gazing. Pearl clutcher. Retire.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (6rdCx)

65 In particular, Adam Schiff needs to be launched into outer space.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (qBdHI)

66 When they lie, they speak their native tongue, because they are of their father, the Devil who is the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (zjgNU)

67 "Journalism" needs to die.

Reporting needs to retvrn.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (iXqHn)

68 I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it. Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information. Reliable information--a way to get it, and then to get it to the public. That is what journalism is, getting the information

I know, right?

Posted by: The Boy Who Cried Wolf at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (56/oC)

69 Omg What will we do without our hero journalists?!!

Like going to the beach without a potato masher

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (QLKBy)

70 57 DNI Gabbard appears to be over the treasonous targets.

GloboHomo Deep Stater Warner is trying to take her out via PsyOps ... before she can't expose prior acts of serial treason.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 03:01 PM (0urLQ)

She's on a mission.. When they tagged her on some sort of list to be deemed an unsafe air traveler she became woke...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (dKhdV)

71 They want 'the press' to be separate from free speech generally. Better. That is horse shit. They want to be able to set a narrative and decide on a truth that we all are then forced to live by (see: not just covid but last 25 years of journalism.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)

72 I know, right?
Posted by: The Boy Who Cried Wolf at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (56/oC)
++++
Roll it up. We're done here.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (ojr4c)

73 65 In particular, Adam Schiff needs to be launched into outer space.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (qBdHI)

And Schumer sunk to the bottom of the ocean where he can return to the form of a Deep One.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (iXqHn)

74 So Tulsi is the new General Flynn target? Andy ideas on what Tulsi is digging up to make the Clintons and friends so nervous?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 09, 2026 03:05 PM (Hpgos)

75 Tax returns for these people must be realfairy tales.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 09, 2026 03:05 PM (YlWIZ)

76 Gorilla video!!!!

Posted by: "Journalists" at February 09, 2026 03:05 PM (QLKBy)

77 The NSA leaker -- who should be found, fired, and prosecuted -- turns out to have never claimed that Tulsi Gabbard was on the phone with a foreigner. (As absurd as that "story" would be.)

He only claimed that two foreigners were speaking on a call intercepted by the NSA, and one of these foreigners... mentioned Tulsi Gabbard.

The Vindman's lawyer and Schumer/Hillary operative now says he "misspoke" when he repeatedly claimed that Tulsi had spoken with a foreigner.

And the "reporter" who shit this piece of shit out in the pages of the Guardian is now pretending her story is still 100% accurate, it just needs a slight clarification:

For all we know, the two foreigners were discussing how hot Tulsi is, and their respective desires to go all Paolo on her. But sure, he misspoke.
*rolls eyes*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (Riz8t)

78 "clarity" ?
what's clear to me is: we're gonna need more lampposts!

why are any of these people still out of Gitmo?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (Cjt/F)

79 It's called poetic license! You people are just too provincial to understand.

Posted by: Jayson Blair at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (wVcYX)

80 Savannah Guthrieee!!!!

Posted by: "Journalists" at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (QLKBy)

81 Trump said doody!!!!

Posted by: "Journalists" at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (QLKBy)

82 It’s interesting this story is juxtaposed against that of the now dead WaPo.

The medias job has been to put legs to the lie. They did it with COVID. They did it with Trump and the Russia hoax. They did it with “gender surgery”. The list of lies is long and insidious. Now they’re about to be monkey stomped on election fraud. Tulsi is on the cusp of exposing everything they and their friends on the courts said was improbable. It may even make the Fox settlement with Dominion look like a fantastic mistake. In Georgia there are double-scanned ballots, fake totals, ballots created out of thin air, numerous procedural deficiencies that appear deliberate, and if DNI is involved, foreign intel actor participation.

Think about it. Everything media such as the WaPo said was a right wing conspiracy that was improbable.

I’ve lost count how many improbabilities the media said existed have been shattered since Trump started turning over tables.

Of course they have to go after Tulsi and it’s why Democrats don’t want voter id. It will undermine the only reason they get elected. That includes the latest election for Virginia governor. Ever ask yourself why they’re trying to move so fast?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (ReYtg)

83 I hate these people.

Oh, and Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 03:06 PM (SRRAx)

84 He must sense incoming doom in the election.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

He is way underwater in the GOP primary by the latest polls so becoming a Dem gives him, like Michael Forbes, a brief turn in the sun before getting kicked out in the general election. My guess is that he was planning it along with MTG's resignation to try to throw the House to the Dems or at least operational control.

Does bugger up anything though in the House like the shutdown over DHS funding until a couple of GOP districts have their special elections in MTG's old district and in Tennessee. I think the TN voting is first. The MTG GOP primary is so crowded that it will probably result in a runoff if Clay Fuller does not get the majority. She left a clusterf*ck on purpose and as a result should be despised and hounded by anyone on the right for being a narcissistic pos.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:07 PM (2swu2)

85 60, " lear to coal. "

LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 03:07 PM (Cjt/F)

86 And the "reporter" who shit this piece of shit out in the pages of the Guardian is now pretending her story is still 100% accurate, it just needs a slight clarification

Shouldn't the proper form here be "shat a shit?"

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 03:07 PM (Y8DZL)

87 @70

>>DNI Gabbard appears to be over the treasonous targets.

My problem is that it seems that even when we have people inside, there are people outside with more juice and power and it’s a race to see if we can expose what needs to be exposed before an election take us out of power.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 03:07 PM (SH3A2)

88 Omg What will we do without our hero journalists?!!

Like going to the beach without a potato masher
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:04 PM (QLKBy)

The German hand grenade?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 03:07 PM (wVcYX)

89 Tulsi must have something on Warner. He has been squirming like a toad lately.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 03:08 PM (jc0TO)

90 I didn’t know Vindman was still alive. I thought he drowned in a vat of Twinkie Cream.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:08 PM (ReYtg)

91 Teresa ❤️❤️❤️

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:08 PM (QLKBy)

92 I once spoke to a foreign man myself, but it was Pat the Pizza Guy in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. His wife spoke better English and answered the phone. My Dad always claimed when the Pizza Guy learned to speak English, they forgot how to make pizza.

Posted by: Bay Ridge Refugee Since 1966 at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (oftw2)

93 He must sense incoming doom in the election.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

He is way underwater in the GOP primary by the latest polls so becoming a Dem gives him, like Michael Forbes, a brief turn in the sun before getting kicked out in the general election.

I guess his integrity and truth telling to power only extend as far as the next election.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (Riz8t)

94 DNI should let Cate Brown, Norm Eisen (John Roberts's best bud), Andrew Bakaj, Eric Ciaramella, Allison Gill and Adam Schiff what corners to be on and at what times if they wish to avoid an operator accidentally taking out family members.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (GPa4z)

95 >>>Tax returns for these people must be realfairy tales.

"Yes, it's tax season. That time of year when people send in their tax forms having more bad lies than Stevie Wonder playing golf with rented clubs."

~ Dennis Miller in one of his rants years ago

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (Y1sOo)

96 Election fraud goes right to the top of the Democrat Party. Of course Warner is squirming. So are a lot of people around him.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (ReYtg)

97 "66 When they lie, they speak their native tongue, because they are of their father, the Devil who is the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 03:03 PM (zjgNU) "

I can add nothing to this, the exact and literal reality of where we are.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (Cjt/F)

98 In particular, Adam Schiff needs to be launched into outer space.

Posted by: Lady in Black

===

While enclosed in an operating brazen bull

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (IwUWI)

99 Schiffian? Time to get Schwifty on Adam Schifty.

LIBs what price their Vision?

We can calculate that now 12Trillion. It's not as they don't welcome, or need it. but because they won't be able to regulate it and it's beyond even all of their collective donor-base.

To them, this is an extinction-level event.
Yes, we can coexist with them, but only on their terms -- forWAR'd.

A World Safe for Socialism where Soylent Green is made out of Peeple!!!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (CWHeL)

100 Everything is Fake and Gay. News at 11!

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (5aZAZ)

101 (see: not just covid but last 25 years of journalism.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD

no! Change to 75 , then yes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (lpVer)

102 Bazinga!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (bxiOq)

103 Of course they have to go after Tulsi and it’s why Democrats don’t want voter id. It will undermine the only reason they get elected. That includes the latest election for Virginia governor. Ever ask yourself why they’re trying to move so fast?
Posted by: Marcus T
=========
Three big torpedoes speeding toward the SS Democrat.

The first is the fraud investigations, unbeknowst to most people, there have been three Democrat members of the GA State leg being charged so far with Covid relief scams. Basically the Democrats went YOLO under Biden and stole everything they could not nail down.

The second is voter fraud in GA and now Puerto Rico involving foreign powers and electronic voting machines ( and Dominion has had a change of ownership from the Commies as well).

The third is that trying to do George Floyd III over illegals is not helping persuade new voters to vote Dem. Helps with passion among AWFULs and college protest types, not with the general elections.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:11 PM (2swu2)

104 Election fraud goes right to the top of the Democrat Party. Of course Warner is squirming. So are a lot of people around him.
===
They are being pressed on multiple fronts. I am impressed with the second term trump war plan.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:12 PM (6rdCx)

105
I'm making a spotty attendance here today, but has anyone wondered why Bakaj still has his
TOP.
SECRET.
CLEARANCE?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:13 PM (n7rxJ)

106 "They" seem very, very afraid of Tulsi.

She is always in their cross-hairs.

Which spells total FEAR to me.

But what do I know? Well, for starters I know she's a very intelligent woman who would not screw up.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 03:13 PM (WONhk)

107 1/3 of the people on “America” are foreigners these days. If you work in intelligence and order a Big Mac you’ve broken the law I guess? Lol.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 03:14 PM (y6810)

108 I guess his integrity and truth telling to power only extend as far as the next election.
Posted by: Archimedes

He always struck me as a Justin Amash part deux. And a prime example of how libertarians in office always seem to turn left when they find themselves on indefensible ground. Amash's was regarding China protecting the family grift. We shall see what Massie's will be.

He never was a conservative although he might have tried to play one to his district and nationwide. He was also never principled. Remember how he swore he would name Epstein names last year yet somehow keeps putting that off.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:15 PM (2swu2)

109 Heh. The Tulsa thing made me think of the Milf from Arizona who was evidently banging anything that moved. We got the naughty mommy vibe and I guess we were right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)

110 The democrats as currently constituted are a sinking ship, furiously trying to keep it afloat but more water is coming in than they can bale out.
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Lets not start you knowing each other d8cks just yet....

GOPe we re here to help!!!

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (6rdCx)
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They are less popular than the dems. And therein lies the danger; will Trump voters show up to vote them out and vote their MAGA replacements in in November.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 03:15 PM (GZYu7)

111 >> Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:11 PM (2swu2)

Georgia is just the tip of the election fraud iceberg. There are a lot of states including Michigan, and Pennsylvania who helped throw the 2020 election with the same bullshit.

They don’t care. In fact it YOLO time. They just did it again in Virginia where commieberger was losing late into the night until a truckload of ballots put here over the edge. It’s why the legislature is voting to not permit any investigation into the election. It’s all the have.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM (ReYtg)

112 Because they probably are conspiring with foreign powers to influence American politics.

Make no mistake, these assholes are all committing treason and should be shot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

113 Contemplate this on the tree of woe.

Posted by: Tulsi Doom at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM (jc0TO)

114 89 Tulsi must have something on Warner. He has been squirming like a toad lately.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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Warner has long been involved in dirty tricks from the Steele dossier, the Vindman Ciamerella impeachment I, to his Senate intel staffer leaking classified documents involving the Trump IC conspiracy to some NYT floozy he was banging.

Guy had to plead guilty and be fired over it.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:18 PM (2swu2)

115 The democrats as currently constituted are a sinking ship, furiously trying to keep it afloat but more water is coming in than they can bale out.
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Lets not start you knowing each other d8cks just yet....

GOPe we re here to help!!!

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (6rdCx)
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They are less popular than the dems. And therein lies the danger; will Trump voters show up to vote them out and vote their MAGA replacements in in November.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 03:15 PM (GZYu7)

It’s like joke about surviving a bear attack. You don’t have to outrun the bear just the guy you’re with. Dems do t need to be popular, only need to be more popular than Reps, and that’s a low bar to clear.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 03:18 PM (y6810)

116 Tulsi laid out how the whistleblower fabricated and engineered this scandal from the start.

That he maliciously and intentionally included classified material in his complaint because that
1) requires the entire complaint remain classified and
2) requires the complaint be kept in a safe under control of the IG b/c only those w/ clearance can access it
This was all spun as Tulsi locked the report in the safe.

And this was done to carefully exploit the process b/c the whistleblower knows that Tulsi is barred by law from discussing what was in the complaint due to the classification.
While they could be all coy and sly by alleging someone high in the Trump admin was leaking to a spy.

The left was sure the had the Gates of All Gates here ....

When all it was was two wags gossiping about someone in DC.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 03:19 PM (HXT0k)

117 Contemplate this on the tree of woe.
Posted by: Tulsi Doom at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM (jc0TO)

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Nice!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 03:19 PM (u73oe)

118 To clarify, Tulsa Gabbard participated in a seance with Lou Gramm.

Posted by: Cate Brown at February 09, 2026 03:19 PM (yFLFB)

119 "They" seem very, very afraid of Tulsi

They hate her for detonating Kamala's career

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 03:20 PM (PYyV9)

120 How about nobody wiretaps anybody unless they have a warrant signed off by a non-secret judge?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2026 03:20 PM (0U5gm)

121 "This is Director Gabbard...

"Fire up The Dildo of Consequences, I'm sending you a list via email."

Posted by: Tulsi at February 09, 2026 03:20 PM (gH8T+)

122 Georgia is just the tip of the election fraud iceberg. There are a lot of states including Michigan, and Pennsylvania who helped throw the 2020 election with the same bullshit.

They don’t care. In fact it YOLO time. They just did it again in Virginia where commieberger was losing late into the night until a truckload of ballots put here over the edge. It’s why the legislature is voting to not permit any investigation into the election. It’s all the have.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Oh, I know. The USPS contractor truck driver and his story of him hauling a bunch of unverified blank ballots has been verified by an official Post Office report last week.

Michigan House (GOP run) is beginning to tentatively go back to 2020 election as well.

We shall see what comes of it.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:20 PM (2swu2)

123 >>>I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism

we just had some kid citizen journalist blow up a multi-billion dollar fraud circus in MN and the "real" journalists decided "nah, no story"

so yeah some do still care about it

Posted by: brak at February 09, 2026 03:21 PM (jGJov)

124 Possible sighting of Big Mike in the wild.

https://tinyurl.com/4t6ahryd

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:21 PM (rbvCR)

125 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.
......

The pay is better.

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 03:21 PM (UjdFS)

126 BabylonBee: Support For ICE Skyrockets To 99% After Halftime Show

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (RHGPo)

127 "Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information."

Modern journalism is that national disaster and it has been going on for decades. And we do need real information to survive what they do/have done to the country. It is that bad.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (GUOwU)

128 Three big torpedoes speeding toward the SS Democrat.

The first is the fraud investigations, unbeknowst to most people, there have been three Democrat members of the GA State leg being charged so far with Covid relief scams. Basically the Democrats went YOLO under Biden and stole everything they could not nail down.

The second is voter fraud in GA and now Puerto Rico involving foreign powers and electronic voting machines ( and Dominion has had a change of ownership from the Commies as well).

The third is that trying to do George Floyd III over illegals is not helping persuade new voters to vote Dem. Helps with passion among AWFULs and college protest types, not with the general elections.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:11 PM (2swu2)
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I don't think point 1 moves the bar with voters - though I agree that is what the dems under Biden did. Point 3 is obvious, they made two martyrs and still are losing the PR over ICE in Minnesota.

But your point 2. I've read a bunch, including Ace's reporting. I want to believe it sooooo badly. Will it hold up under pressure? I'm certain Tulsi has them all spooked.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (GZYu7)

129 As an aside, I watched Enemy of the State last night. Interesting how accurate it was.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (0U5gm)

130 Contemplate this on the tree of woe.
Posted by: Tulsi Doom at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM

Shut 'er down, folks, we have a winnah.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (bFu5X)

131 "101 (see: not just covid but last 25 years of journalism.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD

no! Change to 75 , then yes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 03:10 PM (lpVer) "

This! Spot-on!
our media in WW2 was already crammed full of communists.
it has only been getting worse tear after year.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (Cjt/F)

132 You have to wonder why Democrats would be against:

Voter id
Voter roll maintenance
Paper ballots backups

Oh, and a census that doesn’t count illegal immigrants.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (IJCxs)

133 >>Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.

Massie is one man Donkey Show.

He's there simply for the spectacle.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (gH8T+)

134 120 How about nobody wiretaps anybody unless they have a warrant signed off by a non-secret judge?
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Never been the rule for foreign intercepts. US citizens supposedly require FISA warrants which has its own set of problems.

Part of it is that most federal judges do not have security clearances to handle the case materials in things like counterintel cases and the facts in some warrants themselves would be rated top secret compartmentalized like how we break enemy ciphers, etc.

The DoJ just used to require the AG and president sign off on these warrants so in some respects, the requirement of FISA warrants is an advance.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (2swu2)

135 Peggy Noonan might be stupid but she's probably just lying to herself.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (RIvkX)

136 Michigan House (GOP run) is beginning to tentatively go back to 2020 election as well.

We shall see what comes of it.
Posted by: whig

Tuesday Nov. 3 2026: Michigan Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (Y8DZL)

137 My pet theory is that Surfer Girl Tulsi has been behind many of the 'surprise' reveals that have been driving recent news cycles. The NSA hoovers up everything on the internet, you see. But with oceans of data, how do you connect the dots? That's where AI comes in, and what Musk was doing at the start -- bringing in a few whiz kids to jump start.

This will bear fruit in upcoming RICO cases. Much of this will be out of Miami federal court.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (Rb1cd)

138 NY Times Columnist Says Vance's Mother Should Have Sold Him To Feed Her Addiction

.. you can't hate them enough

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:24 PM (RHGPo)

139 By the way. The most recent picture of Schumer and Jeffries really looks like Nosferatu and his spokesman Renfield.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:24 PM (rbvCR)

140 >>Tulsi must have something on Warner. He has been squirming like a toad lately.

During the Russia hoax, Warner was secretly communicating with Christopher Steele's lawyer Adam Waldman. Waldman was also the lawyer for Oleg Deripaska, at one time the richest oligarch in Russia.

He also is heavily invested in businesses in Ukraine. A lot of those investments were seized after the war began.

I've long believed that one of the main reason they wanted to get rid of Trump was they wanted the war in Ukraine and Trump did not.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 03:24 PM (viF8m)

141 I am, absolutely, convinced that prior to the FBI Warrant being served down in Georgia, they previously secured FISA Warrants, to solidify a case. THAT's why Senator Warner is threatening, begging, and using efforts like the one documented above to remove Gabbard. She refuses to respond with his desired briefing as to why the head of the ODNI was in Georgia on an FBI Warrant service.

Warner doesn't know what he's up against, and he needs to narrow down the exposure. Hence, the full court press on Gabbard.

BUT, you may recall last week when ACE noted that the Agent-In-Charge of the Atlanta FBI office gave the Election Commission a "heads-up" on the subsequent FBI Warrant. It's easy to look at that as a betrayal of sorts....unless you consider and accept that there are FISA Warrants out there, and stirring up the hornets nest with such a "heads-up" would motivate the guilty parties to get in touch with each other to get their stories straight....which would be promptly be documented as surveilled evidence in the case.

I think the Agent-In-Charge of the Atlanta FBI office Shanghai'd the GA Election Commission purposefully. And a lot of people are worried about that.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 03:25 PM (dIske)

142 Whatever good Massie used to be, his berserk hatred of Trump has utterly ruined him. Now he's just shilling for donations and clicks on Twixxer.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 03:25 PM (PYyV9)

143 Wow. She seems nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

144 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review visa revocations in instances of fraudulent marriages for immigration purposes. This indicates that the Department of Homeland Security possesses ultimate authority in these matters. The unanimous ruling clarified that courts may examine initial visa denials; however, they lack the authority to intervene once the Department of Homeland Security rescinds an approved visa.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:26 PM (RHGPo)

145 Massie, pretty solid, if occasionally off the reservation due to libertarian 'principles'. Wife dies suddenly and unexpectedly then he quickly marries. And now he is basically just throwing sand in the gears at every opportunity. Makes me wonder. But probably simply a coincidence.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 03:00 PM (Dv3i1)

There are reports that he is getting funded by the same people who are funding Ilhan Omar, AOC and Jeffries.
Which really sucks for a Libertarian.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:26 PM (rbvCR)

146 127 "Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we'll need most, literally to survive, is information."

Modern journalism is that national disaster and it has been going on for decades. And we do need real information to survive what they do/have done to the country. It is that bad.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (GUOwU)

Hell, in the last couple of weeks we've had Epstein, MN fraud, and Fulton.

Any bit of real reporting could've exposed all three and the perpetrators of such. With Epstein, lives could've been saved.

The journos couldn't be bothered. So, yeah, neither can I about anything having to do with them.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 09, 2026 03:26 PM (KbCG3)

147 Massie is one man Donkey Show.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 03:23 PM (gH8T+)

So, is this like one man and one donkey? Just a solo act with one guy calling himself a donkey and blowing his own...

Ah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:27 PM (zZu0s)

148 I don't think point 1 moves the bar with voters - though I agree that is what the dems under Biden did. Point 3 is obvious, they made two martyrs and still are losing the PR over ICE in Minnesota.

But your point 2. I've read a bunch, including Ace's reporting. I want to believe it sooooo badly. Will it hold up under pressure? I'm certain Tulsi has them all spooked.
Posted by: Black JEM
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I do think the widespread fraud of government benefits burns a lot of folks including those that might ordinarily be sympathetic to government spending.

And that is because all the money is going to a few rats rather than average recipients. It is as if those people's cheese is being stolen which it is.

Home health care is particularly going to be a bomb as many citizen families are struggling with care of Pop Pop or Grandma yet are being stiffed by these fake grifting home health care firms because they are all shams. And it is happening in states like OH, MN, CA, etc. by immigrant criminals and fraudsters. Not sympathetic types bending the rules but outright fraud.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:27 PM (2swu2)

149 prosecute prosecute prosecute.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (vOtXJ)

150 >>To clarify, Tulsa Gabbard participated in a seance with Lou Gramm.
Posted by: Cate Brown at February 09, 2026 03:19 PM (yFLFB)
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And it wasn't the first time, although it felt that way.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (bNf8H)

151 Danny Noonan > Peggy Noonan

Posted by: I Stand With No One at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (cUrpM)

152 Modern journalism is a high water mark on a dildo.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (Kt19C)

153 Mayor Brandon Johnson HUMILIATED after LOSING CONTROL of Chicago Police Mayor Johnson issues EO ordering CPD to arrest ICE agents. CPD and other officials unanimously tell Brandon Johnson GFYS.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)

154 Oh, woops, badly willowed in the last thread, but I'd like to know: what's the extent to which illegal alien detainees are allowed to fight their deportation orders? How many MILLIONS have deportation orders? Do they all get a day in court?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM

If they have a deportation order they have already had their day in "court". Most decide not to show up for their hearings.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (0N4FZ)

155 The dems wonder why Trump doesn't tell them stuff....

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (vOtXJ)

156 Why are they so hard-up to get Tulsi that they invent this comically fake and gay story of ultimate steaming bullshit?
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She's the strongest Republican woman in the country. I like Sanders personally, not that I've seen her lately, but I think Gabbard has something the Dems and potentially uniparty are going to want to usher out stage left.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:29 PM (QLKBy)

157 Persecute, persecute, persecute

Make it too dang dangerous to even play 'Mean girl' games.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:29 PM (KfXOG)

158 Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age. Scientists conduct their research on global warming because they require evidence to show people that the Earth experiences significant natural cycles which control its historical changes

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:30 PM (RHGPo)

159
Rules are for Republicans.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 09, 2026 03:30 PM (IifOV)

160 Home health care is particularly going to be a bomb as many citizen families are struggling with care of Pop Pop or Grandma "

Or both. Best if we all just die, ya know? Sooner than later...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 03:30 PM (XuXeR)

161 I believe all the lies! [Smug.]

Posted by: Tom Tuppence, Middleboro, MA at February 09, 2026 03:31 PM (qUkBO)

162 Usually their phony scandals are clearing the deck for when a Dem is found doing what they're projecting on an R. So that is interesting to think about.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:31 PM (QLKBy)

163
40 Any chance two members of British Intelligence decided to bring up Tulsi on a call they knew would be intercepted by NSA just to kick start this stupid chain of events?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM

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If wouldn't surprise me if they not only did that, but coordinated it with someone in US intelligence.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 03:31 PM (PbePe)

164 Global cooling?

How '70s man.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:31 PM (KfXOG)

165 I imagine the recorded conversation between the intelligence operatives went like this:

Ivan: So, who in the Trump administration is hot?
Muhammud: Tulsi Gabbard, she's hot.
Ivan: You think?
Muhammud: Oh definitely. Smoke show.
Ivan: You don't think too skinny?
Muhammod: I like them built that way.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:32 PM (vOtXJ)

166 30 Massie is saying he's going to switch to Dem.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 02:54 PM (emBoF)

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Oh, so he was gonna lose the GOP primary easily, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)

167 So, the leftists in Japan are now down to 3 seats in the parliament. The right wing utterly, utterly obliterated them

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 03:32 PM (PYyV9)

168 Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:31 PM (QLKBy)

Well we know... was it Ted Kennedy was trying to get the Soviets to help him go after Reagan? That should have earned him the noose.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

169 >>Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.

It's 1979, again!

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (gH8T+)

170 155 The dems wonder why Trump doesn't tell them stuff....
Posted by: The Whine Guy

Most of it is discretionary by Trump, not mandatory. Warner does not have the power to breach executive privilege and secrecy due to separation of powers. Under the War Powers Act, an active move against a nation like Iran can be reported after the fact but the law itself does not require prior information be given to the Gang of 8.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (2swu2)

171 So Massie is now trans?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (KfXOG)

172 Home health care is particularly going to be a bomb as many citizen families are struggling with care of Pop Pop or Grandma yet are being stiffed by these fake grifting home health care firms because they are all shams.
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Lot of hippies gonna be surprised when they cant get approval because of all the fraud...

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (6rdCx)

173 members of British Intelligence "

You mean our really good friends, the Brits?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM (XuXeR)

174
Yo Peggy Noonan, how about "Hands up don't shoot"? As far as I know, that one is still alive and well thanks to idiot journos.

I've seen journalists sincerely back off twice. Once was Naomi Wolff (not exactly a journalist, but a book-writer) when her entire thesis for one of her books was blown out of the water live on air. She copped to it. The other was some Jezebel (?) reporter who went after a Reason reporter over that Mattress Girl story. She apologized. They stand out in my memory.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (n7rxJ)

175 Just adjust the thermostat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (P7usy)

176 Mayor Brandon Johnson HUMILIATED after LOSING CONTROL of Chicago Police Mayor Johnson issues EO ordering CPD to arrest ICE agents. CPD and other officials unanimously tell Brandon Johnson GFYS.
Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)

When Mayor Frey in Minneapolis said that no city cop was going to help ICE, ICE offered to hire any Minneapolis officer who wanted to work with them.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (rbvCR)

177 Muhammod: I like them built that way.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:32 PM (vOtXJ)

Damn. She is more curvy than Jen Rubin.

This may be an unpopular one, but I am not a huge fan of the white streak.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

178 142 Whatever good Massie used to be, his berserk hatred of Trump has utterly ruined him. Now he's just shilling for donations and clicks on Twixxer.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 03:25 PM (PYyV9)
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Just another faggot in a long line of power bottom rent boys. His name will be forgotten in a year.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (5aZAZ)

179 Jason Bourne: Who's your source? What's his name? What's your source's name?
Simon Ross: Look, what's going on? Why are these people after me?
Jason Bourne: Because you found something. You talked to someone, inside Treadstone, someone who was there at the beginning. Who is it?
Simon Ross: You know I can't tell you that.
Jason Bourne: You have no idea what you're into here. These people will kill you if they have to.

Posted by: David Webb at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (RHGPo)

180 So anyway, how about that Halftime Show??

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (V362x)

181 the leftists in Japan are now down to 3 seats in the parliament. The right wing utterly, utterly obliterated them
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The right wing and MechaGodzilla. Well mostly MechaGodzilla.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (6rdCx)

182 Lot of hippies gonna be surprised when they cant get approval because of all the fraud...
Posted by: Obligatory

Stories are already coming out about the Somali behaviors in MN, ME, and OH. People getting stiffed when they go to these fake agencies for help but suddenly see the Somali owners driving around in expensive luxury SUVs. The sheer volume and audacity of fraud is going to really piss off average folks.

So far though, the GOP in Congress like always sits on their ass about it.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (2swu2)

183 Mayor Brandon Johnson HUMILIATED after LOSING CONTROL of Chicago Police Mayor Johnson issues EO ordering CPD to arrest ICE agents. CPD and other officials unanimously tell Brandon Johnson GFYS.
Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)
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Whoops! Whoopsie!

What's he going to do next?

Order the CPD to arrest themselves?

Disband them completely?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (ESVrU)

184 154 Oh, woops, badly willowed in the last thread, but I'd like to know: what's the extent to which illegal alien detainees are allowed to fight their deportation orders? How many MILLIONS have deportation orders? Do they all get a day in court? Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 02:57 PM

2 million have deportation orders. 2 million had their day in court, and the court determined they were not eligible to stay. Another 14 million are awaiting their day in court. 99.9% will receive a deportation order.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:36 PM (vOtXJ)

185 BOC has a new song - "hey hey hey, Beijing has got to go!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:36 PM (KfXOG)

186 I'll withhold judgment until I hear Dan Bongino's hot take on the matter.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 03:36 PM (abIsI)

187 Just another faggot in a long line of power bottom rent boys. His name will be forgotten in a year.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 03:34 PM (5aZAZ)

You are a true lyricist, and this is practically iambic pentameter.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (QLKBy)

188
If they have a deportation order they have already had their day in "court". Most decide not to show up for their hearings.
Posted by: Mister Scott

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Thanks, that's what I thought. So I don't get why they still have some entitlement to fight their deportation orders.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (n7rxJ)

189 Johnson wanted some publicity. Evidently the CPD fid not want to go into a hot civil war by firing on resisting Federal agents.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

190 This hearsay, maybe said, "I swearsies" bullshit is right out of the Russiagate procedure manual. All that's missing at this point is a sheet of FBI lies delivered to a FISA rubber-stamping court judge.

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (rj6Yv)

191 Does Chicago wish for Mayor Groot?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (KfXOG)

192 Disband them completely?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 03:35 PM (ESVrU)

If he is truly insane... replace the chief of police.

I am wondering if he will do this. They are big on mah respec.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

193 I can see their little girlie knives out for Noem, RFKJ, Bondi, Patel, and the perennially hated Chad Hegseth.

But Tulsi? She's DNI. That wouldn't seem to be on these cocksuckers' radar.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

She was a rising star on the Dem side, then she did the unforgivable and torpedoed Historic First Kamala below the waterline on national TV. Dems don't forgive or forget such treachery...like telling the truth.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 09, 2026 03:38 PM (SboiN)

194 Oh, so he was gonna lose the GOP primary easily, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=========
Polling indicated that. Massie being an assie at a local county GOP meeting last week probably sealed his fate. He grabbed the mike and kept gabbling well past his time allotted and he was the final speaker. Then he got butthurt when told to vacate the stage.

District is not really competitive for Dems. Cook Index is R +18.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:39 PM (2swu2)

195 Impreach Tulsa Fi!!!!!!

Posted by: Mad Maxine at February 09, 2026 03:39 PM (QLKBy)

196 Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.

Warm good, cold bad. Ugh.

Posted by: Ugg the Caveman at February 09, 2026 03:39 PM (UjdFS)

197 >>Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.

It's 1979, again!
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM

Caused by fossil fuels and nuclear power.

One thing is certain, the only fix is increasing the power of government and more taxes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 03:39 PM (jc0TO)

198 Governor Wes Moore
@GovWesMoore

As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not.

...

Why do you lie? You're not being "singled out." No Dem Governors are attending.

And the gall of yammering about "bipartisanship" when all Dems have done, for years now, is try to sabotage his presidencies & sentence him to life in prison over Dems' crafted lies.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:39 PM (RHGPo)

199 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is going to be the next bomb to fall. Fraud, waste, mismanagement...stop me when you've heard this before...lack of proper oversight protocols.

Read about it over the weekend. Don't remember where.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (Y1sOo)

200 Johnson wanted some publicity. Evidently the CPD fid not want to go into a hot civil war by firing on resisting Federal agents.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

I think the cops also dislike being told to go hands-off the guys who are raping and murdering and other bad things.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (rbvCR)

201 What's he going to do next?

Order the CPD to arrest themselves?
==
Naw. He will just stop paying the chief and all the asstnt chiefs....

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (6rdCx)

202 A clarification of my previous tweet. I misspoke. I meant to write, "The sun rises in the east." Call that false or leaked classified information, MAGA, I dare you!

Posted by: Cate Brown at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (5rh/l)

203 Yeah the Cult of the Left hastes apostates with the same fire that Islam does.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (KfXOG)

204 113 Contemplate this on the tree of woe.
Posted by: Tulsi Doom at February 09, 2026 03:16 PM (jc0TO)

"WHOA!"

--Joey Lawrence

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 03:41 PM (iXqHn)

205 From Feb. 8th
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Video is circulating on social media on what appears to be a tense moment between Congressman Thomas Massie and Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne.

This happened at the Oldham County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner Friday night.

Video shows Osbourne snatching the microphone right out of Massie’s hands as he speaks.

Candidates from both the U.S. Senate and Congress were invited to speak at the event, and each candidate was given a set of rules to follow, including a limited amount of time to speak.

According to officials, Massie had gone over his allotted time, and Speaker Osborne was enforcing the rule.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:41 PM (2swu2)

206 🚨BREAKING: Music Industry is Shook as Kid Rock OVERTAKES Bad Bunny for the Top Song in the World.

This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:41 PM (RHGPo)

207 So anyway, how about that Halftime Show??
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese
......

Where was ICE when you need them?

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 03:41 PM (UjdFS)

208 169 >>Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.
It's 1979, again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc
If LIBs wanted America to FAIL.

Up/Down/Right/Left all are their playthings, like a game of chess perhaps. the pieces move seemingly at random but always with one objective -- to dispose of the king.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
Time travel forward to a future Prez/Gabbard who stepped up in the Golden Moment when needed to save the Trump Presidency ... and. indeed. the world. because she could.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 09, 2026 03:42 PM (CWHeL)

209 197 >>Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.

It's 1979, again!
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 03:33 PM
__________________________

This is substantiated proof that our Green Energy programs and Climate Change initiatives worked. They worked a little too well. So, for another $3 Trillion we'll work on balancing out the adjustments.

You're welcome, everyone!!!! You owe us your lives.

Posted by: UN Climate Initiative Program Leaders. at February 09, 2026 03:42 PM (dIske)

210 This is Warner's pile of fecal matter. He went on one of the Sunday shows and claimed the Biden appointed IG called it an urgent matter (meaning it had to be briefed to the Gang of Eight) but the Trump appointed IG said it wasn't.

T'wasn't actually a truthful statement by Warner. IG Johnson (Biden) said it was an urgent matter if true. She received intel in the next week showing the claim was BOGINT and she ruled it not credible. Trump's follow-on IG concurred with the not credible decision.

Warner is, was, and always will be a lying sack.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 09, 2026 03:43 PM (yxhRU)

211 I think the Agent-In-Charge of the Atlanta FBI office Shanghai'd the GA Election Commission purposefully. And a lot of people are worried about that. Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 03:25 PM (dIske)

1) the FBI is planning a raid.
2) If news of the raid leaks, then Fulton County can destroy the ballots.
3) If the FBI gives the heads up, and Fulton destroys the evidence AFTER than heads up, they are criminally libel.

I think the FBI was nervous, and needed to get all their ducks in a row. Hence the heads up - the minute they got that letter; any destruction of evidence would be obstruction. before that letter they could have just played it off. Ooopsie, we destroyed the documents you wanted.

Such a letter is often called a retention letter and is sent in white collar cases all the time.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 03:43 PM (vOtXJ)

212 anyway, how about that Halftime Show??
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese
......

Where was ICE when you need them?
==
Best review ever.
*claps*

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:43 PM (6rdCx)

213 You're welcome, everyone!!!! You owe us your lives.
Posted by: UN Climate Initiative Program Leaders. at February 09, 2026 03:42 PM

and your internal combustion.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

214 74 So Tulsi is the new General Flynn target? Andy ideas on what Tulsi is digging up to make the Clintons and friends so nervous?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 09, 2026 03:05 PM (Hpgos)

96 Election fraud goes right to the top of the Democrat Party. Of course Warner is squirming. So are a lot of people around him.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 03:09 PM (ReYtg)

Treason goes right to the top of the Intelligence Community. That's where Warner comes in, as the top Senate Democrat on the intelligence committee. And John Brennan's treasonous Russian Collusion Hoax used election fraud as a pretext for de-legitimizing Trump 45, thereby justifying (in their heads) defiance of Constitutional authority. So, the more Tulsi explores election fraud, the closer she gets to its most nuclear nexus with the IC, the closer they all get to hanging.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 03:44 PM (Sy6m/)

215 She was a rising star on the Dem side, then she did the unforgivable and torpedoed Historic First Kamala below the waterline on national TV. Dems don't forgive or forget such treachery...like telling the truth.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 09, 2026 03:38 PM (SboiN)

Trump gave her, and Rubio, and Oz and Kennedy the access to do what they most wanted to achieve, and I suspect told them to accomplish it and make him proud.
That is the sort of motivation that will shake the heavens.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)

216 Yeah the Cult of the Left hastes apostates with the same fire that Islam does.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (KfXOG)

Most definitely but the top are far more practical than you'd think. There is always an element of warning people what haokens when you cross them but I believe if they are trying to take her out with this kind of bs, it's because they know damn well she's dangerous. What she did to Kamala was just a small sample of that danger.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:44 PM (QLKBy)

217 >>Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age.

Fuck "science."

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (abIsI)

218
Whoops! Whoopsie!

What's he going to do next?

Order the CPD to arrest themselves?

Disband them completely?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

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

Maybe he'll call in the National Guard to stop the CPD from cooperating with ICE. It'll be like the Chinese Civil War.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (n7rxJ)

219 158 Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice age. Scientists conduct their research on global warming because they require evidence to show people that the Earth experiences significant natural cycles which control its historical changes

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:30 PM (RHGPo)

Of course. This statement is totally not about the climate scientists soon switching to doom warnings about Global Freezing Caused by Humans, to justify continued government funding of their phoney-baloney 'research and creation of totes accurate predictive climate models.'

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (5rh/l)

220 206 🚨BREAKING: Music Industry is Shook as Kid Rock OVERTAKES Bad Bunny for the Top Song in the World.

This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.
Posted by: SMOD
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Kid Rock's song ’Til You Can’t” includes Jesus in the lyrics for the Super Bowl show which is the chef's kiss to bad bunny rubbish.

"He (Kid Rock) added a faith-based verse to the country hit, singing: “There’s a book sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off. There’s a man who died for all our sins hanging from the cross. You can give your life to Jesus and he’ll give you a second chance. Till you can’t."

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (2swu2)

221 Read about it over the weekend. Don't remember where.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 03:40 PM (Y1sOo)

In Oregon, TANF and SNAP benefits (all on the Oregon Trail card) are being used to buy food that is then handed to the drivers of SUVs, who then give something back to the beneficiaries on the curb right there in front of the stores.
Not sure if it is money or drugs, though I suspect it is drugs because that reduces the financial trail and banking distance.
Bud of mine thinks the food is stocking small stores, I think it is being used to support Antifa in their party/safe houses

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (rbvCR)

222 206 🚨BREAKING: Music Industry is Shook as Kid Rock OVERTAKES Bad Bunny for the Top Song in the World.

This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 03:41 PM (RHGPo)

Man enough to admit that 'Til You Can't almost made me cry last night. Almost.

Wife caught me choking it back.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 09, 2026 03:49 PM (KbCG3)

223 BTW. Roger Godell does not get the negative attention that he richly deserves.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:49 PM (6rdCx)

224
I'm terrified that the fascist Trump regime is coming after me. I may need to leave the country for my own safety.

Posted by: Rob Reiner at February 09, 2026 03:50 PM (XeO61)

225 This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.

You can't polish a turd, you can only make it glisten

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)

226 Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 03:46 PM (2swu2)

Wonderful! Thanks for letting us know.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 03:51 PM (8Xy/A)

227
A clarification of my previous tweet. I misspoke. I meant to write, "The sun rises in the east." Call that false or leaked classified information, MAGA, I dare you!
Posted by: Cate Brown

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I take it you stand by the rest of your story, i.e. the part about shadows falling in the opposite direction to what they used to.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:51 PM (n7rxJ)

228 It seems like Godell has been around for the past 30 years at least.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)

229 I'm terrified that the fascist Trump regime is coming after me. I may need to leave the country for my own safety.
Posted by: Rob Reiner at February 09, 2026 03:50 PM (XeO61)
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Stifle, Meathead.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (RIvkX)

230 This is substantiated proof that our Green Energy programs and Climate Change initiatives worked. They worked a little too well. So, for another $3 Trillion we'll work on balancing out the adjustments.

You're welcome, everyone!!!! You owe us your lives.
Posted by: UN Climate Initiative Program Leaders. at February 09, 2026 03:42 PM (dIske)
======

We are ready to serve Germany!

Posted by: The United Syndicate of German Lignite Power Production at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (rj6Yv)

231 Along these lines: I bet dollar bills to donuts that the unnamed "staffer" who posted the Obamas as gorillas AI video is a lefty embed.

(Interesting that no one pointed out that other prominent leftwing politicians were also depicted as various animals.)

Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (reMys)

232 So the left are going with violence and lies..

Ok

Can't wait for COVID 27 the rate they are going.

What awful, putrid little retards

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (fE7qU)

233 225 This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.

You can't polish a turd, you can only make it glisten
----------------
Now we know why he's called Bad Bunny.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 09, 2026 03:53 PM (Hpgos)

234 "CNN's media reporter Brian Stelter hasn't mentioned it.
This is supposed to be his beat."

Guess he's just a beat off...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 03:53 PM (/IQ1H)

235 228 It seems like Godell has been around for the past 30 years at least.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)

This is his 20th. Tagliabue left in 2006.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 03:53 PM (iXqHn)

236 "Scientists warn Earth is gradually heading toward the next ice
It's 1979, again!"

What so pathetic about these climate panic stories is even if the earth is cooling or warming, it will occur over many hundreds or thousands of years, (unless there is meteor strike or the earth shifts on its axis.) Nobody alive would be able to detect the slightest change in their lifetime. Almost as ridiculous as worrying about the sun burning out.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (GUOwU)

237 Haven't heard much from Reiner lately.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (QLKBy)

238 224
I'm terrified that the fascist Trump regime is coming after me. I may need to leave the country for my own safety.
Posted by: Rob Reiner a

You're dead Rob.

PS: I never thought Sally Struthers was hot.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (abIsI)

239 All I know is that the 2020 election fraud is likely one of Trump's highest priorities (if not THEE highest priority). He's staked his reputation on the election producing a false result. And, he's not going to half-ass the way he proves that. That means any and all resources to get to the truth.

We've seen how persistent he can be on those issues he believes to be the most important. He's not going to depend on an FBI warrant fishing expedition. He's going to throw all resources available at proving his position. The media has used that position as the most effective and consistent way of discrediting Trump. Courts have penalized supporters of Trump's position both civily and criminally. They've pulled bar credentials from attornies.

So, yeah, FISA warrants are out there, and not just in Georgia. You can bet they are applicable ones down in Arizona as well.

Posted by: UN Climate Initiative Program Leaders. at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (dIske)

240 Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

What the douche?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (/IQ1H)

241 Along these lines: I bet dollar bills to donuts that the unnamed "staffer" who posted the Obamas as gorillas AI video is a lefty embed.

(Interesting that no one pointed out that other prominent leftwing politicians were also depicted as various animals.)
Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (reMys)

The alternate argument is that it was intentional and gave Trump a window to discuss voter fraud when questioned about it.
Or even more, Trump managed to redirect everything about it to voter fraud until the MFM decided to give up.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 09, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)

242 This reminded me of Rush covering the story of the old couple intercepting Newt’s phone conversations.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 09, 2026 03:55 PM (IvVz1)

243 Not the right messaging here but the DNI can talk to foreigners right?

Posted by: james at February 09, 2026 03:55 PM (AlMQR)

244 Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 03:52 PM (reMys)

Nah Trump is responsible. He does these things. There are few elements to it but part of it is wrecking the phony Obama mystique. What has been seen can never be unseen.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:55 PM (QLKBy)

245 >>>Almost as ridiculous as worrying about the sun burning out.
Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (GUOwU)
*****
The suns burning?!? OMG!!!!!!!

Posted by: Every AWFUL Everywhere at February 09, 2026 03:56 PM (RlUBP)

246 I've long believed that one of the main reason they wanted to get rid of Trump was they wanted the war in Ukraine and Trump did not.

Look up the origin of the name "Daszak" and what Peter Daszak's father did during WW2.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 09, 2026 03:57 PM (Y2H7U)

247
What so pathetic about these climate panic stories is even if the earth is cooling or warming, it will occur over many hundreds or thousands of years, (unless there is meteor strike or the earth shifts on its axis.) Nobody alive would be able to detect the slightest change in their lifetime. Almost as ridiculous as worrying about the sun burning out.
Posted by: Ripley

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

That's exactly why they've learned to extend the Doomsday Countdown to, say, 50-100 years from now. It always used to be "10 years from now we'll be underwater!!!" but now it's more like "No one will be alive in 2126 if we don't act NOW." None of us who are being told to cough up trillions for climate change will be around to sue, complain, or call anyone out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)

248 Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 09, 2026 03:57 PM (Y2H7U)

I was thinking through this the other day. They needed him out for something. That one was all I could think of. Unless it was for the vax mandates. But I don't think so.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:58 PM (QLKBy)

249 "Along these lines: I bet dollar bills to donuts that the unnamed "staffer" who posted the Obamas as gorillas AI video is a lefty embed.
Posted by: Beverly "

Despite the media freakout, this will be forgotten with a week and on to the next outrage. Anybody talking about, say, Maduro being nabbed?

Maduro who?

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (GUOwU)

250 This is despite Apple’s nonstop promotion of Bad Bunny.

You can't polish a turd, you can only make it glisten
----------------
Now we know why he's called Bad Bunny.
Posted by: pudinhead
......

Leaving little smelly pellets everywhere.

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (UjdFS)

251 I was watching the super bowl at a friend's house and the wife kept hoping Green Day would slag blumpf. That'll show evil facist blumpf! Take that!

Posted by: james at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (AlMQR)

252 Not the right messaging here but the DNI can talk to foreigners right?
===
ARE YOU CRAZY!! HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF A XENOPHOBIC REICHWINGER IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SPEAK TO FOREIGNERS!!!!

Posted by: CNN at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (6rdCx)

253 Looks like TakiMag is tits up. Too bad.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (N8ZBc)

254 249 Maduro who?
Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (GUOwU)

Guy who spritzed vinegar at Bro-Fo who?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 03:59 PM (iXqHn)

255 Maybe Bezos cut the staff at the Post to reduce his chances of getting hit with huge libel suits.

Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 04:00 PM (Blm/0)

256 Headline (Washington Post):

"A Republican lawmaker embarks on his biggest showdown yet with Trump"
--
One guess ....

You win!

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 04:01 PM (rj6Yv)

257 BTW. Roger Godell does not get the negative attention that he richly deserves.
Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 03:49 PM (6rdCx)

——————

Well, he was smart enough to have a halftime show so bad that nobody is talking about how shitty the game was.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 04:01 PM (u73oe)

258 Those were the days my friend . . .

John Brennan condemns Trump for Obama meme video post, says he misses the days of Barack Obama:
"Every day I witnessed his decency, his integrity."
Ah, yes. The decency and integrity of running a hoax to take down an incoming president.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 04:02 PM (J+Psw)

259 caught talking to a foreign person! That's unlegal! We can't have our top spooks talking with foreigners!

Somalians?

Posted by: Minnesota Dept. of Shoveling Cash at February 09, 2026 04:02 PM (R8Lmn)

260 "Haven't heard much from Reiner lately."
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (QLKBy)
*****
He's a MAID man in Canadia

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 09, 2026 04:02 PM (RlUBP)

261 nood

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 04:02 PM (N8ZBc)

262 "Mayor Brandon Johnson HUMILIATED after LOSING CONTROL"

If he had any sense of shame, he'd be humiliated by the fact he's a fucking two-bit dei retard

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 04:03 PM (/IQ1H)

263 255 Maybe Bezos cut the staff at the Post to reduce his chances of getting hit with huge libel suits.
Posted by: Wally[/i

Now he'll have to worry about being Mangione'd. The left has him in their sights.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

264 I was watching the super bowl at a friend's house and the wife kept hoping Green Day would slag blumpf. That'll show evil facist blumpf! Take that!
Posted by: james

Was your friend doing your wife doggy-style so they could both watch the game?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (/IQ1H)

265 O/T I just saw a youtube video that, under the spotlight and media watch, Elon Musk flipped the switch off in the EU, or so this video states.

The EU have been banging on about keeping Greenland... and Musk and President Trump apparently have other ideas. We'll see.

While all eyes are on the Arizona kidnapping of a woman, whom I hope is found alive...this is apparently happening quietly.

https://tinyurl.com/3rburfyd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 04:05 PM (WONhk)

266
Faker than Ilhan Omar's vinegar attack
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

They attacked her with Acetic Acid!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 04:11 PM (y9nCu)

267 Apparently, they substituted an alternative dictionary when I wasn't looking.

WaPo says halftime show about degenerate sex with randos reflected "wholesome, traditional family values"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 04:11 PM (J+Psw)

268 Yeah Peggy, would have been nice to have some info about Hunter's laptop and the dangerous covid vaccine too. You failed.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 09, 2026 04:15 PM (n5tGW)

269 Rob Reiner should get out of the country tonight
And not let the door hit him from behind

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:20 PM (Ia/+0)

270 The speed at which the fuckwits put out the fake hit is reminiscent of the "phone call". As soon as Trump mentioned Ukraine and Server, they shit a brick.

This time, they don't have all pieces in place and it was quickly stamped out... Like Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff s heads should be

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 04:55 PM (XLfSN)

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Overrules Lawless Lowly District Court Judges, Rules that Illegal Aliens May Be Held Without Bond While They Fight Their Deportation Orders

The left prefers that the be released on bond, so they can simply abscond and never show up for any deportation hearings. They stay in the US perpetually just by the left releasing them every time they're caught by immigration agents. They just find a new place to live and slip into "the shadows" again, as our left-wing friends the Bushes like to say.

The Fifth Circuit ruled on Friday that illegal aliens have no right release from detention. They can file their worthless objections using the scripted lies that open borders advocates teach them to say, but they'll do that while cooling their heels in stir.

Or they can just leave the country. Their choice.

CBS:

A federal appeals court on Friday endorsed the Trump administration's policy of holding broad groups of immigration detainees without access to bond hearings, a major legal victory for President Trump and his deportation crackdown.
In a 2-1 decision, a panel of federal judges at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Trump administration had properly reinterpreted an immigration law last year to disqualify many unauthorized immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement from being able to ask an immigration judge to be released on bond.
Previously, immigrants who had lived in the U.S. unlawfully for years were generally eligible for bond hearings, and the opportunity to persuade an immigration judge that they were not flight risks and should be allowed to fight their deportation outside of a detention center. Mandatory detention had been historically limited to recent border crossers and those convicted of certain crimes.
But the Trump administration took the position that anyone who entered the U.S. illegally, irrespective of how long ago, is subject to mandatory detention during their deportation proceedings. The only mechanism for release under that policy was if ICE decided to parole them out of custody on humanitarian or public interest grounds.
The seismic policy change has led ICE to indefinitely hold detainees who entered the U.S. illegally years or even decades ago and who previously would've been eligible for bond, including those without criminal records.
The mass detention policy has been challenged in federal courts across the country, straining the resources of government lawyers. Most judges have found the policy to be illegal.
But the 5th Circuit panel disagreed and upheld the Trump administration's legal position, reversing two lower court orders.
The majority opinion -- penned by Reagan-nominated Judge Edith Jones and backed by Trump-nominated Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan -- sided with the Trump administration's view that federal law provides for mandatory detention of large numbers of unauthorized immigrants who were apprehended in the interior of the U.S. and deemed "applicants for admission."
"The text says what it says, regardless of the decisions of prior Administrations," the opinion read. "...In any event, that prior Administrations decided to use less than their full enforcement authority...does not mean they lacked the authority to do more."
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Judge Dana Douglas, a Biden nominee, dissented from the majority opinion. She wrote that the government's claim that the law calls for mandatory detention ignored "historical precedent" and "wave[d] away" the fact that prior administrations hadn't sought to detain people without bond en masse.
"And for what?" writes Douglas, arguing that the majority opinion was "based on little more than an apparent conviction that Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained -- some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens."

This is all the left does. The fact that they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc." is not a legal argument. It's not a logical argument of any kind. It is simply a petulant, child-like demand for the reader's sympathy and a claim that they should be allowed to break the law at will because they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc."

The left's other argument is that because previous presidents, like Obama, Biden, and of course the Bushes, let illegals remain in the country while they file frivolous objections to deportation, all future presidents are bound by their non-legislative policy choices.

Weird how the right's policy choices never become stealth law and precedent binding all subsequent presidents. Just the left's.

In fact, these illegals seem to be arguing that while they are, in fact, subject to detention awaiting final deportation orders, they should be "eligible for discretionary release" by the Executive. And they're demanding a judge force the executive to grant them discretionary release.

Hm, in that case, it sounds like the judiciary is usurping the elected President's power to grant release under his own discretion.

If affirmed by the Supreme Court, this would become national law and greatly aid Trump in speedily deporting illegal aliens, or giving them the choice of sitting in ICE detentions for months and months or just leaving the country.

A major Fifth Circuit ruling backs Trump�s policy of mandatory detention with no bond, delivering a sweeping blow to activist judges and reshaping immigration enforcement nationwide. pic.twitter.com/fejvx5fxs4
— Robert Gouveia Esq. (@RobGouveiaEsq) February 9, 2026

Blockbuster immigration case out of the Fifth Circuit.

Mandatory detention (without a discretionary bond hearing) is lawful, per 2-1 panel.

People who entered illegally, and lived here long enough, were previously given bond hearings pending removal.

Now, they are detained. pic.twitter.com/kBVko1suB4
— I work with my word (@iworkwithmyword) February 7, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:43 PM

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1 We'll know for the first time
if we're evil or divine.
Blade's FIRST in line!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

2 Hola

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (/THgZ)

3 this opinion is huge

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (HXT0k)

4 Big win.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (u73oe)

5 WE WON! the USA! beat the Italians! at least silver for us in the gold-medal game next!!!

OMG

curling!

Sorry OT but omg

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (emBoF)

6 With some Ronnie James Dio

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (/THgZ)

7 The funniest thing to me is that they are protesting ICE ....in foreign countries. LOL enjoy yourselves retards.

Posted by: steevy at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (YwEeS)

8 "Congress isn't allowed to write anti-immigrant laws!"
-district judges, pretty much

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (GBKbO)

9 This should help pick up the pace of deportations. Also media and dems (birm) will be calling these concentration camps. Of course they will be the concentrations camps which can leave whenever you feel, as long as you board the plane back to your home country.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (Dv3i1)

10 This is headed to SCOTUS

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (dKhdV)

11 "The text says what it says, regardless of the decisions of prior Administrations,"

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Well, we can't have rulings based on the text of the law!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (5HHc4)

12 biiden could ignore the supreme court, trump has some nerve challenging a district court that has already been reversed a couple of times

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (CWTWj)

13 This is all the left does. The fact that they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc." is not a legal argument.

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Yep. Laken Riley was a daughter. She never got the chance to be a wife and mother.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (u73oe)

14 Illegals should not be permitted to fight their deportation orders.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (iXqHn)

15 I really enjoyed the part of their argument that basically read as “we’ve gotten away with this for a long time even though it is contrary to the actual words of the statute and intent of Congress, so you should let it continue.” The court was like- “did you really just say that?”.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (Qgg5f)

16 "Previously, immigrants who had lived in the U.S. unlawfully for years were generally eligible for bond hearings, and the opportunity to persuade an immigration judge that they were not flight risks and should be allowed to fight their deportation outside of a detention center."

Think of the insanity of this policy: the longer a person has been engaged in illegal conduct -- being in the country illegally -- the more lenient the system treats him. It's literally like making bail easier the more crimes you have committed. Madness.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (iFTx/)

17 "Or they can just leave the country. Their choice."

They get $1000 and a free ticket to ride, just to leave, last I heard. Of course the ones in the gangs and the worst of the worst will stay till they are rounded up.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (vbXSk)

18 The left prefers that the be released on bond, so they can simply abscond and never show up for any deportation hearings. They stay in the US perpetually just by the left releasing them every time they're caught by immigration agents. They just find a new place to live and slip into "the shadows" again, as our left-wing friends the Bushes like to say.
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"Catch and release" by any means available.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (ojr4c)

19 not to repeat myself or anything, but

Moar!
Of!
THIS!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (Cjt/F)

20 They get $1000 and a free ticket to ride, just to leave, last I heard. Of course the ones in the gangs and the worst of the worst will stay till they are rounded up.

it's $2600 now

they really should be taking us up on that

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (emBoF)

21 The seismic policy change has led ICE to indefinitely hold detainees who entered the U.S. illegally years or even decades ago and who previously would've been eligible for bond, including those without criminal records.
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Good. Go home. You came in illegally. You got caught. You're going home. You can make it fast if you want to.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (ojr4c)

22 I've read that length of detention for those who don't sign waivers (70-80% sign waivers) is down to about 45 days from 150 days or so early last year.

A very small percentage of held immigrants hire lawyers for things like habeus proceedings which, essentially, just put them back on the street during their wait (now complete with ankle monitors).

The administration (headed by Stephen Miller who's doing daily conference calls at 10 am six days a week with heads of departments about hitting deportation numbers) is creating a mesh of incentives for illegal immigrants to choose to leave.

If they get picked up and fight the deportation order, 99.9% lose, and if you lose, you can never come back to the US for any reason. If you sign the waiver and leave, you may apply for a visa from outside the US. Oh, and there are massive backlogs in the visa systems so that they'll be waiting years.

All while the border is closed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (GBKbO)

23 Well, we can't have rulings based on the text of the law!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (5HHc4)

The Left already named and shamed that. They call it "textualism".

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (97+Z6)

24 10 This is headed to SCOTUS

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (dKhdV)

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If an idiot decides to appeal, which is very possible.

The statute is exceedingly clear. "W didn't do it," isn't a reason that Trump can't.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (GBKbO)

25 Hmm, I wonder if judicial activists will claim this only pertains to the jurisdiction of the 5th circuit. You can't have a ruling from a lowly circuit court apply to the whole country. Unlike rulings from a still wet behind the ears Hawaiian judge, which apply to the entire country for all of it's history and future, for example.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (Dv3i1)

26 This is headed to SCOTUS
Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (dKhdV)
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2-1 panel doesn't give an appeal as of right to the SC. I suspect it will be first heard by the 5th Circuit en banc. Which is probably a waste of time, as the 5th is one of the most conservative circuits in the country. But it might get enough dissents to get to the SC.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

27 So, according to precedent, breaking the law continuously, for a long period of time is grounds for leniency, if not an outright dismissal.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (TezPK)

28 The seismic policy change has led ICE to indefinitely hold detainees who entered the U.S. illegally years or even decades ago and who previously would've been eligible for bond, including those without criminal records.

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So the same treatment the J6 American citizens got for simply taking a stroll in "The People House".

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (qAt7N)

29 The majority opinion -- penned by Reagan-nominated Judge Edith Jones and backed by Trump-nominated Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan -- sided with the Trump administration's view that federal law provides for mandatory detention of large numbers of unauthorized immigrants who were apprehended in the interior of the U.S. and deemed "applicants for admission."
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The fuckin' Press, man. Oy.

The *quantity* of detainees is irrelevant, guys. The question is simple: can an illegal alien be held without bond pending legal proceedings, or can he not?

That's it. It isn't "can 1000 illegal aliens be held, or is the limit 1?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (ojr4c)

30 26 This is headed to SCOTUS
Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (dKhdV)
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2-1 panel doesn't give an appeal as of right to the SC. I suspect it will be first heard by the 5th Circuit en banc. Which is probably a waste of time, as the 5th is one of the most conservative circuits in the country. But it might get enough dissents to get to the SC.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

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They'd have to get through the 5th en banc (one of the most conservative appeals courts in the US) and then the US which has decided that the actual wording of laws is important all of a sudden.

Any appeal is a doomed to fail money pit.

I hope they do it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)

31 The opinion goes into detail how the current statute was because Congress wanted to close the loophole where someone who snuck into the country was treated better than someone who presented themselves for entry at the border.

And, for decades, the Executive just ... ignored that and kept letting them out on bond.
Where the would appeal and delay for decades--if they showed back up at all!

Think about that:
If you follow the law, present at a port of entry to have your due process, your right to entry adjudicated, then you are not entitled to release on bond.

But if you cheat, and sneak in, and you get caught--even if you have no right to entry--then you get released on bond.

No more.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (HXT0k)

32 27 So, according to precedent, breaking the law continuously, for a long period of time is grounds for leniency, if not an outright dismissal.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (TezPK)

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*applies logic to defense*
-Al Capone

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)

33
I was in Florida recently. Driving on the Tamiami Trail highway, I saw a turnoff identified by a large official sign as "Alligator Alcatraz." The name appears to have official cachet.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 01:51 PM (kf4RM)

34 Previously, immigrants who had lived in the U.S. unlawfully for years were generally eligible for bond hearings, and the opportunity to persuade an immigration judge that they were not flight risks

They aren't flight risks as the term is understood. They're more like disappearance artists.

Please. BE a flight risk. Leave the US to a country without an extradition treaty with the United States.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 01:51 PM (PcTIw)

35 Staying is a bigger gamble than ever now. Imagine you go out, get picked up and are immediately detained for deportation. That’s quite a risk. I suppose you can flee to a sanctuary state, but the gravy train is ending in most of those places.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:51 PM (Qgg5f)

36 $2600? How can I parlay this into a ticket to Vegas? I feel lucky.

Posted by: High-Roller at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (oftw2)

37 This is headed to SCOTUS
Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (dKhdV)
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2-1 panel doesn't give an appeal as of right to the SC. I suspect it will be first heard by the 5th Circuit en banc. Which is probably a waste of time, as the 5th is one of the most conservative circuits in the country. But it might get enough dissents to get to the SC.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

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They'd have to get through the 5th en banc (one of the most conservative appeals courts in the US) and then the US which has decided that the actual wording of laws is important all of a sudden.

Any appeal is a doomed to fail money pit.

I hope they do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)]
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100% chance they do it. They have nothing to lose, and it supports a narrative. Plus, it's great for fundraising and graft.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)

38 This is all the left does. The fact that they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc." is not a legal argument. It's not a logical argument of any kind. It is simply a petulant, child-like demand for the reader's sympathy and a claim that they should be allowed to break the law at will because they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc."
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Just like they do when they discuss a policy shooting. It always comes down to whether the person "deserved" to get shot or whether it was "just."

That isn't the issue. That's the issue in *courts* and legal proceedings. The issue in a police shooting is whether the two people involved acted reasonably for the outcome. But they always reframe it as "deserved" or whatever, because it helps with the primary purpose of the press, which is emotional manipulation.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (ojr4c)

39 Sometimes I like to think about Gene Wilder shouting "mens rea!! My god!! Noooo!!!" and I smile.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (QLKBy)

40 Does this ruling apply nationwide?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (Qgg5f)

41 This should help pick up the pace of deportations. Also media and dems (birm) will be calling these concentration camps. Of course they will be the concentrations camps which can leave whenever you feel, as long as you board the plane back to your home country.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM

speaking of camps & such...haven't heard anything about "Alligator Alcatraz" of late

curious how they don't "protest" at in-accessible & in-hospital locations

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 01:53 PM (tljrc)

42 If affirmed by the Supreme Court, this would become national law and greatly aid Trump in speedily deporting illegal aliens, or giving them the choice of sitting in ICE detentions for months and months or just leaving the country.
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It seems pretty clear that it should be afirmed.

But, hey. SCOTUS.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:53 PM (ojr4c)

43 42 If affirmed by the Supreme Court, this would become national law and greatly aid Trump in speedily deporting illegal aliens, or giving them the choice of sitting in ICE detentions for months and months or just leaving the country.
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It seems pretty clear that it should be afirmed.

But, hey. SCOTUS.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:53 PM (ojr4c)

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I mean...it is national law. Congress passed it decades ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)

44 Can you imagine what would happen if a district judge had ordered then Pres FDR that he had to offer bail to "Japanese Undocumented Immigrants" in 1942?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)

45 That will not be fun for those affected.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (P7usy)

46 39, lol and golf clap!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (Cjt/F)

47 "some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens"

Yea. Fuck them too.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)

48 Does this ruling apply nationwide?
Posted by: Marcus T

We bad.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 09, 2026 01:55 PM (TezPK)

49 I thought flight risk meant leaving the area or state not necessarily the entire country, but I am kind of dumb a lot.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:55 PM (QLKBy)

50 I mean...it is national law. Congress passed it decades ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)
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But, hey. SCOTUS.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:55 PM (ojr4c)

51 47, also deport them too. all of them.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (Cjt/F)

52 This is the bare minimum we need if we are going to continue to have a country.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (zjgNU)

53 Deport them all. Lack of demand will KO inflation.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (P7usy)

54 Does this ruling apply nationwide?
Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (Qgg5f)
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No. Typically a circuit-court decision binds only the lower district courts in the circuit. But a decision in one circuit could be used as precedent (non-binding, but still precedent) in other circuits.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (iFTx/)

55 If the judiciary wasn't in a full blow coup against the elected administration we wouldn't need asinine rulings like this.

Or, conversely, if the administration had tackled the judicial coup on day one.

Either or....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (jtM2q)

56 50 I mean...it is national law. Congress passed it decades ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)
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But, hey. SCOTUS.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:55 PM (ojr4c)

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I am disappointed in Ace's wording.

Implying that laws don't become laws until SCOTUS signs off.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)

57 I think the Justice of Peace in Chicopee, Massachusetts just overturned the Fifth Circuit Court's decision.

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (2L+MU)

58 About half of grade a large eggs are suddenly bigger.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (P7usy)

59 mean...it is national law. Congress passed it decades ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)

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It seems most of the "broken immigration system" is the government simply not following its own laws.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (qAt7N)

60 They'd have to get through the 5th en banc (one of the most conservative appeals courts in the US) and then the US which has decided that the actual wording of laws is important all of a sudden.

Any appeal is a doomed to fail money pit.

I hope they do it.
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They have to appeal it.

Because there are something like over 300 other district judge opinions around the US that hold the policy choices of past administrations over-rides both the plain text of the law and the current President.

All of these thousands and thousands of habeas petitions cite this policy of letting them out on bond, "no flight risk" as a basis.

This is the lawfare that's been holding back the floodgates of deportation.

Because tens and hundreds of thousands more are going to realize, if they get caught, there's no getting out, not even to go sell their car and have a garage sale--all gone at any time.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (HXT0k)

61 59 It seems most of the "broken immigration system" is the government simply not following its own laws.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (qAt7N)

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America's problems aren't a surfeit of laws. It's that the laws aren't enforced.

I'm fine with Congress going on vacation for the next 20 years doing nothing. We don't need more laws.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (GBKbO)

62 I am disappointed in Ace's wording.

Implying that laws don't become laws until SCOTUS signs off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)
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Well, it's true.

Well, they become laws, but SCOTUS has the ultimate veto any time it pleases.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (ojr4c)

63 “ No. Typically a circuit-court decision binds only the lower district courts in the circuit. But a decision in one circuit could be used as precedent (non-binding, but still precedent) in other circuits.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:56 PM (iFTx/)”

So basically DoJ will now curb stomp their way across the circuits with this ruling in their hands.

Or it will be appealed to SCOTUS and take effect nationwide.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (Qgg5f)

64 At ZH: "At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East"

Wow, I didn't know we had that many C-17s in the fleet.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (N8ZBc)

65 Why does everyone want to visit me all of a sudden?

Posted by: Nancy Guthrie's Septic Tank at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (oftw2)

66 I looked up these statutes (noted above in the screen shot) to get a little perspective.

The argument being presented by anti-ICE lawyers is trying to focus on the part where those apprehended have a right to a "bond hearing"...but they are purposefully ignoring statutory language that gives the government the right to detain them IF THEY HAVE COMMITTED ANY CRIMES.

As I suggested elsewhere, lawyers KNOW this is a frivolous argument and will get tossed by higher courts. They only need to make the argument to hang the appeals on. Thus, this is only a delaying action intended solely to tie up the government and waste more precious time.

Posted by: Samuel Adams at February 09, 2026 01:59 PM (4xuom)

67 Where my EBT card be?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 09, 2026 01:59 PM (NIB5L)

68 No one can be held without bond on stolen land!

Posted by: Billie Eilish's Fat Vagina at February 09, 2026 02:00 PM (Ksqrb)

69 That's a lot of MREs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:00 PM (P7usy)

70 What happens to an illegals property when deported? Is it confiscated to recoup America's losses by their criminal act?
Are their illegally received funds impounded? What about the stealing of welfare and other benefits?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 02:01 PM (wBaIH)

71 One day you’re soaking up food with your illegal SNAP card and casually getting free healthcare through Obamacare, the next day you’re back sitting on a mule in Guatemala.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 02:01 PM (Qgg5f)

72 It is simply a petulant, child-like demand for the reader's sympathy and a claim that they should be allowed to break the law at will because they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc."

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They're emotional, psychological, social, mental, and spiritual infants -- perpetually trapped in their Terrible-Twos.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:01 PM (g2H7Y)

73 70 What happens to an illegals property when deported? Is it confiscated to recoup America's losses by their criminal act?
Are their illegally received funds impounded? What about the stealing of welfare and other benefits?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 09, 2026 02:01 PM (wBaIH)

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When arrested, the government assumes ownership of all assets in the nation.

They lose everything. Cars, houses, Playstations...everything.

Pack up, take the $2600, and escape racist, capitalist America that doesn't even have single payer health care but does have police who make it sport to shoot anyone with brown skin.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (GBKbO)

74 Where my EBT card be?
Posted by: LaQuisha

Under Paco's tamales.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (PcTIw)

75 At DM: "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

'GTFO, psycho bitch!'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (N8ZBc)

76 It is simply a petulant, child-like demand for the reader's sympathy and a claim that they should be allowed to break the law at will because they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc."

That "our neighbors" crap is especially galling. Not one of the people spewing that live anywhere near illegals, nor do they want to.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (gtcuf)

77 As has been noted, bank robbers are mothers and fathers too.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (Sy3QE)

78 Not a question.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:03 PM (P7usy)

79 75 Oh wait, it's sposed to be a question.

'Can you GTFO?'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:03 PM (N8ZBc)

80 As I suggested elsewhere, lawyers KNOW this is a frivolous argument and will get tossed by higher courts. They only need to make the argument to hang the appeals on. Thus, this is only a delaying action intended solely to tie up the government and waste more precious time.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at February 09, 2026 01:59 PM (4xuom)
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Or it's just the old rules where they file a frivolous case and negotiate a consent decree where the agency gives them what they want as a part of a settlement, and thus subvert the legitimate government.

If it's that, they're dumber than hell. There is no way DHS will play that game with the current leadership.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:03 PM (ojr4c)

81 It wasn't too many years ago that I had a pretty substantial amount of sympathy for illegal aliens. They were, at the time, sorta few and far between and mostly kept their heads down. I know that's not an excuse but also I routinely exceed the speed limit but try not to be a hazard to others on the road. That sorta thing.

That was before President Autopen allowed 10+ million foreign criminals to invade this country, and the illegals started waving the flags of their home countries like the invaders they are, and the left found a new constituency and way to mount a color revolution at home.

Now I'm an absolutist. If you're not here with your T's crossed and I's dotted, you get to get your fucking ass out of my country and don't come back because fuck you, that's why. Sorry if you're someone's uncle or grandpa. Get. The. Fuck. Out.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 02:04 PM (5aZAZ)

82 So basically DoJ will now curb stomp their way across the circuits with this ruling in their hands.

Or it will be appealed to SCOTUS and take effect nationwide.
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Yup. Either the other circuits agree. Or they create a split that increase the odds the SCOTUS takes it.
There is no way the left wins on this--the SCOTUS will follow the 5th.

They've, so far, been able to gum up the works by rigging the game in front of friendly judges.
No more.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 02:04 PM (HXT0k)

83 80 Or it's just the old rules where they file a frivolous case and negotiate a consent decree where the agency gives them what they want as a part of a settlement, and thus subvert the legitimate government.

If it's that, they're dumber than hell. There is no way DHS will play that game with the current leadership.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:03 PM (ojr4c)

=======

The left does seem to be fighting the last war, not this one.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 02:04 PM (GBKbO)

84 All of these rules and laws regarding how to handle and deal with illegal immigrants and the deportation process were set up under the Clinton administration by congress. This is what annoys me so much: the left screaming about "due process" and 4th amendment protections and judge-issued warrants... illegals get all those protections, but they are different than those for citizens.

Its kind of like how you can do things to someone who breaks into your house that you cannot when they cut you off in traffic.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:05 PM (PYyV9)

85 We still have a legal immigration system. They know that, right?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 02:05 PM (Qgg5f)

86 ... or giving them the choice of sitting in ICE detentions for months and months ...

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"You mean, like, apes in cages! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:05 PM (g2H7Y)

87 They're emotional, psychological, social, mental, and spiritual infants -- perpetually trapped in their Terrible-Twos.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:01 PM (g2H7Y)

The ones who fall for it, yes. But the ones pushing this stuff aren't. They are very adult manipulators.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:05 PM (QLKBy)

88 We still have a legal immigration system. They know that, right?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 02:05 PM (Qgg5f)

The only way to successfully push illegals is to conflate it with the legal stuff.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:06 PM (QLKBy)

89 At DM: "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

'GTFO, psycho bitch!'
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (N8ZBc)
++++
"So we'll split the check, right?"
"How about we meet for coffee?"
"Does my salary match your expectations?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:07 PM (ojr4c)

90 So basically DoJ will now curb stomp their way across the circuits with this ruling in their hands.

Or it will be appealed to SCOTUS and take effect nationwide.

======

Well, most likely, the administration is going to apply this nationwide right now.

They don't need to wait for a green light from the 7th to do it there.

And if the 7th circuit decides to hold Trump back on the clear wording of the law, well...that's a place SCOTUS can get involved.

But don't think that the admin is only doing this in the 5th.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 02:07 PM (GBKbO)

91 At NYT: "It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem"

Too scarce? Not potent enough? Too expensive?

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:07 PM (N8ZBc)

92 "I rule this unfair due to the fact Juanita, our trusted servant, will be placed on a C17 and sent to the tropical paradise she came from. She works for cheap, never complains about sleeping in the garage. Sends half of her two dollars a day back to the old country to pay for the travel expenses getting here. This will not stand!"

Jack Yoder, District Justice, Bumfuck, PA

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 09, 2026 02:07 PM (gm9Sb)

93 As I suggested elsewhere, lawyers KNOW this is a frivolous argument and will get tossed by higher courts. They only need to make the argument to hang the appeals on. Thus, this is only a delaying action intended solely to tie up the government and waste more precious time.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at February 09, 2026 01:59 PM (4xuom)

Correct.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:08 PM (QLKBy)

94 Why does everyone want to visit me all of a sudden?
Posted by: Nancy Guthrie's Septic Tank at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (oftw2)

I've got information man! New shit has come to light! And shit... man, she kidnapped herself. Well sure, man. Look at it... a famous Granny, in the parlance of our times, you know, and she, uh, uh, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers, and that's cool... that's, that's cool, I'm, I'm saying, she needs money, man. And of course they're going to say that they didn't get it, because... she wants more, man! She's got to feed the monkey, I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

Posted by: The Dude at February 09, 2026 02:08 PM (Ksqrb)

95 Wow, I didn't know we had that many C-17s in the fleet.
=
Over 200.

So a big portion.

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:08 PM (6rdCx)

96 When arrested, the government assumes ownership of all assets in the nation.

They lose everything. Cars, houses, Playstations...everything.

Pack up, take the $2600, and escape racist, capitalist America that doesn't even have single payer health care but does have police who make it sport to shoot anyone with brown skin.
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Yup.
Sell and get out now.
Or lose it all.

And let's keep in mind:
All these millions and millions who've been here for decades?
All of them did fuck-all in those decades to get legalized.
Jack. Diddly. And shit.

But somehow, now, now that they've been caught, we're supposed to feel bad they're going to lose everything?
"What did you do to become legalized?"
"Nada."
"And that's what you get."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 02:08 PM (HXT0k)

97 "The seismic policy change has led ICE to indefinitely hold detainees who entered the U.S. illegally years or even decades ago and who previously would've been eligible for bond, including those without criminal records."

No crime? They are in the country illegally.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (zZu0s)

98 The whole Savana Guthrie Mom Kidnapping reminds me of Fargo.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (1VVqq)

99 They don't have enough supply ships.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (P7usy)

100 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"
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"What is the safe word?" No that's only five

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (QLKBy)

101 They were, at the time, sorta few and far between and mostly kept their heads down.

I don't think this was ever the case. It's just that lots of people were content to allow big cities and states along the southern border to be overrun; it wasn't happening to them, so it wasn't an issue.

Reagan's amnesty involved something like 3 million illegals. The problem didn't get better from there.

Posted by: bear with asymmetric balls at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (CrUNC)

102 91 It's NYT, so best answer would have to be 'not enough DEI-run dispensaries.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:10 PM (N8ZBc)

103 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"
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"Who's gonna bring the amyl nitrate?"

Posted by: Jonah G at February 09, 2026 02:11 PM (QLKBy)

104 Whatever happened to not filing frivilous actions, and rule 11.
I mean sure you file a bullshit motion, which you know is a crock, but you also know the lunatic in the black nightgown on the bench is going to grant it. Um, yeah....

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:11 PM (6rdCx)

105 103 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:11 PM (N8ZBc)

106 At DM: "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship" ...
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:02 PM (N8ZBc)
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"Should I worry about those warts?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:11 PM (ojr4c)

107 How many murders do I get to get away with as long as I'm a mother?
One?
Five?

Because that's the argument for not enforcing immigration law.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 02:12 PM (HXT0k)

108 No crime? They are in the country illegally.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (zZu0s)

And Luigi Mangione didn't murder that guy. Sure, he shot him because he didn't want him alive anymore, but he didn't murder anyone else at the same time, so it wasn't a really murdery murder.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 02:13 PM (JwNbV)

109 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship
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How do you like your eggs?

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (6rdCx)

110 98 The whole Savana Guthrie Mom Kidnapping reminds me of Fargo.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (1VVqq)

Not enough "You Betcha"s.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (uEmCf)

111 Ugh. I looked up the actual six-word question from Miss It's Doctor Actually from Harvard.

"What makes you feel most loved?"

Good luck to anyone who tries it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (ojr4c)

112 Good? This is good, right?

Why pay more for these illegals who milk the system while raping and murdering US citizens?

They should have no rights as they are unwanted illegals who first broke the law by stepping into our country.

OUT! GET THEM OUT!*

*Morning tantrum abated.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (WONhk)

113 109 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship
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How do you like your eggs?
Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (6rdCx)

"You ever eaten a whole baby?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:15 PM (uEmCf)

114 How many murders do I get to get away with as long as I'm a mother?
One?
Five?
==
As many as you like, as long as they are abortions....

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:15 PM (6rdCx)

115 "What makes you feel most loved?"
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Your mom

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:15 PM (QLKBy)

116 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"
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"What is the safe word?" No that's only five
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:09 PM (QLKBy)

"My dicks like a pringles can."

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:15 PM (zZu0s)

117 Listening to Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl reminds me of everything this country was, and could be again. Wow, did she have a voice!

Posted by: jmel at February 09, 2026 02:15 PM (RWHIh)

118 I've got information man! New shit has come to light! And shit... man, she kidnapped herself. Well sure, man. Look at it... a famous Granny, in the parlance of our times, you know, and she, uh, uh, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers, and that's cool... that's, that's cool, I'm, I'm saying, she needs money, man. And of course they're going to say that they didn't get it, because... she wants more, man! She's got to feed the monkey, I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

LOL. That's been rolling through my head the entire time this has been going on.

"She kidnapped herself, maaaan."

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (gH8T+)

119 What makes you feel most loved?"

Good luck to anyone who tries it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (ojr4c)

"Knowing I don't have to go to Tufts instead".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (JwNbV)

120 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship
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Does your sister wanna join us?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (ojr4c)

121 62 I am disappointed in Ace's wording.

Implying that laws don't become laws until SCOTUS signs off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)
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Well, it's true.

Well, they become laws, but SCOTUS has the ultimate veto any time it pleases.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (ojr4c)
******

If the Dems win the 2028 election they will add 4 more Supreme Court Justices to take care of any and all matters that get in their way. All our gains will be lost.

Look at what Spanberger "the moderate " did in Virginia.
The new map has us down to just 1 Republican seat in Virginia.

The Dems have really outplayed us, but could only do this with the MSM by their side.

We need more Elon types on our side to win the battles that we are going to be up against.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (NpAcC)

122 Lol, I was a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew, and a boyfriend the day the DPD beat the fuck out of me in a jail cell for four straight hours after arresting me at Red Rocks during the KBPI Summer Slam back in '04.

I don't recall any judge caring about that, or anything else, when they hauled my battered self in for the arraignment.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (YK4r1)

123 >>The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship

I was mostly interested in pancakes.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 02:17 PM (gH8T+)

124 'Why don't we improve this relationship?'
'Can I pay you to stay?'
'Should we stop abusing each other?'
'Can you stop with the durians?'
'Does a crime spree sound fun?'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:17 PM (N8ZBc)

125 > The fact that they are "spouses, mothers, fathers, etc." is not a legal argument.

I understand that Genghis Khan fathered a whole lot of children.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 02:17 PM (IG3/x)

126 "Do you have a gag reflex?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:18 PM (ojr4c)

127 1) We can't hold them because detention is cruel.

2) We can hold them because, when we released the last batch, more came, and now the detention facilities are overcrowded.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 02:18 PM (vOtXJ)

128 Weird how the right's policy choices never become stealth law and precedent binding all subsequent presidents. Just the left's.
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The ratchet only ever turns to the left.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

129 113, 120 LOL

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:18 PM (N8ZBc)

130 122 Lol, I was a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew, and a boyfriend the day the DPD beat the fuck out of me in a jail cell for four straight hours after arresting me at Red Rocks during the KBPI Summer Slam back in '04.

I don't recall any judge caring about that, or anything else, when they hauled my battered self in for the arraignment.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (YK4r1)

Was it justified?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (uEmCf)

131 in all my years watching regular criminal dockets with sentencings, I never saw a leftist weeping about a convicts wife and kids when he was sent to prison for 15 years

Posted by: RS at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (SuU/K)

132 ""And for what?" writes Douglas, arguing that the majority opinion was "based on little more than an apparent conviction that Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained -- some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens."

Gee, I had to get a green card visa for my wife overseas.

Funny how these people can't be bothered.

Yes, it costs some time and money.

Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (IuIym)

133 I don't recall any judge caring about that, or anything else, when they hauled my battered self in for the arraignment.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (YK4r1)
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Shoulda waited a couple of years and then done it as an illegal alien!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (ojr4c)

134 I can lick my eyebrows, watch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

135 "What makes you feel most loved?"

Riches, fame, sex, power. Bring them, spouse.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (N8ZBc)

136 Say, does this smell like chloroform?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 02:20 PM (u73oe)

137 I can lick my eyebrows, watch.
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Sorry, not in the form of a question, we cant accept that.

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 02:20 PM (6rdCx)

138 Ugh. I looked up the actual six-word question from Miss It's Doctor Actually from Harvard.

"What makes you feel most loved?"
Posted by: Joe Mannix

"Daily oral sex. Same for you?"

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 02:20 PM (gmL3U)

139 "What makes you feel most loved?"

Not being beaten quite so often.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:20 PM (N8ZBc)

140 "Do my tits look kinda lopsided?"

Hey, it might work for the ladies, too!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:21 PM (ojr4c)

141 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

When is your husband expected back?

Posted by: Just Being Bill at February 09, 2026 02:21 PM (R8Lmn)

142 Say, does this smell like chloroform?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 02:20 PM (u73oe)

Lol. Or

Hey does this rag smell funny?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

143 "What makes you feel most loved?"

When you tell me your stupid dreams, and ask me how I feel right now.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (N8ZBc)

144 9 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship

If you need a six word question to help improve your relationship you probably have more problems than the question can solve.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (looXz)

145 Illegals should not be permitted to fight their deportation orders.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (iXqHn)

Or their helicopter rides.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (snZF9)

146 Wait.. so illegal aliens are not protected under US citizen rights?

Wow

What a concept

See that was easy. No burning cities or anything... Just LOGIC

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (61TgR)

147 So pathetic leftist pygmy Ed Krassenstein tweeted proudly all about how his new hero Bad Bunny or whoever he is gave his grammy to the little boy that ICE kidnapped, you know th one wearing that adorable onesie.

Only problem is, it was to a child actor, not the little boy that ICE picked up after his father abandoned him running from ICE. To Ed, all them mexes look the same, amirite?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (PYyV9)

148 Two chicks at the same time?

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 02:23 PM (5aZAZ)

149 111 Ugh. I looked up the actual six-word question from Miss It's Doctor Actually from Harvard.

"What makes you feel most loved?"

Good luck to anyone who tries it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:14 PM (ojr4c)

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It's actually a good question. I did a online marriage course called Divorce Busters and that's the question the counselor had all the participants ask of themselves to give to their spouses.

The second question was, what do you want from your spouse.

If you can't get answer from your spouse on either of those, you know where you stand.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 02:23 PM (qAt7N)

150 "What is the safe word?" No that's only five
Posted by: ...

Ahem.

"What is the safe word, Mistress?"

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 02:23 PM (gmL3U)

151 "Twenty bucks, same as in town?"

Posted by: Just Being Bill at February 09, 2026 02:24 PM (R8Lmn)

152 Palomino!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 02:24 PM (u73oe)

153 The Left already named and shamed that. They call it "textualism".

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (97+Z6)

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Boy, they really hated Scalia -- and have since been spewing their infantile invective at Thomas and Alito.

Infantile Invective would be a good name for a rapper or whatever the hell that scumbag from Puerto Rico is.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:24 PM (OoyGE)

154 The whole Savana Guthrie Mom Kidnapping reminds me of Fargo.Posted by: Thomas Bender

imo, the delaying action in the Gutherie case is just that, it was either an impulse or relative planned home invasion that went wrong and the ransom notes are simply a time wasting distraction that allowed for the body and other evidence to be disposed of.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 02:24 PM (F3Dlr)

155
"What is the safe word?" No that's only five
Posted by: ...

Ahem.

"What is the safe word, Mistress?"

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 02:23 PM

I don't remember the safe word

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 02:24 PM (tljrc)

156 Should men even feel loved?

Or just respected and feared?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (uEmCf)

157 It's actually a good question.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 02:23 PM (qAt7N)
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It would be if you could get a truthful, real, actual answer from any woman to whom you posed it.

Good luck with that shit lol.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (5aZAZ)

158 "Hey babe, when is our anniversary?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (ojr4c)

159
There was a brief internet scoop about granny Guthrie being an all out Antifa on Facebook, haven't heard anything to confirm it.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (Y8DZL)

160 Ahem.

"What is the safe word, Mistress?"
===
Mistress replies: "Harder"

Posted by: A morons luck at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (6rdCx)

161 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (loo

Eminently wise counsel

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (QLKBy)

162 Does Taquavius "T-Bone" Jackson, CEO of "Fentanyl-R-Us", born and raised in the US, get a break just because he has five baby mamas?

He does not.

Mohammad Mohammad Mohammad of Outer Jackoffistan and Jose "Psycho" Gutierrez of Honduras shouldn't get one either.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (IG3/x)

163 "Have you seen my account balance?"

Posted by: Just Being Bill at February 09, 2026 02:26 PM (R8Lmn)

164 Could we enforce immigration laws at least as harshly as we enforce drunk driving laws?

Posted by: Alec Leamas at February 09, 2026 02:26 PM (ssz2a)

165 "Should we open a joint account?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:27 PM (ojr4c)

166 I see this as a massively big deal. When you consider that one of the first things done by illegal immigrants is to create a new identity through identity theft (a big one is securing social security numbers of kids who died at birth, or very young) the removal of an opportunity to move to a different part of the country and burrow into society under a different identity and not show up for the bond hearing was standard procedure.

That's opportunity is now gone.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 02:27 PM (dIske)

167 The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"
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"Who's gonna bring the amyl nitrate?"
Posted by: Jonah G

Locker Room & Rush!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 02:27 PM (PcTIw)

168 New MAGA approved bar: The Zoo Sports Club & Grille in St Petersburg Florida. Like that woke bully social media grifting nonsense works in FL.

@nicksortor
🚨 PATHETIC: A man walked up to a bar owner and called him a “RACIST” for playing TPUSA’s Halftime Show
The bar owner responded by kicking him out and banning him from the premises.
THAT’S the proper response.
Don’t give in to these fools 🇺🇸

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 02:27 PM (gWBY1)

169 Could we enforce immigration laws at least as harshly as we enforce drunk driving laws?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at February 09, 2026 02:26 PM (ssz2a)
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LOL.

As if.

They don't even enforce drunk driving laws against illegals in the sanctuary jurisdictions. That would be a felony, you see. That could get ICE involved. Gotta just let 'em walk!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (ojr4c)

170 It would be if you could get a truthful, real, actual answer from any woman to whom you posed it.

Good luck with that shit lol.
Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 02:25 PM (5aZAZ)

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An understood problem.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (qAt7N)

171 > Gee, I had to get a green card visa for my wife overseas.
Posted by: coba at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (IuIym)

Right. I know a couple where the foreign-born wife has a PhD (in a real subject, even... engineering) and they had to go through a year or two of immigration crawling up their asses before she was allowed to stay.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (IG3/x)

172 Was it justified?
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:19 PM (uEmCf)

Yes and no, mostly no.

It was my 21st, I was incredibly drunk and rushed the stage in an attempted hate crime against Canadians like Nickleback, but to them the real crime was making fun of them when they were dragging me to the venue's jail. That's what I really paid for.

Also - if you've never been to jail at Red Rocks, it's especially weird. They augmented some near-surface caves with bars and plumbing and lights and waterproof paint.

So when you're waisthooked into the rocks and catching a beating, it has a real genuine dungeon vibe to it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (YK4r1)

173 "based on little more than an apparent conviction that Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained -- some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens."

The same could be said of bank robbers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (jc0TO)

174 I say hold what we can, based on potential flight risk (single men without jobs should never be released). Once the detention facilities are full, you can release some, but again, based on deportation priority.

The entire legal strategy was to clog the system, giving people defacto immunity. You had to release people because detention was full. Detention was full because too many people came. Too many people came because you were releasing people from detention.

The new system will create a preference cascade in the opposite direction. Better to self deport under a controlled situation, than get scooped up and stuck in detention. Once in detention, better to agree to be deported, than rot in detention, hoping to win the immigration lottery.

If you voluntarily deport, by the way, you can then apply for citizenship. If you speak English, no criminal record, and have family or business ties in the U.S., there is a very good chance you'll get it. If I were the administration, I'd be really harping on that - you will get a high preference from immigration if you cooperate.

Seriously - Trump may deport 1 million and have another 10 million self deport.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (vOtXJ)

175 "Can we invite your sister over?"

Posted by: Just Being Bill at February 09, 2026 02:29 PM (R8Lmn)

176 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

First your mouth, then your ass?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 02:29 PM (indzz)

177 If I walked up to my wife and said "What makes you feel most loved?" she would ask me if I've been reading pussy cosmopolitan for relationship advice.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:30 PM (QLKBy)

178 Every time I see some leftist post a sad picture of a family watching dad get deported... yeah. That's what being a criminal does to your family. That's what happens every time a bad guy gets busted. When you break the law, this is what you do to the people who care about you. ITS ON YOU as the criminal.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:31 PM (PYyV9)

179 "We all float down here, [name]."

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:31 PM (uEmCf)

180 so they can simply abscond and never show up for any deportation hearings.
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My boss is a jackass and he regularly screws up words and sayings and sounds like the boob that he is. One good one he says regularly is 'abscounds' instead of absconds. It's kind of a portmanteau (albeit unwitting) of abscond and scoundrel. I think it woorks

Posted by: 496 at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (y0erj)

181 > 176 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

First rape, then pillage, then burn?

I've learned that other orderings don't work nearly as well. Pillaging first doesn't work because it's a lot harder to rape if your hands are full of loot. Burning first tends to ruin both the stealable loot and the rapable women.

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Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (IG3/x)

182 >>> Seriously - Trump may deport 1 million and have another 10 million self deport.

Atlantic has an article wringing their hands and fretting that MAHA loosening the vaccination requirements means our health in this country is ruined.

Nothing about the measles and other diseases just allowed to walk across the border and spread to our country. By at least 10 million illegals.

Ellis island's quarantine facilities was considered inhumane and cruel. So now, we just have no checks at all.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (gWBY1)

183 This blonde in blue jeans has heard some six-word questions:
http://tiny.cc/e0ry001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (ojr4c)

184 Congress can overturn a SCOTUS ruling.
It's not easy being sleazy.

Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (KtOUo)

185 Funny how these people can't be bothered.
Yes, it costs some time and money.
Posted by: coba

(I'm a green card/permanent resident by marriage).
I think some people forget that many illegal aliens did not come to America to become American. They were not going to pay and be guided by American laws.
They came to speak their own language, raise their country-of-origin flags and stomp on American values.
No way on Earth in their minds they'd pay for that privilege.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (F3Dlr)

186 Every time I see some leftist post a sad picture of a family watching dad get deported... yeah. That's what being a criminal does to your family.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:31 PM (PYyV9)
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Poor Mrs. Capone!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (cUGtl)

187 "You know what's on my sammich?"

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (indzz)

188
The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

"Does this rag smell like chloroform?"

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 02:34 PM (y9nCu)

189 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:34 PM (uEmCf)

190 Wife: *stares blankly* who wants to know??

H: Me.

Wife: Ha. Right.

Posted by: Romeo and Juliette 30 years later at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (6rdCx)

191 How do they smelt iron ore?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (P7usy)

192 "Have you checked your thetans lately?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (ojr4c)

193 'Should I erase this face tattoo?'
'Ought I get bigger ear grommets?'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (N8ZBc)

194
So when you're waisthooked into the rocks and catching a beating, it has a real genuine dungeon vibe to it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (YK4r1)

Well, did you make it onstage and dive into the pit or was this an attempt?

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (xJGPn)

195 How do they smelt iron ore?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (P7usy)
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Odd choice, but if it improves the relationship ...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:36 PM (ojr4c)

196
Burning first tends to ruin both the stealable loot and the rapable women.

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Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (IG3/x)

But burning before you rape means that it's more romantic in the firelight.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 02:36 PM (y9nCu)

197 "It's not THAT swollen, is it?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:36 PM (uEmCf)

198 How are your sammich making skills?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 02:36 PM (u73oe)

199 "Have you considered taking anabolic steroids?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (uEmCf)

200 If you need a six word question to help improve your relationship you probably have more problems than the question can solve.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 02:22 PM (looXz)

++++

Yep. Sounds like it is on shaky ground to begin with.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (bnsdX)

201 I am a father. Can I got rob a bank and not worry about getting arrested?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (y6810)

202 "can I do the dishes first?"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (PYyV9)

203 But don't think that the admin is only doing this in the 5th.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Ironically this was done without Chevron deference. Interpretative rules in administrative law are where an agency interprets congressional statutes granting them authority. So, what the 5th is saying is that the DHS interpretation of its own statutes is the correct interpretation of the law.

My guess is that the next move by the left in the case is try to get it reheard en banc to stave off effects but outside of the 9th and firearm decisions, most circuits do not endorse en banc decisions willy nilly. So then you run the risk if you do a collateral move in another jurisdiction to get the opposite ruling, that it goes to Scotus.

As a matter of the law's text, a policy that is now replaced does not grant 'rights'. The text and the prior legislative history of that statute's wording indicates that the 5th is correct. It was a careful decision.

The left has the constitutional feelz clause and the Democrat clause that anything that the Dems do immediately creates an irreversible change in the law because feelz and Democrat party interests are affected. So we shall see.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (2swu2)

204 Why don’t you just calm down?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (u73oe)

205 They'd have to get through the 5th en banc (one of the most conservative appeals courts in the US) and then the US which has decided that the actual wording of laws is important all of a sudden.

Any appeal is a doomed to fail money pit.

I hope they do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)]
__________

100% chance they do it. They have nothing to lose, and it supports a narrative. Plus, it's great for fundraising and graft.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)
==
Question. Because the plain meaning of the text is clear, and because the dissenting judge essentially gave an opinion refusing to read the plain meaning of the text, wouldn't they do better to adjudicate in another circuit and reason we have lost the 5th for awhile, but if we can get a split in another circuit it will gum everything up until SCOTUS rules, which will take some time, and helps us try and fortify for the midterms?

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (GZYu7)

206 What makes you feel most loved?"

If you have to ask.....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 02:38 PM (dKhdV)

207 "what do you want for dinner?"
"do you want a foot massage?"
"how long will your nap be?"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:38 PM (PYyV9)

208 Well, did you make it onstage and dive into the pit or was this an attempt?
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 02:35 PM (xJGPn)

Oh, I'd made it through the pit. It was when I climbed over the barricade and had access to the stage that the cops got me. They were laughing at first, but I fixed that with my rotten mouth.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:39 PM (YK4r1)

209 "Does this make me look fat?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 02:39 PM (uEmCf)

210 What makes you feel most loved?"

If you have to ask.....
Posted by: It's me donna
==
Thats an ette for ya.

Posted by: Romeo and Juliette 30 years later at February 09, 2026 02:39 PM (6rdCx)

211 And Luigi Mangione didn't murder that guy. Sure, he shot him because he didn't want him alive anymore, but he didn't murder anyone else at the same time, so it wasn't a really murdery murder.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 02:13 PM (JwNbV)

------------

"It was a NON-VIOLENT murder, H8R!"

/I did appreciate TJM and others explaining the idiotic Feral Statue(s).

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:39 PM (OoyGE)

212 "Is that one comma, or two?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (ojr4c)

213 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

May I make you a drink?

Posted by: Bill Cosby at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (Y1sOo)

214 "can I do the dishes first?"

You'd think that would be effective, but NOOOO! My last ex-gf got fighting mad if I washed dishes or swept floors.

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (N8ZBc)

215 >>>Judge Dana Douglas, a Biden nominee, dissented from the majority opinion. She wrote...

an AWFL. shocking.

Posted by: brak at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (jGJov)

216 207 "what do you want for dinner?"
"do you want a foot massage?"
"how long will your nap be?"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:38 PM (PYyV9)
__________________________

"I'm getting the belt, you bitch."

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (dIske)

217 *Statute(s) -- damn auto-cucumber

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (OoyGE)

218 They'd have to get through the 5th en banc (one of the most conservative appeals courts in the US) and then the US which has decided that the actual wording of laws is important all of a sudden.

Any appeal is a doomed to fail money pit.

I hope they do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)]
__________

100% chance they do it. They have nothing to lose, and it supports a narrative. Plus, it's great for fundraising and graft.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)
==
Question. Because the plain meaning of the text is clear, and because the dissenting judge essentially gave an opinion refusing to read the plain meaning of the text, wouldn't they do better to adjudicate in another circuit and reason we have lost the 5th for awhile, but if we can get a split in another circuit it will gum everything up until SCOTUS rules, which will take some time, and helps us try and fortify for the midterms?
Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 02:37 PM (GZYu7)
__________

This probably already is being litigated in other circuits

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)

219 I guess technically poisoning a whole bunch of people would be a "non-violent" crime, right?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (JwNbV)

220 213 "The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship"

Do you want fries with that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (dKhdV)

221 204 rofl

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:41 PM (N8ZBc)

222 6 words…

One blow job today or two?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (y6810)

223 'Can you guess my thoughts presently?'

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (N8ZBc)

224 "how ru hotter than your sister?"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (PYyV9)

225 If the Dems win the 2028 election they will add 4 more Supreme Court Justices to take care of any and all matters that get in their way. All our gains will be lost.

Look at what Spanberger "the moderate " did in Virginia.
The new map has us down to just 1 Republican seat in Virginia.

The Dems have really outplayed us, but could only do this with the MSM by their side.

We need more Elon types on our side to win the battles that we are going to be up against.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 02:16 PM (NpAcC)
==
They cannot win that fight. Republican states will then gerrymander like no bodies business and precedent is with them. Could the new SCOTUS change the rules? Sure, would they be ignored? Yes.

The democrats as currently constituted are a sinking ship, furiously trying to keep it afloat but more water is coming in than they can bale out. They stand for nothing, haven't a single policy prescription anywhere that isn't just lets give money to people. Power and privilege is what is at stake, and they are doing almost everything wrong to try and keep it.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (GZYu7)

226 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 02:33 PM (ojr4c)

Such as

"You're talking to your fingers, right?"

"You realize you look really idiotic?"

"You're auditioning for a kids show?"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (rZCVI)

227 an AWFL. shocking.

Posted by: brak at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (jGJov)

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Heard someone recently add the adjective "Urban" making it AWFUL -- but that seems too restrictive.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 02:42 PM (OoyGE)

228 Do you want fries with that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 02:40 PM (dKhdV)

Believe it or not that one works really well on Brit Lass except she still calls them "chips".

I'd say every serving of chips I give her adds a week or so of marital harmony.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 02:43 PM (QLKBy)

229 For years, decades even, Latinos have had three names. Their birth name, then mother's last name, then father's name last. In the last year they are now using four names. Not sure why, maybe to get even more lost in the system.

Posted by: Sidney at February 09, 2026 02:43 PM (Uy/WF)

230
Oh, I'd made it through the pit. It was when I climbed over the barricade and had access to the stage that the cops got me. They were laughing at first, but I fixed that with my rotten mouth.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 02:39 PM (YK4r1)

Bummer you didn't make it but you have a cool story and I'd blame all scars on that incident.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 02:44 PM (xJGPn)

231 I would say the only useful thing Harvard produces is the CS50 course which is free to take.

Other than that, useless as bulls on a tit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 02:44 PM (2+J6d)

232 "teach me to play your game"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 02:44 PM (PYyV9)

233 I guess technically poisoning a whole bunch of people would be a "non-violent" crime, right?
==
No, it is violent but you would still have to do it in the commission of another violent felony. You throw a poision gas bomb into a bank, then go in the bank with a gun and shoot somebody.

Posted by: Yes its pretty dumb at February 09, 2026 02:44 PM (6rdCx)

234 If affirmed by the Supreme Court, this would become national law and greatly aid Trump in speedily deporting illegal aliens, or giving them the choice of sitting in ICE detentions for months and months or just leaving the country.

==

Juan's thought bubble: "Por favor, Senor Presidente, send me home for now. I know I will cross into America illegally once again during the next Democrat presidente's open borders."

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 02:45 PM (qBdHI)

235 6 words to improve a relationship:

Does this handkerchief smell like chloroform?

Posted by: Bad bunny at February 09, 2026 02:45 PM (4E2T8)

236 174 Seriously - Trump may deport 1 million and have another 10 million self deport.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 02:28 PM (vOtXJ)

======

DHS deported 700,000 total over the first year alone.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (GBKbO)

237 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (xJGPn)

238 For years, decades even, Latinos have had three names. Their birth name, then mother's last name, then father's name last. In the last year they are now using four names. Not sure why, maybe to get even more lost in the system.
Posted by: Sidney at February 09, 2026 02:43 PM (Uy/WF)

And every Muslim is a combination of Abdul, Ahmed and Mohammed

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (y6810)

239 "I would say the only useful thing Harvard produces is the CS50 course which is free to take."

Audit the courses online for free at:
https://www.edx.org/cs50

Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 02:46 PM (N8ZBc)

240 At ZH: "At Least 112 USAF C-17 Aircraft Headed To Middle East"

Wow, I didn't know we had that many C-17s in the fleet.
Posted by: gp at February 09, 2026 01:58 PM (N8ZBc)

Even if we did, they wouldn't all be going to the ME.

I rate the news item as bullshit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (g8Ew8)

241 The democrats as currently constituted are a sinking ship, furiously trying to keep it afloat but more water is coming in than they can bale out.
===
Lets not start you knowing each other d8cks just yet....

GOPe we re here to help!!!

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 02:47 PM (6rdCx)

242 Even if we did, they wouldn't all be going to the ME.
==
We have over 200. It might still be BS. But numbers wise could be.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 09, 2026 02:48 PM (6rdCx)

243 >>The six-word question Harvard researchers say instantly improves a relationship

Remember who ties up whom first?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 02:48 PM (wVcYX)

244 Question. Because the plain meaning of the text is clear, and because the dissenting judge essentially gave an opinion refusing to read the plain meaning of the text, wouldn't they do better to adjudicate in another circuit and reason we have lost the 5th for awhile, but if we can get a split in another circuit it will gum everything up until SCOTUS rules, which will take some time, and helps us try and fortify for the midterms?
Posted by: Black JEM
======
Scotus Rule 10 for cert petitions but Scotus does not have to wait for other circuits if it desires to affirm the lower appellate court decision. It can, but it does not have to. E.g. Rule 10 part c.

(c) a state court or a United States court of appeals has decided an important question of federal law that has not been, but should be, settled by this Court. . .

Clause a) deals with circuit splits.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (2swu2)

245
This might be answered above, but I'd like to know the extent to which the detainees are allowed to fight their deportation orders. How many millions have deportation orders? Do they all get a day in court?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 02:56 PM (n7rxJ)

246 @241

You are sadly correct

At least with the Dems you know they promise poison. With the GOPe it's like being promised hot super model and a hundred grande, but all you get is a tranny and a Candy bar

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 03:22 PM (61TgR)

247 Atlantic has an article wringing their hands and fretting that MAHA loosening the vaccination requirements means our health in this country is ruined.

Some of us already have ruined health.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 03:36 PM (O3dBq)

248 Supreme Court assent to the 5th Circuit Court's decision would knock the ball out of the park as far as deportations are concerned.

It's time to count cajones.

Posted by: kurtz at February 09, 2026 04:01 PM (WIRXc)

249 245 This might be answered above, but I'd like to know the extent to which the detainees are allowed to fight their deportation orders. How many millions have deportation orders? Do they all get a day in court? Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 02:56 PM (n7rxJ)

2 million already have deportation orders. 18 million are awaiting hearings. They are also allowed to appeal those deportation orders, almost indefinitely.

Hence holding them in detention has value - it forces resolution of these cases, where 99.9% get deportation orders anyway. Almost no one qualifies for asylum - that is just the ruse used to gum up the system.

It's one thing to sit at home watching TV while the process grinds on for your asylum hearing. Quite another to be sitting in a jail cell. And paying a lawyer for the privilege.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 04:19 PM (vOtXJ)

250 Just the facts - In 2024 the federal government received 1.5 million new asylum cases per year. backlog was maybe 4 million. 2 million people had deportation orders. 20 million illegals. There are about 500 immigration judges. The judges can process at most about 500,000 cases per year.

The new system is anyone with a deportation order is held in detention during whatever appeal they want to pursue. There are no new illegals coming in. Hence the 4 million backlog is going to get worked through quickly - the judges we have will be hearing a lot fewer appeals cases, because more and more of those cases will be resolved first try.

I think the new system will be that once arrested, most illegals will opt for deportation., rather than hearings that cost money, while they wait in detention. Better yet, a lot will simply decide not to wait to get caught, but self deport. Self-deportation rates are currently 4X capture rates. So overall, I expect, total, we'll see 2-4 million people hit the exit per year. No illegals in 5-10 years.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 04:34 PM (vOtXJ)

251 Return all the Illegal Aliens and Open Borders Democrats so they can have Company

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 09, 2026 04:36 PM (wGqjj)

252 Scotus Rule 10 for cert petitions but Scotus does not have to wait for other circuits if it desires to affirm the lower appellate court decision. It can, but it does not have to. E.g. Rule 10 part c. Clause a) deals with circuit splits.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 02:52 PM (2swu2)

The Supremes will take this up almost immediately, since it is such a huge change. But first will be the en blanc 5th circuit - this decision was by a 3-judge panel. The full 5th circuit will need to weigh in, then it goes to the Supremes. But I suspect the full circuit will agree with the decision.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 09, 2026 04:38 PM (vOtXJ)

253 Since it applitto the the Federal Government, not individual states within the Circuit, the ruling applies nationwide.
- Shit Hawaiians Judge riled a hundred times before.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 04:43 PM (/lPRQ)

Queer Starmer's "Right-Hand Man," the Man Who Promoted Epstein Bestie Peter Mandelson for Abassador to the US, Resigns

Drip, drip, drip...

It had been speculated for days that Starmer's Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney would be forced to resign. They intend this to be a firewall against forcing Queer Starmer out -- throw the public one defenestration so that they don't throw Starmer out the window instead.

They're claiming that Morgan McSweeney was singularly responsible for vetting Peter Mandelson so recommending that Epstein Bestie be promoted to Ambassador to the UK was all his fault and totally not the fault of Mandelson's very close associate and protege, Keir Starmer.

Queen Natalie
@TheNorfolkLion
Feb 8
🚨 Breaking: Morgan McSweeney has resigned from the Government, accepting "full responsibility" for advising on the appointment of Lord Mandelson.
Kier Starmer next?

What is interesting is that Morgan McSweeney is not just a noxious communist who thinks that pedophiles can make for fine pals, but he was also a key actor in the UK's enemy action against the US -- he was a ringleader in the UK intelligence service's ops to criminalize American speech so that the UK would be better able to impose censorship and information blackouts on the British populace.

They can't have the Forbidden Truth leaking into the UK from the US via Twitter, after all.

Paul Weston
@PWestoff
5h
Starmer's Chief aide McSweeney was founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) a Sovietesque political censorship outfit. Starmer is now behind the purging of court records. Presumably to hide something from his past. Tyranny in Full View.

Oh -- and McSweeney's father's firm was also paid 6 million pounds by the Irish government to house illegal migrants.

Gee, I wonder why the left never wants to stop illegal immigration.

Starmer has lost The Guardian. They now want him replaced by a neuro-diverse Gazan trans-woman. #madelson pic.twitter.com/xzz7HsUjmB
— Martin in Monmouthshire (@MartinMonmouth) February 5, 2026

As of the moment, Queer Starmer is claiming that he will never, ever resign:

Delusional, specious Starmer: �We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country� https://t.co/Xud8Om5YHz
— JamesHeartfield (@JamesHeartfield) February 9, 2026

But then, last week, he also claimed he would back Morgan McSweeney to the hilt:

�Morgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team. He helped me change the Labour party and win an election. Of course I have confidence in him.�

Life comes at you fast.

This was less than 100 hours ago. pic.twitter.com/FdqRG4Fb1F
— Ben Obese-Jecty MP (@BenObeseJecty) February 8, 2026

People have "resurfaced" this clip from 2021. Starmer has supposedly changed his view on transgenderism, and now pretends to hold a more sensible, moderate position.

Most likely because he's simply too unpopular to continue supporting all of the most unpopular positions.

"Is it transphobic to say only women have a cervix?"

Keir Starmer: "It is something that shouldn't be said. It is not right." pic.twitter.com/t2hm472cmj
— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) February 9, 2026

J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling

Add Keir Starmer's newfound concern for victims of Peter Mandelson's bestie to his backflip on whether women can have penises and his U-turn on the Rotherham grooming gangs enquiry. Starmer is indifferent to harm done to girls and women unless it threatens his career. #StarmerOut

Hello! Happy Monday!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:32 PM

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1 Foist?

Posted by: massideas at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (31+wr)

2 St?

Posted by: Clay at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (GW/2f)

3 @JamesHeartfield
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Delusional, specious Starmer: “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

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Why is he delusional?

Is he going to continue to change the country with confidence or not?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

4 He gave himself the coach's vote of confidence

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (97+Z6)

5 Starmer needs to get ran out of town on a rail.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

6 Or, have his head posted at the Tower of London.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

7 J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling

Add Keir Starmer's newfound concern for victims of Peter Mandelson's bestie to his backflip on whether women can have penises and his U-turn on the Rotherham grooming gangs enquiry. Starmer is indifferent to harm done to girls and women unless it threatens his career. #StarmerOut

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She's very much on board with Labour's plan to unwhiten the British countryside, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

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What change is that cunt referring to anyway??

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (et1vG)

9 /off Kat Timpf has Syphilis sock.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

10 Starmer is indifferent to harm done to girls and women unless it threatens his career

In other words, a normal politician.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (OPGS/)

11 More importantly can Charli xcx transition to the silver screen?

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (97+Z6)

12 What is interesting is that Morgan McSweeney is not just a noxious communist who thinks that pedophiles can make for fine pals, but he was also a key actor in the UK's enemy action against the US -- he was a ringleader in the UK intelligence service's ops to criminalize American speech so that the UK would be better able to impose censorship and information blackouts on the British populace.
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I have a hard time blaming the UK for that, or declaring it to be an "enemy action" as such. The UK was central to it, but Australia and New Zealand helped quite a bit, and it was all orchestrated from Washington and Langley. Five Eyes made it happen, but the UK didn't come up with it, they just enthusiastically participated.

I want justice for that, but I not at all comfortable with pinning it on Jolly Old England.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (ojr4c)

13 Man-Jizzdelson

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (FpHTM)

14 And once again, J.K. Rowling says it better than anyone else. She really should be a writer IRL.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:35 PM (Riz8t)

15 The UK has becomes nothing but a corpse, rotting from the head.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:35 PM (Je/XQ)

16 I think anything that emanates from the UK should be considered enemy action.

Anything.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 12:35 PM (jtM2q)

17 >>Starmer's Chief aide McSweeney was founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) a Sovietesque political censorship outfit.

Accept it isn't Soviet. It was designed, run and partially financed by our very own CIA.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:36 PM (viF8m)

18 Yeah take a look at the other things Rowlings has written. She’s duplicitous at best.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:36 PM (Je/XQ)

19 She's very much on board with Labour's plan to unwhiten the British countryside, by the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

Yes. This is one thing that the trans lobby has obscured for people: she is an insane lefty... except on this one thing. And she is not advocating for traditional female roles, but rather she comes at it from a female supremacist side of things almost.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:36 PM (bss/y)

20 I think anything that emanates from the UK should be considered enemy action.

Anything.

I kind of like Altoids.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)

21 Happy Monday, Ace.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

22 As of the moment, Queer Starmer is claiming that he will never, ever resign:
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And he shouldn't. He's in, he's on top, he's living the dream and delivering the mission objectives. Why the hell *should* he resign? He is executing on Labour's (and the wider globalist) agenda. Just because he's an appalling piece of shit is no disqualifier.

He *should* hold on until the bitter end, doing exactly what he promised to do, exactly how he promised to do it. If Labour wants him out, they can team up with whatever is left of the Tories to no-confidence Starmer and replace him. They can do that without challenging the Labour majority.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (ojr4c)

23 18 Yeah take a look at the other things Rowlings has written. She’s duplicitous at best.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:36 PM (Je/XQ)

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She is a female supremacist who thinks that women are better than men, that men pretending to be women is men trying to take the rightful place of women, and she hates how white and conservative the British countryside is.

She's noxious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (GBKbO)

24 Yeah take a look at the other things Rowlings has written. She’s duplicitous at best.

I didn't say I agree with everything she says, but what she does say is very effective.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)

25 I didn't even see that he had given McSweeney the vote of confidence. Everyone knows what that is, come on now.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (97+Z6)

26 "Starmer: “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

UK needs a "common sense discussion" on what Starmer's "Changing the Country" really means.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (vbXSk)

27 People have "resurfaced" this clip from 2021. Starmer has supposedly changed his view on transgenderism, and now pretends to hold a more sensible, moderate position.

Most likely because he's simply too unpopular to continue supporting all of the most unpopular positions.
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As the universal, loud, unquestioning support for trannyism makes its way into the memory hole, this becomes an ever more viable position.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (ojr4c)

28 I saw were his pension (govt that is) is worth about 2 Mil.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (gbOdA)

29 Drip, drip, drip...

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"Tick, Tock!"

/obligatory Sean Hannity

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (W1i3I)

30 I give Sydney McSweeney my own personal McVote of McConfidence.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (97+Z6)

31 Starmer is right, though...

"On Her Majesties Secret Cervix" was the Best Bond Film.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (gH8T+)

32 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (i+wP0)

33 "only women have a cervix" is certainly something that should not be said in England.

You're English, for crying out loud. Saying "butt" ought to be tantamount to reputational suicide.

Saying the word "cervix" should make you physically melt in shame, as your liquified shamebody percolates through the floorboards into the lime-rich groundwater.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (JwNbV)

34 Starmer said he wasn't leaving.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (NpAcC)

35 22 And he shouldn't. He's in, he's on top, he's living the dream and delivering the mission objectives. Why the hell *should* he resign? He is executing on Labour's (and the wider globalist) agenda. Just because he's an appalling piece of shit is no disqualifier.

He *should* hold on until the bitter end, doing exactly what he promised to do, exactly how he promised to do it. If Labour wants him out, they can team up with whatever is left of the Tories to no-confidence Starmer and replace him. They can do that without challenging the Labour majority.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (ojr4c)

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Every force against him triggers a general election.

He knows it.

He has no incentive to give up power. He can keep filling his cabinet with idiot, leftist, true believers who want a taste at power for the next 3 years easy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)

36 22 He *should* hold on until the bitter end, doing exactly what he promised to do, exactly how he promised to do it. If Labour wants him out, they can team up with whatever is left of the Tories to no-confidence Starmer and replace him. They can do that without challenging the Labour majority.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (ojr4c)

He has until... well, I don't know when an election is required, to make sure Britain is fully Islamized as he blows it all up on his way out.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (FpHTM)

37 @jk_rowling
Add Keir Starmer's newfound concern for victims of Peter Mandelson's bestie to his backflip on whether women can have penises and his U-turn on the Rotherham grooming gangs enquiry. Starmer is indifferent to harm done to girls and women unless it threatens his career. #StarmerOut
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True enough.

But riddle me this, JK: in what way is Starmer different from anyone else in establishment politics anywhere in the first world?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (ojr4c)

38 Happy Day, Ace!

LOL, more of this! (though prosecution(s) would be better ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (Cjt/F)

39 And he shouldn't. He's in, he's on top, he's living the dream and delivering the mission objectives. Why the hell *should* he resign? He is executing on Labour's (and the wider globalist) agenda. Just because he's an appalling piece of shit is no disqualifier.

He *should* hold on until the bitter end, doing exactly what he promised to do, exactly how he promised to do it.

The way I see it, the longer Starmer hangs on (and I don't think it will be much longer), the more nails he puts in the British left's coffin. People will remember him and the things he did for a very long time, and their memories will not be good ones.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (Riz8t)

40 Oh Rowlings is definitely a man hater, especially the white man. One might say her statements have been racist.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (Je/XQ)

41 So far Starmer is refusing to resign.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (g47mK)

42 Starmer looks like a kiddie diddler and a fag.

Posted by: NAMBLA at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (TmfuF)

43 34 Starmer said he wasn't leaving.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (NpAcC)

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He's been PM for nearly 2 years (July is the anniversary).

In that time, he's been hit with a dozen scandals, all while Labour's popularity has gone from about 35% to about 15%.

If he hadn't resigned at any point over the last two years, why would he resign now?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)

44 I didn't say I agree with everything she says, but what she does say is very effective.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)

You complimented her writing ability. Unpardonable and weak. We shall see you in the stockade at noon.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (97+Z6)

45 Apropos of nothing, sitting and eating lunch and looking down on the Chrysler Building, PanAm Building and Empire State Building.

Can also see the Woolworth Building and Freedom Tower off in the distance.

The perks of the job are sometimes priceless.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (Kw+Iy)

46 Unless someone has the balls to reopen the Tower of London, nothing will change.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (Je/XQ)

47 >>I have a hard time blaming the UK for that, or declaring it to be an "enemy action" as such. The UK was central to it, but Australia and New Zealand helped quite a bit, and it was all orchestrated from Washington and Langley. Five Eyes made it happen, but the UK didn't come up with it, they just enthusiastically participated.

huh. I'll keep that idea in mind.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

48 Starmer: “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

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Some other guy: "Steiner will come."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (J+Psw)

49 Saying the word "cervix" should make you physically melt in shame, as your liquified shamebody percolates through the floorboards into the lime-rich groundwater.

Poetry.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)

50 BTW I was making a general statement.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (Je/XQ)

51 UK needs a "common sense discussion" on what Starmer's "Changing the Country" really means.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM

Is that anything like "fundamentally transforming" it?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (bFu5X)

52 Every force against him triggers a general election.

He knows it.

He has no incentive to give up power. He can keep filling his cabinet with idiot, leftist, true believers who want a taste at power for the next 3 years easy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
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I don't think that's true. I think there can be a no-confidence vote against *Starmer* without extending it to *Labour*. Then Labour can appoint a new PM. Whether they can get the votes for that, I don't know.

There are not enough votes to take any action against Labour. If enough Labour MPs are willing to defect on one issue, I think they could take out Starmer.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (ojr4c)

53 Keir Starmer is gay and his shits all retarded. The end

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (xT8gx)

54 >>>He has until... well, I don't know when an election is required, to make sure Britain is fully Islamized as he blows it all up on his way out.

alas, not until 2029, although I think there's talk of forcing a "snap election" in 2027. I don't know how it's forced.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (1wjle)

55 "On Her Majesties Secret Cervix" was the Best Bond Film.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (gH8T+)

Was that the sequel to Octopussy

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (97+Z6)

56 47 >>I have a hard time blaming the UK for that, or declaring it to be an "enemy action" as such. The UK was central to it, but Australia and New Zealand helped quite a bit, and it was all orchestrated from Washington and Langley. Five Eyes made it happen, but the UK didn't come up with it, they just enthusiastically participated.

huh. I'll keep that idea in mind.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

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It can always be thrown at them as confirmation that they are no more than Airstrip One.

They did the CIA's bidding instead of acting as their own sovereign nation in targeting Trump.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)

57 35 ...

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Every force against him triggers a general election.

He knows it.

He has no incentive to give up power. He can keep filling his cabinet with idiot, leftist, true believers who want a taste at power for the next 3 years easy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
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Not sure what you mean. But Labour can definitely get rid of Starmer without an election. Not unusual in Britain.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 12:42 PM (AlhUl)

58 Starmer looks like a kiddie diddler and a fag.

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And his shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:42 PM (J+Psw)

59 Yeah everyone hates their PM in England, every time one is "elected" but they refuse to vote for anyone other than the two worthless, destroyed parties. Unlike the USA, much of Europe has valid alternate parties, big ones. At least, when the governments aren't outright murdering their candidates or jailing them.

If he hadn't resigned at any point over the last two years, why would he resign now?

This is the biggest weakness of the Parliamentary system: its entirely honor-based. He's supposed to step down when his party become despised and loses the trust of the people but nobody can force him to.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (PYyV9)

60 You're English, for crying out loud. Saying "butt" ought to be tantamount to reputational suicide.

Saying the word "cervix" should make you physically melt in shame, as your liquified shamebody percolates through the floorboards into the lime-rich groundwater.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM (JwNbV)
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It's been a very, very long time since Victoria was doing her thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (ojr4c)

61 You know who else refused to resign when faced with massive defections ???

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (g47mK)

62 If Labour wants him out, they can team up with whatever is left of the Tories to no-confidence Starmer and replace him. They can do that without challenging the Labour majority.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (ojr4c)

The only way that the UK gets a general election before 2029 is if the Labour Party's internal polling shows a trend that they are dropping below a majority. Then they *might* call an election to preserve it for another five years, but even then, I doubt it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (n9ltV)

63 48 Starmer: “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

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Some other guy: "Steiner will come."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (J+Psw)

As others have said, not even close to the same thing. He has all the cards. He can keep throwing shit in your face and no one can do anything to him within the bounds of standard governance.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

64 Queer Starmer

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I've heard this rumor. Is there any validity to it?

He sure seems gay to me, but that's true of quite literally every English male I've ever seen, and I know they *all* can't be.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (BI5O2)

65 yes Labour can and just might force Starmer out, but then he'll just be replaced by another communist pedophile who favors the Islamization of the UK.

the "Conservatives" really destroyed the country. Like the GOPe, they just kept lying and then pursuing a left-wing position on immigration (and Brexit) until the public voted them all out of office. Unfortunately, that meant that Labour won a huge number of seats.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

66 The UK is the place where subversive left wing elements of our intelligence agencies go to hide when the American people are trying to smoke them out. It’s like a putrid infection hiding more malignant diseases inside.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (Je/XQ)

67 I want to keep quoting Megan McArdle, she said the quiet part out loud, gave the game away.

When you are the custodian of a fragile orthodoxy, you cannot afford to allow a hint of dissent.

Everything is an op to demoralize normal people who did not vote for this crap.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (xJGPn)

68 When was the last time a leftist resigned from office voluntarily? Any office. Any leftist.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (jtM2q)

69 You know who else refused to resign when faced with massive defections ???

Joe Biden?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

70 Was that the sequel to Octopussy
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Cervix Royale?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (XeU6L)

71 Well, except maybe Tommy Robinson... maybe.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (BI5O2)

72 Starmer's Chief aide McSweeney was founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) a Sovietesque political censorship outfit. Starmer is now behind the purging of court records. Presumably to hide something from his past. Tyranny in Full View.

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Nina "Stanky Janky" Jankowicz is tanned, unarrested, available, and sings gay & retarded show tune parodies online!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (aX9uD)

73 The only way that the UK gets a general election before 2029 is if the Labour Party's internal polling shows a trend that they are dropping below a majority. Then they *might* call an election to preserve it for another five years, but even then, I doubt it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (n9ltV)
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Or, IIRC, if the PM (or the king? I think Charles technically has the power) dissolves parliament and forces the issue. But that is extremely unlikely.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (ojr4c)

74 He sure seems gay to me, but that's true of quite literally every English male I've ever seen, and I know they *all* can't be.

Perhaps they all lie back and think of England.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

75 >>>I've heard this rumor. Is there any validity to it?

I don't know. I'm curious about why the Five Foreign Twinks keep targeting his houses and cars for Mostly Peaceful Arson.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

76 52 I don't think that's true. I think there can be a no-confidence vote against *Starmer* without extending it to *Labour*. Then Labour can appoint a new PM. Whether they can get the votes for that, I don't know.

There are not enough votes to take any action against Labour. If enough Labour MPs are willing to defect on one issue, I think they could take out Starmer.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (ojr4c)

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Successful no confidence votes lead to general elections in the UK Parliament or the dissolution of the government without a general election, as long as a new government is chosen within 14 days.

Think Labour can pull together its cats to form a government in that instance? Oh, and it hasn't happened since 1924.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (GBKbO)

77 When was the last time a leftist resigned from office voluntarily? Any office. Any leftist.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (jtM2q)

Cuomo?

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (97+Z6)

78
“We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

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The broadcast from the Starmerbunker.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (tgvbd)

79 Afternoon Ace.
McSweeney looks somewhat soy. He's married to a woman Labour MP. Communist to the bone

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (Hhsnh)

80 They now want him replaced by a neuro-diverse Gazan trans-woman.

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I'm afraid to ask ... and won't be clicking on any Admiral Ackbar links.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (aX9uD)

81 No one can hate and want to destroy their own country as much as Starmer apparently does.

Only two possibilities make sense:
1. His whole family was kidnapped years ago and replaced by doubles to force him to do some evil countries bidding to ensure their safety.

2. Starmer himself was kidnapped and replaced with an evil cyborg from planet zena.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (mymNa)

82 I think the Conservatives were mostly plants who deliberately destroyed the party from the inside.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (Je/XQ)

83 Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the his tory of television. It's so gross I won't quote it here. The link goes to a Megan Basham translation at the Federalist X account:

https://tinyurl.com/45kc7pmr

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (yNGcr)

84 yes Labour can and just might force Starmer out, but then he'll just be replaced by another communist pedophile who favors the Islamization of the UK.

the "Conservatives" really destroyed the country. Like the GOPe, they just kept lying and then pursuing a left-wing position on immigration (and Brexit) until the public voted them all out of office. Unfortunately, that meant that Labour won a huge number of seats.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)
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Yup. So Labour might decide to take out Starmer to get rid of some of the noise.

And if they do that, they will replace Starmer with someone exactly like him, albeit quieter.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (ojr4c)

85
26 "Starmer: “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

UK needs a "common sense discussion" on what Starmer's "Changing the Country" really means.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 12:38 PM

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I think it's like changing a house by burning it down.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (HLgI3)

86 They've cancelled local elections in some parts off England, not sure about the other parts of the UK. Don't see any snap general elections being allowed.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (Vvh2V)

87 Starmer's eyes are beady and close together. Never trust someone with peepers like that. He looks like someone who was chosen last in dodgeball.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (qBdHI)

88 75 >>>I've heard this rumor. Is there any validity to it?

I don't know. I'm curious about why the Five Foreign Twinks keep targeting his houses and cars for Mostly Peaceful Arson.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

Life has it's little bonuses?

I do wonder if it is a way for people to remind him that he is not untouchable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

89 He's supposed to step down when his party become despised and loses the trust of the people but nobody can force him to.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:43 PM (PYyV9)

Not correct.

Labour can nominate another MP for Prime Minister. Then they will vote.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (n9ltV)

90 57 Not sure what you mean. But Labour can definitely get rid of Starmer without an election. Not unusual in Britain.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 12:42 PM (AlhUl)

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By convincing him to resign. Like Johnson.

No-confidence vote is the parliamentary trigger, and if Labour can't form a new government in 14 days, it leads to a general election. The last time this happened without leading to a general election was 1924, it seems.

He has shown no sign of willingness to resign after 2 years of scandal and minimal approval.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (GBKbO)

91 the "Conservatives" really destroyed the country. Like the GOPe, they just kept lying and then pursuing a left-wing position on immigration (and Brexit) until the public voted them all out of office. Unfortunately, that meant that Labour won a huge number of seats.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

The exact path the US was on until you know who

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (97+Z6)

92 65 yes Labour can and just might force Starmer out, but then he'll just be replaced by another communist pedophile who favors the Islamization of the UK.

the "Conservatives" really destroyed the country. Like the GOPe, they just kept lying and then pursuing a left-wing position on immigration (and Brexit) until the public voted them all out of office. Unfortunately, that meant that Labour won a huge number of seats.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

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Until 2 years ago, Labour was the restrictionist immigration party.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (GBKbO)

93 "UK needs a "common sense discussion" on what Starmer's "Changing the Country" really means.
Posted by: illiniwek

Is that anything like "fundamentally transforming" it?"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

yeah, exactly. Completely change the heritage, change the people (bring in Muslims), and become communist.

They came a long way baby, to get where they go to, today ... (or was that only for women and their own cigarette?)

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (vbXSk)

94 He's been PM for nearly 2 years (July is the anniversary).

In that time, he's been hit with a dozen scandals, all while Labour's popularity has gone from about 35% to about 15%.

If he hadn't resigned at any point over the last two years, why would he resign now?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The British party system have a number of ways to essentially neuter a prime minister. They have no equivalent of separation of powers nor a unitary executive (despite the recent custom of treating them so).

For the US, it is actually better that such a weak twit stay PM because his ability to govern aka lame duck PM is negligible. But Labor has the power to basically deball a PM internally because none of their Constitution is fixed, it is all subject to a mish mash of statutes, customs, etc.

So, for example, Starmer might lose the ability to hire and fire cabinet ministers as that is ultimately subject to the party majority. Ditto on other measures like the Chagos treaty debacle with the House of Lords, for all its neutering, managed to stave off so far. Then the endless parliamentary inquiries etc means that the longer Keir stays, the less any post PM ship opportunities exist.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (2swu2)

95 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (Kt19C)

96
Or, IIRC, if the PM (or the king? I think Charles technically has the power) dissolves parliament and forces the issue. But that is extremely unlikely.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (ojr4c)

___________

Chances of this happening: zero point zero. A dissolution of Parliament not requested by the government would trigger a constitutional crisis of epic proportions.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (tgvbd)

97 “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

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"You mean, like, a fundamental transformation?"

/Making The Caliphate Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (aX9uD)

98 I think it's like changing a house by burning it down.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (HLgI3)

Gavin Newsom: 👀

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (97+Z6)

99 73 Or, IIRC, if the PM (or the king? I think Charles technically has the power) dissolves parliament and forces the issue. But that is extremely unlikely.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (ojr4c)

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Because the monarchy, including Queen Elizabeth, has approved of the mass immigration policies of their governments.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (GBKbO)

100 Isn’t gay sex a requirement of British Boarding School initiation?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (2NzKZ)

101 Gordon Brown, in 2010. Labour is way overdue for a resignation.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (g47mK)

102 Moral equivalence.

Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
Both sides have problems.

The Left butchers babies, grooms and sexually mutilates the survivors, torches cities, celebrates murderous lawlessness, and taxes families into absolute subjugation

The Right, on the other hand, hires staffers who accidentally post insensitive memes

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)

103 >>huh. I'll keep that idea in mind.

You probably already are but if not you should follow Mike Benz and listen to some of his indepth videos. He goes into great detail on the global censorship cabal that is basically layered on top of Five Eyes.

Billions flowed through various NGOs from the intel community and USAID to fund it and coordinate global censorship. The EU is trying to keep the machine alive by suing various tech platforms with the major target being X. Elon is punching back.

Christopher Steele didn't job pop out of thin air. Neither did the Australian ambassador who helped frame Papadopoulus. It's one big worldwide machine.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (viF8m)

104 Ya know, as time goes on, we get older and weaker as our children grow stronger, and then they have to care for us in our dotage.

Maybe it's time for the next Reform government to legislate Britain's sovereignty over to India and let them run things.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

105 If he resigns, a radical fundamentalist muslim will replace him.

Kinda like how the left can no longer maintain power here without the illegals, there it's the muzzies that keep them in power.

So, they're going make that final deal to kill the UK in a desperate attempt to hold on to power.
Lying to themselves that the muzzies will keep their word in the deal.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (HXT0k)

106 "Did someone call my name? No?" [Resumes buggering self.]

Posted by: King Charles at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (qUkBO)

107 sn’t gay sex a requirement of British Boarding School initiation?

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Just British? Are US boarding schools immune ??

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (g47mK)

108 Not that it'll make a difference. England is lost. All there is to do is change their ersatz national anthem from "God Save the King" to "Nearer My God to Thee" as they slip beneath the waves.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (kz5IF)

109 “Starmer: “In the words of Captain Edward John Smith, We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country.”

FIFY

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (Je/XQ)

110 I don't think that's true. I think there can be a no-confidence vote against *Starmer* without extending it to *Labour*. Then Labour can appoint a new PM. Whether they can get the votes for that, I don't know.

There are not enough votes to take any action against Labour. If enough Labour MPs are willing to defect on one issue, I think they could take out Starmer.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (ojr4c)

A Starmer resignation would not automatically trigger a general election. He quits, Labour elects a new leader, leader becomes PM. Done deal, if the new leader already has a seat in Commons. If the new leader is not a Member of the House of Commons, then a sitting Labour Member (in a "safe" seat, of course) will resign from Commons, and allow the new leader to replace him/her in a by-election. Plenty of precedent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (8zz6B)

111 Britian/England has imported to many immigrants to recover, especially muslims.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (mrzqz)

112 89 Not correct.

Labour can nominate another MP for Prime Minister. Then they will vote.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:46 PM (n9ltV)

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This process requires the PM to resign, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)

113 83 Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the his tory of television. It's so gross I won't quote it here. The link goes to a Megan Basham translation at the Federalist X account:

https://tinyurl.com/45kc7pmr
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM

Did they really say all those things in Spanish? I didn't watch and now I'm glad.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (xJGPn)

114 No one can hate and want to destroy their own country as much as Starmer apparently does.

Only two possibilities make sense:
1. His whole family was kidnapped years ago and replaced by doubles to force him to do some evil countries bidding to ensure their safety.

2. Starmer himself was kidnapped and replaced with an evil cyborg from planet zena.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (mymNa)
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You missed the obvious one:
3. He doesn't view the UK as "his country."

The international ruling elite aren't into "countries" or nation-states. They're globalists, and view themselves not as leaders of nations or even rulers of men, but as administrators.

Starmer is not a Briton, in exactly the same way that Obama was not an American. They view themselves as outside the atavistic notions of nation-state governance. He is not the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he is the regional administrator of the Oblast of Britain.

Insofar as he thinks about Britain, he surely does hate it - but he probably rarely does. There is no point in hating the past.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (ojr4c)

115 A dissolution of Parliament not requested by the government would trigger a constitutional crisis of epic proportions.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 12:47 PM (tgvbd)

Yup. The monarchy has power that they can literally never use, or it would be the death of the monarchy!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:50 PM (n9ltV)

116 CBD is correct as to British law.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:51 PM (2swu2)

117 110 A Starmer resignation would not automatically trigger a general election. He quits, Labour elects a new leader, leader becomes PM. Done deal, if the new leader already has a seat in Commons. If the new leader is not a Member of the House of Commons, then a sitting Labour Member (in a "safe" seat, of course) will resign from Commons, and allow the new leader to replace him/her in a by-election. Plenty of precedent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (8zz6B)

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Yes, Starmer can resign and a new PM can get selected by Parliament without a new general election. That's usually what happens when PM's get deeply unpopular like how Starmer's been for more than a year.

And yet...Starmer keeps...not...resigning.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

118 >>No one can hate and want to destroy their own country as much as Starmer apparently does.

Barak Hussein Obama. The guy who wanted to "fundamentally change" America.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:51 PM (viF8m)

119 I see they’re trying to go after Lutnick because he was part of a joint venture with Epstein. That it. But Democrats are conveniently ignoring a third of their party and supporters who were abusing girls.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:51 PM (Je/XQ)

120 Actually the islamists are using the commies to globalize the world so that 3/4ths of their job is done before they have to lift a finger.

Not a terrible strategy but the one thing they haven't particularly counted on is the Left making Christians their own enemy number one along the way.

So by the time Islamists actually jump, they are going to have one froggy ass opponent with nothing to lose but their eternal soul.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:52 PM (97+Z6)

121 the "Conservatives" really destroyed the country. Like the GOPe, they just kept lying and then pursuing a left-wing position on immigration (and Brexit) until the public voted them all out of office. Unfortunately, that meant that Labour won a huge number of seats.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

- Blair started it.
- Something deeper is going on. It is as if the entire country has been brainwashed that immigrants are good and CO2 is evil, etc. The conservatives helped, but I think it goes deeper and they got caught up.
- EU gets credit too, and side deals made upon Brexit.

Are they all owned by foreigners in The City of London? Are they all being blackmailed for being perverts? Are they all insane from too much BBC? (or combination of islams, China, perverts, globalists and bribery and they all fell victim -- some willingly, some less so.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:52 PM (mymNa)

122 If you change your mind about things on occasion, does that make you 'neuro-diverse'?

Asking for a friend who is looking to get free housing at Stanford.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 12:52 PM (Dv3i1)

123 Which is to say, Trump is far too quickly running out of time to abandon foreign policy outside of the Americas and focus on saving the US first.

Because, the UK has fallen.
It's only a matter of when they attack the US openly.

Note well: no one is seeking intervention of anyone in Europe to save Iran.
Because it's already assumed they are on the side of the monsters who are hunting down, killing and raping civilians.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 12:54 PM (HXT0k)

124 Yup. The monarchy has power that they can literally never use, or it would be the death of the monarchy!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:50 PM (n9ltV)

So what?

If I were in Charles' gay little European throne thing, I'd dash that crown against the cobblestones, and be happy to go out as the last great Englishman.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:54 PM (BI5O2)

125 Britain will be Islam's Nuclear Staging Point by 2030.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:54 PM (FpHTM)

126 This process requires the PM to resign, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)

That's not clear. If Labour chooses a new PM, Starmer has no power.

But...all of this is moot. If he resigns, they will choose someone as bad, and possibly smarter, so it might just be worse.

There is almost no possibility of the UK saving itself before August 2029. And that is probably too late.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:54 PM (n9ltV)

127 Eh, let em go. It’s not like they have a decent bit of food in that entire country.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (Je/XQ)

128
Starmer is a weak little man who has been lying all through his career. Now his lies are being publicly exposed within hours. It's nice watching his torment as he twists and turns, but he is a representative member of the British political establishment. There's no-one to replace him except other weak liars.

Look at his political allies and cronies dropping like flies all around him. They're all like him. It's British politicians. After this cull, they'll close ranks and continue as before.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (HLgI3)

129 >>I see they’re trying to go after Lutnick because he was part of a joint venture with Epstein.

I think the issue is that he testified he had ended his business dealings with Epstein in, like, 2008 or something, but the released emails showed he lied about that.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (Y1sOo)

130
Fuck the Limeys. They dicked around in our elections and our domestic politics, they act like every other Eurofag country in that they think that they have the right to tell the only remaining superpower what to do and that we have an obligation to bow our heads, and drop our drawers for a good, hard shag.

I'm going to WalMart for popcorn tonight.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (y9nCu)

131 The international ruling elite aren't into "countries" or nation-states. They're globalists, and view themselves not as leaders of nations or even rulers of men, but as administrators.
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I have to restrain myself from slapping silly any holier than thou person who says they are a Citizen of the World. Idiot.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (Dv3i1)

132
Ben Obese-Jecty MP

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"The surname Obeso has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in Spain, where it is believed to have originated. The name is derived from the Spanish word obeso, meaning obese or fat, which may have originally been a nickname for someone of considerable size or stature."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (aX9uD)

133 Barak Hussein Obama. The guy who wanted to "fundamentally change" America.
Posted by: JackStraw

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You missed the obvious one:
3. He doesn't view the UK as "his country."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Man, slapped down by two OG and I haven't even finished my coffee.

You are both, of course, 100% correct. I was just making funny.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (mymNa)

134 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:52 PM (mymNa)

It's an intelligence operation being run the world over.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (97+Z6)

135 Constitution Society,
"If Johnson was removed from the Conservative leadership or – less plausibly – lost the confidence of the House of Commons, then his position would be constitutionally untenable. The only person with the legal authority to remove him is the monarch. But I think it is fair to say that such an intervention would not be necessary. As the Cabinet Manual, a description of various aspects of the UK system issued by the government in 2011, puts it: ‘Historically, the Sovereign has made use of reserve powers to dismiss a Prime Minister’. But they were ‘last used in 1834’ and their employment on this occasion was ‘regarded as having undermined the Sovereign.’ Their use would represent a clear violation of what the Manual describes as ‘the convention…that the Sovereign should not be drawn into party politics’. Johnson, it is true, has shown himself willing to bring the monarch close to controversy, with the unlawful attempted prorogation of Parliament of 2019. "

It appears that TJM is correct constitutionally in the sense that only the Queen technically has the power to remove the PM. My kneejerk reaction to support CBD's reading though was wrong and I apologize.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (2swu2)

136 120 Actually the islamists are using the commies to globalize the world so that 3/4ths of their job is done before they have to lift a finger.

Not a terrible strategy but the one thing they haven't particularly counted on is the Left making Christians their own enemy number one along the way.

So by the time Islamists actually jump, they are going to have one froggy ass opponent with nothing to lose but their eternal soul.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:52 PM (97+Z6)

And the commies are perfectly fine with the idea of strict Shari'ah Law being forced on all the little people.

They see Islam as the fastest way to One World Government.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (FpHTM)

137 King Charles is the Henry the Sixth of Edward the Eighths.

Posted by: Albion Bye Bye at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (qUkBO)

138 45 The perks of the job are sometimes priceless.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (Kw+Iy)

Livin' the dream! That's how I felt when I'd be on work assignment supporting pre-launch activities at Cape Canaveral. Told my folks 'it was like Mecca for engineers....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (QGaXH)

139 Kueif Starmer

Posted by: Denny Crane - Queefs are for Kids at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (i49OE)

140 It's so easy to be blackpilled about these things... like what's the difference if Starmer resigns.

But then I remember that just a few years ago we were arguing over how many illegals we absolutely had to grant citizenship. And now it's how many we can deport and how quickly.

By almost every measure we are winning.

Posted by: MJ at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (XOmY9)

141 England? Am I supposed to give a rat's ass?

They're a funny little nation with a similar language. That's about it.
Oh, and their "nukuler power" is based in Georgia. Just like Coca-Cola and peanuts...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (XuXeR)

142 Starmer is a man without conviction, ethics, morality, or any sense of self. He is a piece of clay that others have molded into the disaster seen today. He is owned by others to do their bidding in the worst ways and that is what we see. He cannot continue as he continues to be exposed, so are they.

Posted by: Cheri at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (oiNtH)

143 I have to restrain myself from slapping silly any holier than thou person who says they are a Citizen of the World. Idiot.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 12:55 PM (Dv3i1)
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And what's worse, perhaps, is that isn't just a hackneyed phrase. They mean it - and for most of them, it's even true. I have never once heard that from someone who hadn't lived it. They can grab their passport and go anywhere, any time. Fly from one generic urban core to another, across the world. There really isn't any difference for them. They *are* "citizens of the world" and have no idea that this isn't a good thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (ojr4c)

144 Yes, Starmer can resign and a new PM can get selected by Parliament without a new general election. That's usually what happens when PM's get deeply unpopular like how Starmer's been for more than a year.

And yet...Starmer keeps...not...resigning.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

The new PM is not selected by "Parliament", he is selected by the Labour caucus, and Labour at large. Members of other parties have zero say in the matter. Labour owns a huge majority right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (8zz6B)

145 Queer Starmer's "Right-Hand Man,"

______________________________

Not going to contemplate how Ace knows that he does his reach-arounds on the right hand side.

Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (dIske)

146 And by the way, Reform is sitting at about 30% in national polling. That leads the UK, but that means that even with the conservatives 15%, halfway rational voters are in a clear minority in the country.

THAT'S why the UK is doomed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (n9ltV)

147 Meanwhile

The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (2GVsD)

148 There is also a certain thing of the Joe Biden play. Starmer is Biden. He is a lightning rod for all the attention of the opposition, while he and they continue to do whatever they want.

I think they realized in today's society they can be as unpopular and do whatever they want and their advocates will STILL support them. This is old school Patronage.

It is hard to not get depressed when you think about this shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (bss/y)

149 126 That's not clear. If Labour chooses a new PM, Starmer has no power.

But...all of this is moot. If he resigns, they will choose someone as bad, and possibly smarter, so it might just be worse.

There is almost no possibility of the UK saving itself before August 2029. And that is probably too late.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 12:54 PM (n9ltV)

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My assumption is that Starmer refuses to resign. My reason is the last year and a half of Starmer not resigning despite being deeply unpopular and hit with constant scandals.

If he resigns, it'll just be another leftist dimwit.

If he doesn't, they have to stick with him because any vote will trigger a general election as factions fight it out for control (it's why it's been decades since a successful no confidence vote, which was 1979), and every theory about how they force him out without triggering it goes against the last century of British politics.

I'm sure there's massive pressure being put on him to resign behind closed doors, but there doesn't seem to be even an inkling of something like a no confidence vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

150 >>>45 Apropos of nothing, sitting and eating lunch and looking down on the Chrysler Building, PanAm Building and Empire State Building.

nice. but I hear NYC is full of garbage and four foot tall piles of iced-up snow.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (1wjle)

151 Götz of the Iron Hand > Charles of the Sausage Fingers

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (JwNbV)

152 I was just making funny.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (mymNa)
+++
And it was.

I just really wish replicant takeover could explain it. That would be easy to deal with!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (ojr4c)

153 And the commies are perfectly fine with the idea of strict Shari'ah Law being forced on all the little people.

They see Islam as the fastest way to One World Government.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:56 PM (FpHTM)

Plus they will always bow to the strongest will. Kind of their thing. The Left are abject cowards. They need thr crowd behind them or they buckle.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:59 PM (97+Z6)

154 The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (2GVsD)

LOL.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:59 PM (bss/y)

155 144 The new PM is not selected by "Parliament", he is selected by the Labour caucus, and Labour at large. Members of other parties have zero say in the matter. Labour owns a huge majority right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:57 PM (8zz6B)

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Yes, of course.

Labour in Parliament, which is effectively just Parliament now because of the 288 seat majority.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)

156 I'm sure there's massive pressure being put on him to resign behind closed doors, but there doesn't seem to be even an inkling of something like a no confidence vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
++++
Then why is Labour running campaigns imploring MPs to not break ranks? Just a show? It well could be just a show, but that would be a kind of risky show because it shows great worry or weakness.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:00 PM (ojr4c)

157 The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female."

None were black? The outrage!

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 01:00 PM (XuXeR)

158 I did forget another way, but like the King or Queen dismissing a PM, it has fallen into disuse.

Impeachment. And yes, PMs can be impeached--the impeachment of Buckingham as Charles I PM was the last to try to remove the first minister to the Crown.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 01:00 PM (2swu2)

159
nice. but I hear NYC is full of garbage and four foot tall piles of iced-up snow.
Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (1wjle)

Northern cities are always more beautiful in winter. The snow covers the garbage.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:00 PM (y9nCu)

160 The manky git Lammy.wants to be PM but isn't ever going to happen
The Labour party wants Starmer out so he can cling to the carpet but the no confidence vote is coming .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (0KSrI)

161 Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the his tory of television.

Elmo's Twixxer account praised it too. Because that's just what preschool kids should watch

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (PYyV9)

162 You know who else wasn't black?

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (97+Z6)

163 The Labour party wants Starmer out so he can cling to the carpet but the no confidence vote is coming

I question this. I really don't think that he will be forced out by his own party.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (PYyV9)

164 When the woke bobbies get a face full of hot lead when they pound on the next door for some offensive Facebook post, then I'll worry about the UK.

Until then, it's a dead country, under hostile occupation, with no will to live free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (HXT0k)

165 156 Then why is Labour running campaigns imploring MPs to not break ranks? Just a show? It well could be just a show, but that would be a kind of risky show because it shows great worry or weakness.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:00 PM (ojr4c)

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Well, leadership is not allowing the vote so far.

A ground up insurrection from the Labour backbenchers that misfires and leads to a general election because the CP joins in on the vote would be...hilarious.

I should leave this option open because it would entertain me. Like that time Theresa May called for a snap election and then lost a bunch of seats because of it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)

166 A Starmer resignation would not automatically trigger a general election.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

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Isn't that how John Major became a thing? Thatcher stepped down and he was PM for a bit without a new election.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (mymNa)

167 Does Morgan McSweeney have great jeans?

Queer Starmer thinks so.

Do Starmer and McSweeney exchange genetic material?

All signs point to yes.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 09, 2026 01:02 PM (X+xvk)

168 guys this curling is getting exciting

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 01:02 PM (emBoF)

169 162 You know who else wasn't black?

Shaun King?

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 01:02 PM (Y1sOo)

170 166 Isn't that how John Major became a thing? Thatcher stepped down and he was PM for a bit without a new election.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (mymNa)

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England had 3 PMs in a year a couple of years back because of resignations (Johnson then Truss then Sunak).

But the resign part is key. If Starmer doesn't resign...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:03 PM (GBKbO)

171 I'll be honest - at this point "dick in the ass, dick in the ass, in the ass, in the ass" is kind of the pinnacle of American culture rn.

Were not exactly producing Mozart.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:03 PM (97+Z6)

172 I'm sure there's massive pressure being put on him to resign behind closed doors, but there doesn't seem to be even an inkling of something like a no confidence vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

It's getting worse for him. If they can start picking off his ministers, then I'll bet he does resign.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (n9ltV)

173 A ground up insurrection from the Labour backbenchers that misfires and leads to a general election because the CP joins in on the vote would be...hilarious.

I should leave this option open because it would entertain me. Like that time Theresa May called for a snap election and then lost a bunch of seats because of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)
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This is, as far as I can tell, the worry. The back-benchers are not too happy (or they have unhappy and very loud people in the group). Labour's campaign is aimed squarely at them.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (ojr4c)

174 The UK needs to grant my beloved Scotland the independence it so desperately wants. They are rabid leftists and elected a muzz leader. That would probably take a chunk out of Labours support, assuming they don't let them all into the UK as refugees, after a few years of sharia law...

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (Vvh2V)

175 When the woke bobbies get a face full of hot lead when they pound on the next door for some offensive Facebook post, then I'll worry about the UK.

Until then, it's a dead country, under hostile occupation, with no will to live free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (HXT0k)

Pretty much this.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)

176 lol
Support For ICE Skyrockets To 99% After Halftime Show

Babylon Bee

Posted by: wth at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (UjdFS)

177 but I hear NYC is full of garbage and four foot tall piles of iced-up snow.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (1wjle)

Yup. That's true.

But no smell yet, because it has been so cold. And that is changing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (n9ltV)

178 171 I'll be honest - at this point "dick in the ass, dick in the ass, in the ass, in the ass" is kind of the pinnacle of American culture rn.

Were not exactly producing Mozart.
Posted by: ...

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Butt Bunny tested.

Butt Bunny approved.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (X+xvk)

179 Support For ICE Skyrockets To 99% After Halftime Show
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They make me so envious sometimes

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (97+Z6)

180 172 It's getting worse for him. If they can start picking off his ministers, then I'll bet he does resign.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (n9ltV)

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If he wants to retain power, I imagine it won't be that hard to find some empty-headed true believer to fill any post. It's not like Starmer cares about good governance. And with 288 Labour members in Parliament...he can go through a lot of them in 3 years.

He just says, "King Charles, here's Star Wars Name from Hampforshire who's gonna be my new Exchequer", and Charles responds with "As long as you make my nation more Muslim.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (GBKbO)

181 @150

>> nice. but I hear NYC is full of garbage and four foot tall piles of iced-up snow.

It is, but one of the perks of being a big shot is door to door car service and I don’t have to deal much with that stuff.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (xsIKU)

182 173 This is, as far as I can tell, the worry. The back-benchers are not too happy (or they have unhappy and very loud people in the group). Labour's campaign is aimed squarely at them.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (ojr4c)

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I imagine Labour back benchers are kinda dumb, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (GBKbO)

183 140 It's so easy to be blackpilled about these things... like what's the difference if Starmer resigns.

But then I remember that just a few years ago we were arguing over how many illegals we absolutely had to grant citizenship. And now it's how many we can deport and how quickly.

By almost every measure we are winning.
Posted by: MJ

Things have dramatically changed across the West. The left is politically losing despite being propped up mainly by its uniparty 'conservative' parties. The flaccid 'conservative' uniparty response is in turn destroying itself with outside realist parties being formed much more to the right than to the left.

When these conventional parties either implode or remake themselves in the images of the outsider parties, then a new party system will arise but until then, the uniparty drifts along failing at everything it does while Europe's governing class is discrediting itself daily and making its captive people more and more miserable.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (2swu2)

184 ted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at

All Tories, though? It's like here; the Right always does the decent thing. The left, however...

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (Vvh2V)

185 But no smell yet, because it has been so cold. And that is changing!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

It's supposed to get into the 40s tomorrow and Wednesday here in NoVa.

I'm breaking out the Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts!

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (77rzZ)

186 Apropos of nothing, sitting and eating lunch and looking down on the Chrysler Building, PanAm Building and Empire State Building.

Can also see the Woolworth Building and Freedom Tower off in the distance.

The perks of the job are sometimes priceless.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 12:40 PM (Kw+Iy)

what job is that ?

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (g47mK)

187 174 The UK needs to grant my beloved Scotland the independence it so desperately wants. They are rabid leftists and elected a muzz leader. That would probably take a chunk out of Labours support, assuming they don't let them all into the UK as refugees, after a few years of sharia law...

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:04 PM (Vvh2V)

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Scotland voted against its own independence. They knew they'd be fucked without England subsidizing them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (GBKbO)

188 I haven't seen Queer going but if they make him a good enough "offer", he will. What won't happen is any kind of election before its time.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (97+Z6)

189 UK stuff? Are we now a smart MILL-uh-tree blog?

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (B4Se1)

190 This bikini brunette on the beach isn't sure that all British men are kinda gay, but it wouldn't surprise her if that turned out to be true:
http://tiny.cc/xwqy001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (ojr4c)

191 You know who else wasn't black?
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM

All the folks who didn't vote for me!

Posted by: Jos. Robinette "Choo-Choo" Biden at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (0sNs1)

192 *hey, he brought it up !

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (g47mK)

193 Christopher. we shall see.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (0KSrI)

194 People have "resurfaced" this clip from 2021. Starmer has supposedly changed his view on transgenderism, and now pretends to hold a more sensible, moderate position.

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* Buck Throckmorton has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (aX9uD)

195 I imagine Labour back benchers are kinda dumb, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They were never picked by the party for their iq, but for their party loyalty. A few are strong personalities that can do as they please but most MPs are not.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (2swu2)

196 >Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the history of television.

Would he have been allowed to perform the show in English?
The USA had better prepare for the disaster of an officially bilingual country.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (F3Dlr)

197 nice. but I hear NYC is full of garbage
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Who wants to be the one to tell him

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (97+Z6)

198 breaking out the Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts!"

Shorts, Magellan shirts, and hey dudes....

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (XuXeR)

199 162 You know who else wasn't black?

Shaun King?
Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 01:02 PM (Y1sOo)

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That's not funny...

Posted by: Rachael Dolezal at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (affD0)

200 I don't think that's true. I think there can be a no-confidence vote against *Starmer* without extending it to *Labour*. Then Labour can appoint a new PM. Whether they can get the votes for that, I don't know.

There are not enough votes to take any action against Labour. If enough Labour MPs are willing to defect on one issue, I think they could take out Starmer.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (ojr4c)

A no confidence vote triggers an election. Labour can toss Starmer on their own but they will not, at least not yet.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (O3dBq)

201 *I need to know what the job is before I become envious. of it ..for all we know Bender could be providing "the girlfriend experience" to NY high rollers...the comment about door to door limo service sort of proves it ...

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:09 PM (g47mK)

202 There really isn't any difference for them. They *are* "citizens of the world" and have no idea that this isn't a good thing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Picking up on my stratification theme from Friday,...

Because of stratification, they have no connection to the lower classes in their home countries, and worse -- they think all the lower classes are the same deplorables.

So The EU elite speak to the Saudi or Quatari elite, and they feel simpatico, and they talk about their own loser middle and lower classes, clinging to religion, etc. and they agree and think a muzzie wanting to blow shit up is the same as a Christian going to bible study before work.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:09 PM (mymNa)

203 200 A no confidence vote triggers an election. Labour can toss Starmer on their own but they will not, at least not yet.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (O3dBq)

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If the majority party can pull together a government in 14 days, there's no general.

But that doesn't seem to have happened in at least 100 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

204 McSweeney should have known he was doomed when he got the equivalent of the GM's vote of confidence in his head coach.

Posted by: Octochicken at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (oCS0o)

205 I'm breaking out the Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts!
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (77rzZ)
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This explains a lot.

I have Hawaiian shorts and Bermuda shirts. No wonder I get such weird looks.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (ojr4c)

206 Think Labour can pull together its cats to form a government in that instance? Oh, and it hasn't happened since 1924.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (GBKbO)

The last no confidence vote was in March 1979. We wound up getting PM Thatcher out of that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (O3dBq)

207 But no smell yet
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM

No smell is never an issue for us.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (0sNs1)

208 @186

>> what job is that ?

Working at 270 Park.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (xsIKU)

209 King Charles would only dissolve Parliament if they weren't kissing enough Muslim ass to suit him. So far they are.

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (1Au9i)

210 Those lyrics are pretty much standard "rap" fare since like 2000. Pay the danegeld etc etc etc

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (97+Z6)

211 The Opposition party has stated last week that they will not call for elections, they just want Starmer out. The no confidence vote is coming.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (0KSrI)

212
Has the "Nothing will happen" guy stopped by yet?

Because nothing will happen.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (Y8DZL)

213 Would he have been allowed to perform the show in English?
The USA had better prepare for the disaster of an officially bilingual country.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (F3Dlr)

Too many Americans ache for us to have our own little Quebec.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (O3dBq)

214 Is this another reverberation from the TRUMP!!! curse? I pity the fool.

Posted by: Mr T at February 09, 2026 01:12 PM (vFG9F)

215 206 Think Labour can pull together its cats to form a government in that instance? Oh, and it hasn't happened since 1924.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM (GBKbO)

The last no confidence vote was in March 1979. We wound up getting PM Thatcher out of that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (O3dBq)

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That was the last successful no confidence vote. There have been several since that failed.

The specific instance of a no confidence vote that doesn't lead to a general election is at least 1924.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:12 PM (GBKbO)

216 Once the islamists take full and absolute control of Europe, Israel will be surrounded and caught in a crossfire.

Posted by: davidt at February 09, 2026 01:12 PM (Q+gd/)

217 Maybe Starmer can find a new right hand man amongst all the new doctors, lawyers and engineers that have been pouring across the channel.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (GC0+P)

218 210 Those lyrics are pretty much standard "rap" fare since like 2000. Pay the danegeld etc etc etc
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (97+Z6)

I'd be pissed if I were Snoop or Dre or Eminem and I had to bowdlerize my entire act for these assclowns, but now here comes some twink who gets away with any lyrics he wants.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (JwNbV)

219
That's not funny...
Posted by: Rachael Dolezal
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I'm suspicious of that nic. The real 'Dolezoal' is now Nkechi Amare Diallo.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (XeU6L)

220 I have Hawaiian shorts and Bermuda shirts. No wonder I get such weird looks.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

LOL.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (77rzZ)

221 ohhhh, look here

"10 Downing Street threatens to sack all Cabinet ministers unless they tweet out their support for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer by the end of the day, a Scottish Labour source tells Channel 4 News"

awesome!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (g47mK)

222 would he have been allowed to perform the show in English
***********

It was a big joke, they were laughing about making people learn Spanish so they could understand that filth. All intentional, all according to plan.

JZ is worse than Sean Combs ever dreamed of being. I cannot fathom what he's done to be able to put this type of show together for the biggest stage in the country.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (Vvh2V)

223 go ahead and sack them Keir !

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:14 PM (g47mK)

224 Mandelson was vetted. What they don't want to admit is that being BFFs with Epstein was a job requirement.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 09, 2026 01:14 PM (SHZtS)

225 Has the "Nothing will happen" guy stopped by yet?
Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM

AoSHQ is not my only client, you know.

Posted by: That Guy who always intones "Nothing will happen." at February 09, 2026 01:14 PM (0sNs1)

226 Were not exactly producing Mozart.

Probably several were aborted in the last 50 years.

King Charles would only dissolve Parliament if they weren't kissing enough Muslim ass to suit him

I wonder if the crown even has that power any longer.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)

227 Mandelbaum!
Mandelbaum!
Mandelbaum!

Posted by: Obtuse Seinfeld reference at February 09, 2026 01:15 PM (BYItE)

228 If enough Labour MPs are willing to defect on one issue, I think they could take out Starmer.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (ojr4c)

I think the Labour Party requires 20% of the MPs to vote for a challenger. Maybe that is the best way to get Starmer out.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (n9ltV)

229 226 King Charles would only dissolve Parliament if they weren't kissing enough Muslim ass to suit him

I wonder if the crown even has that power any longer.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)

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It does.

It just refuses to use it because it would make the monarchy political, so it never uses it.

Which means that the actual government of the UK is broken with an executive who won't exert any power and a supreme legislature without any checks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (GBKbO)

230 “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”
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Twirling, twirling, twirling into the future!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (bxiOq)

231
Until then, it's a dead country, under hostile occupation, with no will to live free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:01 PM (HXT0k)

Pretty much this.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (snZF9)

You are saying than the citizens of the UK are unfit to be free and are incapable of self-government?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (O3dBq)

232 This bikini brunette on the beach isn't sure that all British men are kinda gay, but it wouldn't surprise her if that turned out to be true:
http://tiny.cc/xwqy001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:07 PM (ojr4c)

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I wonder if her eyes match her bikini color?

/40 years ago I worked with an attractive woman and a group of us went out for dinner and drinks after work. Her eye color was strikingly blue -- which I'd not previously noticed -- and I proceeded to tell her so.

She thanked me for the compliment -- and noted that she just got some new tinted colored contact lenses. I blushed ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (v2nXy)

233 She's very much on board with Labour's plan to unwhiten the British countryside, by the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO
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Hashtag black Hermione.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (GC0+P)

234 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Sorry. I was cleaning up from last night's party at February 09, 2026 01:17 PM (BYItE)

235 You are saying than the citizens of the UK are unfit to be free and are incapable of self-government?"

Spent much time there in the past 30 years?

Yeah. I'm down wit dat...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 01:17 PM (XuXeR)

236 Would he have been allowed to perform the show in English?The USA had better prepare for the disaster of an officially bilingual country.
Posted by: old chick

Too many Americans ache for us to have our own little Quebec.
Posted by: Cow Demon

I hope they are prepared for the cost of publishing every single local, state and federal law, signage, etc and every single product and website to include the other official language.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:17 PM (F3Dlr)

237 I don't mind the text discussion of the half time show, like the above, but does every conservative site and comments have to keep showing pictures of the freak?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:17 PM (mymNa)

238 227 Mandelbaum!
Mandelbaum!
Mandelbaum!
Posted by: Obtuse Seinfeld reference at February 09, 2026 01:15 PM (BYItE)

It's Go Time.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (iXqHn)

239 >>> 213 Would he have been allowed to perform the show in English?
The USA had better prepare for the disaster of an officially bilingual country.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (F3Dlr)

Too many Americans ache for us to have our own little Quebec.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (O3dBq)

???

It's called Louisiana and it has much better food than the snow frogs. ;P

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (ULPxl)

240 We are proud to announce the entertainment for the 2027 Superbowl will be the "The Ayatollah Five" directly from Iran.

They will sing verses from the Koran and tell us about the Ugly American Pig Dogs that spread hate abvout the mostly peaceful Ayatollah and his many wives.

Posted by: The NFL Leadership at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (X7dyz)

241 but I hear NYC is full of garbage and four foot tall piles of iced-up snow.

Posted by: ace at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (1wjle)

Yup. That's true.

But no smell yet, because it has been so cold. And that is changing!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:05 PM (n9ltV)
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Only in the poor areas. The affluent areas got plowed and cleaned up within 48 hours. Same as always.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

242 I hope they are prepared for the cost"

That's funny.

/The money printing express, now $38+ Trillion in debt.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (XuXeR)

243 I'm suspicious of that nic. The real 'Dolezoal' is now Nkechi Amare Diallo.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (XeU6L)

"Hey, I need a new surname. Cleaver? No one would get it. Mumia? No, I don't look like a Mumia. Diallo? Hmmmm. Diallo. Yup. That's the one."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (JwNbV)

244 I hope they are prepared for the cost of publishing every single local, state and federal law, signage, etc and every single product and website to include the other official language.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:17 PM (F3Dlr)

Many localities already do it.

I’d much rather have English made the official language of the United States.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (O3dBq)

245 I hope they are prepared for the cost of publishing every single local, state and federal law, signage, etc and every single product and website to include the other official language.
Posted by: old chick

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You say that as if they would be spending their own money?

They crave excuses to hire consultants (relatives) and contractors (cutouts) to spend our money.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (mymNa)

246 239 It's called Louisiana and it has much better food than the snow frogs. ;P
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (ULPxl)

If you like Crawdads.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (iXqHn)

247
Scotland voted against its own independence. They knew they'd be fucked without England subsidizing them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook

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Like Quebec, they make noises but won't take the fatal step. All the welfare smoosh that half of Scots are on will vanish. And there's not enough Glenlivet in the world to make it up.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (tgvbd)

248 I think the UK might be looking at PM Angela Rayner!

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (g47mK)

249 196 >Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the history of television.

Would he have been allowed to perform the show in English?
The USA had better prepare for the disaster of an officially bilingual country.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:08 PM (F3Dlr)

Be nice if the FCC went after them big time anyway. English or not it's not ok. Even if it was in gd Aramaic it's not ok. It's disrespectful to our country and to the people watching.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (QGaXH)

250
I’d much rather have English made the official language of the United States.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (O3dBq)

That ship has sailed.

Posted by: The guy who always says That Ship Has Sailed at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (O3dBq)

251 Bad Bunny: Here's a song about how women are only good for one thing--being fuck toys for fuck boys.

Latina Women: OMG!! Imma gonna dance so much to that!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (HXT0k)

252 We don't speak Spanish.

Posted by: FCC Staff at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (BYItE)

253 Twirling, twirling, twirling into the future!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (bxiOq)

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Have they made twirling an event in the Summer Olympics yet?

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (5HHc4)

254 As related, previously, I am a Broadcast Systems Integration PM, I build broadcast and transmission facilities and mission critical environments.

Just type broadcast systems integration and mission critical environments into google and click on images and that’s what I build.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (Sy3QE)

255 Oh -- and McSweeney's father's firm was also paid 6 million pounds by the Irish government to house illegal migrants.

Gee, I wonder why the left never wants to stop illegal immigration.

This is how every leftist issue works.

Sometimes they only benefit the top most leaders in the left, but every issue they support is there because it gives them money or power.

And immigration turns out to be the greatest thing for grifting the left has ever found

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

256
http://tiny.cc/xwqy001 Joe Mannix

Pretty! Perfect abs. I'm scared and intimidated by wymyns with the washboard kind.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (Y8DZL)

257 I waiting for the guy who always says that we can't vote our way out of it...

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (g47mK)

258 247
Like Quebec, they make noises but won't take the fatal step. All the welfare smoosh that half of Scots are on will vanish. And there's not enough Glenlivet in the world to make it up.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (tgvbd)

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They own a lot of off shore oil, but it still wouldn't be enough.

And if they did split off, the UK would suddenly become deeply conservative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (GBKbO)

259 244 Many localities already do it.

I’d much rather have English made the official language of the United States.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (O3dBq)

Someone is going to combine Latin Spanish and Arabic into a single language, "Sparabic", and that will be the US' official language.

With a little bit of Mandarin lingo for flavor.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (iXqHn)

260 It's called Louisiana and it has much better food than the snow frogs. ;P
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 01:18 PM (ULPxl)

If you like Crawdads.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM (iXqHn)
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Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (bxiOq)

261 257 I waiting for the guy who always says that we can't vote our way out of it...

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (g47mK)

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I'm not sure how I can vote England out of its Labour government, it's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

262 At this point, Charles will be lucky if he and Camilla don't end up being awoken in the night at gunpoint and forced down to a cellar to meet the same fate as his Romanov cousins.

If I were William, I'd be getting my children out of the country, or at least buying up land and a home here to send them to.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (Vvh2V)

263 251 Bad Bunny: Here's a song about how women are only good for one thing--being fuck toys for fuck boys.

Latina Women: OMG!! Imma gonna dance so much to that!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (HXT0k)

That reminds me of the one Chris Rock joke.

Woman : "He ain't talkin' 'bout me!"

Chris Rock : "Bitch, he just said your name!"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:23 PM (iXqHn)

264 Someone is going to combine Latin Spanish and Arabic into a single language, "Sparabic", and that will be the US' official language.
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Al Bester's "The Computer Connection" had Black Spanglish ("Ah gone esplain any preguntas you ax.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 01:23 PM (bxiOq)

265 And if they did split off, the UK would suddenly become deeply conservative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (GBKbO)

And thinner.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:23 PM (n9ltV)

266 265 And if they did split off, the UK would suddenly become deeply conservative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (GBKbO)

And thinner.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:23 PM (n9ltV)

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"Who ya callin' fat?!"
-Fat Bastard

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (GBKbO)

267 Keir Starmer: "It is something that shouldn't be said. It is not right."

As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny...Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. Commissioner Pravin Lal

Lal is from a video game released in '99 where he leads a group derived from the UN. He's a center-left good government type.

My how things have changed huh?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

268 “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

And just who the fuck asked you to change it?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (snZF9)

269 by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (iXqHn)

Like Ladino, only Arabic not Hebrew

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (Vvh2V)

270 On this AMA "no trans until 19" stuff,

Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?

Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)

271 I'm not sure how I can vote England out of its Labour government, it's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

You wouldn't be able to read the ballot...I think it is in Urdu now.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (n9ltV)

272 If you like Crawdads.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:19 PM

Pinch the tail and suck the head.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

273 271 I'm not sure how I can vote England out of its Labour government, it's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

You wouldn't be able to read the ballot...I think it is in Urdu now.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (n9ltV)

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The language doesn't matter for me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (GBKbO)

274 It's disrespectful to our country and to the people watching.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (QGaXH)

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"Feature, not bug -- comrades!"

/The only thing missing was the double-barrel middle finger and dropping his pants and taking a dump on stage.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (5HHc4)

275 We don't speak Spanish.
Posted by: FCC Staff
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Press the '2' button to hear this recording in English...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (XeU6L)

276 I'm not sure how I can vote England out of its Labour government, it's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

Declaration of Independence 2.0.

"When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to tell your erstwhile friend and ally that they sound like a fag and their shit's all retarded, but they don't listen because they're too busy with all the pederasty to even care...."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (JwNbV)

277 Bad Bunny: Here's a song about how women are only good for one thing--being fuck toys for fuck boys.

Latina Women: OMG!! Imma gonna dance so much to that!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (HXT0k)
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Yea, and it's so comically derivative. US-based "gangsta" rap has been about tearing up fuck-bitch hoes for decades now.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (iFTx/)

278 You know who else went Forward?

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (97+Z6)

279
I think there have now been two major resignations from British government or government-related posts, in addition to the expulsion of Prince Andres.

So Epstein is real, and we shouldn't be "so over" it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (n7rxJ)

280 276 Declaration of Independence 2.0.

"When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to tell your erstwhile friend and ally that they sound like a fag and their shit's all retarded, but they don't listen because they're too busy with all the pederasty to even care...."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (JwNbV)

======

*hand on heart*
*bald eagle cries out*
*single, manly tear rolls down cheek*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (GBKbO)

281 Many localities already do it.
Posted by: Cow Demon

I know that to apply for a position with CBP it is required you speak Spanish, including northern border states.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (F3Dlr)

282 It's disrespectful to our country and to the people watching.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 01:20 PM (QGaXH)

---------------

"Feature, not bug -- comrades!"

/The only thing missing was the double-barrel middle finger and dropping his pants and taking a dump on stage.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (5HHc4)
______

"Is this about me?"

-- GG Allin

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)

283 On this AMA "no trans until 19" stuff,

Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?

Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)

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Good question, my first thought as well.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (5HHc4)

284 270 Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)

Estrogen will do nothing to a man's physical appearance past 40 but make him fat.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (iXqHn)

285 279
I think there have now been two major resignations from British government or government-related posts, in addition to the expulsion of Prince Andres.

So Epstein is real, and we shouldn't be "so over" it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM (n7rxJ)

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It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew, it's all business relationships without implication of sexual impropriety.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:27 PM (GBKbO)

286 *hand on heart*
*bald eagle cries out*
*single, manly tear rolls down cheek*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:26 PM

So close.

Posted by: The movie you forgot to mention at February 09, 2026 01:27 PM (0sNs1)

287
Yea, and it's so comically derivative. US-based "gangsta" rap has been about tearing up fuck-bitch hoes for decades now.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

__________

Minstrel shows from 150 years ago stereotyped blacks as happy-go-lucky darkness.

Rap today stereotypes blacks as hoes and amoral gangsters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 01:28 PM (tgvbd)

288 Pinch the tail and suck the head.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Is this from the halftime show?

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 09, 2026 01:28 PM (kz5IF)

289 @285

>> It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew did a lot of schtupping.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (Sy3QE)

290 Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?/i]

The 6 ft rule came originally from a HS paper some kid wrote, IIRC, and I'm guessing was more rigorous then "no tranny surgery until 19"

But I will say 19 is better then the current "whenever you want, but remember you get dino-nuggests and ice cream right after we cut your balls off!"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

291 Pinch the tail and suck the head.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

Are we still doing Bad Bunny lyrics?

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (97+Z6)

292 If I were William, I'd be getting my children out of the country, or at least buying up land and a home here to send them to.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (Vvh2V)

And let’s not forget the Princess of Wales.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (O3dBq)

293 I see they are trying to cancel one of Trump's .. Lutnik... for his connections to Epstein....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (dKhdV)

294 I'll say this, I think there's kiddie porn on Bad Bunny's hard drive.
That's what I see when I look at him.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (HXT0k)

295 The answer is simply. Ban Twitter.

Posted by: The British at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (jc0TO)

296
It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew, it's all business relationships without implication of sexual impropriety.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:27 PM (GBKbO)

___________

I'm sure Andrew pursued business relationships along with poon. Lesser royals are comically impecunious and have the entrepreneurial sense of Ralph Kramden.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (tgvbd)

297 It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew, it's all business relationships without implication of sexual impropriety.

I think you are right - I've tracked a number of US academics on Epstein's payroll and if they were punished it was nominally for taking money from Epstein, not their trips to his island...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

298 Minstrel shows from 150 years ago stereotyped blacks as happy-go-lucky darkness.

Rap today stereotypes blacks as hoes and amoral gangsters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 01:28 PM (tgvbd)

And Democrats are responsible for both

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:31 PM (97+Z6)

299 Let’s this sink in.

In a few months, if that long, you’re going to see a free Cuba. They’re in a free fall and nobody is going to save the communists.

At the same time, the UK is headed towards a soft tyranny designed to subjugate the will of her people.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 01:31 PM (Qgg5f)

300 Pinch the tail and suck the head.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

Are we still doing Bad Bunny lyrics?
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (97+Z6)

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Thread Winner!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:31 PM (5HHc4)

301 To borrow from Wodehouse, Starmer's right-hand man is being thrashed so soundly in the court of public opinion that he must now feel like a left-hand man.

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 01:32 PM (2L+MU)

302 Minstrel shows from 150 years ago stereotyped blacks as happy-go-lucky darkness.

Rap today stereotypes blacks as hoes and amoral gangsters.

I imagine showing modern urban culture to Frederick Douglas or Harriet Tubman I imagine they would re-act much the same way George Washington would to the modern Dem party

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

303 why is curling so stressful to watch

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 01:32 PM (emBoF)

304 You are saying than the citizens of the UK are unfit to be free and are incapable of self-government?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:16 PM (O3dBq)

Yup. When I was in venice italy I was sitting next to a young brit couple from london, probably early 30's. The chick was beautiful, blond, great teeth, proper brit accent.The husband was normal. We started talking. Eventually I asked about the islam problem. She says "oh no problem, they are lovely people." There just happened to be an older dude from florida from our group sitting at our table, and we just looked at each other. The look on his face was priceless. It was the look of "yup, they're fucked".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (snZF9)

305 >>> If I were William, I'd be getting my children out of the country, or at least buying up land and a home here to send them to.

let's give it a bit more time, see how it plays out

Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (jGJov)

306 Minstrel shows from 150 years ago stereotyped blacks as happy-go-lucky darkness.

Rap today stereotypes blacks as hoes and amoral gangsters

Yeah I think blackface is odd but I don't see it as some transcendent evil that must be shunned and attacked no matter what every time, either. It has the same dramatic and comedic potential as a black guy using make up to seem "white".

The social ban on that never made sense to me. Its like banning comedic satires on popular music because one was done by a Nazi. The act its self is neutral, its how you use it that makes the difference.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (PYyV9)

307 Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:31 PM (5HHc4)

Podaso best me to it!

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (97+Z6)

308 297 It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew, it's all business relationships without implication of sexual impropriety.

I think you are right - I've tracked a number of US academics on Epstein's payroll and if they were punished it was nominally for taking money from Epstein, not their trips to his island...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

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At this point it just feels like a way to keep the narrative alive for anti-Trump purposes.

"I did business with Epstein," is not the same as "I had sex with 7 year old boys with Epstein." No matter where on the timeline one did business with Epstein.

I saw an aghast X from someone because of an email to Epstein. It had no text, and there was a picture attachment that the person said was a picture of a 10 year old girl (though, the picture was not included). Was it illicit? I dunno. All I have is this guy saying it's a ten year old girl in the picture and the only reason to hide the name of the sender was because they're protected powerful person.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)

309 As someone pointed out, if you were offended by Trump comparing Obama to an ape ....
But were not offended when Meghan the Stallion was twerking her bare ass all over the stage to get out the vote for Kamala ....

Then you have no standards of taste or offense.

Or:
Your boos mean nothing--I've seen what you cheer.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (HXT0k)

310 Perhaps every single person employed by the NFL should be required to be fluent in Spanish.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (F3Dlr)

311 At the same time, the UK is headed towards a soft tyranny designed to subjugate the will of her people.

And the Brits did it with the same system that almost worked here.

Run a base leftwing party that lies about everything it wants to do against a controlled opposition party that never undoes anything that leftwing party implements...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)

312 In a few months, if that long, you’re going to see a free Cuba. They’re in a free fall and nobody is going to save the communists.

Cuban apologists and propagandists on social media are freaking out and acting like Trump is gunning down children in Cuba.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:34 PM (PYyV9)

313 Please make sure you are seated before reading further.

Five men were arrested in Miami last week after allegedly attempting to bring drugs aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise marketed towards gay people, which was touted as 'The World’s Biggest Gay Festival at Sea'.

The men are facing a variety of possession and trafficking charges after trained dogs alerted to their bags as they tried to board the S.S. Symphony of the Seas.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (0sNs1)

314 294 I'll say this, I think there's kiddie porn on Bad Bunny's hard drive.
That's what I see when I look at him.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

👍 Look at the interpretations of his songs. Boys, girls or all?because isn't he gender fluid? (Probably like a number of the NFLers.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (NFX2v)

315 >>>They will sing verses from the Koran and tell us about the Ugly American Pig Dogs that spread hate abvout the mostly peaceful Ayatollah and his many wives.

yeah ok whatever, but more important back to my fantasy lineup and this week's 5 team parlay

Posted by: Sportsball addicts at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (jGJov)

316 On this AMA "no trans until 19" stuff,
Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?
Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)
Good question, my first thought as well.
Posted by: ShainS

Why not never, and revoke the licenses and imprison the Mengele wannabees for crimes against humanity?

Posted by: Hawaii at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (wA3hw)

317 Your boos mean nothing--I've seen what you cheer.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM

A nifty turn of phrase.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (jc0TO)

318 310 Perhaps every single person employed by the NFL should be required to be fluent in Spanish.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (F3Dlr)

I didn't know Hispanics were such fans of football.. football not soccer which they call football.

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (dKhdV)

319 Translated from Spanish to English, we learn the halftime show was the most obscene broadcast in the his tory of television. It's so gross I won't quote it here. The link goes to a Megan Basham translation at the Federalist X account:

https://tinyurl.com/45kc7pmr
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 12:45 PM
********
Roger Goodell needs to be fired.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (NpAcC)

320 choom sock off

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (wA3hw)

321 Again, when is the "King" going to do something about his country turning into dog shit?

Does he care? Is he happy with how things are going (down the toilet)?

What kind of supposed king allows this kind of horseshit?

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (61TgR)

322 The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (

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Oh, wow.

A Hall of Treasures built to showcase the plunder taken by a globe-spanning Empire built by gay men, pandering to women.

The irony.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (YK4r1)

323 "If you like Crawdads. ---
Pinch the tail and suck the head."

I ate a lot of crawfish, but at some point I was told "don't suck the heads, that's where the heavy metals are concentrated". Well, they are also called "mudbugs".

Get a big table with newspaper laid out, boil a pot of crawdads with some crabs and corn and potatoes, lots of spice ... lots of beer. I was mostly about the traditions and parties than the food. (so much work digging small bites of of shells)

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (vbXSk)

324 >>>Five men were arrested in Miami last week after allegedly attempting to bring drugs aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise marketed towards gay people, which was touted as 'The World’s Biggest Gay Festival at Sea'.

no amount of disinfectant in the world will ever undo that

Posted by: brak at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (jGJov)

325 302 I imagine showing modern urban culture to Frederick Douglas or Harriet Tubman I imagine they would re-act much the same way George Washington would to the modern Dem party
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

The Democrat Party (and Margaret Sanger) selected for low-IQ and criminal tendencies.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (iXqHn)

326 I waiting for the guy who always says that we can't vote our way out of it...
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (g47mK)

I'm waiting for the "I don't get it" guy.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (B4Se1)

327 322 The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:58 PM (

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Oh, wow.

A Hall of Treasures built to showcase the plunder taken by a globe-spanning Empire built by gay men, pandering to women.

The irony.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (YK4r1)

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"Feudal Japan had better gender equality than current day West," is a real take.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)

328 326 I waiting for the guy who always says that we can't vote our way out of it...
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:21 PM (g47mK)

I'm waiting for the "I don't get it" guy.
Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 01:36 PM (B4Se1)

Well you'll be waiting a while, because he can't read.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (JwNbV)

329 She says "oh no problem, they are lovely people." There just happened to be an older dude from florida from our group sitting at our table, and we just looked at each other. The look on his face was priceless. It was the look of "yup, they're fucked".

The problem here is that individual Muslim people can indeed be fine. The problem is when there are enough off them to impact your politics and culture.

And I imagine British LIVs are much like our own. The TV shows them Muslim heroes, constantly, and the few they work with are likely fine at work, but then they don't notice the minarets going up, the Islamists in government and the police, and the increasing restrictions on their freedoms from Islam

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

330 and so it continues

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's continuing at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (jc0TO)

331 It was the look of "yup, they're fucked".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (snZF9)

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"Good and proper-fucked" as they say over there (or somewhere).

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (5HHc4)

332 Remember the Left and nominal right pretended to offended by "grab them by the pussy". But this is the halftime show.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (97+Z6)

333 why is curling so stressful to watch
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 01:32 PM

I'm not sure it's stressful to watch, but, in fairness, the Spandex the sweepers wear may be stressed at times.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (0sNs1)

334 I saw an aghast X from someone because of an email to Epstein. It had no text, and there was a picture attachment that the person said was a picture of a 10 year old girl (though, the picture was not included). Was it illicit? I dunno. All I have is this guy saying it's a ten year old girl in the picture and the only reason to hide the name of the sender was because they're protected powerful person.

And as far as we know it was a guy proudly showing off his 10 year old granddaughter at her birthday party. Like the one that has an email saying "your littlest girl was naughty last night" and a redacted name. Everyone is screaming about how we have to know what the name is but... it could have been the girl in question bragging to Epstein.

Yes, its hard to see anything but a negative spin in this cauldron of horror and evil but without context and more information you cannot presume evil and demand nooses.

I haven't read all of the files nor shall I, but what I know of so far -- the worst stuff being published -- none of it is legally possible to pursue. Someone claiming something that sounds awful in an email does not a court case make, except in the UK.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (PYyV9)

335 "Feudal Japan had better gender equality than current day West," is a real take.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)

Yes, the men all expected the women to be whores.

But the women all expected the men to pay them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (JwNbV)

336 And let’s not forget the Princess of Wales.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 01:29 PM (O3dBq)

********

Not til the end. He needs her.

It will probably be like the Queen Mother, though. She said her daughters wouldn't leave without her, she wouldn't leave without the King, and the King would never leave.

But staying in defiance of bombs is quite different than being rounded up by evil opponents, or being drug out and torn to pieces by angry mobs.

The UK have let too many foreigners in who would do it in a heart beat.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (Vvh2V)

337 315 yeah ok whatever, but more important back to my fantasy lineup and this week's 5 team parlay
Posted by: Sportsball addicts at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (jGJov)

Wait until they learn that gambling is Haraam.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (iXqHn)

338 The Diddy sex parties showed that all of the gangsta rappers are all homos that rape and are raped.

Then they put out lyrics that make women nothing but holes for their meat.

But sure, when Bad Bunny does it, that is "Latin Culture" we must celebrate ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (HXT0k)

339 335 "Feudal Japan had better gender equality than current day West," is a real take.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)

Yes, the men all expected the women to be whores.

But the women all expected the men to pay them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (JwNbV)

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It's my understanding that outside of very specialized exceptions like royalty...women were property.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

340 >>>Remember the Left and nominal right pretended to offended by "grab them by the pussy". But this is the halftime show.

janet jackson's shirt slipped and they fired the producer and went with safe boomer bands for the next few years

Posted by: brak at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM (jGJov)

341 It's my understanding that except for Prince Andrew, it's all business relationships without implication of sexual impropriety.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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That's too benign a way to describe handing over inside data and state secrets for profit.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM (mymNa)

342
Pinch the tail and suck the head.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

Sigh. I hate it when Morons miss opportunities for funny socks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)

343 So, odds on Col. Pimp staying in officer another six weeks?

Posted by: Paco at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM (2L+MU)

344 The British Museum has an exhibit that runs until May 4th showing that half of Samurai were female.

The entire argument boils down to "they were all married, hence had wives who were also sort of samurai in a certain technical sense if you broaden the term enough and squint"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (PYyV9)

345 Podaso best me to it!
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:33 PM (97+Z6)

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Ah, missed that ---
Excellent horde mind!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (5HHc4)

346 It's my understanding that outside of very specialized exceptions like royalty...women were property.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

Outside of royalty/nobitlity, the men were property too.

More of a class thing than a gender thing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (JwNbV)

347 Roger Goodell needs to be fired.

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long ago, but for now NBC should lose its license

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (g47mK)

348 I can't wait until I can go back to never hearing about this Bad Bunny faggot again

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx/)

349 I thought that being Samurai was like being a Norman after the conquest. Everybody in the family was, regardless of sex.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 01:41 PM (jc0TO)

350 Did Shogun like to me?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 01:41 PM (jc0TO)

351 The entire argument boils down to "they were all married, hence had wives who were also sort of samurai in a certain technical sense if you broaden the term enough and squint"

I'm going to guess its even dumber then that - as both the men and women in Samurai families were all part of the same noble class.

But it doesn't mean the women put on armor and fought, which is presumably what they want people to believe

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:41 PM (sKqQm)

352 Sigh. I hate it when Morons miss opportunities for funny socks.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM

* kicks dirt *
* hangs head in shame *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (0sNs1)

353 >>> 316 On this AMA "no trans until 19" stuff,
Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?
Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)
Good question, my first thought as well.
Posted by: ShainS

Why not never, and revoke the licenses and imprison the Mengele wannabees for crimes against humanity?
Posted by: Hawaii at February 09, 2026 01:35 PM (wA3hw)

Hawaii Johnson is right!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (ULPxl)

354 lie to me

fuck it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (jc0TO)

355 246 Outside of royalty/nobitlity, the men were property too.

More of a class thing than a gender thing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (JwNbV)

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Well, yeah...peasants weren't exactly free to move around. But even within the classes, women were considered property of men.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)

356 I didn't know Hispanics were such fans of football.. football not soccer which they call football.
Posted by: It's me donna

They're not really. Baseball and soccer.

Posted by: Cheri at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (oiNtH)

357 344 The entire argument boils down to "they were all married, hence had wives who were also sort of samurai in a certain technical sense if you broaden the term enough and squint"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:40 PM (PYyV9)

Of course, there was also, similar to Islam, a bit of a "women are for breeding, boys are for fun" thing going on (see : Shudo)...

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (iXqHn)

358 I didn't know Hispanics were such fans of football.. football not soccer which they call football.
Posted by: It's me donna

I think some are fans of conquest and the first Superbowl halftime show in Spanish is the steady march toward fundamentally transforming America.

Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:43 PM (F3Dlr)

359 can't wait until I can go back to never hearing about this Bad Bunny faggot again

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx

His quince minutos are nearly terminado

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 01:43 PM (97+Z6)

360 "Educating your daughter is like watering your neighbor's garden."

Posted by: Not so long ago Japanese saying at February 09, 2026 01:43 PM (NIB5L)

361 I am guessing that every SB Halftime show from here on will have a non-English component to it.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (wrEn7)

362 There's such a hard-on to show women being warriors in history, regardless of actual history, that they ignore the fact that the vast majority of *men* were never warriors either.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (JwNbV)

363 362 There's such a hard-on to show women being warriors in history, regardless of actual history, that they ignore the fact that the vast majority of *men* were never warriors either.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (JwNbV)

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"Joan of Arc was transgender."
-some academic a few years back

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (GBKbO)

364 >>> 342
Pinch the tail and suck the head.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

Sigh. I hate it when Morons miss opportunities for funny socks.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)

Hey! I'm right here!!!

Posted by: Shep! at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (ULPxl)

365 358 I think some are fans of conquest and the first Superbowl halftime show in Spanish is the steady march toward fundamentally transforming America.
Posted by: old chick at February 09, 2026 01:43 PM (F3Dlr)

Maybe.

But Puerto Ricans and Mexicans don't exactly like each other.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

366 lie to me
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (jc0TO)
++++
:: borrows Sponge's shtick ::

You asked for it
https://youtu.be/3tigVYfHVmQ

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 01:45 PM (ojr4c)

367 Well, yeah...peasants weren't exactly free to move around. But even within the classes, women were considered property of men.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)

That still doesn't change the fact that I want to call modern day AWFLs whores who don't even get paid for it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (JwNbV)

368
The problem here is that individual Muslim people can indeed be fine.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

They're fine because they're too busy loading AK mags and sharpening their machetes to kill you yet.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (y9nCu)

369 Twenty bucks. Same as on Chartres Street.

Posted by: Pinch. Suck. Whatever. at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (NIB5L)

370 Women cannot be warriors for the simple fact that that they…

1. Lack the physical strength.

2. Spent most of the time either pregnant or rearing children.

3. Tended/ran the household.

4. Would be dishonorable.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (Sy3QE)

371
Indeed - the want for female warriors is so obsessive that the few sort of examples get brought up endlessly - the Greek legends about Amazons, the supposed Amazonian tribe where the women fought the Spanish with more vigor then the men, and the Dahomey Amazons.

And compare that to the documentation of male warriors and combat...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (sKqQm)

372 On this AMA "no trans until 19" stuff,
Why 19? Is that some more "science" that they pulled out of their asses like the 6 foot rule?
Why not 25, when the brain is fully developed. Why not 40, past the peak fertility age?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 01:24 PM (mymNa)
Good question, my first thought as well.
Posted by: ShainS

My guess is because under 19 will exclude 99.5% of high school seniors. If the recommendation is enacted in state laws it makes it unlawful for school boards and school district employees to meddle in the sex determination of practically all K-12 students. Meaning relieving them from liability if a school nurse or teacher influences practically any student to have voluntary sex change surgery. It's always about the money.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (5rh/l)

373 Is the Superbowl coming up?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (P7usy)

374
Maybe.

But Puerto Ricans and Mexicans don't exactly like each other.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

I do occasionally wonder how angry normal spanish speaking households across America must be.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (JwNbV)

375 They're fine because they're too busy loading AK mags and sharpening their machetes to kill you yet.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: RPGs at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)

376 The fun part about Joan of Arc is that there's no actual historical evidence or testimony of her fighting in any battles. She was a symbol, a morale booster, a mythic figure, not some ass kicking warrior.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (PYyV9)

377 "Joan of Arc was transgender."
-some academic a few years back

Joan was primarily a symbol. Not a warrior, not a general, not a politician.

And her best buddy Giles de Rais was a pedophile and child murderer

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)

378 374
Maybe.

But Puerto Ricans and Mexicans don't exactly like each other.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

I do occasionally wonder how angry normal spanish speaking households across America must be.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 01:48 PM (JwNbV)

Do the natives of any Central or South American nation have any love or respect for natives of any other CA and SA nation? This "we don't like them attitude" is ritually passed-along to descendants, of course.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 01:52 PM (5rh/l)

379 Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 01:47 PM (Sy3QE)

Correct, to a point.

My wife is a real lady and she doesn't like guns or anything that even suggests confrontation, let alone violence.

But she is familiar with their operation, and I have zero doubt that if I were at the store when a burglar burst in, I would arrive home to find my house looking like a colander full of cherry cobbler, with a literal pile of spent shell casings in it.

She would just keep shooting and shooting once the fear set in.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 01:53 PM (YK4r1)

380 Whoopie Goldberg calls Elon Musk a racist for criticizing the casting of a black actress as Helen of Troy on the movie The Odyssey. He has said that Director Christopher Nolan has lost his integrity and it makes the premise incoherent.

One can only imagine the reaction of Goldberg and the other hags on The View if Sydney Sweeney was cast as Harriet Tubman in a movie.

Posted by: Cheri at February 09, 2026 01:53 PM (oiNtH)

381 The fun part about Joan of Arc is that there's no actual historical evidence or testimony of her fighting in any battles. She was a symbol, a morale booster, a mythic figure, not some ass kicking warrior.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 01:49 PM (PYyV9)
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Given that she denied taking part in combat at her trial, yeah.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 01:54 PM (bxiOq)

382 And it all comes down to $$$ for illegal barbarians. Dig deep and it's revealed!

OUT! Get Starmer OUT!

Find someone, anyone, who wants to protect the UK culture and stop the boats from Europe, dumping raping barbarians onto their shores.

While I may never return to the UK,and am very thankful I have beens several times...this needs to be done. And I pray for it every night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 02:12 PM (WONhk)

383 Who asked these Stalinists to "change the country"??

Utter Prats.

Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 03:54 PM (reMys)

384 Another thing: Sturmer has high-handedly CANCELLED quite a few local council elections.

Crickets from the Grauniad....

Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 03:57 PM (reMys)

385 You misinterpreted Starmer's meaning when he said, respecting McSweeney, "I will back him to the hilt!" This was a sexual reference, perfectly in keeping with what we know about these men.

Posted by: Kevin Cutts at February 09, 2026 04:24 PM (xKHIr)

THE MORNING RANT: Trans-Children Advocates Are Back-Tracking to Salvage Their Reputations as Lawsuits and a Preference Cascade Bring the Butchery to an End

Words cannot describe just how diabolical the trans-children social contagion has been. Hospital groups and pharmaceutical companies prospered, Munchausen mommies were entranced, and thousands of children were sterilized and mutilated. There is no way to ever undo the damage done to those children, but a recent lawsuit awarding a victim $2 million is a start.

In ensuing days, there has been a cascade of former advocates suddenly reversing their support for transing children, as they face the possibility of massive legal judgments, as well as losing what remaining credibility they still have.

Since that judgment, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons quickly put out a statement opposing gender transition surgeries for minors, stating that “ASPS recommends that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old.” Almost immediately after the ASPS statement, the American Medical Association also backed off, announcing that “In the absence of clear evidence, the AMA agrees with ASPS that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood.”

Over the weekend, the Washington Post published an editorial by Megan McArdle titled “The Transgender Orthodoxy is Cracking” which lays out the off-ramp for establishment liberals. She reassures the WaPo’s readers that she is a member of their tribe by stating, “I’m not opposed to pediatric transition. I simply believe we need better evidence before making it standard medical practice.” But she also acknowledges how a minority opinion that seemingly has widespread concurrence can collapse quickly, and that transing children is one of those issues:

Public orthodoxies that diverge from private opinion may be surprisingly stable, but they can also prove remarkably unstable, because they depend on private thoughts to stay private, giving doubters the illusion that they are lone deviants rather than members of a silent majority. Each skeptical voice makes it more likely that further doubts will be raised, triggering a rapid shift to a new equilibrium.
If you’ve wondered how communism collapsed, that’s how. And if you’ve wondered why communist regimes are so oppressive, that’s also your answer. When you are the custodian of a fragile orthodoxy, you cannot afford to allow a hint of dissent.

Perhaps an even greater signal that the establishment left is abandoning the trans-children fad is that David French of all people is trying to publicly walk-back his passion for pushing trans-everything on children. He responded to the detransitioner’s lawsuit victory by tweeting “This is absolutely expected. The facts in many of these cases are truly shocking, and juries were never going to be swayed by extreme and bespoke ideological justifications for drastic and permanently life-altering medical procedures.”

This is absolutely expected. The facts in many of these cases are truly shocking, and juries were never going to be swayed by extreme and bespoke ideological justifications for drastic and permanently life-altering medical procedures. https://t.co/P7bGAHAYeg
— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 31, 2026

Mr. French, of course, worked his way from the National Review to the New York Times by making the “conservative Christian” case for the left’s most pathological agenda items. Most famously, David French called it a “blessing of liberty” for men dressed pruriently in women’s clothing to entertain children in a public library.

As odious as French’s support for “Drag Queen Story Hour” might have been, it still didn’t explicitly support the transing of children. But in a piece David French wrote for The Dispatch in 2021 titled “Hungary is No Model for the American Right,” he made it explicitly clear that he supports the practice of adults pressuring children into adopting a trans-identity. In this piece, French condemned Viktor Orban’s government because ”the regime just passed a law sharply limiting any promotion of homosexuality or gender transition to children.

The fact that David French, who is on the record advocating for the “promotion of…gender transition to children,” is now walking back that support serves as a beacon to the establishment left that the trans-children era is over.

One of David French’s criticisms of Hungary’s Orban is his party’s legislation “sharply limiting any promotion of homosexuality or gender transition to children.” French can’t walk back his open support for the depravity of child gender transition. https://t.co/IY84FpEz69
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) February 1, 2026

Two years ago I wrote a piece titled The Trans-Children Era is About to Be Memory-Holed & the Perpetrators Will Be Disavowing Involvement.” I’m flattered that Ed Driscoll continues to link to it at Instapundit, which he did again a few days ago. Here are a few excerpts, which are still relevant, especially in regard to documenting those who pushed this evil.

The trans-children social contagion is soon to be memory-holed, and a day is coming when it will be hard to find any politician or person of authority who will acknowledge having supported this atrocity. There will need to be accountability.
Obviously, those who operated the gender abattoirs should be imprisoned for their grisly mutilation of healthy children, as should those who diagnosed healthy children as needing to be butchered and sterilized. As for those who simply advocated for child gender transitions, they must not be able to whitewash their records. They have rendered themselves unfit for any role in public policy.
Expect there to be a massive scrubbing of social media and professional records by those needing to distance themselves from their advocacy for or involvement in “gender affirming care” for minors.

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There are some acts of evil that were once widely accepted, but once the tides turned against them, the nature of those practices became so incomprehensible that virtually no one would ever claim to having supported them. When I was a child in Texas in the 1970s, it was barely a decade after legal segregation ended, yet I never met a single person who had an opinion of Jim Crow other than that it was a moral abomination and a disgrace. While I genuinely believe that the adults in my childhood were appalled by segregation, there were plenty of folks around who had to have supported segregation, or else it wouldn’t have persisted for so long. But none would admit it, because it would be admitting complicity in evil.
There are other examples of unthinkable practices that were once widely supported, but which are now recalled with abhorrence, such as eugenics and lobotomies. The trans-child social contagion will be remembered similarly.

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So, what do we do for now? Document. Document. Document. In every state and municipality there are up-and-coming politicians and political aspirants who have been very public about their support for “gender affirming care” for minors. Get screenshots and videos of their advocacy before they scrub their records and pretend it never happened.
I practice what I preach. There are a few people with political aspirations whom I am familiar with through my personal and civic circles. They have hard-left politics and live in deep blue bubbles where extremism is not challenged. During the BLM summer of 2020, they publicly advocated on social media in favor of riots, vandalism, criminal violence, property destruction, and defunding the police. With those positions now toxic even for Democrats, the social media of these passionate folks has been scrubbed. But I have screenshots. I don’t seek to cancel anybody, but I will not tolerate people denying the radical agendas they once advocated for. They can own it and say they were wrong, but they cannot deny it. There are abundant employment opportunities for them in fields where their terrible judgment will do no harm, but they have proven their unfitness for policy making.
I fully expect that within a year or two, our elites will be dismissing all talk of child sex changes as just another right-wing conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, the victims who received 15 minutes of adulation for surrendering their bodies to an evil fad when they were children will be discarded and forgotten. The damage done to their bodies can never be reversed, but at a minimum they can sue and seek to financially harm the ghouls who played mad scientist on their bodies.
But most importantly, anyone who once advocated for gender-transitioning children does not have the judgment to ever again be involved in formulating public policy.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 11:00 AM (PcTIw)

2 Fuck em. Let them burn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:01 AM (bss/y)

3 So close to pride month?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)

4 Trans kids are mentally unstable

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 11:02 AM (i+wP0)

5 4 Trans kids are mentally unstable
Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 11:02 AM (i+wP0)

Which is why the idea that lopping body parts off or chemically castrating them will fix them is fucking evil and retarded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)

6 Over the weekend, the Washington Post published an editorial by Megan McArdle titled “The Transgender Orthodoxy is Cracking” which lays out the off-ramp for establishment liberals. She reassures the WaPo’s readers that she is a member of their tribe by stating, “I’m not opposed to pediatric transition

What the fuck is wrong with democrats and wanting to sexualize children?

Best thing to do would be for a bullet to meet brainpans.

Sorry.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 11:04 AM (PcTIw)

7 There will need to be accountability.
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There will never be accountability.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:04 AM (RIvkX)

8 The star bellied sneetches.

Posted by: Dr. Suess at February 09, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

9 Trans kids are mentally unstable
Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 11:02 AM (i+wP0)

Which is why the idea that lopping body parts off or chemically castrating them will fix them is fucking evil and retarded.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

It's the parents pushing this shit. No three year old girl says she's a boy.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 11:05 AM (PcTIw)

10 This whole sad chapter proves once again the only way to handle bullies is to stand up to them. The way they tried to trash people for calling this the butchery it was is to call them out, stand fast, and ridicule their actions.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (1VKLJ)

11 The fact that David French, who is on the record advocating for the “promotion of…gender transition to children,” is now walking back that support serves as a beacon to the establishment left that the trans-children era is over.

Or that they decided on a strategic retreat until they regain/re-steal power again. Then they will destroy the lawyers who won these cases.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (D0HYP)

12 Our "elites" are almost uniformly cowards.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (zjgNU)

13 The entire transgender movement is a death cult on the brink of suiciding themselves into extinction.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (jtM2q)

14 “I’m not opposed to pediatric transition"

I'll echo rick: WHAT THE FUCK?!

I'm not against mutilating children. Really?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

15 5 Which is why the idea that lopping body parts off or chemically castrating them will fix them is fucking evil and retarded.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)

As are the parents who want to parade their "trans children" around as political accessories so they get virtue signal points in their political circles.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (uEmCf)

16 Nobody wanted to ban gas stoves. Right?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (Cqx++)

17 Wasn’t Megan McArdle considered a standard conservative for a few minutes maybe 15 years ago? She’s not and never was conservative in any way….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (R3YpS)

18 During the BLM summer of 2020, they publicly advocated on social media in favor of riots, vandalism, criminal violence, property destruction, and defunding the police. With those positions now toxic even for Democrats, the social media of these passionate folks has been scrubbed.
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I see no evidence these positions are toxic. cit. Minneapolis the last month.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)

19 The pediatric gender transitioners need their own Nuremberg Trials, lest, like too many of the Nazis, they are allowed to fade into the woodwork.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

20 As are the parents who want to parade their "trans children" around as political accessories so they get virtue signal points in their political circles.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (uEmCf)

Social cachet. Like all the hollywood actresses- who some insane % of Hollywood kids are trans.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

21 Meh. As long as my Liberal Friends can pretend they like Bad Bunny for a few days... until the next episode of Orange Man Bad comes on...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 11:08 AM (DgMqy)

22 19 The pediatric gender transitioners need their own Nuremberg Trials, lest, like too many of the Nazis, they are allowed to fade into the woodwork.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

I'd be fine with summary execution.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

23 "The trans-children social contagion is soon to be memory-holed, and a day is coming when it will be hard to find any politician or person of authority who will acknowledge having supported this atrocity. There will need to be accountability."

Mini-Tru is going to be very busy correcting the history books.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 11:09 AM (GUOwU)

24 The Left always abandons those they raise up. The darlings of the commies now are of course Islamists and they are hostile to trans.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:09 AM (QLKBy)

25 Trans-Children Advocates Are Back-Tracking to Salvage Their Reputations as Lawsuits and a Preference Cascade Bring the Butchery to an End

No.
They should still all be lashed a post in public squares and genitals removed with rusty spoons*, then left to bleed out.

*carrot peeler, sand blaster, whatever.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 09, 2026 11:09 AM (r08dW)

26 Does this amount to trans genocide?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 11:10 AM (3sG5t)

27 Heh. Article linked at Insty on Stellantis, Buck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y)

28 20 Social cachet. Like all the hollywood actresses- who some insane % of Hollywood kids are trans.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

It's the Left-Wing version of "Holier than Thou".

Trooning or Pooning out your child makes you "More Left than Thou".

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:11 AM (uEmCf)

29 I see no evidence these positions are toxic. cit. Minneapolis the last month.

It's definitely starting, and will move fast.

But she also acknowledges how a minority opinion that seemingly has widespread concurrence can collapse quickly, and that transing children is one of those issues:

Public orthodoxies that diverge from private opinion may be surprisingly stable, but they can also prove remarkably unstable, because they depend on private thoughts to stay private, giving doubters the illusion that they are lone deviants rather than members of a silent majority. Each skeptical voice makes it more likely that further doubts will be raised, triggering a rapid shift to a new equilibrium.

If you’ve wondered how communism collapsed, that’s how. And if you’ve wondered why communist regimes are so oppressive, that’s also your answer. When you are the custodian of a fragile orthodoxy, you cannot afford to allow a hint of dissent.

Shorter version: lefty lunacies du jour are like a supersaturated solution. A small jostle is all it takes to cause a huge change.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

30 >>“I’m not opposed to pediatric transition. I simply believe we need better evidence before making it standard medical practice.

FUNNY, YOU PEOPLE DERIDED US FOR CLAIMING "WITHOUT EVIDENCE" THAT CHILDREN WERE BEING TRANSED.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 09, 2026 11:11 AM (0yjaw)

31 ‘ Trans-Children Advocates Are Back-Tracking to Salvage Their Reputations’

Whatever backtracking they could ever possibly do will be too little, too late. I hope they get all the disgrace and punishment in the world
BUT
The professional advocates aren’t the only culprits.
Leftist culture at large demanded this monstrosity.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 11:12 AM (jbnUc)

32 24 The Left always abandons those they raise up. The darlings of the commies now are of course Islamists and they are hostile to trans.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:09 AM (QLKBy)

They've always been sneaking Islam in, even as they promoted trans.

That's why they're so "positive" towards Polygamy and Pedophilia.

So every Muslim Brother can have his harem of 9 year olds.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:12 AM (uEmCf)

33 The pediatric gender transitioners need their own Nuremberg Trials, lest, like too many of the Nazis, they are allowed to fade into the woodwork.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

I agree. This was pure inhuman, anti-human mutilation and torture visited upon children and the insane.

There should be trials and the perpetrators if found guilty should be hung by the neck until dead.

It's hard to find someone worse than the death camp Nazis but, welp, the child mutilators did it. Congratulations, assholes.

Sue them to penury, and execute them if they're found guilty.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 11:12 AM (iJfKG)

34 29
Shorter version: lefty lunacies du jour are like a supersaturated solution. A small jostle is all it takes to cause a huge change.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

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They impose their will through the control of institutions.

If People magazine and Big Law agree on something, it becomes conventional wisdom, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Until someone blinks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (GBKbO)

35 Our culture has been captured by evil leaders and few have the willingness to say what needs to be done, which is a return to the morals and standards of a previous era. (i.e. Christian morality)

One sector for return: the longstanding cultural prohibition of degenerate sexuality (homosexuality, adultery, promiscuous sex of all kinds, etc...) existed for a reason.

You can believe (as I do) that God prohibited such things because he made our nature and gave us a blueprint for a harmonious society, OR you can believe that humanity developed these traditions from experience and societal evolution, but it's pretty clear WHY these prohibitions existed and that our society has been ignoring the Gods of the Copybook Headings for far too long. Their return is imminent.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (zjgNU)

36 Somebody needs to go back and get a shitload of woodchippers.

Posted by: Throw David French in there too at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (TbWk/)

37 Trans kids are mentally unstable.

So are the people who think it's just fine if they want to mutilate themselves. Common sense tells us it's not only horrible it's stupid.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (E7+ue)

38 Hmmm . . . What will the new purity test be?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 11:14 AM (IwUWI)

39 They used to do WHAT to children!?!?!? That's f***ed up!!!!

Posted by: Every Teenager in Year 2100 at February 09, 2026 11:14 AM (qUkBO)

40 >>But she also acknowledges how a minority opinion that seemingly has widespread concurrence can collapse quickly, and that transing children is one of those issues:

Translation:
I'm going to write a detached "think piece" that describes why the entirety of my profession and party encouraged - demanded - the mutilation of children as if I had no part in it. And really, we need to move on you guyz.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (0yjaw)

41 Has anyone anywhere, anytime, been influenced by David French?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (3sG5t)

42 Trans is the ultimate culmination of the anti-child social drift we have seen over the past 80 years or so.

Children are handbags.

Women were taught to hate and fear having kids.

Those who had them treat them like accessories.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y)

43 Wasn’t Megan McArdle considered a standard conservative for a few minutes maybe 15 years ago? She’s not and never was conservative in any way….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (R3YpS)

I'm fairly certain she's always been "libertarian" which has increasingly meant "Once was sane on fiscal issues, but is now universally retarded."

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (zjgNU)

44 40 Translation:
I'm going to write a detached "think piece" that describes why the entirety of my profession and party encouraged - demanded - the mutilation of children as if I had no part in it. And really, we need to move on you guyz.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (0yjaw)

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MoveOn.org. For reals.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)

45 I'd be fine with summary execution.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

Dissection by wood chipper.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (8zz6B)

46 Trans kids are mentally unstable.

And cutting off their sexual parts will make them well? What kind of idiot could believe such a thing?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

47 41 Has anyone anywhere, anytime, been influenced by David French?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (3sG5t)

=====

"He's a good doggy."
-his current readership

I suspect most commentators have little actual influence except on the most gullible.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)

48 Translation:
I'm going to write a detached "think piece" that describes why the entirety of my profession and party encouraged - demanded - the mutilation of children as if I had no part in it. And really, we need to move on you guyz.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (0yjaw)

Translation, Translation: don't shoot me in the back of the head and bury me in a ditch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

49 Compare and contrast, Mooch v. Vance.

https://is.gd/9uAP17

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (J+Psw)

50 17 Wasn’t Megan McArdle considered a standard conservative for a few minutes maybe 15 years ago? She’s not and never was conservative in any way….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Liberaltarian deep in the Acela Corridor groupthink. Primarily a corporate apologist but very liberal on social issues.

McArdle . . .writes for The Washington Post, mostly about economics, finance, and government policy.

McArdle began her writing career with a blog, "Live from the WTC", started in November 2001. Other publications she has worked for include The Atlantic, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, and Bloomberg View. She published book reviews and opinion pieces in the New York Post, The New York Sun, Reason, The Guardian, and Salon."

It was no less than David Brooks that called her a leading voice on the right.

So typical Economist style 'conservative' and WEF apologist for corporate fascism and social liberalism.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (2swu2)

51 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

52 >>Does this amount to trans genocide?

Anything short of active celebration = trans erasure.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (0yjaw)

53 I suspect most commentators have little actual influence except on the most gullible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)

HEY! That's mean.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

54 Trans is the ultimate culmination of the anti-child social drift we have seen over the past 80 years or so.

Children are handbags.

Women were taught to hate and fear having kids.

Those who had them treat them like accessories.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y)

Not ALL women...

Which is why the left fiercely defends their capture of public schooling. Without recruiting the children of sane families, they would die off quickly.

(And too many sane families don't believe that is the goal of public schooling.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (zjgNU)

55
Right on schedule. I.e., the moment the fire reaches their feet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (n7rxJ)

56 Evil never sleeps. Be wary.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (jc0TO)

57 Not ALL women...

Which is why the left fiercely defends their capture of public schooling. Without recruiting the children of sane families, they would die off quickly.

(And too many sane families don't believe that is the goal of public schooling.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (zjgNU)

I am assuming you are being sarcastic. I knew someone would say that while I was writing the comment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:18 AM (bss/y)

58 53 I suspect most commentators have little actual influence except on the most gullible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)

HEY! That's mean.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

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"I thought this about the political topic, but now that I've read the latest column by David Frum, I've changed my mind."

I think most are used to affirm priors, and little else. "Yes, this is what I thought, and this guy gave more detail than I could. He should be read by everyone."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

59 Related: This Super Bowl ad for women's sports *for women* was great. Amazed it was allowed:

https://tinyurl.com/2vmxdnvb

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:19 AM (0yjaw)

60 51 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

Wealthy adults generally go to Brazil or Korea for extreme plastic surgery (whether trans-related or not)

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)

61 I think most are used to affirm priors, and little else. "Yes, this is what I thought, and this guy gave more detail than I could. He should be read by everyone."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

62 Absolutely brutal examples need to be made of these people. It won't solve the problem completely but they will hesitate to do this for a long time.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (OPGS/)

63 The dickchoppers and illegal aliens are the kinds of issues I like to see people paying attention to.

Most issues are 50/50 on party lines, because the scumbags in the Uniparty have done a very good job of pitting everyone against a wholly-imagined opposition because, as Michael Malice puts it "people tend to view the world through an us/them filter instead of a true/false filter."

But these are the issues that lay bare the real dynamic in this country, because it sure isn't party politics. These are the issues that cut horizontally across party lines, and vertically through their respective coalitions. They're the issues where at least 70% of the broad mass of the American people agree with one another, and are faced with shrieking, heel-digging opposition or languid, supine inaction from their elected officials.

These are the things that might get the LIVs to peek under the hood and actually realize that this fight isn't about Dem vs. GOP but ruling class vs. subject class, and maybe just maybe one day decide to do something about that repulsive injustice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (BI5O2)

64 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

Wealthy adults generally go to Brazil or Korea for extreme plastic surgery (whether trans-related or not)

The key word here is "adults".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

65 51 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

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"I don't think the public opinion against murder will stop murder. It'll just send it underground."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)

66 Trans kids are mentally unstable.

So are the people who think it's just fine if they want to mutilate themselves. Common sense tells us it's not only horrible it's stupid.
Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (E7+ue)

Trannies are also all murderers. Little Johnny gets his junk cut off, and tiddies bolted on, and now goes by "Hissteria". Johnny has been murdered; he no longer exists, his parents no longer have a son.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

67 61 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

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Clapter, essentially.

Also...how big is too big?

Must confirm with serious academic source: Weird Science.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

68 Munchausen mommies were entranced ...

---------

Munchausen's-by-Butchery

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (V8agI)

69 Shorter version: lefty lunacies du jour are like a supersaturated solution. A small jostle is all it takes to cause a huge change.
Posted by: Archimedes
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True because most people do not live for their political preferences. They have outcome preferences but not specific policy preferences--so the howler monkey of the leftist media can push idiotic notions out the door as in transing your kids saves them from killing themselves and the average people lacked any immunity to the idiotic idea until the consequences started rolling out.

Average folks just want to be left alone to enjoy their lives and leftists whose political views are akin to the worst sort of evangelism and pseudo religion, just cannot leave average people alone.

Eventually a bloodbath ensues when ideologues are killed en masse so that the rest of society can live again. Usually that comes about via a despot--it is easier for folks to satisfy one despot than a multitude of oppressors.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (2swu2)

70 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

Wealthy adults generally go to Brazil or Korea for extreme plastic surgery (whether trans-related or not)
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)
_______

True, but the rich generally pay for quality PS in Brazil and Korea. I was thinking more of the dirt-cheap, underground cosmetic butchers in Mexico and other south-of-the-border locations. A procedure that costs $15k in TX might cost 10% of that in MX. But you get what you pay for.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (iFTx/)

71 70 True, but the rich generally pay for quality PS in Brazil and Korea. I was thinking more of the dirt-cheap, underground cosmetic butchers in Mexico and other south-of-the-border locations. A procedure that costs $15k in TX might cost 10% of that in MX. But you get what you pay for.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (iFTx/)

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Emelia Perez is the story of our times.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)

72 Related: This Super Bowl ad for women's sports *for women* was great. Amazed it was allowed:

https://tinyurl.com/2vmxdnvb

Wow, I am amazed as well. Great ad.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

73 26 Does this amount to trans genocide?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA

People that use that phrase need to be lovingly caressed with a piece of rebar.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (OPGS/)

74 Not all kids that were transed were mentally unstable, one or both of their parents were. Many of these kids were forced by their parents to have these surgeries. Is forced a word I should be using, is it too harsh, no. These are kids like many of us were at that age that were questioning what we felt and their parents pushed them into butchery before the kids were able to sort out their feelings. I'm just happy that Ms. Varians only had top surgery since she can have surgery to restore her breasts. Others who went beyond that are screwed.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (2NHgQ)

75 >>Has anyone anywhere, anytime, been influenced by David French?

>>I suspect most commentators have little actual influence except on the most gullible.

French doesn't exist to influence conservatives.
He is there to fill the spot for a conservative voice (see: Jen Rubin at WashPost as the "conservative") because he can reliably criticize and blame conservatives for everything, thus confirming progressives their way is the best way. See, they're open-minded and read non-progressive views, they read David French!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (0yjaw)

76 It will be very easy for the left to ignore the "transitioned" children because in 5 to 10 years, very few will still be alive. The medical impact of long-term us of puberty blockers is devastating on proper bone and organ development. It will also result in an explosion of cancer. Of course, the suicide rate of these children will be very high when they realize they were betrayed by their parents for likes and physicians for money.
I have noticed that most of the outspoken detransitioners have accepted Christ as their Savior after detransitioning. This is the best hope for t5hese children (as it is for all of us).

Posted by: Kurt Hoffman at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (lIr+h)

77 66 Trannies are also all murderers. Little Johnny gets his junk cut off, and tiddies bolted on, and now goes by "Hissteria". Johnny has been murdered; he no longer exists, his parents no longer have a son.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

The problem : "Hissteria" is making 6 figures per Month on Only Fans.

Johnny wasn't even making 6 figures per YEAR.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (uEmCf)

78 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (J+Psw)

I appreciated that. Coming from "An attitude of gratitude" and a faith perspective makes J.D. Vance who he is large part, I expect , as opposed to Michelle Obama who seems to be angry and resentful and unhappy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 11:24 AM (ix8EF)

79 5 >>Has anyone anywhere, anytime, been influenced by David French?

His wife's bull. David makes him laugh.

Posted by: Roy at February 09, 2026 11:24 AM (lHwr/)

80 I came in for a hernia operation. They cut off one of my nuts by mistake.

Posted by: Stir Crazy at February 09, 2026 11:25 AM (TmfuF)

81 Clapter, essentially.

Also...how big is too big?

Must confirm with serious academic source: Weird Science.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

Essentially. I think one thing that often gets overlooked by a lot of this is how it is comforting to the psyche. Reassuring. Even when you have a bunch of retarded, evil anti-ice terror simps shouting about how they are going to murder people and their families, the thing is this is also an expression of community.

It's like how on twitter everyone has a tendency to try to top the other guy in the fervency of their opinion. It's group signaling.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)

82 "Trans kids are mentally unstable."

And the adults that pushed them into "being trans" are worse.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (vbXSk)

83 Just another crack in the wall. If you stand back and look objectively at what's happening across the board to the left's agenda it is crumbling.

From voter ID to illegals to trans, etc, the left is losing ground bigly. And fastly.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (viF8m)

84 61 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.

I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

85 French doesn't exist to influence conservatives.
He is there to fill the spot for a conservative voice (see: Jen Rubin at WashPost as the "conservative") because he can reliably criticize and blame conservatives for everything, thus confirming progressives their way is the best way. See, they're open-minded and read non-progressive views, they read David French!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (0yjaw)

David Brooks might be the worst example of Washington General Conservative.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)

86 "If I had my way, you'd wear that goddamn uniform every day of your pecker-sucking life."
--Lt. Aldo Reine

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (NYInA)

87 ... David French of all people is trying to publicly walk-back his passion for pushing trans-everything on children.

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"Child Mutilation is a Blessing of Liberty, H8R!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (/k9od)

88 That WaPo editorial brings back a phrase from my youth, during the Nixon administration: The Silent Majority. It's time to activate it. We, the Silent Majority, who have had enough of:
- transgenderism and perversions like drag queen storyhour
- open borders and sanctuary cities,
- not deporting illegal aliens, particularly criminals,
- establishing roadblocks and "autonomous zones" in cities,
- invading our houses of worship,
- and liberal prosecutors failing to indict and jail criminals.

If we are truly a silent majority it is time for us to deluge our lawmakers with phone messages and written letters, for those who write about politics to encourage a wave of correspondence, to tell our Congressional reps and senators if they host a town hall that this has gone far enough.

Polling, supposedly, says that a majority of Americans do not favor the policies listed above. It is time for us to act like the majority.

Posted by: George V at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (HUbHH)

89 86 "If I had my way, you'd wear that goddamn uniform every day of your pecker-sucking life."
--Lt. Aldo Reine

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (NYInA)

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"I think this might be my masterpiece."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)

90 I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

Sad to see an anti-semite self identify.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

91 88 Polling, supposedly, says that a majority of Americans do not favor the policies listed above. It is time for us to act like the majority.

Posted by: George V at February 09, 2026 11:27 AM (HUbHH)

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GA has 300,000 ballots in the 2020 election with no paper trace at all.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)

92 Suck it, Pritzker.

Posted by: Rex B at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (FTnqJ)

93 Its funny, if you asked if a 5 year old can sign a contract or hell choose to take aspirin or not the answer is "hell no they don't have that mental capability yet."

But having themselves sexually mutilated because of a gender dysphoria diagnosis? Sure why not!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)

94 92 Suck it, Pritzker.

Posted by: Rex B at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (FTnqJ)

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He got on Ozempic for nothing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (GBKbO)

95 David French of all people is trying to publicly walk-back his passion for pushing trans-everything on children.

In fairness to David as far as we know he is only turned on by adult trannies

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (sKqQm)

96 And the adults that pushed them into "being trans" are worse.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (vbXSk)

And it's not always the parents. There are teachers and other "caregivers" out there pushing transmania onto children. And sometimes the parents believe their bullshit, and allow the transing. Never fall for the "dead son/live daughter" scam.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (8zz6B)

97 I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.

I'm not sure why I put her name in quotes.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

98 I also think that a ton of the parents are fucking stupid and do not think it is permanent (with regards to the blockers.) Or believe that their kid can really go from a functional male to a functional, happy, well adjusted female.

They are fucking stupid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:30 AM (bss/y)

99 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.

I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)
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I have no idea who she is other than what I've heard on this site. Don't think I ever saw a picture of her. Never been interested enough to find out.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

100 97 I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.

I'm not sure why I put her name in quotes.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

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Because her real name is Jenna Jameson?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)

101 93 But having themselves sexually mutilated because of a gender dysphoria diagnosis? Sure why not!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)

"He'll look so cute in a dress and with long pink hair!"

--Psychotic Parent with Munchausen-By-Proxy

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:30 AM (uEmCf)

102 97 I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.

I'm not sure why I put her name in quotes.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

You could have called her 'Abby Milk-Wagons' and we would have known who you meant.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (bss/y)

103 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.
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Seeking bias confirmation.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (XeU6L)

104 Triple parantheses.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (P7usy)

105 103 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.
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Seeking bias confirmation.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (XeU6L)

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"I subscribed to The Atlantic to really challenge my views."
-far leftist, wanting to dip a toe in not quite as far leftism

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)

106 Don't have time to find it, but there's a clip going around on X of a 'man on the street' interview where an older woman is asked if she would support her 6 or 8 year old granddaughters if they wanted to transition. Of course she would blah blah blah all smiles. Then she's asked if she would be OK if her grandchildren got tattoos, and she immediately goes into normal grandma mode and says "No!" explaining that she always told her sons they should think seriously about getting tattoos because **they are permanent**.

Yes, the follow-up question is about how transing is permanent and she short-circuits. Cognitive dissonance FT!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (0yjaw)

107 96 And it's not always the parents. There are teachers and other "caregivers" out there pushing transmania onto children. And sometimes the parents believe their bullshit, and allow the transing. Never fall for the "dead son/live daughter" scam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (8zz6B)

And if they're on the internet, then there's a whole sea of sharks (no, that isn't a Blahaj reference) out there pushing it onto them.

"Hey, you want to look like a cute anime girl, right?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (uEmCf)

108 >>Related: This Super Bowl ad for women's sports *for women* was great. Amazed it was allowed:

Didn't see that one. I watched the entire game including the commercials. Was it a pregame ad? Because I didn't watch the pregame crap. Or maybe a halftime ad? Because I turned the TV for halftime.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (Y1sOo)

109 I have no idea who she is other than what I've heard on this site. Don't think I ever saw a picture of her. Never been interested enough to find out.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

Ben Shapiro's sister. She has quite large breasts.

I think a lot of it grew out of just being annoyed by Little Ben and wanting to needle him.

There was also a webcam thot who looked similar to her and was pushed as being her for a bit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

110 53 I suspect most commentators have little actual influence except on the most gullible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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It is because most of them only mirror opinions acceptable to their own insulated ruling class. The bolder of them does the limited modified hangout like we are seeing here so that the rest of the opinionated ruling class can determine whether transing kids is a liability to its continued existence or not. Not whether it is right or wrong but a political mistake in going too far too fast.

Only the iconoclasts who don't particularly give one damn about what other people think oppose almost reflexively what the hive mind wants dare to oppose as they have already excommunicated themselves mentally from the hive mind in the first place.

Then there are those who force themselves into becoming a prophet and martyrdom (Codevilla, Sam Huntington, Bernard Lewis, etc. ) paying the price by being excommunicated from their former status in the ruling class.

H. Beam Piper's short story, Naudsonce, is a biting commentary on politics from a sci fi perspective. It turns out the only alien that the Terrans can reach mentally is someone who is a castoff of that society

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (2swu2)

111 Since that judgment, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons quickly put out a statement opposing gender transition surgeries for minors, stating that “ASPS recommends that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old.” Almost immediately after the ASPS statement, the American Medical Association also backed off, announcing that “In the absence of clear evidence, the AMA agrees with ASPS that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood.”
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If there was an "absence of clear evidence" - which, if we're being charitable, there *was* (in reality, there was an abundance of evidence in the other direction) - then why did you take the opposite position for so long? As the primary non-governmental regulatory bodies - not to mention powerful lobbying groups - for these industries, why was the "absence of clear evidence" not an obstacle when you made your prior decisions? Why should you be trusted now? Why should your membership not dissolve you, right now?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (ojr4c)

112 Seeking bias confirmation.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (XeU6L)

Exactly. It's comforting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)

113 ... David French of all people is trying to publicly walk-back his passion for pushing trans-everything on children.

So it the mutilations of minors was the True Christian (non-MAGA) way, until it wasn't?

Every non-Trumper and Trump-H@ter has very flexible beliefs. Most of Trump's horrid, heinous actions become the Pure Christian Way when Trump or any other Republican is not President.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (5rh/l)

114 Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 09, 2026 11:23 AM (2NHgQ)

Like most small children, my daughter trusts me implicitly. If I started telling her "you know, I was talking with Karen & Caryn over some fair-trade coffee at the LGBTQIA+ Poetry Slam for Justice in Gaza about how you love that toy truck I got you at the Kroger. They both agreed that you're actually a boy and that I would seem very progressive and party-loyal if you would just accept that fact," she'd go along with it.

Because all she knows is that daddy loves her and wants the best for her, and anyone who abuses that trust should be tortured to death for his troubles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (BI5O2)

115 41 Has anyone anywhere, anytime, been influenced by David French?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 11:15 AM (3sG5t)

Unfortunately, yes. Maybe not that all that many, but he had an audience among Christian cruise-ship Republicans who want a pseudomoralistic framework for their TDS and reflexive opposition to anything PDT does or how he does it if it's something they would otherwise support.

Posted by: Because he's so declasse, you know at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

116
Level of concern over anything David French. ❌

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (6W1vz)

117 >>>Almost immediately after the ASPS statement, the American Medical Association also backed off, announcing that “In the absence of clear evidence, the AMA agrees with ASPS that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood.”

That's one small step.

Next license revocations from any and all who participated, including the mental health industry and pharmaceutical companies.

After that, reclassification of gender dysphoria as a mental illness.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (dK+Kv)

118 There are other examples of unthinkable practices that were once widely supported, but which are now recalled with abhorrence, such as eugenics and lobotomies.

At least they acknowledged this evil before they gave somebody the Nobel Prize in medicine for it, unlike the lobotomy case. Maybe our society is improving slowly.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (gmL3U)

119 And if they're on the internet, then there's a whole sea of sharks (no, that isn't a Blahaj reference) out there pushing it onto them.

"Hey, you want to look like a cute anime girl, right?"
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (uEmCf)

The porn is also odd. Now there has always been odd porn out there that I did not get, but FUTA?

Ok, you want to like dudes, fine. You do your thing.

But a mix of both? Pick a lane.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

120 I'd say that is true about a lot of consumed media on the internet. Very rarely is it about seeking out info or some new viewpoint, but about reinforcing your own. Movie reviews, political opinion, big tits, etc.
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Seeking bias confirmation.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:31 AM (XeU6L)

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"I subscribed to The Atlantic to really challenge my views."
-far leftist, wanting to dip a toe in not quite as far leftism
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)
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Or the opposite of bias confirmation. The audience not only wants to confirm its views align with the right people, but also that the views don't align with the wrong people. A foundational motivation for TDS.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

121 Unfortunately, yes. Maybe not that all that many, but he had an audience among Christian cruise-ship Republicans who want a pseudomoralistic framework for their TDS and reflexive opposition to anything PDT does or how he does it if it's something they would otherwise support.

Posted by: Because he's so declasse, you know at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

Like it or don't, but we have plenty of emotionally manipulated LIVs in our ranks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (dK+Kv)

122 Public orthodoxies that diverge from private opinion may be surprisingly stable, but they can also prove remarkably unstable, because they depend on private thoughts to stay private, giving doubters the illusion that they are lone deviants rather than members of a silent majority. Each skeptical voice makes it more likely that further doubts will be raised, triggering a rapid shift to a new equilibrium
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Odd framing.

Public orthodoxies only deviate significantly from average private opinion when enabled to do so by an unresponsive/unaccountable public institution. When a public institution must be responsive to the public they deign to govern or advise, its orthodoxies will not vary wildly from the baseline public average.

And there's a word for unresponsive/unaccountable public institutions that ignore the typical member of the public and impose their own wills upon them: tyranny.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (ojr4c)

123 see: Jen Rubin at WashPost
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Please, no. I will turn to stone if I see that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (RIvkX)

124 Ok, you want to like dudes, fine. You do your thing.

But a mix of both? Pick a lane.

And please, nothing with hooves.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

125 84
‘ I'd just like to point out that I have never been one of the "Abigail Shapiro" luster-afters.’

Fag.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (jbnUc)

126 Lizzy it doesn't sound like that was a SB commercial. Plus the tweet said 40 million views and zero media dollars spent and there were a lot more eyes than that on SB.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (QLKBy)

127 118 There are other examples of unthinkable practices that were once widely supported, but which are now recalled with abhorrence, such as eugenics and lobotomies.

At least they acknowledged this evil before they gave somebody the Nobel Prize in medicine for it, unlike the lobotomy case. Maybe our society is improving slowly.

Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (gmL3U)

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Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

128 Or the opposite of bias confirmation. The audience not only wants to confirm its views align with the right people, but also that the views don't align with the wrong people. A foundational motivation for TDS.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

Yes. Which I think is part of the reason for the 80/20 divide on so many issues. People have lined up with their 'side' and are not thinking anything through on it's own merits- because they do not want to get left with no side whatsoever.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

129 What is the single reason we should listen to anything French states? The sine qua non that gives him, or anybody else currency?

It’s a question very few people ask themselves before they jump headlong into debate.

The answer is fairly obvious.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (/IZKJ)

130 120 Or the opposite of bias confirmation. The audience not only wants to confirm its views align with the right people, but also that the views don't align with the wrong people. A foundational motivation for TDS.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

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Woody Allen reading National Review (Annie Hall had a copy in her apartment after they broke up in the movie).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

131 CBS under new boss, Bari Weiss:

Same ol', same ol'!

https://tinyurl.com/5n969y8j

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (cUGtl)

132 Perhaps an even greater signal that the establishment left is abandoning the trans-children fad is that David French of all people is trying to publicly walk-back his passion for pushing trans-everything on children.
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David French needs to shut up and quietly go live his best life being the Lucky Pierre in the fluid-stained sleazy motel room rented by the month by NT, Inc.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (ojr4c)

133 It's not true smug unless it comes from the Smug region of France. Otherwise it's just Euroweenie whining.

Apps to Help Shoppers Boycott U.S. Goods Gaining Popularity in Europe

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (J+Psw)

134 >>Didn't see that one. I watched the entire game including the commercials. Was it a pregame ad? Because I didn't watch the pregame crap. Or maybe a halftime ad? Because I turned the TV for halftime.

Maybe it wasn't on the Super Bowl and I misunderstood the tweet? My mistake! Still a good ad, hope it does make it beyond the internet.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (0yjaw)

135 >>> Polling, supposedly, says that a majority of Americans do not favor the policies listed above. It is time for us to act like the majority.

Early estimates are that over 30M people watched the alternate superbowl halftime show last night. Pretty good!

Between that and Melania breaking records for a doc, will Hollywood realize conservatives want entertainment too? Just without a lecture?

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (gWBY1)

136 Anyone following the failed hit piece on Tulsi that followed the same pattern of the hits on Trump 1.0? Started at the end of last week and has already blown up in the hoaxers faces.

I think she found some damning evidence of election rigging.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (viF8m)

137 Researchers from King’s College London say the trial will involve around 220 children under the age of 16 who are going through puberty, and will examine the impact of the drugs on their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

Brazil not home of all Nazi Child Experiments.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (gbOdA)

138 People have lined up with their 'side' and are not thinking anything through on it's own merits- because they do not want to get left with no side whatsoever.

Thinking is hard. Most people would rather not.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

139 128 Yes. Which I think is part of the reason for the 80/20 divide on so many issues. People have lined up with their 'side' and are not thinking anything through on it's own merits- because they do not want to get left with no side whatsoever.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

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If the issues were divorced from party politics, there might be more movement on things. Like, nationwide referendum on voter ID instead of going through the parties in Congress.

Once this stuff hits party politics, though, tribalism and culture just take over everything else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (GBKbO)

140 As odious as French’s support for “Drag Queen Story Hour” might have been, it still didn’t explicitly support the transing of children. But in a piece David French wrote for The Dispatch in 2021 titled “Hungary is No Model for the American Right,” he made it explicitly clear that he supports the practice of adults pressuring children into adopting a trans-identity.
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Exactly. He wasn't more explicit only because he, in that moment, didn't need to be. It was understood.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (ojr4c)

141 Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

It completely and permanently cured the Rosenbergs of Communism.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (8zz6B)

142 Because all she knows is that daddy loves her and wants the best for her, and anyone who abuses that trust should be tortured to death for his troubles.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Dungeons

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (6W1vz)

143 Everyone is manipulated emotionally, some less than others. If you don't think you are, then trust me, you are, bigtime.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (QLKBy)

144 133 It's not true smug unless it comes from the Smug region of France. Otherwise it's just Euroweenie whining.

Apps to Help Shoppers Boycott U.S. Goods Gaining Popularity in Europe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (J+Psw)

Can't imagine china would want to be encouraging this trend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

145 119 But a mix of both? Pick a lane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

"But picking a lane doesn't own the chuds!"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (uEmCf)

146 143 Everyone is manipulated emotionally, some less than others. If you don't think you are, then trust me, you are, bigtime.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (QLKBy)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

147 David French needs to shut up and quietly go live his best life being the Lucky Pierre in the fluid-stained sleazy motel room rented by the month by NT, Inc.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:37 AM (ojr4c)

Unlucky Pierre is Pierre Omidyar, who pays the tab for French's Craigslist bulls.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (BI5O2)

148 Children are handbags.

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Well the average american woman has 10 or 20xs more handbags than kids. Sadly, the culture doesnt validate moms. I cant think of any main line entertainment that celebrates regular moms. Suburban houzesluts of the NBA. Sure doesnt. Nothing culture. Self absorption, and consumption. Its shite all the way down.

Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (6rdCx)

149 If there was an "absence of clear evidence" - which, if we're being charitable, there *was* (in reality, there was an abundance of evidence in the other direction) - then why did you take the opposite position for so long? As the primary non-governmental regulatory bodies - not to mention powerful lobbying groups - for these industries, why was the "absence of clear evidence" not an obstacle when you made your prior decisions? Why should you be trusted now? Why should your membership not dissolve you, right now?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (ojr4c)

In virtually any political/cultural circumstance, the best question to ask is qui bono? When you discover that, you discover the reason for any thought or action and how much it's going to hurt you.

Posted by: moki at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (wLjpr)

150 There will need to be accountability.

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Make Nuremberg Trials Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Fc1qt)

151 Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook

Speaking of Korea . . .

Schoolchildren in North Korea Executed for Watching “Squid Game”

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Tough but fair.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (J+Psw)

152 I think she found some damning evidence of election rigging.

I really hope the hints that it was abetted by Mark Warner turn out to be true. I'd welcome a respite from his ugly mug.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

153 The trans-children social contagion is soon to be memory-holed, and a day is coming when it will be hard to find any politician or person of authority who will acknowledge having supported this atrocity. There will need to be accountability.
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The consequences will be harder to memory-hole. Mutilated people killing themselves will be ignored, but anyone who knows the person who did it will not forget.

And when a non-trivial number of these guys go out by murder-suicide instead because before they go, they want to take those who did it with them, that will still make the papers. "Unknown motive" and everyone will know what it means.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (ojr4c)

154 128 Yes. Which I think is part of the reason for the 80/20 divide on so many issues. People have lined up with their 'side' and are not thinking anything through on it's own merits- because they do not want to get left with no side whatsoever.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

You don't want to be all alone when the shooting starts, because both sides will be shooting at you first.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (uEmCf)

155 150 There will need to be accountability.

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Make Nuremberg Trials Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Fc1qt)

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"For ICE and everyone in the Trump administration, right? Right?!"
-like 75% of the Democrat Party

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (GBKbO)

156 sins of omission sins of commission
sins of implicit sins of explicit
fellow travelers

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (6W1vz)

157 Other than reading about him here, I’ve never heard of Dave French.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (y6810)

158 The standard of care in malpractice cases is generally (it varies a bit from state to state) "what a reasonably prudent physician would do under the same or similar circumstances."

All of these cases will go to a jury because the experts retained for the defendant doc will be able to point to the AMA and other guidance in effect at the time advocating transing. The kid's will easily be able to retain their own experts saying it's a violation of the standard of care, regardless of AMA guidance, and it ends up a battle of experts for the jury to sort out.

Some malpractice attorneys think the experts don't matter much (being hired guns), and it comes down to how the defendant doc presents, and whether the average juror would feel comfortable being treated by the doc.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (XvL8K)

159 If there was an "absence of clear evidence" - which, if we're being charitable, there *was* (in reality, there was an abundance of evidence in the other direction) - then why did you take the opposite position for so long? As the primary non-governmental regulatory bodies - not to mention powerful lobbying groups - for these industries, why was the "absence of clear evidence" not an obstacle when you made your prior decisions? Why should you be trusted now? Why should your membership not dissolve you, right now?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:33 AM (ojr4c)

Their collective mental state was, "We really don't know if these mutilations will help or hurt the mental state and self-esteem of the patients, but we damn-sure know we can make money doing the mutilations while hugely increasing my social credit score!"

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (5rh/l)

160 Suburban houzesluts of the NBA. Sure doesnt. Nothing culture. Self absorption, and consumption. Its shite all the way down.
Posted by: Happy Monday at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (6rdCx)

Is that on the Christian Broadcast Network?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (bss/y)

161
Yo David, those things you call "bespoke ideological justifications" are what we call "luxury beliefs." We also call them other things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (n7rxJ)

162 151 Speaking of Korea . . .

Schoolchildren in North Korea Executed for Watching “Squid Game”

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Tough but fair.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (J+Psw)

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In Joint Security Area, a North Korean soldier is ordered to give his dog to the butchers for the men to eat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (GBKbO)

163 Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)
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ECT still used in the U.S.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (RIvkX)

164 We have a fair number of viral stories - maybe 20% - on our side that leave out important facts and people generally don't want to know about it. The other side lies constantly so it's hard to filter for when reality happens to break their way, it is not merely our fault for being manipulable. But do your due diligence. And by all means amplify bs but at least know it's bs when you're doing it.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (QLKBy)

165 Two interesting observations from halftime messages last night:

Bad bunny apparently told them love is stronger than hate. (Then stop telling your clapping seal fans to hate conservatives!)

And one of the singers at the alt halftime show said something like, just because you hate me doesn't mean I hate you back.

We are on the same page as far as hating hate. But until the media and culture actually eradicate using hate as a grifting tool for power and clicks, we'll never get past this nonsense.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (gWBY1)

166 What happened to Megan McArdle? These days, she's preaching that we just need to accept a certain level of fraud from the State, and that no shame should adhere to her and the rest of the asylum for the trans lunacy.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (GPa4z)

167 163 Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)
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ECT still used in the U.S.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (RIvkX)

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I thought it had been banned, if not at least massively opposed and barely used.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)

168 In virtually any political/cultural circumstance, the best question to ask is qui bono? When you discover that, you discover the reason for any thought or action and how much it's going to hurt you.
Posted by: moki at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (wLjpr)
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Yes, but that isn't exactly my point. I was unclear.

My point isn't that these questions have no answers, or even that it is difficult to make a good guess/inference about the answers. Why are these questions *NOT* being asked by any member of the press, or of the government, or by the membership of these bodies?

Because they've learned nothing, and have paid no price.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (ojr4c)

169 Wake me up when they start backing away from puberty blockers

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (1Au9i)

170 And the adults that pushed them into "being trans" are worse.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (vbXSk)

And it's not always the parents. There are teachers and other "caregivers" out there pushing transmania onto children. And sometimes the parents believe their bullshit, and allow the transing. Never fall for the "dead son/live daughter" scam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM

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Listened to an interview with a detransitioner awhile back who said the first person to recommend gender reassignment to her was her goddamn middle school guidance counselor. She said she had never thought of it before, and afterward the guidance counselor took a special interest in her, prodding her repeatedly with coaching and literature, recommending doctors who would do the deed. And, of course, she insisted that she not tell her parents or let them see the literature. The girl, now as much a woman as she can possibly be under the circumstances, said her gateway was very similar to other detransitioners she has come to know. "Guidance" counselors. There should be a tenth ring of hell.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (NYInA)

171 Expect there to be a massive scrubbing of social media and professional records by those needing to distance themselves from their advocacy for or involvement in “gender affirming care” for minors.

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Gender-Denying Abuse

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (jNfIV)

172 117 >>>Almost immediately after the ASPS statement, the American Medical Association also backed off, announcing that “In the absence of clear evidence, the AMA agrees with ASPS that surgical interventions in minors should be generally deferred to adulthood.”

That's one small step.

Next license revocations from any and all who participated, including the mental health industry and pharmaceutical companies.

After that, reclassification of gender dysphoria as a mental illness.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 11:34 AM (dK+Kv)
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Absolutely. The special treatment of "adulthood" doesn't make sense here. Thinking one is of the other sex is, in itself, proof of insanity. And insane people are no more able to make rational, responsible decisions than children are. End this charade.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (AlhUl)

173 >>>And when a non-trivial number of these guys go out by murder-suicide instead because before they go, they want to take those who did it with them, that will still make the papers. "Unknown motive" and everyone will know what it means.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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It's already happening.
All of these recent shooters have troubled sexual identity.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (6W1vz)

174 Good post.

It's a small victory but doesn't stop much of what the progressives will leave in place, i.e., Planned Parenthood provides gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using an informed consent model, with services available both in-person and via telehealth for individuals 18 and older.
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Publication Date: 12/10/2025
Author: Fernandez, Bernadette
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For Immediate Release: Dec. 17, 2025

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (NFX2v)

175 166 What happened to Megan McArdle? These days, she's preaching that we just need to accept a certain level of fraud from the State, and that no shame should adhere to her and the rest of the asylum for the trans lunacy.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (GPa4z)

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Posit:

Nothing's changed.

She's always been a partisan Democrat who used some pedantic and simplistic economics cover to call herself an independent/libertarian.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (GBKbO)

176 157 Other than reading about him here, I’ve never heard of Dave French.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:40 AM (y6810)

I had 'heard' of him back in the days of NRO. But he started to come up I think after I realized Jonah and Co. was just a hip talking gimmick (around 2005-6ish.)

Then he popped out of obscurity as someone I 'knew of' into wanting to be a candidate in the 2016 election?! With Evan McMuffin. Obviously playing as a spoiler candidate for Hillary (just like Ross Perot.) Thank fuck he failed miserably there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

177 I think one of the words I hate most of all these days is “bespoke”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (JbyEi)

178 As always follow the money.

Trans became big business and hospitals/doctors jumped on the gravy train.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (y6810)

179 Bad bunny apparently told them love is stronger than hate.

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Why does he hate English ?

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (g47mK)

180 If I ever become King, one of the things I will do is compile a list of all transgender patients under the age of 18 going back to the beginning.

And every surviving parent and doctor involved will entertain the masses by fighting ravenous jungle cats in my Coliseum of Justice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (BI5O2)

181 Apparently, South Korea still uses electro-shock therapy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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It probably works about as well as the US current pharmacy kink for treating things like depression. And electroshock does not mess with body chemistry near as much going forward.

Most if not all of the anti depressants, anti anxiety drugs can have a big impact on the body chemistry apart from its affect on the mind.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (2swu2)

182 Secretary Bessent Says Fed Will Take Its Time Reducing Its Balance Sheet

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Back in olden days, I was a CPA and I have absolutely no idea what "reducing its balance sheet" means.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (J+Psw)

183
That's one small step.

Next license revocations from any and all who participated, including the mental health industry and pharmaceutical companies.
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NO.
They go to jail.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (6W1vz)

184 OT:

@TheRealOneEles
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2h
Replying to @PpollingNumbers
If we don’t win this senate seat, black people have to answer for their tribalism

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White progressives are about to make war on the black voter base when Jasmine Crockett loses by 10 points in November.

And then Kamala will announce her candidacy a few months later.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (GBKbO)

185 Wait until the "you know akshually the Nazis had some good ideas" stuff starts flowing from the Left. You will see it in your lifetime. Probably a lot sooner than you think. And if they ever get a truly charismatic leader, the embers are all there right now, having been stoked for a good 15 years.

And if you don't think so, recall the term "Zionism" was practically the sole refuge of the underground "far right" only a decade or two back. Now it's mainstream left.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (QLKBy)

186 >>Children are handbags.

I recall back when I started a family, based on the parenting mags and conversations with colleagues, that a lot of moms treated children as "projects" and they were "project managers" using specially designed parenting spreadsheets to track daily activities, milestones, making sure the nanny was keeping up with the right meals/snacks, getting to all the scheduled social and sports activities, etc.. It was a little unnerving.

Working full-time and parenting is a lot of work, and one does have to track a lot of things, it was just wild to see people seamless move between project meetings at work to discussing milestones w/their kids, lol.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (0yjaw)

187 179 Bad bunny apparently told them love is stronger than hate.

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Why does he hate English ?

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (g47mK)

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He speaks the language of Cortez in order to oppose imperialism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)

188 Surgeons who performed the mutilations have the option of losing their hands or hanging.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (6W1vz)

189 177 I think one of the words I hate most of all these days is “bespoke”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 11:43 AM (JbyEi)

I think the first time I ever saw the word was in a car magazine in the 90s. And I was like 'what does that mean?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

190 17 Wasn’t Megan McArdle considered a standard conservative for a few minutes maybe 15 years ago? She’s not and never was conservative in any way….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (R3YpS)
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She was once kinda sorta libertarian, but like most of that sort, she dropped the icky economic side as if it were burning her fingers. Stuck with the sex-with-animals and anti-Christianist part.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (AlhUl)

191 Secretary Bessent Says Fed Will Take Its Time Reducing Its Balance Sheet

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Back in olden days, I was a CPA and I have absolutely no idea what "reducing its balance sheet" means.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (J+Psw)

They just write it off.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (y6810)

192 138 People have lined up with their 'side' and are not thinking anything through on it's own merits- because they do not want to get left with no side whatsoever.

Thinking is hard. Most people would rather not.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

Well...yes. Even here I've witnessed people openly reject Enlightment empiricism, critical thinking and rational inquiry because the facts didn't fit their preconceived notions or wrongly-reached conclusions, and didn't like their ox getting gored. That's when you see the lashing out, ad hominem attacks, and flouncing. It's something to be guarded against.

Posted by: Solipsism is a hell of a drug at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (TbWk/)

193 177 I think one of the words I hate most of all these days is “bespoke”.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Replaced artisan I think in the popular vernacular as too many products got called artisan that were not.

Thus, bespoke was the new cool kids monicker to set them apart from the hoi polloi.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (2swu2)

194 We are on the same page as far as hating hate.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (gWBY1)
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"Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate Thee? And do not I strive with those that rise up against Thee? I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies." - King David, Psalms 139:21-22

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (cUGtl)

195 Yo David, those things you call "bespoke ideological justifications" are what we call "luxury beliefs." We also call them other things.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Gross rationalizations to justify their perspectives/actions?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)

196 I have a boat, a bunch of millstones and some 550 cord. For rent.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (/IZKJ)

197 And it's not always the parents. There are teachers and other "caregivers" out there pushing transmania onto children. And sometimes the parents believe their bullshit, and allow the transing. Never fall for the "dead son/live daughter" scam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:29 AM (8zz6B)
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This is why I expect a significant uptick in murder/suicide crimes over the next 5-10 years.

It is not difficult to understand - or predict - that a mutilated person who decides to off himself might decide to take those he deems responsible for the mutilation with him. In many cases, it will be his parents, but not universally. I expect teachers and doctors to get hit with it, too. And nobody in the press will notice.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (ojr4c)

198 Thx Buck, great post.
As someone pointed out the whole trans industry will collapse when reinsurance companies put an end to reinsurance for medical malpractice insurance companies who insure doctors and hospitals that perform trans surgeries especially on children. One or two more successful lawsuits and it's over

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (Hhsnh)

199 The doctors should’ve known better.. but even more so the PARENTS should’ve known better sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (ZCxQ+)

200 162
‘ a North Korean soldier is ordered to give his dog to the butchers for the men to eat.’

Well, doggone.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (jbnUc)

201 I recall back when I started a family, based on the parenting mags and conversations with colleagues, that a lot of moms treated children as "projects" and they were "project managers" using specially designed parenting spreadsheets to track daily activities, milestones, making sure the nanny was keeping up with the right meals/snacks, getting to all the scheduled social and sports activities, etc.. It was a little unnerving.

Working full-time and parenting is a lot of work, and one does have to track a lot of things, it was just wild to see people seamless move between project meetings at work to discussing milestones w/their kids, lol.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (0yjaw)

Huh. That's interesting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)

202 Never fall for the "dead son/live daughter" scam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Agreed. The only possible problem is that there is nothing to stop a medical professional from fighting back by calling the police on the parents with a claim they are committing LITERAL GENOCIDE! on their child.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (OPGS/)

203 White progressives are about to make war on the black voter base when Jasmine Crockett loses by 10 points in November.

Her website was as amateurish as you'd expect from her, but I'm sure it's rayciss to point that out.

Jasmine Crockett Finally Added Some Policy to Her Website and It Was a Disaster

https://is.gd/fPihmH

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

204 There are other examples of unthinkable practices that were once widely supported, but which are now recalled with abhorrence, such as eugenics and lobotomies. The trans-child social contagion will be remembered similarly.

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Would be nice if systemic election fraud was considered one of these practices.

#SOON?

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (dTakD)

205 Politico’s TDS Take on Olympics: Defeating USA a “Moral Imperative”

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TDS on acid with a meth chaser.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (J+Psw)

206 203 Her website was as amateurish as you'd expect from her, but I'm sure it's rayciss to point that out.

Jasmine Crockett Finally Added Some Policy to Her Website and It Was a Disaster

https://is.gd/fPihmH

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

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Her campaign is no more than Black Girl Magic grift. It should surprise no one that her campaign is run by morons. They don't have to be smart to succeed with her name recognition and online presence in the modern Democrat Party.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:47 AM (GBKbO)

207 Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 11:41 AM (gWBY1)

They somehow stole morality out from Christianity's nose and they are in the middle of attempting the same thing with "love". In both cases they use the gays to get there. It's fascinating to watch.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:48 AM (QLKBy)

208 We are on the same page as far as hating hate.

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Speak for yourself.

I hate the Left with everything I've got, and I'll never moderate or apologize for it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:48 AM (BI5O2)

209 And every surviving parent and doctor involved will entertain the masses by fighting ravenous jungle cats in my Coliseum of Justice.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

In my domain, those people are also in a Coliseum that has one knife in the middle of it and I tell them to fight to the end.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:48 AM (OPGS/)

210 Bespoke is a milenial thing. Like craft beer and those retarded ZZ Top beards.

Luckily their influence in pop culture is dying off. One thing GenZ and da Boomers agree on is milienals are retarded.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:48 AM (y6810)

211 Secretary Bessent Says Fed Will Take Its Time Reducing Its Balance Sheet

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Back in olden days, I was a CPA and I have absolutely no idea what "reducing its balance sheet" means.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (J+Psw)

They just write it off.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (y6810)
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Bessent is probably referring to the opposite of "qualitative easing." QE involves the fed buying assets, such as bonds and other securities, to (artificially) stimulate the economy. Reducing the balance sheet means selling off assets.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)

212 Surgeons who performed the mutilations have the option of losing their hands or hanging.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:45 AM (6W1vz)
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They'll find better work terms in the UK:

https://tinyurl.com/2p9spre4

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (cUGtl)

213 I've always viewed "bespoke" and "custom" as synonyms, but it turns out there's a difference, at least in clothing.

Custom refers to products altered from a base template to fit a customer's specifications, while bespoke implies a completely unique item designed and crafted from scratch, often by hand. Custom offers personalization within set options, whereas bespoke offers unlimited customization, superior craftsmanship, and a higher level of detail, typically at a higher cost.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

214 Thus, bespoke was the new cool kids monicker to set them apart from the hoi polloi.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (2swu2)

The bewheels of the bebicycle have bespokes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (8zz6B)

215 211 Bessent is probably referring to the opposite of "qualitative easing." QE involves the fed buying assets, such as bonds and other securities, to (artificially) stimulate the economy. Reducing the balance sheet means selling off assets.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)

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Quantitative tightening.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (GBKbO)

216 >>Bad bunny apparently told them love is stronger than hate. (Then stop telling your clapping seal fans to hate conservatives!)

And one of the singers at the alt halftime show said something like, just because you hate me doesn't mean I hate you back.
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The problem is that their definition of "hate" is disagreeing with them.

For example, "I don't want an open border" = "I hate all foreigners" to them

Not liking BB's music = "I hate you, I hate Spanish, and I hate Puerto Rico" to them

Tired of slogans and word games. You don't get to smear half the country as bigots and then pretend to be 'above all this hate.'

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (0yjaw)

217 What is really important is that we have fair representation of trans pilots.

"In an article for the New York Post, Huff wrote that President Donald Trump was right to rescind diversity efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration.

That’s because female and minority pilots -- many of whom entered the industry amid a drive toward diversity among pilots -- were responsible for half of pilot-error crashes.

Despite making up 10 percent of pilots, they were responsible for four out of eight such crashes since 2000."

I guess that might include the military helicopter pilot (co-pilot?) that steered right into a commercial jet on landing approach.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (vbXSk)

218 Luckily their influence in pop culture is dying off. One thing GenZ and da Boomers agree on is milienals are retarded.

Gen X concurs!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (emBoF)

219
My point isn't that these questions have no answers, or even that it is difficult to make a good guess/inference about the answers. Why are these questions *NOT* being asked by any member of the press, or of the government, or by the membership of these bodies?

Because they've learned nothing, and have paid no price.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:42 AM (ojr4c)

I understand and agree with you, but add that yeah, they did know what they were doing and they did it because they made boatloads of money from the perpetrators for their silence or complicity. They deceived and hurt people for their own benefit. And they have done this for centuries, and have not paid a big enough price, as you said. They got away with it and will until we, the people, say "Enough." And mean it.

Posted by: moki at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (wLjpr)

220 Planned Parenthood: Under Pressure from Constituents"

Much like the EV crap, this was chasing taxpayer coin...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (XuXeR)

221 The fact that David French, who is on the record advocating for the “promotion of…gender transition to children,” is now walking back that support serves as a beacon to the establishment left that the trans-children era is over.

Next step is to end the "transgender" era completely.

Considering "transgender" does not exist. Gender refers to words. Words have gender. Masculine, feminine and neuter. People have sexes based on their biology, chromosomes. Male and female.

That's it. There are no genders when referring to people. People have two sexes and anyone who wants to refer to themselves, or "identify", as the opposite sex should be referred to as transsexuals.

And transsexual shall be correctly defined as "someone with a mental illness who thinks they are the opposite sex". Not someone who *is* the opposite sex, since that is not possible, but someone who thinks they are the opposite sex.

We need to get things back to reality and stop talking in the made-up bullshit of the Marxist left.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (P5BPp)

222 ECT is not nearly as common as it was, but is still prescribed often for major depressive disorder, after other treatments including inpatient and Rx have failed. It is proven effective even though One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest did for ECT what The China Syndrome did for nuclear power.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (RIvkX)

223 129 What is the single reason we should listen to anything French states? The sine qua non that gives him, or anybody else currency?

tangent qua non > sine qua non > cosine qua non

Posted by: anachronda at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (sGtp+)

224 You know, I'm old enough to remember when the Left was demanding "no recriminations" after Viet Nam. And we let them get away with it.

Let's learn from the past. We're supposed to the side that does that.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (AlhUl)

225 I actually tried to watch that halftime show just to be "fair"

it was painful

couldn't do it

didn't make it through the game either

awful

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (emBoF)

226 "Bespoke" used to mean "custom" or something that was a "one off" design of something more pedestrian. I'm familiar with it's meaning when it comes to cars, high end or sports typically.

But, yea, it's overused for a lot of things these days.

What terminology isn't?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (jtM2q)

227 During the BLM summer of 2020, they publicly advocated on social media in favor of riots, vandalism, criminal violence, property destruction, and defunding the police. With those positions now toxic even for Democrats ...

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Heh, that observation did not age very well, Buck!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:51 AM (dTakD)

228 recall back when I started a family, based on the parenting mags and conversations with colleagues, that a lot of moms treated children as "projects" and they were "project managers" using specially designed parenting spreadsheets to track daily activities, milestones, making sure the nanny was keeping up with the right meals/snacks, getting to all the scheduled social and sports activities, etc.. It was a little unnerving.

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Remove the nanny from the equation and that was my wife. She had Google sheets color co-ordinated with school schedules, test dates, extra curricular activities, birthday parties, etc.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:51 AM (y6810)

229 Back in olden days, I was a CPA and I have absolutely no idea what "reducing its balance sheet" means.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:44 AM (J+Psw)
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It means "unwinding quantitative easing." The Fed can't actually print money. It can produce whatever "dollars" it wants, but it has no way to distribute them. The means of distribution is the purchase of assets.

1. "Print money"
2. Buy stuff with it, transferring the new money to the former owner and bid up the price in the process

When you do that, the balance sheet grows. Those assets go on the books. So to "reduce the balance sheet" and unwind it, the Fed has two choices:
1. Sell off its holdings, extracting money out of the economy and returning it to the Fed - and bid down the price in the process
2. Wait for its holding to mature, then decline to use the money paid back to buy new assets.

Either will reduce money supply. Letting it happen naturally makes the effect gradual. Selling off assets is very fast, but is much less efficient (since you're bidding down that which you once bid up, and so can't undo the prior action perfectly.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (ojr4c)

230 All those who abused and mutilated children for their own greed, they deserve the afterlife of Dr. John Money who was the first ghoul in the US to treat a child as a gender experiment and lie about how successful it all was.

The child, as an adult, committed suicide.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (2GVsD)

231 Obviously, Jasmine Crockofshit just needs mail in votes from South Carolina.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (uEmCf)

232 70 I hope this is all true. But I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground. There's already an illicit underground plastic surgery industry. It wouldn't be hard to add trans butchery to that industry.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

Wealthy adults generally go to Brazil or Korea for extreme plastic surgery (whether trans-related or not)
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)
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True, but the rich generally pay for quality PS in Brazil and Korea. I was thinking more of the dirt-cheap, underground cosmetic butchers in Mexico and other south-of-the-border locations. A procedure that costs $15k in TX might cost 10% of that in MX. But you get what you pay for.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (iFTx/)
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So you end up with one breast and one testicle? Why that's the average person!

Posted by: Eeyore at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (AlhUl)

233 At one point, Megan McArdle was kinda cute; maybe a “Peggy Noonan 6.”

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (6NLLD)

234 Jonathan Turley: Grandstanding Newsom Will Stop at Nothing to Ride the Rails to Glory in 2028

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So you're saying he's ethically flexible?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (J+Psw)

235 Make Nuremberg Trials Great Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Fc1qt)

Add Hangings and Firing Squads

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (gbOdA)

236 >>I actually tried to watch that halftime show just to be "fair"
it was painful
couldn't do it
>>didn't make it through the game either

Football is not only Gay, it is also extremely boring.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (gH8T+)

237 The bewheels of the bebicycle have bespokes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM

Shut it, Mush Mouth.

Posted by: Fat Albert at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (bFu5X)

238 233 At one point, Megan McArdle was kinda cute; maybe a “Peggy Noonan 6.”
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (6NLLD)

More like a Kat Timpf 4.

What was the attraction of Kat Timpf? Was it just the cleavage and glasses?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

239 the next opioid crisis will be transgender medicine. They’ll stop providing transgender care because physicians won’t be able to get malpractice insurance due to all the lawsuits. If that happens, doctors won’t be able to provide transgender care at all.

this isn't the first time detransitioners lied and blamed others for their decisions. There is something very toxic about detransition community and it should be discussed more, because it's harmful not only for us but even for them.

I literally saw multiple detransitionners on their sub say that trans people doesn’t exist. It’s deceitful and hurts those with legitimate gender dysphoria.

it’s seen as bad because the average person is a binary thinker, if it’s not x it must be y. truth and competence usually lies in the middle of extremes, you need to be open enough for people to be able to transition without jumping through a million hoops taking years but also be strict enough that stops abuse of the service for people who don’t need it

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (JCZqz)

240 A number of years back, maybe pre-covid, there was a story in the news of a mother who wanted court permission to medically transition (castrate) a 6 or 7 year old boy. The divorced father was fighting it saying the reason the boy said he wanted it was it was the only way the mother would show him any love/approval.

Last I remember the father was losing in court - but I never heard anything more.

I wonder what the outcome was....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)

241 >>Huh. That's interesting.

Had one guy telling me about the upcoming summer's plans for his son that included baseball camp as well as intensive one-on-one training on his pitch to relearn his throw (or whatever). The kid was 7.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (0yjaw)

242 230 All those who abused and mutilated children for their own greed, they deserve the afterlife of Dr. John Money who was the first ghoul in the US to treat a child as a gender experiment and lie about how successful it all was.

The child, as an adult, committed suicide.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (2GVsD)

James Younger's wife wanted to perform the same experiment (and probably _is_ performing it), since James' sons were also twins, like David and Brian Reimer.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (uEmCf)

243 "Children are handbags."

There are a fuckton of narcissistic parents out there, both women and men (but the women get more praise and affirmation for theirs) who view their children not as individual human beings but extensions of themselves, and as objects to be used to fulfill their own desires or dreams, or to get the praise of others. Women trans their kids for "you're such a brave ally" pats on the head. Men force their sons into sports they hate to keep their own dreams of being an all-star on life support. "Your kids are so well-behaved" when in reality they're so terrorized they dare not speak a single word out of turn. There are plenty of other examples, but you get the drift.

Posted by: Parents who want adulation, kids' well-being be damned at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)

244 At one point, Megan McArdle was kinda cute; maybe a “Peggy Noonan 6.”

At one point, long before electricity, Noonan was quite babealicious.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)

245 Speaking of altered sport-suited body shape to gain a performance increase in Olympic winter sports -

I'm watching Women's single luge and speed skating. USA channel. All women I've seen in both sports are either naturally very flat-chested or are artificially flattening their bazoomers. Must be the latter. I guess increased competitor body circumference in specific locations does not reduce total body drag. Science!

However, the lowest-drag luge position is reclined, feet first. The luger must raise his/her head just enough to see ahead. So, huge-bazoomed female lugers must to raise their heads to see ahead more than flat-chested ones, no doubt increasing drag for the former. More science, I suppose.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (5rh/l)

246 Quantitative tightening (QT) is
a contractionary monetary policy used by central banks to reduce liquidity in the financial system by shrinking their balance sheets. It works by allowing maturing securities (Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities) to "roll off" without reinvestment, or by actively selling them, which raises long-term interest rates.

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So, Bessent wants to shrink the money supply which could affect interest rates on the market by driving them up while the Fed won't lower interest rates on government bonds which are generally too high compared to the market.

Almost like QT is necessary to balance with lowered Fed interest rates to prevent some kind of interest rate shock.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

247 The bewheels of the bebicycle have bespokes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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And the wheels go round and round just like language. Old becomes antique becomes vintage.

I think most of what we see in public discourse is a constant signalling of social and tribal status--the truly wealthy and the poor are more immune to that sort of signalling for the most part because both of those social classes can afford to do so.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (2swu2)

248 I guess that might include the military helicopter pilot (co-pilot?) that steered right into a commercial jet on landing approach.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (vbXSk)

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That crash isn't a clear example of DEI failure judging by the ongoing NHTSA investigation. Many other factors and systems failures were in play

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (1Au9i)

249 235 Make Nuremberg Trials Great Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Fc1qt)

Add Hangings and Firing Squads
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM (gbOdA)

Just want to point out that both sides are using Nuremburg Trials the same way these days: when we get in power we are going to try and execute our enemies.

Not saying that is not what it is going to come down to, but it is interesting to note the common usage of the euphemism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (bss/y)

250 Football is not only Gay, it is also extremely boring.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (gH8T+)

Out of a 3+ hour game there’s something like 10 minutes of actual football played.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (y6810)

251 Where's the bad Bad Bunny ad hominem flame war rant?

Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (CWGlO)

252 Those South Korean plastic surgery clinics are not as safe as you think. To keep the money flowing, a known reliable surgeon will start the surgery and then let an understudy finish the job. So the doctor of record can perform four surgeries at the same time.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (2GVsD)

253 I've always viewed "bespoke" and "custom" as synonyms, but it turns out there's a difference, at least in clothing.

Custom refers to products altered from a base template to fit a customer's specifications, while bespoke implies a completely unique item designed and crafted from scratch, often by hand. Custom offers personalization within set options, whereas bespoke offers unlimited customization, superior craftsmanship, and a higher level of detail, typically at a higher cost.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
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They are the same thing. "Bespoke" is an old elitist Brit term that's used to make "custom" sound too plebian. Sorta like when a "used car" is called a "pre-owned" car.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (iFTx/)

254 239 the next opioid crisis will be transgender medicine. They’ll stop providing transgender care because physicians won’t be able to get malpractice insurance due to all the lawsuits. If that happens, doctors won’t be able to provide transgender care at all.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (JCZqz)

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I seriously doubt that if the cut has already been done, that doctors won't be able to prescribe things like pain relievers.

Also, why do post-op trannies need pain reliever regularly? Is that something that most normal people have to do just to get through the day?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)

255 The bewheels of the bebicycle have bespokes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:49 AM (8zz6B)
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Only a ding-a-ling says that.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (cUGtl)

256 The child, as an adult, committed suicide.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:52 AM

Obviously this was the fault of conservatives in society failing to fully embrace and celebrate zim, h8r!!!!!

Posted by: Leftists Everywhere at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (bFu5X)

257 Had one guy telling me about the upcoming summer's plans for his son that included baseball camp as well as intensive one-on-one training on his pitch to relearn his throw (or whatever). The kid was 7.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (0yjaw)

That's so weird. Like a car you are modifying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

258 191. They just write it off.
Posted by: Really??

👍

The iconic "write-off" scene between Jerry and Kramer occurs in the Seinfeld episode “The Package” which is Season 8, Episode 5. Kramer tries to convince Jerry to scam the post office for a broken stereo, famously claiming that big companies just "write it off."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (NFX2v)

259 >>However, the lowest-drag luge position is reclined, feet first. The luger must raise his/her head just enough to see ahead. So, huge-bazoomed female lugers must to raise their heads to see ahead more than flat-chested ones, no doubt increasing drag for the former. More science, I suppose.

They need a bra that doesn't lift but still separates.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (gH8T+)

260 However, the lowest-drag luge position is reclined, feet first. The luger must raise his/her head just enough to see ahead. So, huge-bazoomed female lugers must to raise their heads to see ahead more than flat-chested ones, no doubt increasing drag for the former. More science, I suppose.

You'll never see Abigail Shapiro in the Olympic Women's Luge event, I can tell you that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

261
That crash isn't a clear example of DEI failure judging by the ongoing NHTSA investigation. Many other factors and systems failures were in play
Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (1Au9i)

Other factors like gravity?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (y6810)

262 240 A number of years back, maybe pre-covid, there was a story in the news of a mother who wanted court permission to medically transition (castrate) a 6 or 7 year old boy. The divorced father was fighting it saying the reason the boy said he wanted it was it was the only way the mother would show him any love/approval.

Last I remember the father was losing in court - but I never heard anything more.

I wonder what the outcome was....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Texas case and Family Courts are notorious for injustice. They should really be replaced with six person juries for key fact finding in contested cases.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (2swu2)

263 96 There are teachers and other "caregivers" out there pushing transmania onto children.

and transwomania.

Posted by: anachronda at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (sGtp+)

264 hate the Left with everything I've got, and I'll never moderate or apologize for it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:48 AM (BI5O2)

I don't hate it but I do despise it. Hate is corrosive though so it's best to find an answer within that doesn't waste good energy on something so non productive.

Also hate the sin not the sinner.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (QLKBy)

265 ... They’ll stop providing transgender care because physicians won’t be able to get malpractice insurance due to all the lawsuits. If that happens, doctors won’t be able to provide transgender care at all. ...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (JCZqz)
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He says this like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (ojr4c)

266 251 Where's the bad Bad Bunny ad hominem flame war rant?
Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2026 11:55 AM (CWGlO)

I don't think he's that important.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)

267 What was the attraction of Kat Timpf? Was it just the cleavage and glasses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

As Meatloaf said, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Posted by: Horny Moron at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (JCZqz)

268 Headline (Wall Street Journal):

"Stocks’ sharp rebound is only making investors more nervous"

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (rj6Yv)

269 The child, as an adult, committed suicide.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Both children died by suicide. And Doctor Money complained how right wingers were making his life miserable towards the end.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (OPGS/)

270 "And transsexual shall be correctly defined as "someone with a mental illness who thinks they are the opposite sex". Not someone who *is* the opposite sex, since that is not possible, but someone who thinks they are the opposite sex."

A lot of them are just cross dressers. It has become "hip" for them to claim they actually believe they are "the other sex", but every time they pee they are reminded that fantasy is a lie.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (vbXSk)

271 268 Headline (Wall Street Journal):

"Stocks’ sharp rebound is only making investors more nervous"

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (rj6Yv)

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"Is the stock market even real?"
-stock traders, apparently

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)

272 Maybe this madness is abating, but bank it that Another madness will ensue. The Age of Hysteria has dawned.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)

273 Hate is corrosive though so it's best to find an answer within that doesn't waste good energy on something so non productive.

How about contempt?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (OPGS/)

274 Texas case and Family Courts are notorious for injustice. They should really be replaced with six person juries for key fact finding in contested cases.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (2swu2)
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There is no state in the union where family courts aren't notorious for injustice.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (ojr4c)

275 Righteous rant, per usual, Buck.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (dTakD)

276 At one point, Megan McArdle was kinda cute; maybe a “Peggy Noonan 6.”

At one point, long before electricity, Noonan was quite babealicious.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)

This I cannot believe… no

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (ZCxQ+)

277 262 Texas case and Family Courts are notorious for injustice. They should really be replaced with six person juries for key fact finding in contested cases.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (2swu2)

The mother (who was not the biological mother, if that matters to anyone. I know to some people, it doesn't.) fled to California with both sons.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)

278 Nazism!

Breaking911
@Breaking911
Mexican restaurant in Arizona offers free meals to all ICE agents.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (J+Psw)

279 17 Wasn’t Megan McArdle considered a standard conservative for a few minutes maybe 15 years ago? She’s not and never was conservative in any way….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 11:06 AM (R3YpS)

She was a heterodox essayist with a frustrating tendency to get close to an interesting truth and then whoosh, miss it. She would take a 40,000' view of an issue, illuminating connections that escaped more conventional commentators, and that was enough to make her a deep thinker to the kind of people who think The Economist is objective.

But over time, with one essay after another leaving me annoyed, I finally put my finger on what was bugging me: her view was static. She had no sense of dynamic complexity, as if the surface features a system displayed could be taken as representative, instead of merely the current result of competing feedback loops in constant tension. So, I stopped reading.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (Sy6m/)

280 Abby Shapiro is also an opera singer.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (77rzZ)

281 272 Maybe this madness is abating, but bank it that Another madness will ensue. The Age of Hysteria has dawned.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)

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"All children are marrying sex robots!"
-story about one adult marrying a sex robot with no data about it as a general trend

"We must freak out!"
-people who read the headline

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)

282 >>Remove the nanny from the equation and that was my wife. She had Google sheets color co-ordinated with school schedules, test dates, extra curricular activities, birthday parties, etc.

Understandable. It is tough to track everything when both parents are working - my intention was not to slam being organized. After growing up in the free-range kid 70's it was just a little weird, particularly in a work environment ruled by project managers, speradsheets, etc.. to see the similarities between work/and kid management.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (0yjaw)

283 244
‘ At one point, Megan McArdle was kinda cute; maybe a “Peggy Noonan 6.”

At one point, long before electricity, Noonan was quite babealicious.’
Yeah but now you would have to blow the dust off.
Less so with Megan.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (jbnUc)

284 The DC mid-air had many holes in many slices of cheese to happen.

But the capper was the CWO not acting like the Instructor Pilot he was supposed to be, the Captain in the transcripts was not performing well and he should have stepped in and stopped the training flight.

He didn't.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (2GVsD)

285 271 268 Headline (Wall Street Journal):

"Stocks’ sharp rebound is only making investors more nervous"

Posted by: mrp at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (rj6Yv)

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"Is the stock market even real?"
-stock traders, apparently
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO

The could have merely said “ what goes up must come down”.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (pDt9x)

286 >>It probably works about as well as the US current pharmacy kink for treating things like depression.

Long ago, a neuropsychology professor told our class that ECT was the only truly effective treatment for depression. Problem was people were led to believe that the doctors just plugged the patients into a wall socket, when it was less than 1 amp of current.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (NcvvS)

287 226 "Bespoke" used to mean "custom" or something that was a "one off" design of something more pedestrian. I'm familiar with it's meaning when it comes to cars, high end or sports typically.

But, yea, it's overused for a lot of things these days.

What terminology isn't?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 11:50 AM (jtM2q)

6-7
*up and down hand gesture*

Posted by: No cap FRFR on God at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (TbWk/)

288 Oddly, the left is still clinging to this like their life depends on it. Every hollywood leftist and boutique hard left academic adores tranny stuff still. All the progressive faux Christian types are all in on it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (PYyV9)

289 "Bespoke" used to mean "custom" or something that was a "one off" design of something more pedestrian. I'm familiar with it's meaning when it comes to cars, high end or sports typically.
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Men's wear, specifically, custom tailored suits. Usage turns up in British literature, indicating that the wearer is a person of affluence.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (XeU6L)

290 Had one guy telling me about the upcoming summer's plans for his son that included baseball camp as well as intensive one-on-one training on his pitch to relearn his throw (or whatever). The kid was 7.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (0yjaw)

My kids spent many a summer day doing things like that. Never one on one but team workouts and shit. Seemed like the “season” never ends. It’s all year long either playing, practicing , workouts, camps etc.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (y6810)

291 I wonder what the outcome was....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
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Grok:

https://tinyurl.com/yzuku8j8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (cUGtl)

292 267 What was the attraction of Kat Timpf? Was it just the cleavage and glasses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Looks better on TV I guess than her rather pedestrian writings.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (2swu2)

293 Maybe this madness is abating, but bank it that Another madness will ensue. The Age of Hysteria has dawned.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)

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Next they'll be advocating for decriminalizing pedophilia.

Oh, wait ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (dTakD)

294 he should have stepped in and stopped the training flight"

Yeah. Career risk, there. Ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (XuXeR)

295 285 The could have merely said “ what goes up must come down”.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (pDt9x)

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DOW only go up now.

Algorithm outside shoulda told you.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

296 From the morning news, the most interesting thing (trending) from the Bad Bunny show was large fake green bushes, part of his set down on the field, also marched off.

I can only imagine it was.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

297 "All children are marrying sex robots!"
-story about one adult marrying a sex robot with no data about it as a general trend

"We must freak out!"
-people who read the headline

90% of news these days

I think AI writing news stories is at least partly to blame

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (PYyV9)

298 We are on the same page as far as hating hate.

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Speak for yourself.

I hate the Left with everything I've got, and I'll never moderate or apologize for it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Hate not only lives here, it pays the mortgage.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (PcTIw)

299
They need a bra that doesn't lift but still separates.
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (gH8T+)
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I never hear that without picturing Jane Russell wrap her breasts in measuring tape to illustrate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (RIvkX)

300 193 177 I think one of the words I hate most of all these days is “bespoke”.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Replaced artisan I think in the popular vernacular as too many products got called artisan that were not.

Thus, bespoke was the new cool kids monicker to set them apart from the hoi polloi.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:46 AM (2swu2)

The common terms used before the 'bespoke' craze were tailored, custom-made, custom-built, and so on. When I first read the term bespoke in an article several years ago, I had never before seen it or heard it used. And I'm a few years older than 29. From context I guessed it meant custom-made for one person, but to be sure I had look-up the definition.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (5rh/l)

301 293 Next they'll be advocating for decriminalizing pedophilia.

Oh, wait ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (dTakD)

California already did, to cater to that Scott Weiner guy.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:02 PM (uEmCf)

302 Both children died by suicide. And Doctor Money complained how right wingers were making his life miserable towards the end.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (OPGS/)

Both kids should have tracked down Dr. Money, and murdered him instead. Wimps.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:02 PM (8zz6B)

303 Sorry, I meant to add that since that time, Megan McCardle became fully captured by her class interests, and no longer has anything even remotely interesting to say. It is very sad.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 12:02 PM (Sy6m/)

304 296 From the morning news, the most interesting thing (trending) from the Bad Bunny show was large fake green bushes, part of his set down on the field, also marched off.

I can only imagine it was.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

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Were they going to Dunsinane Hill?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)

305 The Reimers were Canadian.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:02 PM (2GVsD)

306 Bespoke suddenly showed up out of nowhere one day, like a lot of terms everyone uses to feel cool. Like "that happened a minute ago" etc, just suddenly everyone was using it.

Its not that nobody used bespoke before, it was just limited to very few people in a very specific kind of setting now its all over the place. This is my bespoke pencil!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (PYyV9)

307 Cue up REM, their most famous song. Evergreen.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (pDt9x)

308 >>I never hear that without picturing Jane Russell wrap her breasts in measuring tape to illustrate.

Right?

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (gH8T+)

309 So, Bessent wants to shrink the money supply which could affect interest rates on the market by driving them up while the Fed won't lower interest rates on government bonds which are generally too high compared to the market.

Almost like QT is necessary to balance with lowered Fed interest rates to prevent some kind of interest rate shock.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

Why not just stop expanding M2 and let growth and productivity catch up?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (gbOdA)

310 Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (2swu2)

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I was lamenting to The Wifey afterwards about missing an opportunity during our conversation the other night about your "canine therapy," when I could have said "The Lord works in mysterious strays."

She retorted: "Or, The Lord works in mysterious wags."

[The smiley faces don't work on my phone for some reason]

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (dTakD)

311 Maybe this madness is abating, but bank it that Another madness will ensue. The Age of Hysteria has dawned.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)

======

"All children are marrying sex robots!"
-story about one adult marrying a sex robot with no data about it as a general trend

"We must freak out!"
-people who read the headline
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
_____

"Two people doing something in the entire world is a trend. Three is a movement. Four is a revolution!"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

312 Which is more execrable, bespoke, or stochastic? Tough call.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (pDt9x)

313 Yeah. Career risk, there. Ain't gonna happen.
Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (XuXeR)

His career went to shit, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (8zz6B)

314 FOR THE SINGER OF REM

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=dA21dyNY3V4

Posted by: fIREHOSE at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (gH8T+)

315 309 Why not just stop expanding M2 and let growth and productivity catch up?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (gbOdA)

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It's my understanding that the Fed is continuing to increase M2, but at a must slower rate than over the last few years, which is part of the reason inflation is down as much as it is.

But, it seems like Bessent is trying his hand at managed deflationary actions without going full deflation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

316
Long ago, a neuropsychology professor told our class that ECT was the only truly effective treatment for depression. Problem was people were led to believe that the doctors just plugged the patients into a wall socket, when it was less than 1 amp of current.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM (NcvvS)

It's still used for medication-resistant intractable depression. Basically everything else has to have failed first, and it's not at all like what they were doing back when various quacks decided that high voltage and radium exposure would cure everything. It's low levels of electricity, it's performed under sedation, and you don't turn into a drooling vegetable with a thousand-yard stare as depicted in movies and TV.

Posted by: It's not OFOTCN at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (TbWk/)

317 When I first read the term bespoke in an article several years ago, I had never before seen it or heard it used.
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Pretty sure my first encounter was in a P.G. Wodehouse book.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (XeU6L)

318 apropos...every time I would see people people praising mosaub hassan yousef aka "the green prince" , I would be like, are you blind ? you can't trust this guy! just look at him ! he is fake, fake, fake! of course I am a professional amateur physiognomist and can see far beyond average persons...and now I've proven right ! He's been on a rant against the iranians since the new Revolution. his bosses must be pretty desperate to have him go all the way like that.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (g47mK)

319 wait until you witness bespoked stochastic terrorism.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (2GVsD)

320 that a lot of moms treated children as "projects" and they were "project managers" using specially designed parenting spreadsheets to track daily activities, milestones, making sure the nanny was keeping up with the right meals/snacks, getting to all the scheduled social and sports activities, etc."

Apgar scores and Dr. Spock laugh...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (XuXeR)

321 Long ago, a neuropsychology professor told our class that ECT was the only truly effective treatment for depression. Problem was people were led to believe that the doctors just plugged the patients into a wall socket, when it was less than 1 amp of current.
Posted by: Nazdar
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From what I've seen, your neuropsych professor was probably accurate. There are some new pharma treatments too though so we shall see their aftereffects on bodies in about 20 years or so.

I do think that the overprescribing of anti depressants and anti anxiety medications probably have led to obesity issues as they literally rewire parts of the bod's chemistry to the point that it affects metabolism and eating desires.

Blue haired, pierced, obnoxious land whales, may have, in part, become that way via modern pharmacology.

And we don't know yet about the effect of all these chemicals pissed out into our drinking water as to how it will affect humanity in general.

We tend to create these circumstances then react when the downsides come back to bite us in the ass later on.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (2swu2)

322 There will be no memory holing this shit. Communities know who these people are, locally, and some organizations are forever associated with it. Fewer and fewer are willing to cover for friends and family that they know pushed this crap and will rat them out.

And, lastly - as I recall some commentator famously and correctly noted right after the election - most of the people who foisted this on their kids can never backpedal. To do so is to admit their monstrous actions.

If things pop off a lot of people are going to just vanish.

Posted by: heya at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (neSLO)

323 I don't think he's that important.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)

Neither do I. We streamed a slow Carrie Coon flick instead. I was just an inquiring mind!

Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (CWGlO)

324 Abby Shapiro is also an opera singer.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 11:59 AM

She's got some lungs on her.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (jc0TO)

325 Kat Timpf… strange looking and about 4 feet tall. I’m sorry just adding glasses doesn’t improve the package… plus her stupidity is a turnoff

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (ZCxQ+)

326 316 It's low levels of electricity, it's performed under sedation, and you don't turn into a drooling vegetable with a thousand-yard stare as depicted in movies and TV.
Posted by: It's not OFOTCN at February 09, 2026 12:05 PM (TbWk/)

What's the fun if it doesn't hurt anyone?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (uEmCf)

327 My mom and dad worked full time jobs and raised three kids.
Thing is we had discipline. We knew to do as we were told or there would be hell to pay. When we were old enough we had chores to do around the house and we had to keep up our grades at school. I guess times were different back then but we expected to do our part.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (E7+ue)

328 Both kids should have tracked down Dr. Money, and murdered him instead. Wimps.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Honestly surprised we haven't seen than in a CSI episode at this point.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (OPGS/)

329 I continued my decades-long stretch of never watching the Superbowl, so I didn't see Bad Bunny or the half time show. I didn't see TurningPoint's show either, don't care for Kid Rock that much. I guess he did some kind of gospel presentation which is... odd, given his lifestyle and song lyrics.

I was busy leveling up a character on TurtleWoW.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (PYyV9)

330 291 I wonder what the outcome was....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
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Grok:

https://tinyurl.com/yzuku8j8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 12:00 PM (cUGtl)

Biden's Dog

Thank you! I'm glad even though the step-mother fled to the supposedly supportive state of California, not actin has been taken. Maybe now, the kid will have a chance. Especially since he's approaching an age where a court will listen to him directly.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (QGaXH)

331 That crash isn't a clear example of DEI failure judging by the ongoing NHTSA investigation. Many other factors and systems failures were in play
Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 11:54 AM (1Au9i)

Other factors like gravity?
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:56 AM (y6810)

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I should have said NTSB, not NHTSA.

Other factors like:
2 other experienced pilots in the copter also misunderstood the ATC instructions and also didn't see the plane they hit until it was too late.
They were all wearing night vision goggles that obscured visibility.
The altimeter they were relying on indicated they were within the approved ceiling for the route, confirmed by the instructor pilot on the voice recorder. But the altimeter was off by 100 feet.

...etc. etc ...It's a miracle something similar didn't happen before, and the helicopter route involved no longer exists.

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (1Au9i)

332 I wonder if David French finds his uselessness depressing.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (3sG5t)

333 266 251 Where's the bad Bad Bunny ad hominem flame war rant?
Posted by: sTevo

About what? Seems like on here nobody watched him or if they did they didn't speak Spanish so didn't know what he was singing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (Nx5jP)

334 I was lamenting to The Wifey afterwards about missing an opportunity during our conversation the other night about your "canine therapy," when I could have said "The Lord works in mysterious strays."

She retorted: "Or, The Lord works in mysterious wags."

[The smiley faces don't work on my phone for some reason]
Posted by: ShainS
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Some angels come with wagging tails. Like your and your wife's comment. Very droll.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (2swu2)

335 Why not just stop expanding M2 and let growth and productivity catch up?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (gbOdA)
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Because it probably won't. The QE era was so huge that it would take generations. The Fed does need to disgorge some assets if there is to be any hope of rebalancing things. But that doesn't mean it needs to have a fire sale. A fire sale would be counterproductive. It would crash prices in the asset classes where the Fed plays (MBS and Treasuries, mostly) and they couldn't remove anything like the number of dollars they shoveled in. Letting it roll off is probably more sensible.

A billion dollars worth of Fed-held MBS matures. That billion dollars exits the economy. The Fed buys another 750 million in MBS to replace it. Gradual draw-down of excess liquidity they dumped into the system over the course of a decade. My guess is that it what they're talking about.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (ojr4c)

336 Bespoke suddenly showed up out of nowhere one day, like a lot of terms everyone uses to feel cool. Like "that happened a minute ago" etc, just suddenly everyone was using it.

Its not that nobody used bespoke before, it was just limited to very few people in a very specific kind of setting now its all over the place. This is my bespoke pencil!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (PYyV9)
_____

It's long been used by Brits in their custom-suit industry and by very exclusive companies like Rolls Royce to describe their custom-car program.

There's obviously been a very recent coordinated marketing and branding movement to use the term more broadly. People are dumb; they hear something shiny and new and they think it's shiny and new.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

337 333 266 251 Where's the bad Bad Bunny ad hominem flame war rant?
Posted by: sTevo

About what? Seems like on here nobody watched him or if they did they didn't speak Spanish so didn't know what he was singing.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Bad Bunny is no Rickey Martin living the vida loca.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM (2swu2)

338 There will be no memory holing this shit. Communities know who these people are, locally, and some organizations are forever associated with it. Fewer and fewer are willing to cover for friends and family that they know pushed this crap and will rat them out.

The lawsuits and likely child goes nuts and kills parents scenarios are going to continue for decades.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM (PYyV9)

339 328 Both kids should have tracked down Dr. Money, and murdered him instead. Wimps.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Honestly surprised we haven't seen than in a CSI episode at this point.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM (OPGS/)

In the highly unlikely event I'm ever on a jury for such a crime my vote would be not guilty.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM (QGaXH)

340 Am I chopped liver?

Posted by: curate at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (rJ48h)

341 In the highly unlikely event I'm ever on a jury for such a crime my vote would be not guilty.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM (QGaXH)

Justified.

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

342 Seems like on here nobody watched him or if they did they didn't speak Spanish so didn't know what he was singing."

I did ask a couple of Mrs' relatives... they didn't watch...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (XuXeR)

343 332 I wonder if David French finds his uselessness depressing.
Posted by: Northernlurker

They probably moved away and left no forwarding address.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (OPGS/)

344 and likely child goes nuts and kills parents scenarios are going to continue for decades.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM

The motive may never be known, they vowed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (jc0TO)

345 340 Am I chopped liver?
Posted by: curate at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (rJ48h)

Oh damn. 'Curated experience' was a pretty good one.

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

346 About...
The Nest is a 2020 psychological drama film written, directed, and produced by Sean Durkin. The film stars Jude Law, Carrie Coon,

Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2026 12:09 PM (CWGlO)

347 There's obviously been a very recent coordinated marketing and branding movement to use the term more broadly. People are dumb; they hear something shiny and new and they think it's shiny and new.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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That sort of thing is more common among the upper SES classes and Upton Sinclair's "Babbitt" made fun of that. Veblen's critique of conspicuous consumption also addresses the issues.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (2swu2)

348 This whole tranny thing makes me sick as it is so obviously evil in its origin. My family has been hit hard by this madness. I have a niece who now thinks she is my nephew (her beard is better than mine0, and a cousin who thinks he is now my cousinette. Family gatherings are a weird affair. I am even more scarce now than I ordinarily am because I find it hard to keep my mouth shut as I observe the shit show.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (affD0)

349 "Why not just stop expanding M2 and let growth and productivity catch up?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (gbOdA)"

Oh come on, that'll never happen. We'd be shoved into ww3 or civil war, first.

Last realistic chance was when Reagan took office and knowing what we know now, I doubt it could have been pulled off.

We are riding this flaming dumpster all the way down, one way or another.

Posted by: heya at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (neSLO)

350
I suspect and fear that the trans madness and butchery will just go underground.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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

It'll increase overseas. It's supposedly big in Thailand.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (n7rxJ)

351 Both kids should have tracked down Dr. Money, and murdered him instead. Wimps.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Honestly surprised we haven't seen than in a CSI episode at this point.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:06 PM

Sorry. Best we can do is a jury acquitting the troon who killed the evil right-wing parent who fought against its life-saving transition

Posted by: Hollywood at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (bFu5X)

352 Trump needs to sign an Executive Order making Weird Al the Official Superbowl Halftime Entertainer of the United States of America.

No other acts should be allowed to play the Halftime Show.

Only Al.

Posted by: fIREHOSE at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (gH8T+)

353 344 and likely child goes nuts and kills parents scenarios are going to continue for decades.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:08 PM

The motive may never be known, they vowed.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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On the bright side, there will soon be a way to make those AI horror movies that will appall Hollyweird. Trans Chuckie does in Mommy Dearest for example.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:11 PM (2swu2)

354 WattSockOFF

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:11 PM (gH8T+)

355 Rickey Martin living the vida loca."

Funny bout that - some years ago he did that tune with Kylie Minogue... and sorta mumbled the "skin the color mocha" bits.

I laughed...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:11 PM (XuXeR)

356 But, it seems like Bessent is trying his hand at managed deflationary actions without going full deflation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

As I understand it, Inflation/Deflation is not just about the money supply itself, however you measure it, but the supply with respect to the actual economy. If you're increasing the money supply in absolute terms, but the economy is growing even faster, you can be "deflationary" without actually being in deflation. Or whatever the fancy pants lingo for that sort of thing is.

There's probably better vocabulary for that, which the people in bowties who would say "no your a retard" at me for even daring to broach such a monstrous idea would use.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (JwNbV)

357 It'll increase overseas. It's supposedly big in Thailand.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (n7rxJ)
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And Brazil.

And if an adult wants to fly away and go have himself mutilated on his own dime, that's his business. I think his friends and family should discourage him, but he's a free agent.

It would be much harder for a teenager to do that. Probably not impossible, but so difficult that it would probably fall to zero or nearly zero.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ojr4c)

358 There was a crew of three in the UH-60. CWO and Captain as pilots and a crew chief. Pilots had NVGs on but I do not recall anyone stating the crew chief had NVGs on.

ADS-B from the Blackhawk showed them busting the altitude ceiling.

That is one of the problems that should have aborted the mission, neither the Captain or CWO were seeing the same altitude at one point.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (2GVsD)

359 Both kids should have tracked down Dr. Money, and murdered him instead. Wimps.

--

The one who actually had his penis burned off (David Reimer) did go to the surgeon's office one day (not Dr. Money). The one who actually performed the procedure. And he had the full intent of harming him. He went in and screamed at the doctor that he made his life a living hell. Before Reimer ran out not harming him, he recalls leaving the doctor crying.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (qBdHI)

360 354 WattSockOFF
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:11 PM (gH8T+)

Sounds vaguely naughty.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (pDt9x)

361 I had no idea there was so much opprobrium for Kat Timpf. I love her on the show.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (RIvkX)

362 One of the defendants named in the lawsuit is named Einhorn LOL

Almost too on the nose to be real

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (5aZAZ)

363 I think the number of children brutalized by these narcissistic monsters, who have serious regrets, is greater than we think. I also think, in regards to the Munchhausen mommies, that a portion of them will now see this as an opportunity for continuing relevance and grift. I'm all for it. Give them significant cash awards. It will only serve to perpetuate their misery in life. Bankrupt the crap out of everyone who had their fingers in this evil experiment.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (OR60z)

364 What's the fun if it doesn't hurt anyone?
Posted by: XTC
======
DIYers can simply go to the nearest electric fence for animals to get a shock.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (2swu2)

365 As I understand it, Inflation/Deflation is not just about the money supply itself, however you measure it, but the supply with respect to the actual economy. If you're increasing the money supply in absolute terms, but the economy is growing even faster, you can be "deflationary" without actually being in deflation. Or whatever the fancy pants lingo for that sort of thing is.

There's probably better vocabulary for that, which the people in bowties who would say "no your a retard" at me for even daring to broach such a monstrous idea would use.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (JwNbV)
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They use "disinflation" for that, but it's nonsense. Inflation is an increasing in money and money equivalents. Deflation is a decrease. That may or may not show up in prices, with or without a delay, in some or all asset classes and goods. Inflation and deflation are purely monetary phenomena.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (ojr4c)

366 362 One of the defendants named in the lawsuit is named Einhorn LOL

Almost too on the nose to be real
Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (5aZAZ)

Einhorn is a MAN!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

367 Before Reimer ran out not harming him, he recalls leaving the doctor crying."

Too bad said Dr wasn't bleeding....out

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (XuXeR)

368 Einhorn?

I thought the Unicorn killer was dead.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (2GVsD)

369 348 This whole tranny thing makes me sick as it is so obviously evil in its origin. My family has been hit hard by this madness. I have a niece who now thinks she is my nephew (her beard is better than mine0, and a cousin who thinks he is now my cousinette. Family gatherings are a weird affair. I am even more scarce now than I ordinarily am because I find it hard to keep my mouth shut as I observe the shit show.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (affD0)

I suspect that one of my cousins has been trying to "become" a man, as her voice is deeper than it used to be, and she has the beginnings of some facial hair.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (uEmCf)

370 So much of this is just childish attention seeking, on the part of the parents.
Anyhow, where is Angelina Jolie in all this? She has deep pockets if that weird kid of hers decides that he/she wants to sue mommie in the future.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (0Htd1)

371 Before Reimer ran out not harming him, he recalls leaving the doctor crying.
Posted by: Lady in Black

That would have been an easy case if I'd been on the jury.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (OPGS/)

372 I have never known a mother who considered transgender therapy for her child (let's face it, it's only moms who push this, though dickless fathers who don't assert their natural supreme authority in the family are also just as culpable).

If I did I would tell her "your child is suffering from a media-driven social contagion, and you are affirming the delusion because you've allowed social pressure from your peer group to undermine your highest loyalty - the one to your child. I am urging you to pull your head from your ass before you do something that can't be forgiven, and if you go through with it, then lose my phone number and suffer with your guilt alone."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)

373 362 One of the defendants named in the lawsuit is named Einhorn LOL

Almost too on the nose to be real
Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 12:13 PM (5aZAZ)

I have watched the show a few times. It’s pretty funny. Watched at my sister and brother in laws. They are glued to it every night.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:15 PM (pDt9x)

374 I wonder if David French finds his uselessness depressing.
Posted by: Northernlurker
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No, but Nancy does.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 12:15 PM (XvL8K)

375 361 I had no idea there was so much opprobrium for Kat Timpf. I love her on the show.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Like most of infotainment TV, including those awful panels, these are actors first, commentators second. They play a part and that has been true for a very long time. Reality shows for audiences using politics as the shtick.

If they were uglier, then they would be in print writing columns that few read. Like McArdle.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (2swu2)

376 Dr. Money as part of his 'therapy' would force both Reimer children act out appropriate gender roles.

John Money was a really sick and twisted evil fvck.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (2GVsD)

377 Kat Timpf always struck me as a sorta-maybe right-ish libertarian chick who doesn't have any really strong thoughts but you'd definitely nail her if you got the chance so she works on TV. No hate, just strikes me as more eye candy than anything.

Posted by: ballistic at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (5aZAZ)

378 Heat Italian Style.

This gang hit an armored van in southern Italy this morning on a highway full of commuters 😨

Video at the link.

https://is.gd/DR3YFg

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (J+Psw)

379 “I’m not opposed to pediatric transition..."
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That's really a hell of a thing to say.

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (TN0g+)

380 336 Bespoke suddenly showed up out of nowhere one day, like a lot of terms everyone uses to feel cool. Like "that happened a minute ago" etc, just suddenly everyone was using it.

Its not that nobody used bespoke before, it was just limited to very few people in a very specific kind of setting now its all over the place. This is my bespoke pencil!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:03 PM (PYyV9)
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It's long been used by Brits in their custom-suit industry and by very exclusive companies like Rolls Royce to describe their custom-car program.

There's obviously been a very recent coordinated marketing and branding movement to use the term more broadly. People are dumb; they hear something shiny and new and they think it's shiny and new.
Posted bkey: Judge Elric The Blade at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

'bespoke' is nothing new. Both the wheels on my Schwinn with the banana seat back in the '60's were bespoked......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (QGaXH)

381 369

I suspect that one of my cousins has been trying to "become" a man, as her voice is deeper than it used to be, and she has the beginnings of some facial hair.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (uEmCf)

Yep, could be a clue. If she buys a Big Ass Truck I would say it is a sure thing.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)

382 >>>Over the weekend, the Washington Post published an editorial by Megan McArdle titled

And anyone who links a McArdle article unironically or not as an example deserving scorn or derision gets a night in the box.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (dK+Kv)

383 "348 This whole tranny thing makes me sick as it is so obviously evil in its origin. My family has been hit hard by this madness. I have a niece who now thinks she is my nephew (her beard is better than mine0, and a cousin who thinks he is now my cousinette. Family gatherings are a weird affair. I am even more scarce now than I ordinarily am because I find it hard to keep my mouth shut as I observe the shit show.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (affD0)"

This is common. We've lost half a dozen, and in one case it was after they had a kid, then they did it to the kid in turn.

It is hard looking at someone you grew up with, who you were very close to like a sibling and realizing if push came to shove you probably wouldn't even let them hide in the attic. We've never had words about it and I spent years being supportive when they were just an apolitical, harmless weirdo with (honestly unfounded) confidence issues. But enough is enough.

That's part of this great evil, preying on those that feel they don't fit in.

Posted by: heya at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (neSLO)

384 These medical associations repudiating the transitioning of children have so far only come out against the surgical aspect of it.

The real money, though, is in the chemical castration, through puberty blockers and years-long drug therapies. That's where the real bucks are.

And those have NOT been repudiated.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (bufu1)

385 I hate the Left with everything I've got, and I'll never moderate or apologize for it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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Those who would love God must hate evil.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (dTakD)

386 Too bad said Dr wasn't bleeding....out
Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:14 PM (XuXeR)

This. You know, it wouldn't take too many instances of that for surgeons to start thinking, "I'm going to stop doing this shit, It could get me killed, and then I wouldn't be able to enjoy that nice yacht I bought."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (8zz6B)

387 I have never known a mother who considered transgender therapy for her child (let's face it, it's only moms who push this, though dickless fathers who don't assert their natural supreme authority in the family are also just as culpable).

Trouble is the fathers have nobody on their side. The dad in Texas fought like hell over his wife transing his kids. Courts told him to fuck himself and let the e-wife kidnap the kids to California to get their parts mutilated. So what do you do when in the eyes of the family law system you're a child abuser for opposing the mutilation of your own kid?

Posted by: It's pretty fucked up, all of it at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (TbWk/)

388 Trannies are also all murderers. Little Johnny gets his junk cut off, and tiddies bolted on, and now goes by "Hissteria". Johnny has been murdered; he no longer exists, his parents no longer have a son.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

It's enough to lend credence to the wild talk of social elites having bizarre rituals with human sacrifice to get ahead in The Big Club (that you ain't in). In that light, their outsized affinity for transing their kids doesn't just look creepy and weird; it looks like possibly a murder substitute.

And then their absolute freakouts over 'deadnaming' (too on the nose?) take on a more sinister tenor, as it could be status anxiety, from threatening the validity of the sacrifice that secured their position. Not to mention, the blasphemous parallel to Jesus rising from the dead would only increase the hypothetical appeal to these hypothetical Luciferians.

Without hard evidence, it's all very speculative. But they aren't doing themselves any favors by acting creepy and weird.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (Sy6m/)

389 335 'MBS' Mr Mannix?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)

390 Some angels come with wagging tails. Like your and your wife's comment. Very droll.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (2swu2)

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Love you -- No Homo!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (dTakD)

391 I suspect that one of my cousins has been trying to "become" a man, as her voice is deeper than it used to be, and she has the beginnings of some facial hair.

Great! When I uh, buy my wife, at the start she was uh, cook good, her vazhïn work well, and she strong on plow. But after three years when she was fifteen, then she become weak, her voice become deep: BORAT BORAT, eh, she receive hair on chest, and vazhïn hang like sleeve of wizard.

Posted by: Borat at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TmfuF)

392 390 Some angels come with wagging tails. Like your and your wife's comment. Very droll.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:07 PM (2swu2)

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Love you -- No Homo!
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (dTakD)

Ha! GAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Posted by: Korean guy on Community at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TbWk/)

393 'MBS' Mr Mannix?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)
++++
Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (ojr4c)

394 Kat Timpf always struck me as a sorta-maybe right-ish libertarian chick who doesn't have any really strong thoughts but you'd definitely nail her if you got the chance so she works on TV. No hate, just strikes me as more eye candy than anything.
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I think she gets tremendous benefit out of her eyeglasses. No, seriously! She's got that "sexy librarian" look going. I don't think she's be nearly as noticeable without the glasses.

Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TN0g+)

395 387 Trouble is the fathers have nobody on their side. The dad in Texas fought like hell over his wife transing his kids. Courts told him to fuck himself and let the e-wife kidnap the kids to California to get their parts mutilated. So what do you do when in the eyes of the family law system you're a child abuser for opposing the mutilation of your own kid?
Posted by: It's pretty fucked up, all of it at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (TbWk/)

She's not trooning out both of them. She's doing John Money 2.0, trooning out one twin but not the other.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (uEmCf)

396 Trouble is the fathers have nobody on their side. The dad in Texas fought like hell over his wife transing his kids. Courts told him to fuck himself and let the e-wife kidnap the kids to California to get their parts mutilated. So what do you do when in the eyes of the family law system you're a child abuser for opposing the mutilation of your own kid?

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Oh, I know. No shade on them. They tried. I would murder my wife and abscond with our child, but I keep shit real real, and I can't expect anyone to go that far.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (BI5O2)

397 389 335 'MBS' Mr Mannix?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)

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I assumed Mortgage-Backed Securities?

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (dTakD)

398 And those have NOT been repudiated.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz!
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Yet. But in the course of things, those makers will also be sued as the effects of taking these drugs becomes apparent. Slow burn rather than fast one.

Most of big pharma modus operandi seems to be develop a market, get windfall profits, extract much of those profits, before the inevitable crash due to medicine side effects. Sacklers are an example. Pfizer and Moderna are others.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (2swu2)

399 379 “I’m not opposed to pediatric transition..."
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That's really a hell of a thing to say.
Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 12:16 PM (TN0g+)

Heh.

Technically speaking, i'm not "opposed" to it, either. You wanna mutilate your kid, you go right on ahead. Rotten thing ain't mine, and was gonna grow up to be a piece of shit anyway with a parent like that. Neither my monkey nor my circus.

But, then, you stay far, far away from everybody else's kid, you sick mutants. I don't care about your kid or what you do to it. Don't force me to have to care.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (JwNbV)

400 Ha! GAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Posted by: Korean guy on Community at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TbWk/)

https://tinyurl.com/2s433pe7

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)

401 I just think the trans doctors are the latest iterations of the Nazi “ doctors” in the Camps. They LIKE doing what they do.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (pDt9x)

402 My family has been hit hard by this madness

Same, my cousin's cute little daughter decided she was an it and mangled herself, now she's a "they" and its incredibly awkward every time "they" are around.

I just try to love her and treat her with respect until maybe some day she can grow up and realize the horror of what she did to herself. But she wasn't alone in this.

She's been in therapy most of her life and her school counsellors no doubt helped shove her into this life.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (PYyV9)

403 Love you -- No Homo!
Posted by: ShainS
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Thanks, brought a smile to my face as you always do. Appreciate the love freely given and reciprocate.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (2swu2)

404 >>Sounds vaguely naughty.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (pDt9x)

"Pain is the toughest riddle
He's chalk, he's a dartboard
His sex is disease, he's a stop sign"

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (gH8T+)

405 396 Oh, I know. No shade on them. They tried. I would murder my wife and abscond with our child, but I keep shit real real, and I can't expect anyone to go that far.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (BI5O2)

From what I remember, she's not the Genetic mother. She had someone else's embryos implanted into her.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (uEmCf)

406 I just think the trans doctors are the latest iterations of the Nazi “ doctors” in the Camps. They LIKE doing what they do.

They surely like the money they make from forever patients. Hospital administrators love this stuff, its a huge cash influx for the life of the patient.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:23 PM (PYyV9)

407 >>Kat Timpf always struck me as a sorta-maybe right-ish libertarian chick who doesn't have any really strong thoughts but you'd definitely nail her if you got the chance so she works on TV. No hate, just strikes me as more eye candy than anything

The Carbuncles, tho...oof.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:23 PM (gH8T+)

408 From what I remember, she's not the Genetic mother. She had someone else's embryos implanted into her.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (uEmCf)

So to her, they are already designer.

I have seen women who have desperately wanted kids of their own. This whole thing is just so fucked up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

409 This whole tranny thing makes me sick as it is so obviously evil in its origin. My family has been hit hard by this madness. I have a niece who now thinks she is my nephew (her beard is better than mine0, and a cousin who thinks he is now my cousinette. Family gatherings are a weird affair. I am even more scarce now than I ordinarily am because I find it hard to keep my mouth shut as I observe the shit show.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 09, 2026 12:10 PM (affD0)

This ideology and these people are not welcome in my home, blood or no.

It is a social contagion, and it deserves to be strangled in its infancy and squashed wherever found. It will NEVER be OK to support this type of child abuse.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (dK+Kv)

410 404 >>Sounds vaguely naughty.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:12 PM (pDt9x)

"Pain is the toughest riddle
He's chalk, he's a dartboard
His sex is disease, he's a stop sign"
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (gH8T+)

Well Damn, now I will spend the rest of the day trying to figure that out!!!

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (pDt9x)

411 407 >>Kat Timpf always struck me as a sorta-maybe right-ish libertarian chick who doesn't have any really strong thoughts but you'd definitely nail her if you got the chance so she works on TV. No hate, just strikes me as more eye candy than anything

The Carbuncles, tho...oof.
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:23 PM (gH8T+)

KAT TIMPF HAS SYPHILLIS?!

Posted by: Al Sharpton at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)

412 Love you -- No Homo!

I have noticed that Zoomers and Gen Alpha do this weird thing where they will yell "I LOVE YOU" over the slightest thing. You open the door for them, "I love you!" Love has been corrupted down to the most meaningless level of nothing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (PYyV9)

413 So what do you do when in the eyes of the family law system you're a child abuser for opposing the mutilation of your own kid?

On advice of counsel, I will refrain from answering that question beyond saying she would not have custody and I would have an alibi.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 12:25 PM (OPGS/)

414 "Pain is the toughest riddle
He's chalk, he's a dartboard
His sex is disease, he's a stop sign"
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (gH8T+)

I liked the original Dolley Parton version better.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:25 PM (JwNbV)

415 "Pain is the toughest riddle
He's chalk, he's a dartboard
His sex is disease, he's a stop sign"
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (gH8T+)

Well Damn, now I will spend the rest of the day trying to figure that out!!!
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (pDt9x)

Or you could, you know, just do a two-second Google search.

Posted by: How you spend your time is up to you at February 09, 2026 12:26 PM (TbWk/)

416 Same, my cousin's cute little daughter decided she was an it and mangled herself, now she's a "they" and its incredibly awkward every time "they" are around.

I just try to love her and treat her with respect until maybe some day she can grow up and realize the horror of what she did to herself. But she wasn't alone in this.

She's been in therapy most of her life and her school counsellors no doubt helped shove her into this life.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM

Yeah...my BIL's niece has just decided she's a he. Family of crazy Seattle area lefties. My BIL is apparently the only normal one.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (bFu5X)

417 Little Johnny gets his junk cut off, and tiddies bolted on, and now goes by "Hissteria".

Wait. Isn't she Alec Baldwin's wife?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (0Htd1)

418 >>I will spend the rest of the day trying to figure that out!!!

Minutemen: One Reporter's Opinion

Mike Watt was the Bassist...who later went on to play in fIREHOSE when D. Boone (Guitarist) was killed in a car wreck.

Pro Tip. NEVER LET YOUR GIRL DRIVE

RIP D. Boone

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (gH8T+)

419 Nayib Bukele could do American fathers a solid by announcing that El Salvador will not honor extradition requests from the USA for fathers who shoot the mothers transing kids, and abscond with the rescued kid to El Salvador.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (8zz6B)

420 I have noticed that Zoomers and Gen Alpha do this weird thing where they will yell "I LOVE YOU" over the slightest thing. You open the door for them, "I love you!" Love has been corrupted down to the most meaningless level of nothing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (PYyV9)

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Ugh, have never witnessed that.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (dTakD)

421 >>Most of big pharma modus operandi seems to be develop a market, get windfall profits, extract much of those profits, before the inevitable crash due to medicine side effects. Sacklers are an example. Pfizer and Moderna are others.

When I was checking out of the hospital they gave me a heaping helping of oxycodone. And narcan.

Maybe they should stop prescribing drugs that require another life saving drug just in case.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:28 PM (viF8m)

422 415 "Pain is the toughest riddle
He's chalk, he's a dartboard
His sex is disease, he's a stop sign"
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:22 PM (gH8T+)

Well Damn, now I will spend the rest of the day trying to figure that out!!!
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM (pDt9x)

Or you could, you know, just do a two-second Google search.
Posted by: How you spend your time is up to you at February 09, 2026 12:26 PM (TbWk/)

Okay fine. Now I gotta figure out who the hel “ Mike Watt” is. Sheesh.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:28 PM (pDt9x)

423 Nayib Bukele could do American fathers a solid by announcing that El Salvador will not honor extradition requests from the USA for fathers who shoot the mothers transing kids, and abscond with the rescued kid to El Salvador.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 12:27 PM (8zz6B)

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AOP for AG!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:28 PM (dTakD)

424 I have noticed that Zoomers and Gen Alpha do this weird thing where they will yell "I LOVE YOU" over the slightest thing. You open the door for them, "I love you!" Love has been corrupted down to the most meaningless level of nothing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Yet it is far better than yelling I hate you.

Like faking it until you make it, being one in Christ means not being afraid to express love with those in the community, friends, and family.

People can be corrupt but love is the same as it ever was. The language may try to obscure and corrupt but the mere words themselves are simply a pale shadow of the heart and its expression.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:29 PM (2swu2)

425 It will be interesting to watch what happens to all of this in the new english caliphate...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:29 PM (XuXeR)

426 I noticed that "preeshiatchoo" (I appreciate you) was starting to be A Thing for a while there, but now it isn't.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:29 PM (JwNbV)

427 But garrett told me upthread. Thanks garrett!

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (pDt9x)

428 Kat Timpf always struck me as a sorta-maybe right-ish libertarian chick who doesn't have any really strong thoughts but you'd definitely nail her if you got the chance so she works on TV. No hate, just strikes me as more eye candy than anything.
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I think she gets tremendous benefit out of her eyeglasses. No, seriously! She's got that "sexy librarian" look going. I don't think she's be nearly as noticeable without the glasses.
Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TN0g+)
******
She even said that she looks blah without her glasses and said she wears them to look hotter.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (NpAcC)

429 I have noticed that Zoomers and Gen Alpha do this weird thing where they will yell "I LOVE YOU" over the slightest thing. You open the door for them, "I love you!" Love has been corrupted down to the most meaningless level of nothing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 09, 2026 12:24 PM

The excessive use of "I love that for you!" grinds my gears.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (bFu5X)

430 They'll just have to kill more people to prove they/them is right.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (C0BNZ)

431 382 And anyone who links a McArdle article unironically or not as an example deserving scorn or derision gets a night in the box.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 09, 2026 12:17 PM (dK+Kv)

That was recently on one of the movie channels - either TCM or Movies - I DVRd it and watched over this past weekend. I enjoyed watching Carr's 'night in the box' speech to the new 'meat' and reflecting on how often we use it here....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (QGaXH)

432 When I was checking out of the hospital they gave me a heaping helping of oxycodone. And narcan.

Maybe they should stop prescribing drugs that require another life saving drug just in case.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Interesting that narcan is being included now with opiod prescriptions.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (2swu2)

433 You open the door for them, "I love you!" Love has been corrupted down to the most meaningless level of nothing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

I don't mind. That ship sailed long ago. Look at people casually shacking up etc. A grateful heart is a good thing. And gratitude is the opposite of the Left's stock and trade of resentment. You cannot feel resentment and gratitude at the same time.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 12:31 PM (QLKBy)

434 People can be corrupt but love is the same as it ever was.

Where is that large automobile?

Posted by: Under water, carry the water at February 09, 2026 12:31 PM (TbWk/)

435 Of course, I love my wife because she's a great mom who'd never, ever go for this stuff.

But even if she wanted to, it would still never come up. I think she knows deep down that the day she said we should transition one of the kids would be her last.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 12:31 PM (BI5O2)

436 >>Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (pDt9x)

Watt and Hurley were one of the best rhythm sections in Punk.

Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (gH8T+)

437 will yell "I LOVE YOU" over the slightest thing"

Goes well with my line: "Go F**k yourself"

Gets their attention, it does.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (XuXeR)

438 Well, that explains it.

NBC Suffers Bizarre Technical Glitch As Entire Halftime Show Broadcast In Spanish

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (J+Psw)

439 my ewetub suggested is full of large breasted women doing various everyday activities.

...

1) Awesome.

2) I think the algorithm has figured me out.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

440 Where is that large automobile?
Posted by: Under water, carry the water at February 09, 2026 12:31 PM

Lake. Big lake.

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (bFu5X)

441 Interesting that narcan is being included now with opiod prescriptions.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (2swu2)

Sue the hospital for offending you with their little "training wheels".

As if I don't know how to party.

Pssshhhhh.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (JwNbV)

442 Dr. Money as part of his 'therapy' would force both Reimer children act out appropriate gender roles.

John Money was a really sick and twisted evil fvck.

--

Extremely sick, evil and twisted. He made them act out their gender roles on each other, simulating sex with one another.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (qBdHI)

443 Nood.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

444 David French needs to be ridiculed till the day he dies.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (NpAcC)

445 Most of big pharma modus operandi seems to be develop a market, get windfall profits, extract much of those profits, before the inevitable crash due to medicine side effects. Sacklers are an example. Pfizer and Moderna are others.

Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 12:20 PM (2swu2)

--------------

Next you'll be telling me that members of the FDA and other regulatory agencies -- like that treasonous asshat Faucistein are on the take.

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (dTakD)

446 New one:

Queer Starmer's "Right-Hand Man," the Man Who Promoted Epstein Bestie Peter Mandelson for Abassador to the US, Resigns

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

447 436 >>Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:30 PM (pDt9x)

Watt and Hurley were one of the best rhythm sections in Punk.
Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2026 12:32 PM (gH8T+)

You just KNOW I’m gonna go look them up at some point today, dontcha??? It’s like a laser pointer.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (pDt9x)

448 " Kat Timpf ... just strikes me as more eye candy than anything."

She's tiny but makes Greg look bigger ... so he loves her for that.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 09, 2026 12:33 PM (vbXSk)

449 Pithing the guilty might seem rather gentle considering the evil they promoted, but it would make them still decent specimens for organ donation which would be the closest to Karma one might approach, and save on anesthetics.

Posted by: epador at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (TRnzq)

450 >>Nood.
Posted by: Al Sharpton

Nood Al Sharpton is the last thing we need.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 09, 2026 12:34 PM (NcvvS)

451 387 I have never known a mother who considered transgender therapy for her child (let's face it, it's only moms who push this, though dickless fathers who don't assert their natural supreme authority in the family are also just as culpable).

Trouble is the fathers have nobody on their side. The dad in Texas fought like hell over his wife transing his kids. Courts told him to fuck himself and let the e-wife kidnap the kids to California to get their parts mutilated. So what do you do when in the eyes of the family law system you're a child abuser for opposing the mutilation of your own kid?
Posted by: It's pretty fucked up, all of it at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (TbWk/)

I remember thinking at the time that poor dad's only choice was to kidnap the kid and flee to a non-extradition country. Not an easy thing to do - but it's either destroy your own life or allow your son's life to be destroyed.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:35 PM (QGaXH)

452 It's obvious (to anyone who isn't an insane creep or ideologue) that the recent sharp rise in trans-identifying teens was absolutely *not* because people were "more free to be who they really are" or that it's a movement whose "time has come."

And it happened for so long largely in part because aggressive, insane men-pretending-to-be women harrassed, intimidated, threatened, &c anyone who said anything against it, especially influential people in medicine (like medical journals, or those who maintain the DSM) And this evil was supported by half the political spectrum because it was "progressive," revolutionary, upset the squares, signalled their commitment to The Message, whatever. There is a huge problem with tolerating severe mental illness.

Posted by: fb at February 09, 2026 12:35 PM (JVEmw)

453 393 'MBS' Mr Mannix?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)
++++
Mortgage-Backed Securities.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (ojr4c)

Thank you sir. I just couldn't cipher it on my own even though I consider myself a fairly sophisticated investor.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 12:37 PM (QGaXH)

454 I’m flattered that Ed Driscoll continues to link to it at Instapundit, which he did again a few days ago.

Tell the truth, you found a way to leave a few prominent Beatles quotes in the post.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2026 12:41 PM (y9nCu)

455 312 Which is more execrable, bespoke, or stochastic? Tough call.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 12:04 PM

——

Stochastic is the term to use when you don your Smart Girl Glasses ™️.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 09, 2026 01:06 PM (6NLLD)

456 388 Trannies are also all murderers. Little Johnny gets his junk cut off, and tiddies bolted on, and now goes by "Hissteria". Johnny has been murdered; he no longer exists, his parents no longer have a son.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Correct. Murder / Assisted Suicide. Hence the term "Dead Name".

Posted by: My Pronouns=Doc/Dr. at February 09, 2026 01:10 PM (PoaF2)

457 Transinsanity is a genuine evil on a par with Nazi experimentation on children.

Posted by: Wofus at February 09, 2026 01:11 PM (CNa+A)

458 I think she gets tremendous benefit out of her eyeglasses. No, seriously! She's got that "sexy librarian" look going. I don't think she's be nearly as noticeable without the glasses.
Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 12:19 PM (TN0g+)

That Big Bang Theory episode where Penny buys a pair of glasses to make her look smart. She slowly puts them on and Leonard grabs her for a trip to the bedroom. LOL

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 09, 2026 01:13 PM (5xuJ/)

459 304. Were they going to Dunsinane Hill?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

🤔

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the army led by Malcolm, Macduff, and Siward marches toward Dunsinane Hill to overthrow Macbeth. They use branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage

We're dealing with idiots and fools. They doubt even the Great.
Lit hub:
'Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory'
Elizabeth Winkler Argues the Mystery Behind the God of Iambic Thunder Is Part of the Thrill

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 01:22 PM (NFX2v)

460 Footnote:
Three or four years ago, a brave doctor who was in the audience at a Vanderbilt University Medical Center talk leaked a video of two of the female speakerrs, both doctors and administrators at VUMC, boasting that VUMC would make 3 million dollars or more off of each so-called transitioner over a lifetime: and the harpies were beaming and licking their chops at the prospect of all this lovely lovely money they were going to make.

They were telling the staff doctors that they had to get on board with this jihad against normal sexuality because it would make them rich, rich, rich.

Posted by: Beverly at February 09, 2026 02:08 PM (reMys)

461 Slow burn rather than fast one.
Posted by: whig

And a lot of damage while that slow burn gathers its head. Putting the brakes on the surgeries is a first step, but this fight still has a long way to go.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at February 09, 2026 02:29 PM (bufu1)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Irises
Vincent van Gogh

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 nice

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

2 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (PcTIw)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (Fi21F)

4 Ear! Ear!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (Fi21F)

5 Hmm. Actually nice art. (wonders what's next)

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)

6 I like it. I have the perfect place.

Posted by: huerfano at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

7 Would make a fun puzzle.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (IhIKR)

8 Free ear included with every commission!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (nWPIJ)

9 Boring

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

10 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

11 I've always been a fan of this!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

12 Those aren't sunflowers. I was told he painted sunflowers.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (uFGDU)

13 Someone should water those plants.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

14 Honestly? That's pretty pedestrian for a van Gogh.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (PcTIw)

15 Looks like they could use some water.

Posted by: PabloD at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (3VXNH)

16 Please tell me this is some shit he did when he was 8 or 9. Lie to me if you must.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

17 I like this for a Monday morning, it makes me yearn for spring as I look out at the frozen landscape.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)

18 Good reminder for all the guys out there that Valentine's Day is this Saturday.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

19 That plant is an invaseive species.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (vFG9F)

20 I don't see any pedestrians.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (P7usy)

21 Would be perfect for above the waffle bar at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (nWPIJ)

22 there are at least 3 paintings named Irises

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (gbOdA)

23 I’m rarely on the art thread but had to pop in and say that I once stood about one foot away from Irises at the Getty in LA. Late 90s… I’m a philistine because I didn’t get all of the hullabaloo….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (C4NhV)

24 The flowers were angry that day, my friends...

Posted by: George Costanza at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

25 One of my favorites

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (dKhdV)

26 Found the sniper.

Center left, wearing wooden shoes and eating cheese.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (IG3/x)

27 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Title: Irises
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 x 36 1/4 in. (73.7 x 92.1 cm)

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (gbOdA)

28 Those aren't sunflowers. I was told he painted sunflowers.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (uFGDU)
-

And trees and daffodils.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Fi21F)

29 Are those purple? My granddaughter loves purple.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 09, 2026 09:35 AM (UgcNV)

30 Funny to think that while Van Gogh was painting dead flowers, Gauguin was painting topless chicks in Tahiti.

Advantage: Gauguin

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 09:35 AM (nWPIJ)

31 Needs more wheat and cypresses.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 09:35 AM (P7usy)

32 It's beautiful, Vince. I'll put it right here on the fridge next to the others.

Posted by: Van Gogh's mother at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

33 He needs glasses, or just mailed it in.
Any shlub from 1600s could have done it better

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (i+wP0)

34 Hey! At least give some credit if you're going to copy my style!

Posted by: Voynich manuscript at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (JCZqz)

35 I have this one hanging in my sunroom.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:37 AM (cwGMH)

36 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at February 09, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

37 Limp.

Posted by: red speck at February 09, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)

38 22 there are at least 3 paintings named Irises

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Pfft.

Posted by: Monet's Rouen Cathedral at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (nWPIJ)

39 I have this one hanging in my sunroom.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:37 AM (cwGMH)

So, you're a multimillionaire?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

40 This is quite crisp and clear. I would not have expected this to be a Van Gogh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

41 Van Goghing
Van Goghing
Van Gone.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (uEmCf)

42 OK Art. Could go in the dining room.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (DgMqy)

43 Funny to think that while Van Gogh was painting dead flowers, Gauguin was painting topless chicks in Tahiti.

Advantage: Gauguin
Posted by: Cicero
_________

There's a Rolling Stones reference in there somewhere.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (XvL8K)

44 39 I have this one hanging in my sunroom.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:37 AM (cwGMH)

So, you're a multimillionaire?
Posted by: Sponge

Uh, yeah! There's no other option...

Posted by: World Class Art Thief at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)

45 Vinnie Ban GoGos is a pizza place in Savannah GA

ha took pizza thread from Morning

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (gbOdA)

46 All I know of irises is that snails like to sleep on the backs of their broad leaves. And it was my job to remove them. At first, this was drudgery. But then I realized how beautifully snails splatter against fences.

Our neighboring fence was an escargot killing field.

Posted by: red speck at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (Ve/HL)

47 Van Goghing
Van Goghing
Van Gone.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (uEmCf)
-

When pronounced correctly, be prepared to wipe off your screen.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (Fi21F)

48 Very nice

I would hang this in the grand parlor of my seaside manor.

well done, CBD

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (ZxPkt)

49 Van Gogh painted over 30 flower still life's. I also have a print of his White Roses hanging in my sunroom.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (cwGMH)

50 This looks a bit too magazine illustration for me, like something you'll see on the wall at a dentist's office, maybe a child's nursery.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (PMi3m)

51 35 I have this one hanging in my sunroom.

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A quality replica like that should go for at least five dollars.

Posted by: Antiques Roadshow at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (nWPIJ)

52 Advantage: Gauguin
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 09:35 AM (nWPIJ)

Gauguin playing the harmonium in his underwear at his friend Mucha's studio:

https://tinyurl.com/3dwmz54z

Mucha was another horndog with an eye for the ladies.

I get it. What's the point of spending all that time to make a painting if hot nekkid chicks aren't involved?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)

53 I generally don't care for Van Gogh, but I do like his earlier work. This is nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (bFu5X)

54 IIRC, irises are actually poisonous to humans.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

55 Look at the S-van Gogh.

Posted by: Billy Ray Valentine at February 09, 2026 09:42 AM (xFfhU)

56 Looks sort of like ours, after blooming a day ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 09:42 AM (jtM2q)

57 Reminded me how much I like Don McLean's song Vincent.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (cwGMH)

58 54 IIRC, irises are actually poisonous to humans.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

I wonder if they kill deer? If so, I’ll take a thousand bulbs, please.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (pDt9x)

59 Thanks CBD, good selection today.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (O7YUW)

60 > There's a Rolling Stones reference in there somewhere.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (XvL8K)

Take me down, little Vincent
Take me down
I think you're a big ol' fucking clown
You can send me dead flowers to Tahiti
Send me dead flowers on the boat
Send me dead flowers from your garden
And I'll bang hot chickies, smile, and laugh, and gloat

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 09:44 AM (IG3/x)

61 LOVELY!
Thanks, CBD. Sometimes you just need a bit of beauty.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:44 AM (0yjaw)

62 33 He needs glasses, or just mailed it in.
Any shlub from 1600s could have done it better
Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (i+wP0)

His contemporary, Claude Monet, had cataract surgery in 1923, after which he destroyed many of the works he had painted while he had cataracts.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 09:45 AM (PMi3m)

63 58 54 IIRC, irises are actually poisonous to humans.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

I wonder if they kill deer? If so, I’ll take a thousand bulbs, please.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (pDt9x)

Unfortunately, no.

Posted by: Roy at February 09, 2026 09:45 AM (lHwr/)

64 57 Reminded me how much I like Don McLean's song Vincent.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (cwGMH)

Love his two songs. Seemed a very unobjectionable guy, too.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:45 AM (pDt9x)

65 Yeah, it is nice.

If you cut Irises off at the stalk is the smell very pungent?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 09:45 AM (6W1vz)

66 Found the sniper.

Me t

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 09:46 AM (PcTIw)

67 >I wonder if they kill deer? If so, I’ll take a thousand bulbs, please.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:43 AM (pDt9x)

It's the only plant in my yard deer won't eat. Even deer 'resistant' perennials are part of the salad bar they consume. Deer are asshoe.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 09, 2026 09:46 AM (GTqXr)

68 Nice picture. Thanks. FenSpouse is currently reading a book with lots of pictures called "Van Gogh's Cypresses". It is a very nice book.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 09:46 AM (Nx5jP)

69
Dr Seuss' Most Beautiful Book was-

"Gogh Van Gogh!"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:46 AM (iJfKG)

70 I'm like Vincent. Some time cut off one side or the other of a picture. But ears is where I draw the line.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (LHPAg)

71 For some reason, I'm put in mind of that old saying,

Little pitchers have big ears.

van Gogh humor

need coffee 🙄

Posted by: mindful webworker - and so it begins... again... at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kqXjy)

72 Still life. Boring, pedestrian, an homage to FTD on the eve of Valentine's Day. A Hallmark Horror all around.

Posted by: Men Everywhere at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

73 67 Deer are asshoe.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 09, 2026 09:46 AM (GTqXr)

But make for good meat.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (uEmCf)

74
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (tgvbd)

75 I like van Gogh. This one lacks his distinctive personality and character. It seems generic. I've seen a few others that were lovely but completely lacking in his personal style. Nice but a bit boring. Thanks CBD!

For fans of van Gogh... There is an animated movie called Loving Vincent. They animated his paintings. Dozens of artists worked for years to create a movie that looks like it was painted by VvG. It's a neat little investigation into his death with some suggesting that he was murdered and an investigator talking to the people who saw him last. The animation is interesting.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj)

76 Would hang.

Thanks CBD.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 09:48 AM (lpVer)

77 Sure beats a fat guy on an ottoman....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 09:49 AM (QGaXH)

78 Sometimes you just need a bit of beauty.
Posted by: Lizzy

Or sometimes, in the case of Sydney Sweeney's knockers, a lot.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)

79 For me art/painting ain't about being able to be a copy machine. I appreciate the skill but it's not art.
IMO

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:49 AM (cwGMH)

80 Little pitchers have big ears.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and so it begins... again... at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM
-

They're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 09:50 AM (Fi21F)

81 It's a neat little investigation into his death with some suggesting that he was murdered and an investigator talking to the people who saw him last.

---------

If you was smart you wouldn't ask a lot of questions. Capiche?

Posted by: Big Hearing Aid at February 09, 2026 09:50 AM (nWPIJ)

82 A masterpiece. Van Gogh was able to capture the intricacies of the flowers, the pistils, the stamens.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

83 82 A masterpiece. Van Gogh was able to capture the intricacies of the flowers, the pistils, the stamens.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

Always have to interject sex into the art!!

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:51 AM (pDt9x)

84 Nice and simple. Van Gogh was a great artist.
Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (Hhsnh)

85 CBD shilling for Big Florist is SO obvious. Knew that someone was financing his wastrel, globetrotting, lifestyle.

Posted by: Not To Mention, Big Vase at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

86 >>A masterpiece. Van Gogh was able to capture the intricacies of the flowers, the pistils, the stamens.

Iris my case!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (0yjaw)

87 Irises
Vincent van Gogh

**********

I, Anatomy - a limerick

The cornea lets the outside light through
And the lens mainly focuses the view
The retina preserves
the signal to the optic nerves
But it's the iris that makes your brown eyes blue!

Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (qgHp7)

88 Give me. Your hairy stamen NOW, baby.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (IhIKR)

89 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (Kt19C)

90 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj

My husband saw that. He enjoyed it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (Nx5jP)

91 71 Little pitchers have big ears.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and so it begins... again... at February 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kqXjy)

But how's their sinker?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (uEmCf)

92 Van Gough, the elementary school years edition. Nice painting. It would go on the bathroom wall.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (mo6hN)

93 Hubbymayhem bought me some flowers yesterday.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

94 Van Gogh painted over 800 paintings in ten years. You run out of subjects to paint and start painting chairs and tree roots.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (cwGMH)

95 I'm not the biggest Van Gogh fan but this is lovely in it's simplicity. The brush work is less jarring and the colors, while still distinct, blend naturally. And the colors are pleasant, relaxing. He really caught the softness of irises.

CBD, thanks. This is a pleasant image to start the week.

Posted by: JTB at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

96 Flying into Amsterdam over the tulip fields. Too much beauty.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (LHPAg)

97 93 Hubbymayhem bought me some flowers yesterday.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

What did he DO???

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (pDt9x)

98 A quilter friend once shared a good way to select colors for a scrap quilt: find a painting you love and use same colors in the same proportion. The colors and their proportion in this painting are very pleasing to me.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (0yjaw)

99 If you don't speak Dutch or Hebrew, Van Gogh is pronounced with the maximum phlegmatic gggggggggggggggh.

Not Van Go.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

100 Free ear included with every commission!
Posted by: Cicero

**********

Quantities are limited...

Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (qgHp7)

101 Per CBD's comment in the sidebar... thankfully, unlike in most countries, the government does not fund our Olympic teams.

But I'm absolutely in favor of Congress revoking their charter and removing our flag from their uniforms. They can just be "The Olympians, brought to you by Carl's Jr.," or something.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

102 Hubbymayhem bought me some flowers yesterday.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

What did he DO???
Posted by: tubal
___________

Probably trying to beat the 1000% price hike about to hit. Smart.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:55 AM (XvL8K)

103 Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (IhIKR)

Congratulations on your Seahawks, Nurse.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

104 A masterpiece. Van Gogh was able to capture the intricacies of the flowers, the pistils, the stamens.

Iris my case!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (0yjaw)

I see you rose to the occasion.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

105 Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

Van Gogh spoke 4 languages including English so he probably didn't mind Van Go.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (cwGMH)

106 104 A masterpiece. Van Gogh was able to capture the intricacies of the flowers, the pistils, the stamens.

Iris my case!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (0yjaw)

I see you rose to the occasion.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

Aaaaand we’re off!!!!

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (pDt9x)

107 He died by self-inflicted gunshot in 1890 so this was among the last of his works.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 09:57 AM (QGaXH)

108 Here are our grades for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show as scored in three categories: music, production/choreography and vibes.

SI then gave the performance mixed marks. It gave "Music" an A. Production and "vibes", however, each got an A+.

Identifyin' abd vibin!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (ojr4c)
==
Heard the sound quality had some issues - heard that from a number of sources.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 09:57 AM (GZYu7)

109 So Sen. Mark Warner laundered the hit on Tulsi through the lawyer for Ltc. Bearclaw, who fed it to the Guardian, so that US papers could then report on the "scandal."

Whatever Tulsi has dug up the last year has Warner and his deep state traitors scared shitless.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 09:57 AM (HXT0k)

110 Van Gogh spoke 4 languages including English so he probably didn't mind Van Go.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (cwGMH)

====

*deflates*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

111 If you don't speak Dutch or Hebrew, Van Gogh is pronounced with the maximum phlegmatic gggggggggggggggh.

Not Van Go.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

Americans pronounce it Van Go.

Take your funny foreign pronunciations elsewhere, bucko!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:58 AM (iJfKG)

112 101 Per CBD's comment in the sidebar... thankfully, unlike in most countries, the government does not fund our Olympic teams.

But I'm absolutely in favor of Congress revoking their charter and removing our flag from their uniforms. They can just be "The Olympians, brought to you by Carl's Jr.," or something.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)
Lume.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:58 AM (LHPAg)

113 We are Americans, we can pronounce words any damn way we want to pronounce them.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (pDt9x)

114 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)

115 *But it's the iris that makes your brown eyes blue!*

They grow in the bayou.

Posted by: Linda Rondstat at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

116 Verdomde cultuurbarbaren.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (RIvkX)

117 114 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)

Chronic dieters??

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (pDt9x)

118 109 So Sen. Mark Warner laundered the hit on Tulsi through the lawyer for Ltc. Bearclaw, who fed it to the Guardian, so that US papers could then report on the "scandal."

Whatever Tulsi has dug up the last year has Warner and his deep state traitors scared shitless.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 09:57 AM (HXT0k)

headline spies talk to Trump adviser
real conversation spies talk about Trump adivser

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 10:00 AM (gbOdA)

119 Random tidbit of information --

Received an invoice in the mail last week from the North Texas Toll Authority. Took almost 4 months for them to bill me $3.78 for using a toll road on my way to Corsicana in October.

Anyway - gave me an opportunity to recall the good times at the ranch with a lot of you knuckleheads.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM (B4Se1)

120 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact
____________

Pikers, that's who.

Posted by: Japanese General at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM (XvL8K)

121 Charlies Halftime now over 25 M views

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM (gbOdA)

122 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)

The same kind of guy who cuts his own ear off. A batshit crazy masochist who hates himself.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 10:02 AM (BI5O2)

123 114 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)
Guns are tricky. Maybe he went wobbly.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 10:02 AM (LHPAg)

124 107 He died by self-inflicted gunshot in 1890 so this was among the last of his works.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

+++
Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: Old Dennis Miller line at February 09, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

125 English needs a good ol' velar fricative.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

126 CBD-
I tried to let you know last night that I saw your message, but apparently to no avail. I can't find your email, so unless I'm being obtuse (a real possibility), I'd appreciate more guidance on where to find it. Thanks.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:03 AM (Riz8t)

127 If you or your partner are bothered by a hairy stamen, see your doctor. Treatment is available.

Posted by: Big Farma at February 09, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

128 Anyway - gave me an opportunity to recall the good times at the ranch with a lot of you knuckleheads.

Posted by: Dooand f at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM (B4Se1)

------------

* presses "Like" button *

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 10:03 AM (5YukJ)

129
I think it's good to show that Impressionist artists in particular with their idiosyncratic style weren't just some shmoes throwing swirly crap or dots or whatever on their canvases,

but instead were classically trained artists who purposefully used those classical skills to paint something new (at the time) and different.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

130 Petaling flower puns today, are we?

Posted by: Nip it! at February 09, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

131 Archimedes, left side bar.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 10:04 AM (0KSrI)

132 So Sen. Mark Warner laundered the hit on Tulsi through the lawyer for Ltc. Bearclaw, who fed it to the Guardian, so that US papers could then report on the "scandal."

Whatever Tulsi has dug up the last year has Warner and his deep state traitors scared shitless.

I'm beginning to think this may be Warner's last term and that he's on the way out, voluntarily or involuntarily.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)

133 English needs a good ol' velar fricative.
Posted by: Bulg

Not a bi-labial fricative?

Remember well, us Morons generally have the maturity of a 13 yr old.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (cYBz/)

134 Would hang in the lavatory. Over the crapper.

Posted by: Billy Ray Valentine at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (xFfhU)

135 117 114 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)

Chronic dieters??
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (pDt9x)

According to the Wikipedia article, he walked to get help afterward so presumably he was coherent enough to say what happened. He died from infection, not blood loss. Or I guess you could call it 'lead poisoning'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (QGaXH)

136 I wonder if they kill deer? If so, I’ll take a thousand bulbs, please.
Posted by: tubal

Kill deer? So now it's a bird thread?

Posted by: Confused Moron at February 09, 2026 10:06 AM (JCZqz)

137 ls, the stamens.

Iris my case!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2026 09:52 AM (0yjaw)

I see you rose to the occasion.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

What in carnation is going on with lack of follow-up puns on this thread!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:06 AM (iJfKG)

138 131 Archimedes, left side bar.

Thanks, but that's the CJN website, which I already saw, but can't find the link to his email in it. I wonder if I need an account.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

139 133 Remember well, us Morons generally have the maturity of a 13 yr old.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (cYBz/)

And the liver of an octogenarian.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:08 AM (uEmCf)

140 If you don't speak Dutch or Hebrew, Van Gogh is pronounced with the maximum phlegmatic gggggggggggggggh.

Not Van Go.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:54 AM

I did enjoy the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam years ago. The Dutch gargling? Not so much.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 10:08 AM (bFu5X)

141 122 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 09:59 AM (cwGMH)

The same kind of guy who cuts his own ear off. A batshit crazy masochist who hates himself.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 10:02 AM (BI5O2)

EXACTLY! I worked with some genius scientists and engineers. The line between batshit crazy and genius is this >< thin.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:08 AM (QGaXH)

142 *What in carnation is going on with lack of follow-up puns on this thread!*

Nip it. Nip it in the bud!

Posted by: Deputy Fife at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (2Ez/1)

143 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (QGaXH)

Theory is he didn't want to get the kids who shot him in trouble.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (cwGMH)

144 What in carnation is going on with lack of follow-up puns on this thread!

Posted by: naturalfake

Sometimes we just don't have the stamena...

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

145 What in carnation is going on with lack of follow-up puns on this thread!"

Was rooting out the bad puns...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)

146 I like Van Gogh kind of but my favorite artist from that Impressionistic era is Mary Cassat.

Posted by: Tuna at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (lJ0H4)

147 cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com

I worked with one. He was VERY smart and creative, and then one night, went completely off the reservation. I won't say more, but suffice it to say he was not employed there the next day.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

148 Right now, Trump is losing the midterms. But I strongly believe he can turn this around, by getting out of Washington and trumpeting this economic message.

Cut a deal with Iran, and get it off your plate Mr. President. Then start "Bully Pulpiting" all over America.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:17 AM (QpTiH)
==
Actually, incorrect, probably going to be +1 to +3 in the Senate. The House is the worry of course. Economically, as this starts to be felt by Americans, the House will shape up probably around +10. At this point on the economy, you've done what you can do to move it. Now Bessent and Trump just need to cheerlead the hell out of it.

If the economy stalls out, then yes, the House is in danger.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 10:10 AM (GZYu7)

149 Who commits suicide by shooting themselves in the stomach?

"One in the ear" was already spoken for.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 09, 2026 10:10 AM (zdLoL)

150 cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com

I worked with one. He was VERY smart and creative, and then one night, went completely off the reservation. I won't say more, but suffice it to say he was not employed there the next day.

Well, that didn't go well. CBD had nothing to do with the other guy...that I know of.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:10 AM (Riz8t)

151 "Was rooting out the bad puns..."

Eats.
Shoots.
Leaves.

Posted by: Big Panda at February 09, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

152 Flowers. Nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 10:11 AM (bss/y)

153 cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (RIvkX)

154 128 Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 10:03 AM (5YukJ)

I saw the Death Certificate story somewhere - here I think - and at first glance believed it as something they would do - until I realized who the source was (Babylon B).

The far greater tell is their (Ds) freak out about ICE at polling places. Since only citizens are supposed to vote, why would they care if ICE wastes their time hanging around a by definition 'target scarce' environment?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (QGaXH)

155 Anyway - gave me an opportunity to recall the good times at the ranch with a lot of you knuckleheads.
Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM

Back at ya, Doof! Hopefully we'll see you in NoVa.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (bFu5X)

156 Not Van Go.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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

De-nunciation - a limerick

Franpsycho is tempted to scoff
By invoking a harsh Phlegmish cough
But those in the know
Call him Vincent Van Go
Only snobbish ones call him Van Goff

Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)

157 Well, you can't say this painting portrays a bunch of pansies.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 09, 2026 10:13 AM (0sNs1)

158 Is an iris a self rising flower?

Posted by: The makers of Powdermilk Biscuits at February 09, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

159 Hubbymayhem bought me some flowers yesterday"

So, what new gubs did he buy?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)

160 Have always loved the work of Joan Miro. Abstract art. To my knowledge CBD has never offered a Miro painting, sadly.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:14 AM (pDt9x)

161 Americans pronounce it Van Go.

In Hawaii, it's actually Chin Ho.

Posted by: Roy at February 09, 2026 10:14 AM (lHwr/)

162 So Sen. Mark Warner laundered the hit on Tulsi through the lawyer for Ltc. Bearclaw, who fed it to the Guardian, so that US papers could then report on the "scandal."

Whatever Tulsi has dug up the last year has Warner and his deep state traitors scared shitless.

---------------

DNI Gabbard appears to be over the treasonous targets.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 10:14 AM (BS7h0)

163 Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)

LMAO

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:14 AM (RIvkX)

164 Book 'em, Danno.

Posted by: Kam Fong at February 09, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

165 Is music close enough to art? From late in the ONT:

542 Now, there's Pop, Country, rap, and... is there much Metal anymore? Not really my thing, but there's no casual exposure anymore.

I admit to not listening to airwave radio these days, and don't subscribe to any pay-radio service. They ran me off with pop junk and too many commercials.

My world is very small now.
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

Metal appears to have a solid live scene, but remaining niche, with a dearth of crossover success. My pet theory is that the genre's competitive downtuning of guitars (to B-standard and beyond!) hinders the ability to produce a clean mix for mainstream tastes; as supporting evidence, I submit the prevalence of relegating the bass player to a backing track (not on stage).

I'm probably wrong, since I don't have all the broader context or professional expertise, but that has never stopped anyone from opining before!

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)

166 Warner is up for reelection in November of this year. I really hope Youngkin plans to run for the seat.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

167 I hate toll roads. Seems like the tolls never go away. They use to have one that went from Dallas to Ft.Worth. When I 30 was built connecting Dallas to Ft.Worth the toll road magically stopped collecting tolls.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 10:16 AM (E7+ue)

168
Nice!, muldoon.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:17 AM (iJfKG)

169 Wanna hear my interdimensional chess theory on why Trump deliberately included that clip of the Obama's as apes?

Not to get everyone to watch the video, that's 1st to 3rd level. Brilliant on its own.

4th+ dimension is there is confirmed polling that shows the Obamas are deeply, deeply unpopular with Republicans who generally only vote in the Presidential Elections.

And Obama has been spouting off re: ICE.

So, this is to drag the Obamas into the midterms, force them to stay in the public eye.
And put them on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 10:17 AM (HXT0k)

170 DNI Gabbard appears to be over the treasonous targets.
Posted by: ShainS
_________

Janissaries are usually the most effective for either side. I have some slim hopes for turning Fetterman.

Posted by: Japanese General at February 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XvL8K)

171 They use to have one that went from Dallas to Ft. Worth.

I thought those two cities were right next to each other.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

172 So, this is to drag the Obamas into the midterms, force them to stay in the public eye.
And put them on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue.

I'd like to think that's what's happening, but Occam's Razor still says it was someone did something dumb.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)

173 Have always loved the work of Joan Miro. Abstract art. To my knowledge CBD has never offered a Miro painting, sadly.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:14 AM (pDt9x)

I . . , ..

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:18 AM (cwGMH)

174 In my fantasy world, there's a Trump EO where we withdraw from all international organizations, including the Olympics. With a little doodle of a middle finger raised toward the globe, next to his signature.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 10:18 AM (BI5O2)

175 Is music close enough to art? From late in the ONT:

542 Now, there's Pop, Country, rap, and... is there much Metal anymore? Not really my thing, but there's no casual exposure anymore.

I admit to not listening to airwave radio these days, and don't subscribe to any pay-radio service. They ran me off with pop junk and too many commercials.

My world is very small now.
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

And where are the mellotrons, man?!?!

Where are the mellotrons!!!111!!!11111!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:19 AM (iJfKG)

176 I can't help noticing there isn't much outrage about Hillary being portrayed as a warthog in Trump's Worst Racist Video Ever.

That seems a lot more insulting than being portrayed as a gorilla. But then, the issue is never the issue.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 10:19 AM (GUOwU)

177 Dueling theremins never really took off.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:20 AM (pDt9x)

178 175 And where are the mellotrons, man?!?!

Where are the mellotrons!!!111!!!11111!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:19 AM (iJfKG)

*Robert Fripp has entered the chat*

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:20 AM (FpHTM)

179 What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 09, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

180 I can't help noticing there isn't much outrage about Hillary being portrayed as a warthog in Trump's Worst Racist Video Ever.

That seems a lot more insulting than being portrayed as a gorilla. But then, the issue is never the issue.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 10:19 AM (GUOw

Biden was portrayed as a monkey.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:21 AM (cwGMH)

181 I counted a total of 3 unique paint colors used (4 if you count white as a color), in this painting.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 09, 2026 10:21 AM (36PRH)

182 Metal isn't really mainstream anymore because so much of it uses Death Grunt vocals.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:21 AM (FpHTM)

183 This Van Gogh character is going places.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM (QLKBy)

184 I like that fat Prtizer was portrayed as an elephant though a hippo would have been better.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM (cwGMH)

185 Biden was portrayed as a monkey.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Lincoln got portrayed as a gorilla.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

186 Biden was portrayed as a monkey.

That's an insult to all primates, in fact to every member of the animal kingdom. Biden is a vegetable.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)

187 160 Have always loved the work of Joan Miro. Abstract art. To my knowledge CBD has never offered a Miro painting, sadly.
Posted by: tubal

Nor an R. Crumb.

Posted by: Or Peter Max at February 09, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

188 I was going to buy Missus Muldoon a bouquet at a quaint little flower shop out in the nearby woods but I never found the place. I guess I just couldn't see the florist for the trees.

Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 10:23 AM (qgHp7)

189 "That woman (widow hen) reminds me of the highway between Dallas and Fort Worth - no curves"

Foghorn Leghorn

Well, maybe it wasn't his line originally, but that's where I first heard it.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (IwUWI)

190 Metal isn't really mainstream anymore because so much of it uses Death Grunt vocals.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:21 AM (FpHTM)

Cookie Monster rock.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (B4Se1)

191 Metal appears to have a solid live scene, but remaining niche, with a dearth of crossover success. My pet theory is that the genre's competitive downtuning of guitars (to B-standard and beyond!) hinders the ability to produce a clean mix for mainstream tastes; as supporting evidence, I submit the prevalence of relegating the bass player to a backing track (not on stage).

I'm probably wrong, since I don't have all the broader context or professional expertise, but that has never stopped anyone from opining before!

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)
==
And think - the bass players drove Motown's music.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (GZYu7)

192 183 This Van Gogh character is going places.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM

Down by the river.

Posted by: C. Farley at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

193 While the media is focused like a laser on racism the air has come out of their ICE balloon. And no one gives a fuck about racism least of all the libs.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (QLKBy)

194 I guess I just couldn't see the florist for the trees.
Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 10:23 AM (qgHp7)

Since you never went they didn't hear you coming.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:24 AM (cwGMH)

195 Nor an R. Crumb.
Posted by: Or Peter Max at February 09, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)
Or Maxfield Parrish.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 10:25 AM (LHPAg)

196 Back at ya, Doof! Hopefully we'll see you in NoVa.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (bFu5X)

Good Lord willing and that creek thing!

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 10:25 AM (B4Se1)

197 156 But those in the know
156 ....

Call him Vincent Van Go
Only snobbish ones call him Van Goff
Posted by: muldoon at February 09, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)

Submitted for your approval:

But those in the know
Call him Vincent Van Go
And we morons call him Vincent Van Gone.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:26 AM (QGaXH)

198 177 Dueling theremins never really took off.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:20 AM (pDt9x)

With Brian Wilson gone, it never will.

Posted by: Roy at February 09, 2026 10:26 AM (lHwr/)

199
And Obama has been spouting off re: ICE.

So, this is to drag the Obamas into the midterms, force them to stay in the public eye.
And put them on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 10:17 AM (HXT0k)

Can we stop the 80/20 stuff? 80% of people can’t agree the sun rises in the east. Deporting illegals is maybe a 55% on our side issue.

This was a staffer who posted something kinda dumb. That’s it.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:26 AM (y6810)

200 177 Dueling theremins never really took off.
Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:20 AM (pDt9x)

No discussion of the theremin would be complete without acknowledging the undisputed virtuoso of the Theremin: Clara Rockmore ( yes, that is her real name ) :

https://tinyurl.com/yc857fmx

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 10:27 AM (v7apI)

201 Who cares?

If Trump put out a meme of the Obamas where Barack was mounting up on Reggie Love while Michelle and that Macron broad shave each other's balls, that would be fine, too.

If Trump just went on Truth Social that he's going to have the Obamas tortured to death by a Cossack knouter, it would be better.

Why do they deserve to be treated with the dignity they never afforded us bitter clingers and deplorables?

Fuck those two and the horsecocks they rode in on.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

202 He has featured my favorite abstract painter, Franz Marc.

I can't recall an abstract expressionist painter being featured though. That's fine by me.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:27 AM (cwGMH)

203 Alternate title: Where the heck are my red and brown paints?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 09, 2026 10:28 AM (mymNa)

204 "That's an insult to all primates, in fact to every member of the animal kingdom. Biden is a vegetable.
Posted by: Archimedes"

A potted plant would have been better insult.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 10:28 AM (GUOwU)

205 I had no part in this shit.

The horse.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 10:28 AM (0KSrI)

206 139 133 Remember well, us Morons generally have the maturity of a 13 yr old.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:05 AM (cYBz/)

And the liver of an octogenarian.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:08 AM (uEmCf)

Oh, c'mon. He was done with it.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:29 AM (w/O5Q)

207 204 A potted plant would have been better insult.
Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 10:28 AM (GUOwU)

A ficus would have made for a better president.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:30 AM (FpHTM)

208 But I'm absolutely in favor of Congress revoking their charter and removing our flag from their uniforms. They can just be "The Olympians, brought to you by Carl's Jr.," or something.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

The Olympian - Whataburger's Triple Meat Bacon Cheeseburger.

For the hungry Olympian in your house.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 10:30 AM (PcTIw)

209 Remember when Ukraine and Gaza were the most important things ever? That was like 3 -4 months ago. Lol.

Now nobody on the left even remembers those things exist.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:30 AM (y6810)

210 More than likely what you are seeing is a casual rebrand of the Obamas. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

The Uniparty spends decades building up narratives and branding for people, and along comes Trump who slices through it like a hammer.

It's not international space chess - it's just how he works. And he uses the media's repetition drumbeat to do it.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:30 AM (QLKBy)

211 Gold Medal. That's the wife's favorite flour, right hon?

- Old Timer, about to spend his remaining years sleeping on the couch

Posted by: Just the Punchline at February 09, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)

212 This Van Gogh character is going places.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:22 AM (QLKBy)

--------------

Imagine if his last name was Biden?

Even his shit would be worth a lot of money ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 10:31 AM (D4vBI)

213 So Sen. Mark Warner laundered the hit on Tulsi through the lawyer for Ltc. Bearclaw, who fed it to the Guardian, so that US papers could then report on the "scandal."
---
ooooh, here's a wrinkle that's being speculated on:

Recall Obama's recent unusual trip to England where he has a highly secret meeting with the PM?
The former President, near a decade out of office, who maintains a top level top secret clearance, meeting with the current leader of the UK.

So maybe Obama was the cutout to launder the info to the Brit press?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 10:31 AM (HXT0k)

214 I think saw a lot of Miro in Chicago, at the CIA (CAI?). She is good, but no Dali, also well represented there. Or was it Joan, not Miro?

Posted by: From about That Time at February 09, 2026 10:32 AM (UgcNV)

215 @171. They are about 20 miles apart and the Trinity River is between them. It's all built up now with suburbs. Back in the 60's it was vacant land because the river would flood. But they got that under control. Dallas county and Tarrant county (Ft.Worth) are like one big city now. And the counties around them are growing with even more suburbs.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 10:32 AM (E7+ue)

216 Speaking of music...

I have a question.

I keep hearing mentions of karaoke at TXMOME.

Since I've never been there late at night, I assume it happens then.

Is this where all the guitars come into play banging out popular songs or is there a karaoke machine involved?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 10:32 AM (iJfKG)

217 If Hillary were properly portrayed as a beast, it would be a Hyena. The alliteration works and it's an accurate depiction of her soulless predatory nature.

Posted by: Some Random Ape at February 09, 2026 10:33 AM (4b7CV)

218 Can we stop the 80/20 stuff? 80% of people can’t agree the sun rises in the east. Deporting illegals is maybe a 55% on our side issue.

This was a staffer who posted something kinda dumb. That’s it.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:26 AM (y6810)
==
Deporting criminal illegal aliens -which is what ICE is mostly doing has the backing of almost 90% of the population. The protests have backfired immensely, which is why Minnesota capitulated.

The deportation of all illegal aliens regardless of whether or not they are behaving ranges between 55 and 65% - and rising.

There are growing pluralities for reducing all immigration. Growing support for completely shutting the border.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 09, 2026 10:33 AM (GZYu7)

219 Elmo
@elmo
That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny!

-
Well, that settles that.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 10:33 AM (J+Psw)

220 *Is this where all the guitars come into play banging out popular songs or is there a karaoke machine involved?*

Pants optional.

Posted by: But you didn't hear it from me at February 09, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)

221 AtC tweet at Insty:

https://instapundit.com/775102/

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 10:35 AM (v7apI)

222 Posted by: From about That Time at February 09, 2026 10:32 AM (UgcNV)

Joan is a guy.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:35 AM (cwGMH)

223 Joan Miro had a long long career. He lived to be around 90 and just. kept. painting. His early work is really impressive, more so to me, but he maintained his style and ability to mix vibrant color in whatever the subject he painted. This is my dullard’s opinion and now I will shut up about the subject.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

224 Some honest lefties saw Obama for who he really was. A corporate stooge who gave the insurance industry the greatest gift imaginable.

For all his socialist rhetoric, his biggest donors were Wall St banks, with Goldman Sachs at #1.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:36 AM (y6810)

225 Almost 8 AM here. Off to hit the showers and get the day started....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (QGaXH)

226 Would hang if I had the money for ot

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (O3dBq)

227 Ahhh, a breath of fresh air.

Posted by: Sidney at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (Uy/WF)

228 O, what might have been!

mariana Z
@mariana057
The fact that “hemorrhoids” aren't called “asteroids” is a major missed opportunity for science, health, and the English language

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (J+Psw)

229 My groceries fell off my bicycle.
It was a bad bungee.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (Kt19C)

230 his biggest donors were Wall St banks, with Goldman Sachs at #1."

BP whimpers...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

231 now I will shut up about the subject.
Posted by: tubal

This is not the way of the Horde.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

232 Saw a funny meme on a phone the other day: Mooch in a football uniform, "Hey, I scored Michele Obama's rookie card."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)

233 They're gonna have to stop using Roman Numerals soon. Superbowl 88 is gonna be Superbowl LXXXVIII

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:38 AM (QLKBy)

234 217 If Hillary were properly portrayed as a beast, it would be a Hyena. The alliteration works and it's an accurate depiction of her soulless predatory nature.
Posted by: Some Random Ape at February 09, 2026 10:33 AM (4b7CV)

Except that the Wildebeest/Hildebeest pun is too good to pass up.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:38 AM (iXqHn)

235 Off to hit the showers

Yknow who else sent people to showers?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 09, 2026 10:39 AM (Kt19C)

236 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around.
Dang. I like the art today. Not sure why. Kinda plain. But there it is.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:39 AM (1VKLJ)

237 They're gonna have to stop using Roman Numerals soon. Superbowl 88 is gonna be Superbowl LXXXVIII
Posted by: ...

Yeah, talk abut pretension.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

238 Flying squirrel.

https://is.gd/yIb8SV

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (J+Psw)

239 There are growing pluralities for reducing all immigration. Growing support for completely shutting the border.
Posted by: Black JEM

I agree wholeheartedly! That's why we need to boost H1B numbers, so we don't fall behind!
- Vivek R.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (Dv3i1)

240 Deporting criminal illegal aliens -which is what ICE is mostly doing has the backing of almost 90% of the population. The protests have backfired immensely, which is why Minnesota capitulated.

—

I’ve seen more like 70%. But I agree this is a large majority. Problem is only about 10% of illegals are “criminals”, ie crimes other than being here illegally.

This is what has always bugged me about the “remove the bad guys first” strategy. It’s like ok so we remove the 10%. Then what? It shouldn’t matter if you’re a ms13 gang banger or a roofer. Your ass needs to be sent home.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (y6810)

241 There are growing pluralities for reducing all immigration. Growing support for completely shutting the border.
——

It’s been that way 40 years.

“… you can be sure someone wants it that way”. FDR, on coincidences in politics. Open borders is a top down thing effected by globalists who want to destroy sovereign nations. They stated this was their intention long ago, so nobody should be surprised they have been doing this.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (IPxF/)

242 I agree wholeheartedly! That's why we need to boost H1B numbers, so we don't fall behind!
- Vivek R.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (Dv3i1)

How about 600k Chinese students with a green card stapled to their diploma?
- PDT

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:42 AM (y6810)

243 How soon before the "Super Bowl" halftime show will be 2 fags like Bad Bunny assfucking on stage like in the halls of congress?

Roger will love it.

Posted by: The NFL is Pond Scum at February 09, 2026 10:42 AM (TmfuF)

244 Paging Buck Throckmorton:

The company said Friday that it would take charges of more than $26 billion, the bulk of which includes write-offs and cash payments for canceled EV products and costs of resizing its EV supply chain... The announcement sent Stellantis (STLA) shares crashing. They fell as much as 30%.

The strategy revision follows similar — and expensive — actions from Ford and General Motors in recent weeks... Many carmakers in the United States had invested heavily in EV plans in response to strict environmental regulations put in place by the Biden administration...

But the Trump administration has rolled back those emissions rules along with financial support for EVs. It is also challenging states’ authority to set their own tougher rules.

Commenting on the charges of €22.2 billion ($26.2 billion), Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said they “largely reflect the cost of over-estimating the pace of the energy transition.” The company also said in a statement that the shift to EVs “needs to be governed by demand rather than command.”

No s***, Sherlock.

https://is.gd/UovXP6

Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:42 AM (Riz8t)

245 241 There are growing pluralities for reducing all immigration. Growing support for completely shutting the border.
——

It’s been that way 40 years.

“… you can be sure someone wants it that way”. FDR, on coincidences in politics. Open borders is a top down thing effected by globalists who want to destroy sovereign nations. They stated this was their intention long ago, so nobody should be surprised they have been doing this.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (IPxF/)

Yeah Klaus Schwab writes books about it. No secret.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:42 AM (pDt9x)

246 Irises
Vincent van Gogh

Wikipedia, in part, "Irises is an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1889, the work is a landscape with a cropped composition and is one of a series of several hundred paintings that van Gogh made at the Saint Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, in the last year before his death in 1890."
---
This painting was a lovely part of the Van Gogh immersive experiences, too.

Thank you. A lovely start to the week.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (NFX2v)

247 The only thing more powerful than hate is my love for hate.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (vFG9F)

248 Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (y6810)

It's called incrementalism. Start with something that's hard to argue against like "we just want to visit each other in the hospital" and then before you know it it's "we're coming to **** your kids".

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (QLKBy)

249 Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (y6810)

I don't have a problem with some sort of work visa system.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (cwGMH)

250 Germany started with “ guest workers”.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:44 AM (pDt9x)

251 Many carmakers in the United States had invested heavily in EV plans in response to strict environmental regulations put in place by the Biden administration..."

Bullshiite. It was to get $$$. Nothing more. Once the taxpayer siphon was cut off, collapse was a given.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:45 AM (XuXeR)

252 I’ve seen more like 70%. But I agree this is a large majority. Problem is only about 10% of illegals are “criminals”, ie crimes other than being here illegally.

This is what has always bugged me about the “remove the bad guys first” strategy. It’s like ok so we remove the 10%. Then what? It shouldn’t matter if you’re a ms13 gang banger or a roofer. Your ass needs to be sent home.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (y6810)

They are all criminals; some are worse than others.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 10:45 AM (8zz6B)

253 "The company said Friday that it would take charges of more than $26 billion, the bulk of which includes write-offs and cash payments for canceled EV products and costs of resizing its EV supply chain... The announcement sent Stellantis (STLA) shares crashing. They fell as much as 30%."

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at February 09, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

254 They are all criminals; some are worse than others.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 10:45 AM (8zz6B

Exactly.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:46 AM (y6810)

255 This is what has always bugged me about the “remove the bad guys first” strategy.

Posted by: https://bandrahillroadmarket.com/2026/02/07/recycle-plastic-bottles-into-beautiful-flower-pots-eco-f at February 09, 2026 10:46 AM (Qbzuh)

256 Germany started with “ guest workers”."

Importing labor has been around forever - and has always been utterly stupid.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:46 AM (XuXeR)

257 I love this painting, I put it on my Frame a lot.

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:47 AM (OoFl2)

258 take charges of more than $26 billion

Posted by: https://bandrahillroadmarket.com/2026/02/07/wonderful-flower-pots-creative-plastic-bottle-recycling- at February 09, 2026 10:47 AM (Qbzuh)

259 It's called incrementalism. Start with something that's hard to argue against like "we just want to visit each other in the hospital" and then before you know it it's "we're coming to **** your kids".
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (QLKBy)
====

Goldhagen coined the term "cumulative radicalism" to describe the process whereby successive radical actions become rapidly normalized as the pace of change accelerates.

e.g. Now it is "normal" there should be an outrageously out-of-market minimum wage that automatically increases.Twenty years ago the "Fight for Fifteen" was radical. Not anymore.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:47 AM (RIvkX)

260

I don't have a problem with some sort of work visa system.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:43 AM (cwGMH)

That’s just a defacto amnesty. Because let’s be real nobody ever goes home once the visa expires.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:47 AM (y6810)

261 Bullshiite. It was to get $$$. Nothing more. Once the taxpayer siphon was cut off, collapse was a given.

Correct. It was simply a swindle, from seller to buyer stealing from the tax payers.

Posted by: EV Is A Swindle at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (TmfuF)

262 They're "guest cotton harvesters."

Posted by: Deep South 1840s at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

263 Bad Bunny performance was like watching a movie about a musical in Spanish with no subtitles. Somewhat interesting, with a vague storyline that you can try to piece together, but in the end, no clue what it was all about. It could have been anywhere from just ordinary life in Puerto Rico to some sort of commie revolution where in the end they ride off to take what they think is theirs from the U.S. No idea, so it will quickly be forgotten.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (Dv3i1)

264 put it on my Frame a lot."

Samsung?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (XuXeR)

265 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer

Heh. Even though that's not the exact quote from the episode, it's close enough and always makes me chuckle.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 10:49 AM (Y1sOo)

266 Gastarbeiten > Gastvergewaltiger

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:49 AM (RIvkX)

267 take charges of more than $26 billion

Pretty soon you're talking real money.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 10:49 AM (PcTIw)

268 Was there a game last night? I tried looking for it but all I found was this crappy Spanish-language musical. Turned it right off.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 09, 2026 10:49 AM (OUMaO)

269 Ha. It just occurred to me that Jalen Milroe has a Superbowl ring now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 10:50 AM (jc0TO)

270 Exactly.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:46 AM (y6810)

So you arrest and deport Jose, a nasty kiddy-diddler, and at the same time arrest and deport Maria, a simple housemaid who happened to live with him. Works for me.

Maybe the AWFL who employed Maria will bitch. Fuck her.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 10:50 AM (8zz6B)

271 That’s just a defacto amnesty. Because let’s be real nobody ever goes home once the visa expires.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:47 AM (y6810)

That's an issue with the system. The system needs to track and not ignore these expirations. They need to track any criminal activity to revoke and deport.

Yeah I know. Depending on the government to enforce their system requirements is a fantasy.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 10:50 AM (cwGMH)

272 No idea, so it will quickly be forgotten"

It already is. "Front pages" all seem to be about halftime show/trump... the actual show? Not so much.

Proof that it went over like a fart in an elevator...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (XuXeR)

273 Do you know what a write off is?
No I don’t.
But they do. And they’re the ones writing it off.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (y6810)

274 Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as ~~hell~~ hail.

https://is.gd/mBx7tp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (J+Psw)

275 one of his deliberate Japanese-print-style ones?

Lots of letters to Theo discussing that

Posted by: barbarausa at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (enw9G)

276 It just occurred to me that Jalen Milroe has a Superbowl ring now.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I always thought that Superbowl rings were super faggy.

Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

277 e.g. Now it is "normal" there should be an outrageously out-of-market minimum wage that automatically increases.Twenty years ago the "Fight for Fifteen" was radical. Not anymore.

Posted by: San Franpsycho

Plus it's a question of the wrong remedy for the complaint, but if I get started on that I'd be at it all day, so...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 09, 2026 10:52 AM (OUMaO)

278 >>It just occurred to me that Jalen Milroe has a Superbowl ring now.

Happy to see Kenneth Walker III get the Super Bowl MVP award. He can now tell the Heisman Trophy voters from 2021 to stick it up their collective ass.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 10:52 AM (Y1sOo)

279 real men don't wear rings"

Vikings whimper...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:52 AM (XuXeR)

280 They paid the Puerto Rican fool a lot of money I would imagine. The Super Bowl is about lots of money being tossed around for The Cause now.

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:52 AM (pDt9x)

281 (Qbzuh)

Interesting nic you have there? Do you recycle glass bottles into funerary urns, too?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (8zz6B)

282 That’s just a defacto amnesty. Because let’s be real nobody ever goes home once the visa expires.
Posted by: Really??

=====

Corporate management approaches "guest worker" programs with the same enthusiasm a horny monkey approaches a football.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (IwUWI)

283 I always assumed the half time performers don’t get maid much. The exposure is worth millions of dollars alone.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (y6810)

284 276 Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

They're probably pretty good for punching someone in the face with, though.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (uEmCf)

285 Loosen your tight end.

Posted by: Novartis at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

286 Depending on the government to enforce their system requirements is a fantasy."

Uh oh. Aldo Nova earworm time..

*it's just a fantasy*

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:54 AM (XuXeR)

287 This is what has always bugged me about the “remove the bad guys first” strategy.

-
They haven't removed congress yet?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 09, 2026 10:54 AM (J+Psw)

288
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your.....

*snicker snicker*

Okay, I can't keep a straight face....

Posted by: Zombie Mark Antony at February 09, 2026 10:54 AM (y9nCu)

289 283 I always assumed the half time performers don’t get maid much. The exposure is worth millions of dollars alone.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 10:53 AM (y6810)

Not always

Posted by: Janet Jackson at February 09, 2026 10:54 AM (dKhdV)

290 Loosen your tight end.
Posted by: Novartis"

"We've got you covered "

/Depends

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 10:55 AM (XuXeR)

291 They're probably pretty good for punching someone in the face with, though.
Posted by: XTC

Good point.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

292 265 Heh. Even though that's not the exact quote from the episode, it's close enough and always makes me chuckle.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 10:49 AM (Y1sOo)

I'd been waiting for someone to point out that it isn't the actual quote.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:55 AM (uEmCf)

293 Do they ever make public the amount paid to the half time spectacles?

Posted by: tubal at February 09, 2026 10:55 AM (pDt9x)

294 I'd been waiting for someone to point out that it isn't the actual quote.
Posted by: XTC

What is the actual quote?

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

295 Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.
Posted by: Bulg

Up yours, Bulg. I have a World Series Champ ring for each finger!

Posted by: Lawrence Peter Berra at February 09, 2026 10:56 AM (oftw2)

296 "Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.
Posted by: Bulg"

I pity this fool.

Posted by: Mr T at February 09, 2026 10:56 AM (vFG9F)

297 UMN professor allegedly conducted ‘ICE drill’ in class, had students shield ‘targeted’ peers: report
Posted on February 8, 2026
By College Fix Staff

Good thing I'm not in college. I'd get kicked out of the program for practicing trying to disrupt the disruptors.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2026 10:58 AM (Dv3i1)

298 Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.

*looks sadly at EGA ring*

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 10:59 AM (luW68)

299 294 What is the actual quote?
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

Kramer never says "Jerry", and Jerry interrupts Kramer's two lines with "How is it a write-off?"

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 10:59 AM (uEmCf)

300 >>What is the actual quote?

Kramer doesn't say "Jerry"

Posted by: one hour sober at February 09, 2026 11:00 AM (Y1sOo)

301 Rant up

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 11:00 AM (PcTIw)

302 Good Lord willing and that creek thing!
Posted by: Doof

Ditto; but not worried about the creek!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 09, 2026 11:00 AM (lpVer)

303 169. And put them on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Perhaps, but the little I bother to watch has most Republicans running away with the speed of sound.

Remember, J.J.'s Morning Report: On Saturday, the Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members. Almost on cue, their footprint in organizing anti-ICE so-called “protests” continues to grow.

And, for example, BBC, 'The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world,' 13 May 2019

Run with what they have or risk mobs outside their homes in protest as happened to some in the US Supreme Court?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)

304

Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth Amendment at congressional deposition

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 11:02 AM (Cqx++)

305 Putting the Obama's heads on Jackals would be more appropriate.

Posted by: DaveA at February 09, 2026 11:02 AM (FhXTo)

306 Per the script:

Jerry: So we're gonna make the Post Office pay for my new stereo now?

Cosmo Kramer: It's a write-off for them.

Jerry: How is it a write-off?

Cosmo Kramer: They just write it off.

Jerry: Write it off what?

Cosmo Kramer: Jerry, all these big companies, they write off everything.

Jerry: You don't even know what a write-off is.

Cosmo Kramer: Do you?

Jerry: No, I don't.

Cosmo Kramer: But they do. And they're the ones writing it off.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 11:03 AM (XvL8K)

307 Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM

I occasionally wear my class ring. But that's it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 11:03 AM (bFu5X)

308 Maybe a play-next link doesn't work on a WH computer.

Posted by: DaveA at February 09, 2026 11:04 AM (FhXTo)

309 Too bad this one is at the Met and not the Gardner. At the Gardner they let you borrow it for your house.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:13 AM (kiGop)

310 >this is to drag the Obamas into the midterms, force them to stay in the public eye.
And put them on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Like the sound of that tune.
An attractive rendition should come out about a week before the election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 11:14 AM (6W1vz)

311 Other than a wedding band, real men don't wear rings. Or any other kind of jewelry.
Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 10:51 AM

Well, that's a take, I guess.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 09, 2026 11:16 AM (jc0TO)

312 Also posted in comments for The Morning Report -
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Ben Stolen, Facebook, Oct. 25, 2025

President Trump: King of the Jungle (@xerias)

They were the very openers of the clip, followed by Hillary Clinton as a warthog and Kareen Jeffries as a meercat riding on the back, and then several other high echelon Ds portrayed as animals. Lastly, Trump was the lion, the king of the jungle.

It's an obvious take off of the very successful Lion King of years ago.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 11:26 AM (NFX2v)

313 I love this.❤️❤️❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 09, 2026 12:15 PM (t/2Uw)

314 2D does not give Van Gogh the justice his paintings deserve.

Van Gogh did not paint 2D. His painting are brilliantly in 3D as he layered his paint, creating structure and height that is never captured in a photograph.

Posted by: mossomo at February 09, 2026 01:46 PM (pky95)

The Morning Report — 2/9/26

Good morning kids. So the big stink this morning, beyond the reportedly revolting (I did not watch a second of any of it) half-time Super Bowl show of some Puerto Rican entertainer, is that there is some fake video being attributed to President Trump that allegedly depicts the Obamas as apes or monkeys. Frankly I find that offensive in the extreme, since Apes and monkeys are among God's most majestic, intelligent and awe-inspiring creatures. Whereas the Obamas are NOT. They are venal, repulsive, noxious, and a pestilence. No they're not Gorillas but they are Guerrillas whose accursed and worthless existences have been spent tearing down and destroying all that is good, just and righteous in service to their own demonic delusions, lusts and desires.

Whoever posted a video on President Trump’s social media containing a racist animation of the Obamas as apes committed an own goal that overshadowed what otherwise would have been a great week for the administration.
It shouldn’t have needed the GOP’s only black senator, Tim Scott, to decry the clip as racist for the post to be deleted and an apology issued by the White House.
The one-minute video reposted late Thursday night on Trump’s Truth Social account was about voter fraud in the 2020 election, one of the president’s favorite subjects. At the end, the video flashed for a split second to a clip of the Obamas from an old “Lion King” meme depicting Democrats as animals, and Trump as a lion.
It was obviously a mistake. Trump says he never watched the video through to the end, and the White House says a “staffer erroneously made the post.”
It certainly doesn’t warrant the breathless media coverage it’s received all weekend. . .
. . . The storm in a teacup helps the resistance media maintain the fiction that Republicans, especially the MAGA variety, are irredeemably racist, while Democrats are paragons of virtue when it comes to defending minorities. . .
The truth is the very opposite.
You can see the inherent racism — or is it classism — on the Democrat side most acutely in their opposition to voter ID in the SAVE America Act, which is up for a vote in the House this week.
The Trump-backed legislation will require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot.The real reason Democrats foment racial division is as a divide-and-conquer strategy to seize political power — and keep it forever.
It’s about time we stop falling for their hoaxes.

And speaking of Guerrillas in our midst, and seizing political power and keeping it forever. Meh, who needs elections since as Quintessential Democrat extraordinaire Mao Tse Tung once proclaimed . . . "Political Power Grows Out of the Barrel of a Gun." Or perhaps a molotov cocktail or the gas pedal of an SUV. . .

On Saturday, the Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members. Almost on cue, their footprint in organizing anti-ICE so-called “protests” continues to grow.
But these are not protests. They are coordinated obstruction campaigns modeled on the playbook of revolutionary insurgency inspired by violent revolutions.
That much is clear from the latest reporting in The California Post, documenting how militant far-left activists from the Golden State are advising radicals in New York on the latest tactics for sabotaging federal immigration operations.
The objective isn’t dissent. It’s obstruction.

So okay, the DSA hit 100,000. Big deal. How many people are members of the NRA and how many of those do you suppose belong to or sympathize with the DSA? I would say that is a number at or below Zero. Now take Mao's observation and consider the implications if every NRA member simultaneously acted on it. Can you say "Kaboom?" The very thought of it warms the cockles of my heart, irrespective of whether or not it ever comes to pass.

And speaking of Mao and Minnesota . . .

“Anti-ICE protests in Minnesota may appear to be ‘grassroots’ efforts organized by concerned citizens, but they’re really funded with megadonor money — some coming from China,” the New York Post reported.
While the violent protests were organized by a group called “50501,” they’ve been backed by the militant “Party for Socialism and Liberation” and “The People’s Forum,” two groups “largely subsidized by American former tech mogul Neville Roy Singham.”
And who is Singham? He’s a much-investigated current resident of Shanghai who shares an office with a Chinese Communist Party-linked media firm.
Citing a 2023 New York Times investigation of Singham, Fox News notes “that Singham has funneled over a quarter-billion dollars to dark money organizations in the U.S. with little to no footprints, and some of these organizations are vaguely named with office addresses under suspicious locations like general UPS mailboxes.”
. . . By inflaming opposition, and opening their state to a foreign-funded insurrection using American leftist groups as their foot-soldiers, they’ve abetted what appears to be a massive conspiracy to undermine a U.S. president’s clear right to enforce U.S. law.
And China’s involvement is a major issue. It’s been failing in the Western Hemisphere of late, with the election of five conservative new leaders and the loss of the Panama Canal. The arrest of Nicolas Maduro also stung. Imagine how upset China (not to mention, Russia) will be when Cuba’s murderous regime collapses, too.
This is a dangerous time in America. Blue states, and the increasingly lawless cities that define them, have turned into a sort of leftist neo-Confederacy, believing they can nullify American law at will. Minnesota’s Walz even had the temerity to mention Fort Sumter in a recent speech.
But the usual billionaire leftists who fund radical dissent — including George Soros and son — have company: China. And anyone who thinks Walz, an ardent Sinophile who claims to have visited the Middle Kingdom “dozens” of times, wouldn’t welcome Chinese money to counter President Donald Trump and ICE isn’t thinking straight.
China might be losing in Latin America, but it’s apparently winning here by financial subterfuge. The investigation is ongoing.
Earlier this week, Trump spoke with China’s Xi Jinping, who’s busy himself these days arresting potential rivals in the military. We hope that, in addition to talking about other things, Trump had a chance to tell Xi: Stop supporting U.S. leftist riots, or you’ll pay in ways you can’t imagine.

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CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

: Many cases were downgraded to misdemeanors, despite Bondi’s public assertions that the DOJ would pursue maximum penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 111.
Why is the DOJ Downgrading Felony Charges Against Anti-ICE Rioters?
Andy Ngo: The objective isn’t dissent. It’s obstruction.
The anti-ICE activists are an insurgency, not a protest movement
Thad McCotter: From Civil War nullification to modern sanctuary cities, Democrats revive a doctrine of conditional loyalty that defies federal law and risks renewed national chaos.
The Democrats’ Conditional Loyalty
answer: XI Jinping's China!
Who’s Paying For Minnesota’s Mayhem?
A sobering analysis of Chinese ties to progressive politicians.
Peaceful Protesters, or Fifth Column Insurrectionists?
It’s imperative that the people support the President as he faithfully enforces the laws of the United States.
Democrats Undermine the American Experiment
Congressional Democrats made body cameras a top demand after federal agents fatally shot two American citizens in Minneapolis, according to Politico. But privacy groups raised alarms that the recordings could become surveillance tools, pushing the party to call for limits on how ICE handles the footage.
After Demanding ICE Adopt Body Cams, Democrats Worry They’ll Become Mass Surveillance Tools
“Joe Biden was … supposed to be a bridge or a palette cleanser. Or somebody who morally and ethically was antithetical to who Donald Trump was.”
CNN Political Analyst Calls for ‘Fumigation’ to ‘Surgically Remove the Cancer’ of MAGA
The Hippocratic Oath that wasn’t.
White Coats for Anti-ICE Terrorism

* * * * *
The Western ruling class is unraveling: elites panic, institutions crumble, and the gap between rulers and the ruled has never been clearer.
The Ruling Class Panic
EXCLUSIVE: Credible sources tell me that elements of the Intelligence Community (IC), federal law enforcement and Congress have targeted @DNIGabbard' s Director's Initiative Group or DIG because it revealed "uncomfortable facts and findings" on several matters entrenched members of these bureaucracies don't want out there. (Hat tip to commenter MTF)
The "Intelligence Community" is still fighting against PDJT
Miranda Devine: Whoever posted a video on President Trump’s social media containing a racist animation of the Obamas as apes committed an own goal that overshadowed what otherwise would have been a great week for the administration. (Apes ae noble creatures.
Democrats stir up racial division to seize political power — time we stop falling for their hoaxes (Where has Miranda Devine been for the last 150 years? - jjs)
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to end the border invasion on day one. Now he’s ending it.
President Trump Acing Second Term Immigration Test
"I consider my own faith, Islam, a religion built upon a narrative of migration."
Mamdani: America Should Learn From Islam How to Treat Illegal Aliens
Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the decision on social media, calling it “a significant blow against activist judges who have been undermining our efforts to make America safe again at every turn,” according to a post on X. Bondi credited Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Ben Hayes, who argued the case, along with Brett Shumate and the DOJ Civil Division. “We will continue vindicating President Trump’s law and order agenda in courtrooms across the country,” she wrote.
‘Significant Blow Against Activist Judges’: Federal Court Rules Illegal Immigrants Can Be Detained Without Bond
“Our actions today are informed by what we’ve all seen over the past few weeks in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lewiston and Portland.”
ICE Shows Up in Michelle Wu’s Neighborhood on Day She Signed Anti-ICE EO
Polls show Latinos were more afraid of being deported by Bush than Trump.
Latinos Being Terrified of Trump is a Myth
Larry Elder: What a difference an administration makes.
Mass Deportation: Who Was More ‘Inhumane’ – Obama or Trump?
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
The former Biden junta implemented statutory roadblocks to Schedule F’s return, forcing the Trump administration to create workarounds, leading to a new designation with a few key differences from the original rule.
Rule Change Makes It Easier for Trump to Fire Federal Bureaucrats — Sort Of…
SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
The media ran with it and intelligence officials fueled it.
Prager U Video: Russiagate – The Real Scandal, Part 1
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Bessent said, “The Trump economy is delivering for the American people that we have strong growth and inflation is, in fact, coming down for the past three months. Inflation is 2.1% close to the Federal Reserve’s target and a measure called Truflation, which is daily observations, now is below 1%. So inflation down, stocks strong growth stocks hit a record high and the lowest crime rate in over 100 years.”
Bessent: ‘Wall Street Is Telling You that Main Street Is About to Prosper’
History repeatedly assures us that public debts once incurred truly endure forever.
Government Should Never Repay Public Debt

CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
KGUN9’s JJ McKinney said his outlet received a ransom note and “in the letter, the potential kidnappers demanded that the Guthries pay them $6 million before this Monday,” the New York Post reported Sunday.
VIDEO: Nancy Guthrie Ransom Demand Reaches $6 Million
The attack has raised concerns about judicial leniency after the suspect, who has a lengthy criminal record, was released despite warnings from prosecutors.
Young Woman Set on Fire by Career Criminal in Chicago Finally Leaves Hospital.
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
You can see a bunch of obvious themes in this mega-cringe showdown, starting with the feminization thesis advanced by Helen Andrews and the problem of Cluster B politics that Christopher Rufo has described. But the moment couldn’t be any more thoroughly on the nose, because note what the controversy is: A private company took down an anti-ICE sign. The meltdown is about the display of a political slogan.
A Viral Video Shows How The Left Coerces Fake Agreement
A Netflix–Warner Bros. merger would supercharge a woke streaming giant, shrinking consumer choice, centralizing culture, and putting ideology on autoplay.
GOP Senators Are Right To Call Out Netflix’s Woke Monopoly
Now the Washington Post is 'dying in darkness'.
‘Democracy’ Means Newspapers Aren’t Allowed to Fire Democrats
The modern tendency to treat journalism as a secular oracle did not arise naturally. It was built, reinforced by technology, culture, and myth. To understand why that authority now feels unstable, it helps to look backward, back to when the press was a critical element in the birth of the United States.
The Myth of the American Free Press: A History (Part I of II)
“Wait, you’re telling me people from the Middle East and Africa aren’t dominating Alpine Skiing events?”
AP Whines That Winter Sports Are Too White

ABORTION
“During the pandemic, the Biden junta paused the in-person requirement. . . Kentucky’s abortion limits have been tested by remote abortions.. . Conservative states have responded with their own innovations.. .Abortion was not nearly as motivating in 2024 as many strategists expected.”
Why Abortion Rates Are Up

THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
The only people worried about ICE at the polls shouldn't be at the polls
Dem Fear of ICE at the Polls Shows Their Voters are Illegal
So, now Mark Warner finds out Tulsi Gabbard is on the trail of the intelligence manipulation of election machines.... The Deep State does NOT like someone they scorned in the past looking into THEM for the first time like Tulsi Gabbard.
SSCI Vice Chair Mark Warner Finds Out DNI Tulsi Gabbard Has Puerto Rico Voting Machines
Ever since the rigged and tampered-with 2020 election, Donald Trump has made election integrity a key focus of his campaigns and now his presidency. But he wants Congress’s help to thwart Democrat election fraud.
Trump Lays Out Why the SAVE Act Is Key for Midterm Elections
The GOP-controlled Michigan House passed legislation (HB 5197) on Thursday that seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from contributing money to ballot initiative campaigns. The measure passed 97-6, with seven members not voting.
Michigan, Alabama Republicans Advance Bills To Cut Off Foreign Money In Elections
(Described in this essay from 2022) was the exact tactic the Democrats used in Georgia, most specifically in Fulton County that covers the heavily Democrat Party dominated city of Atlanta. In some parts of that county Democrats were so dominant that they could work under the radar, and fudge the vote aggressively. . . the essay does provide the basics of what happened in 2020, and could still happen in 2028 and beyond, if a real effort is not made to regain some control of this election tampering. And not surprising, the Democrats are now opposing any such reforms with great enthusiasm, using their slander and demagoguery tactics to rile up their base, helped enthusiastically by the propaganda press that works as their public relations arm.
Repost: How the localized nature of Democrat vote tampering will influence the 2022 election
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
It's a grift and a scam.
Behind the Superbowl Epstein Ad is the UN, Abortion Groups and the Carter Center
Fresh files have dropped a bombshell that is sure to fan the flames of conspiracy theories regarding Epstein’s death. It appears that federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York had a draft statement ready to roll on August 9, 2019 — the day before Epstein’s body was discovered.
The Epstein Cover-Up Just Got So Much Worse
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
Want to get rich quick? Get elected to Congress as a Democrat.
Another Leftist Politician Becomes a Multimillionaire
POLITICS
Roger Kimball: Trump 2.0 isn’t just governing—it’s assembling an all-star Cabinet whose wit, discipline, and seriousness rival any administration since the founding.
Trump’s Senior Appointments Are Making Government Great Again
Politics flattens genius into cliché, turning artists and writers who once probed the soul into predictable mouthpieces the moment they trade questions for slogans.
The Gordian Knot of Modern Politics
“I know the issues. They know that I know how to work across the aisle when necessary.” (Fake eyelash glue is a helluva drug - jjs)
Jasmine Crockett Thinks Texas Republicans Will ‘Absolutely’ Vote for Her for Senate
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
The key variables here aren't economic or strategic, they're Islamic.
Iran Is Not Going to Give Up its Nuclear Weapons Program
Offering badly needed relief to the Iranian people.
The Need for a Buffer Zone Along Iran’s Turkish and Azerbaijani Borders
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
Why Syria could never be a 'partner for peace'.
Israel and the Syrian Threat
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner surpassed the 310 seats needed for a two-thirds majority in the 465-seat lower house, according to NBC News. The victory validates her decision to call an early election just three months after taking office.
Japan Prime Minister’s Political Gamble Pays Off As Voters Overwhelmingly Embrace Tough Stance On China, Immigration
Blood is out in the the waters of Westminster after Prime Minister Starmer was deeply politically wounded this week following his stunning admission in the House of Commons that he was aware that Peter ‘Prince of Darkness’ Mandelson — a longtime Labour operative and power behind the throne of Tony Blair — had continued his relationship with Epstein following the infamous financier served prison time for child sex offences.
Knives Out: Labour MPs Call on PM Starmer to Step Down After Top Aid Resigns over Epstein Scandal
Cuba could take a deal, the terms of which, of course, have not been disclosed. Or Cuba could let the Sword of Damocles (Don-ocles?) fall.
Cuba should take a deal or face President Trump's 'big stick' diplomacy
Talks over Greenland’s future have been held but Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt claimed the negotiations are not where the island “wants them to be.” “There is going to be a long track, so where we are going to land at the end, it’s too early to say,” Motzfeldt said Saturday.
Trump trolls world leaders again by re-sharing pic of map showing Canada, Greenland, Venezuela all part of US
In Spain and across Europe, the ruling elite are turning to imperial methods of governance to erase their own people.
Mass Amnesty In Spain Heralds The End Of Nationhood
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
The arrest brings a key suspect to face American justice and highlights ongoing efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.
The FBI Has Captured a Major Suspect in the 2012 Benghazi Attack.
Chinese-Linked Las Vegas Biolab Near Nellis AFB Exposes Alarming U.S. Biosecurity and Counterintelligence Failures
Visitors to Las Vegas Home of Secret, China-linked ‘Biolab’ Report Mysterious, Debilitating Illnesses
Three cheers for America's Secretary of War. . . Last month, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made a seismic announcement: “We’re taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government. A program few people outside of Washington have ever heard of. That I haven’t heard of. It’s called the 8(a) program.
Why Pete Hegseth Is Right To Take A ‘Sledgehammer’ To The 8(a) Scam
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Repeal ESI — give working Americans all the money they earn.
Solving The Healthcare Affordability Crisis
Everything you know about opioids needs serious re-examination.
Data Show: Pain Patients Didn’t Cause an Opioid Epidemic
The company aims to continue providing safe, affordable, and personalized care to Americans.
‘Hims’ Halts Semaglutide Pill One Day After The National Pulse’s Report.
It’s not surging profits but expensive new medical services and increased usage.
Why Is Health Care Getting More Costly?
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Several Team USA athletes say patriotism now comes with political caveats, raising questions about what representing the U.S. is supposed to mean.
Trump Fires Back After Olympians Say They Have ‘Mixed Emotions’ Representing America
The Puerto Rican pop star’s latest dive into woke politics was his appearance at this year’s Grammy Awards where he launched into an anti-ICE tirade from the stage as he collected his Best Música Urbana Album award.
From Backing BLM and Kamala to Bashing ICE, Super Bowl 60 Star Bad Bunny’s History of Left-Wing Activist: ‘F**K TRUMP’
"All in English, all talented, beautifully done."
Millions Tune In For TPUSA All-American Halftime Show During Super Bowl
The mere fact that these corporations drew back from their public display of DEI initiatives should not elicit conservatives’ praise. After all, the index is not measuring whether these companies are still participating in DEI, but rather whether they are willing to publicly brag about their efforts.
Queer Lobby Reports 65% Drop In Fortune 500s Celebrating Corporate DEI
The end of Hollywood may be near.
AI vs IP
HITHER & YON
'Still Hope' continues conversation started on screen by 'Sound of Freedom'
What We’re Missing in Fight Against Human Trafficking

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1 Happy Monday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:13 AM (gbOdA)

2
Good morning/

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:14 AM (x0n13)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 07:14 AM (sZhtm)

4 Glad to read that so many people tuned into the TPUSA halftime show.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 07:15 AM (afKoR)

5 Top 5! Go me!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:15 AM (svLOV)

6 So the entire world forgot Chimpler? The images of George W. Bush as a chimp but still Hitler?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 09, 2026 07:16 AM (r7Svi)

7 Hunh. Turns out when you don't own a TV, you're immune from this "breathless media coverage."

Imagine that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 09, 2026 07:17 AM (2Ez/1)

8 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 07:18 AM (Cjt/F)

9 To hell with the NFL. Overpaid jerks who hate the US. Fk em all.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

10 The original Obamas as munkehs video was produced last October by X user Xerias. He linked to it again the other day. Full version:

https://tinyurl.com/5xz9dbty

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 07:19 AM (sZhtm)

11 Didn't they call W a chimp and distribute photo shops of W looking like a chimp?

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 09, 2026 07:19 AM (sX1BW)

12 The media has no problem finding experts on septic tanks.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:20 AM (vFG9F)

13 And yet market forces enable them to charge ten million dollars for a thirty second commercial.

Posted by: Loosen your tight end at February 09, 2026 07:21 AM (2Ez/1)

14 The media has no problem finding experts on septic tanks.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:20 AM (vFG9F)
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The media is flush with qualified jernalysts.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 07:21 AM (sZhtm)

15 12 The media has no problem finding experts on septic tanks.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:20 AM (vFG9F)

The media is a Sepsis on the American body politic.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:21 AM (x0n13)

16 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 07:23 AM (jtM2q)

17 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:24 AM (ExV1e)

18 Who do you play for?

Posted by: Herb Brooks (1980) at February 09, 2026 07:24 AM (wVcYX)

19 "AP Whines That Winter Sports Are Too White"

Needs more chimps.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:24 AM (vFG9F)

20 6 So the entire world forgot Chimpler? The images of George W. Bush as a chimp but still Hitler?
Posted by: Richard Cranium

That's "different" because "reasons."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:26 AM (svLOV)

21 Don't insult BO and Big Mike. They're VERY thin-skinned.

Posted by: The Obama Rodeo Clown Guy at February 09, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)

22 "I consider my own faith, Islam, a religion built upon a narrative of migration."

He misspelled conquest but I suppose that is a common mistake.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:28 AM (svLOV)

23 The Propaganda Press, mainly the WSJ, is going after Tulsi Gabbard, reporting on what sounds like not much of a whistleblower complaint. But, since it is classified, they can't tell us what it is, but the WSJ assures everyone it is not good. Coincidentally, Mark Warner was on with Margaret Brennan on Sunday, saying Tulsi is "not competent". And Hakeem Jeffries gave a speech saying she "has to go".

Whatever she is doing, the evil bad people don't like it. Keep up the good work, Tulsi!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:28 AM (UjVXg)

24 And who is Singham? He’s a much-investigated current resident of Shanghai who shares an office with a Chinese Communist Party-linked media firm.

He's also married to Jodie Evans, co-founder of Code Pink.

Seems it's a communist-run family business.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:29 AM (6ydKt)

25 > While the violent protests were organized by a group called “50501,” they’ve been backed by the militant “Party for Socialism and Liberation” and “The People’s Forum,” two groups “largely subsidized by American former tech mogul Neville Roy Singham.”
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This guy's been mentioned as a significant funder of the rioting in MN for months. His involvement in other groups is documented. Why's he still breathing?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 07:30 AM (jtM2q)

26 I'll take Make A Pes Great Again for $400, Trebek.

Posted by: Sean Connery at February 09, 2026 07:30 AM (QLg5L)

27
To hell with the NFL. Overpaid jerks who hate the US. Fk em all.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

Now I'm seeing assholes and podcasters (much the same thing) saying that all conference finals should be played on neutral sites in domed stadiums. So they can be, I suppose, another occasion for the Richie Riches to enjoy an expense-account spectacle like the SB.

Me? I'd like the Super Bowl venue to picked at random from all the NFL cities one day after the conference finals. Denver or Buffalo in February. Woot!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:31 AM (tgvbd)

28 Posted by: Herb Brooks (1980) at February 09, 2026 07:24 AM (wVcYX)

I didn't know - because I didn't see the film -that Kurt Russell played Herb Brooks in "Miracle on Ice"
I just saw a clip of the final speech and he did a really nice job. I'll have to get the entire film.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 07:32 AM (IEV/x)

29 23 The Propaganda Press, mainly the WSJ, is going after Tulsi Gabbard, reporting on what sounds like not much of a whistleblower complaint. But, since it is classified, they can't tell us what it is, but the WSJ assures everyone it is not good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:28 AM (UjVXg)

So the same play they ran on Trump for the first impeachment.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:32 AM (6ydKt)

30 19 "AP Whines That Winter Sports Are Too White"

Needs more chimps.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:24 AM (vFG9F)

Cool Runnings!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:32 AM (x0n13)

31 Morning Horde, thx JJ. Up to -1° here, looks like coldest days are over.
Watching people lose their minds over the WAPO layoffs, it seems to me that a couple of leftist billionaires could set up a new DC paper utilizing the laid off "journalists". Put your money where your mouth is. More likely they realize no one would read the crap the "journalists" produce and their investment would disappear real quick

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 07:33 AM (Hhsnh)

32 I see JJS has a Catherine Herridge link on how the entrenched Intel forces are furiously trying to undermine Gabbard.
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EXCLUSIVE: Credible sources tell me that elements of the Intelligence Community (IC), federal law enforcement and Congress have targeted @DNIGabbard' s Director's Initiative Group or DIG because it revealed "uncomfortable facts and findings" on several matters entrenched members of these bureaucracies don't want out there.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:33 AM (VrPVr)

33 Don't insult BO and Big Mike. They're VERY thin-skinned.
Posted by: The Obama Rodeo Clown Guy at February 09, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)

Heh.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:33 AM (wVcYX)

34 “The People’s Forum?"

Pffffffttt...

"The Forum For The People!"

Posted by: Monty Python at February 09, 2026 07:34 AM (2Ez/1)

35 And China’s involvement is a major issue. It’s been failing in the Western Hemisphere of late...

Comparing two totally different things with China's involvement in Western politics.

I submit that the 535 "elected" politicians in the House and Senate are influenced far more by China than they are by Trump. That also is largely true for the establishment military "leadership" that hasn't been yeeted out by Hegseth. Dittos for the State Department, probably the most treacherous and hostile, Anti-American agency outside of the IRS.

I will also submit, that China has far more power to determine the global future (provided determining the future involves hundreds of millions of deaths and economic collapse) than all of the West combined; center of all of this is Taiwan a/o Belt & Road.

Unfortunately, nearly all of our "elected" leaders don't know what time it is, and their fecklessness and dereliction of duty exists to service their vanity and lusts.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 07:35 AM (a4flb)

36 PM Takaichi just won the biggest majority in the Diet in post-war Japanese history.

She's really got the entire Margaret Thatcher thing going for over there. I'm even seeing her called "Iron Lady".

I hope it works out for the Japanese, they've had a rough go of it with their politicians and their economy for awhile now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:35 AM (6ydKt)

37
The People’s Forum?"

The Concerned People's Forum in the Public Interest

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:35 AM (tgvbd)

38 The court found that illegal immigrants who entered without inspection qualify as “applicants for admission” under federal law and therefore face mandatory detention.

That is what Bill Clintons 1996 law says.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:35 AM (gbOdA)

39

Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they revese engineer it and/or use it?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:36 AM (x0n13)

40 I got booted from Rumble 3 times for the alternate show and gave up. Had on Big Bunny, the mic was too close to his mouth and I couldn't even make out the spanish words he was saying let alone whether I could understand what they meant. It was just one big mumble. I get what he did with all the little stories flowing through the sugar cane, then some blond chick started singing, I fell asleep. I wish I hadn't fallen asleep but the game was so boring, it wasn't hard.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:36 AM (BCuCF)

41 Awesome work, as always, JJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 09, 2026 07:37 AM (Cjt/F)

42 This guy's been mentioned as a significant funder of the rioting in MN for months. His involvement in other groups is documented. Why's he still breathing?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 07:30 AM (jtM2q)

From what I understand, Singham lives in China.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:37 AM (6ydKt)

43 "The Concerned People's Forum in the Public Interest"
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Splitter!!!

Posted by: Monty Python at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (2Ez/1)

44 The diversity racists always point to demographic “representation” as a marker of a society’s bigotry; if any demographic is not as fully represented on, say, an Olympic team as it is in the general population, the explanation must be systemic racism.
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Hence, AP concludes winter sports Olympic teams (being virtually all white) are racist, the Scandis especially.

These simple-minded racist propagandists make me sick.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (VrPVr)

45 I'm going to the Olympics. The Paolo just got, how you say, recruited, for the USA team for the ski jump competition.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (wVcYX)

46 Worst. Superbowl. Ever.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (gtcuf)

47 Has the AP decided how many non whites need to be in all the Olympic events? Right now, I'm assuming that they believe that even one white person is too much because that poisons the rainbow of diversity.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (svLOV)

48 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (77rzZ)

49
46 Worst. Superbowl. Ever.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (gtcuf)

Can't even remember the last NFL game I watched. Maybe Giants/Packers playoff or was that a Super Bowl? Was that 15 years ago or so?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (x0n13)

50 The whole video imbroglio is classic msm/Donk stray voltage and op.

The full context is that someone posted a video about the stolen 2020 election, the video in question autoplayed after that video.

The video is a parody of The Lion King with Trump as the lion and various democrats depicted as other animals, the Obamas and Biden are depicted as gorillas.

So it's all bullshit.

Trump has nothing to apologize for.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (Pv/IO)

51 But importantly the Russell which is the small cap index has hit a new high. We’re seeing the industrial sectors under the market hit new highs. And in my 35 to 40 years on Wall Street, that tells me Wall Street is telling you that Main Street is about to prosper.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:41 AM (gbOdA)

52 there is some fake video being attributed to President Trump that allegedly depicts the Obamas as apes or monkeys.

Asmongold covered it. From the Trump standpoint, it's much ado about nothing but, since most people STILL just accept what a head on a screen tells them - or words on a screen - it'll cause a stir for a bit.

https://youtu.be/ntP9VyTCiQ8 - Asmongold, 2.5 minutes

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:41 AM (ExV1e)

53 And yet the NFL remains the most lucrative sports enterprise on the planet.

Posted by: Go figure at February 09, 2026 07:41 AM (2Ez/1)

54 I didn't know - because I didn't see the film -that Kurt Russell played Herb Brooks in "Miracle on Ice"
I just saw a clip of the final speech and he did a really nice job. I'll have to get the entire film.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 07:32 AM (IEV/x)

It's a good film.
Very inspiring sports flick, with the usual taking a bad, disorganized, underdog team and making them winners with the right coach, type deal.

It's good in the same mold as Hoosiers or Remember the Titans.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:41 AM (6ydKt)

55 I concur, worst super bowl ever. I didn't think the Pats would win, but gees. Combined with the Bad Bunny clusterfark, total snoozer.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:42 AM (BCuCF)

56 Me? I'd like the Super Bowl venue to picked at random from all the NFL cities one day after the conference finals. Denver or Buffalo in February. Woot!

They plan these things far in advance, not so that there isn't a huge rush to book flights, hotels and conference centers, but also time to fly in the hookers and catamites.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 07:43 AM (a4flb)

57 54 Miracle On Ice is one of those films I can watch a 100 times and still be nervous about the outcome, then cry. It's one of the best. However, I would add The Replacements in there along with Hoosiers or Remember The Titans.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:43 AM (BCuCF)

58 >Me? I'd like the Super Bowl venue to picked at random from all the NFL
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the NFL likes domes or warm weather cities for the Super Bowl
not gonna see a Super Bowl at Soldier Field or Mile High any time soon

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 07:43 AM (GV2WD)

59 I'm going to the Olympics. The Paolo just got, how you say, recruited, for the USA team for the ski jump competition.
Posted by: The Paolo at February 09, 2026 07:38 AM (wVcYX)

Well ok, but remember you're expected on the Summer Games pole vaulting team ...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 09, 2026 07:44 AM (nbLIj)

60 The Super Bowl was terrible at every level, bad game, bad announcers, bad commercials.

There was not a single memorable commercial.

And every commercial that had big name talent in it, liked like they had ai filters over their faces.

And sadly, it looks like Sofia Vergara has had some bad plastic surgery.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:44 AM (Pv/IO)

61 Now take Mao's observation and consider the implications if every NRA member simultaneously acted on it. Can you say "Kaboom?"
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Assume the DSA gets invaded by a million non-Leftists of some kind with overwhelming voting majority. Those people - or the organizations for which the DSA infilitration is a proxy - could take control of the DSA under its rules.

Okay, cool. But what would it gain?

The idea of internal subversion depends on institutional value in the first place, and institutional trust. Infiltrate, subvert, wear it as a skin suit while pushing it in the opposite direction. But the Left cares not about its institutions. It sheds them like a snake shedding its skin.

If the DSA were to be subverted, there would simply be a schism. The power center would split off, form a new party by running a CTRL+C/CTRL+V from the DSA charter and manual before the subversion, and take the funding sources with them.

Their own strategy will fail against them, because they are dishonest and don't care about their own institutions. They understand that the institution is merely window dressing. A different strategy is needed. I don't know what that would be.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:44 AM (ojr4c)

62 I would like to see the Superbowl played in Nancy Guthrie's septic tank.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:45 AM (vFG9F)

63 I hope the IRS has a list of everyone involved with those protests (particularly the organizers), and audits them within an inch of their life. And if they received money, I pray they get the full IRS treatment.

Posted by: GWB at February 09, 2026 07:45 AM (yrYil)

64 Reed had a lengthy criminal history, with authorities saying he had been arrested more than 70 times prior to the attack.

My theory is that dealing with illegal has forced law enforcement to abandon dealing with out criminals.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:45 AM (gbOdA)

65 So, who won the Superb Owl?

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 07:45 AM (77rzZ)

66 Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they reverse engineer it and/or use it?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:36 AM (x0n13)
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This why we should always drop TWO bunker busters...just in case.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 07:45 AM (ESVrU)

67 47 Has the AP decided how many non whites need to be in all the Olympic events? Right now, I'm assuming that they believe that even one white person is too much because that poisons the rainbow of diversity.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (svLOV)

Well, the first thing they need to do is get more blacks and latinos to get on skis and ice skates and take over the sports.

As much as the Dems are good at creating racial controversies they just can't seem to get Tyrone and Jorge to go cross-country skiing in Wisconsin for some unfathomable reason.

I've never heard a black guy in my life say "I love curling!!" unless he was gay and worked at a beauty salon.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:46 AM (6ydKt)

68 What did he do? It's the NFL, so I'm guessing he just did a gay sex act with one of the cheerleaders on the 50 yard line.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 07:46 AM (BI5O2)

69 *** there is some fake video being attributed to President Trump that allegedly depicts the Obamas as apes or monkeys. Frankly...
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What they did with Chimpy Mc Bush was no less offensive Even Though they had great fun with it over a long period of time. Years.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:47 AM (6W1vz)

70 54 Miracle On Ice is one of those films I can watch a 100 times and still be nervous about the outcome, then cry. It's one of the best. However, I would add The Replacements in there along with Hoosiers or Remember The Titans.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:43 AM (BCuCF)

Yes indeed. And in the comedic tangent, I would include Major League, Necessary Roughness, and Slapshot.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (wVcYX)

71 *Me? I'd like the Super Bowl venue to picked at random from all the NFL cities one day after the conference finals. Denver or Buffalo in February. Woot!*
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JerryWorld in 2011 just after north Texas experienced an ice storm and chunks of ice falling from the ceiling injured several fans.

Posted by: Good times. Good times at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (2Ez/1)

72 The original bunker busters were 155 howitzer barrels fill with explosives.
Dropping at 9.8 mps squared they could penetrate concrete and then explode via timers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (gbOdA)

73 Can you say "Kaboom?"

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"You mean, like, the cereal?" -- Killary

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (0Eh0f)

74 Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they revese engineer it and/or use it?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:36 AM (x0n13)
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Probably no point in reverse engineering it, if I understand it correctly. If I do, "bunker busters" aren't particularly high tech, they're just really really big. The charge triggering might be tricky, but also probably something any weapons research group could handle.

The problem with those bombs is that they're really big, really heavy, require serious heavy industry to produce and one hell of a delivery vehicle. The bigger problems are probably logistical, not engineering.

But if the *dud* could be fixed, maybe they could find a way to drop it on someone.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (ojr4c)

75 This guy's been mentioned as a significant funder of the rioting in MN for months. His involvement in other groups is documented. Why's he still breathing?

Because no one is serious about saving Western Civilization.

Most of these Leftists are stupid amoral sheep, mostly insane and would have been incarcerated in any other generation.

If you were given a Double-Zed License to Kill and a list of 5000 people, you wouldn't even get half-way through with that list before Western Civilization got another 20-40 years life extension.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 07:48 AM (a4flb)

76 "So can they reverse engineer it and/or use it?"

Wouldn't they need a plane to drop it from?

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:49 AM (vFG9F)

77 “ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:41

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 07:49 AM (04KGT)

78 Well, the first thing they need to do is get more blacks and latinos to get on skis and ice skates and take over the sports.

"How many black players in the NHL, Franklin?" -Peppermint Patty before political correctness infested our world.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:50 AM (svLOV)

79 I mean, would you really want to be nosing around an unexplored bunker buster?

Who the hell would you give that assignment to?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:50 AM (Pv/IO)

80 The left is puffed up proud today that they "forced" us to watch their garbage halftime show.

Let them crow.

The 5th Circuit ruling that the statute means what it says-- not the "but we've always done it this way!"-- is much, much bigger.
Ending the frivolous habeas petitions and endless delays while the illegal stays.

"But! But over 300 judges have ruled the other way!"

Please appeal and SCOTUS will agree 6-3, making the law the law nationwide

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 07:51 AM (HXT0k)

81 63 I hope the IRS has a list of everyone involved with those protests (particularly the organizers), and audits them within an inch of their life. And if they received money, I pray they get the full IRS treatment.
Posted by: GWB
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Problem: IRS is another enforcement arm of the Left.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:51 AM (6W1vz)

82 *There was not a single memorable commercial.*
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Loosen your tight end, Francis.

Posted by: The good people of Novartis at February 09, 2026 07:51 AM (2Ez/1)

83 The Seattle Commies and the New England Massholes played a boring-ass field goal fest until the 4th quarter. The Massholes then scored 2 TDs in the 4th, but The Commies just let them score the 2nd one as a garbage-time TD to take time off the clock.

Seattle's placekicker really should have won the MVP but the NFL wasn't about to let that happen. The halftime show was an abomination. America lost.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 07:52 AM (gtcuf)

84 I mean, would you really want to be nosing around an unexplored bunker buster?

Who the hell would you give that assignment to?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:50 AM (Pv/IO)

Mohammed M. Mohammed of the UXB Squad, that's who.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:52 AM (wVcYX)

85 Jasmine Crockett Thinks Texas Republicans Will ‘Absolutely’ Vote for Her for Senate

Is she gonna start using Davy as her nickname?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

86 But if the *dud* could be fixed, maybe they could find a way to drop it on someone.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Or trigger it while investigating.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:53 AM (6W1vz)

87 Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they reverse engineer it and/or use it?

Sadly, (or thankfully if you are TuCa), that probably describes the vast majority of the West's nuclear arsenal.

Lets be honest here, they stopped actually testing weapons and used the tools of Climate Change (computer models tweeked to get the desired results) and there is exactly zero chance that any government will be asking for a refund on non-functioning nukes in the event that the situation warrants their use.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (a4flb)

88 Sports Illustrated is all-in on identity:
Bad Bunny follows a glittering trail of renowned Spanish and Latin artists who have performed at the Super Bowl, from Gloria Estefan in 1992 and ‘99 to Enrique Iglesias in ‘00 to Shakira and J-Lo in ‘20. But compared to his predecessors, the Puerto Rican rapper already stands alone in history after taking home Album of the Year at the Grammys for his critically acclaimed Debí Tirar Más Fotos, becoming the first-ever Latino artist to win the prestigious award.
...

Here are our grades for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show as scored in three categories: music, production/choreography and vibes.

SI then gave the performance mixed marks. It gave "Music" an A. Production and "vibes", however, each got an A+.

Identifyin' abd vibin!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (ojr4c)

89 Jasmine Crockett Thinks Texas Republicans Will ‘Absolutely’ Vote for Her for Senate

Is she gonna start using Davy as her nickname?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

I would absolutely vote for her to leave the island.

Posted by: Count de Monet Outwit, Outplay, Outlast at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (wVcYX)

90 85 Jasmine Crockett Thinks Texas Republicans Will ‘Absolutely’ Vote for Her for Senate

Is she gonna start using Davy as her nickname?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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No, but she's going to collect a whole lot of spendin' money.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (6W1vz)

91 In Spain and across Europe, the ruling elite are turning to imperial methods of governance to erase their own people.

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Europe is catastrophically doomed. There is literally no way back for them unless them remove millions upon millions of muslims. They will not be doing that.

This boiling frog syndrome has played out well for the elitists. Regular people had time to make course corrections through their repeated elections over the past couple of decades and didn't see the boiling water they were in. Now they're cooked. Beautiful western European countries with rich culture and traditions are now becoming a toilet. I'm sad to see it happen..

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

92 We hope that, in addition to talking about other things, Trump had a chance to tell Xi: Stop supporting U.S. leftist riots, or you’ll pay in ways you can’t imagine.

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Make Taiwan Nuclear Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 07:55 AM (0Eh0f)

93 I mean, would you really want to be nosing around an unexplored bunker buster?

I'm sure the neighboring scavengers have already stripped that thing clean.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 07:55 AM (a4flb)

94 80 The left is puffed up proud today that they "forced" us to watch their garbage halftime show.

What do they think this is, 1995? We had options.

Although the TPUSA thing kinda sucked in my opinion. Still better than that travesty in the official game but that ain't sayin' much.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 07:55 AM (gtcuf)

95 79 I mean, would you really want to be nosing around an unexplored bunker buster?

Who the hell would you give that assignment to?
Posted by: Thomas Bender

+++++
I'll need some duct tape, a paper clip and a tube of KY jelly.

Posted by: McGruber at February 09, 2026 07:57 AM (2Ez/1)

96 There were some good commercials. Of course the Budweiser one. You have me when you stick a horse and an eagle in anything. The Lays potato chip one was sweet with the farmer retiring and giving his daughter the farm, Kurt Russell teaching the dweeb how to ski so he doesn't have to pay for the beer (don't remember the brand however). The Dunkin Donuts one where they basically threw every hollywood star in it, yet I couldn't figure out who the main character was.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:57 AM (BCuCF)

97 Production wise, I'd give the halftime show a solid b. It was essentially In The Heights.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:58 AM (Pv/IO)

98 Two-Tier Keir is struggling to stay in office. His two closest advisors resigned over the weekend, due superficially to Epstein but really due to the fact Labour is polling at about the same level as al Qaeda. Anyway, his political party supporters are calling for his resignation, so it apparently won't be long until the British Press doesn't have Keir to kick around any more.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:58 AM (H6Tc5)

99 “I know the issues. They know that I know how to work across the aisle when necessary.”

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The only aisle this divisive POS would ever cross is to get to the blue light special on fake eyelashes over by the fingernail files on Aisle 7.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)

100 Identifyin' abd vibin!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (ojr4c)

I'm something of a Good Vibrations man, myself.

Posted by: Zombie Brian Wilson at February 09, 2026 07:59 AM (wVcYX)

101 I’m quite sick of everything being labeled racist. I didn’t see the ape video in question but honestly anything that zings the Obamas maybe it’s not too bad. Maybe it is bad I don’t know (or care) but I do know it’s not worth everyone having their panties in a bunch…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 07:59 AM (TLfEC)

102 91 In Spain and across Europe, the ruling elite are turning to imperial methods of governance to erase their own people.
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Posted by: Lady in Black
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Europe will be Italy and Poland aligned with some Eastern Bloc nations. It will be interesting to see how they interact with Old Europe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:00 AM (6W1vz)

103 “Joe Biden was … supposed to be a bridge or a palette cleanser. Or somebody who morally and ethically was antithetical to who Donald Trump was.”

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He was supposed to be -- and was -- a GloboHomo Deep State Cut-Out for DogEater's "fourth term" (since the treasonous Deep State ran, soft couped, and destroyed Trump 1.0 -- and Kommie-la was supposed to be DogEater's fifth & sixth terms to entirely collapse the country).

But the second sentence is ironically accurate ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 08:01 AM (0Eh0f)

104 The left is puffed up proud today that they "forced" us to watch their garbage halftime show.

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They didn't force me to watch any of it because I didn't.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

105 Your most powerful weapon is God.

Turn off the tv and the internet for a day.

Pray, and devote the day to worship. Spend time with the people you love. Reacquaint yourself with the beauty of silence. Find peace and spiritual fulfillment.

You won’t face any propaganda, anxiety or controversy. Just you, the ones you love and God.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 08:02 AM (04KGT)

106 Bad Bunny follows a glittering trail of renowned Spanish and Latin artists who have performed at the Super Bowl, from Gloria Estefan in 1992 and ‘99 to Enrique Iglesias in ‘00 to Shakira and J-Lo in ‘20. But compared to his predecessors, the Puerto Rican rapper already stands alone in history after taking home Album of the Year at the Grammys for his critically acclaimed Debí Tirar Más Fotos, becoming the first-ever Latino artist to win the prestigious award.
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In other words, he really stunk, but they don't want to let Trump own the LGBTQuerty libs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:02 AM (UQXxb)

107 Didn't they call W a chimp and distribute photo shops of W looking like a chimp?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 09, 2026 07:19 AM (sX1BW)

That's different. He's white and white people can take a joke.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:02 AM (ExV1e)

108 I’m quite sick of everything being labeled racist. I didn’t see the ape video in question but honestly anything that zings the Obamas maybe it’s not too bad. Maybe it is bad I don’t know (or care) but I do know it’s not worth everyone having their panties in a bunch…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 07:59 AM (TLfEC)

Is your pelt wet and musty? Does it glisten in the blue?

Posted by: Underground, the Obaba Sophmoric Poem at February 09, 2026 08:03 AM (wVcYX)

109 "They didn't force me to watch any of it because I didn't.
Posted by: Lady in Black"

We did have to learn what a bad bunny was.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:04 AM (vFG9F)

110 Joe Biden was … supposed to be a bridge or a palette cleanser

He was punishment for the fact we didn't let Hilary become President. Change my mind.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 08:04 AM (svLOV)

111 Anybody who can't see that the bunny guy "won" the Grammy as a setup for the Super Bowl appearance deserves to buy some Florida swampland.

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 08:04 AM (gtcuf)

112 ... This boiling frog syndrome has played out well for the elitists. Regular people had time to make course corrections through their repeated elections over the past couple of decades and didn't see the boiling water they were in. Now they're cooked. Beautiful western European countries with rich culture and traditions are now becoming a toilet. I'm sad to see it happen..
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)
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Turn it into a toilet, or turn it in to one vast museum. There are not really any other choices for them at this point. Like the rest of the advanced societies, they aren't having kids. The Middle East and Africa will win by default. Socialists don't breed, whatever the original culture.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:05 AM (ojr4c)

113
That's different. He's white and white people can take a joke.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:02 AM (ExV1e)
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There's clip of two Gorillas watching the Obamas monkey clip. They are incensed that they are being portrayed as liberals.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:05 AM (6W1vz)

114 Well, that's enough of super bowl and kidnapping coverage. Just switched to the last few minutes of Highway Patrol to get my traffic safety tip from Broderick Crawford, the biggest drunk to ever get a lifetime license revocation in CA history.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 09, 2026 08:05 AM (gm9Sb)

115 SI then gave the performance mixed marks. It gave "Music" an A. Production and "vibes", however, each got an A+.

Identifyin' abd vibin!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 07:54 AM (ojr4c)

I thought they went out of business because they turned the Swimsuit Edition into a "BBW & TS in Swimsuits" issue?

Or did they just top issuing a print copy?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:05 AM (6ydKt)

116 I thought they went out of business because they turned the Swimsuit Edition into a "BBW & TS in Swimsuits" issue?

Or did they just top issuing a print copy?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:05 AM (6ydKt)
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Not out of business. Maybe out of print. I have held precisely one issue of SI in my lifetime. And yeah, it was a swimsuit issue.

Skin suits are relatively cheap to keep going after converting to online-only...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:07 AM (ojr4c)

117 The Seattle Commies and the New England Massholes played a boring-ass field goal fest until the 4th quarter. The Massholes then scored 2 TDs in the 4th, but The Commies just let them score the 2nd one as a garbage-time TD to take time off the clock.

Seattle's placekicker really should have won the MVP but the NFL wasn't about to let that happen. The halftime show was an abomination. America lost.
Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 07:52 AM (gtcuf)
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So Boston won?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:08 AM (ojr4c)

118 Bad Bunny was just flaunting Puerto Rico's sugar cane privilege.

Posted by: Minnesota Amalgamated Sugar Beet Growers local #408 at February 09, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

119 I don't care.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 08:08 AM (P7usy)

120 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:08 AM (ojr4c)

No

Posted by: Delurker at February 09, 2026 08:08 AM (gtcuf)

121 "All in English, all talented, beautifully done."
Millions Tune In For TPUSA All-American Halftime Show During Super Bowl
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I watched the TPUSA channel on X, despite lots of news stories saying the show wasn't available on X. Not my kind of music by and large (I am not a Kid Rock fan) but entertaining nonetheless.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:09 AM (LdBLg)

122 During *biden's reign, every whistleblower was a far right conspiracy nut with ties to UltraMAGA and white supremist groups. Most where hunted down and drummed out the government or put in prison. The media told us what was happening. It was all lies.

Contrast that to whistleblowers under Trump II.

It's painfully obvious these are deep state ticks, embedded in their positions for decades. The media is still telling us what is happening. It's still not the truth.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 08:09 AM (jtM2q)

123 FTA on Spain, down near the bottom was a tweet from the former minister of equality that pretty much sums up the "conspiracy theory" happening in real time:

Irene Montero, Spain's former Minister of Equality and leader of Podemos, celebrates replacing native Spaniards:

"Of course I hope for replacement theory, I hope we can sweep this country of fascists and racists with immigrants."

Again, Europeans have had plenty of time to change direction via their elections. Now that time has passed.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

124 Bun E. Carlos >>> Bad Bunny

Posted by: Count de Monet, Ain't That A Shame at February 09, 2026 08:10 AM (wVcYX)

125 @mark_k
Elon Musk just announced a major strategic pivot for @SpaceX
: the company is officially shifting its primary focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon.

Mars is out, for now

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GV2WD)

126 Can't even remember the last NFL game I watched. Maybe Giants/Packers playoff or was that a Super Bowl? Was that 15 years ago or so?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (x0n13)

Giants and Packers are the same conference so it wasn't the Super Bowl.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

127 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at February 09, 2026 08:12 AM (53oGX)

128 Finally Neville Roy Singham is getting attention!!! I’ve been trying to get people to see this for years. Neville Roy Singham, who gets his money from the CCP, also funded the great majority of the BLM riots. His wife was one of the founders of Code Pink.
I think people, even conservatives, are scared to face the reality and openly admit that BLM was a Chinese funded societal disruption operation. And that Neville Roy Singham has been doing this for years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 08:14 AM (JbyEi)

129 Elon Musk just announced a major strategic pivot for @SpaceX: the company is officially shifting its primary focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon.

Mars is out, for now
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GV2WD)
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"Major moon base to establish a beachhead beofre the conquest of Mars" makes a fair bit of sense. Probably also not achievable, but I can dig the thought process there.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ojr4c)

130 I was glad to read this story. Lawyer fired by Letitia James for speaking out against "gender surgeries" hired by Trump administration. From
"Legal Insurrection" site:

https://tinyurl.com/4sztjhry

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 08:15 AM (lQ+/f)

131 Opening Day of Banana Ball season in 17 days. The only sport that matters.

Posted by: Forty Six States This Year at February 09, 2026 08:15 AM (oftw2)

132 Queer Lobby Reports 65% Drop In Fortune 500s Celebrating Corporate DEI

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They should rebrand as "Knobby Lobby."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (0Eh0f)

133 Giants beat the Packers at Lambeau in the NFC Championship Game in 2011 I believe.

Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (YCxFk)

134 Elon Musk just announced a major strategic pivot for @SpaceX: the company is officially shifting its primary focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon.

Mars is out, for now
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GV2WD)
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"Major moon base to establish a beachhead beofre the conquest of Mars" makes a fair bit of sense. Probably also not achievable, but I can dig the thought process there.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ojr4c)

Musk will have to deal with the secret nazi moonbase at some point.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (wVcYX)

135 @49 JJ that was the NFC championship game. It was -5° in Green Bay. Tyner Giants kicker kicked game winning FG and said it felt like he was kicking a concrete block. Giants won SB beating Patriots for second time

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (Hhsnh)

136 Yo, check it... Trump could use a drone to kill the Obamas, and I'd be fine with that. This meme ain't movin' the needle for me.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (BI5O2)

137 I hope we can sweep this country of fascists and racists with immigrants.

Because she'll never face the consequences.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (svLOV)

138 I mean, are there any resources to extract from the moon?

If the answer is no, then this will just be a massive boondoggle.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (Pv/IO)

139 Mars is out, for now
Posted by: Don Black
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He's always said factories on the moon.
That's where they are going to build and supply the big tankers. The big tankers are not departing from earth. They are going to be supplied from earth.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:17 AM (6W1vz)

140 Singham's Passport was flagged in Trump's first term

Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:17 AM (YCxFk)

141 Elon is in the pay of Big Green Cheese.
And everyone knows it.

Posted by: The Flat Moon Society at February 09, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

142 Bessent said, “The Trump economy is delivering for the American people that we have strong growth and inflation is, in fact, coming down for the past three months. Inflation is 2.1% close to the Federal Reserve’s target and a measure called Truflation, which is daily observations, now is below 1%. So inflation down, stocks strong growth stocks hit a record high and the lowest crime rate in over 100 years.”
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Right now, Trump is losing the midterms. But I strongly believe he can turn this around, by getting out of Washington and trumpeting this economic message.

Cut a deal with Iran, and get it off your plate Mr. President. Then start "Bully Pulpiting" all over America.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:17 AM (QpTiH)

143 Musk will have to deal with the secret nazi moonbase at some point.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:16 AM (wVcYX)
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Yeah, but plenty of time for that. Set up on the other side and grow. He can tunnel through and come up right under their HQ and surgical strike it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:18 AM (ojr4c)

144 Queer Lobby Reports 65% Drop In Fortune 500s Celebrating Corporate DEI

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Good.

Get back in the closet.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:18 AM (BI5O2)

145 Two-Tier Keir is struggling to stay in office.

Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Polymarket up to 22% for him to be out by 2/28. Kicking myself for not jumping on that when it opened at 7%. It's 67% for out by 6/30, which is apparently after some local elections that will seal his doom if he doesn't go before then.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 08:18 AM (XvL8K)

146 Can't even remember the last NFL game I watched. Maybe Giants/Packers playoff or was that a Super Bowl? Was that 15 years ago or so?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 07:40 AM (x0n13)

That might’ve been the 2007 NFC Championship game (played in January 200

. The Giants won that game and went on to defeat the Patriots in the SB and ruin their undefeated season. Helmet catch game…. Much more exciting game than last night

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:18 AM (Rl7AN)

147 135. right glove. Pack had won SB year before. Plaxico Buress destroyed GB that day

Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:19 AM (YCxFk)

148 Irene Montero, Spain's former Minister of Equality and leader of Podemos, celebrates replacing native Spaniards:

"Of course I hope for replacement theory, I hope we can sweep this country of fascists and racists with immigrants."
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Alert the Catalans and the Basques! Spain is no more.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (QpTiH)

149 Maybe this time Japan will sink all of England instead of just HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse.

New British Museum exhibit that runs until May 4th claims in later eras half of all Samurai were women.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (2GVsD)

150 138 I mean, are there any resources to extract from the moon?

If the answer is no, then this will just be a massive boondoggle.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Moon Base leads to mining, which leads to upping the nation's strategic Green Cheese stockpile!

Posted by: I Give Edam! at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

151 I mean, are there any resources to extract from the moon?

If the answer is no, then this will just be a massive boondoggle.

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He could build a Stuckey's. Stuckey's Pecan Moon Logs could be a big seller.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

152 Starmer's replacement will be worse, but it could trigger a snap election

Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

153 78 "How many black players in the NHL, Franklin?" -Peppermint Patty before political correctness infested our world.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:50 AM (svLOV)

Currently, there's at least the Joseph brothers, and there are a few in the AHL (minor league). The Utah Mammoth drafted Tij Iginla, but he's only 19 and playing in the Canadian Junior Leagues (Can't play in the AHL until he's 20).

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (iXqHn)

154 That might’ve been the 2007 NFC Championship game (played in January 200. The Giants won that game and went on to defeat the Patriots in the SB and ruin their undefeated season. Helmet catch game…. Much more exciting game than last night
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:18 AM (Rl7AN)
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I saw that one. I also saw a group of Giants fans (or maybe Patriots anti-fans - I am not sure) that put some serious money into preparing for a Giants victory. They had New England jerseys with "Brady" on the back - but the number was "18-1". Those couldn't have been cheap and the odds were stacked against them being relevant...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (ojr4c)

155 Will gunfights on the moon between Americans and Chinese effect its rotation?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (6W1vz)

156 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (Zz0t1)

157 There were some good commercials. Of course the Budweiser one. You have me when you stick a horse and an eagle in anything. The Lays potato chip one was sweet with the farmer retiring and giving his daughter the farm, Kurt Russell teaching the dweeb how to ski so he doesn't have to pay for the beer (don't remember the brand however). The Dunkin Donuts one where they basically threw every hollywood star in it, yet I couldn't figure out who the main character was.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 07:57 AM (BCuCF)

Dunkin Donuts should have stuck with this one then.

https://youtu.be/8xbgTm3NHVY

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

158 ... New British Museum exhibit that runs until May 4th claims in later eras half of all Samurai were women.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (2GVsD)
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LOLWUT?

What's the supposed evidence for this? I am sure they put *something* forward as evidence. My guess is, "high probability of oppressed tranny Samurai."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (ojr4c)

159 Who names their kid Plaxico?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)

160 Liberals are now evil, Satanic beasts that must be destroyed. They are against freedom. They're against democracy. They are tyrants hellbent on destroying the last great country on Earth.

They must not succeed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

161 Spain is irrelevant on the world Stage. Just considered a party zone for British Tourists

Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (YCxFk)

162 According to a 2026 report, only 131 Fortune 500 companies in 2026 are participating in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index — the primary measure of corporate ideological compliance for HRC.

Down from 377.

The DEI was never about DEI, it was about $$$$.
As Fake Study showed the DEI increased stock prices.
So when the numbers were reviewed the real data show DEI destroyed stock values and the researchers refused to pull their study.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:23 AM (gbOdA)

163 Two-Tier Keir is struggling to stay in office. His two closest advisors resigned over the weekend, due superficially to Epstein but really due to the fact Labour is polling at about the same level as al Qaeda. Anyway, his political party supporters are calling for his resignation, so it apparently won't be long until the British Press doesn't have Keir to kick around any more.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:58 AM (H6Tc5)

Why would he resign? Does he give a shit about Labour's electoral prospects if he isn't a PM?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)

164 How old is Elon Musk? Around 55 I think… I admire his tenacity but he’s never gonna live on Mars nor even the moon probably. Let’s say he launches a rocket to the moon in 10 years…. The rigors of space flight on a 65 year old body? I think not…. Unless the richest guy in the world has access to some anti-aging drugs the rest of us don’t

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (Rl7AN)

165 I thing "getting to Mars" was always going to be generational operation. Nobody alive today is going to see a settlement on Mars in their lifetime.

However, they may see one on the Moon.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (jtM2q)

166 161 Spain is irrelevant on the world Stage. Just considered a ~~party~~ KILLING zone for British Tourists
Posted by: Jonah at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (YCxFk)

Now with 1 million Mohammedans.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (gbOdA)

167 Who names their kid Plaxico?
Posted by: I gotta ask at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1

Listerinico Burress, of course.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (BI5O2)

168 138 I mean, are there any resources to extract from the moon?

If the answer is no, then this will just be a massive boondoggle.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Moondoggle.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (IhL8c)

169 Liberals are now evil, Satanic beasts that must be destroyed. They are against freedom. They're against democracy. They are tyrants hellbent on destroying the last great country on Earth.

They must not succeed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February

+1, Sat Cong, newsletter

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:25 AM (BI5O2)

170 Moondoggle?

So Moog on the Moon?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2GVsD)

171 Starmer's replacement will be worse, but it could trigger a snap election
Posted by: Jonah
____________

No way it triggers snap elections. They're stuck with worse till '29.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 08:25 AM (XvL8K)

172 87 Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they reverse engineer it and/or use it?”

The Iranian government said that. Last June, the Iranian government said that they had shot down an F-35, and distributed a “photo” of it in the ground. Amusingly their AI showed the plane to be so large that the pilot would have had to be 50’ tall next to the Lilliputian people surrounding him.

Point; Iran lies badly about everything.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (JbyEi)

173 Joe Mannix

I have not really bothered to delve into it because it is such pure 'academic' cr@p.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (2GVsD)

174 Currently, there's at least the Joseph brothers, and there are a few in the AHL (minor league). The Utah Mammoth drafted Tij Iginla, but he's only 19 and playing in the Canadian Junior Leagues (Can't play in the AHL until he's 20).
Posted by: XTC

Yes but when the strip came out in 71, there was maybe one black player. And nowadays, you wouldn't be able to hint at a joke like that.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (svLOV)

175 Today Is National Pizza Day. 🍕

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (NpAcC)

176 158 What's the supposed evidence for this? I am sure they put *something* forward as evidence. My guess is, "high probability of oppressed tranny Samurai."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:22 AM (ojr4c)

I'm slightly surprised that nobody has tried to put forward the claim that Mori Ranmaru was a troon.

Some pop-culture media claims that Tachibana Ginchiyo was a samurai, but that doesn't seem likely.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (iXqHn)

177 On the eve of the midterms I predict the economy will be breaking all records according to every standard indicator. The manufacturing and job-creating investments Trump has secured will be kicking in.

So will democrats still be poised to regain control of the House and maybe the Senate?

So then it will NOT be the economy, stupid, after all?

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (b4LBp)

178 Again, Europeans have had plenty of time to change direction via their elections.

The UK, at least, kept voting for change and not getting it. Of course, they were mostly only willing to vote for members of the two parties that they wanted a change from.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (ExV1e)

179 So Japan is going to substantially increase spending on self-defense. Good job China. Good job Chairman Xi.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (UjVXg)

180 The moon has an abundance of Helium -3 . It could be used as a fuel in nuclear fusion. A moonbase is a stepping stone that we should have been doing after Apollo.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (Hhsnh)

181 I saw that one. I also saw a group of Giants fans (or maybe Patriots anti-fans - I am not sure) that put some serious money into preparing for a Giants victory. They had New England jerseys with "Brady" on the back - but the number was "18-1". Those couldn't have been cheap and the odds were stacked against them being relevant...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:21 AM (ojr4c)

That’s my all-time favorite SB. Great game and historic moment because that Pats team was all-time great… and most everyone hated ‘em because they were so damn good. The last few minutes of that game were unreal edge of your seat stuff

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (Rl7AN)

182 Any word on Joe Biden's Stage Five Cancer?

Posted by: Who Shit My Pants? at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)

183 Remember that over a decade ago Iran unveiled its own 'indigenous' fighter jet.

It was a Northrop F-5E with a V-tail.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (2GVsD)

184 What's the supposed evidence for this? I am sure they put *something* forward as evidence. My guess is, "high probability of oppressed tranny Samurai."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Takaich Sanaei, said, they talk about our stagnation but as we mark time the western world tears itself apart. When it's over We will be Japan.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (6W1vz)

185 174 Yes but when the strip came out in 71, there was maybe one black player. And nowadays, you wouldn't be able to hint at a joke like that.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (svLOV)

I'll admit, I had no idea that Grant Fuhr (Edmonton's goaltender in the late 80s/early 90s) was black.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:28 AM (iXqHn)

186 Plaxico Burress later shot himself in the leg at a night club as he was fiddling around with his weapon in his jogging suit pocket and pulled the trigger, thus ending his career.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

187 The DEI was never about DEI, it was about $$$$.
As Fake Study showed the DEI increased stock prices.
So when the numbers were reviewed the real data show DEI destroyed stock values and the researchers refused to pull their study.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:23 AM (gbOdA)
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The fake studies showed that DEI increased share price, yes, but the *real* juice behind it was the investment banks. If you wanted access to capital without penalty rates, you did the DEI thing. Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, State Street, etc. would require DEI shit and the people they put on your boards of directors would enforce it. Stock prices were secondary, but were part of the PR. McKinsey, as it always does, came through with evidence that whatever the power players on Wall Street wanted was, of course, vital and valuable.

The back-off in DEI within the large corporations is driven by a back-off in some of the big investment banks. They broke the cartel on it, because they can't afford to keep losing so much money. And the market - the real market, that is *customers* - revolts since they destroyed a billion dollars of enterprise value in Gillette was the "and we mean it."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:28 AM (ojr4c)

188 Mars is out, for now
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GV2WD)

I suspect that it's more like they recognize that this will be easier then trying a direct shot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

189 So I watched a couple first-quarter series of the SB and then decided there were better things to do.

My Halftime Show Exposure was this:

The Missus Yelling at me from the living room (I was in my office)- "KID ROCK IS LIPSYNCHING!"

The End

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 08:29 AM (DgMqy)

190 Moon has water.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:29 AM (6W1vz)

191 175 Today Is National Pizza Day. 🍕
Posted by: redridinghood

Ironic. Many Mom and Pop pizza places are closed on Monday.

Posted by: Piss Poor Planning at February 09, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)

192 The Propaganda Press, mainly the WSJ, is going after Tulsi Gabbard, reporting on what sounds like not much of a whistleblower complaint. But, since it is classified, they can't tell us what it is, but the WSJ assures everyone it is not good.
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Tulsi and everyone else who would know have explicitly and completely laid out how it is a lie.

This is the "Russian Collusion" scam times 1,000--the deep state is at DEFCON 1 over getting rid of her.

Two foreign idiots were gossiping about someone in the Trump admin.
Two different Inspector Generals found the allegations not credible.
But the "whistleblower" maliciously mixed in highly-classified info into the "complaint."
Which automatically triggers classification and that it be kept in the IG's safe.
But now they can all run to the press and Dems with breathless bombshells--knowing damned good and well that everyone they are accusing cannot legally disclose what all the complaint says.
They spin as "someone" in the Trump admin was caught calling a spy and Tulsi covered it up.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 08:30 AM (HXT0k)

193 186 Plaxico Burress later shot himself in the leg at a night club as he was fiddling around with his weapon in his jogging suit pocket and pulled the trigger, thus ending his career.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

He actually came back and played another 3 years.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:30 AM (iXqHn)

194 Plaxico Burress is one of those painful stories of someone throwing away success…. He had a Super Bowl winning catch then soon thereafter got himself shot (or accidentally shot himself) in some seedy strip joint in the middle of the night and he was never seen in the NFL again. Sad

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:30 AM (Rl7AN)

195 That’s my all-time favorite SB. Great game and historic moment because that Pats team was all-time great… and most everyone hated ‘em because they were so damn good. The last few minutes of that game were unreal edge of your seat stuff
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (Rl7AN)
++++
Was a great game, yeah.

And I *get* the Patriots hate. They were, in fact, that good. That is not why I disliked them. I disliked them because they cheated anyway. Of all teams that didn't need to cheat in order to win, they just chose to do so anyway.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ojr4c)

196 Antarctica has water.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 08:31 AM (P7usy)

197 Plaxico Burress later shot himself in the leg at a night club as he was fiddling around with his weapon in his jogging suit pocket and pulled the trigger, thus ending his career.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February

Perhaps it was the wound, but the insane Communists of NY who locked him in prison for years over that certainly did.

That case still pisses me off to this day.

Ruined a man's life for no reason. They need to be kicked out of the US.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:31 AM (BI5O2)

198 New British Museum exhibit that runs until May 4th claims in later eras half of all Samurai were women.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:20 AM (2GVsD)

Women of the period wore kimonos which were exclusive to samurai. -- New British Museum

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)

199 182 Any word on Joe Biden's Stage Five Cancer?
Posted by: Who Shit My Pants? at February 09, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)

Yes, the Democrat Party is still metastasizing.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)

200 Today Is National Pizza Day. 🍕
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (NpAcC)

Let's all go to Sbarro in Times Square to enjoy Michael Scott's favorite New York slice!

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 08:32 AM (B4Se1)

201 Wow even Wikipedia calls into doubt the existence of Tomoe Gozen as samurai.

So I wonder what 'evidence' this exhibit has.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (2GVsD)

202
Plaxico. If Texaco was a toothpaste...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (x0n13)

203 194 Plaxico Burress is one of those painful stories of someone throwing away success…. He had a Super Bowl winning catch then soon thereafter got himself shot (or accidentally shot himself) in some seedy strip joint in the middle of the night and he was never seen in the NFL again. Sad
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:30 AM (Rl7AN)

Again, not true.

He shot himself in 2008. He didn't play in 2009 or 2010.

But he did play (not very well) from 2011-2013.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (iXqHn)

204
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (tljrc)

205 The back-off in DEI within the large corporations is driven by a back-off in some of the big investment banks. They broke the cartel on it, because they can't afford to keep losing so much money. And the market - the real market, that is *customers* - revolts since they destroyed a billion dollars of enterprise value in Gillette was the "and we mean it."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:28 AM (ojr4c)

$$$$$ is the ruler

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (gbOdA)

206 The left calls us every despicable name they can come up with. And it's not OK with me, it's insulting. They can go to hell as far as I'm concerned, and take their shit party with them.
If elections were fair in this country and the fraud tossed out the Democrats would not control anything but a few big cities that have enough commies to vote for them

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 08:34 AM (E7+ue)

207 And who is Singham? He’s a much-investigated current resident of Shanghai who shares an office with a Chinese Communist Party-linked media firm.

He's also married to Jodie Evans, co-founder of Code Pink.
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Which Code Pink founder is MTG's best friend.
Which Code Pink MTG tipped off as to Trump dining at a restaurant.
Which info from Code Pink 100% was relayed to the CCP.

But Trump is just mad at MTG 'cause she wanted the Epstein files released ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (HXT0k)

208 Sefton

The Democrat Party is akin to a flesh-eating bacteria.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (2GVsD)

209 Mars is out, for now
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GV2WD)

I suspect that it's more like they recognize that this will be easier then trying a direct shot.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

I'm against this. They f*ck up the moon, the Earth is then proper f*cked. I think it's a really bad idea.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

210 A moonbase is a stepping stone that we should have been doing after Apollo.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (Hhsnh)

But, instead, DC had to shovel money out the door to really establish the kind of generational, lay-about, welfare drones we see today.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

211 Yeah he was not the same after he got out. Maybe it was the wound but I doubt it - I'm guessing it was missing two seasons at the height of his powers.

In any event, NY sucks shit.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (BI5O2)

212 So I wonder what 'evidence' this exhibit has.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:33 AM (2GVsD)

I suspect it’s the way that in later periods, all children born to Samurai families were considered to be Samurai, including daughters. It did not mean that they carried a sword or did the training ; it morphed into a class distinction and was debased.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (JbyEi)

213 The Missus Yelling at me from the living room (I was in my office)- "KID ROCK IS LIPSYNCHING!"

The End
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 09, 2026 08:29 AM (DgMqy)

He wasn't really trying to hide it. Seemed to be a blend of lipsync and live singing from all of the TPUSA performers. The presence of ANY lipsync lessens my ability to enjoy watching. I can see karaoke at a local bar.

Having said that, KR's version of "Til You Can't" was really good.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (B4Se1)

214 736 and thru da links

thx jjs

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (gbOdA)

215 How old is Elon Musk? Around 55 I think… I admire his tenacity but he’s never gonna live on Mars nor even the moon probably. Let’s say he launches a rocket to the moon in 10 years…. The rigors of space flight on a 65 year old body? I think not…. Unless the richest guy in the world has access to some anti-aging drugs the rest of us don’t
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:24 AM (Rl7AN)

It can happen.

Posted by: Peter Weyland, CEO Weyland Corporation at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (wVcYX)

216 I'm against this. They f*ck up the moon, the Earth is then proper f*cked. I think it's a really bad idea.

You've recently watched Space 1999?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (2GVsD)

217 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (PcTIw)

218 90% of Democrats support everything DSA stands for. Dems and DSA are one and the same.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:36 AM (y6810)

219 The Apollo Program went to Greenland.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 08:37 AM (P7usy)

220 Thanks Tom

So debased like the British government.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2GVsD)

221 Plaxico. If Texaco was a toothpaste...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Bob Hope made big money shilling for both Texaco and Pepsodent.

Posted by: Lesley Townes Hope at February 09, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

222 210 A moonbase is a stepping stone that we should have been doing after Apollo.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (Hhsnh)
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Shuttle to nowhere. Stupidest idea from the beginning.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:38 AM (6W1vz)

223 I don’t see much back off in DEI when it comes to giro g decisions. White men still need not apply for most corporate jobs.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:39 AM (y6810)

224 Let's all go to Sbarro in Times Square to enjoy Michael Scott's favorite New York slice!
Posted by: Doof
_______

I'm even more of a pizza philistine. My fondest pizza memories are of those rectangles they occasionally served at grade school lunch. Pizza day! Pizza day!

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 08:39 AM (XvL8K)

225 There was not a single memorable commercial.

And every commercial that had big name talent in it, liked like they had ai filters over their faces.

And sadly, it looks like Sofia Vergara has had some bad plastic surgery.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 07:44 AM (Pv/IO)
*****
The pro- Ice one was good
https://tinyurl.com/3hb5xprj

And the adoption one.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)

226 Let's all go to Sbarro in Times Square to enjoy Michael Scott's favorite New York slice!
Posted by: Doof

I seem to remember having Sbarro one time as a yute.

It led to projectile vomiting shortly thereafter.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

227 M-O-O-N spells moon.

Posted by: Tom Cullen at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (wVcYX)

228 >> ‘Democracy’ Means Newspapers Aren’t Allowed to Fire Democrats

Today’s “journalists” intuition is dogshit. That’s because their stories are driven by a raging pathos, fed by a liberal worldview. It’s a psychosis that doesn’t permit introspection, factual exploration or even compassion. It’s singularly focused, driven and desperately in pursuit of proving what’s easily shown as mendacity, as truth. All to salve their egos, and those of their friends who have long left any semblance of normalcy, for the cold comfort of a demonstrably failed ideology.

If you’ve ever dealt with addicts, you’ll recognize all the familiar signs in this group- deny, deflect, lie, appease, only to fall back into the same destructive habit head first. They never pump the brakes or realize the wall they’re about to hit has been visible to everyone else for a long time. In all that time your pleadings for a rational, sane and provably truthful approach have not only gone unanswered, but they’ve been used to attack you in the most heinous, untruthful ways, then in the ultimate act of arrogance, they flip you the bird.

It’s hard to have an ounce of empathy for any of them. They haven’t learned a thing.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (04KGT)

229 "Bob Hope made big money shilling for both Texaco and Pepsodent."

And Bob Dole wants everyone to know about Bob Dole's little blue friend...

Posted by: Bob Dole at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

230 So what happened to the anti-ICE riot at the Olympics in Milan?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (2GVsD)

231 I thought Tulsi's response to the charges against her made mincemeat of the whole business and of Mark Warner, whom she called a liar.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (b4LBp)

232 I love Sbarro.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (77rzZ)

233 The big Sbarro in Times Square is the site of the best pizza slice I ever had in Manhattan. But it was some time back.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (QLKBy)

234 Today is also Chocolate Day.🍫

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (NpAcC)

235 So what happened to the anti-ICE riot at the Olympics in Milan?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:40 AM (2GVsD)

The people realized it was stupid to protest American immigration laws in a country 6,000 miles away?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:42 AM (Zz0t1)

236 IMHO all the SB commercials sucked ass…. Nothing approaching the cleverness and humor of the old Budweiser frogs or Geico caveman or my personal favorites “real men of genius”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:42 AM (fnXXN)

237 I'm against this. They f*ck up the moon, the Earth is then proper f*cked. I think it's a really bad idea.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)
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Someone needs to show those revolting onion men who's boss!

Posted by: Head of Richard Nixon at February 09, 2026 08:42 AM (ESVrU)

238 They wouldn't even permit the guy work release. I'm surprised they let him out after 2 years. The prosecutor pushed for and got the maximum sentence because he wanted to make an example of someone famous for the heinous crime of owning a gun.

Even gun-hating CO has a typical sentence of *5 days* for what Burress did, at least back then. Don't know about now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

239 What does it take to get to Mars? Several months? Compared to about 3 days (or less) to get to the moon.

We should have had an operational moon base by 1980. If it stayed operational, it'd be 40 years old. And be pretty advanced, one would think.

A miss opportunity IMO.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 08:43 AM (jtM2q)

240 Today is also Chocolate Day.🍫
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (NpAcC)

Today Is National Pizza Day. 🍕
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (NpAcC)
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Chocolate and pepperoni pizza never really caught on...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:43 AM (ESVrU)

241 Mc Sweeney out is a big deal as he pretty much ran the government.

The opposition is not calling for new elections just the removal of Starmer.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 08:43 AM (0KSrI)

242 Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness: MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.

MAGA has yet to make peace with one simple fact: they can win all the elections they want, they can appoint all the regressive theocratic judges all they want, they can gerrymander and cheat their way to power all they want, but popular media will never, ever embrace their ass-backwards culture and values.

Bring American isn’t about being a particular, race, ethnicity, or a land. It is fundamentally an idea. An idea that is not the property of men like Miller, Vance and Bannon. America belongs to all of us, including the naturalized Haitian lesbian, nonbinary Somali, and Afghan or Central American refugee who fled violence to bring their children to a place that promised and protects those ideas.

We cannot and will not let people like Miller and Vance decide who is an American. We defeated this idea 160 years ago and it will lose again in November, if we care to defend it.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (JCZqz)

243 On a lighter note: We had a great weekend celebrating the First Daughter's 21st birthday. Took her and her friends out and bought her her first legal drink after midnight Saturday. One of her roommates threw up in her own boot in the Uber on the way home.

Good times.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)

244 I saw an article in the LA Times over the weekend… the lying author just flat out states that the feds looking at ballots in Georgia is election interference because “everyone knows that election fraud in 2020 DID NOT HAPPEN”…. Ticked me off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (fnXXN)

245 And It's National Poop Day. 💩

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (NpAcC)

246 Who names their kid Plaxico?

Someone who wanted guarantee that their kid would be forever disappointed by not seeing their name on a Coca Cola bottle, or any gift-shop souvenir mug, shot glass, or plastic license plate.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (9Hs2w)

247 Warren Moon is considered one of the greatest undrafted NFL players, ever. He played for 23 seasons, the majority with the Houston Oilers and he is in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's the only player also inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)

248 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)

249 Let's all go to Sbarro in Times Square to enjoy Michael Scott's favorite New York slice!
Posted by: Doof

I seem to remember having Sbarro one time as a yute.

It led to projectile vomiting shortly thereafter.
Posted by: Sponge

Collin Creek Mall in Plano.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (PcTIw)

250 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)

Well, congratulations, and glad you had a happy time- except for the young lady barfing in the boot.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (7RYym)

251 Trump’s approval tanked to 41% in Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll last week. It was 47% on Monday, 41% Friday.

Was it the Epstein nonsense? Rasmussen is always kinda bouncy up and down but 6% drop in a week is yuuuge even by their standards.

The head of polling there is fairly maga so it’s not a TDS thing.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (y6810)

252 233 The big Sbarro in Times Square is the site of the best pizza slice I ever had in Manhattan. But it was some time back.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (QLKBy)

As a native Brooklynite and New Yorker, I can tell you that you have not tasted anything even close to pizza perfection if Sbarro is your metric.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (x0n13)

253 Morn' all... Sounds like it was a snoozer of a super bowl...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (dKhdV)

254 And how is Mrs. Sefton recovering?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

255 Every day is chocolate day, if you got any

Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (r09E4)

256 Chocolate and pepperoni pizza never really caught on...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:43 AM (ESVrU)
******
Pepperoni Pizza for dinner and chocolate for dessert.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

257 I saw an article in the LA Times over the weekend… the lying author just flat out states that the feds looking at ballots in Georgia is election interference because “everyone knows that election fraud in 2020 DID NOT HAPPEN”…. Ticked me off
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (fnXXN)

"These are not the droids you're looking for....."

*waves hands in the air*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

258 There's gold in them thar craters!

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (GV2WD)

259 The big Sbarro in Times Square is the site of the best pizza slice I ever had in Manhattan. But it was some time back.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (QLKBy)
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Denounceable. Pizza for rubes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

260 251 Trump’s approval tanked to 41% in Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll last week. It was 47% on Monday, 41% Friday.

Was it the Epstein nonsense? Rasmussen is always kinda bouncy up and down but 6% drop in a week is yuuuge even by their standards.

The head of polling there is fairly maga so it’s not a TDS thing.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (y6810)

Might be his failure (for now, this could still change) to kick the GOPe's ass into passing the SAVE Act.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (iXqHn)

261 One of her roommates threw up in her own boot in the Uber on the way home.

Good times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09,

Considerate of her. And I mean that seriously.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (UgcNV)

262 I liked Sbarro's meat balls a few decades ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (P7usy)

263 Who names their kid Plaxico?

—

Insert Obligatory Key and Peele reference here.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (y6810)

264 Details of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender have been announced.

Researchers from King’s College London say the trial will involve around 220 children under the age of 16 who are going through puberty, and will examine the impact of the drugs on their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

I thought the Nazis moved to Brazil.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (gbOdA)

265 I couldn't even make out the spanish words he was saying let alone whether I could understand what they meant.
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That's where I'm at: That was Spanish he was mumbling?

And all the Hispanicals all "proud" he was "celebrating" "Latin" culture?

Uh? That was all ghetto trash, third-world, illiterate Communist "culture" I saw.

Also, hilarious that he was celebrating harvesting sugar cane.
In a method that was done by slaves and is still basically slavery today.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (HXT0k)

266 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (i+wP0)

267 Last I heard, SpaceX wants to mine ice on the moon and use it as a hydrogen source to make rocket fuel, essentially turning the moon into a refueling stop for trips to the moon. Is that still the plan?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (QpTiH)

268
Collin Creek Mall in Plano.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (PcTIw)

Knowing my yute hangouts, it was likely either Golden Triangle Mall or Vista Ridge. But I really don't recall as I never went back and wanted to forget shortly after.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

269 254 And how is Mrs. Sefton recovering?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

Getting a little better day by day. Still in hospital and now awaiting a place to send her for PT/OT rehab.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (x0n13)

270 267 Last I heard, SpaceX wants to mine ice on the moon and use it as a hydrogen source to make rocket fuel, essentially turning the moon into a refueling stop for trips to the moon. Is that still the plan?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (QpTiH)

Wish they wouldn't be fooling around with the Moon.. We kind of need it as it is...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (dKhdV)

271 ... MAGA has yet to make peace with one simple fact: they can win all the elections they want, they can appoint all the regressive theocratic judges all they want, they can gerrymander and cheat their way to power all they want, but popular media will never, ever embrace their ass-backwards culture and values. ...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (JCZqz)
++++
LOL what planet is this guy on? We've not only "made peace" with that fact, it's become the butt of the joke. Anything in popular media - from the press to music to movies to TV shows - is so predictable that non-Leftists easily outline the entire thing before it runs and then laugh about it when they tally up the score.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (ojr4c)

272 222 210 A moonbase is a stepping stone that we should have been doing after Apollo.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2026 08:26 AM (Hhsnh)
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Shuttle to nowhere. Stupidest idea from the beginning.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 08:38 AM (6W1vz)

No one has developed a business model that makes a profit from a moon base. Or a practically sure-fire list of big scientific discoveries that justifies the expense. Then add the very much non-zero risk of death. Next, add a shitty tour of duty while constantly following rigid procedures necessary to avoid killing yourself and co-workers. The tour of duty will be long. Because it will be insanely expensive to get you there and bring you home. Submit your moon-miner application today!

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (5rh/l)

273 Collin Creek Mall in Plano.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (PcTIw)

I think they destroyed that place.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (gbOdA)

274 269 254 And how is Mrs. Sefton recovering?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:46 AM (RIvkX)

Getting a little better day by day. Still in hospital and now awaiting a place to send her for PT/OT rehab.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (x0n13)

And thank you for asking and to all for the prayers.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (x0n13)

275
The Artemis Project is about putting a woman and black man "to the moon".

Yes, that's the scientific objective.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (Y8DZL)

276 And It's National Poop Day. 💩
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (NpAcC)

Cologuard says mine is unremarkable. Yay me. They get to test it again in 3 years or so.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (wVcYX)

277 Next, add a shitty tour of duty while constantly following rigid procedures necessary to avoid killing yourself and co-workers. The tour of duty will be long. Because it will be insanely expensive to get you there and bring you home. Submit your moon-miner application today!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (5rh/l)

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

278 Who names their kid Plaxico?

—

Insert Obligatory Key and Peele reference here.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (y6810)
----
Ask your doctor if Plaxico is right for you!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (ESVrU)

279 While we were club hopping with the youngin's this weekend, a bad bunny song, so I was told, came on.

He's really just an upbeat hook guy that really doesn't do anything special or anything that grabs hold of you and impresses you. You're in a club with people jumping about and his song continues the jumping.

As f*cking generic as you can get.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

280 The big Sbarro in Times Square is the site of the best pizza slice I ever had in Manhattan. But it was some time back.
Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 08:41 AM (QLKBy)
=====
Denounceable. Pizza for rubes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)
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Pro-tip: Don't eat anything sourced at Times Square. Or Penn Station for that matter.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (QpTiH)

281 I know I've said this every year, but damn we're losing some great ones. TCM Remembers, 2025:

https://tinyurl.com/39jutwkz

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (kpS4V)

282 Plaxico Domingo never made it big in the opera world.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

283 Doesn’t matter what the halftime show was or wasn’t. Him Being there (along with Green Day) was the message. And that message is the nfl is run by and for the left. But conservatives are addicts to foozball so they bend over and take it.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (y6810)

284 276 And It's National Poop Day. 💩
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:44 AM (NpAcC)

Cologuard says mine is unremarkable. Yay me. They get to test it again in 3 years or so.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (wVcYX)

Who would have thought shitting and mailing a box would be money making?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

285 Getting a little better day by day. Still in hospital and now awaiting a place to send her for PT/OT rehab.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (x0n13)

Still praying.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

286 There is precedent for overturning elections, at least at the state level. In 1000 Mile Summer Colin Fletcher discovered a tale about 19th century Nevada, I think it was. They discovered a long list of voter names that had been lifted verbatim from a ship’s manifest that had docked in California. The fraudulent officeholder was removed and the rightful winner replaced him.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (r09E4)

287 Wish they wouldn't be fooling around with the Moon.. We kind of need it as it is...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (dKhdV)
++++
The moon is big and heavy. They probably can't really screw it up from an Earth standpoint unless they do a Heinlein style "throw rocks at it" thing. They can't move it. They can't meaningfully change its mass. They can't change its weather (there is none) or its atmosphere (there is none). They could pollute it, I guess, but that doesn't matter. Big, empty moon.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (ojr4c)

288 MAGA has yet to make peace with one simple fact: they can win all the elections they want, they can appoint all the regressive theocratic judges all they want, they can gerrymander and cheat their way to power all they want, but popular media will never, ever embrace their ass-backwards culture and values.

------

You can embrace my balls in your mouth, Karen.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (BI5O2)

289
Who would have thought shitting and mailing a box would be money making?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

All while "false positive and negative tests can occur."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (Zz0t1)

290

I'm in favor of a moonbase if it's like the one from UFO, with Gabrielle Drake in the silver miniskirt.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (x0n13)

291 No one has developed a business model that makes a profit from a moon base. Or a practically sure-fire list of big scientific discoveries that justifies the expense. Then add the very much non-zero risk of death. Next, add a shitty tour of duty while constantly following rigid procedures necessary to avoid killing yourself and co-workers. The tour of duty will be long. Because it will be insanely expensive to get you there and bring you home. Submit your moon-miner application today!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (5rh/l)
++++
This is the bigger problem as I see it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:52 AM (ojr4c)

292 251 Trump’s approval tanked to 41% in Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll last week. It was 47% on Monday, 41% Friday.

The head of polling there is fairly maga so it’s not a TDS thing.
Posted by: Really??

The Dems are using their "unrest/lack of normalcy" playbook, just like they did with BLM. Normies see non-stop reports of protests, riots, resistance, etc, and they don't like it. They want peaceful, calm order. They don't really assign blame.

So, the Dems hold the country hostage essentially, burning shit down and throwing tantrums, and then promise a return to normalcy and end to the nonsense if they win upcoming elections. And normies buy it.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 09, 2026 08:52 AM (JCZqz)

293 Doses of Twitterati being completely daft.

A four person VTuber model team is trying to sue Powdur to stop her from using the model they sold her because they disagree with Powdur's political beliefs.

Then there are the freaks trying to run Emiru off the Internets because she was honest and said she does not follow politics so can't comment on ICE.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:52 AM (2GVsD)

294 Warren Moon is considered one of the greatest undrafted NFL players, ever. He played for 23 seasons, the majority with the Houston Oilers and he is in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's the only player also inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)

He was a great player and fun to watch. But the one game I always remember from his career is the game where the Oilers blew a 35-3 lead to the Bills and lost in the playoffs. Painful

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:52 AM (Hm8DV)

295 Do leftists truly not know any conservatives that are decent people? I know liberals who are decent enough.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 08:53 AM (3sG5t)

296 Why dpesn't the Dr cut out the middle man? Just Fedex a box of poop to the practice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 09, 2026 08:53 AM (P7usy)

297 Trump’s approval tanked to 41% in Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll last week. It was 47% on Monday, 41% Friday.

The head of polling there is fairly maga so it’s not a TDS thing.
Posted by: Really??

He posted racist things about the Owebama's. America LOVES the Owebama's. It will be the thing that tanks his entire presidency.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:54 AM (Zz0t1)

298 "half of all Samurai were women."

Top half or bottom half?

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 08:54 AM (vFG9F)

299 Warren Moon is considered one of the greatest undrafted NFL players, ever. He played for 23 seasons, the majority with the Houston Oilers and he is in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's the only player also inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)
++++
Which shows just how inclusive the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" is. Why they didn't call it the "NFL Hall of Fame" is beyond me (at least, after the AFL and NFL merged). Canadian pro football ain't pro football to the Pro Football Hall of Fame!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:54 AM (ojr4c)

300 Cologuard says mine is unremarkable. Yay me. They get to test it again in 3 years or so.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (wVcYX)

Who would have thought shitting and mailing a box would be money making?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

Or that having someone send you a letter saying that your shit is boring would be such welcome news?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 08:54 AM (JwNbV)

301

Placebo Plaxico...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:54 AM (x0n13)

302 Warren Moon is considered one of the greatest undrafted NFL players, ever. He played for 23 seasons, the majority with the Houston Oilers and he is in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's the only player also inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)
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Also, IIRC, the *only* player in both halls of fame.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (ojr4c)

303 Who would have thought shitting and mailing a box would be money making?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)

All while "false positive and negative tests can occur."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (Zz0t1)

I refuse to use Cologuard though my wife’s been urging. The idea of it is revolting

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (Hm8DV)

304 No one has developed a business model that makes a profit from a moon base. Or a practically sure-fire list of big scientific discoveries that justifies the expense. Then add the very much non-zero risk of death. Next, add a shitty tour of duty while constantly following rigid procedures necessary to avoid killing yourself and co-workers. The tour of duty will be long. Because it will be insanely expensive to get you there and bring you home. Submit your moon-miner application today!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (5rh/l)

Put AI to work on solving the problem. That should sort things out.

*Muttley wheezy snicker*

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (wVcYX)

305 My favorite video posted on X last night was this-

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if President Trump threw a wild MAGA banger at the White House?

Skip the Bad Bunny Halftime Show and check out this glorious hangover instead!
@xerias_x
@HappyMisery_X

https://tinyurl.com/3kpexyr5

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)

306 Collin Creek Mall in Plano.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:45 AM (PcTIw)

I think they destroyed that place.
Posted by: r hennigantx

They did. They're building an open air "mall" and apartments. Planned community.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (PcTIw)

307 295 Do leftists truly not know any conservatives that are decent people?
—

They live in a bubble. They don’t know anyone who doesn’t think like them.

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (y6810)

308 Do leftists truly not know any conservatives that are decent people? I know liberals who are decent enough.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 08:

Moderate, decent Dems are who I kinda feel the worst for. On the Right, we understand that the Leftists are going to put us all in camps. They have no clue what their base has planned for them, and it's gonna be extra horrifying.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (BI5O2)

309 We've not only "made peace" with that fact, it's become the butt of the joke. Anything in popular media - from the press to music to movies to TV shows - is so predictable that non-Leftists easily outline the entire thing before it runs and then laugh about it when they tally up the score.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

They're really showing MAGA, by losing billions of dollars every year peddling garbage no one watches. How's Hollywood's revenue trends looking over the last 20 years? Big franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Marvel doing great on streaming? Lol.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (JCZqz)

310
I refuse to use Cologuard though my wife’s been urging. The idea of it is revolting
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (Hm8DV)

I had a colonoscopy done a couple years ago.

I'm good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)

311 Supposedly we dropped a bunker buster on Iran and it was a dud. So can they revese engineer it and/or use it?"

"No, Achmed, you climb down there and cut the green wire"

*pizza in NYC? The old Staten Island Ferry slip. Under the escalators. It was legend*

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (XuXeR)

312 288 MAGA has yet to make peace with one simple fact: they can win all the elections they want, they can appoint all the regressive theocratic judges all they want, they can gerrymander and cheat their way to power all they want, but popular media will never, ever embrace their ass-backwards culture and values.

------

You can embrace my balls in your mouth, Karen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (BI5O2)

It's like they just invented the Modified Limited Pauline Kael.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (JwNbV)

313 236 IMHO all the SB commercials sucked ass…. Nothing approaching the cleverness and humor of the old Budweiser frogs or Geico caveman or my personal favorites “real men of genius”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 08:42 AM (fnXXN)

I muted my tv for all commercial breaks. Read a book. I occasionally glanced at the silent ads. All seemed useless, or selling whatever the product or service is. If a TV ad does not often visually display the product or product benefits, it's a lousy ad. Ads on TVs that are typically muted, in bars, doctor's waiting rooms, and so on, are as useful at selling a product as the visuals are interesting and informative.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 08:57 AM (5rh/l)

314 Do leftists truly not know any conservatives that are decent people? I know liberals who are decent enough.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 09, 2026 08:53 AM (3sG5t)
+++
No, because "conservatives who are decent people" don't exist. Non-Leftism is evil, therefore non-Leftists are evil, therefore there question itself is invalid.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:57 AM (ojr4c)

315 A four person VTuber model team is trying to sue Powdur to stop her from using the model they sold her because they disagree with Powdur's political beliefs.

Then there are the freaks trying to run Emiru off the Internets because she was honest and said she does not follow politics so can't comment on ICE.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 08:52 AM (2GVsD)

You'd figure a four person team would get over it, take the pride of selling their work and using it to get more, instead of wasting time and money on a losing lawsuit.

Good luck getting rid of Emiru, because she's a little sweetheart with millions of loyal fans.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 08:57 AM (6ydKt)

316 Getting a little better day by day. Still in hospital and now awaiting a place to send her for PT/OT rehab.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (x0n13)
====

b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

317 Off topic but hilarious. My wife sent me this review of a pattern she is thinking about knitting:

No whining because of the fingers. We all know that fingers are the issue with gloves, because until you get to the fingers a glove is just an unfinished mitten. Does anybody whine about mittens? No. Mittens are safe. Mittens are cute. Safe and cute. "Mittens" rhymes with "kittens" for a reason.*

So what exactly is the problem with fingers?

There are only four of them, if the usual configuration is observed. Is four a frightening number? Why should it be? Many lovely things come in fours. Beatles, for one. Also seasons, elements, and points on a compass rose.

Also Horsemen of the Apocalypse; but let us set them aside for the moment.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 08:58 AM (svLOV)

318 They live in a bubble. They don’t know anyone who doesn’t think like them.
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM (y6810)

Incredibly, this is very true.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 09, 2026 08:58 AM (b4LBp)

319 How’s Disney doing embracing far left “popular culture” these days?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:58 AM (y6810)

320 He posted racist things about the Owebama's."

No one cares. It's a storm in a Depends...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (XuXeR)

321 Also, IIRC, the *only* player in both halls of fame.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 08:55 AM (ojr4c)

Yeah, that's what I meant. You worded it better. +1

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (wVcYX)

322 He posted racist things about the Owebama's. America LOVES the Owebama's. It will be the thing that tanks his entire presidency.
Posted by: Sponge

I thought it was f'n hilarious.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (PcTIw)

323 He posted racist things about the Owebama's. America LOVES the Owebama's. It will be the thing that tanks his entire presidency.
Posted by: Sponge

Damnit, I have to say it. Trump has no chance at reelection in 2028 now.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (JCZqz)

324 From what I can tell, the upshot of the Super Bowl is the NFL saying "Now do you see why we rig this stuff?"

I was busy making pizza and canning chicken stock.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (JwNbV)

325 Pro-tip: Don't eat anything sourced at Times Square. Or Penn Station for that matter.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (QpTiH)
====

And if you want oysters, well that's at Grand Central.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

326 You can find our pizza at gas stations everywhere!

Posted by: Hunt Brothers at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)

327
I thought it was f'n hilarious.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (PcTIw)

Of course it was. And rehashing a meme from years ago and making it relevant again is genius.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

328 319 How’s Disney doing embracing far left “popular culture” these days?

Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 08:58 AM (y6810)

They're still going.

Iger and Kathleen Kennedy had a bad few weeks, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (6ydKt)

329 You can find our pizza at gas stations everywhere!
Posted by: Hunt Brothers at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)

Cardboard with cheese.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Zz0t1)

330 320 He posted racist things about the Owebama's."

No one cares. It's a storm in a Depends...
Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 08:59 AM (XuXeR)

Intentional stray voltage perhaps?

Lots of material flying over to the Gulf right now...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (JwNbV)

331 >>>Worst. Superbowl. Ever.

Posted by: Delurker

>Yep. Collinsworth and Tirico. A real stinker. Bad Bunny? WTF? Glad I stayed home.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (xFfhU)

332 DNI Gate

"flagged an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump," which was meant to suggest someone in the White House was directly coordinating with an adversary, to a phone call "between two people associated with foreign intelligence who discussed someone close to Donald Trump."

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:00 AM (gbOdA)

333 Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members"

So they could mostly fill a large kolledge football stadium... once?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)

334 America survives another SuperBowl.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (LHPAg)

335 I just can't with VTumors.

A lot are just troons (eg : NyaraVT, RileyCS) with or without voice changers.

Who really wants to be the sucker that wastes their money superchatting THAT?

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (uEmCf)

336 AI 'slop' that is 1000x better than Bad Bunny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B4524ot5BM

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (2GVsD)

337 Best value in pizza is the Costco food court. Not the best pizza, but it's at least a consistently good product that's quite a bit cheaper than even Little Ceasar's.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (ojr4c)

338 I'm even more of a pizza philistine. My fondest pizza memories are of those rectangles they occasionally served at grade school lunch. Pizza day! Pizza day!
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 08:39 AM (XvL8K)

Ha! Ellio's has entered the chat.

As much as I love old school pizzeria style pizza (the stuff Dave Portnoy chases), I occasionally get a hankering for a Tombstone pizza.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 09:02 AM (B4Se1)

339 Getting a little better day by day. Still in hospital and now awaiting a place to send her for PT/OT rehab.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:48 AM (x0n13)

JJ
She is in for some hard work.
New rehab rules mean around 5 hours of rehab/day

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:02 AM (gbOdA)

340 Elon Musk just announced a major strategic pivot for @SpaceX
: the company is officially shifting its primary focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon.
---
While Mars is about twice the size of the Moon, they are basically the same when it comes to building human habitations.

With the Moon being much closer for supply routes, communication and solar energy.

It always made more sense to build on the Moon first.
Then launch to Mars from there, taking advantage of the massive fuel savings.

I want to see a cloud city on Venus.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 09:03 AM (HXT0k)

341 ps prayers up for Mrs JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

342 Do leftists truly not know any conservatives that are decent people?
——-

My experience is that, as a rule, they live in a bubble. So they have an elaborate caricature in their mind of what a conservative is like. But it’s “conservatives” built up as strawman piñata to be knocked around on TV, or the rareified air of academe.

So when they find a conservative in the wild, they have this long list of things they think they know, and all the sins fall on you. I’ve had great satisfaction dealing with their preconceptions. Because they don’t know me, or what ai believe.

They also tend to believe rural folk are uniformly knuckle dragging ignorant hick rubes, that’s also an enjoyable stereotype to pierce. I was always uniformly light years ahead in being informed with the facts, history, and inconvenient truths. They never had a chance.

That’s why they are going straight to violence and anarchy, incidentally. They can’t persuade anyone with their lunatic fairy tales. They have to force their delusions at gunpoint.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 09:03 AM (r09E4)

343 Didn't watch the Stupor Bowl at all, but I'll always laugh when a team that represents Boston gets ass-raped like it's in Cell Block D with Big Black Bubba.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:03 AM (uEmCf)

344 I'm in favor of a moonbase if it's like the one from UFO, with Gabrielle Drake in the silver miniskirt.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (x0n13)
=====

Yes, Commander

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)

345 Highly insulted by pasting Michelle and Barack's faces onto a couple of my friends. Pretty harsh.

Posted by: Some Random Ape at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (4b7CV)

346 but it's at least a consistently good "

This. In an odd place and want a slice? Hit Costco - remarkably consistent no matter where in the country.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)

347 So it's a pizza thread?

Posted by: Just got here at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (2Ez/1)

348 So they could mostly fill a large kolledge football stadium... once?
Posted by: man

They wouldn't even fill Michigan Stadium.

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (77rzZ)

349 We did have to learn what a bad bunny was.
Posted by: fd

Roger Rabbit?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (OR60z)

350 The Gorilla Channel cut away from the big sportsball game to show reruns of Gilligan's Island.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (xFfhU)

351 Who really wants to be the sucker that wastes their money superchatting THAT?
Posted by: XTC

I don't know...Nuxanor is pretty nice to listen to while doing chores and such.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)

352 NyaraVT

That sick dude said that children can't consent to puberty and that we right wingers obsess over "age of consent."

In an ideal world, the video of him being sent swimming in a wood chipper would be a viral hit.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (svLOV)

353 All of this immigration nonsense will end once non-citizens are removed from the calculus of apportioning Congressional districts.
In fact, once that is done, blue states will be giving all immigrants the "Martha's Vineyard treatment".

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:05 AM (RHGPo)

354 I had a colonoscopy done a couple years ago.

I'm good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 08:56 AM

*fistbump*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2026 09:05 AM (bFu5X)

355
What to say about the Super Bowl?

1) The AFC must be Teh Ghey if the Pats were the best football team they could field.

Next year the AFC should just field the Olympic Skating Team leftovers. They looked tougher and more professional than the Pats.

2) Next year I guess we can look forward to seeing Somalia's top musical entertainer yowling rap as he walks us through a souk and a mosque.

Pro Tip: We do have our own terrible rap singers in the US, why not use them?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2026 09:05 AM (iJfKG)

356 Dick in a box >>>> Shit in a box

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 09:05 AM (B4Se1)

357 Never heard of NyaraVT, have no desire to find out.

Kirsche, munya!

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (2GVsD)

358 Novelty pizza…. When I was in high school there was a small chain of pizza places in and around Peoria. Flying Garcia Brothers pizza by the slice… I went to the one in Northwoods Mall. Square slices I loved it… I don’t think it exists anymore

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (bIeH6)

359 One of the big problems with actually trying to do anything productive on Mars is that the windows where you can do a transfer with a reasonable deltaV budget can be quite a while apart. You can't just transfer whenever you feel like it unless you build a much, much bigger rocket.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (JwNbV)

360 prayers up for Mrs JJS

Amen

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (ix8EF)

361 They wouldn't even fill Michigan Stadium."

Oh yeah? They could fill West Virginia's stadium almost... well, not quite TWICE. Maybe, sorta...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)

362 You can find our pizza at gas stations everywhere!
Posted by: Hunt Brothers

How the mighty have fallen.
From trying to corner the silver market to hawking pizza at 3rd rate gas stations.

I may have made that up.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 09:07 AM (PcTIw)

363 There are big parts of my state where there are basically no Democrats. But people can't live in a bubble here, because the media are 110%, full-on, barking mad, Satanic Leftists.

People in places like NYC have no pesky intrusions like hearing other people's opinions, to intrude on their seething hatred and condescension toward people they have no understanding of.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:07 AM (BI5O2)

364 We could send people to Mars and bring them back easily.
Especially if they use the ship as the base.

Then plans were to send robotics to set up habitats beforehand, and have nearly everything ready for astronauts to stay for extended periods.

But to actually colonize Mars would take a moon base for sure.
The costs (and weight limits) would be to great otherwise.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 09:07 AM (6ydKt)

365 Dick in a box"

PronHub?

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

366 The funny thing about that phone call that the Derp State is trying to make claims at Tulsi Gabbard about; they’re pissed that rather than let them milk it and make an impeachment case out of it, she went straight to Susan Wiles and Donald Trump with it.

In other words they hate her for being a very loyal employee.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 09, 2026 09:08 AM (JbyEi)

367 343 Didn't watch the Stupor Bowl at all, but I'll always laugh when a team that represents Boston gets ass-raped like it's in Cell Block D with Big Black Bubba.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:03 AM (uEmCf)

I turned off my TV after Seattle scored a touchdown early in the 4th quarter. I should have turned it off after the Patriots went three-and-out in its first two 3rd quarter possessions. Worst Super Bowl ever in my opinion.

Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 09:08 AM (5rh/l)

368 Dick in a box"

PronHub?
Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

SNL. Justin Timberlake.

Posted by: Doof at February 09, 2026 09:09 AM (B4Se1)

369 Does Lindsey Vonn bank frequent flyer miles every time she is airlifted off a mountain?

Posted by: Retire Gracefully, Please at February 09, 2026 09:09 AM (oftw2)

370 You can't just transfer whenever you feel like it unless you build a much, much bigger rocket.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2026 09:06 AM (JwNbV)

Someone should make a movie where Roy Scheider says the line: I think we need a bigger rocket

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (Hm8DV)

371 Denounceable. Pizza for rubes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

Nah. I would put it up against any slice you can find. I still remember it. And I grew up where all the best pizza outside of NYC was because it's where all the NYC makers went.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (QLKBy)

372 Dick in a box"

PronHub?
Posted by: man

Amazon , next day delivery.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (OR60z)

373 369 Does Lindsey Vonn bank frequent flyer miles every time she is airlifted off a mountain?
Posted by: Retire Gracefully, Please at February 09, 2026 09:09 AM (oftw2)

Looks like she's gonna be permanently retired this time...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (dKhdV)

374 My daughter in law posted some stupid comment about not understanding why grown passed adults are butt hurt over bad bunny. My response...

Maybe they don't like the fact that he spends a lot of time bashing our country while benefiting from the perks of that country. He has the right to his opinion and to express that opinion. So do the people complaining about him. I have the right to ignore all of it. What I can't figure out is why allegedly intelligent adults waste 6 hours of their life watching overpaid cry babies play a kids game. That's what doesn't make sense.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (2J/Lj)

375 Hmm, who was the president when that veteran got his deportation order in 2014?

Must have been a different authoritarian fascist king than our current one

Hmmm .. it wasn't Chimpy McFlightsuit

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

376 Cologuard says mine is unremarkable. Yay me. They get to test it again in 3 years or so.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 08:49 AM (wVcYX)

Who would have thought shitting and mailing a box would be money making?
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)
******
Those Colorguad tests are unreliable.
I know someone who did those and nothing came back as a concern.
Wife insisted that husband still have a colonoscopy.
They did a colonoscopy and found a huge polyp that had to be removed by a different specialist.
The polyp was cancerous and luckily hadn't spread.
Her husband never had any bleeding or issues.
If they had waited another month it would have spread

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (NpAcC)

377 Starmer out by 2/28 just spiked over 10 points in the last hour on Polymarket to 36%. Did another shoe just drop beyond the McSweeney resignation?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (XvL8K)

378 351 I don't know...Nuxanor is pretty nice to listen to while doing chores and such.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)

He's also a Pedo associated with sicko artist Shadman...

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:11 AM (uEmCf)

379 >>>Does Lindsey Vonn bank frequent flyer miles every time she is airlifted off a mountain?

Posted by: Retire Gracefully, Please

>Nobody saw this coming. She should have been retired and having babies ten years ago.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 09:11 AM (xFfhU)

380 Starmer out by 2/28 just spiked over 10 points in the last hour on Polymarket to 36%. "

I'll bet on that... NOT.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:11 AM (XuXeR)

381
On Saturday, the Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members.

George Strait pulled in 10% more than that at Kyle Field

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 09:11 AM (tljrc)

382 If China is funding this insurrection against us, I say we get in touch with their many minorities and do the same to them.

I think Bethany MaGee should have an iron-proof civil suit against that Judge Molina-Whatsis.

Bad Bunny (what a stupid name) doesn’t deserve any comment other than this one.

Posted by: Rebecc at February 09, 2026 09:12 AM (VFung)

383 Trump does this stuff when he wants to get important information out or change a conversation. Or both.

Posted by: ... at February 09, 2026 09:12 AM (QLKBy)

384 381
On Saturday, the Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members.

How many of those members are FBI I wonder

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 09:12 AM (dKhdV)

385 Good morning!!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

This will wake you up, & in a good way. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/fqwIpH6phJs

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 09, 2026 09:13 AM (u82oZ)

386 WTF would forcing out that dolt accomplish without new elections? You'll just get a rumpranging commie dolt of equal or lesser value in his place.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:13 AM (BI5O2)

387 >What to say about the Super Bowl?

1) The AFC must be Teh Ghey if the Pats were the best football team they could field.
----
in an alternate reality, Bo Nix does NOT break his ankle, the Broncos ascend to the Super Bowl, and win

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:13 AM (ZxPkt)

388 Rep. Gene Wu (D) goes mask off:
"Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country."

Sorry Rep. Wu, but in true orthodox woke ideology, East Asians and South Asians in the US are "white adjacent." You belong to the oppressor caste.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

389 Does Lindsey Vonn bank frequent flyer miles every time she is airlifted off a mountain?

*Snort* I think she was just trying to ski aggressively and she caught the gate with her shoulder and the pole while airborne. It caused her to be misoriented when she landed and that was it. Kinda sad to see her go out like that.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:14 AM (luW68)

390 I'm in favor of a moonbase if it's like the one from UFO, with Gabrielle Drake in the silver miniskirt.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2026 08:51 AM (x0n13)

I'd have assumed that folks would prefer her from "Au Pair Girls" - where she wore less than that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

391 Starmer out by 2/28 just spiked over 10 points in the last hour on Polymarket to 36%. "

I'll bet on that... NOT.
Posted by: man
_______

Now up to 39. Something else must have happened. I should have jumped on that when it was at 7.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:15 AM (XvL8K)

392 What I can't figure out is why allegedly intelligent adults waste 6 hours of their life watching overpaid cry babies play a kids game. That's what doesn't make sense.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 09, 2026 09:10 AM (2J/Lj)

It's something to do on a Sunday night.
It used to be an event when there were only four channels and a shared culture.

Now it's like a semi-holiday tradition between New Years and Valentines.

And then they added a dash of politics and woke, and here we are. If they keep it up it'll be viewed like the Oscars in ten or twenty years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 09:15 AM (6ydKt)

393 388 Sorry Rep. Wu, but in true orthodox woke ideology, East Asians and South Asians in the US are "white adjacent." You belong to the oppressor caste.
Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

His CCP handlers won't be taking over shit if Japan goes through with beefing up its defenses like they seem to be planning to.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:15 AM (uEmCf)

394 Rep. Gene Wu (D) goes mask off:
"Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country."

Yeah. Sure. 'cause all "non whites" are together in... well, what, exactly?
You wanna put Mrs' extended family on the line along with darker skinned folks? Or pretty much any Asian group?

That's funny right there.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:15 AM (XuXeR)

395 I didn't watch anything other than repeats of shows I've watched 100 times.

My impressions from reading comments online:

The SB was the worst game ever.
Seattle's defense was really good and NE's didn't do bad.
Drake Maye basically threw the game as he saved his worst performance ever for the biggest game of his career.
NE looked as unprepared for the game as any team ever to make the SB.
Turning Point's alternative halftime show garnered over 5 million views on YT and a few hundred thousand more on Rumble.

Overall, I don't feel bad for missing all of it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:16 AM (Zz0t1)

396 I'm conservative and didn't watch one second of anything Super Bowl related. I didn't care about anything related to the game.

Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 09:17 AM (E7+ue)

397 Daytona 500 this weekend

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:18 AM (gbOdA)

398 His CCP handlers won't be taking over shit if Japan goes through with beefing up its defenses like they seem to be planning to."

That scenario is classic - the CCP side played irritant enough to create two fronts instead of concentrating on one...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:18 AM (XuXeR)

399
*Snort* I think she was just trying to ski aggressively and she caught the gate with her shoulder and the pole while airborne. It caused her to be misoriented when she landed and that was it. Kinda sad to see her go out like that.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:14 AM (luW6

There's no way she was going to be competitive. She is just days off tearing her ACL in one leg. They had her knee so doped up.......and she broke the other leg.

Her career is over. My opinion is she should've stepped down after the knee tear and given someone else the shot to be competitive.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:18 AM (Zz0t1)

400 Turning Point's alternative halftime show garnered over 5 million views on YT and a few hundred thousand more on Rumble.

Overall, I don't feel bad for missing all of it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:16 AM (Zz0t1)
*****
It's up to 25 million now on all social platforms.
Great show!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:19 AM (NpAcC)

401 Daytona 500 this weekend"

No noose is good noose...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:19 AM (XuXeR)

402 Daytona 500 this weekend
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:18 AM (gbOdA)

Yes. They keep shoving Bubba Wallace down my throat.

No thanks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Zz0t1)

403 Trump nears 500 press interactions in second term, blowing past Biden, data show

yes 500>5

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 09:19 AM (gbOdA)

404 I hadn't watched a football game in 5 or 6 years. My son came up this past weekend for my birthday and stayed to watch the Superbowl. It was a pretty sorry excuse for a game.

Who'd NE pay off to play in it?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2026 09:20 AM (jtM2q)

405 she should've stepped down after the knee tear and given someone else the shot to be competitive."

"Don't you know who I am??????"

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:20 AM (XuXeR)

406 Overall, I don't feel bad for missing all of it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:16 AM (Zz0t1)

Your summary is accurate. You didn’t miss much

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:20 AM (EMV/6)

407 Fetterman is on board for Voter ID.

"I consider my own faith, Islam, a religion built upon a narrative of migration." -- MummyDummy

That's nice. I consider MY own faith built on a narrative of "Deus lo vult".

Let's see who wins, shall we?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 09:20 AM (IG3/x)

408 hey keep shoving Bubba Wallace down my throat."

Ah....

er....

Hmmmm.

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)

409 And then they added a dash of politics and woke, and here we are. If they keep it up it'll be viewed like the Oscars in ten or twenty years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 09:15 AM (6ydKt)

I doubt it. When they told me I was a piece of shit and they hated me, I never watched another game. But that is really rare. They not only didn't lose audience after that - they gained since then.

The Left obsesses over football ratings because they think it's a repudiation of the Right or something dumb like that.

Americans are simply completely hooked on football. The commissioner could come out at halftime and say "I am holding in my hand the name of a ticket holder - one James T. Wilkinson - who will now be violently raped by this defensive lineman," and James would still show up for the next game, and buy that lineman's jersey, and hang photos of the rape in his man cave.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (BI5O2)

410
Your summary is accurate. You didn’t miss much
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:20 AM (EMV/6)

#Winning

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (Zz0t1)

411

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

BOOM! This Mexican restaurant is being praised nationwide for providing FREE meals to ICE agents in Arizona

"Everyone who works for ICE, all federal agents, can come to Sammy's...here, they will be treated with respect as they deserve."

ABSOLUTELY BASED!

https://tinyurl.com/phj8ne9s

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (NpAcC)

412 Benjamin Domenech
@bdomenech

Sat across from Kaepernick on a flight. An old lady came up, asked for an autograph for her grandson. He dismissively said "I don't do that". She returned to her seat, embarrassed.

WaPo writers still think he's worthy of a pedestal. Good riddance to their endless white guilt.

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (RHGPo)

413 I don't know...Nuxanor is pretty nice to listen to while doing chores and such.
---
I don't think that guy gets any money from YouTube.

'Cause he says all the bad words that get you de-monetized.
Really likes to call the lefties retards, etc.
LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (HXT0k)

414 Super Bowl or read a book?

Reading a book won.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (2GVsD)

415 In a show of strength the IRGC showed footage of missiles being launched from a sub. Russian sub, Russian missiles. The regime is blowing so much smoke up each other's asses they float.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (0KSrI)

416 384 381
On Saturday, the Democrat Socialists of America celebrated hitting 100,000 members.

How many of those members are FBI I wonder
Posted by: It's me donna

Several thousand, probably.

Oh, you meant as undercover informants and investigators? None.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (JCZqz)

417 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:18 AM (Zz0t1)

Concur. It was just sad to see her go crash out and tarnish her claim to fame like that. It's what she'll be remembered for.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (luW68)

418 The Fat Boys did a video at the old Sbarros, when they actually served food.

3 big fat ass bruthas going to town on WOP food.

Posted by: The Fat Boys Are Whack at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (TmfuF)

419 .
"Guerrillas in our midst," should be incorporated as permanent art on the "Ace" homepage. Kudos.

Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (kt8QE)

420
ABSOLUTELY BASED!

https://tinyurl.com/phj8ne9s
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:21 AM (NpAcC)

"Will they survive the backlash."

Overwhelmingly, which is shown every single time. If I'm ever in the area, which isn't likely, I will go out of my way to stop in.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:23 AM (Zz0t1)

421 I just asked Mrs. E if she heard who won the SB, she told me she watched it but doesn't remember who won. I said must have been exciting.

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2026 09:23 AM (LHPAg)

422 Did not watch the Super Bowl and stopped caring years ago, one reason being the shitshow the halftime has become. Last night show was a especially insulting as is was specifically meant to appeal to Hispanics, which are a very small part of the NFL overwhelmingly white and black fan. For the most part, they are soccer fans, especially the newcomers and their offspring. I doubt this will attract many new fans but that won't stop the NFL form giving the middle finger to people like me.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 09:23 AM (GUOwU)

423 >>>Drake Maye basically threw the game as he saved his worst performance ever for the biggest game of his career.
NE looked as unprepared for the game as any team ever to make the SB.
Turning Point's alternative halftime show garnered over 5 million views on YT and a few hundred thousand more on Rumble.

Overall, I don't feel bad for missing all of it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>Biggest game of a young quarterback's life and he, instead of running headlong with a stiff-arm into the defender, he chose to run out of bounds about a yard short of a first down. Pathetic.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 09:24 AM (xFfhU)

424 The Fat Boys did a video at the old Sbarros, when they actually served food.

3 big fat ass bruthas going to town on WOP food.
Posted by: The Fat Boys Are Whack at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (TmfuF)

Not the song, but..........

https://youtu.be/--alrPZuvBQ

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

425 I'm thinking they put the worst most controversial "entertainer" for the halftime show to get people to watch...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 09, 2026 09:25 AM (dKhdV)

426 That's when Nixon warned the prosecutors not to open "that can of worms," adding, "There is even more, because [Radford] not only ——"

Ruth, the lead prosecutor, interjected: "We are not opening it up."

"Yeoman Radford was not only there," the ex-president persisted, "but he was a direct channel to the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

There it was, finally — the secret Nixon had sought to keep under wraps: It was not the far left that most actively sought to sabotage the Nixon-Kissinger foreign policy but the hard right, not lowly pencil-pushers in the civil service but the most senior commanders at the Pentagon.

The prosecutors had heard enough. They did not want Nixon to elaborate. Jay Horowitz, the last questioner, cut in.

"Sir, if I might take us back now to ——"

Nixon would not be deterred.

"This indicates to the members of the grand jury, if I might address them for a moment, why it is that" the Radford project "had to be top secret." He added: "Particularly, I didn't want the Joint Chiefs of Staff involved."

Posted by: SMOD at February 09, 2026 09:25 AM (RHGPo)

427 I never thought much about Lindsey Vonn but I’ll admit… I read that recently (a year ago?) she had a partial knee replacement in her right knee… it took away all pain and her knee felt so good she decided to come back. Then sadly tore the ACL in her other (left) knee. I have a partial knee replacement and it’s allowed me to continue my favorite activity ( distance running)… so I felt some comeraderie…. Recovery from a partial knee replacement to athletic activity is not easy then the other knee gave way. Brutal

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2026 09:25 AM (qOnnO)

428 402 Yes. They keep shoving Bubba Wallace down my throat.

No thanks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Zz0t1)

They're gonna kiss his ass even more since he's Michael Jordan's hand-picked chosen one, and Michael's lawyers put the fear of God into NASCAR.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (uEmCf)

429
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'
Through comments & trollin'
Til the thread gets old, then
F5!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (BI5O2)

430 All I know is that during the spring fighting season in Liberia, a bunch of child soldiers will be sporting their new "New England Patriots Super Bowl LX Champions" T-shirts.

Posted by: PabloD at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (3VXNH)

431 NFL overwhelmingly white and black fan"

Yeah, no. White guys buy jerseys nowadays? Lidz? Spend hours on FanDuel? DraftKings?

The NFL knows where it's market is, and plays to it. And yes, they're trying to expand to the "hispanic" market, but are too stupid to realize that that "market" just isn't monolithic and doesn't hold the "black" segment in high regard...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (XuXeR)

432
Concur. It was just sad to see her go crash out and tarnish her claim to fame like that. It's what she'll be remembered for.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (luW6

I felt the same way about the Tkachuk brothers in the 4 Nations tournament. They took up a roster spot and weren't able to provide anything to the team. Two others should've been given the opportunity to shine instead of those 2 warming a bench seat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (Zz0t1)

433 The thing with DSA vs NRA, is the NRA folks never do anything. The DSA scum will attack people and commit terrorist acts, and the "NRA people" will go "well if....." And sit back and do nothing.

And I would have use to attributed that to the fact NRA people have lives and have families they don't want to risk, while the usual DSA member is a worthless loser who nothing to lose (and who know they'll be protected by the government)
but then all the COVID stuff happened, people lost their families and their livelihoods, and the NRA people still didn't do shit.

Posted by: Rbastid at February 09, 2026 09:27 AM (k5ZKJ)

434 Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told No 10 staff that he’s not resigning:

“We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)

435 They're gonna kiss his ass even more since he's Michael Jordan's hand-picked chosen one, and Michael's lawyers put the fear of God into NASCAR.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:26 AM (uEmCf)

Then I'll never be back. And I'm the guy that had season tickets and a campsite at Texas for 17 years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:28 AM (Zz0t1)

436 We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”

Always progressing, huh? Never building...

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:28 AM (XuXeR)

437 434 “We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)

The Britanistan project continues unhindered.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:28 AM (uEmCf)

438 @PolitlcsUK
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told No 10 staff that he’s not resigning:

“We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”
Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)

The islhamic kingdom of Britain has a good ring to it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)

439 Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told No 10 staff that he’s not resigning:

“We go forward from here. We go with confidence as we continue changing the country”
Posted by: Don Black
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And Polymarket now up another 5 to 43% chance that he's out by 2/28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 09, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)

440 Will they survive the backlash."

Overwhelmingly, which is shown every single time. If I'm ever in the area, which isn't likely, I will go out of my way to stop in.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:23 AM (Zz0t1)
****
Definitely!
It's ironic that most border patrol agents happen to be Hispanic and yet the Left keeps protesting and hurling rocks and slurs at them.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2026 09:29 AM (NpAcC)

441 It's ironic that most border patrol agents happen to be Hispanic and yet the Left keeps protesting and hurling rocks and slurs at them."

They're not "real hispanics", dontchaknow

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

442 I felt the same way about the Tkachuk brothers in the 4 Nations tournament. They took up a roster spot and weren't able to provide anything to the team.

I'd like to see Robertson from the Stars get a spot instead of Matt Tkachuck, for sure.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (luW68)

443
They're not "real hispanics", dontchaknow
Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

Uncle Juan's.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

444 Did not see the ape video and don't care, even if it could be considered racist. The Dems heap the most vile, viscous insults on Republicans/conservatives with impunity and goes to the very top. Biden did it on numerous occasions, even on national television. Hearing the Dems whine about racism and decorum is pathetic, nobody should fall for that BS or apologize.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (GUOwU)

445 Nood Van Gogh.

Posted by: PabloD at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (3VXNH)

446 Art up

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (PcTIw)

447 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

448 Art....

Posted by: man at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)

449
I'd like to see Robertson from the Stars get a spot instead of Matt Tkachuck, for sure.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (luW6

He should have Auston Matthews spot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

450 I don't know if the Brits have a legal process that resembles our impeachment and removal process

parliamentary government has so many convoluted procedures
IMO

Posted by: Don Black at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZxPkt)

451 442 I'd like to see Robertson from the Stars get a spot instead of Matt Tkachuck, for sure.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 09, 2026 09:30 AM (luW6

The US men's hockey team isn't going to do shit in the Olympics anyway.

Mike Sullivan is their head coach, and his New York Rangers are one of the worst teams in the NHL.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)

452 I guess it's a sign of being an old fart, but until this flap I'd never even heard of this Ass Gerbil (whatever... some kind of rodent, anyway. The Super Bowl act).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (IG3/x)

453 Personally I think Trump needs to shut the fuck up and do his job. Stop responding to stuff that isn't important at all. It just makes him look weak.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (BCuCF)

454 The US men's hockey team isn't going to do shit in the Olympics anyway.

Mike Sullivan is their head coach, and his New York Rangers are one of the worst teams in the NHL.
Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)

It is my believe they're tanking across the board to prevent Trump from seeing international glory and touting "America is Great Again!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

455 *belief

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (Zz0t1)

456 Guerrilla in our midst," should be incorporated as permanent art on the "Ace" homepage. Kudos.

Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2026 09:22 AM (kt8QE)

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I made a similar reference once last week but -- to JJs credit -- it didn't occur to me to use Guerrillas instead of Gorillas.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 09:36 AM (5YukJ)

457 454 It is my believe they're tanking across the board to prevent Trump from seeing international glory and touting "America is Great Again!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

Honestly, Most hockey minds actually seem to think that Sullivan is still a good coach.

But dude has been washed since 2019.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:38 AM (uEmCf)

458 Personally I think Trump needs to shut the fuck up and do his job. Stop responding to stuff that isn't important at all. It just makes him look weak.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2026 09:33 AM (BCuCF)

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Good advice as "punching down" is not a good look -- but the Trumpster is a package deal -- and we have to take the bad with the good.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (5YukJ)

459 Rep. Gene Wu (D) goes mask off:
"Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country."
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Racist scum.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (RIvkX)

460 458 Good advice as "punching down" is not a good look -- but the Trumpster is a package deal -- and we have to take the bad with the good.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 09, 2026 09:39 AM (5YukJ)

Punching Down and being the Schoolyard Bully ("Little Marco", "Lyin' Ted", etc.) is what won him 2016.

Posted by: XTC at February 09, 2026 09:41 AM (uEmCf)

461 30 Cool Runnings!

I saw the Jamaican bobsled team live at the '88 Olympics! Well, I saw the bottom of their sled go by at high speed, and some of them were still in it!

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 09, 2026 10:01 AM (FpP3s)

462 Good morning, all. Thank you, J.J.

Reportedly, the video was shared back in October 2025 by user @xerias_x, who entitled the 55-second clip "President Trump: King of the Jungle," and was a broader compilation that depicted several high-profile Democrats as animals, and Trump as a lion walking with Pepe the frog. (Saw the entire thing in a USA article from 2/6/26.) The clip was spliced into a longer video about "unfounded 2020 election conspiracy theories" before being recently posted to Truth Social.

What else - excluding MN - is going on that raises Cain? 🤔
*Democrats refuse to sit for DOJ interviews over "illegal orders" video" CNN, 3 days ago

*'Let's stop the games": Hillary Clinton calls for testimony in Epstein probe to be public, YouTube, Scripps News, 3 days ago
* James Comer Won't Let Hillary Clinton Testify Publicly on Epstein, The New Republic, 2 days ago.

* These Olympians feel 'mixed emotions' representing Team USA amid unrest at home, USA Today, 3 days ago

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

463 *With the news of the Clintons being called to testify, talks of the 2012 Benghazi attack resurfaced, along with comments about the alleged maker of an Anti-Islam video being jailed for inciting the attack.

>Anti-Muslim video Sparks More Violent Demonstrations, PBS, Sep. 13, 2012

>@CBSNews - Obama: Video at the root of Libya attack
13 years ago.

During a Univision townhall in coral Gables, Fla., on Sept. 20, 2012, President Obama talked about the video he believed to be at the heart of the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.
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My point is that couldn't this latest political mess, surfacing hugely in time for the Super Bowl, be seen coming at least a mile away, and shouldn't extreme caution be used in speeches, press releases, memes - everything?!

I can remember no time where there has never been the luxury for conservatives say, "My bad," and withdraw content and that content will go away peacefully. None. (Example: "Read my lips: No new taxes." George HW Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention. And it eventually ruined his 1992 reelection campaign after a fairly decent 1st administration.)

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

464 Further, possibly seeing into future, political goals, "the Obama administration appointed several psychiatrists and mental health experts to key advisory positions, boards, and commissions, rather than employing a single, dedicated White House psychiatrist in a clinical capacity." A1 Overview.

>The bmj dot com: News
'Psychiatrists urge Obama to request neuropsychiatric review of Trump,' Published Published 19 December 2016
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Again, it has been obvious from the very start of the 2nd Trump administration that every single man and woman serving within are targets, for now especially JD Vance, Scott Bessent, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Russ Vought, and Greg Bonvino.

None can remain politically standing for a possible Vance/Rubio administration.

There have also been key departures from the Second Administration (2025–2026) and a number of nominee withdraws. (Let's remember Dan Bongino, 20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who served March 17, 2025 – January 3, 2026 and then ran off again to rejoin media.)

There is now talk that if Starmer can be booted, why can't Trump be fired? Look at the timing, it's not a joke imho.

Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

465 If it doesn't have a tail, it's not a monkey
Even if it has a monkey kind of shape
If it has a tail, then it's a monkey
But if it doesn't have a tail, it's not a monkey,
It's an ape

Posted by: Tar Bae at February 09, 2026 10:41 AM (KjxDG)

466 Ben Stolen, Facebook, Oct. 25, 2025

President Trump: King of the Jungle (@xerias)

They were the very openers of the clip, followed by Hillary Clinton as a warthog and Kareen Jeffries as a meercat riding on the back, and then several other high echelon Ds (Harris, Schumer, "JB" Pritzker), also portrayed as animals, followed.

Lastly, Trump was the lion, the king of the jungle, walking through his world.

It's an obvious take off of the very successful Lion King franchise.

AI, The original animated The Lion King movie was released in 1994, and the Broadway stage musical premiered in 1997. A "live-action" photorealistic remake of the movie was released in 2019. The Broadway production, which opened on November 13, 1997, is still running, making it one of the longest-running shows in history.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 09, 2026 11:22 AM (NFX2v)

467 Thanks for the belly laugh, Mr. Sefton!
Yes, I have indeed noticed that the Choom has been especially delicious and wonderfully 'uplifting' lately.

Keep up the great work, man!

Posted by: Bach In Black at February 09, 2026 04:11 PM (KY9hS)

468 Prove Evolution is a total scam(Like Climate Change)make the Apes feel better about themselves

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 09, 2026 04:40 PM (wGqjj)

Daily Tech News 9 February 2026

Top Story

AI companies spent big on Superb Owl ads, just like cryptocurrency startups in 2022. (Washington Post / MSN)

Will the same thing happen again? We can but hope.

The article is crap, by the way. If it wasn't AI-generated, it should have been.

Tech News

96% of engineers don't trust AI. But only 48% properly test what it produces. (Engineering Leadership)

Yep, that sounds about right.
AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder. (Blundergoat)
My friend's panel raised a point I keep coming back to: if we sprint to deliver something, the expectation becomes to keep sprinting. Always. Tired engineers miss edge cases, skip tests, ship bugs. More incidents, more pressure, more sprinting. It feeds itself.
Insert quote about woodpeckers.
The silent death of good code. (Amit Prasad)
Recently, a colleague of mine at Modal rewrote an external system that integrated deeply with the Linux kernel. The initial rewrite was a simple translation of a C codebase to a Rust one, in preparation for some custom feature work. The resulting code wasn't bad, nor was it un-idiomatic Rust. What it also wasn't was Good Code. It was hard to read and understand, would have been difficult to extend and maintain, and it wasn't even clear to us why we'd taken the burden of rewriting and maintaining this extra system.

The initial rewrite also relied heavily on coding agents.
Oops. But:
This same colleague then invested time into understanding the kernel subsystem, the exact reasons why the original C program was written how it was, and rewrote the Rust translation himself. The difference was night and day; the code flowed naturally, explained itself and the underlying subsystems, and may genuinely be some of the nicest parts of the entire codebase. Better, I think, than even the original C, despite this type of program being arguably one of the best places to use C over Rust.

It was the first time in weeks, maybe months, that I'd felt something that used to be common in my day-to-day: excitement about the lines of code in front of me.
You're not burned out. You're just tired of this shit.
CCC vs. GCC. (Harshanu)

So Claude Code wrote a C compiler. All by itself. Mostly.

Is it any good?

Well, that's a complex question.

Does it work?

It can compile - though not link - the entire Linux kernel without errors. It can compile and link the SQLite database. So it's technically correct, for the most part, which is a significant achievement.

Is it useful?

Benchmarking SQLite compiled with this tool vs. the standard GCC toolchain, the code produced was on average 720 times slower, and up to 158,000 times slower in extreme cases. A test suite that took ten seconds for unoptimised GCC code took two hours to run with the Claude compiler.

So an interesting trick, but about as practical as that 512-byte compiler from yesterday.
The You Can't Say That S50-0800 is a cheap 8 port 5Gb Ethernet switch. (Serve the Home)

5Gb switch have basically not existed until very recently. 5Gb network cards were easy to find, but you had to use a 10Gb switch with the port running in 5Gb mode.

And you still do. This model has a 10Gb switch chip, but the ports are permanently limited to 5Gb mode, because reasons.
Why China is still building coal power plants in the middle of a wind-and-solar boom. (AP)

Go on, guess. You'll never guess.

...

Aww. You guessed.
The Ayaneo Next 2 handheld gaming PC will cost between $1799 and $3499 at launch - and up to $4299 at retail. (Liliputing)

It has (up to) a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128GB of RAM and 2TB of SSD, putting the heat of an incandescent bulb into the palm of your hand.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Last Tuesday, talking about last Tuesday.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (+YA9H)

3 Morning, all.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (vd6bO)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (sZhtm)

5 Phone says 8 degrees out.

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 04:02 AM (sAmhv)

7 Morning all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 09, 2026 04:03 AM (BLOW1)

8 A "registered behavior technician" (is that newspeak for a licensed social worker?), who specializes in anger management, lost her... temper.

Good luck, lady!

https://tinyurl.com/y9w3m7sv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:04 AM (sZhtm)

9 Sure seems like this world has gone overboard automating things that should not be automated. Consider counting votes, for example.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:05 AM (vd6bO)

10 Phone says 8 degrees out.

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)
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Is that Siri or are you hearing voices?

Not that there's much of a difference.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:06 AM (sZhtm)

11 Rejoinder: Til Tuesday

Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 04:08 AM (4nyld)

12 >>>My friend's panel raised a point I keep coming back to: if we sprint to deliver something, the expectation becomes to keep sprinting. Always. Tired engineers miss edge cases, skip tests, ship bugs. More incidents, more pressure, more sprinting. It feeds itself.

>Some people are more concerned with deadlines than doing a proper job. These people are hacks and likely end up doing shit twice. There are a lot of engineers who haven't learned, or don't have the balls to say 'no.'

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 04:08 AM (xFfhU)

13
Top 10 commenters:
1 [512 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook' [72.72 posts/day]
2 [494 comments] 'Bulg'
3 [310 comments] ' Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _'
4 [270 comments] 'toby928(c)'
5 [252 comments] 'Aetius451AD work phone'
6 [251 comments] 'San Franpsycho'
7 [249 comments] '...'
8 [242 comments] 'whig'
9 [241 comments] 'Opinion fact'
10 [236 comments] 'Yudhishthira's Dice'

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:09 AM (+YA9H)

14 Why must everything be on an internet-connected device? This caused the 2015 OPM data breach.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:10 AM (vd6bO)

15 My phone tells location I am and temperature, its usually within a degree or so of my deck thermometer

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:16 AM (Ia/+0)

16 5 My phone tells location I am and temperature, its usually within a degree or so of my deck thermometer.
_-_
They are great data collection devices. Accurate and up-to-date.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:17 AM (rGzXG)

17 14 Why must everything be on an internet-connected device? This caused the 2015 OPM data breach.
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Because collecting and selling data is more important (more money) than keeping said data secure. Keeping data secure costs money rather than making money.

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 04:18 AM (4nyld)

18 Pardon my language but I believe I have found the ultimate example of a dickhead:

https://tinyurl.com/2uwzjzke

I imagine this pic will get a lot of blog usage.

Perhaps we should have a Horde meme-making contest using this pic.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:21 AM (sZhtm)

19 Because collecting and selling data is more important (more money) than keeping said data secure.
_-_
Yep. Now all we need is a central bank digital currency, and our joy will be complete.
"I'm sorry, sir, I don't know why the charge on your purchase won't go through. It's been crazy like this all year. It just seems random."

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:23 AM (vd6bO)

20 Perhaps we should have a Horde meme-making contest using this pic.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:21 AM (sZhtm)
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Dickhead - The Movie!

https://tinyurl.com/4b6r72z9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:25 AM (sZhtm)

21 Oh, and the AI systems talking to each other...that'll work out just fine. I might have been born too late.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:26 AM (vd6bO)

22 Don in SoCo: "Why must everything be on an internet-connected device?"

Because it's there.

"Everyone" wants in the The Current Thing and aims to integrate not because of critical need but because of availability and trend.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 09, 2026 04:27 AM (gLikB)

23 Woke up with a cold. Aw, man. I "never" get colds. Yet here we are.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:29 AM (+YA9H)

24 And the leak goes on.

And the leak goes on!

https://tinyurl.com/2s4bjm5f

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:29 AM (sZhtm)

25 Oh, and the AI systems talking to each other...
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Let them talk and they will eventually get so self-referential as to make those systems useless.

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 04:31 AM (4nyld)

26 Woke up with a cold. Aw, man. I "never" get colds. Yet here we are.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:29 AM (+YA9H)
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Here in Jerusalem, due to the unseasonal 70F+ degree weather over the last few days, my eyes are itching and I'm killing many trees with the amount of tissues I'm using.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:31 AM (sZhtm)

27 not because of critical need but because of availability and trend.
_-_
Agreed....but background investigations? Don't some things warrant some special handling instead of saying, "Here, China...come and get it!" ?
Just seems like we are doing ourselves in with automation.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:32 AM (vd6bO)

28 It's important to look up who Buzz Patterson is:

Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson
Feb 8

112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.

Ugh.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:33 AM (sZhtm)

29 24 And the leak goes on.

And the leak goes on!

https://tinyurl.com/2s4bjm5f
****

I guess the guy never "learned to code".

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 04:36 AM (4nyld)

30 First it was out bodies not used to the lack of physical work, have to go to the gym to get adequate exercise...now the brains....

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:40 AM (vd6bO)

31 covfefe

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:41 AM (+YA9H)

32 Mrs. BD and I attended a meeting last night given by this IDF reservist organization:

https://www.miluimnikim.org.il/eng

Even though we're already aware of the situation here, listening to top ranking combat officers discussing it in great detail is a bit depressing.

Anyway, one of the things which they presented was this short clip of close quarters combat in Gaza:

https://youtu.be/TN5Of7kxb2Y

It's not gory. We found it gut-wrenching, especially when we know so many people who went through this - including those no longer with us.

The officer whose helmet CAM made the movie was one of last night's speakers.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:45 AM (sZhtm)

33 There's a small possibility the 2015 OPM breach was deliberate in order to hand sensitive data to the Chinese.

/sarc

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 09, 2026 04:45 AM (/HDaX)

34 >>>Tired engineers miss edge cases, skip tests, ship bugs. More incidents, more pressure, more sprinting. It feeds itself.
Insert quote about woodpeckers.

Because they're eating the bugs?

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:47 AM (+YA9H)

35 26 Woke up with a cold. Aw, man. I "never" get colds. Yet here we are.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:29 AM (+YA9H)
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Here in Jerusalem, due to the unseasonal 70F+ degree weather over the last few days, my eyes are itching and I'm killing many trees with the amount of tissues I'm using.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:31 AM (sZhtm)

Achoo! in camaraderie!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:50 AM (+YA9H)

36 34 >>>Tired engineers miss edge cases, skip tests, ship bugs. More incidents, more pressure, more sprinting. It feeds itself.
Insert quote about woodpeckers.
_-_
More of the war against labor....more work for less money.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 04:52 AM (vd6bO)

37
112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.

Ugh.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:33 AM (sZhtm)

I'm hearing A-10s went to the region over the weekend, ostensibly to address potential threat from Iranian fast boats. I have no idea if this even makes sense, just what I heard.
Also heard f-22s being moved, with the same, it's on the internet, it must be true, degree of reliability.
I did hear somebody this morning, maybe Bessent, saying the Iranian leadership is moving money out like crazy.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 04:59 AM (w/O5Q)

38 Would rather go back to bed than go to work.

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 05:01 AM (Ia/+0)

39 The guy with the sex toy also has a half mask with filters. The problem with that setup is the full beard. Pepper spray or tear gas will soak into the beard and wick up under the mask. He will be breathing that until he shaves the beard off.

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 05:02 AM (4nyld)

40 My iPad's sound borked yesterday--youtube video sound and password-entering sound--and I googled for an answer and found a bazillion suggestions. Including "turn it off and turn it back on"--for fixing glitches--and I did and ...

ta-da!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:03 AM (+YA9H)

41 *punches time card, puts in rack, steps out side door.*

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 05:05 AM (4nyld)

42 41 *punches time card, puts in rack, steps out side door.*
Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 05:05 AM (4nyld)

Been there, done that.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:06 AM (+YA9H)

43 Achoo! in camaraderie!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:50 AM (+YA9H)
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You need to add about 30 more.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 05:06 AM (sZhtm)

44
Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson
Feb 8

112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.

Ugh.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 04:33 AM (sZhtm)

Joint Base Charleston (437th Airlift Wing ) is the primary hub for C-17s.
I have no idea how many they have on base, but that's a lot of planes to use for any mission.

I can't say I've heard a lot more of them taking off lately, but they'd be headed the other direction from me anyhow.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:07 AM (6ydKt)

45 40 My iPad's sound borked yesterday--youtube video sound and password-entering sound--and I googled for an answer and found a bazillion suggestions. Including "turn it off and turn it back on"--for fixing glitches--and I did and ...

ta-da!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:03 AM (+YA9H)

Yeah, that's my usual go-to with anything Apple.

Usually fixes anything going wrong, and if not it's something Apple screwed up with a software update.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:09 AM (6ydKt)

46 45 40 My iPad's sound borked yesterday--youtube video sound and password-entering sound--and I googled for an answer and found a bazillion suggestions. Including "turn it off and turn it back on"--for fixing glitches--and I did and ...

ta-da!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:03 AM (+YA9H)

Yeah, that's my usual go-to with anything Apple.

Usually fixes anything going wrong, and if not it's something Apple screwed up with a software update.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:09 AM (6ydKt)

New iPad OS!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:10 AM (+YA9H)

47 39 The guy with the sex toy also has a half mask with filters. The problem with that setup is the full beard. Pepper spray or tear gas will soak into the beard and wick up under the mask. He will be breathing that until he shaves the beard off.

Posted by: clarence at February 09, 2026 05:02 AM (4nyld)

I hope nobody tells him.

There are some things that idiots need to learn first-hand.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:10 AM (6ydKt)

48 "Why must everything be on an internet-connected device? This caused the 2015 OPM data breach."

I'm not sure that's what _caused_ the OPM Data Breach. If the Obama Administration had actually _cared_ about the OPM Data Breach (which went back years before 2015) they'd have taken action in 2012 when it actually happened and was discovered, not when it became public knowledge.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 09, 2026 05:11 AM (gHSfI)

49 I'm disinfecting my Mac's mouse, and the keys on the keyboard, with baby-wipe towelettes. Can't hurt.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)

50
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

51 I have to go out into tje clld
Will May ever get hrre?

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 05:16 AM (Ia/+0)

52 49 I'm disinfecting my Mac's mouse, and the keys on the keyboard, with baby-wipe towelettes. Can't hurt.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)

I've never used those.

They make wipes for electronics I use sometimes ('Whoosh!' brand), but mostly I just wipe things off with a wet washcloth.

For iPad and iPhone screens I wipe them off with a microfiber cloth first to get finger oil off and then go over them with a eyeglass wipes for the final clean.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:18 AM (6ydKt)

53 You speaking Welsh, Skip?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 09, 2026 05:19 AM (/HDaX)

54 Evening and morning, Monday sojourners! Yes, it's That Day again, but:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 05:20 AM (wzUl9)

55 "was on average 720 times slower, and up to 158,000 times slower in extreme cases."

I wonder if the code and databases behind current AI programs is similarly inefficient? It might provide a clue as to why companies chasing the AI success dream seem to need to purchase so much computing hardware.

Go bankrupt faster, you hacks.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

56 And phone now says its 7 degrees which is what my wife said deck thermometer read awhile ago

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

57 Bad typing

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 05:23 AM (Ia/+0)

58 Cold good morning, horde, at 16°. Winter is over and we now enter into the long spring of maritime climates.

Posted by: Accomack at February 09, 2026 05:24 AM (GbONR)

59 It's 57 F. outside, no real wind. Excellent workout weather . . . and the last thing I feel like doing is going out there.

Miss Linda went to two parades yesterday, and didn't call me to pick her up at the ferry until 8 flippin' p.m. True, she brought back some interesting throws: a cleaning or dish sponge, a little notepad in the form of a matchbook, a travel toothbrush, all with the parade's logo on it. But the idea of standing and walking around for hours amid throngs of strangers, just to look at parade floats of a kind you've seen twenty times before . . . * shakes head sadly *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)

60 I have moved on from Hampstead biodynamic French vanilla black tea to Yogi Tea ginger lemon green tea.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:29 AM (+YA9H)

61 'm not sure that's what _caused_ the OPM Data Breach
_-_
On a machine connected to internet....could have, should have been paper only except for the fetish for automation.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 09, 2026 05:32 AM (vd6bO)

62 Morning, everyone. I'm functional despite the hour and the temperature. As I mentioned on the Pet Thread, Saturday was sent transporting a greyhound puppy to NJ. From what I heard, she got to Maine safely and is being adopted.

33 There's a small possibility the 2015 OPM breach was deliberate in order to hand sensitive data to the Chinese.

/sarc
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent

The question being was it for money or ideology?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 05:35 AM (svLOV)

63 G'morning, all!

29 degrees out.

And Chocolate Jesus 2.0 is Butt-Hurt

https://tinyurl.com/5cus7zyv

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 09, 2026 05:35 AM (iMotb)

64 It's the Obama administration, so follow the path from there.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 09, 2026 05:38 AM (/HDaX)

65 I wonder if the code and databases behind current AI programs is similarly inefficient? It might provide a clue as to why companies chasing the AI success dream seem to need to purchase so much computing hardware.

Go bankrupt faster, you hacks.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

Since a typical decent performing model (with a metric based on how often they get things wrong or hallucinate) needing 90GB or more of memory to perform above a snail's pace in token speed, I'd say they could work a lot on efficiency, no doubt.

I don't know of many more applications, besides large-scale 8K video editing or heavy CAD work which need 128 GB of RAM (and more) just to function properly.

If they can't fix that then what's going to be needed is a new, cheaper, way to produce high speed memory or start using those huge wafer-scale CPUs and leave RAM out of it as much as possible.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:39 AM (6ydKt)

66 "Determined". Man in Colombia helps people on a bus . Scripture is Psalm 121:1-8

https://tinyurl.com/3h75sewm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:40 AM (WFtAr)

67 Actual Pizzagate revelations seem to be on the way.

Watch this space!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 05:41 AM (sZhtm)

68
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
litquidity
@litcapital
8h
Me watching the squad argue about the Bad Bunny halftime show waiting to shift the conversation towards the importance of AI data center development in space

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:41 AM (+YA9H)

69 heh
from the litquidity comments:

Raychi
@raychi_god
8h
ur the only one trying to explain latency in zero gravity while we still arguing about rihanna vs usher

theres levels to this

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:44 AM (+YA9H)

70 That was a terrible Super Bowl at every level of analysis, bad game, bad announcers, bad half time show, bad commercials, the only thing that was good were the duck tacos.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:47 AM (Pv/IO)

71 American Idol contestant sings powerful version of of old time hymn by Fanny Crosby- "Pass me not, gentle savior." Fanny Crosby also wrote quite a few other hymns including "Blessed Assurance":

https://tinyurl.com/3xx4ezss

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:49 AM (WFtAr)

72 I'm going to love to see the size of the case fans on these space servers.

As heat can't be radiated efficiently in space, they have to figure it out.

But then fans wont work in space either.
So I'm stumped.

I guess that's why Elon pays the eggheads the big bucks to figure out these quandaries.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:50 AM (6ydKt)

73
Good morning, Hordians. Her Majesty and The Big Dummy return today from their nearly two-week trip. Got a big pot of soup made yesterday and I have pork ribs for grilling. Getting the bedclothes through the washer now. I'll be running the dishwasher and doing some vacuuming.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:52 AM (tgvbd)

74 70 That was a terrible Super Bowl at every level of analysis, bad game, bad announcers, bad half time show, bad commercials, the only thing that was good were the duck tacos.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:47 AM (Pv/IO)

I barely watched it through halftime, then changed the channel to a Maverick episode, and I'm pretty sure I was out cold by 9 or 9:30.

Amazingly, I don't feel like I missed anything.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:53 AM (6ydKt)

75 70 duck tacos
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:47 AM (Pv/IO)

yum

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 05:54 AM (+YA9H)

76 I really have not had a problem with ai generating code that works.

My biggest issue is getting it to remember context and the plot over the long haul.

What I do to try to deal with this is have it write a markdown summary of every session and have it review that when we pick up. Also backup/rev code frequently so if it loses the plot you have something to fall back to.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:54 AM (Pv/IO)

77
Watched a few minutes of the game with the sound off, then dozed off until after halftime. Decided I'd go lie down and woke up at 9:30.

I also haven't watched any of the Olympics.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:55 AM (tgvbd)

78 Getting the bedclothes through the washer now. I'll be running the dishwasher and doing some vacuuming.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:52 AM (tgvbd)

You'd make a great housewife for some lucky young lad.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:56 AM (6ydKt)

79
Have we gone through the "Why don't you try AI?" stage to the "You will be punished for not using AI" stage?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:56 AM (tgvbd)

80 @75

>>yum

I made three kinds of tacos, beef, chorizo, duck.

The duck tacos were snarfed up in seconds.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:56 AM (Pv/IO)

81 Crime fighting llamas in Derbyshire, Engliand surround thief until help arrives. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/yv6dxyj8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:58 AM (WFtAr)

82 What I do to try to deal with this is have it write a markdown summary of every session and have it review that when we pick up. Also backup/rev code frequently so if it loses the plot you have something to fall back to.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:54 AM (Pv/IO)

I suspect the next big thing in AI is giving them persistent memory.

Oh crap, there went SSD & HDD prices through the roof again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:58 AM (6ydKt)

83 Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:56 AM (Pv/IO

That sounds delicious.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 05:59 AM (WFtAr)

84
You'd make a great housewife for some lucky young lad.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:56 AM (6ydKt)

Someone has to do it. And, yes, I'm a good joe. Sometimes I grumble when I'm asked to do something inconvenient or which interrupts something I'm enjoying, but on the whole I do or help do what needs to be done non-transactionally.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:59 AM (tgvbd)

85 Someone has to do it. And, yes, I'm a good joe. Sometimes I grumble when I'm asked to do something inconvenient or which interrupts something I'm enjoying, but on the whole I do or help do what needs to be done non-transactionally.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:59 AM (tgvbd)

Just funnin' ya.

Nobody around here to cook and clean and wash but me, so I'm in the same boat except no wifey to thank me for the effort.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:01 AM (6ydKt)

86 I don't know the designation number of the planes but 3 of the ultra command and comms coordination planes are already in the skies over the Middle East. These planes also have nuke detection capabilities.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:03 AM (0KSrI)

87 76 I really have not had a problem with ai generating code that works.

My biggest issue is getting it to remember
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 05:54 AM (Pv/IO)

Is it anthropomorphizing AI to about "AI remembering"? *I am not a coder.* I ask because we didn't so often say, for example, "the tv channel changer remembered my favorite channels"--did we?

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:04 AM (+YA9H)

88 but on the whole I do or help do what needs to be done non-transactionally.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 05:59 AM (tgvbd)

In spite of your incomprehensible taste in late 19th century music.

Listen to Beethoven! He's good for the soul.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 06:04 AM (n9ltV)

89 81 Crime fighting llamas in Derbyshire, Engliand surround thief until help arrives. Sunny Skyz site:

Llama Alpaca Police Department: LAPD. Now on Netflix!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 06:05 AM (svLOV)

90 >>>The article is crap, by the way. If it wasn't AI-generated, it should have been.

As often.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:06 AM (+YA9H)

91 @79/Hadrian the Seventh: "Have we gone through the "Why don't you try AI?" stage to the "You will be punished for not using AI" stage?"

Already happening in some companies. I have to wonder how many quality engineers they've lost who have just "had enough of this crap".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 06:06 AM (O7YUW)

92 I'm going to love to see the size of the case fans on these space servers.

As heat can't be radiated efficiently in space, they have to figure it out.

But then fans wont work in space either.
So I'm stumped.

I guess that's why Elon pays the eggheads the big bucks to figure out these quandaries.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 05:50 AM (6ydKt)

In space no one can hear you overheat.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:10 AM (wVcYX)

93 Is it anthropomorphizing AI to about "AI remembering"? *I am not a coder.* I ask because we didn't so often say, for example, "the tv channel changer remembered my favorite channels"--did we?

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:04 AM (+YA9H)

Nah, we just say the remote (actually the chip in the TV or cable box) 'saved' my favorites.

Same thing really.

We're anthropomorphizing AI because it can talk to us, and converse with us, like talking animals on TV - it's meant to be human-like.

We'll do the same with robotics one day when they are as much as part of the family as the cat or dog, I'm sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:11 AM (6ydKt)

94 Another "God showed me something" moment from the other day, Spouse and son and I went out to eat and there was a big wooden heart there hanging on the wall. Half of it was red and the other half was painted like an American flag and it said, "God bless America." I pray that he does.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:11 AM (ZeH0U)

95 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 09, 2026 06:13 AM (2Ez/1)

96 @82/SpeakingOf: "Oh crap, there went SSD & HDD prices through the roof again."

And this is why I'm so angry at companies chasing the AI fever-dream. They've skewed the hardware prices upwards so much with their purchase demands that I can't justify paying the current prices. I'm left to sit on the sidelines waiting for the inevitable market correction.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

97 huh; I'll think on this

93 We're anthropomorphizing AI because it can talk to us, and converse with us, like talking animals on TV - it's meant to be human-like.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:11 AM (6ydKt)

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:15 AM (+YA9H)

98 @87

>>Is it anthropomorphizing AI to about "AI remembering"?

As an example, if I ask it to generate a UI, I'll give it parameters, look and feel, etc. as I ask it to tweet things, it will often deviate from the baseline, changing, for example the entire look and feel of the UI.

AI is really good at creating a baseline scaffold that you can then tweak and develop. It's terrible at holding the context over a large code base.

So I've taken to just having it work on small chunks and generating summaries that can then be picked up in future sessions.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:15 AM (Pv/IO)

99 In space no one can hear you overheat.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:10 AM (wVcYX)

Yet every sci-fi show or movie in space you can hear the explosions during a battle.

I've often wondered how that will actually 'sound' in space.

If you're right next to it in a spacesuit, will you hear an explosion in space before it kills you?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:17 AM (6ydKt)

100 100

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:18 AM (+YA9H)

101 Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 06:05 AM (svLOV

I'd probably watch that. 😉. I didn't know llamas were so territorial, and I have to say, I wouldn't want a group of them surrounding me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:18 AM (ZeH0U)

102 And then there's Microsoft's PowerBI.

I barely can spell it, let alone comprehend it.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:20 AM (wVcYX)

103 @102

>>I barely can spell it, let alone comprehend it.

It's a tool to create dashboards from data.

I use it extensively to create reports by pulling data from D365.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:21 AM (Pv/IO)

104 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: We're goin' to the end of the line.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 06:21 AM (bxiOq)

105 I'd probably watch that.

Give it time. Someone will make the AI version soon enough.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 06:22 AM (svLOV)

106 Yet every sci-fi show or movie in space you can hear the explosions during a battle.
----------
Not int Babylon 5.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 06:23 AM (bxiOq)

107 98 @87

>>Is it anthropomorphizing AI to about "AI remembering"?

As an example, if I ask it to generate a UI
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:15 AM (Pv/IO)

OT but I thought for all but a nanosecond before resolving "UI" as "User Interface."
Thanks, Pixy! Thanks, tech thread!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:23 AM (+YA9H)

108 I'm having just a small cheese-on-toast for breakfast. Miss Linda will be over in about five hours to make us waffles and eggs, so I don't want to eat much now.

A short quiet pipe over my coffee to finish, and then I'll go check my email. Some new shaving soap and cream, and razor blades, are on the way to me; I might see them by Wed.

Still I'm waiting for Fidelity to send me the materials about that pension fund a long-ago employer of mine set up for me. When I called in late Jan., six weeks after my initial call, they said they were still calculating it (?!?). Whatever it is, it's been sitting there since 1987; I'm hoping it's grown into something I can just roll over into my existing IRA.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

109
I can only regard an anthropomorphized AI version of Diana with horror.

"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:24 AM (tgvbd)

110 @82

>>Oh crap, there went SSD & HDD prices through the roof again.

The LLM memory would have to be local to the user, probably in the form of enhanced markdown files on the local machine.

The amount of memory to hold every ai session would probably require more silicon that exists.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:25 AM (Pv/IO)

111 If you're right next to it in a spacesuit, will you hear an explosion in space before it kills you?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026

***
Heinlein's stories often have people on the Moon touching their spacesuit helmets together to talk when they don't want to use radio, or can't for some reason.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:27 AM (wzUl9)

112 I can only regard an anthropomorphized AI version of Diana with horror.

"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
"Where's my dinner?"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026

***
An anthro AI version of Stirling and Dagny would also include "Play with me! Play with me! . . . Make a road, I'm getting on your lap!", etc.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)

113 AI is great for culling and summarizing massive amounts of data when given an objective request. But it has no spirit, no soul, no memory, to retain or simulate the human condition. It is a highly advanced language engine with access to a massive storage of data.

Subjectivity is almost completely insane. Chatting with AI will rot your brain and disconnect you from reality.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 06:29 AM (xFfhU)

114 "Babylon Bee" takes on SB half time show:

https://tinyurl.com/4t6jd43f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:30 AM (looXz)

115 We're anthropomorphizing AI because it can talk to us, and converse with us, like talking animals on TV - it's meant to be human-like.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:11 AM (6ydKt)

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:15 AM (+YA9H)

Yeah that came out clunky.

Humans tend to anthropomorphize animals, objects, for some strange reason. We wish that our cat or dog, or car, or whatever can talk with us and be as intelligent as we are.

Now we've finally built a machine that can talk to us intelligently. We're moving past talking animals and talking cars in movies and shows to getting the real thing.

Eventually it will be normal to have an AI companion or Robot with us throughout our lives. Well, maybe not us, but today's children and their children will certainly experience it.

Whether that's a good or bad development isn't known yet, but with the state of people and technology today as I guide, I'm not entirely hopeful.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:30 AM (6ydKt)

116 The other thing you can do to try to maintain the plot with AI, is have an extensive planning phase before you ask it to build.

I often use one ai to create the scaffold and another ai to make the tweaks.

You can use terminal ai agents that have a plan build function, you put it in plan mode, revise and review the changes, then put it in build mode once you are satisfied.

And as always, markdown summaries are your friend.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:30 AM (Pv/IO)

117 I don't know the designation number of the planes but 3 of the ultra command and comms coordination planes are already in the skies over the Middle East. These planes also have nuke detection capabilities.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:03 AM (0KSrI)
-

https://tinyurl.com/mujpt5dx

Last week:

https://tinyurl.com/dam6wjz4

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 06:31 AM (sZhtm)

118 And another "Babylon Bee" half time show:

https://tinyurl.com/mr22hx5m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:32 AM (looXz)

119 I'm left to sit on the sidelines waiting for the inevitable market correction.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 09, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)

The cracks are already showing.

I don't know if we'll get an AI crash this year.
But a 'correction' seems likely.

They've overextended already and the likes of OpenAI and Nvidia are starting to realize it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:32 AM (6ydKt)

120 Not int Babylon 5.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 06:23 AM (bxiOq)

Yeah, I did notice that.
Probably one of the few shows I've ever seen get it right.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (6ydKt)

121 >>I barely can spell it, let alone comprehend it.

It's a tool to create dashboards from data.

I use it extensively to create reports by pulling data from D365.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:21 AM (Pv/IO)

Isn't D365 itself AI based? So AI reporting on AI?

*Boosh* mind blown.

Last year, our HOA's super-whiz finance guy Treasurer was using his access to PowerBI to do monthly reporting of account balances and collection rates. The property management software we use already has a big ol' suite of standard and customizable reports. I don't get it. I was called a dinosaur.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (wVcYX)

122 I don't think we will get a crash like the the dotcom crash, as noted, we will get a correction.

I just hope the companies I hold stock in are the ones that get corrected too much.

I'm looking at you msft, pltr,,nvidia.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (Pv/IO)

123 Eventually it will be normal to have an AI companion or Robot with us throughout our lives. Well, maybe not us, but today's children and their children will certainly experience it.

Whether that's a good or bad development isn't known yet, but with the state of people and technology today as I guide, I'm not entirely hopeful.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026

***
These are the first faltering steps toward the self-aware computers in later Heinlein stories. Those entities are benign, helpful, and attached to their humans.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

124 It's valuable data as long as someone will pay for it.

I worked for years at a place where they were recording the temperature of bricks in a wall with different physical orientations. Thousands of thermocouples scanned every 5 minutes 24/7/365 for 5 years.

Someone was paying for it but no one was using it.

Guess who was paying. Yep. taxpayers.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (uvB+6)

125 I still don't know who won

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (i+wP0)

126 If anyone had said on Sept 12, 2001 that in 25 years the mayors of both London and New York would be Muslims, what would we have thought?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (df7hy)

127 "These people are hacks and likely end up doing shit twice."

Doing shit twice sounds like still being employed. Or maybe some Indian asshole gets to shit over the earlier shit so he/she is still employed.

Hard to say.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 09, 2026 06:38 AM (r7Svi)

128 @121

>>Boosh* mind blown.

We've come a long way from crystal reports baby.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:38 AM (Pv/IO)

129 Not int Babylon 5.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026
*
Yeah, I did notice that.
Probably one of the few shows I've ever seen get it right.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026

***
Way back in the '60s, the producers of the original Trek had done their research and were aware there would be no sound in space. But they added the sound effects because they knew the audience would expect it.

I seem to recall the early, second pilot version of the opening, with the ship streaking toward the viewer, was soundless except for Shatner's narration. They added the "whoosh!" later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

130 Somehow, when I read Boosh, I thought of Molly Ivins...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (df7hy)

131 "Pardon my language but I believe I have found the ultimate example of a dickhead:

https://tinyurl.com/2uwzjzke "

That doesn't look like me at all. I don't have a flowing beard.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (r7Svi)

132 mornin yall. Did the bad bunny win the ball game?

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

133 If anyone had said on Sept 12, 2001 that in 25 years the mayors of both London and New York would be Muslims, what would we have thought?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026

***
"Let's renew your prescription medication, shall we?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

134 Subjectivity is almost completely insane. Chatting with AI will rot your brain and disconnect you from reality.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 06:29 AM (xFfhU)

I've only found it useful for doing some image work in Photoshop and asking technical questions for how to solve a problem.

"How do I upload a localhost developed WordPress website to the host server correctly using Plesk and MyPHPAdmin?" for example.

It's great for that sort of stuff.

But to chat with it like it's my friend does nothing for me.
I know it's all fake and wasting my time, so why bother?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:40 AM (6ydKt)

135 Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (i+wP0)

29-13 . Sea Hawks won.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:40 AM (looXz)

136 I used to have a client that liked to change things so much that I used to say " If it's worth doing once, it's worth doing three or four times".

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

137 Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

If you call not wearing a dress and singing in Spanish and getting g paid huge amounts of money, "yes".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 06:42 AM (looXz)

138 115 We're anthropomorphizing AI because it can talk to us, and converse with us, like talking animals on TV - it's meant to be human-like.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:11 AM (6ydKt)

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:15 AM (+YA9H)

Yeah that came out clunky.

Humans tend to anthropomorphize animals, objects, for some strange reason. We wish that our cat or dog, or car, or whatever can talk with us and be as intelligent as we are.

Now we've finally built a machine that can talk to us intelligently. We're moving past talking animals and talking cars in movies and shows to getting the real thing.

Eventually it will be normal to have an AI companion or Robot with us throughout our lives. Well, maybe not us, but today's children and their children will certainly experience it.

Whether that's a good or bad development isn't known yet, but with the state of people and technology today as I guide, I'm not entirely hopeful.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:30 AM (6ydKt)

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:43 AM (+YA9H)

139 Was there some kind of sportsball thing last night?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 06:45 AM (df7hy)

140 126 If anyone had said on Sept 12, 2001 that in 25 years the mayors of both London and New York would be Muslims, what would we have thought?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (df7hy)

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:46 AM (+YA9H)

141
It is truly amazing how many "intoxicated people at the airport getting arrested" bodycam videos there are. Most of them "want to contact my lawyer". Like, they have their lawyer on speed dial. In my 69 years, I've spoken to a lawyer (outside the professional sphere) exactly once, when we were having wills made up.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:46 AM (tgvbd)

142 We've come a long way from crystal reports baby.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:38 AM (Pv/IO)

SAP reports is where my corporate timeline ended. I did the project accounting for the SAP adoption for the mega-conglomerate corp. While I could follow what the various project teams were developing, I did not get to use any of it. We tracked the project's costs vs budget vs progress made/left to do on exel workbooks that ran macros. You know, cuniform markings on clay tablet technology level compared to today.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:47 AM (wVcYX)

143 My interest in feetsball generally, and the Stupor Bowl in particular, resembles winter temps in Antarctica: below zero.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

144 @126

>>what would we have thought?

We lost. Which we kind of did if you look at it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:48 AM (Pv/IO)

145 Hadrian, I have gotten hooked on watching those and the traffic stops. They are akin to not being able to look away from a train wreck.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:48 AM (0KSrI)

146
*tired voice*

Have the degenerate gamblers said yet that the game was rigged by the refs?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:49 AM (tgvbd)

147 I still don't know who won
Posted by: Skip

My money's on Vegas.

Posted by: t-bird at February 09, 2026 06:49 AM (ZaHhH)

148 "The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."

***
That is exactly what we are getting. And paying and feeding them to do it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

149 mornin yall. Did the bad bunny win the ball game?

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)
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You know who else won the ball game?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 06:50 AM (sZhtm)

150 The amount of memory to hold every ai session would probably require more silicon that exists.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:25 AM (Pv/IO)

So all John Connor had to do to take out Skynet was bomb the memory chip factories to smithereens.

Then Skynet could've had all the evilest, most diabolical, anti-human plans in the entire history of the world and then forgotten them all as soon as somebody his "Restart"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 06:50 AM (6ydKt)

151 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 09, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

152 I used to have a client that liked to change things so much that I used to say " If it's worth doing once, it's worth doing three or four times".
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026

***
AKA "There's no time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)

153 I still don't know who won

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (i+wP0)
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IMO, that makes you the winner!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 06:51 AM (sZhtm)

154 @142

>>You know, cuniform markings on clay tablet technology level compared to today.

I much prefer excel/vba over powerBi but I gots to do what Im told to do by the man.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:51 AM (Pv/IO)

155 Hadrian, I have gotten hooked on watching those and the traffic stops. They are akin to not being able to look away from a train wreck.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:48 AM (0KSrI)

I watch the police bodycam shows too. I had no idea that people could act out so outrageously and go from 0 to 100 like that. They are complete train wrecks.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:52 AM (wVcYX)

156
Hadrian, I have gotten hooked on watching those and the traffic stops. They are akin to not being able to look away from a train wreck.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:48 AM (0KSrI)

Does the alcohol turn them into assholes or does it just bring their inherent assholery to the surface?

Airport ones are pretty close to 50-50 men/women. The traffic stops are more 75-25 women.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 06:52 AM (tgvbd)

157 Those 3hr bedtime naps helps improve the average.
Couldn't be bizarre dreams generated by pervert politicians, sciFi sports whiners, and performers that belong in a Star Wars bar scene presented as normal. Nah.

Morning folks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 06:52 AM (6W1vz)

158 You know, cuniform markings on clay tablet technology level compared to today.
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Then I can write a washing-bill in Babylonic cuneiform
And tell you ev'ry detail of Caractacus's uniform
In short, in matter vegetable, animal and mineral
I am the very model of a modern Major Gineral!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 09, 2026 06:53 AM (bxiOq)

159 I much prefer excel/vba over powerBi but I gots to do what Im told to do by the man.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026

***
What was that commercial years ago with the silver-haired, London-tailored-suit-wearing CEO behind the desk? He mutters with a smile, "I'm sticking it to The Man." His assistant says, "But, sir . . . you *are* The Man."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:53 AM (wzUl9)

160 "Even though we're already aware of the situation here, listening to top ranking combat officers discussing it in great detail is a bit depressing."

I honestly wonder why you value the lives of those who wish you to be dead as equal to your own. I assume that's an internal thing; the international view which I perceive is that Israel is a horrible thing that shouldn't exist and that anything it does is de facto horrible. If I cared enough, I'd look to see which version of the Geneva Conventions the Israeli government signed onto; if the people you fight against don't follow the conventions, the convention doesn't apply to how you handle them. That was by design in the earlier versions; I don't have to deal with that shit now and haven't bothered to see how later versions of the Conventions have perverted that concept to gut the purpose of the Conventions.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 09, 2026 06:54 AM (r7Svi)

161 Count de Monet, I didn't know a person could scream that long and violently without having a stroke.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:54 AM (0KSrI)

162 147 I still don't know who won
Posted by: Skip

My money's on Vegas.
Posted by: t-bird at February 09, 2026 06:49 AM (ZaHhH)

And the NFL did ok; I've seen reports that tickets were something like $9000.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:56 AM (+YA9H)

163 And really don't care

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 06:56 AM (i+wP0)

164 I much prefer excel/vba over powerBi but I gots to do what Im told to do by the man.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2026 06:51 AM (Pv/IO)

Yup.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:56 AM (wVcYX)

165

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 09, 2026 06:58 AM (DDJSl)

166 Count de Monet, I didn't know a person could scream that long and violently without having a stroke.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 06:54 AM (0KSrI)

LOL And all the while screaming that they can't breathe!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:58 AM (wVcYX)

167 If you really wanted an example of how stupid people can be there's nothing better than watching Cops or PD Live to just be thankful you managed to get over the 70 IQ mark.

Now that bodycams and YouTube are joined at the hip we get to see examples every day of why Democrats keep winning elections.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:00 AM (6ydKt)

168 An inspection of Nancy Guthrie's septic tank turned up no clues, but found no less than 7 MSM journalists living in there.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)

169
And the NFL did ok; I've seen reports that tickets were something like $9000.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 06:56 AM

they said there were 78,000 and change in attendance

at $9,000 per ticket, that's a cool $702,000,000

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 07:01 AM (tljrc)

170 162 147 I still don't know who won
Posted by: Skip
+++
Does it matter?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 09, 2026 07:01 AM (2Ez/1)

171
LOL And all the while screaming that they can't breathe!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:58 AM (wVcYX)

"Water! I want WATER!!"
"You are in big trouble!"
"I know my rights!"
"Where is your search warrant?"
"I don't have to show you that."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)

172 Police officer: Okay, you're now under arrest.

Perp: No I'm not.

Hilarity ensures. Then when the perp is finally cuffed and stuffed into the police suv, the satisfying door slam ending at last the perp's unceasing vocal tirade.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:03 AM (wVcYX)

173 Somebody at our church luncheon yesterday was looking at this Babylon Bee parody of "California dreaming". called "California fleeing"
It thought it was pretty funny . And no offense to our California morons. I live in Jersey but won't be able to flee for a while yet:

https://tinyurl.com/2wmz4sks

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 07:03 AM (8Cor4)

174 168 An inspection of Nancy Guthrie's septic tank turned up no clues, but found no less than 7 MSM journalists living in there.
Posted by: fd at February 09, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)

And I thought rifling through Sarah Palin's garbage was bad!

Posted by: MSM Journalist #3 at February 09, 2026 07:04 AM (df7hy)

175 Computer is slow today. Can't play videos on twitter.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:04 AM (+YA9H)

176 The "sovereign citizens" are so funny.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:05 AM (0KSrI)

177 162 147 I still don't know who won
Posted by: Skip
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What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 09, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

178
LOL And all the while screaming that they can't breathe!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 06:58 AM

"Water! I want WATER!!"
"You are in big trouble!"
"I know my rights!"
"Where is your search warrant?"
"I don't have to show you that."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 07:02 AM

phrases notably missing from these vids:

"Yes, Officer"
"No, Officer"

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2026 07:05 AM (tljrc)

179 Even when I still watched pro ball, I never considered attending a Super Bowl, even if someone gave me a free ticket.

The idea that someone should pay thousands of dollars to attend what is generally the worst game in postseason is mildly insulting.

Once you start bringing in buttlicking homo island Aztecs to lecture me about what a bastard I am, and it gets to be overtly insulting.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 07:06 AM (BI5O2)

180 Computer is slow today. Can't play videos on twitter.
Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:04 AM (+YA9H)

Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on? Ditto for your wifi modem.

Posted by: Help Desk Script at February 09, 2026 07:06 AM (wVcYX)

181 These are the first faltering steps toward the self-aware computers in later Heinlein stories. Those entities are benign, helpful, and attached to their humans.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

Where "their human" shall be defined as the oligarch whose company rented you the self-aware computer.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:07 AM (ExV1e)

182 " Don't touch me" and "I'm going to sue you" are classic.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:07 AM (0KSrI)

183 172 Police officer: Okay, you're now under arrest.

Perp: No I'm not.

Hilarity ensures. Then when the perp is finally cuffed and stuffed into the police suv, the satisfying door slam ending at last the perp's unceasing vocal tirade.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2026 07:03 AM (wVcYX)

Queue up the Eddie Murphy "thinking" meme.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:07 AM (+YA9H)

184 >>>An inspection of Nancy Guthrie's septic tank turned up no clues, but found no less than 7 MSM journalists living in there.

Posted by: fd

>While the common folk focus on fake kidnapping, my concern is the Olympic Penisgate scandal.

If I had known that having an engorged erection would get me several meters farther in the downhill ski jumping competition I might have been a gold medalist.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 07:08 AM (xFfhU)

185 *And I thought rifling through Sarah Palin's garbage was bad!*
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Hey. I'm right here.

Posted by: Melania's underwear drawer at February 09, 2026 07:08 AM (2Ez/1)

186 176 The "sovereign citizens" are so funny.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:05 AM (0KSrI)

They really are.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:09 AM (+YA9H)

187 How to turn a traffic stop into a felony in 3 easy steps.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 09, 2026 07:09 AM (0KSrI)

188 Take with a grain of salt:

unusual_whales @unusual_whales
10m

"U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show," per CBS

Grok with the details:

https://tinyurl.com/bdew2ftj

Hmmmm....

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 07:09 AM (sZhtm)

189 180 Computer is slow today. Can't play videos on twitter.
Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:04 AM (+YA9H)

Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on? Ditto for your wifi modem.
Posted by: Help Desk Script at February 09, 2026 07:06 AM (wVcYX)

That already worked once this week. I don't wanna push it.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:09 AM (+YA9H)

190 Why oh why do they trust the "sovereign citizen" rebuttal?

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:11 AM (+YA9H)

191 If anyone had said on Sept 12, 2001 that in 25 years the mayors of both London and New York would be Muslims, what would we have thought?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 09, 2026 06:37 AM (df7hy)
=======================
And at least one of them is a communist too. Didn't see that coming, either.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:11 AM (RrMSR)

192 Good morning to all. 29 degrees here in the foothills with a predicted low 50's and sunny today. Hope everyone has a great day.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 09, 2026 07:11 AM (+k9Fw)

193 These are the first faltering steps toward the self-aware computers in later Heinlein stories. Those entities are benign, helpful, and attached to their humans.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 09, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

Where "their human" shall be defined as the oligarch whose company rented you the self-aware computer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2026 07:07 AM (ExV1e)

That model is proprietary.

Posted by: Susan Calvin, US Robotics and Mechanical Men Inc. at February 09, 2026 07:12 AM (wVcYX)

194 Some time honored advice from Chris Rock:

https://youtu.be/uj0mtxXEGE8

Posted by: Provided as a public service at February 09, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1)

195 JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 09, 2026 07:13 AM (gbOdA)

196 And at least one of them is a communist too. Didn't see that coming, either.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 07:11 AM (RrMSR)
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They are both NWO WEFfers.

I also assume that elections are corrupted everywhere.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 09, 2026 07:14 AM (sZhtm)

197 hmm

cue (up):
• set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material): features make it easier to cue up a tape for editing.

queue (up):
1 mainly British English take one's place in a queue: in the war they had queued for food.
• (queue up) be extremely keen to do or have something: companies are queuing up to move to the bay.
2 [with object] Computing arrange in a queue: input or output requests to a file are queued by the operating system.

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:15 AM (+YA9H)

198 phrases notably missing from these vids:

"Yes, Officer"
"No, Officer"
Posted by: AltonJackson

How odd. I "matched a description" years ago and found myself on the hood of a squad car with guns drawn and I was still able to say "Yes sir" and "No sir" to all questions. And bonus! I got released.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:15 AM (svLOV)

199 ...

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:17 AM (+YA9H)

200 200

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:17 AM (+YA9H)

201 How odd. I "matched a description" years ago and found myself on the hood of a squad car with guns drawn and I was still able to say "Yes sir" and "No sir" to all questions. And bonus! I got released.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2026 07:15 AM (svLOV)

I think a lot of these people were never spanked as children and go through life believing nobody can lay hands on them if Mom & Dad didn't give them permission.

I see that a lot when women are getting arrested for some nutty thing they did and the first words out of their mouths are "Don't touch me!!!" to the unfortunate cops on duty that day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 09, 2026 07:23 AM (6ydKt)

202 189 180 Computer is slow today. Can't play videos on twitter.
Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:04 AM (+YA9H)

Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on? Ditto for your wifi modem.
Posted by: Help Desk Script at February 09, 2026 07:06 AM (wVcYX)

That already worked once this week. I don't wanna push it.
Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:09 AM (+YA9H)

I closed Safari and reopened it and:
ta-da!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:31 AM (+YA9H)

203 194 Some time honored advice from Chris Rock:

https://youtu.be/uj0mtxXEGE8
Posted by: Provided as a public service at February 09, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1)

evergreen

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 07:32 AM (+YA9H)

204 You're not burned out. You're just tired of this shit.
My last company wanted us to start using AI, and we should see a 100% increase in productivity (each) because of it. Oof. I wasn't that unhappy to leave that company.

Posted by: GWB at February 09, 2026 07:53 AM (yrYil)

205 >The conversation shifts from "how did they do that?" to "why can't they do that every time?"

I do continuous delivery for a living and this is actually the correct question. What *is* keeping you from doing this every time?

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 09, 2026 10:11 AM (LgYtf)

206 "It was hard to read and understand, would have been difficult to extend and maintain ...".

When I was a fledgling programmer, one of my mentors taught me something that I've never forgotten: That code is principally a document. It documents what the machine is doing when it executes that portion of its programming. If, after the coder is gone, another human being cannot read and understand that code, then it has failed.
And the key here is "human being". Regardless of whatever AI may achieve, this is OUR world. Only by understanding it will we keep it.

Posted by: Nemo at February 09, 2026 11:28 AM (4RPgu)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - February 8, 2026 [Doof "CL"]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. What is the "CL" thing next to my name tonight? Well, as fate would have it, in addition to that football contest being held in NorCal tonight - the one that uses Roman Numerals in it's name - tonight happens to be a bit of a milestone for me. My 150th solo-hosted ONT. So I'll adopt Roman Numerals also! This is "Doof ONT CL"!

Open thread as always. What's on your mind tonight?

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Have You Met The Barbz?

Nicki Minaj Fans Say They’re Switching to Republican Party

Nicki Minaj fans, known as “The Barbz,” are sharing their intentions online to switch to the Republican Party, following Minaj’s public shift to the right and alignment with the Trump administration.
“Today is the day I switch to republican,” one Minaj fan wrote on X in a post viewed over 300,000 times, as Minaj’s pivot encourages her fans to follow suit.
***
In November, Minaj appeared at the United Nations in support of the Trump administration to speak on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. In December, she was interviewed by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk and the chairwoman of Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization.
Then, after sharing increasingly supportive social media posts of conservative politics and the Trump administration, Minaj met with Trump and described herself as “probably the president’s number one fan."

Why are they called "Barbz"? Here's what Grok says

"Barbz" (often stylized as The Barbz) is the official name for the dedicated fanbase of rapper, singer, and cultural icon Nicki Minaj.
Origin of the Name
The term comes from Nicki Minaj's famous alter-ego and persona: The Harajuku Barbie (or simply "Barbie").
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Nicki heavily embraced a hyper-feminine, colorful, doll-like aesthetic inspired by Harajuku fashion and Barbie dolls.

She began calling her fans "Harajuku Barbies" or "Barbies," which eventually got shortened to "Barbz" (with a "z" for flair, fitting her playful style).
What started mainly for her female fans expanded to include her entire fanbase.
There are also sub-terms like:
Ken Barbz (or Harajuku Kenz / HKz) — often referring to her gay male fans.

Not sure if any of The Barbz have found AOSHQ. If so, welcome!

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Gun Thread Spillover

I learned a lot from this video pic.twitter.com/7QdTd0dN4K
— Anticommie (@QueenAnticommie) February 6, 2026

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Got Guthrie Fatigue? I do. Sure, I hope she's found unharmed. Same with ALL missing / lost people. I just really don't understand the wall to wall media coverage and amount of government resources being dedicated.

I've heard of "love your enemies" - maybe that's what Trump is doing.

That time Savannah Guthrie interviewed President Trump. pic.twitter.com/kY2L4ldzTG
— Mila Joy (@Milajoy) February 7, 2026

I show these posts only to highlight the reaction from President Trump toward people that are certainly not his friends. I do sincerely hope she is found.

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Lil Moron

WHAT DID HE JUST SAY???

Two young boys go for a ride with their Dad in his muscle car!💥🔥
The older one is in the front seat… his face says it all until he speaks! 😂😂🤣🤣

Now we know why boys like hot rods! 😂😂
Dad didn’t know what to say!
pic.twitter.com/busXxyukz2
— Texas 🇺🇸 (@MustangMan_TX) February 8, 2026

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RIP Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down

3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies at 47

Brad Arnold, the lead singer of 3 Doors Down, has died, the band confirmed in a Facebook post on Saturday. He was 47.
The Grammy-nominated rocker announced in May he had been diagnosed with cancer.
"As a founding member, vocalist, and original drummer of 3 Doors Down, Brad helped redefine mainstream rock music, blending post-grunge accessibility with emotionally direct songwriting and lyrical themes that resonated with everyday listeners," the post reads. "Brad's songwriting became a cultural touchstone for a generation, producing some of the most enduring hits of the 2000s, including the band's breakout hit, 'Kryptonite,' which he wrote in his math class when he was just 15 years old."

3 Doors Down was one of my favorite bands growing up. But Brad Arnold wasn't just a rockstar.

He was a warrior for Christ.

And he fought the good fight until the day he died.

Rest In Peace, Brad 🙏🏻✝️

And thank you for everything 🫡 🇺🇲 pic.twitter.com/Ophkl2KQ7O
— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) February 7, 2026

3 Doors Down did not get the attention they deserve. Perhaps if they had hit the scene a decade or 2 earlier.

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I don't know about you, but this here video changes my opinion on Voter ID.

If you’re looking to lower your IQ, listen to Kamala Harris explain why voter ID laws are bad.

pic.twitter.com/5Nn2JZXVo5
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) February 8, 2026

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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The moment we’ve all been holding our breath for: my unfiltered thoughts on this year’s Grammy couture. Let’s start with the one that had everybody talking, Chappell Roan in Thierry Mugler. This is not Cher-level iconic, and it sure as heck wasn’t J.Lo’s green Versace moment. The design? Basic dressed up in drag as outrageous. It matched her hair, for the love of Pete. The hemline is doing nothing for her, and frankly, the whole thing only started working when she threw on her cape. Not just because it mercifully hid the nipple-ring-hanging neckline (eye roll), but because it finally gave the dress some texture and depth. Without it? Boring with a side of trying too hard.

Justin Bieber rolled up with Hailey in tow—him in Balenciaga, her in Alaia. If she snagged her dress first, they straight-up fumbled a golden opportunity to channel Gomez and Morticia Addams, shutting down divorce rumors with one killer gothic couple moment. But no, nuance clearly isn’t their love language. They were going for mature adult vibes, I suppose. Justin’s still drowning in clothes three sizes too big, a trend I don’t love. If he’s married to this baggy look, however, at least step up the shoes; his refined little loafers threw the whole balance off. Hailey, though? She served minimalist luxury perfection, the jewelry, sleek hair, flawless fit. It all worked seamlessly.

Lady Gaga brought the drama in black feathers by Matières Fécales. On anybody else, this would’ve been Big Bird’s villain origin story, but Gaga? She somehow made it look almost… restrained. By her standards, she was downright gorgeous. This was elegant chaos in the best way.

Kesha in Atelier Biser—bless her heart. Despite Gaga, this giant feather trend needs to roost somewhere else. The look here is big, shapeless, and gives straight-up Muppet energy.

Billie Eilish showed up in… something by Ellen Hodakova Larsson. It’s a whole lot of no. Made from dead stock that should have stayed dead, the dress has too many sleeves, belts just everywhere, and then socks are thrown into the mayhem. Steampunk Wednesday Addams is an idea that never should have manifested.

Kelsea Ballerini, on the other hand, gave us actual glamour in a stunning gold Etro gown. The fit? Immaculate. The metallic paisley? Unexpectedly elegant. Hair simple and slick so the dress could shine—take notes, Billie. This is how you let one star piece do the talking

We’re all mad at Bad Bunny right now (and this was written before the halftime show, so who even knows). His speech? Dumb as a bag of hammers. He is Puerto Rican, ICE ain’t knocking on his door, calm down. But the look? A surprisingly classic velvet tux from Schiaparelli Couture, the first man to do it. The corseted back had me audibly gasping. I liked early Bad Bunny before the full tilt into crazy town. If this is him circling back to his roots, prayerfully it sticks. Time will tell.

And finally, Heidi Klum in Marina Hoermanseder. The lacquered leather was molded to her like shrink-wrap, giving us the full scenic tour right down to the cheeks. Ma’am. Avant-garde? No, just silly. It looked like she sliced a mannequin in half, slapped some clips on the sides, and called it couture.

Until the next event, never let ‘em catch you in last season’s feathers. Or really in any feathers

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Thanks, Piper!

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DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

Easy on the easy/moderate/difficult scale.

What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?

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Comments

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1 If Philo T. Farnsworth could see us now!

Posted by: mindful webworker - grok clatter baracka nicktoe at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (kqXjy)

2 Is it over yet????

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (VCgbV)

3 Happy CL, Doof!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (/WQyy)

4 Hey fappers

Posted by: Otto Pen at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (sJHOI)

5 Football to the face! Football to the faaaace!

Posted by: pookysgirl can see where this is going at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (XHrlT)

6 LETS GO SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (eWP9U)

7 Turn out the lights, the party's over.

Posted by: Dandy Don Meredith at February 08, 2026 10:03 PM (CNl8/)

8

50 Cow. WOW!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

9 Happy CL, Doof!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (/WQyy)

Thank you!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:03 PM (QMAsf)

10 whoa

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:03 PM (XNOnN)

11 ONT! Yes!

Is the booger bowl over yet?
Who won?
I know it wasn't the fans.

Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 10:05 PM (E7+ue)

12 Willowed...
484 That has been a tradition for decades...I can't think of an Olympics when I've been alive where there hasn't been some dumb athlete there...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (tOcjL)

Who was it at the 2022 Winter Olympics ?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (cwGMH)

Mikaela Shiffrin was one...then she also choked...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (tOcjL)

13 Hi! Any more streakers on the field?

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

14 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (sAmhv)

15 Sorry I'm late, I was considering doing that thing I've been meaning to do for a while now, you know, I've talked about it before, that thing I mentioned about a dozen times, well, this afternoon I was thinking about it again and, damn it, I decided I might just actually try to do it one of these days.

Maybe.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (x5smt)

16 Nipples.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (J+Psw)

17 Good evening good people.

Oh my, those Grammy clothes are horrible!

And, I don't know of any of them. Good.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (cYBz/)

18 Not good Super Bowl at any level of analysis.

The only thing good were the duck tacos and Gimlets.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (XV/Pl)

19 Thanks for the super Doof ONT CL!

Loved the gub video!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (kB9dk)

20 Thank you Piper. Your eyes went where I was afraid to. Who were those people? No Barbara Feldon or June Lockhart?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (u82oZ)

21 I was kind of hoping for some mockery of the Olympic teams opening ceremony uniforms, but I suppose the Grammys were just too big a temptation for Piper resist.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:08 PM (x5smt)

22 Nipples.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (J+Psw)

Depends on whose.

Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 10:08 PM (gKDq2)

23 Random thought: Is Bad Bunny's father the rabbit that terrorized Jimmy Carter?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

24 Nancy Guthrie's daughter is a part of the media. No surprise there.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:09 PM (0Htd1)

25 My balls are ticklin'

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (Gpi0r)

26 Doof Chlorine

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (dIske)

27 Let's go Mets!

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (XuXeR)

28 Thanks for the super Doof ONT CL!

Loved the gub video!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (kB9dk)

Howdy, LS! I had a surprising amount of content queued up. Most of it will probably be ignored. Oh well - anything that does not at least get 10 mentions will show up again on Tuesday night!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf)

29 Chappell Roan. Neigh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (/WQyy)

30 Steampunk Wednesday Addams

Cruelty level: 870 milliAces

I honestly didn't think we'd see anything over 800.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

31 The sleeves way too long on the Bad Bunny suit.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (cwGMH)

32 Heidi Klum - I dipped the handles of an old pair of pliers in some goo so it looked like that. But green.

Posted by: mindful webworker - needle-nose they were at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (kqXjy)

33 I didn't care about Nancy Guthrie before, and I care even less now.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (XNOnN)

34 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (dfZzK)

35 Nancy Guthrie's daughter is a part of the media. No surprise there.
Posted by: nerdygirl

I have no special knowledge of what is going on with that case but I do know this:

Nothing fed to us is the truth - or anywhere near it.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

36 My balls are ticklin'

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (Gpi0r)

Pithy and accurate. I'll be using that line regularly!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

37 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (+HNx/)

38 I skipped the rabbit thing at halftime. Not a great game, by any stretch.

Dealing with insufferable Seahawks fans >>> Dealing with insufferable Patriots fans

Posted by: Otto Pen at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (sJHOI)

39 F*ck cancer. And the Grammys.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (dfZzK)

40 Nipples.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (J+Psw)

Depends on whose.
Posted by: RickZRipples.

Heidi Klum photo above.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (J+Psw)

41 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (dfZzK)

Doth my eyes deceive me???

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

42 Is anyone else having reload issues on the main page with Brave on an iPhone or iPad? It loads partway, then tries reloading from scratch.

What's weird is that it loads fine in Safari, on the same device.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)

43 And finally, Heidi Klum in Marina Hoermanseder. The lacquered leather was molded to her like shrink-wrap, giving us the full scenic tour right down to the cheeks. Ma’am. Avant-garde? No, just silly. It looked like she sliced a mannequin in half, slapped some clips on the sides, and called it couture.

I stand by my thoughts from last week: best ad for Plasti-Dip ever.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

44 What are you looking at?

Posted by: Billie Eilish's Eye at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (Q+gd/)

45 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Too bad Tyler Lockett wasn't there. He was great at Kansas State University. One of the many Locketts to play here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (u82oZ)

46 The Gatorade dump is stupid and passe.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 10:12 PM (Gpi0r)

47 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (+HNx/)

I have a great meme about her in Tuesday's prep folder.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

48 Lady Gaga brought the drama in black feathers by Matières Fécales.

Please tell me you made up that name.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)

49 CL? Context Later, Cooking Liberals? Congrats on 150 Disco. Thanks for all the ONT's.

Posted by: scampydog at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (41CYW)

50 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero

I think the polite term is "slow"

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (XNOnN)

51 There's something wrong with Billie Eilish's face.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (0Htd1)

52 Nipples.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Depends on whose.
Posted by: RickZRipples.

Heidi Klum photo above.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Commentary at the time is that those are just part of the "dress," and not an accurate representation of what's underneath.

Boo.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

53 Dealing with insufferable Seahawks fans >>> Dealing with insufferable Patriots fans
Posted by: Otto Pen

Where would the Philadelphia Eagles fans fall in with this comparison?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (cYBz/)

54 Boston massacre reenactment

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (eZ5tL)

55 Yes, my son is a coach.

But I'm still a cheating asshole

Posted by: Jim Harbaugh, Cheating Asshole at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (8AONa)

56 What are you looking at?

Posted by: Billie Eilish's Eye

Not much.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

57 The leitmotif: I'm not Lion when I say the chief problem in trying to figure this out is my lack of familiarity with these performers. They might be titans od the music industry, maybe even saints, but, as a cardinal rule, I try to avoid making assumptions or trying to ram conclusions prematurely about the theme without a giant amount of information. I might have to Jet over to Google if I can un-Pack anything from there.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (x5smt)

58 CL? Context Later, Cooking Liberals? Congrats on 150 Disco. Thanks for all the ONT's.
Posted by: scampydog at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (41CYW)

Content Lackluster.

Good to see you, Doggo!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

59 Is the SB game over? Is it safe to look at my browser?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (u82oZ)

60 The Gatorade dump is stupid and passe.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt

Word.

Posted by: White Claw at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

61 33 I didn't care about Nancy Guthrie before, and I care even less now.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (XNOnN)

-----------

I guess I don't hate her as much as she hates me.

Good luck to you, girl.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

62 Why is this Eilish thing famous?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (dfZzK)

63 Great ont, doof

I didn't recognize Heidi Klum without the bangs

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (eZ5tL)

64 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero

I think the polite term is "slow"
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (XNOnN)

Touched (drag the word out when you say it)

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

65 48 Lady Gaga brought the drama in black feathers by Matières Fécales.

Please tell me you made up that name.
Posted by: Archimedes at February

Which one?

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (p4NUW)

66 Mikaela Shiffrin was one...then she also choked...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (tOcjL)

She’s part of the current group of skiers bad mouthing the USA.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (cwGMH)

67 Willowed:

It looks like during halftime, Bad Bunny wore a dress in the pink and blue colors of the trans flag while he burned a small American flag.

Hope the alternate half time show is even bigger and better next year!

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (gWBY1)

68 They lost me at Russian Collusion.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (ySwko)

69 tankdemon

You've just got to Cowboy up.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

70 Is the SB game over? Is it safe to look at my browser?

You don't want to watch the postgame analysis, the microsecond by microsecond analysis of the game after it's over, and the slow motion replay of the postgame analysis?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

71 Thanks for the fashion column, Piper! Well done, as always. I agree Lady Gaga rocked the feather dress. And Ballerini showed how it's supposed to be done on the red carpet. The rest of the lot should never have made it off the drawing board.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (kB9dk)

72 We ate out at an Asian joint this afternoon, a TV was on a wall I faced, live coverage of olympics. Figure skating medals ceremony, national anthem playing, a pretty boy on the right end the only one on the dais not singing. Was he American? Longish blonde hair.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (KiBMU)

73 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (xFfhU)

74 Where would the Philadelphia Eagles fans fall in with this comparison?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (cYBz/)

_____________________

Well, if the Eagles had made it further into the playoffs, and considering the weather that showed up, the Eagles wouldn't have fallen anywhere. But, the refs would likely fall around the 30 yard line when they got hit in the head with a chunk of ice.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (dIske)

75 Nicki Minaj and her fans will be disappointed once Trump leaves office and they're stuck with the same RINOs that plague us...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (XNOnN)

76 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (+HNx/)

Serious answer..yes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (snZF9)

77 I need to get to Tokyo (not just a stopover in Yokota AB) sometime to truly experience Harajuko, Akihabara, etc.

Posted by: pookysgirl, gozaimaaaaas at February 08, 2026 10:18 PM (XHrlT)

78 Great ont, doof

I didn't recognize Heidi Klum without the bangs
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:15 PM (eZ5tL)

Thanks, vmom!

"Heidi Klum" and "bangs" in the same sentence would be very different if I were speaking.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

79 Evening, 'ettes and 'rons, and greets to our ONT mavens Piper and Doof CL -- congrats on the milestone, sir.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 10:18 PM (v23vE)

80 The mother of a leftist NBC Cvnt is also a leftist cvnt?

I’m shocked.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:18 PM (y6810)

81 Had a great weekend celebrating the First Daughter's 21st birthday with her. Good times. One of her roommates puked in her boot in the Uber. Good times.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (dfZzK)

82 Nicki Minaj and her fans will be disappointed once Trump leaves office and they're stuck with the same RINOs that plague us...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (XNOnN)

Her motivation is Christianity .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (cwGMH)

83 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

I guess Nurse is very happy tonight!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (SRRAx)

84 Does Heidi Klum have to undress with a Bowie knife in attendance? Her poor pore structure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

85 Thanks for the ONT.

The guy with the frying pans has taken up the schtick of Demolition Ranch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (bss/y)

86 The only thing good were the duck tacos and Gimlets.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 10:07 PM (XV/Pl)

Gimlet was one of my favorite characters in Lord of the Rings.

He and the elf, Limolas were such a pair.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (qlUA+)

87 Paul Revere - Living here in Cherokee Territory, I often see those big ol' SUVs with Cherokee plates. And most of the ones I've met aren't exactly missing any meals. One tall, handsome, full-blood Cherokee artist I met had a drop-dead gorgeous blond wife. (Their kids were not going to be full-blood.) Did I mention the main road N-S through town is Cherokee Avenue?

I think their casinos are doing pretty well. Plus, they get to enjoy these 80° Oklahoma February days.

Po' little redskins!🤠

Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (kqXjy)

88 Heidi Klum in...Hoermanseder"

Ah.... what?

Horse what?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (XuXeR)

89 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero

I think the polite term is "slow"
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Touched (drag the word out when you say it)
Posted by: Doof

If you insist.....

https://youtu.be/Rpx_PcZjByY

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (VHUov)

90
Did the buzzards win??

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (3ek7K)

91 Matières Fécales.
Please tell me you made up that name.
Posted by: Archimedes

My French is very rudimentary, but that sure reads like Fecal Matter...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (XNOnN)

92 Congrats on the milestone, Doof. You should be proud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (dfZzK)

93 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?

What. A. Peawit.
Though I did like the opposing bird hands she did at one point.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)

94 81 Had a great weekend celebrating the First Daughter's 21st birthday with her. Good times. One of her roommates puked in her boot in the Uber. Good times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:19 PM (dfZzK)

I wince when remembering my own drunken exploits at that age, though no footwear was harmed in the making of said exploits.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (v23vE)

95 Evening, 'ettes and 'rons, and greets to our ONT mavens Piper and Doof CL -- congrats on the milestone, sir.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 10:18 PM (v23vE)

Thank you!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)

96 Billie Eilish doing a bad imitation of Wednesday Addams.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (y171U)

97 Billie’s mom drank a lot while pregnant. It’s obvious.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (y6810)

98 Patriots QB is on his back more than Kamela

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (XNOnN)

99 Saw a conspiracy post on x that pointed out that Savannah Guthrie had once interviewed Virginia Giuffre (Epstein witness)

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (tcsrY)

100 The leitmotif: I'm not Lion when I say the chief problem in trying to figure this out is my lack of familiarity with these performers. They might be titans od the music industry, maybe even saints, but, as a cardinal rule, I try to avoid making assumptions or trying to ram conclusions prematurely about the theme without a giant amount of information. I might have to Jet over to Google if I can un-Pack anything from there.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (x5smt)

*slow clap*

Well done.

Posted by: pookysgirl wants her steak medium rare at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (XHrlT)

101 100!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (v23vE)

102 Congrats on the milestone, Doof. You should be proud.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:20 PM (dfZzK)

Thank you, brother. It's my own "wall of shame"!

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)

103 Woof. I need a drink.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (eWP9U)

104 Oh my, those Grammy clothes are horrible!

And, I don't know of any of them. Good.
Posted by: Tonypete

I've heard of Lady GaGa. And Billie Whatsername is being ridiculed because of some dumb, woke thing she said. Yeah, none of these people are exactly iconic.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (0Htd1)

105 music videos

all teams that have won a SuperBowl

Raiders
Cowboys
Eagles

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (ZxPkt)

106 101 100!"

Close. Very close.

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (XuXeR)

107 Last call to get your preferred looting list to Nurse. Don't get greedy, and remember to tip your looter.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (dIske)

108 Good evening.

*** I just really don't understand the wall to wall media coverage and amount of government resources being dedicated.
-

Wall to wall makes it appear as if the media is doing something other than skewering Trump. And she's, tacitly, one of their own.

As far as Trump putting assets into the chase;
Ride the Tiger.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (jXvKN)

109 "Heidi Klum" and "bangs" in the same sentence would be very different if I were speaking.
Posted by: Doof

Might that sentence have also included the words "screen door"?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (XNOnN)

110 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

She was Biden's assassination/impeachment insurance.

Like Biden was for Obama.

And Walz was to be.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

111 Putting Sam Darnold down as the Trent Dilfer of Super Bowl winners...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (tOcjL)

112 So which group of illiterate thugs and criminals won?

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (y6810)

113 I did, deliberately, tune away from the game only during the halftime, which was my.middle finger to.the NFL for injecting yet more woke horseshit into the game.
29 - 13 final.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (pk60q)

114 I understand Dumb Bunny also made some stupid, woke statement.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (0Htd1)

115 97 Billie’s mom drank a lot while pregnant. It’s obvious.
Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:21 PM (y6810)

---------

I'll bet she kept drinking after she was born.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)

116 73 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (xFfhU)

She got standing from Willie because she was so good while kneeling

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (x5smt)

117 Independence for Puerto Rico!
Then we can deport Bad Bunny.

Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (J2VAI)

118 SEATTLE

Posted by: buddhaha at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (pk60q)

119 103 Woof. I need a drink.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (eWP9U)

Congrats on the Seahawks W, ma'am!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (v23vE)

120
Patriots lose!
Patriots lose!
Patriots lose!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (ySwko)

121 I did, deliberately, tune away from the game only during the halftime

So you denied them your essence?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

122 Harajuku Kenz Is funny- because Ken is Japanese for dog. It is interchangeable with Inu.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (p4NUW)

123 Ha! Just read further. If he gets he back alive (doubtful) he'll be fucking the tiger till its tongue's hanging out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (jXvKN)

124 Heidi Klum's dress looks like it was made from Silly Putty, lovingly applied by me.

And where can I get one of those "50-Cow" rifles?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 10:25 PM (8zz6B)

125 It is nice to see Nikki Minaj fans coming to the rational side, but honestly, I believe that about as much as I believe throngs of Americans were trying to quickly get fluent in Spanish to better appreciate the half time show.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:25 PM (x5smt)

126 Have a great night, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 08, 2026 10:25 PM (u82oZ)

127 Will Antifa be rioting in Seattle tonight? Not football related just a general question.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:25 PM (y6810)

128 music videos

all teams that have won a SuperBowl

Raiders
Cowboys
Eagles
Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (ZxPkt)

I was going for just team nicknames. Winning previous SBs was a bonus.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

129 Game over, man!

Posted by: Bill Paxton at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (Q+gd/)

130 Night, Salty!

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (p4NUW)

131 Green Day actually rocked the pregame

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt)

132 "Heidi Klum" and "bangs" in the same sentence would be very different if I were speaking.
Posted by: Doof

Might that sentence have also included the words "screen door"?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (XNOnN)

It's almost like you know me

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

133 >>> She’s part of the current group of skiers bad mouthing the USA.

I have distant relatives through marriage that are a USA Ski Team family. Several members have gone to the Olympics. Been at family gatherings with them.

They were all, to the letter, the most insufferable group of elitist douchebags I've ever met. My family provided nothing of value to their lives, so we were treated like dirt all night and ignored when we tried to make simple conversation. It was utterly shocking. I've vowed to never be in the same room with them again.

I can't say if all pro skiers are like that. But these ones protesting sound just as pleasant.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (gWBY1)

134 125 It is nice to see Nikki Minaj fans coming to the rational side, but honestly, I believe that about as much as I believe throngs of Americans were trying to quickly get fluent in Spanish to better appreciate the half time show.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:25 PM (x5smt)

Heh. This is like all the articles over the years:

-Americans are going crazy for Buddhism!
-More Americans are trying Sushi- love it better than steak!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (bss/y)

135 50-Cow" rifles?"

Well, buddy of mine has a little over 400 acres and usually has 50 roaming around...

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (XuXeR)

136 > I show these posts only to highlight the reaction from President Trump toward people that are certainly not his friends. I do sincerely hope she is found.
------------
I rather he not say a word about people like this that hate him, or return the favor in spades.

"Turning the other cheek" has been a sign conservatives use to imply some sort of moral authority. It's not at all working, nor was it ever going to. Not with the left. Not now.

The Guthrie situation is sensational only because the media says it's sensational. And it's one of their anointed ones. Screw them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (jtM2q)

137 Green Day? They allowed straight white guys to perform? Lol.

I mean yeah they’re communists but still.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (y6810)

138 Heidi Klum's hips need their own lane.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (+HNx/)

139 >I was going for just team nicknames. Winning previous SBs was a bonus.

Posted by: Doof
----

I'm feeling very clever right now

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (ZxPkt)

140 Anyone wearing Balanciaga is broadcasting who they are and begging for help.

Posted by: LASue at February 08, 2026 10:27 PM (lCppi)

141 WHAT DID HE JUST SAY???

My balz just...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (/lPRQ)

142 listen to Kamala Harris explain why voter ID laws are bad.

No. No I won't, and you can't make me..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (nbLIj)

143 Eilish is popular with the dumpy girls.

Rick Beato did a video comparing the 5 songs nominated for the grammy in 1984 versus what happened last week. None of last weeks, most of them resamples with ten or more "songwriters" listed, will be remembered in six months. Sting and The Police won for "Every Breath You Take," beating out "Billy Jean" among others. The co-presenters were Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan, each epic songwriters and performers.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (KiBMU)

144 There were many years when I thought Lady Gaga's most likely cause of death would be prostate cancer. Then A Star Is Born came out and l was convinced that perhaps I judged too soon.

That picture once again has me thinking prostate cancer is a possibility.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (x5smt)

145 Green Day sucks mule balls. And hates America. Why they were selected to piss on the fans.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (dfZzK)

146

And, today in Olympic History, we have the culminating scene for the upcoming movie about Lindsey Vonn's Olympic career: "No Sport for Middle-Aged Women".

Posted by: Arbalest at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (FlRtG)

147 Turning the other cheek for people who want you dead is stupid. Fuck that bitch and her entire family.

Fuck you, war.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (y6810)

148 The Media Industrial Complex forces these dolts on America. It is absolutely unsustainable. We have to recruit capable accomplished individuals who have demonstrated competence and leadership, basically all those character traits that have been under full scale attack. What we have now are focus grouped empty suits that can barely string two sentences together.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 10:28 PM (4eslj)

149 I didn't care about Nancy Guthrie before, and I care even less now.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (XNOnN)

My sentiments exactly.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (8zz6B)

150 Woof. I need a drink.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:22 PM (eWP9U)

Happy for you. For real. However, this was the year I finally walked away from the NFL. I did tune in to the TPUSA show. Very nice cover of "Til You Can't" from Kid Rock at the end.

We miss you, Charlie.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (QMAsf)

151 145 Green Day sucks mule balls. And hates America. Why they were selected to piss on the fans.

----------

To be fair, they were relevant in the 80's.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/)

152 My favorite Super Bowl flex is that even though it occurred 36 years ago, you can still find speed limit signs around the Denver, CO area interstates that say:

Speed Limit

55

Broncos 10

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (dIske)

153 91 Matières Fécales.
Please tell me you made up that name.
Posted by: Archimedes

Nope. How edgy, C’est ça?

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:30 PM (p4NUW)

154 37 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero

Look at her eyes. There's something not right there. Her mom should get her tested.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:30 PM (0Htd1)

155 To be fair, they were relevant in the 80's.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/)

90s, sir.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:30 PM (bss/y)

156 Guess it's time for a hearing aid. I couldn't hear the kid.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (jXvKN)

157 Guthrie's Christian brothers and sisters tweet is what irks me most about these fake Christian leftists.

They are the group that supports mutilating kids , killing babies, Hamas terrorists, drag queen perverts with kids, banning prayer at schools, etc.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (cwGMH)

158 Matières Fécales.
Please tell me you made up that name.
Posted by: Archimedes

Nope. How edgy, C’est ça?

To say nothing of puerile. I'll bet they were really proud of themselves when they came up with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (Riz8t)

159 Philly football fans are the worst. They make little kids cry.
And they don't care.

Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (E7+ue)

160 155 To be fair, they were relevant in the 80's.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/)

90s, sir.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:30 PM (bss/y)

Well into to the aughts.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (y6810)

161 I heard on the YT channel Haute LeMonde that Chappel Roan wore prosthetic nipples to which the dress was attached.

Cuz if anyone stepped on her train, yow.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (kpS4V)

162 I'm beginning to think that award shows for tv, movie, and music should require straitjackets as the baseline fashion. Headgear must be a variation shown on the cover of Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" album.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:31 PM (S/Y4j)

163 I barely knew who savannah guthrie was until this week and i sure dont know her mom ( who i hope is alive but that seems incredibly unlikely), and i don't think im alone in this. So why is this on the news 24/7? Creepy

Posted by: LASue at February 08, 2026 10:32 PM (lCppi)

164 Guthrie thing - she's probably dead, and the so called ransom notes are fake. That's my guess.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:32 PM (tcsrY)

165 Did both teams lose? If both teams didn't lose then it was a waste of time and hot gas.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 08, 2026 10:32 PM (mo6hN)

166 She began calling her fans "Harajuku Barbies" or "Barbies," which eventually got shortened to "Barbz" (with a "z" for flair, fitting her playful style).

Or, illiteracy.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 08, 2026 10:33 PM (uQesX)

167 I didn't care about Nancy Guthrie before, and I care even less now.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (XNOnN)
My sentiments exactly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

My only interest on this story is the perps, and whether we now have cartels kidnapping citizens in our country.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:33 PM (XNOnN)

168 I'm surprised the top pic wasn't a link to some Rancid Rabbit song.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 08, 2026 10:33 PM (uQesX)

169 111 Putting Sam Darnold down as the Trent Dilfer of Super Bowl winners...
Posted by: Nova Local

Oh. Just fuck off already.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:33 PM (eWP9U)

170 Heidi Klum photo above.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Fortunately her boobehs aren't drooping as much as Chappell Roan's. Chappell needs some support. She seems awfully young to be drooping like that. They aren't even very big.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

171 They were all, to the letter, the most insufferable group of elitist douchebags I've ever met"

YMMV, of course, but the "professional" major sports players I've met were generally nice and somewhat normal. Minor sports (tennis, some golf, snow sports, individual activities) seemed to be raging buttcheeks. On Crack. Real jackwagons.

Maybe it's the team thing?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:34 PM (XuXeR)

172
Police were checking sewers and a septic tank today.
It's not smelling right for her.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:34 PM (3ek7K)

173 Saw this on the X today:

Japan is considering amending its constitution to remove the 'for defense only' restrictions on armed forces that has been in place since the end of WWII

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)

174 My only interest on this story is the perps, and whether we now have cartels kidnapping citizens in our country.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:33 PM (XNOnN)

That would make it all that much ore delicious given The Guthrieclan love them some illegals and think ice is the gestapo.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (y6810)

175 You can mark me as a "No" on the corseted back for the tux jacket. Get a tailor who knows how to use a measuring tape, no jacket should need laces.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (x5smt)

176 Doof, you are a kinder man than I am.

I don't give a shit whether she is found.

There are hundreds of good Americans whose families are in agony tonight because they have disappeared. But they and those families don't spew vitriol at our president.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (n9ltV)

177 Only 18 days until the opening of Banana Ball Season. The only sport I watch.

Posted by: Good Taste Is Timeless! at February 08, 2026 10:36 PM (oftw2)

178 Searching for a Democrat that loves the USA is like searching for a Tootsie Roll in a septic tank.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:36 PM (S/Y4j)

179 My only interest on this story is the perps, "

Could she have wondered off and met some coyotes? I dunno.

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:36 PM (XuXeR)

180 Who won?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 10:36 PM (jc0TO)

181 "Until the next event, never let ‘em catch you in last season’s feathers. Or really in any feathers"

Your playground, your rules. But I'm not gonna be the one to tell them:

https://tinyurl.com/5n73ztrb

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (w/O5Q)

182 Japan is considering amending its constitution to remove the 'for defense only' restrictions on armed forces that has been in place since the end of WWII

Just change it to 'for defense or if it would be funny'

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (gKWVE)

183 I’ve no idea about hostage situations, not a good place to be.

But it would seem obvious (maybe I’m missing something) to me, that before ever paying a ransom you’d want to have “proof of life”? Otherwise what’s the point. I’m sure it’s more complicated than that, but not by much.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (4eslj)

184 I was reading tweets with excerpts from reports on UK grooming gangs being read into Parliament.

It's beyond the worst I could imagine.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (tcsrY)

185 175 You can mark me as a "No" on the corseted back for the tux jacket. Get a tailor who knows how to use a measuring tape, no jacket should need laces.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 08

It’s a design element, not a fitting element! I love a good corset look. Maybe from my Adam Ant crush days?

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (p4NUW)

186 This whole Nancy Guthrie thing brings back (bad) memories about a case that happened here in Fort Worth in 2004. Woman named Laura Lee Crane was abducted in broad daylight in the parking lot of a well-traveled grocery store.

Things did not turn out well for that sweet lady - she was VERY involved with the TCU family, including the preschool that Rebecca attended.

They FINALLY exhausted all appeals a couple of months ago, and the man responsible for killing her was sentenced to die by lethal injection in May.

Only took them 12 years to get there *spit*

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)

187 Nipples.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 10:06 PM (J+Psw)

Heidi Klum's dress was inspired by George Clooney's costume in Batman and Robin.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (rbvCR)

188 Who won?"

Mets.

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (XuXeR)

189 Minor sports (tennis, some golf, snow sports, individual activities) seemed to be raging buttcheeks.

I saw Raging Buttcheeks open for Queen at the...something relevant. I don't know enough band venues to play this game.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (Riz8t)

190 Putting Sam Darnold down as the Trent Dilfer of Super Bowl winners...
>>>>>>Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 10:23 PM (tOcjL)

Isn't there a week-old sale at Aldis you are missing?

Posted by: Same Old at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (Gll9O)

191
Buzzards won.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (3ek7K)

192 It's not smelling right for her.
Posted by: fourseasons

Based on savannahs weird video statement last night, breaking news for like 2 fucking hours, it sounds like she was accidentally killed by the kidnappers, and the family wants to pay to get the body back

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (XNOnN)

193 There are hundreds of good Americans whose families are in agony tonight because they have disappeared. But they and those families don't spew vitriol at our president.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (n9ltV)

I asked the other day if since Trump was throwing resources for this, maybe he could spare some to help out Muldoon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (dfZzK)

194 180 Who won?
Posted by: toby928(c)

the people who didn't watch it

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (gKWVE)

195 62 Why is this Eilish thing famous?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Apparently she's either a singer or an actress. One of those two. I'm pretty sure she isn't a beauty queen or a Playboy model.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (0Htd1)

196 Congratulations Doof.

Happy for Sam Darnold. He was, typically, mishandled by the Jets but still made it to the top. Happy for him.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m)

197 Klum is a hot 52. Wonder if she will hold up as well as Christy Brinkley when she gets 72.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (cwGMH)

198 195 62 Why is this Eilish thing famous?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Apparently she's either a singer or an actress. One of those two. I'm pretty sure she isn't a beauty queen or a Playboy model.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February

Singer.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (p4NUW)

199 My coworker speculates thar it was Guthrie's son in law, who apparently was the last one to see her, having dropped her off at home.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (tcsrY)

200 Athletes should be quiet about their gripes at least until they win something

Posted by: LASue at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (lCppi)

201 Japan is considering amending its constitution to remove the 'for defense only' restrictions on armed forces that has been in place since the end of WWII

Just change it to 'for defense or if it would be funny'

Or in case of kaiju.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

202 “Fort Worth in 2004 …. Only took them 12 years”

Um…

Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 10:40 PM (4eslj)

203 I just had the best gourmet candy bar I have ever tried!

Maybe not worth the money, but damned tasty nonetheless!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:40 PM (n9ltV)

204 I was reading tweets with excerpts from reports on UK grooming gangs being read into Parliament.

It's beyond the worst I could imagine.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (tcsrY)

For decades. With authorities either looking the other way, blaming the victim or afraid of islamophobia covering the whole 'religious' aspect up.

I honestly think Britain is doomed as the weakness of its men is obvious. A clarion warning for us Across The Pond.

Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 10:41 PM (gKDq2)

205 I thought this Guthrie thing was an opp from the get-go.

Posted by: Texican ette at February 08, 2026 10:41 PM (SNf74)

206 Doof, you are a kinder man than I am.

I don't give a shit whether she is found.

There are hundreds of good Americans whose families are in agony tonight because they have disappeared. But they and those families don't spew vitriol at our president.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:35 PM (n9ltV)

Maybe just slightly kinder. I'm not losing sleep over it.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

207 Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

Shoot me an email...it's serious...it's about champagne/sparkling wine.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:41 PM (n9ltV)

208 Athletes should be quiet about their gripes at least until they win something
Posted by: LASue

True. On the other hand, they could also have a modicum of class and shut the fuck up.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (XNOnN)

209 I love Mel Gibson's movie Ransom.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (cwGMH)

210 Evening all, thx Doof. Cowboys and Indians?
The Seahawks D is nasty.
And most of the celebs wouldn't be helped with better outfits. They're ugly people, with ugly hearts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (Hhsnh)

211 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 10:17 PM (xFfhU)

She got where she is by patronage, and pickled her brain over the last 40 years. Wet head is a real thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (rbvCR)

212 73 Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

She's female and non-white. Oh, and that thing with Willie Brown.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0Htd1)

213 Best sporting moment for me this weekend
was seeing the leftist Linsey Vonn crash and burn bigly.

Woke Olympics ain’t so bad after all.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (y6810)

214 Guthrie thing - she's probably dead, and the so called ransom notes are fake. That's my guess.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:32 PM (tcsrY)

Who is the big life insurance beneficiary? Follow the money.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (8zz6B)

215 Trent Dilfer. Heh.

Remember Bernie Kosar?

I remember a comment (do not remember which quarterback it was about): 'He makes Trent Dilfer look like Fran Tarkenton.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (bss/y)

216 Who won?

Well, the Ottawa Rough Riders weren't playing, so who cares?

Posted by: Maybe someday i'll choose a nick and stick with it! Certified dangerous radical at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (89Sog)

217 198 195 62 Why is this Eilish thing famous?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Apparently she's either a singer or an actress. One of those two. I'm pretty sure she isn't a beauty queen or a Playboy model.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February

Singer.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (p4NUW)

Autotune Queen, with the Milli Vanilli on-stage act?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (S/Y4j)

218 "A mouth is good for things beside soaring rhetoric, you know."

Posted by: Kamala Harris at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (+HNx/)

219 203 I just had the best gourmet candy bar I have ever tried!

Maybe not worth the money, but damned tasty nonetheless!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:40 PM (n9ltV)

What was it?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (bss/y)

220
Matières Fécales

Amber Heard's mattress.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (Cqx++)

221 With my 7 minutes exposure to the facts, i think the daughter and SIL did it in the foyer with a candlestick.

Posted by: LASue at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (lCppi)

222 I honestly think Britain is doomed as the weakness of its men is obvious. A clarion warning for us Across The Pond.
Posted by: RickZ

They weren't only raping the kids (22 year olds) - they were torturing them brutally.

Swine.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (tcsrY)

223 50-Cow" rifles?"

Well, buddy of mine has a little over 400 acres and usually has 50 roaming around...
Posted by: man

They're not sharks with laser beams, but cows with rifles are still pretty scary.

Cows kill more humans than sharks, after all, by about 3 to 1.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

224
Seems to me with all the security devices in and around the house it's an inside job.

Someone who knows how to disable the stuff.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (3ek7K)

225 It looks like during halftime, Bad Bunny wore a dress in the pink and blue colors of the trans flag while he burned a small American flag.

Hope the alternate half time show is even bigger and better next year!
Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 10:16 PM (gWBY1)

When was this? I have now seen the majority of what he did- and there were some raunchy things, but I haven’t seen this at all. Was is one of the side dancers?

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (p4NUW)

226 Oh, and that thing with Willie Brown.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0Htd1)

Kamala's such a snake charmer.

Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (gKDq2)

227
Searching for a Democrat that loves the USA is like searching for a Tootsie Roll in a septic tank.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

This reminds me of 'kitty litter' cake. Make a basic vanilla cake in an aluminum cheapie pan. Top it with crackers crumbled up. Take a few tootsie rolls and strategically emplace them on top of the crackers. Back in the oven enough to make the tootsie rolls melt a little bit and brown the cracker crumbles.

Kitty litty cake. Brought one in for an office potluck. Everyone was scaird to take the first piece.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (QVmho)

228 Thanks for posting Walls of Shame, Mister CL Doof. Been #3 Sockpuppet last 2 weeks in a row after a couple month stint at #1. Dialing back the meds seems to have helped. This is much less manic.

Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (oftw2)

229 I wonder how many of these football players who open their remarks by praising the Lord have been inside a church this year.

Posted by: Weak Geek at February 08, 2026 10:45 PM (p/isN)

230 Guthrie thing - she's probably dead, and the so called ransom notes are fake. That's my guess.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Investigators went back a couple of times to get stuff "people known to the victim" would have access to.

But this case has been played to death.
To the exclusion of a lot of other things...

... LeMon did it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)

231 Autotune Queen, with the Milli Vanilli on-stage act?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08

No, she actually has some pipes and her brother is a very strong producer. They are just hippy dippy.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:45 PM (p4NUW)

232 How many Americans have been killed by illegals? Tens of thousands . How many of them did Savana Guthrie cover? Zero.

Fucks given about her mother by me? also zero.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (y6810)

233 Gaga looks as if she has the brain of an adult and intriguing eyes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (jXvKN)

234 22 year olds
-- 12 year olds
Bad typo

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (tcsrY)

235 What was it?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:43 PM (bss/y)

From the Harrods Chocolate Hall! I think the company is called "William Curley," but I am not positive.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (n9ltV)

236 Congratulations Doof.

Happy for Sam Darnold. He was, typically, mishandled by the Jets but still made it to the top. Happy for him.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m)

Thank you. I only brought up the 150 thing because it made me chuckle to use Roman Numerals on SB night.

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (QMAsf)

237 Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (QVmho

LOL. I wouldn't eat it just on principle.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (cwGMH)

238 Singer"

Yeah. Just like Yoko...

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:46 PM (XuXeR)

239 I saw Raging Buttcheeks open for Queen at the...something relevant. I don't know enough band venues to play this game.
Posted by: Archimedes

It was probably at The Caverns.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)

240 Hailey, with a little meat on her bones would be OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:47 PM (jXvKN)

241 Shoot me an email...it's serious...it's about champagne/sparkling wine.

Thanks. I looked but couldn't find an email at the CJN link you sent. Did I miss it?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (Riz8t)

242 No, she actually has some pipes and her brother is a very strong producer. They are just hippy dippy.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:45 PM (p4NUW)

Pipes? She basically whispers her songs.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (cwGMH)

243 OT, this cannot be good enough to justify the price:

https://tinyurl.com/4mjdmbmh

'60' piece French gourmet chocolates.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (bss/y)

244 Billie Eilish looks like one of the cast in TWD. One of the ghouls.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (jXvKN)

245 >>>Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero

>Billie Eilish looks like a child that was dropped on her head and never recovered. Not necessarily unattractive, just vacant.

A walmart 6.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (xFfhU)

246 I wonder how many of these football players who open their remarks by praising the Lord have been inside a church this year.
Posted by: Weak Geek

A real church, or one with a Starbucks on-site?

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

247 When was this? I have now seen the majority of what he did- and there were some raunchy things, but I haven’t seen this at all. Was is one of the side dancers?
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (p4NUW)

Was the Left Shark up to no good again??

Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (QMAsf)

248 They weren't only raping the kids (2
12 year olds) - they were torturing them brutally.
Swine.
Posted by: vmom deport

They need to kill em all and send em back packed in bacon. Otherwise they're done.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (XNOnN)

249 I haven't watched a minute of pro ball in more than ten years, but I checked the score, and here's my blind guess:

Both teams' defense performed very well for most of the game.

But the Seahawks had a better place kicker and more aggressive offense that could get him into position.

Both teams' defensive linemen started running out of gas late in the third quarter, setting the table for an offensive shootout in the fourth, where the Seahawks dominated the Patriots.

Is this close?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

250 With my 7 minutes exposure to the facts,"

There's 7 minutes' worth of info?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (XuXeR)

251 Hello grey box friends

I'm spending the night at SeaTac, waiting for my flight in the morning.

Made it here with about 3 minutes left in the game and got to the joy at the airport. Congratulations Seattle! Nurse and other fans!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (Vt61E)

252 Cows kill more humans than sharks, after all, by about 3 to 1.
Posted by: mikeski

Lactose intolerance is no bull.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (KAi1n)

253 Pipes? She basically whispers her songs.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (cwGMH)

Female singers with actual pipes these days:

Amy Lee
Adele

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (bss/y)

254 Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:48 PM (Riz8t)

cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (n9ltV)

255 Billie is retarded but she has a nice set of tits. Credit where it’s due.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:50 PM (y6810)

256 I was hearing the "microsoft" wisecrack back in the 80s, in the MS-DOS days. I'm loathe Gates, but it was lame even then.

Posted by: Nemo at February 08, 2026 10:50 PM (4RPgu)

257 180 Who won?
Posted by: toby928(c)
........................................
Porsche Penske. Oh, the Super Bowl. Plain Text Sports posts that Seattle won. Good. Fxxx New England.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 10:50 PM (sAmhv)

258 Japan is considering amending its constitution to remove the 'for defense only' restrictions on armed forces that has been in place since the end of WWII

The best "Defense" is a strong "Offense".
No reason to change anything.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)

259 255 Billie is retarded but she has a nice set of tits. Credit where it’s due.
Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:50 PM (y6810)

---------

If only Hugh Hefner was still alive. She's got everything he liked in a woman.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:51 PM (+HNx/)

260 185
It’s a design element, not a fitting element! I love a good corset look. Maybe from my Adam Ant crush days?
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (p4NUW)

"It's times like this, dear Heaven knows
We wish we had not so many clothes.
We'd be following ancient history..."

I've got to double check if he is still on my Pandora Playlist. Haven't heard him in a while.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:51 PM (VPpHZ)

261 Is this close?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

Completely wrong. But you just outed yourself. You are Chris Collinsworth, the color man for tonight's game!.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:51 PM (n9ltV)

262 Imonna go watch the last episode of Landman. Great show.

But, gawd, I hate Angela. So much. Even when she does nice things (like for the old folks), it's only to feed her voracious ego. She's the worst.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (0aYVJ)

263 I was reading tweets with excerpts from reports on UK grooming gangs being read into Parliament.

It's beyond the worst I could imagine.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 10:37 PM (tcsrY)

Yes. It is almost industrialized, and then hidden by the police.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (rbvCR)

264
Was the Left Shark up to no good again??
Posted by: Doof at February 08, 2026

Giggle!

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (p4NUW)

265 There's 7 minutes' worth of info?
Posted by: man

Yes. Looped 24x7.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (XNOnN)

266 Steampunk Wednesday Addams is an idea that never should have manifested.

Somebody's been taking snark lessons from Ace.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (Fs0KI)

267 >Why is this Eilish thing famous?
----

couldn't say
I DO know that she has a magnificent rack, that she does her best to conceal

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (ZxPkt)

268 @192

>> she was accidentally killed by the kidnappers, and the family wants to pay to get the body back

This more and more sounds like Fargo.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (XV/Pl)

269 120 Patriots lose! Patriots lose! Patriots lose!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (ySwko)

I am a Pats fan so it is a tough night. But I am happy because we did not get shut out...yes!!

Posted by: Joemarine at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (y171U)

270 I was hearing the "microsoft" wisecrack back in the 80s, in the MS-DOS days. I'm loathe Gates, but it was lame even then.
Posted by: Nemo at February 08, 2026 10:50 PM (4RPgu)

With their AI focus, they've become known as Microslop.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (S/Y4j)

271 Wait a second isnt the Seahawks stadium on “stolen land”? Time to give it back guys. Right? That’s the new rule.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (y6810)

272 First thing I'd look at in that Guthrie case is what developers were sniffing around that neighborhood. The Catalina Foothills has a lot of developments going up that includes land acquisition buy outs.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (dIske)

273 CBD.... have you been drinking?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (bss/y)

274 Adam Ant crush days?"

Don't drink don't smoke... what do ya do?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (XuXeR)

275 CBD.... have you been drinking?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (bss/y)

Why?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (n9ltV)

276 imo, No kidnapper in their right mind (for lack of a better term) intentionally choses an 84yo women in bad health and that is only able to walk 50'. That alone makes no sense. The chances of the actual kidnapping going sideways must be close to 100%.

Posted by: old chick at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (F3Dlr)

277 >I wonder how many of these football players who open their remarks by praising the Lord have been inside a church this year.
-----

Well, they have their games on Sundays

Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (ZxPkt)

278 Gimlet was one of my favorite characters in Lord of the Rings.

He and the elf, Limolas were such a pair.
Posted by: Pete Bog

Nobody tosses back a dwarf!

Posted by: Gimlet at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (VHUov)

279 My family provided nothing of value to their lives, so we were treated like dirt all night and ignored when we tried to make simple conversation. It was utterly shocking. I've vowed to never be in the same room with them again....
Posted by: LizLem

Well, they can go ahead and feel as elitist as they like, but the reality is that people don't care about the Olympics the way they once did.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (0Htd1)

280 189 I saw Raging Buttcheeks open for Queen at the...something relevant. I don't know enough band venues to play this game.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 10:38 PM (Riz8t)

You can make up the venue, nobody here would be willing to admit they don't know where that place is.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (x5smt)

281 Nice local flavor to the SB. Marist college is across the river and 15 m south. I went to basketball camp there as a kid.
The kicker for the Seahawks , Jason Myers, is the first Marist grad to win a Superbowl. Jets let him go a couple of years ago. That's one reason they suck

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (Hhsnh)

282 Harajuku Kenz Is funny- because Ken is Japanese for dog. It is interchangeable with Inu.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:24 PM (p4NUW)

All I want is to be there when Pookette tells her Inuyasha to "Sit, boy!"

youtu.be/yPNQos7zSqw

Posted by: pookysgirl knows it'll happen eventually at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (XHrlT)

283 couldn't say
I DO know that she has a magnificent rack, that she does her best to conceal
Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (ZxPkt)

I can't decide whether that is laudable (she lets her music stand on it's own) or not.

Not everyone is Sydney Sweeney.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (bss/y)

284 Landman. Great show.

But, gawd, I hate Angela"

Larter? Yes please....

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (XuXeR)

285
Two young boys go for a ride with their Dad in his muscle car!
The older one is in the front seat… his face says it all until he speaks!

___________

"Don't tell your Mom" is one of the greatest things a dad can say to his sons.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (tgvbd)

286 The over /under was 44.5.

I can see the people who bet the over giving up after the 3rd quarter and then get false hope all through the 4th only to be cruelly slapped down.

Those odds makers are something else or the fix really is in.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (cwGMH)

287 Why?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (n9ltV)

A bit more gregarious than normal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:55 PM (bss/y)

288 Wait a second isnt the Seahawks stadium on “stolen land”? Time to give it back guys. Right? That’s the new rule.
Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 10:53 PM (y6810)

Will they take the new mayor instead?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 10:55 PM (S/Y4j)

289 I also think that people don't care as much about the Super Bowl and they once did. People used to have parties with friends and relatives over on Super Bowl Sunday. Around my neighborhood tonight, almost no one had more than their own cars in their driveway.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (0Htd1)

290
For another year we are spared Bostonians braying about their innate superiority over the rest of us flyover clods.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

291 or the fix really is in."

Betting apps at "hello, sailor..."

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (XuXeR)

292 I am off today bed, y’all. Be kind to each other!

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (p4NUW)

293 I DO know that she has a magnificent rack, that she does her best to conceal
Posted by: Don Black at February 08, 2026 10:52 PM (ZxPkt)

I think she tried a feminine phase a while back, and her Trigglypuff fans got big mad.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (/WQyy)

294 A bit more gregarious than normal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:55 PM (bss/y)

I drink every night.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:57 PM (n9ltV)

295 Why does Hailey Bieber have one of those old gramophones balanced on her head?

I liked Lady Gaga better when she dressed herself in pork chops.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 08, 2026 10:57 PM (syz1S)

296 For another year we are spared Bostonians braying about their innate superiority over the rest of us flyover clods."

Aren't they usually stuck in the tunnel?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 10:57 PM (XuXeR)

297 223 Cows kill more humans than sharks, after all, by about 3 to 1.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

I'm surprised to find out that cows kill any sharks.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:58 PM (x5smt)

298 The Guthrie situation is sensational only because the media says it's sensational. And it's one of their anointed ones. Screw them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

We have murders and violent crimes all the time in this country. The media people decide which ones matter.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)

299 *sets up blue and green jello shots along the bar*

SEAHAWKS!!!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 08, 2026 10:58 PM (rdVOm)

300 Doof!
Thank you.
I am now Somebody.

That I used to know.
Maybe.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 10:58 PM (30Gj0)

301 I was hearing the "microsoft" wisecrack back in the 80s, in the MS-DOS days. I'm loathe Gates, but it was lame even then.
Posted by: Nemo

If you insist (part 2: electric boogaloo).....

https://youtu.be/ItziJDTjrmo
https://youtu.be/l3JBnuDwaaE

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

302 It's 3° with wind chill of -5°. Going down to -6° with nasty wind chills. More blankets

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 08, 2026 11:00 PM (Hhsnh)

303 215 Remember Bernie Kosar
............................
Yes, but I grew up a few miles east of Boardman, Ohio. He was a great QB. It's just that the Browns are cursed. I kind of feel bad for them and I'm a Steelers fan.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 11:00 PM (sAmhv)

304 You can make up the venue, nobody here would be willing to admit they don't know where that place is.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 10:54 PM (x5smt)

I have watched legitimately great shows at a former mink farm, county fairgrounds and many other places. I pass no judgement on venues!

Posted by: pookysgirl, a country girl who hates country music at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (Wt5PA)

305 Cows kill more humans than sharks, after all, by about 3 to 1.
Posted by: mikeski

I'm surprised to find out that cows kill any sharks.
Posted by: tankdemon

Granted, it's mostly due to choking.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)

306 For another year we are spared Bostonians braying about their innate superiority over the rest of us flyover clods.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

The Patriots would have won except for Michelle Wu allowing illegals to steal all their success.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (rbvCR)

307 Congrats on your 150th, Doof!

Thanks for tonight's, and the many other ONTs

Posted by: JQ at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)

308 I was hearing the "microsoft" wisecrack back in the 80s, in the MS-DOS days. I'm loathe Gates, but it was lame even then.
Posted by: Nemo

Do you think they'll be telling that joke on Uranus?

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

309 > 37 Serious question: Is Billie Eilish retarded?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 10:11 PM (+HNx/)

She has dead eyes.

John Roberts has those same dead eyes.

Like something removed their soul and is wearing their body as a skin suit.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (IG3/x)

310 This reminds me of 'kitty litter' cake. Make a basic vanilla cake in an aluminum cheapie pan. Top it with crackers crumbled up. Take a few tootsie rolls and strategically emplace them on top of the crackers. Back in the oven enough to make the tootsie rolls melt a little bit and brown the cracker crumbles.
Posted by: BifBewalski

These are MUCH more appealing - In Catania Sicily, during the Festa di Sant'Agata (Saint Agatha), bakers make minne di Sant'Agata (or "St. Agatha's breasts") — soft, marzipan-filled, breast-shaped pastries.

Look up images of them. I love my people!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (cYBz/)

311 142 listen to Kamala Harris explain why voter ID laws are bad.

No. No I won't, and you can't make me..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Oh, yeah, well here it is in a nutshell. IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL OF THOSE PO' FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE XEROX MACHINES! THE HUMANITY!
The amazing thing is that the interviewer didn't laugh at her. I guess the interviewer was as dumb as Kamala.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (0Htd1)

312 >>I drink every night.

You and Bowie.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (viF8m)

313 Congrats to Seattle

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (xcxpd)

314 Fetterman has come out in favor of voter ID.

As I said in a previous thread, I'm starting to think that guy might be an actual Democrat, rather than a communist who calls himself a Democrat.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 11:03 PM (IG3/x)

315 Granted, it's mostly due to choking.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)

Texas longhorns cliff-diving at Puerto Vallarta account for few every year. Gory, it is.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 11:03 PM (8zz6B)

316 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko en Piper

Really fascinating write up on the couture

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:03 PM (RIvkX)

317 They weren't only raping the kids (2
12 year olds) - they were torturing them brutally.
Swine.
Posted by: vmom deport

They need to kill em all and send em back packed in bacon. Otherwise they're done.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Starting with the pols and prosecutors.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)

318 Eilish is popular with the dumpy girls.

Well, yeah, she makes them look good.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (0Htd1)

319 The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity.

The Lindbergh baby kidnapping, all the Hollywood suicides and drug overdoses, all the western gunfighters, etc.

Hell the homeless guy who got stabbed in LA became national news just because he played in the NFL at one time.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (cwGMH)

320
Funny joke cake.

Cut Styrofoam into any shape you want.

Icing and decorations.

It's hilarious

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (3ek7K)

321 A bit more gregarious than normal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 10:55 PM (bss/y)

I drink every night.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 10:57

I knew there was a reason I liked this guy. CBD what were you doing in S Kensington? Popped over from France?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (55Qr6)

322 >>>Around my neighborhood tonight, almost no one had more than their own cars in their driveway.

Posted by: nerdygirl

>I knew it was going to be a shit show, so I stayed home and invited anybody that wanted to come over for free food and booze. I was invited to parties but didn't feel like traveling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (xFfhU)

323 125 It is nice to see Nikki Minaj fans coming to the rational side, but honestly, I believe that about as much as I believe throngs of Americans were trying to quickly get fluent in Spanish to better appreciate the half time show.
Posted by: tankdemon
---

It's an important portion of compound interest.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 11:05 PM (jXvKN)

324 These are MUCH more appealing - In Catania Sicily, during the Festa di Sant'Agata (Saint Agatha), bakers make minne di Sant'Agata (or "St. Agatha's breasts") — soft, marzipan-filled, breast-shaped pastries.

Look up images of them. I love my people!
Posted by: Tonypete

Burying the lede: Catholics have a patron saint of breasts.

Advantage: Papists. Sorry, protestants.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

325 "Don't tell your Mom" is one of the greatest things a dad can say to his sons.

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Sorry Hadrian, gonna disagree here. Better that parents have a united team approach.

I once told a team of teachers who mimicked the " what happens in Vegas" and applied it to survival trips; that no, even joking we don't encourage keeping secrets from parents.

Same with parents, build the family team, don't encourage secrets and divisions.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 08, 2026 11:06 PM (Vt61E)

326 Is a hundred thousand dollar candy bar worth it?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 11:06 PM (Cqx++)

327 Couldn't care less about the Summer Olympics, but I enjoy watching some of the winter events. I should have turned down the volume -- these know-it-all announcers are annoying.

Ooh -- just saw the crash of this skier Lindsey Vaughn (sp?). Poor woman!

Wish they'd show bobsled or luge tonight.

Posted by: Weak Geek at February 08, 2026 11:06 PM (p/isN)

328 Going down to -6° with nasty wind chills"

*contemplating moving further south*

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 11:07 PM (XuXeR)

329 The Lindbergh baby kidnapping, all the Hollywood suicides and drug overdoses, all the western gunfighters, etc.

Hell the homeless guy who got stabbed in LA became national news just because he played in the NFL at one time.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:04 PM (cwGMH)

Well, Charles Lindbergh actually accomplished something to earn his celebrity.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 11:07 PM (8zz6B)

330 I'm surprised to find out that cows kill any sharks.
Posted by: tankdemon

I'll bet it's happened. Hundreds of thousands of cattle are moved on ships. Raised in Australia and shipped live, fully-growned to Indonesia.and Malaysia. The Muslims have their own halal slaughterhouses. Any cattle that die on the way are tossed overboard. I'm sure more than one gluttonous shark has died trying to chow down a whole, sick, cow.

Posted by: Cattle Annie and Little Britches at February 08, 2026 11:08 PM (oftw2)

331 Doof!
Thank you.
I am now Somebody.

That I used to know.
Maybe.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 10:58 PM (30Gj0)

Obligatory:

youtu.be/P9mybTArlsk

Posted by: pookysgirl digs the Beard Guy at February 08, 2026 11:08 PM (Wt5PA)

332 >>The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity.

So is pretty much every country in the world outside the hardcore communists.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:09 PM (viF8m)

333 I will never, ever understand fashion. Not ever. To me, those dresses look like weapons fired by aliens against mankind.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 08, 2026 11:09 PM (CHHv1)

334 This is much less manic.
Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (oftw2)
====

Let your freak flag fly!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

335 >>The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity.

So is pretty much every country in the world outside the hardcore communists.
Posted by: JackStraw

Them too, but their celerys are all politicians. Maybe the occasional war hero.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:10 PM (VHUov)

336 People used to have parties with friends and relatives over on Super Bowl Sunday

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My aunt used to host fun parties, the then halftime wardrobe " malfunction" and we no longer found it family friendly.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 08, 2026 11:10 PM (Vt61E)

337 These are MUCH more appealing - In Catania Sicily, during the Festa di Sant'Agata (Saint Agatha), bakers make minne di Sant'Agata (or "St. Agatha's breasts") — soft, marzipan-filled, breast-shaped pastries.

Look up images of them. I love my people!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (cYBz/)

That was just a few days ago (Feb. 5.) St. Agatha has her breasts removed as part of the torture during her martyrdom, if that does anything to explain the cookies.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 08, 2026 11:11 PM (x5smt)

338
Husband said he doesn't give a shit about the Guthrie woman.

He wants to know why missing kids aren't getting headlines.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 11:12 PM (3ek7K)

339 176 Doof, you are a kinder man than I am.

I don't give a shit whether she is found.

There are hundreds of good Americans whose families are in agony tonight because they have disappeared. But they and those families don't spew vitriol at our president.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Reflecting: If it is the Cartel, after all this media exposition, Trump will have carte blanch to go into Mexico after them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 11:12 PM (jXvKN)

340 Fortunately her boobehs aren't drooping as much as Chappell Roan's. Chappell needs some support. She seems awfully young to be drooping like that. They aren't even very big.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

That’s what happens when ya start using them as hangers for your drapes.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 11:12 PM (JbyEi)

341 Well, Charles Lindbergh actually accomplished something to earn his celebrity."

Like what, fly over water?

Posted by: John Denver at February 08, 2026 11:12 PM (XuXeR)

342 Is a hundred thousand dollar candy bar worth it?

Absolutely! One of my favorites. Helps that the name isn't the actual cost.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (Vt61E)

343 The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity.

So is pretty much every country in the world outside the hardcore communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:09 PM (viF8m

No comparison.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (cwGMH)

344 Piper and all, apologies! Apparently the image I saw of him burning a flag in a trans dress was from a parody account.

*flings self into the barrel*

Did he try and class up his halftime show? Like how he wore a tux to the Grammys, to throw people off?

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (gWBY1)

345 Catholics have a patron saint of breasts.

Advantage: Papists. Sorry, protestants.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

Catholics have a saint for everything. Have the heartbreak of psoriasis? I'm sure there's a saint for that.

(12 years of Catholic schooling.)

Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (gKDq2)

346 Most people are politically checked out or lefty because that is the "neutral" position according to the schools, teachers, TV and movies. To have Nikki Minaj suddenly go conservative is a shock, and will make reflexively lefty fans have to reconsider.

The normal lefty position is that anyone leaving the herd is ostracized and run down as radioactive. It is hard to do with someone that popular with that strong of a fan base.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:14 PM (rbvCR)

347 Evening all,

Please keep our family in your thoughts. Our Uncle (Ciampino's sister's husband) has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He's extremely weak and the cancer has spread to other organs. He will not be doing any treatments.

Our Aunt is feeling very lost right now. First she loses her brother and is now losing her husband. Thankfully they live with their daughter and her family in the UK, so she won't be alone.

Their son and his family will be flying to the UK from South Africa at the end of the month to spend as much time with him as possible.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 08, 2026 11:14 PM (2F0/Y)

348
Best of Breed (only entry) and Hound Group 3 (defeating 97) for The Big Dummy at today's KC of Texarkana show.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:14 PM (tgvbd)

349 Well, Charles Lindbergh actually accomplished something to earn his celebrity."

Like what, fly over water?
Posted by: John Denver

Solo!
And did not die.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

350 Catholics have a patron saint of breasts

But does G-d listen? He seems to be distributing them to people like Ghislaine and Abby instead

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

351 Fortunately her boobehs aren't drooping as much as Chappell Roan's. Chappell needs some support. She seems awfully young to be drooping like that. They aren't even very big.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 08, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

You know, I usually do not cast rocks at anyone's appearance. She looks like an old west saloon whore.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:15 PM (bss/y)

352 Bad Bunny is the stupidest thing to ever happen to sportsball. Somebody fire Jay-Z now.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 11:15 PM (xFfhU)

353 diagnosed with stage 4 cancer."

Cancer truly does suck.

Prayer.

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 11:16 PM (XuXeR)

354 Catholics have a saint for everything. Have the heartbreak of psoriasis? I'm sure there's a saint for that.

(12 years of Catholic schooling.)
Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (gKDq2)

Saint Bartholomew.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

355 "The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity."

You forgot every z-list celebtard that spent 3 seconds on teevee getting a death notice here.

Hey! did you hear that person who did that thing with sttuff at that place one time. Yeah! that person! that person is meurte!!

Posted by: Maybe someday i'll choose a nick and stick with it! Certified dangerous radical at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (89Sog)

356

Joyenz,

So sorry to hear that.

Prayers for you all.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (3ek7K)

357 Night, y'all....

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (XuXeR)

358 Heh... in the Baroque Cycle Stephenson talked about the patron saint of Tourette's Syndrome. His emblems were the pincers with which his tongue had been ripped out and the sailmaker's needle that was used to sew his mouth shut.

(and no, I have no idea if this was a genuine saint)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (IG3/x)

359 I don't know about the theme, but the first song, while having some appeal, is stupid.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (sxKGH)

360 Heidi Klum's dress was inspired by George Clooney's costume in Batman and Robin. —Kindltot

That's what I was thinking, too.
_____

I asked the other day if since Trump was throwing resources for this, maybe he could spare some to help out Muldoon. —Sponge

That echoes my thought!
_____

Japan is considering amending its constitution to remove the 'for defense only' restrictions on armed forces that has been in place since the end of WWII
The best "Defense" is a strong "Offense".
No reason to change anything. —Itinerant Alley Butcher

I was thinking along those same lines.
_____

There's rarely any real reason for me to comment. The mighty Horde Mind will take care of things just fine.

Kamala Harris must have scrambled eggs for brains. How does this woman have any standing? —Rev. Wishbone

Standing? I think kneeling was more her position.

Surely I wasn't the only one thinking that?

Posted by: mindful webworker - that's what I thought at February 08, 2026 11:17 PM (kqXjy)

361 Catholics have a saint for everything. Have the heartbreak of psoriasis? I'm sure there's a saint for that.

(12 years of Catholic schooling.)
Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 11:13 PM (gKDq2)

Protestants don't bother with intermediaries to intercede, we just want to talk to the manger.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

362 Joyenz, prayers gor your family

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 11:18 PM (tcsrY)

363 Eh, skating.

*click*

Posted by: Weak Geek at February 08, 2026 11:18 PM (p/isN)

364 Joyenz, I am sorry. Prayers for your family.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (/WQyy)

365 {{{Joyenz}}}

Posted by: JQ at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (rdVOm)

366 Protestants don't bother with intermediaries to intercede, we just want to talk to the manger.

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I'll bet there's a big crèche to get in.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (JkO4W)

367 What did that kid in the muscle car say?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (snZF9)

368 Protestants don't bother with intermediaries to intercede, we just want to talk to the manger.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

So, you're going to go with being the Christian Karens?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (bss/y)

369 *for

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 11:20 PM (tcsrY)

370 You forgot every z-list celebtard that spent 3 seconds on teevee getting a death notice here.

Hey! did you hear that person who did that thing with sttuff at that place one time. Yeah! that person! that person is meurte!!

Posted by: Maybe someday i'll choose a nick and stick with it!

And the ones dying now are from the era of twelve notable rock bands and three teevee channels. Can you imagine what it's gonna be like fifty years from now?

Posted by: zombie Andy Warhol at February 08, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)

371 In Catholicism, who you know really matters. You've got to have a saint put in a good word for you with the boss.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 11:20 PM (JkO4W)

372 So, you're going to go with being the Christian Karens?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (bss/y)

You have MET Lutherans, right?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (rbvCR)

373 So, you're going to go with being the Christian Karens?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:19 PM (bss/y)

We also speak to the assistant manager.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (cwGMH)

374 Saint Bartholomew the Apostle is the patron saint of skin diseases.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (dhHpw)

375 What did that kid in the muscle car say?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Something like,
My balls are having the time of their life !!!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (/lPRQ)

376 Saw a video on x of Japanese cops wrapping gaijin perp like a sushi roll to arrest him
Very funny

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (tcsrY)

377 >>No comparison.

Ever been to Europe in soccer season? Or South America? Messi is a minor god in Argentina. I remember driving to the airport in Sao Paolo a number of years ago and there was about a 6 story billboard with a giant Mrs. Tom Brady in some very attractive underwear.

I agree, not much comparison but not the way you mean. In country's with much bigger income disparity from the top to the bottom, rich stars are huge. Here, they are a dime a dozen.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (viF8m)

378 Just change it to 'for defense or if it would be funny'

"It would be funny" would include if Japan nuked LA and San Francisco.

I'm just saying.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (tUj8P)

379 338
Husband said he doesn't give a shit about the Guthrie woman.

He wants to know why missing kids aren't getting headlines.

Posted by: fourseasons
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That interferes with the pedo ring.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (jXvKN)

380 I don't give a shit whether she is found.

There are hundreds of good Americans whose families are in agony tonight because they have disappeared. But they and those families don't spew vitriol at our president.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Pretty much my attitude.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (snZF9)

381 My balls are having the time of their life !!!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (/lPRQ)

My balls ate tingling

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (cwGMH)

382 Protestants don't bother with intermediaries to intercede, we just want to talk to the manger.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

Catholics figure God has experts who can handle some of the prayer requests.

Nobody ever accused God of being a bad manager. Although God's never coached the Rockies.

Posted by: RickZ at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (gKDq2)

383 Catholics have a saint for everything. Have the heartbreak of psoriasis? I'm sure there's a saint for that.
Posted by: RickZ

You know it! Psoriasis and skin diseases in general is St. Bartholomew the Apostle. His patronage for skin conditions stems from his martyrdom: according to tradition, he was flayed alive (skinned).

Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (cYBz/)

384 The term comes from Nicki Minaj's famous alter-ego and persona: The Harajuku Barbie (or simply "Barbie").

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Nicki heavily embraced a hyper-feminine, colorful, doll-like aesthetic inspired by Harajuku fashion and Barbie dolls.
====

Things I Never Wanted to Know

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX)

385 That last dress looks like it was painted on with a gallon of Sherwin-Willams latex paint in beige.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 08, 2026 11:23 PM (dhHpw)

386 ate = are

Autocorrect is more than useless .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:23 PM (cwGMH)

387 What did that kid in the muscle car say?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Something like,
My balls are having the time of their life !!!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (/lPRQ)

yeah I'm pretty sure they dropped after that ride. He might even wake up with a viking beard.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 11:23 PM (snZF9)

388 Not sure if any of The Barbz have found AOSHQ.
Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

Yes, a lurker (or driveby?) answered a question here a few days ago, about Nicki Minaj's music, since several commenters expressed unfamiliarity. He or she recommended "Starships" as an entry point:

Nicki Minaj - Starships (Explicit) (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/SeIJmciN8mo

Glancing online, that could be controversial -- not because of the vulgarity or irresponsible partying theme, but because Nicki kind of disavowed it. I don't really know. However, it was apparently the hinge where she swung from hip-hop to mainstream pop, which is a big leap. If you want a point of reference, here is the song that it most reminds me of:

Ke$ha - TiK ToK (Official HD Video)
https://youtu.be/iP6XpLQM2Cs

That is objectively a compliment, since "TiK ToK" is at 3/4 of a billion views YouTube, while "Starships" is at 1/2 a billion. Anyway, they both do the perfect pop thing of musically changing modes dramatically several times, and are lyrically all about girls going out and partying hard. I have a bevy of artistic and moral criticisms that I could levy at both, but money is its own proof of worth.

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 11:24 PM (Sy6m/)

389 Wasn't Niki Minaj in the Barbie movie?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:24 PM (cwGMH)

390 From the Harrods Chocolate Hall!

I have a Harrod’s cookbook. I need to get around to trying their whiskey ice cream. Possibly with Spirits of the Wasatch Mountain Summit. This stuff is good.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 11:24 PM (EXyHK)

391 Here it is

x.com/therealbuni/status/
2020507363346874567

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 11:25 PM (eZ5tL)

392 Since I had never heard of him until a few weeks ago, I put aside all the pre-game hype and criticism of Bad Bunny and tried to assess his performance solely on its merits. Ignore the dancers, the fireworks, the props, etc. - what I heard was a mediocre Latin singer. Ricky Ricardo was more entertaining than this guy. Maybe he's done something in the past that shows talent, but I didn't see it tonight.

Posted by: PabloD at February 08, 2026 11:25 PM (3VXNH)

393 Don't levy your bevy around here son.

Posted by: The AoSHQ Comment Propriety Review Referee at February 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)

394
When a saint says about you to God, "He's a friend of ours," you're good. If he says, "He's a friend of mine," maybe not.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:25 PM (tgvbd)

395 Catholics have a saint for everything. Have the heartbreak of psoriasis? I'm sure there's a saint for that.

And it’s probably a saint who had their skin peeled off.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 11:26 PM (EXyHK)

396 332 >>The USA is a celebrity based country. Has been from the start. I might not like it but I understand why celebrity or celebrity adjacent gets the publicity.

So is pretty much every country in the world outside the hardcore communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:09 PM (viF8m)

Even the hardcore communists have the cult of celebrity...Che, Fidel, Mao, Kim Jong, Ortega...

Posted by: Joemarine at February 08, 2026 11:26 PM (y171U)

397 What did that kid in the muscle car say?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Something like,
My balls are having the time of their life !!!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 11:21 PM (/lPRQ)
====

He says, "My balls are tingling"

His dad should have punched him in the arm and said "that's what testosterone feels like!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:27 PM (RIvkX)

398 FUCK THE NFL

FUCK THE NFL

FUCK THE NFL

F*** THE COMMUNIST BLM COCK SUCKING ANTI AMERICAN FUCKWORDS THAT LITERALLY PISS ON EVERYONE!

I HOPE THEY DIE BEING ASS RAPED BY RABID HYENAS IN A BURNING DUMPSTER FULL OF BROKEN GLASS AND FLUORINE...

Posted by: Pendulating Richard at February 08, 2026 11:27 PM (dynql)

399 I'm somewhat amused by the online reactions to the competing Super Bowl halftime shows. I'm either a racist Nazi magat if I didn't watch Bad Bunny, or I'm a commie-simp-pervert for not watching TPUSA.

I did what I usually do at halftime.....created a nice big upper decker in the throne room, lol.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 08, 2026 11:27 PM (xverI)

400 Ricky Ricardo was more entertaining than this guy. Maybe he's done something in the past that shows talent, but I didn't see it tonight.

He was alright in "Bullet Train" as a Latino assassin. I have no clue about his music.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 11:27 PM (sabhw)

401
Missing White Woman incidents are catnip for wine moms and Xanax aunts.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (tgvbd)

402 >>>The normal lefty position is that anyone leaving the herd is ostracized and run down as radioactive. It is hard to do with someone that popular with that strong of a fan base.
Posted by: Kindltot
--

She's not doing it for clicks.
Good on her.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (jXvKN)

403 And it’s probably a saint who had their skin peeled off.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 11:26 PM (EXyHK)

Yep. You have it exactly right. Bartholomew is shown with either his own skin (he was flayed) or a knife to be a bit more circumspect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (bss/y)

404 His patronage for skin conditions stems from his martyrdom: according to tradition, he was flayed alive (skinned).

Prediction: Not falsified.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (EXyHK)

405 Lindsey Vonn should have hung up her skis and had babies the last time she destroyed her aging joints. You're only invulnerable if you live as a Hollywood Marvel comic book character.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (xFfhU)

406 Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (viF8m

You just proved my point but probably not the way you see it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (cwGMH)

407
Bartholomew is shown with either his own skin (he was flayed) or a knife to be a bit more circumspect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (bss/y)

__________

In The Last Judgement, Michelangelo gave St. Bartholomew his own portrait.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:30 PM (tgvbd)

408 "It would be funny" would include if Japan nuked LA and San Francisco.

I'm just saying.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 11:22 PM (tUj8P)
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Someone do us all a favor and nuke Oakland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)

409 Just FTR:

St. Agatha was a young Christian lady who underwent a brutal torture and martyrdom in the mid-200s. One of the things her pervert torturers did to her was rip off her breasts. Miraculously, St. Peter himself appeared and restored her breasts to her body.

St. Agatha, now patroness of mentally ill girls and women who have been mutilated by the Luciferian cult of transvestitism.

—Ann Barnhardt

And they make breast-shaped cakes to celebrate her!

Posted by: mindful webworker - I only know what I read in the funny papers at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (kqXjy)

410
And the ones dying now are from the era of twelve notable rock bands and three teevee channels. Can you imagine what it's gonna be like fifty years from now?
Posted by: zombie Andy Warhol

They'll get their fifteen seconds.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)

411 385 That last dress looks like it was painted on with a gallon of Sherwin-Willams latex paint in beige.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 08, 2026 11:23 PM (dhHpw)

It's worth it to pay a little bit extra for a quality paint.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (y171U)

412
Someone do us all a favor and nuke Oakland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)

___________

It could only improve the place.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)

413 Maybe people ignored this when I posted it earlier today because they were being polite when I was being weird, but I'm going to try again anyway.

I had a dream last night that the Horde might find amusing. I had finished lunch in a campus cafeteria and for some reason we all had to wait for awhile before we could leave. We were standing near one of the walls of the cafeteria. I was tired, so I had bundled my coat in my arms in such a way that I could relax without dropping it and was leaning against the wall with my eyes closed and sort of napping while standing. When I opened my eyes, Kamala Harris was standing next to me and looking intently at my coat bundle like something was bothering her. I asked if something was wrong and she said, "You're not allowed to have alcohol on campus," like she thought I was hiding something in my coat.

Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of remarkable to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (FMtrg)

414 My buddy Paul z"l was a muscle car guy and he loved doing that to me.

He had a Mustang, a Charger, a Camaro and then a custom-built Corvette. I had a Camaro too but I drive like a grandma.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

415 These are MUCH more appealing - In Catania Sicily, during the Festa di Sant'Agata (Saint Agatha), bakers make minne di Sant'Agata (or "St. Agatha's breasts") — soft, marzipan-filled, breast-shaped pastries.

Look up images of them. I love my people!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 08, 2026 11:02 PM (cYBz/)

They're ok, but they're no zeppole di San Giuseppe..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 11:34 PM (nbLIj)

416 put Bad Bunny and Ricky Ricardo in a cage, what happens?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 11:34 PM (jXvKN)

417 Joyenz. prayers up for you and your family.

Congrats to nurse and Some Rat and all of the Seattle fans tonight, you have a great team. I am a Pat's fan but I never expected to beat you guys, well done by one and all, get your coach an extension immediately.

I enjoy having CBD being gregarious on an ONT, doesn't happen often enough. CBD, do not employ the cone of silence.

Hi there JQ, you know the drill. How is day 2??

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 08, 2026 11:35 PM (0nHVk)

418 >>Even the hardcore communists have the cult of celebrity...Che, Fidel, Mao, Kim Jong, Ortega...

Sounds like the latest ICE deportation list.

It's true though. Every society pushes their heroes and hotties. At least we get some hot chicks instead of crusty old commies.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:35 PM (viF8m)

419 Emmie, I sm so sorry Kamala has invaded your dreams

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 11:35 PM (gDlxJ)

420 Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of remarkable to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (FMtrg)
====

Now we have both been reprimanded by Kamala.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:36 PM (RIvkX)

421 Ricky Ricardo was more entertaining than this guy. Maybe he's done something in the past that shows talent, but I didn't see it tonight.

He was alright in "Bullet Train" as a Latino assassin. I have no clue about his music.

Desi Arnez was pretty good in “The Long, Long Trailer”, but I don’t think he ever played a Latino assassin.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 08, 2026 11:36 PM (dhHpw)

422 In The Last Judgement, Michelangelo gave St. Bartholomew his own portrait.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 11:30 PM (tgvbd)

Did he give Saint Bart a lamp, so he could wander through the world, seeking his hide?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)

423 Just change it to 'for defense or if it would be funny'
"It would be funny" would include if Japan nuked LA and San Francisco.
I'm just saying.
Posted by: Ian S.

Yeah, that'd be funny, go after the mainland.

Posted by: Hawaii at February 08, 2026 11:37 PM (z57pM)

424 Hi, Debby!

*Chivas for you*

Day 2: So far, so good!

Posted by: JQ at February 08, 2026 11:38 PM (rdVOm)

425 Maybe he's done something in the past that shows talent, but I didn't see it tonight.
Posted by: PabloD at February 08, 2026 11:25 PM (3VXNH)

Rumor is that he was initially backed by a retired Venezuelan Minister of the Interior under Chavez. Who knows, but that sort of monetary backing would get exposure.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:38 PM (rbvCR)

426 Lindsey Vonn should have hung up her skis and had babies the last time she destroyed her aging joints. You're only invulnerable if you live as a Hollywood Marvel comic book character.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 11:28 PM (xFfhU)

Yeah I was a bit surprised when I heard she was skiing. My first question was how frigging old is she, and is she going to crash and burn while a younger skier could have had the olympic slot. But, I was told she was doing good and earned her slot. Who knows. Unfortunately it ended as my gut was telling me.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 11:38 PM (snZF9)

427 The pic up top with the kids throwing the football around looks more entertaining than most NFL teams I saw playing this past year. See, they are having fun and that's what playing the game should be about. Not all this sideshow crap that has nothing to do with the game. Have fun kids, life gets more complicated as you get older.

Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 11:38 PM (E7+ue)

428 minne di Sant'Agata

===

*holds up two fingers*

Si due per favore

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:39 PM (RIvkX)

429 Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of remarkable to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (FMtrg)

What a nightmare. May you have more pleasant dreams.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 11:40 PM (/WQyy)

430 399 I'm somewhat amused by the online reactions to the competing Super Bowl halftime shows. I'm either a racist Nazi magat if I didn't watch Bad Bunny, or I'm a commie-simp-pervert for not watching TPUSA.

I did what I usually do at halftime.....created a nice big upper decker in the throne room, lol.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler
..........................
I'm watching a replay of the 24 Hours of Daytona, so I didn't even watch the Super Bowl. Followed the score online though.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 11:40 PM (sAmhv)

431 In The Last Judgement, Michelangelo gave St. Bartholomew his own portrait.

It was Michaelangelo’s commentary on what the Pope had put him through to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 08, 2026 11:42 PM (dhHpw)

432 Cross country skiing..shit man take away the ski suits and it would look like a monty pythons skit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

433 If I clock out now, I may actually be able to sleep.

Which is the best way to get to the morning coffee.

https://youtu.be/_whI9m0SFys

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I see a red house and I want to paint it green... at February 08, 2026 11:43 PM (kqXjy)

434 Now we have both been reprimanded by Kamala.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:36 PM (RIvkX)

Was it about alcohol in your case?

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:44 PM (FMtrg)

435 Good evening, Debby! Hope you had a good weekend!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:44 PM (FMtrg)

436 416 put Bad Bunny and Ricky Ricardo in a cage, what happens?

Posted by: Braenyard
......................................
Depravity.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 11:44 PM (sAmhv)

437 I actually slept through the Superb Owl. Went with a friend to the flea market in Coolidge. I found a couple of one and two dollar tools and gadgets, and my friend got a real pretty Marlin bolt-action .410 for a good price. The we drove over to Casa Grande, and I filled up the Suburban at 2.36 per gallon. Then we drove to San Tan Flats country bar in Queen Creek, had lunch and a beer, and then back to AJ. Dropped him off, went back to the house, and took a nap.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)

438 The pic up top with the kids throwing the football around looks more entertaining than most NFL teams I saw playing this past year. See, they are having fun and that's what playing the game should be about. Not all this sideshow crap that has nothing to do with the game. Have fun kids, life gets more complicated as you get older.
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 11:38 PM (E7+ue)

About 10 years ago I saw a bunch of kids in a plowed field playing football. Grade schoolers, but they had the fundamentals down on blocking and none of them were shy about it. I didn't stop to check out if they went to a passing game.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)

439
put Bad Bunny and Ricky Ricardo in a cage, what happens?

Got some splainin to do!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 11:48 PM (Cqx++)

440 put Bad Bunny and Ricky Ricardo in a cage, what happens?

Posted by: Braenyard
......................................
Depravity.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 11:44 PM (sAmhv)

https://youtu.be/bVpyhwuzFJY

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 08, 2026 11:48 PM (S/Y4j)

441 What a nightmare. May you have more pleasant dreams.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 11:40 PM (/WQyy)

Heh. Since she is NOT our president, I find her merely tedious and not particularly horrifying.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:49 PM (FMtrg)

442 The little boys face when dad's revving up was just precious, he looked like he had tingly ballz. very cute little guy

Posted by: kelly at February 08, 2026 11:50 PM (GxGGi)

443 So I have not paid much attention to the Epstein nonsense. I went down some rabbit holes online. And Ho Lee Fuk, there are crazy people out there.lots and lots and lots of them.

I’ve leaned that Epstein is still alive. And also Trump had him killed. And also Clinton had him killed. Oh and the Jews had him. But Jews are also the ones who allowed to him to escape while faking his death. And then there’s also shit about time travel and aliens. And not in an ironic way.

What in the fuck is happening to society?

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 11:50 PM (y6810)

444 >>Cross country skiing..shit man take away the ski suits and it would look like a monty pythons skit.

I've never done any sport that took more work and returned less pleasure. Running a marathon in the snow on skis. Hard pass.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:51 PM (viF8m)

445 Si due per favore.

“Ne voglio due, per favore.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 11:51 PM (EXyHK)

446 I am happy for nurse's sake the Seahawks won, but that was the most boring SB ever (for someone who is not a fan of either team).

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 08, 2026 11:52 PM (JuSDn)

447 What in the fuck is happening to society?
Posted by: Really??
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Side effects from the cl0tsh0ts?

Posted by: JQ at February 08, 2026 11:53 PM (rdVOm)

448 Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of remarkable to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.
Posted by: Emmie

Dreams are your ~~daily~~ nightly reminder that you're actually 90% insane, and you better hold on to that last 10%.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

449 Those jello shots sound good, JQ.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 11:56 PM (/WQyy)

450 >>Cross country skiing..

I've never done any sport that took more work and returned less pleasure. Running a marathon in the snow on skis. Hard pass.
Posted by: JackStraw

CC skiing is how Minnesotans make ice fishing look like a reasonable passtime.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov)

451 Someone here mentioned 55-10 with Denver on the -10 side. 1989-90?
That game must have been a snoozer worse than this one.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 11:59 PM (gKWVE)

452 Howdy, BSM!

Try one of each!

Buck-fifty beers too, in honor of Doof's 150th.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

453 Someone do us all a favor and nuke Oakland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)

That's going to be a tough shot. I recommend using a 8 inch howitzer. Hit the edges of Oakland but leave San Fran Alone.

Any chance you could evac your people so we could get both places at once?

Posted by: Maybe someday i'll choose a nick and stick with it! Certified dangerous radical at February 09, 2026 12:00 AM (89Sog)

454 Hi Emmie, I did have a nice weekend, albeit very, very cold. I saw your comment at about noon time, but I never got a chance to respond. I hope that all is well with you.

I loved that video of the little boy in the front seat, I appreciated Kestrel's sentiment about not keeping secrets but I found as a parent that as soon as you told your kids not to tell Dad, that is inevitably what they did. My hubs and I often joked about that. We would be having a late supper just the two of us and he would lean forward and say "Guess what I heard today?" it still makes me laugh.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 09, 2026 12:00 AM (0nHVk)

455 If this guy from NJ ever gets a Nobel Prize, it won't be in physics
youtu.be/E8Qhvys8JyI
probably not chemistry either

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 12:03 AM (gKWVE)

456 Buck-fifty beers too, in honor of Doof's 150th.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

Woo-hoo! Reminds me of the year I was on a bowling team. We weren't very good. But there were $1 beers. We had fun.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 12:03 AM (/WQyy)

457 >>CC skiing is how Minnesotans make ice fishing look like a reasonable passtime.

One of my niece's college roommates was a biathlete from Minnesota. My sister had her over for Thanksgiving one year when she didn't go home for school break.

Girl looked like a Valkyrie. Kept my head on a swivel.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:06 AM (viF8m)

458 Side effects from the cl0tsh0ts?

Mortality rates shot up right after the rollout of the COVID “vaccine”. There are a lot more cancers showing up in very late stages compared with before. And of course, all the young athletes dying of “suddenly”. Studies suggest that the general response immune system gets shut down by this genetic therapy shot in favor of only being primed to deal with the particular the shot was “tuned” for, often an already extinct version of the virus, which mutates rapidly.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 12:06 AM (dhHpw)

459 451 Someone here mentioned 55-10 with Denver on the -10 side. 1989-90?
That game must have been a snoozer worse than this one.
Posted by: gKWVE

1990. The Denver Elway's showed up. That's about it. If the Broncos hadn't had Elway as QB, the Browns would have been losing those Super Bowls. IMO, the Browns would have put up a better fight. May have even had won one (maybe beaten the Giants. Maybe) Alas, ole Schottenheimer just could not get past Elway. The Broncos were very beatable except for Elway dragging that mediocre Broncos team across the finish line, except for the Super Bowl (Until later when they discovered defense and the running game). RIP Marty. Again, I'm a Steelers fan. Front row seat in watching that Browns team in the 80s. They were great. It's head scratching to me that they just continually choked in the playoffs.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 12:07 AM (sAmhv)

460 131 Green Day actually rocked the pregame

Last time they were any good was Dookie. Green Day has to be pushing 60 so pretending to be angry radical 20 year olds isn't a good look. Eminem, who I don't particularly like and never did, has done a much better job with the problem of what do you do when your schtick is to be a delinquent teenager and now you are 50 something and don't wish to retire

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 12:09 AM (3/XaG)

461 Again, I'm a Steelers fan.

As a Texans fan, thanks for the bye week before the inevitable drubbing Houston always gets in the first playoff.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 12:10 AM (gKWVE)

462 It was Michaelangelo’s commentary on what the Pope had put him through to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Pope's got a thousand dollars worth of paint on the ceiling alone!

Posted by: Archie Bunker-Art Critic at February 09, 2026 12:10 AM (oftw2)

463 413 Maybe people ignored this when I posted it earlier today because they were being polite when I was being weird, but I'm going to try again anyway.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 11:33 PM (FMtrg)

I saw it and was like "yep, dream Coconut Kam is accurate." Like a typical socialist, she's a decadent 304 running to be America's Hall Monitor. And, SJWs Always Project is their 3rd law (after lying and doubling down), so of course she would assume.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 12:11 AM (Sy6m/)

464 The only SB commercial I thought was funny was the "Eat Real Food" one. Mike Tyson talking about being fat and nasty amd eating ice cream every hour made me laugh. Guess we're past the "every body is beautiful" thing.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 09, 2026 12:13 AM (JuSDn)

465 Ran across the headline that this party just won a landslide general election in Japan. And we think we have problems with the meanings of "liberal" and "conservative"

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP; Japanese: 自由民主党, romanized: Jiyū-Minshutō

, also known as Jimintō (自民党

, is a major conservative[14] and nationalist[15] political party in Japan.

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 12:15 AM (3/XaG)

466
Since I had never heard of him until a few weeks ago, I put aside all the pre-game hype and criticism of Bad Bunny and tried to assess his performance solely on its merits. Ignore the dancers, the fireworks, the props, etc. - what I heard was a mediocre Latin singer. Ricky Ricardo was more entertaining than this guy. Maybe he's done something in the past that shows talent, but I didn't see it tonight.
Posted by: PabloD

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

I didn't get what tf his act had to do with the Superbowl. Harvesting tobacco and sugar, livin' la vida caribeno?

Then quality. I used to take Afro-Cuban dance classes and that show was mediocre. The choreography was mostly twerking, could have been actual dance and it would have been twice as watchable.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia in SoCal at February 09, 2026 12:15 AM (n7rxJ)

467 I've never done any sport that took more work and returned less pleasure. Running a marathon in the snow on skis. Hard pass.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 11:51 PM (viF8m)

One of the insane boy scout trips I spoke of was cross country skiing. It was exactly as you described. A shit ton of work for very little distance, and the wax on the skis was the wrong temperature, so the snow was sticking to the bottom in big clumps. It was half skiing and half snow shoe. It....blew...fucking....ass. I told mrs B the story last night as cross country skiing was being shown. She looks at me and says "you did skiing?" I held my hand up to the top of my head in the "up to here with that shit" gesture, and said remember when I said I had the great outdoors up to here by the time I was 16? Yeah, that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9)

468 461 Again, I'm a Steelers fan.

As a Texans fan, thanks for the bye week before the inevitable drubbing Houston always gets in the first playoff.
Posted by: gKWVE

LoL! You're welcome! The important thing is Tomlin has never had a losing season, according too the sports media. Ignore he won his lone Super Bowl with Cowher's players and some of the coaches. Similar to Gruden winning with Dungy's team in Tampa. The other SB Tomlin coached, was winnable. Alas, turnovers killed them. They had that problem all that year. Mendenhall could not hold onto that ball. Butterfingers RB.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 12:16 AM (sAmhv)

469 Doof's sesquicentennial, I thought that there might be commemorative coins. I enjoyed Piper's fashion review but I thought she was way too kind to Billie Eilish, I thought that she was indistinguishable from the help and I would have been flagging her down all night to bring me another Chivas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 09, 2026 12:17 AM (0nHVk)

470 One thing that always makes me laugh, you'll have these leftists call Trump: Hitler, a dictator, Mussolini, a tyrant, Attila the Hun, a king, etc etc etc.

Then Trump will call them an idiot.

And the FNM will gasp and wonder how on earth we could have such a mean spirited and rude President.

You can't him Hitler he called you an idiot...and frankly only one of those things can be true since Hitler's dead you know.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 12:18 AM (sKqQm)

471 I watched a Super Bowl highlight video that was so terrible it must have been slapped together with AI. Did I mention that the YT channel showing this sports video masterpiece is "Explore Street Cuisine"?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 09, 2026 12:20 AM (7c7GV)

472 Mr Dickey Betts. What a great player.

Shiny nickel if you can guess the song where the into comes from.

https://tinyurl.com/45smdxj4

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:21 AM (viF8m)

473 Did I mention that the YT channel showing this sports video masterpiece is "Explore Street Cuisine"?
Posted by: JM in Illinois

As in "Street Pizza"?

Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 12:23 AM (gKWVE)

474 Oh Jack, I am no good at the music thing anymore, I used to be quite good at it. Why only this evening I saw Doof's musical selections and guessed that it was an Elizabeth Warren theme. Of course I only listened to the first one, Paul Revere and the Raiders were a local band.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 09, 2026 12:28 AM (0nHVk)

475 Good night everyone.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 12:28 AM (CHHv1)

476 Ran across the headline that this party just won a landslide general election in Japan. And we think we have problems with the meanings of "liberal" and "conservative"

Until relatively recently "liberal" meant something closer to "libertarian" then "socialist".

The modern Japanese LDP gets the liberal part of its name from a party formed in 1945, almost certainly under that older understanding.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2026 12:28 AM (sKqQm)

477 AOP, were you the one asking asking about 20 round 9mm AR mags last week? I stumbled onto some at sgammo.com in the Magazine section.

https://shorturl.at/p8iJG

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 12:30 AM (aMrr2)

478 Thanks, Debby. We had some fun out-of-town company yesterday and the mood in our household is more hopeful.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 09, 2026 12:31 AM (FMtrg)

479 >>...Billie Eilish, I thought that she was indistinguishable from the help and I would have been flagging her down all night to bring me another Chivas.
Posted by: Debby
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Oh, no. I wouldn't trust something what looked like *that* to touch food or beverage! Would've assumed she was janitorial staff, or a homeless person that sneaked in.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

480 I keep getting kicked off, so back to lurking

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 12:32 AM (Vt61E)

481 202 “Fort Worth in 2004 …. Only took them 12 years”

Um…
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 10:40 PM (4eslj)

I plead "Chemo Brain".

***also, there is no way that Rebecca is already in her 20's, so...😂***

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 12:33 AM (SRRAx)

482 Mr Dickey Betts. What a great player.

Shiny nickel if you can guess the song where the into comes from.

https://tinyurl.com/45smdxj4

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:21 AM (viF8m)

He has an instantly recognizable style. I had a chance to play one of his guitars once. It was a bit surreal. It was the red les paul he played for years. It was during one of my trips down to the gibson custom shop. I knew one of the dudes that ran it, so sometimes when I went they would open the safe and let me play certain things of interest. Well, one time the "red guitar" was there because they were going to reproduce it as his signature model, so they handed it to me. I played metal on it lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 12:34 AM (snZF9)

483 >>Oh Jack, I am no good at the music thing anymore

Well that was an obscure one.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:35 AM (viF8m)

484 Franklin's Tower, Mr. Straw.

Goodnight Horde, have date with frenz to see Melania doc in the am.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 12:36 AM (/WQyy)

485 480 I keep getting kicked off, so back to lurking
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 12:32 AM (Vt61E)

Kicked off how? Computer issues or your hash is banned?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 12:37 AM (cwGMH)

486 >>>I keep getting kicked off, so back to lurking

Posted by: AmericanKestrel

>These screen refreshes are ridiculous. They keep jumping like crazy. It's not rig, maybe my browser, but it never used to do that. Ads maybe?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 12:37 AM (xFfhU)

487 >>Well, one time the "red guitar" was there because they were going to reproduce it as his signature model, so they handed it to me. I played metal on it lol.

Of course you did. In my next life I plan on learning to play. My biggest regret is I never did.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:38 AM (viF8m)

488 482 Mr Dickey Betts. What a great player.

Shiny nickel if you can guess the song where the into comes from.

https://tinyurl.com/45smdxj4

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:21 AM (viF8m)

He has an instantly recognizable style. I had a chance to play one of his guitars once. It was a bit surreal. It was the red les paul he played for years. It was during one of my trips down to the gibson custom shop. I knew one of the dudes that ran it, so sometimes when I went they would open the safe and let me play certain things of interest. Well, one time the "red guitar" was there because they were going to reproduce it as his signature model, so they handed it to me. I played metal on it lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

'Jessica' if Iron Maiden played it??

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 12:39 AM (sAmhv)

489 473 Did I mention that the YT channel showing this sports video masterpiece is "Explore Street Cuisine"?
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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As in "Street Pizza"?
Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 12:23 AM (gKWVE

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If you mean as in "Scraped it up off the Street Pizza", then, yes.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 09, 2026 12:39 AM (enwbs)

490 I feel bad for people who like Green Day.

Posted by: may as well jam turds in your ears at February 09, 2026 12:39 AM (d1Mid)

491 >> Franklin's Tower, Mr. Straw.

Damn. Now I have to find a shiny nickel.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:40 AM (viF8m)

492 Mr Dickey Betts. What a great player.
Shiny nickel if you can guess the song where the into comes from.
https://tinyurl.com/45smdxj4
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:21 AM (viF8m)

"Franklin's Tower" aka "Roll Away the Dew" by the Grateful Dead

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 12:40 AM (aMrr2)

493 Sportsball I watched today was the Phoenix Open. Scottie Scheffler almost made a miracle comeback after a terrible first round . Lost by one shot.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 09, 2026 12:41 AM (cwGMH)

494 These screen refreshes are ridiculous. They keep jumping like crazy. It's not rig, maybe my browser, but it never used to do that. Ads maybe?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Those ads were so grotesque sometimes-- I had to block them (sorry, ace!)

Still, hit refresh and end up 5-20 posts above the bottom of comments. Weird. And yeah, it didn't do this until 2 or 3 years ago. Especially bad when there are lots of videos or pictures. Cafe and WD Friday ONTs seem to be worst with this effect.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:41 AM (rdVOm)

495 Hope everyone has a good week.

Keep the faith, and keep praying for the American people!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 09, 2026 12:42 AM (FMtrg)

496 But the look? A surprisingly classic velvet tux from Schiaparelli Couture, the first man to do it. The corseted back had me audibly gasping. I liked early Bad Bunny before the full tilt into crazy town. If this is him circling back to his roots, prayerfully it sticks. Time will tell.
Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

Piper, I am unfamiliar with any Bad Bunny but the one we see before us now, who is a fully owned Ticket Taker. His soul is owned by Luciferians, who delight in inversion; however fine the corseted back may look from a fashion point of view, the most important word there is 'corseted', which makes it crypto-crossdressing. He's been elevated far beyond his ability, in exchange for playing the part of a living Ken doll to be dressed up in Barbie's clothes as a big F U to God, and no one but Jesus of Nazareth can save him now.

Posted by: SciVo at February 09, 2026 12:42 AM (Sy6m/)

497 490 I feel bad for people who like Green Day.
Posted by: may as well jam turds in your ears at February 09, 2026 12:39 AM (d1Mid)

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE GREEN DAY'S FIRST ALBUM WAS DOOKIE.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 09, 2026 12:44 AM (gKWVE)

498 I'm at the airport and I keep having to disconnect and reconnect because I get a "connected, can't provide service" notice.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 09, 2026 12:45 AM (Vt61E)

499 >>"Franklin's Tower" aka "Roll Away the Dew" by the Grateful Dead

Good answer! But I'm sorry, you were too slow on your buzzer.

ScaryMary gets the nickel.

See Doof for your parting gifts.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:46 AM (viF8m)

500 I'm at the airport and I keep having to disconnect and reconnect because I get a "connected, can't provide service" notice.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Yeah, it's the airport wifi or whatever. Some bluehair-nosering probably put this site on the nanny list?

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm)

501 >>Well, one time the "red guitar" was there because they were going to reproduce it as his signature model, so they handed it to me. I played metal on it lol.

Of course you did. In my next life I plan on learning to play. My biggest regret is I never did.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2026 12:38 AM (viF8m)

Its never, ever too late. I tell people all the time, the longest journey starts with the first step. Take the first step and you're walking. These days there are soooo many learning aids you would be playing before you know it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 12:50 AM (snZF9)

502 'Jessica' if Iron Maiden played it??

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 12:39 AM (sAmhv)

I'm not understanding that comment. What is this Jessica you speak of?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 12:53 AM (snZF9)

503 Kestrel, it is good to see you.

LOL JQ, you are correct as you so often are.

Sweet dreams Horde, I have stuff going on tomorrow and it would help if I was rested.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 09, 2026 12:53 AM (0nHVk)

504 Just got home.

Fun time with son and friends.

Boring game through most of 3 quarters.

Halftime wasn’t offensive. Wasn’t SB worthy.

Glad we won. Lots Of fireworks, folks are happy and partying. Will be a fun week in the city.

Whoofreakinghoooooo!
WAY TO GO SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 12:54 AM (45wWf)

505 'Night, Debby.

Rest well!

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

506 I would like to respond to Kamala Harris's objection to Voter ID. If you are having trouble finding a Kinko's to photo-copy your ID to include with your vote by mail, I would like to suggest you drag your lazy ass to the polls and vote in person, you stupid ... Democrat!

And yes, calling her a Democrat is the most insulting thing I can think to call her. I realize that borders on Hate speech but that is still not illegal.

Posted by: Left Wing Douche at February 09, 2026 12:56 AM (kL/ln)

507 223 Cows kill more humans than sharks, after all, by about 3 to 1.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

***raises paw***

My FIL was killed by a cow. Sorta. He brought a calf to his property to bottlefeed because its mother died. As babies are wont to do, the calf got bigger. But she still wanted her bottles, and she would "nudge" Charlie whenever she got hungry, even after she had been weaned.

Paul and his brother told their dad that he needed to take her back to the ranch with the rest of the cows. Paul's brother even predicted that Slobbers was going to knock Charlie over one day.

Sure enough, one day Slobbers nudged Charlie too enthusiastically, and down he went. He hit the ground hard enough that he broke his hip on a slab of concrete.

Had a hip replacement, but developed a bolus that stopped up his digestive system. Three days later, he had a seizure in the hospital and never woke up after that.

If it wasn't for the fact that he died, Charlie would have loved that story. As it was, Slobbers was taken by a neighbor, never to be heard from again.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 12:57 AM (SRRAx)

508 youtu.be/1ToMMcQ3O3Q
The Allman Brothers -Jessica

You're welcome, Bers!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 12:57 AM (sAmhv)

509 I'm happy for you, nurse!

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 09, 2026 12:58 AM (JuSDn)

510 I have the same problem, JQ. It's maddening.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 09, 2026 01:02 AM (JuSDn)

511 Donna&&&, I just hit F5, then 'End'. Sometimes need to hold 'End' for a bit, to get to the bottom.

Frustrating, but doable. *sigh* FWP

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)

512 AOP, were you the one asking asking about 20 round 9mm AR mags last week? I stumbled onto some at sgammo.com in the Magazine section.

https://shorturl.at/p8iJG
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 12:30 AM (aMrr2)

Yes. Interesting! Nice price, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 01:09 AM (8zz6B)

513 Donna&&&, I just hit F5, then 'End'. Sometimes need to hold 'End' for a bit, to get to the bottom.

Frustrating, but doable. *sigh* FWP
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)

I think it is the main page ads, and the Ewetoob embeds that bollix up the works.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 01:15 AM (8zz6B)

514 Thanks, Donna of the ampersands,

I’m happy for my community. Seattle will be euphoric and silly for a week. It’s good to all be happy and invested in good will.

Lots of fireworks here on the beach!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 01:15 AM (IhIKR)

515 I think it is the main page ads, and the Ewetoob embeds that bollix up the works.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I don't have the problem on main page, only within individual posts. Yes, the more Utoobs, the worse the lag (or whatever it's called)

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)

516
Then Trump will call them an idiot.

Did you know that ALL of the J6 insurrectionists have joined ICE (and that's why they wear masks) and they are rednecks?

Some extremely knowledgeable leftists voiced these true astonishing facts in conversations that I overheard this weekend.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 09, 2026 01:19 AM (5oNWN)

517 The longer I wait, between refreshes, the closer my display gets to the bottom.

Something is slowing it down. Are there any ads within the posts? (I don't want to unblock)

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

518 >>Did you know that ALL of the J6 insurrectionists have joined ICE (and that's why they wear masks) and they are rednecks?
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LMAO! Wow, Krebs-- they're so clueless, they think people can just waltz into any job they want regardless of qualification?

Oh. Nevverrrrminnnd. Heh. Didn't see any grannies in the ICE videos, though.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

519 Lots of fireworks here on the beach!
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Hi, Nurse! Happy SB win! (Hope you're not too hungover at work tomorrow?)

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

520
He and the elf, Limolas were such a pair.
Posted by: Pete Bog

Legolam

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 09, 2026 01:30 AM (xG4kz)

521 Hi, Nurse! Happy SB win! (Hope you're not too hungover at work tomorrow?)

Posted by: JQ

All good! Going to bed soon. Super happy my city will be crazy silly for several days!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 01:32 AM (IhIKR)

522
Any US athlete who fails to perform well will inevitably and sobbingly confess that they did so only because of their huge and unbearable shame for our country.

The first refuge of the weak minded, if you will.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 09, 2026 01:34 AM (xG4kz)

523 Seahawks are 2 out of 3 with Super Bowls now?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 01:37 AM (sAmhv)

524 Won 2, lost 1.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 01:37 AM (sAmhv)

525
Last call to get your preferred looting list to Nurse. Don't get greedy, and remember to tip your looter.
Posted by: Orson

One flat of a tasteful and tasty selection of those fine artisanally raised food crops from the CHOP garden in downtown Seattle, please, nurse. It is still producing such, cordect?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 09, 2026 01:40 AM (xG4kz)

526 2/4

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 01:42 AM (IhIKR)

527 Well, off to the rack for me. Night, Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 01:43 AM (8zz6B)

528 >>> Eminem, who I don't particularly like and never did, has done a much better job with the problem of what do you do when your schtick is to be a delinquent teenager and now you are 50 something and don't wish to retire

He had a newish album basically giving himself a victory lap for being in the upper echelon of rap, and made a song "rap god" to honor this. It has some kind of Guiness world record for something. He's a conforming tool, but he did spit out some lyrics on that album about not being woke and how stupidly offended people are now. And mocked them. But had lyrics about bill and Monica in a newer album, because that 90s culture schtick is still his binky.

Then he had a Fortnite season last year, and that's how my kiddo found his music and fell in love with it. Via a game. So he's been played in my house a lot. 90a rock/rap/grunge/punk artists are "cool" again. I think because it's edgier than what's coming out now because the woke police muzzles what they can now say.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 01:48 AM (gWBY1)

529 Dickie Betts sniped Mimi Hart from her band Hotcakes where she was playing in Columbus with her boyfriend at the time Bruce Armitage.

He saw her perform there and called her up and she was gone. Wowed her away with tales of living a better gig singing with established acts instead of the ups and downs of the bar band scene.

She sang backup vocals with tons of folks on the East Coast. But she always came back to Athens.

I used to sit in with them and she was always excited to see me. Guys in the band were great to hang out with. We all a part of the70-80s scene in Athens.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 01:48 AM (uvB+6)

530 Congrats nurse! Hope the win actually lifts the mood in your city a rad and makes people nicer to each other. For a bit.

Posted by: LizLem at February 09, 2026 01:50 AM (gWBY1)

531 90a rock/rap/grunge/punk artists are "cool" again. I think because it's edgier than what's coming out now because the woke police muzzles what they can now say.

Posted by: LizLem
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"...The little faggot with the earring and the makeup
Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair
The little faggot's got his own jet airplane
The little faggot, he's a millionaire..."

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)

532 2/4.

Ah, ok. Thanks.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 01:52 AM (sAmhv)

533 That's the glorious 80s, JQ.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 01:54 AM (sAmhv)

534 Yes. The 80s. But still-- a better time. Pre-woke horseshit.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

535 Don't see how rap "makes the cut" of censorship, what with the Nword all over it.

Oh, that's right, the old double standard!

I'm sure Marianne Faithfull's Why Dya Do It could get full airplay these days, because no Nword, even though it's trashy and full of expletives.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)

536 Yes. The 80s. But still-- a better time. Pre-woke horseshit.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

The 80's rocked. There was something for everybody. Rock, metal, new wave, punk, etc. Then eventually it all went to shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 02:00 AM (snZF9)

537 Bers, even the 70s rocked! Sure, there was plenty of mellow, but there was also Funk and some bitchin' R&B like we haven't had since.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

538 "The 80's rocked. There was something for everybody. Rock, metal, new wave, punk, etc. Then eventually it all went to shit."

Don't forget jazz and blues. While not guitar centric, they both had serious revivals then...but it all went to shit.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 02:04 AM (uvB+6)

539 70s soul had guitar...sometimes...

https://youtu.be/f3Kf1Iy5E6U

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

540 Bers, even the 70s rocked! Sure, there was plenty of mellow, but there was also Funk and some bitchin' R&B like we haven't had since.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

yeah, no use for funk or R&B, but yeah there was some heavier stuff. Judas priest was kicking out albums in the mid 70's, there was Rush, Sabbath, and other good stuff. Foreigner and Boston was ok, Zeppelin, Tull, Bad company, Foghat, early queen. There was definitely a lot of good music. A lot of crap too, but at least there was a complete mixed bag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 02:16 AM (snZF9)

541 >>...but at least there was a complete mixed bag.
Posted by: Berserker
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Exactly! Something for everyone, and somehow we all managed to get along.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)

542 Now, there's Pop, Country, rap, and... is there much Metal anymore? Not really my thing, but there's no casual exposure anymore.

I admit to not listening to airwave radio these days, and don't subscribe to any pay-radio service. They ran me off with pop junk and too many commercials.

My world is very small now.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

543 https://youtu.be/2vEUGMnPJsI

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)

544 Now, there's Pop, Country, rap, and... is there much Metal anymore? Not really my thing, but there's no casual exposure anymore.

I admit to not listening to airwave radio these days, and don't subscribe to any pay-radio service. They ran me off with pop junk and too many commercials.

My world is very small now.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

Metal is thriving in europe. It started hitting hard in the mid- late 90's and is still going. There are a shit ton of metal bands over there. Many good ones, mostly from Germany, Sweden, Finland, some from norway and denmark, etc. They pretty much continued where we left off and they frigging ran with it. The thing with those bands is every member is usually extremely good at what they do. The drummers are faster, guitar players are faster. Its like metal went special forces. Faster, more powerful, harder hitting. Its pretty much the style I involved myself in for the last 25 years or so.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9)

545 Trump weighed in on the Super Bowl show:

Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country,” Trump continued

From the "NY Post"

Kristen Fleming writing over at "The Post" said "It was visually stunning but a musical dud" I guess some of us can be relieved he didn't wear a dress. And I m not really sure what dancing through fields of sugar cane has to do with the "greatness of America" i didn't watch it, however. I went to sleep.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 02:50 AM (7RYym)

546 If nothing else, the 70's were loaded with one-hit wonders and annoying novelty songs. 1974, in particular, may be the worst year ever for pop music. I'm still scarred by some of those songs, lol.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 09, 2026 02:51 AM (xverI)

547 Speed-metal death-rock?

I joke... sort of...

I liked Scorpions and UFO, among others, back in the day. Not too familiar with current bands. Used to listen to *lots* of stuff and have no idea the bands' names.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)

548 Looking at the celebrities reminds me of the New Yorker cartoon:
"I think i'm going to kill myself."

Posted by: fly gal at February 09, 2026 02:54 AM (r6f6k)

549 1974... hmm. Yeah, it was all crap.

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

550 1974. Probably too mellow for you hardcore types.

*whatever!*

https://youtu.be/iCbTXVJIq6s

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

551 Mr Dragonheads,

Would Liquid Tension Experiment be considered "Speed" Metal?

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 02:59 AM (uvB+6)

552 'Night, all... really want a cig, so better just go to bed.

Great ONT!

Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)

553 If nothing else, the 70's were loaded with one-hit wonders and annoying novelty songs. 1974, in particular, may be the worst year ever for pop music. I'm still scarred by some of those songs, lol.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 09, 2026 02:51 AM (xverI)

Hell yeah. I'm glad its just far back enough that I don't remember most of them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 03:22 AM (snZF9)

554 Mr Dragonheads,

Would Liquid Tension Experiment be considered "Speed" Metal?

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 02:59 AM (uvB+6)

I have no clue wtf that is. Its pretty cool though. Definitely not speed metal, not even in the same universe. It sounds like a really heavy progressive with a touch of something else I can't put my finger on. Part metal, part progressive, a few things really.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 03:28 AM (snZF9)

555
Looking at the celebrities reminds me of the New Yorker cartoon:
"I think i'm going to kill myself."
Posted by: fly gal

The New Yorker -- Now with cartoons for the knowing reader with a wry and sophisticated sense of humor (and do not call us snobs)!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 09, 2026 03:29 AM (xG4kz)

556 How about an example of what you consider to be "Speed Metal". I can't seem to find a concise reference.

Posted by: pawn at February 09, 2026 03:39 AM (uvB+6)

557 Apparently this is a thing- for male rap performers to grab their crotch during performances . LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2026 03:43 AM (rZCVI)

558 >>>Apparently this is a thing- for male rap performers to grab their crotch during performances . LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

>If you're watching rap performers, it's probably because they have an STI.

Occasionally I grab my crotch to readjust my underwear or because it cold outside. But I'm not clowning on a stage with a mic.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 03:55 AM (xFfhU)

559 Time to.make the coffee

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 03:56 AM (Ia/+0)

560 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (+YA9H)

561 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

562 example of what you consider to be "Speed Metal"

Posted by: https://bandrahillroadmarket.com/2026/02/07/beginners-magic-how-to-turn-plastic-bottles-into-a-thriv at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (Qbzuh)

563 New Yorker cartoon

Posted by: https://bandrahillroadmarket.com/2026/02/07/how-can-you-successfully-grow-chickpeas-in-a-simple-gard at February 09, 2026 10:48 AM (Qbzuh)

Gun Thread: SportsBall Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Annual SportsBall Edition? Yep, it's time once again to heap well-deserved derision upon the NFL and their woke bullshit. As you might have surmised, Weasel are not a fan. Having said that, please feel free to discuss the big matchup and/or your deepest and innermost feelings regarding the NFL in the comments tonight.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

Fundamentals of normalcy that is because it occurs to me I have not said enough bad things about the NFL and their planned retarded bullshit halftime show featuring weirdos, freaks and America haters. I wish we had an alternative.

But Weasel, we do! We do have an alternative! TPUSA saves the day. Go America!

Turning Point USA recently announced more details for its "All American Halftime Show," which will be airing Sunday, February 8, around 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The All American Halftime Show will be a unique, patriotic event proudly celebrating American culture, freedom, and faith. The show will feature musical performances from Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.
This exclusive halftime performance can be streamed on Turning Point USA social media channels, including YouTube, X, and Rumble. In addition to social media, the program will air on partner platforms, including Daily Wire+, Real America’s Voice, TBN, CHARGE!, The National News Desk, NTD.com, and OAN News.
"The All-American Halftime Show is an opportunity for all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom" Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said of the halftime show. "We set out to provide an entertainment option that will be fun, excellent, and exciting for the entire family while millions are gathered together for the big game. These performers will deliver exactly that, and we can't wait to watch the incredible show they're about to put on. We know millions around the country will be watching too."

For updates and more information on The All American Halftime Show, please visit the event's website and select your favorite outlet (e.g. OAN News) to stream the content.

Enjoy!

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Some Gun Content to Make Things Legit

If you're like me, you never clean your guns. Eventually, however, it has to be done or so I am told. Here's how to tackle a really dirty AR BCG.

Once you've mastered the cleaning of an AR, you're qualified to move along to more complex jobs such as this.

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Back to NFL Hating

Here are some other sports much more deserving of your time.

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Choosing An Axe

As a professional Organic Tree Farmer, I use Gransfors Bruk Axes. Here's how to choose a model.

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: The Truckers!

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Stranger From Venus

With Patricia Neal!

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Cigar of the Week

A good cigar deserves a good cigar room, and in the interest of better utilizing space, can be combined with a gun room. Winning!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

2 PRESENT!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:00 PM (dC9g+)

3 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)

4 Not watching

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)

5 1st!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 07:01 PM (v23vE)

6 Lift every voice and discuss guns!

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (cwGMH)

7 Hello gun people.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (CHHv1)

8 Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

9 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (BCwQW)

10 So, as I understand it. A suppressor does more to lower the volume of the shot and thereby makes it harder to tell where the shots are coming from.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 07:03 PM (bss/y)

11 dadgummit

Good evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a happy Superb Owl Sunday to our host Weasel.

Also just became acquainted with RI Red's blog from the links on the AoSHQ sidebar and there is much wisdom there related to things we talk about on this here thread.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 07:03 PM (v23vE)

12 Woohoo!!!
I'm on the 35 yard line behind the Seahawks bench.
They won't let me smoke a cigar here.

Heathens!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM (1VKLJ)

13 No range report. Just staying warm and picturing myself somewhere sunny and warm with a drink in my hand.

The rifle is put together. Sorry I have not provided pics.
I was just updating my Kestrel and putting all the information on the rifle into it.
Also have to cut new foam for the rifle to go into my Pelican case.
Other than that just waiting for some decent weather in the 50's so I can take her out for a spin and zero the scope.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM (dC9g+)

14 Errrgg. Junior and DILIT have us watching sports ball.
We will be watching TPUSA.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM (rn+7p)

15 NFL..National FAG League

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM (snZF9)

16 10 So, as I understand it. A suppressor does more to lower the volume of the shot and thereby makes it harder to tell where the shots are coming from. - Aetius451AD

I want my neighbors to know where my shots are comin' from. Keeps 'em from tryin' to get too chummy.

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:06 PM (2L+MU)

17 Patricia Neal was very beautiful when she was young. I just watched To Olivia, based on a short time span during her marriage to Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). She suffered a lot of tragedy I didn't know about. Always liked her.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 08, 2026 07:06 PM (qBdHI)

18 Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe
Posted by: Skip
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*cough* *cough*

Charge of the Light Brigade

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 07:06 PM (XeU6L)

19 15 NFL..National FAG League

Hear, Hear!

Posted by: Pete Seria at February 08, 2026 07:07 PM (Xg5gj)

20 Woohoo!!!
I'm on the 35 yard line behind the Seahawks bench.
They won't let me smoke a cigar here.

Heathens!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM (1VKLJ)

So you have a good view of the gay cheerleaders.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:07 PM (cwGMH)

21 Not watching the Super Bowl, but I am following the scores as I am in a pool that pays out every time there is a score change.

Need Seahawks - 8 and Patriots 7

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:08 PM (dC9g+)

22 Loved the Biltmore video!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)

23 My Chiweenie pup would smoke any of those poseurs in a race for a treat.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 08, 2026 07:08 PM (GTqXr)

24 So, as I understand it. A suppressor does more to lower the volume of the shot and thereby makes it harder to tell where the shots are coming from.

I don't know if the second part has been proven empirically or is just one of those "everyone knows" things.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM (MFeGB)

25 Loved the Biltmore video!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)
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I've been in that room and it's as impressive as it looks!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM (ei1sX)

26 So, as I understand it. A suppressor does more to lower the volume of the shot and thereby makes it harder to tell where the shots are coming from.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 07:03 PM (bss/y)

Suppressors can also change the tone/pitch of the shot. Ammo selection can eliminate the supersonic crack of the bullet breaking the sound barrier if you choose subsonic ammo (pistol calibers usually). If your suppressor is long enough, it can reduce or eliminate muzzle flash. Muzzle flash is usually the easiest thing for someone to spot. Sound, especially in urban settings, is much harder to detect because of echoing and ambient noise (traffic, construction, people talking, etc.).

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM (BCwQW)

27 Howdy!

I'm here, lurking at this fine Gun Thread and watching the 24 Hours of Daytona, a sportscar race run a couple of weeks ago. One of those events I would love to attend, someday. I'll occasionally check the score online of the Super Bowl.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM (sAmhv)

28 Jiskefet - wow, thanks Weasel. Haven't seen that in many years.

As a commenter wrote, "This is the most Monty Python non-Monty Python skit ever created."

Posted by: mindful webworker - how the game has changed over the years at February 08, 2026 07:10 PM (kqXjy)

29 S Puppy, take it with a grain of salt.
But, thx.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 07:10 PM (rn+7p)

30 Patricia Neal. I really was struck by her tv coffee commercials.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 07:10 PM (XeU6L)

31 Errrgg. Junior and DILIT have us watching sports ball.
We will be watching TPUSA.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 07:05 PM

I feel for you, Red.

And F#$k the NFL!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:10 PM (Wnv9h)

32 Loved the Biltmore video!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)
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I've been in that room and it's as impressive as it looks!

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I've been in the room too. Very impressive. Well, all of Biltmore is. George had a lot of money to spend and he sure made the place into something spectacular with it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 08, 2026 07:11 PM (qBdHI)

33 Posted by: mindful webworker - how the game has changed over the years at February 08, 2026 07:10 PM (kqXjy)
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Pretty funny!!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:11 PM (ei1sX)

34 26 Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM

Cannot wait to move to a State that lets me buy a suppressor. It will be one of the first things I purchase.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:11 PM (dC9g+)

35 You gotta get a hat on a hat.

Posted by: John Madden at February 08, 2026 07:12 PM (KwC6B)

36 I used to put up tents at the Vanderbilt mansion on the Hudson in Hyde Park. It's like a guest house compared to the Biltmore.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:12 PM (cwGMH)

37 17 Patricia Neal was very beautiful when she was young. I just watched To Olivia, based on a short time span during her marriage to Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). She suffered a lot of tragedy I didn't know about. Always liked her. - Lady in Black

I liked her, too. She wasn't what I would call classically beautiful, but there was something about her that made her very attractive (her eyes, her facial expressions, I don't know exactly). I really enjoyed her performance in The Fountainhead.

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:12 PM (2L+MU)

38 S Puppy, take it with a grain of salt.
But, thx.

Red, I still want to try your 10/22 bedding method but I've just been too lazy.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 07:13 PM (MFeGB)

39 Having said that, please feel free to discuss the big matchup and/or your deepest and innermost feelings regarding the NFL in the comments tonight.

I don't know. Is indifference a feeling. Whatever anger I once had at the woke garbage pushed by the NFL, has now morphed into indifference. I just don't care. I don't watch, I move on with other interests I have. Maybe if the Steelers get back to the SB, I might watch but who knows. Apathy is worse than anger for pro sports teams and leagues. Anger shows care. Apathy doesn't.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 08, 2026 07:13 PM (sAmhv)

40 So, as I understand it. A suppressor does more to lower the volume of the shot and thereby makes it harder to tell where the shots are coming from.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 07:03 PM (bss/y)

Also, don't forget that the impact of the bullet on the target WILL make noise. Bullets passing through the air can be heard too.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:14 PM (BCwQW)

41 I've been in that room and it's as impressive as it looks!
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:09 PM

It's on my to-do list.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:14 PM (Wnv9h)

42 19 15 NFL..National FAG League

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Please buy our car.

Posted by: FAGuar at February 08, 2026 07:15 PM (6kxNV)

43 How are you doing RI Red? How are the conditions at your range?
Are you experiencing the freezing cold we here in NYC are having?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:15 PM (dC9g+)

44 18 'Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe

*cough* *cough*

Charge of the Light Brigade'

The first day of the Somme.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM (fd80v)

45 Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea!

And that large number of C17s that have sojourned to the Middle East.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM (NlEaG)

46 Cannot wait to move to a State that lets me buy a suppressor. It will be one of the first things I purchase.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:11 PM

That will be one of my first NH purchases. The 110 EP has a threaded barrel, unlike my Winchester.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM (Wnv9h)

47 I have a .45 can that, while it does make the shot hearing safe, it is not silent. But, it does attenuate the sound curve so that the noise is not instantly recognizable as a gun shot. When I use it with SS .300acc, rather than a rifle shot it sounds like maybe I dropped a hammer on my deck. You hear something, but you don't know what it is.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM (jc0TO)

48 Stranger from Venus - I think you've featured this before. Don't know why else I would've watched it. Quite a low-rent imitation of Day the Earth Stood Still, in which she was much better. I think that's what I commented when this was posted before.

Posted by: mindful webworker - grok clatter baracka nicktoe at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM (kqXjy)

49 They could have had a virtuous rabbit but they opted for a bad bunny. I'm out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM (6kxNV)

50 Good evening all. I have a novice question that I hope to get some guidance on. I recently purchased a Ruger 10/22 with a scope. Now I have to sight in the rifle and I'm thinking a laser bore sighting kit may help me along. Any suggestions will be appreciated. TIA.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM (S+2Xo)

51 We at the Brattleboro Ladies Auxilliary and Erotic Toy Exchange all want tom tell the Bad Bunny good luck and we are ar all counting on you.

Posted by: Mary Clogenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (vFG9F)

52 The first day of the Somme.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM (fd80v)

That. 57,470 (for just the British- more than Gettysburg for BOTH sides and over 3 days.) 19,240 dead. Single day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (bss/y)

53 17 Patricia Neal was very beautiful when she was young. I just watched To Olivia, based on a short time span during her marriage to Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). She suffered a lot of tragedy I didn't know about. Always liked her. - Lady in Black

I remember her work in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Harm's Way." As a kid, I saw her coffee commercials for Folgers (I think) on TV a lot.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (BCwQW)

54 Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 08, 2026 07:13 PM (sAmhv)

I want to be indifferent but they won't let me. They keep trolling me by adding something anti American Pro-Evil every year and pushing it on the country.

The Black 'National anthem' being added is probably the thing that makes me the angriest because they combine that with the fake plea that we need to be united.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (cwGMH)

55 Posted by: mindful webworker - grok clatter baracka nicktoe at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM (kqXjy)
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Thought it looked familiar. I did, however, check to make sure it wasn't last week.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (ei1sX)

56 Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (BCwQW)

I hate depressing movies but she is in one of the few I thought was dealing good.

HUD

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:21 PM (cwGMH)

57 46 That will be one of my first NH purchases. The 110 EP has a threaded barrel, unlike my Winchester.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:16 PM

Nice. Is there a time frame on when you leave MA and reside in the Free State of New Hampshire?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:21 PM (dC9g+)

58 So, if the game doesn't change, we're gonna have a defensive MVP...either that, or the punter...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 07:21 PM (tOcjL)

59 I don't know. Is indifference a feeling. Whatever anger I once had at the woke garbage pushed by the NFL, has now morphed into indifference.
====

Still angry, disgusted, and repulsed. Pass the dip.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (RIvkX)

60 >>> 55 Posted by: mindful webworker - grok clatter baracka nicktoe at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM (kqXjy)
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Thought it looked familiar. I did, however, check to make sure it wasn't last week.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:18 PM (ei1sX)

Maybe it was from last year's Superb Owl thread, in which case you should do it again next year because it's tradition.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (ULPxl)

61 The buzz on X is that US drones were spotted flying over Iran, and Trump may start bombing right before halftime so the network has to not show Bad Bunny.

That would be the greatest troll of all time if true.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (tUj8P)

62 The buzz on X is that US drones were spotted flying over Iran, and Trump may start bombing right before halftime so the network has to not show Bad Bunny.

That would be the greatest troll of all time if true.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (tUj8P)
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I have been hoping all day that would be the timing!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (ei1sX)

63 I recently purchased a Ruger 10/22 with a scope. Now I have to sight in the rifle and I'm thinking a laser bore sighting kit may help me along.

Honestly I haven't had a lot of luck with laser boresighters. Just start shooting at a large target at close range and dial it in "close enough" then move out.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (Q7ROC)

64 Anger shows care. Apathy doesn't.
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 08, 2026 07:13 PM (sAmhv)

Sportsball is unwatchable. At least MLB added a pitch count to reduce the games to 3-ish hours. NBA is a bunch of mid athletic dudes chucking up bricks from the 3 point line. NFL is more interested in selling commercial time than the actual game. 'Black National anthem?' Fuck that noise.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (GTqXr)

65 61 The buzz on X is that US drones were spotted flying over Iran, and Trump may start bombing right before halftime so the network has to not show Bad Bunny.

That would be the greatest troll of all time if true.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (tUj8P)

That would be truly epic.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (bss/y)

66 A neighbor of mine, a Trump supporter who retired here from Long Island, decided to get a carry permit as soon as he established residency (Brunswick County, NC). The way it works is you apply and pay online, then the sheriff's office calls you in a month or so and tells you to come in and pick up the permit (once they've done the background checks). My neighbor mistakenly thought they were going to mail the permit to him, so when he got a call to come to the sheriff's office, he got really anxious. Did he do something wrong, he wondered. Were they going to arrest him? Anyway, he went there, told him who he was and asked if he had dome something wrong about the permit. The deputy at the desk said, "No, just wanted you to come in and pick it up". So, he handed the permit to my neighbor, who stood there staring at it. The deputy asked, "Is anything wrong?" And when my neighbor didn't immediately reply, the deputy finally laughed and said, "Ohhh, you're from up north, aren't you?"

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (2L+MU)

67 !gnaB

Posted by: Eromero at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM (DXbAa)

68 And I know we don't do politics here but, ummm, Virginia is not playing nice. Its hard to tell what is going on with the big bad bill - apparently some of the worst aspects of it were removed from the Senate bill, but they all exist in the House of Delegates bill. Hard to say how that will play out.

But I've got to have an ex-fil plan. blaster acres is in the Free State of Florida so there is a place to take the stuff that will end up being non-compliant. Current best case is that ARs and large format pistols are out. Worst case is all semi-autos and all mags over 10 rounds are out. Yes of course all of that is unconstitutional but it will take court cases to get there.

That would leave lever, bolties, revolvers, and pump shotguns as Virginia guns.

This sucks.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM (NlEaG)

69 Nice. Is there a time frame on when you leave MA and reside in the Free State of New Hampshire?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:21 PM

Sadly, no. Whenever I can find a good house.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM (Wnv9h)

70 I am picturing the Mullahs watching the Bad Bunny halftime show to join in the America hate when it's pre-empted to report an attack happening in Iran.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:25 PM (cwGMH)

71 Speaking as a Boomer, everyone should,
oh, never mind.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 08, 2026 07:26 PM (YlWIZ)

72 50 Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 07:17 PM

I did not have much luck zeroing my scope using a bore laser.
The best way I found is to set the target up 50 yards from you and remove the bolt from the rifle.
Look through the bore until you see the target. Then raise your head up and look at where the reticle is and make the necessary adjustments on the scope until the reticle is on the target.

When that is done, put the bolt back in and put a shot on the target and make adjustments on the scope until you are hitting where the reticle is aiming.

Also check out You Tube videos, there are plenty that will help you with zeroing.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:26 PM (dC9g+)

73 That would be the greatest troll of all time if true.
Posted by: Ian S

My schadenboner has been limp, lately. This would put a little hyaluronic acid in it.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 07:27 PM (VHUov)

74 And when my neighbor didn't immediately reply, the deputy finally laughed and said, "Ohhh, you're from up north, aren't you?"
Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:23 PM (2L+MU)

And that is what you call "beat knowledge."

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 08, 2026 07:28 PM (YlWIZ)

75 We can haz Cozy Cave sitrep?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

76 My uncle was in the US Infantry in the ETO and that was one thing that kind of pissed him off. He said the Wehrmacht had high quality rifle powder in their ammunition and it was extremely difficult to determine where small arms fire was coming from. Almost no smoke whatsoever. And the Germans were really good at camouflage.

Conversely American troops were issued a very dirty ammunition that made lots of smoke. It is true that quantity has a quality all its own but I don’t believe he found that very comforting.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (L0rDs)

77 68 This sucks.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM

That it does. I wonder how much longer before Virginians are forced to move to freer States.

Hope you have an exfil plan Weasel.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (dC9g+)

78 How much time left in the half, Abdul?

Posted by: Nervous Mullah at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (Q+gd/)

79 So Glock is developing an AR platform but not a pistol caliber carbine.

I'm just assuming they don't really like money.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:31 PM (cwGMH)

80 Went to Cabelas today to coincidentally pick up some ammo for the lever/SAA - I thought I will get some .38 spl because it will be cheaper than .357.

Well it is...a little. I am surprised that the price difference was so little. So I got .357. (well that was retail - I have to check ammoseek I guess)

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:31 PM (NlEaG)

81 For my first trip to the range in over a month, I took a couple of new toys to try them out. First up, a .32 ACP Walther PPK SD (featuring a factory threaded barrel) and a SilencerCo SPECTRE 9 suppressor. Because the suppressor blocks your sight picture, you get "minute of man" accuracy at the 5-10 yard range. With a suppressor, this is definitely a range toy, even if it is a cool-looking one. The other is a reproduction DeLisle Commando Carbine, a Lee-Enfield Mark III* converted to .45 ACP, modified to take a 1911 magazine using a special magazine release, and a large integral suppressor. Made by US Armament Manufacturing to the original plans, the DeLisle is surprisingly heavy because of the suppressor's all steel construction. Reputed as one of the quietest firearms ever, the DeLisle did not disappoint. .45 ACP is very quiet out of this thing, even though the tech is 80+ years old. This isn't cheap, but if you're interested in a reproduction of an extremely rare firearm that's also super quiet, you might want to look into picking one up even if you have to deal w/ NFA paperwork.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:31 PM (BCwQW)

82 71

'Speaking as a Boomer, everyone should,
oh, never mind.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey'

Put their right foot in?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (fd80v)

83 If I were a Virginian I would quickly become a West Virginian .

Almost did it as a Texan.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (cwGMH)

84 69 Sadly, no. Whenever I can find a good house.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM

Are you looking? Or are you like me and keep putting it off.

My taxes are getting done next week and I am going to ask my accountant if I have enough away to retire early. If he says yes I will have to think long and hard if I want to work anymore or just say to those at my job SEE YAAAA!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (dC9g+)

85 Conversely American troops were issued a very dirty ammunition that made lots of smoke. It is true that quantity has a quality all its own but I don’t believe he found that very comforting.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (L0rDs)

To be fair - the American troops smoked the Germans pretty hard, so....

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (NlEaG)

86 I believe I've mentioned here before the stepfather of one of my buddies when we were junior high/early high school age.

He'd let us smoke cigars and taught us how to shoot craps (we'd already picked up the rudiments of poker elsewhere). He'd also look the other way if we swiped the occasional shot of his bourbon.

Looking back on it, he was teaching us to be men.

Nowadays a guy like that would be thrown under the jail.

If he was a quack doctor who wanted to cut off our cocks and inject us with experimental hormones so we'd grow tits, however, he'd be praised.

I don't know how the world came to this.

Unrelated: Fetterman has come out in favor of the Voter ID act. I'm starting to think that guy might be an actual Democrat, not a communist. There was a time when "loyal opposition" was a thing.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (IG3/x)

87
Drinking getting out of hand at the Euchre party; wymyns are demanding we turn on T.V. to see the Bad Bunny halftime show.

Posted by: Auspex at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (Y8DZL)

88 Hope you have an exfil plan Weasel.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (dC9g+)
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Ive never been a big rule follower.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:34 PM (m8wiN)

89 Thank you for the TPUSA event info.

Criticism: All those great sports, and NO Upperclass Twit of the Year?!?
https://shorturl.fm/E35P5

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:35 PM (sxKGH)

90 Are you looking? Or are you like me and keep putting it off.

My taxes are getting done next week and I am going to ask my accountant if I have enough away to retire early. If he says yes I will have to think long and hard if I want to work anymore or just say to those at my job SEE YAAAA!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM

Looking very hard, but it's very competitive and I keep getting outbid by two income families.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM (Wnv9h)

91 because they combine that with the fake plea that we need to be united

Well, sort of. They make a plea for “Unity”, but what they mean by that is unity against Whitey. “Justice” of course means “Revenge”, “Inclusion” means “Exclusion”, and so on. Simple once you crack the code.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM (L0rDs)

92 88 Ive never been a big rule follower.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:34 PM

:-) This is where I wish I learned how to put emojis in the comment section.

Another question, do you have a rough idea when the next NoVaMoMe is going to be?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM (dC9g+)

93 We can haz Cozy Cave sitrep?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)
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FSJ is in his heated bed and Gertie is on top of a cave under a blanket. Poor CC utilization.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM (m8wiN)

94 Virginia 's cheese has slid plumb off the cracker.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM (0KSrI)

95 Looking very hard, but it's very competitive and I keep getting outbid by two income families.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM (Wnv9h)

Logic says time to get another job to go with the one you have.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM (NlEaG)

96 I don't own an AR. Just a .357 revolver and a .9mm carbine. I'm concerned about the cartridge thing. The ones that came with the .9mm carbine (S&W FPC) hold 17 and 23. I think I have 4 of them. Haven't shot it since last summer. I'll wait and see, I guess.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM (sAmhv)

97 My prediction in the absence of any major screwup is the MSM reporting tomorrow will declare the Bad Bunny performance the best superbowl act ever.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM (cwGMH)

98 > My taxes are getting done next week and I am going to ask my accountant if I have enough away to retire early.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:33 PM (dC9g+)

Only you and your numbers guy can answer this for you, of course, but personally? I wish I'd done it earlier, even if that meant somewhat less income.

I've got enough to comfortably feed my vices and would have had regardless (I don't have any of the real expensive vices...heh). In retrospect a few more years of not dealing with bulllshit would've more than made up for the smaller income.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 07:38 PM (IG3/x)

99 Another question, do you have a rough idea when the next NoVaMoMe is going to be?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM (dC9g+)
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Not really - probably June but that's a guess. I need to check with bluebell.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:38 PM (m8wiN)

100 Not much unity that I can see. The black national anthem had a normal singer, and the American songs were butchered by queers.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 07:38 PM (XNOnN)

101 97 My prediction in the absence of any major screwup is the MSM reporting tomorrow will declare the Bad Bunny performance the best superbowl act ever.
Posted by: Opinion fact

It will bring us all together. I've been told so.

Posted by: Auspex at February 08, 2026 07:39 PM (Y8DZL)

102 77
'I wonder how much longer before Virginians are forced to move to freer States.'

What's going on there is the left at its most despicable.
I'd really like to see them pay for it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 07:39 PM (fd80v)

103 90 Looking very hard, but it's very competitive and I keep getting outbid by two income families.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:36 PM

Keep at it. I think you still have to think of commuting into work, correct?

My plan is to move to an apartment down in the Tampa area of Florida. I will then start looking at where in Florida do I want to purchase a place.
By doing that I keep NY from getting a single bit penny of tax from any withdrawals from my retirement accounts.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:40 PM (dC9g+)

104 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 07:38 PM (IG3/x)

That's the decision I made and retired at 60.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:40 PM (cwGMH)

105 It's bonus season and I'm considering a Kel-Tec Sub 2000. Just for a project gun, to play around with. Yes or no?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (BI5O2)

106 Are Somalians included in the black national anthem? Or do they have one of their own?

Posted by: fd at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (vFG9F)

107 If Trump is followed by Vance with a similar ax-wielding agenda, NoVa could be nearly purged of the government-employed communists in 10 years or so.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (IG3/x)

108 Are Somalians included in the black national anthem? Or do they have one of their own?

Posted by: fd at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (vFG9F)

109 93 FSJ is in his heated bed and Gertie is on top of a cave under a blanket. Poor CC utilization.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM

Heated bed???

Boy, they are some pampered pooches. ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (dC9g+)

110 "we were junior high/early high school age. He ... taught us how to shoot craps"

I learned that in 6th grade. Literally, we studied probability shooting craps for M&Ms. Been a wrong-way shooter since I was 11.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 07:42 PM (KAi1n)

111 Forty years ago, I was such a huge Seahawks fan that I wore my white Kenny Easley jersey when they played on the road and the actual blue game jersey when at home.

Now? Not only am I not watching the f*cking game, I'm actively avoiding it. Thanks, leftists.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 08, 2026 07:42 PM (pE12i)

112 Ive never been a big rule follower.
Posted by: Weasel

He aims to misbehave.

Posted by: Mal Reynolds at February 08, 2026 07:42 PM (VHUov)

113 Boy, they are some pampered pooches. ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (dC9g+)
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Yep!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:42 PM (m8wiN)

114 The buzz on X is that US drones were spotted flying over Iran, and Trump may start bombing right before halftime so the network has to not show Bad Bunny.

That would be the greatest troll of all time if true.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 07:22 PM (tUj8P)
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I have been hoping all day that would be the timing!
Posted by: Weasel
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Daylight bombing in Iran.
Definitely some primetime live TV in the states.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 07:43 PM (/lPRQ)

115 It's bonus season and I'm considering a Kel-Tec Sub 2000. Just for a project gun, to play around with. Yes or no?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 07:41 PM (BI5O2)

Definitely. I love mine fitted for Glock mags . Running the 33rd mag is lots of fun . It also makes for a good home defense gun because it's compact.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:43 PM (cwGMH)

116 101 97 My prediction in the absence of any major screwup is the MSM reporting tomorrow will declare the Bad Bunny performance the best superbowl act ever.
Posted by: Opinion fact

It will bring us all together. I've been told so.
Posted by: Auspex at February 08, 2026 07:39 PM (Y8DZL)
Thanks. Since I’ve mot seen any sportsball in 20 years, glad didn’t miss any thing

Posted by: Eromero at February 08, 2026 07:44 PM (DXbAa)

117 The spawn decided on a Canik SFx Rival for her center fire optic piece. It's on order so we are just waiting. I also ordered 2 more cases of ammo. She's just been shooting the Sig P320 compact to prepare. There is a noticeable difference when she shoots a full sized pistol even though it's heavy.
The most recent competition she came in first place for women's rimfire pistol and rimfire pistol optic.

Posted by: lin-duh at February 08, 2026 07:44 PM (VCgbV)

118 The most recent competition she came in first place for women's rimfire pistol and rimfire pistol optic.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 08, 2026 07:44 PM (VCgbV)
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Congratulations!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:45 PM (m8wiN)

119 This sucks.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Knowingly and directly going against the Constitution and SCROTUS is a bold move.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM (/lPRQ)

120 18 Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe
Posted by: Skip
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*cough* *cough*

Charge of the Light Brigade
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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The Somme in 1916. 57470 casualties in the first day and 19k dead. Still overall the bloodiest day in British Army history.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM (2swu2)

121 99 Not really - probably June but that's a guess. I need to check with bluebell.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:38 PM

Will keep it in mind. I hope, barring any unforeseen circumstances, to make the NHminiMoMe, the NoVaMoMe and the TXMoMe this year.

Have to make up for only making the NH one last year.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM (dC9g+)

122 My plan is to move to an apartment down in the Tampa area of Florida. I will then start looking at where in Florida do I want to purchase a place.
By doing that I keep NY from getting a single bit penny of tax from any withdrawals from my retirement accounts.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:40 PM (dC9g+)

I'm reading that housing in that part of the world (and going south on the Gulf Coast) is getting hammered due to the requirements for hurricane insurance forcing people out of places they can't afford the higher premiums for. Condos are getting crushed because recent HOA funding problems (remember the collapse of the condo tower in Miami?) forced HOAs to increase their monthly fees and send out costly special assessments to their members. Prices are getting crushed because of the glut of sellers and lack of buyers. Time might be on your side for now.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM (BCwQW)

123 111
'Now? Not only am I not watching the f*cking game, I'm actively avoiding it. Thanks, leftists.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick'

You hear that, NFL?
Bea Arthur's Dick is out!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 07:47 PM (fd80v)

124 No trips to the range the last few weeks. I've got some issues with my left arm that I'm afraid will screw up my mechanics.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at February 08, 2026 07:47 PM (VmDLh)

125 With recent events in the peoples’ republic of Virginia, I hastened to order a Swineberger compliant magazine (under eleven rounds) for a piece of hardware that I have custody of.

Posted by: Fenderbender at February 08, 2026 07:47 PM (1FEc1)

126 *lurkity lurk*

Made a yummy soup that is stewing. I am watching old sci-fi until the alt Super Bowl halftime show is live. Then will watch on the YouTubes.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 07:47 PM (gWBY1)

127 Keep at it. I think you still have to think of commuting into work, correct?

My plan is to move to an apartment down in the Tampa area of Florida. I will then start looking at where in Florida do I want to purchase a place.
By doing that I keep NY from getting a single bit penny of tax from any withdrawals from my retirement accounts.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:40 PM

I do have to be close enough to get into Boston. So does everyone else who escapes from MA but still works there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:48 PM (Wnv9h)

128 Montgomery county in Texas is I good option. I would welcome another conservative in this conservative county.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:49 PM (cwGMH)

129 Scoobs, it has been frickin’ cold up here. Haven’t shot in three weeks.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 07:49 PM (rn+7p)

130 VA commies are serving up a full plate of shit sandwiches with a side of ze bugs. The gun control is going to be insane, taxes are looking to go thru the roof to pay for fucking illegals, real cars will be a thing of the past, and tranny shit will be taxpayer paid as well. Lived here my whole life, never thought I'd be chased away, but here we are.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 07:49 PM (IgOgS)

131 Checked out ammoseek - there are .38sp in the 30 cents/rd range while .357 starts at 35. But there is a LOT of overlap in that .35-.40/rd range.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:50 PM (NlEaG)

132 > So Glock is developing an AR platform but not a pistol caliber carbine.

I'm just assuming they don't really like money.
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Maybe the royalties off of the various mag wells in all the other PCC's are sufficient. Assuming they get them.

I have an early Ruger 9mm PCC that has the swappable mag well. It'll take Ruger PCC or Security 9 mags... or if you swap out the mag well with the included Glock patterned one you can use most any Glock mag in it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 07:50 PM (jtM2q)

133 117 Posted by: lin-duh at February 08, 2026 07:44 PM

Wish her the best with her purchase!!! And congrats to her on her win!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:52 PM (dC9g+)

134 SB ad:

Take a look at your pee.

?????

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 07:53 PM (uvB+6)

135 107 If Trump is followed by Vance with a similar ax-wielding agenda, NoVa could be nearly purged of the government-employed communists in 10 years or so. - Rodrigo Borgia

In addition to layoffs and firings, another thing I've been energetically pushing is to decentralize the federal government. Put the EPA in, say, Detroit, and Agriculture in Arkansas. Or at least send the bulk of the employees out to the sticks and let them communicate with skeletal management teams in Washington using the wonders of modern technology. You'll then see a lot of bureaucrats and their camp followers retiring early or finding other jobs. Plus, the federal government would save a lot of money; its agencies and bureaus pay very high rent in D.C.

Got to be careful, though, to distribute the bureaucrats widely, or centralize them in donk strongholds that are permanently Democrat anyway. We don't want to send them to places where they can swing an otherwise red state blue (vide Virginia).

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:53 PM (2L+MU)

136 50 Good evening all. I have a novice question that I hope to get some guidance on. I recently purchased a Ruger 10/22 with a scope. Now I have to sight in the rifle and I'm thinking a laser bore sighting kit may help me along. Any suggestions will be appreciated. TIA.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly
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First check the scope mount for proper torquing of screws and the mount. As Weasel says, wobbly shit no bueno.

A laser sighter is probably going to be a waste of money for a 22 LR. Figure out whether you want a 25 yd or 50 yd zero and shoot the ammo that you will normally use from a bag or some other sort of rest.

Correct the scope accordingly.

A bore collimator, if you can figure out how to use one, is a better bet in most cases of a scoped rifle than a laser bore sighter.

Bolt actions, where you can remove the whole bolt, simply use looking down the bore to rough sight in the firearm before taking it to the range.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 07:54 PM (2swu2)

137 Wow. Commercials about Jew hate and then the color of your urine.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 07:54 PM (ySwko)

138 Knowingly and directly going against the Constitution and SCROTUS is a bold move.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM (/lPRQ)

Like there is some sort of consequence for doing so.

Not even a letter in their file in HR.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:54 PM (NlEaG)

139 Ain't watching it.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 08, 2026 07:54 PM (i0e4P)

140 TXMOME , Oct 16/ 17 2026.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 07:55 PM (0KSrI)

141 FSJ is in his heated bed and Gertie is on top of a cave under a blanket. Poor CC utilization.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:37 PM

I am familiar with this scenario.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

142 122 Time might be on your side for now.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:46 PM

It will if I decide to retire this year.
The current plan I have to retire on or about Aug 2027.
But if I can do it earlier it just may help me with buying power as you mentioned.

Fingers crossed.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:55 PM (dC9g+)

143 I watched the first 50 Superbowls. Haven't watched a minute of one since, play or halftime or commercials. Don't miss it at all. I'm breaking the boycott to watch the alternate halftime even though I don't know the musicians. I want them to have numbers.

It would be a hoot if Trump made a televised appearance during the alternate halftime.

Posted by: JTB at February 08, 2026 07:56 PM (yTvNw)

144 Back in the 70's, I thought NOVA was so conservative. I couldn't believe there was a headshop above the record store on Little River (Penguin Feather?). Some of those bongs were beautiful.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 07:57 PM (KAi1n)

145 130 VA commies are serving up a full plate of shit sandwiches with a side of ze bugs. The gun control is going to be insane, taxes are looking to go thru the roof to pay for fucking illegals, real cars will be a thing of the past, and tranny shit will be taxpayer paid as well. Lived here my whole life, never thought I'd be chased away, but here we are. - Drink Like Vikings

Abigail Spanführer sure shed that "moderate" image like a pair of wet socks.

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 07:57 PM (2L+MU)

146 Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 07:50 PM (jtM2q)

I have the same. I started collecting different pistol and carbine pairs that use the same mags. I have 7 different PCC's with the accompanying pistol. I would buy a Glock PCC immediately even though 4 of my PCCs already accept Glock mags.

Don't think I'll buy a Glock AR . I was just snarking about the money part though because Glock can bots will be all over the AR.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:57 PM (cwGMH)

147 129 Scoobs, it has been frickin’ cold up here. Haven’t shot in three weeks.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 07:49 PM

I have the feeling I may not be getting out until the end of March.
Damn, I hate the cold weather

So what gun related things will you do during this time? Reloading? Cleaning EVERYTHING? ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (dC9g+)

148

Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony of the Seas cruise last week was billed on their website as the world's biggest gay festival at sea featuring seven outrageously fun nights of non-stop entertainment, jaw dropping parties and 5500 guys from around the world.

Just a heads up, lol, if you are planning a cruise ask if they have burned the bedding.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (3ek7K)

149 OK, if you wanted to smoke some cigars instead of watching the Super Bowl....
How many cigars would you need to smoke to avoid the entire thing, including half time?

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (sxKGH)

150 Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe
Posted by: Skip

I nominate the 1941-42 Malaya Campaign and the subsequent Fall of Singapore as the worst defeat the British ever suffered. Nearly 140,000 British, Indian, and Australian troops were lost, with some 100,000 plus spending the next 3.5 years as POWs at the tender mercies of the Japanese. To make things worse, they were defeated by a smaller, better trained, more mobile force that outfought and outmaneuvered them from the first day to the last. Singapore fell on February 15, 1942, just over two months after the campaign began.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (BCwQW)

151 My plan is to move to an apartment down in the Tampa area of Florida. I will then start looking at where in Florida do I want to purchase a place.
By doing that I keep NY from getting a single bit penny of tax from any withdrawals from my retirement accounts.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude

Bail out of NY in the spring when the snowbirds migrate north.
Get a van and a cheap RV slot down by the river. Get DL and voters registration for that lot
You-Store It Place for most your stuff.

Then poke around and find what you want.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (/lPRQ)

152 Can bots = fan boys

wtf?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (cwGMH)

153 Those of us in Virginia need to be buying magazines right now. LOTS of 10+ round magazines.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:59 PM (sxKGH)

154 140 TXMOME , Oct 16/ 17 2026.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 07:55 PM

Already in calendar and have hotel booked. :-)

Driving down again. Cannot wait!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 08:00 PM (dC9g+)

155 I would have to say, so far, the commercials have been uniformly horrible.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:01 PM (XV/Pl)

156 Idk if we talked about it, but also in sports...

I knew she'd do this, that she couldn't help it. Amber Glenn, first US openly LGBT skater, made a statement that she is skating at the Olympics for "the community," not the US.

If the US had balls they'd fire her and have her alternate skate. But they know she's a shoo-in for a medal, especially with Russia not here. So they won't.

She also said that coming out was what made her skating better. Like Will in Stranger Things, it's her superpower! The gay community/mafia is like the Borg. Only the Borg matters. Assimilate. Resistance is futile.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:02 PM (gWBY1)

157 Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony of the Seas cruise last week was billed on their website as the world's biggest gay festival at sea featuring seven outrageously fun nights of non-stop entertainment, jaw dropping parties and 5500 guys from around the world.
Just a heads up, lol, if you are planning a cruise ask if they have burned the bedding.
Posted by: four seasons

That's fucking foul. Every room reeking of ass, and the hot tubs looking like egg drop soup.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 08:02 PM (TkItg)

158 I have the same. I started collecting different pistol and carbine pairs that use the same mags. I have 7 different PCC's with the accompanying pistol. I would buy a Glock PCC immediately even though 4 of my PCCs already accept Glock mags.

Don't think I'll buy a Glock AR . I was just snarking about the money part though because Glock can bots will be all over the AR.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:57 PM (cwGMH)

Where I am called to promote the Extar EP9. Not technically a PCC because its a "pistol." They do sell a carbine now with a 16 inch barrel but the pistol is the one to get. Glock mags.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:03 PM (NlEaG)

159 The flashback with Jennifer Anniston looked cute. Couldn't really hear it where I am.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 08:03 PM (ySwko)

160 151 Then poke around and find what you want.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM

I hope to bring only a small U-Haul of stuff with me. And I like my comforts so a van down by the river is no bueno. LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 08:03 PM (dC9g+)

161 TPUSA at 1.1 million watching right now on YouTube.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 08, 2026 08:03 PM (CNl8/)

162 Laser boresighters in general rely on either laser cartridges that fit inside the chamber or those that use arbors to fit at the end of the muzzle. Both rely on absolute bore concentricity and proper placement. The cheaper cartridge types can have issues where you actually need to rotate the bore cartridge about 1/4 of a turn, recheck, then another 1/4 of a turn, recheck, etc. Arbor types are only as good as the arbor hold on the bore itself. The ones relying on magnets to hold to the bore are a better than the plastic multi all in one laser boresighter kit with crappy arbors. But again, centering properly is crucial. And also avoiding damaging the barrel crown as that will cause much anguish accuracy wise if damaged. Add in muzzle breaks and other toys, the arbor type is unusable.

For scopes, a collimator works better if you can fix it to the actual bore and it can help also center the scope's horizontal and vertical axis relative to the bore. Recent years, those have become scarcer.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 08:05 PM (2swu2)

163 >>>Those of us in Virginia need to be buying magazines right now. LOTS of 10+ round magazines.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:59 PM (sxKGH)
*****
Don't forget ammo. They'll be looking at that too. If you can, buy locally with cash because CC companies are not your friend when it comes to privacy.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 08:06 PM (S+2Xo)

164 >Just a heads up, lol, if you are planning a cruise ask if they have burned the bedding.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 07:58 PM (3ek7K)

We did a Virgin cruise as a lark in 2023. It was wall to wall fags. Sad really. A bunch of old dudes in banana hammocks cruising the pool deck looking to hook up. Not a good look. At least the bar on the stern was relatively fag free. Never again.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 08, 2026 08:06 PM (GTqXr)

165 Writes on wall with 12 inch black letters
No Royal Carabian

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

166 Those of us in Virginia need to be buying magazines right now. LOTS of 10+ round magazines.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:59 PM (sxKGH)

I did my part. I picked up 10 H&K MP5 magazines. At $80 apiece, those aren't cheap.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 08:07 PM (BCwQW)

167 Don't forget ammo. They'll be looking at that too. If you can, buy locally with cash because CC companies are not your friend when it comes to privacy.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 08:06 PM (S+2Xo)

One of laws that will definitely be passed and signed is an 11% tax on guns and ammo.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:07 PM (NlEaG)

168 Oh, and Amber Glenn's comments about skating for "the community," not the US, came because some stupid reporter asked how she felt about "Trump's approach to the LGBT community." She didn't have to take the bait, but she couldn't help it.

She's getting a lot of pushback. And a response to it, she posted this to IG:

"When I chose to utilize one of the amazing things about the United States of America (Freedom of speech) to convey how I feel as an athlete competing for Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans I am now receiving a scary amount of hate / threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel.

"I did anticipate this but I am disappointed by it. I will be limiting my time on social media for my own wellbeing for now but I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in 🤍 Xoxo Amber"

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:09 PM (gWBY1)

169 A friend got on a cruise last minute and there were all these people wearing anchor pins and necklaces.

They were in a group called "Wankers Aweigh."

And, yup. That is what they were on the cruise for.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:09 PM (NlEaG)

170 140 TXMOME , Oct 16/ 17 2026.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 07:55 PM

Ben Had, any hotel recs in Corsicana? We ended up in Mexia last year since we were tardy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 08:10 PM (/WQyy)

171 TPUSA is on

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:10 PM (NlEaG)

172

Virginia is a beautiful state.

I spent a lot of years living in Alexandria when I was young.

It was wonderful. It's a crying shame what is happening there now.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 08:10 PM (3ek7K)

173 Nobody looks very happy at halftime.

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (uvB+6)

174 Ive never been a big rule follower.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 07:34 PM (m8wiN)

My 11th commandment- 1-10 are good, anything else is bullshit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (snZF9)

175 Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:02 PM (gWBY1)

And she lied again or is just ignorant implying that LGBT under assault by Trump.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (cwGMH)

176 Those of us in Virginia need to be buying magazines right now. LOTS of 10+ round magazines.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 07:59 PM (sxKGH)

I just ordered another 15 rounder for my FN Reflex today.

And I'm actively looking at houses in the Sarasota area.

Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (HVrKG)

177 2.5 million watching TPUSA on YouTube

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (CNl8/)

178 I wonder if they sold all the SB ad space. Seemed like there was a lot of promotional time dedicated to the half time show.

Like they're worried about something.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (wBaIH)

179 Barely ScaryMary, the room rates there were 50% less than Corsicana. If the accommodations suited you I would go back there.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 08:12 PM (0KSrI)

180 My plan is to move to an apartment down in the Tampa area of Florida. I will then start looking at where in Florida do I want to purchase a place.
By doing that I keep NY from getting a single bit penny of tax from any withdrawals from my retirement accounts.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude

Good plan. Spend some time in Ybor City. My first introduction was early 90's. Took Little there a couple years ago and turned him on to Columbia - a Cuban/Spanish restaurant that has existed at that spot since 1905. He's been to just about all of their locations, except for maybe the one at Tampa airport. The rest of the town peaked around the early 2000's, but that could just be my old and biased opinion...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:12 PM (nbLIj)

181 I don’t know who this is…I don’t listen to country.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:13 PM (OoFl2)

182 First up is Brantley Gilbert. Says it right on the drumset.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:13 PM (NlEaG)

183 I don't know who it is either. All I know is that it's not that fucking weirdo.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 08, 2026 08:14 PM (CNl8/)

184 180 Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:12 PM

Thanks for the recommendation!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 08:14 PM (dC9g+)

185 Thanks Ben Had. The hotel in Mexia was nice. And closer for us. So a win win.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 08:14 PM (/WQyy)

186 >>>Virginia is a beautiful state.
I spent a lot of years living in Alexandria when I was young.
It was wonderful. It's a crying shame what is happening there now.
Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 08:10 PM (3ek7K)
****
I lived in NoVa for about 30 years. It was a great place to raise a family. I moved away but still have children and grands there. I worry about them...a lot.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 08:14 PM (S+2Xo)

187 Just started to watch the Turning Point show

Spent the day breaking up firewood.
Thank you Weasel and my lady and I heartily agree with your sentiments.

A blessed week to the GunHorde

Posted by: Coelacanth at February 08, 2026 08:15 PM (DJPFk)

188 And I'm actively looking at houses in the Sarasota area.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (HVrKG)

On any given Sunday, you could follow your nose to a steak dinner. Bring a cigar, and a bold red...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:15 PM (nbLIj)

189 Brantley Gilbert. But that doesn’t help.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:16 PM (OoFl2)

190 Piper, Kid Rock is the only one I've heard of.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 08:16 PM (/WQyy)

191 Listening to the game(no tv), westwoodone online. Turned off for halftime, doing my part to not contribute numbers to the wokey.

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 08:17 PM (Q+gd/)

192 I understand having to stay in VA if you’re still working but before this last election , was VA a state you want to live in after you retire?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:17 PM (cwGMH)

193 TPUSA is on.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (sxKGH)

194 My 11th commandment- 1-10 are good, anything else is bullshit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (snZF9)
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Yep!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (sk9i0)

195 Time for me to call it a night.

Have a full week of work ahead of me. But that will be followed by a 5 day weekend! :-)

Thank you as always Weasel!!

Everyone have a good night!!!

I am going to watching 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown instead of the SB.

Keep warm!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (dC9g+)

196 The Gulf (of America!) Coast is a better value for housing/property in Florida right now. Atlantic Coast pricing is outlandish.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (NlEaG)

197

Rufus,

Back in the day, well decades of days ago, lol, all of us kids roamed everywhere. It was an awesome place to be a kid.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (3ek7K)

198 I'd like to avoid purchasing 10 round cartridges. Probably will though. I think my S&W .9mm FPC uses Glock cartridges. Should be able to find a few easy enough.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 08:18 PM (sAmhv)

199 logged on to tpusa

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 08:19 PM (Q+gd/)

200 The spelling bee is better than the Super Bowl.

I expect to get pelted with tomatoes, but I am watching the Olympics. Hopefully I can catch biathlon.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 08:19 PM (hJH5n)

201 I also have never heard of Brantley Gilbert before the promotions for this TPUSA event. But for a country guy he rocks pretty hard.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:20 PM (NlEaG)

202 I understand having to stay in VA if you’re still working but before this last election , was VA a state you want to live in after you retire?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:17 PM (cwGMH)

I wouldn't have minded.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 08:20 PM (BCwQW)

203 I expect to get pelted with tomatoes, but I am watching the Olympics. Hopefully I can catch biathlon.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 08:19 PM (hJH5n)

Ski ski shoot ski ski shoot.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:20 PM (cwGMH)

204 200 Hopefully I can catch biathlon.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 08:19 PM

And what will you do when you catch one? Release it so others have a chance catching one?

I'm OUT!!!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 08:20 PM (dC9g+)

205 Watching Zulu Dawn, biggest debacle of the British army maybe
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

"Khartoum" enters the chat.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (sxKGH)

206 192 I understand having to stay in VA if you’re still working but before this last election , was VA a state you want to live in after you retire?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:17 PM (cwGMH)

The VA SSR.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (hJH5n)

207 >>> And she lied again or is just ignorant implying that LGBT under assault by Trump.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:11 PM (cwGMH)

It's not lying to her. "the community" has purposely altered language so much, that any pushback verbally to someone that is LGBT is scary and violence. Any attempts to protect kids is genocide.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (gWBY1)

208 GO HAWKS!

And the BAR was stupid. 20 rounds? What?

Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (U/7CP)

209 logged on to tpusa
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4.6 million watching on YouTube

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (HXT0k)

210 This SB halftime is really, really…. Really bad.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (XV/Pl)

211 I'll wait for the English translation.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (ySwko)

212 And what will you do when you catch one? Release it so others have a chance catching one?

I'm OUT!!!!!!
Posted By Scuba Dude

Not even my own father would have made such an appalling Dad Joke.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (hJH5n)

213 Thanks for a great Gun Thread, Weasel.

Have a good night, all, and I'll see you in the Morning Report.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (Wnv9h)

214 Holy Shit. This is bad.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (Yw4Qw)

215 Who's the hot blonde singing tpusa?

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 08:23 PM (Q+gd/)

216 Tempted to turn as many screens as I can to TPUSA YouTube channel to pump up the numbers to send a message.

4.2 million watching right now.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nJszMT9wZtQ

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:23 PM (gWBY1)

217 Brantley Gilbert is southern rock, though he's billed as country. He's not country. He's hit and miss, mostly. He's got some really good, bordering on great songs. Then he has other songs that are meh to horrible. Inconsistent but I don't hate him. I'll listen to him occasionally.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 08:23 PM (sAmhv)

218 That's a nice pickup truck.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 08:24 PM (ySwko)

219 I used to put up tents at the Vanderbilt mansion on the Hudson in Hyde Park. It's like a guest house compared to the Biltmore.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 07:12 PM (cwGMH)

Took me a second to realize you didn't mean homeless encampments.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:24 PM (sxKGH)

220 Nite Scoob, RMBS!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 08:24 PM (fz7Mb)

221 Roofing music.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 08, 2026 08:25 PM (Yw4Qw)

222 More like Lady Gone Gone.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:25 PM (XV/Pl)

223 Thomas, switch to TPUSA!

Is there any way they can fire Jay Z so he and his Roc Nation company can't run the halftime show anymore? It's a conflict of interest. He only uses artists that suck up to him. And with the Epstein files listing him in a super bad light, the NFL could use that as an excuse.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:25 PM (gWBY1)

224 This SB halftime is really, really…. Really bad.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:22 PM (XV/Pl)

Only caught the first 20 minutes on Youtube. Needed to subscribe for more. Nah, I'm good...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:25 PM (nbLIj)

225 The girl's lips do not seem to match the music...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 08:26 PM (bss/y)

226 Over 4.5 million now watching TPUSA on YouTube

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 08, 2026 08:26 PM (CNl8/)

227 The blonde is Gabby Barrett?

Neer heard of her. Not hating watching her.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:26 PM (NlEaG)

228 When I was looking at West Virginia as a retirement location the main reason was the comparatively low cost of property with 3+ acres.

Then I decided I no longer wanted a lot of acres to take care of.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:27 PM (cwGMH)

229 Ice Brice?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 08:27 PM (bss/y)

230 The TPUSA YT channel is approaching 5 million viewers. Fuck the NFL.

Posted by: JTB at February 08, 2026 08:27 PM (yTvNw)

231 This halftime shitshow is really low rent.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 08:27 PM (kpS4V)

232 4.7 million watching and people are using the chat.

Bold move cotton, lets see how it works out for them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 08:27 PM (bss/y)

233 Took me a second to realize you didn't mean homeless encampments.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:24 PM (sxKGH)

Hah I should have prefaced it with wedding or party.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:28 PM (cwGMH)

234 LOL - should have started here first! Finally found the TPUSA half time show and am listening as I type.

After a looooong holiday break, DMVGC planning to go to the range next week. If SRA Blaster will allow the group event on Valentine's Day.

Posted by: Iris at February 08, 2026 08:28 PM (bOJ2I)

235 Time for me to wander off. Thanks for the thread Weasel and thanks to all who helped with my question. Much appreciated.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 08:29 PM (S+2Xo)

236 "Here's how to tackle a really dirty AR BCG."

That is what the ultrasonic is for, until the kids are old enough to do it. Ha.

I have to admit when it's really bad I use the shower. My now-wife about lost it back in the day when we came back from a long foul weather shooting trip and I hopped in the shower with the stuff we'd shot suppressed. Cans make a massive mess.

Posted by: heya at February 08, 2026 08:29 PM (neSLO)

237 Kid Rock better close it out with a bang.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:29 PM (cwGMH)

238 It’s like In The Heights but at the Stupor Bowl.

This is not meant for Heritage America at all.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:30 PM (XV/Pl)

239 And the BAR was stupid. 20 rounds? What?
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 08, 2026 08:21 PM (U/7CP)

For the time when it was introduced (191

, the 20 rounds in the BAR was a pretty good weapon. In a time when a bolt action rifle was the standard arm of the infantry, 20 rounds of automatic fire in a package under 20 pounds was pretty good to have. By the start of WWII, the BAR wasn't the king of the battlefield anymore. By 1944, when the US Army entered combat in very large numbers, the BAR was completely outclassed by the MG34 and MG42. The BAR remained competitive in the Pacific because the Japanese didn't have anywhere near the number automatic weapons the Germans did. The Japanese MGs were mostly magazine fed and didn't use belts.

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 08:30 PM (BCwQW)

240 !gnaB
Posted by: Eromero at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM (DXbAa)

Ouch! You don't want "bang" going the wrong way when shooting.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:31 PM (sxKGH)

241 Ben had , have an AirBnB book this year in Corsicana for the TXMoMe.

Posted by: lin-duh at February 08, 2026 08:31 PM (VCgbV)

242 This halftime shitshow is really low rent.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf

See, inflation is coming down.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 08:31 PM (KAi1n)

243 Oh my gosh, my daughter just said “why does he want to kiss his fish?” And to be honest it did sound like he said that. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:31 PM (OoFl2)

244 5.5 now. Added a ton all at once.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (bss/y)

245 I joke about Up With People at the halftime show. Apparently they were in 5 - I can't do a capital 5 - but 5 Superbowls.

Music well beyond wholesome into corny territory. And the group behind Up With People was nigh unto a cult.

Turns out they were backed by conservatives in corporations specifically to counter the hippies.

Welp, the Left is in charge of all the cultural institutions now. And they are doing the same thing.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (NlEaG)

246 Nite Rufus. Thanks for participating!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (/Uw4P)

247
The cultural enrichment is underwhelming.

Lousy even.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (iJfKG)

248 Yes of course all of that is unconstitutional but it will take court cases to get there.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 07:24 PM (NlEaG)

I plan on buying a lot of 20 and 30 round magazines (and 12-round for my G3c) and insisting that I be charged for each one.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (sxKGH)

249 Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:23 PM (gWBY1)

Watching, thanks..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:33 PM (nbLIj)

250 TPUSA is on here.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 08:33 PM (30Gj0)

251 Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 08:30 PM (BCwQW)

The MG 42 looks like a bigger Sub 2000
If the Sub was belt fed.,

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:33 PM (cwGMH)

252 > When I was looking at West Virginia as a retirement location the main reason was the comparatively low cost of property with 3+ acres.

Then I decided I no longer wanted a lot of acres to take care of.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Yea... but it's mostly on a hill that you can't do shit with anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 08:34 PM (jtM2q)

253 I plan on buying a lot of 20 and 30 round magazines (and 12-round for my G3c) and insisting that I be charged for each one.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:32 PM (sxKGH)

Jay Jones will not send sternly worded letters.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:34 PM (NlEaG)

254 5.6M watching now.

"It ain't easy being country in this country nowadays."

Tell me about it. So disappointed Shaboozey went all woke in his Grammy speech.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:34 PM (gWBY1)

255 That it does. I wonder how much longer before Virginians are forced to move to freer States.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 08, 2026 07:30 PM (dC9g+)

There's only one group of Virginians I want moving. And that's Lord Dunmore II and her band of evil in the legislature.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:35 PM (sxKGH)

256 I am still available for the halftime show .............

Posted by: Yoko Ono at February 08, 2026 08:35 PM (J9q9v)

257 Scoobs, I’ll be out next week. 20s is OK, 30s is a definite.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 08:35 PM (30Gj0)

258 Yea... but it's mostly on a hill that you can't do shit with anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 08:34 PM (jtM2q)

Actually it was the hills that attracted me but you make a point .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:36 PM (cwGMH)

259 I did not see the link to the Biltmore at first. I do not remember the smoking room - what I remember is the large open air porch and the HUGE thunderstorm that blew through the day my husband and I visited **cough cough** 30 years ago. Happy memories.

Posted by: Iris at February 08, 2026 08:36 PM (bOJ2I)

260 He is wearing jorts and lip syncing…but the lasers were cool.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:36 PM (OoFl2)

261 Kid Rock clearly performing to a recording.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:36 PM (NlEaG)

262 I am kind of hoping Nicki Minaj jumps out.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (OoFl2)

263 A good point. My brain working faster than my fingers.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (cwGMH)

264 The production was good but the content of that show was not for most of the people in the stadium or watching at home.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (XV/Pl)

265 I wouldn’t watch one second of bad bunny… I’m watching the TPUSA thing only so my YouTube TV subscription will record that I changed away from the other one. The TPUSA thing ain’t my cup of tea either

Honestly…. Boring SB. Seattle is clearly better and yet still not even one TD. Seattle wins easily…. Yawn

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (xT8gx)

266 Lip synching, I'm confused.

Posted by: firehorse at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (DiUm1)

267 125 With recent events in the peoples’ republic of Virginia, I hastened to order a Swineberger compliant magazine (under eleven rounds) for a piece of hardware that I have custody of.

Posted by: Fenderbender at February 08, 2026 07:47 PM (1FEc1)

---

Cop: " I'm going to have to arrest you for having a 30 round magazine"

Lemmiwinks: "uhhhhh, that is a PEZ dispenser officer"

Cop: "I've never a PEZ dispenser like this one"

LW: "OH, are you a collector? They come in all shapes and sizes. Skeletor, Spiderman, Fred Flintstone. This one is plain and is made of metal making it very rare and collectible"

Cop: "Where are the candies?"

LW: "nobody collects the candies???"

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 08, 2026 08:38 PM (Wnqw0)

268 Yea... but it's mostly on a hill that you can't do shit with anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Those are big ass backstops for your range.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 08:38 PM (2swu2)

269 Captain Morgan and a Morganette on strings.

Not hating it.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:38 PM (NlEaG)

270 That halftime show was completely uncalled for. Are they trying to persuade me to purchase Latin music?

On the bright side, the beer brats and bbq drumsticks were tremendous.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 08:38 PM (xFfhU)

271 262 I am kind of hoping Nicki Minaj jumps out.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (OoFl2)

That would be funny.

Posted by: firehorse at February 08, 2026 08:39 PM (DiUm1)

272 A good point. My brain working faster than my fingers.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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I own 5 acres in WV, river access to the Ohio, but not "on the river."

And, yea, it's on a hill.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 08:39 PM (jtM2q)

273 I am doing my part here, but I don’t know who any of these people are.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 08:40 PM (OoFl2)

274 Now Kid is not lip synching now.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:40 PM (NlEaG)

275 Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 08:39 PM (jtM2q)

I’m kind of jealous.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:40 PM (cwGMH)

276 So did the bad lapin wear a dress? I was hoping it would, so edgy, so profound.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 08, 2026 08:41 PM (2NHgQ)

277 Ola , ca va?

That is not a really dirty BCG in my opinion. Give me a rifle with 2500 rds and a suppressor and then I might wipe it off and add more lube.

Posted by: NZFrank with an M2 at February 08, 2026 08:43 PM (bgJ0E)

278 Posted by: NZFrank with an M2 at February 08, 2026 08:43 PM (bgJ0E)
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Howdy Amigo! Hope all is well.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 08:43 PM (x0NqF)

279 Watched TPUSA show - Kid Rock was terrible, but the rest was bang on. Gabby was the highlight! Well produced and well done.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:44 PM (tOcjL)

280 80-ish and sunny. Work. PuppyBowl. TPUSA Concert on OANN. More PuppyBowl. Sleep.

Not a bad day in America.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 08, 2026 08:44 PM (gLikB)

281 I'm not tuning into the SB, but if Bad Bunny is singing in Spanish do they have lyrics on screen in English so that people who don't speak Spanish can follow?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 08:44 PM (lQ+/f)

282 So far this sportsball game sucks balls. Terrible coaching and terrible play-calling. meh. I expected better.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 08:45 PM (xFfhU)

283 Gabby Barrett was 3rd on American Idol, so I was well acquainted with her (that was about my last season watching Idol)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:45 PM (tOcjL)

284 I told y’all that the MSM would be praising the Bad Bunny performance. They’ve already started with the ass licking.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:45 PM (cwGMH)

285 10/22 - laser bore sight first. Stripping trigger group, then buffer pin, then dropping the bolt gives you a view of... the back of the receiver. Unless you snag one of the new ones with the drilled port...

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 08:46 PM (XuXeR)

286 As a 29 year old, I still have a few years before I am in the collecting full Social Security bracket. blaster acres sits there lying fallow - mostly undeveloped except for a shed/cabin and a shipping container.

I'm not getting younger. I am ready to retire - but not prepared to. I need to figure out how to fix that.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:46 PM (NlEaG)

287 265 I wouldn’t watch one second of bad bunny… I’m watching the TPUSA thing only so my YouTube TV subscription will record that I changed away from the other one. The TPUSA thing ain’t my cup of tea either

Honestly…. Boring SB. Seattle is clearly better and yet still not even one TD. Seattle wins easily…. Yawn
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:37 PM (xT8gx)

The difference in the game is NE keeps dropping Darnold's picks...and now 9-0, Seattle may just 3 and out and run the whole 2nd half...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:46 PM (tOcjL)

288 Other than Kid Rock lip-syncing, that was a decent show.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:46 PM (sxKGH)

289 Darnold completed his 1st good pass...only took a half+

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:48 PM (tOcjL)

290 >>> I am kind of hoping Nicki Minaj jumps out.

If they'd had a giant tall cake to celebrate America's 250th, and then Niki Minaj jumped out of it...she would too! Its one of the tamer things I could see her doing.

Also would have been a middle finger to all of my woke friends on social media claiming the alternate halftime show is a too-white KKK rally klanbake.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:48 PM (gWBY1)

291 284
'I told y’all that the MSM would be praising the Bad Bunny performance. They’ve already started with the ass licking.'

I doubt that's a new experience for Bad Bunny.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 08:49 PM (fd80v)

292 Put the TPUSA show on just to boost their numbers. I'm glad they did that.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 08, 2026 08:49 PM (/WQyy)

293 What's embarrassing is that Drake Maye was almost MVP of the year. His playoff performance has been so bad across all the games that he'll never almost be MVP again...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:49 PM (tOcjL)

294 Got through the halftime without even a whiff of Puerto Rican faggotry. Phew. Liked Kid Rock’s extra verse, too.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 08:50 PM (I40wl)

295 I've gotten zero texts from friends regarding SB. I sent one out about the TPUSA show. Crickets. Surprised at the lack of game updates here. Not disappointed, mind you...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:51 PM (nbLIj)

296 Didn’t watch the TPUSA show but disappointed that apparently Kid Rock didn’t bring it.

I’ve seen him give great live shows with no lip synching

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:51 PM (cwGMH)

297 Two of the top defenses in the NFL, the game is going as expected.

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (Q+gd/)

298 The denizens of DU are ecstatic over the Bad Bunny halftime show.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (0sNs1)

299 The best thing that could happen is New England coming back and winning. Robert Kraft and Belichick not being 1st round hall of famers is an atrocity. If they can pull this out Robert Kraft will have 7 super bowls as the owner of the Patriots.

Posted by: firehorse at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (DiUm1)

300 Lubs me dat snail race vid … Thanks, Weasel!

Oh: Did the first prize have anything to do with melted garlic butter?

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (ayRl+)

301 >>> 'I told y’all that the MSM would be praising the Bad Bunny performance. They’ve already started with the ass licking.'

There's rumors that "someone" bought his awards at the Grammys last Sunday, so he'd have that popularity boost going into today's halftime show.

Whatever is the truth he's still a hypocrite. He promised to never set foot in the US because his fans at his concerts might get snagged by ICE. Yet he accept the check to sing at the superbowl. Effing wanker.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:53 PM (gWBY1)

302 The TPUSA show… they should’ve went with a large live audience. Not much energy in that smallish room they used… maybe 50 people in the audience tops. Lots more energy in a large arena

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:53 PM (xT8gx)

303 Because things aren't complicated enough, I've started getting into EDC - not of firearms, but of stuff. I am making a little kit of things that often enough I think "I wish I had X with me." I work in a Federal building so that places some restrictions.

Right now I have a small USB power pack, a couple of USB cables of different types, a small plug in charger, a set of earbuds, and an Olight Clip-light Pro in a little case. I am going to add a couple of bandaids and a Gerber Dime multitool. The form factor of what I carry this stuff is in development. And right now this is assembled out of stuff I had on hand, I have a list made up on Amazon that I will purchase off of as the mood hits me - I added something to a purchase today because it took me over the next day delivery limit for other stuff.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (NlEaG)

304 Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (ayRl+)
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Glad you liked it!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (fJiXH)

305 Two of the top defenses in the NFL, the game is going as expected.
Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 08:52 PM (Q+gd/)

The over under was 44.5. I would have bet the under. But then the half time score would have been 24-14 .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)

306 274 Now Kid is not lip synching now.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:40 PM (NlEaG)

I don’t think his voice does that anymore. But he nailed the last song. Sound more country with extra gravel.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (I40wl)

307 gotten zero texts from friends regarding SB"

Very odd here - usual drive back across Tomball and Spring, was very surprised at the traffic - it's like a regular evening...

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (XuXeR)

308 It’s a FG-fest…. Boring and bad offensive football. I know these teams have good defenses, but in an era where all the rules favor the offense this is primarily offenses playing atrociously

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:55 PM (xT8gx)

309 295 I've gotten zero texts from friends regarding SB. I sent one out about the TPUSA show. Crickets. Surprised at the lack of game updates here. Not disappointed, mind you...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 08:51 PM (nbLIj)

We're down to the RB or the kicker being MVP (b/c they'll never reward the shutout defense as a unit, although they should)...this is the boringest game ever. The NFL is still so sad Bo Nix broke his ankle...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:55 PM (tOcjL)

310 At least the bar on the stern was relatively fag free.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 08, 2026 08:06 PM (GTqXr)

That sounds ironic.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 08:56 PM (sxKGH)

311 306 274 Now Kid is not lip synching now.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:40 PM (NlEaG)

I don’t think his voice does that anymore. But he nailed the last song. Sound more country with extra gravel.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (I40wl)

Missed his last song b/c it didn't end at halftime end - they need to work on timing it better next year and to count down to 3rd quarter so folks don't worry about missing football (like my kid)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:56 PM (tOcjL)

312 I've started getting into EDC - not of firearms, but of stuff. "

Yep. Have a "bundle" in each car.. has made life easier

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 08:56 PM (XuXeR)

313 he accept the check to sing at the superbowl. Effing wanker.
Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 08:53 PM (gWBY1)

Fags gonna fag.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 08:57 PM (I40wl)

314 As boring as SB VII was (except for that 1 play), 3 TDs were scored.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 08:57 PM (KAi1n)

315 Alternative 1/2 time show was kinda meh.
I gave them a view nonetheless.
5M were watching at its peak.
Fuck Bad Bunny.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 08:58 PM (y6810)

316 I took the dog out to do her business during halftime. I gather her steaming pile was better than the steaming pile show.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 08:58 PM (5cxWq)

317 So, turned on the tube... what's up with the faggotry colors everywhere?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 08:59 PM (XuXeR)

318 314 As boring as SB VII was (except for that 1 play), 3 TDs were scored.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 08:57 PM (KAi1n)

Remember the St louis rams superbowls?

Or the stomping Joe Montana laid on the Broncos in... '90? What was that? 55-10?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 08:59 PM (bss/y)

319 315 Alternative 1/2 time show was kinda meh.
I gave them a view nonetheless.
5M were watching at its peak.
Fuck Bad Bunny.
Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 08:58 PM (y6810)

Over 6M per my Youtube...and they were on Rumble, too...I'd imagine decent numbers tomorrow...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 08:59 PM (tOcjL)

320 Cosmopolitan's response to the Bad Bunny Halftime show:

"The unforgettable intro! Jessica Alba! Pedro Pascal! Karol G! Cardi B! Lady Gaga! The wedding! The violin players! Ricky Martin!!!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN BETTER!"

I haven't seen it, and I can already tell you the Prince halftime show was better. That's the last one I saw that really left an impression on me.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:00 PM (gWBY1)

321 317 So, turned on the tube... what's up with the faggotry colors everywhere?
Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 08:59 PM (XuXeR)

Son tells me when they chose normal colors, people thought it predicted the Super Bowl teams (b/c somehow the teams with those colors in the playoffs made it) - so the decal has every team's colors, including the Raiders gray and black in the mess of technicolor...only gamblers could force that change...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:00 PM (tOcjL)

322 302 The TPUSA show… they should’ve went with a large live audience. Not much energy in that smallish room they used… maybe 50 people in the audience tops. Lots more energy in a large arena
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:53 PM (xT8gx)

^^Sadly they were probably concerned about security and had a short timeline to pull this off.

Posted by: Iris at February 08, 2026 09:01 PM (bOJ2I)

323 The TPUSA show… they should’ve went with a large live audience. Not much energy in that smallish room they used… maybe 50 people in the audience tops. Lots more energy in a large arena
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 08:53 PM (xT8gx)

Full credit for the counter-programming. Next year? Start the show at halftime and let it run for an hour after the 2nd half kickoff. Real performances from multiple venues. Choke off the SB ad revenue. Year after that? Same thing, with bigger stars, scheduled to start five minutes after SB kickoff. Create an audience drought for SB ads...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 09:02 PM (nbLIj)

324 320 Cosmopolitan's response to the Bad Bunny Halftime show:

"The unforgettable intro! Jessica Alba! Pedro Pascal! Karol G! Cardi B! Lady Gaga! The wedding! The violin players! Ricky Martin!!!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN BETTER!"

I haven't seen it, and I can already tell you the Prince halftime show was better. That's the last one I saw that really left an impression on me.
Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:00 PM (gWBY1)

Kids were asking who I thought should get halftime next year, that they know and I know - I said Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood would be great choices...I'd love Kellyoke...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:02 PM (tOcjL)

325 As boring as SB VII was (except for that 1 play), 3 TDs were scored.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 08:57 PM (KAi1n)

17-0!! The funniest play in SB history is Garo Yapremiun trying to pass the ball LoL…. Dolphins got their 17-0 record and would’ve won the game 17-0 if not for Garo’s antics….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:02 PM (xT8gx)

326 Should I even waste my time figuring out who this Ass Gerbil (whatever) is?

I'm thinking not.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 09:04 PM (IG3/x)

327 Breaking News: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton have taken their 'secret romance' public at Super Bowl 2026.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 08, 2026 09:04 PM (0sNs1)

328 ...bad bunny...

Whatever is the truth he's still a hypocrite. He promised to never set foot in the US because his fans at his concerts might get snagged by ICE. Yet he accept the check to sing at the superbowl. Effing wanker.
Posted by: LizLem

Guarantee if PR went independent he'd be in Hollywierd before the deadline.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 09:04 PM (/lPRQ)

329 turned on the tube... what's up with the faggotry colors everywhere?
Posted by: man

Looks like they tried to sneak a tranny flag in there on the X...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:07 PM (fCDnr)

330 few penalties

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/)

331
The Kardtrashians

Never a dull moment

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:07 PM (3ek7K)

332 The Budweiser ad with the little eagle growing up was fire!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 09:09 PM (v23vE)

333 Breaking News: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton have taken their 'secret romance' public at Super Bowl 2026.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 08, 2026 09:04 PM (0sNs1)

She has a type right? LOL

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 09:09 PM (cwGMH)

334 Wow, Bud must be desperate. Feee Bird and bald eagle.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:09 PM (fCDnr)

335 Free Bird, that is

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (fCDnr)

336 THIS SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE DEATH STAR'S LASER!!

Me: you all do realize the death star is not real, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (bss/y)

337 All those Bad Bunny guest stars are also big time tranny supporters.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (cwGMH)

338 332 The Budweiser ad with the little eagle growing up was fire!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 09:09 PM (v23vE)

Bud Light company trying to recover.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (tOcjL)

339
Who's winning

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (3ek7K)

340 Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 08:54 PM (NlEaG)

Blaster, I'll see if I can find the PDF I did of my Get Home Bag that I always carry in my car. Pretty sure it was on the Gun Thread a few years back.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (sxKGH)

341 339
Who's winning

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (3ek7K)

Seattle's D...no one else.

NE - 1 1st down since 1st quarter...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (tOcjL)

342 Looks like both teams have forgotten how to play the game. What a CF!

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (uvB+6)

343 Drake Maye is playing an absolutely horrid game. Sheesh… he’s as rattled as Tony Eason in Super Bowl XX… that’s pretty darn rattled and he doesn’t even have Richard Dent breathing down his neck

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (xT8gx)

344 Hello all, thanks for the GT Weasel.
No Olympics, No SB here...architect provided a list of things to do before we start breaking ground in TN this spring, and now it seems Mr RI Red has provided yet another list for the NH MoMe...so I've got my hands full.
I'm thankful Youngkin was here when we need to evac CA, but now I realize I've seen and lived this movie before - and have no interest in repeating it. This Gov is the female Gavin, and her mission is to enact everything as in CA and to make sure VA will never be red again.
Very sad for the lovely and great Commonwealth.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

345 New England’s QB is horrible.

Posted by: Eddie Baby at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (KwZYR)

346 Me: you all do realize the death star is not real, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM

Sez you!

Posted by: Imperial Defense Systems at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)

347 Ritz, the official cracker of homos.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (F4suY)

348 343 Drake Maye is playing an absolutely horrid game. Sheesh… he’s as rattled as Tony Eason in Super Bowl XX… that’s pretty darn rattled and he doesn’t even have Richard Dent breathing down his neck
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (xT8gx)

He's been awful ALL playoffs...did you watch the Denver game?

He's WAY overrated...or conversely, when the pressure is on, he shrinks. Like a Mark Sanchez...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (tOcjL)

349 Enjoy the run, Bad Bunny. The entertainment industry is a harsh mistress. You'll soon find yourself forgotten and playing gigs at some resort in Belize

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 08, 2026 09:16 PM (sAmhv)

350 he shrinks. Like a Mark Sanchez...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM

The water was cold!

Posted by: Mark Sanchez at February 08, 2026 09:16 PM (0sNs1)

351 337 All those Bad Bunny guest stars are also big time tranny supporters.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (cwGMH)

I thought an athletic event required athletic supporters. I doubt any of the players even cross dress.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:16 PM (I40wl)

352 I still won't be buying Bud products. If that's all that is available I might have one. Rice beer is lame.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 09:16 PM (xFfhU)

353 He's been awful ALL playoffs...did you watch the Denver game?

He's WAY overrated...or conversely, when the pressure is on, he shrinks. Like a Mark Sanchez...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (tOcjL)

I forgive him for the Denver game. Blizzard conditions no one played good offense. He even ran for first downs. But today in perfect conditions… awful. Missing even easy throws

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:18 PM (xT8gx)

354 > Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton have taken their 'secret romance' public at Super Bowl 2026
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Hamilton? The gay F1 driver for Ferrari?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 09:18 PM (jtM2q)

355 R A W S A L E R T S
@rawsalerts
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump has slammed the Super Bowl LX halftime show, which featured multiple artists including Lady Gaga and headliner Bad Bunny, calling it “absolutely terrible” and one of the worst ever. He said the show makes no sense is an affront to the greatness of America and does not reflect the nation’s standards of success creativity, or excellence Trump also claimed that nobody understands a word this guy is saying and criticized the dancing as disgusting calling the performance a slap in the face to the country.
6:09 PM · Feb 8, 2026

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 08, 2026 09:19 PM (9aVck)

356 OK all y'all. 9:19 thank you time.

Thank you!

Really appreciate your being here tonight and participating. Hope to see you again next Sunday!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:19 PM (m8wiN)

357 Who's winning

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:11 PM (3ek7K)

Seattle's D...no one else.

NE - 1 1st down since 1st quarter...

And the kicker

Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 09:19 PM (1VKLJ)

358 Blaster, I'll see if I can find the PDF I did of my Get Home Bag that I always carry in my car. Pretty sure it was on the Gun Thread a few years back.
Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 09:12 PM (sxKGH)

I'd like to see that and compare it to my current truck bag. Probably a lot of great minds thinking alike there!

I am trying to figure out the "what can I put in my pocket" level of EDC.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 09:20 PM (NlEaG)

359 jfc this game is terrible

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:20 PM (F4suY)

360 SOMETHING HAPPENED!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (eWP9U)

361 turnover

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (Q+gd/)

362 Chicken hawks seem to be pulling it off. Meanwhile, Chris Collingsworth is an ass. Can we have an EO banning him from speaking public? Please?

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (I40wl)

363 Oh brother... apparently bad bunny said the phrase ""the only thing more powerful than hate is love"" at the halftime show. And how the TPUSA halftime show video's comments are being spammed with it.

The ironic thing is it's 100% something Charlie Kirk would say as well. And all of his fans.

Calling people Nazis, mutilating and grooming kids, and letting people into this country that are raping and killing people is hardly love, bad bunny. Spare me the sanctimony.

I kind of want Kayleigh to announce the number of illegals ICE nabbed at the halftime show, and their alleged crimes, at tomorrow's press beating.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (gWBY1)

364 That sack fumble is the last straw for NE. They’re dead, Jim

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (xT8gx)

365 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW)

366 I am trying to figure out the "what can I put in my pocket" level of EDC.
Posted by: blaster

Knife and a light for starters

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (F4suY)

367 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW)
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You bet Ed L. Thanks for participating!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (m8wiN)

368 >>>Who's winning

Posted by: fourseasons

>The sports bookies. In every category.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 09:23 PM (xFfhU)

369 354 He's been awful ALL playoffs...did you watch the Denver game?

He's WAY overrated...or conversely, when the pressure is on, he shrinks. Like a Mark Sanchez...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:13 PM (tOcjL)

I forgive him for the Denver game. Blizzard conditions no one played good offense. He even ran for first downs. But today in perfect conditions… awful. Missing even easy throws
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:18 PM (xT8gx)

He was bad before the Denver game - that 1st half crystallized his badness (he was actually better in the 2nd half b/c he ran).

And the sack fumble just to be completely awful...I wish Stidham had made it and his coach had let him just 3 and out all game (vs that fumble that gave NE the game)...it would have been more interesting to have 2 QBs who were both just planning to game manage the run...we could be 0-0 then...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:23 PM (tOcjL)

370 Has there ever been a super bowl without any touchdowns?

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:23 PM (Q+gd/)

371 Has there ever been a super bowl without any touchdowns?
Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:23 PM (Q+gd/)

No. It’d be a first

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:24 PM (xT8gx)

372 Darnold did not have to do anything this game and hasn't...thus, Seattle could and likely will win.

What a playoffs...sometimes you need to be lucky vs good...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (tOcjL)

373 368 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW)
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You bet Ed L. Thanks for participating!
Posted by: Weasel
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It is about that time so thanks for this thread each week Weasel. Best part of the week for me lately.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (2swu2)

374 Wow, Bud must be desperate. Feee Bird and bald eagle.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:09 PM (fCDnr)

Interesting to me the first image in that commercial which was linked here some weeks back, is the horse running out of the barn (as in the horse has bolted, toothpaste is out of the tube, etc).

I haven't watched a minute of the Superbullshit in the 20's. Too bad, the NFL used to be kinda neat.

Posted by: ... at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (E0p3T)

375 Next year the NFL will overcorrect for the BadBunny debacle by bringing in something authentically American: KPop Demon Hunters! #AtLeastTheyWillBeHot #Hopefully

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (9aVck)

376 WTF is ewetub showing me videos now of sores being drained on people's faces?

Fucking hell. No.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (bss/y)

377
Lol Rev

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (3ek7K)

378 Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 09:25 PM (2swu2)
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Thanks whig. Always a pleasure to have you here!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:26 PM (m8wiN)

379 I vote for Harry’s U-Pull It as the best Super Bowl commercial so far.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 09:26 PM (XV/Pl)

380 Lowest scoring SB ever was IIRC Super bowl IX… Steelers 16, Vikings 6…. Two TDs and one safety

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:26 PM (xT8gx)

381 Watching this game + commercials is turning me into a fag.

At least I watched the TP halftime show.

Pulling for Seattle, because I hate them slightly less.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:27 PM (Gpi0r)

382 jfc this game is terrible

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:20 PM (F4suY)

The NFL has been mostly sucky games for years. I play Fantasy with some friends so I pay some attention to it but it's not entertaining. They are drafting on the popularity of gambling, fantasy and legacy.

Posted by: ... at February 08, 2026 09:27 PM (E0p3T)

383 The sports bookies. In every category."

How many betting apps are out there now?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 09:27 PM (XuXeR)

384 Canoe report: still sunk.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 09:27 PM (diia5)

385 TOUCHDOWN!!!!

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 09:27 PM (uvB+6)

386 TIGHT END!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:28 PM (eWP9U)

387 Calling people Nazis, mutilating and grooming kids, and letting people into this country that are raping and killing people is hardly love, bad bunny. Spare me the sanctimony.
Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:21 PM (gWBY1)

Leftists are nothing if not hypocritical. There was a line by one of the alternative performers that “just because you hate me don’t assume I hate you.” This is entirely beyond their ability to understand. We pray for their depraved souls. They wish death on us. Hopeless idiots.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:28 PM (I40wl)

388
What'd you pull at Harry's?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:28 PM (3ek7K)

389 My bad… Pats won SB 53 13-3 over Rams

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:29 PM (xT8gx)

390 The stupid bowl must be crap. MrsB was all into watching it. I just checked the living room where she is. She's passed out. Must be an exciting game.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 09:29 PM (snZF9)

391 Is it over? Did anybody win?

Posted by: Eromero at February 08, 2026 09:29 PM (LHPAg)

392 fat lady warming up

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:29 PM (Q+gd/)

393 Super bore.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 08, 2026 09:30 PM (KiBMU)

394 The NFL is not allowing fans to vote for the kicker for Super Bowl MVP...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:30 PM (tOcjL)

395 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 09:29 PM (snZF9)
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When she un-passes out, please tell her Weasel says howdy.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:30 PM (m8wiN)

396 EDC: At a minimum, a pocketknife and a Bic lighter. The ability to make fire on command is awesome, and steel beats using your fingernails and teeth.

Besides, it you ever need to create a diversion, Hollywood keeps telling us that all you need to do to set off every fire sprinkler in a room is to hold up a cigarette lighter in the vicinity of a sprinkler head.
(Narrator: It doesn't actually work that way.)

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 09:31 PM (Apzx6)

397 387 TIGHT END!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:28 PM (eWP9U)

Well, yeah.😂

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:31 PM (I40wl)

398 Pats gotta do the desperado now.

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:32 PM (Q+gd/)

399 400!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 09:32 PM (v23vE)

400 Y'all have fun, I'm out.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 09:32 PM (2swu2)

401 Bad Bunny Sucks. Deport his ass.

Posted by: wth at February 08, 2026 09:33 PM (BT3km)

402 387

'TIGHT END!'

Butt Bunny!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 09:34 PM (fd80v)

403 Give them ten minutes for fighting.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:35 PM (Gpi0r)

404 And Seattle, even winning, has to engage in dirty play...yeah, there's a reason I'm cheering for no one today...

Hopefully the player gets a suspension for next season for the 1st game...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:35 PM (tOcjL)

405 bout fkn time

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (FiQcC)

406 And it was SUCH a stupid play b/c it woke NE up...so dumb Seattle...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (tOcjL)

407 Getting closer for the sports books.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (Gpi0r)

408 I vote for Harry’s U-Pull It as the best Super Bowl commercial so far.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 09:26 PM

An Elizabeth Arden hand creme commercial?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (0sNs1)

409 FUCK

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (eWP9U)

410 I think Maye broke a bra strap with that throw.

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (uvB+6)

411 402 Bad Bunny Sucks. Deport his ass.
Posted by: wth at February 08, 2026 09:33 PM (BT3km)

He's American (Puerto Rico)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (tOcjL)

412 Besides, it you ever need to create a diversion, Hollywood keeps telling us that all you need to do to set off every fire sprinkler in a room is to hold up a cigarette lighter in the vicinity of a sprinkler head.
(Narrator: It doesn't actually work that way.)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 09:31 PM (Apzx6)

Actually, it could, depending on the age of the sprinkler. The old ones had wax that melted to release the valve. The new ones are a bit more sensitive. But the water that comes out is nasty, black and stinky, not the nice cl a shower they always show. It is disgusting.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:37 PM (I40wl)

413 I just got home from spaghetti at church. Anything interesting happen?

Posted by: Eromero at February 08, 2026 09:37 PM (LHPAg)

414
Duncanthrax,

Can it be the new lube cream, lol

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K)

415

It smells good

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:38 PM (3ek7K)

416 FUCK
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM (eWP9U)

Not to worry. They got nothing.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:38 PM (I40wl)

417 Of course the chances are tiny but… that TD is just how a comeback might begin. It’s not like Seattle’s been tearing it up on offense….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:38 PM (xT8gx)

418 FUCK
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:36 PM

Could be worse. They could be the New England River Otters.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 09:40 PM (0sNs1)

419 Oh, and one more thing about if I ran the halftime show...

A lot of musical greats are getting close to their final curtain call. But they still have fire in the tank. Every halftime show should be one news act and one older one working together. A double draw showing their love of America. Show the kids how it's done before they came perform anymore.

Instead we get jay Z choosing, and he is only concerned with featuring young dumb stars willing to kiss his... assets.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:41 PM (gWBY1)

420 Now the color commentator will slobber all over the Patriots....

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:42 PM (Gpi0r)

421 Superbowl or Boston Massacre reenactment?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 08, 2026 09:43 PM (fb0M4)

422 PUNT

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:43 PM (hFWpp)

423 On the one!

LOL

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:44 PM (Gpi0r)

424 421 Now the color commentator will slobber all over the Patriots....
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:42 PM (Gpi0r)

Seattle played dirty and thought they had the game in hand...worst thing to do is to take a dejected, de-energized team and piss them off. All that adrenaline and emotion gets they hyped to play and stick it to you. I mean, I'd say it's 50-50 if NE pulls a comeback off b/c it only requires Maye to play like a normal QB vs wookie-ass...

Although it will be hard at the 1...maybe the punter should be MVP...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:44 PM (tOcjL)

425 Not a single memorable commercial, they all uniformly sucked.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 09:45 PM (XV/Pl)

426 The four. Not the one, dammit.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:45 PM (Gpi0r)

427 Okay, wide open and he misses by 5 yards when it would be a 96 yd TD...Maye is still wookie-ass for now...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:45 PM (tOcjL)

428 not a bad idea, Lizlem. Hell, even 2 older groups. Aerosmith and Run Dmc. Anthrax and Public Enemy.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:46 PM (hFWpp)

429 Olympic Biathlon schedule

https://www.nbcolympics.com/

schedule/sport/biathlon

Posted by: KDKong at February 08, 2026 09:46 PM (Bc40B)

430 how does the best scrambling qb in the league get 5 sacks?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:47 PM (hFWpp)

431
NE - 1 1st down since 1st quarter...

And the kicker
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 09:19 PM

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So they're bringing back Tom Brady?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (wrS20)

432
Which inning is it?

Lol

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (3ek7K)

433 oh well, that's it

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (hFWpp)

434 THERE WE GO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (eWP9U)

435 >>> Not a single memorable commercial, they all uniformly sucked.

Was the Shatner commercial real? The one that is like "I shat my pants"? Could not tell if it was a real SB ad or satirical AI.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (gWBY1)

436 oops

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (Q+gd/)

437 I am trying to figure out the "what can I put in my pocket" level of EDC.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 09:20 PM (NlEaG)

Bandana. Thin multi-tool (Leatherman Skeletool CX). Flashlight. Cash and IDs. Firearm. Everything else I can retrieve from the car when the necessity arises. (Or, it will be in a kit locally, like at church.)

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (sxKGH)

438 Knife and a light for starters
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:22 PM (F4suY)

Well, yeah. That's why there's a light in there. Working in a Federal bulding I have knife restrictions. The Gerber Dime passes.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at February 08, 2026 09:48 PM (NlEaG)

439 Okay, Maye couldn't stop his horrible play...that was an unbelievably bad (and easy) INT...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:49 PM (tOcjL)

440 The rotund female just started warming up. Drake Maye came within one vote of winning league MVP. Good grief, that INT

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:49 PM (xT8gx)

441 Went to the range today for the first time since December. Got to practice clearing misfires using dummy rounds, and got to shoot a different gun, a Glock 48 with a red dot. I had never tried a red dot before, think I could get to like it but it would take a bit to get accustomed to it. Had a good time despite the pouring rain. There were 4 ladies in our class today.

Posted by: Frankie at February 08, 2026 09:49 PM (tucOg)

442 Which inning is it?
Lol
Posted by: fourseasons

Bottom of the 12th. He's going to use a 9 iron.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:50 PM (hFWpp)

443 Unless something miraculous happens, Seattle has this in the bag.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 09:50 PM (XV/Pl)

444 Walker gonna be the MVP.

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:50 PM (Q+gd/)

445 Posted by: Frankie at February 08, 2026 09:49 PM (tucOg)
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Nice! Keep up the good work!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:50 PM (mGFn3)

446 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:51 PM (dfZzK)

447 Bottom of the 12th. He's going to use a 9 iron."

Past the blue line?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 09:51 PM (XuXeR)

448
Drinking Like Vikings, lol.

Hubby said he's so sick of the crap news and he is so ready for baseball.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 09:52 PM (3ek7K)

449 My husband bought a Peacock subscription so he can watch Olympics hockey, and all they have is women's hockey right now. Womp womp.

He's like no fights or anything! Lame!

But hey...now I can watch the downton abbey final movie since it's streaming there! We're currently watching Farscape. They have a lot of good old sci-fi titles.

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 09:52 PM (gWBY1)

450 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:51 PM (dfZzK)
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Howdy bro!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:52 PM (mGFn3)

451 445 Walker gonna be the MVP.
Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 09:50 PM (Q+gd/)

Should be the Seattle D as a unit, but probably will be Walker...although I'd give the Kicker backup MVP...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:52 PM (tOcjL)

452 Haven't watched any of the F*ck America Bowl.

The two snowboarders that spit on America at the Olympics shout have their credentials removed. And forced to fly home in their own dime.

Im tired of the leftist anti-American sentiment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:53 PM (dfZzK)

453 Weasel!!!

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:54 PM (dfZzK)

454 When she un-passes out, please tell her Weasel says howdy.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:30 PM (m8wiN)

Will do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 09:54 PM (snZF9)

455 Thanks, again, Weasel. Makes the evening before Monday much better to have this to look forward to.

Posted by: GWB at February 08, 2026 09:54 PM (sxKGH)

456 think I could get to like it but it would take a bit to get accustomed to "

Yeah, still find the dot thing a bit odd, but it works. Just takes some practice....

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 09:54 PM (XuXeR)

457 Actually, it could, depending on the age of the sprinkler. The old ones had wax that melted to release the valve. The new ones are a bit more sensitive. But the water that comes out is nasty, black and stinky, not the nice cl a shower they always show. It is disgusting.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 08, 2026 09:37 PM (I40wl)

You could get one sprinkler head to go off with a lighter, but not every one in an office building, as is so often depicted. That would make a good comedy scene, though. The hero holds up his lighter, and for his trouble only gets himself drenched with filthy water, as the villains point and laugh.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 09:55 PM (Apzx6)

458 Without the K, NE might win. MVP

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 09:55 PM (KAi1n)

459 What's a "Super Bowl?" Some sort of special high capacity, high tech toilet, perhaps with a bidet?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 08, 2026 09:55 PM (XMwZJ)

460 The Bud commercial with Free Bird and the bald eagle launching off the horse like Pegasus was actually good. Maybe next on Bud's road to redemption they can show, oh, I don't know, a woman. Maybe even a feminine, attractive one.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:55 PM (hFWpp)

461 The two snowboarders that spit on America at the Olympics shout have their credentials removed. And forced to fly home in their own dime.

Im tired of the leftist anti-American sentiment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:53 PM (dfZzK)
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I was thinking they should be stripped of their citizenship and receive notes in their permanent records on the way out.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (mGFn3)

462 @430 Thanks for blowing the margins... Ugh...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (XMwZJ)

463 453 Haven't watched any of the F*ck America Bowl.

The two snowboarders that spit on America at the Olympics shout have their credentials removed. And forced to fly home in their own dime.

Im tired of the leftist anti-American sentiment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:53 PM (dfZzK)

That has been a tradition for decades...I can't think of an Olympics when I've been alive where there hasn't been some dumb athlete there...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (tOcjL)

464 Past the blue line?
Posted by: man

Gutterball!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:57 PM (hFWpp)

465 was thinking they should be stripped of their citizenship and executed on the way out.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (mGFn3)

I find your terms acceptable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:57 PM (dfZzK)

466 There is some precedent for a defensive player to win SB MVP. Richard Dent was MVP in XX. He had 1.5 sacks in that game. Who on Seattle’s defense stands out though? Demarcus Lawrence?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:58 PM (xT8gx)

467 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 09:57 PM (dfZzK)
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Downgraded execution to notes in their permanent records.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 09:58 PM (mGFn3)

468 and ... game over.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at February 08, 2026 09:58 PM (v23vE)

469 Gutterball!
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings"

"Strike Four!"

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (XuXeR)

470 What's a "Super Bowl?"

Ask Jackstraw

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (KAi1n)

471 NOW WERE TALKING!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (eWP9U)

472 Whoa

Posted by: Rex B at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (OdypD)

473 LOL.

Patriots got traded for a half pack of cigarettes in Cell Block P.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (Gpi0r)

474 Somebody should have told the Patriots that the superbowl is today. They might have showed up.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 09:59 PM (hFWpp)

475 This game is about as compelling as the halftime show. Horrible.

I'm only watching because of friends, family, food and drinks.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (xFfhU)

476
Is it raining in Seattle?

Sure hope the city doesn't get burned down tonight.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (3ek7K)

477 That has been a tradition for decades...I can't think of an Olympics when I've been alive where there hasn't been some dumb athlete there...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (tOcjL)

That needs to stop. We need to stop rewarding those that hate who we are and what we stand for. I give a f*ck their talent level.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (dfZzK)

478 Nite y'all!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (mGFn3)

479 467 There is some precedent for a defensive player to win SB MVP. Richard Dent was MVP in XX. He had 1.5 sacks in that game. Who on Seattle’s defense stands out though? Demarcus Lawrence?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 09:58 PM (xT8gx)

It should be the whole Seattle D...do it like the Nobel Prize for groups...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (tOcjL)

480 What's a "Super Bowl?" Some sort of special high capacity, high tech toilet, perhaps with a bidet?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 08, 2026 09:55 PM (XMwZJ)

The ones on cruise ships. Don't be sitting on that thing when you flush. I have heard people call them the ball sucker.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)

481 That needs to stop. We need to stop rewarding those that hate who we are and what we stand for. I give a f*ck their talent level.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 08, 2026 10:00 PM (dfZzK)

This.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (snZF9)

482
Thank you Weasel

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (3ek7K)

483 That has been a tradition for decades...I can't think of an Olympics when I've been alive where there hasn't been some dumb athlete there...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 09:56 PM (tOcjL)

Who was it at the 2022 Winter Olympics ?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (cwGMH)

484 people call them the ball sucker.

Wait, wut?

Posted by: Don Lemon at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (Gpi0r)

485 Not good Super Bowl at every level of analysis.

The only thing good were the duck tacos.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (XV/Pl)

486 (Narrator: It doesn't actually work that way.)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

True for wet pipe,
Deluge, Halon, Foam, etc.... but they rarely play with those in movies.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (/lPRQ)

487 ont

Posted by: davidt at February 08, 2026 10:02 PM (Q+gd/)

488 Will Seattle erupt in rioting, looting, and chaos tonight? I mean, why should this weekend be any different?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 08, 2026 10:03 PM (XMwZJ)

489 It looks like Bad Bunny wore a dress in the pink and blue colors of the trans flag while he burned a small American flag.

Hope the alternate half time show is even bigger and better next year!

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 10:08 PM (gWBY1)

490 489 Will Seattle erupt in rioting, looting, and chaos tonight? I mean, why should this weekend be any different?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

No.

Fuck off.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 10:10 PM (eWP9U)

491 I just replaced a mil-spec trigger with an FRT on my M-16 upper 1/12. Had to replace the mil-spec buffer with an H2

Posted by: Great Reagan's Deplorable Ghost at February 08, 2026 10:13 PM (l9BCz)

492 489 Will Seattle erupt in rioting, looting, and chaos tonight? I mean, why should this weekend be any different?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulen

Interneighborhood mortar wars! 🎇

Posted by: Rex B at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (OdypD)

493 ..... Hopefully

Posted by: Rex B at February 08, 2026 10:14 PM (OdypD)

494 Would one of you tell me why the NFL has two women asking players after the game, "How do you FEEL?"

I effing hate it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at February 08, 2026 10:26 PM (Dxm8I)

495 The bolt carrier group cleaning video was interesting. Looking for the real avid scraper tool now. Does anyone have a handle on the Hoppes dispenser he was using. Not handling an open bottle of No. 9 again would be a winner for me.

Posted by: Advo at February 08, 2026 10:57 PM (jO4mz)

496 Gun Control idiot Hogg claims we don't have right to Own a Gun Sorry Pig Boy by the 2nd Amendment and the SCOTUS say otherwise

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 09, 2026 04:45 PM (wGqjj)

Food Thread: Super Bowl Edition

Well! So Pete Bog can cook!

Those are baby-back ribs with a very nice looking sauce that he claims is "Stubbs spicy with added Fresh Ginger, Plum Sauce, fresh Garlic, Sesame oil, topped with Green Onions and toasted Sesame Seeds."

Do you believe him?

I don't.

******
By no stretch of the imagination is the United States food safety Nirvana. We have significant issues...just like most industrialized nations, but I think they are compounded by the influx of illegals into the food industry. And of course we import food from all over the world, in part to satisfy the demand for weird shit among those illegals, and legals from the 3rd world who have settled here.

Like this! Dried fish recalled because of improper eviceration. Yum! And it's from Vietnam.

But we also are on the cutting edge when it comes to food production and processing, and we have a robust academic system to improve that.

New research targets unseen paths foodborne illness takes to consumers

Yes, it's geeky, but also interesting!

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This is on the menu today at Chez Dildo. Or maybe tomorrow, if my eyes are bigger than my stomach! I have the chicken thighs marinating in buttermilk, so it is only a matter of timing, not motivation.

But the recipe is sort of silly. Lots of ingredients, and it will turn out to be a sloppy mess, so I think I will modify the construction a bit. Hot Fire Chicken also is on the hot side...duh! Probably too hot for the rest of the house, but that's okay; that is what extra hot sauce on the side is for.

******

That was my Sunday Roast dinner two weeks ago. Damn, it was mighty tasty. Porchetta, but obviously made with pork belly, because it was amazingly rich and fatty and crunchy, all at once. And that Yorkshire pudding was excellent!

The restaurant was in South Kensington, and it had a marvelous name: The Hereford Arms. I love these sorts of places, and I will be saddened when the government of the UK makes it illegal to sell pork or alcohol.

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Did I also mention that I have chili on the menu for today? And as a backup I can make Pork Milanese....bone-in, because I am not a savage!

Yes, I may have overbought just a bit.

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No, I am not recommending this recipe, because it is the sort of food that doesn't require a recipe, and most of you make something like it already.

But Breakfast Croissant Bake reminded me of something my mom would have on hand when i was a youth and eating everything in sight. She would make it, or sometimes buy it from a place in Connecticut. And I would come home from swimming practice and eat several of them. Or all of them.

Food memories like that are immensely amusing. It probably didn't amuse my mother though...

******

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A friend graciously gave me some genuine grown-in-the-USA garlic, and I tasted one clove and planted the rest, because my pathetic failure last year is an anomaly...right? I hope so, because it's in the ground (actually, a large pot), and it had better work this time!

Send all of your extra antelope to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 The food which is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (bss/y)

3 I am sure those ribs ard good, but I am not one who needs lots extra on some good meat.

On other hand, have stuff to make cheesesteak but cold makes me want a salad, grilled ham and cheese and tomato soup tonight

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Yes, I believe Pete Bog because he recognizes Stubbs as the premier sauce.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 04:04 PM (0KSrI)

5 At first I thought the food thread was early.

Then I looked at the clock.

Anyways, those are some fine-looking dishes highlighted today. At Chez ABA, we're doing some sliders and Peppercorn Chicken Wings. Gonna be tasty!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 08, 2026 04:04 PM (/HDaX)

6 Soup-er Bowl food night here...

Beef and black bean chili
Tostitoes
Starwberries and blueberries
and Super Smores Brownies for dessert.

For the brownies, take and prep your favorite boxed mix or homemade brownie and cook for 6-7 minutes less than normal. Then top with a mix of mini-marshmallows, semi-crushed chocolate graham crackers, and dark chocolate chips in a 2-2-1 ratio and cook the rest of your normal time. Have very happy folks more impressed than they should be.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

7 It's an all day pub-grub festival here. My son's here and wants to watch the Stupid Bowl... and celebrate his old man's birthday, so I'll abide.

Just finished a sheet of wings in the oven. 3 different sauces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 04:05 PM (jtM2q)

8 Bacon.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 04:06 PM (abIsI)

9 Did I also mention that I have chili on the menu for today?

I won my church's chili cook off last night, and it was damn well deserved. When asked my secret(s), I could only reply that it was my exquisite culinary skill set. That and 3 kinds of chili powder, demi glace as a foundation, and expertly prepared chuck. The down side was that it was all gone by the time I went to get a helping.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

10 Those ribs look monster but that list of ingredients seems ... odd

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:07 PM (iFTx/)

11
We have a local butcher here in our small town. He sells wonderful meat. We don't buy meat at the grocery.

Last week we bought boneless pork ribs, seared them on the grill and finished them off in the crockpot.

They were awesome.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:07 PM (3ek7K)

12 Do you believe him?

I don't.

I bet he snuck some maple syrup in there.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 08, 2026 04:07 PM (ULPxl)

13 "Did I also mention that I have chili on the menu for today?"

I made chili last night for me and my mom

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)

14 'slaw
1 half head of cabbage, remove outer leaves.
1 smol carrot
Shred in a food processor
Dump into hot water and stir, drain.
1/4 cup of pickle juice, toss.
In fridge for 4 hours, uncovered in a strainer.
Drain, strain, and toss.
Mayo, salt, white pepper. Fridge 1 hour before serving.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 04:08 PM (diia5)

15 I need to find a farm where I can get eggs with ORANGE yolks,....or just start up the backyard chicken coop...

THAT is a first world problem! Insufficient massed produced eggs!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:09 PM (7kJyR)

16 The illegals in Springfield, Ohio have some weird eating habits.

https://youtu.be/3BrCvZmSnKA

Posted by: From Kiffness at February 08, 2026 04:09 PM (2Ez/1)

17 >>>On other hand, have stuff to make cheesesteak but cold makes me want a salad, grilled ham and cheese and tomato soup tonight
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)
*****
Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup is definitely cold weather comfort food and brings back good memories. It's chili for me tonight. Left over from last yesterday so it's bound to be better.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 04:09 PM (feRRB)

18
I made chili earlier this week and chicken wings last night.

So, today will be smash burgers or maybe just grilled burgers, I have yet to decide.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:11 PM (iJfKG)

19 Seeing the breakfast recipe...

Kids asked for fresh bagels and never ate them...and my spouse has a ground pork with sage he never ate in the freezer...so both are gonna become a cowboy breakfast casserole with those some eggs, garlic and olive oil, more seasoning, and some veg for a dinner this week. Usually I do a french bread cowboy breakfast with plain sausage...but what the heck.

Trying to decide if I'm gonna add some canned pumpkin to the egg b/c I have it, I don't use much "milk", and pumpkin and sage love each other...and it means I don't have to make a separate veg with dinner...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

20 I'm buying the booze for my daughter's wedding, because I know the good stuff, and if it isn't all consumed, I want to bring it home for me. Oftentimes, the caterer will just take home the inferior stuff they tend to bring, and if you demand they bring the good stuff, they'll rape you on the price.

My current dilemma is prosecco vs champagne. I like prosecco, and have limited experience with champagne, but overall, my impression is that champagne is pretty bad unless you pay above $40/ bottle. You can buy a passable prosecco for half that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)

21
The lovely and eccentric Mrs naturalfake picked up some football sushi from the Japanese grocery.

So, I stand corrected we will have burgers with a sushi appetizer and cocktails.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (iJfKG)

22
I don't know if anyone is familiar with Blue Hog sauces.

The Ace Hardware here carries that brand.

We really like the sauces.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:14 PM (3ek7K)

23 Nothing majorly exciting for dinner over here - hamburgers, except I am having a homemade veggie burger just because I like them.

First crawfish of the season is being eaten outside right now. I like it in gumbo, but I don’t like to just eat them from their little shells. I am a weirdo, I know.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:15 PM (Wmg4n)

24 Oh, there is a football game tonight?
Didn't notice

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

25 I don't know if anyone is familiar with Blue Hog sauces.

The Ace Hardware here carries that brand.

We really like the sauces.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:14 PM (3ek7K)

I like Stubb's Original because it is not sweet at all.

Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

26 14 'slaw
1 half head of cabbage, remove outer leaves.
1 smol carrot
Shred in a food processor
Dump into hot water and stir, drain.
1/4 cup of pickle juice, toss.
In fridge for 4 hours, uncovered in a strainer.
Drain, strain, and toss.
Mayo, salt, white pepper. Fridge 1 hour before serving.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 04:08 PM (diia5)

That's a very soft slaw, right?

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

27 @20 Archimedes

PROSECCO!!!!!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (7kJyR)

28 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)

29 We have Stubbs sauce with a lot of things. The sugar fre is good as well

We had our church luncheon today. For a small group a lot of food Two soups-chicken and barley and roasted red pepper and tomato. Some delicious Mexican type thing with beans and sausage and little pastry cups to go with it ( I don't know what it was called) as well as pasta with and without meat and a new guy brought home cooked carrots with a ginger sauce. I'm stuffed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (ix8EF)

30 LETS GO SEAHAWKS!

WHOOOOFREAKINGHOOOOOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (PqWuF)

31 The reason grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup is so appealing is because it's pizza, but served in two separate dishes.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (2Ez/1)

32 I'm buying the booze for my daughter's wedding, because I know the good stuff, and if it isn't all consumed, I want to bring it home for me. Oftentimes, the caterer will just take home the inferior stuff they tend to bring, and if you demand they bring the good stuff, they'll rape you on the price.

My current dilemma is prosecco vs champagne. I like prosecco, and have limited experience with champagne, but overall, my impression is that champagne is pretty bad unless you pay above $40/ bottle. You can buy a passable prosecco for half that.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)
_____

The "sparling wines" are good and much cheaper than true branded champagne. Korbel tastes close to champagne and is much cheaper.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:19 PM (iFTx/)

33 23 Nothing majorly exciting for dinner over here - hamburgers, except I am having a homemade veggie burger just because I like them.

First crawfish of the season is being eaten outside right now. I like it in gumbo, but I don’t like to just eat them from their little shells. I am a weirdo, I know.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:15 PM (Wmg4n)

One of my favorite things is a black bean burger with 2 slices of bacon and 2 slices of avocado...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:19 PM (tOcjL)

34 a homemade veggie burger

Here's yer FWP!! You can do better, Piper. C'mon!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 08, 2026 04:19 PM (47diA)

35 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)
________

I like the mustardy BBQ sauces better, like South Carolina style

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)

36 >>>Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)
*****
I like the vinegar based sauces. Mustard sauces are okay too.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 04:21 PM (feRRB)

37 Oh, and I forgot to mention Cremant, which is a new one to me. It's supposed to be closer to champagne, but cheaper.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

38 Stubbs, chili, lime and ginger is my go to rib marinade.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 04:21 PM (0KSrI)

39 24 Oh, there is a football game tonight?
Didn't notice
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM

------
It's more of a social event punctuated by widespread shussing so everyone can hear the commercials.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 04:21 PM (2Ez/1)

40 35 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)
________

I like the mustardy BBQ sauces better, like South Carolina style
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)

I like the spice of a Texas BBQ sauce, but have been known to add some stone ground mustard to it..

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)

41 "Did I also mention that I have chili on the menu for today?"

I made chili last night for me and my mom

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:08 PM

I also made chili last night. Some of which also went to the RMBS Mom this morning.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 04:22 PM (Wnv9h)

42 Oh, there is a football game tonight?
Didn't notice

The good news is that we're eating out tonight. I'm expecting fewer people than usual, since many will be watching the game.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)

43 That's a very soft slaw, right?
Posted by: Nova Local

Not really. It's still crunchy the day of. And if you drain it the next day, it's still ok.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 04:23 PM (diia5)

44 LETS GO SEAHAWKS!

WHOOOOFREAKINGHOOOOOO!
Posted by: nurse ratched
________

As long as they win by 4 or less. I took NE and the points in a survivor pool.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 04:23 PM (XvL8K)

45 35 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)
________

I like the mustardy BBQ sauces better, like South Carolina style
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)

Same for Manwich sauce...my solution is brown and drain 2lbs of beef, then add one can of Manwich and one can of plain tomato sauce (8oz)...then just add extra salt/pepper...cuts the added sugar in half (which is astronomical) and kids (and spouse, who enjoys this a lot, so he gets it about every 6 months when I just don't want burgers again) still like it as much, if not more, than the real thing...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:23 PM (tOcjL)

46 Oh, crap. I was thinking of ordering pizza too. Well, I am fucking stupid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:24 PM (bss/y)

47
Husband grew up in South Carolina and loves the mustard based sauce. I like the vinegar BBQ sauce from North Carolina.

To me the NC sauce lets the true smoked flavor of the pork shine through.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:24 PM (3ek7K)

48 Braised beef short ribs for pre-game here. Go Hawks. Thanks for the foodie fun, CBD.

Posted by: scampydog at February 08, 2026 04:24 PM (41CYW)

49 My current dilemma is prosecco vs champagne. I like prosecco, and have limited experience with champagne, but overall, my impression is that champagne is pretty bad unless you pay above $40/ bottle. You can buy a passable prosecco for half that.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)

Most of us call any bubbly stuff "champagne," even if we know better. Go with the prosecco.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 04:24 PM (h7ZuX)

50 24 Oh, there is a football game tonight?
Didn't notice
___

Who's playing and is it soccer?

Posted by: New Arrival at February 08, 2026 04:25 PM (qUkBO)

51 Still adamant that slaw needs some horseradish. I usually add some wasabi and just a dash of sesame oil to mine.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:25 PM (7kJyR)

52 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM (iJfKG)

This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (bss/y)
________

I like the mustardy BBQ sauces better, like South Carolina style
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:20 PM (iFTx/)

You might like Salt Lick's Mustard Based BBQ Sauce. Being from Texas, it's more oriented toward beef than pork like a Carolina sauce.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 04:26 PM (iJfKG)

53 Saw a YouTube short that reminded me the Cheif on the Titanic chugged a bottle of cognac before going swimming in the north Atlantic and he lived.

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)

54 32 I'm buying the booze for my daughter's wedding, because I know the good stuff, and if it isn't all consumed, I want to bring it home for me. Oftentimes, the caterer will just take home the inferior stuff they tend to bring, and if you demand they bring the good stuff, they'll rape you on the price.

My current dilemma is prosecco vs champagne. I like prosecco, and have limited experience with champagne, but overall, my impression is that champagne is pretty bad unless you pay above $40/ bottle. You can buy a passable prosecco for half that.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)
_____

The "sparling wines" are good and much cheaper than true branded champagne. Korbel tastes close to champagne and is much cheaper.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:19 PM (iFTx/)

Skip the champagne and get the cheaper bubbly (it tastes better for the price)...and with the number of young adults not drinking at all, buy a few sparkling nonalcoholic apple cider bottles for all folks to be able to participate in the toast...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

55
SLV,

we add a bit of horseradish sauce to our slaw too. It adds a bit of tang.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:27 PM (3ek7K)

56 My current dilemma is prosecco vs champagne. I like prosecco, and have limited experience with champagne, but overall, my impression is that champagne is pretty bad unless you pay above $40/ bottle. You can buy a passable prosecco for half that.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)

Most of us call any bubbly stuff "champagne," even if we know better. Go with the prosecco.

Soooo...we're ruling out 7-Up?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

57 Skip the champagne and get the cheaper bubbly (it tastes better for the price)...and with the number of young adults not drinking at all, buy a few sparkling nonalcoholic apple cider bottles for all folks to be able to participate in the toast...

That's an excellent point. My prospective SiL doesn't drink, and neither do most of his family. It does seem to be a trend.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)

58 Still adamant that slaw needs some horseradish. I usually add some wasabi and just a dash of sesame oil to mine.
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter

Fresh 'slaw doesn't really need it, but serving a bit on the side with pickled jalapenos is king.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM (diia5)

59 And based upon the number of entries for our
" Souper Bowl Sunday" ( in which people bring soup for the local food pantry based on the team they prefer to win) Sea Hawks came out ahead.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM (looXz)

60 >>Husband grew up in South Carolina and loves the mustard based sauce. I like the vinegar BBQ sauce from North Carolina.

I like them both but if I had to choose I'm with your husband. I love mustard based sauces.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM (viF8m)

61 Archimedes, look up Wyclif Brut. It's delicious and very reasonable. We had it in Maine at a hotel and really liked it, so looked for it down here. Couldn't find it anywhere but then the new Total Wine opened in DC and they have it and someone got some for us.

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:32 PM (79pEw)

62 34 a homemade veggie burger

Here's yer FWP!! You can do better, Piper. C'mon!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 08, 2026 04

Ha! It’s me, and I am who I am. They really are good- chickpeas, zucchini, spinach, quinoa, garlic, onion. Nothing like the frozen pucks from the store.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:32 PM (OoFl2)

63 Too many BBQ sauces are sugar bombs.

Sweet Baby Ray's. It's right there in the name. But it is good for adding (not too much!) to a sliced up kielbasa and letting it caramelize in the pan.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM (Fs0KI)

64 And I suppose it's up to me to be the token Patriots fan. Go Pats!

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM (79pEw)

65 Archimedes, look up Wyclif Brut. It's delicious and very reasonable. We had it in Maine at a hotel and really liked it, so looked for it down here. Couldn't find it anywhere but then the new Total Wine opened in DC and they have it and someone got some for us.

Thanks, Bluebell. It isn't in VA Total Wines, but is in DC and MD. Go figure!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

66 38 Stubbs, chili, lime and ginger is my go to rib marinade.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026

Yum! This sounds really good.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:34 PM (OoFl2)

67 Stay tuned for our Super Bowl Halftime Show!

First up, Greeeen Daaaaay, sticking it to the American idiots!!

Next, it's Baaaaad Buuuuuuunny, rocking it in a dress! He may not speak English, but we all know the language of luuuuuuuuuust!

Finally, on the 50 yard line, we'll have the live execution of three American fascists! First, a grandmother from Ocala, Florida who once said "All lives matter"! Watch her haaaaaaaang! Second, a truck driver from Plano, Texas who like a post on Facebook claiming that the 2020 election was stolen! Firing squad for you, amigo! And, finally, a 15 year old girl from Ypsilanti, Michigan who refuses to play soccer with transgender girls! Say "Allahu akbar," sweetie, because you're getting beheaded! STAY TUNED!!!

Posted by: NFL at February 08, 2026 04:35 PM (qUkBO)

68 Thanks, Bluebell. It isn't in VA Total Wines, but is in DC and MD. Go figure!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)
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I knew it wasn't in VA but didn't know it was in MD. Depending on where you are you might try a bottle.

Honestly, maybe get a few bottles of different ones and invite your family over for a champagne brunch to pick the favorite!

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:36 PM (79pEw)

69 I like Stubbs regular. And I have those ingredients in my fridge or pantry.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 08, 2026 04:36 PM (+mUZM)

70 And I suppose it's up to me to be the token Patriots fan. Go Pats!
Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM

*pats couch*

Come sit by me, bluebell. Chili's good and hot.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 04:37 PM (Wnv9h)

71 Hey there RMBS! Hello to you and your mum!

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:37 PM (79pEw)

72 64 And I suppose it's up to me to be the token Patriots fan. Go Pats!
Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM (79pEw)

I'm just rooting for football vs turf at this point. Not invested in either team,...or the halftime show. Maybe just watch Puppy Bowl!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:39 PM (7kJyR)

73 I'm surprised that the weirdo leftists have not removed Mr. Stubb's image from his BBQ sauce bottles.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

74 73 I'm surprised that the weirdo leftists have not removed Mr. Stubb's image from his BBQ sauce bottles.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

He's wearing a cowboy hat, so he is a figure of power.

Don't look at me, I don't understand it either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:42 PM (bss/y)

75 SLV, I'm certainly not watching the halftime show either! I'm not much of a football fan so I won't watch much of the game anyway, just enough to be polite to my husband, lol.

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:42 PM (79pEw)

76 Doing the meme: I don’t always buy barbecue sauce, but when I do it’s Stubbs.

By the way, today’s recipe is a very good party snack: deep-fried, salted, apple slices.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:44 PM (EXyHK)

77 I like Stubbs, but my favorite so far my favorite BBQ sauce is Head Country from OK. Used sparingly..... most smoked meats rarely need it

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 08, 2026 04:44 PM (H/suN)

78 Having Tacos tonight.

Making all of the ingredients and laying them out on the living room table and going to put them together as desired.

Choice of meats are beef, chorizo and duck.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 08, 2026 04:45 PM (XV/Pl)

79 An easy bbq sauce to use for sloppy joes Ingredients

1 cup True Made Foods ketchup
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (I have also used cider vinegar)
2tbs brown sugar (or a blend of brown sugar and molasses)
1tsp salt
1tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Sauté onion and green pepper, brown ground beef - really let it get brown before you start to break it up - add the above to your level of sloppy, salt and pepper to taste. I add in cayenne pepper, too, as we like a little heat. Easy peasy.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:45 PM (OoFl2)

80 US just won GOLD in Team Figure Skating!!!!!
Japan got Silver,....who knew Japan would become a Figure Skating POWERHOUSE?

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:45 PM (7kJyR)

81 Coffee snob report:

I'm not actually a coffee snob. I enjoy just about any coffee as long as it's not inexcusably bad. And I have never purchased any electric coffee equipment.

Occasionally we receive whole beans and in the past this meant I had to search out a place to get them ground. Also, I'm not the best at guessing the correct grind for pour over or stovetop moka pot or percolator coffee. I wanted a good quality burr grinder but didn't want to spend $100-200.

I learned about a manual burr grinder that is 80-90% as good as the fancy ones (James Hoffman says he likes it for the price point) and it only costs $22: KINGrinder P0 Lightweight Manual Hand Coffee Grinder.

I got one and I'm pretty pleased. I like being able to adjust the grind for different brewing methods. The only problem is that by the time I've done the grinding and brewing, I'm nose-blind and so the flavor improvement is more evident to my husband than it is to me. FWP.

Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2026 04:46 PM (FMtrg)

82 Just heard my rhubarb-strawberry sauce pop downstairs. Looking forward to waffles or pancakes this week!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (EXyHK)

83 I will try my bread again next weekend, only I will use more salt and set the oven temp to 450. If I can find some King Arthur whole wheat, I’ll toss in a handful of that.
I proofed it over night in the fridge which is about 33° and probably too cold.
Wife found some French sounding bougie chicken from Pennsylvania at WF that is the same price as Stew Leonard’s.
Winter ends next week.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (8jVAy)

84 SLV - so what grievance did the figure skater bring up that America has to atone for?

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (Ia/+0)

85 Just a reminder from Buck's rant of this week. Alternative half time show on faith, family and freedom aired by TPUSA

https://tinyurl.com/5b6jfjmy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (looXz)

86 80 US just won GOLD in Team Figure Skating!!!!!
Japan got Silver,....who knew Japan would become a Figure Skating POWERHOUSE?

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:45 PM (7kJyR)

They have been a powerhouse for over a decade...usually only in singles. But, they got a pairs team, so they compete amazingly in 3 of the 4 disciplines and accept the awful ice dance results. We won b/c our pairs team (which also was supposed to suck) did much better than their ice dance team.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

87 @81 Emmie

I honestly LOVE coffee, but my KIDS have become the real coffee snobs in the house. Youngest bought a DeLonghi espresso macine for the house for us for Christmas....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:49 PM (7kJyR)

88 84 SLV - so what grievance did the figure skater bring up that America has to atone for?
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (Ia/+0)

LGBTQ rep, even though she's bisexual and pansexual, which means straight, but she wants to fit in...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:50 PM (tOcjL)

89 SLV - so what grievance did the figure skater bring up that America has to atone for?

Bad ICE, no doubt.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 04:50 PM (Fs0KI)

90 We won b/c our pairs team (which also was supposed to suck) did much better than their ice dance team.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

DEFINITELY! Watched our pairs team, and they were AWESOME!!!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 04:51 PM (7kJyR)

91 I learned to bake bread the old school way yesterday. Mix by hand, use an oven, no breadmaker. Came out great. The amount of time isn't worth it though, so back to the italian deli for bread. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 04:51 PM (snZF9)

92 so what grievance did the figure skater bring up that America has to atone for?

Eight is a ~~magic~~ racist number. It’s a circle that turns ’round upon itself.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:51 PM (EXyHK)

93 I have a Krups grinder that’s about 15yo. I use Amazon’s light roast whole bean, 16$/2lbs.
I grind the beans the night before.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 04:51 PM (8jVAy)

94 85 Just a reminder from Buck's rant of this week. Alternative half time show on faith, family and freedom aired by TPUSA

https://tinyurl.com/5b6jfjmy
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (looXz)

That's what we're watching at halftime...everyone watching should take a 30 minute break for halftime, b/c losing and then regaining viewers will keep this type of halftime from ever happening again b/c advertisers will be pissed...they hate "lost viewers" more than "never viewers"

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 04:52 PM (tOcjL)

95 And I suppose it's up to me to be the token Patriots fan. Go Pats!

Posted by: bluebell at February 08, 2026 04:33 PM

As long as you aren't a Red Sox fan!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 04:53 PM (n9ltV)

96 Pete Bog has produced many fine comestibles at the TxMoMe.

So his paella technique and ingredients are not box-standard. The wonderful results speak for themselves.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

97 82 Just heard my rhubarb-strawberry sauce pop downstairs. Looking forward to waffles or pancakes this week!
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:48 PM (EXyHK)

That sounds delicious. Bet it would be good on vanilla ice cream, too.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 04:55 PM (h7ZuX)

98 Husband grew up in South Carolina and loves the mustard based sauce. I like the vinegar BBQ sauce from North Carolina.

I like them both but if I had to choose I'm with your husband. I love mustard based sauces.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM

No love for Alabama white sauces?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 04:56 PM (0sNs1)

99 98 Husband grew up in South Carolina and loves the mustard based sauce. I like the vinegar BBQ sauce from North Carolina.

I like them both but if I had to choose I'm with your husband. I love mustard based sauces.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM

No love for Alabama white sauces?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February

No. lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:56 PM (Wmg4n)

100 So his paella technique and ingredients are not box-standard.

There’s a box-standard for paella? What has the world come to?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:57 PM (EXyHK)

101 @96: many fine comestibles
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)
*****
Yeah, not ashamed to admit I had to look that up.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 04:57 PM (feRRB)

102
Duncanthrax,

I want to try the Alabama white sauce.

Do you have a favorite recipe?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:58 PM (3ek7K)

103 Did I also mention that I have chili on the menu for today?

Ah, that explains the sudden and unexplained carrot shortage.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 04:59 PM (0sNs1)

104 No love for Alabama white sauces?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February

No. lol.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:56 PM (Wmg4n)

They only work on chicken or veg...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM (tOcjL)

105 That sounds delicious. Bet it would be good on vanilla ice cream, too.

Dash my lace wigs! I’m going to have to make ice cream this week.

I was going to add “you bastard”, but your nic makes it unnecessary.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM (EXyHK)

106 Yes, I believe Pete Bog because he recognizes Stubbs as the premier sauce.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 04:04 PM (0KSrI)

Best of all it was on sale for 50% off. I also added rice vinegar.

Good evening horde

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM (qlUA+)

107 There’s a box-standard for paella? What has the world come to?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Like an economist, assume a 90" pan...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 05:02 PM (diia5)

108 The "sparling wines" are good and much cheaper than true branded champagne. Korbel tastes close to champagne and is much cheaper.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:19 PM (iFTx/)

Sparling made pretty good tennis balls, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 05:02 PM (8zz6B)

109 No. lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:56 PM (Wmg4n)

Really? It's simple, and works very well with chicken on the grill as a baste.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:02 PM (n9ltV)

110 Ah, that explains the sudden and unexplained carrot shortage.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 04:59 PM (0sNs1)

Actually, I really have used carrots in chili.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:04 PM (n9ltV)

111 Best of all it was on sale for 50% off. I also added rice vinegar.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM (qlUA+)

Bluebell gave me an excellent BBQ sauce recipe that I would be happy to share with you when you decide to move on from packaged foods.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:05 PM (n9ltV)

112 > in part to satisfy the demand for weird shit among those illegals

Or weird shit from illegals in the fields -- because that happens, too.

Partly because the growers should provide port-a-potties, and don't (can't blame the pickers for that), and partly because many illegals probably have the mindset that human shit is an awesome fertilizer, and it's no big deal because everyone has tapeworms and amoebic dysentery already anyway, right?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:08 PM (IG3/x)

113 Dash my lace wigs! I’m going to have to make ice cream this week.
I was going to add “you bastard”, but your nic makes it unnecessary.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM (EXyHK)

You're welcome? LOL

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 05:08 PM (h7ZuX)

114 Duncanthrax,
I want to try the Alabama white sauce.
Do you have a favorite recipe?
Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 04:58 PM

Ingredients
1 C mayonnaise (Duke's recommended)
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. prepared horseradish (optional)
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

(cont.)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:08 PM (0sNs1)

115
Whisk to combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, brown sugar, garlic, kosher salt, pepper, and cayenne in a medium bowl.

Cover and refrigerate for up to one week.

This sauce can be customized to suit your taste preferences. You can increase or decrease the amount of vinegar for a less acidic sauce, or swap the vinegar with citrus juice for a fruity twist.

Swap honey or agave for the brown sugar. Smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, or mustard powder can all be added for additional flavor and punch.

For an even creamier sauce, swap the water with heavy cream, sour cream, Greek yogurt, or buttermilk.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:09 PM (0sNs1)

116 > Sparling made pretty good tennis balls, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2026 05:02 PM (8zz6B)

In NYC, there's a ball called a "spaldeen". Guess who made it originally.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:09 PM (IG3/x)

117 They only work on chicken or veg...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM

I'd add pork. Not beef, though.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:11 PM (0sNs1)

118 117 They only work on chicken or veg...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:00 PM

I'd add pork. Not beef, though.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:11 PM (0sNs1)

It's a fatty BBQ sauce...I just think most pork is also too fatty for it.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:13 PM (tOcjL)

119 Actually, I really have used carrots in chili.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:04 PM

*** GASP!!!!! ***

HOW DARE YOU??!?!!

Posted by: Greta and the AoSHQ Clerisy at February 08, 2026 05:13 PM (0sNs1)

120 Dirt-simple Rodrigo recipe of the week:

1 can Bush's baked beans
1/2 pound ground sausage (I like Jimmy Dean regular, but whatever brand/temperature suits you)
A couple of capfuls of liquid smoke (bottle caps from the liquid smoke bottle, not baseball caps...don

Brown the sausage nicely in a skillet. Put the beans in a saucepan and add the sausage and liquid smoke.

Simmer for at least a couple of hours, longer the better. Or make it ahead of time and let the flavors meld in the refrigerator overnight.

I might try some bell pepper strips next time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:15 PM (IG3/x)

121 Duncanthrax,

Thank you for the recipe.

The ingredients are on the grocery list.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 05:17 PM (3ek7K)

122 Sorry, forgot the 3 tsp. of water in the white sauce recipe. Hard to swap if it isn't there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:18 PM (0sNs1)

123 I buy ice-cream sandwiches, cut them into 1-inch squares and freeze dry them in my Harvest Right. I hand them out as snacks and people are always pleasantly surprised by the result.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 08, 2026 05:19 PM (56/oC)

124 120 Dirt-simple Rodrigo recipe of the week:

1 can Bush's baked beans
1/2 pound ground sausage (I like Jimmy Dean regular, but whatever brand/temperature suits you)
A couple of capfuls of liquid smoke (bottle caps from the liquid smoke bottle, not baseball caps...don

Brown the sausage nicely in a skillet. Put the beans in a saucepan and add the sausage and liquid smoke.

Simmer for at least a couple of hours, longer the better. Or make it ahead of time and let the flavors meld in the refrigerator overnight.

I might try some bell pepper strips next time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:15 PM (IG3/x)

To keep it just as simple - double the meat and liquid smoke and add a can of regular white beans and a little extra salt and pepper = again, you half the added sugar with no extra effort.

And I'd encourage bell peppers, onions, and even tomatoes if you want to put in effort. Above is just my no effort idea.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

125 It is difficult to no-effort Weasel when it comes to preparing food.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)

126 out no-effort Weasel

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:24 PM (0sNs1)

127 A surprisingly good and easy BBQ sauce — or sauce for anything — is equal parts tartar sauce and Dijon mustard. I use Bookbinders myself.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:24 PM (kMl1i)

128 And I suppose it's up to me to be the token Patriots fan. Go Pats!
Posted by: bluebell

I'm right there with you, to the extent I care. I haven't had a team for years.

I was a Redskins fan through good times and bad, but the name change was too much, so fuck whatever they call themselves now.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 05:26 PM (suYiZ)

129 127 A surprisingly good and easy BBQ sauce — or sauce for anything — is equal parts tartar sauce and Dijon mustard. I use Bookbinders myself.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:24 PM (kMl1i)

Tartar sauce was always that sauce I just never loved. I should see if I feel differently now b/c it seems I can still eat that. I was always just a squeeze of lemon on fish girl...or malt vinegar if it was fried fish...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

130 Bean Cup Cakes

¼ cup fat
½ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
¾ cup soy bean meal
¾ cup flour
2-½ tsp baking powder

Cream butter and sugar together; add the egg. Sift flour and baking powder together and add alternately with the milk to the mixture.

“Better eat war bread now than eat the black bread of Germany later.”—The State Council of Defense of Illinois, 1918

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 05:27 PM (EXyHK)

131
Rodrigo,

Such a good meal. My kids loved that casserole.

Kids are now in their 40s and 50s and oldest son asked me a couple of months ago to make it. He still loves it.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 05:27 PM (3ek7K)

132 No cooking for me. Jersey Mike's hot Italian sub tonight. Looking forward to it.

Posted by: Tuna at February 08, 2026 05:28 PM (lJ0H4)

133 130 Bean Cup Cakes

¼ cup fat
½ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
¾ cup soy bean meal
¾ cup flour
2-½ tsp baking powder

Cream butter and sugar together; add the egg. Sift flour and baking powder together and add alternately with the milk to the mixture.

“Better eat war bread now than eat the black bread of Germany later.”—The State Council of Defense of Illinois, 1918
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 05:27 PM (EXyHK)

These seem unlikely to taste great...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:29 PM (tOcjL)

134 Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:24 PM (0sNs1)
-----
That Weasel sure is a great guy. We should all strive to be more like him!

Posted by: Totally Not Weasel at February 08, 2026 05:29 PM (GNqmQ)

135 I couldn’t care less about football, but my dad (RIP) was a huge football fan. He was a big Cowboys and Raiders fan, but he also liked the Patriots. So … go Patriots?

Despite being a lifelong New Yorker, my dad despised the Giants. Called them the “Rutherford Swamp Rats.”

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:30 PM (kMl1i)

136 These seem unlikely to taste great...

“Follow directions. If Germany wins you will be obeying orders given by someone you will not care to obey. Your government asks you to prove that free people can follow directions.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 05:30 PM (EXyHK)

137 I've never put carrots in chili, but I know my mom occasionally pureed broccoli and put it her spaghetti sauce. She was determined to get some veggies into her kids, even if she had to sneak them in. It worked because I never knew she did that until I caught her one day.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 08, 2026 05:31 PM (JuSDn)

138 I'm just glad KC is out of it so we don't have to listen to all the Mahomes fellating and Kelsey Swift bullshit

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 05:32 PM (suYiZ)

139 Archimedes,

If you can find a dry Cava (Spanish) sparkling wine it is a good very reasonably priced alternative as well.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:32 PM (qlUA+)

140 109 No. lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 04:56 PM (Wmg4n)

Really? It's simple, and works very well with chicken on the grill as a baste.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026

I do not like it. And I have had all kinds of variations, from seedy bbq joints to the bbq fusion places that pop up around here on occasion, to my friend who owns one of the nicest places around here - and it really is great. I just do not like it. But I don’t like mayonnaise unless it is my mother’s homemade on artichokes. That is probably part of the problem.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 05:34 PM (Wmg4n)

141 135 I couldn’t care less about football, but my dad (RIP) was a huge football fan. He was a big Cowboys and Raiders fan, but he also liked the Patriots. So … go Patriots?

Despite being a lifelong New Yorker, my dad despised the Giants. Called them the “Rutherford Swamp Rats.”
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:30 PM (kMl1i)

Well, the NYG play in NJ, so that tracks...NY doesn't love NJ...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:35 PM (tOcjL)

142 >>No love for Alabama white sauces?

Don't think I've ever had any. But I've yet to try BBQ I don't like.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 05:38 PM (viF8m)

143 Tbones are this Sunday's steak. The grill is stacked with deadfall knocked down from the previous week's windstorm. The wine is a Chilean red blend. I'm a bit skeptical as it seems a bit young (2025...) I'll let it breath for the next 30 minutes.

Pete Bog's ribs look damn fine and I'm glad Little's at the gym currently, as he would have serious food envy if he saw that pic...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 05:38 PM (nbLIj)

144 Babylon Bee on the Olympics

Olympics to protest Trump's ICE policies by removing ice from skating rinks:

https://tinyurl.com/yckfn4uk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2026 05:39 PM (lQ+/f)

145
They only work on chicken or veg...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 202

They put it on pork, too. I have ever seen it on a vegetable here. But bbq vegetables are greens or fried okra. On occasion you will see s veggie soufflé or casserole at a bbq place.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 05:39 PM (OoFl2)

146 Tartar sauce was always that sauce I just never loved.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

I have never cared for tartar sauce. I do love fried fish and chips, and malt vinegar is a nice addition.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 05:39 PM (h7ZuX)

147 Bluebell gave me an excellent BBQ sauce recipe that I would be happy to share with you when you decide to move on from packaged foods.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:05 PM (n9ltV)

Still working for a living CBD. When I have more time I’ll do things the excruciatingly slow way. Looking forward to hitching up the team and traveling out to visit you in New Jersey. I figure about five months each way.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:40 PM (qlUA+)

148 The reason grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup is so appealing is because it's pizza, but served in two separate dishes.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 04:18 PM (2Ez/1)

This implies that I might like mushrooms and sausage in soup. Or maybe pineapple and Canadian bacon.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 05:40 PM (rbvCR)

149 > It worked because I never knew she did that until I caught her one day.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 08, 2026 05:31 PM (JuSDn)

My mother used to do the same with tofu. She'd try sneaking it in to everything.

This was back in the hippie era when crap like tofu and granola were supposed to be SUUUUUUPAR HEALTHYYYYY!!!!

We'd always detect it with (I'm guessing) the same skill that a dog uses to recognize there's a pill in that strip of bacon or lump of peanut butter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:41 PM (IG3/x)

150 It’s a circle that turns ’round upon itself.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 08, 2026 04:51 PM

A most cromulent Schoolhouse Rock reference.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 05:41 PM (Wnv9h)

151 146 Tartar sauce was always that sauce I just never loved.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

I have never cared for tartar sauce. I do love fried fish and chips, and malt vinegar is a nice addition.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 05:39 PM (h7ZuX)

But I admit I never made it myself...and looking online, I think I could make one, more herby and punchy, that I would probably like...and since the Church soup dinners were canceled this year in favor of fish fries, I've now got 7 Lenten Fridays I need to make my own food, and this could be fun. I could see it as a roasted cauliflower topping, b/c cauliflower loves everything...some sort of white fish, roasted cauliflower, and berries with a homemade tartar sauce seems Lenten enough (I won't do expensive fish or splurgy items on Lenten Fridays b/c you are supposed to "go without" and lobster/crab is not going without)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:43 PM (tOcjL)

152 Oh, there is a football game tonight?
Didn't notice
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:17 PM

I think there is some kind of sports thing going on in Italy too.

Posted by: Rorschach at February 08, 2026 05:43 PM (jc0TO)

153 Has anyone tried tartar sauce made with capers rather than chopped pickles?

I'm not sure I've ever had capers.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:44 PM (IG3/x)

154 Archimedes,
Henkel Trocken, a German sparkling wine, is also a good substitute. That's what we drank at my son's wedding.

Posted by: Tuna at February 08, 2026 05:45 PM (lJ0H4)

155
My mother used to do the same with tofu. She'd try sneaking it in to everything.

This was back in the hippie era when crap like tofu and granola were supposed to be SUUUUUUPAR HEALTHYYYYY!!!!

We'd always detect it with (I'm guessing) the same skill that a dog uses to recognize there's a pill in that strip of bacon or lump of peanut butter.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:41 PM (IG3/x)

That was my kids. Tried hiding butternut squash once in my kid's mac and cheese and then she refused to eat mac and cheese for 2 years. Since she was highly food limited, I never tried that again til they got older and now they approve of it for their health and/or so they can skip having a dinner veg (hi pasta sauce)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:45 PM (tOcjL)

156 Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 05:39 PM (OoFl2)

I have had it on pork, and it was good. But not great.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:46 PM (n9ltV)

157 We are taking MiL out to dinner tonight at Lokma.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)

158 153 Has anyone tried tartar sauce made with capers rather than chopped pickles?

I'm not sure I've ever had capers.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 05:44 PM (IG3/x)

Online, it says to use both...when I make mine, I'm planning both b/c I want punchy vs creamy...I think that's why I never liked it - it was blandish for something that's supposed to wake up a fish. Like malt vinegar wakes up a fish...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:46 PM (tOcjL)

159 Tartar sauce gets a bad rap in part because the mass-market version is so bland, it’s basically just mayo. But try the quality fresh stuff and it’s a different sauce. Or, do what I suggest above and add Dijon.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:48 PM (kMl1i)

160 I could see Alabama white on grilled asparagus and grilled zucchini (and even grilled onion)...it would be nice on all those types of veg, where you want some fat and creaminess...

I know Alabamans don't do that, but we exist here to make the best of all foods

. Pretty sure I've actually had it on the asparagus at some more expensive BBQ place once...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:48 PM (tOcjL)

161 Mrs928 cooked some roasted vegetables tonight. They are good but, she doesn't get that vegetables are what food eats.

Luckily I have the end of a french loaf to split and make a pepperoni pizza with so I will squeak by.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:50 PM (jc0TO)

162 159 Tartar sauce gets a bad rap in part because the mass-market version is so bland, it’s basically just mayo. But try the quality fresh stuff and it’s a different sauce. Or, do what I suggest above and add Dijon.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:48 PM (kMl1i)

I only really had it at cheaper fish restaurants many years ago...let's say they probably also used the jar vs making their own...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:50 PM (tOcjL)

163 We would call Pete Bog's ribs char siu here.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (RIvkX)

164 I’ve been to Alabama many times, but don’t think I’ve ever seen Alabama white sauce on a menu. Weird.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (kMl1i)

165 Thanks Joe Kidd. They were delicious. Mid afternoon snack for a big group as we were doing beef tenderloin and jalapeno gratin later.

It was all pretty tasty.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (qlUA+)

166 157 We are taking MiL out to dinner tonight at Lokma.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)

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PRO TIP: Establish an alibi and leave your phone at home.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (6kxNV)

167 161 Mrs928 cooked some roasted vegetables tonight. They are good but, she doesn't get that vegetables are what food eats.

Luckily I have the end of a french loaf to split and make a pepperoni pizza with so I will squeak by.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:50 PM (jc0TO)

Is that all she made, or did she know you were seeking pizza anyway?

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (tOcjL)

168 Is that all she made, or did she know you were seeking pizza anyway?
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM

That was all she cooked. She asked me what I was doing with the air fryer so I don't think she guessed what how I was making do.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:52 PM (jc0TO)

169 I didn't have any marinara so I substituted alfredo sauce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:53 PM (jc0TO)

170 Are we allowed to talk about the Super bowl here?

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 05:55 PM (uvB+6)

171 It was all pretty tasty.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (qlUA+)

It looks great!

Are you sure Mrs. Bog didn't make it?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 05:57 PM (n9ltV)

172 Could Alabama White Sauce save Brussels Sprouts?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:57 PM (0sNs1)

173 Could Alabama White Sauce save Brussels Sprouts?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:57 PM

Brussels Sprouts require an exorcism, not a sauce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (jc0TO)

174
Nothing saves Brussel Sprouts, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (3ek7K)

175 I did a super bowl earlier. Last time I eat those enchiladas for dinner

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 05:59 PM (gKWVE)

176 168 Is that all she made, or did she know you were seeking pizza anyway?
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM

That was all she cooked. She asked me what I was doing with the air fryer so I don't think she guessed what how I was making do.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:52 PM (jc0TO)

Having had a Lent where we gave up meat, I did a few roasted veg with rice dinner meals. I always roasted chickpeas with the veg and added a jarred Indian sauce and a couple TB of coconut milk to finish after the roasting and served over rice - made for a feeling of "actual meal" vs side dish...had enough fat and close to enough protein, too (lunches tended to be egg or tuna those days, to make sure protein was high enough)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:59 PM (tOcjL)

177 172 Could Alabama White Sauce save Brussels Sprouts?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 08, 2026 05:57 PM (0sNs1)

I don't normally think of grilling or smoking Brussels, but yes, I think it would work on them, too...after they got cooked...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:00 PM (tOcjL)

178 64 I’ve been to Alabama many times, but don’t think I’ve ever seen Alabama white sauce on a menu. Weird.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 08, 2026 05:51 PM (kMl1i)

Because secretly we don’t like it either. We like spicier sauce. 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:01 PM (Wmg4n)

179 Because secretly we don’t like it either. We like spicier sauce. 😂
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:01 PM

Do you ever eat at Ben Jr's? My wife likes their sauce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 06:03 PM (jc0TO)

180 Pete Bog cringes everytime I walk through the kitchen at the MoMe.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:03 PM (0KSrI)

181 That was my kids. Tried hiding butternut squash once in my kid's mac and cheese and then she refused to eat mac and cheese for 2 years. Since she was highly food limited, I never tried that again til they got older and now they approve of it for their health and/or so they can skip having a dinner veg (hi pasta sauce)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 05:45 PM (tOcjL)

Butternut squash is what I make my "pumpkin" pies with. It is milder than pumpkin, and I've won over those who do not care for pumpkin pie. The freshly made whipped cream with added brandy or bourbon might make for an unfair comparison, but no one's complained yet.

Made butternut squash soup last week. The stock came from the drippings from a previously roasted chicken. Very simple and hearty cold weather fair..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 06:04 PM (nbLIj)

182 Oh, variation on Rodrigo simple bean recipe:

1 lb ground beef
1 can red beans
1 can black beans
1 can crushed or diced tomatoes
salt/pepper

Brown the ground beef (do NOT drain), dump in the beans and tomatoes (also do NOT drain the beans). Let it all bubble. Serve over rice, tots, or fries. NOTE: the more burning and crumbleys you get from the beef, the better! Also optional note, add a small scoop of bacon grease!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 06:04 PM (7kJyR)

183 Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 04:13 PM (Riz8t)

Can you email me? Its about Champagne vs. Prosecco.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

184 Hiya, food threadists. As noted on the ONT…

MiladyJo made banana bread last night. Recipe from the Deplorable Gourmet cookbook, from Mrs. MisHum's mother, I think she said. She said CBD also has a banana bread recipe, but this one was simpler.

Good stuff.

In honor of the superbowel, I'm doing absolutely nothing in honor of it. Just like every year.

Inexplicably, now I want nachos.

Posted by: mindful webworker enjoying the finer things in life at February 08, 2026 06:06 PM (kqXjy)

185 Bacon and Gruyere Mac and cheese. Accept no substitutes.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:06 PM (0KSrI)

186 Food Thread: Super Bowl Edition

Are we allowed to talk about the Super bowl here?
Posted by: pawn

🤔⁉️

Posted by: mindful webworker - ?? at February 08, 2026 06:07 PM (kqXjy)

187 In honor of the superbowel, I'm doing absolutely nothing in honor of it. Just like every year.

Inexplicably, now I want nachos.
Posted by: mindful webworker enjoying the finer things in life at February 08, 2026 06:06 PM

It's nacho game.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 06:07 PM (jc0TO)

188 179 Because secretly we don’t like it either. We like spicier sauce. 😂
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:01 PM

Do you ever eat at Ben Jr's? My wife likes their sauce.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 06:03

Yes - but only their turkey. J likes their ribs. Surprisingly, Mosely’s has decent ribs.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:08 PM (Wmg4n)

189 Nothing saves Brussel Sprouts, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons

Brussels sprouts stand on their own just fine. They don't need saving.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 06:08 PM (hB/NU)

190 170 Are we allowed to talk about the Super bowl here?
Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 05:55 PM (uvB+6)

Is that the thing that happens between the commercials????

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 06:09 PM (7kJyR)

191 Mosely’s has decent ribs.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:08 PM

Their ribeye is good.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 06:10 PM (jc0TO)

192 Can you email me? Its about Champagne vs. Prosecco.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

What, we can't discuss champagne vs prosecco in front of the whole class? Now I'm afraid of missing out!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 06:13 PM (h7ZuX)

193 Mauric'e Mustard BBQ Sause was the bomb when I lived in Lexington, SC. Dude was a serious racist and not apologetic at all.

I really have to admit that the little family owned BBQ places along side the county roads there had the best BBQ I have ever experienced.

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 06:14 PM (uvB+6)

194 Is that the thing that happens between the commercials????
-SLV

After the no-talent punky assclowns, before dumping gallons of Gatorade on the winning sportsballer leader, punctuated by some no-talent spanish homo assclown.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 06:14 PM (hB/NU)

195 Am I the only one eating pizza tonight??

Posted by: dantesed at February 08, 2026 06:14 PM (Oy/m2)

196 There is a place in Nacogdoches where you pick your steak from the meat market, tellthem how you want it cooked and they serve it to you on a paper line tray.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:15 PM (0KSrI)

197 Because secretly we don’t like it either. We like spicier sauce.

I read that as "spider sauce."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 08, 2026 06:15 PM (CHHv1)

198 I saw the photo and at first blush, I thought it was tuna steaks with sesame seeds.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 06:16 PM (BI5O2)

199 Am I the only one eating pizza tonight??
Posted by: dantesed at February 08, 2026 06:14 PM (Oy/m2)

I am having something similar: I have a pizza crust, with mushed up mackerel in tomato sauce for the red sauce, mozzarella cheese and cooked sausage.

Not typically pizza, but close enough for homemade

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 06:17 PM (rbvCR)

200 I probably just want was tuna steaks with sesame seeds.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)

201 Bacon and Gruyere Mac and cheese. Accept no substitutes.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:06 PM

That sounds delish. But as a New Englander, I also have to shill for lobstah mac and cheese. It's the law.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:17 PM (Wnv9h)

202 So they played Alice in Chains as they introduced the birds, and Aerosmith for the pats. That was nice.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 06:19 PM (hB/NU)

203 Brussels sprouts stand on their own just fine. They don't need saving.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 06:08 PM (hB/NU)

Bacon helps. Ask me how I know...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 08, 2026 06:20 PM (nbLIj)

204 RMBS, lobster should never be covered up in anything but drawn butter

I will confess to lobster in a champagne sauce but that's it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:20 PM (0KSrI)

205 201 Bacon and Gruyere Mac and cheese. Accept no substitutes.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:06 PM

That sounds delish. But as a New Englander, I also have to shill for lobstah mac and cheese. It's the law.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:17 PM (Wnv9h)

Before I couldn't eat it anymore, I never had a lobster mac and cheese that wasn't a disappointment. It seems like 2 great things that subtract when put together...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:23 PM (tOcjL)

206 I will confess to lobster in a champagne sauce but that's it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:20 PM (0KSrI)

Lobster Mac & Cheese can be excellent!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:23 PM (n9ltV)

207 RMBS, lobster should never be covered up in anything but drawn butter

I will confess to lobster in a champagne sauce but that's it.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:20 PM

That is the purest form of lobstah goodness, but a well made lobstah mac and cheese, heavy on the lobstah, is a beautiful thing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:23 PM (Wnv9h)

208 Here yah go:

https://www.piggiepark.com/product/bbq-sauce-4-bottles/

Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 06:23 PM (uvB+6)

209 CBD gets it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:24 PM (Wnv9h)

210 Here yah go:

https://www.piggiepark.com/product/bbq-sauce-4-bottles/
Posted by: pawn at February 08, 2026 06:23 PM

Order a Patriot Pack today!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 06:24 PM (jc0TO)

211 > Brussels Sprouts require an exorcism, not a sauce.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (jc0TO)

174
Nothing saves Brussel Sprouts, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (3ek7K)

Yes. The only known food item than can actually render bacon inedible.

Bacon, for the love of god.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM (IG3/x)

212 CBD, challenge accepted for you to prove it. I'll supply the lobster.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM (0KSrI)

213 That sounds delish. But as a New Englander, I also have to shill for lobstah mac and cheese. It's the law.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:17 PM (Wnv9h)

Mac and cheese with diced Spam is wonderful.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM (rbvCR)

214 My dad does mac & cheese like this:

1.) Cold smoke cheddar, edam, and gouda for days. You can smoke bacon alongside it if you like.

2.) Make it into sauce with flour and water and herbs, parboil pasta and bake together

This is much more laborious than the reverse method (make the mac and then smoke it), but it will make the best mac and cheese you ever had.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM (BI5O2)

215 Mac and cheese with diced Spam is wonderful.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM

Ah, the Big Kahuna version.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:26 PM (Wnv9h)

216 I've heard that the reason Spam became so popular in the South Pacific islands is that it is the closest available substitute for human flesh in their traditional recipes.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:27 PM (IG3/x)

217 Is this a music concert with a football halftime?

Posted by: Unkaren at February 08, 2026 06:28 PM (cDrfF)

218 If I never see a piece of Spam in my life it will be too soon

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:28 PM (0KSrI)

219 Autotune National anthem...

Weak.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 06:29 PM (iJfKG)

220 When did it become acceptable to rearrange the national anthem? Very disrespectful.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (hB/NU)

221 Fuck the superbowl.

That is all.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (fd80v)

222

What time does the Stupid Bowl start?

We never watch it but I'm going to catch the halftime show. I'm curious about the Bad Bunny thing.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (3ek7K)

223 219 Autotune National anthem...

Weak.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 06:29 PM (iJfKG)

It was average (and obviously lip-synched)...America the Beautiful was worse...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (tOcjL)

224 Don't get on the plane! It's a cookbook! Binge watching TWZ.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:31 PM (0KSrI)

225 222

What time does the Stupid Bowl start?

We never watch it but I'm going to catch the halftime show. I'm curious about the Bad Bunny thing.
Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (3ek7K)

Watch the TPUSA show - don't give advertisers what they want (which is car crash viewers)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:31 PM (tOcjL)

226 Its supposed to be a battle song to inspire the troops. Not some emo whimpering.

Posted by: call me mister tibbs at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (XSpKf)

227 Brussels sprouts were only bad because they used to be boiled.
Pan fried 'sprouts are tits.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (gKWVE)

228 224 Don't get on the plane! It's a cookbook! Binge watching TWZ.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:31 PM (0KSrI)

If you have Netflix, you can binge watch the new season of Alone. You can both learn the stupidest ways to go home and some new foods that I didn't know existed on the planet (this is the Article Circle one)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (tOcjL)

229 What time does the Stupid Bowl start?

We never watch it but I'm going to catch the halftime show. I'm curious about the Bad Bunny thing.
Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (3ek7K)

My wife went to help wash dishes at a friend's restaurant for their superbowl party, and she mentioned when she left they are going to watch something else for the halftime show.
I call that a cultural win.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (rbvCR)

230 America the Beautiful and the national anthem were mid, but at least not cringe.

Flyover needed some faux bombs released.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (kpS4V)

231 Don't get on the plane! It's a cookbook! Binge watching TWZ.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:31 PM (0KSrI)
------
The best episode!

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (m8wiN)

232 I never saw a BONE in a flyover.

Then again I never saw a BONE fly under any circumstances.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 08, 2026 06:33 PM (qwx/I)

233 Anybodies knows who Presdent Obana wants t o winn the Supra Bowlgame thing ??

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 08, 2026 06:33 PM (pqu8b)

234 " The restaurant was in South Kensington, and it had a marvelous name: The Hereford Arms."

The Scarsdale Tavern is good. We lived just off Queens Gate in Kensington for a while.

Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 06:34 PM (F1TH+)

235 One good thing, my main man Mr Chris Collinsworth is on.

Posted by: call me mister tibbs at February 08, 2026 06:34 PM (XSpKf)

236 > Pan fried 'sprouts are tits.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 08, 2026 06:32 PM (gKWVE)

Maybe 65-year-old toothless biker chick tits.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:35 PM (IG3/x)

237 Has the game part started yet or is it still the 72 hour pre-game show?

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 06:35 PM (m8wiN)

238 Peyton Manning's domelike head, man.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 06:36 PM (kpS4V)

239 The Scarsdale Tavern is good. We lived just off Queens Gate in Kensington for a while.

Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 06:34 PM (F1TH+)

Hah! That was recommended by a London friend!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV)

240 237 Has the game part started yet or is it still the 72 hour pre-game show?
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 06:35 PM (m8wiN)

About 3 minutes away - coin toss happened. I totally now respect Joe Montana for showing up in clothes appropriate for a football game.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 06:38 PM (tOcjL)

241 I can't find anything else on so I'm watching "Match Game". That Charles Nelson Reilly is a hoot.

Posted by: fd at February 08, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)

242 Dilemma, are we going to have to tether our PNW Horde from the atmosphere or rescue them from the depth of despair?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:39 PM (0KSrI)

243 What's amazing is how long Betty White has looked like Betty White.

Posted by: fd at February 08, 2026 06:39 PM (vFG9F)

244 When the Gun Thread goes up in a little bit feel free to discuss the game and/or your deep hatred for the NFL.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 06:39 PM (m8wiN)

245 Kick off soon, I am going to watch the TPUSA half time show, there will clips of the Bad Bunny mess everywhere without giving it the viewership numbers. Plus, I have seen Bad Bunny live, when he was just a cool Reggaeton guy and not crazy.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:40 PM (Wmg4n)

246 Did they sing the 'Black National Anthem' ?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:40 PM (cwGMH)

247

Weasel,

Thanks for that. I am so looking forward to all the comments about the Stupid Bowl!

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:40 PM (3ek7K)

248 Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:40 PM (3ek7K)
----
Will also have links to the All American dealio.

Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2026 06:42 PM (m8wiN)

249 I'm going to watch North Dallas Forty .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:43 PM (cwGMH)

250 > That Charles Nelson Reilly is a hoot.
Posted by: fd at February 08, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)

The reason he was on Johnny Carson so many times is that he was reliably entertaining, lived just a few blocks from the studio, and was always willing to be a last-minute replacement for a guest whose plane was late, or was in jail, or was too drunk to appear.

He was obviously as gay as a tree full of monkeys, but I don't recall him ever wanting to do naked story time for little kids.

He is missed.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:43 PM (IG3/x)

251

We have so many commenters here on Ace that are *ucking hilarious.

So looking forward to the comments.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:43 PM (3ek7K)

252 242 Dilemma, are we going to have to tether our PNW Horde from the atmosphere or rescue them from the depth of despair?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:39

I haven’t watched the NFL is so long, I didn’t even know who was going. It pains me that the only team there is sort of a connection to in this is the Pats because their quarterback went to UNC. But I don’t care enough to be super interested in it at all.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:44 PM (Wmg4n)

253 Brussels Sprouts require an exorcism, not a sauce.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (jc0TO)

174
Nothing saves Brussel Sprouts, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 05:58 PM (3ek7K)

Yes. The only known food item than can actually render bacon inedible.

Bacon, for the love of god.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:25 PM (IG3/x)

I thought around here they are known as satan's dingleberries.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 06:44 PM (snZF9)

254 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:43 PM (IG3/x)

He was great in The Ghost and Mrs Muir .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:44 PM (cwGMH)

255 What, we can't discuss champagne vs prosecco in front of the whole class? Now I'm afraid of missing out!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 08, 2026 06:13 PM (h7ZuX)

You are if you listen to the Korbel is just as good as Champagne crowd. There are so many delicious sparkling wines that are reasonably priced it’s worth the time to find one for a wedding. Your daughter’s wedding, when Archimedes already said he wanted nice wine but didn’t want to spend $40 a bottle. That’s a hell of a long way to drink this $7 a bottle shit and gaslight everyone about how good it was and it was on sale at Aldi!

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 06:45 PM (qlUA+)

256 Just not getting all the Brussels sprout hate.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:45 PM (Wnv9h)

257
Berserker,

I have seen many recipes for Brussel Sprouts with lots of toppings.

Just eat the toppings!

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:46 PM (3ek7K)

258 Watching Zulu Dawn, precursor to Battle of Rourke Drift

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)

259 No party for me. I'm on a plane. Land in 15 min. But I have been drinking. Some might say....heavily.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 08, 2026 06:47 PM (iJT07)

260 > Just eat the toppings!
Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:46 PM (3ek7K)

The problem is the dingleberry tang spreads out, contaminating anything with, say, a city block of the pan.

See comment above about making bacon inedible.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (IG3/x)

261 My meal from hell

Liver with onions, Brussel sprouts, succotash.
Clam juice to wash it down.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (cwGMH)

262 Berserker,

I have seen many recipes for Brussel Sprouts with lots of toppings.

Just eat the toppings!

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:46 PM (3ek7K)

No, not if they're touching. Not in the same pot, not in the same house. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)

263
lol Berserker

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:49 PM (3ek7K)

264 > Not in the same pot, not in the same house. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)

You are correct, sir. I'd even prefer not in the same township, just to be sure.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:50 PM (IG3/x)

265 There are so many delicious sparkling wines that are reasonably priced it’s worth the time to find one for a wedding.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 06:45 PM (qlUA+)

This is absolutely the case. California makes some glorious sparkling wines that are comparatively inexpensive, and they are much better than the mass-market crap.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:50 PM (n9ltV)

266 You could throw Brussel sprouts in with your corned beef and have the same thing

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:50 PM (0KSrI)

267 Old Fashioned or Manhattan?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:51 PM (n9ltV)

268 I'm at a sports bar.
Evidently there's some kind of men's professional tackle football competition happening tonight.
The purpose of which seems to be focused on probability wagering.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 08, 2026 06:51 PM (ySwko)

269 > Just eat the toppings!
Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:46 PM (3ek7K)

The problem is the dingleberry tang spreads out, contaminating anything with, say, a city block of the pan.

See comment above about making bacon inedible.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (IG3/x)

See? See?? He knows... he knows. The only safe place for them is 35 miles away in a concrete bunker.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 06:51 PM (snZF9)

270 This is absolutely the case. California makes some glorious sparkling wines that are comparatively inexpensive, and they are much better than the mass-market crap.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:50 PM

Gruet from New Mexico is pretty good, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:52 PM (Wnv9h)

271 Pete Bog and CBD, you guys should just pour some club soda in your wine . Carbonation ain't wine.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 06:53 PM (0KSrI)

272 Old Fashioned or Manhattan?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:51 PM

Yes, please.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:53 PM (Wnv9h)

273 I just tuned in for a bit. What’s up with all the rainbow colors in the stadium? I know it’s in SF but, for cryin out loud, do they have to shove it in your face that blatantly?

Posted by: Pete Seria at February 08, 2026 06:53 PM (Xg5gj)

274 Gruet from New Mexico is pretty good, too.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 06:52 PM (Wnv9h)

Yes it is. Hard to find but a great value.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 08, 2026 06:53 PM (qlUA+)

275 Oh and the dessert from hell is licorice flavored gelato.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:53 PM (cwGMH)

276 When the Gun Thread goes up in a little bit feel free to discuss the game and/or your deep hatred for the NFL.
Posted by: Weasel

Ewww,
Wether pro or con it would be like an in depth discussion of snowballing

... ... put me in the 'con' column.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 08, 2026 06:54 PM (/lPRQ)

277

Pete Seria,

Of course they have to shove it in our faces.

Posted by: four seasons at February 08, 2026 06:55 PM (3ek7K)

278 Pete you can't ever forget their Propaganda

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 06:56 PM (Ia/+0)

279 Charlie Puth did a great job with the National Anthem. He sounded like he wasn’t sure he could hit the F, but he did and then belted the rest without being breathy.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 06:57 PM (Wmg4n)

280 Old Fashioned or Manhattan?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 06:51 PM

I like my drinks over ice so the Old Fashion.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 08, 2026 06:57 PM (cwGMH)

281 Gubs are nood.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 08, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

282 #Roger Goodell has a vagina.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (6SeoE)

283 I guess I haven’t paid muich attention to sportsball thing of late. I didn’t realize how far in the sewer it’s gotten. It appears to have the making of a boring game as well. I’ll tune in at the end to see the result, I guess.

Posted by: Pete Seria at February 08, 2026 07:02 PM (Xg5gj)

284 test

Posted by: Fen at February 08, 2026 09:19 PM (ciYHQ)

First World Problems...

Those are just a bit too high for my ladder, and of course my goal is to harvest them for cocktails!

Seriously...I don't think there is a problem with ice damming. The roof above is right next to a steam radiator, and I think there is enough radiant heat to get a bit of melting.

And they look really good!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 Tell me about it

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I had a couple hanging off my garage that were about 4 feet long. The weight probably caused them to break because it hasn't been above freezing in weeks.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (jtM2q)

3 And there is always drinks that do not need ice
Cognac

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

4 I see four forks.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:03 PM (do7Gm)

5 3 And there is always drinks that do not need ice
Cognac
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

Rum

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (bss/y)

6 As kids we'd snap them off and suck on them like icepops. Mom told us they had squirrel pee. Buzzkill!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (kpS4V)

7 CBD, use a critter rifle to shoot them down.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 02:05 PM (kpS4V)

8 And there is always drinks that do not need ice
Cognac

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

I drifted away from Cognac and Armangnac many years ago, but recently somebody gave me a very good bottle, so I might have to revisit!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:05 PM (n9ltV)

9 I see four forks.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:03 PM (do7Gm)

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:06 PM (n9ltV)

10 Here’s a FWP.

Indiana teen arrested after threatening to shoot up school because some students support ICE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:07 PM (J+Psw)

11 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew8)

12 11 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew

Just think about what birds eat. Worms as poop. Bugs. Cockroaches.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:10 PM (bss/y)

13 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew

I have decided to change the tone of this post. It is the first "First World Problems" post that isn't 100% serious and completely literal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (n9ltV)

14 Cognac warms the body and soul

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)

15 Kog-Nak.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (bss/y)

16 Charlie's Angels is on MeTV, don't think seen a episode in 40 years

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)

17 Well make sure that they won't damage anything when they fall. My patio has splash damage from icicles like those.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (4QwTz)

18 What are those pointy things?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)

19 FWP? pedestrians who ignore using crosswalk signal buttons. Ignorant jungle Johnny come lately

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)

20 Mmm rooftails!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)

21 Kog-Nak.

I really like sipping Kog-nak while listening to Choppin.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)

22 Cognac warms the body and soul

Last refuge of a scoundrel.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Kt19C)

23 18 What are those pointy things?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)

Sometimes, in some places (not where you are) the temperature actually varies by more than a 20 degree range.

The ambient temperature in these places can actually get BELOW the melting point of H2O. It then becomes solid on a widespread scale.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)

24 My FWP was earlier in the week. My tractor was literally frozen to the ground. It sits next to my garage on a gravel pad. The storm the weather nuts named "Fern" dumped about 7 inches of snow and ice on us. The wind did the rest, drifting around the tractor and encasing it in ice.

Took two hours of gentle picking at the ice so as to not damage anything before I could free it. In temps around 17F. With the wind blowing.

It sucked.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)

25 What are those pointy things?

It's cold out!

Posted by: That's what she said at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)

26 21 Kog-Nak.

I really like sipping Kog-nak while listening to Choppin.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)

27 FWP? pedestrians who ignore using crosswalk signal buttons. Ignorant jungle Johnny come lately
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)
=====
Stop on a crowded sidewalk without warning to answer a text
Put both earphones in and ignore your surroundings
Stand at the green light but don't walk, look at your phone, then suddenly realize you have the green and dart into turning traffic
Walk on the left side
Walk down the center
Walk 5 across

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (RIvkX)

28 Icicles would make the perfect murder weapon.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (g8Ew8)

29 Took two hours of gentle picking at the ice so as to not damage anything before I could free it. In temps around 17F. With the wind blowing.

It sucked.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)

It is going to be 40 here in Lexington tomorrow. And then Tuesday will be... 60. I want that so bad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (bss/y)

30 Last refuge of a scoundrel

That may be but it is also 13 degrees outside

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (Ia/+0)

31 The ambient temperature in these places can actually get BELOW the melting point of H2O. It then becomes solid on a widespread scale.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/
===

Ice comes from the ice maker, silly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

32 24 My FWP was earlier in the week. My tractor was literally frozen to the ground. It sits next to my garage on a gravel pad. The storm the weather nuts named "Fern" dumped about 7 inches of snow and ice on us. The wind did the rest, drifting around the tractor and encasing it in ice.

Took two hours of gentle picking at the ice so as to not damage anything before I could free it. In temps around 17F. With the wind blowing.

It sucked.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)

++++++

Sounds absolutely brutal. But CBD has icicles!

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:19 PM (do7Gm)

33 One could make a ice cycle rig so they were not from a roof, and cleaner product

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:19 PM (Ia/+0)

34 Ice comes from the ice maker, silly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

You know, we talk about horse and carriage and all the infrastructure and support systems for that. Think about OG refrigeration before refrigeration. Ice farms in the northern states. Insulated ice boxes. Using sawdust to insulate. Ice delivery.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:20 PM (bss/y)

35
What are those pointy things?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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

I'm pretty sure I've seen those things at Disneyland. One of the rides, can't remember which.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia in SoCal at February 08, 2026 02:21 PM (n7rxJ)

36 Ummmm...yeah......we don't have that problem heah.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:22 PM (QGaXH)

37 Heh, and having an iced whisky back then made using ice from a lake up north filled with fish jizz and shit...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (bss/y)

38 Kog-Nak.

-
Polynesian God who demands virgins be thrown into volcanoes.

P.S. My FWP is that it's difficult to know how to make plural singular nouns ending in "O". Sometimes it's "os"; sometimes "oes".

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (J+Psw)

39 Years ago, we had our pipes freeze under the house (crawlspace). We resorted to bring snow inside, melt it, and use it for cooking.

Y'all have any idea how much snow you need to fill a two quart pan with water?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)

40 I'm pretty sure I've seen those things at Disneyland. One of the rides, can't remember which.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia in SoCal at February 08, 2026 02:21 PM (n7rxJ)

I think they were in that Disney movie about the blonde girl and her sister. She built a palace out of them or something.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)

41 Last refuge of a scoundrel

-
WaPo?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (J+Psw)

42 Y'all have any idea how much snow you need to fill a two quart pan with water?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)

That's why they say in terms of precipitation something like a .25 in of rain converts into something like a foot of snow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)

43 Jeepers y’all whine about the weather A LOT.

pussies.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)

44
You know, we talk about horse and carriage and all the infrastructure and support systems for that. Think about OG refrigeration before refrigeration. Ice farms in the northern states. Insulated ice boxes. Using sawdust to insulate. Ice delivery.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:20 PM (bss/y)

++++

In some places they would use caves as ice storehouses. Yes, ice production and delivery were quite a chore for a long time.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)

45 Heh, and having an iced whisky back then made using ice from a lake up north filled with fish jizz and shit...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (bss/y)

Mmm-mmm good.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (g8Ew8)

46 I think they were in that Disney movie about the blonde girl and her sister. She built a palace out of them or something.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)

Bunch of modern philistines who cannot name: The Matterhorn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)

47 Ice comes from the ice maker, silly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

Word.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (SRRAx)

48 I have a First World Problem that is 100% serious. I have a bunch of recessed can lights in my office. They have BR40 LED flood bulbs installed. The bulbs have been there a few years and are starting to fail, because LED bulbs that are supposed to last 22 years actually die after three or four years if you're lucky, because they're cheap crap from China, where, in case you haven't been paying attention, they make nothing but cheap crap that fails prematurely.

My specific First World Problem is that I can no longer get bulbs that match the ones I originally used. The branding means nothing, what you get is whatever cheap Chinese crap is cheapest this month, and bulbs I buy today are different than the ones I bought a few years ago, in terms of physical appearance, brightness and light color. These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.

I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

49 43 Jeepers y’all whine about the weather A LOT.

pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)

LOL.

Quiet you. You're almost as bad as San Franpsycho. I hear from my parents my sister complains endlessly about the weather in Seattle.

Cry me a river.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:28 PM (bss/y)

50 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew

Yeah, but the alcohol kills all the bad stuff. It's science.

Posted by: fly gal at February 08, 2026 02:28 PM (lgLIO)

51 Y'all have any idea how much snow you need to fill a two quart pan with water?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)

I'll bet it is 10:1!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (n9ltV)

52 23 The ambient temperature in these places can actually get BELOW the melting point of H2O. It then becomes solid on a widespread scale.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)

Solid water?? Really? Next you'll tell us rivers and lakes can freeze over and people cut holes in the ice to fish.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (QGaXH)

53 Solid water?? Really? Next you'll tell us rivers and lakes can freeze over and people cut holes in the ice to fish.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (QGaXH)

Retarded people. But yes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (bss/y)

54 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew

Thats what my mother said when we were kids, in her usual colorful language.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (snZF9)

55 I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.

Oh, boo hoo.

Posted by: The heat death of the universe at February 08, 2026 02:30 PM (Riz8t)

56 I've got the sparkly daggers of death on both sides of the house. I've had enough of winter, Mr Wizard.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:30 PM (viF8m)

57 In some places they would use caves as ice storehouses. Yes, ice production and delivery were quite a chore for a long time.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)

Long ago, women would meet their men coming in from hot days in the fields by saying, "Ya wanna piece of ice?"

Now you know the rest of the story.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (g8Ew8)

58 Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

Clearly you don't pay attention to this weekly thread.

1. Level the foundation.
2. remove the flooring and subfloor, and replace.
3. If necessary, burn the house and start over.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)

59 A Steam Radiator?

That’s a second world problem!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (30Gj0)

60 43 Jeepers y’all whine about the weather A LOT.

pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)

be nice....(kidding)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (QGaXH)

61 We have single pipe steam heat in Queens. Love it. Blows the doors off this crappy hot air heat pump.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)

62 and bulbs I buy today are different than the ones I bought a few years ago, in terms of physical appearance, brightness and light color. These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.

I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron

The solution is to come up with several pleasing patterns for two different bulb styles, and work through them as you go from "all current bulbs" to "all new bulbs".

Halfway through you'll have a chessboard pattern.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (VHUov)

63 I remember when the power went out in Louisville during an ice storm for about a week. Below zero outside, but the apartment was pretty well insulated. Did not open the exterior door much and only lost about 10 degrees per day. This was before Ajax.

Went home for the day to take a shower and warm up after about four days. Heard power was coming back on in Louisville, so I went back.

When I got there, the power must have just come back on. Bitterly cold inside, but the lights on. Turned on the TV and watched TV while the heater ran and in my parka. It is weird to be inside your house with the power on, but your breath fogging in front of you.

As things warmed up (took a couple hours) the walls, plastic everything started popping. That was weird too.

Cool experience.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (bss/y)

64 They'll put your eye out.

Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (F1TH+)

65 Only moving part is the solenoid switch to fire boiler

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (/Chlc)

66 Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

Seriously...go to Costco, and buy a couple of boxes of BR40s. Then swap everything out.

Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.

By the way, I have had good luck with their brand. I have BR40s all over the house, and the kitchen ones stay on 10-12 hours a day. They last about four years!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

67 Good morning folks, just got here, don't know any thing about ice except it goes well in a glass with bourbon.

I'm rolling in the Takaichi thread like a dog rolling in a cow paddy. bbl

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (OAPjy)

68 This really happened
Maybe 20 years ago a winter like this lost hot water for a few days. Wife washed heating some on stove.
I have a large aluminum tub, so outside had a fire under it, melted it 1/2 filled with snow, got about 10 jugs of water sealed and heated with hot tub of water. Afer 1/2 hour brought all 10 hot jugs inside and dumped in bathtub adding water.
Had nice hot bath a couple days

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (Ia/+0)

69 I have a FWP that is funny, but also not funny. I've been knitting a sweater of hand-dyed purple yarn and the dye rubs off on my fingers and fingernails, making me look like a goth.

No, that's not the FWP.

The FWP is that I've been scrubbing my hands a lot to get rid of the purple dye, and now my fingertip-password ID no longer imprints!

How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?

Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)

70 My FWP is that it's difficult to know how to make plural singular nouns ending in "O". Sometimes it's "os"; sometimes "oes".
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Tell me about it. Sheesh.

Posted by: Dan Quayle at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (Pm0eT)

71
Long ago, women would meet their men coming in from hot days in the fields by saying, "Ya wanna piece of ice?"

Now you know the rest of the story.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (g8Ew

++++

LOL. Puts me in mind of my great-great grandfather after working the farm on a long hot day, came to the house, sat on the porch and drank (so the story goes) a gallon of lemonade, slumped over and died.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (do7Gm)

72 46 I think they were in that Disney movie about the blonde girl and her sister. She built a palace out of them or something.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)

Bunch of modern philistines who cannot name: The Matterhorn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)

Car commercial : 'It's a matterhorn....' - no wait it was the Matador.....AMC product....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)

73 54 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew

Thats what my mother said when we were kids, in her usual colorful language.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (snZF9)

Some of us who are slightly over the age of 29 remember being told not to eat snow because it might contain radioactive fallout from nuclear testing. Never mind the yellow snow, watch out for the glowing snow!

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (X5Jzz)

74 How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)

I honestly don't know. Will it grow back the same way? Maybe wait a minute? The whorls may have just gotten a bit jumbled with the scrubbing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (bss/y)

75 I have stuff coming Amazon that is late. I like to think every time I track the package, Bezos’ phone pings.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:38 PM (GbONR)

76 My specific First World Problem is that I can no longer get bulbs that match the ones I originally used. The branding means nothing, what you get is whatever cheap Chinese crap is cheapest this month, and bulbs I buy today are different than the ones I bought a few years ago, in terms of physical appearance, brightness and light color. These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.

I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

You obviously were at my house last week. I have 3 LED spots in the kitchen. the bigger ones br60 I think. I put all new ones in when I did the kitchen remodel 2 years ago. One burns out, can't get the same lumen in that brand. I said well the ones we can get are the same, just brighter. No biggies, we got dimmers, so just get 4 new ones, we keep one as a spare, and keep the used ones for the bedroom since we went through that shit last year for that room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (snZF9)

77 I was in Bowling Green, KY Jan-63 when it reached -21F. They called off school. I suck my head out the dorm door and my nostrils stuck together with my first breath.

Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (F1TH+)

78 Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)
I'll bet it is 10:1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

That's what you call a good martini!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (Pm0eT)

79 44 In some places they would use caves as ice storehouses. Yes, ice production and delivery were quite a chore for a long time.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)

In his book 'My Life as a Small Boy' Wally Cox talks about ice fishing etiquette and I believe also talks about how they would harvest ice from frozen lakes and store it for summer in warehouses with straw or sawdust for insulation.....don't recall if they ran out before the first freezes......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (QGaXH)

80 I remember when the power went out in Louisville during an ice storm for about a week. Below zero outside, but the apartment was pretty well insulated. Did not open the exterior door much and only lost about 10 degrees per day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Was that the 1994 storm, or 2003? We lost power for over a week in 03.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 02:41 PM (XvL8K)

81 You have lightbulbs?

I can’t keep candles the same length.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 02:42 PM (30Gj0)

82 Was that the 1994 storm, or 2003? We lost power for over a week in 03.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 02:41 PM (XvL8K)

I was in that apartment from about 2007 til 2013 or so. I got Ajax in Jan 2010 so it would have to be before that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:42 PM (bss/y)

83 51 Y'all have any idea how much snow you need to fill a two quart pan with water?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)

I'll bet it is 10:1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (n9ltV)

I live in Surf City where it's two to one......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)

84 I was in Bowling Green, KY Jan-63 when it reached -21F. They called off school. I suck my head out the dorm door and my nostrils stuck together with my first breath.
Posted by: Javems

Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze?

Posted by: Calvin (sans Hobbes) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (VHUov)

85 chunk you bowling ball up there, see if you can get a strike!

Posted by: Rancherbob at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (BYJJK)

86 66 Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

Seriously...go to Costco, and buy a couple of boxes of BR40s. Then swap everything out.

Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

I'll probably do something like that. We have several rooms with can lights, with different numbers of cans in different rooms. I've considered shuffling the surviving bulbs to a different room, with fewer cans, but that involves a lot of ladder climbing, and once they start dying, the survivors probably won't last long.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (X5Jzz)

87 Trump's FWP.

Maxine Waters says she won’t attend Trump’s SOTU speech:
"I will never honor him with my presence."
Oh no.

-
Whatever will Trump do?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (J+Psw)

88 >>In his book 'My Life as a Small Boy' Wally Cox talks about ice fishing etiquette and I believe also talks about how they would harvest ice from frozen lakes and store it for summer in warehouses with straw or sawdust for insulation.....don't recall if they ran out before the first freezes......

Eastern Ice is the big ice company around here. The original business started in the early 1900s largely to supply the fishing fleet. That's what they did in the early day, harvested the ice from local ponds and lakes.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (viF8m)

89 I live in Surf City where it's two to one......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)

But 75% of them are trans dudes (California, modern day.)

So do the math again.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (bss/y)

90 Wasn't sure where to post this, but here seems as good as any.

Been watching the Olympics (more interesting than the Super Bowl tonight).

Something struck me when we (USA) won our first gold medal this morning (actually first of any medals).

Breezy Johnson (Wyoming) won the gold in Women's Downhill. The medal ceremony was extremely touching as she was crying AND singing along with the National Anthem through her tears. THAT is the kind of althete that I WANT to represent the USofA!!!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 02:45 PM (7kJyR)

91 48 I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

a.moron - I suffer the same problem except some of mine are recessed into a cathedral ceiling high above a bed so can't get a ladder directly under them.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:45 PM (QGaXH)

92 Installed a hunter fan a few weeks back. Same model for each of my kids rooms. Not a fixed post but one of those ball joints hanger models. Small at 44 inches....my sons runs quiet even at higher speeds....but my daughters has developed a higher pitch huuuummmmm that's especially bothersome at the highest speed. I can get it quiet but pushing up and getting the ball out of the socket....so probably a resonance/isolation issue but who knows! Funny thing is she sleeps just fine with it.

So now I get to take it apart and put it back together again.

For the record ...it was cheap but it was either the 44 inch fan blade model or the 52 inch (too big for the room) that allowed me to get the iced glass lightbulb housing and not the eye blinding exposed singular glass encased bulb housing .

Whatever

Posted by: GigantorX at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (jQsLq)

93 ice fishing etiquette

Poop in hole = chum?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Kt19C)

94 I have a bunch of recessed can lights in my office. They have BR40 LED flood bulbs installed. The bulbs have been there a few years and are starting to fail, because LED bulbs that are supposed to last 22 years actually die after three or four years if you're lucky, because they're cheap crap from China, where, in case you haven't been paying attention, they make nothing but cheap crap that fails prematurely.

I have a related problem. My ceiling is too high to easily reach the can lights so I use a stick with a suction cup on the end from Amazon to change them. (There's a pull string that lifts a corner of the cup away from the bulb to break the seal when you're putting a bulb back in). Unfortunately, because cheap Chinese crap, the bulbs tend to separate from the base when unscrewing them, leaving the metal base screwed into the socket 12+ feet in the air and the rest of the bulb in my hands.

There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)

95 Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze?

Piss, and have to break off the last few drops.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)

96 Re: Insty

Has the Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter. Proves not all covers are good. Also that Susana Hoffs must sacrifice the blood of 1000 Japanese Boys per day to maintain youth. Either that or she is an elf.

https://tinyurl.com/29t5tmcm

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (bss/y)

97 I see four forks.
Posted by: washrivergal

💡 💡 💡 💡

👴

Posted by: Basically Zombie Patrick Stewart at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (ycI94)

98 ot re japan:

The last two Sumo tournaments Emperors Cup were won by a Ukrainian Aonishiki.

Posted by: DaveA at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (FhXTo)

99 Poop in hole = chum?
Posted by: Commissar

Poop on penis != pride

Posted by: based Chinese college chick at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (Pm0eT)

100 Has the Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter. Proves not all covers are good.

I rate that cover better than the sleepy original. And not just because I was 14 when that video came out with Susanna Hoffs.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (QZThv)

101 58 Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

Clearly you don't pay attention to this weekly thread.

1. Level the foundation.
2. remove the flooring and subfloor, and replace.
3. If necessary, burn the house and start over.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)

You left out - Salt the earth then start over...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (QGaXH)

102 Car commercial : 'It's a matterhorn....' - no wait it was the Matador.....AMC product....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)

I had an AMC Matador in college that I got from the Grands...made it through 3 more years until I got a real job and could afford my own car (brakes were a bit iffy in the last year though).

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (7kJyR)

103 Poop on penis != pride

Corn.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (Kt19C)

104 Time to sell.

Posted by: Always the default answer at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (2Ez/1)

105 Seriously...go to Costco, and buy a couple of boxes of BR40s. Then swap everything out.

Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.

By the way, I have had good luck with their brand. I have BR40s all over the house, and the kitchen ones stay on 10-12 hours a day. They last about four years!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

Thats our method. We have a bulb stockroom in the basement from changing everything every time we lose a bulb somewhere because the new ones are never the same. Lose a bulb in the bedroom, oh can't get that one anymore, well just change them all. Move the spares into the basement where they get cataloged, where they came from, new or used, what room they'll work in, etc. Had to deal with the kitchen last week. Changed them all, the ones we took out are the same in the bedroom, so they get marked bedroom spares. Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)

106 The FWP is that I've been scrubbing my hands a lot to get rid of the purple dye, and now my fingertip-password ID no longer imprints!

How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?

Huh. I've never heard of that before; it's unprecedented. Sounds like a First Whorl problem.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)

107 My FWP today.
The bus ride to the stadium was longer than the flight from Seattle to San Francisco.
And we're still not there.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (yIi8a)

108 95 Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze?

Piss, and have to break off the last few drops.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)

Taking a leak outside, with a five inch dick while wearing six inches of winter clothes.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (X5Jzz)

109 S.F.'s all-time temp range is 27-106. I've been here for 29 and 106.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (KAi1n)

110 There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.
Posted by: Ian S.

I've read of using a potato, not sure about 12 ft up tho.

Posted by: based Chinese college chick at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (Pm0eT)

111 Anything I can do?

Put a booger on it.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (Kt19C)

112 >>Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.

I heard that in George Costanza's father's voice.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)

113 61 We have single pipe steam heat in Queens. Love it. Blows the doors off this crappy hot air heat pump.
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)

Queens, NY? I lived on 67th Ave and spent first and second grades in Resurrection Ascension school......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (QGaXH)

114 11 You use them for cocktails? Ice formed from melting water from your roof? Do you not realize how many birds and squirrels shit on your roof?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM

###
Boosts your immune system.

Posted by: Stuff grandad would say at February 08, 2026 02:53 PM (2Ez/1)

115 Sounds like a First Whorl problem.
Posted by: Archimedes

OK, we're done here. Where's the Food Thread?

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:53 PM (VHUov)

116 113 61 We have single pipe steam heat in Queens. Love it. Blows the doors off this crappy hot air heat pump.
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)

Queens, NY? I lived on 67th Ave and spent first and second grades in Resurrection Ascension school......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (QGaXH)

Queens is a thing with the Horde. My Grandma was from Queens. I think JJ was in Queens as well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (bss/y)

117 I had a light bulb storeroom when I stocked up after that tard W opted to not stop the lightbulb ban. Fucking commies and quislings ruin everything.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)

118 105

Move the spares into the basement where they get cataloged, where they came from, new or used, what room they'll work in, etc. Had to deal with the kitchen last week. Changed them all, the ones we took out are the same in the bedroom, so they get marked bedroom spares. Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)

Greetings, fellow Person of OCD !

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (X5Jzz)

119 Hey, ever see the movie, "Shutter Island"?

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)

120 The recent blizzard that hit extreme southeastern North Carolina wound up blowing a substantial amount of snow into that part of the attic that is above our bedroom. As the snow melted, the water soaked through the insulation and the ceiling, so now I've got to have the insulation replaced and the ceiling repainted. The snow blew in through the ridge vents, apparently, which do not have ridge vent protectors (construction firms this far south don't put them on your roof because "Gawrsh, Mickey, it ain't never gonna snow here!"). Anyhow, I'm having some put on in case we ever get another bit of "impossible" weather.

Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (2L+MU)

121 117 I had a light bulb storeroom when I stocked up after that tard W opted to not stop the lightbulb ban. Fucking commies and quislings ruin everything.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (bss/y)

122 Maxine Waters. Now there is a face that would melt ice.

Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (E7+ue)

123 ot re japan:

The last two Sumo tournaments Emperors Cup were won by a Ukrainian Aonishiki.
Posted by: DaveA

Not unprecedented. A Hawaiian wrestler named Akebono won 11 of them in 2000. That's the 10th-most anyone has ever won.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:56 PM (VHUov)

124 I have a related problem. My ceiling is too high to easily reach the can lights so I use a stick with a suction cup on the end from Amazon to change them. (There's a pull string that lifts a corner of the cup away from the bulb to break the seal when you're putting a bulb back in). Unfortunately, because cheap Chinese crap, the bulbs tend to separate from the base when unscrewing them, leaving the metal base screwed into the socket 12+ feet in the air and the rest of the bulb in my hands.

There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)

I had the same problem. My fix was a little giant ladder. It goes stupid high and is the most stable feeling ladder I ever climbed on, like walking up stairs. The down side its a heavy bastard. If you're going to use a broom hand and its too small you can wind duct tape around the end, but sticky side out, then go down a few inches and wind more sticky side in to secure the first wrapping. It will fit snug in the socket and the glue side grabs the base and don't slip.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:56 PM (snZF9)

125 I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)

Do what I do, and make pattern of some kind with the two types; then as more fail and get replaced, rearrange them as necessary so that there is still a pattern.

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (Sy6m/)

126 89 I live in Surf City where it's two to one......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)

But 75% of them are trans dudes (California, modern day.)

So do the math again.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (bss/y)

I live in a different century.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)

127 I read somewhere that icicles are the perfect murder weapon. One right through the heart and PRESTO, no murder weapon.

You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)

128 I live in a different century.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)

Heh. Jan and Dean WERE a different country.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (bss/y)

129 117 I had a light bulb storeroom when I stocked up after that tard W opted to not stop the lightbulb ban. Fucking commies and quislings ruin everything.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)

I stocked up on 100 watt bulbs back then, and still have a few left. In reality, I don't mind LED bulbs, other than the short lifetime and inability to buy the same bulb after a few years. They're far better than the compact florescents they replaced.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (X5Jzz)

130 107 My FWP today.
The bus ride to the stadium was longer than the flight from Seattle to San Francisco.
And we're still not there.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (yIi8a)

Going to the Super Bowl? That's a like a 1st world benefit, not a first world problem...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)

131 The solution is to come up with several pleasing patterns for two different bulb styles, and work through them as you go from "all current bulbs" to "all new bulbs".

Halfway through you'll have a chessboard pattern.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (VHUov)

Oh whoops, I should've read further. Yes, that.

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (Sy6m/)

132 Going to the Super Bowl? That's a like a 1st world benefit, not a first world problem...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)

Yeah. He gets to see a tranny in a dress waving his junk in his face- in person!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:00 PM (bss/y)

133 I thought I could have a peaceful Sunday without a FWP but NO, I was baking some bacon in the oven and forgot this sets off the smoke detectors in the house. I hate using the exhaust hood fan over the oven. Smoke detectors should be made not alarm on bacon.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:01 PM (abIsI)

134 I was in Bowling Green, KY Jan-63 when it reached -21F. They called off school. I suck my head out the dorm door and my nostrils stuck together with my first breath.
Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (F1TH+)

You need experience the -55 degrees that I did in Fairbanks, AK. It didn't just freeze nostrils.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (g8Ew8)

135 You're saying there should be a Bacon Button?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (bss/y)

136 There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)

I have a tool for this issue!

It's a flexible rubber ball that screws onto an extension. It bites into the broken bulb base tight enough to unscrew it. Works great!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (n9ltV)

137 I've become a big fan of LEDs. I replaced all of the white-hot halogen bulbs in my kitchen cabinets with cool LEDs of the same size.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (6kxNV)

138 135 You're saying there should be a Bacon Button?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

If that's what it takes, then yes.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (abIsI)

139 127 I read somewhere that icicles are the perfect murder weapon. One right through the heart and PRESTO, no murder weapon.

You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)
____________________

Ice cubes. You have more control. You put poison in the ice cubes and share from the same bottle with your victim. The ice cube melts releasing the poison into your victim's drink. He/she consumes, and the poison takes effect. The ice melts. Inspector Clouseau checks the bottle for poison. None. Checks the security camera/ interviews witnesses, no footage of you putting anything in the victim's drink. Enjoy your Life insurance payout.

Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)

140 Ian S have you concerned a drone to solve that problem?

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)

141 Bacon Break Button?

Bacon Bypass Button!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:05 PM (bss/y)

142 Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)

Justified. 'The Poison was in the jar.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (bss/y)

143 Broiled bacon is, at best, half as good as pan bacon. Even if you flip it once or twice.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (XvL8K)

144 41 Bacon Break Button?

Bacon Bypass Button!
Posted by: Aetius451AD [/i

LOL I would rather not have the alarms sound until their rolling smoke filling the house.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)

145 Taking a leak outside, with a five inch dick while wearing six inches of winter clothes.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (X5Jzz)

Heh. First world problems indeed.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (g8Ew8)

146 105 Thats our method. ....... what room they'll work in, etc. Had to deal with the kitchen last week. Changed them all, the ones we took out are the same in the bedroom, so they get marked bedroom spares. Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)

I had a similar problem with an early '80's Volvo sedan. It had a 'bulb out' lamp would come on if a headlight, taillight, etc went out. If you changed out one headlight, the lamp would stay on. It was because the lamp out module used a reed switch with the two bulb wires wrapped around it, for each set of lamps. If one lamp went out, the imbalance in the magnetic field caused the reed switch to close. But....but ...but a new bulb had a sufficiently different current draw that it closed the switch so you had to usually swap out both lamps....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (QGaXH)

147 Justified. 'The Poison was in the jar.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (bss/y)
____________________

Nah, it's an old foible. Justified stole if from somewhere too.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (dIske)

148 Baked Bacon >> Pan Fried Bacon >> Broiled Bacon

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (abIsI)

149 I had a dream last night that the Horde might find amusing. I had finished lunch in a campus cafeteria and for some reason we all had to wait for awhile before we could leave. We were standing near one of the walls of the cafeteria. I was tired, so I had bundled my coat in my arms in such a way that I could relax without dropping it and was leaning against the wall with my eyes closed and sort of napping while standing. When I opened my eyes, Kamala Harris was standing next to me and looking intently at my coat bundle like something was bothering her. I asked if something was wrong and she said, "You're not allowed to have alcohol on campus," like she thought I was hiding something in my coat.

Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of unusual to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.

Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (FMtrg)

150 OT:

And Games Workshop can look at this and insist Warhammer 40K can be a Girl's brand.

https://tinyurl.com/4sdfxz7c

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (bss/y)

151 there's

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (abIsI)

152 Wait... Agatha Christie... poison was on the spoons?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (bss/y)

153 South Jamaica, near Foch and Sutphin

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (GbONR)

154 Baked Bacon >> Pan Fried Bacon >> Broiled Bacon
Posted by: Maj. Healey
_______

I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (XvL8K)

155 116 Queens is a thing with the Horde. My Grandma was from Queens. I think JJ was in Queens as well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (bss/y)

Maybe we're all just a buncha queens....lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (QGaXH)

156 My FWP for today is the sprayer for my kitchen faucet got stuck in the "ON" position, and I had to turn it off and tap on it to get it to open. This is not the first time I have had to replace one, as in my experience they don't get better. The pressed-together injection-molded guts get clogged with lime scale, and can't be economically cleaned.

I had to go to Walmart anyway, where I'll pick up a cheap replacement, which will get clogged with lime scale too in a couple of years.

Anybody have experience with a higher grade model, that can be cleaned and rebuilt?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZSxi)

157 The last two Sumo tournaments Emperors Cup were won by a Ukrainian Aonishiki.
Posted by: DaveA

Not unprecedented. A Hawaiian wrestler named Akebono won 11 of them in 2000. That's the 10th-most anyone has ever won.
Posted by: mikeski

Correction, won his 11th in 2000. There aren't 11 tournaments a year. His 1st was 1992.

Posted by: mikeski needs an editor at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (VHUov)

158 154 Baked Bacon >> Pan Fried Bacon >> Broiled Bacon
Posted by: Maj. Healey
_______

I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It comes out crispier and less greasy. Cookie tray lined with tin foil makes cleanup a breeze. 375 oven for 20 mins.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (abIsI)

159 Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)

I put the poison in glass beforehand.

Posted by: Mags Bennett at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (0aYVJ)

160 154 Baked Bacon >> Pan Fried Bacon >> Broiled Bacon
Posted by: Maj. Healey
_______

I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (XvL8K)

SHUN THE HERETIC!

Posted by: Pan Fried Primarch at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (bss/y)

161 ah, found it. It was Christie. She had a pharmacy background so I assumed it was her.

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In Agatha Christie’s Three Act Tragedy (adapted for Poirot), a killer uses a clever, delayed-action method, placing nicotine poison inside a cocktail ice cube. The ice melts, releasing the toxin into the drink, causing the Reverend Babbington to drop dead, with no initial trace of poison found in the glass.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (dIske)

162 You know they make poles for changing cathedral ceiling lights.
LED puck lights have adjustable color temperatures.
Speaking of Queens, any you morons attend Mary Lewis school?

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:12 PM (GbONR)

163 Anybody have experience with a higher grade model, that can be cleaned and rebuilt?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZSxi)

Delta/Brizo will simply send you a new one under warranty. But I have stripped them and cleaned them as well.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 03:12 PM (n9ltV)

164 In Agatha Christie’s Three Act Tragedy (adapted for Poirot), a killer uses a clever, delayed-action method, placing nicotine poison inside a cocktail ice cube. The ice melts, releasing the toxin into the drink, causing the Reverend Babbington to drop dead, with no initial trace of poison found in the glass.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (dIske)

Huh. Cool. Nicotine insecticide was also used in the murder of a smoker in an episode of CSI: Miami that is trapped in my sewer of a memory.

Posted by: Pan Fried Primarch at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (bss/y)

165 Hi friends! My first world problem is still my dog chewing on my bed. Again I ask, of all the normal doggie behaviors he could have adopted, why this one? I put apple cider vinegar on it, the main component of bitter apple spray, and guess what? He likes it. Sigh.

Also I am still in couch decision paralysis.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)

166 128 I live in a different century.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)

Heh. Jan and Dean WERE a different country.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (bss/y)

I actually met Dean once or twice. One of his daughters was in my son's elementary school class. His wife was the room mom - really nice lady.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (QGaXH)

167 132 Going to the Super Bowl? That's a like a 1st world benefit, not a first world problem...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)

Yeah. He gets to see a tranny in a dress waving his junk in his face- in person!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:00 PM (bss/y)

That's when you take the bathroom break...which will take that long in line...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:14 PM (tOcjL)

168 I actually met Dean once or twice. One of his daughters was in my son's elementary school class. His wife was the room mom - really nice lady.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (QGaXH)

Heh. Weird. Real people. Different planet indeed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:14 PM (bss/y)

169 I mentioned above, "Shutter Island" which, apparently no one saw. The whole film is based on a tragic accident where the wife of the protaganist is killed when falling icecicles impale her on the front porch.

Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:15 PM (dIske)

170 The FWP is that I've been scrubbing my hands a lot to get rid of the purple dye, and now my fingertip-password ID no longer imprints!

How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)

Try touching your face. That is where the oil comes from that is left behind, that detectives lift fingerprints from. (Trivia: this is why they have half the time to collect evidence in cases of abducted children, because their facial oils are lighter -- witness the lack of acne -- and evaporate quicker.) So, if I washed my hands a lot and I'm having trouble picking up seeds or separating slips of paper, I rub the oiliest parts of my face. It works for traction, so maybe it would work for imaging?

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 03:15 PM (Sy6m/)

171 I'll wager that the one just to the right-of-center makes every other 'sicle feel inadequate …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (ayRl+)

172

HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® OVEN READY™ Thick Cut Bacon with Oven Safe Tray

https://t.ly/-7Kpj

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (Cqx++)

173 Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)

I put the poison in glass beforehand.
Posted by: Mags Bennett at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (0aYVJ)

Margo Martindale played that character perfectly.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (g8Ew8)

174 43 Jeepers y’all whine about the weather A LOT.

pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February

😂. There is a reason I live where I do. 60 today, 65 tomorrow and right up on 70 by Friday.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (OoFl2)

175 139 Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)

Columbo?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (QGaXH)

176 SciVo, Thank you! I bet that will work, even in dry as a bone Montana!

Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 03:17 PM (tgwMD)

177 Margo Martindale played that character perfectly.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (g8Ew

That was probably the LAST good season of Justified. Had moments, but started to get off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (bss/y)

178 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

179 178 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

Don't shoot your eye out.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (X5Jzz)

180 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

We might give it a shot.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (g8Ew8)

181 That was probably the LAST good season of Justified. Had moments, but started to get off.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (bss/y)

I actually liked the whole series a lot. Michael Rappaport being one gigantic pale blemish in the show. Dude, talking like a retard does not count as an accent!

Never bothered with the reboot. I knew it would suck.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (0aYVJ)

182 15, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (Cjt/F)

183 Sure, I got one: 223 or 556 or 300 Blackout?

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (GbONR)

184 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

Wooden end goes toward you.

Posted by: Methos at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (vSvIl)

185 >>>>HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® OVEN READY™ Thick Cut Bacon with Oven Safe Tray
https://t.ly/-7Kpj
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (Cqx++)
*****
Hormel thick cut bacon is my favorite. Weather permitting I prefer to cook it in my pellet grill. Indirect heat; comes out great.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (feRRB)

186 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

Only if it is a FWP.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (LMRVO)

187
Margo Martindale played that character perfectly.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM

she was also in Lonesome Dove, briefly

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (tljrc)

188 My sister has a Remington Midel 514 .22 rifle that probably belonged to my dad or grandfather. We want to sell it. Any ideas?

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)

189 Hormel thick cut bacon is my favorite. Weather permitting I prefer to cook it in my pellet grill. Indirect heat; comes out great.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (feRRB)

Now I am thinking about frying up some bacon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (bss/y)

190 Model.

Jeez

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (/EFeL)

191 Speaking of Susanna Hoffs, this is what the song sounds like without the Petersons and Michael Steele:

https://youtu.be/4EizR92SQ38

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (nb+4z)

192 You guys are funny.
Heh

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:26 PM (/EFeL)

193 she was also in Lonesome Dove, briefly
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (tljrc)

Oh yeah! the Buffalo Heifer. I *thought* that was her.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 03:26 PM (0aYVJ)

194 Hi friends! My first world problem is still my dog chewing on my bed. Again I ask, of all the normal doggie behaviors he could have adopted, why this one? I put apple cider vinegar on it, the main component of bitter apple spray, and guess what? He likes it. Sigh.

Also I am still in couch decision paralysis.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)

In bitter apple sprays, vinegar is the solvent/carrier, not the actual repellent. That would be something like berberine or the plant from which it derives, and there are other, probably proprietary, ingredients added to enhance the bitter taste. I would not experiment with trying to add those myself; the actual spray is not that expensive and is available on sites like Chewy and Amazon.

Posted by: HTL at February 08, 2026 03:27 PM (srDgu)

195 174 43 Jeepers y’all whine about the weather A LOT.

pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February

😂. There is a reason I live where I do. 60 today, 65 tomorrow and right up on 70 by Friday.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (OoFl2)

*fistbump*

76 here today....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:28 PM (QGaXH)

196 @ 48 I have a First World Problem that is 100% serious. I have a bunch of recessed can lights in my office. They have BR40 LED flood bulbs installed. The bulbs have been there a few years and are starting to fail, because LED bulbs that are supposed to last 22 years actually die after three or four years if you're lucky, because they're cheap crap from China, where, in case you haven't been paying attention, they make nothing but cheap crap that fails prematurely.

My specific First World Problem is that I can no longer get bulbs that match the ones I originally used. … These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.
… … …

I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones … or buying all new matching bulbs … or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
_______________________________________

I am SO happy I bought cases of the old incan GE bulbs from W'mart when they were still on-shelf before the Philly mfg plant closed. That's when the 'new & improved' bulbs were replacing 'em. Incans Rule! LEDs suck. 5,200°F light is good light!

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (ayRl+)

197 Piper, I am assuming you have told him no and given him other chew toys that you have been visibly happy (to him) when he plays with them?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (bss/y)

198 My lighting dilemma is the chandelier above the stairs in the two-story foyer. Bulbs and globes point up. No winch. Need 2 or 3 sets of scaffold to reach, probably on each side of the stairs with a plank across. Gonna be a huge fucking expense and ordeal to swap, and I don't even know if the shitty LED candle-base bulbs will fit with the GD electronics in the base; they don't fit in the garage carriage lamps. And they sure as shit won't last more than a couple years if they do. 75% of the bulbs are burnt out. Not sure whether to sell the house as-is or burn it down. Fuck W. Fuck Retardo. And fuck every democrat commie asshole that ever walked the erf.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)

199 188 My sister has a Remington Midel 514 .22 rifle that probably belonged to my dad or grandfather. We want to sell it. Any ideas?

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)

To give you an idea on pricing, I bought one a couple of years ago. I'd call it in average condition, no rust, decent wood, not beat to crap. I paid $125 for it from a dealer at a gun show.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (X5Jzz)

200 My sister has a Remington Midel 514 .22 rifle that probably belonged to my dad or grandfather. We want to sell it. Any ideas?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)

Take it to a local gunshop that will sell it on consignment for you. Do not sell it outright at a pawn shop, as even an honest shop can only give you a fraction of its value.

Selling on consignment means you get less money than a face-to-face sale, but it also keeps you out of trouble.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (zZSxi)

201 Thanks for the help!!!

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:31 PM (/EFeL)

202 178 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

179 Don't shoot your eye out.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (X5Jzz)

180 We might give it a shot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (g8Ew

184 Wooden end goes toward you.
Posted by: Methos at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (vSvIl)

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Are you sorry you asked?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:31 PM (QGaXH)

203 Any moron out there help me with a rifle question?

Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)

Don't shoot your eye out.
Posted by: a.moron
__________

You can blame it on CBD's icicles.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:32 PM (XvL8K)

204 Any ideas?

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 03:32 PM (Kt19C)

205 198 Not sure whether to sell the house as-is or burn it down. Fuck W. Fuck Retardo. And fuck every democrat commie asshole that ever walked the erf.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)

Seconded!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:34 PM (QGaXH)

206 200 My sister has a Remington Midel 514 .22 rifle that probably belonged to my dad or grandfather. We want to sell it. Any ideas?
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)

Take it to a local gunshop that will sell it on consignment for you. Do not sell it outright at a pawn shop, as even an honest shop can only give you a fraction of its value.

Selling on consignment means you get less money than a face-to-face sale, but it also keeps you out of trouble.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (zZSxi)

This is good advice. Otherwise, you might see if a friend or family member is interested in buying it. I would not advise trying to sell it directly to a stranger, too many ways that can go wrong.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (X5Jzz)

207 Wooden end goes toward you.
Posted by: Methos

Now you tell me.

Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (T40NF)

208 207 Wooden end goes toward you.
Posted by: Methos

Now you tell me.

Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (T40NF)

No, no, you did it right.

Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:36 PM (X5Jzz)

209 79 44 In some places they would use caves as ice storehouses.
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Gramp's talked of horse drawn cutters (think plow) on the frozen lake cutting or scoring the ice to be separated and loaded on to wagons.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:37 PM (OAPjy)

210
It's the most first world of first world problems -- can't even find a small thing to be truly annoyed at.

Posted by: markn23 at February 08, 2026 03:38 PM (86mbm)

211 Great conversation everyone ! Thank you!

Off to buy some 4.85/gal gasoline....

But the weather is nice....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:39 PM (QGaXH)

212 My lighting dilemma is the chandelier above the stairs in the two-story foyer. Bulbs and globes point up. No winch. Need 2 or 3 sets of scaffold to reach, probably on each side of the stairs with a plank across. Gonna be a huge fucking expense and ordeal to swap, and I don't even know if the shitty LED candle-base bulbs will fit with the GD electronics in the base; they don't fit in the garage carriage lamps. And they sure as shit won't last more than a couple years if they do. 75% of the bulbs are burnt out. Not sure whether to sell the house as-is or burn it down. Fuck W. Fuck Retardo. And fuck every democrat commie asshole that ever walked the erf.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)

I can't imagine what a winch system would cost. I know they're about $1000-1200 to buy, but then installation. I can't believe they build houses without them, but they do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 03:39 PM (snZF9)

213 It's the most first world of first world problems -- can't even find a small thing to be truly annoyed at.
Posted by: markn23 at February 08, 2026 03:38 PM (86mbm)

I am thinking of going back to vaping. This getting sick every couple months with some sort of respiratory mild thing is annoying as hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:40 PM (bss/y)

214 197 Piper, I am assuming you have told him no and given him other chew toys that you have been visibly happy (to him) when he plays with them?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03

Yes, he has yak chews, he has olive wood chews. He chews those all the time. Now that he has been told no, which was an entire affront to his being, he only does it when we are gone. I may wrap that leg in foil, he is skittish so the noise or just its presence may be a good deterrent.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:40 PM (OoFl2)

215 Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
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If you get an answer on exchanging those pointy bulbs too high to reach let me know.
I have three sconces in my stairwell far too high above, all with skinny pointy bulbs. My only answer has been construction scaffolding and that's too much.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:43 PM (OAPjy)

216 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

217 Not only that. They put the freaking air return in the stairwell ceiling. Yeah, get a pole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (OAPjy)

218 216 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)

219 If people here did't write about the Olympics I'd never have known.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (OAPjy)

220 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)
______

Sid?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)

221 218 216 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)

The anti-American female figure skater just choked...will probably get a gold anyway when her NoVa male teammate ends the competition...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

222 Okay, I'm getting a little worried about Trump. His voice sounds a little "off", like he's aging rapidly. Unless the media is applying a bit of "Biden-esque" filter...

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (FpP3s)

223 First World Problem(s): Morally Corrupt and Contemptuously Evil who will do just about anything to prevent an unacceptable future -- wealth beyond avarice, but not just4them only

https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-TheFrankenRabbit
BAD BUNNY is just the symptom, the tip of the bad adviceberg.

LIBs are all Smiles because they know that the countdown continues and they will do everything to distract you from the clear, the Obvious and (their) INEVITABLE inthe next two weeks: forWAR'd or (quite possibly) fORelse.

Why? $12Trillion for peace, yes, (equivalent to 12000 points on the DOW). yes, peace, not just in Ukraine, but for Gaz and Beyond -- and still that's not enough. Events to watch Florida/MaraLago+Miami next weekend and then the first meeting of Board of Peace one week later.

LIB leadership are simply besides themselves, yes, they can co-exist, but only on their terms -- and only if that money goes into their pockets. Huma Abedin's demonic apotheosis is nothing compared to their simmering rage, who dare challenge their right to decide who must be sacrificed that 'they' may live?

What fresh hell the LIBs plan? is there anything beyond?
Guess we're gonna find out. only too soon.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 08, 2026 03:49 PM (ifm8h)

224 I can't imagine what a winch system would cost. I know they're about $1000-1200 to buy, but then installation. I can't believe they build houses without them, but they do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Amazon sells extension poles to exchange bulbs but not those candle bulbs, only standard shape bulbs.
They need one with a trigger that can grasp the bulb from the side.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:51 PM (OAPjy)

225 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)

The anti-American female figure skater just choked...will probably get a gold anyway when her NoVa male teammate ends the competition...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)
____

I can't hate these miserable worms any more than I already do. Which is too bad, because I'm a big time skier, and I actually like the figure skating. It used to be cool to watch ever 4 years. Not any more.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

226 I had to change my preferred local news to CBS because my first choice is all Olympics all the time.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:51 PM (GbONR)

227 Was that an OBOE or an LLM?

Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:52 PM (T40NF)

228 Akebono said when he was close to retirement that all he wanted to do was return home and open a hot dog stand. That's it. That's the joke

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 03:52 PM (diia5)

229 ...he's aging rapidly
--

Every day I get older and older.
Did you look in the mirror?
You should worry too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:53 PM (OAPjy)

230 I read somewhere that icicles are the perfect murder weapon. One right through the heart and PRESTO, no murder weapon.

You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)

That's similar to that short story, used for a show on Alfred hitchcock Presents.

It a wife bludgeons her husband to death with a leg of lamb and then cooks it as the police detectives meander about her house and in the end serves it to them for dinner.

So...there you go. There's your perfect murder.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (iJfKG)

231 222 Okay, I'm getting a little worried about Trump. His voice sounds a little "off", like he's aging rapidly. Unless the media is applying a bit of "Biden-esque" filter...
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (FpP3s)

I think he is genuinely tired, but he has determined that he will give it all he's got to save America. He may indeed use himself up entirely during his term. I don't demand this from him, but the fact that he's willing to do this fills me with gratitude and admiration. My job is to help carry the torch however I can.

Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)

232 Daily Mail is normally wall-to-wall coverage of the Olympics when they are going on, particularly regarding the politics involved. Not as much now because Nancy Guthrie is splashed all over the walls.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (Y1sOo)

233 Lindsey Vonn crashed and burned on her first run. Busted a leg. This, coming after previous injuries that resulted in her missing some events.

Now missing the Olympics...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 03:55 PM (jtM2q)

234 Wait, that might have been Musashimaru... I get all my fat sumo guys confused

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 03:56 PM (diia5)

235
Emmie,

I agree with you.

President Trump is giving his life fighting for what is right for our country.

We will not see another like him.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 03:56 PM (3ek7K)

236 >>Lindsey Vonn crashed and burned on her first run.

Her knee isn't the only thing blown out.

Posted by: Tiger Woods at February 08, 2026 03:57 PM (Y1sOo)

237 8 216 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Isn’t it just hyaluronic acid? Basically filler? I mean we produce it anyway, and it is good for your skin, but it sounds painful.

There is active rooting for the Europeans happening over here. I probably shouldn’t admit that.

Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (Wmg4n)

238 WAY OT:

I first saw this way back in the day on Showtime. 1982, so I might have seen it at 7 or 8 when it came out.

I always remember this scene. I still remembered most of the words.

https://tinyurl.com/yj29x335

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (bss/y)

239 Haven't watched the Olympics. I'll watch hockey when it's on.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 08, 2026 03:59 PM (Yw4Qw)

240 Wow ... if it weren't for morons shooting poison in their dicks and douchebags boo-hooing about their country, I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on right now.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

Isn’t it just hyaluronic acid? Basically filler? I mean we produce it anyway, and it is good for your skin, but it sounds painful.

There is active rooting for the Europeans happening over here. I probably shouldn’t admit that.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (Wmg4n)
______

I'm not sure I believe the dick-injecting stories because it makes no sense. You can get a larger suit by injecting your dick, making it incrementally bigger, and somehow that gives you a bigger suit which in turn gives you an advantage in flight? Seems like bullshit to me. But who knows?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)

241 Nood. Food.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (bss/y)

242 Get cleaned up and upstairs
FOODIE NOODIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

243
94

There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM

-------

Use hot glue gun to stick end of broomstick to broken stump of bulb?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (krI25)

244 235 Emmie, I agree with you. President Trump is giving his life fighting for what is right for our country. We will not see another like him.

How true. And precisely why the LIBs are all-in, right now, to defeat/despose/impugn him before he can preside over the America250/July 4th proceedings, why Kiev/Peace by June30 is not optional. Why these next two weeks will determine the course for the rest of the century -- yeah, mouthy LIBs carping, not just for your cheesecake

LIBs intend to take away your virtue, and then your very life, and then send you a bill for it

Imagine all that ctHARRIS's America250/July lust for. LIBs believe that's still possible, and this final superbowl is a kickoff to their season finale set their terms, moral bankrupcy, depravity, not only open sponsorship of our adversaries, but actively defending them as weel. -- yes, we can coexist with LIBs, only on their terms. WAR. forever WAR to pit man against other men until we exist no more

A war on normal people, punctuated by the upcoming testimonies of both Clinton's, the bonfire of their moral corruptions, epstein, maxwell, brennan and all the others who knowing stood by. Time to clean house, now or never

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM (Hf0dt)

245 Anyone still here? Or did everyone go to look at food pron on the food thread?

Posted by: LizLem at February 08, 2026 06:30 PM (gWBY1)

246 I am way late to the party, but I just want to say I'm tired of Democrats trying to get Christie Noehm fired. For doing her job

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 08, 2026 06:48 PM (igRTw)

247 You can fill some cheap nylons with ice melt and toss it on the roof. Should help on the edges and roof valleys.

Posted by: S.Lynn at February 09, 2026 09:01 AM (k/pJz)

Japan Sees The Chinese Writing On The Wall...Conservatives Take an Historic Majority

Article 9 of the Japanese constitution "forever renounce[s] war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes." That comes in conflict with the entirety of human existence and, frankly, is just silly. It is impossible to function as a nation without a credible threat of force to defend the concept of "nation," even with the guarantees of American power that have backed Japan since the end of World War II.

Perhaps the legally-mandated pacifism has contributed to the cultural malaise in which Japan finds itself. Their birth rate is nowhere near replacement, let alone enough for healthy population growth! They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

But maybe that can change!

Takaichi's Ruling Bloc Wins Landslide Election in Japan's Lower House

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition swept to a single-party majority victory in a critical parliamentary election on Feb. 8, paving the way for the nation’s first female head of state to pursue her agenda of sweeping tax cuts and increasing military spending to counter Beijing’s influence.
Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to clinch as many as 328 of the lower house’s 465 seats, a landslide supermajority, according to exit poll results cited by NHK public television and other major networks.
Her ruling coalition and its partner—the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin—is projected to win as many as 366 seats in the lower chamber, the more powerful house in Japan’s two-chamber parliament.
Takaichi’s LDP alone had already secured the 233 seats required for a majority roughly 90 minutes after polls closed on Sunday. Her party’s sweep of 328 seats is the most it has ever won in Japan’s lower chamber.
Takaichi’s ruling coalition’s win allows the female prime minister, who has cited inspiration from Britain’s “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, to pursue a conservative agenda that seeks to improve Japan’s economy and military readiness amid ongoing tensions with China and as Tokyo fosters closer ties with Washington.

Comparisons to the great Margaret Thatcher are premature, but a robust military with a clear objective, and an economy that doesn't tamp down growth is an excellent start.

Will Takaichi be able to reverse the existential ennui that grips Japan? Perhaps. But the size of her win suggests that the Japanese people want a change. Will Japan return to its martial roots and become expansionist? No, that is probably not going to happen, but a revitalized national pride and a focus on what is best for Japan is a fine thing. Hopefully Takaichi sees a kindred spirit in President Trump, and the relationship between America and Japan strengthens.

Even if it doesn't, the specter of a Japan that takes its defense seriously must be a nightmare in Peking. And that is a very good thing indeed!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 howdy

Posted by: doug at February 08, 2026 12:02 PM (Hy+R4)

3 Japan's a weird culture...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 12:02 PM (jtM2q)

4 Nice to see some civilization has awoken

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)

5 'Even if it doesn't, the specter of a Japan that takes its defense seriously must be a nightmare in Peking.'

Japan was a sleeping dog that China should have let lie.
NK better watch out too.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 08, 2026 12:03 PM (fd80v)

6 How did the bald Jap living in his van by the river that detested everyone do?

Posted by: Hope He's Ok at February 08, 2026 12:03 PM (Ksqrb)

7 I think I'm turning Japanese.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 08, 2026 12:03 PM (0nHVk)

8
Who will fare worse? An ethnically-open society like the US or ethnically-closed societies like Japan and China?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:04 PM (tgvbd)

9 Its surprising the Japanese have somehow evaded tje Leftists Racism charges and forced to open their Islands to mass immigration

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 12:07 PM (Ia/+0)

10 Who will fare worse? An ethnically-open society like the US or ethnically-closed societies like Japan and China?
Posted by: Hadrian

We got 'em beat in the Quality Learing Center gap...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 12:07 PM (qddDT)

11 7 I think I'm turning Japanese.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 08, 2026 12:03 PM (0nHVk)

Good morning, Debby! Nice to see you!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 12:08 PM (FMtrg)

12 Maybe the Japanese people will perk up now with a bold optimistic leader, and will start having babies again.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 08, 2026 12:10 PM (+jscL)

13
It looks to me that China is going to collapse. Economically, demographically, militarily. Their influence, bribery and sabotage operations outside of China are not going to save them.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 08, 2026 12:10 PM (azNOR)

14 I find it so heartening when I see nations wake up and start resisting the suicidal tendencies of the global left.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 08, 2026 12:10 PM (FMtrg)

15 Men want to be led by a man.

Posted by: Change my mind at February 08, 2026 12:11 PM (2Ez/1)

16 "...reverse the existential ennui..."
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[shuffles to kitchen]
I rely on caffiene.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:13 PM (XeU6L)

17

Iron Geisha

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:14 PM (Cqx++)

18 10 Who will fare worse? An ethnically-open society like the US or ethnically-closed societies like Japan and China?
Posted by: Hadrian

We got 'em beat in the Quality Learing Center gap...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 12:07 PM (qddDT)

Gentlemen, we MUST NOT ALLOW a Quality Learing Center gap......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 12:14 PM (QGaXH)

19 It looks to me that China is going to collapse. Economically, demographically, militarily. Their influence, bribery and sabotage operations outside of China are not going to save them.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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"Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away" is a quote attributed to former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. The phrase highlights how, when stripped of hope, individuals may resort to extreme actions..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:15 PM (XeU6L)

20 I think I'm turning Japanese."

You know what that really means, right?

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)

21 then drink themselves into a stupor."

Sounds like a plan...

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 12:17 PM (XuXeR)

22 Men want to be led by a man.
Posted by: Change my mind
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"... gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."

Posted by: The Bard at February 08, 2026 12:17 PM (XeU6L)

23 I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.

Even with zero US support, that war would be over pretty quickly. It's well within their combined military capabilities to just take China off the chessboard.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

24
Men want to be led by a man.
Posted by: Change my mind at February 08, 2026 12:11 PM (2Ez/1)

Depends on the man.

PM Starmer hits a heavy bag like he's a 4 year old girl.

When the SAS assaulted the terrorists at the Iranian embassy in 1980, Maggie Thatcher had beers with the strike team afterwards, legend has it that they still stunk of sweat, gunpowder and blood. And her husband read them the riot act for leaving one of the terrorists alive.

Advantage Thatcher.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 12:18 PM (yMsUa)

25
It looks to me that China is going to collapse.

The prediction of Chinese collapse is like the prediction of nuclear fusion reactors. Just around the corner.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:20 PM (Cqx++)

26 I think I'm turning Japanese."

You know what that really means, right?
Posted by: man

Don't be silly. No one would euphemize that in a song.

Posted by: Cyndi Lauper at February 08, 2026 12:22 PM (VHUov)

27 I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.

Even with zero US support, that war would be over pretty quickly. It's well within their combined military capabilities to just take China off the chessboard.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

Maybe because when you open up a can of whup-ass, unexpected things can happen. See the recent attempt by the US and EU to collapse Russia by way of Ukraine, for example.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 12:22 PM (zZSxi)

28
The prediction of Chinese collapse is like the prediction of nuclear fusion reactors. Just around the corner.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:20 PM (Cqx++)

___________

For the last 50+ years, I've been told that the US economy is doomed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (tgvbd)

29 They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

The man who buys used panties from vending machine asks to be conquered.

Posted by: Confucius at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (abIsI)

30 Who will fare worse? An ethnically-open society like the US or ethnically-closed societies like Japan and China?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:04 PM (tgvbd)

History pretty much tells us that an ethnically-open society will fare worse over the long run.

Tribalism - It's for Dinner, yo! and only one can win.

The idea of a "melting pot" and One American culture was great and a possible antidote to extreme tribalism, buuuuut the Democrats blew that up so they could grift your tax dollars.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (iJfKG)

31 Shall think themselves accursed they were not here"

Today? Nah. Most don't care

"No one would euphemize that in a song"

Relax.

Posted by: man at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (XuXeR)

32 23 I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.

Even with zero US support, that war would be over pretty quickly. It's well within their combined military capabilities to just take China off the chessboard.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

I dunno....China's got a lotta unattached military age men - thank's one child policy....

On a related note - I've always thought S. Korea could deal with an invasion from the north by staging bar-b-que tents and facilities along the invasion route. At the first sign of trouble, fire up the b-b-qs, slap on some steaks, out front put some bins with signs 'drop weapons here, sign non-aggression pledge, come in and eat, we'll tell your gov't you were KIA'.

I'll bet it would work.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (QGaXH)

33 See the recent attempt by the US and EU to collapse Russia by way of Ukraine, for example.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 12:22 PM (zZSxi)

I haven't forgotten that, but Europe is weak. Like pathetically, laughably weak, and the US is dilatory because our interests there are questionable and poorly defined at best.

Asia is not weak - and my read on it is that they wouldn't even need us. I don't think China could do better than a stalemate against India by herself, and is flanked by many other enemies.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:26 PM (BI5O2)

34
I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.

That would damage the world's factory.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

35 I don't imagine mobs of Muslims are praying in front of Japanese shrines.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (ZbsBz)

36 >It looks to me that China is going to collapse.
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If true, and the Chinese believed it, I think we'd know by their actions just how bad it was.

It's apparently not anywhere near collapse. Today. Later? Who knows. Xi has tossed the majority of his military leadership out and assumed more or less personal control of it. That alone is disturbing, but IMO not a sign of collapse. Yet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (jtM2q)

37 That would damage the world's factory.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

Certainly so, but to the victors go the spoils. I'm sure China's neighbors would be more than happy to fill that void, with her relegated to smoking ruin status.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (BI5O2)

38
I haven't forgotten that, but Europe is weak. Like pathetically, laughably weak, and the US is dilatory because our interests there are questionable and poorly defined at best.

_________

For 50 years we had a common interest in resisting totalitarianism. With the fall of Communism in Europe, we no longer have anything in common. We're only now waking up to that fact.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (tgvbd)

39 BBQ on the DMZ?

Just fresh veggies would derail that invasion.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 08, 2026 12:30 PM (WymXU)

40
The man who buys used panties from vending machine asks to be conquered.
Posted by: Confucius
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If this doesn't make the 'Comments of the Week' list, I shall be disappointed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:30 PM (XeU6L)

41 but a robust military with a clear objective
=
There will be Gundam

Posted by: Methos at February 08, 2026 12:31 PM (vSvIl)

42 Don't be silly. No one would euphemize that in a song.

Posted by: Cyndi Lauper

Right?

Posted by: Billy Idol at February 08, 2026 12:31 PM (Qsd11)

43
34
I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.

That would damage the world's factory.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 12:27 PM

--------

The world is currently withdrawing manufacturing from China. The Chinese themselves have demonstrated why outsourcing to them is a bad idea.

The other countries listed all stand to benefit from this.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 08, 2026 12:32 PM (azNOR)

44 Sanae Takaichi… is that the guy who snarled: Gentlemen, I despise each and every one of you!?That’s the guy who should lead Japan… he’s kinda my hero LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:32 PM (xT8gx)

45 I wonder how this (gestures vaguely at the post) ties into or can be inferred with the Olympics. Is the populace disinterested? Is there enthusiasm for Team Japan?

The US-centric storylines are us vs. the world, and us against China/Russia/etc. but I wonder if the Japanese are focusing on certain sports, or beating certain countries, or a certain number of medals, or what.

Or maybe not-- maybe there's no real connection or correlation this year.

Posted by: Lance McCormick, thinking out loud at February 08, 2026 12:32 PM (soUkD)

46 I am a driving toward a point here.

I imagine Asian leaders have access to the same maps and stats I do.

I strongly suspect it's not a lack of US support that stays their hands.

I think we've quietly told them we would intervene on China's behalf.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

47 The prediction of Chinese collapse is like the prediction of nuclear fusion reactors. Just around the corner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

For the last 50+ years, I've been told that the US economy is doomed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

So far, we've been deemed Too Big To Fail.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 12:33 PM (VHUov)

48 Don't be silly. No one would euphemize that in a song.

Posted by: Cyndi Lauper

Right?
Posted by: Billy Idol
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For some reason, Barry McGuire just came to mind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

49 "...that war would be over pretty quickly..."

A phrase spoken by someone somewhere before pretty much every war ever fought.

Posted by: The Big Book of History at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1)

50
A phrase spoken by someone somewhere before pretty much every war ever fought.
Posted by: The Big Book of History at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1

Definitely. And sometimes it's true.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)

51 Their birth rate is nowhere near replacement, let alone enough for healthy population growth! They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

Which is why they started a policy a few years back to open Japan up to immigrants from third world shitholes. That backfired as it has in every other nation which has done it.

She campaigned on deporting every last one of these third worlders back to their shitholes to preserve Japanese culture.

Paul Joseph Watson last summer highlighted the problems and her campaign here:

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4tEcVKa

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 08, 2026 12:36 PM (P5BPp)

52 Sanae Takaichi… is that the guy who snarled: Gentlemen, I despise each and every one of you!?That’s the guy who should lead Japan… he’s kinda my hero LoL
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Sanae is the current Prime Minister. And she's a she.

The dude who despised each and every one of us was Toyama Koicihi. He was only running for the governorship of Tokyo prefecture.

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (VHUov)

53 "...that war would be over pretty quickly..."

A phrase spoken by someone somewhere before pretty much every war ever fought.
Posted by: The Big Book of History at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM (2Ez/1)

"We'll be home by Christmas!"

Posted by: British Tommies, August, 1914 at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (zZSxi)

54 On the topic of pills…

Black-pilled = pessimistic
White-pilled = Optimistic
Red-pilled = Willing to learn the painful truth
Blue-pilled = Satisfied to live in comfortable fantasy
(the last two from The Matrix)

Orange-pilled = Converted to MAGA?

Does red-pilled = black-pilled?

If I were Japanese, I probably be black-pilled….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (xT8gx)

55 Don't be silly. No one would euphemize that in a song.

Posted by: Cyndi Lauper

Right?
Posted by: Billy Idol

Don'cha Stop

- Cars, The

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (0aYVJ)

56 44 Sanae Takaichi… is that the guy who snarled: Gentlemen, I despise each and every one of you!?That’s the guy who should lead Japan… he’s kinda my hero LoL
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:32 PM

+++
Breaking news: Sanae Takaichi is not a guy.

Posted by: I'm the internet. I'm here to help. at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)

57
Their birth rate is nowhere near replacement, let alone enough for healthy population growth! They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

____________

Another sign that most problems can be cured with a good screw.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:38 PM (tgvbd)

58 Sanae is the current Prime Minister. And she's a she.

The dude who despised each and every one of us was Toyama Koicihi. He was only running for the governorship of Tokyo prefecture.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (VHUov)

Ha! Thank you… I demonstrated my ignorance. Like Brown-25 I didn’t even know female from male…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:39 PM (xT8gx)

59 Definitely. And sometimes it's true.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)

Not for the U.S. of A. it isn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:39 PM (juz5M)

You tell 'em, bro.

Posted by: N Maduro at February 08, 2026 12:40 PM (vSvIl)

60 Not for the U.S. of A. it isn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:39 PM (juz5M)
You tell 'em, bro.
Posted by: N Maduro

I don't care who you are, that right there's funny...

Posted by: Larry the Cable Guy at February 08, 2026 12:41 PM (NrodW)

61 As a pan-nationalist, I support nationalists everywhere against our common enemy, the Worldies. I'm even glad that our Great Power Competition with China and Russia is against healthily self-interested nations, rather than hollowed-out Luciferian skinsuits seeking One World Gov't in defiance of God's judgement at the Tower of Babel. (If anything, we're closer to becoming that grotesque monster than they are; but then, the whole point of MAGA is to roll it back.)

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 12:41 PM (Sy6m/)

62 54 "...that war would be over pretty quickly..."

A phrase spoken by someone somewhere before pretty much every war ever fought.
Posted by: The Big Book of History at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM

"We'll be home by Christmas!"
Posted by: British Tommies, August, 1914

+++

Let's hurry out to Bull Run and watch the battle before the war ends!

Posted by: DC socialites, Summer, 1861 at February 08, 2026 12:42 PM (2Ez/1)

63 Asia is not weak - and my read on it is that they wouldn't even need us. I don't think China could do better than a stalemate against India by herself, and is flanked by many other enemies.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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East Asia in general are some of the fastest aging societies in the world. Close to the European demographic collapses. Vietnam is top in fertility at slightly less than replacement rate. 1.80 or so. Taiwan is .86 which is even lower than Japan and S. Korea and China are also in that neighborhood. Regional fertility rate of 1.03.

Even India is now below replacement rate and Pakistan is at 3.50 which also declining over time.

Wealthy societies are simply not having babies while Africa and the other parts of Asia like Afghanistan, the various former Soviet republics, Middle East, etc. are.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 12:42 PM (2swu2)

64
Chi-Nah as a nation has a LONG way to go before it collapses.

The ChiCom ruling regime however, that may be a different story. If Xi passes, no matter the cause, the succession struggle might be enough to tear the nation apart, given that most of his reforms/purges have been to consolidate power in his hands alone.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 12:44 PM (y9nCu)

65 I wonder how many nuclear weapons the Japanese mega-corporations produced, back when they were awash with money and people seriously thought that Japan might conquer the world?

And of those hypothetical nukes, how many are still in working order?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 12:45 PM (zZSxi)

66 If I were Japanese, I probably be black-pilled….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
========
Western society went through this before after the Black Death killed off a large proportion of the population.

What it did though is increased the value of the individual worker to the point that they could live better lives and it spawned the Renaissance/Enlightenment. Medieval society was stagnant and probably would have stayed so had not the plagues reset Western society.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 12:46 PM (2swu2)

67 Judging by the extremely warm reception Takaichi gave Trump when he visited Japan last October and the fact Trump expedited F-35 missiles, I'd say she's onboard the Trump vision just like Milei and Bukele.

Europe better get their shit together soon or be left behind. The world is changing and bold nationalism is winning.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 12:46 PM (viF8m)

68 >>Breaking news: Sanae Takaichi is not a guy.

Are we sure?

Posted by: Crocodile Dundee at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (Y1sOo)

69 And of those hypothetical nukes, how many are still in working order?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 12:45 PM (zZSxi)

I doubt they built any nuclear weapons, but their engineering and manufacturing prowess is more than enough to build as many as they think they need in relatively short order.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (n9ltV)

70 East Asia in general are some of the fastest aging societies in the world. Close to the European demographic collapses. Vietnam is top in fertility at slightly less than replacement rate. 1.80 or so. Taiwan is .86 which is even lower than Japan and S. Korea and China are also in that neighborhood. Regional fertility rate of 1.03.

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Indeed. Which I would think makes disposing of China a matter of some urgency for these countries.

To the broader point of demographics, I think Europe is doomed. America and the Slavs will likely be the last whites and they will be gone.

I think Asia has massively overcorrected for their agearian birthrates during industrialization, and will likely get it together and start breeding again at some point.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (BI5O2)

71 An interesting video I watched on Japan earlier this
week regarding the differences in food and diet:

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4qpdDYO

The guy who spent time there noticed that pretty much everyone in Japan is either in shape or thin. And that is because of the food culture and shaming culture. They have much, much less fast-food places in Japan and pretty much all their restaurants and convenience stores (e.g. 7/11) all carry healthy food instead of unhealthy foods.

And they have vending machines all over which also carry not only healthy food, but small portions instead of large portions. Which is also the way in restaurants as well. The culture there is about never wasting food. So people will only buy or get served a small amount that they could finish in one sitting. Also, they have much, much less sugar in their desserts and treats.

They also have a shaming culture, where they have separate clothing stores for fat people and their main stores have smaller entryways where fat people can't enter.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (P5BPp)

72 Its surprising the Japanese have somehow evaded tje Leftists Racism charges and forced to open their Islands to mass immigration

Imma guess it's because they don't GAS if someone accuses them of racism. Would that we were the same.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 12:48 PM (Riz8t)

73 Asia is not weak - and my read on it is that they wouldn't even need us. I don't think China could do better than a stalemate against India by herself, and is flanked by many other enemies.

When you look at the Asians, the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or any Asian country, they can turn a television into a watch. They're very creative. And you look at the Indians, they have been very gifted in the spirituality.

Posted by: Zombie Reggie White at February 08, 2026 12:48 PM (Ksqrb)

74 It's funny that internet sluggers get off on military actions that essentially accomplish nothing.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:45 PM (juz5M)

It's funny that no matter what is said, you argue against it. Almost as if it is a reflex, and not a considered stance.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)

75 The man who buys used panties from vending machine asks to be conquered.
Posted by: Confucius
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If this doesn't make the 'Comments of the Week' list, I shall be disappointed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:30 PM (XeU6L)

No shit man. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)

76 I am a driving toward a point here.

I imagine Asian leaders have access to the same maps and stats I do.

I strongly suspect it's not a lack of US support that stays their hands.

I think we've quietly told them we would intervene on China's behalf.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

Nah. I think there's a stalemate that everyone recognizes.

China has adopted the policy that War is for Suckaz! and mostly have (successfully) used bribery, economic "warfare" and industrial spying to get what they want.
They don't want a hot war because anyone, even you!, able to place a big bomb at the 3 Gorges dam destroys the country for a couple of generations.

Everybody else recognizes that China has the ability to fight a Stone Age style war and win. All they need to do is pile 20-50 million people on the borders of say, Vietnam give them all pointed sticks and tell them "March to the Sea and stab, rape or eat anyone or anything you encounter.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 12:51 PM (iJfKG)

77 It wouldn't be an AoS without Burt the Contrarian shitting on everything.

Posted by: Crocodile Dundee at February 08, 2026 12:53 PM (Y1sOo)

78 "73 East Asia in general are some of the fastest aging societies in the world."
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Funny, I thought everyone aged at the same rate.

Posted by: Taps watch. Checks calendar at February 08, 2026 12:53 PM (2Ez/1)

79 North Korea should nuke Red China for turning them into the madhouse that they are today.

Posted by: Kimchi Joe at February 08, 2026 12:54 PM (Ksqrb)

80 It's funny that no matter what is said, you argue against it. Almost as if it is a reflex, and not a considered stance.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)

Almost?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 08, 2026 12:54 PM (/HDaX)

81 Asia is not weak - and my read on it is that they wouldn't even need us. I don't think China could do better than a stalemate against India by herself, and is flanked by many other enemies.

China is by far more industrially competent, and that's what counts. However, China doesn't have to defend itself against India. India has to defend itself against China. Defense is easier than offense, and the Chinese have a particularly bad situation when it comes to moving large military assets to attack India.

Here's an interesting exploration of the "new" indigenously-built Indian aircraft carrier. It isn't even close to the new Chinese ones, but they're working their way up the value added chain. I doubt they'll catch China, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96wocm8W44

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

82 /off Aussie sock

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 12:54 PM (Y1sOo)

83
I doubt they built any nuclear weapons, but their engineering and manufacturing prowess is more than enough to build as many as they think they need in relatively short order.

The Japanese were certainly thinking about weaponization when they started building out their nuclear programs, since they built several breeder reactors and invested heavily in fast breeder research. That would give them access to weapons-grade fuel, which is always the most difficult part of building nukes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 12:55 PM (y9nCu)

84 Its not really fit for man or beast outside

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 12:56 PM (Ia/+0)

85 They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

Sounds like the US, but here it's weed instead of booze.

Posted by: Civilized cultures civilize themselves into extinction at February 08, 2026 12:56 PM (TbWk/)

86 47 The prediction of Chinese collapse is like the prediction of nuclear fusion reactors. Just around the corner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Collapse takes on many different aspects but debt levels at 350 percent of GDP (ours is slightly over 100 percent), an aging population (again ours is below replacement rate but theirs is much lower than ours, a huge reliance on housing market expansion for gdp growth with a shrinking population, an overbuilt export machine that is running out of customers for shoddy goods, and being dependent on imports for even food is not advisable.

China spent way too much trying to become a military superpower and not enough on ensuring its society functioned. USSR did the same and Russia has followed that pattern while its population continues to shrink.

We did the same but not nearly as much and we started from a much higher base and more cohesive society.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 12:57 PM (2swu2)

87 It wouldn't be an AoS without Burt the Contrarian shitting on everything.
Posted by: Crocodile Dundee
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As though ad hominem is some sort of spice.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 12:57 PM (XeU6L)

88 Funny, I thought everyone aged at the same rate.
Posted by: Taps watch. Checks calendar at February 08, 2026 12:53 PM (2Ez/1)

"What's the death rate around here?"

"Same as everywhere, stranger. One per person."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 12:57 PM (zZSxi)

89 Europe is going caliphate. They hate us that much.
The Uke war is about keeping Russia and the US apart.
Lovely sunny day.
I am one of those who think the Dem party is barely 40% nationally.
My bread is bland but great chunks of butter help.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 12:58 PM (8jVAy)

90 >>Breaking news: Sanae Takaichi is not a guy.

Are we sure?
Posted by: Crocodile Dundee at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (Y1sOo)

I still like that movie. It embodies an ethos that apparently the Aussies no longer have now that they’ve embraced the collective

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:58 PM (xT8gx)

91 The Japanese were certainly thinking about weaponization when they started building out their nuclear programs, since they built several breeder reactors and invested heavily in fast breeder research. That would give them access to weapons-grade fuel, which is always the most difficult part of building nukes.

I sure hope they're not still mad about, well, you know.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 12:59 PM (Riz8t)

92 55 On the topic of pills…

Black-pilled = pessimistic
White-pilled = Optimistic
Red-pilled = Willing to learn the painful truth
Blue-pilled = Satisfied to live in comfortable fantasy
(the last two from The Matrix)

Orange-pilled = Converted to MAGA?

Does red-pilled = black-pilled?

If I were Japanese, I probably be black-pilled….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 12:37 PM (xT8gx)

Thank you Linus - I've kind of been wondering what 'black pilled' meant, definitively. I've inferred it from context but good to see it defined.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 12:59 PM (QGaXH)

93 I doubt they built any nuclear weapons, but their engineering and manufacturing prowess is more than enough to build as many as they think they need in relatively short order.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 12:47 PM (n9ltV)

Yeah, and we did leave them a couple of big footprints to analyze.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 01:00 PM (LMRVO)

94 Black-pilled = pessimistic
White-pilled = Optimistic
Red-pilled = Willing to learn the painful truth
Blue-pilled = Satisfied to live in comfortable fantasy
(the last two from The Matrix)

Pink-pilled = Tim Walz

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

95 Thank you Linus - I've kind of been wondering what 'black pilled' meant, definitively. I've inferred it from context but good to see it defined.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

I always read it as:

(black pill) = (red pill) - (hope)

Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 01:01 PM (VHUov)

96 Oh damn. Keeper didn’t even move

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:02 PM (8jVAy)

97 Black-pilled = pessimistic
White-pilled = Optimistic
Red-pilled = Willing to learn the painful truth
Blue-pilled = Satisfied to live in comfortable fantasy
(the last two from The Matrix)

Pink-pilled = Tim Walz
Posted by: Archimedes
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These need to be added to the glossary of The Handbook.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 01:03 PM (XeU6L)

98 Burt is not wrong about wars…. Everyone on both sides (except for Tecumseh Sherman who everyone thought was insane) thought the civil war would be over in one battle (Bull Run 2 anyone?)… Shiloh woke everyone up

WWI the same way… those poor British boys charging machine guns on the Somme and getting mowed down…. Populations seem to almost always be irrationally optimistic about war. I remember how idiotic I was to actually believe W’s nonsense in 2003 about hearts and minds and democracy in Iraq… sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:03 PM (xT8gx)

99 > They don't want a hot war because anyone, even you!, able to place a big bomb at the 3 Gorges dam destroys the country for a couple of generations.
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And the global trade goes down too. China will suffer, yes. But so will a host of other nations as the supply chains that rely on goods from China go away.

The US is at the top of that list.

3 Gorges Dam goes down, we're hit substantial shortages, and all that comes with it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 01:03 PM (jtM2q)

100 a very short clip on getting old as GenX

https://tinyurl.com/ye26czen

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)

101 To the broader point of demographics, I think Europe is doomed. America and the Slavs will likely be the last whites and they will be gone.

I think Asia has massively overcorrected for their agearian birthrates during industrialization, and will likely get it together and start breeding again at some point.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Eh, predicting the future of global events is pointless. The next century is likely to be inconceivable to someone living today.

Basically the population fear mongers are going to die out along with the eco fraud doomsters and with that the dreams and hopes of people like Billy Gates and the WEF.

A good example is Israel. Israel had below average fertility for a long stretch under Labor just like Euro nations. In fact, the Arabs believed that they would win demographically over the Jews. Then the Soviet Union fell and a lot of Jews migrated from its rotting corpse to Israel. Suddenly Israel started having kids again and the dead hand of Labor governments and their socialism was pushed back.

That started the Arab intifada because the demographic tool was no longer on the table. Outbreeding the Jews was no longer a sure thing

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:03 PM (2swu2)

102 America is an oddity. Setting aside pigs like those at our defense industry trough, it's historically been a pacifist, isolationist military powerhouse - a rarity. Perhaps unique.

Which means we're always materially ill-prepared, have ill-defined war aims when we do get in them, poorly developed strategic thinking, and no exit strategy at all, because we're not even sure what the victory condition is supposed to be.

So our wars have to be figured out on the fly, and they do drag on.

My favorite example of this is leaving our enormous air forces to rot in a desert after WWII, and then having to use civilian airlines to transport Marines into Korea.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 01:04 PM (BI5O2)

103 As an added bonus, Takaichi is a pretty good drummer and a fan of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 08, 2026 01:05 PM (h/O4U)

104 If 3 Gorges goes, Amazon is the least of our worries. We should be able to feed and warm ourselves, 1900’s style.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:06 PM (8jVAy)

105 I always read it as:

(black pill) = (red pill) - (hope)
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 01:01 PM (VHUov)

I like your equation better than mine. More accurate

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:06 PM (xT8gx)

106 I hope Japan doesn't start making the Zero again …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:06 PM (ayRl+)

107 So Japan is now also Nazi?
- Reddit

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:07 PM (y6810)

108 I hope Japan doesn't start making the Zero again …
Posted by: Dr_No
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If the only Mitsubishi that I have owned is an example, we have little to fear.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 01:08 PM (XeU6L)

109 Behind economics, social engineering is the next biggest lie.

Wouldn't low birth rate be the best genocide of all?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 01:08 PM (xFfhU)

110 111 I hope Japan doesn't start making the Zero again …
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:06 PM (ayRl+)

I thought the zero came from the Fertile Crescent region.

Posted by: Zeros are zeros at February 08, 2026 01:08 PM (TbWk/)

111 Everybody else recognizes that China has the ability to fight a Stone Age style war and win. All they need to do is pile 20-50 million people on the borders of say, Vietnam give them all pointed sticks and tell them "March to the Sea and stab, rape or eat anyone or anything you encounter.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 12:51 PM (iJfKG)

They don't have that many effective people to do combat and support, they haven't had the organization to do that sort of thing since Mao, and their adventurism in Africa in the 90's and 2000's with "stone age warfare" was not effective against troops with machine guns and mortars.
They are good at Opium war type conflicts, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (rbvCR)

112 @ 109If 3 Gorges goes, Amazon is the least of our worries. We should be able to feed and warm ourselves, 1900’s style.
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Same for the ORCS (Old River Control Structure) that sends the Mississippi River past New Orleans. If (or is that 'when'?) it collapses, the Atchafalya will capture it 'cos water prefers the most direct path (and N.O. ain't it) and send it to the Gulf of America. At that point, N.O. becomes just another historical curiosity and joins the 'Ain't Dere No Mo'' club …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (ayRl+)

113 Wait. I thought the Ayrabs made the zero.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (LMRVO)

114 I remember how idiotic I was to actually believe W’s nonsense in 2003 about hearts and minds and democracy in Iraq… sigh
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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I never believed that democracy worldwide shit. US experience in the Philippines after the Spanish American War indicated otherwise in the 1900's

Iraq's society had been brutalized by Saddam and the minorities including Christians lording it over the Kurds and Shia for centuries. Thinking voting would suddenly fix those deep fissures was an exercise in stupidity brought on by our ruling class that are indoctrinated in the world of make believe.

To the elites, like Tom Friedman, the world looks flat because they never actually deal with foreigners outside of 1st World enclaves and with similarly educated elite foreigners when abroad.

Like Conan O Brian's ridiculous swimming with a drink at one of Haiti's elite resorts. Anyone that spends in country with the mass populace is shouted down and ignored like Theodore Dalrymple's digression on Africa.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:10 PM (2swu2)

115 This Was Too Sophisticated To Be An Accident

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9yoL3Ae3A

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)

116 116 111 I hope Japan doesn't start making the Zero again …
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:06 PM (ayRl+)

I thought the zero came from the Fertile Crescent region.
Posted by: Zeros are zeros at February 08, 2026 01:08 PM (TbWk/)

To show you where my mind is I thought this was referring to diet soft drinks like Coke Zero and Pepsi Zero…. I wanted to say “zero is might right here in the US of A”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:11 PM (xT8gx)

117 Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:52 PM (juz5M)

See you in two weeks.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:11 PM (n9ltV)

118 119 Wait. I thought the Ayrabs made the zero.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (LMRVO)

Who stole it from an idea a bisexual black woman had.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:11 PM (y6810)

119
China is by far more industrially competent, and that's what counts.

A common misconception. They can operate CAD/CAM computers and machinery just fine, but they have a bad habit of ignoring fundamentals like metallurgy. Which is a big reason why they their products don't last long. They tried to produce fighter jet engines based on the core engines of some 737s they'd purchased before various dual-use tech boycotts went into effect after '89. They copied the dimensions, but the metallurgy was beyond them and the engines never produced the power or engine life they needed.

In consumer products, they tried to flood the 3rd world with inexpensive motorcycles and succeeded. For awhile at least. Chinese bikes fell out of favor when they would only last about a year before the engines grenaded, often due to soft (cheap) alloys used in the engines. And they never put a proper dealer/maintenance/parts system in place to support them so 100+ Chinese motorcycle firms simply disappeared.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 01:11 PM (y9nCu)

120 > If the only Mitsubishi that I have owned is an example, we have little to fear.
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I had a re-badged Plymouth Laser that was really a Mitsubishi Eclipse. 1980 I think. Turbocharged. 5 speed. Pretty quick little car. No issues with it. Even the pop-up headlights were working when I traded it in many years later.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 01:12 PM (jtM2q)

121 The Old River business is high on my disaster shit l’d like to see.
It would also be a boon for the bayou and shipping.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:12 PM (8jVAy)

122 80, 81 - Gentlemen - there's no fighting in the military blog...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:12 PM (QGaXH)

123 >> America is an oddity. Setting aside pigs like those at our defense industry trough, it's historically been a pacifist, isolationist military powerhouse - a rarity. Perhaps unique.

Saw an interesting interview with Orban of Hungary. He's a strong Trump ally and a supporter of the US. But he said he didn't want to align to closely with the US because we have an almost unique ability to change course every 4 years. Lot's of world leaders don't have to worry about public opinion if wars or the aftermath drags on too long. US Presidents most definitely do and it can lead to some half-assed decisions.

One thing I've heard over and over the last year is that Trump needs to focus on the US and not overseas, as if being the lone super power in the world comes without international responsibilities unique to the US.

Difficult balance particularly when the media flat out lies about everything including domestic accomplishments.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:13 PM (viF8m)

124 Watching the Olympics, I can't help but notice that for all their talk of open borders and the EU, these Europeans sure seem excited about grabbing their nation's flag and waving it when they do well.

Posted by: Wally at February 08, 2026 01:13 PM (0e5Te)

125 Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (ayRl+)

New Orleans has the WWII museum and several excellent restaurants.

Other than that....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:14 PM (n9ltV)

126 My favorite example of this is leaving our enormous air forces to rot in a desert after WWII, and then having to use civilian airlines to transport Marines into Korea.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 01:04 PM (BI5O2)

We did get a pretty good 80s teen movie out of that…. There’s a scene in Can’t Buy Me Love where protagonist takes beautiful popular schoolgirl to the plane graveyard

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:14 PM (xT8gx)

127 >>>but it's funny how I get accused of being contrarian by people who never seem to comment on anything I say, other than to tell me all I do is say contrarian things.

That's because I scroll over all your posts. I only know when you're taking your typically contrarian position on something when other people bring it up. In this case, CBD.

Going against the flow on nearly everything, as you almost always do, is a clear sign of attention-whoring. You're not a special case. The internet is filled with 'em.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 01:15 PM (Y1sOo)

128 @ 131 Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:09 PM (ayRl+)

New Orleans has the WWII museum and several excellent restaurants.

Other than that ....
_________________________________________

Well, it USEDTA have the 'My-O-My' club (a 'Let's Pretend We're Wimmenz!' club) on Bourbon Street before it moved to West End, where it got wiped out by the same hurricane that destroyed Fitzgerald's seafood restaurant …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:17 PM (ayRl+)

129 The Japanese election hinged on fighting the establishment, which was encouraging immigration, including the Chinese, Hindus and Muslims.

The population said we'd rather shrink and die as Japanese than lose our souls.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at February 08, 2026 01:17 PM (wBaIH)

130 A tie works for Arsenal.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:18 PM (T8bqm)

131 My favorite example of this is leaving our enormous air forces to rot in a desert after WWII, and then having to use civilian airlines to transport Marines into Korea.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Everyone was in a big hurry to get demobilized post WWII and we thought with the bomb that there would be no future wars. Then Korea whacked us up the side of the head in 1949.

If you read about the initial response in Korea, you will find shortages of all sorts of necessary munitions, etc. that somehow vanished or decayed right after WWII ended. US population at large did not understand that the world had changed and the oceans were no longer the great moats in an era of first bombers and then missiles.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (2swu2)

132 A common misconception. They can operate CAD/CAM computers and machinery just fine, but they have a bad habit of ignoring fundamentals like metallurgy. Which is a big reason why they their products don't last long. They tried to produce fighter jet engines based on the core engines of some 737s they'd purchased before various dual-use tech boycotts went into effect after '89. They copied the dimensions, but the metallurgy was beyond them and the engines never produced the power or engine life they needed.

Compared to us, your points have validity, although our advantage is rapidly eroding. However, the point was "compared to India". Use the aircraft carrier example I linked to illustrate this. India took 15 years to build an obsolete, barely functional one, while China's new Fujian, troubled as it is with EMALs problems, is light years ahead of the Vikrant, and China is accelerating its arms development industries. We would be idiots to assume the Chinese won't have peer or near-peer weapons in the next 10-20 years.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (Riz8t)

133 The population said we'd rather shrink and die as Japanese than lose our souls.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at February 08, 2026 01:17 PM (wBaIH)

Which suggests that there is still strength in the Japanese people!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (n9ltV)

134 I watched a little bit of luge earlier… the guys must’ve been drunk; almost every competitor bumped the wall multiple times. Then they get to the end, stand up clap and wave… I don’t think they care too much. They can always claim: I was an Olympian. Good pickup line in a bar I’d have to assume

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (xT8gx)

135 115 Behind economics, social engineering is the next biggest lie.

Wouldn't low birth rate be the best genocide of all?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 08, 2026 01:08 PM (xFfhU)

The Stargate SG-1 episode "2010" is absolutely chilling. Season 4, episode 16:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0709030/

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (Sy6m/)

136
OT: The world's greatest fruitseller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nBcuMoKydo

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (y9nCu)

137 @ 130 A tie works for Arsenal.
_____________________________

You mean 'club' or 'repp' … ? They're English, y' know …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (ayRl+)

138 Going against the flow on nearly everything, as you almost always do, is a clear sign of attention-whoring. You're not a special case. The internet is filled with 'em.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 01:15 PM (Y1sOo)

[sagely nods head]

Obedience and compliance is the only true path to wisdom. Freedom of one's soul is solely found in conformity of thought.

(This fortune cookie tastes like an old chinaman's ass, ew!)

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (rbvCR)

139 And no sooner do I post that, that City gets a PK.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:20 PM (T8bqm)

140 90 They don't get married, they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

Sounds like the US, but here it's weed instead of booze.

Posted by: Civilized cultures civilize themselves into extinction at February 08, 2026 12:56 PM (TbWk/)

++++

I worked in a Japanese owned electronics importing business in Carson, CA. Everyone except me and one salesman were Japanese. The general manager was married but all of the rest of the workers were young single men, here on visas. Man, I am telling you, they could drink. Several times my husband and I had to go out to dinner with them and they would down the sake like nobody's business. Also, sometimes they would tell me how much they drank every night. It was crazy. Didn't seem to have any effect on their work, however. They must have a real tolerance for alcohol.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 01:20 PM (do7Gm)

141 Expansionist? Maybe not.

They ARE a warrior culture. It is in their blood.

So, if you don't expand? Maybe you do what Japan did for generations: turn into a isolationist state (from an immigration standpoint) willing to destroy the first motherfucker who looks at them crossways.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:20 PM (bss/y)

142 Soccer.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:20 PM (T8bqm)

143 The Japanese are fairly cool with being pacifists. Yet their military is no slouch. The idea of not fomenting unrest abroad has an upside... as well as a downside. But I seriously doubt they'd roll over for anyone, particularly Russia or China... two of their likely protagonists.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 01:21 PM (jtM2q)

144 Haaland is the best money spent since United got Ronaldo.

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:21 PM (T8bqm)

145 OT: The world's greatest fruitseller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nBcuMoKydo

First with the melon joke!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:21 PM (Riz8t)

146 If you read about the initial response in Korea, you will find shortages of all sorts of necessary munitions, etc. that somehow vanished or decayed right after WWII ended. US population at large did not understand that the world had changed and the oceans were no longer the great moats in an era of first bombers and then missiles.
Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (2swu2)

David Hackworth’s biography is fascinating… he got thrown into the Korea fight as a young army guy. Saw the retreat to the Pusan perimeter… he calls the whole thing a cluster… we were completely unprepared

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (xT8gx)

147 Heh. I remember when I went to Japan for work, I held my own as far as drinking. When I got back one of the executives said 'I have heard you drink well.' and then nodded approvingly. 'I am better.' He said. I think I was being challenged.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (bss/y)

148 Obedience and compliance is the only true path to wisdom. Freedom of one's soul is solely found in conformity of thought.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:19 PM (rbvCR)

Most of the readership is nominally on the right (at least).

What are the odds that someone can find something to argue about, assuming honest disagreement, in every single post?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (n9ltV)

149 Gentlemen - there's no fighting in the military blog...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Back in Usenet days, there used to be widespread flaming wars over the most minute differences in opinion regarding military history and intentions. Worst when it dealt with trying to put their modern heads into past situations where the people simply thought differently about a lot of core matters.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (2swu2)

150 124 Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:52 PM (juz5M)

See you in two weeks.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:11 PM (n9ltV)

Burt gets a time-out?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:23 PM (QGaXH)

151 They ARE a warrior culture. It is in their blood.

So, if you don't expand? Maybe you do what Japan did for generations: turn into a isolationist state (from an immigration standpoint) willing to destroy the first motherfucker who looks at them crossways.

Germany was a warrior culture too. The societies that bred those warriers were obliterated 80 years ago. I doubt very much that either the Germans or the Japanese would be even a shadow of their former selves. The Italians, OTOH, would be about the same.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)

152 Font here suddenly smaller??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (xT8gx)

153 David Hackworth’s biography is fascinating… he got thrown into the Korea fight as a young army guy. Saw the retreat to the Pusan perimeter… he calls the whole thing a cluster… we were completely unprepared
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Yep. Conscripts that were not well trained, etc. We damn near lost the entire country before we could even scrape up enough forces to respond.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (2swu2)

154 Fortune cookies were invented in the US not China.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (viF8m)

155 Men want to be led by a man.
Posted by: Change my mind at February 08, 2026 12:11 PM (2Ez/1)

"Takaichi’s LDP alone had already secured the 233 seats required for a majority roughly 90 minutes after polls closed on Sunday. Her party’s sweep of 328 seats is the most it has ever won in Japan’s lower chamber."

This suggests that a goodly number of Japanese men don't have an issue with Takaichi’s sex.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (ExV1e)

156 When I got back one of the executives said 'I have heard you drink well.' and then nodded approvingly. 'I am better.' He said. I think I was being challenged.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (bss/y)

A long time ago I used a small IT firm owned by two Russians. The older one told me that back in the day in Moscow, he would eat a stick of butter before going out for business dinners, to coat his stomach to handle the bottle of vodka he was expected to drink before negotiations began.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (n9ltV)

157 Having an opinion that goes against the grain every now and then is accepted as a normal part of discussion.

But on nearly every topic?

Yeah, that's a shtick and it's boring.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 01:25 PM (Y1sOo)

158
I worked in a Japanese owned electronics importing business in Carson, CA. Everyone except me and one salesman were Japanese. The general manager was married but all of the rest of the workers were young single men, here on visas. Man, I am telling you, they could drink. Several times my husband and I had to go out to dinner with them and they would down the sake like nobody's business. Also, sometimes they would tell me how much they drank every night. It was crazy. Didn't seem to have any effect on their work, however. They must have a real tolerance for alcohol.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 01:20 PM (do7Gm)

South Koreans are similar, so I understand. It's part of the culture to go out and drink for hours after work pretty much daily.

Posted by: Dulls the pain of being a salaryman I gues at February 08, 2026 01:25 PM (TbWk/)

159 I never argue. No need. After all, I’m always right…. (ducks)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:25 PM (xT8gx)

160 A long time ago I used a small IT firm owned by two Russians. The older one told me that back in the day in Moscow, he would eat a stick of butter before going out for business dinners, to coat his stomach to handle the bottle of vodka he was expected to drink before negotiations began.

Gee, why is Russian life expectancy so low?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

161 South Koreans are similar, so I understand. It's part of the culture to go out and drink for hours after work pretty much daily.

Gee, why is Korean fertility so low?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:27 PM (Riz8t)

162 Gee, why is Russian life expectancy so low?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

Hold my wodka and watch thees!

Posted by: Putting the Red in redneck at February 08, 2026 01:27 PM (TbWk/)

163
When the SAS assaulted the terrorists at the Iranian embassy in 1980, Maggie Thatcher had beers with the strike team afterwards, legend has it that they still stunk of sweat, gunpowder and blood. And her husband read them the riot act for leaving one of the terrorists alive.

Advantage Thatcher.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

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Correction: she celebrated with champagne.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 08, 2026 01:28 PM (n7rxJ)

164 The man who buys used panties from vending machine asks to be conquered.
Posted by: Confucius at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (abIsI)

Obviously they should buy them directly from their favorite OF model.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 08, 2026 01:28 PM (ExV1e)

165 I guess the ref had City -1.5

Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 01:28 PM (T8bqm)

166 159 I never argue. No need. After all, I’m always right…. (ducks)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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You would do fine as an elected official in these United States with that attitude.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:29 PM (2swu2)

167 My nephew worked at a Korean owned forklift plant. Their work ethic and mentality is similar to Japan's. He didn't fit in. But lasted about 2 years. Never felt "part of the company."

Americans are not the only racists on the planet by a long shot. Something the left doesn't acknowledge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 01:29 PM (jtM2q)

168 I did a six-month deployment to Misawa AB in northern Japan in the late '80s. The Japanese people I interacted with, both on base and outside the gate, seemed to be lovely people.

I couldn't shake the feeling that I was perhaps not seeing their true persona, though, especially among the elderly.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 01:30 PM (Y1sOo)

169 I have also heard that dating and marriage have been heavily enshittified in Japan and South Korea for many of the same ways as it has here. The taint of feminism, absurd expectations, bad culture around marriage and marital law. Recall that the 4B movement started in South Korea. For allegedly "patriarchal" cultures there isn't a whole lot of sociocultural power in the hands of men.

Posted by: They cry "patriarchy" but there is no patriarchy at February 08, 2026 01:31 PM (TbWk/)

170 149 Gentlemen - there's no fighting in the military blog...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Back in Usenet days, there used to be widespread flaming wars over the most minute differences in opinion regarding military history and intentions. Worst when it dealt with trying to put their modern heads into past situations where the people simply thought differently about a lot of core matters.
Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (2swu2)

I should have socked it as President Merkin Muffley...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:31 PM (QGaXH)

171 South Koreans are similar, so I understand. It's part of the culture to go out and drink for hours after work pretty much daily.
Posted by: Dulls the pain of being a salaryman I gues at February 08, 2026 01:25 PM (TbWk/)

Yes. EVERY night. Not like 'Hey we'll drink casually to relax and unwind.' Nope, lads. We are getting drunk. Drink this first mug of beer quick because another is already on it's way.

The beer WAS very good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM (bss/y)

172 I so enjoy Super Bowl Sunday… not necessarily for the game, but the food. Every year my New Year’s resolution is to limit calories and avoid fattening food and desserts from January 1 until Super Bowl Sunday. This year I lost 22 pounds that way… this is typical over the years. I always have 10 easy pounds come off fast because I ate like an animal Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. It works… I celebrate today by trying to get fat again

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM (xT8gx)

173 164 The man who buys used panties from vending machine asks to be conquered.
Posted by: Confucius at February 08, 2026 12:23 PM (abIsI)

Obviously they should buy them directly from their favorite OF model.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Lot of thirsty and sexually frustrated males out there in the world. Pron consumption is actually far higher in Muzzie nations than it is in the developed world. All kinds of sick shit.

But that pron combined with a low iq from inbreeding and other means is also why they think that all white women are easy and available and they can rape them at will. Bring them to the West, that is what they do.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM (2swu2)

174 "...that war would be over pretty quickly..."

A phrase spoken by someone somewhere before pretty much every war ever fought.

Posted by: The Big Book of History at February 08, 2026 12:35 PM

Definitely. And sometimes it's true.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2026 12:36 PM

Not for the U.S. of A. it isn't.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2026 12:39 PM

Yep.

"The mission was to take three weeks, but six weeks later, Washington was growing impatient."

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ZpaA7S

Posted by: Blackhawk Down at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM (P5BPp)

175 Specifically talking about their true feelings of U.S. military presence on their soil.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM (Y1sOo)

176 What are the odds that someone can find something to argue about, assuming honest disagreement, in every single post?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 01:22 PM (n9ltV)

I am dealing with a family member who is ideologically captured, and literally believes contradictory things which she will state is the only possible position. No change is possible, and to argue it is seen as contradiction for contradiction sake since the truth is self evident.
I despise doctrinaire discussions, but this is a terrible place to argue against them since the allowable text length is short and too fragmented to get a good argument going. The best we can do is endless sniping which pisses everyone off.

The actual form to argue it out these disagreements is to posit: If this is true what does it imply? This is what you do in Chemistry or history (or financial audits of course) but 4 out of five times gets "ooh u fag" responses.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:33 PM (rbvCR)

177 You mean 'club' or 'repp' … ? They're English, y' know …
Posted by: Dr_No
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Regimental

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2026 01:33 PM (XeU6L)

178 I’d never make it in Japanese or Russian business… I’m a teetotaler. They’d look sideways at me…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:34 PM (xT8gx)

179 Germany was a warrior culture too. The societies that bred those warriers were obliterated 80 years ago. I doubt very much that either the Germans or the Japanese would be even a shadow of their former selves. The Italians, OTOH, would be about the same.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)

One difference: Japan still glorifies the warrior in their popular culture. That has more of an effect than I think we realize.

It's odd. It's like they KNOW this is the way it should be. Manly men fighting. Lone warrior facing impossible odds. Making the women yours. Their women even seem to internalize this from their pop culture. Then they are told by their government: you cannot do this. This is not our way anymore. And so, they are adrift.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:34 PM (bss/y)

180 The actual form to argue it out these disagreements is to posit: If this is true what does it imply? This is what you do in Chemistry or history (or financial audits of course) but 4 out of five times gets "ooh u fag" responses.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2026 01:33 PM (rbvCR)

Ahem. The traditional response is "OP is a fag"

Posted by: Be proper in our impropriety at February 08, 2026 01:35 PM (TbWk/)

181 The pacification of Japan post-war was absolutely and obviously the correct approach and the whole thing has worked extremely well. As did the two other major post-WWII US approaches to major int'l security problems. One of which, like Japan, has been overtaken by events (in the other case, NATO, success). Times change and the shift in Japan started quite a while ago. Generational, and helped along by things like North Korea's batshit truculence and, of course, Chinese elbow-throwing.

Loss of Abe was terrible, but seems like the fundamentals are moving in the right direction. Chy-nah, meanwhile, has lots of problems that might make some of their tiger-look somewhat paper-ish.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 08, 2026 01:35 PM (U/Byj)

182 With temperatures wish had vodka

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

183 I should have socked it as President Merkin Muffley...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Wcctech that Pixy Misa occasionally cites is an example of Usenet level flaming on every thread that used to be prevalent in tech forums. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt trolls were also in abundance paid by mfgs to disparage the competition.

Newbs still try to do that inane shit on the more sober and older trending tech websites like Phoronix but generally get ignored or shit upon by seniors there.

I still spend a fair chunk of time on tech sites but seldom engage anymore.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:36 PM (2swu2)

184 I so enjoy Super Bowl Sunday… not necessarily for the game, but the food.

If you're not interested in the game, tonight is a great night to go to that restaurant you like that's always too crowded to get into.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 01:37 PM (Fs0KI)

185 With great wodka comes great responsibility...TO DRINK!

Posted by: Chekov's bottle of wodka at February 08, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)

186 When my wife and I were in Korea for a conference, we needed something or another in their version of a 7-11. We went in at about 7 am and got it. After a long, long day, we stopped in at 11 pm for a snack, and the guy who was there at 7 was still there. In both cases, we were the only ones in the store. My point is that working ridiculously long hours is not the same thing as being productive, and the Asians need to learn that. Japanese productivity is quite low.

I really like this guy's videos (Salaryman in Tokyo), and he did one on how inefficient Japanese office workers are. They spend most of their time in pointless meetings, avoiding decisions, and generally accomplishing nothing. He says Japanese don't work because they love it, they work because of the social stigma of not working. As a society, they lack the governors and breakers that call a halt to the day.

https://is.gd/yIBcJQ

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:37 PM (Riz8t)

187 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 01:37 PM (Kt19C)

188 I wouldn’t overestimate the relative powers of Asian military forces. Thailand and Cambodia both seemed to struggle in their recent conflict over a half dozen banyan trees next to some river.

Btw it amused to note that Thailand’s national flower is found on the Golden Shower Tree.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 01:38 PM (JbyEi)

189 Ahem. The traditional response is "OP is a fag"
Posted by: Be proper in our impropriety
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"And their shit is retarded" completes the trope.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (2swu2)

190 178 I’d never make it in Japanese or Russian business… I’m a teetotaler. They’d look sideways at me…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:34 PM (xT8gx)

I'm almost there - I was drinking one beer on Friday nights with my Fish and Chips dinner....realized at that rate I had roughly a one year supply in the garage fridge so I've upped it to 2 per week - # 2 being Sat night watching Sven.

Now you probably know too much about me....lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (QGaXH)

191 I so enjoy Super Bowl Sunday… not necessarily for the game, but the food. Every year my New Year’s resolution is to limit calories and avoid fattening food and desserts from January 1 until Super Bowl Sunday. This year I lost 22 pounds that way… this is typical over the years. I always have 10 easy pounds come off fast because I ate like an animal Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. It works… I celebrate today by trying to get fat again

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:32 PM

I'll be going to a Super Bowl party today for the first time in years. I think the last Super Bowl party I attended was 2018 PHI-NE.

My buddy is putting out quite the spread of pizza and other snacks and asked everyone to bring a snack to share. I decided to make homemade Little Caesar's crazy puffs and also mini tacos from All Recipes. Made the crazy puffs yesterday. Going to get the mini tacos done now. We'll see if they turn out as good as she made them in this video...

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4kyF4ht

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)

192 India has seized three Iranian oil tankers.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (0KSrI)

193 183 I should have socked it as President Merkin Muffley...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Wcctech that Pixy Misa occasionally cites is an example of Usenet level flaming on every thread that used to be prevalent in tech forums. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt trolls were also in abundance paid by mfgs to disparage the competition.

Newbs still try to do that inane shit on the more sober and older trending tech websites like Phoronix but generally get ignored or shit upon by seniors there.

I still spend a fair chunk of time on tech sites but seldom engage anymore.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:36 PM (2swu2)

Internet denizens have gotten soft and weak. The early days of chatrooms were the wild fucking west. If you were a sensitive crybaby you wouldn't last long. Now you go crying to the mods to get Mean Mr. Microaggression banned, or the mods themselves are sensitive crybabies.

Posted by: Was a better time then at February 08, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)

194 192 India has seized three Iranian oil tankers.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Hmmm.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:40 PM (2swu2)

195 "And their shit is retarded" completes the trope.
Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (2swu2)

Objection!

'You talk like a fag and your shit is retarded!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:40 PM (bss/y)

196 One difference: Japan still glorifies the warrior in their popular culture. That has more of an effect than I think we realize.

Do they, or are anime and manga simply safe ways of fantasizing about it without actually having to do anything?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (Riz8t)

197 192 India has seized three Iranian oil tankers.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (0KSrI)

All of a sudden everyone looks up and looks around like it is a bingo match and no one has that tile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (bss/y)

198 I really like this guy's videos (Salaryman in Tokyo), and he did one on how inefficient Japanese office workers are. They spend most of their time in pointless meetings, avoiding decisions, and generally accomplishing nothing.

Like the US.

Posted by: Corpos are corpos around the world at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (TbWk/)

199 167 My nephew worked at a Korean owned forklift plant. Their work ethic and mentality is similar to Japan's. He didn't fit in. But lasted about 2 years. Never felt "part of the company."

Americans are not the only racists on the planet by a long shot. Something the left doesn't acknowledge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 01:29 PM (jtM2q)

+++++

In my experience they treated me very nice, almost like I was a princess. Whenever one had to make a trip to Japan they would always bring me back a gift. Always kind and courteous.
They hated the Koreans for sure. Always talked about them as if they were the lowest form of humanity.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (do7Gm)

200 Do japs wash under their tits?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 01:42 PM (Kt19C)

201 Internet denizens have gotten soft and weak. The early days of chatrooms were the wild fucking west. If you were a sensitive crybaby you wouldn't last long. Now you go crying to the mods to get Mean Mr. Microaggression banned, or the mods themselves are sensitive crybabies.

It's not that people are crying, it's that they're bored with quarrelsome twats with nothing of value to add defecating on a thread.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:42 PM (Riz8t)

202 195 "And their shit is retarded" completes the trope.
Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:39 PM (2swu2)

Objection!

'You talk like a fag and your shit is retarded!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:40 PM (bss/y)

"OP is a fag" is a time-honored 4chan denigration that predates the movie Idiocracy. While similar in spirit, they have different points of origin.

Posted by: Historical Deconstruction of "Fag" in Internet Culture at February 08, 2026 01:43 PM (TbWk/)

203 They hated the Koreans for sure. Always talked about them as if they were the lowest form of humanity.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (do7Gm)

Objection: To the Japanese guys I spoke with, the Koreans were like retarded commoners, but the Chinese were subhuman.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:43 PM (bss/y)

204 I had a friend who went to Japan after college to teach English. He said he had never in his life had an easier time getting laid. The Japanese girls loved them some 6 ft tall white guy.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:43 PM (y6810)

205 They hated the Koreans for sure. Always talked about them as if they were the lowest form of humanity.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 01:41 PM (do7Gm)

Objection: To the Japanese guys I spoke with, the Koreans were like retarded commoners, but the Chinese were subhuman.

The Chinese feel that way about the Vietnamese.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:44 PM (Riz8t)

206 Internet denizens have gotten soft and weak. The early days of chatrooms were the wild fucking west. If you were a sensitive crybaby you wouldn't last long. Now you go crying to the mods to get Mean Mr. Microaggression banned, or the mods themselves are sensitive crybabies.
Posted by: Was a better time then
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Back in the day, most of the people there were simply trading insults, not knowledge. And like fights at school, it became entertainment for others.

Even then, the well run forums simply kicked out those causing disturbances as there sole point of being there.

Language can and was brusque at times but not the endless shitposting that gamers liked to do just to get their rocks off.

Tedious from an administrator and from a regular posting standpoint.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:44 PM (2swu2)

207 201 Internet denizens have gotten soft and weak. The early days of chatrooms were the wild fucking west. If you were a sensitive crybaby you wouldn't last long. Now you go crying to the mods to get Mean Mr. Microaggression banned, or the mods themselves are sensitive crybabies.

It's not that people are crying, it's that they're bored with quarrelsome twats with nothing of value to add defecating on a thread.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:42 PM (Riz8t)

Different, I think. I think it was more that the argument was the fun bit. n/Y5/C5 always made this point that the blog was so much more vital when everyone was willing to cut a bitch on a moment's notice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:44 PM (bss/y)

208 Internet denizens have gotten soft and weak. The early days of chatrooms were the wild fucking west.

Pretty much anything in the "alt" domain was sure to be a sh*tfest. There is one particular ham frequency in, IIRC, the 10 meter band, that is basically 4chan of the air. Even the FCC has given up trying to police it as long as they stay in the lane.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 01:45 PM (Fs0KI)

209 For 50 years we had a common interest in resisting totalitarianism. With the fall of Communism in Europe, we no longer have anything in common. We're only now waking up to that fact.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (tgvbd)

Ironically, that totalitarianism has arisen in the EU and is still extant here with the Democrats, despite Trump's victory.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 08, 2026 01:45 PM (xgXB0)

210 @ 177 You mean 'club' or 'repp' … ? They're English, y' know …
Posted by: Dr_No
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Regimental
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I guess that means paisley is just right out, then … ? Damn!

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:46 PM (ayRl+)

211 This place has been around for 20+ years, the wild west is pretty much gone.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:46 PM (viF8m)

212 Objection!

'You talk like a fag and your shit is retarded!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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So it was YOU going around and saying that all the time under different nics and different threads.

LOL, I stand corrected sirrah.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:46 PM (2swu2)

213 I am merely quoting President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:48 PM (bss/y)

214 Pretty much anything in the "alt" domain was sure to be a sh*tfest. There is one particular ham frequency in, IIRC, the 10 meter band, that is basically 4chan of the air. Even the FCC has given up trying to police it as long as they stay in the lane.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 01:45 PM (Fs0KI)

When young I once got in a knockdown drag out flame war in the alt domain… I maintained slavery was one of the primary causes of the civil war. It was ridiculous… not quite sure why I cared so much… but young

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:48 PM (xT8gx)

215 211 This place has been around for 20+ years, the wild west is pretty much gone.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Still comes out on occasions. Particularly the ONT.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:48 PM (2swu2)

216 211 This place has been around for 20+ years, the wild west is pretty much gone.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:46 PM (viF8m)

Yep..soon as the wimmens come in and start opening churches and shutting down the cat houses it's time to move on......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:49 PM (QGaXH)

217
Back in the day, most of the people there were simply trading insults, not knowledge.

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rec.sports.baseball: sober discussions backed by statistics.

rec.music.opera: screaming gays having tantrums and unbelievable antisemitism.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 01:49 PM (tgvbd)

218 I've been wondering for many years why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India don't just gang up and take out the asshoe country that always menaces them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Japan: Peace is good. We're tired of building stuff.
Korea: Sounds good. Here's some pop music.
Taiwan: Can't talk, making chips.
Vietnam: Have you seen our influencers and weird communism?
India: Ok, so, curry and have some H1B's. We're making them by the millions. Also, it's not cheating if we don't call it cheating~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 01:50 PM (diia5)

219 Still comes out on occasions. Particularly the ONT.
Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 01:48 PM (2swu2)

For the most part, no. The moment someone steps out of lane and actually gets pissed they get banned fairly quickly- especially if racial ephitets get thrown.

I am not saying I miss it, and I understand not everyone wants a knife fight over dinner place settings, but I sort of do miss the real passion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (bss/y)

220 It would be a good sign if the Japanese people started reproducing again. Right now, they are committing birthrate harakiri.

Posted by: Ralph at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (8WZD4)

221 >>Still comes out on occasions. Particularly the ONT.

It's ridiculous to say this place doesn't have arguments. Happens constantly. But there's a big difference from having a reasoned argument and just trolling to cause turmoil.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

222
I am dealing with a family member who is ideologically captured, and literally believes contradictory things which she will state is the only possible position.

Posted by: Kindltot

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I took a picture yesterday of a home in my neighborhood. Out front was an assortment of signs. Of course there was the usual "In this house, we believe" nonsense, but in addition:

a sign that read "We support federal workers"

a sign that read "ICE OUT"

Talk about contradictions.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (n7rxJ)

223 220 It would be a good sign if the Japanese people started reproducing again. Right now, they are committing birthrate harakiri.
Posted by: Ralph at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (8WZD4)

They need guys joining the military, coming out jacked and looking for women to harass into playing with their peepees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 01:52 PM (bss/y)

224 The phrase highlights how, when stripped of hope, individuals may resort to extreme actions..."

So when do the Black Pilled chimp out?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 08, 2026 01:53 PM (a4flb)

225 >>> 222

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I took a picture yesterday of a home in my neighborhood. Out front was an assortment of signs. Of course there was the usual "In this house, we believe" nonsense, but in addition:

a sign that read "We support federal workers"

a sign that read "ICE OUT"

Talk about contradictions.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (n7rxJ)

Not at all.

USAID and friends !!!!!= CBP and ICE

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 08, 2026 01:53 PM (ULPxl)

226 @ 221 >>Still comes out on occasions. Particularly the ONT.

It's ridiculous to say this place doesn't have arguments. Happens constantly. But there's a big difference from having a reasoned argument and just trolling to cause turmoil.
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That's rezackly why God invented 'The Beat-Down' - to stop (or is it 'enhance'?) the turmoil. Didja notice that word had 'möel' in it?

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 01:53 PM (ayRl+)

227 India: Ok, so, curry and have some H1B's. We're making them by the millions. Also, it's not cheating if we don't call it cheating~!

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Ha. There is a series on Netflix about Indian CEOs who cooked the books. It’s funny how it’s always “we had no idea and were shocked”. Riiiight. You were shocked that CEOs of Indian companies were crooked. Are you retarded? lol.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:54 PM (y6810)

228 a sign that read "We support federal workers"

... and a lot of other parasites too.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 08, 2026 01:55 PM (a4flb)

229 The media's depicting this as "far-right extremist to seize more power", by the way. The WaPo layoffs were an excellent start, but don't go far enough.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 01:55 PM (QZThv)

230 It was ridiculous… not quite sure why I cared so much

There's a reason that "somebody is wrong on the internet" cartoon resonates so well.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 08, 2026 01:56 PM (Fs0KI)

231 The WaPo layoffs were an excellent start, but don't go far enough.

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 01:56 PM (Riz8t)

232 a sign that read "We support federal workers"

a sign that read "ICE OUT"

Talk about contradictions.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (n7rxJ)

Leftism is 99.9% emotions… they don’t even pretend to care about contradictions. The same people screaming “me too” a few years ago loved them some Bubba Clinton back in the day when Paula Jones was trailer trash….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:56 PM (xT8gx)

233 took a picture yesterday of a home in my neighborhood. Out front was an assortment of signs. Of course there was the usual "In this house, we believe" nonsense, but in addition:

a sign that read "We support federal workers"

a sign that read "ICE OUT"

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Oddly enough the retarded owners of homes in my ‘nabe have nothing ice related displayed. Still have the tranny and Ukrainian flags flying though. I did see one with an upside down flag flying so that’s ice I guess. But nothing explicit like fuck ice or defund ice or whatever.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:57 PM (y6810)

234 232 a sign that read "We support federal workers"

a sign that read "ICE OUT"

Talk about contradictions.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (n7rxJ)

Leftism is 99.9% emotions… they don’t even pretend to care about contradictions. The same people screaming “me too” a few years ago loved them some Bubba Clinton back in the day when Paula Jones was trailer trash….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 08, 2026 01:56 PM (xT8gx)

Gays for Palestine......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 01:59 PM (QGaXH)

235 Actual msm headline…

WP Layoffs: Democracy Takes Another Hit Under Trump

lol

Lifetime employment guarantee at a failing newspaper is a cornerstone of dEmoCrAcY I guess.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:59 PM (y6810)

236 For 50 years we had a common interest in resisting totalitarianism. With the fall of Communism in Europe, we no longer have anything in common. We're only now waking up to that fact.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2026 12:29 PM (tgvbd)

The fall of communism? You're kidding, right?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:00 PM (g8Ew8)

237 We must be an island of sanity - people are still openly flying Trump flags and showing Trump signs...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (QGaXH)

238 1WP NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

239 they don't have sex...apparently all they do is spend a lot of time at the office, then drink themselves into a stupor.

Shay hut. It's a wonder we don't have more of them here.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (zdLoL)

240 must be an island of sanity - people are still openly flying Trump flags and showing Trump signs...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (QGaXH)

Even in the deepest reddest of red areas I’d never do that. There are lunatic leftists everywhere. And I’d prefer my house not be set on fire.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 02:02 PM (y6810)

241 For the most part, no. The moment someone steps out of lane and actually gets pissed they get banned fairly quickly- especially if racial ephitets get thrown.

I am not saying I miss it, and I understand not everyone wants a knife fight over dinner place settings, but I sort of do miss the real passion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Reaction and cleanup is better to be sure but I do see the trollish new nics show up less than I used to. A fair number of these have probably become pre-literate at this point.

This is pretty much the Forum that Time Forgot.

Posted by: whig at February 08, 2026 02:02 PM (2swu2)

242 Oddly enough the retarded owners of homes in my ‘nabe have nothing ice related displayed. Still have the tranny and Ukrainian flags flying though. I did see one with an upside down flag flying so that’s ice I guess. But nothing explicit like fuck ice or defund ice or whatever.
Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 01:57 PM (y6810)

Whenever I am out and about, interacting with real people in meatspace, a majority of my energy is spent wrestling my thoughts away from my mouth. For example, the tranny flag would make me want to know if they've had themselves castrated in allyship yet. But you can't just go around saying that to people. Just me?

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Sy6m/)

243 Whenever I am out and about, interacting with real people in meatspace, a majority of my energy is spent wrestling my thoughts away from my mouth. For example, the tranny flag would make me want to know if they've had themselves castrated in allyship yet. But you can't just go around saying that to people. Just me?
Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Sy6m/)

One of the houses flying the tranny flag has a tranny kid. One of my kids went to elementary school with said kid. It’s a girl who now thinks is a boy.

Posted by: Really?? at February 08, 2026 02:06 PM (y6810)

244 It works… I celebrate today by trying to get fat again

Someone at the gym commented to me yesterday "Haven't seen you in a while"

I replied: "Working on my Before photo"

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (a4flb)

245 That is tragic on several levels, and a perfect example of why I don't just say what I'm thinking. It would basically be kicking them when they're down, and then I would feel bad when I found out.

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (Sy6m/)

246 Oops, I was replying to Really?? not UDUP

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (Sy6m/)

247 Whenever I am out and about, interacting with real people in meatspace, a majority of my energy is spent wrestling my thoughts away from my mouth. For example, the tranny flag would make me want to know if they've had themselves castrated in allyship yet. But you can't just go around saying that to people. Just me?

Not much wrestling the thoughts when you first start with: Do I really want an answer?

The retard in your example would probably proudly lift his skirt to show you.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 08, 2026 02:13 PM (a4flb)

248 @ 235 Actual msm headline…
WP Layoffs: Democracy Takes Another Hit Under Trump
lol
Lifetime employment guarantee at a failing newspaper is a cornerstone of dEmoCrAcY I guess.
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Question: Is ANYONE ELSE pissed by the continual 'drip-drip-drip' of the use of the word 'democracy' as an intentional misrepresentation of our CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!?

Newspapers, ragzines, T&V, the 'InterWeb', etc etc - the word 'democracy' appears ZERO TIMES in our Constitution. We are NOT a fucking 'democracy' … Rome was. Look how well Caesar made out there. Same thing 'every sinced' then.

Can we please organize a mass write-in campaign to the MF-ers who are intentionally (or, un-) misusing this word in order to make us lose sight of exactly WHAT our great nation is and what we were founded to be? As Ben Franklin told the woman who asked 'And what have you given us, Mr Franklin?' … “A Republic, ma'm - if you can keep it." Ol' Ben knew his shit, yeah.

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (ayRl+)

249 Question: Is ANYONE ELSE pissed by the continual 'drip-drip-drip' of the use of the word 'democracy' as an intentional misrepresentation of our CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!?

It's more than that. They don't mean "democracy" in the usual vote-for-things-majority-wins manner either. They mean it as in "the Democrat Party is in charge forever". Or substitute your local WEF affiliate party for non-US people.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:20 PM (QZThv)

250 It's ridiculous to say this place doesn't have arguments. Happens constantly. But there's a big difference from having a reasoned argument and just trolling to cause turmoil.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

No it doesn't! Oh, yes it does! Well that's just contradiction! Arguments are down the hallway!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (xgXB0)

251 New Orleans used to be a big Oil Hub. All that moved to Huston some time ago. We have tourism now, and more that a few good restaurants.

Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (F1TH+)

252 Question: Is ANYONE ELSE pissed by the continual 'drip-drip-drip' of the use of the word 'democracy' as an intentional misrepresentation of our CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!?
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (ayRl+)

Beyond that, if you examine how they use the word "democracy," they invariably use it to mean "bureaucratic anarcho-tyranny," which is socialism. It's a buried fallacy:

Democracy -> Our Precious Democracy
-> Our Democratic Institutions
-> Governments, NGOs, and Big Media
-> Judges, Administrators, Propagandists
-> Technocratic Kritarchy
-> Bureaucratic Anarcho-Tyranny
-> Anti-Democracy

There is a trick that habitual liars use, which is the layered lie. You pick at one layer, and there's just more lies beneath. You exhaust yourself delineating how they're wrong, and never get to the point of saying what's right. Even at two layers of their misuse of the term "democracy," there could be more.

So, it is better to focus on saying what is true. Say what we are, not what we're not. Make them contest you. Your energy and sanity will thank you.

Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (Sy6m/)

253 Article 9 notwithstanding Japan has a self-defense force.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (hJH5n)

254 @ 252 Question:Is ANYONE ELSE pissed by the continual 'drip-drip-drip' of the use of the word 'democracy' as an intentional misrepresentation of our CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!?
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (ayRl+)

There is a trick that habitual liars use, which is the layered lie. You pick at one layer, and there's just more lies beneath. You exhaust yourself delineating how they're wrong, and never get to the point of saying what's right. Even at two layers of their misuse of the term "democracy," there could be more.

So, it is better to focus on saying what is true. Say what we are, not what we're not. Make them contest you. Your energy and sanity will thank you.
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Ergo, we ARE a Constitutional Republic, as founded! I could give two shits about which prefixes Communists use to cloud the issue to make L'Ignoranti believe we're a 'pweshuss demockrussie' - we weren't, and we aren't. And yes, I'm familiar with the 'debate tactics' you refer to - I choose to ignore them in the interest of clarity and precision,

Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (ayRl+)

255 I doubt they built any nuclear weapons, but their engineering and manufacturing prowess is more than enough to build as many as they think they need in relatively short order.

The Japanese were certainly thinking about weaponization when they started building out their nuclear programs, since they built several breeder reactors and invested heavily in fast breeder research. That would give them access to weapons-grade fuel, which is always the most difficult part of building nukes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 08, 2026 12:55 PM (y9nCu)
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Back in the day when the Norks were launching IRBMs and sending them across the Japanese main islands, the Japanese were incensed. One deputy defense minister exclaimed that they could assemble 200 nuke warheads "very quickly". That kind of talk was stifled even more quickly, but the message was acknowledged and understood.

Posted by: mrp at February 08, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)

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