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The Morning Report — 11/6/26

Good morning kids. Three days later and my anxiousness about the future has not subsided. In fact, given who has now secured a majority in Congress and in many state houses across the country, including places I had thought were relatively if not absolutely safe from the mass wave of insanity that has swept across the land, this item does not rexactly iill me with strength and confidence.

A despicable Nov. 8 protest against Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia proves that the alleged bright line between antizionism and antisemitism is a dirty lie.
Philly bicycle activism group On Your Left is launching a bike-by protest in support of Boycott CookNSolo drive to shut down six restaurants in the tony Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, all owned by Jews.
“These Zionist establishments must go! Not in our city!” On Your Left demands.
These eateries, it says, must “die,” along with the “political ideology of Zionism.”
Zionists? Of the four restaurant owners called out by name for death or expulsion, one is Israeli-American; the other three are American Jews, but that’s all boycotters need to know.
One target, Marti Lieberman, who runs a popular mac’n’cheese spot, explains that her business has nothing to do with Jews, Israel or Zionism — except that she sometimes
So, for the boycotters, simply being Jews is enough to make these people “disgusting humans” who should be driven out of business.
More damning still: The protest date, Nov. 8, coincides closely with the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the “Night of Broken Glass,” when Nazi thugs burned more than 1,400 synagogues and destroyed thousands of Jewish businesses.
The organizers admit they knew this, but excuse themselves their event is the day before Kristallnacht.
They even have the gall to call their critics “cynical” for conflating antizionism and antisemitism — even as they’re treating all Jews as Zionists and therefore subhuman.
And on the eve of the blackest days in the history of pogroms: They’re barely even pretending not to be Nazis anymore.

So yes this is an absolutely horrific story but what does this have to do with last Tuesday and what can it portend for the average American?

Well you can bet your ass that every one of these bastards on wheels is a Democrat Socialist and for the past three years have been cheering and ululating with glee at the video footage of Jewish babies roasted alive in front of their gang-raped parents before they too were butchered . . . pausing only to cheer on Luigi Mangione before pissing on the grave of Charlie Kirk.

And now come January we have this coming up...

Last night, Americans made a clear call for accountability and affordability. A body politic cannot recover until its harms have been treated and its wounds have been healed. Crimes against our people and our Constitution must be answered for. The historic abuses of the last two years must be prevented from happening again. …
Additional examples include Sen. Chuck Schumer stating, “You have to go after the corruption” and that Democrats would “launch investigations, take him to court and entangle him in legislative razor wire.” Sen. Ed Markey posted on X, “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.” Celebrity and longtime Trump hater Rosie O’Donnell crowed, “The Trump regime is over… Let the investigations begin, people. This is a glorious day… We’ve had enough.”... The post-Trump era begins now.
Crimes against our people and our Constitution must be answered for. What she means is, Trump and MAGA Americans have been an unforgiveable obstacle not only to a Hillary presidency – for which she will never forgive us – but also to permanent, one-party Democrat power, and they must be punished. (The “Constitution” part of her statement is purely for show, to maintain the illusion that Democrats respect the Constitution. In actuality, they see it as a “living document” which should be modified or rolled back as needed to accommodate the Left’s lust for power.)...This is the party, you will remember, that has vowed to defund the police and abolish ICE. It is the party that throws open the prisons to release felons of color back on the streets. The party that threw open the border to millions of illegal aliens to change voter demographics. The party that fights tooth and nail to make voter ID unnecessary, if not forbidden, at the polls. The party that defends looting as reparations and rioting as the “language of the unheard.” The party that gleefully celebrates the murder of Charlie Kirk and made a folk hero out of the assassin of healthcare CEO Brian Johnson. This is the party that voted into the Senate a Muslim Brotherhood operative, that covers for a Muslim Congresswoman guilty of immigration fraud, that welcomes America-hating socialists into its “big tent.” The party that physically assaults conservative students on campus. That carries out obvious widespread voter fraud but accuses Trump of wanting to eliminate or rig elections.

Yes they are going to go after President Trump and his entire cabinet, advisers, allies and staff. And as we had discussed at length over the last few weeks the disgusting remarks and intentions of this Elissa Slutnik SLotktn whatever in doing everything in her power to discourage any young person from seeking a job in the remaining two years of the Trump administration but more crucially in even thinking about being aligned with the MAGA movement and conservatism.

So Psaki-Psircling back to what happened in Philadelphia, all of the above takes on particularly sinister undertones and even overtones insofar as the real "enablers" of the evil DOnald Trump are not his advisers and Cabinet but all of us who voted to put him in office not once but three times in a row 2020 turning out the way it did.

So, if you want to take Hillary's, Wyden's, Schumer's and all the rest of their blather to the logical conclusion, if you want to prevent another Donald Trump from ever appearing again, the only solution for the Democrat Left is to do what their predecessors and kindred political spirits in Germany did 80 years ago, that is have a FINAL solution for all of us who voted for Trump and against them.

Given what the Democrat/Leftists have unleashed on America since Trump descended the golden Trump Tower escalator 11 years ago and really since their accursed party came into existence, there really is nothing to stop them, or is there?

Democrat Richard Ojeda, who defeated Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), in Tuesday’s midterm elections, expressed a willingness to physically assault President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, saying he would be happy to go to jail for doing so. “Stephen Miller needs to be thumped. That guy’s a friggin’ worm,” Ojeda said. “I would be willing to go to jail for. I mean, how much would I get for just cracking him a couple times?”

Meh, given who takes control come January, and perhaps in 2029, this goon needn't lose a wink of sleep. Just freaking wow...

On Thursday, November 5, Newsom announced that he would commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates on California's death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The sweeping decision, made during his final months in office, affects some of the state's most notorious convicted murderers and has sparked outrage among the public, the victims' families, and prosecutors.
For families who spent years seeking justice, the horrible decision raises a troubling question: Should one governor's personal opposition to the death penalty outweigh the sentences handed down by juries, reviewed by the courts, and a death penalty system that California voters chose to retain in 2016? I do not think so at all.

And look what else they have up their sleeves!

After all New York candidates endorsed by the far-left Democratic Socialists of America were elected during the midterms, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is likely to face renewed pressure to adopt a more hard-left law and order strategy.

Well, ICE is already in their crosshairs. Not just the persecution of ICE officers for the crimes against humanity of securing our borders and deporting illegal alien invaders but now the actual wholesale abolition and dismantling of the agency itself.Yeah that's the ticket!

Convicted Death Squad Leader Ashrafuzzaman Khan Sighting in Texas
Will the U.S. pursue justice for Khan’s victims, or will it continue to serve as his safe haven?

\Well if the Leftists lose this fiend, there are plenty of Luigi Mangiones, Antifarians and BLMsters around to pick up the slack.

And by the way, Mangione's cousin won an election on Tuesday. Meh, it's Baltimore so shithole's gonna shitole. But still, doesn't that just put the cherry on the parfait.

With all of that and all the rest of the nightmare links in the wake of the midterms and before, I nevertheless hope you all have a great weekend!

God bless America and give us the strength and wisdom to carry on.

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

This is what more than half of Americans voters want, a lawmaker who thinks it is funny to send her opponents to the gas chamber, merely because they disagree. Either that, or those voters are unwilling to do the very essential due diligence required of every citizen before voting.
An example of what Americans voted for this week
Democrat Richard Ojeda, who defeated Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), in Tuesday’s midterm elections, expressed a willingness to physically assault President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, saying he would be happy to go to jail for doing so.
Democrat Richard Ojeda Said He Would Be ‘Happy to Go to Jail’ for Beating Up Stephen Miller
It was a double-negative election, two messages about negating and impugning.
After Deeply Unpleasant Campaign Season, Dems Promise To Soothe Economically Anxious Americans With Screeching Lawfare Jihad
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“Although they ran on affordability, it is clear the main focus of their new majority will be retribution and unleashing countless witch hunts under the guise of ‘oversight.'”
Scalise Urges House GOP Chairmen to Prepare for Democrat ‘Witch Hunts’
The midterm “mandate” is all about revenge.
The Coming Persecution
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Thompson is demanding written assurances that DHS records are preserved while outlining plans to investigate ICE, Tom Homan, and Stephen Miller when Democrats take control of the House.
Bennie Thompson Warns DHS to Preserve Records as Democrats Prepare Investigations
Will the U.S. pursue justice for Khan’s victims, or will it continue to serve as his safe haven?
Convicted Death Squad Leader Ashrafuzzaman Khan Sighting in Texas
If the price of a vote is agreeing not to enforce America’s borders or laws, it’s a price Republicans should refuse to pay.
Turns Out, Dangling Amnesty In Front Of Illegals Won’t Win Over Minorities To The Republican Party
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
Bush, who was voted out of Congress in 2024 and told a pro-Israel group she was ‘coming to tear your kingdom down,’ recently visited the West Bank and complained about ‘Jim Crow’ treatment
‘Squad’ Alum Cori Bush Registers as Paid Foreign Agent, Will Lead Anti-Israel Propaganda Tours of West Bank for Shadowy NGO (I assume the Mossad can deal with this shit-whore - jjs)
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
NBC exit polling puts Muslims at just 1 percent of overall voters, but they swung overwhelmingly Democrat (86 percent).
Muslim Candidates Ride Democrats’ ‘Blue Tsunami’ Into Power As The Red-Green Alliance Rises
Shameless, but unsurprising.
Flying the Hamas Flag in Oslo
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
“TPhilly bicycle activism group On Your Left is launching a bike-by protest in support of Boycott CookNSolo drive to shut down six restaurants in the tony Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, all owned by Jews. hese Zionist establishments must go! Not in our city!” On Your Left demands.
Philly’s Nazi-laden boycott proves it was never actually about "Palestine" — just the Jews
The Democrat mayor addressed the planned Sunday anti-Israel protest in the city’s ritzy Rittenhouse Square neighborhood in a scathing statement on X Thursday.
(A bit ike Nazia objecting to Kristallnacht until the Jews were forced to pay for the cleanup - jjs)
Philadelphia mayor slams ‘unacceptable’ protest against Jewish-owned shops on Nazi terror anniversary
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Originally founded in November 1995, the long-running left-wing digital magazine has called it quits.
Bye-Bye, Salon: Ranking The 10 Most Deranged Articles Of The 30 Year Run

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China may have been the biggest winner November 3rd.
Voters Pull the Plug on Big Tech’s AI Data Center Boom
Soenke Ziesche, who advises member states on AI policy and served as the United Nations' top representative to Libya during the 2011 civil war—in which forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi allegedly committed mass rape—wrote this year that the "non-consensual" copying of an AI system was akin to sexual violence and ought to be regulated as such.
'Digital Rape': Meet the Senior UN Officials Who Want To Give AI Human Rights
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Markets always go up after midterm elections.
Did Stock Market Surge Mean Investors Love Dems And Socialism? No, But They Love Gridlock
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
Deb Haaland faced congressional and watchdog investigations over a move banning oil drilling across hundreds of thousands of acres in New Mexico
Biden's Interior Secretary, Who Invoked 'Indigenous Knowledge' To Ban Oil Drilling, Wins Governor's Race in New Mexico, America's Second-Biggest Oil Producer
The NYU initiative, which was funded by billionaire climate activist Michael Bloomberg, faced congressional and legal scrutiny
Back From the Dead: Shuttered, Bloomberg-Backed Climate Project That Paid Salaries of Government Lawyers Quietly Reappears in Vermont
Some Democrats say the administration’s latest court filings are a reason to abandon permitting reform. They’re actually another reason to pass it.
Taking the Wrong Lesson from Trump’s Offshore-Wind Fight
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
On November. 8, 2016, Californians voted NO on Proposition 62, which would have abolished the death penalty and replaced existing death sentences with life imprisonment without parole. Ten years later, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to take matters into his own hands... For families who spent years seeking justice, the horrible decision raises a troubling question: Should one governor's personal opposition to the death penalty outweigh the sentences handed down by juries, reviewed by the courts, and a death penalty system that California voters chose to retain in 2016? I do not think so at all.
Newsom Commutes Death Sentences of All 548 California Death Row Inmates
One of your favorite lawyers in the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), even if you don’t know her name, resigned on Thursday in the wake of the midterm elections. However, Harmeet Dhillon told Fox News Digital, “I wasn't asked to resign," adding that she’s leaving on her own terms, proud of her work and that of the Trump administration.
DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon Decides to Leave Washington and Return to Private Practice
After all New York candidates endorsed by the far-left Democratic Socialists of America were elected during the midterms, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is likely to face renewed pressure to adopt a more hard-left law and order strategy.
DSA Pushes Mamdani to Defund NYPD After Candidates Sweep Midterms in New York.
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
“shared the post a day after the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that saw the murder of over 1,200 people, including American citizens”
Elite NYC High School Under Fire for Student Group Backing ‘Intifada Until Victory’
‘Given the progress that the United States has made toward remediating illegal discrimination in K–12 education, it may prove difficult for a voluntary desegregation plan today to establish the factual predicates needed to survive strict scrutiny,’ the opinion states.
Exclusive: DOJ Stops Race-Based Funding For Federal Student Aid
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Nothing to see here, I’m sure. Just record turnout numbers.
Minnesota and Maine: The 2 States w/Highest Turnout are Somali States
POLITICS
Alaska won’t begin its ranked-choice tabulation until November 18, potentially leaving the Senate race undecided for weeks. (so as to allow the Dems to steal it - jjs)
Alaska Senate Race Too Close to Call as Spoilers Draw Over 8,400 Votes
This defeat was self-inflicted.
The American people v. the GOP
A group of allies supporting Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has formed a committee to encourage the California Democrat to seek the presidency in 2028, according to an exclusive report from NBC News on Thursday.
Report: Ro Khanna Allies Launch 2028 Presidential Draft Campaign
. It is his Republican cousin, Nino, who defied a nationwide Democratic election sweep and won re-election to the Baltimore County Council on Tuesday.
CEO Killer Luigi Mangione’s Cousin Nino Wins Baltimore Council Seat on Law and Order Platform
He argued that some registered sex offenders should not be barred from holding public office.
Malig-Nancy Pelosi’s Hand-Picked Successor Loses To Dem Who Wanted To Protect Sex Offenders
Pelosi is at least nominally Catholic — no wonder she didn't want Weiner winning her seat. But neither Pelosi's money nor influence were up to the task of saving San Francisco voters from themselves.
This Is How Pelosi Ends: Not With a Bang But With a Weirdo
The top US diplomat and national security adviser dismissed reports by multiple outlets Thursday indicating he is eyeing an exit from the Trump administration – to potentially prepare to launch a presidential bid – in the wake of the brutal…
Staying put Marco Rubio insists he won’t quit Trump admin — but demurs on growing 2028 buzz

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Exit polling showing that 74 percent of voters considered Iran a crucial or major factor in the midterms. Meanwhile, immigration enforcement remained one of the few issues on which Republicans retained an advantage over Democrats.
DATA: Iran Cost the Republicans Congress, Immigration Was Their Main Strength.
Fred Fleitz: Donald Trump’s America First approach to government, which prioritizes the interests of the American people over the liberal elite and the globalists, remains an approach most Americans support.
Tough Love for President Trump: Reclaiming America First After the Midterms
Conservative ballot measures on protecting girls' sports and voter ID won big Tuesday.
Republicans May Have Lost, But Conservative Policies Won All Across The Country
Progressives swept into statewide office on Tuesday will find it harder than expected to fulfill their agenda. (assuming they follow the law - jjs)
The Red-State Model Will Endure in Texas
The electoral map is not static.
The Six Senate Seats That Could Spoil The Dem Honeymoon

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
PM Netanyahu slammed Eisenkot bloc for joining forces with terrorism-supporting Arab parties.
Israel Election: Eisenkot Edges Toward Majority as Arab Parties Offer Support
"The Marxist regime in Havana relies on a web of state-owned enterprises, joint ventures, and offshore intermediaries to keep this system running."
Rubio announces further sanctions on Cuban regime, foreign military support
...after the Paraguayan legislature began impeachment proceedings against him for his alleged role in the seizure of one of the largest banks in the country, which left millions unable to access their own money.
Conservative President Santiago Peña of Paraguay Resigns over Bank Crisis Leaving Millions Without Access to Funds
The US consulate in Hong Kong said in a statement that it “strongly condemns” the sentence of Wong.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged violation of China's 'National Security Law'

HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
The damage legalized marijuana has inflicted on today’s youth cannot be instantly undone by alterations or label redesigns.
Legalizing Weed Created A Health Disaster That’s Only Going To Get Worse
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Hera’s mission is to characterize more precisely these changes. During its stay Hera will also release two cubesats designed to look at Dimorphos in both radar and spectroscopy.
Scientists release Hera’s first close-up images of Didymos and Dimorphos
The image reveals almost 63,000 radio sources, such as active galactic nuclei and star-forming galaxies, across a patch of sky about twenty-five times the area of the full Moon. …
Longest and deepest radio image ever of a single 2.5-square-degree patch of sky
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Three LGBTQ members are leaving Congress, but at least six are coming in, making the total 17.
Rainbow Wave: We Now Have The Gayest Congress In History
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“There will never be walking away. There will never be abandoning the country — and there sure as hell not gonna be me telling you to.”
Wise Words From Rush Limbaugh: ‘It’s Never Time to Panic’
What will you do for woke 2.0?
The Nightmare Sequel To The Blue Blowout
Christian Toto: The shows in question? The usual late-night suspects—Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and NBC’s The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Thankfully, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert didn’t survive long enough...
Late-Night Comedy or DNC Propaganda
Toto Too: Comic brought pol's insane catalytic converter views to public's attention
Adam Carolla Tried to Warn Us About Nithya Raman
Millionaire socialists lose millions denouncing millionaires.
Hollywood Digs its Own Grave

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1 Good morning.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 06, 2026 07:02 AM (vTZFs)

2 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (u82oZ)

3 Someone's up early!

What to make of this:
"James Talarico's early votes alone were enough to beat Ken Paxton's entire total in the Texas Senate race. The Austin state representative received nearly 4.4 million early votes and another million on Election Day. His Republican opponent finished with about 4.2 million overall. Democrats swept the statewide races and flipped the Texas House."

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (dtajH)

4 "We Now Have The Gayest Congress In History"

Fake and gay. That's the way. The country is doomed, doomed. Doomed as doomed can be, ya know.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 07:06 AM (MWfyi)

5 Speaking of movies, I am hoping to go with spouse ( who is off work today) for a showing of "Paging Hezbollah" later today. I'm sure it will be vastly superior to "Digger". Spouse liked "Digger" slightly better than son did.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 07:07 AM (JrHfD)

6 it's sad but laughable that no one uses scare quotes around the word "election".

what we saw was the operating of the perfected vote-steal machine the demonrats have set up.

we, the nation and its people, are finished.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 06, 2026 07:07 AM (VyBeY)

7 This week hit me hard. Daily I find myself pausing in wonder at how far our country has fallen and how horrible it has become, and yet we're only now beginning the slide over the edge of the cliff.

Posted by: Biergood at November 06, 2026 07:09 AM (PwgSL)

8 "This defeat was self-inflicted."

This crap about blaming the Republican's defeat on PDT, the war, etc, is BS. They did it to themselves.

Without Trump they have nothing. If PDT never showed up we would have had 8 years of Hillary. The electorate is a bunch of ungrateful retards.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)

9 Can't stay around for the "It's all over! America is finished" crowd today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 07:12 AM (JrHfD)

10 Ironically, I expect our economy to be doing well in two years. The groundwork has been set. Most of the rest of the world sucks more than we do. Practical AI applications will be kicking in.

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 06, 2026 07:13 AM (dtajH)

11 At least this guy seems happy...

(link in nic)

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 07:13 AM (MWfyi)

12 sorry, FS, have a great day!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 06, 2026 07:13 AM (VyBeY)

13 FenelonSpoke

Have a wonderful day. Enjoy nature with FenelonSpouse.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:13 AM (u82oZ)

14 A lot of the analysis post-election seems to ignore diesel prices and Ukraine. While the voters might not associate the two, the actual cause of the majority of the diesel price increases is damage to Russian refining capacity. Russia was the world's second largest diesel export and went to a full export ban. Diesel prices are way more elevated than gasoline, and driving far more of inflationary pressure.

US refineries are shifting from gasoline to diesel which will balance things out a bit, but there doesn't seem to be much reason to believe the Ukraine war will be resolved shortly.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 06, 2026 07:15 AM (okun6)

15 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 06, 2026 07:15 AM (zFF15)

16 Three days later and my anxiousness about the future has not subsided.

===

It will be fine, JJ. Better than you think.

Posted by: runner at November 06, 2026 07:15 AM (AKptf)

17 The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it
-- Omar Khayyam

On to the next challenge.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

18 Happy Friday

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 06, 2026 07:17 AM (/+uur)

19 Red Turban Someguy

I posted on the ONT how diesel prices hurts farmers and ranchers. And how the Admin tried.

Ukraine War is looking very WWI-like in the impact on existing regimes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

20 Until a few years ago, Zionist was a word only used in the darkest filthy corners of the internet. Once these mental patients started using it, it was like saying "we don't have a problem with the blacks, just the n's".

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 07:19 AM (MPtWl)

21 "Three days later and my anxiousness about the future has not subsided."

The more I think about what's coming, the worse it looks.

Posted by: davidt at November 06, 2026 07:20 AM (Q+gd/)

22 AI in a nutshell:

Linkedin - marketing email received.

"Hi Rick. Do you know Rick B?"

You fucking idiots. It's me. But AI is too stupid to know that.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 06, 2026 07:20 AM (zFF15)

23 Come to the Philadelphia anti-n rally.

All are welcome.

Except n's.

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 07:21 AM (MPtWl)

24 3 Someone's up early!

What to make of this:
"James Talarico's early votes alone were enough to beat Ken Paxton's entire total in the Texas Senate race. The Austin state representative received nearly 4.4 million early votes and another million on Election Day. His Republican opponent finished with about 4.2 million overall. Democrats swept the statewide races and flipped the Texas House."
Posted by: Ignoramus at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (dtajH)

That Dems got their voters out early (and possibly often)...everyone knew early voting was their strength...it gives them days and days to pull people out from everywhere to vote.

You saw that early voting strength everywhere.

Did they raid nursing homes and hospitals and homeless for less than fully aware votes - sure, they always do.

But they also got regular folks.

While I'm VA, I early voted...and I told the husband it wasn't a great sign that I didn't see anyone else I'd consider an R (it helped them all had D voting sheets) voting when I did...by the numbers, you'd see a few.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 06, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

25 Trying to get some perspective.

There are many flying mishaps. But we keep flying. We shore up the weak areas, and train harder. We improve designs. We build better.

Thinking about Constitution 2.0.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:21 AM (u82oZ)

26 them = they (where's my coffee)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 06, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

27 PS - And Ted Cruz knew those votes b/c he sent the panicked text...so he had intel how that early voting ended...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 06, 2026 07:22 AM (Gb7+b)

28 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 07:22 AM (RIvkX)

29 Greetings and good morning. I've been seeing posts from various liberal types that we are to be brought to heel now that the dems have won. One person I know personally said we are to be "rehabilitated."

What they don't understand is that their only options for that are persuasion and force. And we're not inclined to fall in line with persuasion.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:22 AM (svLOV)

30 Can't stay around for the "It's all over! America is finished" crowd today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 07:12 AM (JrHfD)

Can I get a few in before you go?

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 07:23 AM (MPtWl)

31 I am hearing a lot of sturm und drang from people on site about this Jew hate parade in Philadelphia scheduled this weekend. If the city lets it happen, there will likely be violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

32 I would be embarrassed to admit I voted democrat in the last election. Anybody who does is to be avoided.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 07:24 AM (MWfyi)

33 A convicted felon was elected to the Texas House. They are still working on trying to get her seated.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 06, 2026 07:24 AM (8Uo7a)

34 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at November 06, 2026 07:24 AM (2Ez/1)

35 Woke up and immediately started thinking of the implications of the next two years (and beyond). Wish I was younger so I could do some of the things the majority of people are too frightened and/or comfortable to do.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 06, 2026 07:24 AM (g8Ew8)

36
That Dems got their voters out early (and possibly often)...everyone knew early voting was their strength...it gives them days and days to pull people out from everywhere to vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 06, 2026 07:21 AM (Gb7+b)

If this trend stays in place that's a pretty big structural advantage to Democrats. Mainstream media is most impactful on people not paying much attention to politics, and who historically had lower voter participation. There's a reason Democrats have long wanted to make voting mandatory.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 06, 2026 07:25 AM (okun6)

37 Trying to find a silver lining… maybe the only one is the Dems will go so crazy with impeachments and witch hunts that they’ll shock and turn off all the normie idiots who voted for them… leading to a big reversal and election of Rubio in 28. Could happen….

And speaking of 28, I think I’m done with Vance. Tucker Carlson stench seems to be rubbing off onto him…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 06, 2026 07:26 AM (LQ1/y)

38 It's amusing to note that the liberal types who insist that they have a mandate (Not the Barney Frank kind) didn't show us the same deference when we had the majority.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:26 AM (svLOV)

39 The Republicans could do the same with early voting but the party is a steaming pile.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 07:27 AM (MWfyi)

40 From fednewsnetwork...

"Hegseth, who is also reportedly considering a run for president in 2028, vowed to finish what the Defense Department has started under his watch."

So, Hegsgeth is gonna run...and he will lose...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 06, 2026 07:27 AM (Gb7+b)

41 Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

First, we get a special AI, name it Mike.

We organize cells of three. The only point of contact outside the cells is to Mike going up, and one person going down.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

42 And speaking of 28, I think I’m done with Vance.

I think Vance will not run. He has small children and the dems would think nothing of targeting them for a late term abortion.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:27 AM (svLOV)

43 The more I think about it, the exact moment Trump lost the midterms was when he picked a fight with Musk over DOGE.

Instead of defending Musk and the young men who risked their entire lives to help America, Trump got in a pissing match--defending the Swamp.
Defending them for a second time, the first over the Epstein files.

He should have picked a fight with Congress--not the people who put their lives and careers on hold to help him.

That was a massive betrayal not just of them but all the young men who came out for Trump in 2024.

The Iran war just cemented that young men are unwanted, and disposable to both parties:
They were sent over there to risk their lives to protect America and get repaid with nothing but whining about gas prices.
And no victory, just another endless war ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 06, 2026 07:29 AM (Aug7T)

44 I would not be surprised to see the New Democrat majorities latch onto Salazar’s amnesty plan, and I would not be surprised to see them gather enough support to override a presidential veto.

Harsh to face, but I now think an amnesty plan is coming. I don’t believe we can stop it any more.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 06, 2026 07:29 AM (oH6g4)

Daily Tech News 6 November 2026

Top Story

Well, that's dumb: A configuration flaw in certainly flavours of Linux - most of them uncommon but the list includes OpenWRT and Alpine - allows anyone to log in using SSH to account that explicitly forbid logins. (Bleeping Computer)

You can disable logins in several ways, one of which is to replace the password hash on the account with * - an invalid hash that can never match any password.

A patch to OpenSSH in 2016 made it always try to hash the password even though it knew there was no way it could match, to prevent sidechain attacks.

And then it all went wrong:
The problem is that the musl C library's crypt() function also returns * when password hashing fails, including when a submitted password exceeds its 256-byte limit.
Because null is too hard.
This means an attacker can submit an oversized password and cause OpenSSH to compare the returned * against the account's stored *, resulting in a successful login.
Ouch.

It isn't open season; the bug is more specific than that. But the default AWS template for Alpine Linux is affected.

Tech News

Well, that's dumb, and worthy of dismissal for cause: Several staffers at the White House are using personal electronic devices with VPN exit nodes running on them. (Krebs on Security)

A lot of paid services block known VPNs, so VPNs pay users to host exit nodes on their residential devices that aren't blocked.

Bringing such a device to work when you work at the White House is beyond retarded.
Oops: Paraguay just went bankrupt. (AP)

Or at least its largest bank did, holding accounts for 60% of the country's adult population. The crisis has the Paraguayan president's fingerprints all over it, and he's unlikely to survive. And I don't just mean politically.
Well, that's dumb, but also expected: Congressthing Yassamin Ansari has called for a ban on artificial superintelligence, something that doesn't exist and isn't even defined. (Tom's Hardware)

Well, that was easy. Why don't you ban unicorns while you're at it?
NASA has announced its X-70 experimental aircraft. (NASA)

With a computer-generated image shrouded in computer-generated mist.
The X-70 Fractal has a takeoff weight of 10,000 pounds and is designed to cruise at Mach .75.
Smol.

Also, slo.
Claude has been tuned to be less obstreperous when tasked with helping to create a game that resembles another game in some respects. (Tom's Hardware)

Direct copying of copyrighted stuff is still out - Anthropic doesn't want to get sued... Again - but referencing an existing game in a spec no longer triggers the restriction.
SpaceX plans to build more datacenter capacity over the next 18 months than Google. (Tom's Hardware)

To be clear, more than Google has, ever.
Relativity: My order from the local hardware store arrived. On a pallet. Half a ton of it. About (let's see) one and a half cubic yards of pine bark mulch, plus ten big bags of potting mix for Australian native plants which don't like the regular stuff, and various other gardeny items.

My knees hurt already.

Anyway, total cost was about the same as a 2TB SSD these days.

Also the rest of the plants I ordered online showed up. Not as tall as the ones I got previously but intact and healthy. Pink and purple bottlebreesh included.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: One way ticket to a Mobius strip.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 BOING!

Present!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 04:04 AM (lgmVC)

2 NEVER use password authentication in SSH. Use pre-generated keys.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:04 AM (O7YUW)

3 Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM
-

YOU LIE!

slap-slap

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 04:05 AM (lgmVC)

4 Insomnia sucks.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 06, 2026 04:05 AM (s2iZv)

5 Insomnia sucks.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 06, 2026 04:05 AM (s2iZv)
-

You should write a book about it. You've already given us the title.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 04:08 AM (lgmVC)

6 . A math professor from Florida reflects on Philippians 4:6-7 and A small act of kindness:

https://tinyurl.com/5yuhpex4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 04:09 AM (JrHfD)

7 Saw a terrible but funny joke online...

Q: Why are there no Mexican Olympics?

A: Because everyone that can run, jump, or swim has already crossed the border.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 04:10 AM (l3cgK)

8 I took Millard, the kitten in to be neutered . I got a sheet of instructions, but he is not following them. He’s not supposed to go upstairs. He did. He's not supposed to be jumping up on things. He jumped on the sofa. He's supposed to have several days of rest. Nope, although he's taking more naps . This cat obviously has a problem with reading which was never diagnosed before😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 04:15 AM (JrHfD)

9 Further, here's some of my changes to OpenSSH's config file in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

PermitRootLogin no

(Don't want anyone able to directly shell into root via ssh.)

StrictModes yes

(Make sure the user hasn't done something stupid like leaving their ssh keys world writable)

PasswordAuthentication no

Password authentication is denied. You need a pre-generated public key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys that matches the private key of the person trying to connect, or you can just pound salt, Skippy.

PermitEmptyPasswords no

Duh, of course.

ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

This is one sometimes missed. If the public key doesn't work for any reason, if this is turned on, if this is 'yes', SSH will fall through to asking for a password. NO!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:16 AM (O7YUW)

10 @8/FenelonSpoke: This cat obviously has a problem with reading which was never diagnosed before

*snorts*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:17 AM (O7YUW)

11 Astronaut spent many days in space. What he saw pointed him back to God , the creator, and the Bible. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/aum32787

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 04:19 AM (JrHfD)

12 That SSH exploit requires password authentication to be enabled, hence why I'm real happy I got Draconian with my configuration files a long time ago.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:21 AM (O7YUW)

13 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting the the Lord.

Posted by: Kings man at November 06, 2026 04:22 AM (KVjz6)

14 Klein Bottle Neck would be a good name for a funk album.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:22 AM (aKiSo)

15 14 Klein Bottle Neck would be a good name for a funk album.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:22 AM (aKiSo)

A Klein Bottle would be terrible for drinking beer from...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 04:24 AM (l3cgK)

16 The best security is running an absolute potato with nothing of any value on it.

It's served me well all my life, at least.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:25 AM (aKiSo)

17 15 14 Klein Bottle Neck would be a good name for a funk album.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:22 AM (aKiSo)

A Klein Bottle would be terrible for drinking beer from...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 04:24 AM (l3cgK)

Great way to get non-orientable, though.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:28 AM (aKiSo)

18 @Pixy: "Anyway, total cost was about the same as a 2TB SSD these days."

So you're broke, massively in debt, and are now an indentured servant for the rest of your life.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:30 AM (O7YUW)

19 "How much have you had to drink tonight, sir?"

"Just one glass."

"How big was the glass?"

"I have to plead the fifth."

"You don't need to plead the fifth amendment, sir, this is just a traffic stop."

"No, not the fifth amendment. Chapter 5 of Burkhoff and MacLane."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:33 AM (aKiSo)

20 Posted by: Kings man at November 06, 2026 04:22 AM (KVjz6)

Thanks and may God bless you and all here. .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 04:34 AM (JrHfD)

21 There really is a kind of bell curve with regards to religiosity versus scientific expertise, isn't there?

If you know absolutely nothing about how the universe works, you naturally want to ascribe everything that happens to some kind of supernatural forces. If you know just a bit about it, you think "Look at me, I know things, I don't need stupid myths to explain the world".

Then if you really dig in and get to the nitty gritty of how the universe is built, you go right back to having to believe that nothing at all makes sense without some kind of divine power in play, because every discovery you make just pushes the question further back and muddles your perception of what the meaning of "is" even is.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 06, 2026 04:41 AM (aKiSo)

22 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 06, 2026 04:44 AM (byWhc)

23 There is a game idea I've been tossing around for many years. A favorite early 80s (same board as Pac-man) arcade machine from NAMCO that never got a sequel, Bosconian. For some reason, NAMCO hates this game and often pretends it never existed, leaving out of retro collections even though it is a tiny ROM using the same emulator as many other machines.

I've wanted to do a sequel that would add bosses to the game built from the existing battle stations. They'd join together to form much more formidable enemies, even taking on animalistic forms. This would mean adding scaling to the design, which would be easily enable by doing it in 3D with a flattened Z plane. (Kind of like how Futurama was made.) This would also open the possibility of reimagining the game in a full 3D setting.

I've gotten interested in possibly pursuing this again now that much or most of the heavy lifting can be automated. It doesn't have to be high quality code since it's expanding a 45 year old game on modern hardware.

Posted by: Epobirs at November 06, 2026 04:45 AM (/0z9K)

24 Well, that's dumb, and worthy of dismissal for cause: Several staffers at the White House are using personal electronic devices with VPN exit nodes running on them. (Krebs on Security)

A lot of paid services block known VPNs, so VPNs pay users to host exit nodes on their residential devices that aren't blocked.

Bringing such a device to work when you work at the White House is beyond retarded.

I don't use a VPN but if I did I'd turn that feature off no matter how much they paid me.

The last thing I want is my IP to show up on a list because some dickhead was using a VPN to surf child porn and my IP was the unlucky one that was his endpoint that day.

No way I'm allowing random people all over the world to use my IP.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 06, 2026 04:50 AM (6ydKt)

25 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 05:01 AM (Ia/+0)

26 How big does a black hole have to get for it to explode because that’s what they want us to believe. The pointy heads now think black holes evaporate over 10^100 years.

Posted by: Accomack at November 06, 2026 05:02 AM (Dpv2s)

27 Re Klein bottles and such. Of late, I've gotten into differential geometry mostly due to some GR/spacetime interests, and I began to appreciate topology and some things clicked in my brain that I hadn't realized before.

Topology is truly the supreme law of the land. There is great flexibility in the geometry of a manifold, but the topology puts fundamental constraints on it, and most importantly the very physics that can exist on that manifold, that space.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at November 06, 2026 05:02 AM (w6EFb)

28 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers. It's Friday at last, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

Had a fairly lucid dream from the mid-'90s on how to get all the data from people applying to graduate school into digital format. In real life I did something like it, creating an Access database and typing in the *enrolled* students' data so we could produce pay forms for Payroll for them. This dream was more like, "The Grad School has already put these applicants into the mainframe. If I could search and pull up a link, the committee at my department should be able to click on that link." But in the dream, the search could not find not everybody they had entered. It looked like I'd have to photocopy all 620 (?) of our applications. Then I woke up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:03 AM (56Qyq)

29 https://sshhole.com/

A really nice scrollable explanation of the SSH vulnerability, showing how the pieces of it were implemented over time, and how they came together to form the actual problem.

At the end is a "See for yourself" demonstration piece where you can paste in (or type in) passwords to see how the password hashing looks behind the scenes for both Debian and Alpine linux, and at 256 characters things still work, but type that last character in and go to 257, and... well...

Whoops. Whoopsie!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 05:05 AM (O7YUW)

30 66 F., humidity high of course, but wind very mild. Perfect workout conditions. If I go today I can skip tomorrow, or so I tell myself.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:06 AM (56Qyq)

31 Yesterday was Guy Fawkes Day. Anybody celebrate? "A penny for the Guy"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:07 AM (56Qyq)

32 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 06, 2026 05:08 AM (Hbeqj)

33 w00t late

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:10 AM (odBC9)

34
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 06, 2026 05:11 AM (AMvSw)

35 >>>
Smol.
Also, slo.

Also, lo.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:14 AM (odBC9)

36 >>>Pink and purple bottlebreesh

brush, breesh
tooth, teeth
whoosh, wheesh

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:16 AM (odBC9)

37 @33/m: "w00t late"

So was Pixy, by 4 minutes, but he hasn't admitted it yet.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 05:17 AM (O7YUW)

38 A lot of fun is being made on X about forcing Arabic numerals on our school children.

Some retards even take it seriously. But most are enjoying the joke.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 06, 2026 05:18 AM (LOvBA)

39 This cat obviously has a problem with reading which was never diagnosed before

Fen, just accept that Millard has his own way of doing things. Good luck.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 05:21 AM (svLOV)

40 80s Disco in Moscow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQ-4QdoKOE

Posted by: meh at November 06, 2026 05:22 AM (EkJwg)

41 37 @33/m: "w00t late"

So was Pixy, by 4 minutes, but he hasn't admitted it yet.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 05:17 AM (O7YUW)

The truth is here:

https://ai.mee.nu

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Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:24 AM (odBC9)

42 Coffee is not waking me up as it normally does. I shoulda gone back to sleep after my dream. An extra forty-five minutes would have been nice. Guess I'll catch up this p.m.

This morning Miss Linda wants to go to the nearby food bank/thrift store. I was *almost* hoping she'd want to go to one of those lunch/lectures today at my previous employer. Why? Because we could take the HOV lanes to the other side, and while there, visit the uptown location of the local pipe/cigar shop. With the bridge's roadwork (expected to take eighteen months) jamming traffic, there is no way I'm using that bridge at any time of the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:24 AM (56Qyq)

43 38 A lot of fun is being made on X about forcing Arabic numerals on our school children.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 06, 2026 05:18 AM (LOvBA)

; )

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:25 AM (odBC9)

44 I took Millard, the kitten in to be neutered . I got a sheet of instructions, but he is not following them. He’s not supposed to go upstairs. He did. He's not supposed to be jumping up on things. He jumped on the sofa. He's supposed to have several days of rest. Nope, although he's taking more naps . This cat obviously has a problem with reading which was never diagnosed before😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026

***
He's living his best furry thug life!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:26 AM (56Qyq)

45 Fen, was Millard able to come home the same day?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:29 AM (56Qyq)

46 36 >>>Pink and purple bottlebreesh

brush, breesh
tooth, teeth
whoosh, wheesh
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:16 AM (odBC9)

shush, sheesh

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:29 AM (odBC9)

47 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:29 AM (56Qyq

Yes. We dropped him off at :8:00 at picked him up at 4:00.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 05:35 AM (JrHfD)

48 Re: my 42, looks like the HOV lanes are closed this weekend anyway.

A sensible city, when it must block an entire lane of a bridge used by tons of people every day, would turn the HOV lanes into a replacement city-bound-only lane for the duration of the work. Not that many people use the HOV lanes coming out of the city in the afternoons; few would be inconvenienced, whereas thousands are going to be stuck in traffic for an hour every day. But nooooo . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:39 AM (56Qyq)

49 “Digital lender”. I guess they aren’t called banks any longer. Depositors in Paraguay are (supposedly) insured up to $38,000. Maybe. We’ll see. Anything above and beyond that, well…
——
Sleep is funny. Sometimes I wake up feeling perfectly refreshed. Except, inconveniently enough it’s only 2:30 AM. Time to get up, since another few hours of sleep will have me feel like I had a stroke or something.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 05:39 AM (xtYJY)

50 Yes. We dropped him off at :8:00 at picked him up at 4:00.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026

***
He'll have forgotten the whole thing before long.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:40 AM (56Qyq)

51 Sleep is funny. Sometimes I wake up feeling perfectly refreshed. Except, inconveniently enough it’s only 2:30 AM. Time to get up, since another few hours of sleep will have me feel like I had a stroke or something.
Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026

***
Yeah; sometimes five hours is all I need to feel a little wired (well, that and coffee), whereas six and a half may leave me feeling off.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 05:42 AM (56Qyq)

52 Cats don't take instructions well

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 05:44 AM (Ia/+0)

53 The upsides are the bug didn't use 4 and it's only 10 years old.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 05:49 AM (SjUC4)

54 52 Cats don't take instructions well
Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 05:44 AM (Ia/+0)

They TAKE instructions ok. They just don't follow them.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:55 AM (odBC9)

55 Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:55 AM (odBC9)

lol. That's true.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 06, 2026 05:59 AM (JrHfD)

56 Who wants the job of informing Congressidiot Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) that Guam is at risk of tipping over and has been at risk since 2010?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 06:00 AM (SjUC4)

57 Cats have not proven useful for pulling sleds.

They should try the Iditarod with kitties! Make it interesting

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:03 AM (xtYJY)

58 RCMP - “Sgt. Preston and his wonder cat Yukon Fluffy” just doesn’t have the same ring to it

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:04 AM (xtYJY)

59 Cats don't take instruction, they take sausages from your plate when you're not looking, then growl at you from the corner of the room, while eating the sausage as fast as they can.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)

60 58 RCMP - “Sgt. Preston and his wonder cat Yukon Fluffy” just doesn’t have the same ring to it
Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:04 AM (xtYJY)

h8er

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:05 AM (odBC9)

61 Looks like raiin for my little road trip

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 06:06 AM (Ia/+0)

62 Sausage-snitching kitties are members of the E-4 mafia:

Strategically
Transfer
Eats to an
Alternate
Location

(hat-tip and apologies to The Fat Electrician)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:07 AM (O7YUW)

63 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:07 AM (RIvkX)

64 59 Cats don't take instruction, they take sausages from your plate
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)

From whose plate??!!!

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:07 AM (odBC9)

65 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: I'd like two pickets to Tittsburgh, please.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 06, 2026 06:07 AM (amcLV)

66 60 58 RCMP - “Sgt. Preston and his wonder cat Yukon Fluffy” just doesn’t have the same ring to it
Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:04 AM (xtYJY)

h8er
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:05 AM (odBC9)

h8er h8er Common Tater

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:08 AM (odBC9)

67 @64/m: "From whose plate??!!!"

Do you have sausages on your plate? Do you have a kitty in your house?

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you have your answer!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)

68 Adam Carolla: "He's a pompous arrogant douche." "He is factory-made to piss me off."

To whom is Adam referring?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

69
This cat obviously has a problem with reading which was never diagnosed before

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

Cat says "I got neutered, not tutored."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 06:11 AM (mmrXZ)

70 Au Contraire !!

Cats would have good utility in the Yukon, keeping cabins free from mice and other vermin. Them little bastiges can drive people crazy, I’m convinced.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:11 AM (xtYJY)

71 It's MINE now human, let me explain this to you:

https://youtu.be/cs3BqTHypDg

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

72 68 Adam Carolla: "He's a pompous arrogant douche." "He is factory-made to piss me off."

To whom is Adam referring?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

Macron?

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

73 80s Disco in Moscow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQ-4QdoKOE
Posted by: meh at November 06, 2026 05:22 AM (EkJwg)
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In 2014

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:15 AM (RIvkX)

74 Macron?
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)
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No - think 'Senator-elect'

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:16 AM (RIvkX)

75 "Bringing such a device to work when you work at the White House is beyond retarded."

"The proxy tracking company Synthient said...the activity it saw coming from AS2650 was related to multiple Windows 11 installations of a service called Infatica... Infatica’s founder Vladimir Fomenko is a Russian man whose hosting firm King Servers was home to six of the eight internet addresses used by Russia’s state security services to compromise databases for election systems in Arizona and Illinois in 2016."

This should be good for about a year and a half of star chamber investigations by the incoming congressional communists.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 06:16 AM (SjUC4)

76 @68 he has to referring to Newsom
Morning Horde thx Pixy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 06, 2026 06:17 AM (8VNAp)

77
The above comment about black hole "evaporation" via Hawking radiation nerd sniped me and I had to start reading on that for the last hour or so. I've always been bothered by that.

All I can say is it's complicated as hell. It "works" but in ways that are both right and wrong at the same time. It's called "Black Hole Complementarity". You can look that up. Two views that are mutually contradictory but yet are equivalent.....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 06:17 AM (w6EFb)

78 76 @68 he has to referring to Newsom
Morning Horde thx Pixy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 06, 2026 06:17 AM (8VNAp)

74 No - think 'Senator-elect'
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:16 AM (RIvkX)

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:18 AM (odBC9)

79 Whenever Carolla refers to Newsom, he never fails to mention that Newsom is a "sociopath."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:19 AM (RIvkX)

80 You'll need a 1/6 scale A10 w/turbines and a thermal setup

Posted by: Kittens! at November 06, 2026 06:20 AM (LOZbR)

81 68 Adam Carolla: "He's a pompous arrogant douche." "He is factory-made to piss me off."

To whom is Adam referring?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

Senator-elect
male
pompous
arrogant
douche
factory-made to piss off Adam Carolla

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:20 AM (odBC9)

82 Hint: "from his bracelets to his tight black t-shirts..."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:20 AM (RIvkX)

83 Saw Adam at a comedy club few weeks ago

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 06:21 AM (Ia/+0)

84 Scott Galloway is unAmerican.

He compares Elon Musk to Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. "We put them up against a wall."

No, dummy. They got the Chair.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:23 AM (RIvkX)

85 82 Hint: "from his bracelets to his tight black t-shirts..."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:20 AM (RIvkX)\

.........

Guessing that Wiener dude

Posted by: Molly k. at November 06, 2026 06:24 AM (iL1eb)

86 Saw Adam at a comedy club few weeks ago
Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 06:21 AM (Ia/+0)
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I remembered but I didn't see any report!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:24 AM (RIvkX)

87 Oh wait he's not a senator

Posted by: Molly k. at November 06, 2026 06:25 AM (iL1eb)

88 Anthony Constantino (NY)

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)

89 The good news about the Paraguay Bank going belly up is that the currency there is the Guarani which are sort of like phoney pesos and are mostly worthless. The exchange rate is about 6180 to 1 USD.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 06:29 AM (SjUC4)

90 Anthony Constantino (NY)
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)
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No way. Anthony for President!

Adam was referring to Elf Sayed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:31 AM (RIvkX)

91 Anthony Constantino (NY)

@mtracey
This man just got elected to Elise Stefanik's seat in far Upstate NY

(𝕏 video on the Quick Hits thread yesterday)

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:33 AM (odBC9)

92 Constantino was featured on Gutfeld last night iirc

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:34 AM (RIvkX)

93 Adam carolla has to be referencing Senator-elect Suicide Vest. What did I win besides 72 used virgins?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 06:34 AM (SjUC4)

94 90 Anthony Constantino (NY)
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)
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No way. Anthony for President!

Adam was referring to Elf Sayed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:31 AM (RIvkX)

Well, that's good.

I got so bored with the 2:42 clip of AC rapping (posted on the Quick Hits thread yesterday) that I quit watching it at about 15 seconds in.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

95 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg gave some Uranium bomb secrets to the Russians, executed by electric chair.........and thevpatron saints of soviet era communism

t00t

Posted by: Kittens! at November 06, 2026 06:37 AM (LOZbR)

96 mornin yall. Best policy is to assume everyone is retarded unless they can demonstrate otherwise.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 06:38 AM (MWfyi)

97 72 used virgins........I'm sure there is a market for used real dolls

Posted by: Kittens! at November 06, 2026 06:38 AM (LOZbR)

98 https://pjmedia.com/why is a man accused of fraud in helping run election machines

Well we know why, and to me it's computer hacking that's the biggest threat.

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 06:39 AM (Ia/+0)

99 mornin yall. Best policy is to assume everyone is retarded unless they can demonstrate otherwise.
Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 06:38 AM (MWfyi)
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Retardation uber alles.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 06, 2026 06:39 AM (amcLV)

100 94 90 Anthony Constantino (NY)
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)
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No way. Anthony for President!

Adam was referring to Elf Sayed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:31 AM (RIvkX)

Well, that's good.

I got so bored with the 2:42 clip of AC rapping (posted on the Quick Hits thread yesterday) that I quit watching it at about 15 seconds in.
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

Ok, I just watched it all the way through.
Yowza.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:39 AM (odBC9)

101 Adam carolla has to be referencing Senator-elect Suicide Vest. What did I win besides 72 used virgins?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at November 06, 2026 06:34 AM (SjUC4)
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No winning in this situation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:39 AM (RIvkX)

102 Elf Sayed

hahahahahaha

Uh-oh, can I say that?

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:40 AM (odBC9)

103 Elf Sayed and James Talarico walk into a room. ...
That room being the Senate chambers.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:41 AM (odBC9)

104 *Talafreako

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:41 AM (odBC9)

105

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at November 06, 2026 06:44 AM (b22fE)

106 Hey, Hillary! from the Quick Hits:

Overton
@overton_news
This is embarrassing.

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is on CNN, complaining to Anderson Cooper about her 2016 debate against President Trump.

TEN YEARS LATER, she's still rehashing the debate and explaining what she wishes she had said to Trump.

CLINTON: "You know, one thing I thought about was just like, you know, turn on him really fast and say; 'back up, you creep! You're not going to intimidate me!'"

"I also thought that that would be perceived by people as, you know, me being angry, and Lord knows we don't want an angry woman."

"No, not that, under any circumstances...no matter for what cause."

This is the political equivalent of the guy at the bar still talking about the high school football game he lost, explaining everything he could have done differently.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (odBC9)

107 I am hearing a lot of sturm und drang from people on site about this Jew hate parade in Philadelphia scheduled this weekend. If the city lets it happen, there will likely be violence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

108 The Soviets would have been able to develop an atomic bomb on their own.

But the spies at Los Alamos and the Rad Lab provided crucial, immeasurable info and design data and techniques that shaved off several years and saved millions of rubles. Similar with the “Super” or hydrogen weapon.

The Soviets had a serious espionage network starting in the 1920s. Their goal wasn’t just defense or military, anything and everything to do with technology, consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing. They were thieves extraordinary.

During the war their nexus was the air force base Great Falls, Montana. They shipped out tons of documents, blueprints, via “diplomatic pouch” ha ha. Also brought in lots of spies there too.

Rosenburgs were given the DP for espionage, in hopes they would name names. They decided to become martyrs for the cause. Judge Kaufman was correct. Think of all those folks killed in South Korea during the war. Uncle Joe would not have green lighted that invasion without the bomb. Assholes.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (f9G9D)

109 I don't understand people who look happy in their mug shots. Retarded, I guess.

Updated link in nic.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (MWfyi)

110 This is the political equivalent of the guy at the bar still talking about the high school football game he lost, explaining everything he could have done differently.
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (odBC9)
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I enjoy when she wallows in her failure. It demonstrates that it still triggers her and this pleases me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (RIvkX)

111 Well, work beckons for another day. I'm off.

Try not to let the kitties steal your breakfast sausages, and if they do, at least try to capture a humorous video of it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (O7YUW)

112 Slow steady rain
Off to war, will try and pop in sometime
Haveca great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 06, 2026 06:51 AM (Ia/+0)

113 111 Try not to let the kitties steal your breakfast sausages
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (O7YUW)

*Whose* breakfast sausages???!!!??

--the kitties

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:52 AM (odBC9)

114 X-70 "rapidly reconfigurable flight-control technology that will allow NASA to explore aircraft maneuverability in ways never before demonstrated in crewed flight."

Apparently they've been trying it out in Florida thunderstorms.
That one sure reconfigured rapidly.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 06, 2026 06:54 AM (zdLoL)

115 I'm guessing that the dems are charging Elon with being rich and white without a license.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 06:54 AM (svLOV)

116 We were all looking forward to a huge beef brisket at a buddies house one time at a party. He had it done to perfection (I’m told) and resting on the kitchen counter.

His Brittany spaniel inhaled it. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:56 AM (2Ra0c)

117 There is no room for someone like Elon in modern America. Atlas will shrug.

Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 06:57 AM (MWfyi)

118 116 We were all looking forward to a huge beef brisket at a buddies house one time at a party. He had it done to perfection (I’m told) and resting on the kitchen counter.

His Brittany spaniel inhaled it. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at November 06, 2026 06:56 AM (2Ra0c)

oops

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:57 AM (odBC9)

119 115 I'm guessing that the dems are charging Elon with being rich and white without a license.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 06:54 AM (svLOV)

- happy
- manic
- insane

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:58 AM (odBC9)

120 *cut and paste fail!!!

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:59 AM (odBC9)

121 109 I don't understand people who look happy in their mug shots. Retarded, I guess.

Updated link in nic.
Posted by: fd at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (MWfyi)

- happy
- manic
- insane

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:59 AM (odBC9)

122 This is the political equivalent of the guy at the bar still talking about the high school football game he lost, explaining everything he could have done differently.
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 06:47 AM (odBC9)
=====

I enjoy when she wallows in her failure. It demonstrates that it still triggers her and this pleases me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 06:49 AM (RIvkX

Al Bundy once scored 4 touchdowns in one game for Polk High!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 06, 2026 07:00 AM (LQ1/y)

123 117 There is no room for someone like Elon in modern America. Atlas will shrug.
Posted by: fd

“Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.

This is known as "bad luck.” - Robert Heinlein

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 06, 2026 07:01 AM (sAmhv)

124 Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

That will never fail to make me laugh.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:02 AM (svLOV)

125 124 Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

That will never fail to make me laugh.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:02 AM (svLOV)

Failed presidential candidate Hillary! Clinton

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 07:02 AM (odBC9)

126 BBC

Global tech stocks plunge as US AI slowdown fears spread to Asia and Europe markets

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 07:04 AM (odBC9)

127 125. I thought the only exclamation point after a name was Jeb!

Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (svLOV)

128 127 125. I thought the only exclamation point after a name was Jeb!
Posted by: NR Pax at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (svLOV)

We have to spread the love around.

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 07:05 AM (odBC9)

129 46 36 >>>Pink and purple bottlebreesh

brush, breesh
tooth, teeth
whoosh, wheesh
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:16 AM (odBC9)

shush, sheesh
Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 05:29 AM (odBC9)

goose, geese
moose, meese

Posted by: m at November 06, 2026 07:11 AM (odBC9)

130 Nood JJS

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 06, 2026 07:18 AM (56Qyq)

131 Anto Patrex (r/aw)

@antopatrex1
officially moving our office out of downtown SF after 12 months on Market Street.

a space that incubated over 100 startups just a few years ago is down to fewer than 10 teams today.

the physical reality of working here took a heavy toll. getting chased down the sidewalk by an aggressive bulldog. a close friend rushed to urgent care with severe bite wounds after another attack. 20+ street dog encounters, shattered car glass on every block, and another friend struck in the head by a stranger while standing in line for dinner.

startups require total obsession with product and execution. a team cannot build the future when everyday survival consumes half their focus between the transit stop and the front door.

San Francisco is still home, and we are relocating to a neighborhood where people can walk to lunch without fearing for their physical safety.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 06, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - November 5, 2026

Howdy Hordelings, and welcome to the Thursday ONT! Open thread, as always. On time, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

***

Post-election Mini-rant

🚨🚨🚨The 2026 midterms should NOT be certified!!!!
Audit of the vote!!!!
Forensic Audit the machines!!!
— Mike Engleman🇺🇲 (@RealHickory) November 5, 2026

Call me a conspiracy theorist and make fun of my tin foil hat. But I refuse to believe anything about the 2026 mid-term elections - except probably Florida - was anywhere close to what we've been told. The math just aint mathing, as the expression goes.

Absolutely no one believes this shit. Like, no one. https://t.co/6jqzrrTstT
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) November 5, 2026

There is 0% chance that every single county in Kansas shifted blue. ZERO PERCENT CHANCE https://t.co/xWs5aAa2a4
— MissNFL (@miss_nfl_) November 4, 2026

What are the chances of nearly every single county going more democrat in a state trump won by 14 points? https://t.co/7n3bdhx4N3
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 5, 2026

All 21 states. All 1,799 counties. Every one shifted blue. IMPOSSIBLE folks. https://t.co/wgAHMmF7iF
— Vitruvius Republic 🇺🇸 (@realMAG1775) November 5, 2026

Republican votes stayed the same.
Democrats materialized 20 million new votes. https://t.co/tfPjqmh6uf
— Kevin Bass (@kevinnbass) November 5, 2026

This is even more difficult to believe than Biden's 81 million votes. There is just no way. And with few exceptions, vote totals were determined on election night!

I truly hope the rumors of Trump having some master 8-D chess move up his sleeve are true. Something about Executive Orders and Hegseth mobilizing troops of some sort. Supposedly being intentionally quiet and vague but ready to unleash some kind of kraken. Maybe I spend too much time on X, and maybe I'm naive. Maybe this will turn out just like 2020 and "nothing will happen". Maybe. Probably. But I will hold out hope that SOMETHING will be done to expose the massive amount of election shenanigans that continue to occur cycle after cycle. This is 3rd world, banana republic stuff. It HAS to end some way, somehow.

They called it a wave. Waves have a shape. This has a signature.
25 points in Texas. 24 in Iowa. 22 in South Carolina. 21 in Kansas. The redder the state, the deeper the swing � while actual swing states barely moved.
That�s not how voters work. That�s the tell.
Buckle up. This is just getting started. 🔥 🇺🇸 🫡 #TRUMP2028
— Lunakye (@lunakye_world) November 4, 2026

Anyway - that's all I have for you tonight. Call me whatever you want. I refuse to accept the results as legitimate.

Mini-rant over.

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If only El Rushbo were still with us

It is never time to panic. It may be time to evaluate and strategize like never before, but it is not time to panic. https://t.co/XiP73udUBP
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) November 4, 2026

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition

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1 1st?

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (47diA)

2 Howdy

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (yEz+x)

3 That is an exact representation of how the Ds want the flag.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 Know who won the election?
Do a comparative analysis of
the numbers back to ~2010.

Chairman Xi won the election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (6T7Go)

5 top 100?

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 05, 2026 10:02 PM (3PgqR)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 10:04 PM (7EgNJ)

7 Know who won the election?
Do a comparative analysis of
the numbers back to ~2010.

Chairman Xi won the election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (6T7Go)

yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:04 PM (bFq8h)

8 Nooded. Read the content.

Thanks for the rant AND the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:04 PM (47diA)

9 Doof Enterprises, LLC, most excellent presentation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:05 PM (6T7Go)

10 Evenin' Doof. Howdy Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (kOluj)

11 i'm not saying it's fraud, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably NOT a hippopotamus....

but it won't matter to the quislings in the GOP. they'll counsel PDJT to wait and it's not the time and we shouldn't do it and then join the commies to 'protect our precious democracy'....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (3PgqR)

12 Nah.

I hadn't focused on the fraud possibilities (outside the obvious usual suspects like Wayne County MI).

But I'd love to see a pattern analysis by a true election expert, especially comparisons to the past 5 "wave" elections and probably all elections for 40 years.

In WI, in 2020, a no-name political consultant, who'd done WI elections for years, pointed out the extreme anomalies in voting patterns. Obvious suspect reason for that. But that's what I'd like to see for this cycle, nationally.

Even I know it's highly, highly anomalous for "shift" patterns to look like this.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (U/Byj)

13 Nooded. Read the content.

Thanks for the rant AND the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:04 PM (47diA)

YW. Tin foil hats available while supplies last.

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)

14 Willowed from the previous thread :

121 Russell Brand error was he became conservative and a Christian.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:39 PM (2gbgu)

No, Russell Brand's error is that he's an entitled scumbag who likes rape and thinks he can get away with it. Maybe he will wind up in prison, on the other end of the dick.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (X5Jzz)

15 Good evening morons И спасибо, Дуф.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

16 Maybe this will turn out just like 2020 and "nothing will happen".

Yeah. Nothing will happen.

Buy ammo. These motherfuckers are cumming for us.

(Deliberate mis-spelling)

Posted by: BifBewalski - at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (QVmho)

17 The Federal Burro of Instigation

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (Cqx++)

18 Yes - nice musical choice. I am told I attended a Yes concert at the old Richfield Coliseum. I was further told I had an excellent time.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (7EgNJ)

19 Jesus Christ....

can we please stop with the Steiner will come shit?

The last time this came up even though no one in my famiy was no where near DC b/c someone in my circle has a TS and made a facebook post telling an Antifa person to go fuck themselves during the buildup to J6 and that Rittenhouse did nothing wrong we all got to play dreamdate with an interviewer for six hours each......

for the love of God.... the GOP cannot find its balls to tell Massie to go fuck himself how will they find their balls to explain that there are not really 20 million vote swings in mail ins all the time with forensic evidence?

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (Int1s)

20 Howdy
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (yEz+x)

Howdy to you too!

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (QMAsf)

21 Idaho stayed solid red everywhere save some Boise shit shows as expected.

Even blue island Moscow home of the communists at U of I went red first time.

Why were we spared the weirdness?

Solid voter eligibility measures? Yes?

Posted by: Derak at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (HO+k7)

22 Did a quick check of Kansas voting this time. By no means did all the counties turn blue.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (47diA)

23 Went to the new Godzilla movie tonight. It was OK. As with most of the Japanese Big G movies, too much time was spent on meetings and speeches.
But I did see a trailer for a movie called Zero BC about Jesus. The trailer got somewhat explicit about Herod's murdering of Jewish infants. Democrats are already calling it "the feel-good scene of this holiday season."

Posted by: Wally at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (CyHFo)

24 "Buckle up MAGA Patriots, this shit is just getting started."

Let's hope so.

Posted by: Rex B at November 05, 2026 10:08 PM (sdSI9)

25 But I'd love to see a pattern analysis by a true election expert, especially comparisons to the past 5 "wave" elections and probably all elections for 40 years.

Posted by: rhomboid

No matter the findings.. . . "No standing"

-- SCOTUS

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 10:08 PM (7EgNJ)

26 Righteous rant, Disco. Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:08 PM (sGzLm)

27 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to come up with a name for this horse I found wandering in the desert.

Posted by: tankdemon at November 05, 2026 10:08 PM (Hd1lH)

28 14 Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (X5Jzz)

Russel Brand's error is he is not "Asian."

Is he a scumball?

Yes, were it my daughter would I have tried to strangle him?

Also yes....

Is this because he went against Labour?

Also yes....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:09 PM (Int1s)

29 We need proof if there was foul play.

Otherwise, we are being sore losers. The Republicans didn’t do shit for us with majorities. The Iran war. The Epstein files. High prices.

Even though Trump won on closing the border, we lost because it was framed as being “mean and heartless.” Not to mention racist.

HOW DID THEY CHEAT? Show me the forensic evidence. Otherwise we need to do better.

And if it WAS a cheat, wtf were we not prepared? Are the Dems that smart and sneaky? Do we not have techie guys smart enough to be looking for every manner of shit? Why did we not expect every manner of cheat? Did they invent some new technology?

Or did folks just get pissed. I’m pissed. I didn’t vote for democrats. But I’m pissed.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)

30 Can someone tell me why Alaska is stuck at about 75% counting for a few days? Can't find anything online.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

31 Unfortunately, there's no real way to prove the cheat other than statistical improbabilities.

In the meantime, we are proper f**ked for at least a decade, maybe more, as the whole we've been put in is vast.

And the counting isn't finished yet, we may lose a couple of more senators and perhaps a dozen more reps.

Pouring another bourbon and pondering the future.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:10 PM (XV/Pl)

32 Massive, massive + in Dem turnout, but only in red states?

Now, perhaps all GOTV was focused there, accounting for the discrepancy, or some of it.

But I doubt any midterm has seen a *40%* increase in votes for one party in consecutive mid-terms.

But all these numbers are available. Election nerds can do the historical numbers easily.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:10 PM (U/Byj)

33 Did a quick check of Kansas voting this time. By no means did all the counties turn blue.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (47diA)

It's not that they turned blue - it's that EVERY one tilted toward the Dems. In other words, Dem votes increased while Repub votes decreased. In EVERY county. In multiple states. MANY states.

RIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHT

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

34 They're making an example of Brand.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:11 PM (bFq8h)

35 Even I know it's highly, highly anomalous for "shift" patterns to look like this.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (U/Byj)
====

I also found it odd that Harmeet Dhillon would suddenly resign.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)

36
Sorry I'm late, I was trying to come up with a name for this horse I found wandering in the desert.
Posted by: tankdemon

Were there plants and birds and rocks and things?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)

37 12 Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (U/Byj)

The donks are cheating, they have cheated my whole life they brag about cheating. I grew up in the ghetto well "suburban ghetto" but ghetto nonetheless, they played organizing games there even in the 80s....they marched us kids and used us as door hangers on state welfare money under Dick Dick Celeste in the 80s....that is Mayberry by modern standards.

Hell remember Joe the Plumber....that was down the road in Dayton where a Montgomery County Courts worker misused the system to drop dime on him.....they are "stopping Hitler" the courts including the conservative SCotUS people are allowing the antics for whatever reason.

None of this stops until the judges are cowed into calling balls and strikes or absent that the donks are forced into the batters box.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:14 PM (Int1s)

38 Hahahaha!

Fruck you!

Posted by: Chairman Xi at November 05, 2026 10:14 PM (bFq8h)

39 Franpsycho I was wondering why she wouldn't make some statement on election monitoring. She I think was either head honcho or close on the federal monitoring effort, lots of words about this from her and others in the run-up to this week.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:15 PM (U/Byj)

40 One of the impacts to R/D voting in Oklahoma this year was the pitiful R governor candidate. He won but is not the finest human being they could have put up. Amongst friends, I predicted the margin of victory for him would be less than previous R winners. Could the D have won? Yes but there aren't enough Ds in OKC and Tulsa and the university towns.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:15 PM (47diA)

41 I think our side lost. And lost big.

I think their side will fuck it up. Again. And we will regain some losses in 2028. But we lost this time.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

42 A fax to Jesus:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWqk-jcxGfw

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:16 PM (6T7Go)

43 Righteous rant, Disco. Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:08 PM (sGzLm)

Yo, Doggo! Thanks for stopping by

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

44 Great. Get mad. But, do you really think the courts will allow anything to change?

No. No they will not. They would fear for their lives, if they overturned the election.

The Rs don't want to win. They just want to eat the slop at the trough.

Only Trump and a few others care about regular Americans. Most of the GOP do not.

We will have to eat what we're served for a time. Don't expect help from anyone but ourselves.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

45 Evenin' Doof. Howdy Horde!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (kOluj)

Howdy MKC

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

46 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Posted by: Isaiah 40:31 at November 05, 2026 10:17 PM (4NO2D)

47 10 years. Feh.

This is it. It was going to happen in '28, anyway - we're running hot - but we don't turn this around. The young are now in charge of the country. By the time this shakes out, there isn't an America to make great again.

For better or worse, it'll be something new & different.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:17 PM (BI5O2)

48 About 43 above, I considered NOT filling in a block on the governor's race but squinted hard and did so anyway. That may make me like some D voter. Pathetic!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:17 PM (47diA)

49 23 Did a quick check of Kansas voting this time. By no means did all the counties turn blue.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM (47diA)

Not all counties went blue, but every outcome had a higher percentage of blue votes. Hypothetical e.g., a district that voted 60% republican in 2024 voted 55% republican in 2026. So the "blues" might have lost in some areas, but not by as much as they did before.

Posted by: tankdemon at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (Hd1lH)

50 There are 3 governorships for grabs next year.

Posted by: GOP at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (AKptf)

51 Maybe everyone got fooled by the immigration enforcement and deportations, and the new DOJ and talk of election monitors and all that, and thought fraud wouldn't be a thing this time. And then the narrative fed into how unpopular certain things were, and then voila, it all happened just like that, and everyone just said, yep, and shuffled away.

If the Democrats cheated before, didn't really get caught or punished, why would they stop? It's not the whole reason for the election results, but it was certainly part of it. And a part of the color revolution to come.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (QaH55)

52 Thanks for the ONT, Sir Doof!

Interesting artwork up top. Unbeaten and unbowed.

The more I hear about skeezy vote totals and shifts, the more firmly I affix my tin foil hat. I truly hope that if shenanigans are found to have occurred, they will be punished swiftly and fully. No way those Texas numbers are real without illegals voting. No way.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (D/6p1)

53 off/

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (AKptf)

54 Whitesnake…now that I’m almost 29, I think they were overrated. But back when I was -18 or 20, they were the shit!
I like the legs in the video, but wanted more guitar with the violin bow.
I always thought that was pretty awesome.

Posted by: Gunslinger at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (N91F8)

55 20 million new votes overall in 4 years is only 5 million a year.

How many of these voters are newly minted democrat socialist 18-22 year olds?
How many are pissed off voters who did not bother to vote in 2022?
How many are new illegals in deep blue states?

Posted by: Joemarine at November 05, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

56 46 Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

Nice ONT Doof, and nothing personal I understand the desire for a deus ex machina....

the Steiner will Come was on my old then Twitter now X feed....and Jesus....

the GOP is a a triple interlocking mutual con game it seems...and I am just about ready to be like Claudius during Caligula's reign and as often as possible to hide on my estate and feed the pigs.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:19 PM (Int1s)

57 I saw Yes in Madison Sq Garden in '78? '79?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

58 58 Posted by: Joemarine at November 05, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

Democrats have people voting FOR registered democrats using mail in ballots the voters never even have to touch....I'd bet my life on it.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:20 PM (Int1s)

59 The main thing that gives me hope for 2028 is that the Democrats want to kill or imprison their political opponents, and they are incapable of hiding that.

It's going to be witch-hunts all the way in Congress, and I don't think that gets them votes.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:20 PM (aD4fx)

60 But I'd love to see a pattern analysis by a true election expert, especially comparisons to the past 5 "wave" elections and probably all elections for 40 years.

In WI, in 2020, a no-name political consultant, who'd done WI elections for years, pointed out the extreme anomalies in voting patterns. Obvious suspect reason for that. But that's what I'd like to see for this cycle, nationally.

Even I know it's highly, highly anomalous for "shift" patterns to look like this.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM

Biden's Presidential win also broke every single pattern for the usual Republican/Democrat pendulum as regards bellwether counties, etc.

The extra 20,000,000 Democrat voters for the mid-terms coming out for to vote against high gas prices compared to their comparably lower turn-out when the "Orange Nazi" was on the ballot is also quite stinky.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 10:20 PM (HlyYF)

61 He too needs to be excommunicated and told to caucus with the Democrats. Fuck that worthless prick.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

Isn't he out of a job come January?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

62 I think our side lost. And lost big.

I think their side will fuck it up. Again. And we will regain some losses in 2028. But we lost this time.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

I truly don't think our side lost big. I think the evidence is there somewhere. But like this clip from Better Call Saul - "there's proving, and then there's knowing"

https://youtu.be/t6AnQueIDm8

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

63 "I think their side will fuck it up."

Well not sure what that even means for Dems. Their "base" is enormous, nationally, and almost entirely robotic and tribal. Performance, personality, totally irrelevant (look at the outlandishly bad candidates who won, some massively, this week - it's jaw-dropping). Only party ID.

The Dems in Congress will be unable to do much of import, if anything, given Trump's veto pen. So no actual thing will have their name on it.

This will make precisely zero difference in 2 years in terms of Dem turnout. Simply irrelevant. Remember Trump is in the WH only because of "Trump only" voters, infrequent voters, who provided his margins in several places, including states where no GOP prez candidate has won in *40* years.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:21 PM (U/Byj)

64 60 Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

It all goes back to the Luap Nor cult and our refusing to fumigate the party then.....

and I wasted the best years of my life giving a shit when I could have been blowing that money on a spare house on the beach.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (Int1s)

65 23 Did a quick check of Kansas voting this time. By no means did all the counties turn blue.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:07 PM

LRob, that stat is turned "bluer" than before, not flipped. (If that helps?)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

66 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (byWhc)

67 I saw Yes in Madison Sq Garden in '78? '79?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:20 PM

I saw them on that tour with the three headed turtle skeleton thing hanging overhead. Maybe 1975, or 4, somewhere around there. I was pretty baked so my memory of it is not the best.

Wait ... unless I'm thinking of ELP.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (4NO2D)

68 I don't believe that shift blue chart. Now it's true more Democrats showed up to vote this election but that doesn't mean they shifted the states.
Alabama replaced a Republican US Senator with another Republican. Of the US House of Reps. Alabama has 7 Reps and 5 of the 7 are Republicans. Our retired Governor was replaced with a Republican. Not as many Republicans showed up to vote but enough did to keep our state in Republican hands. I know, I was one of them.🙂

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (En+fz)

69 Yeah, I suspect this is a new steal by the DNC, they're a bit more subtle compared to 2020, they've adapted and found new ways to rig elections.

I don't see anyone contesting or suing or even shouting. Especially no one in the GOPe. So it seems like the Uniparty strikes again.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (s1VwS)

70 Thank you Doof for excellent content, as always, but I hesitate to put much faith in the fraud angle. Maybe there is, maybe there isn't. If there is fraud someday they'll get overconfident and sloppy and expose it themselves. For now I rate its likelihood on par with stories of alien corpses on ice at Wright-Patterson or Area 51.

For myself and mine, I'm just glad Prop 40 seems to have failed, for now. Not that I'm some secret billionaire, I'm not. But there was provision in the fine print for the legislature to lower the threshold to whatever they wanted. Just like the income tax was only supposed to be a few percent levied only on the very rich. We see how that turned out....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (QGaXH)

71 Yes, I understand what I missed on the Kansas deal. Thanks to all.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (47diA)

72 @50

>>This is it.

Yep, it's sort of when a person really comes to the realization that their time in this mortal coil is nearing an end.

To come back from what happened on Wednesday is going to be a generational effort.

And I don't have a generation left.

Which may be a the only positive to this whole bloody affair.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (XV/Pl)

73 Speaking of former "conservatives":

Jonah Goldberg
@JonahDispatch
Thank God TPUSA mobilized the youth vote.
4:55 AM · Nov 4, 2026

Yeah, that was a highly successful political assassination, wasn't it, Jonah?

A-hole.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (aD4fx)

74 39 Were there plants and birds and rocks and things?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)

Maybe, I was too concerned with the gila monsters and tarantulas to notice.

Posted by: tankdemon at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (Hd1lH)

75 Ok... just throwin this out there... but... one tactic used during a Color Revolution, is to create a bad election result... either through disputing it, like in Ukraine... or just stealing it like now happening down in South America.

Then, using lawfare to bring down the existing system... with the 'right' people in the Legal profession to 'create' the new system.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (mP0Kj)

76 57 Whitesnake…now that I’m almost 29, I think they were overrated. But back when I was -18 or 20, they were the shit!
I like the legs in the video, but wanted more guitar with the violin bow.
I always thought that was pretty awesome.
Posted by: Gunslinger at November 05, 2026 10:18 PM (N91F

Just the opposite for me, I appreciate Whitesnake more now than I did back in the day. I was bewitched by the sexy but musically...they're good.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 05, 2026 10:24 PM (s1VwS)

77 31 I posted this earlier today:

Since we have 2 years before the next elections, we should spend the 1st 6 months *purging* those who pretended to be on "our" side that weren't.

Let's start with Thune. I don't want him out of Republican leadership. I want him out of the Republican party. Let him caucus with the Dems--at least we'd all know where we stand.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:09 PM (Cjcf6)

It is not your choice. The Republican senatorial caucus nominates the minority leader and they will chose Thune because he looks out for their interests, not ours.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 05, 2026 10:25 PM (y171U)

78 Evening.

Looking at the Twatter propaganda (and it is) they're kvetching that all those counties "shifted" (and that word is doing a lot of work) blue.

In Texas, Abbott still came out ahead in majority of counties except for the cities, Deep South Texas and a handful in West Texas. Looking at the image there you'd think all those counties voted majority blue. Pretty misleading.

Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:25 PM (XKC/U)

79 As bad as their candidates were, Ours were as bad or worse!

Paxton was an awuful candidate, ffs.

Abbott didn’t do shit.

The Dems put forth younger, fresher, energetic candidates. No one listened to their policies, but they were young and good looking and passionate.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:25 PM (WZxLz)

80 How many of these voters are newly minted democrat socialist 18-22 year olds?
How many are pissed off voters who did not bother to vote in 2022?
How many are new illegals in deep blue states?

Posted by: Joemarine
---

They are all Chinese and they never left home.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:26 PM (6T7Go)

81 I also found it odd that Harmeet Dhillon would suddenly resign.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM

I read that as a "rats leaving the sinking ship" moment.

I assume she is abandoning MAGA to get on the DeSantis(?) bandwagon?

Even our "principled conservatives" seem to be mostly in it for themselves.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 10:26 PM (HlyYF)

82 Great ONT, Doof!

Random thoughts - I'm with you on the election fraud. I hope something can be done about it.

Also I listened to the first hour of Yessongs the other day. Yes was big for my older siblings growing up. Anyway, I did NOT enjoy that first hour. Everything seemed too disjointed. The second half looks like it'll be better.

Finally, the girl from Garbage was kind of cute.

That about covers it

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 10:26 PM (2w7+a)

83 Actually, looking again, saying the Rio Grande Valley "shifted" blue is absurd. It's been blue for ages.

Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:27 PM (XKC/U)

84 I don't think a damn thing will come of this. Even with top notch data analysis, we are dealing with very nasty shit like heavily falsified or double-bookkept voter records. And the GOP clearly doesn't want to do anything.

Even if the GOP did want to do anything, the progs heavily invested in infesting the justice system and court rooms to stop attempts to hold anyone accountable

But it will definitley prompt a ton of people to pile up more arms. Been saying it since mid 2016, there is no voting your way out of this.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (G5zYf)

85
Took Diana and Dot up to Humble and got set up. There's only 4 or 5 hookups - first come, first served - and we were able to snag one. Beats dry camping for four days.

Having slept very badly the previous night, I came home, had something to drink, lay down and ended up sleeping for four hours. I may have been tired.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (eRlcH)

86 It wasn't just the fraud, or just the GOPe, or just the Trump voters not voting for GOP, or this, or that, or the other thing.

It was all of the above.

Posted by: davidt at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (Q+gd/)

87 So Dems massively cheated in 2020, not in 2022 or 2024, but did so again in 2026? What's the reason they don't massively cheat all the time?

What's the method? People say no way could every Texas county move toward Dems. Okay, but most of those counties are red and controlled by GOP officials. So how were they compromised?

Why was FL spared? What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (HFrEr)

88 30: (everything Nurse posted is correct)

The results are the results. The magical unicorn isn't going to change them. The X posts, tip toeing through the field of conspiracies, won't change things either except get them there precious clicks.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (byWhc)

89 Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 10:22 PM (En+fz)

It's not won the county, it is the county had more Dem votes than before... that the percentage of Dem to Repub votes leaned more Dem.

That NO county voted more Repub as a percentage than the last election.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (mP0Kj)

90 I'm hearing that the chart with 100% of those counties going blue is not accurate, but there are still huge problems with the vote totals. GOP won some house seats in Louisiana for example, though maybe the chart means the shift was big toward Dems, even if the Dem lost, idk.

And yes, the extra 20M Dem votes seem to match the 20M (fake) Biden votes of 2020. These guys hid in their basements, or came out as terrorists or other deviants, yet we are to believe they got landslides even in red places? A good strategy to hide and hope Orange Man Bad carries them to victory I suppose, but numbers still don't work, imo.

How they did it? Postal workers , ballot stuffers, machine manipulation .... and more?

Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (vbXSk)

91 "I also found it odd that Harmeet Dhillon would suddenly resign.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM"

Probably not interested in being compelled by the house as a fed employee.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:29 PM (G5zYf)

92 I also have to believe in fraud - otherwise our fellow citizens really are that stupid and insane.

Posted by: Iris at November 05, 2026 10:29 PM (286+n)

93 Among the other odd anomalies, from Grok:

Oregon’s population has grown only modestly since 2020 (roughly +0.7–0.9%, or about 30,000–36,000 people), while voter registrations have increased more substantially (about +5%, or roughly 150,000+ active registrants).

All of Oregon's population growth came from international immigrants, which didn't stop voter registrations from increasing significantly.

Odd.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:29 PM (aD4fx)

94 What's the method? People say no way could every Texas county move toward Dems. Okay, but most of those counties are red and controlled by GOP officials. So how were they compromised?

Why was FL spared? What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (HFrEr)

Does Florida use the same Vote Tabulation machines as Texas? I really have no idea.... but...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (mP0Kj)

95 Why was FL spared? What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?
==

Voodoo, DeSantis found a Voodoo master

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (AKptf)

96 We learned here in Washington state 20 years ago how easily it was for the dems to cheat in the governor's election. Interestingly, they guy overseeing that election went to LA where the same bullsh*t shows up, but that's another story.
The dems have taken it nationwide.
I don't believe it. Its complete bullshit.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (2WIwB)

97 Does Florida use the same Vote Tabulation machines as Texas? I really have no idea.... but...
Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (mP0Kj)

it went back to hanging chads...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (AKptf)

98
What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (HFrEr)

FL reports their results very quickly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:31 PM (eRlcH)

99 Thank you Doof for excellent content, as always, but I hesitate to put much faith in the fraud angle....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 10:23 PM (QGaXH)

Glad you enjoyed the content. Not sure how much faith I have in anything happening. But just like 2020, nothing will ever convince me this was legitimate

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)

100 I am laughing so hard, you guys...thanks!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:31 PM (AKptf)

101 @85

>>I read that as a "rats leaving the sinking ship" moment.

Perhaps, I see it more as trying to get as quickly away and as far away from the blast area before the donks assume power and begin their revenge drive.

Trump is going to have to do what Biden did and hand out as many open ended pardons as possible.

Which, unlike Trump with Fauchi and the others Biden pardon, the donks will test those pardons in court.

Lawyer Up indeed.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)

102 What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (
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I get the skepticism. It just feels so different from what I'd been hearing. And Texas choosing that freak makes zero sense.

If there wasn't wide-scale fraud I have a whole lot of assumptions that need to be completely retooled

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 10:31 PM (0ewPF)

103 After Tuesday, I'm not sure I feel like finishing McCullough's "1776." All that work for nothing, it appears.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 10:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

104 Electoral map (TX now a battleground state?? GA now dark bluish-purple??), Senate map both very bad for 2028.

And no GOP figure alive seems like to be able to win MI and WI (possibly PA). Trump's unique political profile and traction with non-college whites doesn't seem present in any of them. Remember these states were the archstones of the "blue wall" that made a GOP candidate's hill so tough to climb for 4 decades.

Everyone seems to ignore that it's 2 years away, and that's 2 more years for Trump's major projects to begin bearing more fruit. All of them are working, but it takes time. The ridiculous hysteria about current conditions and trends is amazing but likely can't survive a clearly growing economy, energy prices returning to their earlier path (declining, thanks to production), even better employment numbers, and a secure border + 2 more years of deportations (and hopefully action against employers, where the effect will dwarf what we've seen).

So decent odds the atmosphere in 2028 will be quite good. All the other challenges nonetheless remain.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

105 87 Actually, looking again, saying the Rio Grande Valley "shifted" blue is absurd. It's been blue for ages.
Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:27 PM (XKC/U)

What the chart shows is... say the County was 55% blue before... but now it is 60% Blue...

But NO county is more Red? anywhere? Even where Red Congress critters are elected?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 10:32 PM (mP0Kj)

106
In some apropos astronomical news, Uranus is near opposition, exact date Nov. 25. And it's been in retrograde apparent motion since Sept.

So, look up in the sky around midnight, and there's a giant bassackwards asshole up there shitting all over us.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb)

107 63 The main thing that gives me hope for 2028 is that the Democrats want to kill or imprison their political opponents, and they are incapable of hiding that.

It's going to be witch-hunts all the way in Congress, and I don't think that gets them votes.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

They could probably get away with witchhunts IF inflation drops dramatically and the overall economy gets better. The Democrats are now the Khmer Rouge so I don't expect any of that to happen.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (byWhc)

108 Great ONT, Doof!

Random thoughts - I'm with you on the election fraud. I hope something can be done about it.

Also I listened to the first hour of Yessongs the other day. Yes was big for my older siblings growing up. Anyway, I did NOT enjoy that first hour. Everything seemed too disjointed. The second half looks like it'll be better.

Finally, the girl from Garbage was kind of cute.

That about covers it
Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 10:26 PM (2w7+a)

Thanks - glad you enjoyed the content.

I go in phases with Yes. I'll listen to a lot of their stuff in binge fashion then stay away for months.

Shirley Manson from Grabage used to be cute. USED to be. Plus she's a lunatic lefty. But I still really love their first 3-4 albums.

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)

109 As bad as their candidates were, Ours were as bad or worse!

Paxton was an awuful candidate, ffs.

Abbott didn’t do shit.

The Dems put forth younger, fresher, energetic candidates. No one listened to their policies, but they were young and good looking and passionate.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:25 PM (WZxLz)

You're pretty much correct, Republican complacency and magical thinking led to ruination. But...Aren't you from the PNW? You're way more upset about this than you should be. Take a breath, dear. Deep breaths. In through the nose, out through the nose. In through the nose...out through the nose...

Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (XKC/U)

110 Over 100. time for some silliness.
Brisket is at 195. A bit to go.
Adult kids are both home, riffing on HS. What I've learned tonight: youngest got caught tp'ing. Oldest had a racket - charged $10 for an outline and $40 for a full paper (no in town jokes). Youngest turned the same paper in 4 times, switched papers with alassmate once, turned in older siblings once - all in the same class. Rec'd 100% each time.
Never been so proud!

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (sGzLm)

111 You know when y'all were in college (back in the 19th century) and, like, went to class, and took notes and pulled an all nighter before an all important exam, and got an A, and then there was this friend who did not show up to class, looked at your notes once or twice, went to every frat party, got an F..and then could not understand why you got an A and he got an F ? yeah, like that

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (AKptf)

112 *throws things*

Leaning blue doesn’t mean the majority voted blue.

It’s the same as decreasing the increasing of a budget equals a cut.

Yes! I believe fewer red votes and more blue votes, happened. But not all of those counties went blue. Jeepers. Read the small print.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:35 PM (WZxLz)

113 it went back to hanging chads...
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:30 PM (AKptf)

should be hanging mohammeds.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 10:35 PM (j4Fxj)

114 Nervy approach there, Robert . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:35 PM (47diA)

115 96 I also have to believe in fraud - otherwise our fellow citizens really are that stupid and insane.
Posted by: Iris at November 05, 2026 10:29 PM (286+n)

I believe in the latter, not the former.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 05, 2026 10:35 PM (y171U)

116 "How they did it? Postal workers , ballot stuffers, machine manipulation .... and more?
Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 10:28 PM (vbXSk)"

Well, looking back to 2020 and 2024....

ballot curing. pulling votes from prisons. usb chain of custody hijinks with fake vote dumps. dumps of fake physical ballots (on video from 2020). scanning stacks of ballots multiple times or fresh out of the chinese airmail package (both are on film from 2020)

A lot of this is facilitated by horrendously compromised voter registration. PA in 2020 had several hundred thousand fake voters on-roll, all registered in batches of 30-50k at the same dates spread across 30 years. They were all fake, and helped produce PA's hundreds of thousands of fake votes.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:36 PM (G5zYf)

117 I believe an lazy GOP mofos who did not do shit for 2 years and then were not prepared. They had one job...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:37 PM (AKptf)

118 TN was spared. Dems flipped one district, but Reps gerrymandered away the one they held before, so it's a wash.

Races were tighter than they should've been. But TN GOP held the line.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:37 PM (BI5O2)

119 >>In WI, in 2020, a no-name political consultant, who'd done WI elections for years, pointed out the extreme anomalies in voting patterns.

Well here's some food for thought for you:

My county, one of the least populated in the state, voted as always -- Republican.

The state map of voting looked fairly average, a few democrats, mostly Republican.

Corrupt Crowley, who had exited the race only to leap back in just before the primary, won by nearly ten points.

Obviously he won his home (Milwaukee) county. Also obviously he won Dane County which is the state's asshole (Wisconsin's Austin, TX).

His margin of victory was all Dane county.

Pull my other leg; it plays jingle bells.

P.S. Also was the case in 2020.

Posted by: lurk at November 05, 2026 10:37 PM (hXvZk)

120 Robert,

I’m only upset because our side won’t concede defeat. We got our asses handed to us. And now so many are screaming CHEATERS!

No. We lost. Bigly.

But my state had a couple wins. And I’m actually entertained by Texas freaking out. Not glad. But entertained.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:38 PM (WZxLz)

121 did I mention there are 3 governors races next year ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:39 PM (AKptf)

122 They could probably get away with witchhunts IF inflation drops dramatically and the overall economy gets better. The Democrats are now the Khmer Rouge so I don't expect any of that to happen.

They really are full Khmer Rouge now.

A staffer for an Oregon state legislator:

Starting my amb election night thread by just stating for the record i currently feel straight up drunk with righteous electoral bloodlust rn. Our enemies just be vanquished. May returns justify and expand this mood throughout the evening

tonight has the makings to be the best night on the internet since Trump got covid

He'll happily force political opponents into the cattle cars.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:39 PM (aD4fx)

123 Tough crowd here tonight.

I'll try to lighten things up. Our youngest pups just became first time parents with the birth of their daughter. All are doing well.

And now, back to our show, As the World Turns.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 10:39 PM (1x2K9)

124 Over 100. time for some silliness.
Brisket is at 195. A bit to go.
Adult kids are both home, riffing on HS. What I've learned tonight: youngest got caught tp'ing. Oldest had a racket - charged $10 for an outline and $40 for a full paper (no in town jokes). Youngest turned the same paper in 4 times, switched papers with alassmate once, turned in older siblings once - all in the same class. Rec'd 100% each time.
Never been so proud!
Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:34 PM (sGzLm)

Good stuff!

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:40 PM (QMAsf)

125 I'll try to lighten things up. Our youngest pups just became first time parents with the birth of their daughter. All are doing well.

And now, back to our show, As the World Turns.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs
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*doggo paw bump*

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:40 PM (sGzLm)

126 The stage is being set for a repeat of Election '08.

A constant vilification and demonization of the Republican President, the Democrat Propaganda Complex in a full and constant barrage, all to set-up the coronation of the Democrat.

But just as Obama swooped in to steal the set-up from Hillary, a relatively unknown DSA or Islamist will swoop in to steal it from the heir-apparent Newsum or Kamala or AOC.

Posted by: davidt at November 05, 2026 10:40 PM (Q+gd/)

127 nurse, I'm with you on this. I assume someone in the GOP is looking into whatever happened.

But the bigger R party needs to understand it's hard to win a war with "holding the line". You've got to shove the bad guys back!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:40 PM (47diA)

128 109 ...And no GOP figure alive seems like to be able to win MI and WI (possibly PA). Trump's unique political profile and traction with non-college whites doesn't seem present in any of them. Remember these states were the archstones of the "blue wall" that made a GOP candidate's hill so tough to climb for 4 decades.

Everyone seems to ignore that it's 2 years away, and that's 2 more years for Trump's major projects to begin bearing more fruit. All of them are working, but it takes time. The ridiculous hysteria about current conditions and trends is amazing but likely can't survive a clearly growing economy, energy prices returning to their earlier path (declining, thanks to production), even better employment numbers, and a secure border + 2 more years of deportations (and hopefully action against employers, where the effect will dwarf what we've seen).

So decent odds the atmosphere in 2028 will be quite good. All the other challenges nonetheless remain.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

The 1982 midterms weren't great for Reagan either. Morning In America arrived in 1984.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (RPj5E)

129 Tough crowd here tonight.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 10:39 PM (1x2K9)

Turns out they DO read the content!

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

130 A constant vilification and demonization of the Republican President,

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when was this ever not the case ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (AKptf)

131 128: Congrats!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (byWhc)

132 "91 So Dems massively cheated in 2020, not in 2022 or 2024, but did so again in 2026? What's the reason they don't massively cheat all the time?"

There was moderate cheating in 2016 but the Dems phones it in out of complacency.

2018, 2022, and 2024 all featured blatant cheating as well.

Only in 2020 and 2026 did they pull the stops out. Cutting their corrupt NGO funding pipeline has made them desperate for 2026, and they thought they had the brass ring after 2020 but flubbed it hard in the 2024 general.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (G5zYf)

133 Turns out they DO read the content!
Posted by: Doof
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Lol.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (sGzLm)

134 I look all the way back to the 2020 Bush and Gore election, and the states that were magically "tied." Really?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (SRQM3)

135 Oh, and the new Democratic Governor of Texas has already indicated that she will take action against SpaceX's Starbase in Texas.

It would be interesting to find out what contingency planning Elon is doing if it all goes south in 2028.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:42 PM (aD4fx)

136 bear w/ asymmetrical balls has the right first-glance comparisons - why significant fraud in some places, but not others?

And the electorate definitely is the main problem, not fraud. And that problem will only get worse with time, as the full impact of collapsed education is felt.

But this + in Dem votes is probably historic and merits some analysis. Doubt such an increase has ever been seen, even in 2002 and 2010.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:43 PM (U/Byj)

137 they cheated in TX, but not in FL, they cheated in Mississippi, but not in Tennessee, they cheated in Kansas but not in Arkansas

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:44 PM (AKptf)

138 Paxton was an awuful candidate, ffs.

Abbott didn’t do shit.

People like to say such things, but Abbott''s numbers were basically just like prior years he won. Paxton's numbers were just like Cruz's during a difficult campaign that Cruz too won (in 201

. With the numbers Abbott and Paxton put up, they'd have won in any other midterm election other than this one. They were drowned in a blue wave, and there isn't really much of anything that they could have done to be competitive in this environment.

There's a lot of mythmaking when it comes to candidate quality and performance. Take Cruz. He took enormous shit for running a terrible campaign by squeaking by O'Rourke in the 2018 midterm by 2.5 points. Especially given that he crushed his opponent by almost 16 points in 2012. But in both elections, Cruz's vote total was near the same (4,440,137 in 2012 and 4,260,553 in 201

.

Our opponents get a say in elections too. Sometimes we do perfectly well and still lose.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:44 PM (HFrEr)

139 @93. I know what the chart is about and did not say anything about the counties. It's a chart about total state votes. I said the Republicans did not show up as much as the last election but that did not cost us in the Senate or House of Reps or our Governor. I am just referring to the state of Alabama.
What went on in other states may be a different story.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 10:44 PM (En+fz)

140 The extra 20 mil votes was bullshit in 2020 and it's even more obvious bullshit in 2026.

Especially when you only see complaints about busted machines and long lines in red areas. The blue precincts with the extra votes didn't strain under the load becuse they load didn't exist.

Watch, you will see precincts with more votes than potential voters again, just like 2020.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (G5zYf)

141 So decent odds the atmosphere in 2028 will be quite good. All the other challenges nonetheless remain.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

Concur, and we have some excellent candidates to put forward.
But I will forever believe the fraud was more.extensive than the anger over...say...gas prices. And this corruption is driven by money. I don't think people have a clue just how much money is thrown at the 535 people who sit in the House and Senate, or at the deep staters who reside full time inside the Beltway. It is in the billions.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (2WIwB)

142 109. Rhomboid here in Michigan, we keep putting candidates up who do not attract the college age young voters.We keep bringing out retreads who lost last time.Mike Rogers lost two years ago to Slotkin and now to Sayed.John James has lost a senate race and now a governor race. He won his congressional seat two years ago by running in a heavily red area. He could not win Detroit despite being black. Our candidates don’t bring forth ideas of what they will do, but spend most of their campaigns trying to highlight the other guys words from ten years ago.They don’t give young people something to vote for.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (EiUt/)

143 39
Sorry I'm late, I was trying to come up with a name for this horse I found wandering in the desert.
Posted by: tankdemon

Were there plants and birds and rocks and things?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)

I've been through the desert in an RV with no name....it felt good to be out of the rain....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (QGaXH)

144 the only place that I can say with certainty was a cheat was Alaska

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (AKptf)

145 Rhomboid here in Michigan, we keep putting candidates up who do not attract the college age young voters.We keep bringing out retreads who lost last time.Mike Rogers lost two years ago to Slotkin and now to Sayed.John James has lost a senate race and now a governor race.

==

the good old boy networks

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:46 PM (AKptf)

146 California got to be California because of years and years of phony elections.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

147
I think the people are missing something here; the president (Obama) has put in place
an organization that contains the kind of database that no one has ever seen before in life. That’s going to be very very powerful and whoever, …

https://youtu.be/eIA1lQBqH1s?t=21

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:47 PM (6T7Go)

148 I'm not screaming that the dems cheated. But it has to be if my old world-view is going to hold.

Honestly, we've been hearing for a while that youngsters are sweet on communism. Maybe they really won and it will only get worse from here. Many of us are on oour way out. The youngsters are going to have to run things. We won't be the first "older generation" that thinks the young'uns are idiots and doing it all wrong, but they're going to lead one day and maybe it just happened before I was ready for t

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 10:47 PM (0clOS)

149 Back to my question above. What's going on with the counting in Alaska. They are sitting at about 75% for a couple of days. I find nothing on the webs.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:47 PM (47diA)

150 California got to be California because of years and years of phony elections.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Truth.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:48 PM (sGzLm)

151 As I recall the WI anomaly was that party margins across the state didn't match any pattern previously seen. Dem margins in a few places not replicated in others, that sort of thing. And all unprecedented, according to the consultant. He had the historical data to illustrate. Whatever. America's elections are scandalously insecure. Rank down with 3rd World countries. Easiest thing in the world to have highly secure elections, they're the norm around the globe.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:48 PM (U/Byj)

152 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to come up with a name for this horse I found wandering in the desert.
Posted by: tankdemon

I'd go with Sandy or Rocky, gender-dependent.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

153
Meanwhile Puff and Ruth enjoyed the day out in the kennel. I'm happy they're house dogs, but now with cooler weather now creeping in, it's good to have them spend the day out in God's good sunshine.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:49 PM (eRlcH)

154 And I’m actually entertained by Texas freaking out. Not glad. But entertained.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:38 PM (WZxLz)

I gotcha.

Personally, I'm not freaking out. I'm certainly not happy about it, but I've been philosophical about it all. Anyway, hope springs eternal, dontchaknow!

Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:49 PM (IWI6i)

155 Turns out they DO read the content!
Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)
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You picked a scab.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

156 154. Alaska has remote areas that has possibly ten votes, according to a report I saw today. Every one of those areas has to have its ballots picked up by plane etc and flown in to be counted.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 05, 2026 10:50 PM (EiUt/)

157 2020 also had blatant discrepancies where the bulk of the 20 million phantom votes did not come in with votes for lower offices or ballot propositions.

Watch, mark my words; there will be nearly 20 million house rep votes also missing accompanying votes for state offices or ballot props.

There are already people calling this out.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:50 PM (G5zYf)

158 Yeah, these 20 million New Democrat voters: these are just the guys who voted for Biden over Trump back in 2020. Wonder where they have been all this time? /sarc

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 05, 2026 10:50 PM (ZVgZ4)

159 Why was FL spared? What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Close magic magician always leave contrails to confuse.
_Chairman Xi

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:50 PM (6T7Go)

160 It would be interesting to find out what contingency planning Elon is doing if it all goes south in 2028.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at

I was talking about this earlier. If he decides to build elsewhere, I pray it's not in my State, and I'll work to prevent it if it's proposed. Or any other SV firm.

I don't want big California companies with big California headcounts and big California slush funds coming in and cornholing this State like they did TX.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:50 PM (BI5O2)

161 No sooner does Linus release kernel 7.4-rc1, than OpenAI sez:

"We built a prototype to look for security flaws in the Linux kernel inside a controlled research environment. Our prototype identified and analyzed 2,308 candidate Linux kernel findings, dynamically reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities, and produced 948 local privilege escalation (LPE) exploits that could allow an unprivileged local user to gain root access."

We ~~live~~ compute in interesting times.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr5Lq)

162 110 87 Actually, looking again, saying the Rio Grande Valley "shifted" blue is absurd. It's been blue for ages.
Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 10:27 PM (XKC/U)

What the chart shows is... say the County was 55% blue before... but now it is 60% Blue...”

It was bigger than that.

What changed was turnout. Overall voter turnout in Texas was down somewhat from 2024. But…

“The biggest swings to Democrats came from majority-Hispanic counties in South Texas and along the border that went heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, with Starr, Zapata, Maverick, Hidalgo and Webb counties each shifting upwards of 38 points toward Democrats.

Turnout surged by more than 8 percentage points in the state’s 16 border counties compared with the 2022 elections.”

The numbers say to me that spurred by immigration policies, the Hispanic/Latino voting block just woke up and took over the State Government.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 10:51 PM (oH6g4)

163 We keep bringing out retreads who lost last time.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 05, 2026 10:45 PM (EiUt/)

Same as my area. Losers keep running, and they keep losing. I wish they'd quit.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 10:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

164 Concur, and we have some excellent candidates to put forward.
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I will not seek nor will I accept the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:52 PM (RIvkX)

165 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to come up with a name for this horse I found wandering in the desert.
Posted by: tankdemon

Avoid Wildfire.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)

166 You picked a scab.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

Yeah, I kinda did.

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)

167 Evening, Horde. Been a couple of days since I made it to the ONT. Been subbing while I wait for feedback on Monday's interview.

I'm frustrated by our national events but glad my state only got a little worse (local representative got beat by a Dem and I think it was legit, a couple state questions that the outgoing idiots made sure were confusingly worded so they went down in flames... but at least the local tax increase failed, and *mostly* the rest of the races were tolerable. Judges almost never get voted out like they should.)

...

Now to read the content!

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 10:53 PM (aJQbY)

168 Now to read the content!
Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 10:53 PM (aJQbY)

Might not be a good idea

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

169 I was talking about this earlier. If he decides to build elsewhere, I pray it's not in my State, and I'll work to prevent it if it's proposed. Or any other SV firm.

If things really go south in 2028, Elon will have to flee the country, and I think he realizes that.

Singapore seems like the obvious place - the question is where new manufacturing facilities would go.

He already has Tesla manufacturing facilities in China and Germany.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:54 PM (aD4fx)

170 "my state only got a little worse"
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Yeah, Wyoming came out pretty much the same. Our new congressman is a bit of a loon but what are you going to do

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 10:54 PM (/iG4J)

171
164 Why was FL spared? What specifically did FL do there that disabled the cheat that beat TX?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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I don’t know Florida well enough to be sure, but outside of Miami I don’t think they have a whole string of majority Hispanic counties.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 10:55 PM (oH6g4)

172 Jen I find it hard to believe the Dems up there offer much in the way of specifics or "ideas" that would have traction outside their dumbest base. But maybe I'm wrong. They certainly didn't elsewhere. So they have a mandate to make everything "affordable!". Hilarious. Yet probably taken seriously by the zillions of economically illiterate people plaguing the society.

This Muslim midget winning easily despite the unprecedented thumbs down from key constituencies is something.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:56 PM (U/Byj)

173 "The numbers say to me that spurred by immigration policies, the Hispanic/Latino voting block just woke up and took over the State Government.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 10:51 PM (oH6g4)"

I'm not buying a big latino shift to the dems after their big shifts to Trump in 2016 and 2024, and no evidence of any shift in 2020.

That makes zero sense, even discounting that every latino I know who is legal has a massive hateboner for illegal immigration.

The only chance of that being legit is if Biden brought in way more illegals than thought AND many of them got registered to vote.

Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:57 PM (G5zYf)

174 Are you asserting the rest of us don't know how to read? There's not a chance in the world that in some of those small rural communities conversations that took place at the local grain Co-Op included assertions like "What this country needs is more transexuals and abortions". To pretend that ANY state had ALL of their counties *move* towards the left is retarded.
Posted by: Crusader

Of course not.

The conversations were more about “whatever happened to NO NEW WARS?”

Or. “Release the Epstein files!”

Or “can we get some
Relief at the grocery store?”

Ffs. Real people don’t obsess about abortion and trannys.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (yEz+x)

175 Honey! I’m home!

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

176 I actually bothered to listen to what DeSantis was saying in the last 48 hours. He explained exactly how they kept FL red. I guess living in the hurricane state makes you a solid disaster prepper!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:59 PM (AKptf)

177 I deeply regret my ill-informed statement/question on the "counties shifting blue" item. Started too much discord and we all belong to the same team. Sorry.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:59 PM (47diA)

178 Democrats materialized 20 million new votes.
.......

It's magic.
Good thing they didn't go for 81 million cuz that would have looked suspicious.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 10:59 PM (oq9dX)

179 The data is intriguing and I welcome its vigorous investigation, but I gently suggest that "Hegseth mobilizing troops" in response to merely suspected vote fraud would turn out badly.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 11:00 PM (Jr5Lq)

180 One thing we can expect starting probably this weekend will be a bombardment of stories casting every Republican frontrunner in a negative light. Vance, Rubio, DeSantis. They propaganda agents will be crawling through the trash looking deor anything to "report." Or make up. It'll be a two year spectacle. The best part is each of these guys is smarter than anyone the dems can put up.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 11:00 PM (2WIwB)

181 That 38% (!!!) switch to D from R in TX border county Hispanics is incredible. And incredibly ominous. Suggests that if the effort to keep a secure border and restore rule of law in immigration is part of the next GOP candidate's schtick ..... TX is very much a "swing" state.

As I said above, electoral map (and Senate map, through 2030) is very challenging.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:00 PM (U/Byj)

182 I wish we could upvote comments here. There are many deserving ones tonight (every night, really)

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:00 PM (IhYdB)

183 178. One of my distant neighbors is a stanch Democrat and is Jewish. Virtually no one in my rural area puts out political signs anymore but she is the exception. Proudly displayed her Abdul sign. It’s hard to imagine the lack of reason.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 05, 2026 11:01 PM (EiUt/)

184 Honey! I’m home!
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

Did you bring snacks?

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

185 It’s hard to imagine the lack of reason.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 05, 2026 11:01 PM (EiUt
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Gooder and harder.... gooder and harder

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:02 PM (IhYdB)

186 That makes zero sense, even discounting that every latino I know who is legal has a massive hateboner for illegal immigration.

The only chance of that being legit is if Biden brought in way more illegals than thought AND many of them got registered to vote.
Posted by: heya at November 05, 2026 10:57 PM (G5zYf)

I have a Hispanic friend here, owns a couple convenience stores, a construction company, devout Catholic, hates the trans shit. Ginojoza was cute and and soft spoken, and like every Mexican male I know he was falling all over himself to vote for her. It’s tied in to that machismo thing , they’ll do anything for a cute chica if she smiles at them. And he voted for all her allies too.

Even when they have conservative opinions, Mexicans vote tribally when there’s a Mexican on the ticket.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 11:02 PM (oH6g4)

187 Right now Trump can do almost anything he wants. He looks relieved, actually.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:03 PM (AKptf)

188 113....
Shirley Manson from Grabage used to be cute. USED to be. Plus she's a lunatic lefty. But I still really love their first 3-4 albums.
Posted by: Doof

Lunatic lefty but at least she condemned the murder of Charlie Kirk. Dedicated a song to him in Nashville that day. Her minute 45 second tribute starts about 52 seconds in...

https://youtu.be/2X59QVrLyH8?

Posted by: Rex B at November 05, 2026 11:03 PM (sdSI9)

189 The Demonrats cheated in 2020. We beat their cheat, by dint of effort, in 2024. They pulled out the stops for the recent midterms, and we didn’t stop the cheating this time. We not only have to get rid of the electronic voting machines with roots in communist Venezuela (name starts with a “D” ), but we should hang some of the people who enable this cheat, be they GOPe or Demonrats. Pour encourager les autres.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 05, 2026 11:03 PM (ZVgZ4)

190 Right now Trump can do almost anything he wants. He looks relieved, actually.
Posted by: runner
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I've been thinking about this too.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:04 PM (sGzLm)

191 I have a Hispanic friend here, owns a couple convenience stores, a construction company, devout Catholic
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Sounds like a hoarder. Commies do bad things to wreckers and hoarders.

Gooder and harder

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:04 PM (IhYdB)

192 Good night, horde. I think I'll take a few days off.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 11:04 PM (47diA)

193 I wish we could upvote comments here. There are many deserving ones tonight (every night, really)
Posted by: 496

Even the CoBs only get to upvote ten-ish comments a week.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

194 Trannies are melting down on X over the vote in Washington State, but I found the least self-aware comment on X:

FWIW, the other parents at my daughter’s volleyball practice last night were very disappointed that I-638 passed. (These are people who don’t know I’m trans and brought up the topic unprompted) so I still have hope in some of Snohomish County

Yeah, I'm sure they don't have the slightest idea that you are "trans". /s

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 11:05 PM (aD4fx)

195 Apropos to this thread, I set my hair on fire today. Was doing some welding on the underside of a big riding mower. Lying on an old quilt spread on the ground. A hot spark landed on the quilt beneath the back of my head. "Hey! My brain is getting warm!" Get up, bat out the burning hair, blow out the fire in the quilt. I did not lose much hair; using two mirrors, I can barely make out a thin patch.

It gets better. Got the loose engine properly bolted down, fixed a couple of other things, fired up the mower, and went for a ride around the yard, so I could adjust the stop on the hydro drive lever so that goes straight ahead with both tillers pushed fully forward. Done! Drive back close to the shop. "Damn, that engine must be plum wore out. Smokin' like a mofo!" I was engulfed in blue smoke. Oh, wait! The engine is on fire. I grabbed an air hose and blowgun, and blew the fire out. A wad of oil-soaked grass clippings had lodged on one of the exhaust header pipes, and caught fire. No damage done. I sure didn't want to waste a fire extinguisher on such a tiny fire.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:05 PM (j4Fxj)

196 heya perhaps my favorite factoid from 2020 (of many, obviously) was the % of "president only" ballots in ..... GA?? Multiples of the historic average, big multiples. Ridiculously suspicious, under the circumstances. Oh well.

As I've noted many times, many US elections, if they were for example the first elections of a country emerging from civil war, would not be recognized as legit by the US, EU, or UN. The processes (especially considering the very high administrative capacity) are not even close to acceptable.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:05 PM (U/Byj)

197 By the way, for a couple of years you've been fixated on "the Epstein files"--is there an assertion you have in regard to them?
Posted by: Crusader

Apparently you know nothing of my posting history.

However, an increase in a minority vote blue does not equal LEANING BLUE. JESUS.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:06 PM (yEz+x)

198 I deeply regret my ill-informed statement/question on the "counties shifting blue" item. Started too much discord and we all belong to the same team. Sorry.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:59 PM (47diA)

I misunderstood it too until Grok explained it to me. Nobody should be giving you grief.

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 11:06 PM (QMAsf)

199 Right now Trump can do almost anything he wants. He looks relieved, actually.

As Bathhouse Barry put it after an equally crushing midterm loss, he still has a pen and a phone.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 11:06 PM (aD4fx)

200 No really, I am home. What a day! Taught four classes, got phase 1 of holiday retail out, and just got in.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

201 Tough crowd here tonight.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 10:39 PM (1x2K9)
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Turns out they DO read the content!

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)
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Nah! We're just here to look at the pictures.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:07 PM (1x2K9)

202 As Bathhouse Barry put it after an equally crushing midterm loss, he still has a pen and a phone.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 11:06 PM (aD4fx)

Trump is really good with those.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:08 PM (AKptf)

203 Good night, horde. I think I'll take a few days off.
Posted by: LRob
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G'night LRob.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:08 PM (sGzLm)

204 Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:03 PM (Cjcf6
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First of all, many many sheep believe what they hear instead of their own eyes. The news has been all about high prices and the constant drumbeat surely hit home for many LIV's

Secondly, Trump et. al. really screwed the pooch on the Epstein files. It was bullshit. They may have given us everything, but it still appears like they're hiding shit. I honestly hope the dems pass legislation requiring all documents be released. If Trump vetoes that, then the majority majority of Americans' suspicions will be vindicated.

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:08 PM (hC2rJ)

205 Might not be a good idea
Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)
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A little unusual for ONT to be so topical but I think you did a yeoman's job of it.

I think the California morons see the cheat as baked in the cake and has been.

The party doesn't want your vote. The party doesn't need your fvcking vote, proles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (RIvkX)

206 Georgia cheats. Specifically Atlanta. They have already been caught once. Of course when it's brought up they scream Racist! But that's bullshit, they were caught but four years after they did it.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (En+fz)

207 Turns out they DO read the content!
Posted by: Doof

Nah! We're just here to look at the pictures.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

A thousand words is worth a picture.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)

208 local grain Co-Op included assertions like "What this country needs is more transexuals and abortions". To pretend that ANY state had ALL of their counties *move* towards the left is retarded.

Posted by: Crusader
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Right, it's not deep math.
All those Mexican in TX border counties just want some more of that deep homosexual, transsexual, satanic mutilation. Really turns them on and turned them out to Vote Blue.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (6T7Go)

209 Abput Kansaws.

Hard to believe every county went bluer. I lost my election bid, but I expected that after the County Clerk did something.

A friend who I helped get a County Commissioner position 2 terms ago lost. Not by much, but he lost. He is very despondent. Lots of good conservative local politicians were turned out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:10 PM (u82oZ)

210 I'll try to lighten things up. Our youngest pups just became first time parents with the birth of their daughter. All are doing well.

And now, back to our show, As the World Turns.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs
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*doggo paw bump*

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 10:40 PM (sGzLm)
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I will send them your... woof.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:10 PM (1x2K9)

211 LRob- don’t let the tension run you off. Everyone’s on edge, this is a difficult thing to process. We are going to be okay. Big hug your way.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

212 About Kansas. "Sigh."

High diesel hits farmers and ranchers very hard. The Trump Administration knew that. They moved heaven, earth, and Russian diesel to get diesel to farmers.
At the Salina Rally, Trump and the Sec. of Ag both highlighted efforts. But there were fewer ranchers and farmers in the audience.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:11 PM (u82oZ)

213 Turns out they DO read the content!
Posted by: Doof

Nah! We're just here to look at the pictures.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

A thousand words is worth a picture.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)
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/goes back to Learing Center to learn to count that high

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:11 PM (1x2K9)

214 Tonight's ONT brought to you by spelling lessons

or don't care...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:12 PM (l3cgK)

215 I have no problem with releasing the Epstein files, but its far far down on my priority list. They're bound to be more damaging to the Dems and their elite cronies than to DJT and Republicans.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 11:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

216 NC had an interesting 2026 election result.

The General Assembly flipped to the Dems by a significant margin.

The State Senate remained firmly Republican, but lost its supermajority.

King Roy Cooper whipped Whatley quite easily.

But. All three state constitutional amendment proposals passed by a landslide - Tougher Voter ID - including a Voter ID requirement for submitting a mail-in ballot, a lower state income tax rate cap, and a property tax levy limit.

NC Dems fought hard for no vote for all three amendments and lost bigly.

So there's that.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 11:12 PM (rj6Yv)

217 Lots of good conservative local politicians were turned out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:10 PM (u82oZ)
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See the 2nd half of ny comment at 153. It could be that the tide has just shifted before any of us were ready for it.

Sorry about your friend - he has good reason to be despondent

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:12 PM (hC2rJ)

218 Before I heard any of the voting stats, I knew deep down there was massive fraud. And GOPe and Dems colluded. Has anyone connected the dots with this and why the fucking GOP refused to pass the SAVE Act?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:13 PM (3P9YE)

219 In Kansas, the Dems declared victory, but 6 races are being recounted.
My incumbent Congressman won in the Big 1st District, so that's something.

2.8 million people in Kansas, but the rural population is only 20% of that. The 6 biggest population centers went DEM, or so we are told.
The 6 million cows, mostly Angus, got no vote.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:13 PM (u82oZ)

220 To pretend that ANY state had ALL of their counties *move* towards the left is retarded.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:52 PM (Cjcf6)
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Just reminding us what we're up against.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:09 PM (Cjcf6)
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You ~~will be~~ are being hunted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:13 PM (1x2K9)

221 Tonight's ONT brought to you by spelling lessons

or don't care...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Thankfelly it wasn't aboot graammer, punctuatshun, and run on centensez.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (sGzLm)

222 Aw, Biden's Dog- congratulations to all of you!
As we say down here- y'all kiss that baby for us.

Posted by: sal at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (f+FmA)

223 Democrats cheat? No way!
Here in sunny CA we know better than that.
It's not called "cheat", it's called SOP.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (oq9dX)

224 Musk could move EVERYTHING THERE to Florida tomorrow. Why do even Texas democrats not understand basic economics?

Oh...wait a minute...its because even at the university level nobody *teaches* basic economics any longer.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (Cjcf6)

Elon Musk simply ought to buy Cuba. He has enough money. Just go have a sit-down with the remaining Commies, and make them an offer they can't refuse. Set up a puppet President, and an "advisory" Legislature, and run it like a fiefdom. Employ some of the locals in SpaceX ventures. Revitalize the sugar plantations. Sell little ranchos and beach homes to conservative Americans. I think he could make it into the jewel of the Caribbean, like it used to be. And the Cuban people would be vastly better off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (j4Fxj)

225 The 6 million cows, mostly Angus, got no vote.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:13 PM (u82oZ)
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Their voice is moot.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (1x2K9)

226 Howdy, horde.

Thanks, Doof! Thought-provoking content tonight!

We mostly got left alone by the demonrats, although a few seats flipped in southern counties. Not enough to ruin the State Legislature, though.

I don't believe we had much, if any, fraud here. Idaho is just small potatoes after all.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)

227
Good evening, horde. I'm glad the Rubio exit rumor was fake. He and Hegseth can go kick over Cuba now. They can probably have the whole island running a profit before the DOJ finishes all its filing for the future US Senator Ilhan prosecution.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 05, 2026 11:15 PM (mmrXZ)

228 182 Honey! I’m home!
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

Great! How long 'til dinner?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 11:15 PM (QGaXH)

229 I'll try to lighten things up. Our youngest pups just became first time parents with the birth of their daughter. All are doing well.
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Mazel tov! Thanks for this great news

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:15 PM (RIvkX)

230 151 California got to be California because of years and years of phony elections.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

And kept that way by dem fortification by making cheating easier (mail-in ballots for everybody, ballot collection boxes, no voter ID, motor-voter--DMV registration, keeping voter rolls dirty, etc.). And do go around investigating voter fraud yourself...that's a potential jailable offense.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:16 PM (l3cgK)

231 It will be interesting to see if Lunakye's theories pan out.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 11:16 PM (OlzlW)

232 If anyone needs me, I will be over here eating a veggie burger. 😊

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

233 Tonight's ONT brought to you by spelling lessons

or don't care...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:12 PM (l3cgK)
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I'm gonna bar row that!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:17 PM (1x2K9)

234 Howdy, horde.

Thanks, Doof! Thought-provoking content tonight!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)

Got room for tin foil hats behind the bar at the Club??

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 11:17 PM (QMAsf)

235 235 The 6 million cows, mostly Angus, got no vote.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:13 PM (u82oZ)
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Their voice is moot.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (1x2K9)

Good one. Woulda been better as moooot or moooo-t...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)

236 Just remember that our opponents are insane, and grow more insane with every passing year:

Humanities Ph.D. dissertations have declined 49% over the past decade. Meanwhile, one professor reports that dissertation acknowledgments now average 5.2 pages, with students thanking their therapists, pets and even themselves.

Bad time to pursue a humanities Ph.D. Great time to be a dog.

More than five pages of acknowledgments?

These people are not well.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (aD4fx)

237 If anyone needs me, I will be over here eating a veggie burger. 😊

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:17 PM (ZdaMQ)
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You're going straight to kale.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (1x2K9)

238 But. All three state constitutional amendment proposals passed by a landslide - Tougher Voter ID - including a Voter ID requirement for submitting a mail-in ballot, a lower state income tax rate cap, and a property tax levy limit.

NC Dems fought hard for no vote for all three amendments and lost bigly.

So there's that.

Posted by: mrp
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Confusing isn't it?
_Xi

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 11:19 PM (6T7Go)

239 Secondly, Trump et. al. really screwed the pooch on the Epstein files. It was bullshit. They may have given us everything, but it still appears like they're hiding shit. I honestly hope the dems pass legislation requiring all documents be released. If Trump vetoes that, then the majority majority of Americans' suspicions will be vindicated.
Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:08 PM (hC2rJ)

Trump should short-circuit that by releasing all the Epstein files now. Make sure the Democrats are clearly identified as such.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:19 PM (j4Fxj)

240 243 If anyone needs me, I will be over here eating a veggie burger. 😊

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

Was walking in the store with the younger one (who'll be 20 in a couple of months) and as we went through one section, they had "black bean 'burgers'"...neither one of us were impressed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:20 PM (l3cgK)

241 Damned raccoons on trail cam. Notification went off and I was thinking BIG MOSSY. I am disappoint.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:20 PM (sGzLm)

242
The Epstein Files are the 21st Century version of Al Capone's Vault. Change my mind.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:21 PM (eRlcH)

243 You're going straight to kale.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (1x2K9)

Kale is just organic Kaboom. All the despair, none of the calories.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:21 PM (j4Fxj)

244 Woulda been better as moooot or moooo-t...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)
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/disables spell checker

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:21 PM (1x2K9)

245 203 Apropos to this thread, I set my hair on fire today. Was doing some welding on the underside of a big riding mower....

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:05 PM (j4Fxj)

Why/how did I know the identity of the poster even before I got past the first two sentences of this post...?

Glad you're ok!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 11:22 PM (QGaXH)

246 The bitch here is what cheating mechanism could screw up the election shifts in all of those counties across the nation?

Posted by: MartynWW at November 05, 2026 11:22 PM (KfIEy)

247 255 You're going straight to kale.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 PM (1x2K9)

Kale is just organic Kaboom. All the despair, none of the calories.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:21 PM (j4Fxj)

The good news is it removes heavy metals from the fields...the bad news is it removes the heavy metals that you'll eat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (l3cgK)

248 About Kansas. "Sigh."

High diesel hits farmers and ranchers very hard. The Trump Administration knew that. They moved heaven, earth, and Russian diesel to get diesel to farmers.
At the Salina Rally, Trump and the Sec. of Ag both highlighted efforts. But there were fewer ranchers and farmers in the audience.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:11 PM (u82oZ)
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The Dems' war on fossil fuels was so intense that it has taken more than 2 years of DJT's second term to rebuild refining capacity for diesel and gasoline. Add in the elimination for renewable energy subsidies and the relaxation of CAFE standards and the resulting demand for ICE-powered vehicles. Then came the supply dislocation in the Persian Gulf.

Two years wasn't enough time to meet market stability.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (rj6Yv)

249 The Epstein Files are the 21st Century version of Al Capone's Vault. Change my mind.

The Biden Administration had the files for four years and didn't release them.

I suspect WJC had something to do with that.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (aD4fx)

250 You're going straight to kale.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November

Oh no! Lettuce pray! Quick!

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

251 Thanks, Doof! Thought-provoking content tonight!
Posted by: JQ

Got room for tin foil hats behind the bar at the Club??
Posted by: Doof

Moose Out Front didn't give you one?

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)

252 This thread needs a little pepping up. How about a lighthearted Johnny Cash tune?

youtu.be/k9IfHDi-2EA

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (SRQM3)

253 260 About Kansas. "Sigh."

High diesel hits farmers and ranchers very hard. The Trump Administration knew that. They moved heaven, earth, and Russian diesel to get diesel to farmers.
At the Salina Rally, Trump and the Sec. of Ag both highlighted efforts. But there were fewer ranchers and farmers in the audience.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:11 PM (u82oZ)
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The Dems' war on fossil fuels was so intense that it has taken more than 2 years of DJT's second term to rebuild refining capacity for diesel and gasoline. Add in the elimination for renewable energy subsidies and the relaxation of CAFE standards and the resulting demand for ICE-powered vehicles. Then came the supply dislocation in the Persian Gulf.

Two years wasn't enough time to meet market stability.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (rj6Yv)

It's all dust in the wind...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (l3cgK)

254 Got room for tin foil hats behind the bar at the Club??

Posted by: Doof
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*plops "institutional size" roll of foil onto bar*

Clientele are welcome to make their own!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (rdVOm)

255
Releasing files will never put the conspiracy talk to bed. Conspiracists will just say that there are more papers hidden somewhere that will prove their point. They're just like Villefort madly digging up his garden, "Oh, I will find it, ere I search forever!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:25 PM (eRlcH)

256
214 To pretend that ANY state had ALL of their counties *move* towards the left is retarded.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 10:52 PM (Cjcf6)

Ironically, in Texas at least, this is what proved the shift was real and was NOT fraud. Texas counties do their counting themselves, and send in the vote totals. For this to have been fraud would have required 254 separate but coordinated fraud operations, one in each county,even the most conservative ones.

Fraud would have looked like massive margins in the 5 high population counties, but the other 249 voting rather predictably. That’s not what happened.
For any who’ve forgotten - Hispanic/latino voters are 32% of total voters now, and I don’t think there’s a single county left without a significant number.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 11:25 PM (oH6g4)

257 I was an election inspector in Wisconsin on Tuesday. We handed out a record number of ballots, more than in the presidential election of 2024. Each one was handed to a person who presented a state-authorized photo ID. In our municipality, early voting was below 2024, but election-day voting was much higher. And the results, at least when I reviewed the tape at the poll I worked, were that we got killed, The few ballots I saw as we were shutting down confirmed that. Neighborhoods that went for Trump in 2024 went strongly D. This wasn't electronic fraud or foreign interference: it was the Democrats doing a hell of job on GOTV. Yes, the media coverage did a lot to set the tone for the election; but where I live, at least, we simply got outworked.

Posted by: Nemo at November 05, 2026 11:25 PM (4RPgu)

258 The good news is it removes heavy metals from the fields...the bad news is it removes the heavy metals that you'll eat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (l3cgK)
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That's explains the horrific sounds coming from some peoples stomachs.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:25 PM (1x2K9)

259 Honey! I’m home!
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

Did you bring snacks?
Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

Did you bring a happy Saijo? I think some people need to hug a happy dog.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:26 PM (qx7Zg)

260 Alberta Oil Peon

Without a provocation that set off the Spanish Civil War, which in today's America would be the assassination of the President and Melania, we are swinging after the ball is in the catcher's mitt.

The GOP base was betrayed by the GOPe leadership and whoever holds their leash. Thune and others were the enablers.

A Civil War would be 40-50 million dead. Hair mussed. Like to avoid that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:26 PM (u82oZ)

261 That's explains the horrific sounds coming from some peoples stomachs.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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That may not be their stomachs.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:27 PM (sGzLm)

262 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.

I heard that and still do from my progtarded coworkers all the time. This, and the “No New Wars!” Dominates the reason Trump is the worst liar in history.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:27 PM (yEz+x)

263 I just can't figure out how it was done. Fake registrations the last two years followed by mail-in of those registrations? It's weird as hell I will say that.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 11:27 PM (n5tGW)

264 235 ...Their voice is moot.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (1x2K9)

I'll bet you meant 'moooot'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 11:27 PM (QGaXH)

265 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026

Congratulations on the new grand baby! The biggest blessing.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

266 277 235 ...Their voice is moot.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:14 PM (1x2K9)

I'll bet you meant 'moooot'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 11:27 PM (QGaXH)

Well, steers don't have the balls to vote anyway.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:28 PM (l3cgK)

267 Got room for tin foil hats behind the bar at the Club??

Posted by: Doof
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*plops "institutional size" roll of foil onto bar*

Clientele are welcome to make their own!
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (rdVOm)

You brought tin foil? I was hoping for aluminum foil, but all I got was this rock. Rats!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:29 PM (qx7Zg)

268 You're going straight to kale.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November

Oh no! Lettuce pray! Quick!

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:23 PM (ZdaMQ)
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Yammer away!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:30 PM (1x2K9)

269 272 Honey! I’m home!
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

Did you bring snacks?
Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

You don’t like my snacks.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

270 Nemo

Thank you for your efforts and your analysis.
Tomorrow will be another day.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:30 PM (u82oZ)

271 It's all dust in the wind...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (l3cgK)
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I'm more in the mood for Sabaton. I've been watching "Last Stand" reaction videos on YT for the past two days.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 11:30 PM (rj6Yv)

272 Yes, thanks Nemo!

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 11:31 PM (Jr5Lq)

273 Pun jokes are small potatoes

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:31 PM (+6NfM)

274 You brought tin foil? I was hoping for aluminum foil, but all I got was this rock. Rats!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Lucky. All I have is that Christmas tinsel. Going to take all night to make that pirate hat.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:31 PM (sGzLm)

275 280 Got room for tin foil hats behind the bar at the Club??

Posted by: Doof
----------------

*plops "institutional size" roll of foil onto bar*

Clientele are welcome to make their own!
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:24 PM (rdVOm)

You brought tin foil? I was hoping for aluminum foil, but all I got was this rock. Rats!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:29 PM (qx7Zg)

One company was selling metal fabric for electro-magnetic radiation amelioration purposes...was nice to the touch. The nickel-based one could cause allergic reactions, though...copper fabric too.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:32 PM (l3cgK)

276 272 Honey! I’m home!
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

Did you bring a happy Saijo? I think some people need to hug a happy dog.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026

I just had to go get Saijo because Sabi was hiding behind the stairs and pouncing at Saijo when he tried to go down the hallway. But yes, he is a happy doge, now that he is not being terrorized by the cat.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

277 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026

Congratulations on the new grand baby! The biggest blessing.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:28 PM (ZdaMQ)
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Thanks.

Have good friends who just became first time great grandparents.

We're not there yet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:32 PM (1x2K9)

278 Alberta Oil Peon

Without a provocation that set off the Spanish Civil War, which in today's America would be the assassination of the President and Melania, we are swinging after the ball is in the catcher's mitt.

The GOP base was betrayed by the GOPe leadership and whoever holds their leash. Thune and others were the enablers.

A Civil War would be 40-50 million dead. Hair mussed. Like to avoid that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:26 PM (u82oZ)

This was in response to what?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:32 PM (j4Fxj)

279 286 Pun jokes are small potatoes

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:31 PM (+6NfM)

If that's true, mixed ones are mashed potatoes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:33 PM (l3cgK)

280 Nemo

Thank you for your efforts and your analysis.
Tomorrow will be another day.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:30 PM (u82oZ)
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What a Tarable thing to say!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:33 PM (1x2K9)

281 290 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026

Congratulations on the new grand baby! The biggest blessing.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:28 PM (ZdaMQ)
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Thanks.

Have good friends who just became first time great grandparents.

We're not there yet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:32 PM (1x2K9)

I don't expect grandkids in my lifetime. My Dad didn't become a grandfather until he was nearly 70...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:35 PM (l3cgK)

282 Pun jokes are small potatoes

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:31 PM (+6NfM)
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Nobody asked for your op onion.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:35 PM (1x2K9)

283 I don't expect grandkids in my lifetime. My Dad didn't become a grandfather until he was nearly 70...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:35 PM (l3cgK)
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Please hang in there.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:36 PM (1x2K9)

284 When Diesel hits $10/Gallon then who will they blame??

When the Commiecrats come with all these investigations I hope Trump just tells them "F**K Off and I will do want I want !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 11:37 PM (Gl62I)

285 I think you're lying. I've not heard of the "Epstein Files" in over 12 months.
Posted by: Crusader

Fuck you.

I am not a liar. I work in downtown Seattle. I hear this shit all the time.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (yEz+x)

286 Reading through the comments….y’all just can’t beet the temptation to turnip the heat on people, can you?

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

287 I think you're lying. I've not heard of the "Epstein Files" in over 12 months.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:34 PM (Cjcf6)

I heard Epstein! from a lefty acquaintance last month. She doesn't know I'm conservative, although she may start to suspect because I never share in her wild delusions.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (OlzlW)

288 m?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (1x2K9)

289 My son asked me why beers stay in the hive all winter. I smiled and said "Swarm."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (qx7Zg)

290 Alberta Oil Peon

The Epstein File comment. No scandal, even revealed in detail, will stop what happened. The Insiders have decided, and the stenographers in the Media will see nothing happens.

A severe enough provocation to stop what is happening is not a good path, with big negative consequences.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (u82oZ)

291 I work with youngsters (25 - 30) who are pretty right-wing, but not rabid like me. They do talk about how the release was botched and they think it's a sign that there's still a big coverup. One of them loves Massie because of his focus on them.

The release was BS and it looked like trump was not fully forthright. You can disagree and think he looked like an innocent choir boy throughout. That's fine. But good people with honest intentions can also think it looks fishy.

AOP - I like your idea. Trump should let it all go. All of it

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (+6NfM)

292 Reading through the comments….y’all just can’t beet the temptation to turnip the heat on people, can you?

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (ZdaMQ)
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/comment rated parsley true

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:39 PM (1x2K9)

293 My son asked me why beers stay in the hive all winter. I smiled and said "Swarm."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (qx7Zg)

Not beers, but bees. Is it funnier with the typo?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:39 PM (qx7Zg)

294 Early to bed for me tonight. This time of year is a little difficult. Been feeling a little down as it's 10 years this month since mom and dad passed within a few weeks of each other, he on Oct 16 and she on Nov 12. They were both in their mid to late 90's.

I'll feel better soon. Need to find something new to occupy my days now that I don't have to work 70+ hours a week. Maybe start hiking again since we're blessed with year-round sunshine.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 11:40 PM (QGaXH)

295 My son asked me why beers stay in the hive all winter. I smiled and said "Swarm."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (qx7Zg)
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Freudian slip.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:40 PM (1x2K9)

296 32 Can someone tell me why Alaska is stuck at about 75% counting for a few days? Can't find anything online.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

Because we are retarded.

Also, because an airplane has to fly to all the remote villages, which may have 10 or 12 votes each, to collect that ballots because nobody is going to pay to have a Dominion machine in those villages, and apparently it is too much trouble to either photocopy the ballots and send them electronically or total them up by hand and send in the results. Also, ranked choice voting, which is rank indeed. So, even once the votes are counted, they need to be ranked by the secret algorithm that determines whose spoiled vote goes to whom, and then the democrats all win.

Pretty much that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:40 PM (5WPt1)

297 Reading through the comments….y’all just can’t beet the temptation to turnip the heat on people, can you?

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (ZdaMQ)
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/comment rated parsley true
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:39 PM (1x2K9)

Rosemary, it may be thyme to put this to bed. You cumin?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:40 PM (qx7Zg)

298 JFC.

If you don’t get the mockery of the “this is all a distraction….”

I don’t know what to tell you. Jeebus.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (yEz+x)

299
Is anyone watching arsenic and old lace on tcm?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (mmrXZ)

300 My son asked me why beers stay in the hive all winter. I smiled and said "Swarm."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

And they were holding a staff meading.

yeah, the only thing worse than a pun is a pun on a typo.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (VHUov)

301 Time to go. Maybe l8r at Pixy's.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (1x2K9)

302 Crusader

Chill. Please.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (u82oZ)

303 yeah, the only thing worse than a pun is a pun on a typo.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (VHUov)
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It depends. Sometimes that's the best typo pun

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 11:42 PM (IrN75)

304 I think you're lying. I've not heard of the "Epstein Files" in over 12 months.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:34 PM (Cjcf6)

And you are an ass. You don't live in Seattle, that hive of scum and villainy and commie supremacy.

If Nurse heard it, then she heard it.

And she shoots better than you do, so tread softly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:43 PM (5WPt1)

305 No, you clearly have demonstrated that you don't know what to tell us.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:42 PM (Cjcf6)

Just how far up your ass did you shove that bug, Sport?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:44 PM (5WPt1)

306 Posted by: nurse ratched.
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I think you're lying. I've not heard of the "Epstein Files" in over 12 months.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:34 PM (Cjcf6)

A)Good luck with that, dude.

B) Have you been reading many threads here? I'm pretty sure nurse has found a way to fit that "distraction from the Epstein files" schtick into at least one thread a day for a year and a half. Sarcastically. I think.

C)I see it come up elsewhere (youtube comments, particularly) pretty regularly. It's usually not a long conversation given the lack of new info, but it does come up

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 11:44 PM (vSvIl)

307 298 I don't expect grandkids in my lifetime. My Dad didn't become a grandfather until he was nearly 70...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:35 PM (l3cgK)
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Please hang in there.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:36 PM (1x2K9)

I seriously believe my kids won't have bio kids of their own. They have the same disease I have. Honestly, before I had them, had I known I had the disease I have, I wouldn't have had my kids...They grew up seeing me doing dialysis, getting a transplant, having all the "fun" this disease provides.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:45 PM (l3cgK)

308 Not beers, but bees. Is it funnier with the typo?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:39 PM (qx7Zg)

The beers around here are in the cooler, but they don't stay in the hive very long, as it turns out.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:45 PM (5WPt1)

309 Did you have a comment? Because I haven't read it?
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:45 PM (Cjcf6)

Do you have a clue? Because I haven't read it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:46 PM (5WPt1)

310 Crusader,

I don’t give two shits about the Epstein files. But folks here do. And it is one of the points they make about why they hate the President. I mock them. Mercilessly.

Please. Let’s not fight. We are on the same team.

My world is vastly different than yours.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:47 PM (yEz+x)

311 Wow, I take too long to type.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 11:47 PM (vSvIl)

312 Crusader

Lets not insult, with venom, each other. YTou are doing that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 11:47 PM (u82oZ)

313 Ooh, comment 312 went poof.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (l3cgK)

314 317 Time to go. Maybe l8r at Pixy's.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:41 PM (1x2K

We'll be taking attendance.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (HFrEr)

315 “Hey Macarena” .... 401k Down the Shitter....

Maybe you can retire when your 90 Y/o......

HOPE & CHANGE...... HOPE & CHANGE !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (Gl62I)

316 ...and, ozone

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (vSvIl)

317 Crusader, I understand you are frustrated and concerned. Right now you are lashing out at people who are on your side. Maybe just let it be, you’ve reached the point where nothing good is going to come of this.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

318 What states use what electronic voting machines? I know what Georgia uses, and it’s easy to cheat with those. As I recall, the votes in 2020 were routed overseas for counting, or at least that was the contention. How do we know it was even Americans counting the vote? Does any state use real paper ballots. Georgia claims to, but it’s a lie: nothing on the ballot that you can read counts as your vote. The QR code has what you voted for, but you can’t read it. You can’t photograph your ballot either: it’s against the law. Somebody photographed it anyway in 2020, but still couldn’t read the QR code: it’s encrypted! Want to bet how often what you voted matches what’s in the QR code? You don’t know, and they don’t want you to know!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 05, 2026 11:48 PM (ZVgZ4)

319 275: This, and the “No New Wars!

Except it's not a 'New War'. Just a continuation of the one started in 1979.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 11:49 PM (byWhc)

320 Latest from Pilot Debrief ("Hoover") about N722BD crash:
youtube.com/watch?v=vQSz3PO-zA0

It would help if NTSB would publish a map of the locations where debris was found. The main question for me is whether the elevator failed first, causing the crash, or whether it was a stall and the elevator got ripped off during the dive.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 11:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

321 >>the mockery of the “this is all a distraction….”
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I have heard that phrase: “this is all a distraction from the epstein files”-- as a dodge by leftist when faced with defending some BS from their side. Instead of actually, you know, *defending* their position.

So yeah, it's mock-worthy.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)

322 You all have a good night...I'll go watch some cat videos or sumtin'.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (l3cgK)

323 Ffs. Real people don’t obsess about abortion and trannys.
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Um. They most certainly do in my state and we fended off the baby killers by a serious margin. Prop 1 was buried.

And that measure alone created a midterm turnout at 77% in my county. Red all the way down ballot.
No cheat.

I'd say they "obsessed".

Posted by: Derak at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (HO+k7)

324 I'm at the truck stop about to shower. Just finished shaving my head. Quick vote, should I shave my balls?

Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (b4BHm)

325 What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?

If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (qx7Zg)

326 Working at Burger King for 50 years sound good to Gen Z I guess......

Enjoy No Retirement and Shitty Obamacare.

A Socialist paradise brought to you by the Democrats...

Posted by: Mike Hunt at November 05, 2026 11:52 PM (jGtoG)

327 Two top issues - economic hardship and corruption (people feel cheated, rich getting richer, poor getting poorer, that sort of thing) ..foreign policy - 3-4%...Iran ? only as much as people feel it affects gas prices, otherwise they would not give a flying hoot who is being bombed in the ME, and Rs still support US hitting Iran.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:52 PM (AKptf)

328 I don't blame anyone for not trusting a politician. Or a federal judge for that matter. One of the reasons I like Trump is that he is not a professional politician. He is a business man who I believe loves our country. Politics is a dirty business, he knows that but at least he tries to do what's best for the country. The man does not have to do this, he could be enjoying life but feels like he should do what he can for his country. We are lucky to have someone who cares like he does.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 11:52 PM (En+fz)

329 Maybe we just "got our asses kicked" but maybe not.

Grok looked at some of those numbers and said the odds were one in a trillion of that happening. Not that I've examined those statistics, but sure, it easier to just say "We lost, MAGA is dead, our hopes for America are over".

Just like in 2020, those that protested got charged with felony parading, or the like. We know they always cheat, and surely would cheat even more with illegals allowed to vote and every effort to stop that contested and protected by leftist activist judges (even the SCOTUS).

But take out the illegals and all the fraud, imo MAGA is still the winning ticket (with voters, not DC). Did they really convince that many "Hispanics" to go tribal and flip back from their distain for the cartels and drug/human trafficking? I don't think so, and some 50 pound heads need to look into the statistics.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 11:53 PM (vbXSk)

330 324 throw caution to the wind, Robert.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:53 PM (ZdaMQ)

331
Well, she continued to herself, there used to be a fun X account caked TCM Party that was a sort of live blog for movies playing on TCM. It's been a while, so i just checked back there and find it was run by a lefty wacko who misses "the old freewheeling days of Twitter " so she decamped the whole account to bluesky.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 05, 2026 11:53 PM (mmrXZ)

332
called, not caked

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (mmrXZ)

333 324 I'm at the truck stop about to shower. Just finished shaving my head. Quick vote, should I shave my balls?

Yes, and tell me what Truck Stop you're at so I can watch....

Posted by: James Talarico at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (973Ju)

334 That's statistically and realistically impossible.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (Cjcf6)

Of course it's is impossible, but that doesn't give you leave to be nasty to Nurse. Do you not believe the rest of us are sufficiently angry about the voting fiasco as you are? Argue the points, but for heaven's sake, don't piss on the people who actually agree with you.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (5WPt1)

335 324 I'm at the truck stop about to shower. Just finished shaving my head. Quick vote, should I shave my balls?
Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (b4BHm)

Buzzcut.
Make them look like adorable little chia pets.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (HFrEr)

336 imo, I'd be surprised if democrat voters know even 10% of any given democrat politician's platform.(ie Talarico)

People of all walks of life, even democrats, that work 8-10 hour days hear what they want to hear and disregard the rest. Not everyone spends their days consuming politics, but they still vote.
Just like most dem voters hate Trump but when asked why it's the generic he's a bully, rapist, etc.

Posted by: old chick at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (F3Dlr)

337 324 I'm at the truck stop about to shower. Just finished shaving my head. Quick vote, should I shave my balls?
Posted by: Robert at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (b4BHm)

Just for posting that here, please do, and use a really old rusty razor, will you please?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:55 PM (5WPt1)

338 Why don’t ghosts like rain?
It dampens their spirits. 👻
Want another one?

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:55 PM (ZdaMQ)

339 People understand that it's not a new war, minimal casualties, not some kind of occupation project, but they link that engagement to the price at the pump, diesel prices. Now Trump has nothing to lose, he can do a massive regime change if he fkng wanted.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:55 PM (AKptf)

340 320 Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 11:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

The youtube wing walkers have been too busy virtue signaling that they love the copilot too much to reason through the probably aviation of it lawndarting like that....and no I am not flaming her or breaking out the reflexive DEI and i am not crowning her a heroine for her poise....

Aviation is a very serious business, and I have a young protege I was mentoring in informaton warfare who is trying to become an ATC I was a cargo handler with hazmat certs in the stone age a lifetime ago....

hooked him up with an ATC buddy of mine so he could get the straight dope on what the life is, only thing I asked him for was a solemn promise to treat the job with reverence and to remember it is literally life and death.

I am rolling my eyes at the whole Kabuki....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (Int1s)

341 That's statistically and realistically impossible.
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:51 PM (Cjcf6)

Of course it's is impossible, but that doesn't give you leave to be nasty to Nurse. Do you not believe the rest of us are sufficiently angry about the voting fiasco as you are? Argue the points, but for heaven's sake, don't piss on the people who actually agree with you.
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I wasn't "nasty". I simply challenged her public assertions. That's part of what we do here, right?

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (Cjcf6)

342 Reading through the comments….y’all just can’t beet the temptation to turnip the heat on people, can you?

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:38 PM (ZdaMQ)
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/comment rated parsley true
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:39 PM (1x2K9)

Rosemary, it may be thyme to put this to bed. You cumin?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 11:40 PM (qx7Zg)

***

Keep these comments cumin!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (2WIwB)

343 Wait. There's cat videos?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (vBZcw)

344 Cheating No: voters went straight Democrat, down to the railroad commissioner

Cheating Yes: mail-in ballots, the thing that Jimmy Carter was against for foreign countries. But good for the USA.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (PKL0q)

345 Buzzcut.
Make them look like adorable little chia pets.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 11:54 PM (HFrEr)

DH says two little Mohawks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:58 PM (5WPt1)

346 Robert - raimondo's mom says YES.

Posted by: PabloD at November 05, 2026 11:58 PM (mXZsC)

347 Quick vote, should I shave my balls?
Posted by: Robert
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Just trim the hair. If you *shave* them you'll be... uh... extra itchy while the hair grows back. Not worth it!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)

348 Why don’t ghosts like rain?
It dampens their spirits. 👻
Want another one?
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:55 PM (ZdaMQ)

A ghost wearing silk stockings?

Haunted hose.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (j4Fxj)

349 I wasn't "nasty". I simply challenged her public assertions. That's part of what we do here, right?
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (Cjcf6)

You called her a liar. In my world, them's fightin' words.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (5WPt1)

350 Quick vote, should I shave my balls?
Posted by: Robert

Wax them.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (yEz+x)

351 340 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 11:56 PM (Fy2U9)

It was mostly Labour, Globalists, and Donks with retard Tories and GOP the problem is the western intel business and Mossad were involved and some very serious people who *swearsies* are non-partisan all swear to Trump and others that full disclosure would destroy the security and law enforcement of the contributing nations so we cannot reveal it in detail.

I KNOW Trump is not in it or it would have leaked......I personally would have preferred full disclosure because I have turned on the Westphalian model and think it is the last hedge counter-intuitively against the globalists....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Int1s)

352 Wax them.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (yEz+x)

DH says that would only work with a happy ending.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 12:01 AM (5WPt1)

353 I wasn't "nasty". I simply challenged her public assertions. That's part of what we do here, right?
Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 11:57 PM (Cjcf6)

Flat-out calling someone a liar is not exactly civil. In a bar, that would likely cost you some teeth.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:01 AM (j4Fxj)

354 Wax them.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Oh, gawd!!! I let out a tiny yelp as I read that!

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 12:01 AM (rdVOm)

355 Thank you tcn.

Crusader. I am not a liar. I report what I hear in one of the most progressive retarded cities in the country.

Which just voted to ban boys from girls’ sports.

It’s a step forward. I have hope.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 06, 2026 12:02 AM (yEz+x)

356 Crusader

You were nasty to nurse. Your behavior was uncalled for.

An apology, with contrition, would go down well right now.

We are all on edge, but nerves are raw, and we must acknowledge that. Usually disagreement here is funny or punny. Not what you did.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 12:03 AM (u82oZ)

357 What kind of mistakes do ghosts make?
Boo-boos

On that note, I need to hop in the shower and get to bed.

Be good to each other.

Posted by: Piper at November 06, 2026 12:03 AM (ZdaMQ)

358 Oh, gawd!!! I let out a tiny yelp as I read that!
Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 12:01 AM (rdVOm)

There's a "wax on, ..." joke in there for the taking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:03 AM (j4Fxj)

359 Robert

Wax them.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 11:59 PM (yEz+x
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Jessica Yaniv has entered the chat

Posted by: 496 at November 06, 2026 12:04 AM (IhYdB)

360 319 Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 11:49 PM (byWhc)

They have been killing Americans since I was 7....I guess that was just "Monday" not a conflict....

I love how some people's internal monologues work in America....

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 12:04 AM (Int1s)

361 It would be interesting to find out what contingency planning Elon is doing if it all goes south in 2028.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:42 PM (aD4fx)

In a perfect world, with his money? Hire a guerilla force of S. African mercenaries and do some shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 06, 2026 12:05 AM (vzuC7)

362 Brisket is wrapped and resting. Also known as the drooling and waiting phase. And the self control challenge.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 12:05 AM (sGzLm)

363 496

I had forgotten about that. Thanks, pal!

Proof that evolution works in mysterious ways.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 12:07 AM (u82oZ)

364
Get used to it. Television news is dead to me for the foreseeable future and I'm not even browsing YouTube for fear of the headlines I might see. So yer gonna get my idle thoughts on classic movies. Now up: Double Indemnity.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 06, 2026 12:07 AM (mmrXZ)

365 One of the reasons I like Trump is that he is not a professional politician. He is a business man who I believe loves our country.
Posted by: Case

There's a lot of truth to this. Who was the last great president? The guy who used to be an actor and loved our country.

Who f-cks things up all the time? The career politicians. Barky never held down a real job. Slow Joe held elected office since before I was born.

Posted by: mikeski at November 06, 2026 12:07 AM (VHUov)

366 "Jimmy"... Out in theaters tomorrow. Might be a nice break from the fallout this week. I only caught wind of this movie this morning catching some of the election breakdown on a Deace podcast.

Jimmy Stewart ditched Hollywood to fly bombers against fascism.

https://youtu.be/P4LCXku3Jbk?

Posted by: Rex B at November 06, 2026 12:07 AM (sdSI9)

367 Hey Blondie if you'll be around later I will drop you your answer in a bit

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 12:08 AM (vE0+H)

368 I was curious as to why the left has gotten hysterical over AI data centers this year.

Then I used AI to create news articles. Give it talking points and it creates something equal to or better than "journalists".

If the left wants their talking points published, they don't have to pay woke progtards to do what AI will do for free.

AI could also theoretically replace judges.

Posted by: kbdabear at November 06, 2026 12:08 AM (7I+3n)

369 It would be interesting to find out what contingency planning Elon is doing if it all goes south in 2028.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 10:42 PM (aD4fx)

In a perfect world, with his money? Hire a guerilla force of S. African mercenaries and do some shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 06, 2026 12:05 AM (vzuC7)

I just hope he has a better self-destruct code on SpaceX and Starlink than "123456".

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 06, 2026 12:08 AM (qx7Zg)

370 Elon Musk simply ought to buy Cuba. He has enough money. Just go have a ...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Whoa, pawdna, Piper is starting a GoFundMe, the horde is going to buy Cuba. Probably do a lease back.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (6T7Go)

371
Hey Blondie if you'll be around later I will drop you your answer in a bit
Posted by: ...

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

Whenever you're in the mood!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (mmrXZ)

372 "Aviation is a very serious business"

I've only ever flown flight sims. I just have had a long interest in the details of aviation accidents; don't know why. I've monitored every kind of aviation comms (except for sat) as part of the radio hobby. Hoover seems pretty reliable among the podcasters.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (Jr5Lq)

373 AI could also theoretically replace judges.
Posted by: kbdabear at November 06, 2026 12:08 AM (7I+3n)

Get back to me when it can remove judges.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (j4Fxj)

374 Hour of the Wolf

The birthdates of all his kids?

That would be a long password.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (u82oZ)

375 Whoa, pawdna, Piper is starting a GoFundMe, the horde is going to buy Cuba. Probably do a lease back.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (6T7Go)

We could make Elon a member of the Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:11 AM (j4Fxj)

376 AI could also theoretically replace judges.
Posted by: kbdabear at November 06, 2026 12:08 AM (7I+3n)

Get back to me when it can remove judges.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (j4Fxj)

Where are you, T-800?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 06, 2026 12:12 AM (qx7Zg)

377 Whoa, pawdna, Piper is starting a GoFundMe, the horde is going to buy Cuba. Probably do a lease back.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (6T7Go)
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No gofundme needed. Just have some washed up Hollywood celeb sell them on the finer points of a reverse mortgage

Posted by: 496 at November 06, 2026 12:12 AM (mWrMy)

378 "idle thoughts on classic movies. Now up: Double Indemnity."

Recommended.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:12 AM (Jr5Lq)

379
The birthdates of all his kids?

That would be a long password.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

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

He'd probably have to look them up every time anyway.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 06, 2026 12:12 AM (mmrXZ)

380 AI could also theoretically replace judges.

Posted by: kbdabear
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Hey, yo. dabear keeping links to himself.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 12:14 AM (6T7Go)

381
idle thoughts on classic movies. Now up: Double Indemnity."

Recommended.
Posted by: gp

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

Whenever I sit and watch this movie attentively , I feel stressed throughout the whole thing. And whenever I feel like my life is going down the tubes , I reflect that at least i'm not a guy who just killed his adulterous murderous lover and got shot himself and is on his way to the electric chair.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at November 06, 2026 12:14 AM (mmrXZ)

382 Have a great night, everyone.

May you all find inner peace and wonderful dreams.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 12:14 AM (u82oZ)

383 374 Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:10 AM (Jr5Lq)

He is, most of them are just there is a lot of white knighting going on this month.

Same thing happened until the prelims came in on the chick who decided to ignore her instructor pilot in DC in the blackhawk then they shrugged at the DEI catcalling to a degree....in her case it was probably more warranted if regrettable.

Part of why I loathe identity politics is it demeans and undermines earned achievement and distorts positions for everyone.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 12:16 AM (Int1s)

384 kbdabear

Came back to say I miss your links and your wit.

Welcome back!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 06, 2026 12:16 AM (u82oZ)

385 Seems like midnight, but it's only 9:15 here. Oof.

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 12:16 AM (rdVOm)

386 377 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:11 AM (j4Fxj)

Who is to say he is not one already....

"Martian Chronicles" or something?

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 12:17 AM (Int1s)

387 What I think happened with the Rpsrein files - everything of any interest was stripped out of them years ago. Remember how the FBI supposed retrieved hundreds of hours of video? It’s never been heard of again. Both parties had custody at various times, both parties stripped out anything incriminating.

BUT…. During the 2024 campaign, Trump sensed unease about the issue, and he started playing around with it, promising he’d release stuff. Of course he was just flapping his gums and scoring cheap points, and it never occurred to him that people would be pissed if they found out that he was just making up big blowhard stories for the campaign. I guess he thought it would all blow over pretty quickly - but it didn’t.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 06, 2026 12:17 AM (oH6g4)

388 It would be interesting to find out what contingency planning Elon is doing if it all goes south in 2028.
-
Someone has to be on the first manned flight to Mars.

Good luck with that prosecution, earthbound retards.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 06, 2026 12:19 AM (vSvIl)

389 Hey I'm good now Blondie. I don't know how much you know about bread or if you have access to a mature starter but it will make all the difference in the world and you will never want to buy white bread again IMO. Or maybe any bread. So everything is the same as what I said the other night (hopefully you saved a copy) except we change some of the ingredient amounts (water, flour, yeast) a little:

Ellipsis'ss Soft Sandwich Loaf (Sourdough Edition)
150g Mature Starter
350g All Purpose Flour (King Arthur preferred)
1 tbsp sugar
9.5 g salt
3/4 tsp diastatic malt powder (optional but will make a difference)
2.5 tbsp baking milk powder (highly recommended)
1 tsp yeast
205g water
1.2 oz baking oil (avocado is good)

If you have questions about making up a starter I can help. Your best bet is to just buy some dried starter then follow the instructions to wake it up. A strong starter takes two weeks to a month to make from scratch, and fully matures at 90 days. Buy it dried and you can have a fully mature starter within like 72 hours. It needs feeding regularly, but again, you can't really make the highest quality breads without it.

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 12:20 AM (vE0+H)

390 "or if you have access to a mature starter"

Please don't take this the wrong way, I love the recipe, but I actually read that as "manure spreader." I'm going to go clean my reading glasses. BRB.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:27 AM (Jr5Lq)

391 LOL We have some manure spreaders right here.

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 12:28 AM (vE0+H)

392 "or if you have access to a mature starter"

Please don't take this the wrong way, I love the recipe, but I actually read that as "manure spreader." I'm going to go clean my reading glasses. BRB.
Posted by: gp

I read "mature starter," but thought it was something AoP was trying to fix.

Posted by: mikeski at November 06, 2026 12:33 AM (VHUov)

393 Alberta, Brazil, Poland.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 06, 2026 12:34 AM (PgV1+)

394 I read "mature starter," but thought it was something AoP was trying to fix.
Posted by: mikeski at November 06, 2026 12:33 AM (VHUov)

Heh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:36 AM (j4Fxj)

395 That's better. Speaking of nerds wearing greasy glasses, that's how Melissa charmed Bill Gates. Whenever she noticed accumulations of his grotty face gunk at the office, she'd delicately remove them (unbidden!), lovingly cleanse them, and gently replace them on his vaguely lifelike phiz. Every time I think of that, my heart goes pit-a-pat.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:38 AM (Jr5Lq)

396 Everyone keeps saying Paxton was an awful candidate (ffs you say). So how did he garner such a huge win in primary and just amazingly collapse in general?

Posted by: AnnaS at November 06, 2026 12:38 AM (c08g/)

397 394 LOL We have some manure spreaders right here.
Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 12:28 AM (vE0+H)

On broadcast, as far as I can tell.

Best to stay out of that field for a bit.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 12:38 AM (5WPt1)

398 Every time I think of that, my heart goes pit-a-pat.
Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:38 AM (Jr5Lq)

I might have just thrown up a bit in my mouth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 12:39 AM (5WPt1)

399 AI could also theoretically replace judges.
Posted by: kbdabear

Well, the current judges are GIGO, so nobody would notice if they got replaced by AI.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 06, 2026 12:39 AM (byWhc)

400 Some jackass didn't refill the turbo sized ice cube trays. Only one jackass uses them, me. Another life mystery.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 12:39 AM (sGzLm)

401 Because John coryn was a never Trumper piece of shit.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 06, 2026 12:43 AM (lEaEN)

402 403 Some jackass didn't refill the turbo sized ice cube trays. Only one jackass uses them, me. Another life mystery.
Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 12:39 AM (sGzLm)

I think that same jackass lurks around here. Didn't bother to replace the empty toilet roll last night. What the heck?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 12:45 AM (5WPt1)

403 405 403 Some jackass didn't refill the turbo sized ice cube trays. Only one jackass uses them, me. Another life mystery.
Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 12:39 AM (sGzLm)

I think that same jackass lurks around here. Didn't bother to replace the empty toilet roll last night. What the heck?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Pissed on the seat.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 06, 2026 12:49 AM (lEaEN)

404 I think that same jackass lurks around here. Didn't bother to replace the empty toilet roll last night. What the heck?
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 12:45 AM (5WPt1)

(Insert meme of toilet roll holder that looks like Clippy)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 12:50 AM (j4Fxj)

405
399 Everyone keeps saying Paxton was an awful candidate (ffs you say). So how did he garner such a huge win in primary and just amazingly collapse in general?
Posted by: AnnaS at November 06, 2026 12:38 AM (c08g/)

I think we were all fooled into thinking it was the Talerico / Paxton race that was the important one in Texas, when in fact it was the Ginojoza/Abbot race that drove everything. She ran a stealth anti-ICE campaign that lit a fire underneath Hispanic voters. No one saw it coming, but they swarmed the polls to vote for her and wiped out almost the entire Republican ticket.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 06, 2026 12:52 AM (oH6g4)

406 There's probably an IoT toilet paper dispenser that texts your smartphone when it needs refill. It charts your sheet/dump stats, preorders new rolls, and routes copies of all the data packets to China. Black Friday is coming up! A great gift idea.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:53 AM (Jr5Lq)

407 Happy Thursday Horde!

Read the content and stopped right there, most excellent ONT Doof, thank you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 06, 2026 12:56 AM (ibDUx)

408
Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 12:20 AM (vE0+H)

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

Copied and pasted into a word doc. Thaaaanks!!!!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 12:57 AM (mmrXZ)

409 Fifty minutes of Milt Jackson et al:
youtube.com/watch?v=tisrgGRXj6s

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 12:57 AM (Jr5Lq)

410 Hi, Debby!

*pours Chivas for you*

It's been... interesting... here tonight!

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

411 408 Posted by: Tom Servo at November 06, 2026 12:52 AM (oH6g4)

They are going to open El Border, and border crime will sky rocket and I do not want to fucking hear about it from my border amigos they literally chose it and she told them she was doing it.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 01:00 AM (Int1s)

412 Posted by: Tom Servo at November 06, 2026 12:52 AM (oH6g4)

Most Hispanic Texans are for strong immigration enforcement. Maybe the anchor kids of illegals voted Dem because of ICE but again I don’t think native Hispanic Texans did.

Posted by: polynikes at November 06, 2026 01:01 AM (KC5Lt)

413 “I [Dhillon] resigned three weeks ago, and Susie asked me to please wait until after the midterms,” she said, referring to Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 01:03 AM (6T7Go)

414 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 12:57 AM (mmrXZ)

If you ever do make it, be sure and let me know how it turns out. Took me a while to develop that one. Cheers

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 01:03 AM (vE0+H)

415 415 Posted by: polynikes at November 06, 2026 01:01 AM (KC5Lt)

Eh maybe I go to Texas a lot, I hear it both ways face to face....the donks have decided their spin is the Hispanics
came home."

Like I said they "voted for this" so the waves are already coming....I will work with their new governor to applaud their cultural enlightenment....make Brownsville Juarez again.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 01:03 AM (Int1s)

416 And now, for something completely different...

https://youtu.be/ejQBbnzYIWg

Enjoy the Skywanker roast, you will.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 06, 2026 01:06 AM (qx7Zg)

417 399 Everyone keeps saying Paxton was an awful candidate (ffs you say). So how did he garner such a huge win in primary and just amazingly collapse in general?

Posted by: AnnaS
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"Everyone" is not paying attention to the obvious fact that
it was not the voters that were counted in the election.
It was Obama's spreadsheet in concert with the MB, spiced
by DeepState and orchestrated by Chairman Xi.

We did not have an election we had a coup.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 01:08 AM (6T7Go)

418 409 Sure enough, the Georgia Pacific 56782KB with the KOLO™ Smart Monitoring System is an IoT-enabled stainless steel dual roll dispenser. Let no call of nature ever go unmonitored again!

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 01:08 AM (Jr5Lq)

419
Re that Learjet crash, have they decided if the horizontal stabilizer came loose or was it still on? The last I saw, it could've been either way. The dashcam footage was so compressed and it was moving so fast, you couldn't really tell.

I saw someone had looked at a video that some news channel had acquired that wasn't as compressed (with these online copies, it gets compressed and recompressed six ways to Sunday, and things get all noisy and messed up), and there was apparently some fuzzy thing there that could have been the stabilizer still attached.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

420 422 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

It can be attached and not providing stabilization if it loses rigidity....they will have to do a detailed failure analysis through reconstruction and microscopic viewing.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 01:10 AM (Int1s)

421 Some of these narratives seem awfully convenient, not for the Dems, but for the traitor rat GOP.

Hispanics got afraid of immigration enforcement and want compassion and open borders, Trump is too toxic for the voters....

So far not buying what I'm hearing.

Has the feel of "uh-huh".

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 01:10 AM (vE0+H)

422
And I think you can call the speed that thing plowed into the pavement as "over 600 mph". Someone had some radar data, and did a vector sum of ground speed plus vertical descent rate and came up with something around there. Also, someone knowing the length of the jet and the frame rate came up with 650 mph.

So, within the uncertainties of those, you can just say over 600 mph.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 01:11 AM (w6EFb)

423 422 Parts of left elevator found up to 3.8 miles from crash site.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 01:11 AM (Jr5Lq)

424 What bothers me most, is the left's psychopathic hatred of... us. Ordinary, everyday people what may have ever voted "R".

wtf?

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)

425 If you think the election was free and fair, you can make up any number of scenarios that could explain the results. I can’t believe 20 million new voters popped up out of thin air for the Demonrats, so I don’t believe the election was on the up and up. For me it doesn’t pass the smell test. And it’s easy to cheat with electronic voting and mail in ballots. I’m waiting and looking for patterns. I bet we’ll see what’s going on, sooner or later.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 06, 2026 01:12 AM (ZVgZ4)

426
If you ever do make it, be sure and let me know how it turns out. Took me a while to develop that one. Cheers
Posted by: ...

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

Will do. It might be about 2 weeks because I'm leaving town to do some cat-sitting and I won't have all my utensils and stuff.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 01:12 AM (mmrXZ)

427 "And I think you can call the speed that thing plowed into the pavement as "over 600 mph""

From ADS-B, descent speed was over 50000 ft/min, but that is not as reliable as FDR data would be.

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 01:13 AM (Jr5Lq)

428 sven, nice to see you back and commenting.
Also *big wave to DDS*

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:15 AM (sGzLm)

429
Because John coryn was a never Trumper piece of shit.

Reminds me of Richard Lugar

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 06, 2026 01:15 AM (Cqx++)

430
“I [Dhillon] resigned three weeks ago, and Susie asked me to please wait until after the midterms,” she said, referring to Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff.

Posted by: Braenyard

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

Is this standard "It's been a long two years and I've served my service" kind of thing? Seems to me there's a lot of work left to do. Maybe her office just doesn't have to tools to make the needed changes. She demanded data, the States or other institutions just said "Make me."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 01:15 AM (mmrXZ)

431 I might accept a close race loss in all the major Texas flips but they were 7-10 point losses . Incumbents who were responsible for Texas being one of the top states economically and low cost of living and people and companies from blue states fleeing here in droves.

Nothing like this has never ever happened . Not even close.

Posted by: polynikes at November 06, 2026 01:15 AM (KC5Lt)

432 I bet we’ll see what’s going on, sooner or later.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Yep. But, as always... nothing will happen.

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)

433
I see, so the question is now did the stabilizer come loose and cause the crash, or did it just get ripped off due to the overspeed forces during the death dive.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 01:18 AM (w6EFb)

434 431 Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:15 AM (sGzLm)

Good to see everyone, let not your hearts be troubled and that is not me whistling polyanna...

it sucks this sucks etc etc it is bullshit and they are commie fuckers....but it all goes back to the communists we let indoctrinate the kids and the kids they started brainwashing under Chimpy McHaliburton "saving America from the Nazis"....it will only get worse so buckle up....we will look fondly on this as the good old days....

we should have destroyed the NEA in the 90s like I told people.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 01:18 AM (Int1s)

435 The election stats are very interesting. Looking forward to kearning more, though I have no hope of anything changing.

I thought I was going to get stuff done this evening but kid bedtimes took forevvaaarrrrr. I'm gonna read some. "The meaning of your life" by Arthur C Brooks. Good so far.

Posted by: Funsize at November 06, 2026 01:20 AM (3j87q)

436
What bothers me most, is the left's psychopathic hatred of... us. Ordinary, everyday people what may have ever voted "R".

wtf?
Posted by: JQ

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

JQ, I'm sure someone has analyzed it, but it's still chilling to see the visceral hatred going on.

I have a younger relative who's like this, and she swears "it isn't politics"; and I think I know what's eating her, which is the way she was raised. She's loaded with anger about her abusive childhood and she's taking it out horrifically on people she thinks were even marginally responsible. She's running and rewriting scripts in her head in which she puts those people down back when she was 6, 9, 14. So I'm getting the impression these rage-nuts have something going on from their childhood. They need deep analysis and therapy for unrelated or imaginary problems that they're resolving by getting revenge on people they perceive as equivalent to the original offenders.

And note, in their case, I think some of their problems are IMAGINARY. They've been brainwashed to believe that they've been personally horribly injured by people like you and me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 01:22 AM (mmrXZ)

437 "I see, so the question is now did the stabilizer come loose and cause the crash, or did it just get ripped off due to the overspeed forces during the death dive."

Exactly!

Posted by: gp at November 06, 2026 01:23 AM (Jr5Lq)

438 All the teeth gnawing and anger - i am normally in that boat. Certainly hate the results of Tuesday. Also got a jolt of reality Tuesday morning before results started coming in. A dear friend lost his 20 yr old son. Ripped me up - great kid, great family. Perspective i suppose.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:24 AM (sGzLm)

439 Numbers don’t add up. Election stolen across America.

Posted by: thathalfrican at November 06, 2026 01:25 AM (YytD3)

440 441 Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:24 AM (sGzLm)

Sorry for their loss, all sincerity...

I can't imagine...Lad is my only one if I lost him I would probably quit the game.

Posted by: sven at November 06, 2026 01:26 AM (Int1s)

441 But, as always... nothing will happen.

Posted by: JQ
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It's been building a long time. Obama's three terms put it on steroids. Trump's been doing a lot. Doing more than any natural man. Really thought God was going to push us over the line this time but that's not the way it appears to be going. These next years are going to be odd. Thought Trump would have blown up Iran by now.
Don't know what's up. Maybe the coup was more successful than apparent. Maybe Trump's got a trap for them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 01:27 AM (6T7Go)

442 Maybe Trump's got a trap for them.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Been thinking about that. He does pack some surprises.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:29 AM (sGzLm)

443 Aaaand I killed the thread.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:38 AM (sGzLm)

444 Yep. But, as always... nothing will happen.
Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)

They’re doing it again because we didn’t hang them the first time.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 06, 2026 01:39 AM (ZVgZ4)

445
scampydog, that's awful for the family. YES, perspective. Now I'm watching a Bernie Madoff docudrama and imagining being any of his victims, or being him. That French guy he deceived lost a thousand-year-old family fortune and those of a few others who trusted him to trust their thousand-year-old family fortunes to Bernie. He... did the honorable thing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 01:41 AM (mmrXZ)

446 We don't need judges or jurys. We have me.

Posted by: Newsom at November 06, 2026 01:47 AM (bw7T+)

447 We will need a modern day robespierre to lead it.

Posted by: raimondo
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All well and good raimondo. But as Putin said. Check your history.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 06, 2026 01:50 AM (6T7Go)

448 We don't need judges or jurys. We have me.
Posted by: Newsom
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Objection. Excessive Pomade.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:51 AM (sGzLm)

449 Today's "left" is certainly cult-like. Yes, while they project that very label onto us.

I wondered about Trumpka's many visits to the Zero whitehouse, but I figured it had plenty to do with D "branding" and opponent de-humanization campaigning, much like unions do to non-union workers.

🤷‍♀️

I spent many hours reading about cult methods at the Rick Ross Institute (name is different now) website. Fits the D's as well as the unions.

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

450 Blondie, a thousand year fortune... that is a mind warp. I am not well read on Bernie. Will put that documentary on the list to watch.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:55 AM (sGzLm)

451 scampy, prayers up for that young man and his family and friends.

Sweet dreams Horde, I'm tired.

Night JQ.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 06, 2026 01:55 AM (ibDUx)

452 Thanks DDS. Sleep well.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 01:56 AM (sGzLm)

453 Rainman thinks he'll be a Shop Steward... LOL

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)

454 Night, Debby.

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)

455 *hands rainman a shovel*

"Thanks, useful idiot, for getting us into power! Now, DIG this canal like your life depends on it! Because IT DOES."

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

456 At the moment I am not ruling out mass manipulation via the usual psy ops except this time with a big assist from AI which is good at consolidatng and coming up with strategies.

With the tech moving as fast as it has its plausible they couldn't do it as effectively two years ago or just that Trump himself was too forceful to overcome especially after the near miss and the fight fight fight.

But people saw and heard him directly back then (debate) whereas this year despite the rallies the media was able to influence how little or much people were exposed to. And who and when. They could have easily used AI for candidate templates with the best chance of winning in each place and against the stuffy out of touch GOP it would have been easy.
Plus regular fraud where needed.

And also to come up with the angles for any story and also what stories to promote and how.

It may not be as simple as the above but that type of thing could help explain a totally unprecedented result across the country. Recall they are already good at running psy ops. On other countries and ours. Covid was a massive one. And the media and a parade of influencers delivers one constant droning message.

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 02:03 AM (vE0+H)

457 Well, 0100 here. Time for bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 06, 2026 02:05 AM (j4Fxj)

458 460 *hands rainman a shovel*

"Thanks, useful idiot, for getting us into power! Now, DIG this canal like your life depends on it! Because IT DOES."
Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

Dude couldn't dig a latrine trench without falling in.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 06, 2026 02:05 AM (5WPt1)

459 Hillary's weird left field claim of "mind control" the day of got my hackles up. They love to brag about what they are doing.

Remember the "vast right wing conspiracy" which of course was really a "vast left wing conspiracy" all along.

Posted by: ... at November 06, 2026 02:06 AM (vE0+H)

460 Open Source Intel @Osint613
1h

France has opened a probe into a November 2 cyberattack on blood plasma storage.

Hackers breached Coolworld, a third-party refrigeration supplier for the French Blood Establishment (EFS). Freezers at three regional EFS sites were pushed from about minus 30°C toward 110°C.
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This makes my blood boil!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 02:08 AM (1x2K9)

461 Thanks election deniers you got everyone to vote you off the island with your non-stop lies and B.S.

Posted by: raimondo at November 06, 2026 01:58 AM (kqVy

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You realize you'll be dead meat when everyone spots you in the bread lines.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 02:10 AM (1x2K9)

462 >>>They love to brag about what they are doing.
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Exactly.

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 02:10 AM (rdVOm)

463
Blondie, a thousand year fortune... that is a mind warp. I am not well read on Bernie. Will put that documentary on the list to watch.
Posted by: scampydog

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scamp, not literally a thousand, I meant as old as old money gets.

The family went back ages; the family château contained archives dating back to the year 1200. They got super rich in the 1600s, this guy's family in particular was so rich they lent money to Louis XIV.

They were in such bad shape after Bernie they were afraid they'd lose that chateau. I'm not sure if they did.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 06, 2026 02:12 AM (mmrXZ)

464 460 *hands rainman a shovel*
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Brain wandered to Christopher Walken in the Deer Hunter.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 02:12 AM (sGzLm)

465 I'm not sure if they did.
Posted by: Blonde
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Damnit. It's usually publius that sends me on reading adventures. You're now on the naughty list.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 02:16 AM (sGzLm)

466 Night, horde. Got stuff to do in the morning...

Posted by: JQ at November 06, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)

467
We now have another mini-moon, 2026 QQ8. It's a little rock about 3' across, and it's now temporarily captured by Erf's gravity for the rest of this year.

I think it's a bit silly, really, the criteria for "temporary capture". It's not in a permanent orbit and will escape sometime next year, but it meets some criteria for being gravitational bound right now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 06, 2026 02:24 AM (w6EFb)

468 One of my favorite things in life this weekend. Walking into the woods in the dark in the morning, sitting all day, walking out in the dark in the evening. Completely disconnected. Like a 7vyr old on Christmas Eve, I look forward to it.
Thanks for the homework, Blonde Morticia. G'night, Horde.

Posted by: scampydog at November 06, 2026 02:31 AM (sGzLm)

469 While I certainly wasn't pleased with the results I'm not going to go all doom and glom over it.

In 1994, after fifty years of Democrat control of the House, the Republican party finally took back total control of both houses.

Twelve years later the GOP lost it all again.
Two years later Obama came along and made it worse.
Two years after that the Dems once again lost control of Congress.

I don't need to remind anybody here of what came after Obama.

Things look bleak now but recent history suggests that things will continue to go back and forth over decades.

So to think this is generational loss and the FOP will never recover seems quite premature and overly pessimistic.

The Dems screw up everything they touch.
They are good at propaganda and turnout, and that's not always enough.
2016 and 2024 prove they are vulnerable, and they will continue to be.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 06, 2026 02:44 AM (6ydKt)

470 FOP = GOP.

It's early.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 06, 2026 02:46 AM (6ydKt)

471 In 1994, after fifty years of Democrat control of the House, the Republican party finally took back total control of both houses.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 06, 2026 02:46 AM (6ydKt)
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These are not your father's Demoncraps.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 06, 2026 03:02 AM (lgmVC)

472 So rural very red counties in Texas and Kansa were in on the cheat? Because that’s what these tweets are saying. And it makes zero sense.

In 2024 the NYT did a similar analysis on counties that shifted red to blue and blue to red between 2020 and 2024. The map was almost all red.

Posted by: Data at November 06, 2026 03:04 AM (AvAYQ)

473 Every election of the 21st century without an incumbent president running was run by the party that won the house the previous election.

2000 Bush won, GOP won house in ‘98
2008 Obama won Dems won house in ‘06
2016 Trump won, GOP won house in 2014
2024 Trunp won, GOP won house in 2022

This suggests a Dem will win in 2028.

Posted by: Data at November 06, 2026 03:08 AM (AvAYQ)

474 Mfing Microsoft Windows. I set the update to November 11th, but when I put my computer to sleep, upon wakeup, it started an update cycle that involved at least 3 restarts before the windows screen came up...and still says there are more updates...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 03:46 AM (l3cgK)

475 So what EXACTLY did MS update on my computer then?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 03:47 AM (l3cgK)

476 BTW, why is top pic named Bleeding_Kansas_flag-rev.jpg?...
It has 22 stars...flag had 34 for the adoption of Kansas as a state...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 06, 2026 03:51 AM (l3cgK)

477 .
NOOD

Pixy's here with the Tech News

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 06, 2026 04:04 AM (O7YUW)

Sundown Cafe

Ben Wolf

Hero husky intercepts black bear that is charging at a six year old boy.

Nine month old horse visits the ocean for the first time.

Man refuses to be rescued from a major flood without his beloved dog.

Retired Canadian female photographer who spends her days making miniature sets she can photograph chipmunks in is either a genius or a lunatic. Probably both.

One week's worth of network TV promos from 1986. The first two and a half minutes are promos for TV movies of the week that you probably won't remember. The TV show promos don't fully begin until 3:15.

What TV is really like in the UK.

Stella the leaf-leaping dog hides in leaves like Rambo in Vietnam.

A kitten, a puppy, a chicken, and a bunny go to bed together. It's like Sunday at James Talarico's Confirmed Bachelor Pad.

Wolves employ pack tactics to deliver nose boops.

Wild rabbit befriends house cat who's missing her dog friend.

It's a family reunion pool party as a dog meets his mom and litter-mates.

Grieving pittie gets a new chihuahua puppy.

Pet giant bunny.

Pet pine marten is some kind of weasel.

Rescuing a mother elephant and her calf who have both gotten themselves hopelessly stuck in mud.

Piglet adopts a dog as its new mom.

Dancing Pumpkin Man in promotional videos for Tubi's Halloween movies.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:40 PM

Comments

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Wait is Talarico into bestiality?

Posted by: H at November 05, 2026 07:44 PM (JSLNb)

3 Hero husky intercepts black bear that is charging at a six year old boy.

I saw a reel on facebook of a cat whacking the shit out of a black bear who got too close to a kid. Seems black bears are afraid of cats.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:45 PM (j8OG7)

4 Im no fan of all the dumb rules at beaches.

But "no animals that deposit 35 pounds of crap a day" seems like a reasonable one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:51 PM (BI5O2)

5 Why do I like most animals over most people?

Takes a look around........Oh yeah.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 07:52 PM (En+fz)

6 >>>2 Wait is Talarico into bestiality?

he's into "GROUP SEX" and "FETISHES" per his pervert sex app profile.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 07:53 PM (1wjle)

7 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 07:53 PM (7EgNJ)

8
Captain's log. Residual mephiticism levels are still too high. Beep me up, Scottie.

Posted by: Cap'n Pike at November 05, 2026 07:54 PM (6ML9b)

9 >>>Seems black bears are afraid of cats.

There's no shame in it.

Posted by: Imhotep at November 05, 2026 07:54 PM (1wjle)

10 thx, Ace!

needed some dog vibes!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 05, 2026 07:54 PM (VyBeY)

11 Wait is Talarico into bestiality?

Posted by: ace

Yes, he's gone to the dogs.

Poor dogs.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 07:54 PM (7EgNJ)

12 Why do I like most animals over most people?

Takes a look around........Oh yeah.
Posted by: Case

*fistbump Yeah.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:54 PM (j8OG7)

13 Pine Martin looks cute until you wake up with half your face chewed off

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:55 PM (Ia/+0)

14 Wait is Talarico into bestiality?
Posted by: H

That question implies there's a sexual kink he is not into. Which I doubt.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)

15 Why do I like most animals over most people?

Takes a look around........Oh yeah.
Posted by: Case

I've never been cheated by an animal - I have to say that.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 07:56 PM (7EgNJ)

16 Bears remember ( kind of imprinted) of Sabre Tooth Tigers so think cats might have Freinds

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:57 PM (Ia/+0)

17 Pet giant bunny.

AAAAAAAHHH!!!

Halloween was last week, man!

Posted by: zombie Jimmy Carter at November 05, 2026 07:58 PM (VHUov)

18

The giant jackrabbit

www.imdb.com/title/tt0522621

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 07:58 PM (Cqx++)

19 "A kitten, a puppy, a chicken, and a bunny go to bed together. It's like Sunday at James Talarico's Confirmed Bachelor Pad."

Sheesh, 10 minutes of that?! It really was kind of gay. And that music was making me feel violent.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 05, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

20 In general, I hate people, and I love dogs. That's just a general rule, and I can be convinced otherwise on occasion. But yeah, I forget who said it, but the public is an ass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 07:58 PM (5WPt1)

21 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/

Also giant rabbit, but more fun.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:00 PM (5WPt1)

22 >> Bears remember ( kind of imprinted) of Sabre Tooth Tigers so think cats might have Freinds

Like Dogs, Bears carry the majority of their delicate sensory equipment right up front on their faces.

They are very wary of animals that can damage that area. Be it a cat, for its speed ... or a porcupine, for its quills. They will respect them even if they outweigh them by order of magnitude.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 08:01 PM (/izzV)

23 I'd like to give a wolf a boop on the nose. I wonder how many fingers he'd let me keep.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 05, 2026 08:01 PM (syz1S)

24 23 I'd like to give a wolf a boop on the nose. I wonder how many fingers he'd let me keep.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 05, 2026 08:01 PM (syz1S)

Probably go for the throat, so pay attention.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:02 PM (5WPt1)

25 Listening to Joshua Tree (vinyl...natch) and the lyrics are hitting pretty hard.

Posted by: Funsize at November 05, 2026 08:03 PM (3j87q)

26 "Wait is Talarico into bestiality?"

I've said for years that people marrying their pets is coming. Mark my words. There is nothing out of bounds to these people. The emotional support animal is one of the manifestations of that. Furries are another. Love is love, ya know. Who are we to question their culture?

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:03 PM (MWfyi)

27 Had yet another mama moose come up to the front porch this afternoon. DH saw her, I was out with the dogs, thank heaven. The dogs usually lose their shit when a moose shows up. This one did not have a yearling with her, and she seems much older than the one we usually see, so I think she might be Grandma moose.

No noses were booped.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:04 PM (5WPt1)

28 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:05 PM (8Uo7a)

29 >>I'd like to give a wolf a boop on the nose. I wonder how many fingers he'd let me keep.

Friend of mine has had several wolf over the years. His biggest male could ragdoll me without even trying. He would put his head just below my hip and toss me in the air if he was feeling playful. No effort involved.
He also had a huge crush on my female lab and was an absolute simp for her.
He had no problem with a friendly nose boop.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 08:05 PM (/izzV)

30 Who are we to question their culture?
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:03 PM (MWfyi)

I have seen several new signs at Freddie's explaining to people that dogs don't belong in the grocery store. WTF? Leave your damned mutt in the car already.

However, there is fellow who breeds and trains shelties for service animals, and he often brings two or three in to Freddie's to test their training. He does get permission to do that in advance. They are the cutest darned dogs ever but of course they are working, so no touchee.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:06 PM (5WPt1)

31 Not to mention the goatfucking muzlims normalizing that behavior.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:06 PM (MWfyi)

32 9 >>>Seems black bears are afraid of cats.

There's no shame in it.
..................

Not gonna lie, so am I. I have been bitten too many times by cats. Sadly I was bitten twice today by a dog. Once in right leg which drew blood and the other on the left knee. I love dogs so I didn't raise a fuss. On the bright side I used it as an excuse to not go to workout tonight.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 08:07 PM (iL1eb)

33 31 Not to mention the goatfucking muzlims normalizing that behavior.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:06 PM (MWfyi)

I gotta say, they do take "sticking it into anything" to extremes. But at least it isn't a toaster or a couch, y'know?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:08 PM (5WPt1)

34 and if the Husky had been an urbanite human, it would have taken it's cell phone and recorded the mauling of the child...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:08 PM (l3cgK)

35 Sadly I was bitten twice today by a dog. Once in right leg which drew blood and the other on the left knee. I love dogs so I didn't raise a fuss. On the bright side I used it as an excuse to not go to workout tonight.
Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 08:07 PM (iL1eb)

Do I assume you work at the vet, or what precipitated these attacks?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:08 PM (5WPt1)

36
From the previous thread:

I don't remember the videos of her thinking she won... link?
Posted by: lin-duh

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

What I think OP was remembering was video after the second debate, which she was convinced she'd won. Bill and Chelsea ran up to her and Bill literally jumped up and down with excitement.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 08:09 PM (mmrXZ)

37 Not to mention the goatfucking muzlims normalizing that behavior.

Religion of Peace.

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:09 PM (siaA4)

38 I wish the GOPe would just leave me alone.

Posted by: The Chicken at November 05, 2026 08:10 PM (Q+gd/)

39 Guide dogs are fine. I'm talking about people dragging dogs around everywhere that should not be.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:10 PM (MWfyi)

40 Florida narrowly avoided voting in sex fetish pest over Desantis.

Talarico put a lid on his campaign, and news about his own sex fetishes leaked, too late to affect the election.

Anyone smart will be digging into all of his past and giving him an enema. He cloaks himself in Christian language to the point of sacrilege. He called himself David fighting against Goliath and I bet church ladies think he's a nice boy. They need to expose what he really is, so that trails behind him in the open. No one is that smug unless they are hiding a live girl or dead boy, as they say.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:11 PM (Toos7)

41 34 and if the Husky had been an urbanite human, it would have taken it's cell phone and recorded the mauling of the child...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:08 PM (l3cgK)

Having a couple of sled dogs, who are at least partly Husky, I can attest that critter chasing is inborn. Piper (the dog, not the commenter) collected a squirrel that was hiding in the wood pile on the front porch. It tried to run around the garage, but Piper corners at about 30 mph so it really had no chance. We had the garage painted this summer, and usually the squirrels just run across the wood siding, but it is apparently to slippery now, so the poor little thing was toast.

Ruby prefers mice or voles, but she's just as deadly.

And when a moose shows up? All hell breaks loose. We keep them inside for that nonsense. A moose could easily dispatch a dog, just like a wolf. Those hooves are deadly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:12 PM (5WPt1)

42
Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:05 PM (8Uo7a)

"Sure I let a furry bang me in the well of the Senate! But not to worry - the guy railing me in the keister with his marmot baculum was none other than American hero Tyler Robinson, just like Jesus would have wanted."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:12 PM (BI5O2)

43 Anyway, it's completely ridiculous that someone could legally marry their pet and that's why I totally expect it to happen.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:12 PM (MWfyi)

44 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.

He's gonna' screw Texas. And, you know ? I think Texas has it coming.

Enjoy.

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:13 PM (siaA4)

45 Oh, and Nicki Minaj's tweets were fun. She is ready to fight. Second look at her as press secretary just to tick off the left?

Like Elon, she's a traitor to the woke DEI hivemind, so worse than Satan. She was the most talented of all the younger female rappers. She got redpilled by the black Christians dying in Africa and the left ignores it. Her betrayal to the cause lives rent free in her heads.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:15 PM (Toos7)

46 44 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.

He's gonna' screw Texas. And, you know ? I think Texas has it coming.

Enjoy.
Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:13 PM (siaA4)

I don't for one minute believe he legitimately won. The numbers don't math out. But since this is a no math blog, I will leave it to the experts elsewhere to find all of the shenanigans.

I expect lawsuits.

I probably won't get them, but still.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:15 PM (5WPt1)

47 Do I assume you work at the vet, or what precipitated these attacks?
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:08 PM (5WPt1)

........

Nope, I was dropping off a check to a farmer for some beef I had bought, had been there before and had met the dog. According to owner I "walked too fast and had something in my hand" which set the dog off. The owner said after she had hip surgery a few years ago the dog became over protective.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 08:15 PM (iL1eb)

48 In all my 70 years I have never been bitten by a dog. Unless we were playing and that wasn't a real bite. I really get along with animals pretty well. But I know which ones to stay away from.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 08:16 PM (En+fz)

49 Fifty minute techy lecture on how internet security pros have stepped on their own dicks (re: SSL/TLS) repeatedly for three decades:
youtube.com/watch?v=-9KiLFr8_hI

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 08:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

50 That sweet baby girl that found her forever owner at dollar general makes my day. Pure sunshine.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:18 PM (Toos7)

51 Had yet another mama moose come up to the front porch this afternoon. DH saw her, I was out with the dogs, thank heaven. The dogs usually lose their shit when a moose shows up. This one did not have a yearling with her, and she seems much older than the one we usually see, so I think she might be Grandma moose.

No noses were booped.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Too cool.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:19 PM (j8OG7)

52 >>I was dropping off a check to a farmer for some beef I had bought, had been there before and had met the dog. According to owner I "walked too fast and had something in my hand" which set the dog off. The owner said after she had hip surgery a few years ago the dog became over protective.

I fucking hate Ranch Dogs. Huge lover of all dogs in general...but, Ranch Dogs are almost always biters.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 08:19 PM (/izzV)

53 Mass had a issue this year where the State Auditor, who is a Dem, tried to audit the State Legislature.

MA courts and bureaucrats blocked her arguing that she didn't have the power to do so (note she CLEARLY did) and the only reason she was blocked is what she might find.

So...she worked with others to get a ballot initiative giving her office the power to audit the legislature. It won by a ridiculous margin.

This being MA though all the communist members of the legislature were re-elected as well. A reporter asked them today if they were going to go along with the audit now and the answer was something to the effect of, we'd love to because we want transparency but you know the ballot question just wasn't constitutionally right so...well...we have other things to focus on now

Massholes never learn. They'll re-elect the same communists 2 years from now after they block the audit the whole time as well...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 08:20 PM (sKqQm)

54 I am not allowed to visit the animal shelter website without adult supervision any more. That's how we ended up with Piper, who is actually Ruby's littermate, and how DH discovered that I can't say no to any dog.

I'm also not allowed to go into a used book store un-chaperoned. Same reason, but no dogs.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:20 PM (5WPt1)

55 I love ranch dogs. Best security system ever.

Sign on my gate says " My dog can reach the gate in .002 seconds, can you?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:21 PM (8Uo7a)

56 I fucking hate Ranch Dogs. Huge lover of all dogs in general...but, Ranch Dogs are almost always biters.
Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 08:19 PM (/izzV)

This has not been my experience. Ranch dogs are generally pretty good at herding, or at least fending off large animals, but for the most part, they like people. I suppose you had some bad experiences, but I have not.

Or maybe they know I'm a dog person. It does matter.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:23 PM (5WPt1)

57 After my first cat died, soon after my grandpa passed, it was like a giant cloud settled over me and refused to leave.

A few months later, decided to go to an adoption fair just to pet fur babies. There was a beautiful friendly sweet boy cat there with the same name as my grandpa.

Yeah, he came home with me! It was awesome.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:23 PM (Toos7)

58 Sign on my gate says " My dog can reach the gate in .002 seconds, can you?
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:21 PM (8Uo7a)

I would post that, but they would reach the gate, and then invite folks in!

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 08:24 PM (5WPt1)

59 Pine marten rip your face off. Uh uh. No way.

Posted by: Derak at November 05, 2026 08:25 PM (HO+k7)

60 "This has not been my experience. Ranch dogs are generally pretty good at herding, or at least fending off large animals, but for the most part, they like people."

People wearing backpacks get their attention. Happened to me a couple times while hiking.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 08:25 PM (Jr5Lq)

61 If the owner introduces you to the dog it's all good. If you're a stranger entering the territory look out.

Posted by: davidt at November 05, 2026 08:25 PM (Q+gd/)

62 I'm convinced most extremely online socialist trolls working for Shareblue do what they do to "prove" that they are "solvent" after every pharmacist in town rejects their mother's stolen credit cards and cuts them off from their monkeypox salve.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:27 PM (BI5O2)

63 i walked to a farmer's house and was met by 2 Great Pyrenees. very glad the farmer was close. Super nice dogs as long as he or his wife were around

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:29 PM (bFq8h)

64 Help with the punchline, please.

Why is Talarico like a King?

Because he has a drag queen.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:31 PM (8Uo7a)

65 I refuse to go into an animal shelter. My heart would melt. I would want to take 'em all home with me. Dogs and cats are ment to be loved and cared for.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 08:31 PM (En+fz)

66 28 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:05 PM (8Uo7a)

________________________

Not in a gay way. DOMINANCE!!!!

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 08:32 PM (dIske)

67 I refuse to go into an animal shelter. My heart would melt. I would want to take 'em all home with me. Dogs and cats are ment to be loved and cared for.
Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 08:31 PM (En+fz)
----
When I first got my cat Penny, I wanted to get her a companion cat.

I went to the Facebook page of the local animal shelter. Jasmine's picture came up and I said, "That's the one!"

Then I went over to pick her up. Yeah, it was difficult to leave all the other cats behind...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 08:35 PM (s2iZv)

68 44 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.

He's gonna' screw Texas. And, you know ? I think Texas has it coming.

Enjoy.
Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:13 PM (siaA4)

I hope everyone who voted for winning Democrats gets a full measure of what they voted for. Which won't be what those candidates said they'd do. It is what they will do now that they are done needing to fool the rubes for a while.

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 08:38 PM (5rh/l)

69 I refuse to go into an animal shelter. My heart would melt. I would want to take 'em all home with me. Dogs and cats are ment to be loved and cared for.
Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 08:31 PM (En+fz)

Ditto.
'Ol Joe has been gone over a year now and I still miss him. I'd love another dog but at my age, it wouldn't be fair.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

70 All my cats I found on the street. If I needed to go to a shelter to get a cat, I'd tell them "Give me the one that nobody else wants. The one that's been here the longest."

Thirteen cats over 26 years. I'm too embarrassed to say what I spent taking care of them. I could sure use that money now.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 08:41 PM (Jr5Lq)

71 While Big Penguin's actions have little to no effect on elections in the United States, and the truth as presented by Penguin Facts has a similar impact, we stand by our statements regarding Bruce Springsteen and Erik Erikson. No doubt their history of carnal relations with penguins will now lead to even more bold polymorphicaly perverse proclamations of the properness of penguin-human marriages.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at November 05, 2026 08:42 PM (MWfyi)

72 All my cats I found on the street. If I needed to go to a shelter to get a cat, I'd tell them "Give me the one that nobody else wants. The one that's been here the longest."

Thirteen cats over 26 years. I'm too embarrassed to say what I spent taking care of them. I could sure use that money now.
Posted by: gp

All my cats, (16), are found/dropped off. Yeah. Living in the country is nice, but assholes drive down the dirt road and dump their unwanteds.

Also, feeding about 11 raccoons. I can kill them or feed them and I'm tired of killing. I'll save that for the hogs.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:46 PM (j8OG7)

73 Two of our cats came from a machine shop.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:48 PM (MWfyi)

74 39 Guide dogs are fine. I'm talking about people dragging dogs around everywhere that should not be.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:10 PM (MWfyi)

I've seen several women in my subdivision over the years, driving with their small to medium size dog sitting crosswise on the driver's lap with its head outside the drivers window. Jeebus, talk about a recipe for not being able to quickly and adequately steer in an emergency, like a kid running into the street or popping out from behind a parked car! I hope the cops eventually spotted all those idiots before they caused mayhem. I hope each had to pay a big-big fine.

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 08:50 PM (5rh/l)

75 "I've seen several women in my subdivision over the years, driving with their small to medium size dog sitting crosswise on the driver's lap with its head outside the drivers window. "

I see those people letting the dog drive too. If they get in an accident and the steering wheel airbag deploys it is not nice.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:52 PM (MWfyi)

76 Love this positive news. Walt the Red Baron pizza guy is suspending his crowdfunding, hopes people keep giving to others in need. And he's staying in touch with the homeless vet that set up the fundraiser for him.

He could have milked the crowdfunding forever. Or built it into a brand, interviews, and celebrity. Instead he's going to keep his family's life private. LOVE. IT. Glad all this goodness came his way, he's a true mensch.

-----

Hello everyone,

Your kind words have meant the world to my family and I this past week. I still cannot believe how much you have all rallied behind us, and I can never thank you enough. I’ve been able to spend lots of extra time at home with my family this week...

If you have the means and would like to continue helping others, please consider supporting another fundraiser, a local charity, or a church helping families in need this holiday season.

This will be my last update as I focus on my family, and we enjoy the holidays together. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and for making my family feel so supported. We will never forget it.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:54 PM (Toos7)

77 Russell Brand Convicted In UK Court On Charges Of Raping While Not Muslim

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:55 PM (gWCxi)

78 I was going to try to work in a joke about Michael Jackson blowing Bubbles but I'm stumped.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:55 PM (MWfyi)

79 28 Talarico will be found in the Senate cloakroom screwing a furry or the tranny congress person.
Posted by: Ben Had

In a conference room at the US Capitol, like those two poofters, who videoed themselves humping each other, and then posted it. Because love is love. Talarico will be celebrated for it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 08:57 PM (byWhc)

80 If y’all could spare a kind thought or prayer for LazyMessenger. He’s mostly a lurker but will occasionally post on the GT.

He helped his sweet Husky over the rainbow bridge this week.

Sweet sweet doggie. And very handsome.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 08:57 PM (yEz+x)

81 A lifetime of cats: Ninky, Monkeyface, Bobo, Morris, Princess, Radius, Tugboat, Star, Sunny, Buddy, Cheesehead, Marble, Mitten, Tom, Tiny, Flash. I've likely forgotten one or two.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 08:57 PM (Jr5Lq)

82 "Talarico will be celebrated for it.
Posted by: Puddleglum"

They will put it on a t shirt.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:58 PM (MWfyi)

83 Well, some good news. I was in the right half of the alphabet not to be requested for jury tomorrow, so I don't have to tell a cook county judge how little I care whether anyone follows democrat laws.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 08:58 PM (vSvIl)

84 >78 I was going to try to work in a joke about Michael Jackson blowing Bubbles but I'm stumped.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 08:55 PM (MWfyi)

Hey - it was consensual!

Posted by: Bubbles the clown at November 05, 2026 08:59 PM (vr4To)

85 I hope everyone who voted for winning Democrats gets a full measure of what they voted for. Which won't be what those candidates said they'd do. It is what they will do now that they are done needing to fool the rubes for a while.
Posted by: Gref

Yep. I hope they get EVERYTHING they voted for. Good and Hard.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (byWhc)

86 This will be my last update as I focus on my family, and we enjoy the holidays together. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and for making my family feel so supported. We will never forget it.
Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:54 PM (Toos7)
=====

Sorry to say I'm unaware of this but wish to join the morons in prayer for you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (RIvkX)

87 "Hey - it was consensual!
Posted by: Bubbles the clown"

Maybe for you.

Posted by: Bubbles the chimp at November 05, 2026 09:01 PM (MWfyi)

88 Two of our cats came from a machine shop.
Posted by: fd

Robo kitties?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 09:02 PM (7EgNJ)

89 I think LizLem was quoting.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 09:02 PM (MWfyi)

90 Sorry to say I'm unaware of this but wish to join the morons in prayer for you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (RIvkX)
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Ahh, you were quoting someone else.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:02 PM (RIvkX)

91 Thanks fd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:02 PM (RIvkX)

92 One of the things that sucks about growing old is the loss of physical strength.

Slinging around 80lb bags of concrete isn't as easy as it used to be.

I will ponder this over a nice bourbon and sour patch gummies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 09:04 PM (XV/Pl)

93 Maybe for you.
Posted by: Bubbles the chimp

Rot in hell.

Posted by: Sheryl Crow at November 05, 2026 09:05 PM (bFq8h)

94 "Robo kitties?
Posted by: Tonypete"

Sisters. One is a healthy friendly calico. The other is a blind tortie. We didn't know that when we got them as kittens. You would swear she is looking at you but no she doesn't see anything.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 09:06 PM (MWfyi)

95 >>> Sorry to say I'm unaware of this but wish to join the morons in prayer for you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (RIvkX)

Oh, it's not me!! You're stuck with me for a while.

It's Walt the pizza guy, the man that got harrassed by an influencer and broke down on camera. I wanted to cry hearing his agony. Red Baron pizza stood by him and has made him employee of the month, and he has enough money from kind people to spend tons of time with his kids. I couldn't be happier for him!

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 09:07 PM (Toos7)

96 Hah no worries San Franpsycho.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 09:08 PM (Toos7)

97 https://www.gofundme.com/f/
support-a-harassed-red-baron-worker

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 09:10 PM (Toos7)

98 Anyone smart will be digging into all of his past and giving him an enema. He cloaks himself in Christian language to the point of sacrilege. He called himself David fighting against Goliath and I bet church ladies think he's a nice boy. They need to expose what he really is, so that trails behind him in the open. No one is that smug unless they are hiding a live girl or dead boy, as they say.
Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 08:11 PM (Toos7)
=====

So was his g.f. by his side on victory night?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:11 PM (RIvkX)

99 According to author David Wigg, Queen singer Freddie Mercury grew frustrated trying to record a duet with Jackson, "There Must Be More to Life Than This", because of Jackson's insistence that Bubbles be in the studio. According to Wigg, "Michael made Bubbles sit between them and would turn to the chimp between takes and ask, 'Don't you think that was lovely?' Or, 'Do you think we should do that again?' After a few days of this, Freddie just exploded ... 'I'm not performing with a fucking chimp sitting next to me each night.'" Mercury left the project and released the song as a solo artist in 1985

Posted by: Bubbles Facts at November 05, 2026 09:12 PM (MWfyi)

100 So is POTUS going to play hardball with the new communist party? He had a red hat that said VETO on the Resolute Desk today.

Posted by: Jmel at November 05, 2026 09:15 PM (3TlS+)

101 I hope everyone who voted for winning Democrats gets a full measure of what they voted for. Which won't be what those candidates said they'd do. It is what they will do now that they are done needing to fool the rubes for a while.
Posted by: Gref

Yep. I hope they get EVERYTHING they voted for. Good and Hard.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (byWhc)

Unlubed, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 09:15 PM (wVcYX)

102
99 According to author David Wigg, Queen singer Freddie Mercury grew frustrated trying to record a duet with Jackson, "There Must Be More to Life Than This", because of Jackson's insistence that Bubbles be in the studio.

According to Wigg, "Michael made Bubbles sit between them and would turn to the chimp between takes and ask, 'Don't you think that was lovely?' Or, 'Do you think we should do that again?'

------

What a homo. Jackson, I mean

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 05, 2026 09:17 PM (ienUH)

103 Chimps tear off genitals and eat faces and bite off fingers when they flip their lids. Demonstrably weird pop star: "Hang out with me and my chimp." Naw, it's a no for me, dawg.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:17 PM (HFrEr)

104 Creatine works wonders for old muscles

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 05, 2026 09:23 PM (JNr/z)

105 I bought Red Baron pizza today for the first time. If someone will stand up for an employee like that, then I will stand up for them.

Posted by: Wenda at November 05, 2026 09:25 PM (l03Py)

106 I hope everyone who voted for winning Democrats gets a full measure of what they voted for. Which won't be what those candidates said they'd do. It is what they will do now that they are done needing to fool the rubes for a while.
Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 08:38 PM (5rh/l)

The problem is the rich virtue-signallers, who are too rich to ever feel the pain. The limousine liberals. Jackasses in real life, but boy do they love lording it over everyone while saying they are so inclusive and accepting. The lawn sign pricks.

DH wouldn't let me post my yard sign. It said: In this house we believe that your yard sign proves you are an ignorant arrogant prick.

He said it might sow division. (I'm kidding, he laughed out loud, but was afraid the inclusive folks would Kristallnacht us.)

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 09:28 PM (5WPt1)

107 Don't want to raise an alarm, but I am seeing a shortage of a lot of long term storage food in #10 cans. Seems to be the case across manufacturers. Amazon could ship me a can of potato flakes November 20th. It's odd. And I know about those government warnings, which has lead to a lot of prep stories online.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 05, 2026 09:28 PM (JNr/z)

108 Best Cafe ever? I think yes.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 09:29 PM (sGzLm)

109 WTF. Animal control couldn't come out to pick up a dog but when the person who found it decided he wanted to keep her , they took the dog away from him? Why were they even involved?

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:30 PM (2gbgu)

110 I like Red Baron Pizza. I buy Red Baron Pizza. I am happy for Red Baron Pizza guy.

Posted by: Good News at November 05, 2026 09:30 PM (Ssbab)

111 This crap that PDT has ruined the Republicans is BS. The GOP did it to themselves. And even if he did they needed ruining.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 09:32 PM (MWfyi)

112 Notsothoreau, I appreciate creatine too!

Posted by: Funsize at November 05, 2026 09:32 PM (3j87q)

113 And I know about those government warnings, which has lead to a lot of prep stories online.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 05, 2026 09:28 PM (JNr/z)

I mostly prep out of my garden. I'm putting up Ham Bean Soup tomorrow, at least 15 jars at a time. I have dried potatoes, dried carrots, several kinds of herbs, dried red and green peppers, lots of good stuff.

I'll do beef veggie soup next week. Same dealio. Buy cheap beef, add veggies and broth and can it.

Good cheap meals, and easy once it's all done.

I also keep several pounds of rice, but I haven't figured out how to store flour very well long term. I think you need a bunch of those packets that keep stuff dry, and frankly, they give me the heebie jeebies. Made in China or something.

Of course the most important stash is the alcohol and beer. Can't run out of the staples, you know?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 09:32 PM (5WPt1)

114 110 WTF. Animal control couldn't come out to pick up a dog but when the person who found it decided he wanted to keep her , they took the dog away from him? Why were they even involved?
Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:30 PM (2gbgu)

WTF indeed. I don't think any animal control officer has the authority to come on my property and take my property, and I expect any effort in that direction would quickly turn... defensive.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 09:34 PM (5WPt1)

115 I hope Russell Brand ass raped Katy Perry when he was married to that fat, talentless whorebag.

Posted by: Assman at November 05, 2026 09:34 PM (Ssbab)

116 116 I hope Russell Brand ass raped Katy Perry when he was married to that fat, talentless whorebag.
Posted by: Assman at November 05, 2026 09:34 PM (Ssbab)

You seem nice.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 09:35 PM (5WPt1)

117 I have wheat and grain grinders. You can buy #10 cans of flour and that's in stock. I just bought some canned veggies to have them on hand. I prefer dehydrated, but it's good to have stuff that can be eaten cold.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 05, 2026 09:36 PM (JNr/z)

118 Who's the man who can lead the band like no other can?
John Thune, Big Thune.
Who's the man who stands alone and wrecks the plan like no other can?
Big Thune, John Thune
Who's the man that deserves the can like no other man?
John Thune, Sh*t Thune.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:37 PM (6T7Go)

119 It used to be that if you were a celebrity you would have groupies and that was that. Now you have groupies who will claim rape years later.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:37 PM (2gbgu)

120 Russell Brand error was he became conservative and a Christian.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:39 PM (2gbgu)

121 Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 09:41 PM (Cjcf

Start with Ralph Norman who refused to endorse Graham.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:43 PM (2gbgu)

122
Yep. I hope they get EVERYTHING they voted for. Good and Hard.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (byWhc)

A lot of them voted for them to jail and preferably kill us. Just saying.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:47 PM (vE0+H)

123 This crap that PDT has ruined the Republicans is BS. The GOP did it to themselves. And even if he did they needed ruining.

===

but....we did absolutely nothing!

Posted by: GOP at November 05, 2026 09:48 PM (AKptf)

124 >>>Let's start with Thune. I don't want him out of Republican leadership. I want him out of the Republican party. Let him caucus with the Dems--at least we'd all know where we stand.
...
Posted by: Crusader
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Nancy Pelosi would beat him like a wet hen.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:49 PM (6T7Go)

125 ===

but....we did absolutely nothing!

Posted by: GOP
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Push it just a little bit more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:50 PM (6T7Go)

126 Darline was a terrible candidate. The SC GOPe fucked that up royally. Start with that do-nothing shitbag Henry McMaster.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:52 PM (bFq8h)

127 but I haven't figured out how to store flour very well long term.
---

I think double vacuum packaging has something to do with it.
And deep freezing it first. With not moisture, that's a good one.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:53 PM (6T7Go)

128 I know we don't always see eye to eye, but have you considered the fact that I have a very senatorial haircut?

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 09:53 PM (HFrEr)

129 Paging F5, F5 to the front desk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:55 PM (6T7Go)

130
And let's get one of our seats back by completing the deportation of that somali bitch that has no place in our country.

She's not going anywhere.

Posted by: The guy who says she's not going anywhere at November 05, 2026 09:56 PM (Cqx++)

131 126:but....we did absolutely nothing!
Posted by: GOP

Then ran out of ideas.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:57 PM (byWhc)

132 124
Yep. I hope they get EVERYTHING they voted for. Good and Hard.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (byWhc)

A lot of them voted for them to jail and preferably kill us. Just saying.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:47 PM (vE0+H)

Yes, I know.

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 09:57 PM (5rh/l)

133 Know who won the election?
Do a comparative analysis of
the numbers back to ~2010.

Chairman Xi won the election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 09:57 PM (6T7Go)

134 That seat will be filled by a similar type. But still worth enforcing the law.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 09:58 PM (U/Byj)

135 Before concluding Russell Brand is really a Christian, please watch this two minute clip revealing his obvious unfamiliarity with Scripture:
youtube.com/shorts/TuE2WTFR020

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 09:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

136 There is a Tennessee rep contest where the Dem lost in 2024 by 43 points to the Rep incumbent but ran again in 2026 and beat the same Republican incumbent. And she didn't run any TV ads .

In the absence of a cheat, WTF is wrong with voters?

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:58 PM (2gbgu)

137 Perhaps so, but she was "our" candidate. Every single alleged "Republican" who didn't support her deserves to be cast aside.
Posted by: Crusader

i held my nose and voted for her. Not enough did. Now we got ball chopper Annie Andrews for 6 years.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:59 PM (bFq8h)

138 124
Yep. I hope they get EVERYTHING they voted for. Good and Hard.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:00 PM (byWhc)

A lot of them voted for them to jail and preferably kill us. Just saying.

Posted by: ...

Yea, and the unintentional consequences of that will be 'hilarious', in an Balkan CW way.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at November 05, 2026 09:59 PM (byWhc)

139 In the absence of a cheat, WTF is wrong with voters?

Posted by: polynikes
---

There you go deleting the obvious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 10:01 PM (6T7Go)

140 121 Russell Brand error was he became conservative and a Christian.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 09:39 PM (2gbgu)

No, Russell Brand's error is that he's an entitled scumbag who likes rape and thinks he can get away with it. Maybe he will wind up in prison, on the other end of the dick.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 10:03 PM (X5Jzz)

141 ONT is up.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 05, 2026 10:03 PM (47diA)

142 Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 09:58 PM (Jr5Lq

Can you quote a verse from Isaiah from memory?

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 10:04 PM (2gbgu)

143 Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 10:03 PM (X5J

So this is the time you believe all women. It all depends if you like the guy or not right ?

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 10:05 PM (2gbgu)

144 "Can you quote a verse from Isaiah from memory?"

I never said I could. I have no claim to defend. The man is obviously a poser.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 10:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

145 Darline was a terrible candidate. The SC GOPe fucked that up royally. Start with that do-nothing shitbag Henry McMaster.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:52 PM

There was a primary. I blame the voters.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:12 PM (4NO2D)

146
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Posted by: Isaiah 40:31 at November 05, 2026 10:15 PM (4NO2D)

Unexpectedly, Stock Markets Crash After Communist Victory

Hey, remember when a 0.31% drop on the Friday before the election was claimed to be All Trump's Fault and a sign of apocalypse?

What's this, then?

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING: US stocks have just taken a HISTORIC nosedive after Democrats' blue wave this week, with TRILLIONS of dollars being incinerated in a single day
Democrats are already doing SEVERE damage to American retirement accounts.
Travel, tech, retail, energy, manufacturing stocks, and more: ALL SHARPLY down today
🔻 NASDAQ down over 5.5%
🔻 S&P 500 down 4.35%
🔻 DOW down almost 4.5%

A commenter -- maybe gp -- said that the tech sector has been a bubble for some time, due, I guess, to data centers and AI. He said that a correction was inevitable.

May be -- but certainly the reason for the puncturing of the bubble at this particular moment was the communist takeover.

Dow sheds more than 1,800 points as midterm results spur investor exodus from tech and AI

The stock market tanked on Thursday amid concerns that a shift in congressional political control following the U.S. midterm elections could slow the construction of data centers that power artificial intelligence services.
Stocks sank across the board, but technology companies with a hand in the AI sector were hit especially hard. The Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 1,422 points, or 5.5%, to close at 24,315. The drop means the tech-heavy index is now in a "correction," or down more than 10% from its most recent all-time high, set in October.
The broader S&P 500 dropped 335 points, or 4.4%, to end at 7,354, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,833 points, or 3.4%. Investors were reacting to the growing "headline" risks around AI, according to Wall Street analyst Adam Crisafulli of Vital Knowledge.
The rout was violent enough that it could delay the highly anticipated initial public offering by Anthropic, a bellwether for the entire AI business, Crisafulli told investors in a research note. Before the turmoil in financial markets, the IPO had been expected to take place this month and to raise as much as $100 billion.
The sharp drop also marks a sharp reversal from Wednesday, when the Dow posted its biggest gain of the year.
...
Investors worry that the enormous investment in AI is creating a stock market bubble, which happens when sky-high valuations become detached from companies' underlying fundamentals.
...
In other financial markets, the initial reaction to the election results faded a bit. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil rose 2.6% to $97.11 and recovered much of its nearly 9% drop from the day before. Uncertainty still reigns about what will happen in the war with Iran and when the global energy industry can return to normal.

🚨 BREAKING: US stocks have just taken a HISTORIC nosedive after Democrats' blue wave this week, with TRILLIONS of dollars being incinerated in a single day
Democrats are already doing SEVERE damage to American retirement accounts.
Travel, tech, retail, energy, manufacturing stocks, and more: ALL SHARPLY down today
🔻 NASDAQ down over 5.5%
🔻 S&P 500 down 4.35%
🔻 DOW down almost 4.5%
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 5, 2026

I don't know if you can see the "Community Note" appended here, but it says that $2.8 trillion in (paper) wealth was wiped out today. $3.5 trillion was wiped out in March 2020 -- when the Chinese bioweapon broke containment and infected the world.

I don't know if that is some leftwinger's attempt to downplay the losses or just someone offering fair comparison.

But this is huge. Democrats are 80% as bad for the market as a world-economy-shutting-down plague.

🚨 BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY WIPEOUT IN US STOCK MARKET HISTORY
$2.8 Trillion has been wiped out from the US stock market today so far, the largest one in history.
Previously, the largest single-day wipeout was of $2.69 Trillion during the Covid crash. https://t.co/zcDXUxyL2X
— The Macro Paper (@macropaperr) November 5, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:52 PM

Comments

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1 yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 06:54 PM (bFq8h)

2 Not a good day at all.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 06:55 PM (iL1eb)

3 "... but it says that $2 trillion in (paper) wealth was wiped out today..."

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 06:56 PM (2Ez/1)

4 Bonds and cash the smart play.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:56 PM (Gqar8)

5 Pelosi hardest hit!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 05, 2026 06:57 PM (NnhvP)

6 The people have spoken. They must be pundished.

Posted by: ED KOCH at November 05, 2026 06:57 PM (KVjz6)

7 It's great for me. I rolled out of a bunch of positions taking profits and hoarding cash over the last few months.

now I can roll back in on a discount. The cretins won't let things lay this low for too long.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:58 PM (aKiSo)

8 Is that a lot?
Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 06:56 PM (2Ez/1)

...........

Compared to our debt.....no not really.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 06:58 PM (iL1eb)

9 Certainly took it in the shorts with my position in $MU.

I think all of it will rebound but who the fuck knows. Commies suck.

Posted by: ballistic at November 05, 2026 06:58 PM (oqH4h)

10 I laugh at the tech bros...

Hugged the left for so long, now out to dry.

Sucks, huh?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 06:58 PM (pfXMo)

11 Hey everyone with pensions, do you feel good about voting Dem tonight? I bet you don't

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 06:59 PM (8VNAp)

12 I do not question the timing.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (HSFTJ)

13 do you feel good about voting Dem"

IMO, they just didn't vote...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (pfXMo)

14 Let's pound the square peg through the round hole. It'll fit this time.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (bFq8h)

15 This is impossible the Democrats were going to make everything better.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (MWfyi)

16 Yippee Ki Yi Yay! It's another glorious day in the Gulag.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (jqoTQ)

17 Dang, I'm reading all the comments in the Salon post and Ace goes and puts up 2 more posts.

Posted by: Darth Randall at November 05, 2026 07:01 PM (mseD3)

18 Anyone want to wager what hurt the avg 401k D. Voter more...
Gas Prices over the last 4-5 months or the ding their portfolio took in the last 48 hours?

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:01 PM (/izzV)

19 I won't have the courage to look at my 401k or my investment accounts for a long time. Guess I'll keep plugging along. Luckily I have a few years left in me to do that. I feel for the people who can't.

Posted by: Molly k. at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (iL1eb)

20 >>This is impossible the Democrats were going to make everything better.

They promised to bring prices down...

and they did.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (/izzV)

21 I'm reading all the comments in the Salon post and Ace goes and puts up 2 more posts."

Shh. Don't tell 'em about the content...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (pfXMo)

22
The funny thing is that my retierement took a beating but I'm still in the black.

Posted by: YIKES! at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (OgWfa)

23 Our Marxists have only barely talked about nationalizing companies, but you can bet its on their minds

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

24 I'll just re-use my comment from earlier today, about the Democrat Media being happy with yesterday's "surge" in the markets.

"Markets hate uncertainty."

So they "surged"-- well, popped up a bit--when the uncertainty of the election went away.

Then they realized what the "certainty" that replaced it was, and everyone shat their pants at once.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 03:44 PM (VHUov)

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 07:03 PM (VHUov)

25 >>The funny thing is that my retierement took a beating but I'm still in the black.

Trust me when I say this ...

Posted by: Late 80s Ted Danson at November 05, 2026 07:03 PM (/izzV)

26 11 Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 06:59 PM (8VNAp)

The wife and I voted straight ticket GOP as we always do, and I feel the way about it I always do...and my state stayed red for the time being as it always has after that John Balls Edwards thing....

I strongly suggest people let their GOP reps know NO bailouts for the AI bubble.....period.

NONE....

It was cartel behavior that Trump and DOJ should have been pursuing and Congress should have been having hearings on....the price of consumer electronics tripled and the stuff being bought was laying fallow in warehouses being funded with debt.....fuck Sam Altman.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:03 PM (Int1s)

27 This is when you get some of those unrealized gains they can tax.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:04 PM (MWfyi)

28 *nods, while gazing contentedly at his collection of 8-track tapes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 05, 2026 07:04 PM (lbtIB)

29 *--- > puncturing of the bubble at this particular moment was the communist takeover.
---

Never doubt that those shits at Schwab, Fidelity et al voted for this.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:05 PM (vOxCS)

30 All the traders woke up after a two day coke fueled bender and said, "We voted for WHAT? FUUUUUUUUCK!"

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:05 PM (mISmA)

31 Boebert blown out. Good riddance.

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 05, 2026 07:05 PM (8MGOA)

32 sockOFF

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:05 PM (/izzV)

33 All the co.panies that moved to Texas are now fucked, but they are celebrating right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 05, 2026 07:06 PM (lbtIB)

34 sockOFF
Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:05 PM (/izzV)

They say once you've gone blackface...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 05, 2026 07:07 PM (lbtIB)

35 >>They say once you've gone blackface...

My first amp was a 64 Princeton Reverb. I still play it today.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (/izzV)

36 Aetius451AD work phone

The Commies have a plan, but Business Texas has a reality for them. Union workers would be hardest hit, even wth Texas being a Right to Work state.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (u82oZ)

37 I'm started to feel liberated. From caring, that is.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (MWfyi)

38 This has to be Trump's fault somehow.......

IMPEACH TRUMP NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (ENxVw)

39 Article at The Federalist how many Muslims were elected in offices around the country. And their rhetoric to take over

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (Ia/+0)

40 All the co.panies that moved to Texas are now fucked, but they are celebrating right now.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

F them. We told them not to vote lime they did back where they came from.

Hopefully they lose billions.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (mISmA)

41 "A commenter -- maybe gp -- said that the tech sector has been a bubble for some time, due, I guess, to data centers and AI. He said that a correction was inevitable.

May be -- but certainly the reason for the puncturing of the bubble at this particular moment was the communist takeover."

The only bubble was the fear that there won't be buildings in which to put the chips. The Dems opposition to datacenters has been duly noted. The industry is still printing money at eyewatering levels. The confidence that they can perform on outyears of backlog is what took a hit.

As an example, Nvidia's last quarter was $96 Billion with 75% margins and 100% y/y growth. Those kinds of numbers are bananas. I'll keep my Nvidia stock and sell enough to rebalance when it gets too high. Again.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (r7+Q7)

42 It's 3:45 AM in Tehran, looks like they can unpucker for another day.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (vOxCS)

43 The Commies have a plan, but Business Texas has a reality for them. Union workers would be hardest hit, even wth Texas being a Right to Work state.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (u82oZ)

Ill admit to caging a few of MP4s black jelly beans and point out California was once a strong business state. As was Washington, Colorado...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 05, 2026 07:10 PM (lbtIB)

44 I have one question to these voters........

"Why are you Stupid" ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 07:10 PM (ENxVw)

45 They write it off, Jerry.

They write it off.

Posted by: Kramer, Student of Communism at November 05, 2026 07:11 PM (1wjle)

46 Aetius451AD work phone

Good counter point.

"They bought their tickets. Let them crash. "

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:11 PM (u82oZ)

47 39 Article at The Federalist how many Muslims were elected in offices around the country. And their rhetoric to take over
Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM
Market crash means nothing to islam, it just keeps focused on the task. Destruction of civilization.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 07:11 PM (LHPAg)

48 So much for solving the.......

"AFFORDABILITY CRISIS" !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 07:12 PM (ENxVw)

49 **** ...

Investors worry that the enormous investment in AI is creating a stock market bubble, which happens when sky-high valuations become detached from companies' underlying fundamentals.
---

Or, investors worry that Companies, because of Govt intervention, will not be able to fulfill build out plans.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:12 PM (vOxCS)

50 After the left has their way with the country there will be no business friendly states.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:12 PM (MWfyi)

51 37 I'm started to feel liberated. From caring, that is.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (MWfyi)

I'm feeling strangely unconcerned, myself. Probably just in denial.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (zYpTz)

52 Every word out oft he Ds mouth drives the stock market down. They want:

Higher taxes
More regulation
Nationalize industries
Pointless prosecutions of government officials
They don't give a shit about high oil prices.
Anti AI
Anti tariffs
Musk in jail
More unreliable green energy

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (fR677)

53 I'm not sure if AI is a bubble. I've been using it at work quite a bit and it's a significant help. It's possible it will live up the hype mostly. So maybe Democrats will kill off a major growth factor for our economy, and not just pop a bubble.

Posted by: Dave at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (sbsMc)

54 41 Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 07:09 PM (r7+Q7)

There was a Chinese influence op on AI, and both parties nutjobs were against them. AI is a strategic necessity unfortunately and a functional America would require them period but we do not live in a functional America. Consequently we may wind up not having them.

The market is shitting the bed because it just realized that the democrats may well not allow them at all, even if they do allow them it will likely not ever allow new serious power generation, will absolutely not allow private construction of on site private generation, which means utilities skyrocket.....democrats legitimately hate Americans having cheap energy it is a sexual fetish.

Go long on Hobo Solar.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (Int1s)

55 fd

Go long for Singapore and Japan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (u82oZ)

56 Gotta love these 80 IQ Trolls

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (/izzV)

57 Boebert is a fine example of a GOP politician.

"Vote for me. I'm not as ugly as a toad's ass, and I love muh gunz just like you, fellow Conservatives! Pay no mind while I beat off this Democrat donor at a Beetlejuice musical with a bunch of families watching.

For America, of course."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (BI5O2)

58 And S Korea.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:14 PM (MWfyi)

59
Johnson blackface radio

https://t.ly/RxuGJ

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 07:14 PM (Cqx++)

60 Musk just got started on the physically biggest factory building in the world in Grimes county not far from College Station.
Will he move it?
If so, is it FL or LA?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:14 PM (vOxCS)

61 What do noted economic pundits Paul Krugman and Brian Stelter have to say about this?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 07:15 PM (0sNs1)

62 Dow down 220 from Monday

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 07:15 PM (enNUy)

63 sven

And yet...

China has even more problems than we do. I will laugh and laugh if all the Chinese AIs recommend ditching Chinese Communism for the US Constitution as written, with 10 Amendments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:15 PM (u82oZ)

64 fd

Only is South Korea and Taiwan go nuclear.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:16 PM (u82oZ)

65 61 Musk just got started on the physically biggest factory building in the world in Grimes county not far from College Station.
Will he move it?
If so, is it FL or LA?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:14 PM (vOxCS)

If it wouldn't take too damn long to set up, he should fly from one site to the other in one of his Starships. Catch his own ass with his own chopsticks.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:16 PM (aKiSo)

66 Boebert is a fine example of a GOP politician.

"Vote for me. I'm not as ugly as a toad's ass, and I love muh gunz just like you, fellow Conservatives! Pay no mind while I beat off this Democrat donor at a Beetlejuice musical with a bunch of families watching.

For America, of course."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM

Could be much worse. She could have done at a screening of Prometheus.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 07:17 PM (0sNs1)

67 Thinking more about the bubble. AI might be a bubble, or might not. I'm almost positive that Tesla's full self driving cars are not a bubble. Democrats will do whatever they can to hurt Tesla, though, to get back at Musk. Clinton-type Democrats had some sense of what made the economy work. The DSA is Marxist--they will just destroy the economy if they can.

Posted by: Dave at November 05, 2026 07:17 PM (sbsMc)

68 My AO is a major high tech hub in the South.

FL is welcome to that stupid Gigafactory.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR CALIFORNIA BUTTFUCKERS OUTSIDE OF MY STATE, BRUH!!!!

I've seen what the tech bros have wrought in TX.

No. Thanks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:17 PM (BI5O2)

69 Could be much worse. She could have done at a screening of Prometheus.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 07:17 PM (0sNs1)

"If I were watching this movie on an airplane while getting a handy-J, I'd still walk out."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:18 PM (aKiSo)

70 I want to muster a fuck but can't. I'm not in the market in any meaningful way anymore; that ended after the my career crashed and burned in the TARP era. I'm sure market misery trickles down to morlocks like me, but so does a ton of bad decision-making outside my control. And these companies all hate me anyway. So, good luck!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 07:18 PM (HFrEr)

71 The Commies have a plan, but Business Texas has a reality for them. Union workers would be hardest hit, even wth Texas being a Right to Work state.

Posted by: NaCly Dog
---

On the state level it will be a hard pull for them.
On a Federal level, with that shitshow governor, who knows.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:19 PM (vOxCS)

72 64 Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:15 PM (u82oZ)

The one problem the Chinese have never had is a hatred of the Han Chinese by the Han Chinese wanting the Han Chinese wiped from the Earth.....

we kind of invented that I have seen no other super power ever with that and I have looked hard.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:19 PM (Int1s)

73
Cue the bejabbering Bernie to begin blustering about "billionaires" paying their "fair share"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Vote! Vote! Vote! at November 05, 2026 07:19 PM (ixS3i)

74 I don't get what AI will do or not do to civilization
The Chinese seem too

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)

75 ♪ Happy Days are Here Again...♫

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 07:20 PM (l3cgK)

76 The things that will certainly fix our economy, make things more affordable and soothe the stock market are lawmaker, prosecuting and taxing millionaires, seizing property, and impeachments!!!

Posted by: Dr. Commie has the cure for what ails you. I shit you negative! at November 05, 2026 07:20 PM (47/pr)

77 73 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 07:18 PM (HFrEr)

I am past caring, I have enough money in a sock drawer if AMD free falls enough I'll buy....

I am out of the market entirely right now....fuck em...no bailouts....they chose this and the entire tech sector enabled the AI horseshit perpetual motion machine and willfully fucked over the consumer electronics sector....no mercy.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:21 PM (Int1s)

78 Who wants to invest in a Communist country? Or even a Socialist country?

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 07:21 PM (En+fz)

79 Boebert is a fine example of a GOP politician.

"Vote for me. I'm not as ugly as a toad's ass, and I love muh gunz just like you, fellow Conservatives! Pay no mind while I beat off this Democrat donor at a Beetlejuice musical with a bunch of families watching.

For America, of course."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM

Your standards are too high. These days if the illicit sex is one-on-one and heterosexual, it's a win.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 07:21 PM (HFrEr)

80 Folks ... you don't talk to anyone under 30. Its obvious.

They are Militant about their Anti-Racism. They will embrace those fucks just out of principal.
=====

Wow I am learing so much about me from your comments.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 07:22 PM (RIvkX)

81 Robert Reich may finally have made a correct prediction.

In 2016, after Trump won, he said:

"If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never."

Turns out that the homunculus may have been only off by 10 years!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 07:22 PM (HlyYF)

82 82 Who wants to invest in a Communist country? Or even a Socialist country?

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 07:21 PM (En+fz)

Especially when your assets become the Gov't's assets when the Gov't socializes them...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 07:22 PM (l3cgK)

83 Wow, copied/pasted a comment, commented on it, the comment numbers end up the same. LOL. Lots of Troll excrement removed, no doubt.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 07:23 PM (l3cgK)

84 I'll bet the Fed raises interest rates in the near future. Any takers?

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (dIske)

85 Boebert will have more time now to spend grabbing random hogs.

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (enNUy)

86
10/27/26:

Elon Musk retweeted:

Mgoes (bio/acc 🤖💉@m_goes_distance
this might be my last normal tweet before biotech goes vertical
there is a massive shift happening in human biology right now.
it's sitting in press releases and almost nobody reads them
the last 6 months alone:

- a once-daily pill roughly doubled median survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer (13.2 vs 6.6 months)
- a one-time gene editing infusion cut hereditary angioedema attacks 87%, and 62% of patients stayed attack-free and off all other prevention for 6 months
- a one-time gene edit for cholesterol dropped LDL up to 62%, and it held for over a year
- a personalized mrna vaccine beat keytruda alone in a 1,137 patient melanoma phase 3
- retatrutide hit ~28% weight loss in a phase 3
- an ai-designed drug entered phase 3
- a pill that regrows hair passed its second phase 3
- an immunotherapy that could let some rectal cancer patients skip surgery, chemo and radiation just got fda approved
- a man lived 271 days off dialysis on a pig kidney

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (vOxCS)

87 "I swear... I just beat off these Democrat money men. I only take their seed, not their money. Swearsies! For reels, fam!"

----- Lauren Boebert

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (BI5O2)

88 84 I'll bet the Fed raises interest rates in the near future. Any takers?
Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (dIske)

Nope - Dems already won, so their job is done...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (Gb7+b)

89 82 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 07:22 PM (l3cgK)

Poison the cattle, tear down your fences, burn down your barn, blow up your tractors....leave it like you found it.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:25 PM (Int1s)

90 I don't get what AI will do or not do to civilization
The Chinese seem too
Posted by: Skip

Please. Let AI design their guns.

It'll be fun.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:25 PM (j8OG7)

91 87 "I swear... I just beat off these Democrat money men. I only take their seed, not their money. Swearsies! For reels, fam!"

----- Lauren Boebert

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:24 PM (BI5O2)

New meaning to seed capital...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 07:25 PM (l3cgK)

92 81 Robert Reich may finally have made a correct prediction.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 07:22 PM (HlyYF)

______________________

Robert Reich is fun to watch when he goes jogging around the neighborhood for a little exercise. He carries climbing equipment with him to scale the side walk curbs, and speed bumps.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 07:26 PM (dIske)

93 Data Centers will become shakedowns for the Left.

Corporate Commitments

OpenAI introduced a "Compute Campus Policy Blueprint" featuring tens of millions of dollars in commitments for schools, free school lunches, and first responders.

Meta and Amazon have committed multi-billion-dollar packages and local action grants for host communities.

Google pledged $1 billion toward local programs in data center communities through 2027.
----
Tech developers have pointed to examples like $50,000 teacher bonuses following Meta data center construction in Louisiana, alongside ongoing school grants and educational funding.

Yes, I can imagine the Public Service Employees of PA with hands out and leaving us with no decrease in school taxes.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 07:26 PM (NFX2v)

94 >>- a man lived 271 days off dialysis on a pig kidney

That's not Kosher.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 07:27 PM (/izzV)

95 I don't get what AI will do or not do to civilization
The Chinese seem too
Posted by: Skip

Please. Let AI design their guns.
It'll be fun.
Posted by: rickb223

"Yes! You did tell me to make sure the safety would prevent the gun from firing! I ignored that suggestion in this design, and I'm very sorry for that."

Posted by: ChatGPT at November 05, 2026 07:27 PM (VHUov)

96 Who says the Democrats and the plague cannot work together? COVID 2027, soon in a theater near you?

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 07:27 PM (7cQi1)

97 Well, it's going to take a decade at least to undo what was done on Wednesday, at a bare minimum, if we can do it at all.

Oh, and they are still counting votes and we may lose a couple of more Senators and maybe 10 more congrescritters.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:28 PM (XV/Pl)

98 90 Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:25 PM (j8OG7)

I do work with AI for a contractor that works for a large organization....I left the job I was at and went to the acting side of the house but I had been working with AI while I recovered from my surgery and burn out....

I went back to the more sophisticated gig because they needed someone that understood narrative and to show how to use AI and write good prompts....

AI is very good at some things and a retard at others, people overstate and understate its impact what AI will never do is use judgement....of course a growing % of humans no longer do either.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:28 PM (Int1s)

99 Knew I should have requested money from my investment advisor yesterday.

Oh well.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 07:29 PM (vJrRc)

100 What sven said (about AI, in case I'm late)

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 07:29 PM (aJQbY)

101 I don't get what AI will do or not do to civilization
The Chinese seem too
Posted by: Skip

Please. Let AI design their guns.
It'll be fun.
Posted by: rickb223

"Yes! You did tell me to make sure the safety would prevent the gun from firing! I ignored that suggestion in this design, and I'm very sorry for that."
Posted by: ChatGPT

"Why can't we stack the rounds vertically in the magazine?"

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:29 PM (j8OG7)

102 Don't think for all their railing against AI that once they figure out like the Chinese it can track everyone they will be all for it.

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:29 PM (Ia/+0)

103 Don't forget the loons have stated any company that helped the Trump admin is in the crisshaira.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (Bavix)

104 Please. Let AI design their guns.

It'll be fun.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:25 PM (j8OG7)

Why does it have fifty barrels and no trigger?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (vSvIl)

105 I'm always 'wait and see'. I moved fairly aggressively into bonds ahead of my retirement - specifically tax exempt munis. If I can bargain shop a bit I will. AI and chip stocks are frothy but like it or not - AI is not going away. I think the market has 2 years to make hay and if the D's have both houses and the presidency in 28, my concern will be how to preserve what I have.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (vr4To)

106 96 Who says the Democrats and the plague cannot work together? COVID 2027, soon in a theater near you?
Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 07:27 PM (7cQi1)

____________________

The next big medical experiment will be a crossover virus between humans and beef stock cattle. Destroy humanity's freedoms AND decimate the meat industry in one swoop.

Bill Gates is salivating at the potential.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (dIske)

107 - a pill that regrows hair passed its second phase 3
----
Shut up and take my money!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (s2iZv)

108 Between the rocket people and the Navy, Accomack county is very busy.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 07:31 PM (Dpv2s)

109 a pill that regrows hair passed its second phase 3
----
Shut up and take my money!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

The catch is it only regrows it below the neck.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 07:32 PM (vJrRc)

110 "Perfessor" Squirrel

Listen, hippie. You should have no complaints.

You have a Pimp hat anyway.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:32 PM (u82oZ)

111 I'm always 'wait and see'. I moved fairly aggressively into bonds ahead of my retirement - specifically tax exempt munis. If I can bargain shop a bit I will. AI and chip stocks are frothy but like it or not - AI is not going away. I think the market has 2 years to make hay and if the D's have both houses and the presidency in 28, my concern will be how to preserve what I have.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 05, 2026 07:30 PM (vr4To)

Same here, I have been laddering munis as I approach retirement. I'm glad I already started that.

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 07:32 PM (NtVYv)

112 What's the phrase again.. Gooder and Harder America.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 07:33 PM (lJ0H4)

113 Please. Let AI design their guns.
It'll be fun.
Posted by: rickb223

"Yes! You did tell me to make sure the safety would prevent the gun from firing! I ignored that suggestion in this design, and I'm very sorry for that."
Posted by: ChatGPT at November 05, 2026 07:27 PM (VHUov)

"Why rear sight on angle? That not funny!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:33 PM (aKiSo)

114 Yeah. Just what I need.

"Bring my buttfucking CA business to your state. We'll grease up all your crooked politicians but good. That may not work out so great for you - but don't fret!

We'll juice up your teachers unions like crazy, too. Those buttfucking pedophile Communist fanatics don't have nearly enough money or influence as it is.

So, it all works out. More graft for all the criminals who hate you. Plus lots of that buttfucking. We love that. By the way, it looks like I dropped my favorite check-writin' pen. Would you mind picking that up for me real quick?"

What a bargain.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:34 PM (BI5O2)

115 a pill that regrows hair passed its second phase 3
----
Shut up and take my money!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

The catch is it only regrows it below the neck.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 07:32 PM (vJrRc)
---
I'm OK with that. As a squirrel, our tails go bald too when we get older.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 07:34 PM (s2iZv)

116 86. Posted by: Braenyard

Wouldn't it all be wonderful?!

And that's why he's a continuing source of trouble to those who could lose great power and prestige.

Replacement theory? Nonsense!

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 07:34 PM (NFX2v)

117 Warai-otoko

For the urban Yutes whose health problems start with shooting with the gun held sideways,

"Weaver stance? WTH?"

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:35 PM (u82oZ)

118
Don't think for all their railing against AI that once they figure out like the Chinese it can track everyone they will be all for it.
Posted by: Skip

They can used it for a mass censorship machine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 07:35 PM (Cqx++)

119 I don't get what AI will do or not do to civilization
The Chinese seem too
Posted by: Skip

I continue to be an AI skeptic. It's nowhere near as good as I am at my job, and it hallucinates like it's on DMT. Maybe it's better for more bounded tasks?

In any event, I don't really look to China for sober decision-making. Sham numbers in a corrupt economy; empty and unfinished city projects; has to steal all IP in reach; produces products known for their inferior quality; not enough women for the future due to centralized planning of reproduction; sabre rattling but no recent military experience of any note; uncertain line of succession after the current gerontocrat kicks it. These guys give me USSR vibes.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 07:36 PM (HFrEr)

120 Bertram Cabot, Jr.

IDing bad people.

No poster, no problem.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:36 PM (u82oZ)

121 97 Well, it's going to take a decade at least to undo what was done on Wednesday, at a bare minimum, if we can do it at all.

Oh, and they are still counting votes and we may lose a couple of more Senators and maybe 10 more congrescritters.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:28 PM
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike abominations to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:10

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 07:37 PM (LHPAg)

122 AI can not do my job. Not everything is on the Internet.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)

123 AI is a strategic necessity unfortunately and a functional America would require them period but we do not live in a functional America. Consequently we may wind up not having them.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:13 PM (Int1s)

I've been double willowed today asking, How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Nvidia is forecasting about $500 billion in profits next year. If we see rolling changes in forecasts across the industry, that'd prove Dems were serious. I will count on their corruption, and once they've extracted their vig, some state somewhere will build a fook ton of NG power plants and cookie cutter data centers.

If you want a canary in the coal mine, all roads for power generation lead to GE Vernova. If Libs are cancelling power production projects en masse, it will show up here.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 07:37 PM (r7+Q7)

124 Structurally, we can't take back the senate until 2033 at the earliest.

And that would take a similar Red Tsunmai in order to do it.

Basically, America f***** itself proper on Wednesday.

And just one aspect, the donks now have a majority of governorships, including Texas.

That alone is pretty much an atomic suplex off the top rope all by itself.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 PM (XV/Pl)

125 Please. Let AI design their guns.
It'll be fun.
Posted by: rickb223

Why does it have fifty barrels and no trigger?
Posted by: Methos

A belt-fed, bolt-action handgun? With a bayonet lug? Why not?

Posted by: also tacticool optics! at November 05, 2026 07:39 PM (VHUov)

126 94. That's not Kosher.
Posted by: garrett

Nor Halah.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 07:39 PM (NFX2v)

127 Why does my pee smell like bacon?

Posted by: That guy at November 05, 2026 07:40 PM (MWfyi)

128 We shall all have fibre to the home speed internet
Progress
We do not need Data Centers
Progress
What does the High Speed Internet connect to
Moar Progress

Elon My High Speed Internet does not need wires or fibre
Hangings

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 07:40 PM (/+uur)

129 If you want a canary in the coal mine, all roads for power generation lead to GE Vernova. If Libs are cancelling power production projects en masse, it will show up here.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd

Libs only know what they want. They have no idea how to get there.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:40 PM (j8OG7)

130 @107. Shut up and take the money!

And spend it fast, it will lose value every day.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 07:41 PM (En+fz)

131 Got gloating txts from a relative after Tuesday. Practically giddy. How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.

Posted by: H at November 05, 2026 07:41 PM (JSLNb)

132 Why does it have fifty barrels and no trigger?
Posted by: Methos

A belt-fed, bolt-action handgun? With a bayonet lug? Why not?
Posted by: also tacticool optics!

Why does my revolver only take one round?

Yes folks, I have seen these AI monstrosities that I speak of. The person trying to build the AI picture/story has no clue about firearms. Much like politicians.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:42 PM (j8OG7)

133 Not the first time I just got out of the shower and had to call nude

Le CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

134 That alone is pretty much an atomic suplex off the top rope all by itself.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 PM (XV/Pl)

I'm afraid we as a country are fucked. Not fucked in the usual way. Not missionary position or even doggie style. No, this is tied upside down with leather straps and boned in the ass style.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 05, 2026 07:43 PM (QaH55)

135 How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H at November 05, 2026 07:41 PM (JSLNb)

Ignore her.

If she insists upon herself, tell her you don't care to talk about it.

If she continues to press, bite out a piece of her cheek.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:43 PM (BI5O2)

136 Jamie Raskin promised in an interview that Democrats’ top priority in January will be Universal gun registration.

Yeah, good luck with that.

That's a red line for a whole lot of folks.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 07:43 PM (lBovM)

137 H

I am silent to those that mock me. For now.

Seriously, Get them to talk about what their new plans are now with their new power. Ask for predictions. Let them talk.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:43 PM (u82oZ)

138 "How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H"

Just smile and strike fear.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:44 PM (MWfyi)

139 I use numerous AI everyday for work and for my own tools.

For instance, I created my own Plex replacement, my own YouTube replacement, account and password managers, games, utilities, etc.

Now I can program all of this manually without AI, but I would never be able to get the production just by myself.

I can pretty much build whatever I can think of.

In fact, you can now reverse engineer everything.

People have started making mashup games of say Minecraft with Fortnight.

That's the promise of AI, you can things that you actually own and control.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:44 PM (XV/Pl)

140 131 Got gloating txts from a relative after Tuesday. Practically giddy. How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H

Bourbon.
Or punch one in the mouth. The rest will get the idea.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 07:44 PM (FifQ2)

141 In any event, I don't really look to China for sober decision-making. Sham numbers in a corrupt economy; empty and unfinished city projects; has to steal all IP in reach; produces products known for their inferior quality; not enough women for the future due to centralized planning of reproduction; sabre rattling but no recent military experience of any note; uncertain line of succession after the current gerontocrat kicks it. These guys give me USSR vibes.

The weird thing to me is that companies continue to pour money into China. The product/QC is crap, there's almost no (percentage-wise at least) Chinese market for your goods, they're going to steal everything about your designs that they can and make a rip-off for 1/10th the price. *WHY?!* They were never that delusionally-investive with the USSR nor modern Russia?

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 07:45 PM (aJQbY)

142 Nood

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 07:45 PM (enNUy)

143 119 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 07:36 PM (HFrEr)

Eh, they are smarter than Ivan....

they accepted "just the tip" capitalism and found the worst of both worlds and also use the western left more effectively....

I hate them less than the Soviets, and more.

AI is good in its narrow lanes, it makes up things and if you give it the same parameters in a controlled data set of scenario 50 times you get hallucinatory patterns it makes stuff up that undermines its utility as a laboratory aid in scale simulations in a dynamic environment.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:45 PM (Int1s)

144 131 Got gloating txts from a relative after Tuesday. Practically giddy. How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H

=========

Be polite.
Minimize contact.

Posted by: Dr. Laura Advice at November 05, 2026 07:46 PM (2Ez/1)

145 131 Got gloating txts from a relative after Tuesday. Practically giddy. How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H

=========

Be polite.
Minimize contact.

Posted by: Dr. Laura Advice at November 05, 2026 07:46 PM (2Ez/1)

146 How to ignore them at a thing I have to go to Saturday? I need practical strategies.
Posted by: H
---------
Make a bingo card. Every time they gloat pull it out of your pocket, mark a square, nod knowingly at them.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 07:46 PM (sGzLm)

147 oops

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 07:46 PM (2Ez/1)

148 141 Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 07:45 PM (aJQbY)

China bribes the right people, offers intervention in your domestic politics absent the rage inducing stigma the Soviets incurred....as simple as that.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 07:47 PM (Int1s)

149 Seriously, Get them to talk about what their new plans are now with their new power. Ask for predictions. Let them talk.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:43 PM (u82oZ)
___

While mentally keeping notes.

And don't forget to smile.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 07:47 PM (lBovM)

150 Unexpectedly!

Crude oil prices also dropped, as if by magic.

weird, innit?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 05, 2026 07:48 PM (VyBeY)

151 I can pretty much build whatever I can think of.

In fact, you can now reverse engineer everything.

You sound like one dangerous, bad ass man. As long as you can find a YouTube Video.

What a fucking loon.

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:02 PM (siaA4)

152 So, if I could REALLY BUILD WHATEVER I COULD THINK OF ?

I'd probably start with Priss.

Or at least Reverse Engineer her.

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:04 PM (siaA4)

153 Now, if you can show me how Alexa can walk me through building Priss ?

I'm all ears. Dumb Ass.

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:06 PM (siaA4)

154 i can't wait for the socialists.To put in price controls on gasoline, After all, they worked so well in the seventies.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 08:07 PM (PKL0q)

155 i can't wait for the socialists.To put in price controls on gasoline, After all, they worked so well in the seventies.

That sounds like Socialism. And we all know America just didn't tolerate that until the fuckin' Millennials.

Shame !!!

Posted by: Really at November 05, 2026 08:11 PM (siaA4)

156 I drove eight hours today and, as is my wont, I listened to NPR to "angry up the blood" and keep me from getting drowsy.

Apparently the stock market crashing and losing a couple of trillion dollars is actually a good thing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 09:16 PM (4NO2D)

157 and least, that's the NPC programming from Yegg Central.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 09:17 PM (4NO2D)

158 I will note that I made 5.86% on my tech shorts today, as any good capitalist parasite should do.

Hey ... maybe all the NPR experts were shorting too and that's why it's a good thing!

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 09:19 PM (4NO2D)

159
Now, if you can show me how Alexa can walk me through building Priss ?
I'm all ears. Dumb Ass.
Posted by: Really

Mmmmmmm. Priss. I'll be in ma bunk.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at November 05, 2026 09:41 PM (QVmho)

Quick Hits

Rep. Ilhan Omar
@Ilhan
We're getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who's suffered under Trump's terrorization of our state.
Our time is now.

Speaking of "Squad" members with tribal vengeance on their minds: Former congressperson and stone-cold racist Cori Bush has registered as a foreign agent for a foreign anti-Israel Dark Money group.

Chuck Ross:

'Squad' Alum Cori Bush Registers as Paid Foreign Agent, Will Lead Anti-Israel Propaganda Tours of West Bank for Shadowy NGO

Bush, who was voted out of Congress in 2024 and told a pro-Israel group she was 'coming to tear your kingdom down,' recently visited the West Bank and complained about 'Jim Crow' treatment
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.) has registered as a foreign agent for a shadowy European NGO to lead "fact-finding" missions to the West Bank--part of a seemingly elaborate propaganda campaign against Israel.
The ex-Squad member, who once warned pro-Israel advocacy groups that she was coming to "tear your kingdom down," signed on as an independent contractor for the International Federation for Rights and Development (IFRD), a Brussels-based "human rights" nonprofit, according to disclosures she filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act last week.
According to the contract, IFRD will pay $25,000 to Bush and her friend and campaign manager, Stephany Spaulding, for a project through January to "coordinate fact-finding delegations" to Gaza and the West Bank to elevate "the narratives of Palestinian farmers and residents with settlers in the West Bank and other occupied territories." The women's contract provides for $6,000 a month in compensation and another $7,000 for dealing with FARA compliance.
It is unclear who funds IFRD, which is led by Palestinian filmmaker Gamaal El Attar. The group does not disclose its backers, but claims it does not receive money from any foreign governments. Bush's foreign agent disclosure pulls back the curtain on its well-orchestrated PR campaign, the details of which have not been previously reported.
...
After the West Bank visit, Bush and Alkam appeared on fired MSNBC firebrand Joy Reid's podcast, where Bush claimed she felt Jim Crow-style treatment from the Israeli military during the trip....

There is good reason to question the rigor of the "fact-finding missions" given threats she has made against Israel and its supporters.
After losing her Democratic primary in 2024, Bush threatened AIPAC after the pro-Israel advocacy group spent heavily in support of her opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell.
"They're about to see this other Cori, this other side," she told supporters. "AIPAC, I'm coming to tear your kingdom down."
"All they did was radicalize me, so now they need to be afraid," said Bush. The Biden administration condemned those remarks.

David Strom on Queen of the Midwits Anne Applebaum.

Who exactly is Anne Applebaum? She is the Queen of the Midwits. Midwits are people with above-average intelligence, but not by nearly as much as they think.
I believe, contrary to what some argue, that of all the people in the world, they are by far the most likely to suffer from the so-called Dunning-Kruger Effect, a well-known intellectual defect in which people wrongly believe they are far more intelligent, competent, and able to see further into a problem than the people around them. They are smart enough to believe they understand something, and too dumb to realize they don't.
Most intellectuals and technocrats fit into this category. Rather than seeing that the systems they are playing with are too complex to control easily, they live under the illusion that they have enough insight to make them work properly. They usually wind up mucking things up horrifically. In many ways, they're the opposite of Javier Milei, who wants to get government out of the way because the market can't be tweaked into perfection; these people believe they can tweak the world and make it obey their fantasies.
Anne Applebaum is a perfect example.

Who wouldn't be impressed? She doesn't just parrot The Narrative(TM); she has been shaping it for decades.

Hillary Clinton was, NeverTrump and their liberal fuck-buddies assure us, more psychologically stable than Donald Trump.

Overton
@overton_news
This is embarrassing.
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is on CNN, complaining to Anderson Cooper about her 2016 debate against President Trump.
TEN YEARS LATER, she's still rehashing the debate and explaining what she wishes she had said to Trump.
CLINTON: "You know, one thing I thought about was just like, you know, turn on him really fast and say; 'back up, you creep! You're not going to intimidate me!'"
"I also thought that that would be perceived by people as, you know, me being angry, and Lord knows we don't want an angry woman."
"No, not that, under any circumstances...no matter for what cause."
This is the political equivalent of the guy at the bar still talking about the high school football game he lost, explaining everything he could have done differently.

Old liberal "man" with emotional instability assaults a TP USA worker who is merely voicing his opinions; is arrested for assault, but claims we didn't see the whole exchange. (Apparently this creaky emotionally-labile dicksucker thinks that "the whole exchange" would justify assault.)

I'm so surprised to see a leftwing "man" whose emotions are ungovernable as those of a tween girl with a pill addiction. That's just not the psychology I expect from them.

Well, we didn't lose every House seat:

This man just got elected to Elise Stefanik's seat in far Upstate NY https://t.co/sUXHxJ4CvG
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) November 4, 2026

BREAKING: Missouri State Rep. Anthony Ealy (D) ARRESTED on assauIt charge and disturbing the peace just hours after being reelected
He allegedly entered someone�s house and threatened to kiII them two nights in a row. https://t.co/TQ4YtEy8UJ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 5, 2026

Trump says it�s �probably true� that Republicans lost because of higher gas prices due to the war:
�You have no choice. You have to do it. You can�t let Iran have a nuclear weapon or everything that you see here someday might not exist.� https://t.co/vGtZC6nLGE
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 4, 2026

Really bad that the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇫🇷🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) November 5, 2026

Whoops! I had meant to include the below in the post about Salon and Hasan Piker.

Hasan Piker is special in that he's a foreign thug who is too stupid to conceal his foreign schemes to dominate the west. In a resurfaced clip, the promises that he and his third-world friends will bring down the white race by impregnating white girls.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:40 PM

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1 First?

Posted by: sonofquakersam at November 05, 2026 05:50 PM (PxryL)

2

The New Left is so totally weird.

Member when they were sort of cool, back in the 70s and stuff.

They seem really demented now.

Maybe that's a way to defeat them.

Oh right, the GOP.

Nevermind.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at November 05, 2026 05:53 PM (VuTBl)

3 Piker's Turkish, ain't he?

Ain't Turks more or less white?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:54 PM (aKiSo)

4 Rep. Ilhan Omar @Ilhan

We're getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who's suffered under Trump's terrorization of our state.
Our time is now.

Which is to say, for every illegal, criminal dem in Minnesota.

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

5 Hippies were never cool.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 05:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

6 3 Piker's Turkish, ain't he?

Ain't Turks more or less white?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:54 PM (aKiSo)

I never see them at the meetings.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 05:55 PM (HFrEr)

7 'Squad' Alum Cori Bush Registers as Paid Foreign Agent, Will Lead Anti-Israel Propaganda Tours of West Bank for Shadowy NGO

Sure she isn't related to the Texas Bushes?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 05:56 PM (l3cgK)

8 Flower Power Sucks!

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to a Zappa song at November 05, 2026 05:56 PM (MWfyi)

9 The left is composed of evil psychopaths and lunatics.

The next decade is not going to be good.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 05:57 PM (XV/Pl)

10 America will regret this.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 05:57 PM (bFq8h)

11 What kind of dork actually registers as a foreign agent?

You're not supposed to do that, silly.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:58 PM (aKiSo)

12 'Squad' Alum Cori Bush Registers as Paid Foreign Agent, Will Lead Anti-Israel Propaganda Tours of West Bank for Shadowy NGO
________________

Solid choice. There is less risk of rape with her.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (dIske)

13 If brotherfucking motherfucker Omar isnt deported by the new year, i am going to call trump a name

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (fapp/)

14 Some wag on twixxer posted that we didn't lose this election on Tuesday. We lost it the instant John Thune was put in charge of the Senate. That is EXACTLY correct.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (V362x)

15 Hillary Clinton was, NeverTrump and their liberal fuck-buddies assure us, more psychologically stable than Donald Trump.

L'esprit de l'escalier sur l'autoroute de l'enfer

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (l3cgK)

16 Imagine if Elon's $500 million had been spent on homeless people in LA. Perhaps there would be twice as many.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 06:00 PM (7cQi1)

17 Omar only has to hold on for two years and she'll be scot free. Her lawyers can do that in their sleep.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM (MWfyi)

18 9 The left is composed of evil psychopaths and lunatics.

The next decade is not going to be good.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 05:57 PM (XV/Pl)

It might wind up being kind of awesome. They really think they can let their freak flag fly now, but they haven't done the groundwork you really need to do to make a revolution work. The vast majority of the country is still paying next to zero attention to things. The lurch from "man, stuff is kind of expensive these days" to "we're rounding people up and taking away their guns" isn't going to pan out the way they expect it to.

You're supposed to take away their guns first while no one is paying attention, then slowly grind them into abject hopelessness, *then* you start rounding up the undesirables.

You can't just roll out your blessed Revolution because you did unexpectedly well in a fucking midterm election.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM (aKiSo)

19 America will regret this.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 05:57 PM (bFq8h)

As it should.

It should regret a lot of shit.

Like putting up with any if this as long as we have.

My hope is that the coming storm focuses a lot of minds and gets people to start openly discussing just how much they care to remain in this Union.

It's a suicide pact.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM (BI5O2)

20 Willard, of course, but evergreen:

222 Apropos of nothing, I shot a lot of .45 ACP yesterday.
Jacketed Semi Wadcutters. Made a very crisp and clean entry hole.
Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 05:53 PM (zYph5)

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 06:02 PM (zYph5)

21 CLINTON: "You know, one thing I thought about was just like, you know, turn on him really fast and say; 'back up, you creep! You're not going to intimidate me!'"

__________________________

That sort of play acting worked just fine in NY against her opponent, Rick Lazio. Lazio is one of the most innocuous looking, non-intimidating people out there. The media grabbed onto it and Hillary rode that bit of drama into office.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)

22 "The lurch from "man, stuff is kind of expensive these days" to "we're rounding people up and taking away their guns" isn't going to pan out the way they expect it to."

I aint going to no camp but there will be plenty who will. I didn't buy all this ammo for nothing.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:03 PM (MWfyi)

23 Something tells me that some of these lunatics that have just been elected to the House aren't going to be too amenable to Ocasio-Cortez retaining her lofty position as Star of the Party.

Posted by: Moonbeam at November 05, 2026 06:03 PM (Lzhdy)

24 Regrets are something that people who have some primitive sense of cause and effect sometimes experience. Americans are not those people.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 06:03 PM (HFrEr)

25 They live and die by the cheat code. They don't even know what "earning it" looks like.

They will make a mess, and things will suck, of course, but they'll never actually *win*. They're too stupid, too impatient, and far too spoiled and delusional.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:04 PM (aKiSo)

26 16 Imagine if Elon's $500 million had been spent on homeless people in LA. Perhaps there would be twice as many.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 06:00 PM (7cQi1)

You DO get more of what you pay for...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:04 PM (l3cgK)

27 *reads previous post*

So Vice will gain sex readers?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (2GVsD)

28 I have decided to assume a new name to adjust to the new Socialist Democrat Commie Party.

From this day on I will be addressed a Usama Bin Shallamer. I will also get Dreadlocks on what little hair I have left.

I have also changed my religion to Rastafarian to fit in with the Party ideals...

Jah and Smoke more Gunja Man..

Posted by: Cluck Schoemer at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (mrJNc)

29 And another thing I should have said was, "You're just a bully. You're just a big mean bully, Donald. And, you know, stuff like that."

Posted by: Hillary Havisham at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (KGrz7)

30 I aint going to no camp ...
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:03 PM (MWfyi)

Well, hold on, let's at least ask them if there's going to be canoeing and smores.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (HFrEr)

31 John Kerry is 82 years old...time to add him to my dead pool for 2027?

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

32 "I also thought that that would be perceived by people as, you know, me being angry, and Lord knows we don't want an angry woman."

"No, not that, under any circumstances...no matter for what cause."

Angry Hillary! = Arkancide

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (0sNs1)

33 Elon might need to buy his on country to stay away from the grips of the Marxists around the world

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)

34 29 And another thing I should have said was, "You're just a bully. You're just a big mean bully, Donald. And, you know, stuff like that."
Posted by: Hillary Havisham at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (KGrz7)

A real poopyhead who is just plain not nice!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (HFrEr)

35 29 And another thing I should have said was, "You're just a bully. You're just a big mean bully, Donald. And, you know, stuff like that."
Posted by: Hillary Havisham at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (KGrz7)

Fucking jerk store.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (aKiSo)

36 32 "I also thought that that would be perceived by people as, you know, me being angry, and Lord knows we don't want an angry woman."

"No, not that, under any circumstances...no matter for what cause."

Angry Hillary! = Arkancide

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (0sNs1)

Which is the same as Annoyed Hilary...
Which is the same as Happy Hilary...
Which is the same as...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:07 PM (l3cgK)

37 Anne Applebaum, how many milli-Kohns is she?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:07 PM (2GVsD)

38 Jokes on him, white girls know how to get rid or unwanted pregnancies.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 05, 2026 06:07 PM (dHi1g)

39 35 29 And another thing I should have said was, "You're just a bully. You're just a big mean bully, Donald. And, you know, stuff like that."
Posted by: Hillary Havisham at November 05, 2026 06:05 PM (KGrz7)

Fucking jerk store.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (aKiSo)

I am not familiar with that store...is it perhaps a massage parlor or brothel?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (l3cgK)

40 Since we have 2 years before the next elections, we should spend the 1st 6 months *purging* those who pretended to be on "our" side that weren't.

Let's start with Thune. I don't want him out of Republican leadership. I want him out of the Republican party. Let him caucus with the Dems--at least we'd all know where we stand.

And there's about 100 more stops along the way until we wind up with all of the turncoats who "wrote in" Ralph Norman in South Carolina (whom Graham had beaten in the Republican primary). I don't care if it was only a couple of hundred write-in votes, or a couple of thousand, and I don't care if it wouldn't have changed the results. Those write-ins were a betrayal of the party, and the fact that any of us know about it means that perhaps other people stayed home rather than coming out to vote for the Republican candidate.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (Cjcf6)

41 I keep seeing more posts about how the election outcome was impossible. It does seem very unlikely, without even looking at the details. Solid red states just flipping to vote for radical leftists, flips of 20-30%.

Perhaps the cheat was so big that we just decided, "oh crap, must be real". It seems a lot like 2020 all over again, same scams. I hope some of the smart guys are still looking into it.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (vbXSk)

42 John Kerry is 82 years old...time to add him to my dead pool for 2027?

Found in a vat of Heinz?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (2GVsD)

43
CLINTON: "You know, one thing I thought about was just like, you know, turn on him really fast and say; 'back up, you creep! You're not going to intimidate me!'"

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

OH.
MY.
GOD.

She's still saying those exact words???

I literally counted the number of times she said them to audiences and interviewers in 2017-2018 and it was... 8 times, 10 times? I collected them in a video somewhere.

That was how I knew she was clinically obsessed. I try to stop obsessing on things, rewriting scripts in my head, because I'm afraid that after I have my old-age brain-frying stroke I'll be sitting there in my chair all day saying them over and over like a ratchedy parrot. It's going to happen to her.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (mmrXZ)

44 Trump actually accomplished regime change.
Just in DC instead of Tehran.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (MNCvZ)

45 33 Elon might need to buy his on country to stay away from the grips of the Marxists around the world

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)

That won't work; they'll come to you...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (l3cgK)

46 @18

>> You can't just roll out your blessed Revolution because you did unexpectedly well in a fucking midterm election.

It’s not the revolution stuff I’m worried about, it’s all the stupid evil sh*t they are going to do along the road to revolution.

And make no mistake, we are now in a tight spot as the gains the dems made are spectacular and will require massive GOP gains with no setbacks just to get back to equilibrium.

Yesterdays election was a pretty big f***** deal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (XV/Pl)

47 By the time we get to 28, democrats will believe Jews and Arabs were BFF until Trump and Bibi concocted 10/7.
Ossoff totally has a shot at the nomination. Would raving antisemites actually nominate a Semite?

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 06:09 PM (Dpv2s)

48 You can't just roll out your blessed Revolution because you did unexpectedly well in a fucking midterm election.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM

That may not have worked in the past, but that's because the right people weren't in charge.

Posted by: Democrat Socialists of America at November 05, 2026 06:09 PM (0sNs1)

49
Hillary Havisham

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

Perfect.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)

50 " I hope some of the smart guys are still looking into it.
Posted by: illiniwek "

Based on past experience it will just be waved away. Voting is a farce.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:09 PM (MWfyi)

51 Democrats don't have enough seats in Congress to impeach anyone.
They can't pass any laws without Trump's signature.
They are full of sound and fury, signifying nothing -- just like Republicans when they win Congress. Endless hearings, speeches, blah, blah, blah.
Divided government tends to spend less and screw with our lives less.

Posted by: 29Victor at November 05, 2026 06:10 PM (0MjtC)

52 Dhillon quit because she failed, fell on her sword so to speak.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 06:10 PM (Dpv2s)

53 Sounds like Open Season been declared on certain demographic.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (Gqar8)

54 "Democrats don't have enough seats in Congress to impeach anyone."

It's never stopped them before.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (MWfyi)

55 I would take any of the Mitford sisters over Hillary, even the one who married Oswald Mosley.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (2GVsD)

56
We can't live with these people anymore -

Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
·
55m
Podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan can't stop laughing at the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk's corpse and "doing it" again to him.

After laughing for 30 seconds straight, the women falsely claimed that Tyler Robinson was a 'MAGA person.'

They will celebrate your death, laugh uncontrollably, and still be fully convinced they're the "good guys."

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (kX27y)

57
The dog caught the car.

Too bad the dog is rabid, retarded, insane, loaded with parasites and STDs.

Now, maybe the dog can cause the car to crash.

But, if the dog goes all full-goose loony on the car, it's liable to get runover.

That's more or less where we are right now.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (YSUhf)

58 37 Anne Applebaum, how many milli-Kohns is she?
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:07 PM (2GVsD)

It's kind of like Ohms and Henrys for resistance and inductance. Two different things.

The milliKohn measures raw ignorance, where the Applebaum is the SI unit for reactive obtuseness.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (aKiSo)

59 Massie to try and bring Hegseth impeachment vote in the next couple weeks.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 06:12 PM (YZ0Fo)

60 Fucking jerk store.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:06 PM (aKiSo)

I am not familiar with that store...is it perhaps a massage parlor or brothel?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM

It sells a type of Jamacian cuisine.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:12 PM (0sNs1)

61 Democrats don't have enough seats in Congress to impeach anyone.
They can't pass any laws without Trump's signature.
They are full of sound and fury, signifying nothing -- just like Republicans when they win Congress. Endless hearings, speeches, blah, blah, blah.
Divided government tends to spend less and screw with our lives less.
-
Congress isn't the problem.

The governors, and the Dem's street armies are.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 06:12 PM (vSvIl)

62 54 "Democrats don't have enough seats in Congress to impeach anyone."

It's never stopped them before.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (MWfyi)

Yeah, so they can have endless hearings and raise money -- just like Congressional Republicans.

At least it keeps them off the streets.

Posted by: 29Victor at November 05, 2026 06:13 PM (0MjtC)

63 "Fucking jerk store.

Posted by: Warai-otoko"

You'll be hearing from our lawyers.

Posted by: Bucky's at November 05, 2026 06:13 PM (MWfyi)

64
"I also thought that that would be perceived by people as, you know, me being angry, and Lord knows we don't want an angry woman."

"No, not that, under any circumstances...no matter for what cause."
--------

I agree with you, Hilary, and so did most of the country! We sure didn't want you, you angry woman. And like most bitter, angry women, you still haven't forgiven us.

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 06:13 PM (uyuYG)

65 "Fucking jerk store.

A Kamala Harris enterprise?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:13 PM (2GVsD)

66 Why would you consider someone with resting witch face angry?

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:14 PM (MWfyi)

67 Ace probably realizes it , but this site will most likely be shut down in January unless the Democrats choose to keep it open to harvest scalps.

Posted by: Prytsh at November 05, 2026 06:14 PM (Pos+C)

68 You guys need to check out the Basic Logic channel on YouTube. The latest video is a real doozy.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (dHi1g)

69
The governors, and the Dem's street armies are.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 06:12 PM (vSvIl)

They had the street armies before, now they have a president who will shut them down. And the governors? Like in Texas? It looks like the current Texas legislature might pass laws to keep them from doing too much harm and, even though they gained seats, Democrats don't have control of the Texas Legislature, so they can't pass any laws.

Posted by: 29Victor at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (0MjtC)

70 Surprised the MN Morons didn't raise it to 17......

For most sixth-graders, school is a place to learn, make friends and enjoy being a kid. But for one 11-year-old Braham girl, it’s become a place of fear after months of alleged relentless bullying culminated in two attacks at her school bus stop, both captured on video.

Now, her mother is demanding answers from school officials and calling for changes to a Minnesota law passed in 2024 under the state’s DFL trifecta that raised the minimum age for juvenile delinquency proceedings from 10 to 13. The law took effect Aug. 1, 2026, just months before the attacks.

Shannon Kobinski told Alpha News her daughter has been repeatedly harassed and physically assaulted by the same student since last school year, despite multiple suspensions and other disciplinary measures by the Braham Public School District.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (kX27y)

71 Tehran, it’s 2:45 AM and it’s still there.
So is Peking.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (+iKN/)

72 *brushes up on Morse code*

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (MWfyi)

73 (Pos+C)

Appropriate hash, couldn't spell it any clearer what you are.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (2GVsD)

74 67 Ace probably realizes it , but this site will most likely be shut down in January unless the Democrats choose to keep it open to harvest scalps.

Posted by: Prytsh at November 05, 2026 06:14 PM (Pos+C)

The Dems in the US have say over the .nu web addresses?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (l3cgK)

75 Why do all lib boomer "males" look like they've been sucking on lemons?

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (lfNXu)

76 The routers can filter any site. Just like the Chinese.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:17 PM (MWfyi)

77
I am not familiar with that store...is it perhaps a massage parlor or brothel?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM

++++

Seinfeld's George Costanza reference.

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 06:17 PM (KGrz7)

78 71 Tehran, it’s 2:45 AM and it’s still there.
So is Peking.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM (+iKN/)

Peking Duck > Tehran Goat

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:17 PM (l3cgK)

79 Democrats choose to keep it open to harvest scalps.
Posted by: Prytsh at November 05, 2026 06:14 PM (Pos+C)

For that bald lady? You know, she’s an alpaca.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 05, 2026 06:17 PM (dHi1g)

80 We can just hang out in the PBS comments sections.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (MWfyi)

81 73 (Pos+C)

Appropriate hash, couldn't spell it any clearer what you are.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (2GVsD)

Positive for Hep C?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (HFrEr)

82 I miss your fisks ace. The salon one was gold.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (vE0+H)

83 Great news every one! Texas's top executives will be middle aged women. Texas's top court also gets 4 leftist womyn. But don't worry, their feelings will rule everything. Remember, if womyn are in charge everything will be rainbows and unicorns!////

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (VCgbV)

84 The Dems in the US have say over the .nu web addresses?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (l3cgK)

Yes! A simple majority in Congress gives them god-like powers over the entire world! The only solution is to be constantly terrified and to scare as many other people as possible.

Posted by: 29Victor at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (0MjtC)

85 75 Why do all lib boomer "males" look like they've been sucking on lemons?

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (lfNXu)

Because their libbie wives have vinegar tits?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:18 PM (l3cgK)

86 Socialists in their attempt to control the Internet will probably cause the central DNS servers to crash, thus wiping out the whole Internet.

I would be greatly amused.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:19 PM (2GVsD)

87 Not my issue, but Israel issuing permits to visit the West Bank seems improbable?

Posted by: Goatweed at November 05, 2026 06:19 PM (jK3NL)

88 *brushes up on Morse code*
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM

-... . / ... ..- .-. . / - --- / -.. .-. .. -. -.- / -.-- --- ..- .-. / --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. .

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:19 PM (0sNs1)

89 Texas constitution was designed to thwart carpetbaggers so state wise not too much headway. But Fed control could make a mess

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 06:19 PM (+iKN/)

90 I get disagreeing about politics. But as you get more progressive, you get more emotional about it.

That has always been a huge turnoff for me - emotionally incontinent people screaming about dark money...

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (fR677)

91 Bear

I read it as Piece of Sh1t + Cvnt

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (2GVsD)

92 Wanna hear something funny?

Seattle is sounding more sane than a lot of places.

I’ll stay right here, thank you very much.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (U6vhD)

93 Shannon Kobinski told Alpha News her daughter has been repeatedly harassed and physically assaulted by the same student since last school year, despite multiple suspensions and other disciplinary measures by the Braham Public School District.

Posted by: beckster

democrat. probably voted for a Somali goatraper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (bFq8h)

94 75 Why do all lib boomer "males" look like they've been sucking on lemons?
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at November 05, 2026 06:16 PM (lfNXu)

A lifetime of Soyjakhood takes its toll.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (HFrEr)

95 I need to download some books on skinning hogs and stuff before they take it down.

*rummages around on Gutenberg for blacksmithing books*

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (MWfyi)

96 That guy who took Stefanik's old seat is actually very impressive. Self-made businessman and all-round smart and decent guy. Has a flair for the Trumpian media hit but dials it back considerably, which I think plays well. One to watch.

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM (2Drhq)

97 Hey Omar, or whatever the fu*k your real name is, if any of your fu*king muzzie thugs hurts a hair on the head of any family member of mine, I'll be getting justice too...swiftly.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 05, 2026 06:21 PM (2WIwB)

98 88 *brushes up on Morse code*
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:15 PM

-... . / ... ..- .-. . / - --- / -.. .-. .. -. -.- / -.-- --- ..- .-. / --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. .

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:19 PM (0sNs1)

.. / -.- -. . .-- / .. - / .-- --- ..- .-.. -.. / -... . / - .... .. ... .-.-.-

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:21 PM (l3cgK)

99 I'm really sick of all this shit.
Can we just get this over with?

I'm outnumbered in my area of Canada but shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (Sco7b)

100 I think the Left is best described as those people who start running from the police to avoid a small traffic fine. They want utopia, but just keep escalating the horrors trying to avoid admitting that they are on the wrong path.

Every action just makes things worse. Every second, it is obvious that the best time to stop and deal with the consequences was in the past, but the second best time is right now. They can't help themselves.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (vgpe/)

101 I'd also say, more progressive is always coupled with three things

1) Confusion of the meaning of common words

2) completely historical ignorance. No, scratch that, a very poor and confused grasp of history while at the same time, thinking they have a very good understanding of history.

3) Thinking extremely complex problems are simple and easily solved.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (fR677)

102 They have the choice of governing or boiling the rabbit
that is it
They will boil the rabbit
Maybe make hassenpfffer but most likely just boil the rabbit
If Trump can just shut the fuck up for 5 days out of 7 they will boil the rabbit.
Then on Sat and Sun say, we asked for affordability and they boiled the rabbit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (/+uur)

103 I need to download some books on skinning hogs and stuff before they take it down.

*rummages around on Gutenberg for blacksmithing books*
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM

When they outlaw trebuchets, only outlaws will have trebuchets.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (0sNs1)

104 Shrimp Store!!!
--Hilary Rodham Costanza

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (8mulE)

105 They will celebrate your death, laugh uncontrollably, and still be fully convinced they're the "good guys."
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:11 PM (kX27y)

Claiming to be the good guys and believing it are two different things. It turns out you can just say things.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (vE0+H)

106 99 I'm really sick of all this shit.
Can we just get this over with?

I'm outnumbered in my area of Canada but shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (Sco7b)

Sandy Eggo used to be red...then it became purple. Not it's a shade of blue...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (l3cgK)

107 Look on the bright side of life, Hillary will never be President.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 05, 2026 06:23 PM (2GVsD)

108 .-- . -. - -.-- / -... ..- -.-. -.- ... / ... .- -- . / .- ... / .. -. / - --- .-- -.

Ok. Now we have to settle on a frequency.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:23 PM (MWfyi)

109 Hillary is saying things in response to f fake impression.
Rewatch that own hall debate, and you will realize Trump wasn't stalking her, he was returning to his podium.
We got the wrong idea because it was set up as a round theater, and the candidates were crisscrossing the stage.
I only noticed because i though Trump was reading Hillary's notes.

Posted by: MikeN at November 05, 2026 06:24 PM (vlMr0)

110 oops. "-"

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:25 PM (MWfyi)

111 107 Look on the bright side of life, Hillary will never be President.

Hillary never being POTUS is always a day-brightener!

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:25 PM (2Drhq)

112 .. / -.- -. . .-- / .. - / .-- --- ..- .-.. -.. / -... . / - .... .. ... .-.-.-
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:21 PM

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Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:25 PM (0sNs1)

113 Look on the bright side of life, Hillary will never be President.
Posted by: Anna Puma
-- -
She may take another stab at it since Trump is not running...

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 06:25 PM (VCgbV)

114 100 I think the Left is best described as those people who start running from the police to avoid a small traffic fine. They want utopia but just keep escalating the horrors trying to avoid admitting that they are on the wrong path.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 06:22 PM (vgpe/)

Dear lord, yes, this too. Just a constant doubling down on what didn't work. I characterized it as a poor grasp of history, but this is even better - taking extreme actions to avoid minor (and mostly imaginary) consequences. A great example was their "ideas" about how trump would arrest voters, or have ICE agents at the ballot box, or whatever. or their plans to prosecute people over what they "might" do.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:26 PM (fR677)

115 What's the frequency, Kenneth?

Posted by: D. Rather at November 05, 2026 06:26 PM (2Ez/1)

116 Look on the bright side of life, Hillary will never be President.
----

Whenever I need a good laugh I just recall her being chucked like a side of beef into that waiting van when her operating system crashed.

Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 06:27 PM (Cjcf6)

117 Never mind. This hurts my eyes and my head.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:27 PM (MWfyi)

118 @67 Prytsh-I sure AF hope they do try to harvest scalps! Please God let them get to it right away! I’ll be sure to post up my full name n address. An opportunity to apply THEIR rules on them. Sounds like a fantastic opportunity!

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 06:27 PM (pj7Y8)

119 hassan pikker reminds me of bluto

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM (CWTWj)

120 I can always rig up a broadband spark gap transmitter with a car coil.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM (MWfyi)

121 90 I get disagreeing about politics. But as you get more progressive, you get more emotional about it.

That has always been a huge turnoff for me - emotionally incontinent people screaming about dark money...
Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:20 PM

I've never understood freaking out over it. It makes zero sense. Everything is a life or death emergency and I picture them setting up their camera and ring light and checking the lighting and then action. I bet they used the 100th take too.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM (czPqD)

122 Whenever I need a good laugh I just recall her being chucked like a side of beef into that waiting van when her operating system crashed.
Posted by: Crusader

Yeah, something really bleached her server that day.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM (ftFVW)

123 So my Medicare is about $500/mth
70 mil on Medicare and 350 M Americans
280,000,000*500*12=1.68 T per year.
In 2025, the federal government collected $2.66 trillion.
Taxes would go up 63% just to collect Medicare payments.
That does not cover the payouts.

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (/+uur)

124 They're on instruments!

Posted by: Airplane! at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (Cqx++)

125 119 hassan pikker reminds me of bluto
Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM (CWTWj)

Tough talking Badass, ain’t he??

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (Gqar8)

126
You really have to watch these 2 yukking it up. Sick.

https://tinyurl.com/39yz5zdr
Spencer Pratt
@spencerpratt
·
57m
The melting wax statue of Bill Nye with a blonde wig laughs uncontrollably over the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him twice.
These are not democrats. These are communists. And they are evil. We have a communist violence problem.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (kX27y)

127 Appelbaum's husband is the Foreign Minister of Poland under Tusk. That woman huffs her own farts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 06:30 PM (8VNAp)

128 So how will this end?

-- China starts war in Pacific. (Trust me, it won't just be Taiwan)
-- Dollar crashes. World wide depression
-- Germany and Russia sign "pact" to split Poland, and both invade
-- SI singularity makes all online systems unreliable and shuts down world economy
-- Islamic rioting erupts worldwide. Martial law, mass slaughter and starvation

Any more? Should we start a pool?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 06:30 PM (vgpe/)

129 I'm on the 95% that American voters really are that stupid and 5% there was some massive hidden way they were able to cheat all across the country. It'd be bigger but I just can't see how they could do it other than the counting machines just were programmed to change votes, but that could be discovered. Mail-in ballots and no voter ID are the death of the GOP.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 06:30 PM (n5tGW)

130 Posted by: Crusader at November 05, 2026 06:27 PM (Cjcf6)

That's so funny because just last night I was watching a reaction video ("The Charasmatic Voice") of Weezer's all-time classic vid for "Buddy Holly," and when they got to the line in the song:

Oh, no, what do we do?
Don't look now, but I lost my shoe

I burst out laughing remembering Hillary getting carpet-rolled into that van and the camera shot of her shoe lying in the street! Good times.

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:31 PM (2Drhq)

131 I can always rig up a broadband spark gap transmitter with a car coil.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:28 PM

In fairness, you wouldn't have to specify a frequency.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:31 PM (0sNs1)

132 >70 mil on Medicare and 350 M Americans
280,000,000*500*12=1.68 T per year.

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at November 05, 2026 06:31 PM (2Ez/1)

133 Shrimp Store!!!
--Hilary Rodham Costanza
Posted by: No Name Today

*Sigh* Yes, my Queen?

Posted by: George Stephanopoulos at November 05, 2026 06:31 PM (0+5z/)

134 Lol for the top photo.

I find myself locked in a situtation of crazy people going full kuru, like that Wu guy. But not blaming white people.

This is the only theory I have.

We are seeing the results of liberal cannibals from a decade ago. If you look up the symptoms, Hag Hillary has had them all on camera.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 06:31 PM (hzuYO)

135 re 128: bill leaves hillary for monica

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:32 PM (CWTWj)

136
The melting wax statue of Bill Nye with a blonde wig laughs uncontrollably over the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him twice.
These are not democrats. These are communists. And they are evil. We have a communist violence problem.
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (kX27y)

Past really is prologue.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 06:32 PM (czPqD)

137 Sandy Eggo used to be red...then it became purple. Not it's a shade of blue...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Mr Furley always voted republican.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 06:32 PM (bFq8h)

138
Omar only has to hold on for two years and she'll be scot free. Her lawyers can do that in their sleep.
Posted by: fd

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

What scares me is, they say the investigation has "broadened." There are lots more people involved and lots more crimes. Which means the investigation will be "lengthened."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 06:33 PM (mmrXZ)

139 When I voted they asked me for my DL, checked front and back, checked voter roll book, asked me to state what my current address is. Then they handed me a paper ballot. Of course I am a white guy.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:33 PM (Gqar8)

140 The melting wax statue of Bill Nye with a blonde wig laughs uncontrollably over the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him twice.
---------

So I guess being gracious in victory is off the table...

The covid op and the ops before and after really helped spawn a whole bunch of psychos.

And they're planning on breeding more and more Hitler Jugend.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (vE0+H)

141 Mr Furley always voted republican.

They were all Republicans except for Janet. Fucking Janet.

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (2Drhq)

142 Listening to Morse is certainly a lot easier than reading it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (Cqx++)

143 Any day now Hillary is going to say "Mr Demille, I'm ready for my close up " . The camera will then turn to Bubba floating in the pool, face down

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (8VNAp)

144 and let's not forget this:

https://tinyurl.com/d2xkxbxn

(not safe for humans)

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (CWTWj)

145 43 That was how I knew she was clinically obsessed. I try to stop obsessing on things, rewriting scripts in my head, because I'm afraid that after I have my old-age brain-frying stroke I'll be sitting there in my chair all day saying them over and over like a ratchedy parrot. It's going to happen to her. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 06:08 PM (mmrXZ)

Imagine staying with Bill Clinton after he cheated on you, in front of the whole fucking world. And thinking, well your reward will be becoming the first female president. Then a guy like Trump of all people steals your crown. It's like someone told you if you ate a shit sandwich, you'd get to quarterback for the Steelers. You ate the shit sandwich and...? Instead of you they pulled Bret Farve out of retirement. And nobody cares you ate the shit sandwich. You can't even admit you ate it. But she knows she did.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (fR677)

146 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:35 PM (0sNs1)

147 Whenever I need a good laugh I just recall her being chucked like a side of beef into that waiting van when her operating system crashed.
Posted by: Crusader

++++

My favorite remembrance was election night when she was told she won. Chelsea runs up to her and hugs her, Bill walking up behind her and beaming. They were all smiles. It was thrilling.
Poof, it was gone. Sad!

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 06:35 PM (KGrz7)

148 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Every session adjourns with a musical number?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 05, 2026 06:36 PM (ftFVW)

149 Fucking Janet.
Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM

Dr. Furter got to long before I did. Sad!

Posted by: Brad Majors at November 05, 2026 06:36 PM (0sNs1)

150 So who to run against Kamala? Someone bland, or someone quirky? Hmmm.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:37 PM (Gqar8)

151 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:35 PM (0sNs1)
----
The Congressional Bath House is going to be a busy place!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 06:37 PM (s2iZv)

152 My two favorites also - her potato sack toss and her jumping up and down that she won.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 06:37 PM (n5tGW)

153 Gayest Congress ever. Great. It will be Dem controlled, now with more bitchiness

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 06:38 PM (8VNAp)

154 Well, that is an openly gay congress you mean. It's probably over 50% already.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 06:39 PM (n5tGW)

155 Every session adjourns with a musical number?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 05, 2026 06:36 PM

Well, we won't adjourn as long as Mr. Trump is President.

Posted by: John Thune (Rino-SD) at November 05, 2026 06:39 PM (0sNs1)

156 Bring the piano to the House floor for Show Tunes

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 06:39 PM (bFq8h)

157 Sex, Power, and Money. Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:40 PM (Gqar8)

158 Every session adjourns with a musical number?
Posted by: She Hobbit

I seen that movie. Mr. Feeny was in it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 06:40 PM (YZ0Fo)

159 re 157: liberal fascism, no?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:41 PM (CWTWj)

160 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:35 PM (0sNs1)
----
The Congressional Bath House is going to be a busy place!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 06:37 PM (s2iZv)
******
Well we elected a tranny!
Neener neener!

Posted by: Alabama, The Tranny State at November 05, 2026 06:41 PM (f7yEO)

161 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
--
If what James O'Keith says it true, I'd correct that to "openly gayest."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 06:41 PM (/Ki2A)

162 Breaking News: Queer News Tonight is predicting that one of the first acts of the Democrat-controlled Congress will be a rule change so transgender Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), a man who believes he is a woman, will be able to use the women’s bathroom in the halls of Congress.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at November 05, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

163 The President will enter to a Show Tune !!!

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:42 PM (Gqar8)

164 I don't remember the videos of her thinking she won... link?

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 06:42 PM (VCgbV)

165 Every congress session will adjourn with men's gay chorus faav. show tunes and group grope on their desks. Flame film at 11 o'clock.

Posted by: Fabulous at November 05, 2026 06:42 PM (KVjz6)

166 150 So who to run against Kamala? Someone bland, or someone quirky? Hmmm.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:37 PM

Jon Ossoff is the current favorite to win the democratic primary and the White House.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 06:43 PM (GVoQJ)

167
Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Every session adjourns with a musical number?
Posted by: She Hobbit

The American Mistake

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 06:43 PM (Cqx++)

168 "It'd be bigger but I just can't see how they could do it other than the counting machines just were programmed to change votes, but that could be discovered. Mail-in ballots and no voter ID are the death of the GOP."

They have had years to perfect the steal, and we have had limited success at stopping them. computers apparently can still change vote totals remotely, and paper ballots don't get checked, observers kept away. Just takes a few big cities, but this seemed to be in every county. idk ... maybe they just put something in all the water, heh.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 06:43 PM (vbXSk)

169 Sarah McBride is better looking than Jennifer Welch.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:43 PM (Gqar8)

170 I don't remember the videos of her thinking she won... link?
Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 06:42 PM (VCgbV)
------/---

I don't remember that either. What I DO remember is Trump offering to buy all her celebratory balloons for pennies on the dollar.

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 06:44 PM (uyuYG)

171 163 Breaking News: Queer News Tonight is predicting that one of the first acts of the Democrat-controlled Congress will be a rule change so transgender Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), a man who believes he is a woman, will be able to use the women’s bathroom in the halls of Congress.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at November 05, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

Every single GOP man. Every one. Declare yourself a "woman" and go strip the very wallpaper off that bitch.

I will buy you all the burritos can colcannon you can eat. Just do your patriotic duty as an American entrusted with civic power, damn you.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:44 PM (aKiSo)

172 TIM McBride doesn't really think he's a woman. He's a man pretending to be a woman, flaunting his fetish in our faces and demanding we play along.

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:44 PM (2Drhq)

173 So who to run against Kamala? Someone bland, or someone quirky? Hmmm.
Posted by: tubal

Let's start with someone sober to show a contrast.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 06:44 PM (HSFTJ)

174 Balloons!!

Posted by: Hillary at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (Q+gd/)

175 Like Hag Hil I often rewrite scenes in what is left of my mind of what I wish I'd said or done.

I don't, but maybe should start?

I remember laughing at that debate, Hagitha. Does this count? You are so big and bad now, you sow.

Remember when you fell (for reasons unknown or a fuse blew) and whacked your head? Then had to wear those wonky glasses at the Benghazi hearing? When you pounded the table that it didn't matter anymore about Benghazi?

Go fall again and maybe this time you can catch an edge of the furniture in your Chardonnay blackout rage.

Who is buried in your filled pool at Chappedick (this is how I will spell it forever as it reminds me of Bill)?

Who, who, who, who let the dogs out? The pool was filled around the time you were shredding documents with your housekeeper. Whom I always imagine as a female Manuel from Fawlty Towers. "Missy Hil? These papers?" Hillary slaps her or throws a lamp and screams, "YES, faster you water buffalo!"

Oh, wait, the brain dead water buffalo was Donna Brazile.

So much to remember, so little time.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (hzuYO)

176 Apparently, after this election, we will have the gayest Congress in U.S. history.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 06:35 PM

And the fakest and lamest.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (h+uWx)

177 Not the Bee headline: Gavin Newsom just cleared California's entire death row.

I can not describe how disappointed I was reading the article.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (vgpe/)

178 re 167: i saw that somewhere

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (CWTWj)

179 >>>Seattle is sounding more sane than a lot of places.

What makes you feel more optimistic, nurse? I know it's been rough over there for a long, long time.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (Toos7)

180 170 Sarah McBride is better looking than Jennifer Welch.

Hmmm, very low bar though. That Welch creature is gut-turningly hideous.

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 06:46 PM (2Drhq)

181 You can't even admit you ate it. But she knows she did.
Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 06:34 PM (fR677)

-----

Imagine being a young girl just out of college who has to eat Hillary's rancid box all the time, and then she marries you off to a pedophile Congressmen in a power play, but the butt ugly creep accidentally torpedoes her Presidential campaign after the cops turn up all her illegal emails when they bust him for sexting middle schoolers on your laptop, so it was all for nothing, and then your consolation prize is that you remarry a retarded person whose father is a Nazi cryptkeeper.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 06:46 PM (BI5O2)

182
Texas is going to get it good and hard. Maybe that will encourage those that stayed home to vote next time.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (OkYzo)

183 165 I don't remember the videos of her thinking she won... link?

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 06:42 PM (VCgbV)

++++

I think it may have been taken down. Someone just a day or so ago said that they tried to find it on YouTube and it was gone. I remember watching it over and over, but that was within the days after the election.

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (KGrz7)

184 There is always hope. Voters are feckless.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (Gqar8)

185 How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (r7+Q7)

186 It's not over until it's over.

25,535 MORE BALLOTS THAN VOTERS IN GEORGIA: ELECTION FRAUD UNCOVERING

Cleta Mitchell the margin between Pres. Trump and Biden was 11, 779. Over 133,000 ballots images...deleted. Anomalies, markings, changed timestamps- deliberately deleted. That is JUST in the ABSENTEE ballots.

America's Voice News

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (mISmA)

187 179 Not the Bee headline: Gavin Newsom just cleared California's entire death row.

I can not describe how disappointed I was reading the article.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (vgpe/)

Ctrl-F "GAU-17A"....

Not one mention? Boooo.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:48 PM (aKiSo)

188 IFRD will pay $25,000 to Bush and her friend and campaign manager, Stephany Spaulding, for a project through January to "coordinate fact-finding delegations"

Spaulding is a public speaker, ordained reverend, founder of the Truth and Conciliation Commission, and a former political candidate herself (including runs for Congress in Colorado and Illinois).

Ballopedia, in part, Stephany Rose Spaulding (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022 (for a signature challenge).

So Cori Bush is basically 'press' while the others named are more concerning.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 06:48 PM (NFX2v)

189 Speaking of gay people, did not hear much from Scott Pressler this go round.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:50 PM (Gqar8)

190 They're all obsessed with executing us -

Gad Saad
@GadSaad
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23h
This guy, @profgalloway is truly an execrable lobotomized demonic cretin. I loathe such individuals. They are the cause of the collapse of the West. Effeminate ladyboys deeply concerned about appearing progressively enlightened and yet wrong in every conceivable way on every conceivable issue.

ALX 🇺🇸

@alx
·
Nov 3
At an event with Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway called for the execution of Elon Musk for being a “traitor to the west” live on stage.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:50 PM (kX27y)

191 126
You really have to watch these 2 yukking it up. Sick.

https://tinyurl.com/39yz5zdr
Spencer Pratt
@spencerpratt
·
57m
The melting wax statue of Bill Nye with a blonde wig laughs uncontrollably over the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him twice.
These are not democrats. These are communists. And they are evil. We have a communist violence problem.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (kX27y)

::: types, delete...retypes, deletes :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 06:50 PM (l3cgK)

192 184
Texas is going to get it good and hard. Maybe that will encourage those that stayed home to vote next time.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 06:47 PM (OkYzo)

++++

I believe it turned out they did come out and vote. The numbers were the same. Something else happened, and I don't think it was legit.

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 06:51 PM (KGrz7)

193 "Back during ObamaCare ? One of the first "fixes" was Mitch the Turtle figuring out how Congress really didn't have to go on ObamaCare."

iirc, each politician was designated a small business?

Posted by: davidt at November 05, 2026 06:51 PM (Q+gd/)

194 Can't wait until they play in that stupid softball game. Will send gift cards to Target so the most butch, bearded fuckers go into whatever passes for the Women's Locker Room in Congress.
Posted by: Delete Me Now Dildo at November 05, 2026 06:49 PM (k7sOO)

put empty glass bottle on their fingers so they can clank them while dragging a bat along the chain-link shouting "Deeeeeeemocrats! Come out and playyyy--eee-yyayyyyy!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:51 PM (aKiSo)

195 Texas neighbor stated that he just could not vote for that paxton fellow but made it okie dokie by not voting for Telefreak. I told him to put his children up for adoption so his kids would be spared his cowardice.

Posted by: Fabulous at November 05, 2026 06:52 PM (KVjz6)

196 >Texas is going to get it good and hard. Maybe that will encourage those that stayed home to vote next time.

Based on some of the data coming out it appears it wasn't so much a case of Republicans staying as it was Democrats vote total skyrocketing.

>>@kevinnbass

>>Republican votes stayed the same.

>>Democrats materialized 20 million new votes.

https://tinyurl.com/mryn4zrj

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)

197

What makes you feel more optimistic, nurse? I know it's been rough over there for a long, long time.
Posted by: LizLem

Regular people are starting to voice concerns over the lack of accountability in several state agencies. Homelessness, schools and crime are being looked at with more and more skepticism. Folks are not convinced the answer is to keep throwing taxpayer dolllars at problems without seeing measurable improvement.

Nothing monumental. But people are noticing. And talking.

And wa state just kicked boys out of girls’ sports K-12.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 06:52 PM (W0Ks/)

198 Islamic rioting erupts worldwide"

Hispanics might not play nice...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 06:53 PM (pfXMo)

199 200

And wa state just kicked boys out of girls’ sports K-12.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 06:52 PM (W0Ks/)

Now That’s a Big Deal.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 06:53 PM (Gqar8)

200 201 Islamic rioting erupts worldwide"

Hispanics might not play nice...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 06:53 PM (pfXMo)

Go empty out Bukele's little prison down there and say to each of them "you bring me a hundred ears, I give you a green card. Get after it."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:54 PM (aKiSo)

201 nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 06:55 PM (bFq8h)

202 so much a case of Republicans staying as it was Democrats vote total skyrocketing."

The Texas population has skyrocketed. Trump/GOP types stayed home. Bigly.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 06:55 PM (pfXMo)

203 And wa state just kicked boys out of girls’ sports K-12.
Posted by: nurse ratched

That was a result that surprised me. Had to read it twice to make sure I wasn't going crazy.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 05, 2026 06:55 PM (ftFVW)

204 It might wind up being kind of awesome. They really think they can let their freak flag fly now, but they haven't done the groundwork you really need to do to make a revolution work.
You can't just roll out your blessed Revolution because you did unexpectedly well in a fucking midterm election.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM (aKiSo)

I think the bigger problem is unfettered muslim immigration. Both because of fraud-is-our-birthright mentality, and large families creating more muslim voters. They'll take over in no time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 05, 2026 06:57 PM (zYpTz)

205 >>I believe it turned out they did come out and vote. The numbers were the same. Something else happened, and I don't think it was legit.

Check out the vote total in the Texas governors race and compare it to 2022.

Abbott's vote was the same. Hinojosa got a bump from the Democrat vote in 2022 of around 1.7 million.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 06:57 PM (viF8m)

206 The melting wax statue of Bill Nye with a blonde wig laughs uncontrollably over the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him twice.
These are not democrats. These are communists. And they are evil. We have a communist violence problem.
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 06:29 PM (kX27y)

Past really is prologue.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 06:32 PM (czPqD)

Prolapsed

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 06:57 PM (NtVYv)

207 135 re 128: bill leaves hillary for monica

harmonica > for monica

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 06:58 PM (v3pYe)

208 Jamie Raskin promised in an interview that Democrats’ top priority in January will be Universal gun registration.

Yeah, good luck with that.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 07:00 PM (lBovM)

209 I believe it turned out they did come out and vote. The numbers were the same. Something else happened, and I don't think it was legit.
Posted by: washrivergal

No way did the muy macho Hispanics vote for a gay gringo who talks shit about the Virgin Mary, get more votes than Joe Biden.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:01 PM (mISmA)

210 bob (moron inbobnitus)

Poland can win vs both Germany and Russia invading at the same time. As long as Russia does not use nuclear weapons.

Look up their OOB.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (u82oZ)

211 I want Hagitha to suffer some more and more staggering around her woods and scaring little girls. Popping out of the bushes like a corpse wearing a tattered and stinky mumu.

On the campaign trail I used to laugh at her outfits that never fit. She has no idea what she's doing on her own.

After the side of beef into the van deal, the popping out of Chelsea's house, refreshed with drugs, she appeared with a star somewhere.

Hil was wearing a strange mumu pants top of white wool and black swirly things on cloth and black piping on the front pockets and edges. Somehow thinking black/white plaid pants went with it. It was hideous and looked like an old oven mitt she found at Goodwill.

To complement this ensemble she wore black and white flats and I nearly fell off my chair laughing when the hostess first saw her. It might have been Cher? Some old and washed up star. It was Cher!

I FOUND IT!!! My favorite outfit!

https://tinyurl.com/5affsnf8

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 07:02 PM (hzuYO)

212 Donald J Trump. I never liked him but he grew on me like a somewhat cool shaped mole. Hillary will never get what she spent her life to obtain. I know it’s cruel to find happiness in her sorrow but it brings me great joy. As a lifelong Texan I need it right now. You got schlonged. You will die bitter.

Posted by: Billythesquid at November 05, 2026 07:04 PM (x4l2h)

213 Did anyone call a nood? Because there is a nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at November 05, 2026 07:08 PM (lbtIB)

214 Holy shit. Hillary Clinton is Uncle Rico!
"Napoleon, if I had just told him to back off, I could have been president."

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at November 05, 2026 08:29 PM (mj7xc)

215 How sweet: Ro Khanna, Gene.Wu, and Hasan Piket arguing to exclude whites from everything.

Incredible.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 08:49 PM (PKL0q)

216 Texans may get buyers remorse when Gina abolishes abortion laws and gun rights.

Posted by: AnnaS at November 05, 2026 11:08 PM (i5Vkf)

After 31 Years of Failure, Amateur Clickbait Hate-Site Salon Announces That They Are Shutting Down and Will Miss Their Six Readers

Oh no!

Anyway.

Goodbye from Salon

It has been an extraordinary privilege.

Yes, the privilege was entirely yours. That checks out.

Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.
It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website. It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier.

It was a toxic hate site and propaganda mill funded by left-wing partisans but not well-funded by left-wing partisans because left-wing partisans are greedy moneygrubbing cheapskates who obsess about other people's money and therefore will not part with their own. They do not donate to charities or causes they "support," and who "support" things by demanding the government fund their charitable causes rather than themselves.

That was never on the table, so eventually you ran out of other people's money.

And probably the shuttering of US AID and various other Deep State propaganda slush-funds didn't help.

...

Over three decades, Salon has brought together politics, culture, criticism and ideas in a way that was distinctly our own.

It brought together socialist agitation, Democrat conspiracy theories, and race- and gender-grifting.

You know -- like every other media outlet.

Our journalism examined power and politics, questioned assumptions, surfaced stories that deserved attention and made room for perspectives that were too often overlooked.

Which assumptions did you question? Would I be wrong to assume you exclusively questioned the assumptions of anyone on the right or in the middle -- that is, you, like all other fake leftwing intellectuals, examined everyone's assumptions except your own or your readers'?

To the founders who imagined it, the staff members who built it, the contributors who gave it their voices and the alumni who carried its spirit into the world: Thank you. Salon's legacy belongs to all of you.

It's a legacy of failure and nigh-constant bankruptcy crises and last-minute cash-grabs from leftwing lunatics. Telling people "This legacy belongs to you" is about as insulting a thing as one can say to one's readers, besides accusing them of being drug-addicted gay hustlers.

We also want to thank our readers. You came to Salon for the journalism, the dialogue, the essays, the criticism, the unexpected discoveries and the sense that there was a place on the internet where ideas mattered.

They came for the validation for their mental illnesses and scapegoats and all of their most cherished hatreds.

The business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years. After careful consideration, we have reached the difficult decision that our publishing model is no longer sustainable.

I mean, you wrote the same thing in like 2006. It hasn't been "sustainable" since about the time Pets.com filed for Chapter 11.

Thirty-one years is a remarkable run, but what matters most is what happened during those years: the journalism, the ideas, the voices, the conversations and the community that grew around them.

No one will remember you and your graves will all be unmarked and choked by the least-credible, least-talented weeds in the brokeass plot.

Hasan Piker is literally fantasizing about putting Trump and Elon Musk in prison, and his fans still call him 'anti-fascist.' You can't make this up. The modern left doesn't want democracy, they want political prisons for anyone who disagrees with them. https://t.co/9nfIKO0BFb
— Clown World � 🤡 (@ClownWorld) November 4, 2026

yeet
@Awk20000
Hasan warns Asmongold that his commentary could get him punished by Twitch now that the political pendulum has swung
"Put the pronouns in the bio B, you're going to prison..that's our first scalp..no more relaxation for you big dog..they gonna bury his a*s in WoW too..the streets are no longer safe..reactionaries are going to be persecuted every step of the way on the internet..we're flipping the f'in script"
"You will start seeing corporations like Amazon, HBO..start changing their tune..corporations are gonna swing back around. If I was in Asmon's shoes, I'd be very careful with my commentary bc Amazon and Twitch in particular didn't go after him as hard as they would have bc they were fearful of retribution"

The left truly has no theory of mind of Republicans https://t.co/uOmCUfH27K
— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) November 4, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:42 PM

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1 Bye Salon. We won't miss you.

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 04:43 PM (uyuYG)

2 Salon?? Who?

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 04:43 PM (Oy/m2)

3 So Brave. So Bold.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (/izzV)

4 I'm not yelling, I promise.

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (uyuYG)

5 Boldly going where Lamont has gone before

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (36bTp)

6 Will this work?

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (uyuYG)

7 Nope

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (uyuYG)

8 Yes!

Posted by: bluebell at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (uyuYG)

9 A bold statement! I like it.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (GgaCi)

10 It worked!

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (36bTp)

11 "Wierded out by how well the Republicans are taking the losses."

It's called having an adult's self-control over your emotions, hoss.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (vJrRc)

12 What a bunch of fruitcakes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 04:46 PM (8mR+H)

13 bluebell cuts boldly

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 04:46 PM (Oy/m2)

14 Oh, that is just great........

Now what am I going use to wipe my dog's ass ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 04:46 PM (jGtoG)

15 THE JEWS AND ISRAEL DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 04:46 PM (jGtoG)

16
Salon: by assholes, for assholes

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:47 PM (eRlcH)

17 I feel emboldened now, just like the commies and maoists in the new, gheyist congress evah.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 05, 2026 04:47 PM (oPFtC)

18
Shit, I didn't even know they were still around.

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 04:47 PM (NtVYv)

19 >> Hasan Piker is literally fantasizing about putting Trump and Elon Musk in prison, and his fans still call him 'anti-fascist.' You can't make this up.

Shout out to all the people who just voted for Democrats because they feel we need a change. There ya go. Change you can believe in, dunces.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:48 PM (d3v2W)

20 If Israel is to blame for everything then I am holding Netanyahu responsible for Senator Talafreako.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 04:48 PM (8mR+H)

21 Personally, I think the first order of business for the new Congress Class will be something along the lines of the "Online Safety Act" that now exists in the UK. Rule #1 in controlling the opposition is always to keep them silent and isolated. They've skirted the edges of this approach with the "Misinformation" mantra and attempted to set up a government agency under the table which got exposed.

But, there's no reason to hide anymore (and quite a few republicans will go right along with it to protect their own wittle feelings from criticism).

Salon, on the other hand, should have just held out a little longer. I'm sure the media bail outs are already being discussed.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 04:48 PM (dIske)

22 There is a recent clip of Hasan running away, in a complete panic, from a DSA Event he was headlining.

All because there was a heckler.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 04:49 PM (/izzV)

23
I remember them running an article about people who didn't care or were happy about 9/11.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:49 PM (eRlcH)

24 Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.
---------
How will their readers manage!

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 04:49 PM (2bFN5)

25 The problem is the Dems will pressure the online sites to start censorship again like the ist Trump term and during the first two COVID years. They always gave the same playbook

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 04:50 PM (8VNAp)

26 >> The left truly has no theory of mind of Republicans

We are taking it well because it’s only one battle in the war. Also because we are armed.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:51 PM (d3v2W)

27 "choked by the least-credible, least-talented weeds"

For good choking, you want talented, relentless weeds like kudzu and purslane.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 04:51 PM (Jr5Lq)

28 23
I remember them running an article about people who didn't care or were happy about 9/11.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:49 PM

The only reason I'm aware of Salon and the other amateur webzine Slate, is from ace fisking their articles.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 04:51 PM (czPqD)

29 The left lives in constant revenge fantasies.

When they lose an election they go into murderous rage.
When they win an election the go into murderous rage.

It's almost like all they live for is murderous rage against all of their many enemies (they keep lists).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:52 PM (6ydKt)

30 >>>It's called having an adult's self-control over your emotions, hoss.

they do not understand most of the words in that sentence.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)

31 26 >> The left truly has no theory of mind of Republicans

We are taking it well because it’s only one battle in the war. Also because we are armed.
Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:51 PM (d3v2W)

I think it's we are more emotionally regulated than your average lefty. They expect the right to act like they do and have crying circles and pussy hats.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (czPqD)

32 16 Salon: by assholes, for assholes

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:47 PM

That actually sounds like a pretty viable business model.

How bad do you have to be at your job to screw THAT up?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (HlyYF)

33 auf Wiedersehen

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (UjdFS)

34 11 "Wierded out by how well the Republicans are taking the losses."

It's called having an adult's self-control over your emotions, hoss.
___

Shameful meme of soyboy -

https://tinyurl.com/5ejec4my

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (Dv3i1)

35 Goodbye...

Stop! Nailed it! We're cutting everything after that.

Posted by: The Editor at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (PN8cR)

36 History is replete with example of what commies do when they take over. And one of the outcomes is they kill a lot of their own in purges.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 04:53 PM (n5tGW)

37 Democrats have already said they’re going to go after free speech on X.

I’m sure that’s going to help lower prices.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (d3v2W)

38 The problem is the Dems will pressure the online sites to start censorship again like the ist Trump term and during the first two COVID years. They always gave the same playbook

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 04:50 PM

The problem with that is that musk owns X (twitter), they can't control information like they did during covid.

Buying X was arguably the best thing that musk ever did for the country. As a bonus it really pi$$ed off the left who had 100% complete control of all social media up to that point.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (I43vL)

39 Salon, on the other hand, should have just held out a little longer. I'm sure the media bail outs are already being discussed.
Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 04:48 PM

Get in line.

Posted by: PBS & NPR at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (ZA4gy)

40 Salon was garbage not worthy of lining a birdcage or wrapping fish.

It was entertaining to hate read for about a minute or so.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (6rW2x)

41 We will always have Vanity Fair.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (UjdFS)

42 It's almost like all they live for is murderous rage against all of their many enemies (they keep lists).

Leftists commonly blame any failures in their lives on others, here theoretical Republicans.

And is follows then if they just got rid of those bad people they could have utopia. So...why wouldn't you?

Then transwoman really will be woman, and party time poetry writing will make you rich, and eating hohos all day won't make you fat, and so on

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (sKqQm)

43 "Drug assisted gay hustlers"

You say that like it's a bad thing ...

Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at November 05, 2026 04:55 PM (XbNmU)

44
The DeSalonization Speech

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:55 PM (eRlcH)

45 Hi Bluebell!

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 04:56 PM (QMAsf)

46 >> History is replete with example of what commies do when they take over. And one of the outcomes is they kill a lot of their own in purges.

It is and this new generation of commies read these stories and think it really going to happen here. Oh, and someone else is going to do it.

They forgot the part about millions of gun owners, a lot of them bubbas looking for an excuse to try out new gear.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:56 PM (d3v2W)

47 "No one will remember you and your graves will all be unmarked and choked by the least-credible, least-talented weeds in the brokeass plot."

^^Nominate this man for a Nobel Prize in Literature

Posted by: NJ Class Traitor at November 05, 2026 04:56 PM (6RyaQ)

48 41 We will always have Vanity Fair.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM

"Well, Melania won't!"

-- People that think Big Mike and Ella Emhoff are hotties

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (HlyYF)

49 i think they did a clickbait hate-piece about this site. I know the Village Voice did. I think Salon did too, but I'm not sure. I don't really remember because they're no-account nobodies.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

50 >>.^^Nominate this man for a Nobel Prize in Literature

thank you!

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

51 Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.
---------
How will their readers manage!
Posted by: scampydog
......

Xanax and box wine.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (UjdFS)

52 "drug addicted" = "drug assited"

yeah, well, I guess so

Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (XbNmU)

53 I'm looking forward to the CCTV footage that captures the "Censor Police" showing up at Ace's house and scrambling for cover when the crows attack.

One moment they'll be standing on the sidewalk staring at the tricked out Vespa questioning how this guy could be far right and own a Vespa. The next they will be diving under the "Slip N Slide" mat that hasn't been touched since Clinton was President.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 04:58 PM (dIske)

54 X continues to filet the MSM, who by the way is openly cheering and congratulating themselves for the Dem victory. They don’t even care about the appearance of partiality anymore.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 04:58 PM (d3v2W)

55
How will their readers manage!
Posted by: scampydog

__________

By having another abortion.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:58 PM (eRlcH)

56 I used to read Salon, like 25 years ago. They used to have a round table discussion group discussing The Sopranos after every episode. Psychologists, lawyers, etc. They provided some interesting insights, at least at first.

Been quite a while, though.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (8mulE)

57 They don't really appreciate that we generally hate the GOP as much as they do.

And ours is that deep, abiding hatred that can only come from long, weary proximity. Like siblings. Or a marriage. While they just drive by and sneer out the window and think that makes them relevant.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (aKiSo)

58 Who you calling least-talented?

Posted by: the weeds at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (ZA4gy)

59 This sounds like a desperate appeal for subsidies. Surely Newsom, Raman, or some left-wing billionaire will step up.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (7cQi1)

60 Say what you want about the Dems, but you can't say they don't act fast -

@libsoftiktok

BREAKING: Missouri State Rep. Anthony Ealy (D) ARRESTED on assault charge and disturbing the peace just hours after being reelected

He allegedly entered someone’s house and threatened to kill them two nights in a row.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)

61 So long, Salon

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (ZxPkt)

62 The modern left doesn't want democracy, they want political prisons for anyone who disagrees with them.

Same can be said of the legacy left as well. It's why they worshipped Castro...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (08OqX)

63 >> i think they did a clickbait hate-piece about this site. I know the Village Voice did. I think Salon did too, but I'm not sure. I don't really remember because they're no-account nobodies.

The Village Voice? Didn’t they all die of aids?

And maybe we can send Salon some botulism laced pate for their closing party.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (d3v2W)

64 I see the communists are off to a fast start tanking the stock market.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (viF8m)

65
He allegedly entered someone’s house and threatened to kill them two nights in a row.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)

___________

He's DSA?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (eRlcH)

66 I never really cared about Salon.
I could probably count on one hand the number of times I read anything there.

Now, Gawker, I was thrilled when they got bankrupted out of existence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

67 There are lots of other Propaganda Ministry sites to follow, those 6 readers won't be sad

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

68 How do you say "Khmer Rouge" in Michigander?

Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at November 05, 2026 05:01 PM (XbNmU)

69 But who will write the hard-hitting clickbait articles like "50 things everybody does that are really racist?"

Posted by: Jimmy the Intern at November 05, 2026 05:01 PM (0MjtC)

70 50 >>.^^Nominate this man for a Nobel Prize in Literature

thank you!
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

Thank YOU for still writing high-quality analysis and not outsourcing to ChatGPT like so many others =)

Posted by: NJ Class Traitor at November 05, 2026 05:01 PM (6RyaQ)

71 I can't recall ever reading a Salon article. I would assume it was about hair styles or something.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 05:01 PM (n5tGW)

72 >>>I used to read Salon, like 25 years ago. They used to have a round table discussion group discussing The Sopranos after every episode. Psychologists, lawyers, etc. They provided some interesting insights, at least at first.

GAY!!!

Posted by: Senor Chang at November 05, 2026 05:02 PM (1wjle)

73 bEaUTy ShOp > Salon

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 05:02 PM (UjdFS)

74 Salon is like progressive radio stations, politically too narrow and appealing only to the same people as too many other media outlets.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 05:02 PM (uKqbA)

75 Or maybe it wasn't Salon, but Slate.

*shrugs*

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 05:02 PM (8mulE)

76 “ The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.”

Deutoronomy 28:7

Posted by: Marcus T at November 05, 2026 05:02 PM (jfnIf)

77 40 Salon was garbage not worthy of lining a birdcage or wrapping fish.

It was entertaining to hate read for about a minute or so.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 04:54 PM (6rW2x)

Is that Dan Savage paper in your area?.
Crap, ace already covered anal today.
I hope you're well nurse,

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:03 PM (Sco7b)

78 But who will write the hard-hitting clickbait articles like "50 things everybody does that are really racist?"

And #24 will leave you completely stunned.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:03 PM (+4Cf6)

79 We are taking it well because the election fraud was much subtler and more professionally rolled out.

Posted by: Max Power at November 05, 2026 05:03 PM (Hucnr)

80 I'm reminded of Stan's rejoinder to Jeffrey Coombs in Stan Against Evil.

"You're not going to stand there and watch me burn, are you?!"

"Nope, I'm going to go watch the end of Sports Center. All the best. (walks out)"

Apply that to Salon.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at November 05, 2026 05:03 PM (iIyc0)

81 I see the communists are off to a fast start tanking the stock market.
Posted by: JackStraw
.....

At some point the capitalist pigs have made enough money.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 05:04 PM (UjdFS)

82 "Wierded out by how well the Republicans are taking the losses."
--
As someone pointed out, if Trump holds the line, none of what they want passes.

None of their funding comes back.
None of the deporations stop.
None of the DEI programs come back.

If Trump holds the line, all they will get is meaningless impeachment and hearing theater.

Rs have a 19-12 majority in the TX senate.
And every border sheriff has signed an agreement to work with ICE.
None of what the TX Dems promised is going to happen if they hold the line.

Having delivered nothing you promised for 2 years, we'll meet again in 2028.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 05:05 PM (/Ki2A)

83 I remember when Salon was still brand new. My literally retarded civics teacher told students to use it because it was the "most neutral" news source. I laughed at him and told the class that was bullshit.

Something like that would happen daily. He was so fucking stupid, and I had to correct him CONSTANTLY. It got to the point where he would say something retarded and everyone would just look at me and wait for the fireworks. He hated me so much.

He once told the class we had three houses of Congress. After a little Socratic inquiry, I sussed out that this dazzling Salon-reading urbanite thought the Federal Reserve was a house of Congress.

During our "mock stock portfolio" project, I had to tell everyone to ignore his hot tip about investing in Enron at the bottom. They had already arrested everyone and sealed up the building.

He once said Carter was our greatest President.

There's a reason I hate teachers.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:05 PM (BI5O2)

84
The business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years.

They really haven't. You have to appeal to enough readers to pay the bills by either subscription or ads. Seems pretty simple, and yet you failed miserably at it. Sucks to be you.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:05 PM (Riz8t)

85 Holy crap! That's still a thing? Or "was" a thing, I guess?

They had a decent discussion section back in the day, but (naturally) they woketarded it up and all the worthwhile commenters stopped using it.

It's always weird to learn that one of these internet zombies is still in operation.

See also: Wired magazine.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:06 PM (qlLNh)

86 From Gruesome Newsom thread:

186 California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006.

I'm surprised they did it that recently.

Didn't they spare Charlie Manson?
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)

Crazy Charlie and quite a few other vicious murderers from the '60's and before died of old age in prison because the Rose Bird court overturned ALL the death sentences at one point as 'unconstitutional'.

Rose and two of her cronies (Cruz Reynoso and someone else) were subsequently voted off the court back when we were a proper state.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 05:06 PM (QGaXH)

87 Stocks plunge as Dem midterm sweep fuels AI regulatory concerns..

Useful Idiots with a 401k that voted the Commie-Crats hit hardest......

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 05:06 PM (jGtoG)

88 I saw Virginia Creeper and the Bindweeds on the Born To Choke Tour at Mitchell Domes in Milwaukee.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 05:07 PM (Jr5Lq)

89
Hope Jacobin is next on the chopping block. So to speak.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:07 PM (eRlcH)

90 After a "hard" day of "work," we like to put on the TV and watch Quantum Leap, IYKWIM.

Posted by: Salon Staffers at November 05, 2026 05:07 PM (1wjle)

91 I see the communists are off to a fast start tanking the stock market.
Posted by: JackStraw

When I asked about the big jump stocks took yesterday, I was told it was because inflation would make everyone put their money in stocks, which seems plausible. Yet here they are, plummeting back down.

I'm beginning to think nobody really knows why the market does what it does.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:07 PM (Riz8t)

92 Hasan warns Asmongold that his commentary could get him punished by Twitch now that the political pendulum has swung

"Put the pronouns in the bio B, you're going to prison..that's our first scalp..no more relaxation for you big dog..they gonna bury his a*s in WoW too..the streets are no longer safe..reactionaries are going to be persecuted every step of the way on the internet..we're flipping the f'in script"

Oh my, Hasan. You're just so butch.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)

93 >>>It's always weird to learn that one of these internet zombies is still in operation.

the A/V Club

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

94
and eating hohos all day won't make you fat

I first saw that as hobos.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 05:08 PM (Cqx++)

95 Yet the Melinda Gates-Epstein vanity project The Atlantic trudges on ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 05:08 PM (/Ki2A)

96 I hope when they inaugurate AOC or whomever in '29, Donald Trump is just absent for the ceremony.

That dude and his family better have a plan to bug the fuck outta here, and it better be a big surprise to *everyone.*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (BI5O2)

97 69 But who will write the hard-hitting clickbait articles like "50 things everybody does that are really racist?"

Posted by: Jimmy the Intern at November 05, 2026 05:01 PM (0MjtC)

Top 200 ways conservatives want socialists and communists to die?

I'd click.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

98 My brother showed me a few videos of liberal women in my beloved Texas celebrating Democrats win. They were wearing sundry cowboy attire and singing raucous, disgusting songs about abortion. There were another one or two about transing children and murdering Republicans.

Nice people that Democrats elected.

Posted by: Marcus T at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (jfnIf)

99 Wait … WHAT!? 'Salon' was still a thing … ? I thought it died years 'n years ago. But, late's better than never, yes … ? Final words for its obit: "Don't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out."

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (ayRl+)

100 > Top 200 ways conservatives want socialists and communists to die?

I'd click.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

Please tell me that #1 involves a helicopter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (qlLNh)

101 69 But who will write the hard-hitting clickbait articles like "50 things everybody does that are really racist?"

69 things that you think make a person gay, but really don't. Also, why gay is great!

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (Riz8t)

102 >>I'm beginning to think nobody really knows why the market does what it does.

Volume. They only care about the volume of trading.
That's why they feed it Panic.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (/izzV)

103 Camille Paglia used to have an occasional piece up on Salon. Archive says nothing since 2016.

I knew they were good for something, if only rarely.

https://www.salon.com/writer/camille_paglia

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (8mulE)

104 Clown World ™ 🤡
@ClownWorld
·
Follow
Hasan Piker is literally fantasizing about putting Trump and Elon Musk in prison, and his fans still call him 'anti-fascist.' You can't make this up. The modern left doesn't want democracy, they want political prisons for anyone who disagrees with them.
=====

Enough with the ersatz surprise. No sht, Sherlock.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:11 PM (RIvkX)

105 The murders of Ashli Babbitt, Roseann Boyland, Kevin Greeson, and Benjamin Phillips will be avenged at some point.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 05:11 PM (LHPAg)

106 Please tell me that #1 involves a helicopter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (qlLNh)

#2 is actually "out of a helicopter".

#1 is "#2 but the helicopter is flying upside-down"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:11 PM (aKiSo)

107
I'd also like to thank Salon's readers for typical leftist read mooching and no financial support so that Salon collapsed into bankrupt failure.

Well done Salon readers!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 05:11 PM (NGKo0)

108
Camille Paglia used to have an occasional piece up on Salon. Archive says nothing since 2016.

_________

I'm afraid I have no use for her. Says the occasionally sensible thing, then votes for Jill Stein.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:12 PM (eRlcH)

109 Volume. They only care about the volume of trading.
That's why they feed it Panic.
Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM (/izzV)

A pig can make plenty of money, when the pig owns the trough.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:12 PM (aKiSo)

110 Top 200 ways conservatives want socialists and communists to die?

I'd click.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

Please tell me that #1 involves a helicopter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM

#167 will surprise you!

Posted by: Salon at November 05, 2026 05:12 PM (ctC8W)

111 We are armed.

Yes, but they are college educated and know everything and one day will find a job and one day they will be happy because the world will admire how smart and dedicated they are and will fall on their knees and worship their brilliants.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 05:13 PM (En+fz)

112 Tried to look up the number of people who were laid off. No indication so I'm thinking +/-100

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 05:13 PM (8VNAp)

113 I'm already over all these stupid ass tweets.

"SHOCKING: Some Leftist says they're going to kill and enslave everyone!"

Yeah. No shit. It's called the internet. Ever heard of it? Well, go back and read literally anything from the last several years.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (BI5O2)

114 The murders of Ashli Babbitt, Roseann Boyland, Kevin Greeson, and Benjamin Phillips will be avenged at some point.
Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 05:11 PM

And there won't be any commutation of those sentences.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (ctC8W)

115 >>When I asked about the big jump stocks took yesterday, I was told it was because inflation would make everyone put their money in stocks, which seems plausible. Yet here they are, plummeting back down.

A number of Democrats campaign on regulating or curbing the growth of AI. Tech stocks took in the shorts today.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (viF8m)

116 You won't be all scary and "armed" long. The legislation is already being written.

Posted by: Sid at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (fE4hz)

117 112 Tried to look up the number of people who were laid off. No indication so I'm thinking +/-100
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 05:13 PM (8VNAp)

"I don't even really work here!"

"Well then what's in the briefcase?"

"Crackers."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (aKiSo)

118 Ace, how long have you been doing the blog? Somehow, you seem to churn out quality content with a one man shop. Well, I suppose the COBs play a role, but personally, I think you overpay them.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

119 They are "weirded out" because when the positions are reversed, they feel justified burning the city down.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 05:15 PM (fR677)

120 That was funny sid or fake sid, like laws ever kept guns out of anybody's hands that wanted one.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (n5tGW)

121 We are getting the extra fucking retarded trolls today.

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (enNUy)

122

I first saw that as hobos.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Me as well.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (QVmho)

123 My brother showed me a few videos of liberal women in my beloved Texas celebrating Democrats win. They were wearing sundry cowboy attire and singing raucous, disgusting songs about abortion. There were another one or two about transing children and murdering Republican
--
They are possessed by demons.
They'll be eating ashes soon enough.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (/Ki2A)

124 Newsome commutes 500 death sentences to life? He just cleared appeal dockets. Let’s call it a lawyer layoff.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (x6nW3)

125 There's a reason I hate teachers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:05 PM (BI5O2)
=====

My geometry Regents exam was the day after Somoza fell. The history teacher interrupted my exam to hand me the front page of The Times.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:17 PM (RIvkX)

126 I often wonder - what exactly is the leftist theory on how when and why Musk or Trump would go to jail? Like, name the crimes, and reference the statutes you believe they have violated.

Otherwise shut the fuck up.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 05:17 PM (fR677)

127 118 Ace, how long have you been doing the blog? Somehow, you seem to churn out quality content with a one man shop. Well, I suppose the COBs play a role, but personally, I think you overpay them.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)
___________________________

COB's aren't paid. He just rewards them by letting them out of the cages and into the yard for an 1hr of exercise, which usually includes raking leaves or hosing off the sidewalk.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)

128 I often wonder - what exactly is the leftist theory on how when and why Musk or Trump would go to jail? Like, name the crimes, and reference the statutes you believe they have violated.

They really, really want it. QED.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:18 PM (Riz8t)

129 Sid is a silly little faggot.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 05:18 PM (bFq8h)

130 I just wish these internet tough guys would just go ahead and make the first move.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 05:18 PM (AZDyS)

131
Lol Orson

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 05:18 PM (/QHx4)

132 COB's aren't paid. He just rewards them by letting them out of the cages and into the yard for an 1hr of exercise, which usually includes raking leaves or hosing off the sidewalk.

You're forgetting the pellets they get when they press the bar.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (Riz8t)

133 Now, who was it who said "well, ya know, if you shoot a couple of these fools, the rest of them will just go home"?

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat bastards & Salon sycophants at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (5DfsO)

134 c9mmies and goatrapers with little impulse control. this should be fun

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (bFq8h)

135 My geometry Regents exam was the day after Somoza fell. The history teacher interrupted my exam to hand me the front page of The Times.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:17 PM (RIvkX)

Ah, I remember the love all my teachers had for Danny Ortega, too. Gay love.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:20 PM (BI5O2)

136 133 Now, who was it who said "well, ya know, if you shoot a couple of these fools, the rest of them will just go home"?
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat bastards & Salon sycophants at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (5DfsO)

Eleanor Roosevelt?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:20 PM (aKiSo)

137
Newsome commutes 500 death sentences to life? He just cleared appeal dockets. Let’s call it a lawyer layoff.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (x6nW3)

_________

Frees up room on Death Row for Trump supporters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (eRlcH)

138 COB's aren't paid. He just rewards them by letting them out of the cages and into the yard for an 1hr of exercise, which usually includes raking leaves or hosing off the sidewalk.
Posted by: Orson at

And getting rid of the occasional hobo body.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (YZ0Fo)

139 You're forgetting the pellets they get when they press the bar.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (Riz8t)

_________________________

BF Skinner's Positive Reinforcement experiments were an absolute scam. The pellets were alcohol based, which just made the rats addicts. Hmmmmm....Ok...yeah, I can see how that would work with COB's. Fair Point!!!!

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (dIske)

140 COB's aren't paid. He just rewards them by letting them out of the cages and into the yard for an 1hr of exercise, which usually includes raking leaves or hosing off the sidewalk.
Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)

Bring out the gimp

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (NtVYv)

141 130 I just wish these internet tough guys would just go ahead and make the first move.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 05:18 PM (AZDyS)

>>>

Yep. Time to quit wasting resources, energy, sleep and time. We have known it's been coming for a long time. Time to get to it.

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat bastards & Salon sycophants at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (5DfsO)

142 COB's are paid by basking in the glow of our adulation.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 05:22 PM (8VNAp)

143 Asmongold should quit cursing God.
We should bomb Iran Now
Fuck China

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:22 PM (+iKN/)

144 Frees up room on Death Row for Trump supporters.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:21 PM (eRlcH)
---
Well, at least we can take comfort in the fact we won't be spending 30+ years on Death Row with endless appeals.

We'll be in and out in a week at most.

Just long enough for them to clean the gas chambers...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 05:22 PM (s2iZv)

145 Is Salon the one where Ana Marie Cox would rhapsodize about ass sex all the time, or am I thinking of Hustler?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 05:23 PM (HFrEr)

146 > the A/V Club
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

Yep, that's another one.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:23 PM (qlLNh)

147
Sid is a silly little faggot
His mother was a donkey show harlot
Once after one show
Her butt started to glow
And Sid fell out into the toilet.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 05:23 PM (YSUhf)

148 They are possessed by demons.
They'll be eating ashes soon enough.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 05:16 PM (/Ki2A)

Awesome

Posted by: Rustee Brand at November 05, 2026 05:23 PM (NtVYv)

149 Now, who was it who said "well, ya know, if you shoot a couple of these fools, the rest of them will just go home"?
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat bastards & Salon sycophants at November 05, 2026 05:19 PM (5DfsO)

Fred Rogers

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 05:24 PM (bFq8h)

150
When wackos in blue-state cities start burning and looting, Trump should respond by strongly.... doing nothing. Sorry, no funds available for repairs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:24 PM (eRlcH)

151 When wackos in blue-state cities start burning and looting, Trump should respond by strongly.... doing nothing. Sorry, no funds available for repairs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:24 PM (eRlcH)

Send in the National Guard.

To all the surrounding townships.

To contain the spread of their bullshittery.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:25 PM (aKiSo)

152
COB's are paid by basking in the glow of our adulation.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 05:22 PM (8VNAp)

_________

Not even a laurel and hearty handshake?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:25 PM (eRlcH)

153 Ossoff has surged to the lead as the ‘28 Dem
Nominee. Easiest bet ever taking the no. The Democrat party of el Sayed is not nominating a Jew.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 05:26 PM (VYGAQ)

154
I just wish these internet tough guys would just go ahead and make the first move.
Posted by: McLurkerson

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

What's funny is, it's another royal case of projection of the insanity and horror they impute to us (The Handmaid's Tale, ICE hunting brown people). Except we never wanted those things, while this is something they ACTUALLY say out loud and truly want.

Wait, I started out saying "What's funny." It's not all that funny, but let's say there's no way they're gonna see their dreams come true. I went to DC on January 6 and I'll answer the next call, whatever it is.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:26 PM (mmrXZ)

155 Quality fisking Ace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 05:26 PM (s1VwS)

156 Yannow, if Trump were one-tenth the authoritarian they think, why do they think he will stand still to be persecuted? These retards have seriously damaged the peaceful transfer of power.

Posted by: Butch at November 05, 2026 05:27 PM (98xTj)

157 "your graves will all be unmarked and choked by the least-credible, least-talented weeds in the brokeass plot"

This was really choice

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 05:27 PM (s1VwS)

158 I see the communists are off to a fast start tanking the stock market.
Posted by: JackStraw

When I asked about the big jump stocks took yesterday, I was told it was because inflation would make everyone put their money in stocks, which seems plausible. Yet here they are, plummeting back down.

I'm beginning to think nobody really knows why the market does what it does.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 05:07 PM

I know exactly what happened with the stock market after tuesday.

A whole $hit load of people got drunk over the democrat landslide victory over Trump and said "oh hell yes" and went online and tossed a ton of money into the market. Once they sobered up they said "oh hell no" and pulled everything back.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (I43vL)

159 Just took a walk through Instagram. Never seen so many left wing social media personalities making threats of every kind. They’re pretty whipped up to eliminate anyone that is or was MAGA. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised none of their reels/posts are being taken down.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (pj7Y8)

160 Ossoff has surged to the lead as the ‘28 Dem
Nominee. Easiest bet ever taking the no. The Democrat party of el Sayed is not nominating a Jew.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 05:26 PM (VYGAQ

Jack Ossof ?

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (NtVYv)

161 Ossoff has surged to the lead as the ‘28 Dem
Nominee. Easiest bet ever taking the no. The Democrat party of el Sayed is not nominating a Jew.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 05:26 PM (VYGAQ)

LOL.

Of course not. They were never gonna have a male or - heaven forfend - a grabbling Jew.

Their base would go on a violent rampage if they put a Jew on the ticket.

This has to be a joke.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (BI5O2)

162
The Democrat party of el Sayed is not nominating a Jew.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

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

Who even knows he's Jewish? White libs, Hispanics, and blacks don't care what you are.

Rubio vs Ossoff. Get ready.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:29 PM (mmrXZ)

163 159 Just took a walk through Instagram. Never seen so many left wing social media personalities making threats of every kind. They’re pretty whipped up to eliminate anyone that is or was MAGA. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised none of their reels/posts are being taken down.
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (pj7Y

Swapped to 230 gr JHP and I sleep easy

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 05:30 PM (s1VwS)

164
Salon headline: Should You Feel Guilty About Rooting Against the US in the World Cup?

I always root against the US Women's Team.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:30 PM (eRlcH)

165 The mutant that will be their nominee in '28 has not yet materialized out of the ooze yet.

Look for some nobody state rep with a hajji i-keel-you beard and no discernable paper trail beyond a birth certificate with "certificate" misspelled.

That's your fellow.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:30 PM (aKiSo)

166
Jack Ossof ?
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway

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

God DAMN, comment of the week nominee!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:30 PM (mmrXZ)

167
There's a reason I hate teachers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:05 PM

You guys are all so young and lol.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 05:31 PM (czPqD)

168
A whole $hit load of people got drunk over the democrat landslide victory over Trump and said "oh hell yes" and went online and tossed a ton of money into the market. Once they sobered up they said "oh hell no" and pulled everything back.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (I43vL)

__________

More like the traders took it all away from them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:31 PM (eRlcH)

169 I thought a Salon was where gay guys worked.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:31 PM (MWfyi)

170 We think "I wish we could just kill them all" when we lose.

They think "I wish we could just kill them all" when they win.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:31 PM (aKiSo)

171 Y'all are going to put us back in chains!

Wait...did i get that right?

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 05, 2026 05:32 PM (S+el1)

172
Before a Jew is the Democrat nominee, you'll see Trump give a speech where he anoints Mojtaba Khamenei as his successor.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)

173 Cursing God is never a winning thought.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:32 PM (+iKN/)

174 159 Just took a walk through Instagram. Never seen so many left wing social media personalities making threats of every kind. They’re pretty whipped up to eliminate anyone that is or was MAGA. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised none of their reels/posts are being taken down.
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (pj7Y

I figure we are all on some list and I'm glad they're letting us all know what they really think so we can prepare accordingly.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 05:33 PM (czPqD)

175 Knowing this country That rootlipped little commie will probably win too.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:33 PM (MWfyi)

176 You're forgetting the pellets they get when they press the bar.

They don't have to do puzzles like crows?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:33 PM (9s47C)

177 176 You're forgetting the pellets they get when they press the bar.

They don't have to do puzzles like crows?
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:33 PM (9s47C)

Poor dears would starve if they did.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:34 PM (aKiSo)

178 It’s funny how the left demands all these things, yet nobody can make a decent living providing them.

It’s that damn capitalism, I’m sure of it.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 05, 2026 05:34 PM (dHi1g)

179 Romper Room

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:34 PM (+iKN/)

180
They don't have to do puzzles like crows?
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:33 PM (9s47C)

_________

Not smart enough.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:34 PM (eRlcH)

181 "Romper Room
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others"

They can see you thru that creepy mirror.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:35 PM (MWfyi)

182 110 Top 200 ways conservatives want socialists and communists to die?

I'd click.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

Please tell me that #1 involves a helicopter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:10 PM

#167 will surprise you!

Posted by: Salon at November 05, 2026 05:12 PM (ctC8W)

Oh wait.
I was thinking of my death.
5 hot Japanese women in schoolgirl outfits and things kind of go bad.

But I'm kind of alright about it.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)

183 Evening everyone.

Posted by: thathalfrican at November 05, 2026 05:36 PM (YytD3)

184 > These retards have seriously damaged the peaceful transfer of power.
Posted by: Butch at November 05, 2026 05:27 PM (98xTj)

Most of us probably recall that the proximate cause of Julius Caesar becoming the sole ruler of Rome was the fact that the Senate was planning to prosecute the shit out of him once he left office.

Julie was all "I don't think so, scooter."

The Roman Republic was never restored.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:37 PM (qlLNh)

185 others"

They can see you thru that creepy mirror.
Posted by: fd
—-

Vonnegut, is that you?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:38 PM (+iKN/)

186 Not even a laurel and hearty handshake?"

Stand back while I whip this out...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 05:38 PM (pfXMo)

187 PDT should give everyone 48 hours to get out of DC before he nukes the place from Mara Lago.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (MWfyi)

188 @174 CaliGirl-my son and two daughters are fantastic shooters rifle/pistol. Know how to reload on Dillon progressives. I really don’t want them to have to put those skills to the test.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (pj7Y8)

189 It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (MWfyi)

190 > 5 hot Japanese women in schoolgirl outfits and things kind of go bad.

But I'm kind of alright about it.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)

WWII had the best enemies.

We got grown Japanese women wearing schoolgirl uniforms and buxom German lasses with super-low-cut dresses and pitchers of beer out of that one.

Wars after that have pretty much sucked from the horndog POV.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (qlLNh)

191 Rodrigo, bout to ready accept that as a go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (+iKN/)

192 "I often wonder - what exactly is the leftist theory on how when and why Musk or Trump would go to jail? Like, name the crimes, and reference the statutes you believe they have violated."
That's not how people's tribunals work. You get interrogated until you confess all your crimes. Then you implicate others.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (7cQi1)

193 Stock market crashing ... er "correcting"

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 05, 2026 05:40 PM (5Ty2s)

194 First Newsweek and now this...

Is Playgirl still available?

Posted by: James Talafreako, closeted homosexual at November 05, 2026 05:40 PM (D5ixm)

195
My geometry Regents exam was the day after Somoza fell. The history teacher interrupted my exam to hand me the front page of The Times.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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

And you were supposed to leap up in a Lear-like rage and declare that during this storm all prisoners shall be released, thief and judge are interchangeable, animals are just as adulterous as humans, RAGE RAGE RAGE etc?

Yeah, back to calculating the square of the hypotenuse if I can remember where I was.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:40 PM (mmrXZ)

196 PDT should give everyone 48 hours to get out of DC before he nukes the place from Mara Lago.
Posted by: fd
......

That would solve most of our problems and pump up his approval rating.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 05:41 PM (UjdFS)

197 Wars after that have pretty much sucked from the horndog POV.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (qlLNh)

I don't know, Vietnamese chicks can be hot AF, especially the mixed ones.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 05:41 PM (s1VwS)

198 126 I often wonder - what exactly is the leftist theory on how when and why Musk or Trump would go to jail? Like, name the crimes, and reference the statutes you believe they have violated.

Otherwise shut the fuck up.
Posted by: notalawyer

They have several to recycle. (The left is huge on recycling.)

If 1st you don't succeed, try, try again.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 05:42 PM (NFX2v)

199 "Meltdown 10 at Byron Dragway brought together more than 500 authentic 1966-and-earlier race cars for one of the biggest and most exciting vintage drag racing events in the country."

Non-stop drag racing. No annoying millennial commentary. Just racing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a92BT_cWipA

Posted by: 13times at November 05, 2026 05:42 PM (6iKlf)

200 The market was up % yesterday. Is down 3% today.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 05:42 PM (Gqar8)

201
I often wonder - what exactly is the leftist theory on how when and why Musk or Trump would go to jail? Like, name the crimes, and reference the statutes you believe they have violated.

Posted by: notalawyer

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

Don't laugh it off. Look what's happening in the UK. Anything that can be contrived as bigoted, unequal justice, slander, etc. will be attempted. And the judges we have? They'll overturn any reasonable jury.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:42 PM (mmrXZ)

202 Most of us probably recall that the proximate cause of Julius Caesar becoming the sole ruler of Rome was the fact that the Senate was planning to prosecute the shit out of him once he left office.

So the DSA has already come out being totally comfortable with overthrowing the Constitutional Republic and replacing it with some sort of fucked up Politiburo.

And America agreed with that and said "Lets get it on"

So since the US Constitution is up for grabs, Trump could do a Julius Caesar and no one should scream "Constitutional Crisis"!!! right?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:42 PM (xE0sV)

203 184 > These retards have seriously damaged the peaceful transfer of power.
Posted by: Butch at November 05, 2026 05:27 PM (98xTj)

Most of us probably recall that the proximate cause of Julius Caesar becoming the sole ruler of Rome was the fact that the Senate was planning to prosecute the shit out of him once he left office.

Julie was all "I don't think so, scooter."

The Roman Republic was never restored.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:37 PM (qlLNh)

Yup. Though Sulla popped the Republic's cherry a generation back. In several senses of the phrase...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 05:43 PM (s1VwS)

204 Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2

I don't either but I see the all of the things they're saying, publicly, it tells me to be prepared.

They don't want that either but they don't seem to think past step one.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 05:43 PM (czPqD)

205 So I'm scanning the headline and I see "after 31 years of failure" and I'm thinking please be Jerry Jones is retiring please please. Then I read the rest of it and now I'm sad. Not about Salon. Fuck them. I just really don't like Jerry.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 05:44 PM (2UnvF)

206 We got grown Japanese women wearing schoolgirl uniforms and buxom German lasses with super-low-cut dresses and pitchers of beer out of that one.

Wars after that have pretty much sucked from the horndog POV.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 05:39 PM (qlLNh)

In terms of the Japanese, a few nukes improved things.

I'm now hoping something for the West.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:44 PM (Sco7b)

207 don't either but I see the all of the things they're saying, publicly, it tells me to be prepared.

They don't want that either but they don't seem to think past step one.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November

They don't consider first order consequences, let alone second or tertiary.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 05:44 PM (YZ0Fo)

208 DOW closed down 220 from Monday?

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 05:44 PM (enNUy)

209 159 Just took a walk through Instagram. Never seen so many left wing social media personalities making threats of every kind. They’re pretty whipped up to eliminate anyone that is or was MAGA. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised none of their reels/posts are being taken down.
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:28 PM (pj7Y

Meh. Most of these chronically online near-retards are the housed equivalent of crazy hobos wandering the streets shouting curses and muttering imprecations at passersby. I applaud their little online performances. Like the guy who is twitching and screaming at the bus stop, they're letting all normal people know to steer clear.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 05:45 PM (HFrEr)

210 I'm scanning the headline and I see "after 31 years of failure" and I'm thinking please be Jerry Jones is retiring please please. Then I read the rest of it and now I'm sad. Not about Salon. Fuck them. I just really don't like Jerry.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

I love Jerry jones. Never fails to disappoint. The gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 05:45 PM (YZ0Fo)

211 Why did the Senate hate Caesar so much?

That's right... because he was a populist class-traitor.

Sound familiar?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:46 PM (BI5O2)

212 Salon had Michael Kinsley expressing ultimate liberalism
'I wonder what unknown unthinkable idea we will embrace in the future.'

They also had an article about the first lady's butt.

Posted by: MikeN at November 05, 2026 05:46 PM (heq8K)

213
Speaking of a Constitutional crisis, what's going on in Poland right now?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 05:46 PM (eRlcH)

214 "That would solve most of our problems and pump up his approval rating.
Posted by: wth "

But does anybody ever ask me? Nooooo.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 05:46 PM (MWfyi)

215
Just took a walk through Instagram. Never seen so many left wing social media personalities making threats of every kind. They’re pretty whipped up to eliminate anyone that is or was MAGA. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised none of their reels/posts are being taken down.
Posted by: JROD

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

I know people who are that angry. One of them tried to hit me once. I won't be one bit surprised if she comes for me.

We've seen this rage before. Read about the fishwives in the days before Louis and Marie fled Versailles. Literally knives out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 05:46 PM (mmrXZ)

216 I remember when Trump got reelected. The first thing I noticed was the media reaction being much more subdued than the first time.

The second was that the street-level Communists were frothing with rage in a way I'd never seen them before. Of course they're all baying for blood.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)

217 "This legacy belongs to you" is about as insulting a thing as one can say to one's readers, besides accusing them of being drug-addicted gay hustlers.
------

Wait, since when is being a drug-addicted gay hustler an insult to any leftist?

Posted by: ballistic at November 05, 2026 05:50 PM (oqH4h)

218 don't either but I see the all of the things they're saying, publicly, it tells me to be prepared.

Expect the algorithms to push prepper products. (sigh)

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 05:51 PM (xE0sV)

219 First Russell Brand, now Salon. Bad day for butthole fetishists.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 05, 2026 05:51 PM (mZkZ5)

220 @204 CaliGirl- agreed and at least they make themselves easy to identify.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 05:52 PM (pj7Y8)

221 I think that Salon farewell was written by AI. It doesn't have enough of their usual smugness.

Camille Paglia was the only person there worth reading, ever.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 05:53 PM (Toos7)

222 Apropos of nothing, I shot a lot of .45 ACP yesterday.
Jacketed Semi Wadcutters. Made a very crisp and clean entry hole.

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 05:53 PM (zYph5)

223 Soooooo … we STILL haven't reached our 'WGAF?' moment … ? Pity.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 05:54 PM (ayRl+)

224 210 I'm scanning the headline and I see "after 31 years of failure" and I'm thinking please be Jerry Jones is retiring please please. Then I read the rest of it and now I'm sad. Not about Salon. Fuck them. I just really don't like Jerry.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

I love Jerry jones. Never fails to disappoint. The gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 05:45 PM (YZ0Fo)

Problem number one is reading the 'news.'

So much for my news updates.
Even in Canada, having beers today, mentally prepared for war.

I'm tired of this shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:54 PM (Sco7b)

225 "Matta, a 19-year-old Arizona State University student, will lead the county clerk's office in the nation's fourth-largest county"
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We say something very similar in Hays county TX. The kid wound up getting removed from office.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 05:55 PM (VCgbV)

226 Saw not say

Posted by: lin-duh at November 05, 2026 05:56 PM (VCgbV)

227 Here’s something. Leftists, AWFLs, Communists, Muslims, politicians routinely call for violence against us. This includes rape and murder. Has become routine. Our side does nothing of the sort. They know nothing will happen to them for their threats.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 05:56 PM (Gqar8)

228 227 Here’s something. Leftists, AWFLs, Communists, Muslims, politicians routinely call for violence against us. This includes rape and murder. Has become routine. Our side does nothing of the sort. They know nothing will happen to them for their threats.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 05:56 PM (Gqar8

Yet..

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 05:58 PM (Sco7b)

229 Mississippi and Alaska senate seats stolen.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 05:58 PM (VYGAQ)

230 > Meh. Most of these chronically online near-retards are the housed equivalent of crazy hobos wandering the streets shouting curses and muttering imprecations at passersby. I applaud their little online performances. Like the guy who is twitching and screaming at the bus stop, they're letting all normal people know to steer clear.

Several current Democrat office holders are openly calling to start legal warfare against Trump, Musk, and every other Republican.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (mkw2N)

231 It’s 2:30 AM in Tehran.
Is it a go ?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 05:59 PM (+iKN/)

232 219 First Russell Brand, now Salon. Bad day for butthole fetishists.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 05, 2026 05:51 PM (mZkZ5)
>>>

killin' me. props.

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat bastards & Salon sycophants at November 05, 2026 06:00 PM (5DfsO)

233 >>> Salon had Michael Kinsley expressing ultimate liberalism
'I wonder what unknown unthinkable idea we will embrace in the future.'

They came up with a banger one: That to save America, we have kill her! And parade around her corpse as a threat to the other countries of how much we love her.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 06:00 PM (Toos7)

234
If I get any triumphant snorts from anyone, I'm just going to shrug and say "Good. You've got your way. Now you can do what you want."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)

235 See. No one Noods.
Bad week.
I get that.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 06:02 PM (Sco7b)

236 Nood half hour ago

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 06:04 PM (enNUy)

237 Folks need to understand they were obliterated and destroyed by a more intelligent adversary. If they were more intelligent, they’d be helping to manipulate the winning team. Welp. See you in the void nothingness while you hope for clouds and harps. When it ends, the lights go out and you don’t exist in any type of realm. Bsst, like a bug zapper. Just like Trump will be in the electric chair in March. Remember the bug zapper noise as you clutch your barrel shaped chest when you see the Democrats chosen speaker of the house sworn in as potus in march

Posted by: Prytsh at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM (Pos+C)

238 > Alaska senate seats stolen.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 05:58 PM (VYGAQ)

Nonsense.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 07:42 PM (qlLNh)

239 about as insulting a thing as one can say to one's readers, besides accusing them of being drug-addicted gay hustlers.

What have you heard?!

Posted by: Andrew Gillum at November 05, 2026 10:05 PM (4NO2D)

240 Posted by: Prytsh at November 05, 2026 06:45 PM

If it be as you say, why care about anything? Especially politics. You are just a sack of dead meat that hasn't, as yet, begun to stink. Well, maybe not as yet in your case but you get my meaning.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:09 PM (4NO2D)

Greasy Governor Gavin Newsom Makes It Official: All 500+ Loathsome Murderers on California's Death Row Will be Spared the Death Penalty

He commuted their sentences.

California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006.

On Jan. 17, 2006, the last death row prisoner from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was executed, ending a century-long practice of capital punishment in the state.
From 1893 to 2006, the state of California executed 513 prisoners by use of hanging, lethal gas and lethal injection, according to CDCR records.
After 23 years and 1 month on death row, 76-year-old Clarence Ray Allen would become the final California death row prisoner to be executed by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison.
Allen was sentenced to death on Dec. 2, 1982, after being convicted of three counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances and one count of conspiracy. He was charged in connection with the homicides of Bryon William Schletewitz, Douglas Scott White and Jospehine Linda Rocha.
But before he was put on death row, Allen had already been sentenced to life in 1978 for burglarizing a Fresno grocery store and ordering the murder of someone who knew about the crime.
While serving his sentence at Folsom State Prison he met Billie Ray Hamilton. With Hamilton's help, Allen plotted to kill the people who informed against him during his trial.

I bolded his crimes to illustrate that he was a conscienceless evil recidivist who didn't "merely" kill one or even two people, but murdered multiple people and then arranged for a hit man to kill one of the witnesses against him and then schemed to kill others while in prison.

This is not unusual. Everyone on California's death row had this kind of consistent, viciously evil drive to kill.

No one on California's death row had "merely" one "Ooopsie Poopsie I did a mistake-murder" killings. They are all multiple murders or murders with special circumstances, like murdering a child or being a rapist-murderer. The death penalty requires such "special circumstances." "Merely" taking another human being's life is not enough to get you the death penalty.

Democrats then placed a moratorium on further executions for loathsome murderers and rapist-murders and serial killers.

But they still had enough respect for the Normie Vote to avoid simply absolving the killers of the ultimate penalty. They had to pretend that, possibly one day, the moratorium would be lifted and men who deserve to die would be executed.

Flush with confidence from the Big Win for Communism, Greasy Gavin decided
that he no longer needed to pretend to care about the Normie Vote and commuted all the death sentences to life in prison.

Which, of course, doesn't mean life in prison.

Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell move on Thursday to commute all 548 death-row inmates in California.
In a letter to Californians, Newsom said that he understood that victims are angry at the horrendousness of the inmates' crimes.
"But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them," he wrote. "We can now let these offenders die in obscurity while we forever remember and honor their victims."
"I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California's values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and diminishes each of us," Newsom explained.
"I know we cannot execute people in our imperfect legal system and remain true to our core values, first among them justice and human decency."
Newsom said the decision to mass commute was one of the "most difficult" in his career, and he said he's deeply aware how it will trigger unpleasant memories of victims' surviving family members.
"I deeply respect the views of those who will strongly disagree with my decision, including some families of victims who have suffered the worst possible loss," the Democratic governor said. "I hold this painful truth along with the belief that this is a righteous action."

So always remember this when Democrats claim they won't, for example, endorse gay marriage, endorse transitioning children, impose actual authoritarian communism, etc., etc., etc.

What they always mean is: "I will not do these things in the current month because public opinion is strongly against me. But the moment that opposition begins to waver, or we win enough seats to be able to lose seats for several elections and maintain a majority, Katy Bar the Door."

This is obvious, and proven repeatedly through the years, but do be on notice that you are a Racist Conspiracy Theorist Peddling Russian Disinformation if you point this out.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:34 PM

Comments

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1 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Why not just let them out with ankle monitors?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (Cqx++)

3 THE BLADE BRINGS HOME A NICE CUT FOR THE WIN

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (iFTx/)

4 ... OR NOT

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

5 Criminals are the new Marxists thugs
Let em them out why don't you Greusome?

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Why not just let them out with ankle monitors?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (Cqx++)
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Surely a "pinkie swear" to be on their best behavior is good enough.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (s2iZv)

7 Putting people in cages is moral?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Cqx++)

8
Said it yesterday but saying it again today:

Vance and Thune get off your asses and call the Senate back into session. Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Y8DZL)

9 The weekend is here
Posted by: Skip

You off tomorrow, Skip? It's Thursday.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (xz+xK)

10 Was a loved one murdered and the killer sentenced to death?
Fuck you!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (XmK3B)

11 Now that you elected us back into power, Affordability is out the window and time to go after Trump.

The need for you USEFULL IDIOTS is over and F**k fixing Affordability...

SUCKERS................

Posted by: Chuck Shoemore at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (mrJNc)

12 In communism common criminals aren't really seen as a problem, assuming they don't victimize members of the party.

And such is the case in California.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)

13 But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them
------------
So this is what they mean when they say the speak for everyone.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (2bFN5)

14 criminals are victims of society, unless they're straight white guys

re 8: ha ha

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (CWTWj)

15 People in camps don't worry about affordability.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (Cqx++)

16 Gotta make room on death row for undesirables -

@Awk20000
Hasan warns Asmongold that his commentary could get him punished by Twitch now that the political pendulum has swung

"Put the pronouns in the bio B, you're going to prison..that's our first scalp..no more relaxation for you big dog..they gonna bury his a*s in WoW too..the streets are no longer safe..reactionaries are going to be persecuted every step of the way on the internet..we're flipping the f'in script"

"You will start seeing corporations like Amazon, HBO..start changing their tune..corporations are gonna swing back around. If I was in Asmon's shoes, I'd be very careful with my commentary bc Amazon and Twitch in particular didn't go after him as hard as they would have bc they were fearful of retribution"

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (Dv3i1)

17 So how are they gonna execute everyone in MAGA like they've been promising?

Posted by: Jim Rose at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (miqrx)

18 Now that you elected us back into power, Affordability is out the window and time to go after Trump.

Moderate/soft Leftwing forums since the election: Yay costs will go down and we'll finally get prices back to pre-Biden levels!

Hard Leftwing forums: Prices? You plebes have too much already, but that problem we will fix. Now we will get Orangemanbad, Trans your kids, and import the rest of the third world

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

19 What they always mean is: "I will not do these things in the current month"

Hmm. Read that as "mouth"...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (pfXMo)

20 >>>Vance and Thune get off your asses and call the Senate back into session. Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.

yes now they can vote left like they've always wanted

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (gw3RI)

21 Well, even when we do decide to execute a criminal in 2026, they sometimes survive. So we might as well not try.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (VHUov)

22
"Life without the possibility of parole" does not mean what it says.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (mmrXZ)

23
"Put the pronouns in the bio B, you're going to prison..that's our first scalp..no more relaxation for you big dog..they gonna bury his a*s in WoW too..the streets are no longer safe..reactionaries are going to be persecuted every step of the way on the internet..we're flipping the f'in script"

After the second assassination attempt on Trump I argued he need to roll up the orgs behind the assassins. He didn't.

Now we get this.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

24 I think Isa Casahuga is half right.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:39 PM (Sco7b)

25 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:39 PM (2614e)

26 Gone to.war, minatures that is in Lancaster

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

27 You know what, with death row endless appeals, good. Put them in gen pop. Let nature sort it out.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 05, 2026 03:39 PM (k8boH)

28 WOOT!

Posted by: Scott Peterson at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (2614e)

29 "Life without the possibility of parole" does not mean what it says.

How cruel to let a man die alone and forgotten, locked in a cage!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (Dv3i1)

30 They don't give a fuck. They need all the foot soldiers they can get.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (X8vlu)

31 Vance and Thune get off your asses and call the Senate back into session. Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.

Their clients aren't going to come through with those no show jobs they've been promised if Collins and co vote right in the lame duck session

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (sKqQm)

32 let's be honest, ev cars get electric for free from the sun and wind so there's affordability, you

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (CWTWj)

33 Also, fk JD

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (k8boH)

34 Gavin stuck his finger in the wind yesterday and decided he was going to go all out DSA with the quickness.

Hair Gel is going to be running to the left of AOC in the primaries.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (6ydKt)

35 Thune, do something!!
***laughs in Tillis***

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (enNUy)

36 After the commutation, the murders over 65 or in "bad health ' will be released for "compassionate reasons".

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (8VNAp)

37 This is a "meh" for me.

California was never ever ever gonna execute these cockroaches, no matter what. It's California. You might get run over and killed by a speeding drunk in his Lamborghini, but no criminal was ever gonna be put to death.

I mean, they can't even execute a demonic monster in red-blood Tennessee where they actually do execute people.

I feel bad for the Cali victims' families, but they were always gonna get screwed. At least now they have some closure instead of waiting around hoping that one day, some day, justice will be served.

Justice was never gonna be served, so might as well just end the charade.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)

38 Remember when some elected Dem said normal people wanting to be safe from crime was White Supremacy?

Well folks they aren't just going to end White Supremacy they are going to end whiteness.

So hey, you care about crime? Too bad you voted for more of it.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)

39 As I said in the last thread, if CA couldn't be arsed to execute anyone in the last 20 years, what does commutation change. Their death sentences were effectively already been commuted in an unacknowledged way. Is there some difference I'm missing?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (HFrEr)

40 Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Y8DZL)

When you find out they never had any intention of voting Right, it was never about an election, or racism, or what someone thought, it's just they hate the Right... that is a dark day but a good one.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (pjdUv)

41 Yawn. Who cares? Don’t see how it affects me in the least.

But this?

Holy shit. This is gonna affect all of us. Quite significantly.

Mississippi’s Senate. Scott Colom (D) pulled further ahead of incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) in a state that hasn’t elected a Black senator since Reconstruction,” the Washington Post reports.

“Colom was leading incumbent Hyde-Smith by 1,724 votes

Who ever could have imagined?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (GVoQJ)

42 Since there's no more death sentence, there's no need for death row. You can put those inmates into GenPop.

Let the shenanigans begin.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 03:42 PM (mISmA)

43 Is there some difference I'm missing?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (HFrEr)

It's a message.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:42 PM (pjdUv)

44 As I said in the last thread, if CA couldn't be arsed to execute anyone in the last 20 years, what does commutation change. Their death sentences were effectively already been commuted in an unacknowledged way. Is there some difference I'm missing?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

See #42.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 03:42 PM (mISmA)

45 It will make good ads for Rpeublicans.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (6vImu)

46 Tje Bolsheviks did thid. Let criminals prey on citizens.
Many of the Bolsheviks were criminals.
Murderers, bank robbers, robbing the rich.

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (Ia/+0)

47 OT: LIV Golf is gone...I didn't watch it, but if you did...

From WTOP.com

"LIV Golf is shuttering after five years that fractured the sport’s landscape with promise of Saudi riches, announcing Thursday in bankruptcy court it plans to wind down operations instead of launching a new version because it didn’t have enough support.

“The debtors are not currently proceeding with the LIV 2.0 plan,” attorney Matthew Williams of Gibson Dunn said in a hearing in New Jersey. “Instead, the debtors are toggling to a value-maximizing wind-down in their business.”

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (Gb7+b)

48 He did it so Becerra doesn't have to...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (l3cgK)

49 "But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them," he wrote.

But we are totally open with MAID.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (+4Cf6)

50
So how are they gonna execute everyone in MAGA like they've been promising?
Posted by: Jim Rose

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

Cf. the magistrate who let Irina Turetska's killer out.

Of course, they may also execute a few non-MAGAs at the same time, but a little cloud of generalized terror never hurts.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (mmrXZ)

51 "I deeply respect the views of those who will strongly disagree with my decision, including some families of victims who have suffered the worst possible loss," the Democratic governor said. "I hold this painful truth along with the belief that this is a righteous action."

You know nothing of righteousness, asshole.

Even God knows some of his creation just need to die.

The Commandment is "Thou shall not commit murder." it says nothing of killing those that deserve it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:44 PM (2614e)

52 Look if it isn't clear yet, the window to vote our way out of gay communism ended on Tue.

Things are going to get very, very bad very quickly after the new communists are sworn in.

Does America have what it needs to take the next steps? Remembering COVID I say no.

Best you can do is get a place out in the sticks, bury some guns, and just enjoy the fact the people that voted for this are going to get it gooder, harder, and faster then you will.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)

53 From the previous thread:

@WesternLensman
MSNOW's Stephanie Ruhle kicked off her 930am segment gloating about how the markets were surging because Democrats won.

"[Investors] made it abundantly clear that they welcome a massive check on presidential power."

The markets immediately tanked.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

"Markets hate uncertainty."

So they "surged"-- well, popped up a bit--when the uncertainty of the election went away.

Then they realized what the "certainty" that replaced it was, and everyone shat their pants at once.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 03:44 PM (VHUov)

54 Whoever could imagine MS with a 40% black population?

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:44 PM (enNUy)

55 "But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them," he wrote.

From which demon does Newsome place moral authority to wink at heinous murders?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (+4Cf6)

56 17 So how are they gonna execute everyone in MAGA like they've been promising?

Posted by: Jim Rose at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (miqrx)

They'll naturally die in the prison camps...un-naturally.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)

57 55 "But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them," he wrote.

From which demon does Newsome place moral authority to wink at heinous murders?

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (+4Cf6)

Moloch

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)

58 Maybe clearing out jail cells for Conservatives

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

59 debtors are toggling to a value-maximizing wind-down"

English. Do they speak it?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (pfXMo)

60 What he probably means is it's another step forward to letting most of them loose so the state is not specifically forced to absorb their medical services and other services.

Medicaid card handed over as they head out the door, 'government' pays. Transport them away from the finer areas.

NY State style, used the Pocono Mountains of PA.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (NFX2v)

61 So, mission complete?

@Salon 1h
Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (nEUC6)

62 Who better to be the arbiter of "California Values" than Gavin 'Masks for thee, but not for me' & 'lemme cheat with a friend's wife' Newsom?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (0sNs1)

63 Well folks they aren't just going to end White Supremacy they are going to end whiteness.
____

The goal is to end Western Civilization. That might cause some to ask about step 2, what to replace it with, so they avoid saying that.

Instead they are having fun expressing their hate filled racism against whites so openly. No one is going to question the rightness of their cause.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (Dv3i1)

64 John Thune wants to be the minority leader.

And I quote, "I’m here for the fight...”

Are you fucking kidding me??? I think there are drugs involved.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (iOpI2)

65 49 "But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them," he wrote.

But we are totally open with MAID.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:43 PM (+4Cf6)

I suppose, as is usual with the Dems, this is all about "choice".
Everybody has a choice but the fetus and the murder victim.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (6ydKt)

66 61 So, mission complete?

@Salon 1h
Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (nEUC6)

So they'll be back to $20, same as in town?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (l3cgK)

67
He commuted their sentences.

California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006.

Now set them free to kill all of the hard-working normies...for the children!

Yay!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (YSUhf)

68 English. Do they speak it?
Posted by: man

Not professionally, no.

Posted by: mikeski at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (VHUov)

69 What they always mean is: "I will not do these things in the current month because public opinion is strongly against me. But the moment that opposition begins to waver, or we win enough seats to be able to lose seats for several elections and maintain a majority, Katy Bar the Door."

This is why the right always loses in the long run. Most in power don't grasp the long game concept. Leftists ALWAYS play the long game.

It Can't Be Bargained With. It Can't Be Reasoned With... And It Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever... Until You Are Dead!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (2614e)

70 Don't worry - Gavin will have no problems executing his political opponents, when the time comes.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (aD4fx)

71 "I’m here for the fight...”
-------

Never change, GOP.

Never change.

Oh that's right you won't fucking change.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (pjdUv)

72 that Salon is ceasing publication."

Well, bye.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (pfXMo)

73 64 John Thune wants to be the minority leader.

And I quote, "I’m here for the fight...”

Are you fucking kidding me??? I think there are drugs involved.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (iOpI2)

Not drugs, just money and privilege...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (l3cgK)

74 The released murderers will be stormtroopers on the demonrat deathstar.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (LHPAg)

75 Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (N1tpc)

76 The stock market is likely a pretty good investment choice. With hyperflation again a possibility stocks generally stay level with inflation (see the Biden years).

Personally I will laugh my ass off when LIVs ask why the price of food and housing...AND JEFF BEZOS's FORTUNE...are all twice what they are now in 2 years.

And in fairness to Penis Rocket man that doubled fortune will actually just be worth what his fortune was worth in 2026...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

77 17 So how are they gonna execute everyone in MAGA like they've been promising?
Posted by: Jim Rose

Doesn't need to be fast deaths. Usefulness is important.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)

78 59 debtors are toggling to a value-maximizing wind-down"

English. Do they speak it?
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 03:45 PM (pfXMo)

It's a nice way to say "sell all the assets individually for as much as we can get and close"...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 03:48 PM (Gb7+b)

79 Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

It's all the different colors and the LGBT that are being oppressed by whites.

He actually said, once they all figure out we are being oppressed by the same people we will win.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 03:48 PM (iOpI2)

80
Mississippi’s Senate. Scott Colom (D) pulled further ahead of incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) in a state that hasn’t elected a Black senator since Reconstruction,” the Washington Post reports.

The same with Alaska it looks like.. Anytime they keep counting we never win

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:48 PM (4WM7K)

81 >>>John Thune wants to be the minority leader.

much easier to fundraise as a minority "fighter" than majority "expected to actually accomplish things"

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (gw3RI)

82 But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them
==
So Governor Happy Pants is the opposite of Judge Dredd, although they both fancy themselves as "The Law".

Gruesome noisesome making moral judgements on behalf of all the people in his state raises the hairs on the back of my neck.

Posted by: Junkyard Dog at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (anL5R)

83 62 Who better to be the arbiter of "California Values" than Gavin 'Masks for thee, but not for me' & 'lemme cheat with a friend's wife' Newsom?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 05, 2026 03:46 PM (0sNs1)

Gavin's values amount to whatever is valuable for advancing his political career at this point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (6ydKt)

84 Old and Busted: If it saves only one Child...

New and Hot: If it saves only one Child-Murderer...

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (/izzV)

85 This is why the right always loses in the long run. Most in power don't grasp the long game concept. Leftists ALWAYS play the long game.

There is one other part of this.

Leftists that lose office because they make a controversial vote have a bunch of NGO money and no show jobs to fall back on.

Amusingly so do left leaning Republicans (though less overall).

But lose office after making a tough right leaning vote? Your reward is at best unhireability, at worst jail time

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

86 So brave, so stunning. Note he didn't do this moral thing on his first day in office, but on his last days in office.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (n5tGW)

87 Is there some difference I'm missing?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:41 PM (HFrEr)

The 'feels.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:49 PM (2614e)

88 >>>The same with Alaska it looks like.. Anytime they keep counting we never win

running the other guy with the same name to steal votes was almost funny it's so over the top corrupt

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:50 PM (gw3RI)

89
John Thune wants to be the minority leader.

And I quote, "I’m here for the fight...”

Sir, there's no fighting for who will man the glory hole allowed in this bus station.

Just wait till your shift comes up.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 03:50 PM (YSUhf)

90
The same with Alaska it looks like.. Anytime they keep counting we never win
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:48 PM (4WM7K)

*touches nose*

*points at donna*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:51 PM (2614e)

91 This is why the right always loses in the long run. Most in power don't grasp the long game concept. Leftists ALWAYS play the long game.

It Can't Be Bargained With. It Can't Be Reasoned With... And It Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever... Until You Are Dead!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM (2614

One way ratchet: They do what they say and get voted out for it. Our side does nothing and gets voted out for it. Lather, rinse, repeat. The GOP is the party of managed decline.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:51 PM (HFrEr)

92 Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

Part of the success of the left is creating and sustaining tribalism. Remember Biden's argument you aren't actually a black person if you don't vote for him?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

93 California seems nice. I will move there and get a job at Ronnie's Car Wash and buy a house in the Hollywood Hills with my wife and 4 kids.

The American Dream!

Posted by: Texas democrat at November 05, 2026 03:51 PM (D5ixm)

94 New meme (link to X)-

https://tinyurl.com/3mtjjhsw

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (Dv3i1)

95 >>running the other guy with the same name to steal votes was almost funny it's so over the top corrupt

It has been done a few times before...though, I think the Kennedys were the ones credited with employing the first time. At least, as I recall my electoral history.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (/izzV)

96 If you ever have to kill someone, drag them to California and kill them. You might get off with a minor ticket.

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)

97 He should be spared because they were "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Murders he committed...

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (PxgV0)

98 >>>Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

whites are the only demographic that is not purely tribal in politics

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (gw3RI)

99
It's all the different colors and the LGBT that are being oppressed by whites.

He actually said, once they all figure out we are being oppressed by the same people we will win.
-----

I have been trying to warn and warn about this DSA op, and why it made my skin crawl the day it appeared.

I am telling you. Things are going to get.... weird.

I don't know if you remember every day Obama or one of his oifficals would say something awful. They sped up and spun the news cycle starting in Spring 2009.

This is gonna be that except country wide and not limited to just some officials. They are going to get even more brazen and ridiculous now. But not just once or twice a week, but every minute of every day.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (pjdUv)

100 I've been convinced. Executing these people is immoral, expensive, and wrong.

We need to sentence these people to life without parole.

Lock them in the cage and let them live the rest of their life with whatever they can find to survive in the cage.

Life without parole would be a LOT shorter than a death sentence.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (N1tpc)

101 Six people died in a fire in NYC. Lilian bonsignore, the lesbian fire commissioner was at a political junket for NY pols in Puerto Rico. Fire commissioners don't usually go and a couple of pols said they never saw one there before. Mamdani signed off on it.
Not that her being in NYC would have changed the situation, but it shows that our betters haven't learned from Mayor Bass

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (8VNAp)

102 Stock indexes are crashing across the board.

Posted by: Just reporting at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (b/mwL)

103 whites are the only demographic that is not purely tribal in politics
____

I hate whiteness!

Posted by: White Lady at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (Dv3i1)

104 "After 23 years and 1 month on death row..."

See, right there is the problem. Shit, if these guys weren't in prison, most of them would already be dead from one thing or another.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (QaH55)

105 By the way notice the lack of violence or riots when we lose.....

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (pjdUv)

106 whites are the only demographic that is not purely tribal in politics

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (gw3RI)

We were well trained to be that way.

The younger white generation is tuning to tribalism because they feel they have to.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (6ydKt)

107 , "I’m here for the fight...”

As a spectator

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (+4Cf6)

108 One way ratchet: They do what they say and get voted out for it. Our side does nothing and gets voted out for it. Lather, rinse, repeat. The GOP is the party of managed decline. /i]

Back in the Bush years I remember being shocked that every time the Republicans had an opportunity to actually DO one of the things they claimed to support they'd punt instead arguing it was too risky to have a controversial vote because they might lose elections.

Then of course they'd still lose elections because that's the nature of politics.

Later I got that this was indeed just a game to most of them and they were happy to play their part but back then..."Hey I'm a normal guy and I see this...you have expensive consultants and fancy degrees how are you not getting it?!?"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

109 He actually said, once they all figure out we are being oppressed by the same people we will win.
==
"Kill Whitey." Its the new "Kill the Jews."

L'Chaim.

Posted by: Junkyard Dog at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (anL5R)

110 Guarantee you that there will be zero executions in Texas for the next 4 years and every death row prisoner will have their sentence commuted as well. The incoming governor has stated that she looks up to california as the state she wants Texas to look like.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (I43vL)

111 Not that her being in NYC would have changed the situation, but it shows that our betters haven't learned from Mayor Bass

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM (8VNAp)

Friendly reminder:

They. Do. Not. Care.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (2614e)

112 We have probably seen our last election (2024). There may be ‘elections’, but not many.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 03:55 PM (LHPAg)

113 . The incoming governor has stated that she looks up to california as the state she wants Texas to look like.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (I43vL)

Bankrupt ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:55 PM (4WM7K)

114 ==
"Kill Whitey." Its the new "Kill the Jews."

L'Chaim.

Posted by: Junkyard Dog at November 05, 2026 03:54 PM (anL5R)

And it includes the Jews. Maybe even starts with them.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:55 PM (pjdUv)

115 >>>The younger white generation is tuning to tribalism because they feel they have to.

yes, once whites are the minority they have to to survive

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (gw3RI)

116 What is plain as day is that the election on Tuesday was stolen. Big time. The results were too perfect. So perfect that our nation now faces a tremendous overhaul, allowing God knows what to happen. Everything that Trump has accomplished will be eliminated, quashed. The upheaval will be staggering.

I do not for one moment believe that millions of Texans stampeded to the polls and voted for that mutton-headed creature Talarico twink. Did not happen. What pains me too, is the brains on this blog who, had predicted a different outcome,
came here a apologized for being incorrect. You were not wrong!

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (KGrz7)

117 . The incoming governor has stated that she looks up to california as the state she wants Texas to look like.

Its the Mexican model.

They have elections, but those elections don't really matter.

Real power is held by the people that own the elected officials.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (sKqQm)

118 AFFORDABILITY SMORDABILITY............

F**k that SH*t.......

I do not give a Crap is Groceries and Gas high right now...

We have more important things to do then fix what you "USEFUL IDIOTS" want.

Posted by: Chuck Shoemore at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (5U1m0)

119 Leftists that lose office because they make a controversial vote have a bunch of NGO money and no show jobs to fall back on.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:49 P

The money runs out.
I'm really hoping now throughout the west.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (Sco7b)

120 98 >>>Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

And yet he won political office... Some oppression....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (4WM7K)

121
Bankrupt ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:55 PM (4WM7K)

A socialist leadership utopia. Continue robbing the taxpayer blind and face no accountability whatsoever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (2614e)

122 From the last thread: >>> Abdul El-Sayed wants Chuckles Shumer the Jew out of the Senate Leadership. To "get money out of politics".
AAAAHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Eat a sack of shit Shumer.

Didn't Soros pay for most of these DSA candidates? Including Sayed abd Talafreako? There were pics of them in grip and grins.

They are all fendi purse socialists or champagne socialists.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (Toos7)

123 And it includes the Jews. Maybe even starts with them.
____

Hah, I'm safe!
- Nebbishy Jew - Board Chairman of Local CAIR Chapter

(supposedly this is true, if you can believe everything you read on X)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Dv3i1)

124
Wow. They just won a complete victory and their first action is to foment racial hostility.

Did the Democrats run on trying to start a race war in Texas?

I missed that part.

Oh, well...I guess they mean well.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 03:57 PM (YSUhf)

125 Remember the left WANTS crime.

Why?

Because then it is easier to offer you "security for rights/money".

Now, even after they take your rights and wealth they still aren't going to do shit about crime. But in 2 years they'll make the same promises and people will vote the same way

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:57 PM (sKqQm)

126 It Can't Be Bargained With. It Can't Be Reasoned With... And It Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever... Until You Are Dead!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:47 PM

We realize you weren't talking about us, but we'll take the shout out anyway.

We've authorized the release of a tin of extra-oleaginous sardines to you.

Posted by: Big Penguin at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (0sNs1)

127 Cultural Marxists are running the Democrats

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

128 whites are the only demographic that is not purely tribal in politics
___
I feel shame all the time. No its not because I'm tramp, had 3 abortions, two divorces and I am debt up to my eyeballs because I can't delay gratification at all and need immediate constant soothing by consumerism, its because I 'am a WHITE woman!

Posted by: Karen's Inner Monologue at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (anL5R)

129 A socialist leadership utopia. Continue robbing the taxpayer blind and face no accountability whatsoever.

Texas has a Rainy Day Fund that they see as an uncashed lottery ticket.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (+4Cf6)

130 Said it yesterday but saying it again today:

Vance and Thune get off your asses and call the Senate back into session. Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.
Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Y8DZL)

------------

Ha, ha! They now have even more contempt for Republican voters and Trump. There will not be any moves until January when they hand over the country to communists and islamists.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (uKqbA)

131 What pains me too, is the brains on this blog who, had predicted a different outcome,
came here a apologized for being incorrect. You were not wrong!

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM (KGrz7)

Don't get pained. Some of them squashed people for talking about the possibility of another Cheat. "We're watching.... why didn't Kamala win...."

I always say the Right loves nothing more than the last war. The Left is always on to the next and I got shit on by some of them for saying that.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (pjdUv)

132 112 We have probably seen our last election (2024). There may be ‘elections’, but not many.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 03:55 PM (LHPAg)

Not to be that guy but plenty of people were saying that after 2020.

Never underestimate the Democrat party's ability to overextend themselves and find out, once again, the entire country is not down with absolute crazy.

We are going to have two full years of watching them go nuts and showing everybody their inner asshole selves.
They can't stop. They have no brakes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (6ydKt)

133 100.

See history of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.

Quaker philosophy. Didn't work.

Hook em, book em, cook em. (Addams Family)

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (NFX2v)

134 Not that her being in NYC would have changed the situation, but it shows that our betters haven't learned from Mayor Bass
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 03:53 PM
Sure they learned something. They learned they could let innocent people burn to death and get away with.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (LHPAg)

135 The same with Alaska it looks like.. Anytime they keep counting we never win
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:48 PM

There’s a damn good reason that that happens.

The short answer is most of the time the legally cast votes Republicans unsuccessfully try to get tossed out are ultimately counted.

And I thunk we all know what voters republicans challenge and it ain’t the republicans variety.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (GVoQJ)

136 122 From the last thread: >>> Abdul El-Sayed wants Chuckles Shumer the Jew out of the Senate Leadership. To "get money out of politics".

AAAAHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Eat a sack of shit Shumer and I will not cum in your JEW MOUTH .......

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR CHUCKY.........
YOU MIGHT GET IT !!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCKER......

Posted by: Abdul El-Sayed Bin Laden at November 05, 2026 04:00 PM (5U1m0)

137 Spend 5 minutes on moderate/soft left forums, "Yay prices are going back to 2019 levels...damn that Trump for raising them!"

Then spend 5 minutes on hard left forums, "These idiots want the price of things to go down? They have way too much as it is. But we have more important things to do now anyway like importing the third world, throwing everyone we don't like in jail, and spinning up the printing presses

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

138 And signs a 10 year contract for $770 Million for 3 high speed trains that have no tracks.

Locking the deal in with the sunk cost fallacy.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 04:01 PM (mP0Kj)

139 98 >>>Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

whites are the only demographic that is not purely tribal in politics
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 03:52 PM (gw3RI)

Yet. Who know what a few years brings...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 04:01 PM (Gb7+b)

140 Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (GVoQJ)

"Honest" in the nic? at least you thought about marketing

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 04:01 PM (Dv3i1)

141 We are going to have two full years of watching them go nuts and showing everybody their inner asshole selves.
They can't stop. They have no brakes.

No, that's not what's going to happen this time.

Oh yes they will go crazy. But this time they have a plan to deal with anyone that stands in their way.

Watch what happens on the internet/in the media when the new Dem governor arrests Elon Musk

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

142 The total Judiciary will be Cultural Marxists after January, no new conservative Judges will get appointed

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

143 We are going to have two full years of watching them go nuts and showing everybody their inner asshole selves.
They can't stop. They have no brakes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:59 PM (6ydKt)

Who is going to stop them. Trump can't run again and the GOP is in their element, fundraising and FIGHTIN

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 04:02 PM (pjdUv)

144 >>>The younger white generation is tuning to tribalism because they feel they have to.

yes, once whites are the minority they have to to survive
Posted by: brak

Sadly, "the younger white generation" doesn't view their own women as part of their tribe.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 04:02 PM (vJrRc)

145 Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

And yet he won political office... Some oppression....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 03:56 PM

The wife and I are making plans to move from Texas to Florida after tuesday nights results. Florida is about the only sane state left. Texas is about to get well and truly fvcked with a whole bunch of new taxes, increased existing taxes and new state fees.

While the Texas constitution prohibits an income tax it only takes a simple majority of voters to get rid of that, after the showing the democrats had tuesday, that is going to happen and we will have an income tax. The new governor voted over 40 times for a state income tax when she was a state representative.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 04:03 PM (I43vL)

146 130 Said it yesterday but saying it again today:

Vance and Thune get off your asses and call the Senate back into session. Collins and the others have nothing to lose voting right anyore.
Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Y8DZL)

------------

Ha, ha! They now have even more contempt for Republican voters and Trump. There will not be any moves until January when they hand over the country to communists and islamists.
Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:58 PM (uKqbA)

Dems will Nuke the Filibuster the first month they are in power in the Senate. I'll put money on it.

It's not law, it is only a rule that can be changed with a simple Majority vote.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 04:03 PM (mP0Kj)

147 I can't believe we're getting hot air trolls from 2008. I'm not even kidding that's what this dude is.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 04:03 PM (pjdUv)

148 I think we should set up Capitol Hill Organized Protest Zones (CHOP) to fight the Demo-COMMIES..

Let's see how they react to "CONSERVATIVE" CHOP ZONES that tell the Commiecrats to F**kOff...

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 04:04 PM (/uEuX)

149 The wife and I are making plans to move from Texas to Florida after tuesday nights results. Florida is about the only sane state left. Texas is about to get well and truly fvcked with a whole bunch of new taxes, increased existing taxes and new state fees.

While the Texas constitution prohibits an income tax it only takes a simple majority of voters to get rid of that, after the showing the democrats had tuesday, that is going to happen and we will have an income tax. The new governor voted over 40 times for a state income tax when she was a state representative.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 04:03 PM (I43vL)

You'd be better off in West Virginia. Too small a population that is too red to be the Dems next target...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 04:04 PM (Gb7+b)

150 136. It gets better

The Hill, El-Sayed says he’d back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer

Maryland Man's sponsor.

And El Sayed is not even sworn in yet. 😂

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 04:04 PM (NFX2v)

151 While the Texas constitution prohibits an income tax it only takes a simple majority of voters to get rid of that, after the showing the democrats had tuesday, that is going to happen and we will have an income tax. The new governor voted over 40 times for a state income tax when she was a state representative.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 04:03 PM (I43vL)

It takes 2/3 of the legislature first to bring it to the people for that vote.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:04 PM (2614e)

152 Let's see how they react to "CONSERVATIVE" CHOP ZONES that tell the Commiecrats to F**kOff...

You'd be beaten in the streets, then arrested, and get a long jail term.

The FNM would call you an insurrectionist, and your family would get visits from your local lefty activists while you were behind bars.

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

153 Spend 5 minutes on moderate/soft left forums, "Yay prices are going back to 2019 levels...damn that Trump for raising them!"

Then spend 5 minutes on hard left forums, "These idiots want the price of things to go down? They have way too much as it is. But we have more important things to do now anyway like importing the third world, throwing everyone we don't like in jail, and spinning up the printing presses
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

I'm sure those idiots still think that you can print as much money as you want with no effect on inflation.

Despite that being disproven in reality only a few years ago.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 04:05 PM (YSUhf)

154 I don't understand the point of the commutations. Blue states just don't execute. Hell, NY State hasn't executed anyone since when JFK was in office. And, they didn't ditch the death penalty until 2004. So, 1963 to 2004 the death penalty existed, but was never applied.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 04:05 PM (dIske)

155 That kalama didn’t win in 24 was a head fake. The evil bastards had SIX years to con 26.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 04:05 PM (LHPAg)

156 I can't believe we're getting hot air trolls from 2008. I'm not even kidding that's what this dude is.
==
Honest Cloud is an old troll indeed. Memories, misty water colored memories . . .

Posted by: Karen's Inner Monologue at November 05, 2026 04:05 PM (anL5R)

157 >>> 120 98 >>>Holy shit, the new majority leader of the Texas House of Representatives says that he views himself as locked in struggle against white people.

The struggle is we refuse to just give up and drop dead. He's furious about it. Never mind the majority of white people are average jo middle class wage slaves propping up the whole system.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 04:05 PM (Toos7)

158 You'd be better off in West Virginia. Too small a population that is too red to be the Dems next target...
Posted by: Nova Local

You only think it's too small.

You know perfectly well that Commies cannot tolerate anyone outside their power.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 04:06 PM (vJrRc)

159 4pm news updates.

Screw that.
France is burning. A lot of Europe
I kind of want the cleansing to begin.

"Don't become a monster like them!"
Even worse. For a while.
And go back to a normal life where I just wanted to be left alone.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:06 PM (Sco7b)

160 I'm sure those idiots still think that you can print as much money as you want with no effect on inflation.

The issue is inflation doesn't harm people with first access to the new dollars that much.

So if you are politically connected it really doesn't matter that the price of everything doubles...because you are getting much more then that anyway.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

161 158 You'd be better off in West Virginia. Too small a population that is too red to be the Dems next target...
Posted by: Nova Local

You only think it's too small.

You know perfectly well that Commies cannot tolerate anyone outside their power.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 04:06 PM (vJrRc)

But Florida will obviously be the next one, as they try to hold TX...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM (Gb7+b)

162 Any explosions in Iran yet ?????

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM (jGtoG)

163 I remember 4 and 5 well - psychopaths.

@EndWokeness
29m
Here is a sample of the 548 people that just had their death penalty commuted by Gov. Newsom:

1. Charles Ng
Brutally murdered 11 people, including men, women, and infants.

2. Randy Kraft
Brutally murdered at least 16 young men, torturing and dismembering victims.

3. Marcus Wesson
Brutally murdered 9 family members, his children & nieces.

4. Cary Stayner
Brutally murdered 4 women, including three sightseers near Yosemite, and beheaded a nature guide.

5. Richard Allen Davis
Brutally murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from a sleepover.

6. Chester Turner
Brutally murdered 10 women in LA.

There are still 542 more.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM (kX27y)

164 After 1/1/27, there will be close to 300 muslims holding elected office in the United States.

And there will be eight transgender (read: "fake") women (that we know of.)

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (3ImbR)

165 I've been convinced. Executing these people is immoral, expensive, and wrong.

We need to sentence these people to life without parole.

Lock them in the cage and let them live the rest of their life with whatever they can find to survive in the cage.

Life without parole would be a LOT shorter than a death sentence.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

This is why I'm for the death penalty.
First, the sentence gets commuted to life without parole. Then, that's mean so they get life WITH the possibility of parole. THEN, They come up for parole and get released.

Yeah. Fuck that noise.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (mISmA)

166 Look around. We had one single solitary public figure who set back the Left. A little. Because nobody else in a position of power has even a slight desire to do that.

He's done in two more years. There's nobody in politics to stop them now.

So this is it. Submit to socialism, or start talking seriously about other approaches to the problem.

Because this infantile "the socialists will be naughty and then people will be mad and the GOP will make the boo-boos better" stuff isn't going to cut it.

They won't be coming to help you.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (BI5O2)

167
And there will be eight transgender (read: "fake") women (that we know of.)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (3ImbR)

If they haven't chopped off their genitals, they're crossdressers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:09 PM (2614e)

168 Well I read the new Congress will be the gayest non- white in history.. Hurrah...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (4WM7K)

169 164 After 1/1/27, there will be close to 300 muslims holding elected office in the United States.

And there will be eight transgender (read: "fake") women (that we know of.)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (3ImbR)

So, all men faking being women for the political cred...that tracks...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (Gb7+b)

170 Can't kill a pre-human clump of cells, but have no compassion for full living beings? Quite the compassion! lol

Posted by: Sid at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (2t+i2)

171 After 1/1/27, there will be close to 300 muslims holding elected office in the United States.

They did what they said they were going to do.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (2614e)

172 I've been convinced. Executing these people is immoral, expensive, and wrong.

We need to sentence these people to life without parole.

Lock them in the cage and let them live the rest of their life with whatever they can find to survive in the cage.

Life without parole would be a LOT shorter than a death sentence.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

This is why I'm for the death penalty.
First, the sentence gets commuted to life without parole. Then, that's mean so they get life WITH the possibility of parole. THEN, They come up for parole and get released.

Yeah. Fuck that noise.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (mISmA)

Apparently I wasn't clear. Stick them in a cell for "Life without Parole" and don't feed them.

We didn't execute them, so we're morally superior.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (N1tpc)

173 Because this infantile "the socialists will be naughty and then people will be mad and the GOP will make the boo-boos better" stuff isn't going to cut it.

In the generation since 2000, when the then grossly bloated budget was under $2T, we've had pretty close to an even split of the parties in DC.

In 2025 we spent $7T.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM (sKqQm)

174 F*ck off Sid, you mentally retarded buffoon.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:11 PM (2614e)

175 Yo! Youse guys from New Jersey have been awfully quiet. 🤔

Ahha.

Plastic surgeon and former U.S. Army combat surgeon Adam Hamawy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.

He is the first Muslim American and first Egyptian American elected to Congress from New Jersey.

Hamawy has a past connection to the 1993 World Trade Center events; as a medical student in his 20s, he accompanied Omar Abdel-Rahman (the "Blind Sheikh," who was convicted in connection with the 1993 WTC bombing) to a conference in Michigan and later testified as a defense witness at his trial.

Reportedly, Hamawy publicly condemned Abdel-Rahman's rhetoric and stated he testified out of civic duty.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 04:11 PM (NFX2v)

176 But Florida will obviously be the next one, as they try to hold TX...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM
I should have built on my place in Florida while I had the opportunity.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 04:11 PM (LHPAg)

177
This is why I'm for the death penalty.
First, the sentence gets commuted to life without parole. Then, that's mean so they get life WITH the possibility of parole. THEN, They come up for parole and get released.

Yeah. Fuck that noise.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (mISmA)

++++

This is true and this has happened

Posted by: washrivergal at November 05, 2026 04:11 PM (KGrz7)

178 Watch what happens on the internet/in the media when the new Dem governor arrests Elon Musk

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

What for?
Has Elon broken any laws in Texas that I missed?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (6ydKt)

179
Yes, we shouldn't quibble about who killed who and all that. It's all good. They'll do better and contribute to society and all that good stuff.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (w6EFb)

180 There are still 542 more.

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 04:07 PM (kX27y)

I'm sorry for being evil today.
Murderers in California?
I see upsides.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (Sco7b)

181 When a clump of cells rapes and murders a 12 year old, your mom can abort it. I will help.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (pjdUv)

182 But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them
-
Taxpayers can get the bill for abortions, though.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (vSvIl)

183 The death penalty is reserved for the enemies of the party not the people....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (Int1s)

184 One of the other problems that I haven't seen people talk about is that the debt bomb is now guaranteed to go off.

No, the GOPe wasn't serious about cutting spending, but maybe with a seriously pro-growth government we could have road it out.

Now? We will default in a few years.

And in the lead up you will see hyperflation that makes the Biden years look like a joke, and not just wealth taxes but the government seizing assets directly.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)

185 The commutation is a signal that it's a Brave New World

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (pjdUv)

186 California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006.

I'm surprised they did it that recently.

Didn't they spare Charlie Manson?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)

187 Murderers in California?
I see upsides.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (Sco7b)

Oh when they get around to releasing Simon Phoenix's gang from CA's prisons you can count on them being bussed to your little hamlet.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (BI5O2)

188
What for?
Has Elon broken any laws in Texas that I missed?

What laws did Trump break in NYS?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)

189 Dennis Prager use to say often , those who are kind to the cruel are cruel to the kind

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

190 12 In communism common criminals aren't really seen as a problem, assuming they don't victimize members of the party.
And such is the case in California.
Posted by: 18-1
And by members of the party you must mean the super rich super liberals in the entertainment industry. Those hypocrites who can afford bodyguards and private security on their homes. Of course, they're willing to subject the rest of us to criminal thugs. Governor Greasy Hair needs to show that he's a man of the people by getting rid of all if his own security. That would have the added benefit of saving the taxpayers money.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 05, 2026 04:14 PM (0Htd1)

191 Nerdy! 😁

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (pjdUv)

192 One of the other problems that I haven't seen people talk about is that the debt bomb is now guaranteed to go off.
-
I wonder what could set it off

Posted by: the bottomless pit of AI datacenter "investing" at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (vSvIl)

193
What for?
Has Elon broken any laws in Texas that I missed?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (6ydKt)

I mean, you think that matters to democrats in power?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (2614e)

194 170. I can have absolutely no compassion for a murderer of a young woman who had her throat cut on a bus, and I can also have no compassion for a murderer who set a woman on fire on the subway. For starters.

I'm a big tent believer under certain circumstances.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (NFX2v)

195
Ol' Siddypoo wants to murder innocent human beings at their most vulnerable stage of life,

yet wants to spare vile murderers who brutally killed and tortured their victims.

Some compassion, sidrek.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (YSUhf)

196 Apparently I wasn't clear. Stick them in a cell for "Life without Parole" and don't feed them.

We didn't execute them, so we're morally superior.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Ahhhh. Sorry. I missed the don't feed part.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:16 PM (mISmA)

197
I'm surprised they did it that recently.

Didn't they spare Charlie Manson?
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)

He died of natural causes while on death row.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:16 PM (2614e)

198 Governor Greasy Hair needs to show that he's a man of the people by getting rid of all if his own security. That would have the added benefit of saving the taxpayers money.

I've been down this route with leftists...

You say guns are bad and put you in more danger right? Then wouldn't it be better for [some Dem pol] to not have armed bodyguards?

Oh Gaia no! They need protection from reichwing terrorists that want to hurt them.

But your said guns put you in more danger then not having them?

Yes.

But...you are arguing the opposite here!!!

That's different.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)

199 Dennis Prager use to say often , those who are kind to the cruel are cruel to the kind
Posted by: Skip

Hmmm. Gives me an idea.
-- Nick Lowe

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

200 168 Well I read the new Congress will be the gayest non- white in history.. Hurrah...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM
These mentally ill devil worshippers do NOT represent America in any way, not even symbolically. And they don’t rate any respect of ‘office’.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (LHPAg)

201 Well I read the new Congress will be the gayest non- white in history.. Hurrah...

Out: Congress will figuratively f*ck America on the House floor

In: Congress will literally f*ck America on the House floor

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (sKqQm)

202 Comedian Ron White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgQRgT15f9U

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (0Htd1)

203 He died of natural causes while on death row.
Posted by: Sponge

But I thought that CA Supreme Court decided that he couldn't be killed, and commuted his sentence to life in prison.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

204 In the generation since 2000, when the then grossly bloated budget was under $2T, we've had pretty close to an even split of the parties in DC.

In 2025 we spent $7T.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:10 PM

We are still spending extra money every year from the stimulus package obama signed for the recovery summer ARRA bill in 2009. It's been baked into the CR's since then. Heck there is still covid emergency money being spent 6 years later.

I saw an estimate the other day that projected the federal debt will be over $100 TRILLION by 2040, less than 15 years from now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 04:18 PM (I43vL)

205 I mean, you think that matters to democrats in power?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (2614e)

So making shit up out of thin air to arrest people and then prosecute them is good for future election prospects?

How'd that work out for them when they did it to Trump?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

206 189 Dennis Prager use to say often , those who are kind to the cruel are cruel to the kind
Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

Sparing the mountain lion sacrifices the calves or something like that.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 04:18 PM (czPqD)

207 Out: Congress will figuratively f*ck America on the House floor

In: Congress will literally f*ck America on the House floor
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (sKqQm)
---
Every drag queen in America will be invited to President Trump's next SOTU speech.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (s2iZv)

208
But I thought that CA Supreme Court decided that he couldn't be killed, and commuted his sentence to life in prison.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

That, I do not know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (2614e)

209 And so it begins...

Posted by: The person who always thinks it's beginning at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (ZA4gy)

210 Has Elon broken any laws in Texas that I missed?

Show me the man, I'll show you the crime.

Posted by: Andrey Vyshinsky, AG Texas at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (nCgQz)

211 California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006.

I'm surprised they did it that recently.

Didn't they spare Charlie Manson?
Posted by: Bulg

Yes. But Charlie didn't kill anyone.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (mISmA)

212 Oh when they get around to releasing Simon Phoenix's gang from CA's prisons you can count on them being bussed to your little hamlet.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:13 PM (BI5O2

But they won't.
They'll be terrorizing people in Cali who haven't reached a breaking point.
Screw them.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:19 PM (Sco7b)

213
So making shit up out of thin air to arrest people and then prosecute them is good for future election prospects?

How'd that work out for them when they did it to Trump?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

Who didn't get re-elected in NY after that bullshit? Georgia?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:20 PM (2614e)

214 Women are talking about aborting only male babies to stop the patriarchy. Instead of the obvious answer, raise the little guy growing inside you, with his own chromosomes, heart, lungs, fingernails, toes, to be a good man.

Meanwhile they are fine with men who would rape them in two seconds, who failed the test of being a human being and instead are a monster in human form, not getting the death penalty. Not giving the mothers and sisters and wives of those raped and slain by these monsters justice.

I'm glad dealing justice in the afterlife is above my pay grade. Because sine days I think I'd be a bit ragey about dealing it out.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 04:20 PM (Toos7)

215 I mean, you think that matters to democrats in power?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:15 PM (2614e)

So making shit up out of thin air to arrest people and then prosecute them is good for future election prospects?

How'd that work out for them when they did it to Trump?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

Are you suggesting progressive can learn from their mistakes?

'Real political persecutions and executions have never been tried before.'

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 04:20 PM (vSvIl)

216 Look at all those ruined socialist cities. Crime is lower than ever, because they define crimes out of existence, and refuse to report them.

That's the standard socialist play in a (so far) milder form, until they define it all away, except for the crime of ever mentioning problems.

Because crime, drugs, etc. are a capitalist thing. Socialism is crime free.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (BI5O2)

217 Hair Gel is going to be running to the left of AOC in the primaries.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
.....

All she has to do to win is flash her tiddies.
Quick, before they go all Pelosi on you, honey.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (UjdFS)

218 He died of natural causes while on death row.
Posted by: Sponge
----

Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (ZA4gy)

219 Guess this is California's way of getting new people to flock to their state.
"Do the voices tell you that you have to kill people? Well come on to California! Land of plenty of opportunities!"
Really, there are women in New England with children that may find their kind of place to settle down.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (En+fz)

220 So one thing I am amazed by, if the reason for the results of this election are indeed the price of gas caused by the Iran war, voters were more angry about $4/gas then they were the death toll tickers of American troops in 2006.

Trump avoided the trap of sending 250k soldiers to Iran that Shrub fell into with Iraq but looks like there was a dumber trap awaiting him

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)

221 I saw an estimate the other day that projected the federal debt will be over $100 TRILLION by 2040, less than 15 years from now.

That will solve the Affordability™ Problem!

Posted by: Generation α at November 05, 2026 04:22 PM (nCgQz)

222 Because crime, drugs, etc. are a capitalist thing. Socialism is crime free.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (BI5O2

See, we agree on a lot of things.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:22 PM (Sco7b)

223 Gasoline prices. Funny thing, never thought that would be the downfall of the Repubic.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 04:23 PM (Gqar8)

224 Forwarded by Kari Lake on X -

https://tinyurl.com/3mp4w9rp

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 04:23 PM (Dv3i1)

225 >over $100 TRILLION by 2040...

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at November 05, 2026 04:23 PM (ZA4gy)

226 >>> Hair Gel is going to be running to the left of AOC in the primaries.

He will win the AWFL vote. He looks like the kind of guy they have rape fantasies about. AOC looks like the cleaning lady they resent for being younger than they are.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 04:23 PM (gw3RI)

227 California wants to release the Menendez Brothers. Two kids who used a shotgun to kill their mother . Reloaded it to shoot her more than once.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 04:24 PM (2gbgu)

228 Guess this is California's way of getting new people to flock to their state.

Way to Go Texas!

If you are going to get ass raped in taxes and have to stare down massive regulatory hurdles, at least you can enjoy good weather!

Posted by: California Chamber of Commerce at November 05, 2026 04:24 PM (nCgQz)

229 196 Apparently I wasn't clear. Stick them in a cell for "Life without Parole" and don't feed them.

We didn't execute them, so we're morally superior.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
Or, put a number of the most violent murderers in one small cell, and put something in there that they are guaranteed to fight over. Then send the prison guards on a doughnut break.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 05, 2026 04:24 PM (0Htd1)

230 Look at all those ruined socialist cities. Crime is lower than ever, because they define crimes out of existence, and refuse to report them.

I saw someone arguing that if the Dems were going to improve your quality of life they would have already made the big blue cities paradise since they have complete control there.

The responses from the left where:

1) They are already paradise
2) Of course they are shitholes, because of racism

And yes the people making those arguments agreed with each other even though their arguments are logically opposed

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:24 PM (sKqQm)

231 If and when Nidal Hasan is executed on Dec 3 (big if), wonder what the hue and cry is going to look like.

It's the ultimate insult, now that the AWFLs and CuckDads have deemed that Islamofascism is the way forward as a bulwark against the awful Christians...it violates intersectionality to have a Brown executed....even after 16 fucking years. Hey, Chief!

And just wait until Texas eliminates the death penalty and starts to go after gun rights, saar.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 04:24 PM (qwx/I)

232 Have pity on us.
We're orphans!

Posted by: The Menendez brothers at November 05, 2026 04:25 PM (ZA4gy)

233 Who didn't get re-elected in NY after that bullshit? Georgia?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 04:20 PM (2614e)

I'm talking about on a national level.

The people who voted for Trump in 2024 showed up.
The Democrats turned out more people than they did in 2024.
Millions of people staye4d home because they didn't think their vote mattered.

In a state like Texas if you have a rogue governor arresting the riches man in the world as a political vendetta I guarantee you more people will get off of their ass in 2028 and vote them all out again.

It will not turn out well for the Dems to start arresting Elon unless he really did do something criminal.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)

234 216 Look at all those ruined socialist cities. Crime is lower than ever, because they define crimes out of existence, and refuse to report them

Actually more this.
Damn I'm pissed
Mom LOVED Detroit.
And I was nervous crossing the Ambassador Bridge.
Scary as helll.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:25 PM (Sco7b)

235 And just wait until Texas eliminates the death penalty and starts to go after gun rights, saar.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

At that point, Ima start selling toe tags to police departments.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 04:26 PM (mISmA)

236 Damn, what a bloodbath today was. Anyone who bought into yesterday's rally got smoked. And it wasn't just tech stocks today. The selling was broad and it continues after hours. Tomorrow should be interesting.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 04:26 PM (2UnvF)

237 So one thing I am amazed by, if the reason for the results of this election are indeed the price of gas caused by the Iran war, voters were more angry about $4/gas then they were the death toll tickers of American troops in 2006.

Trump avoided the trap of sending 250k soldiers to Iran that Shrub fell into with Iraq but looks like there was a dumber trap awaiting him
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)

By the way, this means America can't engage in military action ever again in an election year, because regardless of where it is, Iran will always be able to toss a few grenades at oil tankers and turn our immature voters against it.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 04:26 PM (vSvIl)

238 236 Damn, what a bloodbath today was. Anyone who bought into yesterday's rally got smoked. And it wasn't just tech stocks today. The selling was broad and it continues after hours. Tomorrow should be interesting.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 04:26 PM (2UnvF)

Bonds with locked in rates.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar8)

239

PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people joined nationwide strikes and demonstrations in France on Thursday to demand higher wages and support the student protest movement, piling fresh pressure on the beleaguered government.

The Paris march began peacefully on Thursday afternoon at Place de la République. The large crowd included many students carrying signs reading, “Inequalities seriously jeopardize our future” and “We can’t spend our whole lives just trying to make a living.” They were joined by workers and retirees demanding higher wages and pensions.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Cqx++)

240 In: Congress will literally f*ck America on the House floor
Posted by: 18-1
I don't even want to know what will be going on in the cloakroom.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 05, 2026 04:27 PM (0Htd1)

241 Death penalty cases are automatically appealable to the Cal. Supreme Court which takes up a lot of its time that could be better spent deciding important civil issues so I'm ok with that.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 04:28 PM (Fv808)

242 "...Hundreds of thousands of people joined nationwide strikes and demonstrations in France on Thursday..."

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ZA4gy)

243 Like every other leftist a-hole, our troll, "S," thinks it's A-okay to murder a totally innocent baby in the womb, but not okay to execute a brutal killer.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 05, 2026 04:28 PM (3ImbR)

244 You'd be better off in West Virginia. Too small a population that is too red to be the Dems next target...

I saw a funny thing on X today. The most popular fetish in Virginia is "Interrogation". In West Virginia it's "Big Boobs".

Wait'll Virginia residents find out the CIA's already there.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 04:29 PM (2ocoG)

245 Seeing just headline of a Winston Marshall video, wonder if now the likes of Antifa will calm down some or thinking they have momentum ratcheting up?

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:29 PM (Ia/+0)

246 Over a thousand people in prison today for homicide who were previously in prison for homicide. That's at least a thousand people that would be alive if they had executed or kept those repeat offenders in prison.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 04:29 PM (2gbgu)

247 White people acting tribal...that's a laugh. We eat our own.

I was explaining this to my kid -- family, school, military, professional life, it's always been white people who went out of their way to screw me over. I may have had blacks steal stuff out of my car, but I never had a black guy try to sabotage my career.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 04:29 PM (qwx/I)

248 Virginia soaks up the government bureaucracy

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:30 PM (Ia/+0)

249 Seems only a few short decades ago we booted three 1970's Jerry Brown appointees from the state Supreme Court for being too liberal, including finding any excuse to overturn death penalty sentences....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 04:31 PM (QGaXH)

250 All she has to do to win is flash her tiddies.
Quick, before they go all Pelosi on you, honey.
Posted by: wth
That won't help her with the gay vote.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 05, 2026 04:31 PM (0Htd1)

251 “We can’t spend our whole lives just trying to make a living.” They were joined by workers and retirees demanding higher wages and pensions.

These are the same people that know water originates from a faucet, electricity from an outlet, and food from the back of the store.

They are angry because someone is holding the multi-trillion euro money stash and won't share any of it.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 04:32 PM (a6PrB)

252 Yes. But Charlie didn't kill anyone.
Posted by: rickb223

The hell he didn't.

He didn't personally pull the triggers. And Hitler didn't personally gas any Jews.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)

253 214 Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 04:20 PM (Toos7)

Women should understand men can run a counter 4b program or rather pogrom....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 04:32 PM (Int1s)

254 The thing is, I try to warn friends & family about the insane Dem policies. They just don't believe me, tell me I'm either exaggerating or simple making it up. Then I show them this, and they're like, oh.

I give up.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at November 05, 2026 04:32 PM (AFztM)

255 Damn, what a bloodbath today was. Anyone who bought into yesterday's rally got smoked. And it wasn't just tech stocks today. The selling was broad and it continues after hours. Tomorrow should be interesting.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

BUY, BUY, BUY !
er, wait...
SELL, SELL SELL !

Posted by: Jim Cramer - Investment Pro and Media Personality at November 05, 2026 04:33 PM (UjdFS)

256 White people acting tribal...that's a laugh.

------

Find a gaggle of wine soaked white women blowing through thousands of dollars at a Restoration Hardware.

Put someone of any race in a MAGA hat and have him walk up and ask for the time.

White people are tribal as a motherfucker. It's just not a racial thing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:33 PM (BI5O2)

257
Good to be back home again. Home is where the wifi connects automagicly.

Wonder if CA would put a normie MAGA on death row, and actually carry out the execution. Just kidding. To ask is to get my answer. Of course they would.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at November 05, 2026 04:34 PM (QVmho)

258 These are the same people that know water originates from a faucet, electricity from an outlet, and food from the back of the store.

I've tried pointing out to LIVs that every good or service they want is ultimately provided by another person working - so the less people work the fewer goods and services that will be available.

And they don't quite get it..."but if people just don't want to work anymore why shouldn't they still be able to have food and housing?!?"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:34 PM (sKqQm)

259 Well, at least the dem lawyer firms will be making a shitton of taxpayer money to get them released. So we have that to look forward to. Oh, and awards for cruel and unusual punishment. Yippee.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 04:35 PM (nEUC6)

260 Bonds with locked in rates.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar

I have been building a ladder recently. I am glad I started.

OOf

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 05, 2026 04:35 PM (NtVYv)

261 Sage Steele posts a vid of Van Jones saying El Sayed might be too cray cray on his positions regarding Israel.

Your DNC party let the rabid dogs into the tent. They won't just bite at republicans but will also maul you to death. He's your problem to clean up, Van.

@sagesteele
I get it if you don’t want to listen to republicans about @AbdulElSayed & what far left dems like him stand for. But please, for the love of God, listen to @VanJones68. And then buckle up, bc this is what you voted for.

https://x.com/sagesteele/status/
2118386333731135510?a=jNabiiagfA3bJOZYQtI&s=46

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 04:36 PM (Toos7)

262 The thing is, I try to warn friends & family about the insane Dem policies. They just don't believe me, tell me I'm either exaggerating or simple making it up. Then I show them this, and they're like, oh.

If you send them actual press releases by the Dem candidates they support they will not read them. If you force them somehow they'll argue its taken out of context. If you point out its an official press release you'll get "well its just a mistake or like he was just saying things for politics"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:36 PM (sKqQm)

263

Drew Pavlou
@DrewPavlou
Left wing influencer followed by Abdul El-Sayed calls for mass executions of Republicans. ''If Elon Musk is alive at Christmas, it has been a failure.''

https://t.ly/QQagk

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 04:37 PM (Cqx++)

264 IRGC Announce Chemical Weapons may be used against Israel....

MOSTLY PEACEFUL chemical weapons that only kill/infect a few million. Nothing really big...

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 04:37 PM (jGtoG)

265 2. Randy Kraft
Brutally murdered at least 16 young men, torturing and dismembering victims.

Well, he seems nice.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 04:37 PM (Oy/m2)

266 White people are tribal as a motherfucker. It's just not a racial thing.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:33 PM (BI5O2)

You mean nepotism that is part of human nature.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 04:37 PM (2gbgu)

267 Well, at least the dem lawyer firms will be making a shitton of taxpayer money to get them released....

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 04:35 PM

And going after Trump supporters

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:38 PM (Ia/+0)

268 All of you grieving victims, families, and friends and anyone seeking justice including courts and juries? F*** all of you. I will spit on your memories and graves.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at November 05, 2026 04:38 PM (oji8u)

269 They are angry because someone is holding the multi-trillion euro money stash and won't share any of it.

A non-trivial number of people believe there are a bunch of rich people that don't work and the reason they aren't rich is those people won't share.

If you ask for examples they'll point you to Elon who is rich as hell but also has a hell of a work ethic. If you push them further they'll either give you influencers or actual fictional characters.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

270 I think the big issue is free money reaching the end and socialist ideals.

I hope and pray we're done.
Let's get this on..

And the Slotkin bitch.
Right back at her.
Thanks for letting everyone know it's in the shooting phase.

Me in Canada.
Still hopium.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:38 PM (Sco7b)

271 That won't help her with the gay vote.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Nope. They're all mine.

Posted by: Nav Gewsom at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

272
This will free up room on Death Row for Trump supporters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM (eRlcH)

273
*crosses legs*

Posted by: Nav Gewsom at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

274 Whyy,

There are no more Republicans representing Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania’s legislature
Democrats achieved their trifecta in Harrisburg thanks in part to a historic breakthrough in Philadelphia’s suburbs.
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The bond for my local school district is failing, one above junk bond status. There is no Federal or State municipal bond bailout system so every year, taxes increase for this working class community.

County taxes have risen well over 50 percent in a few years. The county proposed a $120 million bond issue, always for their very nicest parks and water... or something. It passed. We all lost emergency services when they essentially ran a for-profit hospital into bankruptcy with Medicaid patients. Then they took $83 million from it to create a Foundation (and similar non-profits) that the Foundation manages.

There's an expensive Board of Health that was not needed. Various town groups now contract for profit emergency services, and each group pays via local taxes.

Our school district now has 28 plus percent special Ed students, 1.4 percent gifted. How is that possible?

This socialist movement strikes fast and hard.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM (NFX2v)

275 And the Slotkin bitch.
Right back at her.
Thanks for letting everyone know it's in the shooting phase.

The left has been open about it being the shooting phase for a while.

And the only people being shot are right of center

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM (sKqQm)

276
IRGC Announce Chemical Weapons may be used against Israel....
MOSTLY PEACEFUL chemical weapons that only kill/infect a few million. Nothing really big...
Posted by: Jackson K

They are that stupid. I hope Bibi nukes them afterwards and dares the Euroweenies to do anything about it.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at November 05, 2026 04:40 PM (QVmho)

277 270 I think the big issue is free money reaching the end and socialist ideals

Colliding

Proof reading is for pussies.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 04:40 PM (Sco7b)

278 Also, quite a few GOPe hacks are crowing, and the post-mortems always align with their pet cause. It was the tarriffs! It was ICE being too mean! It was the war! (my personal #1 explanation). But the funniest one is.....corruption!

Then explain what happened to Minnesota.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at November 05, 2026 04:41 PM (AFztM)

279 Our school district now has 28 plus percent special Ed students, 1.4 percent gifted. How is that possible?

We give bennies for being SPED and you get more of what you pay for.

And at the same time far fewer normal heritage Americans having kids in their 20s so there really are more SPED kids.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)

280 If I were a family member of a victim of a death row inmate I would now push for their release.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 04:42 PM (2gbgu)

281 White people are tribal as a motherfucker. It's just not a racial thing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 04:33 PM (BI5O2)

We are tribal, yes, but we are the only tribe being told not to be a tribe.

Because while America and Europe was getting rid of tribalism the rest of the world kept on trucking.

It was a necessity for a better government for our nations but it has proven to be a double-edge sword thanks to the Democrat party basing their entire political strategy on it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)

282 IRGC Announce Chemical Weapons may be used against Israel....
......

Democrats everywhere rejoice.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 04:42 PM (UjdFS)

283 Murder on the Orient Express analogy might make someone’s demise difficult to pin down!

Posted by: Goatweed at November 05, 2026 04:43 PM (jK3NL)

284
The left has been open about it being the shooting phase for a while.

And the only people being shot are right of center
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:39 PM

I would be horrified if someone tried to hurt Obama or Hillary in the same ways they have murdered Charlie Kirk or tried to kill Trump. They would dance on all of our graves and actually enjoy the carnage. They want all of us dead and punished.
This is so far from normal I don't know what to say anymore.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 05, 2026 04:43 PM (czPqD)

285 At end of Sister of War, based on true story of Australian nurcesand others captured by Japanese and held until end of war. Very good, on Tubi probably other movie outlets

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (Ia/+0)

286 I saw The Greasy Governors open for The Dictators at The Button South in Fort Lauderdale in 1985.

Posted by: Dan Sullivan at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (D5ixm)

287 @201. Congress will literally fuck America on the House floor

Haven't they been doing that anyway?

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 04:44 PM (En+fz)

288 This is so far from normal I don't know what to say anymore.

This started with their arguments about how it was moral to punch NAZIs.

Then they just argued anyone they didn't like was a NAZI

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)

289 Nood Salon Failiure

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

290 American policy if you use chemicals against us we can nuke you.

Posted by: Goatweed at November 05, 2026 04:48 PM (jK3NL)

291 The people didn’t vote for islamofacism, the machines did. Ask yourself who runs the machines. Did you think the graft and corruption was over?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 05, 2026 04:49 PM (ZVgZ4)

292 Per commenter 18-1

Riffing off of 18-1: if a Democratic Party member is killed by a Saxon or Republican, then the nearest village of Republicans will all be killed righteously for sacrilege.

Posted by: Goatweed at November 05, 2026 04:58 PM (jK3NL)

293 500 votes

Posted by: burp at November 05, 2026 05:00 PM (+yda9)

294 278 Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at November 05, 2026 04:41 PM (AFztM)

The cucks can win without me...they can have Tuq'r.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 05:40 PM (Int1s)

295 Eventually, the Normies will no longer vote and simply take matters into their own hands.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 05, 2026 06:09 PM (OGFx7)

296 I think they should let them all out but confine them to an underpass in LA for a month. The homeless will take care of them or they will take care of homelessness.

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at November 05, 2026 08:33 PM (mj7xc)

297 The way Newsome speaks of saving criminals on death row of actual death you would think he would be less likely to support abortion in the third trimester.

Posted by: Bang-a-gong at November 05, 2026 08:52 PM (mnFxU)

Incompetent, Uneducated Boob and Socialist Nithiya Raman Has been Elected the Final Mayor of the City Formerly Known as Los Angeles

Say Goodbye to Hollywood.

Democratic socialist Nithya Raman will defeat incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's race, CNN's Decision Desk projects.
Raman, a city councilmember, overtook Republican Spencer Pratt in June's nonpartisan primary to set up what was arguably a tougher race for Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman. With Raman's victory, the nation's two largest cities -- New York and Los Angeles -- will be led by democratic socialists next year.
Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics.

Um, she already promised to do that. Homelessness exploded.

Joel Pollak:

Nithya Raman's victory means four years of destructive chaos -- and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins

Nithya Raman's victory in the race for LA mayor has been compared to an earthquake. It could shake the foundations of politics in the city.
After all, Raman is a far-left socialist. She is a second-term City Council member with no executive experience. She only arrived in LA in 2013.

She worked in India during her 20s and 30s. She is a foreign carpetbagger.

Raman was on nobody's radar when she declared her candidacy -- after she had already endorsed incumbent mayor Karen Bass.
She had almost no support from organized labor, which holds many levers of power. One union leader called Raman a "political opportunist."
Well, she certainly made the most of her opportunity.
She was carried to victory by a nationwide "blue wave" -- but also by a "red" rebellion against the Democratic Party establishment.
With Raman's victory, socialists will control the two largest and most important cities in America.
...
It's likely that Raman will be seen as a weak mayor. There could be chaos at City Hall.
We could see members of the City Council stepping forward to flex their muscle. Special interest groups, city agencies, and big businesses could start jockeying for position.
But it's also possible that the center of power could shift -- from City Hall to the politburo or "Steering Committee" of the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, which is largely an unknown entity.
...
One thing is clear: Karen Bass has been held accountable for her failures in dealing with the wildfires and homelessness.

Taking potshots from the outside is easy enough. Running a major city is a real responsibility.
If that happens, she will be remembered less as an earthquake, and more as an El Niño tidal wave wave -- making a huge impact for a short while, but then receding, leaving the wreckage behind.

Adam Carolla, a lifelong resident of LA, has been reporting on Nitwit Nithiya for years. There is an empidemic of street thieves stole expensive catalytic converters from cars -- with a repair costing thousands of dollars -- and actually murdering several car owners who came out to stop them.

She did not call for a crackdown on thieves, which would be Racist. Nor did she call for increased prison time, which would be Regressive.

She called for the punishment of car companies for not putting expensive car components inside of steel safe-like enclosures.

Some races are Designated Victims, which means Designated Heroes.

Other races -- or, mostly one race -- are Designated Villains. Any crime committed by the Designated Victims must be re-cast so that the Designated Villains are the Real Criminals Here.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM

Comments

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1 This was why it was important to steal the primary.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (N1tpc)

2 beat bass? wow

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (CWTWj)

3 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (mISmA)

4 The Dems knew a used paper towel would beat Bass.

So they had to make sure the people didn't have a choice.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (N1tpc)

5 Meh. LA was lost years ago.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (5WPt1)

6 Good, LA deserves it...and I feel grey.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (Int1s)

7 5 Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (5WPt1)

This is not a loss, this is LA getting what it deserves....

it will fix homelessness.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (Int1s)

8 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (2614e)

9 We're grays, man. We're greys.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (2614e)

10 She called for the punishment of car companies for not putting expensive car components inside of steel safe-like enclosures.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM

This is like when thieves realized a flaw in a couple models of cars (Kia? I don't remember)

The Democrats response: Punish the car companies for making their cars too easy to steal.

Not the thieves. Of course not.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (N1tpc)

11 NOOD'ed lum......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (2614e)

12 and it only too like two days to call a winner? i bet there are cali congressional races that won't be called for at least a week

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)

13 Gray days again...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (l3cgK)

14 The only positive thing about this story is that Bass who was absolutely incompetent about the fires is out. I feel sorry for the decent people like Spencer Pratt and others who live there , though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (JrHfD)

15 The LA Olympics are going to be LIT!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (yKhjs)

16 Honestly, I'm glad. I dont want these people escaping their bad decisions

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (qbrsB)

17 I don’t care.

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (HdjQ+)

18 and it only too like two days to call a winner? i bet there are cali congressional races that won't be called for at least a week
Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)

All of Florida is done be election night.

Just like the ENTIRE COUNTRY 20 years ago or longer.

But now that fraud is normalized, the peons need to be told that the blatant fraud happening in front of them is TOTALLY normal. Right PBS?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (N1tpc)

19
Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

20 The Jews have got to the comments

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (pjdUv)

21 If I don't get a comment into 'The Comments of the Week' on the worst week ever....

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (Sco7b)

22 LA can’t die soon enough. When I was 5 it was paradise.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wp1X1)

23 cutting in half means it will only go up 50 percent instead of 75 percent, just like obamacare saved you 2500$ on your unexpectedly cancelled health care insurance

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (CWTWj)

24 Her election wasn't unexpected; she had cornered the Hobo vote, $20, same as in town.

Our newly elected Insurance Commissioner is also the worse of two weevils, having been a former SF supervisor and also supported by Bernie Sanders.

No Rep won election to any higher executive office (like the last election).

Most of the props I wanted to pass failed, most I wanted to fail passed. Voter ID? Lost 59/41...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (l3cgK)

25 19
Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

__________________________

"What do you mean you don't have Gus Hall stamps?"

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (dIske)

26 LA might be better off if Trump *had* let Iran nuke them.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki look pretty good, today.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (vSvIl)

27
Pratt had no chance. It's a shame.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (OkYzo)

28 LA can’t die soon enough. When I was 5 it was paradise.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wp1X1)

When I was 5, the Garden of Eden was paradise.

Posted by: Taylor Lorenz at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (pjdUv)

29 Raman moved to LA in 2013, immediately put together an organization to deal with homelessness, got tax payer money, wasted it as homlessness got worse, got on the city council, got more money to deal with homelessness, it was an abject failure as homeless encampments now stretch for miles, she somehow parlayed that record of failure into city hall, where she will have access to even more money, to fail at an even grander level.

The people of this country are just f***** ridiculous.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (XV/Pl)

30 > When I was 5 it was paradise.

I heard good things about the roaring 20s.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (mkw2N)

31 We stand between the candle and the star...

Posted by: Obligatory B5 reference at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (brIJB)

32 Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (yKhjs)

33 *checks field of fucks*

Nothing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (X8vlu)

34 Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics.

Um, she already promised to do that. Homelessness exploded.

Yeah. Buy giving them the bum's rush outta town.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (mISmA)

35 The problem is easily solved. Just change the name from "Las Angeles" to "Los Diablos".

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (ndZc7)

36 I believe this is called “late stage democracy”.

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (HdjQ+)

37 22 LA can’t die soon enough. When I was 5 it was paradise.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wp1X1)

Socialism and Commyism put the "F" in food and freedom...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (l3cgK)

38 The new mayor no doubt misses the giant slums of her native land, and will strive to bring that experience to the U.S.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (CwhoI)

39 32 Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (yKhjs)

When the US Flag outside a post office is flying at half-mast, you know they are hiring.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (N39Ws)

40 I remind myself that it is these politicians' intention to destroy the city that was dumb enough to elect them. There is almost* nothing they can do to jeopardize their re-election, nothing will stop the praise they receive from all the right people, nothing will stop the flow of money to them and their family and friends.

*I suppose Karen Bass did f*ck up somehow, but her goal to destroy LA will continue apace.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Dv3i1)

41 Karen Bass did this to herself. She was instrumental in cheating Pratt out of the race. She would have easily won against him.

Too bad so sad.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (VYGAQ)

42 Yaaa, grey ! ! ! !

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (X5Jzz)

43 Noodles? That's your choice?

Okay, then.

Posted by: Zuul at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (yFLFB)

44 “In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything that wasn't tightly screwed down had slid into Southern California.”
― Saul Bellow

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (XeU6L)

45 White again.
The new office of DEI will be notified.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Sco7b)

46 36 I believe this is called “late stage democracy”.

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (HdjQ+)

We were rotted from the inside and the outside...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (l3cgK)

47
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Ripley at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (OkYzo)

48 Mind-boggling that people can vote or cheat for such an idiot, but there ya go.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (n5tGW)

49 Postal shooter is a woman.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (yKhjs)

50 The Blade's comments:

1. How is this dangerously incompetent DEI commie gonna be any worse than the current dangerously incompetent DEI commie (Karen Bass)? LA traded one radical retard for another radical retard.

2. I find it curious that in a race that pitted a (fairly well entrenched) Democrap incumbent against a mostly no-name Democrap challenger, the challenger won.

I'd need to know the outcome of more of these types of races (where there?) to test my theory, but my theory is this:

Most voters in the entire country were pissed about whatever they were pissed about, and took out their anger on the incumbents, including Democrap versus Democrap.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)

51 That engineer guy made boxes that glitter bombed thieves and San Francisco was told by authorities to stop it as that was dangerous to the thieves, plus he was entrapping them by leaving the box visible in a car.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (2614e)

52
Incompetent boob = socialist

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (V5k9K)

53 36 I believe this is called “late stage democracy”.

Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (HdjQ+)

We would if we still could.

Posted by: Iran at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (l3cgK)

54 awww and I was having a grey old time.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (lLeLE)

55 I like cities...even some blue ones, but I can't think of a single good thing about Los Angeles except for a really good sushi restaurant called "Noshi Sushi."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (k5CNB)

56 re 29: but it's better because they sleep in tents instead of the subway, right? for all in tents and porpoises

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (CWTWj)

57 ***With Raman's victory, socialists will control the two largest and most important cities in America.
----

Talk about virtuous horse shit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (Cq/ve)

58 I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (2614e)

59 Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
-------

Just when 'Going Postal' had fallen from use.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (XeU6L)

60 26 LA might be better off if Trump *had* let Iran nuke them.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki look pretty good, today.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (vSvIl)

-----

Although in theory I'd like to see LA nooked. In reality, it would be a constant federal boondoggle. Trillions going in, nothing getting done.

It's odd no one in LA is asking where billions of dollars for a high speed rail system went. Literally nothing has been done. You would think someone would ask for an audit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (iOpI2)

61 Going Postal is back?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (n5tGW)

62 39 Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (N39Ws)

so a female shooter....female or "female"?

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (Int1s)

63 51 That engineer guy made boxes that glitter bombed thieves and San Francisco was told by authorities to stop it as that was dangerous to the thieves, plus he was entrapping them by leaving the box visible in a car.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (2614e)

Ahhhh I remember watching that... good times.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (lLeLE)

64 51 That engineer guy made boxes that glitter bombed thieves and San Francisco was told by authorities to stop it as that was dangerous to the thieves, plus he was entrapping them by leaving the box visible in a car.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (2614e)

You mean you didn't know there is a right to steal stuff that's easily seen and accessible?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (l3cgK)

65 51 That engineer guy made boxes that glitter bombed thieves and San Francisco was told by authorities to stop it as that was dangerous to the thieves, plus he was entrapping them by leaving the box visible in a car.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Thievery is an approved policy by the city.

Like I said, everything makes sense when you realize the purpose is to destroy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (Dv3i1)

66
The communist lost to the Marxist.

Escape from LA is going to look like a ferry tail. Even Snake Plisskin won't go in there in a year.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (OkYzo)

67
Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines

Posted by: Washington Nearsider

It was about those Sears Christmas catalogs, wasn't it?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (0U5gm)

68 Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (yKhjs)

"Going postal" is in again? Huh......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (2614e)

69 I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (2614e)

Worse?! How can things get any worse? Take a look around, Ellen. We're standing at the threshold of hell!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (yKhjs)

70 Most voters in the entire country were pissed about whatever they were pissed about, and took out their anger on the incumbents, "

I'm agreeing with Elric twice in a day?

/

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pfXMo)

71 LOL... The sooner LA burns to the ground the better.... Sorry if any Morons/ettes live there...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (+gK6I)

72 58 I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (2614e)

Worse is a relative thing; imagine spherical Socialists allowing an even GREATER spread of diseases and wildfires and hobos. Hobos vote very dem, it appears (especially when you pay them and fill out their ballots)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (l3cgK)

73 I'm gonna invoke 10 Mile Tomato's rule on this one.

Enjoy the squalor, L.A.
I have my own problems.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (HFrEr)

74 19
Shooting at Des Moines Iowa post office.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (/QHx4)

Local Des Moines noon news said the shooter is a woman who worked at the PO. She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

75 Cutting the homeless in half, I hope they have a good cleanup crew.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)

76 re 46: we are at the stage according to spengler when faust is about to fall off the horse

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (CWTWj)

77
It's odd no one in LA is asking where billions of dollars for a high speed rail system went. Literally nothing has been done. You would think someone would ask for an audit.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (iOpI2)

FAKE NEWS!!!!!!

They've built a mile of track.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (2614e)

78
Joel Pollak:

Nithya Raman's victory means four years of destructive chaos -- and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins

So, no change. Just rearranging the garbage, overgrown crabgrass peeking up out of the sidewalks, graffiti, potholes and closed businesses.

I mean, Pollak lives here in Clownifornia. Is he blind?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (y9nCu)

79 I look forward to her first appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's clapping seal show. She will be a fan favorite in no time.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (Fi3Uq)

80 Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing

Going postal? The classics never go out of style.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (ndZc7)

81

"Nithya Raman's victory means four years of destructive chaos -- and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins"

LOL

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (VuTBl)

82 > Postal shooter is a woman.

A woman or a "woman?"

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (mkw2N)

83 Postal shooter is a woman.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (yKhjs)

Woman or "woman"?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (vSvIl)

84
Local Des Moines noon news said the shooter is a woman who worked at the PO. She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

See ladies? It's important to attend your local shooting range. Get training. Practice what you learn.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (2614e)

85 Most voters in the entire country were pissed about whatever they were pissed about, and took out their anger on the incumbents, "

I'm agreeing with Elric twice in a day?

/
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pfXMo)
__________

And there's still a few hours to go ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (iFTx/)

86 That engineer guy made boxes that glitter bombed thieves and San Francisco was told by authorities to stop it as that was dangerous to the thieves, plus he was entrapping them by leaving the box visible in a car.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:30 PM (2614e)
=======

I remember Solzhenitsyn writing about the labor camps where the professional criminals were given privileges denied to the political prisoners - better food, excused from hard labor work details, warmer barracks, etc. In return, the criminals were expected to brutally keep the political zheks in line. Didn't always work out that way.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (rj6Yv)

87 There's a lot of ruin in a metropolis.

Posted by: LA at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (rJ48h)

88 60 26 LA might be better off if Trump *had* let Iran nuke them.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki look pretty good, today.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (vSvIl)

-----

Although in theory I'd like to see LA nooked. In reality, it would be a constant federal boondoggle. Trillions going in, nothing getting done.

It's odd no one in LA is asking where billions of dollars for a high speed rail system went. Literally nothing has been done. You would think someone would ask for an audit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (iOpI2)

And with the records all destroyed, you'll have an old woman being the mother of 500 illegals...like the chinese woman who was the "mother" of over 50 chinese men after the quake and fire in SF in 1906...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (l3cgK)

89 I like boobs

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)

90 Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines
____

She shot them in des moines? That's gotta hurt.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Dv3i1)

91 I was in LA this summer. The nice parts are still nice. A decent home still costs $3M in those nice parts of town. Restaurants were packed, as were stores. I really didn’t see much homelessness, since most of it is in the slum area of the city.

The “California is dead” stuff exaggerated a lot. Much how the msm would like you to believe everyone is about to go bankrupt over $4 gas.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (VYGAQ)

92 Postal Worker Shoots Two Coworkers in Des Moines"

Is that like "in a leg"?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (pfXMo)

93 Good, fuck 'em.

Posted by: ballistic at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (oqH4h)

94 58 I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

All they did was swap out crazies.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

95 66
The communist lost to the Marxist.

Escape from LA is going to look like a ferry tail. Even Snake Plisskin won't go in there in a year.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (OkYzo)

Yes, ferry tale...everybody want to catch the last boat out...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (l3cgK)

96 Noodles and Becerra... Oh boy... CA. is f'ed

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (+gK6I)

97
It was about those Sears Christmas catalogs, wasn't it?
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 02:32 PM (0U5gm)

There wasn't enough tranny action in the Victoria Secret catalog......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (2614e)

98 On the upside, Karen now has a lot more free time to spend on African junkets.

And watching blacks slowly be pushed out of leadership positions by other dusky hued peoples the racists of the Democrat party hate less is going to be something of a joy to behold.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (HFrEr)

99 37 22 LA can’t die soon enough. When I was 5 it was paradise.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wp1X1)

Socialism and Commyism put the "F" in food and freedom...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (l3cgK)

I mentioned it before but I think Instapundit had a link to a site with 10 year time videos of a South African train station.

My late Mom's childhood home with 6 kids in Detroit went from 1980's to Coleman Young white flight - rot in hell your entire bloodline asshole - to drug den and razed in 30 years.

Decline needs to be fought.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Sco7b)

100 I can't wait to bail out LA. This suicide pact we're in is freaking awesome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (BI5O2)

101 75 Cutting the homeless in half, I hope they have a good cleanup crew.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)

Bisection hurts.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (l3cgK)

102 75 Cutting the homeless in half, I hope they have a good cleanup crew.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)

Listen, I dislike homeless bums as much as the next guy, but chopping them into pieces seems a little harsh, even to me.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (X5Jzz)

103 Randy Newman shifted from 'I Love LA' to:

"People think I'm crazy 'cause I worry all the time
If you paid attention, you'd be worried too
You better pay attention
Or this world we love so much might just kill you
I could be wrong now, but I don't think so
'Cause it's a jungle out there..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (XeU6L)

104
All they did was swap out crazies.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

Socialist dipshit

I guess?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:37 PM (2614e)

105
Raman spectroscopy >>> Nithiya Raman

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 02:37 PM (V5k9K)

106 The link I see for say goodbye to Hollywood is a hoot.

CNN summed it up with, "Raman, a city councilmember, overtook Republican Spencer Pratt in June’s nonpartisan primary to set up what was arguably a tougher race for Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman. With Raman’s victory, the nation’s two largest cities — New York and Los Angeles — will be led by democratic socialists next year.

Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028."

Well played. So that's what it took to get her there, and that's the promise she needs to fulfill to keep her there.

Ha, ha, ha!

If or once the cities are forced to surrender their water services for socialist control, they got themselves a nice operating budget.

For starters

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:37 PM (NFX2v)

107 74 Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

Pity, the best outcome would have been at a minimum a dead shooter.

Again she or "she?"

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (Int1s)

108 Noodles and Becerra... Oh boy... CA. is f'ed
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (+gK6I)

It's Bakaria. Word as a Brandon.

Posted by: Brandon at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (BI5O2)

109 So, Raman beat Bass in the primary?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (iOpI2)

110 Listen, I dislike homeless bums as much as the next guy, but chopping them into pieces seems a little harsh, even to me.
_____

They are properly referred to as UNHOUSED bums!

Geez, next you'll be using the "R" word.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (Dv3i1)

111 Obviously, competence and affordability doesn't matter to LA voters, because Ramen Noodles and Karen Bass, together, spent a half billion on "ending homelessness" and doubled it instead.

In fact, the "homeless problem" doesn't matter to LA voters either, given how it has ballooned under Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (HSV4t)

112 Decline needs to be fought.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Sco7b)

one must constantly fight against entropy...civilization is such a fight, but in order to "fundamentally change" a society and civilization, you need to destroy it first...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (l3cgK)

113 89

That’s cheating

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (36bTp)

114
It was a question of which punishment I wanted to inflict on Los Angeles more. Boiled in oil, or burned at the stake?

For a while, I wanted Karen Bass to be the destroyer and show that Indian upstart who's got the zombie vote in this town.

But I'll settle for this result.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)

115 98 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (HFrEr)

The knife fights whether literal or figurative between Karen Winemom and Moesha X over the slots while Abdul and Juanita take the slots will be golden....I mean you have to have rage and pique to keep you warm in the camps and all....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (Int1s)

116 Listen, I dislike homeless bums as much as the next guy, but chopping them into pieces seems a little harsh, even to me.

You're never going to be able to keep them moist if you dice them.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (HFrEr)

117 one must constantly fight against entropy...civilization is such a fight, but in order to "fundamentally change" a society and civilization, you need to destroy it first...
____

*nods*

Posted by: B. Hussein Obama, Usurper at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (Dv3i1)

118 News headline: Noodles beats Fish.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (n5tGW)

119 I was in LA this summer. The nice parts are still nice. A decent home still costs $3M in those nice parts of town. Restaurants were packed, as were stores. I really didn’t see much homelessness, since most of it is in the slum area of the city.

The “California is dead” stuff exaggerated a lot. Much how the msm would like you to believe everyone is about to go bankrupt over $4 gas.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (VYGAQ)
__________

This. The "hollywood" part of LA is pretty nasty. It's basically a ghetto with some grimy faded hollywood glamour.

Nobody will be surprised that nobody with any money lives there, and it's overrun with tourists who also don't live there.

Once you're outside of hollywood, it gets much better, and when you get into the hills (where all the rich people live) it's beautiful.

Same as San Francisco. Was there last year for a race event at Sonoma raceway. Flew into SF and rented a car to drive to Sonoma. Once you're out of the "deep" parts of the city, it gets much nicer. Sonoma is beautiful.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)

120 All they did was swap out crazies.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 02:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

Socialist dipshit

I guess?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:37 PM (2614e)

Huh....learned a new Pixy banned character.......

I'll reverse it.

Communist dipshit > Socialist dipshit

I guess?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (2614e)

121 With Raman’s victory, the nation’s two largest cities — New York and Los Angeles — will be led by democratic socialists next year.

-
Led where?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:41 PM (ndZc7)

122 110 Listen, I dislike homeless bums as much as the next guy, but chopping them into pieces seems a little harsh, even to me.
_____

They are properly referred to as UNHOUSED bums!

Geez, next you'll be using the "R" word.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (Dv3i1)

Unhoused Persons of Leisure

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:41 PM (X5Jzz)

123 109 So, Raman beat Bass in the primary?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:38 PM (iOpI2)

No. All the Spencer Pratt voters voted to burn it down? ALL the Hobos voted for noodles?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:41 PM (l3cgK)

124 If you want to cut street homelessness, you have to be brutal about getting druggies into rehab, without their consent. Hasn't the ACLU lawfare made that impossible?

To fix the problem, tough decisions have to be made. A rational person could; these lefty freaks, I don't think so.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:41 PM (iOpI2)

125 Yep. Colman Young sucked. Remember to get out of 8 mile whitey.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (Wp1X1)

126
I don't agree with the cope that LA can't get any worse. It can get much worse. And it will.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (azNOR)

127
I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:31 PM (2614e)

We need to look on the bright side. Blue city shitholes are asshole magnets. We'll always have bums, violent criminals and addicts. Consolidating them in blue city crab buckets keeps their population controlled in places where decent people live.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (y9nCu)

128
Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half

------

When a socialist says that, you have trouble.

Option 1: the number of homeless will in fact double

Option 2: they plan to execute the homeless

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

129 And if competence or intelligence mattered to California voters, they sure as hell wouldn't have elected Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Becerra as their next governor.

What matters to California voters? What do they think they voted for?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (HSV4t)

130 DeSantis lets congress have it.
https://tinyurl.com/bn95rpas

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (n5tGW)

131 I am happy the voters in L.A. voted in the mayor that they want.

Enjoy!

Posted by: Mr. Lebowski at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (D5ixm)

132 124 If you want to cut street homelessness, you have to be brutal about getting druggies into rehab, without their consent. Hasn't the ACLU lawfare made that impossible?

To fix the problem, tough decisions have to be made. A rational person could; these lefty freaks, I don't think so.
Posted by: Seems Legit

Brutal with the homeless? No!
Brutal with subhuman MAGAats? .....we'll see

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Dv3i1)

133 99 Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Sco7b)

Yes the key here is to look at a geographical spot and because we are emotionally attached to "Los Angeles" on a map say "this this spot needs a blank check!" Sure, we could focus on fostering a working broad spectrum economy serviced by good schools teaching all phases of productive human endeavor, exploiting California's plentiful natural resources including abundant oil ashore and offshore, extracting the lithium from the Salton sea basin and as a byproduct cleaning up a superfund site and trying to reclaim the ship building and manufacturing capacity we shed by the late 80s let alone the early 2000s......but no what we really need is more porn studios and weed shops.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Int1s)

134 128
Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half

------

When a socialist says that, you have trouble.

Option 1: the number of homeless will in fact double

Option 2: they plan to execute the homeless

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

Redefine what being homeless is, in such a way that it also retains funding for the "homeless"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (l3cgK)

135 131 Posted by: Mr. Lebowski at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (D5ixm)

Quite....in all sincerity show us how it is done comrades.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (Int1s)

136 I have extra rooms.
Are there any hot, biologically female homeless I can help.

I'll want the California government to supply me the money for their drugs.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (Sco7b)

137 LA could turn into Mumbai

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (enNUy)

138 Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028."
---
I suspect her plan is to shove all the homeless people into the half of the city that the visitors to the 2028 Olympic Games won't see during the event.

Problem solved.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (s2iZv)

139 Local Des Moines noon news said the shooter is a woman who worked at the PO. She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.
==
9mm.

Posted by: that's when the fight started officer at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (anL5R)

140 How is it that California keeps managing to find and elect commiefuckers even worse than the last commiefucker?

How deep does this rabbit hole go?

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (fapp/)

141 To be fair to the LA voters, Karen Bass let their houses burn down while she fiddled on vacation...no one was voting for her in the general who didn't vote for her in the primaries, so she was gonna lose if any of Spencer's voters decided to vote...

Karen Bass probably helped precipitate the fraud that took Spencer off the ballot...so you know what they say about lying in the bed you made...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Gb7+b)

142 136 I have extra rooms.
Are there any hot, biologically female homeless I can help.

I'll want the California government to supply me the money for their drugs.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (Sco7b)

Rule #34:
Most homeless women are off their meds, drug and alcohol abusers, or both...

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

143 Never fear. The fucking 'movie industry' isn't going anywhere. They're gonna ride that horse 'til it dies. Wait. Don't those ones eat horse flesh? Hmm. Sucks to be a horse there, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (ayRl+)

144 Persyn with housing insecurity while between jerbs.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (J4Dwc)

145 'Unhoused'

Political correctness run amok.

How is the word "Homeless" any more, or less, offensive than the stupid sounding "Unhoused"?

Because it's another communist word takeover.
"Homeless" intimates that the person is without a home, and more than likely it's their own fault.

"Unhoused" intimates, that it's mine, yours, and everybody's fault these people are on the street, because society is unjust and unfair, and housing is a human right being denied to the vulnerable who have no responsibility for their situation in life.

Avoidance of responsibility is the the chief modus operandi of leftism. Which is why everybody who brings up responsibility is a right-wing nut-job, racist, sexist, fascist.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (6ydKt)

146 Orange County by the ocean is also gorgeous. Also votes very blue (used to be Republican long ago).

Bay Area too. A lot of California is very wealthy, gorgeous and people there live great lives. And vote Democrat.

It’s not all Mad Max shit.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (VYGAQ)

147 It can get much worse. And it will.
==
Let me assure you that indeed, things can always get worse.

Posted by: life at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (anL5R)

148 143 Never fear. The fucking 'movie industry' isn't going anywhere. They're gonna ride that horse 'til it dies. Wait. Don't those ones eat horse flesh? Hmm. Sucks to be a horse there, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (ayRl+)

By Kalifornia law (passed by proposition), horse meat for human consumption is illegal, but horse meat CAN be used for pet food.

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

149 @DrewPavlou
Democrats elected a lady who once said that Trump supporters should be exterminated in concentration camps. North Carolina House

link to X-
https://tinyurl.com/jmxwvmat

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (Dv3i1)

150 Nobody realizes just how bad the Indian problem is, unless you live in North Texas.

Posted by: Resist_we_much at November 05, 2026 02:47 PM (X6dRn)

151 I suspect her plan is to shove all the homeless people into the half of the city that the visitors to the 2028 Olympic Games won't see during the event.

Problem solved.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (s2iZv)

That is the Maoist way, after all.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 05, 2026 02:47 PM (oPFtC)

152 Is California a strictly mail-in state? Like WA? They will never be right if that is the case.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (iOpI2)

153 146 Orange County by the ocean is also gorgeous. Also votes very blue (used to be Republican long ago).

Bay Area too. A lot of California is very wealthy, gorgeous and people there live great lives. And vote Democrat.

It’s not all Mad Max shit.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (VYGAQ)

Not Yet.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (l3cgK)

154 124 If you want to cut street homelessness, you have to be brutal about getting druggies into rehab, without their consent. Hasn't the ACLU lawfare made that impossible?

To fix the problem, tough decisions have to be made. A rational person could; these lefty freaks, I don't think so.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:41 PM (iOpI2)

The overwhelming majority of chronic homeless persons are some combination of mentally ill or drug and/or alcohol addicted. Unless we're willing to face that reality, nothing will change.

Involuntary commitment and treatment of the crazys and incarceration and rehab for the druggies might work, at least it gets them off the street for a while. I have low expectations for rehab for chronic drug and alcohol addicts.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (X5Jzz)

155 I know math is verboten but this is more physics.

Utah man tells friend he can dodge a bullet. Friend pleads guilty to manslaughter.

In February 2025, after smoking weed and playing video games, Utah men Dylan Lee Treichel and Ashton Mann made the natural progression to the garage to play with real guns.

That's when Treichel made the claim that he was fast enough to dodge a real bullet like they show people doing in the movies.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (ndZc7)

156
On the upside, Karen now has a lot more free time to spend on African junkets.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

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

I do wonder what her next act will be. Back to Congress in 2028? California legislature? She's angling for governor, so she'd better get something on her resume before 2032 when Bakaria's term is up.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (mmrXZ)

157 Nobody realizes just how bad the Indian problem is, unless you live in North Texas.
Posted by: Resist_we_much at November 05, 2026 02:47 PM (X6dRn)

Plano, Texas. The epicenter of H-1B chaos........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (2614e)

158 glipglib

Posted by: Sid...who enjoys the sexual affections of his hamster at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (2t+i2)

159 How many Indians are in frisco, TX?

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (enNUy)

160 152 Is California a strictly mail-in state? Like WA? They will never be right if that is the case.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (iOpI2)

All ballots are mailed to registered voters. DMV will auto-register folks as voters (and supposedly NOT register ineligible voters).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (l3cgK)

161 Most voters in the entire country were pissed about whatever they were pissed about, and took out their anger on the incumbents, including Democrap versus Democrap.

While that's true, the LA mayor's primary was very special. Spencer Pratt won, then they kept finding votes for Bass a week later, and then suddenly this other nitwit's votes started appearing in an even greater mass.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)

162 Orange County by the ocean is also gorgeous. Also votes very blue (used to be Republican long ago).

Bay Area too. A lot of California is very wealthy, gorgeous and people there live great lives. And vote Democrat.

It’s not all Mad Max shit.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (VYGAQ)

The homeless will spread.......they will burn...they will occupy....they will squat.

Nowhere in Cali is safe from this disease of liberal shithole policies.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:50 PM (2614e)

163 136 I have extra rooms.
Are there any hot, biologically female homeless I can help.

I'll want the California government to supply me the money for their drugs.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:44 PM (Sco7b)

"I can fix her !"

Remember Rule #1, my friend.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:50 PM (X5Jzz)

164 How many Indians are in frisco, TX?
Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (enNUy)

It is next to Plano, so probably a lot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:50 PM (2614e)

165 84
Local Des Moines noon news said the shooter is a woman who worked at the PO. She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

See ladies? It's important to attend your local shooting range. Get training. Practice what you learn.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (2614e)

Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (5WPt1)

166 Plano, Texas. The epicenter of H-1B chaos........

Is that where there's a literal giant golden Hindu idol?

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (2ocoG)

167 @ 36 I believe this is called “late stage democracy”.
Posted by: RI Red at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (HdjQ+)
__________________________

Close, but no cigar. It's 'END STAGE "democracy"'. We were founded as a Constitutional Republic, but even then people were too ig'nant to understand the differents. Everything old is new again, yes … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (ayRl+)

168 Are we going to feign shock at a Democrat saying "hell yeah we're going to gas MAGA?"

When that harmless Christian nerd got shot in the neck by a crazed buttfucker in a fursuit, millions of their voters took to the internet to dance and sing and make many more death threats against his fans.

This is the platform. Buttfuckers in fursuits gassing you.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (BI5O2)

169 148 143 Never fear. The fucking 'movie industry' isn't going anywhere. They're gonna ride that horse 'til it dies. Wait. Don't those ones eat horse flesh? Hmm. Sucks to be a horse there, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:45 PM (ayRl+)

By Kalifornia law (passed by proposition), horse meat for human consumption is illegal, but horse meat CAN be used for pet food.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 02:46 PM (l3cgK)

I presume CA law prohibits one from getting around this prohibition by declaring one's abductees to be pets.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (HFrEr)

170 Nobody realizes just how bad the Indian problem is, unless you live in North Texas.
Posted by: Resist_we_much at November 05, 2026 02:47 PM (X6dRn)

About two years ago I flew through Dallas. I was shocked at how many Indians were there. Passengers as well as airport employees. I had not been to Dallas in maybe 10 years and was like what the fuck happened here!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (VYGAQ)

171
Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (5WPt1)

HA!

Subtlety is not her strong suit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (2614e)

172 Sid, if you killed us all you'd have nobody left to tell you what a stupid mistake you're about to make.

If you leftists got your wish and the entire world turned communist there'd be a global nuclear war within a decade because you dumb fucks will have unleashed the largest and longest famine the world has ever seen.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (6ydKt)

173 Oh, Momala!!

Kamala Harris endorses L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for reelection
May 4, 2026 — Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for reelection on Monday. The Democrats are longtime allies.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (NFX2v)

174 Are earthquakes not remembered for leaving wreckage behind?

Do people look at their ruined house after an earthquake and say "well at least nothing got wet"?

Totally unimportant for me to be harping on this, but... just... what?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (aKiSo)

175 Alas Babylon.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (7EgNJ)

176 The fucking 'movie industry' isn't going anywhere. They're gonna ride that horse 'til it dies.

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I've been through the desert on a horse with no shame.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (ndZc7)

177 Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"
Posted by: tcn in AK

That is rough feedback.

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (36bTp)

178 @ 159 How many Indians are in frisco, TX?
Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (enNUy)
_________________________________

REAL Indians, or Indian 'indians' … ? Enquiring Mines want to kneaugh …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (ayRl+)

179 My fix for the hobo problem is give them unlimited drugs. All at once.

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (enNUy)

180
Is that where there's a literal giant golden Hindu idol?
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (2ocoG)

That's Sugar Land, outside of Houston.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (2614e)

181
Newsom spares everyone on Death Row as last act as governor

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (/QHx4)

182 Hollywood is already dead. All production is now in Georgia, Vancouver and E. Europe.

A big reason why Georgia is now a deep blue state by the way.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (VYGAQ)

183
REAL Indians, or Indian 'indians' … ? Enquiring Mines want to kneaugh …
Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:53 PM (ayRl+)

Dot, not feather.

7-Eleven, not casino.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (2614e)

184 > How many Indians are in frisco, TX?

Fun fact, I just found out one of my high school friends is a leader in local government in Frisco, TX.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (mkw2N)

185 Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"
Posted by: tcn in AK

LOL

Truth be told, as it is with all 'Ettes, Nurse meant it in a loving way.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (7EgNJ)

186
Orange County by the ocean is also gorgeous. Also votes very blue (used to be Republican long ago).

Bay Area too. A lot of California is very wealthy, gorgeous and people there live great lives. And vote Democrat.

It’s not all Mad Max shit.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

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

That's one of the problems. They can vote all the socialist nightmares for Those People Over There (my T-POT theory) while blithely continuing their own pristine existence with minor irritants such as $400 annual vehicle registration fees, high gas prices, and a Shocking! weekend when inner city youths stampeded the beach. But otherwise, they're feeling no pain, no consequences for their votes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (mmrXZ)

187 She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

Well, clearly, chicks can't shoot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (k5CNB)

188
And if competence or intelligence mattered to California voters, they sure as hell wouldn't have elected Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Becerra as their next governor.

What matters to California voters? What do they think they voted for?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (HSV4t)

Don't disrespect President Camacho by comparing him with that commie cocksucker fuckstick Becerra.

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho is a GREAT AMERICAN HERO. Sure, he made OrangeManBad look like a sober, classy statesman, but he was also humble enough to recognize when his beloved nation had problems that he couldn't solve, so he brought in the Smartest Man In The World to fix everything. An elected official with that kind of humility is rare indeed. An honorable man.

He also put the fear of God into Congress with a M249 SAW, so he couldn't be all bad.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (y9nCu)

189 The fucking 'movie industry' isn't going anywhere. They're gonna ride that horse 'til it dies.

Corporate offices will be there for the name recognition, but even now something like 75% of films and TV are not made in LA. Atlanta, Toronto, and Vancouver (BC, not WA) are the more likely spots.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (2ocoG)

190 In fact, the "homeless problem" doesn't matter to LA voters either, given how it has ballooned under Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 02:39 PM (HSV4t)

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Great, so now even more Californians will move to Texas and keep it deep blue for evermore.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (uKqbA)

191 Angelinos have plates in their lips.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (iELXO)

192 It's me donna: "Noodles and Becerra... Oh boy... CA. is f'ed"

To be fair, it already was.

I'm more concerned about the enf***ening of new territories we are about to witness.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (oji8u)

193 I had not been to Dallas in maybe 10 years and was like what the fuck happened here!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:52 PM (VYGAQ)

H1Bs and chain migration.
That's what happened.

The Indians all have lots of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins to bring in after their parents and grandparents.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (6ydKt)

194 Here's the deal on the elections.

Nuke China and arrest its cohorts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:55 PM (Cq/ve)

195 LOL... The sooner LA burns to the ground the better.... Sorry if any Morons/ettes live there...
Posted by: It's me donna

My brother lives down that way. He probably voted for her. We don't talk politics much.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 02:56 PM (Zor7P)

196 Involuntary commitment and treatment of the crazys and incarceration and rehab for the druggies might work, at least it gets them off the street for a while. I have low expectations for rehab for chronic drug and alcohol addicts.
Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (X5Jzz)

So when did we rescind the laws against illegal drug use and public drunkenness? FFS. Those laws are there for a reason.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:56 PM (5WPt1)

197 Worse?! How can things get any worse? Take a look around, Ellen. We're standing at the threshold of hell!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

Fixed the newel post!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (mISmA)

198 Well, clearly, chicks can't shoot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November

Hmmm.
You might be almost proficient with a pistol, but last I recall your long gun skills are lacking.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (+QAIw)

199 I love how people are declaring LA will get worse.

Its a 3rd world shithole NOW. Getting worse is of very little consequence at this point.
--
There's a lot of ruin in a nation.

And the population of LA is bigger than a lot of countries when he wrote that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (/Ki2A)

200 158. Posted by: Sid

You're such a fool.

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves”

And, "Nothing is as easy as it looks."

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (NFX2v)

201 Same as San Francisco. Was there last year for a race event at Sonoma raceway. Flew into SF and rented a car to drive to Sonoma. Once you're out of the "deep" parts of the city, it gets much nicer. Sonoma is beautiful.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

S.F isn't quite the shithole Franp and others make it out to be. Parts are; they don't dominate and we don't have a traditional downtown. Other parts have always been gritty. Most neighborhoods, mine included, are generally fine. Weather's gorgeous today.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (Fv808)

202 Local Des Moines noon news said the shooter is a woman who worked at the PO.

Ahh, the literal "going postal".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (2ocoG)

203
Hmmm.
You might be almost proficient with a pistol, but last I recall your long gun skills are lacking.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (+QAIw)

Where's my gauntlet. I had it around here somewhere......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (2614e)

204 The left thinks everyone in the south is a toothless cousin fucking retard.

The right’s version is California as a place where homeless gangs terrorize citizens on an hourly basis.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (VYGAQ)

205 185 Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"
Posted by: tcn in AK

LOL

Truth be told, as it is with all 'Ettes, Nurse meant it in a loving way.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (7EgNJ)

T'was a cross eye dominant issue. So she told him to shoot left handed. That seemed to fix the issue.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (5WPt1)

206 Say, remember how MS fought Trump all the way to the Supreme Court for their right to count ballots received after Election Day?

Guess who is winning the Senate seat now on late-arriving ballots?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (/Ki2A)

207 Hmmm.
You might be almost proficient with a pistol, but last I recall your long gun skills are lacking.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 02:57 PM (+QAIw)

That's when shotguns come in handy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (6ydKt)

208 The S&P 500 has now erased -$2.2 trillion over the last 55 minutes today.

Hardest hit ... tech stocks that support AI data centers (Broadcom, ARM, AMD, Meta, Cisco, Qualcomm, IBM, TXN, Micron Tech, Nvidia, ASML, TSMC) and SpaceX, Tesla, Citigroup

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (RHGPo)

209 The left thinks everyone in the south is a toothless cousin fucking retard.

*********************

funny, my best friend is from Arkansas and thats my nickname for him

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (fapp/)

210 Puts me in mind of what Nurse asked DH at the MoMe a year ago: "What, exactly, are you aiming at?"

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:51 PM (5WPt1)

Pooky would be mortified and you'd never see him again. Especially since he shot Marksman twice in the AF.

Posted by: pookysgirl needxs to work on her marksmanship at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (Wt5PA)

211 After Mamdani won there was all this talk of people fleeing the city. Real estate prices were going to collapse.Everyone was moving to Florida.

None of it happened.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (VYGAQ)

212
The left thinks everyone in the south is a toothless cousin fucking retard.

The right’s version is California as a place where homeless gangs terrorize citizens on an hourly basis.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (VYGAQ)

Hey, cousin-humping is the best part about being a conservative.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (y9nCu)

213 That's when shotguns come in handy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (6ydKt)

Not much good at 100 yards.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (2614e)

214 The right’s version is California as a place where homeless gangs terrorize citizens on an hourly basis.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

Steep hills kinda put a damper on that kind of enthusiasm.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (Fv808)

215 Re: comment 166. No. I will have to disagree with Sponge. Plano is NOT the epicenter of H1Bs. That would be Frisco, home of the very gaudy Hanuman temple. There's another temple with golden spires in Allen that assaults my vision every day as I commute by it. Based on other conversations, Princeton (just east of McKinney) probably ranks second for density of H1Bs.

Posted by: Analytical lurker at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (bUfoW)

216 "But"........always the but......

Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell move on Thursday to commute all 548 death row inmates in California.

In a letter to Californians, Newsom said that he understood that victims are angry at the horrendousness of the inmate’s crimes.

“But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them,” he wrote. “We can now let these offenders die in obscurity while we forever remember and honor their victims.”

“I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and diminishes each of us,” Newsom explained.

“I know we cannot execute people in our imperfect legal system and remain true to our core values, first among them justice and human decency.”

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (kX27y)

217 DeSantis lets congress have it.
https://tinyurl.com/bn95rpas
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:43 PM (n5tGW)

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And he is right, Thune is to be blamed for Republican voters staying home. They figured why bother when their esteemed senators hate them.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (uKqbA)

218 glurglebleek

Posted by: Sid...who enjoys the sexual affections of his hamster at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (2t+i2)

219 213 That's when shotguns come in handy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:59 PM (6ydKt)

Not much good at 100 yards.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (2614e)

No matter how much you choke it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (l3cgK)

220 LOL... The sooner LA burns to the ground the better.... Sorry if any Morons/ettes live there...
--
A few "accidents" and the whole city will be without water.

One episode of Perry Mason involved the building and routing of a new aqueduct.
That was back when California was a state that was functional.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (/Ki2A)

221 Not much good at 100 yards.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (2614e)

Slugs.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (5WPt1)

222 Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves

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Socialists in charge of things let socialists who support them to do the killing and dying.

And socialists who support them are invariably pathetic, congenital fuckups who have nothing to lose, and a burning hatred of those who do.

The relationship works.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (BI5O2)

223 California still has a death penalty?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (VYGAQ)

224 Same as San Francisco. Was there last year for a race event at Sonoma raceway. Flew into SF and rented a car to drive to Sonoma. Once you're out of the "deep" parts of the city, it gets much nicer. Sonoma is beautiful.

I work in tech so I've been out to Silicon Valley a fair amount, and I went to a conference at Moscone in SF in 2014. The valley was largely clean and safe. The area around Moscone was a bit sketchier but during the day it was fine.

My understanding is that SF threw out their mayor and prosecutor like 6 or 8 years ago and crime's improved significantly there (it mostly moved across the bay to Oakland, actually, but good enough).

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (2ocoG)

225 > S.F isn't quite the shithole Franp and others make it out to be. Parts are; they don't dominate and we don't have a traditional downtown. Other parts have always been gritty. Most neighborhoods, mine included, are generally fine.

You're not buried in poop? I don't believe you!

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (mkw2N)

226 After Mamdani won there was all this talk of people fleeing the city. Real estate prices were going to collapse.Everyone was moving to Florida.

None of it happened.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (VYGAQ)

He hasn't signed one bill yet.........he has yet to enact many of his stated policies.

Give him time........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (2614e)

227 223 California still has a death penalty?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (VYGAQ)

Is a death penalty a death penalty if nobody is ever executed?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (l3cgK)

228
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)

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All this is true, but when you consider that the ruined glamour visible behind the bums, the graffitti, the dirt, once matched the society, the culture, and the general prosperity of the area, it's sad. The downtowns used to be a place where you could work and live, not just some place where you drive in if you absolutely must, pay $30/hr to park (and risk getting your windows broken anyway), and get out before 6:00 pm when everything closes up. No restaurants, bars, theaters, or other nightlife exists in those downtowns anymore. They're as ruined as Athens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)

229 > it mostly moved across the bay to Oakland, actually

Oakland has always been terrible.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (mkw2N)

230 187 She's in custody, three people shot, all postal employees, none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)

Well, clearly, chicks can't shoot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 02:54 PM (k5CNB)

Latest is that two people were shot and one person was injured after falling while running away from the shooting scene.

Which doesn't change your point, which I can't possibly comment on.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (X5Jzz)

231
Slugs.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (5WPt1)

Hope you've got a strong shoulder.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (2614e)

232 Sid is 1/2 right.

American AI is finished. Chinese AI will now dominate the world.

Good job Sid.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (VYGAQ)

233 223 California still has a death penalty?

Yes, still on the books but there is a moratorium on executions......

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (kX27y)

234 Here. This just happened. Old 30 second video but just picture more leaves everywhere. I always watch for cars.

That cat loves me. And is here sleeping on the bed.
And I'm open to happy today.

https://me-l.co/ifg90s0n

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:03 PM (Sco7b)

235 The Indians all have lots of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins to bring in after their parents and grandparents"

Si.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (pfXMo)

236 Colorado's newest commie governor has decreed that he will overturn the will of the people, who voted against men in women's sports and locker rooms in election amendments.

But, no Kings, right?

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (2Drhq)

237 >>>>> With Raman’s victory, the nation’s two largest cities — New York and Los Angeles — will be led by democratic socialists next year.

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Led where?
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To Hell.

Posted by: Cosda at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (tDnF6)

238 I said this earlier...

Ramalamadingdong winning over Karen Billy Bass is not a surprise. Not after Mamdami vs Cuomo.

New Yorkers voted out the mayor that sent their grannies back into Covid infected nursing homes to die. So now, LA voters voted out the mayor that burned up the palisades and let their neighbors die.

Better the unknown devil that might actually care, than the one you already doesn't.

And yes, if bass hadn't recruited Ramalamadingdong, she could have pulled off a ballot steal and ousted Pratt. Her loss.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (Toos7)

239 will they do for health care what they've done for the homeless?

wait........they already have!

ahaahahahahahha now go v00t harder next time around

Posted by: what the cat drug in at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (jrgJz)

240 A few "accidents" and the whole city will be without water.

One episode of Perry Mason involved the building and routing of a new aqueduct.
That was back when California was a state that was functional.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (/Ki2A)
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It's not going to take any "accidents."

Just bureaucratic incompetence.

When LA runs dry, everyone there is going to look around as they die of thirst, wondering how that happened.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (s2iZv)

241 237 >>>>> With Raman’s victory, the nation’s two largest cities — New York and Los Angeles — will be led by democratic socialists next year.

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Led where?
-----‐---
To Hell.

Posted by: Cosda at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (tDnF6)

Yes, but which ring?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (l3cgK)

242 223 California still has a death penalty?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:02 PM (VYGAQ)

Voter approved years ago. In 2016 Californians not only stopped a Death Penalty repeal, but it was supposed to go to a fast track system.

Neither happened... because what do those silly voters know.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)

243 Well, clearly, chicks can't shoot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Hmmm.
You might be almost proficient with a pistol, but last I recall your long gun skills are lacking.
Posted by: nurse ratched

*Suddenly, the bar became silent. . . . *
*A lone dog barked once, far, far away.*
*A wisp of air blew through the saloon doors carried a bit of dust*

Posted by: Tonypete at November 05, 2026 03:05 PM (7EgNJ)

244 Isn't Chinese Ai just stolen American Ai?

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:05 PM (enNUy)

245 240 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (s2iZv)

Eh the people with cars will make it out....the real drama in the movie will be whether mayor Ramamlamadingdongette is smarter than Ray Nagin and uses the school buses and bottled water remaining to whisk the fuckers to portland and survival...?

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (Int1s)

246 gleep

Posted by: Sid...who enjoys the sexual affections of his hamster at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (2t+i2)

247 But it's also possible that the center of power could shift -- from City Hall to the politburo or "Steering Committee" of the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, which is largely an unknown entity.

This is an example of the shadowy oligarchy that people like Bernie are always harping about while pointing in the wrong direction.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (OlzlW)

248 And yes, if bass hadn't recruited Ramalamadingdong, she could have pulled off a ballot steal and ousted Pratt.

Yeah, it's an especially funny petard hoisting.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (2ocoG)

249 196 Involuntary commitment and treatment of the crazys and incarceration and rehab for the druggies might work, at least it gets them off the street for a while. I have low expectations for rehab for chronic drug and alcohol addicts.
Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (X5Jzz)

So when did we rescind the laws against illegal drug use and public drunkenness? FFS. Those laws are there for a reason.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:56 PM (5WPt1)

I think some blue jurisdictions actually have repealed laws against drug use and public drunkenness, and many others simply don't enforce existing laws, and if the police do arrest someone, a liberal prosecutor declines to charge them or a liberal judge lets them go with no bail.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (X5Jzz)

250 Remember how Seattle and Portland were on fire every night during the blm days?

It was like 2 blocks in both cities. The rest of the cities were not affected.

That’s what LA is as well. More than 2 blocks but there are certain really shitty areas. Like you don’t go there ever for any reason. It’s a small portion of the city itself that is home to 10 million people.

Bit that’s not the city as a whole not even close. Yet that’s the vision many people have of LA.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (VYGAQ)

251 That confirms it. Sid is a f*cking idiot. He actually thinks the Chinese government gives a flying f*ck about the 'welfare of it's people.'

BWWWAAAHAHAhAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (2614e)

252 > American AI is finished. Chinese AI will now dominate the world.

How so? Are you referring to Anthropic's stupid rules and nannying?

Claude is still amazing for coding tasks. Other AIs are behind, but that can change in weeks or months.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (mkw2N)

253 Posted by: Sid at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (2t+i2)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (2614e)

254
When a socialist says that, you have trouble.

Option 1: the number of homeless will in fact double

Option 2: they plan to execute the homeless

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

Option 3: They plan to cut them in half

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (pjdUv)

255 249 196 Involuntary commitment and treatment of the crazys and incarceration and rehab for the druggies might work, at least it gets them off the street for a while. I have low expectations for rehab for chronic drug and alcohol addicts.
Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (X5Jzz)

So when did we rescind the laws against illegal drug use and public drunkenness? FFS. Those laws are there for a reason.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 02:56 PM (5WPt1)

I think some blue jurisdictions actually have repealed laws against drug use and public drunkenness, and many others simply don't enforce existing laws, and if the police do arrest someone, a liberal prosecutor declines to charge them or a liberal judge lets them go with no bail.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (X5Jzz)

And if nobody is charged, the statistics for such crimes goes down. Win-Win!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)

256 No progressive wants to be a pothole mayor.

Posted by: mr tmz at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (rJ48h)

257 You're not buried in poop? I don't believe you!
Posted by: bonhomme

I have a cat, not a dog.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (Fv808)

258 251 That confirms it. Sid is a f*cking idiot. He actually thinks the Chinese government gives a flying f*ck about the 'welfare of it's people.'

BWWWAAAHAHAhAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (2614e)

Yeah, that's especially we-todd-did...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)

259 Better China than the US. Theirs won't be used for profit, but for the welfare of their people.
Posted by: Sid at November 05, 2026 03:06 PM (2t+i2)

lol. Good one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (VYGAQ)

260 Woman in NC who said Trump supporters should be in concentration camp- also, besides that sounds like a nutcase. She also compared herself to Jesus on the cross:

https://tinyurl.com/hmhwwn2t

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 03:09 PM (JrHfD)

261 Isn't Chinese Ai just stolen American Ai?

Yes, but unlike India where we're assured everyone there is super smart and should flood here on H1B to make everything wonderful, the Chinese largely actually are. Work ethic can be an issue in Chy-nuh, but there's no shortage of smart people there.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:09 PM (2ocoG)

262 204 The left thinks everyone in the south is a toothless cousin fucking retard.

The right’s version is California as a place where homeless gangs terrorize citizens on an hourly basis.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:58 PM (VYGAQ)

California has been on the news for thirty years in a downhill slide to a one-party socialist state with large cities with gang and crime problems. It's an overcrowded, overly expensive state to live in with a government that seems to determined to bleed it dry while running it into the ground at full speed.

No place is perfect, especially the south, but the scale of problems that the West Coast faces from the socialist takeover is a much more concerning affair to those of us watching it happen from afar, hoping to God it isn't coming here next.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, though, because we feel the same way about the Northeast, Midwest, Canada, and most of Europe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:09 PM (6ydKt)

263 I like the phrase "urban camping" in reference to hobos.

Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (enNUy)

264 Hey, cousin-humping is the best part about being a conservative.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 03:00 PM (y9nCu)

Cousin humping? That's like doing a stranger

Posted by: Ilhan at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (pjdUv)

265 I use a chinese local model for my AI, Im assuming its spying on me but as long as I dont run for office i think Im good

I named it Sum Ting Wong

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (fapp/)

266 I said this earlier...

Ramalamadingdong winning over Karen Billy Bass is not a surprise. Not after Mamdami vs Cuomo.

New Yorkers voted out the mayor that sent their grannies back into Covid infected nursing homes to die. So now, LA voters voted out the mayor that burned up the palisades and let their neighbors die.

Better the unknown devil that might actually care, than the one you already doesn't.

And yes, if bass hadn't recruited Ramalamadingdong, she could have pulled off a ballot steal and ousted Pratt. Her loss.
Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (Toos7)
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And they fucked Pratt. Totally stole the election from him.

In NYC, nothing needed to be done to steal the election from the GOP candidate, because that candidate was Curtis Sliwa, a perennial loser, political pest, and shameless grifter.

Adams would have probably won reelection if he hadn't had a few Unapproved Thoughts and been knifed in the back.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)

267 244 Isn't Chinese Ai just stolen American Ai?
Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:05 PM (enNUy)

Chinese AI is like they sent someone to America to ask a random American what AI looks like and then sailed back home and drew a picture for their manuscript of an "AI" face-on with a regular damn human nose.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (aKiSo)

268 Option 3: They plan to cut them in half

That's probably the real plan.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)

269 Commercial real estate tax receipts both for property and sales taxes are headed into the dumpster.....million$ and millions are already lost.
Layoffs are coming and pension plans are going to get it in the neck.

So Noodles Breccerra etc got handed a bag of poo. That $300 billion California state budget Newsom is so proud of is wildly out of whack. Illegal aliens eat $30 billion of it. They kite tax receipts. Free stuff is going to dry up.

Posted by: torabora at November 05, 2026 03:11 PM (Wt1Rs)

270 The votes received in Texas for the Democrats in this last off-year election rivaled the count from the 2020 Presidential election, and for the same reason. As for the vote in Georgia, as long as we use the voting machines Kemp forced on the state (name starts with a “D” ), we’ll never have a free and fair election. Those machines trace their ancestry back to Venezuela, and were designed to allow plausible cheating for whoever controlled them. It’s all fake and gay.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 05, 2026 03:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

271 240 A few "accidents" and the whole city will be without water.

One episode of Perry Mason involved the building and routing of a new aqueduct.
That was back when California was a state that was functional.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 03:01 PM (/Ki2A)
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It's not going to take any "accidents."

Just bureaucratic incompetence.

When LA runs dry, everyone there is going to look around as they die of thirst, wondering how that happened.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 03:04 PM (s2iZv)

See Republic of South Africa. They're a few decades ahead of LA on this path.

Posted by: a.moron at November 05, 2026 03:12 PM (X5Jzz)

272 The Chinese are releasing some of the best open source models in an effort to threaten the American market. And it's very good.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:12 PM (pjdUv)

273 And they fucked Pratt. Totally stole the election from him.

It was darkly funny watching Bass steal it from Pratt, and then Raman steal it from Bass. Like that meme where everyone has a sniper behind them.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:12 PM (2ocoG)

274 Going postal had gone out of common usage. It's baaack

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 03:12 PM (8VNAp)

275 Option 1: the number of homeless will in fact double

Option 2: they plan to execute the homeless

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

Option 3: They plan to cut them in half
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (pjdUv)

1 + 2 = 3.

Heh.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (aKiSo)

276
Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell move on Thursday to commute all 548 death row inmates in California.

It's so cute that people think that the commie cocksuckers running Clownifornia won't have people on death row. They're just clearing out space for new residents, you know... Kulaks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (y9nCu)

277 If the State seized the healthcare system would anyone even care. The free market is in trouble and when it goes it will take food and shelter with it.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (2ap+5)

278 Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (aKiSo)

LOL I thought of that but couldn't fit both jokes in

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (pjdUv)

279 The Chinese are releasing some of the best open source models in an effort to threaten the American market. And it's very good.

The Chinese open models are good, but the hottest new open source model is Ripple-65B, which is American. It outperforms Chinese models that are 4 times bigger and fits on a 64 GB Mac or DGX Spark.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:14 PM (2ocoG)

280 278 Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (aKiSo)

LOL I thought of that but couldn't fit both jokes in
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:13 PM (pjdUv)

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:14 PM (aKiSo)

281 It was darkly funny watching Bass steal it from Pratt, and then Raman steal it from Bass. Like that meme where everyone has a sniper behind them.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:12 PM (2ocoG)

It's like the multi-Spiderman meme, except all the Spidermans have guns.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:15 PM (2614e)

282 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (2614e)

I am still unsure whether Sid is actually a stupid troll or someone making fun of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 03:15 PM (JrHfD)

283 I am still unsure whether Sid is actually a stupid troll or someone making fun of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 03:15 PM (JrHfD)

Yes

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:15 PM (pjdUv)

284 The Chinese are releasing some of the best open source models in an effort to threaten the American market. And it's very good.

********************

It annoys me that the only American open source AI alternative to CHYNNAAAA is Google's Gemma models, and it's complete ass shit

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 03:16 PM (fapp/)

285 I am still unsure whether Sid is actually a stupid troll or someone making fun of them.

Embrace the power of "AND".

Sometimes it's real Sid being stupid. Sometimes it's people socking him for hilarity.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:16 PM (2ocoG)

286 It annoys me that the only American open source AI alternative to CHYNNAAAA is Google's Gemma models, and it's complete ass shit

Meta's new open model is not terrible (not gonna threaten Opus 5.5, but also not total ass like Gemma), and I'm seeing a lot of hype around Ripple-65B like I mentioned upthread.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:17 PM (2ocoG)

287 Speaking of AI, did you guys see Anthropic bragging about how they no longer send the entire conversation history to each sub-agent every 30 seconds so it can give you a status update?

99% less cost per update!!

That's not an "improvement," it's a bug fix. Good job fixing a bug, but they're talking about it like they made an amazing breakthrough.

http://tiny.cc/i87d101

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 03:18 PM (mkw2N)

288 281 It's like the multi-Spiderman meme, except all the Spidermans have guns.

hmm. not certain whether the plural of "spiderman" is "spidersman" or "spidermen".

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 03:18 PM (v3pYe)

289 Let's see....

Ramen Scattering....

Ramen Spectroscopy.....

Ramen Noodles......

Where the buffalo ramen....,

It's comedy gold, Jerry.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 03:19 PM (QGaXH)

290 none dead, none life threatening.

Posted by: Gray Man at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (X5Jzz)
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Sounds like she didn't practice her fundamentals

Posted by: 496 at November 05, 2026 03:19 PM (L9C9L)

291 She's much worse than uneducated. She has an bachelor's from Harvard and a Masters from MIT.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 05, 2026 03:19 PM (wGerL)

292 Ripple-65B like I mentioned upthread

****************

I hope they come up with a 30B variant thats more optimized for Macs, I think this version is geared towards Nvidia hardware but still a step in right direction

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 03:19 PM (fapp/)

293 That's not an "improvement," it's a bug fix. Good job fixing a bug, but they're talking about it like they made an amazing breakthrough.

May be why multiple people have left Anthropic for OpenAI this week, including one of the major Claude Code guys.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 03:20 PM (2ocoG)

294 Lockheed Martin hit with $29.5 million dollar settlement fee for discriminating against white workers.

http://tiny.cc/k87d101

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 03:22 PM (mkw2N)

295 May be why multiple people have left Anthropic for OpenAI this week, including one of the major Claude Code guys.

***************

I wonder if this is going to start enshittifying Claude Code now, of course just when ive really started to use it too

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 05, 2026 03:22 PM (fapp/)

296 Is California a strictly mail-in state? Like WA? They will never be right if that is the case.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:48 PM (iOpI2)

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Once you go all mail voting it is no longer a democracy, the fraud is far too easy.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:22 PM (uKqbA)

297 The Chinese have been distilling U.S. AI models.
So yes, while some may be original models most of their advanced stuff is basically copies of OpenAI, Anthropic, or Muse.

IP theft, just like it's been since the 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:23 PM (6ydKt)

298 California seems nice. I will move there and get a job at the InNOut burger place and live in Malibu with my wife a 4 kids.

like Brady Bunch only cooler

Posted by: Texas democrat at November 05, 2026 03:23 PM (D5ixm)

299 Muse = Meta.
oops.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:23 PM (6ydKt)

300 Truth from MS-NOW.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
MSNOW's Stephanie Ruhle kicked off her 930am segment gloating about how the markets were surging because Democrats won.

"[Investors] made it abundantly clear that they welcome a massive check on presidential power."

The markets immediately tanked.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 03:24 PM (ndZc7)

301 294 Lockheed Martin hit with $29.5 million dollar settlement fee for discriminating against white workers.
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Future Dem admin will sue them for discriminating against non-white workers. But won't settle for an amount less than twice what it cost them to discriminate against white workers. It's all about incentives.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 03:24 PM (Dv3i1)

302 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:07 PM (2614e)

I am still unsure whether Sid is actually a stupid troll or someone making fun of them.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 03:15 PM (JrHfD)
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There might be two Sids. A troll trolling a troll ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 03:25 PM (iFTx/)

303 211. After Mamdani won there was all this talk of people fleeing the city. Real estate prices were going to collapse.Everyone was moving to Florida.

None of it happened.

Sandy Cocazio Ortez

More intentional than fleeing but socialism creeped to the Philly area & now also to South Jersey.

The block across the street from me, seven houses of which two are owned by liberal New Yorkers.

Lots of Philly apartments ... New Yorkers. Spreading since C19, the local socialists are very attached to them. (See new US Rep. Chris Rabb of Philadelphia. Or Bob Brooks who won election Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in Lehigh Valley. Both among Bernie's and Josh's people.).

There are many now.

Like California and liberal NW states, spreading from Coast to Coast, down from NY, and up & out from Virginia. And, yes, they bring the politics to which they're accustomed.

Fleeing with family is tough.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (NFX2v)

304 Eh, Bass going down is the silver lining to a string of unhappy defeats.

Posted by: 13times at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (6iKlf)

305 Maybe God will have enough and finally order an 8.0 on LA because it has turned into Modern day ....

SODOM and GOMORRAH.......

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (jGtoG)

306 The last time CA put someone to death was 2006.

Commutation makes no difference if the state won't enforce the sentence anyway.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (HFrEr)

307 Plano, Texas. The epicenter of H-1B chaos........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (2614e)

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You keep importing India and suddenly you live in India. It's not racism if you object to a culture and not the skin color.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (uKqbA)

308 From what little I have seen she is a deeply stupid and incompetent person. Which is a good fit for LA.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (fR677)

309 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 03:24 PM (ndZc7)

Someone cleaned up between yesterday and today. Pump and dump

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:27 PM (pjdUv)

310 Someone cleaned up between yesterday and today. Pump and dump
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:27 PM (pjdUv)

i thought we were done with the Russel Brand thread.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:27 PM (aKiSo)

311 Detective investing my assault case called to inform me he was taken off and assigned BLM riot duty. Fuck BLM.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 03:27 PM (XmK3B)

312 Sid is a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:28 PM (HFrEr)

313 Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 03:27 PM (aKiSo)

You're on fire

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:29 PM (pjdUv)

314 I gave up on LA in the 90s. Had some work there over the years but had enough of even that about 10 years ago.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 03:29 PM (2bFN5)

315 Kind of sparse in here suddenly. Is this what the camps will be like?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 03:29 PM (pjdUv)

316 I think President Trump was the only person standing in front a debt bomb wave that the world may deal with.

It sucks, but let's see how all the libs deal when utopia costs non-existent money. I'm kind of hoping for a reckoning now. When 'people' are shot at and my first thought is 'Are they on my side?'

Things went south.

And again. Not my cat, and I say I'm not a cat person,, but Snowflake just crossed the street and is sleeping on my bed.

That was cute. And you can use cute today.
https://me-l.co/ifg90s0n

Winter is coming so I'm keeping them indoors. My friends have newborns. They were always their outdoor cats.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (Sco7b)

317 No more stand up Bass in the band.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (Cqx++)

318 307 Plano, Texas. The epicenter of H-1B chaos........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:49 PM (2614e)

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You keep importing India and suddenly you live in India. It's not racism if you object to a culture and not the skin color.
Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (uKqbA)

The people in this equation who are very interested in skin color are the Indians.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (HFrEr)

319 Sid is a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 03:28 PM (HFrEr)

so, you're saying Sid is a guy that would clone himself so he could watch himself watching his girl (or dude, more likely) get railed?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (2614e)

320 RCMP Alberta
@RCMPAlberta
We are happy to report that missing person, Rayjay Strikeswithagun, has been located safe. Thank you for helping by sharing the message!

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His moma should've named him HikeswithGPS.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (ndZc7)

321 It takes decades to build things. Fortunately for the socialist, it only takes 4 years to destroy them.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 03:31 PM (fR677)

322 https://me-l.co/ifg90s0n

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:30 PM (Sco7b)

Snowflake didn't look both ways before crossing the road!

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 03:32 PM (+IsEU)

323 Bass will end up at UCLA lecturing on public policy.

Posted by: mr tmz at November 05, 2026 03:32 PM (rJ48h)

324 Bass failed to stop the fires - Raman will hand out matches.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 05, 2026 03:32 PM (fR677)

325 Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
MSNOW's Stephanie Ruhle kicked off her 930am segment gloating about how the markets were surging because Democrats won.

"[Investors] made it abundantly clear that they welcome a massive check on presidential power."

The markets immediately tanked.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Woke up from a two day vole fueled bender and said, " WE DID WHAT? Fuuuuuuuuck!"

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 03:32 PM (mISmA)

326 house the homeless in Sofi Stadium, went well in New Orleans...

Posted by: pahound at November 05, 2026 03:33 PM (bPSlQ)

327

I see your hair is burning
Hills are filled with fire

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 03:33 PM (Cqx++)

328 You keep importing India and suddenly you live in India. It's not racism if you object to a culture and not the skin color.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:26 PM (uKqbA)

It's all good because the colonizers are being colonized.
They believe we have it coming because they've turned history into a tribal revenge fantasy.

The republic of the United States was created as an answer to tribalism and the political division that flows from that system.

The Democrat party, forever in a quest of power, has continuously used the systems created to prevent political and ideological division into a weapon to tribalize us all anyhow.

They need voters and they need a new proletariat for the revolution.
Because it's always about the revolution.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (6ydKt)

329 THE BOSS HAS A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)

330 Raman has vowed to cut street homelessness in half before Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics.

Um, she already promised to do that. Homelessness exploded.

This honestly is the primary means of Dem success. Every election they run on solving some problem or other with no specifics.

Then when they make it worse, they run again on fixing the issue blaming the nearest Republican and it is insane.

Blue governors and mayors argue all their voters problem are due to Republicans that have held power often in generations. And...it works.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)

331 Now that you elected us back into power, Affordability is out the window and time to go after Trump.

The need for you USEFULL IDIOTS is over and F**k fixing Affordability...

SUCKERS.................

Posted by: Chuck Shoemore at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (jGtoG)

332 Nithya is not incompetent. I know people, spanning from center right to hard right, who have interacted with her.

In person, she is VERY personable. And VERY smart and knowledgeable.

She knows what she is doing.

This is the same dismissive attitude the conservative hosts of The Five had toward Tarlov right up until Nov 3.

Many Democrat campaigns in many states had to meet their moment, and being Challengers in a medium where the media and cultural icons and algorithms kept emphasizing gas prices and Epstein and the like, too many who ARE apolitical bought the sale. Alex The Chick has this VERY right. And thus for many Dem challengers of GOP incumbents, they they DID meet said moment, they ran smart General Election campaigns while their oppoents repeatedly had no good message and more than once had foot in mouth syndrome which their intraparty rivals, not to mention the media, happily and readily amplified. No one on the Right is to blame WHOLLY and SINGULARLY.

We have two years to build SMART campaigns championed by GOOD candidates.

Let's get to it.

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (V87Oy)

333
Bass will end up at UCLA lecturing on public policy.
Posted by: mr tmz

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

Oh, good one. I just don't see a future for her in politics. She'll get a million-dollar advance for "her" "book," however.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 05, 2026 03:36 PM (mmrXZ)

334 Snowflake didn't look both ways before crossing the road!

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 03:32 PM (+IsEU

Scares me all the time.
I'm in a quiet area but still.
And it happens even if I open the door and help Ralphy out.She comes over and rubs against him.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (Sco7b)

335 Woke up from a two day vole fueled bender and said, " WE DID WHAT? Fuuuuuuuuck!"

That was supposed to be a coke fueled bender.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 03:37 PM (mISmA)

336 Abdul El-Sayed wants Chuckles Shumer the Jew out of the Senate Leadership. To "get money out of politics".
AAAAHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Eat a sack of shit Shumer.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (V362x)

337 Once you go all mail voting it is no longer a democracy, the fraud is far too easy.

More important, the Party no longer needs a particular demographic's vote.

There is no need to cater to unions, seniors, hispanics, etc. The fraud doesn't care who owns the ballot.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 03:38 PM (xE0sV)

338 Isn't Chinese Ai just stolen American Ai?
Posted by: NCKate at November 05, 2026 03:05 PM (enNUy)

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All technology in China, except noodles and gunpowder, has been stolen from the West.

Posted by: Decaf at November 05, 2026 03:40 PM (uKqbA)

339 If they say I never loved you
You know they are a liar

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 05, 2026 03:42 PM (wGerL)

340 332 Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 05, 2026 03:35 PM (V87Oy)

Sure she will fix LA, LA spends 80,000 per head give or take a year on the homeless.

You can buy a tiny home for 35-50 grand....so public domain a mall and get to it comrade.

Except it will not happen because there is a homeless/NGO/democrat complex.....we can ride over on Gavin's choo choo to visit Hobo Acres....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 04:08 PM (Int1s)

341 The death penalty is reserved for enemies of the party not the public....not the same thing.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (Int1s)

342 Remember the Paramount-HBO merger agreement?

One of the provisions was to use the lots in LA.

One of the conditions was that it be financially responsible.

With an extra exemption from any condition for force majeure, including riots and supply chain interruptions.

So much for having to use those lots!

Posted by: Sam at November 05, 2026 04:12 PM (7jMef)

343
This will free up room on Death Row for Trump supporters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 04:36 PM (Om3Cn)

344 "With Raman's victory, the nation's two largest cities -- New York and Los Angeles -- will be led by democratic socialists next year."

Wait a minute! What do you call that whack job Brandon Johnson in Chicago? At least the three largest cities are run by Democratic Socialists or worse. Probably the hundred biggest cities in the country are run by some kind of Democrat whack jobs.

Posted by: Ralph at November 05, 2026 05:29 PM (8WZD4)

345 26 LA might be better off if Trump *had* let Iran nuke them.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki look pretty good, today.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 02:27 PM (vSvIl)
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki have intelligent, homogeneous populations. LA has mostly low-IQ Third-Worlders.

Posted by: Ralph at November 05, 2026 05:36 PM (8WZD4)

346 I would like her to cut the homeless in half; at the waist.

Posted by: Bang-a-gong at November 05, 2026 08:50 PM (mnFxU)

Russell Brand Found Guilty of One Count of Rape and Three Counts of Sexual Assault

Obnoxious, compulsive man plays with matches all of his life and gets singed.

I don't have to form a judgment about whether he is guilty of rape to know that, by his own admission, he was ruthless in the pursuit of a goal of having sex with 5,000 women.

Just as we say to women, "take prudent steps to minimize your risk of rape," we can also say to a man, "take prudent steps, such as not attempting to bang every young woman you meet, to minimize your chances of being convicted of rape."

Russell Brand is facing years in jail today after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others to feed his 'voracious' and violent lust.
The comedian and actor, 51, closed his eyes as he was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan he picked out of the crowd after one of his Hammersmith Apollo gigs in 2009.
Brand, then 33, pushed the woman face down into a pillow on his 'enormous' bed and removed his condom while raping her at his 2.3 million [pounds] Hampstead mansion, leaving her struggling to breathe.
She was left bleeding from her anus and afterwards said Brand ordered her to 'clean up the mess you've made' before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

Huh.

The woman tried to clear up before being ushered out by a member of staff. A driver then handed her tissues as he took her home. Fearing she had contracted HIV, she underwent tests, which came back negative.
It can today be revealed that Brand has also been accused of raping two more women, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl, with the Crown Prosecution Service seeking to bring further charges.

He was cleared of three other charges, two of them rape, and one for sexual assault.

His victims told the court how Brand forced them into sexual activity, sometimes within seconds of first meeting them, while exploiting his fame in pursuit of a goal of sleeping with 5,000 women.
After eight-and-a-half hours of deliberations, jurors convicted him of the 2009 rape and sexually assaulting an MTV worker at a party in a Soho bar in 2004. But they cleared him of orally raping her in a toilet afterwards.
They also found Brand, a born-again Christian who said he wore the 'full armour of God' in court, guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005.

I don't know if I buy his claim of being a Christian. He did a tour called "Messiah Complex," the main point of which was that he was a philosopher on par with the world's greatest thinkers and possibly the reincarnation of Jesus Himself.

It wasn't just a title. It was a mission statement.

I can't be 100% sure about that because I tried to watch it but had to turn it off after 20 minutes because it was nothing but the most obnoxious ravings of a certifiable narcissist with a lot of screaming fans enabling him in his delusions.

At the end of the show -- I fast forwarded through it -- he made some "joke" about him being the second coming but that was also a super-clever pun about him coming, sexually, for the second time and boy oh boy that's such a great joke I immediately wrote it down in my diary of Jokes That a Professional Comedian Should Not Be Proud He Wrote.

But boy did Russell Brand beam with pride and narcissism at his witty pun.

It's the kind of thing a guy on a barstool says and you fake-laugh. It should not be a closing line to a fully-written and lavishly produced comedy special.

And then he did a documentary called "The Second Coming." The full documentary is here, I think.

I suspect that Brand's interest in Christianity and his interest in appealing to the Manosphere closely track with the increasing scrutiny he was receiving from prosecutors for his past escapades.

So while I do admit, of course, that someone's heart can be changed by Jesus, you'll have to excuse me for doubting that this guy's heart has been changed by Jesus, aka Russell Brand himself.

That doesn't mean he's guilty.

But it also doesn't mean I'm required to fly to his defense, either.

Ms Gallacher cried and held hands with an aide in the public gallery. Before the jury returned its verdicts, Brand looked at his wife and said: 'Laura, I love you.'
He loudly replied: 'Yes, my Lord,' when he was remanded into custody. He will be sentenced on Monday at Southwark Crown Court after being denied the chance to say goodbye to his children and wife.

I don't know if the "my Lord" here is a term of respect for the judge or an indication that God just spoke to him.

...
The BBC had received more than a dozen sexual misconduct complaints concerning the Despicable Me star's time as a Radio 2 DJ from 2005 until 2008.
Brand preyed on women he encountered while becoming one of Britain's best-known stand-up comedians, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood movie star.
He was cleared of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault following the month-long trial.
...
As part of his defence, his barrister had asked his accusers why they did not 'kick and scream' more.
Following the verdicts, the judge warned him that he faces prison.
Mr Justice Bennathan said: 'You've been convicted of a number of offences including rape.
'The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term. My current view is that I therefore have to remand you into custody.'
...
Brand had got his big TV break in 2004 when he was chosen to host Big Brother's Big Mouth, and within a couple of months of the show starting he had sexually assaulted a woman in the Nordic bar in Soho, central London.
At a party of his former MTV colleagues, Brand grabbed the woman's breasts while they stood in the middle of the bar.
She accused him of dragging her to the men's toilets and orally raping her but the jury found Brand not guilty on that count.
The woman told the court the 'lad culture' of the time meant she did not report her interaction with Brand to police, telling the court: 'He was a celebrity and it would be his word against mine.
'I just thought the odds weren't in my favour.'
A worker at Capital Radio said Brand forced himself on her during a visit to the station in 2005, pinning her to a wall while he groped and 'sloppily' kissed her.
She told jurors members of Brand's entourage watched on as the attack happened, and did nothing but laugh as she looked over pleading for them to intervene.
A Brand superfan told the court how she willingly had a threesome with the comedian in 2009 after one of his shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.
Overawed by Brand's fame, the 21-year-old -- who was in a relationship at the time -- agreed to go to the star's 2.3million [pounds] Hampstead townhouse a few days later for sex.
But she said the encounter started with Brand unnervingly forcing her to strip, shower, and brush her teeth before they went to bed together.
She told jurors they had 'awkward' consensual sex, but Brand then raped her by forcing her into non-consensual anal sex and ignored her cries of pain.
Women were a 'disposable commodity' to Brand, said prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC, who dubbed him a 'sexual predator'.
'They didn't matter to him. He didn't even need to know their names. They were just a means to an end.'
The fan who was raped at Brand's home later bumped into him at Edinburgh Festival, and said he apologised after she said he had treated her 'like an animal'.
In 2009, during a recording session at Channel 4, members of Brand's entourage, Jack Bayles and Gareth Roy, forced a young female staffer to give him a massage, the court heard.
When she had reluctantly agreed, Brand thrust his head into the woman's groin and only got up again when apparently insulted that she had commented on his 'bony' body.
'I was so repulsed by the situation,' she told the court, and said she complained afterwards to her Channel 4 bosses.
But Brand was cleared by the jury of raping a woman at the Labour Party conference in 1999, after meeting her at the end of one of his cabaret shows.
He was also cleared of trying to indecently assault an MTV worker after dragging her towards a toilet at her workplace.
Following his convictions, it can now be revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service is seeking to bring charges in relation to a 16-year-old girl Brand is accused of sexually assaulting after grooming the virgin when he was aged 30.
Known by a pseudonym in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme which first exposed Brand in 2023, 'Alice' claimed that a BBC car took her from school to the star's house where she was later abused.
During their three-month relationship Brand called her 'my little dolly' and she had to punch him to stop an oral rape, she said.
...
Brand is already facing civil claims in Britain and the US.
A High Court claim from a woman seeking 100,000 [pounds] in damages for alleged personal injury and sexual abuse has been placed on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal trial.
The woman, referred to only in legal papers as AGX, says she was 23 when Brand forced himself on her at his Los Angeles mansion in 2008.
She fled half-dressed in terror after he allegedly pushed her onto his bed and tried to perform sex acts against her will.
There is also a separate lawsuit in New York after Brand was accused by an extra in the 2011 romantic comedy Arthur of exposing himself to cast members before sexually assaulting her in a lavatory on set.
....
Brand claimed to have felt the 'presence of God' in the courtroom, on his Christian podcast which he continued to record while standing trial for rape and sexual assault.
He told reporters repeatedly that he was 'blessed' as he arrived at court each morning to face the charges.
He and his wife prayed for those involved in the case.
He carried symbols of his Christian faith: a Bible complete with dozens of colourful tabs and a silver cross clasped tightly in his hands during the prosecution's opening address.
...
Brand's own words from his 2007 book My Booky Wook also came back to haunt him, calling himself 'demonically sexy' and admitting he could be 'uneasy company' when in the pursuit of sex.
He wrote: 'If I want something -- whether it's a job or a woman -- I will determinedly, resolutely, remove anything that's in the way, until I possess the object of my desire.'

Good. Now do the "Asian" Rape Gangs.

Is the verdict just?

Charlie Kirk found this entire prosecution suspicious:

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Apr 4, 2025
Every single allegation against Russell Brand concerns events that took place twenty years ago or more. None of them existed while he was a famous actor or comedian. All of them emerged once he became a highly visible dissident on politics and Covid.
Brand has been forthright about his behavior as a young man, but the idea he was a serial rapist is absurd and, more importantly, completely unprovable.
This is a political prosecution, plain and simple.

Megyn Kelly claims that the woman accusing him of anal rape sure did consent to a lot of stuff before that:

Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly

She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him). She hadn't even been introduced. Later she went to his place excited for sex (which they had). The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.
When a reporter first contacted accuser about RB she said "I'm not sure my story has much in it; I was an idiot, young & stupid, probably as much to blame."

Michael Tracey
@mtracey
Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her...

Consent to the other things does not mean she consented to the anal sex, of course. But there is room for doubt that she refused consent.

Now, the below isn't evidence -- just hearsay and scuttlebutt -- but Konstantine Kisin (a based YouTuber and comedian) says that when he was on the comedy circuit, it was an open secret that Brand was a rapist.

Konstantin Kisin
@KonstantinKisin
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. I'm shocked because I was certain he would get away with his crimes.
The fact that Brand is a rapist was an open secret on the British comedy circuit. A friend of mine knows one of his victims.
One of the things I learned over the last few years is how many people in the entertainment industry are good, decent people and how many are compromised by their own desire for power, money and clicks.
Francis and I shared what we knew about Brand with people who were thinking of working with him and many of them immediately recognised we were telling the truth and stopped any association with him. Others, not so much.
This is even more true of his former employers like Channel 4 and the BBC. I am not saying everyone at those organisations knew but many people definitely did and they not only didn't say anything, some of them actively protected him.
I hope the verdict today brings closure and peace to his victims and serves as a reminder to powerful people who abuse their position to take advantage of others that they won't get away with it forever.

The first 2:45 of this is preparatory stuff. He makes a statement beginning at 2:45.

WARNING: SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND THIS DISTRESSING
Metropolitan Police release interviews with with Russell Brand between 2023 and 2025 released following guilty verdict https://t.co/s5jQUtwIS2
— GB News (@GBNEWS) November 5, 2026

He does seem to be a man who takes liberties and assume he can charm his way out of trouble:

Of course Russell Brand is guilty.
He's joking about it all here.
Narcissistic nonce. https://t.co/XjnawkK0h6
— funkybanana (@funkybananaskin) November 5, 2026

I don't know. I don't even hate the guy, despite him being a full-on deranged leftist before his Manosphere-friendly makeover. I liked him a lot in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and when he's not annoying the shit out of me with his hyperactive bad boy sexfiend persona, sometimes I can listen to him for 1-2 minutes.

I just know I don't want to hear this messiah-complexed obsessive-compulsive pervert talking about Jesus any more, but I'm very sure he's just getting started with that.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:10 PM

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:11 PM (X8vlu)

2 Nood'd

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (X8vlu)

3 He's been on Gutfeld a couple times.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (Cqx++)

4 He didn't tow the commie line. So he goes to PMITA prison.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (X8vlu)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (2614e)

6 Woah...that's a lot to take in.

Ace reviewing movies again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (2614e)

7 I'm not a fan of his, but I absolutely believe he has been railroaded.

Sorry women, but if you come out of the woodwork years or decades later, I dont believe you.

I'm sure he was a slimeball, but that's different than being a rapist.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (BotSl)

8 4 He didn't tow the commie line. So he goes to PMITA prison.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (X8vlu)

I mean that's taking quite a long walk to get there, but... I approve.

Posted by: Hammurabi at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (aKiSo)

9 Ziggy what are the chances of contracting an STD from anal sex?

Posted by: Quantum Leap at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (FWvuS)

10 She was left bleeding from her anus and afterwards said
Just like a gladiator movies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (X8X+Z)

11 >>>9 Ziggy what are the chances of contracting an STD from anal sex?

I was going to make a Ziggy crack like that but I thought it might be inappropriate given that the subject is forced sodomy.

So Do Better, Quantum Leap.

#DoBetter.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (1wjle)

12 A worker at Capital Radio said Brand forced himself on her during a visit to the station in 2005, pinning her to a wall while he groped and 'sloppily' kissed her.

When Biden did this, not just with staffers but kids, they told me is was normal, he was just a touchy feely kind of guy

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (sKqQm)

13 356 How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (Cq/ve)

14 "anal sex" Yecccccchhh!

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (Jr5Lq)

15 cornell girl said no to some things and guys obeyed, so it was reported

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (CWTWj)

16 The Right is just as guilty as the Left when it comes to Brand. The Left piles on because Brand speaks out opposite of their political dogma and medical "science."

The Right gives a washed up, no talent attention because he says a few things the Right believes.

He's no different from the asshole at me local hardware store who always wants to "impress" everyone with his divine importance while all I want is someone to operate the damn paint mixer.

I have no time for Brand or whatever he's been convicted of.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (dIske)

17 Brand, like Milo, was one of those I didn't want on our side as "though leaders" no matter what they said.

Sure, it's fine they support conservative views.

But, they're still scorpions at the end of the day--sooner or later, their nature will come out.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (/Ki2A)

18 One of the things I learned over the last few years is how many people in the entertainment industry are good, decent people and how many are compromised by their own desire for power, money and clicks.

I assume pretty much everyone in Hollywood is using their power to force women or boys to have sex with them because...they are.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (sKqQm)

19 I think women throw themselves at famous, handsome men. I think those famous, handsome men begin to take advantage of this without thinking it could all come back to haunt them later in the form of accusations that may not be entirely true. I am sure Russell Brand got messy - he has said it himself. But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (ZdaMQ)

20 Two things:

I don't know.

I don't care.

Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (aKiSo)

21 Do not weep for me.

Posted by: Katy Perry's Butthole at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (1wjle)

22 That's a lot about Brand and anal.
But I'm done with media except here and reading content.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (Sco7b)

23 A narcissist trying to glom onto anything that might get him out of a shit storm of his own making. Oopsie, never thought he was particularly entertaining anyway

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (8VNAp)

24 >>> But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (1wjle)

25 I will say, the UK justice system has not been even remotely seeking justice these last few years.

See: Rape gangs.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (iOpI2)

26 Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her...

In fairness you can consent to normal sex and not buttsechs, so presuming she told him no, it was rape.

But as often with these kind of things how do you prove it? If she agreed to have sex with him and confirmed that the question is did she say no when he moved on to Bootyjuicing her? Or it all happened and then later she decided she didn't like it?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

27 Women can kill children with impunity not fetuses, kids they can also retroactively withdraw consent....knowing that YOU as a celebretard helped usher in this brave new world you decide to start preaching against it and become a heretic....

while maintaining the perks....

The WWE had a character send up of him for a bit....look up Adam Rose on Goggle Tube....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (Int1s)

28 Is Katy Perry the one that was accused of sticking her naked no no bits in another woman's face? I assume that will not be prosecuted...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

29 "Michael Tracey @mtracey
Here is one of the "rapes" that Russell Brand has just been convicted of. It allegedly occurred after what the woman says was a consensual threesome with Brand, followed by consensual vaginal sex. It was then, according to the woman, that Brand committed "anal rape" upon her..."

The Southern Trespass. I can't believe his lawyer didn't claim Dyslexia as a defense.

Posted by: Butt Seriously Folks, at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (r7+Q7)

30 You know what Russell Brand reminds me of? TARIFFS

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (pjdUv)

31 Whither the Statute of Limitations?

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (wVcYX)

32 >>> But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

It could be that this was about covid and punishing wrongthink. It's also possible that, after the BBC covered up Jimmy Savil for decades, lefties wanted to avoid the next black eye so they dug up rumors about Brand. Or maybe exposing safely-white sexual predators became a hot story so people pursued it for reasons of pure careerist advantage.

I dunno.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:22 PM (1wjle)

33 Obnoxious, compulsive man plays with matches all of his life and gets singed.

An 'sn' in place of the 'm' would work, also.

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (0sNs1)

34 Out: I think I should go...

In: Oops, wrong hole

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)

35 Blah blah blah, he said she said.

But I can tell you this: Russell Brand could go on a PCP-fueled, broad daylight, bare-assed rape rampage through quiet city London, and if he'd converted to Islam instead of Christianity, no Crown Prosecutor would have touched him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (BI5O2)

36 The only thing which points at his conversion to Christianity being sincere is that the obvious play if he was trying to insulate himself from the charges would have been to choose to be a Muslim.

Being a Christian only increases his chances of conviction.

Brand is a really smart guy. So is Milo. But intellect is not character, nor is it wisdom.

Posted by: Thatch at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (82UEA)

37 The Blade's comments:

1. Brand was railroaded 20 years after these "rapes" allegedly occurred. Why? He had Unapproved Thoughts about Things You Can't Have Unapproved Thoughts About.

2. That being said, Brand all but begged for this. He was ruthlessly sexually aggressive, hard-fucked every THOT and whore he could find, and seemed to seek out toxic situations and relationships. The heavy drugs didn't help either. Play with fire, you'll eventually get burned.

3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

38 Hey hey hey, now, I think we shouldn't be so mean to this guy.

He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That's pure chivalry, right there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (aKiSo)

39 20 Two things:

I don't know.

I don't care.

Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM

Yep.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (2Ez/1)

40 >>>But I can tell you this: Russell Brand could go on a PCP-fueled, broad daylight, bare-assed rape rampage through quiet city London, and if he'd converted to Islam instead of Christianity, no Crown Prosecutor would have touched him.

#True

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (1wjle)

41 I.do H8 these cases brought up long ago

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sgkY8)

42 I don't have a dog in this fight, but, for the time being, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, primarily because I have zero faith in and respect for the British justice system.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (ndZc7)

43
He needs to take a shower using Lysol.

He is so gross looking.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (/QHx4)

44 I think the women who "came forward" were encouraged by the guy who did a documentary on Brand.

It's a hit job.

There is no question women throw themselves at celebrities.

Gross behavior but I don't think it's illegal behavior. Unless the justice department of the UK wants it to be. Much like in the lefty areas of the US.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (iOpI2)

45 But as often with these kind of things how do you prove it? If she agreed to have sex with him and confirmed that the question is did she say no when he moved on to Bootyjuicing her? Or it all happened and then later she decided she didn't like it?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

I guess have three of her girlfriends in the room videoing.
But then that girl is probably fine with anal.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Sco7b)

46 >>>Nothing anyone believes or doesn't believe about politics or society or life in general is contingent upon the level of consent involved in some comedian shoving his dick into a groupie twenty years ago.

I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

47 I think women throw themselves at famous, handsome men. I think those famous, handsome men begin to take advantage of this without thinking it could all come back to haunt them later in the form of accusations that may not be entirely true. I am sure Russell Brand got messy - he has said it himself. But this was a long time ago, and it is curious as to why it became a thing all of a sudden.

Posted by: Piper

====

I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

And so things are looking like they are leading to sex (because they usually do) and then plans change.

I honestly dont know what happened, but when stuff gets trotted out from decades ago, my knee jerk is that its bullshit.

I also think people can and do genuinely convert to Christianity and make changes. I have a hard time believing this is all a grift, there's easier way to make a buck in the entertainment space than being an outspoken Christian.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (BotSl)

48 it was nothing but the most obnoxious ravings of a certifiable narcissist with a lot of screaming fans enabling him in his delusions.
--------

Wow... can you imagine that... ace?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (pjdUv)

49 7 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:15 PM (BotSl)

When he had the right positions he was safe, the wrong positions he was marked.

I have absolutely no use for the sexual subjugation or coercive use of any human being period....my version of the talk to my son aged 12 centered on cautioning about the shadow disparity and the building of the retroactive withdraw of consent trap they were building and the warning that "no means no" and that is he ever forced himself on a person and I knew inarguably it was true I would kill him for dishonoring my name.

I always chuckle when women explain that I support rape culture when they also praise sex work.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Int1s)

50 I remember that young man, he fingerbanged me in a dressing room at Bergdorf's! Against my will, even!

Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Dv3i1)

51
He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That's pure chivalry, right there.

The word play, it is, how you say...art!

Now the Paolo? He never has the problem of what hole to use because the Paolo? He's not the weird.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

52 Brand then raped her by forcing her into non-consensual anal sex and ignored her cries of pain.

En fuego!

Posted by: The starfish in question at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (0sNs1)

53 Look, he admitted it himself in his book. It doesn't matter if he didn't think it was rape, but when you're a manwhore who literally says you had "uneasy sex" and who views women as objects who he will do anything to get and who jokes about his raping of women repeatedly...then, I don't feel bad for you if you get burned just like Cosby did. You thought money and rep would let you be at a minimum, a sexual assaulter (we can discuss later if "uneasy sex" rises to the level of rape, but he's on video harrassing women and groping them over and over...and they are themselves celebrity women)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Gb7+b)

54 Left bleeding from anal sex. So, a Friday for Pete Buttgiggle

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (8VNAp)

55 Imagine how many problems could be solved if people had the sex lives of, say, Ozzie and Harriet.*

It may be boring but it's not likely to send you to prison.

*(If Ozzie and Harriet did not, in fact, have a boring conventional sex life, don't tell me. I really don't want to know that.)

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (6ITkk)

56 Muslim group raping gangs

Free, 25 years of rap___ the children of Great Britain

Not so Great…

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (nGraA)

57 I am free now. Free to be stuck into Ruby Rose's face.

Posted by: Katy Perry's Butthole at November 05, 2026 01:26 PM (1wjle)

58 If he's serious about finding Jesus, good for him. He will be judged, as we all will.

If he's full of it, He knows........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (2614e)

59 How come it took so long for these cases to come to trial? I mean, the two mentioned (2005, 2009) were quite some time ago (21 and 17 years). AI said he was convicted for cases from 1999 through 2009, which for 1999 was 26 years ago...

The wheels of "Justice" must crawl even more slowly in the UK than over here for rape cases. Well, for the Mussie rape cases, they never end in conviction of anything or at most nothing with substantial consequences...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (l3cgK)

60 He committed the sin of Raping While Not a Muslim. Book him, Blighty.

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (zuZpx)

61 >>>Before the jury returned its verdicts, Brand looked at his wife and said: 'Laura, I love you.'

Ok, so it's a jury trial. His lawyers can contest it if he wants them to.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (odBC9)

62 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

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100%

More please.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (iOpI2)

63 I think I am going to crowdsource the purchase of Cuba and start my own country. You in? 😂

Posted by: Piper
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Just caught it. YES, absolutely. 🚢

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (Cq/ve)

64 The stock market is completely tanking.

Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.

Who knew?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (aD4fx)

65 There is no question women throw themselves at celebrities.
____

I'd let him grab me by the pussy!

As long as I can withdraw my consent, retroactively, no time limit.

Posted by: Groupie at November 05, 2026 01:27 PM (Dv3i1)

66 She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him).

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A double header?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (ndZc7)

67 I never did like how Brand terminally contaminated Kristen Bell in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (wVcYX)

68 >>He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.

That joke is 1,000% more professional-level that Brand's stupid-ass "second coming" joke.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (1wjle)

69 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

That or an incredibly poignant metaphor....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (aKiSo)

70 The first shocker is they actually convicted somebody of rape it the UK. I thought that was allowed under sharia.

I don't doubt he was a very bad guy in those years at all, but this one he was convicted of seems a little much. She agreed to all things sexual including the cornhole, but decided a decade later that was too much?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

71 I dunno.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:22

Me either. As for his faith, I have no doubt he first came to it because you can’t live the life he was living and not have some feeling in the pit of your soul that your hedonism isn’t going to land you in a great place. He also seems like one of those people who is exhausting just to be around because everything they do is at Mach Crazy. His approach to religion is no different than how he has approached everything in his life, both good and bad.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

72 Katy Perry is with Castro's son now , no?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (AKptf)

73 Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.

Their plans to persecute any corporate executive who cooperated with Trump helped too.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (aD4fx)

74 do H8 these cases brought up long ago

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sgkY

By encouraging all their future party apparatchiks now in their free gay and trans abandon now, just imagine how much the Party will have on all of them come Piper Time.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (pjdUv)

75 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

76 I've always found Brand to be an obnoxious, un-funny asshole. Katy Perry (not that she was ever respected) lost even more in my world when she was dating him.

He claims to have found God, became red pilled and was VERY open about it in the media.

Funny, none of these accusations came out prior to that moment, even in the era of #MeToo.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (2614e)

77 I he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

78 62 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle

Thank you for this.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (Sco7b)

79 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM

*Everything* is a distraction from us.

Posted by: The Epstein and UAP Files at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (0sNs1)

80 Brand should have converted to Islam.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (r7+Q7)

81
Time for a boring old observation that you're generally better off on the straight and narrow, and that power and money are hazard multipliers.

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)

82 53 Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (Gb7+b)

Schrodinger's woman... Stonk enough to run the world, and meek and weak enough all society needs to prevent her from throwing herself at people who literally advertise they are drug addled self-indulgent hedonistic scumballs.....

it is like "she chose the bear"....well yes honey so does Tim Treadwell.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (Int1s)

83 Imagine how many problems could be solved if people had the sex lives of, say, Ozzie and Harriet.
____

I always heard that Ozzie was a little rough on the beaver.

Posted by: Obligatory at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (Dv3i1)

84 When he had the right positions he was safe, the wrong positions he was marked.

I have absolutely no use for the sexual subjugation or coercive use of any human being period....my version of the talk to my son aged 12 centered on cautioning about the shadow disparity and the building of the retroactive withdraw of consent trap they were building and the warning that "no means no" and that is he ever forced himself on a person and I knew inarguably it was true I would kill him for dishonoring my name.

I always chuckle when women explain that I support rape culture when they also praise sex work.
Posted by: sven

==

I just have a hard time believing in the modern age, a woman that is forcibly raped not immediately going to the police about it. Generations ago, it was a different story.

I just think these things start out as a shakedown with lawyers, basically pay me a few million for an NDA to go away.

I tell you, those old Biblical principles start to look really good about now.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (BotSl)

85 37 The Blade's comments:

3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

86
When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

White girl came to my room after midnight. That SCREAMS anal, emirite?

Posted by: Zombie Kobe Bryant at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (2614e)

87 Turns out that the Democrats' threats to shut down AI and ban new data centers has real-world impacts.

Stupid investors, the Dems are CLEARLY just asking for bigger bribes.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

88 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

Thank you.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)

89 She tossed Brand's salad? There's a visual made for mind bleach.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X8vlu)

90 76 I've always found Brand to be an obnoxious, un-funny asshole. Katy Perry (not that she was ever respected) lost even more in my world when she was dating him.

He claims to have found God, became red pilled and was VERY open about it in the media.

Funny, none of these accusations came out prior to that moment, even in the era of #MeToo.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (2614e)

Or they did...but it was Britain, not the US, and no one cared to listen til he went Christian. You can have committed crimes and no one cares til you betray party - ask some Dems about that...

Dude self-admitted his crimes b/c folks who write books and think they are untouchable are morons - we have a certain John Bolton who thought the same...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (Gb7+b)

91 Trump should have left a few minor in-the-real-world things ride:

Independent: What Donald Trump said about Russell Brand after marriage to Katy Perry
The US president said Katy Perry ‘must have been drunk’ to marry the British comedian, Thursday, 05 November 2026
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NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women in his 1991 autobiography, A View from Above.

Still beloved.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (NFX2v)

92 81 Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)

and that if you do not want to get anally violated, ran over by a dildo throwing steam roller you probably should not hire on as a dildo steam roller guide working anal violation lane as well.....

people get what they move towards....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (Int1s)

93 I've been keeping an eye on Brand, Milo, JP, and others who have claimed to have converted to Christianity. I think it's wonderful if it's true. But so far, they give the impression that they were using a conversion story to buy some indulgences.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (OlzlW)

94 The Bee explains it all.

Republicans Unsure Why Voters Are Mad At Them As They Literally Haven't Done Anything These Past Two Years

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (ndZc7)

95 77 I he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

Maybe he wasn't into goats, sheep, camels, and little boys...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (l3cgK)

96 68 >>He just didn't want her to be the only one in the bed who was fucking an asshole.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:24 PM (aKiSo)

That joke is 1,000% more professional-level that Brand's stupid-ass "second coming" joke.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:28 PM (1wjle)

; )

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (odBC9)

97 before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

That's a weird detail.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X+NGn)

98 3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

Hells yeah!

Posted by: Roman Polanski at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (2614e)

99 88 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (1wjle)

Thank you.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX

AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.

So very appropriate.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (Sco7b)

100 100

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (odBC9)

101 I've been keeping an eye on Brand, Milo, JP, and others who have claimed to have converted to Christianity. I think it's wonderful if it's true. But so far, they give the impression that they were using a conversion story to buy some indulgences.

With Milo its an act.

Brand? Hard to say. I assume part of it is he realized just how f*cked up of a life he lived, and unlike more religions Christianity is big on forgiveness.

Jordan Peterson? I'm pretty sure its real. He took a long time talking himself into it but you can see how he did it.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (sKqQm)

102 I always heard that Ozzie was a little rough on the beaver.
Posted by: Obligatory at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM

According to Star Fleet archives, it was June Cleaver who said "Ward you were a little rough on The Beaver last night."

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (0sNs1)

103 66 She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him).

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This too is the story of Obama.

I don't know what I'm saying. Someone make that joke better.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iOpI2)

104 When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1

==
Exactly, and while that's not a green light, every other time that's where things led.

I have daughters and when topics like this come up, I tell them how to be the person that doesnt get in these situations.

Like I have a niece (their cousin) and she just started college and is basically the girl that gets black out drunk and dresses provactively. She's way more likely to be "raped".

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (BotSl)

105 The Bee explains it all.

Republicans Unsure Why Voters Are Mad At Them As They Literally Haven't Done Anything These Past Two Years

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (ndZc7)

It cuts like a knife.

Posted by: Mirror Universe Bryan Adams at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (2614e)

106 Women were a 'disposable commodity' to Brand, said prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC, who dubbed him a 'sexual predator'. 'They didn't matter to him. He didn't even need to know their names. They were just a means to an end.'

___________

All true. But these ladies accepted this arrangement because they wanted to be close to fame and fortune. Groupies and starfuckers have been a thing since Grog the caveman had a much nicer cave than the rest of his tribe.

I mean, this girl started licking his fucking asshole within a few seconds of meeting him, while some other girl was blowing him. There might as well have been "Disposable Commodity" tattooed on her back.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

107 >>>AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.

which is better than the alternative stories.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

108 Damn, I should have said Michelle Obama.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (iOpI2)

109
3. What's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

According to a commenter on the famous Memorial Day thread, it's a gratifying dominance move.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:34 PM (OlzlW)

110 84 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (BotSl)

I am a clockwork deist not an evangelical, but I value the bible and evangelical zeal both because both are tribal survival gear....

mankind absent the faith and doctrine is a beast debauched in most cases....reason is a bad defense against appetite.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:34 PM (Int1s)

111 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.

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at least were were not raped anally by Russell Brand !

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (AKptf)

112 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

Posted by: Leupold
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So, brutally harming her is totally within the realm of reason.

It is reasonable, without knowing the end result, to not anticipate being physically brutalized to a bloody pulp. That's a whole nother level of advantage. It's savage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Cq/ve)

113 This allegedly happened two decades ago.

There is a reason for statutes of limitations.

There’s no physical evidence and all your left with is accusations without the possibility of verification or defense.

Remember, Trump was said to have assaulted a women, in a Bergdorf Goodmans dressing room.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ahP4S)

114 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace

Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

115 107 >>>AND it's a story about unwanted, bloody anal.

which is better than the alternative stories.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)

And again.
Thank you.

I'm not even searching...

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Sco7b)

116 If he had converted to Islam he would have been a sex influencer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (8VNAp)

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And eventually become Mayor of London and the British Prime Minister.

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (yncTj)

117 97 before switching on the TV to watch the science-fiction series Quantum Leap.

That's a weird detail.
Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:31 PM (X+NGn)

Might be the same story as this:

Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly

She admitted that w/in moments of meeting RB backstage, she used her tongue on his anus (as another woman was fellating him). She hadn't even been introduced. Later she went to his place excited for sex (which they had). The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (odBC9)

118 Form of birth control.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

For some it's the face

Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

119 Lets start with this.

Hey women of hollywood.

Show of hands: Who HASN'T been raped since working in hollywood?

Now, ask the men.....

That'll narrow it down slightly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (2614e)

120

Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.

Or all.

"Stick your dick into crazy, you must not."

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (VuTBl)

121 Well, since we can't arrest "asians" for rape we will throw you a bone and convict a heretic former liberal.

You're welcome England.

Posted by: The Caliphate of Britain at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (mseD3)

122 It is reasonable, without knowing the end result, to not anticipate being physically brutalized to a bloody pulp. That's a whole nother level of advantage. It's savage.

Posted by: Braenyard

==

Says her.

Remind me what the crazy woman said about Trump in the changing room and she only decided to go forward like 30+ years later.

Nobody here is excusing rape.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (BotSl)

123 > Gross behavior but I don't think it's illegal behavior.

He held a young woman down in a way she couldn't breathe, took off the condom, and sodomized her until she bled. Unless she consented to the condom removal and violent anal (doubtful), that sounds like rape to me.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)

124 You see it's funny because "the second coming" refers to the return of Jesus but it can also mean my dick spitting up some baby-butter for the second time in a night.

Posted by: Russll Brand, Professor of Comedy at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (1wjle)

125 Schrodinger's woman... Stonk enough to run the world, and meek and weak enough all society needs to prevent her from throwing herself at people who literally advertise they are drug addled self-indulgent hedonistic scumballs.....

it is like "she chose the bear"....well yes honey so does Tim Treadwell.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026

I was trying to word this, but you did already. This is a truth.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

126 There is a weird kind of parallel between the glass-snatched Ex Post Fucto everything is rape if I say it is weirdos, and Big Muzz.

They have this creepy, Freudian need to be the masters of their own sexual destiny. They demand fulfillment, and if they don't get it, they will destroy you.

The muzz just wants to nut where he's not allowed to. Slutty McDickschneef on the other hand wants her little Experience to be magical, and if it isn't, then heads will roll.

"Have your way with me! .... wait, no, not like that! In a pretty way that I can tell people about later!"

Rape really is always about power, not sex. Creeps.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (aKiSo)

127
Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

That's easy! Just shove them in her mouth!

Posted by: Russell Brand - Advice Giver at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (2614e)

128 For some it's the face
Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

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hhahahhhaha

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (iOpI2)

129 112 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Cq/ve)

Like the Jihadis in Rotherham so long as he was politically useful he was protected....

it does not take 2 decades to know you were raped.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (Int1s)

130 Like I have a niece (their cousin) and she just started college and is basically the girl that gets black out drunk and dresses provactively. She's way more likely to be "raped".

I'm old enough that "if you regret sex later it was rape" was not yet a thing.

Plenty of my aquitances would get drunk and wind up having sex with each other. In none of these cases, as far as I know at least, was it a guy roofing the girl - they were both just drinking a lot.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

131 114 I think you're overlooking the main benefit of this story: It's a distraction from the horror we're still feeling.
Posted by: ace

Oh, I thought this was a relevant piece to current events... my bad.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (lLeLE)

132 I'd be shocked if Megyn Kelly's husband is not having an affair.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (AKptf)

133 at least were were not raped anally by Russell Brand !

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (AKptf)

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#DrunkDonLeMon hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (yncTj)

134 Well, look at the bright side. We don't have to clean the pudding off our balls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

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Heh, I had to read that a couple of times, I thought you were talking about Brand.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (iOpI2)

135 I guess people like what they like, but man I do not get it, there's a perfectly wonderful place (or two!) to put it that doesn't have crap in it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)

136 Posted by: Wesley Crusher at November 05, 2026 01:33 PM (0sNs1)

I liked it better when beaver meant -you know- the furry animal that built dams and and not a joke about vaginal hair.-a joke that got redundantly boring about 30 years ago or more

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 01:38 PM (xz+xK)

137 Ok, a bit more clear, but whatevah~

@JKash000
(Harmeet Dhillon ) told Fox News Digital exclusively that she decided to leave around mid-October, informed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and was asked to stay until after the election. She stated: “I wasn’t asked to resign. I resigned three weeks ago, and Susie asked me to please wait until after the midterms,” and emphasized “My decision, my choice. It’s time.”

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (nEUC6)

138 I'm not excusing this behavior, but I also think when sometimes these celebrity types have women throwing themselves at men, it's like they can't read the room anymore.

When Mike Tyson was accused of raping a woman I remember his side leaked that she went to his hotel room at 3 AM.

And when a few people pointed out, "Hey maybe don't go to a stranger's room at 3AM by yourself" that was labelled misogyny.

What a stupid world we live in
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
________

The Tyson case was actually worse than that. There was no dispute that they were already half-naked in the limo that took both of them to the hotel.

Then, when they got to his hotel room, he ate her pussy.

Then they had sex.

But the jury never heard most of this story because the judge applied the "rape shield" law to preclude not only evidence of the lady's prior sexual history with other guys, but also the prior sexual history of the accused rapist that happened 30 seconds before the alleged rape.

Tyson was railroaded.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)

139 Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.

Or all.

"Stick your dick into crazy, you must not."
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq

Never stick your D in crazy. But if you must, use Garrett's name.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (mISmA)

140 >>>He held a young woman down in a way she couldn't breathe, took off the condom, and sodomized her until she bled. Unless she consented to the condom removal and violent anal (doubtful), that sounds like rape to me.

yes it's rape if what she's saying is true, but tbh, given that she immediately began tossing his salad in a fellatio/analingus three-way before she'd even told her her name, I think there's reasonable doubt about her narrative that she didn't grant consent.

She could be telling the truth. But she does seem to be what we used to call "A Dirty Hoor" and starfucker.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (1wjle)

141 AI Massacre: Stocks Plunge As Investors Dump Anything with Data Center Exposure

https://tinyurl.com/74njmj52

Speaking of unwanted anal....

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:39 PM (lLeLE)

142 The two discussed anal sex b/4 hvg it - she said it was her 1st time. Her friend testified that the accuser admitted to her that she agreed to it (told RB "be gentle"). RB testified they watched tv together after.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (odBC9

And that's the appeal of anal.
You feel special....

Best tv sex life.
'Bewitched' - damn Elizabeth was hot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (Sco7b)

143 Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (BI5O2)

144 For some it's the face
Posted by: Lena Dunham at November 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pjdUv)

------

hhahahhhaha
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (iOpI2)

I have a coworker who has 5 kids. We were having a team meeting and we were razzing him about when basketball training begins.

At some point I said "Hey man, you know she has a face for a reason, right?"

Posted by: Russell Brand - Advice Giver at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (2614e)

145 > given that she immediately began tossing his salad in a fellatio/analingus three-way before she'd even told her her name, I think there's reasonable doubt about her narrative that she didn't grant consent.

Fair enough.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (mkw2N)

146 dadgumit.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (2614e)

147 Then, when they got to his hotel room, he ate her pussy.

Unlike a lot of other guys, I like to eat puthhy.

Posted by: Mike Tyson at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

148 RB testified they watched tv together after.

Gutter Whores 5. If one misses parts 1-4, it doesn't matter.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (X8vlu)

149 NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women in his 1991 autobiography, A View from Above.
----------

And no one accused him of rape because when they said his first name, that was consent.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (pjdUv)

150 125 Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

Thanks, again...essentially western women are special pleading our civilization into oblivion....I am not trying to be a misogynistic asshole about it and all humans try to special plead.....

I don't have answers to it, western women were the actual iron spine of our recovery from the Crusades and guarantor of Xiandom to foster the enlightenment and I guess they have decided to embrace whatever the fuck globalism is bringing....in my darker hours I want to suckstart a 9mm metaphorically because it just looks like schizophrenia to me.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (Int1s)

151 Something tells me had Russel Brand decided to date this woman and called her the next day, it would have been a different narrative.

Its like that Cornell girl was uninvited to some frat party and then all hell breaks loose.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (BotSl)

152 Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (BI5O2)

I wonder if she cowers in the fetal position when NCIS: New Orleans come on.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:41 PM (2614e)

153 >>>Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.

I'm the choice for entertainment following a pegging.

Posted by: Farscape at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (1wjle)

154 > AI Massacre: Stocks Plunge As Investors Dump Anything with Data Center Exposure

Ya. My NVDA took a dump. I'm hoping it's just hysteria and cooler heads cause the stock to recover soonish.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)

155 hat's with all this gross butt stuff? Is this guy really straight?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

Form of birth control.
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:30 PM (odBC9)

Hells yeah!
Posted by: Roman Polanski at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (2614e)
______

But Brand was also fucking them vaginally. So the butt stuff -- which included licking his ass -- was done for its own reward, not as birth control.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

156 Out of 5 thousand chicks, you're bound to stick your dick in crazy at least four thousand times, or more.

He figured since they were bisexual they probably weren't also bipolar.

That's one of the classic mistakes like a betting against a Sicilian when death is on the line

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

157 'Bewitched' - damn Elizabeth was hot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:40 PM (Sco7b)

She had really cute legs.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:43 PM (OlzlW)

158 Markets really are melting down.

The Karens that sit around all day and use AI aren't going to allow data centers to be built anywhere near them.

This was an election issue sleeper that Trump/GOP really wasn't well positioned with.

Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

159 They have a really ugly statue of Elizabeth in Salem that has become a tourist attraction for some reason

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

160 Well, he is British & the court UK. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Buzz Feed, Russell Brand Once Confessed To Repeatedly Luring His Pet Dog Up The Stairs “Before Cruelly Kicking Her Back Down To The Bottom Again,” And People Are Understandably Horrified
Russell once wrote in one of his memoirs: “If this is what I’m telling you, can you imagine what’s being left out?”
Published Oct. 2026

A sorry childhood and attention seeking personality, not a good mix for many. IDK. I don't care, either.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (NFX2v)

161 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BI5O2)

162 According to Kurt Vonnegut, 'beaver' was a signal among newsmen and news photographers that an accidental reveal was within visible range. E.g., when firemen are carrying a woman down a ladder in her nightclothes, and people on the ground can see her hoo-hah. 'Beaver!' they would exclaim.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Jr5Lq)

163 Anal sex is not sex. It's something else entirely, I don't know what, and I don't care.
Disgusting.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (UjdFS)

164 Beaver
Muff
Beard or no beard
landing strip
in the zone
home run

Don't seem like negative euphemisms

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Cq/ve)

165 154 Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:42 PM (mkw2N)

TheTech sector formed a cartel and inflated RAM, SSD, and GPU prices to the point of insanity....fuck em no bailouts....

I think the donks will build the AI data centers no way in hell they will leave that surveillance tool on the ground.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Int1s)

166 that's horrible, L.

Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)

167 Speaking of Quantum Leap, words of wisdom from Al Calavicci.

“Women — you can’t trust ’em. They don’t understand the double standard.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (ndZc7)

168 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (bmMEr)

169 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

-------

Much like wine moms on Martha's Vineyard with illegals, it's not that they don't like them, it's that they don't want them around their neighborhoods.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (iOpI2)

170 Britain's best-known stand-up comedian, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood movie ~~star~~ dirtbag.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (UjdFS)

171 163 Anal sex is not sex. It's something else entirely, I don't know what, and I don't care.
Disgusting.

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (UjdFS)

If you say anal and oral are not sex, then gay men can't rape anyone...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (l3cgK)

172 Convicted in the UK of Talking While Not Leftist.

He was convicted of 'rape' for doing her in the ass after she had already licked his ass while another woman was blowing him and having a 3some with him.

One of the least credible accusations in existence.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (setIA)

173 Market dive, Tech and Chip Selloff: Major semiconductor stocks and AI infrastructure names are driving the decline amid fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (NFX2v)

174 Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)

90% of hollywood and NYC / Wall St.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:46 PM (2614e)

175 Beaver
Muff
Beard or no beard
landing strip
in the zone
home run

Don't seem like negative euphemisms
Posted by: Braenyard

What, no hair pie?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (bmMEr)

176 She had really cute legs.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:43 PM (OlzlW)

Very nice. Not prime Natalie Zea but then who is

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (pjdUv)

177 158 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)

Both parties hated AI data centers, the Chinese ran a good op if that is what is was....

the AI data centers if there is really a unified American policy at the strategic level are getting built the ONLY questions are: 1) whose 2) how do we power them, and 3) how fucking leftoid will they be regulated into being biased....?

"happily" the democrats get to pick it seems

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (Int1s)

178 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Dean Stickwell.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (X8vlu)

179 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth)
.......

There's no accounting for TASTE.
tee hee

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (UjdFS)

180 I think the donks will build the AI data centers no way in hell they will leave that surveillance tool on the ground.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Int1s)

They'll keep going up just as planned, and you won't see a single "NO DATA CENTERS" sign in a single front lawn anymore, and not one person will make a single peep about it in any township meetings.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (aKiSo)

181 Sheesh. I liked the world better before I knew butt munching was such an apparently common thing. Seems to keep popping up, and... just ewwww.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (bmMEr)

Don't knock it till you've tried it!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (2614e)

182 Something tells me had Russel Brand decided to date this woman and called her the next day, it would have been a different narrative.

-
A Hallmark movie?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (ndZc7)

183 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

==

I think it's the wheeling and dealing and tax carveouts they get from politicians. Some dude in a 3 bedroom house ends up subsidizing real estate taxes for 10 years for a billion dollar tech company . People feel cheated.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (AKptf)

184 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:44 PM (BotSl)
=====

The PRC loves them.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (rj6Yv)

185 Brand should have converted to Islam. Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (r7+Q7)

"His mama named him ~~Clay~~ Brand, Imma call him ~~Clay~~ Brand"

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (kuZER)

186 Market dive, Tech and Chip Selloff: Major semiconductor stocks and AI infrastructure names are driving the decline amid fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.
Posted by: L - No nic

==
Long term, I think the trend is still up.

Do you know how many companies would gladly pay big money to have AI services and cut workforce?

My guess is the buildout continues, it just won't be in gentrified areas.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (BotSl)

187 >>78 I wonder if he told her to call him "Scott Backulum."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Dean Stickwell.

lol

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (1wjle)

188 What, no hair pie?
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 01:47 PM (bmMEr)

You should have socked Booger.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (X8vlu)

189 Something something until you're married, kid.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (nEUC6)

190 "Tech and Chip Selloff"

A bubble due for a blowoff, IMHO.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

191 He didn't know her name but a few moments later she was tonguing his anus. Is this about Brand or the Cornell 7?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (8VNAp)

192 The election is getting fishier by the minute.

*Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)

193 Brand does seem to feel that, as a celebrity, he can do anything he wants and walk away from it without consequences.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 01:45 PM (1wjle)

90% of hollywood and NYC / Wall St.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

And Dem leadership. Anyone want a cheese pizza?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (mISmA)

194 See, you stop being a Democrat simp, you lose your legal protections.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (s1VwS)

195 My NVDA took a dump. I'm hoping it's just hysteria and cooler heads cause the stock to recover soonish.

Posted by: bonhomme
---

Bloody Mary morning. Hopefully things will settle a bit.
Regarding Musk and FL. Curious about the 35K acres he bought
in LA. Was he hedging his bets?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (Cq/ve)

196 I did not know that TX offered tax exemptions for data centers.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (AKptf)

197 Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Apr 4, 2025

Kinda like how no one was interested in Bill Cosby's sex life until he told black kids to pull up their britches.

Guilt or innocence almost seems beside the point.

Foreign rape gangs do whatever they want. "Refugees" can bugger 10 year old boys at a pool due to "a sexual emergency." No one bats an eye.

But say something the regime doesn't care for and it'll put your prick under a microscope.

You can say, "Just be modest, decent," and you'll be fine. Tell that to the MIT cancer researcher who had his career destroyed for the sin of not immediately recognizing crazy and evil.

Hell, tell it to Kavanaugh. They just made it up out of whole cloth to get at him.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (HFrEr)

198 The PRC loves them.
Posted by: mrp
==

The PRC is behind the hysteria imo.

Its like nuclear missiles, they want more than what we have.

See fracking for another example.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (BotSl)

199 See, you stop being a Democrat simp, you lose your legal protections.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (s1VwS)

There's iron in this man's words........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (2614e)

200 Google

Buzzfeed Russell Brand

They hate this guy.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (odBC9)

201 Everyone see what’s happening in Alaska? The second Sullivan gambit worked. They stole it fair and square.

Mississippi will be as well.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (VYGAQ)

202 > Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

They've been lied to about how much water data centers use. New data centers use closed loop systems, they're not drinking water.

They've been lied to about the land they're built on. They're told it's all going on usable farmland. That's false.

Then there's general, "AI's going to...(fill in the blank)" hysteria.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (mkw2N)

203 Oy-

JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins

Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)

204 Do we even have 'celebrities' anymore?

With SO much content, there's not a lot of people most like. People know Taylor. I know Olivia Rodrigo and Kylie Cantrell. Even with millions of fans, most go 'Who?'

I miss Dolly.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (Sco7b)

205 "Konstantine Kisin (a based YouTuber and comedian) says that when he was on the comedy circuit, it was an open secret that Brand was a rapist."

No idea if he's telling the truth, but the comedy circuit is nastier than two diseased warhogs fucking each other in the ass.

The comedians mostly hate each other. The competition for gigs is fierce, and there's a lot of jealousy, so they are constantly bad-mouthing and smearing each other to try to destroy each other's careers. There is a lot of perversion and homosexuality. And piles and piles of drugs.

So Kisin could be accurately reporting what he heard, but the reports were lies and smears to try to destroy a young and popular -- and rich -- comedian.

Mostly the entire American comedy scene was trying to destroy Dane Cook when he broke out. He was young and got rich and famous, and his fellow comics hated that.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)

206 Can I get you a taxi home? Yeah I'm Russell Brand
When I come back here next year,
I wanna see you again

What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl
Well, there ain't no shame.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (wVcYX)

207 Long term, I think the trend is still up.

Do you know how many companies would gladly pay big money to have AI services and cut workforce?

DSA Democrats are saying they're gonna ban AI completely.

And workforce cuts will be balanced by workforce gains in other areas, like when coachbuilders transitioned from horse-drawn carriages to auto bodies in the early 1900s.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (2ocoG)

208 Girls the TV show, of which Malia Obama was an intern at 16 years old, had a butt-munching scene.

I have never seen this show but was horrified when listening to the star on the receiving end talk about how, before the episode was filmed, she, her mom, and her dad were figuring out how to make it look real or props or something.

The dad was Brian Williams. Imagine hearing about and watching your daughter do that.

This is degeneracy.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iOpI2)

209 *Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (TJf+N)

210 197 Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Apr 4, 2025

Kinda like how no one was interested in Bill Cosby's sex life until he told black kids to pull up their britches.

Guilt or innocence almost seems beside the point.

Foreign rape gangs do whatever they want. "Refugees" can bugger 10 year old boys at a pool due to "a sexual emergency." No one bats an eye.

But say something the regime doesn't care for and it'll put your prick under a microscope.

You can say, "Just be modest, decent," and you'll be fine. Tell that to the MIT cancer researcher who had his career destroyed for the sin of not immediately recognizing crazy and evil.

Hell, tell it to Kavanaugh. They just made it up out of whole cloth to get at him.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (HFrEr)

Which part of that is Charlie Kirk? And which part of that is bear with asymmetrical balls?

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (odBC9)

211 he was ruthless in the pursuit of a goal of having sex with 5,000 women.
*****
Here, hold my beer.

Posted by: Magic Johnson at November 05, 2026 01:53 PM (Wt1Rs)

212 Girls the TV show, of which Malia Obama was an intern at 16 years old, had a butt-munching scene.

I have never seen this show but was horrified when listening to the star on the receiving end talk about how, before the episode was filmed, she, her mom, and her dad were figuring out how to make it look real or props or something.

The dad was Brian Williams. Imagine hearing about and watching your daughter do that.

This is degeneracy.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iOpI2)
__________

Sex and the City had an entire show based on some dude who liked to eat ass. It was disgusting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:53 PM (iFTx/)

213 Magic Johnson is a great porn name.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (AKptf)

214 Data center hysteria 2026 is like fracking in the 2010s.

Propaganda fueled hysterics based on nonsense. Data centers is Chinese propaganda fracking was Saudi. Exact same playbook though.

Worked both times.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (VYGAQ)

215 180. They'll keep going up just as planned, and you won't see a single "NO DATA CENTERS" sign in a single front lawn anymore, and not one person will make a single peep about it in any township meetings.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Come to Pennsylvania, especially the southeast. Delaware, Chester counties and more.

Shapiro Executive Orders, after donations of course.

And how he & the new progressives flipped it around and beat the piss out of Garrity and all other Republican opponents.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (NFX2v)

216 What did the DSA use before quills and ink?

AI

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (pjdUv)

217 You wanna bang a famous dirtbag but you want to be in control and not the dirtbag who is clearly stronger and richer and better connected than you.

You wanna go be in the protest but your rights are being violated the second a cop comes along and says "please don't throw that brick at that window".

You wanna be a famous mathematician too but you don't want to deal with all those boring letters and numbers so you just get an AI to shit out a thesis on "Post Colonial and Feminist Perspectives on the use of the letter Seven" and then demand your medal with a pout and a stamp.

So sick of all these fucking halfwits trying to cheat-code their way through life.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (aKiSo)

218 Fucking pikers.

Posted by: Wilt Chamberlain at November 05, 2026 01:54 PM (X8vlu)

219 Data center hysteria 2026 is like fracking in the 2010s.

Identical playbook too: from "my tap water caught on fire" to "poor blacks have no tap water".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (2ocoG)

220 They've been lied to about the land they're built on. They're told it's all going on usable farmland. That's false.

Posted by: bonhomme

Kinda like how they were lied to about Solar Farms being put on useable farmland.

Oh, wait.

You can see how they didn't believe them.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (mISmA)

221 Bloody Mary morning. Hopefully things will settle a bit.
Regarding Musk and FL. Curious about the 35K acres he bought
in LA. Was he hedging his bets?

Posted by: Braenyard - some

J just came down here and told me he is now on Team Repeal the 19th as he just lost (insert crazy figure here). If I didn’t need him to survive, he might be in danger of disappearing.

Ps. He was kidding. I think.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (ZdaMQ)

222 fears of a data-center buildout slowdown. Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), and AMD (AMD) have experienced steep losses.

Of course it bleeds into other industries.
Posted by: L - No nic
---

Buildout slow down?
Carpenters, plumbers, pipe fitters, equipment operators, electricians, welders, supply manufacturers for all the preceding, delivery trucking for all the preceding.
Yeah, Democrats can cut an artery.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:55 PM (Cq/ve)

223 Wasn't the butt muncher in that show the guy who killed his father Han Solo?
At least he didn't butt munch Lena

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:56 PM (8VNAp)

224
JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)

Um.......it's already in ruins.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (2614e)

225 The election is getting fishier by the minute.

*Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)/i]

I saw a list of 20-some states where that same thing happened. What an incredible night for the Dems. They really must have a great message.
*insert eyeroll here*

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (kuZER)

226 Maybe the women were holding their fingers crossed when they agreed or when they got in the car or when they got in the car the second time or ...
Surely this makes it rape?

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (7cQi1)

227 Chicoms sure took advantage of fear of AI. No doubt about it.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (AKptf)

228 Sex and the City had an entire show based on some dude who liked to eat ass. It was disgusting.
_____

Trying to make it cool for heteros to be gross like the gays, so they won't see gays as that far out of bounds with their grossness. Same reason as all the talk about buttsex between heteros. No, no, no, no. No.

That's my theory.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (Dv3i1)

229 203 Oy-

JOEL POLLAK
Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins
Posted by: beckster at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)
_______________________

I hadn't seen the results of that one. That is VERY odd, but mostly ironic. They, quite obviously, used fraud to bump her up in the mail in votes of the primary. The numbers made no sense as she received a MASSIVE influx of mail-ins totally disproportionate to the regular vote. It was to knock out Spencer Pratt, and likely organized by supporters of Bass. THEN, the nutcase #1 surpasses nutcase #2 ....likely in the same fashion that got her in the run-off in the first place.

You can't write this shit. Too funny. Nice knowing you LA.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (dIske)

230 All this Data Center talk.
I should get back to my project.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (Sco7b)

231 SpaceX's datacenters in orbit suddenly looking not so strange anymore.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (X+NGn)

232 196 I did not know that TX offered tax exemptions for data centers.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:50 PM (AKptf)

And now you know why

1) Republicans lost their ass in Texas
2) Stocks are crumbling
3) The winds are changing on Immigration (Business Coalitions are already calling for the Dems to push for Amnesty) Including the supposed (R) Rep w/ her Dignidad bill.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (lLeLE)

233
yeesh.

Does the market just hate me today or is it everyone?

Ackshewallee, I suppose it's just the market hating the Democrats winning.

Good job, everyone!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (YSUhf)

234 >>>I liked him a lot in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and when he's not annoying the shit out of me with his hyperactive bad boy sexfiend persona, sometimes I can listen to him for 1-2 minutes.

Agreed. He plays that annoying guy very well. The thing is, I'm not a big fan of people who are annoying. I can take it for a limited amount of time when necessary to the plot, but they wear out their welcome very quickly. I can't think of anything else I enjoyed watching him in.

Might have something to do with why The Big Bang never caught on with me. Just a whole cast of annoying people.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (8mulE)

235 202 > Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

They've been lied to about how much water data centers use. New data centers use closed loop systems, they're not drinking water.

They've been lied to about the land they're built on. They're told it's all going on usable farmland. That's false.

Then there's general, "AI's going to...(fill in the blank)" hysteria.
Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 01:51 PM (mkw2N)

I'm pretty indifferent on the subject.

I'm not surprised that others aren't though, even if some of their reasons are buggy. Every other day there's a new article about how AI is going to make everyone's jobs obsolete. I'm a doubter on that score. But I don't think you can reasonably expect people to be told "Tech bros are gonna replace you with servers; enjoy the dole and fentanyl, losers" and expect them to take that lying down.

Also, I do think the energy needs of data centers is something locals should clear up in advance.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (HFrEr)

236
The dad was Brian Williams. Imagine hearing about and watching your daughter do that.

This is degeneracy.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iOpI2)

George Snuffalupagus talked about watching porn with his kids so they knew the difference between fantasy sex and reality sex.

The left is depraved........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (2614e)

237 As I posted earlier LA will be Blade Runner without the replicants

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (8VNAp)

238 214 Data center hysteria 2026 is like fracking in the 2010s.

Propaganda fueled hysterics based on nonsense. Data centers is Chinese propaganda fracking was Saudi. Exact same playbook though.

Worked both times.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez
---

One step further:
The Chinese won this election.
The Chinese rigged this election.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (Cq/ve)

239 LA will be Detroit with palm trees.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 02:00 PM (X8vlu)

240 SpaceX's datacenters in orbit suddenly looking not so strange anymore.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (X+NGn)

Cooling becomes an instant non-issue.

Transmitting the data, however.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:00 PM (2614e)

241 George Snuffalupagus talked about watching porn with his kids so they knew the difference between fantasy sex and reality sex.

The left is depraved........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:59 PM (2614e)

Sweet merciful Christ, what the hell did the perverted little microbastard do with them to show them "reality sex", then?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (aKiSo)

242 Amazed how many otherwise rational people really hate data centers.

==

I think it's the wheeling and dealing and tax carveouts they get from politicians. Some dude in a 3 bedroom house ends up subsidizing real estate taxes for 10 years for a billion dollar tech company . People feel cheated.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:48 PM (AKptf)
___________

True. But that's (unfortunately) also true of almost all big business. The same people up in arms about their tax dollars being used to subsidize billion-dollar datacenters think nothing of the taxpayer-funded subsidies going to "their" billion-dollar sports teams.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)

243 I too am having cognitive dissonance over the election. My brain can not grasp that level of socialism exists, although we saw the polls have how many young people think it's cool way before the election.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (n5tGW)

244 225 The election is getting fishier by the minute.

*Every single county* in 21 states went Democrat.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 01:49 PM (2ocoG)/i]

I saw a list of 20-some states where that same thing happened. What an incredible night for the Dems. They really must have a great message.
*insert eyeroll here*

Posted by: Doof at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (kuZER

I was going to politely shut up for 6 months with my current crazy conspiracy theory.

But yeah, Abdul. Michigan?
Really?

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (Sco7b)

245 LA hosts the Summer Olympics in two years.

Posted by: mr tmz at November 05, 2026 02:02 PM (rJ48h)

246 Sweet merciful Christ, what the hell did the perverted little microbastard do with them to show them "reality sex", then?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (aKiSo)

I do not know details......just the first part of the story gave me convulsions......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:02 PM (2614e)

247 Besides using a lot of power, do data centers use a lot of water?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 02:02 PM (iOpI2)

248 Hate for Data Centers?

Here in Calif, the STATE limits how good of a computer I can have. It literally limits the size of the Power Supply, because I may use to much electricity I pay for...

Yet... DATA Centers AOK!

It's like going to electric cars, without putting in the money for infrastructure to actually support the increased Electric usage needed.... so the literally tell people during some summer months NOT TO CHARGE THEIR CARS?

I'm also concerned about the ongoing plant costs of these data centers... it's not just build it once, put in the computers, and that is it... Computers continue to get better... and all those computers will have to be replaced in a few years...

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

249 I'm having a hard time accepting that MAGA was filled with pussies. LIke, did I wake up from some kind of dream or something?

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 02:02 PM (3g9Kl)

250 Where's TJM, anyway?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:03 PM (2614e)

251 222. Buildout slow down?
Carpenters, plumbers, pipe fitters, equipment operators, electricians, welders, supply manufacturers for all the preceding, delivery trucking for all the preceding.
Yeah, Democrats can cut an artery.

Posted by: Braenyard

Sure. Why not? They bring you, you gotta dance with them.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021, included approximately $86 billion to (often cited around $90 billion total) for a "union bailout" in the form of the Special Financial Assistance Program (incorporating the Butch Lewis Act).

Almost broke Federal Pensions and Benefits system for multi-employers, and we'll be paying for years.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:03 PM (NFX2v)

252
Sure. Why not? They bring you, you gotta dance with them.

DIABEETUS!!!!

Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (2614e)

253 5000? Bill Cosby thinks that is an amateur number.

Or am I thinking of ? Wilt Chamberlain, who claimed to have sex with like a different woman every night for a couple decades?

Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)

254 Sex and the City had an entire show based on some dude who liked to eat ass. It was disgusting.
_____

Trying to make it cool for heteros to be gross like the gays, so they won't see gays as that far out of bounds with their grossness. Same reason as all the talk about buttsex between heteros. No, no, no, no. No.

That's my theory.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 01:57 PM (Dv3i1)

It's not a big secret that Sex in the City was written, directed, produced by gays to portray the gay "sex" experience in NYC.

Buuuut, they changed the characters to women cuz nobody wants to see gay guys going at it.

Unfortunately, it seems to have sparked a massive cultural shift among the ladies...and here we are.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (YSUhf)

255 Does LA have enough water to host an Olympic event?

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (Wp1X1)

256 Your going to build a big factory (data center) are you going to buy expensive farm land or are you going to buy the cheapest land available?

Whatever land a factory builder buys; he's going to bulldoze it,
cover it with concrete and put a structure on it. The company is not going to buy the most expensive land he can find. He is not a real estate developer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Cq/ve)

257
Or am I thinking of ? Wilt Chamberlain, who claimed to have sex with like a different woman every night for a couple decades?
Posted by: illiniwek at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)

He declared 50,000 or some such in his autobiography.

Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (2614e)

258 FFS.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (2614e)

259 If you say anal and oral are not sex, then gay men can't rape anyone...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

They aren't. In order for an interaction to be sexual intercourse the participants must be different sexes.

If you want to be really strict, its can't be sexual intercourse unless the action is one that can only be done with one participant of each sex.

Everything else is just fucking.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (vJrRc)

260 Good job, everyone!
Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (YSUhf)

Data Centers are super unpopular man. This is the one thing Republicans got very fuckin wrong and came across as super tone deaf when everyone was bitching about it.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (lLeLE)

261 The thing about entertainment, and especially corporate produced mass market entertaiment that isnt based on the talent of the creators, is that you have jobs that provide wealth and fame that a goodly amount of people could do. There are thousands and thousands of people good looking enough to be your average movie star or autotuned pop singer. So the people that end up getting them have to have done something to get the nod. And realize that they are easily replaceable and time (age) is working against them. Has to really warp them out and explains why they say what they are told or even what they think the power people want them to say. Horrible existence it must be.

Posted by: Azjaeger at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (3/XaG)

262 I was going to politely shut up for 6 months with my current crazy conspiracy theory.

But yeah, Abdul. Michigan?
Really?
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:01 PM (Sco7b)

Yeah, I think Trump is smart not to talk about the election too much right now... lots of hinky shit went on BUT, if he said anything without definitive undeniable proof? Any actual evidence later would be tainted.

We saw the same gameplan with Covid... and the 2020 Election.

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

263 Does LA have enough water to host an Olympic event?
Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (Wp1X1)

Now that every state not Florida is blue, they'll have whatever they want.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (2614e)

264 197, 210

Which part of that is Charlie Kirk? And which part of that is bear with asymmetrical balls?
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:52 PM (odBC9)

All of that is me but the italicized header, includes from the post only so people could follow what I was responding to/riffing on (Kirk's post). But apparently that did not work. Sorry for the confusion.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:06 PM (HFrEr)

265 And now you know why

1) Republicans lost their ass in Texas
2) Stocks are crumbling
3) The winds are changing on Immigration (Business Coalitions are already calling for the Dems to push for Amnesty) Including the supposed (R) Rep w/ her Dignidad bill.
Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (lLeLE)
TX did many things wrong. Hubris top to bottom. They were warned that Ds are outperforming Rs in registration and in early voting. This is from (highly respected) Dana Loesch (she in TX) last weeks of October
"Just got off the phone with Tarrant County election insiders who broke down what is becoming a five-alarm warning: Democrats are outvoting Republicans here.

For perspective, Tarrant is the last large red urban county in America. It is GROUND ZERO for flipping Texas. While Tarrant has more registered Republicans than Democrats, Ds have done a better job of turnout than Rs for the last several elections....
I am told that even though Ds typically outperform Rs in early voting, the reduced percentage of Rs early voting against Ds at this point signals a major warning.Texas will be lost if Republicans don’t vote."

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 02:06 PM (AKptf)

266 Snuffalufagus's dad was a Greek Orthodox priest. What a proud moment.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 02:06 PM (X8vlu)

267 Buuuut, they changed the characters to women cuz nobody wants to see gay guys going at it.

Unfortunately, it seems to have sparked a massive cultural shift among the ladies...and here we are.
Posted by: naturalfake

That's part of the reason why if you hear about some bizarre thing that women supposedly like about men or want men to be you have to ask "Is this actually about the gays?"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

268 _____

Trying to make it cool for heteros to be gross like the gays, so they won't see gays as that far out of bounds with their grossness. Same reason as all the talk about buttsex between heteros. No, no, no, no. No.

That's my theory.
Posted by: Chuck Martel
------

Brain washing or grooming?
Your call.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:07 PM (Cq/ve)

269 All the unions who voted Dem will lose hundreds of thousands of good high paying jobs building data centers.

Good

Hope you all starve.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:07 PM (VYGAQ)

270 no, it was not fraud or cheating, it was performance

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 02:07 PM (AKptf)

271 LA will be Detroit with palm trees.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Don't worry, Xavier Becerra will save us!

Posted by: L.A.liens at November 05, 2026 02:07 PM (UjdFS)

272 255 Does LA have enough water to host an Olympic event?
Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:04 PM (Wp1X1)

_________________________

I can see the state taxing the metal used to manufacture the Olympic Medals. Also, they'll get a bunch of homeless dudes to take a leak in the bin for the Steeple Chase. But, I think my favorite part of the next Summer Olympic games will be the Opening Ceremony which will be highly political, DEI, and "women power" hilarity. Isn't Kathleen Kennedy throwing it together?

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 02:08 PM (dIske)

273 >>>Man. A poorly groomed professional clown pounds you in the ass, and all you got was a lousy episode of Quantum Leap.

Is there any other kind?

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (6ITkk)

274 no, it was not fraud or cheating, it was performance
Posted by: runner

Looks like both.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (X8vlu)

275
Data Centers are super unpopular man. This is the one thing Republicans got very fuckin wrong and came across as super tone deaf when everyone was bitching about it.
Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (lLeLE)

The rampant fear of DC's is dictated by fake news coming directly from China. THEY have many ways outside of war to destroy America. They're rolling the playbook step by step.

And we're falling for it, allowing it, or SUPPORTING it.

Look at how many in positions of power are being busted lately.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (2614e)

276 186. Long term, I think the trend is still up.

Do you know how many companies would gladly pay big money to have AI services and cut workforce?

My guess is the buildout continues, it just won't be in gentrified areas.
Posted by: Leupold

Sometimes they aren't or weren't real jobs but thanks to C19 & Joey's skill, there was proliferation.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (NFX2v)

277 But yeah, Abdul. Michigan?
Really?

That was what made me really suspicious about the election. Black and Jewish Democrat leaders in Michigan came out quite strongly against him but he magically won anyway?

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (2ocoG)

278 > Besides using a lot of power, do data centers use a lot of water?

The new data center builds I've seen are all closed loop water systems. They do not use a lot of water.

As to power, many states make it faster and easier for data center builders to get permission if the data center supplies its own power. The builders aren't stupid, and they know supplying their own power speeds the bureaucratic process up and eases the public's fear.

This varies by state, of course.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (mkw2N)

279 The Dems won because All Of The Above.

Posted by: davidt at November 05, 2026 02:10 PM (Q+gd/)

280 Abbott increased his vote from the prior election, so I don't know. Could have just been from population increase but the talafreak got 2 million more than the prior guy.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 02:10 PM (n5tGW)

281 I mentioned it before but outside of AI subscriptions I did run scripts for 20 hours a day generating $300 AMERICAN 2026 VALUE DOLLARS to AI.

Profitability around the corner.

Skynet must have been well funded.
Or REALLY just wanted to get the Summer Glau model out.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:10 PM (Sco7b)

282
Where's TJM, anyway?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

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

Generally, he's either like 25% of all posts in a thread or ~0%. He may be doing some movie-related task or just not interested in this one.

He's been around, though, in sackcloth and ashes.

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 02:10 PM (mmrXZ)

283 And now for something completely different...

When 911 couldn't reach them, two teens help to rescue a family in Florida. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/4j58z2xy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 02:11 PM (JrHfD)

284 I am told that even though Ds typically outperform Rs in early voting, the reduced percentage of Rs early voting against Ds at this point signals a major warning.Texas will be lost if Republicans don’t vote."

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 02:06 PM (AKptf)

Why we're known as the stupid party.

It's f*cking incredibly stupid to NOT VOTE.

It's why we'll likely NEVER AGAIN have nice things.

F*cking jackasses.......

"Did you vote?"

"No."

*knuckle sandwich to the face*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:11 PM (2614e)

285 Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (lLeLE)

Someone we've never heard of wants us to know the CCP party line. Go figure.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (2ocoG)

286 Now that every state not Florida is blue, they'll have whatever they want.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (2614e)

________________________

If they get a placeholder Dem President in 2028 to go along with their majorities....the phrase of the day will be "print money for blue state bail out." That will be competing with "media company bailout".

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (dIske)

287 Whatever land a factory builder buys; he's going to bulldoze it,
cover it with concrete and put a structure on it. The company is not going to buy the most expensive land he can find. He is not a real estate developer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Cq/ve)

So, Detroit?

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (Sco7b)

288 The rampant fear of DC's is dictated by fake news coming directly from China.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (2614e)

While that is also true, telling Residential Communities in court that they can "pound sand and you're Getting a Data Center right next to the quite suburb" isn't exactly a winning strat.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (lLeLE)

289 Yes, let's not have a data center on a brownfield area that can never have housing or schools or playgrounds. They'll sit and look at worthless dirt in the middle of nowhere until:

Oh, wait! We changed our minds. 1,500.condos are coming because realtor evaluation.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (NFX2v)

290 was what made me really suspicious about the election. Black and Jewish Democrat leaders in Michigan came out quite strongly against him but he magically won anyway?
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (2ocoG)

I saw a tweet yesterday that said Jewish voters went 2:1 Democrat based on exit polls.

Looks like nobody really pays attention to “leaders”.

And blacks like always vote 90%+ D.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:13 PM (VYGAQ)

291 But yeah, Abdul. Michigan?
Really?

That was what made me really suspicious about the election. Black and Jewish Democrat leaders in Michigan came out quite strongly against him but he magically won anyway?
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (2ocoG)
_______

Talk is cheap but when push comes to shove, blacks vote absolutely monolithically -- over 90% Democrap -- and Jews aren't far behind. I'm sure a lot of that is ballot harvesting, selling their ballots for cigarettes, etc.

Same thing in TX. Despite months of moaning by blacks over how pissed they were that Jizzmine got played, they still voted monolithically for the perverted gay imp.

Just pure monolithic voting, no matter what. Normal, rational thought never comes into it. This has been a yuge problem for the GOP for decades, and they've yet to solve the problem.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/)

292 So will data centers lick your ass and blow you too?

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (Wp1X1)

293 Well, apparently this is a sex and entertainment decoy thread and we haven't had a movie thread in two weeks so . . .

Limetown is a 10 half hour episode syfy limited series on Prime. First, the good news. I pretty much liked it. Hundreds of the best and brightest scientists found the isolated utopian community of Limetown where they do neuroscience stuff. All is well and good for a while until a panic 911 call comes in. When the responders finally get there, there is not a soul in the place other than the body of their guru who has been chained to a pole and burned. Now it's 15 years later and nobody knows what happened or where the scientists are. APR (American Public Radio) reporter (and lesbian) girl boss whose beloved uncle is among the missing investigates. What follows is a good syfy mystery with an unexpected amount of real human emotion.
Now for the not so good. It's rather bloated. Instead of 10 half hour episodes, they could've made two or three hour episodes that would been much tighter. And it's woke. Hero is a girl boss lesbian and, as is usually case, the lezbo stuff is pointless virtue signaling. Girl boss is rather shockingly morally flexible and . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (ndZc7)

294 All this talk of election fraud could have been avoided if the GOPe would have had the balls to pass the SAVE act. The Uniparty is the enemy.

Posted by: Archer at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (aWPl9)

295
Black and Jewish Democrat leaders in Michigan came out quite strongly against him but he magically won anyway?
Posted by: Ian S.

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

They're minorities? Maybe they'd better sit down with Republicans and figure out a way to get their patriotism on.

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (mmrXZ)

296 Texas had Cornyn.

NC had Tillis and Burr.

Rs in name only.

Haven't heard much from Senator Budd. I hope he's okay.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (rj6Yv)

297 Really can't recommend intra-marital sex at this point,.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (2ap+5)

298
Where's TJM, anyway?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

He probably got tired of all the lame-ass blaming him for the loss and not being Nostradamus.

I didn't think he needed to apologize but he did and it should be over, but-

feewings wuh huht!!! So, folks were still complaining.

I'm sure he's using his free time to do movie stuff until things calm down a bit.

I mean, it's not like he was telling everyone how great "Prometheus" was! Sheesh.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (YSUhf)

299 Looks like both.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 02:09 PM (X8vlu)

I am not into conspiracy theories.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (AKptf)

300 . . . leaves a trail of dead bodies in her wake as she pursues TRUTH.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (ndZc7)

301 'Whatever land a factory builder buys; he's going to bulldoze it,
cover it with concrete and put a structure on it. The company is not going to buy the most expensive land he can find. He is not a real estate developer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Cq/ve)

So, Detroit?'

There are plenty of big abandoned factory properties and brownfields here in Shithole and throughout the Rust Belt. AFAIK, DC's are not siting there. They go wherever they get the sweetest deals from the local pols and contractors.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 02:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

302 All this talk of election fraud could have been avoided if the GOPe would have had the balls to pass the SAVE act. The Uniparty is the enemy.

I don't think the SAVE Act would've helped given the apparent systemic fraud that happened on the counting end. 21 states had zero counties vote red. That's statistically unlikely on the level of "Ace hanging shelves that stay up".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:16 PM (2ocoG)

303 TJM was an optimist.. We can use those... I was just as guilty.. I never believed in a 1000 years Texas would go blue...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (+gK6I)

304 "Did you vote?"

"No."

*knuckle sandwich to the face*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:11 PM (2614e)

I'm gonna keep beating my hobby horse to death, why not.

Someone doesn't vote... why? Because, at its core, they judged that they didn't have any reason to.

Go take time out of your day to pull a lever for some goon who either won't do any of the shit they say they will, they will but it won't matter, or they won't even win anyway? Why? I got shit to do. That's not laziness. And it's not their fault.

What's the answer? Fuck knows. But "vote for my guy or i'll punch you in the face" is Democrat vibes, man. That's browshirt shit. I know that's not what you mean, of course, but that's the road it leads down.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (aKiSo)

305 The rampant fear of DC's is dictated by fake news coming directly from China. THEY have many ways outside of war to destroy America. They're rolling the playbook step by step.

And we're falling for it, allowing it, or SUPPORTING it.

Look at how many in positions of power are being busted lately.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Thank you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (Cq/ve)

306 Save act wouldn’t have stopped fake Sullivan or the Weschester shenanigans or power outages in Maricopa county. Dems cheat 1000 different ways that you can’t legislate against.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (VYGAQ)

307 285 Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:05 PM (lLeLE)

Someone we've never heard of wants us to know the CCP party line. Go figure.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:12 PM (2ocoG)

People keep saying this like it is convincing. It's not. Yes, foreign governments are always running influence operations. But corporate interests do the same thing and call it public relations and marketing. Calling ordinary people fifth columnists or useful idiots because they aren't stoked about data centers sounds like an op itself. Every time it is said, I hear: "If we don't build the data centers, then the terrorists win."

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (HFrEr)

308 There are plenty of big abandoned factory properties and brownfields here in Shithole and throughout the Rust Belt. AFAIK, DC's are not siting there. They go wherever they get the sweetest deals from the local pols and contractors.

Also Detroit has high odds of vandalism by yoots, and I sort of doubt their power grid's in wonderful shape.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:18 PM (2ocoG)

309 I hope Russell raped Katy Perry in the ass too.

Posted by: Assman at November 05, 2026 02:18 PM (D5ixm)

310 If he had not wanted to be charged, he would have converted to izzlamm

Posted by: JonnyJay at November 05, 2026 02:18 PM (5REmM)

311 He reminds me of someone, with a messiah complex (mocking God), who would be a great cult leader polygamist. Grooming master of the house.

In the distant past, regarding politics, I thought he was funny for a few seconds.

Some may be #MeToo's wanting $. However, he's very creepy and there's a pattern to his rape culture of groupies. Disgusting to read. Need a shower.

To have a goal of sex with 5k women is both ick and STD palooza.

He needs prison to humble himself before man and God.

I never found his conversion genuine,but only God knows at this point. Was this done to help him in future rape charges as a changed man? Possible.

His mocking of being the second coming of Christ is disgusting, foul and puts his soul in peril...he'd better ask for forgiveness from God quickly on this subject and many others.

I compare him to the vile and ghey Milo Yiannopoulos.Who used to pal around with Ann Coulter and be pro Trump. He's fake as well for clicks and probably a druggie from the looks of recent photos. He looks very ill.

Anything For Clicks should have a social media platform.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 02:18 PM (hzuYO)

312
He probably got tired of all the lame-ass blaming him for the loss and not being Nostradamus.

I didn't think he needed to apologize but he did and it should be over, but-

feewings wuh huht!!! So, folks were still complaining.

I'm sure he's using his free time to do movie stuff until things calm down a bit.

I mean, it's not like he was telling everyone how great "Prometheus" was! Sheesh.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (YSUhf)

I've been mostly absent over the last few weeks. I'm sure he wasn't thrilled about the absolute ass reaming R's took like the rest of us.

BLAMING him is f*cking retarded. He had faith. He went with history. He got fooled.

Big f*cking deal. Some people just need to get a life.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (2614e)

313 Just pure monolithic voting, no matter what. Normal, rational thought never comes into it. This has been a yuge problem for the GOP for decades, and they've yet to solve the problem.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/)
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It starts with education. Comparing the literacy and math comprehension stats of Chicago public school students to Chicago's public education budget makes one sick to the stomach.

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (rj6Yv)

314 TJM was an optimist.. We can use those... I was just as guilty.. I never believed in a 1000 years Texas would go blue...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (+gK6I)

I was biblically wrong about this election. I still haven't decided what's next, but something is definitely next. I'm not making any large decisions for the next few weeks and then we'll see.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (yKhjs)

315 It is a good thing being unfunny is not a crime.

Posted by: JonnyJay at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (5REmM)

316 I am loving that Karen bass lost to the woman she helped beat Spencer Pratt.

I’ll take the small wins where I can.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (VYGAQ)

317 On data centers; if you're against AI on principle, fine, I get it, but the data centers themselves are only a problem if you're living right next door to them.

The AI corps need to build data centers near large cities in every state. They are needed only so far as AI inference is done remotely. I'm not sure that all AI will be run remotely in the long term, and if they aren't and running locally becomes a thing in five or ten years due to model improvements and optimizations then all these huge data centers are going to be useless in the long term.
We may be fighting a battle that doesn't need to be fought.

As far as the neocloud data centers that are being built; electricity prices going up is the biggest problem.
If they get around that problem, and there are plenty of solutions, then they really shouldn't be that big of a problem.

They've been building data centers around the country, and the world, for twenty years, why it suddenly became such a problem is not entirely clear to me, other than people don't like AI, or are scared of the implications of AI.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (6ydKt)

318 Calling ordinary people fifth columnists or useful idiots because they aren't stoked about data centers sounds like an op itself.

Depends who the "ordinary people" are. If it's TJM or Elric or Piper saying it, I assign it a lot more weight than someone we've never seen before.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (2ocoG)

319 I enjoyed the Spanish language limited series on Netflix The Final Problem. It's murder mystery set on a Mediterranean island among the beautiful jet set people in the early '60s. The premises is that a fading actor famous for appearing as Sherlock Holmes in a series of movies is lured to the island in pursuit of a role. Once there, a series of murders breaks out and faux Sherlock Holmes is expected to solve them. It's not woke, I like the setting, and it's a pretty good story.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (ndZc7)

320 So will data centers lick your ass and blow you too?
Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (Wp1X1)

I have a suggestion for GOP Get Out The Vote efforts. Hear me out . . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (wVcYX)

321
Eh, the Democrats will be against Data Centers until the bribes and graft flow into the right pockets then-

a turn on a dime policy change that all Democrats and all good and moral and smart people support.

Not like those stupid data-hating MAGotts!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 02:20 PM (YSUhf)

322 Where's TJM, anyway?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

He probably got tired of all the lame-ass blaming him for the loss and not being Nostradamus.

I didn't think he needed to apologize but he did and it should be over, but-

feewings wuh huht!!! So, folks were still complaining.

I'm sure he's using his free time to do movie stuff until things calm down a bit.

I mean, it's not like he was telling everyone how great "Prometheus" was! Sheesh.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 02:15 PM (YSUhf)
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Some people on our side are too fragile and easily triggered. I'll add that I think that's another reason we got obliterated on Tuesday.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

323 302 All this talk of election fraud could have been avoided if the GOPe would have had the balls to pass the SAVE act. The Uniparty is the enemy.

I don't think the SAVE Act would've helped given the apparent systemic fraud that happened on the counting end. 21 states had zero counties vote red. That's statistically unlikely on the level of "Ace hanging shelves that stay up".

Posted by: Ian S.
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The lopsided and totally illogical numbers prove that something very odd happened. It wasn't a one off it happened in every state.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (Cq/ve)

324 Just pure monolithic voting, no matter what. Normal, rational thought never comes into it. This has been a yuge problem for the GOP for decades, and they've yet to solve the problem.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/)
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It starts with education. Comparing the literacy and math comprehension stats of Chicago public school students to Chicago's public education budget makes one sick to the stomach.
Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (rj6Yv)

Upper Middle class well educated blacks also vote 90% Democrat.

White people are the only group that doesn’t vote as a monolith.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:21 PM (VYGAQ)

325 I've mentioned the series This Is Not a Murder Mystery, most recently when the Art Thread featured surrealist painter René Magritte who is a main character in this series. In fact, the series title is inspired by words written on one of his paintings, This Is Not a Pipe. The setting is a gathering of surrealists for a show in 1936 to introduce the world to surrealism and includes such guests as Salavador Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Lee Miller et al. The plot (so far) resembles Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None except the murders are apparently inspired by the guests' surrealist art work. The series is over the top super woke to the extent that I am allowing myself to believe that this is satire. Anyway, if you're looking for something different, this different.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (ndZc7)

326 So you don't think the SAVE act would have helped? That's looser thinking. It would have closed one avenue of fraud. We needed to start somewhere with election reform. That would have been a good place to start.

Posted by: Archer at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (aWPl9)

327 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 02:22 PM (2614e)

328 He probably got tired of all the lame-ass blaming him for the loss and not being Nostradamus.

The trolls were ridiculous yesterday. Masturbatin' Pete was on every thread socking TJM and blaming him for the election. Less so today, thankfully.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (2ocoG)

329 Nood LA.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (yKhjs)

330 Calling ordinary people fifth columnists or useful idiots because they aren't stoked about data centers sounds like an op itself.

Depends who the "ordinary people" are. If it's TJM or Elric or Piper saying it, I assign it a lot more weight than someone we've never seen before.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (2ocoG)
__________

[Fist bump. But in a manly way, like a viking. Not a gay way, like with crocs.]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (iFTx/)

331 There is being optimistic and then there is being optimistic, a dick to regulars, and wronger than Lena Dunham twerking.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (pjdUv)

332 "Some people on our side are too fragile and easily triggered."

Up until yesterday, there wan an omerta code here that discouraged criticism of DJT, the war, etc. The pushback against hearing bad news might be why some folks here were so shocked by the results.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 02:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

333 Every time it is said, I hear: "If we don't build the data centers, then the terrorists win."

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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If you regard China as a terrorist it is so.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (Cq/ve)

334 Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 02:19 PM (6ydKt)

Ya I already run models locally, I saw the writing on the wall like 2 years ago and got a 5090 at $2k. Water block and pump was an extra $350 and the extra thermal controller, so fuckin worth.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 02:24 PM (lLeLE)

335 TJM was an optimist.. We can use those... I was just as guilty.. I never believed in a 1000 years Texas would go blue...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 02:17 PM (+gK6I)
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I was more optimistic than he was. Man, I had historical evidence and everything. And then I got a reminder that 90% of Americans hate politics. They open their wallets, they check the bank account and their 401Ks and if they're unhappy, they vote for the other guygal/trans.

At Insty, I saw a great reaction comment about the financial markets today:

Nov. 4 Yay! We stuck it to Trump

Nov. 5 The Democrats are in charge?

Posted by: mrp at November 05, 2026 02:25 PM (rj6Yv)

336 In my state, the electorate shifted between 5-7% on average to the left vs 2024. Everything from governor down to dog catcher. My county a VERY red county saw about an 8% shift.

It wasn’t fraud because republicans control everything in the state. My county is run by Republicans and I’m pretty sure they didn’t decide out of the blue to give Dems an extra 8% just because.

Was there some fraud? Of course there is always fraud. But to say the entire massive shift nationwide is due to fraud is refusing to accept reality.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (VYGAQ)

337 The big lessons are just that the D party can act in lockstep even in the midst of their own factional civil war, and the GOP is Dogshit.

Cheating is peripheral. Demographics are peripheral. Everything besides those two major points is tangential to what's happening.

The GOP, as an entity, does not want to lead. Everything ties back to that fact.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:26 PM (aKiSo)

338 "TJM was an optimist"

He was great at instantaneously presenting facts and points to arguments. I don't know if he had an AI or a hyperolodex or what.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (Jr5Lq)

339 Talarico will never make it through six years without crashing and burning. There’s something seriously wrong with him. It’ll be like that dude in a dress nuclear energy secretary during the Biden administration. He’ll reveal himself to be deeply disturbed and incapable of fulfilling his senatorial duties.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (TgU4U)

340 Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 02:29 PM (TgU4U)

DiFi was a corpse. McConnell would blank out for minutes on end. I don't think being incapable of fulfilling senatorial duties is any obstacle.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 05, 2026 02:33 PM (wGerL)

341 He was great at instantaneously presenting facts and points to arguments. I don't know if he had an AI or a hyperolodex or what.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 02:28 PM (Jr5Lq)

I think he's just a nerd about elections.

It's like publius with the sky or AOP with anything with a motor.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 02:34 PM (yKhjs)

342 It used to be the cliche that being "in the wilderness" would tighten up your party and give them discipline and focus so they could come back and regain power again one day.

Now? This plastic dogshit excuse for a party actually *thrives* on being in the proverbial wilderness. Their entire business model is predicated on them not being in power. Not only was there no more credible opposition to the left to keep them from swerving off into abject futtbuckery and imperial delusions, there's not any credible opposition to the GOP, either, because the one man who built a bit of momentum to rebuild the dickheads into a legitimate political party gets ankle-bit to death every time he does something we the people actually want.

People can't have nice things because they don't want nice things. They want a nice story, instead.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 02:37 PM (aKiSo)

343 Gee, will Russell get the same treatment and " understanding "
as was given the Pakistani muslims ? Odds are that he won't, being a white male.

Posted by: Edward Lunny at November 05, 2026 04:40 PM (9gg3L)

344 Since Jian Ghomeshi I simply assume any woman accusing a celebrity of sexual assault is lying unless she has video evidence or four male witnesses.

Which, if you think about it, is how the law is mostly supposed to work anyway.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at November 05, 2026 05:12 PM (LgYtf)

345 Change his name to Yusuf Mohammed and he'll be free by the weekend.

Posted by: bittergeek at November 05, 2026 05:51 PM (NFXcl)

Muslim Brotherhood Congratulates Abdulrhaman Mohamed El-Sayed for Working on Behalf of "the Islamic World" by Working Within "the [Infidel] Political System"

Huh! And I was told it was racist to say that Abdulrhaman Mohamed El-Sayed was working on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood for international Islam.

Is it racist when the Muslim Brotherhood says it, or nah?

@DSA_Watch That�s weird. Why would the Muslim Brotherhood congratulate someone who doesn�t share any of their beliefs? Unless�
— Nachama Soloveichik (@nachamasol) November 4, 2026

True Colors
Megyn Kelly defending @AbdulElSayed says all you need to know about her.
She backs the Islamunist against a Republican because...Israel.
The sickness on the groyp-y Right is well...sickening https://t.co/GqUWBpcINQ
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) November 3, 2026

Plus: Ooof.

BREAKING: DOJ assistant AG for civil rights Harmeet Dhillon has resigned following Democrats' midterm sweep, according to Fox News.
The announcement comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also considering resigning, according to The Independent.
"Former officials said the [DOJ] is bracing for multiple other top political appointees to exit in the lame duck period before the New Year," Bloomberg reports.
Up to five cabinet members are reportedly considering leaving the Trump administration.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 5, 2026

I don't know if that's true, obviously, and I don't know what the reasons for resignation would be.

Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.

Texas' new leftwing AG will definitely be attempting to bankrupt and imprison Elon Musk, so Ron DeSantis says the free state of Florida welcomes him.

🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis says because Texas just got a Democrat Attorney General, THEY WILL TARGET ELON MUSK
Elon is welcome in Florida! ☀️
"I think about Elon Musk! I guarantee you they will do that."
"Having the Gigafactory there, it's gonna be problematic for him. The political hostility is VERY strong."
"It could have been nobody was left standing given how bad that election was. We're left standing and I know not only Byron, but James, and Blaise and Wilton...they've got a lot of responsibility to make sure that we're living up to the great success."
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 4, 2026

It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (2614e)

2 Boom goes the dynamite.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (2614e)

3 Off to lum NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

4 Democrats win, terrorists celebrate and congratulate them.

Good job, asshole stupid f*ck voters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

5 People there could probably start by having their lame duck state reps pass strong election reform and voter id laws.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (vJrRc)

6 The Blue Tsunami stock market honeymoon sure lasted a long time, lol. S&P500 down over 3%.

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (X+NGn)

7 On the other hand... 😨😭

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (NFX2v)

8 The reasons for Rubio and Harmeet resigning? Obvious.

Zero pay. Zero pay increase. Completely thankless jobs. And more money than God waiting for them in the private sector.

And Rubio will probably run...

It's amazing they stuck to Trump through midterms...we'll see if the Senate will confirm their replacement before Jan 3, or if they both stay with actings for the next 2 years b/c the D senate will approve no one...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (Gb7+b)

9 True Colors

Megyn Kelly defending @AbdulElSayed says all you need to know about her.

As our own Berzerker so eloquently put the other day.......

Megyn Kelly can suck the fart out of my ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (2614e)

10 Is Marco resigning because he wants to run in 2028?

Posted by: WisRich at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (G0vdT)

11 At least NYC didn't elect an Islamist Mayor 25 years after 9/11.

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (yncTj)

12 I don't know if that's true, obviously, and I don't know what the reasons for resignation would be.

But, if true, it looks like people are abandoning Trump.

Or, who knows, maybe there's an internal purge of people thought to have contributed to the loss.

In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run. I have no idea why Dhillon might leave.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

13 >>>Is it racist when the Muslim Brotherhood says it, or nah?

No, it's like the N-word.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (odBC9)

14 >>>At least NYC didn't elect an Islamist Mayor 25 years after 9/11.
Posted by: ShainS

No dark sarcasm in the classroom!

Posted by: The Wall at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (1wjle)

15 We're pissed about gas prices so we're gonna vote for the guy who wants us all dead. Yay!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (2UnvF)

16 Anybody at the DOJ looking into the honky shit? .Nobody? Dhillon? No?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (X8vlu)

17 If I was a Jew in America right now I would be taking every security precaution I could.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (I43vL)

18 The Titanic is sinking and the lifeboat space is limited.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (2ap+5)

19 Hinky shit. Damn

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (X8vlu)

20 Megyn who??

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Oy/m2)

21 Off to lum NOOD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM

Well, it's not the Book Thread, so...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (ctC8W)

22 >>>In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run.

sure but it's not necessary to be unemployed during the early phases such a run. Usually being unemployed has been seen as a negative. With DeSantis, for example, the question has been "What will he be doing after he's governor?"

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

23 Make sure you grab your pardons on the way out.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (5J3aM)

24 I think I read about this situation in the Book of Judges. So let’s stay strong in prayer to God Almighty!

Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (CA8ZQ)

25 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

26 I am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

27 Marco distinguished himself in the last two years. There is no reason for him to stick around and risk having the Trump-is-a-loser stench stick to him.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2ap+5)

28 >>> Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards

yes, the Trump brand just took a big hit.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (1wjle)

29 Reposted this...

Used to live in Kansas (worked in the manufacturing hub). The rural areas are still pretty solid red but they are emptying out of population -- the population concentration is Johnson County and Wy County, near KC, (Overland Park Lenexa). That area has gotten very Democratic, like Cook County levels.
Plus Manhattan and Lawrence are where the unis are.

The rise of the college educated AWFL wine moms will not be stopped until they kill every fetus ever conceived. And then they will kill their children.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (qwx/I)

30
Well, it's not the Book Thread, so...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (ctC8W)

IF that's the case, I will have to defer to rickb223 for NOODing duties, since he now has the lifetime pantsless pass.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2614e)

31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.

Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (CA8ZQ)

32 25 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

If this is the party of Dollar Bill, Fuentes, Tuq'r, and Me-Again I am not in it.

That is all.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (Int1s)

33 It's a new day. They won't honor pardons.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

34 @17 -- Dems 67%, GOP 32%

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (qwx/I)

35 Fox News has it:

Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (odBC9)

36 >>>31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.

oh, thank you, cray cray.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (1wjle)

37 29 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (qwx/I)

We were up in KC this September...

KC is essentially North Austin these days.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (Int1s)

38 So DeSantis didn't learn a fucking thing from the shalacking...

Importing Tech Bro's is a political nono sir...

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (lLeLE)

39
Well, if Musk abandons Texas for Florida.

A lot of the new Texas economy moves with him.

Apart from Toyota moving here, Musk is a big reason for the booming Texas economy.

Toyota had large coattails but Musk has larger coattails.

I assume oil and gas will also take it in the neck.

Oh, and kicking all white male workers out of their jobs for DEI.

Fortunately, the new children transing industry will take up the slack!

This New Texas Democrat Economy is gonna be great!!!!1111!!1111

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YSUhf)

40 am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.
Posted by: Piper at November

*nods and waves from Oklahoma*

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

41 33 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

Quite, GOP legislation is not real legislation, GOP prosecutions are not real prosecutions....

etc etc.... we are third class residents not citizens.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (Int1s)

42 and as a senator he'll have access to classified info, no?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (CWTWj)

43 27 Marco distinguished himself in the last two years. There is no reason for him to stick around and risk having the Trump-is-a-loser stench stick to him.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (2ap+5)

My money is on he's pissed about the fact Cuba has come to nothing and fuckall.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (lLeLE)

44 IF that's the case, I will have to defer to rickb223 for NOODing duties, since he now has the lifetime pantsless pass.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (mISmA)

45 Or, who knows, maybe there's an internal purge of people thought to have contributed to the loss.

Obviously we don't know what her conversations with the Pres were like, but she doesn't seem connected to the 'big' issues that were involved with the loss. Shot in the dark guess: she didn't feel like she was getting enough backing from the White House to carry out the anti-DEI agenda that she wanted.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (nEUC6)

46 We'll know if Rubio resigns and then starts on a book while hanging about in Iowa diners for breakfast.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

47 I liked Dhillon.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

48 We've got some work to do.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM

------------------

Joe Lange
@JoeLange

There’s a reason why Florida was the only state that went darker red.

Florida was the only state “immune” from the blue wave.

That’s not a coincidence.

They were the only state that fully cleansed their election system.

[more]

x.com/JoeLange/status/
2117979285864476777?
a=js58szGaqpdzRJXRAXw&s=19

Posted by: ShainS at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (yncTj)

49 Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (odBC9)

She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (j4Fxj)

50

Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.

Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

51 Rubio is a great choice for 2028, although I hope my wife will be convinced and we will not be eligible to vote in that election.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (2ap+5)

52 Welp, time to get my Templar robes and get ready to work.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 12:19 PM (OPGS/)

53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

54 Just steal another election. Fuck it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (X8vlu)

55 "It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas."
___

My eldest daughter from Texas called me yesterday in tears.

She was shocked at waking up and finding out that Texas is now blue.

She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (lBovM)

56 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM

Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (h+uWx)

57 50 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

huh

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (odBC9)

58 26 I am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

The better to avoid dangerous amounts of migration.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (okun6)

59 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

RACIST

(kidding)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (odBC9)

60 Thomas and Alito need to retire right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (2ap+5)

61 Every time people celebrated a company moving from CA to TX they forgot that meant thousands of Democrat voters also moving from CA to TX.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (VYGAQ)

62 It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:08 PM

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, people might figure out that the Republicans haven't been lying about what the Democrats want to do.

But I'm not hopeful about that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (N1tpc)

63 JD really needs to do something to eliminate the perception that he's Tucker-adjacent. It might not be fair, but from what I've read, that is the perception. Allying yourself with nutcases might work for Democrats, but it won't for Republicans.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

64 *snort
Posted by: rickb223

---------------

Looks like I picked the wrong wee to give up coke.
Pass the straw dude.

Posted by: Guy who never gives up at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (LHn+s)

65 drank and jack off by myself

choosin' Texas, err Florida, I can tell....

Posted by: Ella Langley at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (gw3RI)

66 >>I liked Dhillon.
__
Me as well. But she's a bit of a poser. I follow her on X and about 80% of her posts are about how many steps she gets in per day, her latest sweater that she knitted, and how she's available as a seasoned single.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (bNf8H)

67 But would the idiot thune and company actually hurry up the confirmations?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (n5tGW)

68 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (JrHfD)

69 50 @ace you assume the lame duck congress will find time in their already announced vacations, because things are just going along swimmingly.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

70 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Like the Democrat party

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (YZ0Fo)

71 i expect enough repubs in the senate to stop any trump nominee to be confirmed this year. mccain reach across the aisle types

Posted by: gnats local 678 at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (CWTWj)

72 Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (h+uWx)

Isn't it more of a managerial position, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (j4Fxj)

73 Oglebay. Tillis. Cornyn, Collins, and Murkowski won't vote for a Conservative Judge

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (+gK6I)

74 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

I think this and all other takes so far mentioned are equally valid.

Leaving now to get what mileage we still can out of a GOP majority is the smart move, and hopefully this was being planned well in advance.

But I would go further and say that the Trump brand not only took a huge hit, it is effectively dead. On a lot of the Internet (surely others besides me have seen this), Trump is being personally blamed for Tuesday, by people who, to all appearances, have been fully on board with him since '15-'16. Not everyone, but it seems clear to me that he no longer dominates the conservative movement the way he did 72 hours ago.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (lHPJf)

75 *k

my keyboard will skips letters when cold.

Posted by: Guy who never gives up at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (LHn+s)

76 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

It makes sense in the context of the current and future electorate.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (okun6)

77 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (nEUC6)

78 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM

We are going to need someone with zero Trump association to run in 2028. No need to give the democrats free attack ammo with Trump 2.0.

What happened Tuesday was a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term and the do nothing gop in congress. We need to run someone in 2028 who had zero to do with his administration and the is desantis, the only big state to remain red.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (I43vL)

79 WTF is under all those hijabs?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (xbqAo)

80 Me as well. But she's a bit of a poser. I follow her on X and about 80% of her posts are about how many steps she gets in per day, her latest sweater that she knitted, and how she's available as a seasoned single.

agree with this. she's flaky. very online.

IDC if she leaves. Marco on the other hand! ugh

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (qBivk)

81 There should be a rule that you cannot run for a political office in the U.S. if you have ties to a terrorist organization.

Given that the SPLC defines anyone to the right of Bill Ayres as a ultra-right terrorist, that wouldn't work.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

82 WTF is under all those hijabs?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey

Voldemort.

Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

83 My eldest daughter from Texas called me yesterday in tears.

She was shocked at waking up and finding out that Texas is now blue.

She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (lBovM)

Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)

84 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Brandon Herrera lost to Katy Padilla Stout.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (mISmA)

85 It's a new day. They won't honor pardons.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 12:15 PM (X8vlu)

this will be the interesting bit. i wonder what they'll do if PDJT does issue everyone a pardon from everything beginning in 2015 through the end of their tenure with the us govt....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (nXhwP)

86 22 >>>In Rubio's case, I assume (assuming the report is true) he's distancing himself from Trump in preparation for a '28 presidential run.

sure but it's not necessary to be unemployed during the early phases such a run. Usually being unemployed has been seen as a negative. With DeSantis, for example, the question has been "What will he be doing after he's governor?"
Posted by: ace at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

Listening tour...as will Rubio...obvious they both will spend 2 year unofficially and then officially running...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (Gb7+b)

87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (VYGAQ)

88 25 There's lots of speculation now that Vance might not be the lock everyone thought for '28, or that he might not even run, clearing the field for Rubio and DeSantis. Were I Vance, I suppose I could see it. He has a young family, and presidentin' is not conducive to involved parenting. Also, he may just figure a Trump follow-on isn't in the cards, so best to leave a hiatus between Trump and his own run.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (Riz8t)

Vance can go back and run for OH Gov after his term...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (Gb7+b)

89 But would the idiot thune and company actually hurry up the confirmations?
--------------------------
LOL. No. Trump can suck a fart out of my ass.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (V362x)

90 Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)
___

I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)

91 He just won his first seat in Congress. He doesn't seem to be the ladder climber that would piss on the people who elected him to accept the position. Also, he does not have the CV for that position.

There was a Bush guy in the EEOC who got carried over into Obama I's staff and then quit. Anderson? JC Something?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (nEUC6)

I thought he lost the election to the spherical Katy Stout?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (j4Fxj)

92 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

93 Rubio rumor was denied. too bad Harmeet resigned.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (AKptf)

94 EKR' five stage:
denial anger bargaining depression acceptance.

Republican election 5 stages:
1. The polls are fixed
2. where did those votes come from?
3. the world is insane and hates us
4. it's all Trump's fault
5. Oh shit, it was all fraud

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (LHn+s)

95 Megyn Kelly defending @AbdulElSayed says all you need to know about her.

==

she is worthless clickbait whore ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (AKptf)

96 We need to run someone in 2028 who had zero to do with his administration and the is desantis, the only big state to remain red.

As you may know, I've long been a DeSantis supporter. The question remains, though, if his charisma deficit can be overcome in a presidential campaign. It may be that people will be looking for less drama than with Trump, so his low key affect could even be a plus for him. IDK.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

97 >>>She's making plans on moving to Missouri sometime in the next two years.

I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)

98
This is the beginning of the end.

Posted by: Doom & Gloom guy at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (OkYzo)

99 Oh! I just figured it out. If Rubio and Dhillon planned on leaving anyway, it is critical they leave during the lameduck session of Congress when a Republican majority can still approve their successors.
Posted by: ace

Yep. We'll get right on that. Now, watch this drive.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (5J3aM)

100 Dhillon has 2 x accounts, her personal one and her official one.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (ZdaMQ)

101 Those that resign now have no future in politics.

You bought your ticket on the Trump Train.

And now you want to stamp it with "Quit When the Going Got Tough?"
What a "sell" to voters in 2028.

Oh and pure delusion that this Senate--the one that blocked and drug their feet on all of Trump's nominees--will confirm replacements in a Dead Duck session.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (/Ki2A)

102 When you know the DNC has intentionally ushered islamists into the our government the picture gets worse.

The phony "war" makes this somewhat palatable. Oh it's those DSA crazies what can you do.

Nope. It's intentional. And they are sexually in love with the destruction and terror their party and machinations will wreak.

It was VERY obvious to me the moment we saw him that he was headed into Congress and our lives forever.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (pjdUv)

103 90 Errrr....she might want to pick a different state.

Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)
___

I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)

I hope she can, SMH. How far from the Arkansas border are you, BTW?

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (Gqar8)

104 "a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term"

Wow. But this is what the Dems will do, so some other approach must be identified.

I would welcome a return to economic stagnation, borderless insanity, high crime, racism as state policy, environmental vandalism and looting of the economy, feckless and limp foreign policy, on and on.

I mean, this is what the electorate just demanded, right?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (U/Byj)

105 I liked Dhillon.
Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

She did some good work, but still, Dillion Carter > Harmeet Dhillon.

(DO NOT GOOGLE! TOTALLY NSFW!)

Posted by: far cry at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (X+NGn)

106 56 She has done some good work. Now replace her with some guy who has fire in his belly. Maybe Brandon Herrera?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:18 PM

Might be difficult. Herrera isn't an attorney.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM

This shellacking makes me also think what the incoming Congress **spit** is going to do regarding the NFA and silencers.

I do not expect to escape from New York until after August of next year.
One of my first purchases in Florida is going to a silencer.
Maybe should start looking at moving earlier.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (4q/mG)

107 61 Every time people celebrated a company moving from CA to TX they forgot that meant thousands of Democrat voters also moving from CA to TX.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (VYGAQ)

hmm

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (odBC9)

108 I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)
___

The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Don't even have a Dollar Store nearby.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (lBovM)

109 "We" have some work to do? Nuts to that! The so-called Republican party has some work to do.

Posted by: toddg at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (KCFD3)

110 53 It would be quite interesting if Rubio and AOC were the two noms - it would be an all-Hispanic race.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

Hispanics are tribal not color - they vote for their countrymen only...they are disinterested in other Hispanics (Lee Manual Miranda learned this with his In the Heights musical - it was no Black Panther for Hispanic turnout)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (Gb7+b)

111 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (+gK6I)

112
The next 2 years will be a long, strung out mess. I'm so tired.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (OkYzo)

113 Isn't it more of a managerial position, anyway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM

Probably more managerial, but I'd be shocked if "be an attorney" isn't a required qualification. My position is more managerial these days, too, but being an attorney is still required.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (h+uWx)

114 TX population increased by 2 million since 2022. The Dem freak got 2 million more votes than the 2022 dem.

I don't know, dem turnout and indies I guess?
Abbott actually increased his vote and still got hammered.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (n5tGW)

115 Listening tour...as will Rubio...obvious they both will spend 2 year unofficially and then officially running...

Posted by: Nova Local

Yup. Another question is if Rubio will honor his pledge not to run if JD does. If JD demurs, then I think it's certain that Rubio will run.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

116 Well, the good news is Susan Collins is finally free to express her natural strong Conservative streak in the coming weeks, unrestrained from the more Liberal leanings of some in Maine.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (r7+Q7)

117 87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

119 He did? Well, damn. Worse than I thought.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (nEUC6)

120 I live in the Ozarks in SE MO.

My younger daughter and grandkids live a half mile away.

She'll be moving near family.

You do you.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (lBovM)

So do I, and I'm glad you have your network. But I'm afraid we have become a RINO state; we'll vote for Republican officials, then turn around and vote for California policies.

I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (lHPJf)

121 108 I did that a few years back. Just stay away from the cities. Middle of the state still feels like America, though even here there's plenty of AWFls and "refugees"
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (gw3RI)
___

The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Don't even have a Dollar Store nearby.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:30 PM (lBovM)

Know your general area well. Great place - unless you want Thai Food at 3am.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Gqar8)

122 Republican election 5 stages:
1. The polls are fixed
2. where did those votes come from?
3. the world is insane and hates us
4. it's all Trump's fault
5. Oh shit, it was all fraud

CORRECT.

also the admin just needs to keep calm and stay in charge and not go wacky

I'm talking to idiot fam/friend lefties and they are all expecting their goodies back now, yesterday. none of what they think is going to happen is going to happen.

one has been on SSDI (for obesity!) her whole entire life. she has never worked. she owns a shore house and travels frequently. the Trump admin cut her SSDI by two thirds. OH NO! she can't vacation as much now! she thinks she'll get her full amount THIS WEEK.

lol

they think they're getting their no-show jobs back, their grift, ballooning SSDI payments, free Ocare, the whole enchilada.

that just isn't going to happen and even if it might it will be a long time coming. they will be FED UP by then.

just hold steady and keep being freaking ADULTS and don't be reactionary. Like what I saw yesterday, it was good. Stay like that.

and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

123 >>>The nearest small town from where we live is over 30 minutes away.

Sounds like you'll be safe from the madness

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (gw3RI)

124 Afternoon Ace
Kelly manages to be a mean girl and grift off it. Embarrassed that I went to the same law school
Sucks about Dillon , she seemed to be doing a good job. Wonder if someone is taking scalps

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (8VNAp)

125 Maybe, JUST MAYBE, people might figure out that the Republicans haven't been lying about what the Democrats want to do.

Dildojosa promised a slew of shit that these people should have already known ain't gonna happen. The only promise she is going to fulfill is opening the border back up which is gonna drive up all the costs again and piss everyone off... again.

But the voters bought into the free shit shtick again... because $3.30/gal was just too great a cost to bear.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (lLeLE)

126 Why didn't Trump (verbally) beat the sh*t out of Thune? Just a thought.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (W1Z/l)

127 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

Someone without Trump's fire - or more - will be destroyed by the New Democrat Party in a flash. There is no "waiting for a nice guy" or a "return to normal". This is normal. The electorate will not hear mushy DeSantis or anyone else. Trump won because he knew instinctively how to get above the noise.

Forget a dignified leader. The last guy shit his pants on every stage. The new ones will be talking "tough" from now to eternity.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (pjdUv)

128 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (VYGAQ)

129 I am not giving up on Texas. We just moved to the country. We will be farming in the near future. I'm not going away quietly.

The reason blue shitholes get bluer and shittier is because the conservatives tend to tuck tail and run. I will not. I will fight for my state, at least electorally......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (2614e)

130 I think people need to calm the f*** down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

No troll, just spinning hypotheses.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

131 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

100% this… people seem to forget what Trump came back from after 2020 and 1/6/2021…. Those were much longer odds

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (PYT6H)

132 31 Thank you, Ace, for all you do.
Posted by: Cray Cray at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (CA8ZQ)

I think we need to focus more on the things ace doesn't do. He's not really carrying his weight around here. Even crows won't be his friends.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (HFrEr)

133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

134 And anyone who isn't GOPe approved - so, not a communist - will be dead in the water, the way it was before Once in a Lifetime Trump appeared.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (pjdUv)

135 I am just not PT Barnum. I always underestimate how stupid people are. Democrats drove up prices, so elect them in 2026 because Trump didn't have deflation to return prices to 2020 levels? I cant imagine being dumb enough to think your life will be better with commies in charge.

I suppose some segment knows this but believes the commies will worsen 'those rich republicans' live's more so you'll have some sense of revenge.

And of course people 'distrust the media' in polls, and yet the majority still let the media influence them to vote for commies who want to mutilate their kids and to force everyone to ride a train for all travel. It does not help that most R candidates do not pound on these points.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (PV+Zw)

136 I hope she can, SMH. How far from the Arkansas border are you, BTW?
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:29 PM (Gqar

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Not all that close.

We live about 2 hrs south of St. Louis, but about an hour and a half from St. Genevieve.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (lBovM)

137 I really don't like Islam. And I really don't like Muslims. It's a death cult, and it's sick. I don't think it aligns with Western values in any way. Maybe family oriented?

I am not going to insult your intelligence by saying the kiss ass bullshit that some muslims are great. They aren't.
Either you're here as a person who wants to adopt Western values or you're an invader.

I don't want to see you assholes on your prayer rugs in the street stopping traffic like NYC.

Oh, my point. No one should be defending, even a little bit, a muslim politician in America.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (iOpI2)

138 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Vance isn't a great choice but the Trump thing is irrelevant.

People didn't show up against Trump when he was on the ballot, they're not the driving force when he's not on the ballot.

OnlyTrump voters are a good chunk of the R turnout in 2016, 2020, and 2024. That's not coming back.

The Ds just added massively with Hispanics. That's also the only major demographic that tends to swing massively between elections.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (okun6)

139 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place.

OR it's trolls I dunno.

the poor man. you guys were just waiting for this huh. really ready to go on day one with the "Destroy Trump Brand" story?

interesting.

he was not on the ballot btw. I think the R brand in fact WAS. I think the useless Congress may as well be filled with psychos for all the good it does now. THEY. DO. NOTHING!

oh except grift! they do a lot of taking cash money.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

Yeah, I agree.

All of the stuff the base hates about Trump basically can be laid at the feet of the Once Again Do-Nothing, Frustrate Trump Congress

Except for "mean tweets". But, grow a pair, Sally Ann.

Did Trump make some errors?...sure. We elected a president not a deity.

Why happens now in these last two years will actually define him. It's how he will be remembered.

Hopefully, Trump's up and ready for the fight and has a group of killers who will help him execute.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (YSUhf)

140 THEY. DO. NOTHING!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM

You have discovered the source of my prophetic ability young Padawan.

Posted by: That Guy who says "Nothng will happen" at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (OIX9N)

141 "a complete repudiation of what Trump was getting done in his second term"

I give him all credit for stopping the southern border illegal invasion, the astonishing drop in US violent crime, and the deportations. I'd hate to see those babies thrown out with the bathwater.

There are things about DJT that are repellent, but voting against R's to spite a guy who wasn't on the ballot seems counterproductive.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Jr5Lq)

142 93 Rubio rumor was denied. too bad Harmeet resigned.

excellent! good

didn't like Harmeet one little tiny bit

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (qBivk)

143 I hope with all of my heart Secretary Rubio does not resign. We need him badly.

Decades ago I read Michelle Malkin daily. Even then she was warning about "creeping sharia." We are now have entered the bowels of the reeking pisslams and it is foul.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (hzuYO)

144 Neoconism is dead.
End the war, keep the blockade.
Win/win

Posted by: BillC at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (M2v/T)

145 Trump does need to apply pressure to the squishes in the Senate to pass the SAVE Act. Use Mafia-level pressure, if that is what it takes. After all, he has pardon powers...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (j4Fxj)

146 Know your general area well. Great place - unless you want Thai Food at 3am.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Gqar

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I have a topo map of the AO, and I still remember my land nav training.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (lBovM)

147 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Rubio was a Senator, not a Governor. And with foreign policy, he has ZERO populist wins. He won't win in 2028, even if he's our nominee. He's just more "pro war", which is unfair, but he'll be seen that way.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Gb7+b)

148 63 Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

I am a JD fan, he is from Middletown the buffer between Dayton and Cincy....

He is Tuq'r adjacent and thinks he can straddle "sell out who sucks Muslim dick and is anti-semitic" and "Pro-American."

He cannot, the reason JD seems team Tuq'r is by all appearances he is team Tuq'r.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Int1s)

149 133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

We here in Mo have the same problem every place has - cities. For us, KC, St Louis, Columbia and Springfield. Look at our election map, explains it all.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Gqar8)

150 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

I doubt 5% of the electorate even knows who Thune is.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

151 Did you guys see Peter Baker of the NYT make an absolute baboon of himself?

He summarized a Trump strategists comment, "Do you want the white pill first, or the black pill first?" as talk of cyanide.

http://tiny.cc/q37d101

I get not knowing internet lingo, but why would he instantly think, "They're talking about cyanide?" Maybe do a quick Google before saying that's what they meant.

Posted by: bonhomme at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (mkw2N)

152 Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:27 PM (qBivk)

Go look at Rogers who may have been cheated or maybe not.

He looks straight out of CIA Central Casting. Bush in a blond wig.

This is what was on offer from the GOP while Democrats brought strength, youth, energy and fire. All the things Kamala didn't have and they all mysteriously appeared in June with the sudden appearance of the DSA. I said it was an op, I told people what was going on, I just didn't think it was going to move as fast as it did. I thought they were clearing the deck for 2028. Well they were.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (pjdUv)

153 Reading through moderate/soft left forums:

"Yay costs are going down! Free shit!"

Reading through HIV lefty forums:

"We get to trans kids again"
"Import the Third world"
"Death to white people!"
"Time to jail everyone we don't like"

We have to do something about the information gap that 20% or so of the electorate has about what voting D means

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)

154 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (VYGAQ)

Well… just two years ago Trump +14 in Texas when he was on the ballot. This year when he was not on the ballot: GOP -10 (approximately, depending on the statewide candidate)…. So how exactly does that translate to “Trump’s fault”?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (PYT6H)

155 "I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place."

Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

156 147 118 Imagine if Cheney had run in 2008. That’s what Vance running in 2028 would be like. If he’s the nominee it’s a 400+ EV win for AOC/Newsom.

Only chance we have from preventing total annihilation of the country is a Republican not associated with Trump. Rubio leaving now gives him 2 years of breathing room, which may or may not be enough.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (VYGAQ)

Rubio was a Senator, not a Governor. And with foreign policy, he has ZERO populist wins. He won't win in 2028, even if he's our nominee. He's just more "pro war", which is unfair, but he'll be seen that way.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (Gb7+b)

As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (h3AaS)

157 >> Abdel Mawgoud al-Dardiri, a top leader, says his win is a model for Muslims working "from within the political system" on behalf of the "Islamic world"

Weird how they always tell you exactly what their expectations are. I thought his job was to represent all of the American people in his state. I was told the whole muslim line of questing was racist. Turns out that was just obfuscation.

I want to congratulate the people of Michigan who voted for this anti American piece of shit. I hope the cost of your gas goes up.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (552ZK)

158 and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

Yes, in the gimme-dats, there was. They lost them and got worked up to vote. Biden put so many on gimme-dats, and Trump took them off...

I mean see your friends/family - if you count, do you really end up with more R voters or D voters? And now imagine it's a D who is doing the same task - they will be 100% D up and down with friends and family...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (Gb7+b)

159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

160 129 I am not giving up on Texas. We just moved to the country. We will be farming in the near future. I'm not going away quietly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM (2614e)

Its just gonna be riding it out for four years I think.

Dildojosa and the gang can't deliver those jobs that came w/ the business implants. She she can't just raid the Rainy Day Fund cause "She says so." And she'll call everyone racists when she gets lashback for opening up the border.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (lLeLE)

161 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?

I doubt 5% of the electorate even knows who Thune is.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

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It doesn't matter who knows Thune, the point was that he got nothing important done.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (iOpI2)

162 I am just not PT Barnum. I always underestimate how stupid people are. Democrats drove up prices, so elect them in 2026 because Trump didn't have deflation to return prices to 2020 levels? I cant imagine being dumb enough to think your life will be better with commies in charge.

I suppose some segment knows this but believes the commies will worsen 'those rich republicans' live's more so you'll have some sense of revenge.

And of course people 'distrust the media' in polls, and yet the majority still let the media influence them to vote for commies who want to mutilate their kids and to force everyone to ride a train for all travel. It does not help that most R candidates do not pound on these points.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (PV+Zw)

Why, these pretzels are making me thirsty!

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (wVcYX)

163 133 >>>I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.

Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

Certain groups just love their ‘bortions. Their “ rights” and all. Right to commit - better stop right there, I guess. Would not want to piss anyone of the “ flexible” Horde off.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (Gqar8)

164 >>>As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?

without the Save America Act and a major ramp up in deportations, probably whoever baby killing, child mutilating, gay race communist jackass the dems run

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (gw3RI)

165 J.D. Vance should not be the nominee - the last time a VP went straight from there to the Presidency was Bush in 1988. Before that…Van Buren. (Presidential deaths in office don’t count of course, I’m talking elections).

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (h3AaS)

166 117 87 How can it be anything other than Trump who is to to blame? Is this really even up for debate?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05

Let me introduce you to John Thune.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM

This times a 1000.

John Thune is a fucking traitor. Why are not all Trumps judges nominated?
Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?

This piece of shit should resign and never let near any sort of power ever again.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (4q/mG)

167 Can Elon just buy Texas?

Posted by: wth at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (UjdFS)

168 I'm still beyond pissed about Amendment 3. Maybe I'll feel better about our state when the anger over that dies down, but it's gonna take a while.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:31 PM (lHPJf)
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Can't say I blame you. We voted Yes, and was disappointed that it crashed and burned.

We moved here from Illinois, so there's that little ray of sunshine.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (lBovM)

169 Right there with you. I was really disappointed by the number of "No on 3" signs here in my small town. And to top it off 6 passed to make sure they won't let something like 3 even get on the ballot again.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:34 PM (gw3RI)

Seems to me a referendum measure to bind future voters is unconstitutional on the face of it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (j4Fxj)

170 People didn't realize Trump was icky in 2024 when he won the NPV and every swing state. Ok. I guess nobody told them. He hid it well and all the good press fooled them.

I exclude Hippo from this - the "I was right about Trump all along" people are transparent and retarded. You weren't. You already tried this game in 2020 and were proven irretrievably dumb and stupid and faggy.

Not everyone here has a day or month long memory.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (pjdUv)

171 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id. Really don't know about fraud etc., although you know there was at least some. I guess it was just a national election for party, because local gop got wiped out too. I just find it strange. Why vote for the people that hate the issues you care about?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (n5tGW)

172 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.

I like much of what Trump has done. But Epstein, Iran and things like Lake America and annexing Canada turned A LOT of people off. It’s OK to acknowledge this.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VYGAQ)

173 159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

Michigan is a blue state. The belief that it is purple or winnable is due to Trump winning it. It is not purple.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (okun6)

174
You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.

Living in a blue area I know a lot of lefty LIVs. Every election cycle, from all the way back to when Trump was a Democrat, you can have a discussion with them like this:

Lefty LIV: Everything sucks, all the people in government suck, no one does what they promise, I hate politics.

Me: So you are going to vote for the challenger then?

Lefty LIV: The Republican? HELL NO THEY ARE NAZIs!

Me: So you are going to vote instead for the same corruption you were just complaining about?

Lefty LIV: No this time with be different the TV news told me so

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

175 Hell, I'm contemplating moving back to Arkansas.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:26 PM (lHPJf)

Mr. Bassman is a realtor and a really nice, mellow guy. Plus, he's good with puns.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (OlzlW)

176 Like in every election the past 20 years, I am convinced this is only a partial reflection on the actual mood of the country.

Yes, at the margins people are dissatisfied. Yes, the administration is to blame for bad optics, bad messaging, and bad results.

But I think mostly this is about who got voters to the polls. The Dems have a machine that turns tribes (muslims, indians, gays, young, trans, ....) into registrations, and registrations into votes. They are getting stronger at this and Rs are not.

The Left also live in a media bubble, also getting worse due to algorithms. The media were people get information is against the Right, and Trump especially. So they are fine turning the country into a shithole

This is not about migration, or corruption or even the war, it is about who can turn regs into votes. The Dems know that if you give them a dirty voter roll they can pump out as many votes as they need to win. They have honed that skill. They then produce polls to legitimatize the results

I don't know how to fix this as it is not exactly fraud. Some of it is, but mostly it is tribalism. These tribes have very high turnout and very strict adherence to the party.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (LHn+s)

177
My fear is that now that the dems will have Trump on a leash, he'll go back to his New York roots of lets make a deal and give away the store to stay out of prison/bankruptcy. They're going to go after him forever.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (OkYzo)

178 159 How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

Holy shit.

You’ve got to have a very special level of party toxicity to have that happen.

And for that we have Trump to thank.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GVoQJ)

Um, pray tell, when was the last time MI had a Republican Senator?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (h3AaS)

179 Come on really? You think the 20% flip in TX was because Thune?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM

I think Texas has a lot of root causes, and none of it can be distilled down to 1. But the biggest issue is the Republican Party running the organization like the country club from 1962. When you refuse to change, you do things the way they have always been done, you go extinct. And yes, if you created a situation where it seems like it makes zero difference who you vote for, people say why bother. We gave the RNC a gift of the house, the senate and the presidency. Thune did absolutely nothing with it. In fact, he allowed no recess appointments and stalled everything we voted for. We have very smart people on this very site who were saying just this. Stubborn and misguided? Maybe. But here we are.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

180 172 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.

I like much of what Trump has done. But Epstein, Iran and things like Lake America and annexing Canada turned A LOT of people off. It’s OK to acknowledge this.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VYGAQ)

Hispanics don't care about Iran. Hell half of these new voters probably don't even speak English.

LIVs aren't plugged into political media let alone the rabbit hole stuff.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (okun6)

181 I exclude Hippo from this - the "I was right about Trump all along" people are transparent and retarded. You weren't. You already tried this game in 2020 and were proven irretrievably dumb and stupid and faggy.

Not everyone here has a day or month long memory.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:40 PM (pjdUv)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (eUDuQ)

182 Horde, do not worry. The Democrats will overreach and it will swing back in 2028.

I'm trying to be optimistic here, okay? Stop looking at me like that.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Oy/m2)

183 >>> How did Republicans lose to a Muslim? In Michigan?

voting is a demographic head count for everyone except whites. Michigan increasingly looks like Dearborn. The average Muslim woman has 6 kids. that's how

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (gw3RI)

184 144 Neoconism is dead.
End the war, keep the blockade.
Win/win
Posted by: BillC at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (M2v/T)

What does that even mean? A blockade is an act of war. What war is happening that isn't the blockade? Are we supposed to stop shooting at missile launchers? What are we doing right now that we wouldn't do under your scenario? I don't understand what you're proposing.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

185 I think people need to calm the fuck down with the "Trump is tainted" nonsense. Jesus Christmas this place. Black Orchid

Thank you, my thoughts exactly. Of course I live in North Dakota and R's ran the board, again, as usual, so I agree that Trump/republicans aren't dead yet, but they need to get thru the stages of grief fast and like Ace says, be better.

Posted by: old chick at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (F3Dlr)

186 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.

IN a town near me the town elected officials decided to balance the bloated town budget by a 25% increase in taxes. Due to town rules though they had to put it to a vote.

So a woman in town organized a "stop the tax increase" effort and ran for town office.

The tax increase lost, but the people that wanted it in town government all got re-elected. How do you explain that? Well a town full of lefty LIVs.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

187 Dildojosa and the gang can't deliver those jobs that came w/ the business implants. She she can't just raid the Rainy Day Fund cause "She says so." And she'll call everyone racists when she gets lashback for opening up the border.
Posted by: cajun carrot

And I'm going to take a page from the Dem playbook and start riding asses the second that $1500 check doesn't show up.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (mISmA)

188 We here in Mo have the same problem every place has - cities. For us, KC, St Louis, Columbia and Springfield. Look at our election map, explains it all.
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Gqar

Cities are *part* of the problem. Yes, STL and KC have always been the millstones round our necks.

But support for 3 was weak even in a lot of rural and suburb/exurb areas. Same for the other conservative measures. And hell, Springfield normally votes on our side (if barely).

This is the real problem: Missourians let themselves get suckered by the "muh democracy!" rhetoric. Every single leftist measure got through on the claim that "DC politicians are trying to take away your vote!" And they fell for it, and kept falling for it.

I am a born-and-bred Missourian, but I have a lot of anger right now toward a state that refuses to understand how a representative republic works.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (lHPJf)

189 If I were Rubio, I'd get the hell out of there.

I went in knowing Trump will leave office with approval ratings lower than Dubya Bush. But what other choice did we have?

Maybe all the impeachments will give Trump a fresh start and Dems overreach, but him coming out the next day and talking about his ballroom or saying had he been on the ballot, he would have won in a landslide tells me he doesnt think anything is wrong.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:43 PM (BotSl)

190 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:41 PM (okun6)

"Honest Cloud" seems to be a troll. He's was trolling yesterday He's thanking Trump for AES being elected?!! That's some strange take.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (JrHfD)

191 If history repeats, next will come the Night of the Long Knives then Krystallnacht.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (ndZc7)

192 As you both have already seen the future, who wins in 2028?
Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (h3AaS)

Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

193 If anything, a Muslim winning in MI is not at all surprising.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (AKptf)

194 and YES there was massive fucking fraud dear sweet Lord how can you not see it?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at November 05, 2026 12:32 PM (qBivk)

I am not aware of any fraud. And apparently neither is Trump.

What evidence do you have?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GVoQJ)

195 I don't understand what you're proposing.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

He doesn't, either.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (j4Fxj)

196 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:33 PM

Did you really behave yourself and lay in wait just to do this fucking phony post-mortem shit in case it happened?

You already tried this shit in 2024. You trolled us with polls showing Trump losing. You were wrong. You *are* wrong. You are wasting people's time and need to be banned for the seventh time.

And I hate bans. But go the fuck away from this conversation control shit. You are wasting people's time when they are already down. Again.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (pjdUv)

197
Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

Even if the results were the exact opposite on Election Day, this would still be a hive of defeatism. I’m not giving up on TX just yet. The Senate is still in good hands, and the new Lt Gov won’t be able to do anything about it. The Republicans there set the rules.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (h3AaS)

198 Hispanics don't care about Iran.
—

Sigh.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (VYGAQ)

199 Let me introduce you to John Thune.

Posted by: Piper
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Frustrating, isn't it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Cq/ve)

200
And I'm going to take a page from the Dem playbook and start riding asses the second that $1500 check doesn't show up.

On moderate/soft left forums they are all crowing about how costs are going to go down now as soon as the new congress comes in.

On more politically aware forums they'll tell you "of course costs are going up, way up, because we can't fix things in two years"

Now, one would assume those moderate/soft voters will get a clue when they get nothing they were promised but...don't count on it

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

201 Don’t confuse the base hating Trump with the base being realistic about what caused the mid term calamity.

Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

202 Missouri also has an issue with its referendums being poorly worded. The pro abortion referendum that 3 was trying to overturn was a word salad that obscured its intent, by design.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (gw3RI)

203 I have a huge 29+ yo admiration for Harmeet Dhillon. She has done great work and I wish her the best. A real loss.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (ruxTZ)

204 Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at November 05, 2026 12:39 PM (4q/mG)

Because Thune hates Trump and everyone who ever even considered voting for him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (yKhjs)

205 If anything, a Muslim winning in MI is not at all surprising.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM

Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

206 Just listening to the news bites, they are already gearing up for:

1. Impeachment of Trump
2. Impeachment of Vance
3. Impeachment of Hegseth (Massie leading the charge)
4. Prosecution of ICE employees with jail time for participation.
5. Legislation to protect Sanctuary Cities
6. Defunding of all entities enforcing immigration law

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (dIske)

207 Why the hell did Thune prevent President Trump making ANY recess appointments?

The people that control Thune didn't want them.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

208 Honest Cloud was a troll from the HotAir days. Amazing how many people have just waited and waited for something bad to finally happen (again) to come "get" us.

Their way was Hillary for 8 and Kamala for 8. Which we would still be in the midst of were it not for Trump.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (pjdUv)

209 Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

So much verbiage. Let me save your time and energy: say “I don’t know.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (h3AaS)

210 202 Missouri also has an issue with its referendums being poorly worded. The pro abortion referendum that 3 was trying to overturn was a word salad that obscured its intent, by design.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (gw3RI)

Yep. All of it arcane, obscure.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (Gqar8)

211 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)

212 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

MI is the place. What is your question?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (AKptf)

213 I got a kick out of the retard students at U of M saying they were voting for the muslim because he wants healthcare for everyone.

Holy shit, I was a dumbass in college *cough* but even I wouldn't have said something so naive.

"I think everyone should have a house!"
"I think everyone should have a car!"
"I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Hey, dumbfuck, check out "free" healthcare for all in Canada. Be sure to check out their population, taxes and their wait times too!! Oh and how MAID is going.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (iOpI2)

214 WouldaCouldaShoulda. Oh well.

We'll try again with another lame effort in futility starting next January.

Posted by: GOPe Congress at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (wVcYX)

215 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

When was the last time MI elected a Republican Senator?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (h3AaS)

216 Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Exactly, I mean do we do this again to just show our loyalty to Trump and have zero course correction?

The reality is, in 2 years, Trump is going to be about as relevant George W. Bush. We can't just keep thinking Republicans being extra loyal to Trump is some key to winning.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (BotSl)

217 My county legislature is now 20-3 Dem. Whe I was young the Republicans ran most of the towns , except Woodstock and New Paltz and my city was split. NYC transplants overran the place and now we've got homeless crisis, made worse by rent controls in my city and sanctuary policy.
A perfect example of lunacy is happening. A Hobby Lobby is going to into an empty store in the surrounding town. The left is out of their minds about that company of "bigots"
This is the attitude that beat the Republicans. It's insanity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (8VNAp)

218 Remember:
Every election is a "change or same" choice.

There is no third way.

No matter who the R is in 2028, Dems are going to be running against "change from Trump and Trump polices."
There is no "conservative but not Trump" policy or platform they can run on.

The dumbest doomed to fail part of Kamala's campaign was trying to brand herself as the "change" candidate. And she had the full support of the media.

Let's not think a R can thread that needle

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (/Ki2A)

219
Frustrating, isn't it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Cq/ve)

I think I am going to crowdsource the purchase of Cuba and start my own country. You in? 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

220 I don't know how much of a role Thune's impotence played in the defeat, and I don't care. He needs to go, regardless.

Chances that he will? Probably very low. He's already said he's running for Minority Leader.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

221 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (AKptf)

222 What happens in 2028? I assume a very bad replay of 2008. The Ds and all the phony R's got their wish.

They pulled the plug on Trump's valiant attempt at stopping the commie takeover that has been headed for us for 20 years.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (pjdUv)

223 Philistines upon you, America!

Unfortunately, I think it's too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (1x2K9)

224 211 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)

Well, not all of us. Trump has flaws but to think what we saw Tuesday can be laid at his feet mostly is just lazy thinking, based on maybe scapegoating or frustration. Maybe.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar8)

225 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...
Posted by: It's me donna
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Same. DJT picking Darline pissed me off, but that's not nearly enough to make me abandon him.

Posted by: screaming in digital at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (lOlUK)

226 >>>Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years

well we haven't had Muslim mayors or sheriffs either but then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

227 Don't think I caught this is the dismal day yesterday, but that rancid crazy woman in NC who gleefully took a smiling picture at a German concentration camp and said Trump supporters belonged in the ovens won her district race.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (qBdHI)

228 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

As is often the case the Republicans have no idea how to discuss such things.

It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

229 "I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Hey, dumbfuck, check out "free" healthcare for all in Canada. Be sure to check out their population, taxes and their wait times too!! Oh and how MAID is going.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (iOpI2)

College IS “free” in Scandinavia. How many foreign students go there? (Hint…very few.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (h3AaS)

230 Never mind we’ve never elected a Muslim Senator in over 250 years
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GVoQJ)

When was the last time MI elected a Republican Senator?
Posted by: Cow Demon

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Any other election, Sayed would have lost.

Basically everyone with a D next to their name won.

In my state, some 19 year old Democrat college student ran as a joke for a somewhat powerful position in the court and won against an entrenched, respected incumbent Republican with zero campaign.

Its absolute madness and the reality is the bottom has fallen out for Trump and people are going out of their way to show their middle finger.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (BotSl)

231 Free healthcare is attractive. They are told that if Sweden can do it, we can do it!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (AKptf)

I don't think the Dems want to be an ethnically homogeneous, 95% white nation...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (yKhjs)

232 "I think college should be free!! Some scandi country with 8 million people have it so we should too!!

Posted by: Seems Legit

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Correction, 8 million scandis.

Same in UK with their national health -- it only barely worked because the English (et al) are civilized and now that they opened the doors they realize they are fucked. Same in Canada -- socialism looks great until you import people who see a bowl on the doorstep on Halloween and think they are being good peeps by leaving the doormat and porch light.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (LHn+s)

233 Well, not all of us. Trump has flaws but to think what we saw Tuesday can be laid at his feet mostly is just lazy thinking, based on maybe scapegoating or frustration. Maybe.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar

And some astroturfing for good measure.

Anything but blaming the GOP who OBVIOUSLY still despise us.

You know who that helps?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (pjdUv)

234 I have no idea why Dhillon might leave.

Probably because she knows all of the various cases which would be prosecuted under a nominal GOP congress are all going to be sidelined?

I still say Ilhan Brotherfucker has nothing to worry about. Her denaturalization and deportation are now, once again, fairly tales.

Hear me now and believe me later.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (qRla/)

235 209 Depends if Dems overplay their hand and their candidate like they did after 2020 with the unfair arrests and prosecutions and then the shitty pres candidate. If they don't, they win. If they do, we do if we have a non-Trump admin tainted candidate. A populist is preferred b/c that's what we've been winning with...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:44 PM (Gb7+b)

So much verbiage. Let me save your time and energy: say “I don’t know.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (h3AaS)

If one could accurately predict all the events over a 2 year period, they had Musk level wealth and power...one can suspect certain things will happen, but one can't know. I suspect Dems will overplay their hand, but I am WAY less certain who Repubs will actually nominate. So even if you know some things, that still doesn't help knowing an end result.

And this goes without saying if we have some major calamity on US soil happen...then everything is uncertain in all ways.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:51 PM (Gb7+b)

236 216 Twas ever thus. I don't hate Trump. I've been very enthusiastic about almost everything he's done. That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Exactly, I mean do we do this again to just show our loyalty to Trump and have zero course correction?

The reality is, in 2 years, Trump is going to be about as relevant George W. Bush. We can't just keep thinking Republicans being extra loyal to Trump is some key to winning.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (BotSl)

Do what again? Trump can't be run again. His specific addition to the coalition only showed up for him and never for mid-terms

-10% of existing R electorate vs 2024

How do you make up that ground? That's the question we're facing here. The Democrats have boosted their numbers significantly with a new wave of Hispanic voters. Hispanics swing wildly each election, that's the target demo.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (okun6)

237 Nobody asked my opinion, and the beauty of AoSHQ is that you're gonna get it anyway!
JD Vance HAS to tie his future to the "fervent Christians" like Schmucker Quarrelsome whose Christianity boils down to hating the Jews ... because he has an enormous liability with stupid people because of his wife. Usha Vance is obviously a smart and attractive lady -- but she is, to use Nick Fuentes' word choice (to which Vance's dear friend Schmucker made no response), "a jeet." And not even a Christian convert like Dinesh d'Souza, either. So the poor boy who made good through the military, education, and hard work, and made a bundle in finance, has to double down on the hillbilly vibe and assure the losers that the clever, greedy Jews stole all their stuff. So there.

Posted by: werewife, princess of Delray Beach at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (1tieC)

238 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

239 Don't think I caught this is the dismal day yesterday, but that rancid crazy woman in NC who gleefully took a smiling picture at a German concentration camp and said Trump supporters belonged in the ovens won her district race.

Remember when a Republican house candidate said a stupid thing about abortion and that was what the entire election was about?

The Dems had a dozen worse "gaffes" in this election and the Reps let each one fade from public memory.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

240 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (sgkY8)

241 I don't know how much of a role Thune's impotence played in the defeat, and I don't care. He needs to go, regardless.

Chances that he will? Probably very low. He's already said he's running for Minority Leader.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.

Im not a Thune fan, but this is all on Trump's shoulders. And its clear everyone around Trump including Vance, has figured that out.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

242 Some light here (Red Turban, "...."), but wow the make-believe is something.

Pre- and exit-polling shows nothing resembling the imaginary grievances driving votes. 40% Hispanics (and this is an ominous data point, and is due to Trump actually fulfilling a key campaign promise that got him elected) were most concerned about ICE/deportations. Economic concerns second. "War" nowhere on the list.

Too much silliness to address, but the notion that a DeSantis could win MI or WI - when only the unique figure that Trump is has done it, in decades - is close to far-fetched.

Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (U/Byj)

243 And with Democrats like Gene Wu in power in Texas, it's probably a good idea for Elon to leave.

https://tinyurl.com/upcy3xb5

Posted by: Random PJ at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (+jscL)

244 Jeez, the nastiness on this thread!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:47 PM (odBC9)

The gottaberightis is STRONG today.

Whatever happened to 'the right to your opinion?'

Geez....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (2614e)

245 It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

And it is used to control the population. It is a major reason why Canadians constantly acquiesce in the destruction of their liberty, and are unfit to be free. (H/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836). Canadians would be happy to see their country turn into the DPRK, so long as you told them the medical care is “free”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (h3AaS)

246 Maybe Dhillon is preparing to run for office ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (AKptf)

247 >>>It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

F that. They get nothing.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (eUDuQ)

248 "I don't think the Dems want to be an ethnically homogeneous, 95% white nation..."

Except for the neighborhoods they themselves choose to live in.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

249
Not quite sure why the trolls and mobys are rolling in.

I suppose to try and pound a stake into the heart of Trump and MAGA, but-

really your arguments are obvious and stupid to anyone with an IQ above their hat size.

Be better. Be funny. Or just leave.

You're boring.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (YSUhf)

250 Well, to be honest, the young, more naive me did vote for John Anderson in 1980 because he promised cool things.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (wVcYX)

251 I asked yesterday, what would the dems do in this situation? F the filibuster, allow all appointments, confirm anybody the prez nominates, pass a critical act (save, etc), all the way to the end of the year. That's what. But the gop doesn't vote as a bloc, because they're stupid and useless, and many on the other side.

But this is critical, Thune won't even try.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (n5tGW)

252 The start of going down that rabbit hole Europe is in.
Thanks a lot Bush and Barky

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 12:53 PM (sgkY8)

253 Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (U/Byj)

Only reason to resign would be to set up a presidential run. The race for 2028 has begun.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (h3AaS)

254 then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

Dearborn is terrific.

Seriously, go check it out some time.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (GVoQJ)

255 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I almost want to vote for the goatfuckers. It's going to be hilarious when the peterpuffers run up against the flight school trainers.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (mISmA)

256 I'll say it, I love Trump; he has done some really good things. Closing the border and DOGE were the greatest to me. Has he made mistakes? Yes, but the alternatives to him would be cataclysmic.

As was this last election. Shit's going to go south. But the run we had with Trump was really good.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (iOpI2)

257 My bet is the first legislative bill from the new Congress is going to be amnesty.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (8Uo7a)

258 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

I'll use TX as an example because that's where I live. The GOP there had a good night for a midterm election. Paxton's vote total was essentially the same as Cruz's in 2018, when Cruz beat O'Rourke. The difference this time around was that Talarico's numbers looked more like senate votes totals in a presidential election year like 2024 (they were between Cruz's and Allred's vote totals for that year). You don't need to take my word for it; that data is all readily available on the internet.

So how did Dems do that?

There's multiple ways it could have happened, one of which is that Dems simply mobilized their base very well this year. If that's true, this wasn't a repudiation of Trump (or anyone else) in any real sense, as the Dem base is just made up of the opposition, which has always disapproved.

There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

259 Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

The SAVE act is just the most obvious example.

The GOP hates you and wants you dead. They don't even give a shit about our elections.

Why? They WANT the commies to take over so they can fundraiser and grift from the shadows. They're alright Jack. Trump put it on the line and TRIED to fight them all. Almost got killed for it. He probably will get killed for it. They won't. Not for another decade anyway.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (pjdUv)

260 Im not a Thune fan, but this is all on Trump's shoulders. And its clear everyone around Trump including Vance, has figured that out.
Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (BotSl)

TBF you don’t like…anybody.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (h3AaS)

261 The New Republic
Breaking New from Washington and beyond
Hafiz Rashid, November 5, 2026

Top Justice Department Official Resigns as Rats Begin Jumping
Harmeet Dhillon, who led some of Trump’s worst crusades at the Justice Department, quit after the Republicans wiped out this election
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A-holes.

But because?

Major law firms and civil rights groups have been involved in combating antisemitism and helping to draft or support legislation designed to protect Jewish individuals and counter antisemitic discrimination.

Members of Congress also introduced measures aimed at strengthening federal efforts against hate crimes and protecting Jewish communities—such as the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, which increases funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and bills targeting academic or economic boycotts like the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:55 PM (NFX2v)

262 double down on the gladiator movie vibe and assure the losers that the clever, greedy old greek homos stole all their stuff. So there.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (74D2J)

263
It isn't "free" healthcare. It is "the government takes a bunch of your money then decides if it will spend some of it on whatever healthcare needs it thinks you should get addressed will using the rest on bribes, kick backs and graft"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

Government is the most bloated, wasteful, incompetent body of people gathered together in every f*cking country on the planet.

Why the F*CK do people think granting them the power to control everything is a good thing?

Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

It's f*cking mind boggling.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (2614e)

264 195 I don't understand what you're proposing.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:42 PM (r7+Q7)

He doesn't, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:45 PM (j4Fxj)

Yea, I'd love to hear a better solution. I can blame Trumps failure to explain to the public why we're doing it that way, especially after it wasn't over in a few weeks as was suggested, for a role in this mess. He also failed to connect with voters on fighting rising costs.

He did the things but he didn't sell it or the message didn't penetrate.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (r7+Q7)

265 Good news, everyone!

LGBT Caucus Celebrates "Gayest Congress In American History"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

Yay! We'll have a gay old time!

Posted by: Friends of Dorothy at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (wVcYX)

266 Didn't believe Rubio would be leaving - why would he? - and he's got a lot of work still to do. Cuba. Can't see him leaving while that white whale is visible and vulnerable. A lot of success in the hemisphere (another area of Trump success totally unappreciated by idiot voters and most commenters). Resigning now makes no sense.
Posted by: rhomboid

===

He wants to be President.
The further he is from Trump, the better.

The reality, Trump isnt leaving office like Reagan did.

Id bet my 401k Trump leaves office more despised than George W. Bush.

Rubio is still held in high esteem by all wings of the party. Him leaving isnt going to make him toxic to MAGA.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BotSl)

267
There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (okun6)

268 Ohferpetessakes. None of these people base any decisions on things like family obligations, policy differences, what's right for the country, or even their party.

It's only about them, and their future prospects. There's no need to overthink it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

269 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You must be new here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (eUDuQ)

270 I'm pissed about the election but I'm not ready to throw Trump under the bus just yet...
Posted by: It's me donna

Clark Kent isn't available so I'll have to settle for Trump.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (ndZc7)

271 Your last good day was YESTERDAY. Seemsayin' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (ayRl+)

272 The Left did some serious grass roots organizing. I know for a fact in MO. Pretty sure in KS too. Wouldn't be surprised if they did it in every red state.

We held onto the old model of "the polls are wrong" and [Insert State/District] went +X for Trump last time, so we're all good, and you're silly for even asking.

We have NEVER been good at organizing, and don't even have the infrastructure for it. It takes more than winning the argument, it takes work. And I don't know if any of these rich donors have made any strides on even laying the groundwork for organizing infrastructure.

Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (AZDyS)

273 258 There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation.

where's the fun in that?

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (v3pYe)

274 Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

It's f*cking mind boggling.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12

We must never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (ZdaMQ)

275 What is wrong with some of you people just rushing to shit on Trump?? How warped are you… the guy faced unfair impeachment, lawfare, they tried to bankrupt his companies… AND he took a bullet BTW and still stayed in the fight and accomplished a lot.

He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

276 254 then there's Dearborn. Open borders have consequences
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gw3RI)

Dearborn is terrific.

Seriously, go check it out some time.
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (GVoQJ)

I remember Dearborn being talked about as heavily Arab and evil Muslim.

In the 1980s.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (h3AaS)

277 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

278 It looks like Dillon may have resigned because she found out she was not going to be nominated to the vacant Deputy AG spot.

If that's the case, this is a natural time for a clean break.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (yKhjs)

279 I also think foreign countries should not be able to contribute to elections here . Obviously a lot of money for AES campaign come from the Mideast

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (JrHfD)

280 So how did Dems do that?

There's multiple ways it could have happened, one of which is that Dems simply mobilized their base very well this year. If that's true, this wasn't a repudiation of Trump (or anyone else) in any real sense, as the Dem base is just made up of the opposition, which has always disapproved.

There are other possible explanations, of course. But we ought to be looking for data to see what is the best explanation. Because responding well requires us to first correctly identify the problem.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

281 We should take bets on the first investigation topic although I think they may all drop at once.

1. Epstein
2. Iran War
3. Good and Plenti Shootings

They're gonna do it all. There is much more where that came from and I think there's gonna be some weird out of left field made up stuff like parading Trump's child pedo ring victims from 50 years ago in front of Congress, or something Rubio said in a phone call.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (pjdUv)

282 I dont think Hispanics have much to do with the Election Night loss.

I think it's more of a class issue where they tend to be working class and they have only seen inflation slow down a bit. And now are being hit with high gas prices. So they're angry. Its not about immigration.

Middle class really is being squeezed and the bubbly stock market doesnt fix all that.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (BotSl)

283 We have NEVER been good at organizing, and don't even have the infrastructure for it. It takes more than winning the argument, it takes work. And I don't know if any of these rich donors have made any strides on even laying the groundwork for organizing infrastructure.
Posted by: McLurkerson at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (AZDyS)

Youngkin was amazing at it for his run in VA...but he used his personal money to do it.

It's why he's my #2 darkhorse...but he's been out of politics all year and not a peep from him, so not sure he'd even want to be back in the game or put his own money up for 50 states.

Since he funded it, it was gone when he was not on the ballot...b/c the party didn't do it, the person did.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Gb7+b)

284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (gw3RI)

285 The Hangover. What’s going on.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Gqar8)

286 277 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

Much of the Dem electorate is roughly socially conservative. This is however a fairly limited wedge issue. It's not worthless but it's not a game winner by itself.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (okun6)

287 The defeat of Tejas now means that TENNESSEE has moved to the center of the target circle. Lucky fuckin' us. Oh yay. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (ayRl+)

288 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
_________

This ^^^

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (iFTx/)

289 Dildojosa promised a slew of shit that these people should have already known ain't gonna happen. The only promise she is going to fulfill is opening the border back up which is gonna drive up all the costs again and piss everyone off... again.
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One of the few good things the TX Rs did last session was a bill to require/incentivize sheriffs to cooperate with ICE.

Almost all of the border sheriffs have signed 287(g) agreements.
And many of those endorsed Abbott and/or Paxton, even though they are Dems.
Only El Paso is the border sheriff who opposed the program. But he still applied.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (/Ki2A)

290
He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

Kneejerk reacting, pants shitting, hair on fire bedwetting is fun, you see.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (2614e)

291 Wisconsin Dems sure didn't waste any time. From Townhall:

"Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (yKhjs)

292 Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

That's the spirit.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (eUDuQ)

293 He’s not perfect, but he’s fantastic. Shame on you for shitting on him now and rushing to do it gleefully. Just step off
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)

294 "I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want."

I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

295 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You must be new here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (eUDuQ)

No, he's been here a while.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (pjdUv)

296 Cut Ukraine loose and finish Iran. Let’s see how bad the new Congress wants to fund another war for the CIA.

Posted by: Pudinhead at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (Wp1X1)

297 258 It would be nice to see people actually perform some analysis and make arguments, rather than insisting their own leanings were correct all along.

I'll use TX as an example because that's where I live.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (HFrEr)

Nice!
Can you chime in on: Why, oh, why Talarico? Why oh why oh why.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (odBC9)

298 bear@258, I would like to know why Texas Sec of State's office was not publishing vote totals from 8pm until 3 am in the morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (8Uo7a)

299 Every election is a "change or same" choice.

There is no third way.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

This presupposes that the election is a clean one. The Dem fraud in 2028 is going to be 2020 on steroids, meth, and bath salts.

Posted by: John Thune at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (5J3aM)

300 I knew the knives would come out here eventually. lol

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (J4Dwc)

301 Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy

So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (mISmA)

302 >>>I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

the average person can't remember the Tik Toks they watched yesterday

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (gw3RI)

303 282 I dont think Hispanics have much to do with the Election Night loss.

I think it's more of a class issue where they tend to be working class and they have only seen inflation slow down a bit. And now are being hit with high gas prices. So they're angry. Its not about immigration.

Middle class really is being squeezed and the bubbly stock market doesnt fix all that.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (BotSl)

Look at the numbers. Hispanics swung massively and turned out massively. The working class more broadly didn't really shift as much other than the ex-union Trump types not showing up for mid-terms as usual.

Immigration enforcement may have hurt. I don't have enough to go on to say. My guess is some are for and some against.

Democrats campaigning on affordability was a big success.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (okun6)

304 301 Many of the voters are new voters. Specifically, they are Hispanic voters. Their listed issues are largely economic, the Democrat campaign on 'affordability' was a winner. In practice this means social spending.

Using LatAm as a reference, social spending and law and order tend to appeal to Hispanics.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy

So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM (mISmA)

Law and order tends to be unstable as a platform because people stop voting for it as soon as crime recedes.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (okun6)

305
Ben,

You are right about amnesty. Article on Breitbart.

Posted by: four seasons at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (/QHx4)

306 Government run healthcare is shit the WORLD OVER. Yet, people continually run on and clamor for Government Run Heathcare.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (2614e)

Whenever I make this argument to a universal healthcare proponent, they invariably assert that the quality of and access to healthcare in those other countries is superior to the US. When I mention the healthcare tourism from Canada, they say that's not happening. Argh.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (OlzlW)

307 bear with assymetrical balls for the win. Each anomalous ("red" state going "blue") needs the same analysis. And remember all that has to be explained is whether, and why, a "normal" mid-term result for the Party in Power was exceeded, for the Dems.

Red Turban keeps pointing out the key electoral challenge for the GOP on the prez level: the Trump Only voting demo.

It's why he won MI and WI, and every swing state.

And the "Trump taint" forecast 2 years ahead is really something. What's going to be the inflation/GDP/employment picture in the summer of 2028? On current trends, it would be quite good. Manufacturing investment and employment? (headed same direction) Foreign policy *outcomes* - not idiotic current vibes (and they are mostly idiotic)?

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:03 PM (U/Byj)

308 I have a hard time believing that people have forgotten Dem politicians kneeling in submission, wearing 'kente cloth,' while BLM burned the nation.

===

These are kinder , gentler, uniter and not a divider Democrats!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (AKptf)

309 Yea, I'd love to hear a better solution. I can blame Trumps failure to explain to the public why we're doing it that way, especially after it wasn't over in a few weeks as was suggested, for a role in this mess. He also failed to connect with voters on fighting rising costs.

He did the things but he didn't sell it or the message didn't penetrate.

Joel Pollack had what I think is the best take.

Trump was elected to do politically difficult but necessary things. Securing the border is ugly. Fighting Iran is costly. Taking on special interests upsets donors. Backing AI scares people. Tonight, Republicans paid the costs. The benefits will be with us for many generations.

https://x.com/joelpollak/status/2117845602763756017

That's why nobody else was willing to do them and Trump was.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)

310 284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.
Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (gw3RI)

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I'd move there.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (iOpI2)

311 Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)

He didn't say the GOP. He was specifically talking about Trump.

EVERYONE knows the GOP is a soy-laden group of useless grifting assholes.

TRUMP has been TRYING to get them to man up and show balls.......he failed with that because they F*CKING SUCK.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (2614e)

312 Nice to see the sane DeSantis supporters here haven't gone this idiot route given teh chance.

I mean you have to pretty dumb to have decided the commie takeover that Trump beat back for a decade is now his fault. I mean really really dumb. Even if he mismanaged the fight totally. He got in there and is the only R in our lifetime to put it on the line for what matters to us even when he got to the big chair and had the chance to really fuck us.

I don't know why I even care.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:04 PM (pjdUv)

313 Begone Mitch McConnell's handpuppet sock.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (5J3aM)

314 Stray thoughts:

-They probably really are going to try to "do it all", as fast as possible. Impeach all the things. Pass all the laws.
-They suck at life, they suck at everything they try to actually do, and they'll probably make a gigantic fiasco out of everything they try to set into motion.
-They don't actually have the balls to go full Terror to prop up their nonsense once it all becomes a shambles
-Nothing much will come of said nonsense except headlines and memes
-We'll probably have to pick between two absolute clowns in 2028, the gutless shitbag GOP will slither back into the legislature, and everything will be just a little bit shittier and stupider than it is today.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (aKiSo)

315 I really hope Rubio doesn't resign. We need him!

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 01:05 PM (wzaBj)

316
So voting against ICE to keep illegals here that will undercut your paycheck and jerbs is the smart move?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:02 PM

But the appeal to emotion versus facts is very effective, and even though most of what people claimed ICE was doing never happened, boy will you find people swearing it did.

We need to improve our messaging and sending out long numbered lists of accomplishments with pretty backgrounds ain’t it.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (AKptf)

318 This is the attitude that beat the Republicans. It's insanity
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 12:48 PM (8VNAp)
==

The Hudson Valley is about 30-35% non-white. When you import the third world, you import their IQs as well. Those IQs vote.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (0bjKf)

319 197
Yep it's kind of amazing.

Two more years to go, 100% of the important policies are entirely executive branch/EO-based. Congress can only vandalize around the edges.

Most of the policies are working, some take a long time to show results. Some of those results may be visible, even to the dumbed-down electorate marinating in media nonsense, by 2028.

Some of those results are already visible. Border/immigration. Crime. Inflation. Economic growth. Real wage increases.

"Distancing" from these policies? To get the GOP nomination? WTF?
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)

Even if the results were the exact opposite on Election Day, this would still be a hive of defeatism. I’m not giving up on TX just yet. The Senate is still in good hands, and the new Lt Gov won’t be able to do anything about it. The Republicans there set the rules.

Posted by: Cow Demon
----

Hair on fire, Rending of garments and the pathetics wonder why we lose. Sweet Jesus people, Nancy Pelosi would kick your ass.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (Cq/ve)

320 Someone needs to explain the demographic makeup of the US and how it is that this "fractional minority" of Democrat Socialists and Islamists can run the table in a midterm election.

Unless this "minority" label is pure horseshit and the overwhelming majority of "Americans" want democratic socialism.

Because something's not adding up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

321 Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider,

NYS raised it's health care premiums 11% last week.

These fuckers will do nothing to fix anyone's problems.

Revolution always.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (X8vlu)

322 It's ok to let people vent, we just got our butts kicked. We'll all have fun making fun of the midget muslim from munchkin land at a later time.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (n5tGW)

323 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 12:57 PM (PYT6H)

I agree with you. Trump is Trump . He is 80 years old. As a guy on the conservative NYC radio station said today "Trump thinks out loud ." So I find it not really helpful for me to get angry and speak against him at this point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (JrHfD)

324 Same shit, different day. I heard it all in 2018 & 2020 as well. Completely typical. Anything but admit the GOP is a fag whose shit's all retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (BI5O2)

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I like Trump, a lot. I hate the GOP. They are fags and their shit is all retarded.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (iOpI2)

325 "Securing the border is ugly."

Nonsense. DJT did it in like two days. It was like flipping a light switch.

If there are no borders, there is no fricking nation.

Posted by: gp at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Jr5Lq)

326 Sorry to bring up Covid again, but a bunch of citizens lost their lives because of Medicaid and Medicare. Hospitals were told they would forfeit their Medic--- reimbursements unless they poisoned their patients with Remdesivir and restricted or forbade effective treatments. I lost a couple of friends that way.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (OlzlW)

327 Youngkin was amazing at it for his run in VA...but he used his personal money to do it.

It's why he's my #2 darkhorse...but he's been out of politics all year and not a peep from him, so not sure he'd even want to be back in the game or put his own money up for 50 states.

We could do a lot worse, and probably will.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

328 People are too hard on John Thune.

He is a democrat. What is a democrat with ambition to do in South Dakota? Run as a Republican, of course.

To do this you need zero principles, but that is a given.
So for a Democrat, he has done very well for himself.

The problem is the fools who think he is on our side.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (LHn+s)

329 291 Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (yKhjs)

Yup...and the AI data centers they bitched about....competing directly for the unexpanded power grid go long on brownouts and favelas....

fuck em I do not care anymore.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (Int1s)

330 246 Maybe Dhillon is preparing to run for office ?

or working on a new line of dhill pickles.

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (v3pYe)

331 I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
____________________________

I believe a vast majority of Dem voters don't vote on the issues AND they don't vote for their own candidate. They vote MOSTLY against the other candidate. The DEM party no longer has universal issues. They have a hodge podge of niche groups with their own single issue (many of which are diametrically opposed to other niche groups in the DEM party), so they can't land on a solid platform.

As a result, the encourage animosity and falsehoods towards the challenger. That's how these hyperbolic labels get attached to the Right (Nazi, bigot, fascist). They have no other unifying platform.

Posted by: Orson at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (dIske)

332 People's Hippo, important point about TX 287(g) arrangements (allows local LE to work with ICE, basically). That and the TX Senate.

TX is the largest most important southern border sector.

So TX shifting to any part of a "sanctuary" posture would be catastrophic for the overall border security/immigration picture. Despite the election, looks like the elements might be in place to hold the line.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

333 Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.

Posted by: Leupold

Have a gander at Florida's results.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (0U5gm)

334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

335 40 am kind of glad Alabama keeps getting left off the list of places that stayed red.

Reminder! We have alligators, sharks, mosquitoes and we talk funny.
Posted by: Piper at November

*nods and waves from Oklahoma*
Posted by: BruceWayne at November 05, 2026 12:16 PM (YZ0Fo)

Kind of looking at Tennessee as a bug-out domicile. No property/income taxes? Need to escape California taxes for a few years.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (QGaXH)

336 remember Dearborn being talked about as heavily Arab and evil Muslim.

In the 1980s.
Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (h3AaS)

I don’t recall the evil part but yes, Dearborn was heavily populated by Muslims back in the 80’s. I lived in the area back then and they made terrific neighbors.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GVoQJ)

337 Oh, and ICE & being so mean!

SNOPES, Fact Check, Feb. 9, 2026, 67 people died in ICE custody during Obama's presidency. That's not the full story
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is required by law to report whenever a detained person in its custody dies.
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Under the Joe Biden administration, approximately 105 individuals died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody across its four-year term (2021–2024), according to tracking and reporting cited by organizations such as Democracy Now!. Other watchdog groups and reports (such as Prism Reports) have specifically documented individual cases and systemic concerns regarding medical neglect, solitary confinement, and inadequate facility care during that period.

Not counting the "kids in cages" under those U.S..Presidents.

Where have been the surrogates for this administration?!!

For heaven sakes, even Melania Trump is trying to negotiate Ukraine-Russian peace!

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (NFX2v)

338 268 Ohferpetessakes. None of these people base any decisions on things like family obligations, policy differences, what's right for the country, or even their party.

It's only about them, and their future prospects. There's no need to overthink it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

I wasn't following you, here. Do you mean "these people" as in Harmeet Dhillon?

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (odBC9)

339 DNC has intentionally ushered islamists"

FWIW, stock up on popcorn.

The "Muslim voting bloc" vs "Hispanic, esp. women" will be quite the row...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (pfXMo)

340 284 Rubio should just invade Cuba and set himself up as ruler.
Posted by: brak

I was the lift the decades long cruel blockade of the poor downtrodden Cuban regime once I got in office, but I've decided against it now that Rubio is head of government there.
- Future Dem President

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Dv3i1)

341 320 Someone needs to explain the demographic makeup of the US and how it is that this "fractional minority" of Democrat Socialists and Islamists can run the table in a midterm election.

Unless this "minority" label is pure horseshit and the overwhelming majority of "Americans" want democratic socialism.

Because something's not adding up.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

You already know why..."Vote blue no matter who" - the DSA probably came up with that...

They only needed 5-10% of Dem voters to get on the ballot...then it's just a matter of the slogan to the Dem LIVs...

We should probably come up with "Vote red or you'll wish you were dead"...or "Vote red or shit the bed" or "Vote red if you ever want to be fed"...nothing works quite as well...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Gb7+b)

342 326 Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:07 PM (OlzlW)

Ohio raged at the economic damage the DeWine admin did to their mortgages and small businesses under DeWine....they just elected Amy Acton the person who ran his policy with literal carte blanche and no input from him literally and I know because I know staffers....

fuck the voters and they deserve EVERYTHING that comes next.....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (Int1s)

343 I doubt Youngkin would have a prayer at the prez level, for many reasons. He's smart enough to know that too.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 01:09 PM (U/Byj)

344 That doesn't mean we don't look at the voting patterns and try to extrapolate. It's not personal, it's strictly business.

Posted by: Archimedes
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Referring to the logically and numerically inordinate turnout numbers across the board for totally inexplicable candidates I assume.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (Cq/ve)

345 Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM (RORbl)

People vote feels. Democrats had a confluence of something and milked it. And most importantly the GOP *did not change or adapt*. They ran essentially all the same people they would have without Trump being born.

D's stole it from Pratt because Pratt could have put a monkey wrench in their plan. Same with Hong and Platner I am guessing. It was a very brisk psy op. Trump left openings and they stormed through them. But there is nothing he could really do about "affordability". Even without tariffs they did eggs forever. Then beef. Whatever they needed.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (pjdUv)

346 As I see it, our only hope is that they do try to eliminate the Senate, pack the court, etc.

Maybe that will wake up enough people for a Republican wave in 2 years.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (LHn+s)

347 343 I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

Fraud is a possible explanation. I don't think it's the correct one this time. The TX wipeout is generally consistent with the GOP losing almost everywhere across the country, which would be a lot of fraud to pull off in an environment no more friendly to fraud than 2024, when we won. The races were even close in FL, where we did win, and FL has done lots of good work cleaning up its elections. And, specific to TX, the GOP lost the state's lower legislative chamber; those house seats are spread out; urban blue fraud cannot really account for the loss of the TX house, I don't think.

I remain open to the possibility. In 2020, we could point to specific badges of fraud though (simultaneous shutdown of vote counts in thr middle of the night, 81 million votes for Biden, which Dems have not been able to replicate) but I'm not seeing obvious signs here. Am I wrong?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (HFrEr)

348 I mean, geez, it's been like 48 hours!

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
·Why is Pete Hegseth still around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

349 I find it hard to believe that the muy macho Hispanics voted for a flaming white gay guy that talks shit about The Virgin Mary.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:59 PM (mISmA)

Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (VYGAQ)

350 Jeez, some of you need to take a pill. Criticism of Trump or even just speculating what might have gone wrong does not equal being a retarded, ungrateful RINO.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 05, 2026 01:11 PM (Riz8t)

351 334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

There should be a social media campaign sent to every R senator saying they are next out if they keep Thune...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (Gb7+b)

352 bear, read comment at 200

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (8Uo7a)

353 It will be fun to watch the muslims vs LGBTwhatever in the future.

Can they be compatible?

Who will ultimately win the power struggle?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (iOpI2)

354 >>>Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.

they vote for free shit just like every other immigrant group

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (gw3RI)

355 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (X8vlu)

356 How do you run a Democratic Republic when more than half of the citizens live in a fictional online world rather than the Republic itself?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (r7+Q7)

357 348 I mean, geez, it's been like 48 hours!

Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries
·Why is Pete Hegseth still around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

Wow. Open threats against the safety of a cabinet secretary. Someone ought to move on that.

Oh, right, the GOP is dogshit and you can actually shoot directly at them and not face any pushback of any kind.

I forgot.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (aKiSo)

358 334 317 How corrupt is the fkng R side of the Senate that Thune still thinks he has a chance at leadership , after the fiasco of Tuesday ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 01:06 PM

Hang on to your hat…
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

If Thune gets the minority leader position they will literally be the nail in the coffin for the party. Which is why they are going to do it.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (lLeLE)

359 Does anyone really believe that if the SAVE act had passed, election night would have gone differently?

I dont.

Posted by: Leupold

Have a gander at Florida's results.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada

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A deep red state and squeaker elections.

Even in Florida, the blue wave hit, it just came a bit short.

I'm all for tighter voter laws, and there is real fraud, but if anyone is chalking up all of election night to voter fraud, you're delusional.

You could feel it, I saw so many real world anecdotes, and all the data was showing it, we just chose to cocoon ourselves in delusions and that a few random clickbait types that told us everyone was fine.

Posted by: Leupold at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (BotSl)

360 didn't say the GOP. He was specifically talking about Trump.

EVERYONE knows the GOP is a soy-laden group of useless grifting assholes.
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You're misreading me.

I'm saying that everyone rushes to blame everything but the obvious actual problem, since doing so would bring up some seriously painful questions for them.

So they blame some given policy like Iran (in this case), or Trump, or voters (and especially those darn nonvoters!), or Mercury in retrograde, or anything besides the GOP.

Like clockwork.

Every time it fucks everyone over. No exceptions.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (BI5O2)

361 It's a bitter pill that people need to flee Texas.

We've got some work to do.
=
As Churchill (may or may not have) put it: Americans can be relied upon to do the right thing...once every alternative has been tried.

Nothing will ever get better until we decide it's time to make the left, all of it, flee from us, and stop trying to preserve their system because reasons.

Or we can just keep submitting and all descend into madness and ruin, and ultimately Judgment, together.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (vSvIl)

362 will be fun to watch the muslims vs LGBTwhatever in the future.

Can they be compatible?

Who will ultimately win the power struggle?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (iOpI2)

Their common goal is the destruction of America and especially white males. They’ll work together for a while to do that.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (VYGAQ)

363
(1) Poverty and child poverty are at an all time low.
(2) GDP per capita is at an all time high.
(3) The murder rate is lowest recorded.
(4) Real median income is up to an all-time high of $88,000.
(5) U.S. crude output is at an all time high. Natural gas production also at an all time high.
(6) The border is secure. Deportation of criminal illegal aliens is at an all time high.
(7) Inflation is at its lowest point since 2022
(

Lowest interest rates since 2020
(9) CPI at its lowest point since 2022
(10) take home wages are up and at their best point since 2021
(11) Trump has secured $22.5 trillion in new investments

Yeah, things are terrible. Let’s give the Democrats a chance to get their fraud back or something g.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (8zDk6)

364 People vote feels. Democrats had a confluence of something

Posted by: ... a
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Look at the numbers compare them to previous numbers.
They are totally implausible.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (Cq/ve)

365
Or maybe the Hispanic “natural conservative” myth from 20 years ago needs to finally die.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (VYGAQ)

Everyone is a natural conservative if they use common sense. The Hispanics are the kings of hypocrisy as they will have a tattoo of Jesus on the cross proudly displayed as they're disemboweling you for not paying your drug debts......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (2614e)

366 You already know why..."Vote blue no matter who" - the DSA probably came up with that...

They only needed 5-10% of Dem voters to get on the ballot...then it's just a matter of the slogan to the Dem LIVs...

We should probably come up with "Vote red or you'll wish you were dead"...or "Vote red or shit the bed" or "Vote red if you ever want to be fed"...nothing works quite as well...
Posted by: Nova Local

Vote Red or your Family is Dead.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (mISmA)

367 This is a total disaster. How will Trump accomplish anything for 2 whole years without being able to pass any bills?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (LHn+s)

368 Even without tariffs they did eggs forever. Then beef. Whatever they needed.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:10 PM (pjdUv)

And they wailed about the price of eggs as the price fell by two thirds. Insane that people responded to that.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (OlzlW)

369 351 Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (Gb7+b)

I am happy with Tuesday night....why?

Cornyn is fucking gone as is Collins as is Cassidy....and I will be just as happy to see almost all of the GOP Go Along gang gone in the Senate....so keep Thune.....see what happens.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (Int1s)

370 346 As I see it, our only hope is that they do try to eliminate the Senate, pack the court, etc.

Maybe that will wake up enough people for a Republican wave in 2 years.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus

A good thought BUT Barack Obama explicitly aligned himself with the philosophy of a "living Constitution," viewing it not as a static text but as a dynamic document that must be interpreted in the context of an ever-changing world.

And O is running the show.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:14 PM (NFX2v)

371 Yep. People vote with their wallet. Any now they’ve given Democrats a chance to pickpocket them. Again. I have “Kick Me” signs for sale. Cheap.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (8zDk6)

372 362 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (VYGAQ)

Beirut 83 took 12-15 years.... I figure the Red green Alliance having a bad day will be 25-32 years from now.....

I will be too old or dead to care too much.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 01:16 PM (Int1s)

373 288 Awfully strange results of a dem wave, but people voting against them on ballot issues, like girl sports and trannie kid surgeries and voter id.
____

I think a lot of Dem voters think Dems are reasonable (just like themselves!) and don't want boys in girls sports, trans surgery on kids, and why wouldn't you want voter ID? I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
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This ^^^
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 01:00 PM (iFTx/)

Republican pollsters have expressed consternation that they cannot actually convince people that Dems hold some of the more outlandish positions that they do.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (HFrEr)

374 Yeah, things are terrible. Let’s give the Democrats a chance to get their fraud back or something g.
Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 01:13 PM (8zDk6)

Nah, Republicans where too busy sniffing their own farts to run any reliable campaign other than mudslinging.

They are also too out of touch with the voters that are addicted to their phones and eat up all the garbage bullshit it spits out.

Instead they decided to piss millions away on annoying everyone while they are at work with a 2012 style text spamming campaign that no one asked for.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (lLeLE)

375 Wisconsinites Are About to Get Affordability in the Form of a 15 Percent Utility Rate Hike"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider,

NYS raised it's health care premiums 11% last week.

-
Freedom's just another word for nothin' but taxes, see?
Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (ndZc7)

376 355 Nood
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 01:12 PM (X8vlu)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 01:18 PM (odBC9)

377 Oh and with the Senate going Socialists, no more conservatives judges. Probably the last ones this year.

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 01:19 PM (sgkY8)

378 I think a lot have absolutely no idea what Dems politicians actually want.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)

They have a new crop of young ignorant kids that have melted their brains on tiktok propoganda to call upon every election. Why do you think they blew shit tons of money on "Influencers."

Brainwashing kids in school is no longer necessary (but an added plus), they can reach the kid directly through their phones now.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 01:20 PM (lLeLE)

379 Re changing slogans

The color assignments were often reversed, but they actually rotated for decades depending on the television network. The permanent association of Red for Republicans and Blue for Democrats was cemented during the 2000 presidential election.

Because the election was unresolved on election night and the recount dragged on for five weeks, Americans stared at the exact same electoral maps on television and in print every single day. That year, major print outlets like The New York Times and USA Today, along with the broadcast networks, happened to universally use red for Bush (Republican) and blue for Gore (Democrat).

And maybe you can also remember the slogan Better Red than Dead during the Cold War era.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 01:21 PM (NFX2v)

380 4 Democrats win, terrorists celebrate and congratulate them.

Good job, asshole stupid f*ck voters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

Well, they did get that coveted IRGC endorsement.

Posted by: BuddyPC at November 05, 2026 01:25 PM (K8Pf1)

381 And maybe you can also remember the slogan Better Red than Dead during the Cold War era.
Posted by: L - No nic...

I think you have that reversed.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 05, 2026 01:29 PM (nEUC6)

382 298 bear@258, I would like to know why Texas Sec of State's office was not publishing vote totals from 8pm until 3 am in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 01:01 PM (8Uo7a)

I could be mistaken, but my past experience has been that SOS is pretty slow off the mark in terms of publishing results compared to the media. (Mostly based on my experience trying to get totals for intermediate appellate judgeships over the years.)

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:32 PM (HFrEr)

383 Republican pollsters have expressed consternation that they cannot actually convince people that Dems hold some of the more outlandish positions that they do.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 01:17 PM (HFrEr)

*******
Like toddlers, who are cute and adult idiots are not, normal Dims and the GOP who stayed home because of Trump hatred, have to experience hell before they believe it can happen.

Son #1 was a very, very smart little guy at age 3yrs. Advanced. He was told NOT to stuck anything into electrical outlets.

He decided one day to stick a key in one and the current blasted him backwards onto a guest bed. There was a large black smudge around the outlet. Baby bro (18mo) came running down the hall to us yelling, "Smoke and fire!"

We blame this incident on son losing some brain cells resulting in his college insanity of changing majors and wasting our money. He was an honors student and had AP credits before college. The brain cells apparently were the common sense ones that got fried.

Soon these pompous cretins will see what they voted for and have only themselves to blame vs Trump.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 05, 2026 01:58 PM (hzuYO)

The Morning Rant

For some unfathomable reason, President Trump announced on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year. His explanation is a mess of the rational and the irrational.

Is it a good idea? Absolutely.

Was it announced without any thought and without any political advantage? Absolutely.

Here is the transcript of the interview, and here is the salient portion.

Why? Because they don't need it, Brian. I mean, I asked them, because they don't need it. And because why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayad when they don't need it? It's a bad -- it's a bad talking point because when you say, why don't we give everybody $4 billion? Israel's our number one; we give them more than anybody else and they no longer need it. We've been doing it for years, I've been doing it, but Israel is a very thriving country, they don't need it. If they did need it, I would say keep it going.

Regardless of whether the aid is a good idea, El-Sayad's comments should be refuted as contrary to the current law and policy of the United States government. Recognizing the political pitfalls of aid to Israel is reasonable, but changing that dynamic as an afterthought on election Tuesday, rather than using it to his and the Republican Party's political advantage is simply stupid.

As for the aid itself? Israel obviously requires a large and sophisticated military to counter the many threats against it, and since American weaponry is the best in the world, it is appropriate that it prioritize that technological advantage. But that aid has been a millstone around Israel's neck for a very long time. It has given the American president a huge amount of power over Israel's military decisions, and to a lesser extent its foreign policy. Most recently, Drooling Joe Biden (or someone in his administration) restricted shipments of certain weapons to Israel to control its military operations in Gaza. And before that, in 2014, the Obama administration restricted shipments of Hellfire missiles.

But the real control occurs behind the scenes. The threat is not that Israel will be unable to purchase American weaponry, but that there are strings attached to each purchase. And that is a caustic and dangerous situation, because Israel cannot always act in its own interests, but must defer to American foreign policy demands and the whims of the president, whoever he might be.

Those 2,000 and 500 pound bombs that Biden restricted? How many Israeli soldiers died because they had to go house-to-house (a brutal and dangerous tactic), rather than simply destroying the terrorist hives from the relative safety of the air? How many hostages were killed because the Biden administration slowed the Israeli military effort?

The military and technological relationship between Israel and America is strong. Civilian high-tech and military cooperation makes us both stronger. While the loss of four billion dollars in aid will hurt the Israeli military budget, the freedom to act independently is, in the long term, a far more valuable thing.

But the political calculation was ham-handed at best, and non-existent at worst. It did nothing for President Trump except buttress JD Vance's drift toward Tucker Carlson-style Jew-hate, and it may very well have injured Bibi Netanyahu's political machinations in Israel to create a strong coalition.

Was it off-the-cuff pontification, or was it planned? Who knows, but the result is a mess. I doubt that this announcement, had it been made at a politically opportune moment a few weeks or months ago would have prevented the ass-kicking of the mid-term elections, but it might have mitigated it somewhat.

Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.

And that is illustrative of the problem with the Trump administration!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. And if you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow me it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (mISmA)

2 Was it announced without any thought and without any political advantage? Absolutely."

Pretty much describes the Administration since February...

Sad, really.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (pfXMo)

3 Pretty much describes the Administration since February...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (pfXMo)

It's maddening!

A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (k5CNB)

4 A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful."

You have a talent for understatement.

/no, not sucking up, ok?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (pfXMo)

5 I hope Israel will now take the gloves off and start smiting the goat humpers.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (mISmA)

6 A coherent and consistent explanation of what was going on would have been tremendously helpful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM

Coherence and consistency from Washington? The deuce, you say!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (ctC8W)

7 American money comes with American strings.

Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

8 We need a Doom Thread.

H/T Monty

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:06 AM (1bYJp)

9 Coherence and consistency from Washington? The deuce, you say!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (ctC8W)

I know...I know. I am naive.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (k5CNB)

10 Tbh we were just taken over by gay communists. Israel should be aware our ability to do anything positive will be very limited as soon as this congress is seated

Posted by: 18-1 at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (UZr0D)

11 A coherent and consistent explanation

Neither are PDT's strong points and that's been mostly working until it didn't. Mostly because of BlockHeads.

Posted by: DaveA at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (FhXTo)

12 Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:09 AM (k5CNB)

13 Good morning!

Without question, Trump is the most transformative leader of our lifetime. He is a man, however, and not a superhero. His weakness has always been communication- it’s just not good. Oh he has had some good, great even, moments. But it is not his strength. I have been smacked by some of y’all for saying it, I have been told some of you appreciate his roughness. But it is an issue and a hindrance. I would prefer this Trump to no Trump, but I also wish this could have been smoothed out.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (ZdaMQ)

14 Why not stop the assistance but keep your mouth shut about it?

Posted by: Discretion Is at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (D5ixm)

15 A book titled Revelation.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (LHPAg)

16 This has nothing to do with Israel. Trump's weakness was that he thought he could make deals with muzzie radicals. I still give him kudos for having the courage to actually try to take away Iran's ability to cause chaos.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (g8Ew8)

17 Ensuring Israel's security seems to me to be the moral responsibility of Germany and the contractual responsibility of England. Why would it be primarily ours?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (2ap+5)

18 Israel can do what it wants now, without our 'input,' which - given the elections - becomes much more salient to the Israeli government, I'm sure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (yKhjs)

I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Until January 2027.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (mISmA)

19 And that is illustrative of the problem with the Trump administration!"

Yeah. We have seen much good, but any other such victories and...

/yeah, misquote. sort of.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:11 AM (pfXMo)

20 Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.
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I don't know what the hell he is doing. Seems like this one should have been kept in the political bank. I mean sure, he knew the announcement would create friction - but to what short term gain given the timing with the election? Not everything is 4D chess. Sometimes a move is just a move - and with what we/I know currently, this is just a move.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2bFN5)

21 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)

22 Basically correct CBD. A very odd way to introduce the concept.

The issue of cutting the aid cord with the US has been an active one in Israel for decades, logically enough, though of course that is completely unknown to the airheads on this side who make the most noise on the subject.

Bibi addressed a joint session in the 90s and brought it up then.

An amusing parallel is the ignorant belief that the US has always been a big military partner of Israel. Israel won its largest conventional wars (against Arab states) while under a US arms embargo. The US-Israel alliance arose slowly out of - sit down for this ignoramuses - the developing parallel interests of combating (at the time) Soviet-influenced and supported Arab "nationalism", and then Islamic jihadism that threatened strategic interests (energy) the US had recognized as far back as FDR.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (U/Byj)

23 Israelis won't bow to their executioners like Americans just did Tuesday.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

24 Can we restock our own munition inventory first? That would be great.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (J4Dwc)

25 Political capital is ephemeral"

True. Think of the beginning of this year...

then by July 4th, local WM didn't sell out of flags.

It was fast.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (pfXMo)

26 I agree with this, and will add it's only the latest in a long line of bad calculations and missteps from Trump this year. It's uncharacteristic of him, but undeniable.

I can't say it bothered me that much at the time. But in the wake of the midterms, it becomes clearer how out of touch the white house seemed to the vast majority of voters.

Voters seemed genuinely upset at prices, inflation, medical insurance premiums, their lives and a host of other personal things. Whether they had reason to be upset at Trump for this is a different question, but for purposes of their thinking it doesn't matter.

In the face of all this, what does Trump do? Bungle the messaging (if not the strategy) on Iran, brag about vanity projects like the reflecting pool and ballroom, taunt Canada with silly threats and proposals, try to rename lakes, and tout esoteric economic indicators when it came time to address voter's concerns.

The really good stuff he did (immigration, prosecutions, lower crime, higher spending power, safer world, and lower prices compared to Biden) got lost in the mix.

Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

27 Thx CBD
Coherent and consistent explanation. Trump constantly stopping and talking about "a deal" was incoherent and anybody advising him that a deal was possible should be fired.
The mullahs and IRGC are corrupt, apocalyptic lunatics who can't be bargained with. They'd see the entire Iranian population wiped out and still say it was "Allah's will".
I had no problem getting rid of their nuke abilities, but the whole "deal" crap was a waste of time and energy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (8VNAp)

28
Timing this year has been Trump's big problem.

Yes, the Israel announcement might've helped things if done say in August.

And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

I still want to know if there was credible intelligence that action was necessary immediately or if the Drubbing was just nice to have.

I totally agree with the Iran takedown but couldn't have waited 8-12 months until the election ws over?

If not, so be it. But, if so, that's called stupidly poor planning for secondary efx.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

29 I hope Israel will now take the gloves off and start smiting the goat humpers.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (mISmA)

The "genocide" of gaza has been shockingly ineffective.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (j4Fxj)

30 I know this sounds hopelessly naive and optimistic, but it might strengthen the relationship.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:09 AM (k5CNB)

I honestly hope it frees Israel from having to consider 'What Will The Americans Say' ever again.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (yKhjs)

31 Maybe Trump's focus on architectural projects in the wake of the mid-term results is his way of telling the right "GFY".

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (2ap+5)

32 Israeli here. Cutting the aid is a good thing overall. However, I would think it would have been preferable to cut a billion every year for 4 years.

Here's hoping we can take it. For starters, I can think of many ways that Israel's bloated big gubbernmint could chop away at itself Milei-style to reduce the annual budget by quite a bit.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:17 AM (D0X9e)

33 I think we need to remember we get things in return from Israel, technology is just one. If they no longer need our aid, great. That should be the reason. I am wondering, however, if it’s not just going to be a change in buckets- instead of direct aid, do we sell the newest version of laser sharks to them for $5, instead of $5billion? The last reason needs to be because it’s suddenly not problematic to side-eye anything Jewish. Because that should be very, very problematic on the national stage and right here on this site. If I were Empress, that would be the rule.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

34 A little non dooming fun:
Did not assume Nicki Minaj would be ride or die with Trump, thought it was possibly just to get new citizenship, but there it is. More loyal than half the GOP at a very dangerous time for her to be so. Would never have guessed this if her 10-15 years ago. Cool to see.

If Trump wants to change the political convo pronto, he'd make her his new press secretary. Why not at this point. They going to attack a black woman?

(Barbz are her fan group, if you read the list and are confused. She does still live rent free in the heads of celebs that feel like by going MAGA, she betrayed the hive mind. Just like Elon does. And I think the thing that red pilled her is black Christians being slaughtered like sheep in Africa, and liberals saying nothing about it. She was raised very religious and seems to have returned to it.)

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (Toos7)

35 21 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)

Ya, everyone partied a little too hard yesterday thinking that Iran/US fight is over me thinks. Oil is correcting itself after that ridiculously large decrease in price. I think a few of the Spot Traders may have smoked some good shit at work yesterday.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (lLeLE)

36 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

37 Until January 2027.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (mISmA)

I don't agree.

With Israel not getting any foreign aid from us, it doesn't matter a damn what we say anymore.

I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

"We're not taking anything from you. Fuck off all the way to fuck off mountain, we'll do what we want."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (yKhjs)

38 Netanyahu wast talking about reducing/eliminating US aid for a while. He said so during interview with Erin Molan on her show. In November 2015. He has been talking about it. I think it is the US establishment that wants Israel to be tied like that!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (AKptf)

39 *sorry NOvember 2025!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (AKptf)

40 Maybe Trump had to wait till after the Israel election sorted out...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (4WM7K)

41 Germany has actually remained good about its perceived special obligation to Israeli security. Most recently they've been f***ing with the Qataris, whose sovereign wealth fund investment in an industrial company gave them a veto over partnering with an Israeli firm to produce military items. The Germans are playing games with ownership/different divisions of the company to circumvent the Qatari blocking attempts (last I heard).

It's not the US' obligation to ensure Israel's security, apart from our decision to do so. And we don't "ensure" it - it's a multi-faceted alliance that has yielded enormous practical benefits and which aligns completely with our interests and values. The "analysis" (actually uninformed sloppy polemics) applied to the US-Israel relationship is never used for other alliances, even though it would be equally off the mark there.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:19 AM (U/Byj)

42 Sometimes I think, if it weren’t for my grandkids and kids, I’d move to Israel, but they are having an Muslim
Problem within their own walls.
It’s true, when America is lost, the world is lost

No where to go

Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

43 I mea, if US military has to pay for what they we are getting for free, that would cost us 10 times as much.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (AKptf)

44 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)
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Why didn't you tell me!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (D0X9e)

45 Crap, the full of the Nicki Minaj posts on X didn't copy. Here it is...

Nicki Minaj•
@NICKIMINAJ
Couple things:
1. Trump is STILL your PRESIDENT.
2. The QUEEN is STILL your OBSESSION.
3. Jesus is STILL LORD.
4. Great insight by the VICE PRESIDENT.
5. Knowledge is POWER. 6. Congratulations to all winners! Especially @RepLuna &
@ByronDonalds.
7. Blowing a billion on a losing campaign full of celebrities is STILL hurting them.
8. The BARBZ are STILL PRETTY!!!
9. I don't vote, I VETO
10. Stay tuned & STAY MAD.
11. Christians are STILL being killed.
12. Maybe now our people will WAKE UP.
13. Love you
14. Elon is STILL a trillionaire and you are STILL posting on his app. I’m sure the shareholders appreciate the dialogue.
15. #GrokBot is a phenomenal product that has significantly changed my life for the better. Thank you, @bot

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (Toos7)

46 No where to go
Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

The wind *whispers* "Andorra"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)

47 I don't think these loans were a philanthropic gesture at all.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (AKptf)

48 Political capital is ephemeral, and whatever President Trump might have earned with this ill-timed announcement will be dissipated by the time he needs it.
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I don't know what the hell he is doing. Seems like this one should have been kept in the political bank. I mean sure, he knew the announcement would create friction - but to what short term gain given the timing with the election? Not everything is 4D chess. Sometimes a move is just a move - and with what we/I know currently, this is just a move.
Posted by: scampydog

He's letting the left know the leash is off.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:22 AM (mISmA)

49 Posted by: Duke Lowell

https://tinyurl.com/y26euku6

"Trump has declined to rule out resuming strikes on Iran as the United States still has to "take care of" one or two more targets, including a suspected nuclear site."

Yeahhhh so that Iran thing ain't over like me and a lot of other people thought.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:22 AM (lLeLE)

50 So it looks like Alaska is gone too...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (4WM7K)

51 What a day.
First, agree totally w/our genial host, then second, agree 100 percent with Elric?

I need a drink...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (pfXMo)

52 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (2614e)

53 And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

Iran's stockpile of missiles was reaching the point that significant launches could overwhelm anti-missile systems across the region.

It was timed to end that threat.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (k5CNB)

54 If Trump made a political decision because of something that buffoon Al-Sayad said during his campaign, the next 2 years are going to be really interesting.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:25 AM (2614e)

55 If Iran had wiped out NYC, we would have won the mid-terms.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:25 AM (2ap+5)

56 So it looks like Alaska is gone too...
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:23 AM (4WM7K)

RCV for the communist takeover!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (2614e)

57 Yesterday, someone mentioned the Iran war being over; I had no idea what they were talking about.

I'd like to "end" the war in Ukraine. Or at least our part. It's total money laundering bullshit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (iOpI2)

58
The wind *whispers* "Andorra"
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)

Wait.....what?

Posted by: Zombie Jimi Hendrix at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (2614e)

59 No where to go
Posted by: Gonzotx at November 05, 2026 11:20 AM (nGraA)

The wind *whispers* "Andorra"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:21 AM (2ap+5)

First you'd have to make a $100,000 investment into Andorran assets. They don't just let people in all willy nilly higgledy piggledy nimbly bimbly meow.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (yKhjs)

60 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (2UnvF)

Yeah, I knew the market would fall on a Democrat win, and rocket on a Republican win.

Buuuuut, I thought the drop would be mitigated by Our Betters getting exactly what they wanted on Tuesday.

Apparently not, money still talks, politics bites cocks.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:27 AM (YSUhf)

61 First you'd have to make a $100,000 investment into Andorran assets. They don't just let people in all willy nilly higgledy piggledy nimbly bimbly meow.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:26 AM (yKhjs)

========

I think it's a million euros (whatever the F those are). But no airport, no rail? It's totally worth it. I am working on my Catalon right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (2ap+5)

62 We've been quietly re-surging forces to the region, repositioning personnel, not sure how anyone could think the "Iran thing" was close to over.

But mostly because it won't be over until the regime is gone. Anything short of that is kicking the can down the road. They will (are) reconstituting, rebuilding on the nuke and missile fronts, and have only altered their very aggressive proxy activities due to $$ issues (appears shifting resources from Hezbollah to the Houthis).

There's an incredibly retarded and historically illiterate mindset to which the administration gives at least a superficial or implicit nod by never mentioning the need for regime removal - in place of that, we've had the eye-rolling nonsense from Trump about "deal making" (followed, hilariously and sometimes within hours, of frank descriptions of the regime as lunatics who never keep a deal).

But this is very highly electrified (and prevalent) third rail of foreign policy stupidity that is not worth engaging.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (U/Byj)

63 We've got 2 months till the Communist takeover so ICE better pick up the pace...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (4WM7K)

64 I think it's a million euros (whatever the F those are). But no airport, no rail? It's totally worth it. I am working on my Catalon right now.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (2ap+5)

It is, in fact, $1,000,000 at the door.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (yKhjs)

65 Four spam calls in two hours. What the actual heck is going on here.

Posted by: pookysgirl is close to disconnecting her phone at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (Wt5PA)

66 What's going on with the stock market today?!

It's like getting whiplash from yesterday to today.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 11:30 AM (Oy/m2)

67 We've got 2 months till the Communist takeover so ICE better pick up the pace...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:29 AM (4WM7K)

And we have two years until the Democrats erase Trump from history like the pharaohs did with the ones who came before. His name and actions will be stricken from all the records and they will try to make it as if he never even existed at all.

You have two years to prepare.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (yKhjs)

68

They woke up from their stupor from yesterday realizing the Dems winning isn't a good thing ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (4WM7K)

69 "Is JD Vance's problem that he's part of the "Terminally Online Right," obsessed with viral trend issues that have traction on Twitter but not in the general populace?"

Ace asks in the side bar before posting the 50,000th time about Ilhan Omar being investigated.

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (6F5Vo)

70 I had no problem getting rid of their nuke abilities, but the whole "deal" crap was a waste of time and energy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (8VNAp)

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I get they had to attempt a diplomatic approach, even if they knew it was a waste of time. Usually it is.

They should have kept their traps shut and only made a big deal out of it if a verifiable deal was done. How many times did Trump say we may have a deal?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:32 AM (iOpI2)

71 13 I have been told some of you appreciate his roughness. But it is an issue and a hindrance. I would prefer this Trump to no Trump, but I also wish this could have been smoothed out.
Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:10 AM (ZdaMQ)

I’ve told friends til I’m blue in the face “why can’t he be even a tiny bit presidential?” Some of the cringe worthy things he’s said were indefensible. Ex. When Rob Reiner was killed. I thought “please just don’t say anything”, but he couldn’t help himself. The juvenile name calling gets old. He had a once in a generation chance to stop the bleeding and sometime last year the wheels started coming off. What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (itAg7)

72 I'm beginning to think if Trump had pursued military action to bring about the end of the Iranian regime in April without pause, the election results would have been much better.

The pause unnecessarily elongated the intervention and hence the financial and political cost.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (RIvkX)

73 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

74 The timing was also tied to assessments of Iranian progress on weaponization of a nuke. Given the progress and experience of the decades, several stages of the process (of course) no longer resemble what Los Alamos had to go through. The first counter-nuke strikes in June '25 included several against places conducting work on things like explosive dynamics and insensitive explosives.

And the whole idea of timing, intel assessments, and pre-emption is another area worth discussing but definitely not here as it would be an invidious taffy-yank. I came close to raising it back in March when posts unwittingly and amusingly retraced the logic of earlier US decisions in other conflicts, but nah.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (U/Byj)

75 And the timing of the Iran Drubbing couldn't have been worse.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

Iran's stockpile of missiles was reaching the point that significant launches could overwhelm anti-missile systems across the region.

It was timed to end that threat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (k5CNB)

If that's the case then probably Trump did the right thing. If it was a couple of weeks or so away from happening.

In that case, you do what's right, and eat the negatives.

I just wish we didn't have to eat the negatives with him. Saving others has damaged the hell out of our country. Not optimal.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (YSUhf)

76 I've never seen the stock market surge when the socialists gain a foothold. Yesterday was an obvious weird manipulation.

Traders know when shit is going to roll downhill.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (iOpI2)

77 Last week I de-risked most of my tech holdings. Yesterday I was wondering if I was a bit premature. Nope. Holy shit, Wall Street is a bloodbath today.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM

Yeah, it's bad, but, to quote Mr. Dark 'We suck that misery and find it sweet.'.

Hit my investment goals for the year today. Drinks are on me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM (1bYJp)

78 Ace asks in the side bar before posting the 50,000th time about Ilhan Omar being investigated.

Posted by: deepelemblues at November 05, 2026 11:31 AM (6F5Vo)

A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?

Posted by: pookysgirl has her priorities straight at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Wt5PA)

79 Hit my investment goals for the year today.

==

Can I borrow $15?? I missed my bus and lost my ticket home..

Posted by: First time commenter at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (AKptf)

80 I get they had to attempt a diplomatic approach, even if they knew it was a waste of time. Usually it is.

They should have kept their traps shut and only made a big deal out of it if a verifiable deal was done. How many times did Trump say we may have a deal?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:32 AM (iOpI2)

Iran needs regime change. Bomb and missile campaign targeting all known homes and hangouts of regime members, right down to the block captains. All the mullahs and imams. Install the current Shah apparent as absolute dictator, and let him know, off the record, that whacking muslims is A-OK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (j4Fxj)

81 >>> Terminally Online Right," obsessed with viral trend issues that have traction on Twitter but not in the general populace

To be fair, we are now ruled by TikTok Karens and woke monsters and their doomscrolling mind rot. It's infected politics along with everything else. I think the Gen Z white men in TX that swung to the dems after voting for Trump in 2024 were affected. The dems hate them, they should not be voting dem, and yet they did.

We can ignore it, but it's certainly not ignoring us.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Toos7)

82
A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?
Posted by: pookysgirl has her priorities straight at November 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Wt5PA)

Hehehehehe........

Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (2614e)

83 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

Dare to dream.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (yKhjs)

84 Currently, we'd send Israel $Bs, and they would use that to buy military equipment. I suppose we could have just sent the $Bs from the treasury straight to the weapons manufacturers, perhaps we do. Going forward, Israel will ship the $Bs from the Israel treasury to the US manufacturers.

Friend was adamant that we attacked Iran because Israel demanded it. And that we need to stop all foreign aid to Israel because of it, he didn't want Israel owning the US. I explained that if Iran is off the table as an adversary, there would no longer be a need to pay to defend Israel, and that was one of the reasons why Trump did it, the ME would no longer be a dominant issue for the US. I told him this was genius. He was skeptical. He might have still stayed home on election day.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:37 AM (Dv3i1)

85 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

86 If that's the case then probably Trump did the right thing. If it was a couple of weeks or so away from happening.

In that case, you do what's right, and eat the negatives.

I just wish we didn't have to eat the negatives with him. Saving others has damaged the hell out of our country. Not optimal.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 11:34 AM

Trump has removed Israel as a talking point for the left. That's one less thing they can rally the troops around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (I43vL)

87 *pounds clenched fist into open palm*

Let Trump be Trump!!

Posted by: Opus from Bloom County at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Trump 2.0 has been an absolute train wreck abortion of squandering political capital.

- Bondi "he-he-he, it's on my desk" and not only did he not shitcan her right after that goofy-ass stunt, he burned massive political capital holding the files back--subjecting himself to the humiliation of Congress forcing him. And what did he get for lying to us about how he'd release them? Protected the Dems and gave them a campaign issue.

- Tariffs. Literally secured nothing for average Americans. No one can point to one thing a middle class person got in exchange but vague promises of "things will get better, you just watch." And up and down the courts, he got his ass handed to him. Again, nothing but a pile of burned political capital.

- Iran. It wasn't the war--it was yet another broken promise of "winning." What did we "win?" Higher gas prices and "trust me bro, their nuke program is done. Maybe. We gotta keep bombing. Or not. Or maybe. Ceasefire. No ceasefire." So a half-ass, half-hearted, who-knows for ... what? Nothing. Iran is still there, now stronger than before.

- Immigration. Early wins. Then bitch-slapped and curb-stomped by the courts all over the US. Loses BRC and pouts.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (/Ki2A)

89 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (sgkY8)

90 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman..

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (4WM7K)

91 >>> 73 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay

Wait, where is this?

Morons could pool our money and build a retirement compound. It's TXMoMee every day!

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (Toos7)

92 24 Can we restock our own munition inventory first? That would be great.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (J4Dwc)

Not with a D congress - they are gonna take the $.5T ramp for DOW for the last 2 years (not a misprint) and allocate it to their fraud in the other departments and say the budget is still balanced. I'd be running from defense stocks right now, not just tech ones...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (Gb7+b)

93 Friend was adamant that we attacked Iran because Israel demanded it. And that we need to stop all foreign aid to Israel because of it, he didn't want Israel owning the US.

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Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (AKptf)

94 You can have a return to rule of law in immigration, a secure border, a rational economic policy across the board that will almost surely lead to prosperity, policies that will result in repatriation of manufacturing (already are), the elimination of devastating and stupid "environmental" rules etc, the elimination of crude state-based racism in all aspects of life, a return to core functions and a reform of failed personnel policies in military leadership, a hemisphere purged of adversarial presence, and much more.

The only price you have to pay is to put up with/ignore the worst bleatings of a brash NYC real estate developer who gives no Fs.

Obviously an easy choice. But not for many Americans.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (U/Byj)

95 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

You can live as a Pensionado in El Salvador if you have a fixed income of $1500 per month or better. And they don't tax foreign income. Crime rate now lower than USA.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (j4Fxj)

96 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X

This was ONE of DeSantis' goals. I don't know about Miami, but it's very Jewish, so CAIR is probably not big there. I don't know.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (iOpI2)

97 >>>For some unfathomable reason, President Trump announced on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year.

Maybe this as a fathomable reason: President Trump's announcement on Tuesday that military aid to Israel would end this year PREEMPTED the Dems from demanding that that happen. The Dems do not have this card to play.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (odBC9)

98 Israelis won't bow to their executioners like Americans just did Tuesday.
Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

100% truth.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew8)

99 Trump: But ten thousand people showed up at my rally!

Reality: And tens of millions voted against you and your polices.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (/Ki2A)

100 100

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (odBC9)

101 Yes a big takeaway from yesterday is the right needs to do more for Israel. Absolutely.

Posted by: fox news boomers at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (FWvuS)

102 Excellent rant.

Old and slow, unfortunately I've posted something late on the Art Thread that may have some relationship to an U.S.- Israel aid conversation.

The Left has come out of the woodwork after Schumer, Jeffries plus any & all who've 'taken money from AIPAC.'
Of course, a certain amount is showmanship & hostage taking.

But interesting and further AFWL reaching was a piece of a CNN interview on Facebook, where Manu Raju talked with Hakeem Jeffries. (Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become Speaker of the House, the first for a Black US Representative, while Representative Katherine Clark is set to become House Majority Leader.)

The topic of impeachment arose during the brief interview with Jeffries saying no one of his caucuses had brought it up but rather they were working on an aggressive agenda of affordability and fighting corruption.

Trump is a decent man in many ways. He certainly doesn't want those in his administration affected by what could come their way if not restrained by a few in Congress that can still exert some saner control.

They went for scalps for J-6; the House and Senate are a-changing come January 2027. Constraints will be necessary.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (NFX2v)

103 Just happy to know where I'm going to live after I die.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (LHPAg)

104 Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)

105 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X

Abbott declared them terrorists some time ago.

Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

106 Shyte.

Posted by: s at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

107 twice

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (2614e)

108 89 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (sgkY

Effort and attitude are what matters.

https://youtube.com/shorts/1iNWAbmh3pA

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RDiUV)

109 Trump's weakness was that he thought he could make deals with muzzie radicals. I still give him kudos for having the courage to actually try to take away Iran's ability to cause chaos.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

I don't even think he was trying to make deals with them.

(and I will remind people that there was a certain amount of amusement in these quarters that he was using their negotiating tactic against them - yeah, it didn't pay well in Peoria, because Americans value people who aren't wishy-washy. But Iranians - Muslims - aren't American.)

I think he was trying to destroy their ability to cause trouble without harming their civilian population AND not make them so vulnerable that their neighbors would decide that they were ripe for conquest.

That's a fine needle to thread, and you really can't say it out loud (to explain it to your own people) without offending the people you're trying to keep from going conquesting. Because they also are Muslims.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (vJrRc)

110 Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?
____

He went down the Candy Owens rabbit trail re Kirk assassination. There was a lot of work to do.

Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)

111 99 Trump: But ten thousand people showed up at my rally!

Reality: And tens of millions voted against you and your polices.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (/Ki2A)

MATH

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (odBC9)

112 Trump has removed Israel as a talking point for the left. That's one less thing they can rally the troops around.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (I43vL)
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Not bloody likely.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RIvkX)

113 On the subject of election cheating, I give you this map:

https://tinyurl.com/ynyen3df

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 11:18 AM (D0X9e)

Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

Third comment?! All three that are showing up for me are retarded.

Posted by: pookysgirl, apparently smarter than the average X user at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (Wt5PA)

114 >>>JD Vance's drift toward Tucker Carlson-style Jew-hate,

Vance posts what a pollster told him they heard from voters and now he's a "drifting towards Tucker Carlson Jew hate?"

ok then

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (gw3RI)

115 GP say Jayapal is gonna head the Immigration sub committee....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (4WM7K)

116 CAIR just SUSPENDED all Florida operations after DeSantis hit them with a terrorist designation.

Their Tampa office has officially shut down. Florida is showing the rest of the nation how to lead.

---------^From X

This was ONE of DeSantis' goals. I don't know about Miami, but it's very Jewish, so CAIR is probably not big there. I don't know.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:41 AM (iOpI2)
_____________

You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

117 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman.
Posted by: It's me donna

What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

118 Effort and attitude are what matters.

https://youtube.com/shorts/1iNWAbmh3pA
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (RDiUV)

Hysterical.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (2614e)

119 A sitting Congressman has a decent chance of being denaturalized and deported, and you don't think that's a big deal?
--
By "decent" you mean "zero"

Congress will pass a bill specifically granting her citizenship.
And every other Somali on TPS.

And then Trump may veto it, but he'll 100% drop the case.

Again: Zero political gain for burning political capital on that woman.
Zero.

But the Dems got a massive rally cry of "mean to immigrants, anti-muslim and racist."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (/Ki2A)

120 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

121 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

My opinion... I am allowed to have one here aren't I ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (4WM7K)

122 He went down the Candy Owens rabbit trail re Kirk assassination. There was a lot of work to do.

Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)

A male who listens to Crazy Covens ?? What is his age group ? Perhaps prayers for salvation of his soul are in order!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (AKptf)

123 Does your friend have any issues with $29B to NATO? $5.2B to Japan?? $3.3B to South Korea??? Are we owned by NATO or Japan ?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (AKptf)
=====

Psst, it's not really about the money.
/whispers

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (RIvkX)

124 There is the danger of standing out in El Salvador. In Andorra, everyone else who is there is playing the same game.

"The nail that sticks out is hammered down"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2ap+5)

125 So for $1 million or € million, I get to live in a mountain paradise with a maximum 10% marginal income tax rate and zero property tax? Count me in!
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

You can live as a Pensionado in El Salvador if you have a fixed income of $1500 per month or better. And they don't tax foreign income. Crime rate now lower than USA.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:40 AM (j4Fxj)

But then, in the blink of an eye, there's a military coup and El Salvador becomes communist again. It seems to happen a lot in Central America. Then what?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (g8Ew8)

126 I was going to be a Big Thing.

Posted by: The Trump Arch at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2Ez/1)

127 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)

128 90 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look... Trump needs to fire that Wiles woman..
Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:39 AM (4WM7K)

Or himself - b/c no one can stop Trump from doing what he wants to do. I'm SURE it was not her idea...b/c any idiot knew it was stupid. But she's not the president...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Gb7+b)

129
Personally, I'm ready to pull the plug on NATO. Looks like the EU is getting ready to false flag Poland into a war with Russia.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)

The EU wants one thing from Poland. ALL IT'S GOLD. Period.

They don't give a f*ck about the Polish people. They want the gold.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (2614e)

130 You people are so ridiculously out-of-touch it’s unreal. I’ve been here for nearly 20 years and I’ve never seen coping this hard.

You just turned Texas blue and lost the Senate for 4-6 years and you’re still babbling about nonsense nobody in their right mind cares about.

I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.

Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

131 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

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Can't explain crazy.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iOpI2)

132 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

Pointing out for the umpteenth time that very existence of a "Council for American Islamic Relations" is a tacit acknowledgement that islam is un-American.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (j4Fxj)

133 Any truth that 2.9 million new dem voters in TX were registered without ID? The same number of dems that Talafreako beat Paxton by?

I think a dem could have won there legitimately, demographics is destiny, but my brain also won't let go of neatly aligning patterns. It's mean that way.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Toos7)

134 Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:15 AM (iFTx/)

The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)
_________

GOP isn't a piece of shit. It's worse than a piece of shit. But Trump set the tone and the policies and controlled the narrative, and he dropped the ball big time.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

135 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)

HA!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (2614e)

136 Lots of fantastic comments here on ending the MOU between the US and Israel. Count me on the side that supports ending the aid for both America First and pro-Israel reasons.

In addition to Netanyahu, lots of pro-Israel voices have been supporting this for a long time, like Nick Matau, whose YouTube debates are a lot of fun.

If you want more factual background on this, this article in Tablet makes the case really well (https://tinyurl.com/3d3vj4x6). The whole discussion on Tablet is here (https://tinyurl.com/ypdyzf69).

Posted by: Rofos at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (ropxx)

137 My opinion... I am allowed to have one here aren't I ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Of course, Donna. As am I to disagree with it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (77rzZ)

138 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

Pretty sad definition of "success." It's something almost nobody in the country will ever set foot in. Bragging about it when gas prices are sky-high is worse than useless. Like a parody of an Ancien Regime aristocracy.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (pXX3N)

139 This isn't to say it has "nothing" to do with Trump. This is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress I have been clear about that unfortunately. They blocked his ass every step of the way and made it clear they were waiting it out until the commies could stop him again.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (pjdUv)

140 The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board. Blaming Trump is silly, this is the same old piece of crap GOP. Democrats had a "message", targeted to idiots, ie voters. And who knows what else they had.

Posted by: ...

And the message was... *checks notes*

Elect us to fix the economy that we cratered in the first place, and that Trump was too slow to fix. We promise not to loot the treasury this time.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (yFLFB)

141 A male who listens to Crazy Covens ?? What is his age group ? Perhaps prayers for salvation of his soul are in order!
___

Everyone is susceptible to a blind spot, here or there.

For example, maybe I'm wrong on the purpose of the coup attempt in Poland.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM (Dv3i1)

142 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

143 Just happy to know where I'm going to live after I die.
Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM

And how you'll vote!

Posted by: The DNC at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (ctC8W)

144 The GOP is a piece of shit. Look at the people they ran up and down the board.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:42 AM (pjdUv)

Yeah, like that Paxton guy. Who was the fucking idiot who endorsed him, anyway?!

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (pXX3N)

145 127 The next time you're feeling down, remember it's all about perspective.
I've got a friend who reads 2-3 books a week, works out twice a day, has no financial worries, has people who want to have sex with him all the time & yet he constantly complains about how much he hates prison.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (mISmA)

Aaaggghhh.
Thanks for the levity break, rickb223.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (odBC9)

146 You know who has more gold reserves than China? Germany...hmmm

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (AKptf)

147
I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

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Fair enough, but what exactly are we focusing on that nobody cares about?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (iOpI2)

148 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)

149 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)
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Are you sad, or

Sad!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (RIvkX)

150 139 This isn't to say it has "nothing" to do with Trump. This is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress I have been clear about that unfortunately. They blocked his ass every step of the way and made it clear they were waiting it out until the commies could stop him again.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:48 AM
Excellent summing up there.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (LHPAg)

151 >>>The GOP is a piece of shit

The party that blocked the President with pro forma sessions, blue slips, zombie filibusters, etc. Yeah, they were asking for it.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (gw3RI)

152 146 You know who has more gold reserves than China? Germany...hmmm
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (AKptf)

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Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)

153 130 You people are so ridiculously out-of-touch it’s unreal. I’ve been here for nearly 20 years and I’ve never seen coping this hard.

You just turned Texas blue and lost the Senate for 4-6 years and you’re still babbling about nonsense nobody in their right mind cares about.

I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

Ok, I'll bit: name three nonsense-babbling topics we are on about.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (odBC9)

154 What, so now Trump is supposed to limp off with his tail between his legs and ignore one of his successes?

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

No, but pimping what is generally seen as a vanity project the day after the United States registered for MAID seems crass. Aloof maybe. Let them eat cake-y.

If Trump wants to pimp a success the day after the election, he could be talking about how violent crime has fallen off a cliff. That's a real thing for real people and has a real impact.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (yKhjs)

155 Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

I agree he fucked up a few things for sure. But the bloodbath is because the Democrats rebranded, the media did it's thing, and the GOP offered nothing and couldn't even do stuff 80% of the country voted for.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (pjdUv)

156 Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew

Tillis,Murkowski, and Cornyn are still there .. Not to mention Paul... Good luck with that

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (4WM7K)

157 Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)

Poland is no7 after Japan, Germany is no2 , US is no1 (of course!)

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:51 AM (AKptf)

158 Trump's seemingly not-smart decisions since Feb...

The man is now old...older people lose patience and emotional stability. It's why they tend not to work 24 hour 7 day week jobs.

Maybe Trump may still have all his stamina. But he's lost other things instead.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Gb7+b)

159 his is a GOP issue, they didn't deserve to keep congress
____

True. I reasoned that the appropriate punishment for them was to keep them in the majority, they obviously hate that with a passion! Others preferred to reward them by making them a minority, I'm sure they thought they were punishing them though.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Dv3i1)

160 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.

Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)

161 *bite

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (odBC9)

162 Mike Lee had a good strategy: senate hurries and cuts all further vacations and just rams Trump's judicial appointments in and codifies things into law. I have a feeling it won't happen though. Thune did a good job of melding the roles of Judas, Brutus, and Gollum into one final boss.

Oh, and to the person complaining we are babbling about nonsense nobody cares about... have you never been here before? That's a feature not a bug!

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Toos7)

163 @120

>>Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.

Nothing is going to get done in a lame duck session except spending.

And probably not even that.

In fact, pork barrel spending is pretty much the only thing that's going to be done for the next 2 years at a minimum.

40 Trillion...

here. we. come.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (XV/Pl)

164 Are you sad, or

Sad!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM

He isn't trying to hump TJM's leg like a rabid Chihuahua, so probably just sad.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (ctC8W)

165 What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.
--
We're not lost yet.
We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.
And saving America.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (/Ki2A)

166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (RIvkX)

167 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew

_______

Health insurance. It's a big hot-button issue that's been ignored. Can much be done given the state of Obamacare? Probably not. But at least put something together that might help some people.

All the other stuff is important in the long run, but it doesn't do anything personal for anyone now. Voters want something done now, something that benefits them directly.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)

168 148 There are two months left before the dumbasses in the Senate and House are replaced. How about getting some shit done??

Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew

Senate could do that - they still have the House bills.

Johnson is unlikely to get anything further done with his one vote majority, although a CR though the Sept 2027 should be his one and only try so it's done before Dems can balloon it and rip off DOW at the same time...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (Gb7+b)

169 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)

170 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

Posted by: Bluto at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (D5ixm)

171 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)

OK, as an American, there is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air. Go there.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (AKptf)

172 >>>We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.

I wish them luck, but demographics are destiny, and Texas is gone.

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (gw3RI)

173 You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM (TepFm)
=====

I think you're from Pakistan.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (RIvkX)

174 I don’t know what happened to this place. It’s sad, really.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (TepFm)

Your concern has been noted.

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (Oy/m2)

175 The ballroom is going to be Trump's final redoubt, from which he will direct Steiner to launch a counteroffensive.

I mean, it's not a great look for an 80 year old man to dodder about the White House after a party was elected to take power whose intention is to systematically peel off, prosecute, and/or kill various members of administration.

What about the military leadership, or rank and file? Will the threats of that pig Elissa Slotkunt have an effect on them? I mean, she was elected democratically, by which I mean she received 10,000 more magical votes in Michigan. And democracy is great.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 11:54 AM (qwx/I)

176 >BBC, Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace, 3 days ago

>US Said to plan fresh NATO push for Ukraine arms delivery, Bloomberg, 2 days ago

>DW News, YouTube, 2 hours ago, Former top diplomat on the global risks and NATO after Trump’s midterm defeat

From Berlin to Brussels, many welcomed the Democratic victory in Congress as a setback for Donald Trump. The assumption was simple: less Trump means less disruption. But politics is rarely that straightforward. According to our guest – Germany's former ambassador to the US and outgoing Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger – the relief many in Europe are feeling following Trump's midterm defeat could prove short-lived, and the real consequences may be far more complicated.

Damn that Zelensky. (Solely my opinion.)

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (NFX2v)

177 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)
=======

Harajuku!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

178 166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4
____

The media will trumpet these stats daily, but only after the new Dem majority is seated. Message: vote dems and your life instantly gets better!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (Dv3i1)

179 Netanyahu announced the end of military aid about a week before PDT ever said anything.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (8Uo7a)

180 Now that we're out of power, we can get back to doing what we do best: talking about what we're going to do once we're back in power.

Posted by: J. Thune at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)

181 There is a vibrant and welcoming comments section at Hot Air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 11:49 AM (j4Fxj)

You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM

He's also one of us. So please note the vibrant and welcoming comment section at HotAir and fuck off in that direction.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (ctC8W)

182
Poland does too. Odd that the EU wants to get control of it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:50 AM (iOpI2)

I read earlier this week that Poland has the most reserves in Europe. THAT'S why the EU wants them to adopt the Euro and become full members. THAT'S why there's a coup going on there at the moment.

MONEY.......That's what they want.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (2614e)

183 Any truth that 2.9 million new dem voters in TX were registered without ID? The same number of dems that Talafreako beat Paxton by?

Posted by: LizLem

Probably. According to the Texas SecState website they still allow people to vote if they show a utility bill.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:56 AM (vJrRc)

184 169 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)

Islam

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 05, 2026 11:56 AM (N39Ws)

185 178 166 I asked a lib friend yesterday if he was aware
1. The highest median household income
2. First real wage gains in years
3. Lowest violent crime ever
4. Lowest child poverty ever

Nope x4
____

The media will trumpet these stats daily, but only after the new Dem majority is seated. Message: vote dems and your life instantly gets better!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (Dv3i1)

It doesn't help if people don't feel it...see 2024...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (Gb7+b)

186 Can the ascendant culture really be short and fat like Mexico and Central America?

Maybe Eastern Europe?

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (2ap+5)

187 >>> The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?

A colony on the moon? But seeing as the liberals want to sack and pillage and kill the only man on earth making progress in that area, my hopes are low.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (Toos7)

188 That ballroom will look great when President Aoc turns it into an abortion clinic. Followed by president mandami turning it into a mosque. Then the burning times begin.

Posted by: it's over at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (FWvuS)

189 You’re a foreigner, not an American.
Posted by: lurker at November 05, 2026 11:52 AM

He's also one of us. So please note the vibrant and welcoming comment section at HotAir and fuck off in that direction.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (ctC8W)

Seems someone should go back to lurking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM (2614e)

190 Now we're gonna get millions of young women who would love to be Beria's...because they're stupid, cruel and they have no honor.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (qwx/I)

191 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE! 🚨🔥
History is being rewritten in real-time, and legal experts are SCREAMING from the rooftops! Democrats thought they were playing 4D chess by dragging their desperate fight to the Supreme Court to block President Trump…
Instead, they triggered a CATASTROPHIC, NUCLEAR EXPLOSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER! 💥🇺🇸
🛑 WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
The Legal Trap Sprung: Trump previously wanted to use ICE agents and federal law enforcement, arguing he needed to call the National Guard. But under the statute, a president must first prove they are "unable to enforce the law with regular forces"—a crucial question the Supreme Court had never decided before!
The Supreme Court’s Shock Ruling: The Court ruled that "regular forces" means the President must try utilizing regular armed forces first before deploying the National Guard!
⚡ THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES ARE HERE:
Instead of clipping his wings, the Court has essentially invited President Trump to deploy heavy-duty military power directly into blue cities like Chicago and Los Angeles!
(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

192 STEP 1: THE HEAVY HITTERS. To protect federal buildings and shield ICE agents at all costs, Trump is now unlocked to deploy elite active-duty military forces—MARINES, the 82nd AIRBORNE, and the 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION—exactly like Eisenhower did after Brown v. Board of Education!
STEP 2: NATIONAL GUARD AS CHILD’S PLAY. Governors like JB Pritzker might be cheering this as a political "win" to curb executive power... but they just signed up for the hard way. The National Guard is now just child's play—only to be deployed if needed later down the line!
STEP 3: TOTAL FEDERAL DOMINATION. If blue cities and defiant states refuse to do their jobs, federal authority crashes in with REAL, UNFILTERED ENFORCEMENT. NO HOLDS BARRED.
🎯 THE BOTTOM LINE:
Democrats thought they were delivering a checkmate. Instead, they accidentally begged the Supreme Court to invite Trump to patrol American streets with the Marine Corps and the 82nd Airborne instead of local guardsmen!
🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

193 Islam is magian - they hardened into a retarded husk millennia ago.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (2ap+5)

194 Codify the DOGE cuts for a start.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:46 AM (iOpI2)

Pass the fucking SAVE Act!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

contact all the outgoing Congress-critters in your state and encourage them to pass bills to spite the people who frauded them out of office

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (vJrRc)

195 We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.

+++
Good luck.
We're all counting on you.

Posted by: Leslie Nielsen at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (2Ez/1)

196 Seems someone should go back to lurking.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 11:57 AM

Must be from those shadows of shame Weasel keeps talking about.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (ctC8W)

197 Just saw this on X. No verification:

===

Pass...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (AKptf)

198 If that fucker, Thune, sends me marketing of any kind asking for money...Ho-lee-shit

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (iOpI2)

199 Does Texas still use those electronic voting machines with the annoying dial? Or did they ever switch to paper ballots?

Posted by: brak at November 05, 2026 11:59 AM (gw3RI)

200 The Texas Sec of State's office was offline from before 8pm until around 3 am in the morning. They were unable to take elections results.

Leaking water pipes, anyone?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (8Uo7a)

201 USA Facts, What states are people in California moving to and from? Updated May 2026

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)

202 >>>THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!

Trust the process!!!!

Posted by: Q-Anon is back at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (gw3RI)

203 You'd be surprised how many Jews are associated with and even managers at CAIR. One of the guys in my building was executive director at CAIR. Jewish guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)

------

Can't explain crazy.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 11:47 AM (iOpI2)
_____

Nope. Otherwise, he (Jacob) was a normal, nebbish, affluent Jewish guy with a Jewish wife and Jewish kid. You'd never notice anything particularly weird about him.

But he was literally a head honcho at an organization that makes little secret that they want to exterminate him and all his kind.

I didn't believe it. "That can't be," I thought. So I looke him up. Sure enough, his bio is on the CAIR website, along with a number of other names that are almost certainly Jewish. Incredible.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (iFTx/)

204 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..
--
Or, "let them eat cake."

"I wasn't on the ballot, if I was, I would have won."

You were on the ballot, duffus--your policies, your agenda, your "wins."
And you got your ass handed to you.

"but look at this ballroom!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (/Ki2A)

205 I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

Agreed 100%. The timing was weird, but actually cutting it off was fairly reasonable. Bibi's talked about getting rid of the strings of the US government's current fashions since the 90s.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (2ocoG)

206 Check out the retarded 3rd comment. These people are fucked in the head.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:38 AM (hmYU4)

Third comment?! All three that are showing up for me are retarded.
Posted by: pookysgirl, apparently smarter than the average X user at November 05, 2026 11:44 AM (Wt5PA)

Absolutely. That's who we're up against.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (hmYU4)

207 interesting..

"Patrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffini
·
1h
Your personal pet issue - the war, data centers, tariffs - mattered, but they only mattered in how they laddered up to broader arguments about affordability and corruption.

The war = gas prices
Data centers = rising utility rates, corrupt deals
Tariffs = prices"

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (AKptf)

208 Abbott had 12 years to clean up voting in Texas.
And they figured it out.

Posted by: torabora at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (Wt1Rs)

209 Does Texas still use those electronic voting machines with the annoying dial? Or did they ever switch to paper ballots?
Posted by: brak

Touch screen & Paper. Load ballot. Go thru touch screen. Hit print. It prints. Take printout to counting machine. Feed it into the machine. Fini.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (mISmA)

210 🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (ctC8W)

211 201 USA Facts, What states are people in California moving to and from? Updated May 2026
Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)

A friend of mine's Daughter moved her Family to Texas from CA to get away from the Liberalism.. Very Conservative... Wonder if she's considering another move ?.

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (4WM7K)

212 Are Trump and Vance entering Adams and Jefferson territory? Hamilton and Burr territory?

Vance doesn't seem to have an apparatus to protect himself that Trump has.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (qwx/I)

213 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..

I get saying that, but I think the media/Democrat hysteria over the ballroom, a ballroom that Clinton and Obama both made noises about constructing when they were in office, is extremely stupid.

Also, Trump is now off the hook for "good looks" until the end of his term. And given that Vance probably already has decided not to run and told Trump as much, that goes double.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:03 PM (2ocoG)

214 177 The West is finished, but what culture is ascendant?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (2ap+5)
=======

Harajuku!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

Gesundheit.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (odBC9)

215 "Is it any big surprise that voters were pissed and took it out on the GOP in the midterms?"

I'm not sure what the state levels of government in Texas had to do that.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (au4et)

216 211. A friend of mine's Daughter moved her Family to Texas from CA to get away from the Liberalism.. Very Conservative... Wonder if she's considering another move ?.
Posted by: It's me donna

I can appreciate that. I have one that went to GA from my ultra-lib state.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)

217 >>>"Texas processed 2,900,357 new valid voter registrations between 2022-2024 without proof of citizenship
...
56.5% of Texas voter registration were classified as 'new valid registrations.'"

Posted by: nothing to see here at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (gw3RI)

218 All well and good. Republicans will never win shit again if Trump puts the Marines on the streets of an American city.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:04 PM (2614e)

219 How good was TX Republican registration drives?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)

220 Abbott had 12 years to clean up voting in Texas.

Abbott's top donor is a Pakistani Muslim, which honestly explains a lot.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (2ocoG)

221 Hot Air comments section sucks. That's why I jumped ship to come here. In fairness, I haven't been in their comment section in a while (ya gotta buy a "VIP" membership), so maybe it's better.

But at the time, there was lotsa fucknugget crybabies, foreign trolls and bots, stalkers, spam, whores, and that insufferable twat Allahpundit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

222 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)

223 Republican may never win again if Trump ramps things up?

Oh, no. Democracy is good. It's the goodest thing ever.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (qwx/I)

224

What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (4WM7K)

225 They can't kill us all because they need much of the work ethics and money from us, the common savers.

But ever so slowly...

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (NFX2v)

226 Harajuku!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

=======

You have my attention!

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ap+5)

227 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?

Talarico got half a million more votes than Kamala did in 2024. That seems exceptionally unlikely unless a Buick with a really big trunk is in play.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)

228 213 I'm kind of thinking the day after a blood bath election taking a tour of the unfinished ball room wasn't a good look..

I get saying that, but I think the media/Democrat hysteria over the ballroom, a ballroom that Clinton and Obama both made noises about constructing when they were in office, is extremely stupid.

Also, Trump is now off the hook for "good looks" until the end of his term. And given that Vance probably already has decided not to run and told Trump as much, that goes double.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:03 PM (2ocoG)

See, I don't think Vance said that...I think Trump is making it impossible for Vance to run. I don't want Vance, but you can't ignore how Trump is treating him vs others lately...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (Gb7+b)

229 🔥 MASSIVE. EPIC. BACKFIRE. 🔥
The Great Awakening is HERE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM

Cocaine's a helluva drug.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 12:02 PM (ctC8W)
________

"You should try railing K off some fratbro's dong!"

-- Cornell 7 hoe

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

230 What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Blue cities, probably with Alex Soros money, perfected the cheat. Probably using AI to find the vulnerabilities.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

231 Apologies @ 200, not take results but report results.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (8Uo7a)

232 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2614e)

233 191 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:58 AM (mISmA)

Maybe when it's in all caps and has fiery emojis, just no.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 12:08 PM (odBC9)

234 In Ohio, the top of the ticket was horrible. Every time that retard Vivek opened his butter chicken hole, the more difficult the climb became for other Rs. I really liked Scott Adams, but he was no political genius, as evidenced by his weird predilection for Vivek.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (2ap+5)

235 165 What’s done is done but I’m literally sickened to see my beloved TX turn into CA. It’s not all on him, but he’s not blameless.
--
We're not lost yet.
We have 19 Republicans in the TX senate who have the monumental, herculean near-impossible task of saving Texas.
And saving America.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 11:53 AM (/Ki2A)

There is iron in the words of People’s Hippo Voice for all men to hear. - Ten Bears
( and all those who would not surrender).

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 12:09 PM (LHPAg)

236 @224

>>What explains, Ohio, Kansas,and the other reddish States that went bluish ?

Preference cascade.

As said previously, the donks are the natural/default political party, and as much as we'd like to think they should be relegated to the trash heap for their sordid history/evil and out right lunacy, they seem to be forgiven for their tresspasses and returned to power.

They literally were party of slavery and yet black people love the democrat party. They are literally the party of internment and anti-semtitism, and yet asians and jews vote heavily for democrats.

Hell, they just elected a muslim brotherhood devotee to the Senate.

Can't explain, but here we are.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)

237 205 I think Trump KNEW he was going to get his shit pushed in during the election and did what he could to free the Israelis from whatever conditions and strings the incoming Antisemitic Congress might put on them.

Agreed 100%. The timing was weird, but actually cutting it off was fairly reasonable. Bibi's talked about getting rid of the strings of the US government's current fashions since the 90s.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:01 PM (2ocoG)

More, with the media taking Victory Laps for the dems, it really does not matter WHAT Trump actually said. It would be spun negative no matter what.

Next thing that happens though? The same Congresscritters that always shouted at him for supporting Israel, will suddenly decide it is ONLY up to Congress if foreign aid continues, and thus Trump can't cut the aid....

Because ANYTHING Trump does, must be fought against.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mP0Kj)

238 I know some of you over 29ers may be disappointed in me, but we really, really need to be better in the social media space. Like it or not, this is where news is gotten. And we need to be all over it - Spencer Pratt is right, it’s the vibe and the brand. We need to play in this playground, and we need to do it quickly.

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

239 BREAKING: Russell Brand CONVICTED of rape and three sexual assaults in the UK!

Nearly 20 YEARS later, with no forensic evidence available?! Police say they interviewed over 100 witnesses, but I still have QUESTIONS! Especially given how things operate in the UK these days! Does this conviction raise red flags for anyone else?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mISmA)

240 Is it at all possible that TX Rs slept, while TX Ds did not?
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:05 PM (AKptf)
_____

That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for. The GOP are useless shitheads no matter what, but from what I can tell, even the ones that actually might have fought for us ran terrible campaigns that offered little more than "I'm not that guy."

But ... if indeed it's true that Perverted Imp got more votes than anyone ever in TX history, that seems very suspicious to me. I'm sure there was quite a bit of vote fraud too.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)

241 Just saw this on X. No verification:

🔥🚨 THIS WAS THE ULTIMATE SUPREME COURT BACKFIRE: DEMOCRATS JUST HANDED TRUMP THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL WAR MACHINE!
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X is full of dogshit like this to game views and engagement.
This the shit they were posting after the SCOTUS ruling months ago.

Trump will do F-All.
Trump is a spent force that has a 10 to 1 negative to positive ratio right now.
He's burned all his political capital and has nothing left to spend.

This is the conservative equivalent of buying a Powerball and dreaming on what you're going to do with all the money.
Delusional.
In what world, where Trump is so hated right now, does even 10% of America support this massive escalation using the military to shoot at Americans?
Or are we going to pretend these Marines are going to scare everyone off with mean looks on their faces?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (/Ki2A)

242 @224 ... Used to live in Kansas (worked in the manufacturing hub). The rural areas are still pretty solid red but they are emptying out of population -- the population concentration is Johnson County and Wy County, near KC, (Overland Park Lenexa). That area has gotten very Democratic, like Cook County levels.
Plus Manhattan and Lawrence are where the unis are.

The rise of the college educated AWFL wine moms will not be stopped until they kill every fetus ever conceived. And then they will kill their children.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:12 PM (qwx/I)

243 I hear Paxton was not a great candidate, but you will never make me believe that Telerico got more votes than anyone, ever.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:13 PM (iOpI2)

244 BREAKING: Russell Brand CONVICTED of rape and three sexual assaults in the UK!

Nearly 20 YEARS later, with no forensic evidence available?! Police say they interviewed over 100 witnesses, but I still have QUESTIONS! Especially given how things operate in the UK these days! Does this conviction raise red flags for anyone else?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 12:11 PM (mISmA)
_________

Brand was railroaded for having Unapproved Thoughts.

He also didn't help himself by being admittedly aggressive, hyper-promiscuous, and almost deliberately seeking out drug-fueled toxic relationships.

He ignored the rule that no man should ignore.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 05, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

245 - Tariffs. Literally secured nothing for average Americans. No one can point to one thing a middle class person got in exchange but vague promises of "things will get better, you just watch." And up and down the courts, he got his ass handed to him. Again, nothing but a pile of burned political capital.

- Iran. It wasn't the war--it was yet another broken promise of "winning." What did we "win?" Higher gas prices and "trust me bro, their nuke program is done. Maybe. We gotta keep bombing. Or not. Or maybe. Ceasefire. No ceasefire." So a half-ass, half-hearted, who-knows for ... what? Nothing. Iran is still there, now stronger than before.

You effing idiot.

Tariffs were paid into the Treasury, in case you're mildly worried about the deficit. They also made is worthwhile to move manufacturing into the US versus out of the US.

If you think Iran is stronger now than before, you should consider offing yourself right now to improve your family's position. Since that's how you appear to think how such things work.

I'm going to time out from here until the firing squads run out of ammo. Maybe come back December 7th. See you then!

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (au4et)

246 Brand became a Christian and too openly told of his past. He was also a force in the podcast space and the scum who run the UK could not have that.

Meghan Kelly read the charges, and of course they are bullshit.

Get it straight: I am not pro rape but after 20-30 years, I don't give a shit about your made-up trauma and getting paid off to bring them up on a guy the establishment doesn't like.

See also: TRUMP

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 12:17 PM (iOpI2)

247 That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for.
--
Texas Rs have been coasting to near 20 years on "R after name."
They've not had to run competitive campaigns.
Until now.
And got their asses handed to them.

Last session, we got school choice, property tax relief--but only for seniors--and a slap-fight over banning THC.

Or:
Fringe issue that matters to a tiny fraction of parents, yet another give-away to benefit only the wealthy*, and a meaningless sop to the fundie Christians.

Nothing but nothing for 90% of Republican voters.

* Yes, I know, "grandma's eating dog food 'cause she only has SS" but everyone else sees mansions on the golf course and grandpa touring around mid-day on his golf cart.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 12:21 PM (/Ki2A)

248 @247, even the dog food is gourmet nowadays so Grandma's eating top quality kibble.

Yeah, the Boomers have secured themselves rather well as we enter the Age of the Orc. As I said yesterday, we in Gen X are gonna catch hell. Already lost all of my gains from yesterday ... wheee!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 05, 2026 12:23 PM (qwx/I)

249 Talarico got half a million more votes than Kamala did in 2024. That seems exceptionally unlikely unless a Buick with a really big trunk is in play.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)

Unless Ds registered more people than Rs. See how that works ?

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 12:24 PM (AKptf)

250 He ignored the rule that no man should ignore.
Don't put yer dick in crazy?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 12:25 PM (O86Rb)

251 That is my theory that explains the entire national debacle. We stayed home because the GOP gave us nothing to vote for."

Sound, that theory is...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 12:54 PM (pfXMo)

252 I began my voting life in New Orleans at 18 'cos Mom worked at City Hall and said that, if y' ever need anything done and go there to talk with 'em about it, first thing they look at is the letter behind your last name. If it ain't a 'D', you're pissing in the wind. Okay. Years later, I moved to Jefferson Parish (then a 'R' area) and changed my registration. After GHWB (and his peon son GWB), I changed for the last time to Independent. Fuck 'em. After this election … ? Who knows? Is it even worth being registered and voting now palpable cheating taking place but no interest in 'catching' the cheaters? I'm about done with this shit. That's why Col. Colt is one of my bestest friends …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 02:00 PM (ayRl+)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Vertical Mesquite
Tsuruoka Kakunen

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (X8vlu)

2 It’s dead, Jim

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (yEz+x)

3 Looks like the Liberty Tree right now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (X8vlu)

4 Vertical Mesquite.... barely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (RORbl)

5 Needs BRAWNDO

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (ZxPkt)

6
Thanks, CBD, just what I needed to cheer me up this morning.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (Y8DZL)

7 Sparse, but I like it.
Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (8VNAp)

8 I'd say it's art.

It's an odd choice of subject, but it's art.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (N1tpc)

9 November 2026 election as a painting?

Posted by: Read at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (l3cgK)

10 Worst. Hanging Tree. Ever.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Gqar8)

11 Alternate title: America 2036, after 8 years of Democratic control of US government

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Dv3i1)

12 the vertical mesquite has gone horizontal...

Posted by: Read at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (l3cgK)

13 Alternate title:

"Rejected Roadrunner Cartoon Background"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (YSUhf)

14 He mailed this one in

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (NdbDd)

15 No boobs. No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (iULbp)

16
Looking on the bright side, a decade's worth of BBQ smoking wood, just there for the taking.

Posted by: Auspex at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (Y8DZL)

17 The mesquite was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

18 Damn, left over sock...
When I use quotes in a name, it comes back truncated...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (l3cgK)

19 Looking on the bright side, a decade's worth of BBQ smoking wood, just there for the taking.
Posted by: Auspex

Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (mISmA)

20 That’s quite the moniker the artist has.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

21
76% of all mesquite trees grow in Texas.

Political commentary?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (YSUhf)

22 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

23 Alternate title: America 2036, after 8 years of Democratic control of US government
Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Dv3i1)
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That's basically what I was thinking.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (s2iZv)

24 Is there a horizontal mesquite painting?

Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

25 Poor little tree.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

26 This painting matches my mood today.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

27 Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM

Some parts are edible.

Posted by: Euell Gibbons at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

28 Some decent detail in the tree for a watercolor.
It's a lot more interesting when you click on it and see the brush strokes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (6ydKt)

29 Nicely rendered sky and background. I like it. I wouldn't hang it, but I'd appreciate it for a bit in a gallery.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (ctC8W)

30 Looks like a watercolor.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)

31 That should be Dead Mostly Vertical Mesquite, shouldn't it?

Posted by: GWB at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (kU0PQ)

32 24 Is there a horizontal mesquite painting?
Posted by: dantesed at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

*rotates painting 90 degrees*

There.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (aKiSo)

33 The Charlie Brown Christmas tree, Arizona edition.

Posted by: Schultz at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Needs watering …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (ayRl+)

35 13 Alternate title:

"Rejected Roadrunner Cartoon Background"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (YSUhf)

Sad meep.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (aKiSo)

36 My hopes and dreams garden.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (ndZc7)

37 Would hang. In the hallway leading to the restrooms of an Albuquerque lawn and garden center.

Posted by: Interior Design student at November 05, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

38 Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (mISmA)

Agreed! It's okay with fatty meats, but there are better woods.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (k5CNB)

39 Is it standing in a puddle? Sure looks like it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

40 Better than horizontal mesquite I suppose. Sums up the mood 'round here.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (vr4To)

41 Artist was in an internment camp in Arizona during WW2.

Posted by: Tuna at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (lJ0H4)

42 Got some virga extending down from the towering cumulonimbus. The Learjet should be spit out any second now.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (J4Dwc)

43
Not a fan of mesquite. Too "salty".

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM

But, surely you catch the gentle wafting of springtime raspberry blossoms, the scent of snowfall in the Black Forest, the robust musk of wild horses running through desert sage?

Surely you must!!!

Give mesquite another chance to spice up your meal, like a lusty Valkerie spices up your nights!

Posted by: naturalfake, Food Critic at November 05, 2026 09:45 AM (YSUhf)

44 The spikes on its root system will play hell with the tyres on your riding lawnmower, too …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 09:47 AM (ayRl+)

45 I saw Vertical Mesquite open for Level 42 at the Arena in '92.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (qRla/)

46 Lifeless. No color, no motion, nothing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

47 Despite its gnarled, twisted, bare, leafless branches, and its desiccated appearance, the mesquite tree is far and away the NOST vibrant thing in this landscape. Take that for what it's worth.

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

48 The Charlie Brown Christmas tree, Arizona edition.
Posted by: Schultz at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)
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If there's a dog lurking in the background, it's Snoopy's brother Spike.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (s2iZv)

49 Ah, so I see that the artistic theme is “Our hopes for the future”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:49 AM (jOQad)

50 He mailed this one in
Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (NdbDd)
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Delivered by Pony Express.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (s2iZv)

51 Ah, so I see that the artistic theme is “Our hopes for the future”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:49 AM

Careful...you might summon naked fat guy on an ottoman for tomorrow.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (ctC8W)

52
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (eRlcH)

53 >>It's okay with fatty meats, but there are better woods.

The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM (J4Dwc)

54 Alas, but I bring a warm, woodsy welcome for the cabin, or the backyard fire pit. A rich, hearty aroma with notes of toasted oak, sweet bacon, and a hint of campfire, like a well-worn flannel, a cast-iron skillet, and one more story before the night turns in.

Posted by: Hickory Wood Chips from LL Bean at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

55 No dog. Not art.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM

Starving coyote just out of frame.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)

56 Lots of paintings have a vanishing point based on distance or light. Here, I think the vanishing point is the subject itself which finally peaks and disappears at its brittle crumbling top.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (2ap+5)

57 The Hanging Tree....unused for years, finally gives up the ghost.

Posted by: Oh Well at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (D5ixm)

58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

59 The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.
Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM

The Paolo should enjoy the new representative from TX-23.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (ctC8W)

60 Thanks CBD. Morning Horde. Pray, hope, don't worry and buy ammo.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (z6ONu)

61 58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

Embryonic Journey

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar8)

62 The Paolo has, how you say, experience paring his wood with fatty meat.
Posted by: The Paolo

Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (bmMEr)

63 61 58

Kakunen, not Jorma Kaukonen...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar

That is one of my favorite guitar instrumentals.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 09:56 AM (x0n13)

64 'Mesquite' is filed in my brain adjacent to 'mess kit'.
Like the WWII surplus mess kits that consisted of two halves, one that could serve as a frying pan and the other that was a divided plate. The handle of the pan folded over into the groove in the plate to clamp it closed. Inside were utensils: knife, fork, spoon. We used those on many a Boy Scout backpacking trip.

Virtual Mess Kit > Vertical Mesquite

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (qgHp7)

65 Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Gqar

That is one of my favorite guitar instrumentals.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Malagueña by Roy Clark.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (mISmA)

66 I like the soft colors and the opalescent sky.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (OlzlW)

67 Careful...you might summon naked fat guy on an ottoman for tomorrow.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

My mood's already in the toilet. The fat guy would have no effect.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

68 I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (1bYJp)

69
Starving coyote just out of frame.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)

___________

Roadrunner racing by too fast to be shown in painting.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (eRlcH)

70 Opalescent might be a fun word for a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

71 >>Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Even The Paolo needs, how you say, a slump-buster every great once in a while.

Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (J4Dwc)

72 Hey Muldoon! I also spent a good bit of time as an adult leader in the scouts.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (z6ONu)

73 71 >>Ah yes, closing time gambit.

Even The Paolo needs, how you say, a slump-buster every great once in a while.
Posted by: The Paolo at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (J4Dwc)

It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.

The hell is wrong with you people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (aKiSo)

74 Ya gotta use mesquite netting to keep those pesky things away at night.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

75 Excellent painting, would hang.

Posted by: Frenchjeton at November 05, 2026 10:03 AM (j0T5y)

76 Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 09:58 AM (qgHp7)

Sounds like you could make quite a mes.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

77 Jorma has video lessons for that, and the “Water Song”, a better tune I think. Very fun to play.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (55dRY)

78 Jorma has video lessons for that, and the “Water Song”, a better tune I think. Very fun to play.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (55dRY)

79 As I think about it, this work reminds me of the abbey in the oakwood.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (2ap+5)

80 Sure, it's maybe 60% vertical. But it's got that other 40% that's gone horizontal.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (8mulE)

81 The Paolo always carries a bag of flour.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (X8vlu)

82 Try our new bacon grease and cookie crumb scented votives!

Just in time for the Holidays.

Posted by: Yankee Candle at November 05, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

83 A dead tree....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:05 AM (Int1s)

84 I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

Randy Newman snarked that the song was about a kid who thinks he's taken acid.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 10:05 AM (qRla/)

85 "This is technically savannah. And my name is Steve, you asshole. Thanks for asking."

-The Horse

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (aKiSo)

86 It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.

The hell is wrong with you people.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Oddly specific.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:11 AM (IQpik)

87 He doesn't look like a happy little tree. He looks kind of gnarly. I like it.

It's a keeper.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 05, 2026 10:13 AM (5Op5D)

88 If you love your exercise ball very, very much....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:13 AM (X8vlu)

89 This is an art thread I will ask a question and if the quorum answers in the affirmative I will discuss something here that is a rare ray of hope although once the USAID spigots are turned back on you will get to see that it *was* an organized leftist conspiracy.

Is the video game an art?

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:14 AM (Int1s)

90 Meh...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 10:14 AM (+gK6I)

91 You can eat bacon and cookies in my bed anytime.

Posted by: The grossly overweight Mandrell sister at November 05, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

92 an exercise ball

Like one of them yoga ones, or a medicine ball?
Just trying to gauge how sore my dick is gonna be.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 10:16 AM (HFrEr)

93 *hits thread with cattle prod*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:19 AM (X8vlu)

94 Owwww!

Posted by: The thread at November 05, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

95 It's art but it's also kinda ugly.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 05, 2026 10:21 AM (s1VwS)

96 japanese watercolor... no goldfish, not art.

Posted by: cmeat at November 05, 2026 10:22 AM (Bep7s)

97 Trying go comment, but I gots nothing.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:23 AM (mISmA)

98 The dam is about to break

in 3...2...1...

Posted by: muldoon at November 05, 2026 10:25 AM (qgHp7)

99 Another from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Painted during Tsuruoka's time as an inmate at the Poston incarceration camp during World War II, where gnarled, barren mesquite trees were a recurring subject in his work reflecting the isolation and landscape of the desert camp.

See Scholten Japanese Art,
Kakunen Tsuruoka, 1892-1977
untitled (vertical mesquite)
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, Kakunen Tsuruoka, ca. 1944))

During his forced confinement at the Poston Incarceration Camp (specifically Camp III) in Arizona during World War II, Tokutaro "Kakunen" Tsuruoka’s artistic style underwent a drastic, profound shift. (Densho Encyclopedia)

Before the war, he was known for creating decorative, vibrant bird-and-flower paintings (kacho-ga) & picturesque California landscapes for art collectors. However, his camp watercolors discarded commercial appeal to capture the raw solitude, bleakness, and haunting beauty of the Arizona desert. (AZ Memory Project)

March 1943, Tsuruoka designed and curated the "Mojave Room" inside an empty barrack at Poston III. The installation featured 16 of his original paintings lining the walls.

An important lesson

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:25 AM (NFX2v)

100 I see this kind of art at sidewalk art shows. Not necessarily the same subject matter, but the same style. And I don't think this is done any better.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:26 AM (iOpI2)

101 Chuckie "Faustus" Schumer.

Mossadil Commentary
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🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

102 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (5rh/l)

103 Embryonic Journey
Posted by: tubal

Wymyns cheering abortion until birth.

https://tinyurl.com/2695mwsr

Well, you can't have a good utopia without mass murder.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

104 And the cherry on top!

Democrats’ “Decoy Dan” Ballot Scheme in Alaska Appears to Be Working

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)

105 Could be worse.
Could be Transing.

Posted by: Igor at November 05, 2026 10:28 AM (J0bEY)

106 Japan and its people are beautiful and made our trip there in the '90s lovely, but I would starve to death if I had to live there.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (2ap+5)

107 Democrats spent the entire campaign talking about affordability, groceries and the cost of living. It took them less than an hour after winning Congress to drop every word of it and show the country what the campaign was actually about.

The new agenda is already being said out loud. Arrest the political opponents. Seize Elon Musk's factories. Nationalize SpaceX. The mask did not slip over weeks or months. It came off before the victory parties even ended.

Anyone paying attention could have seen this coming. The affordability language was the wrapper, and the wrapper was never the product. The product is power, and power aimed at everyone who stood in the way.

America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

108 Okay obviously the answer is shrug at best or "no"...

the art was taken over at the worst or heavily influenced at best by banks and the government it was fixed by DOGE for a bit and you will watch when the spigots get turned back on it snap back to the junk that was getting studios shut down like Bioware....

carry on....go paints I guess

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (Int1s)

109 NOW HONDURAN CARAVAN ENTERING: just like many predicted, a Honduran caravan has left San Pedro Sula yesterday, now headed towards the US. This something we've been reporting on extensively, that if Democrats took control of Congress, Caravans would be heading toward the US. Per DHS sources we've spoken to, and whom we trust, 12 caravans totalling over 12,000 people are en route to the US southern border. The cloest will reach El Paso in 4 days with plans to storm the border.
@RealRawNews

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

110 Treebeard entered a rapid decline after getting hooked on meth.

This shrub would be at its best as fuel for a meat smoker, not an artistic subject.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (qlLNh)

111 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Sucks to be chuckie.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (mISmA)

112 Bad news from the BNN (Boob News Network, AKA Me):

Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

113 53 pairing?

Posted by: cmeat at November 05, 2026 10:31 AM (Bep7s)

114 Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

-------

I think before-and-afters would be appropriate.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:31 AM (iOpI2)

115 I think before-and-afters would be appropriate.
Posted by: Seems Legit

There's an article linked at Instapundit that has 'em. Looks like she did to me.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

116 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.

"An affront to my culture."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (X8vlu)

117 115 Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

Billie or "William" as I and they prefer lost 15-20 pounds from appearances and could just be on vitamin H....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (Int1s)

118 Eilish is one of those women that I just find...repellent.

Not ugly in a conventional sense by any means, just creepy. She has an "avoid at all costs" aura about her.

Bitch be wrong, yo.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (qlLNh)

119 Man, the markets are ... not happy. As a patriotic American, I am sorry but, I am sucking all the value out that I can. +4.12% in my trading account so far this morning continuing to short the techs.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (1bYJp)

120 Markets yesterday: yay, Democrats are in charge!

Markets today: oh, wait...

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (wn0/z)

121 My summary of the election results:

Buy ammo.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:35 AM (qlLNh)

122 Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

Oh, no!

Anyway....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 10:35 AM (ctC8W)

123 It’s kind of funny that the new democrat socialists think they don’t have to wait their turn to become leaders.

The old democrats, are they going to just relinquish their power to the newbies?

*pops popcorn*

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (H3kqf)

124 All the info on X coming about about Texas voting... but what can be done out it?

Anyone telling themselves Texas voted this way due to A, B, C should look at the "anomalies" in the "software errors."

And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.

Posted by: Ann at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (SHHm+)

125 the art was taken over at the worst or heavily influenced at best by banks and the government it was fixed by DOGE for a bit and you will watch when the spigots get turned back on it snap back to the junk that was getting studios shut down like Bioware....

I've worked in AAA for over 30 years. USAID was not involved, all the bad decisions were made by dumbass MBAs who were cucked by HR.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

126 Democrats are foaming at the mouth to get their guillotine built.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (wn0/z)

127 "The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story."

I doubt it. A country so clueless that it can't remember back 18 months (when gas prices had declined rapidly), and of course seems to have no understanding of why or how anything works, cannot be expected to "learn".

Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

128 A Hamas lover won’t support a Jew for senate leader?

Shocked I am!!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (VYGAQ)

129 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad may have to learn the same lesson that AOC learned when she disrespected Pelosi.

Something akin to a horse head in her bed, I believe.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (qlLNh)

130 118 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:34 AM (qlLNh)

William is very idealistic, "nobody is illegal on stolen land" it is why William gave the Arapazowie tribe their stolen mansion....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (Int1s)

131 101 Chuckie "Faustus" Schumer.

Mossadil Commentary
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🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased. The final price will be determined behind closed doors. For example, Abdul wants to be assigned to choice Senate committees. Foreign Affairs, Defense, Budget, and one or two others. Abdul will not stand quietly if he's assigned to the Agriculture Committee and the like.

Posted by: Gref at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (5rh/l)

132 Based on recent photos, Billie Eilish is believed to have undergone breast-reduction surgery.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

Katy Segal has always denied she got implants during the run of Married. . .With Children, but her appearance says otherwise. Dolly, on the other hand, freely admitted to augmenting her embonpoint over the years.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

133 Yeah it looks like the muslims in Congress are anxious to kick off their jihad from the inside. You’ve got supporters of 9-11 terrorists and others who support terror groups. Big tent ya got there Democrats.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (wn0/z)

134 127 Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

We live in a country that looked at 3 dead kids and decided Lindsay Clancy was a heroine and lions don't kill their cubs and the only member of the family provably not there probably did it....

go long on paste and door knobs.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (Int1s)

135 Where's the rope?

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (LHPAg)

136 Schumer didn’t know get the Jews meant him too?

Huh.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (wn0/z)

137 Something akin to a horse head in her bed, I believe.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

AOC has a donkey head in her bed every time she lies down in it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

138 > given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

The next republic (in the optimistic belief that there will be a next republic) needs to keep communists far, far, FAR away from the schools and universities.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (qlLNh)

139 Chuck U Schumer might want to hire a food taster and someone to start his car.

Or not. I don't give a fuck.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (X8vlu)

140 133 Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (wn0/z)

I am not joining the MTGs and Tuq'rs in joining Abdul, I am also not getting between Durka Durka and the Donks who empowered them.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (Int1s)

141 Nice rendering of the clouds. I sense a theme? Or just nature is awesome any time.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (Toos7)

142 The next republic (in the optimistic belief that there will be a next republic) needs to keep communists far, far, FAR away from the schools and universities.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:40 AM (qlLNh)
----
I don't think any of us will be around to witness the rise of the New American Republic.

The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (s2iZv)

143 @124

>>And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.

Political realignments happen.

People forget but the Democrats are the natural governing party of the US, they had a nearly 60 year run of both the house and Senate, only broken when the country realigned politically allowing the Republicans to take control of both the house and senate in 1995.

The GOP has largely been in charge of the house and Senate for the last 24 years and we've largely gotten wars and debt out of that.

So, the country may be aligning back to it's Democrat default.

Unfortunately.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (XV/Pl)

144 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (2614e)

145 Alternate title:

America in 2027

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (2614e)

146 125 Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

USAID propped up some of the indies, they also worked with Canada to foster the SBI Extortion.....sorry "consulting" wing....

when the spigots, the Fed funding ESG to the 9s and everything turns back on the idiocy will resume full bore.....

Gotta love the Bioware hysteria.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (Int1s)

147 I doubt it. A country so clueless that it can't remember back 18 months (when gas prices had declined rapidly), and of course seems to have no understanding of why or how anything works, cannot be expected to "learn".
Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

Agree. Not to mention the fat stoners and drunks and pill poppers running amok and queuing up for free handouts and gummies.

Posted by: Fat, Drunk and Stupid at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (D5ixm)

148 all the bad decisions were made by dumbass MBAs who were cucked by HR.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

sadly, this is the story of most companies mid to large sized now....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (nXhwP)

149 > AOC has a donkey head in her bed every time she lies down in it.
Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

Is she still "engaged" to that pudgy little Birkenstock-wearing manlet?

I confess to some curiosity about how she actually gets it off, given that neither she nor any other woman has ever gotten wet for that guy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (qlLNh)

150 We should be handing out axe handles with nails sticking out. Enjoy Democrats, those of you who voted for them.

BTW I see Temu Jefferies is saying Democrats won’t be doing investigations when every single potential chair and most members are saying the opposite.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (wn0/z)

151 Has Whig weighed in on the midterms yet? I'd like to hear his analysis of what went wrong.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)

152 The DNC "infighting" is all WWE

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:44 AM (pjdUv)

153
Starving coyote just out of frame.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 09:52 AM (ctC8W)

Just before the empty Acme box goes blowing by.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:44 AM (2614e)

154
Diana and Dot are both in a tizzy. They see us going back and forth, carrying things outside and just know a car trip is in the offing. Their excitement will reach its peak when we get out travel collars for them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (eRlcH)

155 And the shift to blue in EVERY COUNTY in 21 states (1799 counties)? Yeah that seems real.

—

I can’t remember the exact numbers but something similar happened in 2024.thousands of counties even in blue states shifted from Biden to Trump.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (VYGAQ)

156 > sadly, this is the story of most companies mid to large sized now....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at November 05, 2026 10:43 AM (nXhwP)

"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (qlLNh)

157 I think a lot of people underestimated how pissed people were when they got the run around on the Epstein files.

Trump saying they are a scam and "are we still talking about that?" was actually retarded.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

158 People assume that Democrats are the party of 10 even years ago. Hint, they are not and the up and coming members get more radical by the day. These people want a complete destruction of the republic, a fixed judiciary that keeps them in office, election chaos that does the same, unimpeded illegal immigration with amnesty, and nothing on the way of their fiscal profligacy that finds the whole scheme.

I suppose some people will learn the hard way.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (wn0/z)

159 Had my weekly conference call this morning. The Euros were closely watching the US Election this week. I'm sure they're ecstatic to see the Dems take congress back so USAID and all the buttf*cking of America will be back in fashion as Eurofags bleed us dry again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (2614e)

160
...America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

Yes! This is a great opportunity....if-

If the Republicans will use it, and shout the Dims lies and shortcomings loud nd long for the next two years, and, most important-

do not assist the Democrats in their rage and socialist fuckery at all.

Just keep the pressure on for two years every time they don't concentrate on "affordability", etc.

I know, i know I'm placing faith in a collection of complete poltroons and cowards.

But, hey, I'm White Pilling today!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (YSUhf)

161 Say goodbye to yesterday’s market gains. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 10:48 AM (wn0/z)

162
"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:45 AM (qlLNh)

And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

His widow is a HORRIBLE person.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:48 AM (2614e)

163 Today plus yesterday is definitely an official "correction"

NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC)
24,490.66 -1,245.85 (-4.84%)
As of 10:46:43 AM EST. Market Open.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (1bYJp)

164 It'd be like humping an exercise ball full of cold bacon grease and covered in cookie crumbs.
___

*considers*

Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)

165 > The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM (s2iZv)

I'm not giving up just yet.

After the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777, Sir John Sinclair was alarmed and wrote to Adam Smith that if things continued at that rate, “the nation must be ruined.”

Smith wrote back: “Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.”

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:50 AM (qlLNh)

166 ___

*considers*
Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)

That seems more like something Florida Man would contemplate......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 10:50 AM (2614e)

167
"I've never met one of you people who didn't suck."

-- Steve Jobs to a candidate, when Apple first got big enough to need an HR department.

___________

He was your prototypical tech bro. A despicable human being.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

168 I think a lot of people underestimated how pissed people were when they got the run around on the Epstein files.

Trump saying they are a scam and "are we still talking about that?" was actually retarded.
Posted by: Seems Legit

Yep.

That and bombing Iran last summer was a 1-2 punch that turned a lot of people off a Trump.A lot of people also refuse to admit how much of a shit of Israel there has been in the country in the last 2 years.

The counter argument is but polls had Trump at 100% approval from maga. Yes but the size of maga shrank dramatically after those 2 events.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (VYGAQ)

169 So, the country may be aligning back to it's Democrat default.

Unfortunately.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:42 AM (XV/Pl)

Unfortunately, this is not your father's Democrat party. Or the Democrat party of my youth, not all that long ago. This is now 100% tribal, and one tribe are the frigging Comanches.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (QaH55)

170 167 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

An absolute asshole good at one thing, who was propped up by his mirror image who was better at business with businessmen.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (Int1s)

171 >>> 116 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (X8vlu)

I am the ultimate Heathen... my fave pizza is a supreme with pineapple on it!

But if your restaurant offers pineapple as a topping, you kind of have to use it if the customer wants it, no? Same if you are Muslim and you work at a pizza place. Customer wants ham, bacon, sausage... you gotta supply it.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (Toos7)

172 Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased. The final price will be determined behind closed doors. For example, Abdul wants to be assigned to choice Senate committees. Foreign Affairs, Defense, Budget, and one or two others. Abdul will not stand quietly if he's assigned to the Agriculture Committee and the like.
Posted by: Gref

I bid four camels!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:52 AM (mISmA)

173 *considers*
Posted by: A Man at November 05, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)

That seems more like something Florida Man would contemplate......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Bath salts would be involved.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 10:53 AM (X8vlu)

174 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Love pineapple and ham on pizza. The sweetness of the pineapple counteracts the acidity of the sauce.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (mISmA)

175 > And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

People assume that, but he really wasn't. He gave a total of $250K to the Democrats over the course of his life. Not much for a guy with $7 billion. His "support" was mostly lip service rather than tangible action.

His widow, though, is everything you say and more.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (qlLNh)

176 Per Breitbart: Australia- Italian chef fired for refusing to put pineapple on pizza.
"An affront to my culture."

===

Stay strong!

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (AKptf)

177 Big bye market gains. Did oil prices stay low (what a coincidence they were artificially propped up during the elections!), or did they go back up as well.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 10:54 AM (Toos7)

178
“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

___________

"No dirty hook-nosed Yids," El-Sayed declared.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (eRlcH)

179 Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

Trump said tying it to him was a hoax. And it clearly was.

Bondi - Strike 3 on AG - fucked him as her first act. Shocker.

Longtime political operative knows what "it's on my desk" means.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (pjdUv)

180 168 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

The Epstein files were democrats, congress critters, some republicans probably like the Keating five and likely a joint op by the DOJ and Mossad.....

Trump was absolutely not in the files or it would have been leaked and in all likelihood the civil service likely explained divulgence would have imploded the security state....which while *I* favor that outcome would destabilize "too much"....

anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (Int1s)

181 @169

>>Unfortunately, this is not your father's Democrat party.

Yes, they're f**** lunatics but what are you going to do when the people want f**** lunatics?

Again, the LA mayor race is a perfect illustration of how f**** insane people in this country have become.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (XV/Pl)

182 In the Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates wrestling contest, I am 100% team Steve Jobs. Sure, he may have lifted an idea or two from Xerox or whomever, but a creative thought has never been welcome in Bill Gates's brain.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (2ap+5)

183 There are 19 men and women in the TX senate to the 12 Dems.
They are all rated solid to strong conservatives.

It is up to them to save America by saving Texas.

They have to craft the perfect strategy--with no errors--of stopping and frustrating the Dems without being blamed.
While building an agenda of change, promises people believe.
A national agenda.

Maybe the smartest thing they can do is name Adam Hinojosa of Corpus Christi as the senate leader.
And have him everywhere--make him the shadow governor of Texas.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (/Ki2A)

184 The lamp of freedom has been extinguished.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 05, 2026 10:41 AM
We will not see it lighted again in our time.

Posted by: Eromero at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (LHPAg)

185 "Florida Man" comes from the fact that Florida has open books when it comes to arrests. You can go online and find the crazy that went on the night before.

Lots of states make it impossible to find this info.

Another win for Florida: act like an idiot, get idiot PR.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (iOpI2)

186 Every day I am more amazed that the US even survived, much less developed into the greatest country in history, given how ignorant, selfish, and stupid such a large % of the populace is.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:38 AM (U/Byj)

Roughly, half of the population is below average intelligence.*

And that hasn't improved at all thanks to our new 3rd world neighbors.

*I know, I know, but I'm covered under the HQ's "No Math Clause".

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (YSUhf)

187 > tech bro.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 10:51 AM (eRlcH)

I don't even know what that means. Near as I can figure, it's like "fascist"... a semantically-null pejorative term for anyone you don't like.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

188 141 Nice rendering of the ~~clouds~~ other people's computers. I sense a theme? Or just nature is awesome any time.

fixt

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 10:57 AM (v3pYe)

189 Why do people freak out so much over day to day market fluctuations? Remember when stocks plummeted 10% after Tarriffs were announced? Only to recover and then go up 10% on top of the recovery within a month?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 05, 2026 10:57 AM (VYGAQ)

190 Of course many things have already become more "affordable" in the last nearly 2 years. Rents are down in many areas. Overall inflation has declined significantly. Real wages have been increasing (last time was 2019, before that last time was 80s, for most income levels - gee class what do those periods have in common?). Unemployment is at/just below long term average (which is below level that economists historically considered full employment).

Needless to say the Dems have literally zero ideas or changes that would improve "affordability" apart from short-term giveaways and subsidies that will bolster inflation.

But to the pathetic American audience, chanting "affordability", just like "hope and change", actually constitutes a "pitch".

Posted by: rhomboid at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (U/Byj)

191 187 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

Tech Bros tend to be people skilled at tech or asset management ancillary to tech who consider themselves to be polymaths fit to with minimal scholarship be experts in multiple disciplines due to the money piles they have....see Gates, Bill the planet's most esteemed water purification expert AND epidemiologist....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (Int1s)

192 186 Roughly, half of the population is below average intelligence.

what a mean thing to say.

Posted by: anachronda at November 05, 2026 10:58 AM (v3pYe)

193 > Trump was absolutely not in the files or it would have been leaked

Believing that there is any negative information about Trump in the alleged "Epstein files" requires that one believe that Dopey Joe and the Ho sat on the information for four full years, even when the Ho was engaged in a contentious election with Trump.

It's sheer nonsense.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (qlLNh)

194 179 Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:47 AM (iOpI2)

Trump said tying it to him was a hoax. And it clearly was.

Bondi - Strike 3 on AG - fucked him as her first act. Shocker.

Longtime political operative knows what "it's on my desk" means.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (pjdUv)

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Yes, I agree. BUT HE DIDN'T release the files without redaction and that's on him. If it wasn't, he should have named names of those blocking him from doing so. It's ridiculous. People really care about those files and the depravity shown by many of our "elites and leaders."

I'm one of them.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (iOpI2)

195 Median can be less than the mean.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (2ap+5)

196 And yet he was a libtard and a supporter of the leftist commie regime.........

Jobs told Obama that he's economically illiterate. He most likely wouldn't approve of how his wife's spending his money, but that's kind of the male experience.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (2ocoG)

197
I don't even know what that means. Near as I can figure, it's like "fascist"... a semantically-null pejorative term for anyone you don't like.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:56 AM (qlLNh)

___________

What I mean is someone so puffed up on his genius that they forget little things like ethics or morals, who makes himself a god and the little people are his subjects.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (eRlcH)

198 Warp speed!

Influencer followed by Abdul El-Sayed says Elon Musk should be executed by Christmas, calls on El-Sayed to slash the throat of Stephen Miller

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

199 >Tech Bros tend to be...

Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (qlLNh)

200 The new agenda is already being said out loud. Arrest the political opponents. Seize Elon Musk's factories. Nationalize SpaceX. The mask did not slip over weeks or months. It came off before the victory parties even ended.

Anyone paying attention could have seen this coming. The affordability language was the wrapper, and the wrapper was never the product. The product is power, and power aimed at everyone who stood in the way.

America now gets to watch the real Democrat Party govern with both chambers. The country will remember who warned them and who sold them the story.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 10:29 AM (mISmA)

Funny how a plot of a particular banned movie (in Europe, especially) is basically about a very rich man who finally takes revenge on power hungry government officials. Hmm.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (hmYU4)

201 > What I mean is someone so puffed up on his genius that they forget little things like ethics or morals, who makes himself a god and the little people are his subjects.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (eRlcH)

What does "tech" have to do with it?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (qlLNh)

202 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 10:59 AM (qlLNh)

That ain't gonna stop the Dems and a "Panel of Intelligence Officers" from cooking some shit up.

Fortunately the American People have seen enough of that bullshit to where only their lunatics will buy into it, again. And No one will give a shit cause Democrats decided to try and sell the public on the idea that they can shit "Affordability" out of their asses.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (lLeLE)

203 Damnit, forgot I said I'd revert to my ancient name for this site.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (lLeLE)

204 Rant up

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (mISmA)

205
anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.
Posted by: sven at November

100%. Hello, friend!

Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (ZdaMQ)

206 Markets yesterday: yay, Democrats are in charge!

Markets today: oh, wait...
Posted by: Vengeance
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VIX (volatility index for you non-stock market people) up over 50%.

Posted by: scampydog at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (2bFN5)

207 This nation has thoroughly fucked itself. And contrary to popular belief (even on this blog), it wasn't Trump's fault. What we're seeing is the younger generations educated in our public school system coming into voting age. The boomers can't be blamed for this massive fuckup. There's not enough of us left to cause this.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (BeZSp)

208 anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.

Iran had ICBMs that could hit London and Paris. I don't think their ambitions were limited to Israel.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)

209 >>> Again, the LA mayor race is a perfect illustration of how f**** insane people in this country have become.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 10:55 AM (XV/Pl)

To be fair, I see it as equal to the Cuomo vs Mamdami race. People refused to vote for the LA mayor that willingly let their houses burn down, their neighbors burnt alive, same as they refused to vote for the NYC mayor that sent their grannies back to the infected nursing homes to be killed.

They would rather vote for an unknown evil than the known evil. I can't blame them for that.

But I still wish that Spencer had even a sliver of a fair election for the mayor's race. He is awesome. LA and Cali doesn't deserve having him or Hilton in their corner.

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (Toos7)

210 202 Posted by: Piper at November 05, 2026 11:02 AM (ZdaMQ)

Madam.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (Int1s)

211 I am about to be out for the day as I can't stand any more winning.

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Posted by: toby928(c) at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (1bYJp)

212 Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".
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See social media (and even the comment sections here) after every plane crash.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)

213
What does "tech" have to do with it?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 05, 2026 11:01 AM (qlLNh)

_________

I see I've touched a nerve. I hadn't intended to do so. But a world where megalomaniacs call the shots isn't one attractive to me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (eRlcH)

214 131. I think he's simply going public with telling Schumer (and other Majority Leader candidates) that his (Abdul's) vote for Majority Leader must be purchased.
Posted by: Gref

Facebook
The 50501 Movement
17 hours ago
Now that the election is over. Let's remove Schumer and Jeffries as Democratic leaders. They are traitors.
(Picture. TrackAIPAC com. Vote Out leaders who take pro-Israel lobby funds.)

Identical posting: The Blue Resistance; Democrats, Republicans and Independents for Democracy; RE-SISTERS; United for Bernie Sanders' Ideas, and more.

Abdul El-Sayed for Senate (Referencing MI Democrats) How to remove Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries as Democratic leaders
Next on the checklist... Remove Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies! Each has taken over $170 million dollars from Israeli political pacs to fund genocide and influence OUR OWN legislators! yada, yada
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👉🏻CNN Facebook: After Democrats won the House and Senate, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer are planning an aggressive legislative and investigative agenda to take on President Donald Trump. CNN’s Manu Raju reports. 🎆

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (NFX2v)

215 First order of business for the dems in 2027 will surely be to release the Epstein files, right? Since the dems control one whole branch of government?

Bueller?

What do you mean, no? It's all talk of revenge and subpoenas and impeachments, which the normie dems did NOT vote for. Who could have foreseen this, but everyone with any sense?

Posted by: LizLem at November 05, 2026 11:06 AM (Toos7)

216 anyway if America's last chance at stability was on the 1-2 punch of needing the Epstein files, and Iran being able to nuke Israel then we do not need to be stable and deserve what we get.
Posted by: sven at November

THERE IT IS

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

217 Influencer followed by Abdul El-Sayed says Elon Musk should be executed by Christmas, calls on El-Sayed to slash the throat of Stephen Miller
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

Maybe the richest man on the planet may decide to seek a little justice on his own. Just sayin'. I know damn well I would.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (hmYU4)

218 By the way "there it is" is the highest praise I can give to a comment. I don't think I've ever done a fully uppercase there it is.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

219 People forget but the Democrats are the natural governing party of the US, they had a nearly 60 year run of both the house and Senate...

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They're oldest and most powerful political party in the world.

You can't beat them in ten years, swinging around the flaccid remnant of the political party that last truly challenged them a hundred years ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's3 Dice at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (BI5O2)

220 213 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 11:05 AM (eRlcH)

Yes Jack Dorsey and Bill Gates "having opinions" is JUST like Bob the Plumber noticing that the chick in DC ignoring the instructor and causing a crash in Jan of 25 was a lot of DEI coming home to roost....

the problem with "the tech elite" is the world is set up in such a way their genius can fuck shit up on a galactic scale....see Sam Altman and "your home PC having any ram is a waste....."

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Int1s)

221 Ah. So people who have opinions about shit they don't understand?

We already had a word for that: "people".

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As Stevie Wonder explained some decades ago . . .

When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
~~Superstition~~ Socialism ain't the way

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7)

222 >>> They're oldest and most powerful political party in the world.

We just want our slaves back!

Posted by: The New Democrat party, same as the old party at November 05, 2026 11:11 AM (Toos7)

223 218 Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:07 AM (pjdUv)

Thanks, I went up to Missouri to look at the craftsmanship and maybe drop the hammer on a 110,000 buck house near New Madrid made of stone...we literally don't build them like it any more....

the realtor a hot Gilf type ran with "this is one of the safest spots in the country far from any riots and away from the coasts if things go sideways only thing to worry about is the river".... me being me and lord knows you all know me I replied.... "of course this is the New Madrid fault line and if you roll bad dice you can have a quake so bad it alters the ground table in 35 feet in real time, reverses the MS river for a month and makes the sky blood red.....so yeah safe as houses.....

I really am pondering South America.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Int1s)

224 208 Posted by: Ian S. at November 05, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)

London and Paris are at this point allied states...

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:13 AM (Int1s)

225 Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Int1s)

I am pondering just putting my head in the sand for all but me and mines.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (pjdUv)

226 Nice watercolor.

Posted by: Joe at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (Uy/WF)

227 225 Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:16 AM (pjdUv)

Keep your head up, the American people as a whole are made of good stock...the wife's progenitor ancestor started off in Norway as a simple fisherman, looked around the Hanseatic league thought "the money is in Holland" taught himself Dutch moved to Amsterdam was a loadmaster eventually made in six years Captain of a Fluyt mastered two native languages Huron and Ottawa and was sent to work the New Amsterdam coast.... he died after his son married an English woman....

about 125 years later the English were running "New York" for England....and after than they were "Americans" the wheel keeps spinning....I think the mistake was the Westphalian nation state and the massive concentration of power on this scale....and it destroys me on a level to type that given I have dedicated my life to service to a Westphalian nation state.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 11:24 AM (Int1s)

228 You're right, just a crappy week.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 11:28 AM (pjdUv)

229 I'm sorry … recent developments (yes, political) have done caused my 'WGAF' button to cease working. You know what I mean, yes? I trust neither party now. Both suck. Communists suck more. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Dr_No at November 05, 2026 12:52 PM (ayRl+)

230 I’ve heard nothing but, if we don’t get voter id, the election will be stolen, yet I saw no one, not one journalist, influencer put any race no matter how far fetched and baffling under scrutiny for fraud, after non stop screaming about it, that’s way more than odd in my opinion, that’s flat out suspicious,

Posted by: Fire on the mountain at November 05, 2026 03:08 PM (Mc/Y6)

231 Trump is no different than Obama, both are just personalities designed to radicalize the others base and demoralize, prevent real opposition from their take over, we blew our only chance stopping this when he won the republican primary the first time

Posted by: Fire on the mountain at November 05, 2026 03:11 PM (Mc/Y6)

The Morning Report — 11/5 /26

Good morning kids. As you can see and you could have guessed the overwhelming majority of the links this morning are analyses and opinions about the absolute disaster that was the midterm elections. For those of us old enough to remember them, past elections came and went and win lose or draw, we mostly shrugged our shoulders especially if our side/candidates did not emerge victorious and thought that life goes on, America was and always will be America and nothing much really will change.

This was more or less the tone of the latest podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and available on the most popular platforms listed at the bottom of this post

That said, given the nature of who and what comprises the Democrat Party and especially a large percentage of the candidates that won both House and Senate seats on Tuesday, I truly do not share the optimism about the future of my Cohost CBD. Even still, as I have noted in the past, if my dear mother of blessed memory and her family miraculously could survive death camps, the labor brigades and death marches at the hands of the Nazis and still wind up living relatively long, blessed, fulfilled and happy lives, then is all really lost?

Well, I too am desperate to be as optimistic as I can, but in answer to that question we sure as hell are going to find out. And it ain't gonna be pretty.

In a resurfaced clip shared on social media this week, Cliff Connolly, a member of the steering committee of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), emphasized the DSA’s “hatred” of the Constitution. The DSA may quadruple its presence in the House of Representatives and potentially force concessions from Hakeem Jeffries in any bid for Speaker following the midterms. . . Replacing the Constitution and the Presidency, Abolishing the Senate and Expanding the House, Ranked-Choice Voting and Multiparty Politics, Voting Rights for Noncitizens, Ending the Electoral College, Subordinating the Judiciary. (Meh they already control it- jjs), D.C. Statehood, Publicly-Financed Elections.

I can hear some of you groaning that it's all just blather and that there's no way in hell they can achieve any of that. Well if you don't think they're not going to go for it, now that they control both chambers, quite a few statehouses, including places like TEXAS that was supposed to be a bastion of Americanism, as well as the bulk of the bureaucracy and much of the Judiciary they're looking at green lights and no speed limits. And what of police forces and even the US Military?! plus the Antifa and BLM goon squads? I mean, for fuck's sake people we now have an actual U.S. Senator who is supported by and likely an actual member of the Muslim Brotherhood!

As friend and friend of the blog the erudite and estimable historian Robert Spencer postulates:

Many have observed that this election was a choice between continuing as a free republic or becoming a totalitarian socialist state and/or an Islamic republic. Many others, of course, dismissed such talk as campaign hyperbole, and it won’t happen all at once, but anyone who fails to recognize the hostility of the “progressives” to dissent and their determination to transform the nation into a one-party state are simply naïve or tragically uninformed. . . the MAGA movement is now dead. Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well. The consequences of all this will be far-reaching, even to the point of making the free, open, and peaceful society in which we once lived a dim memory. All citizens of the United States should have taken it as a warning when one half of the body politic declared that restoring the nation’s greatness was a noxious and execrable idea. Or perhaps by the time that group constituted half of the electorate, it was already too late.
In any case, the twilight of what remains of that greatness is now upon us.

And from the Central Committee and Politburo conference table, I have this item from WInnie the Pooh's pu-pu platter:

China’s state-run Global Times wrote in the wake of the U.S. midterms that “the ‘myth’ of Western-style democracy is losing its appeal, even in the West.” The Chinese Communist paper did not explain why it decided to put its own cheap shot of “myth” in scare quotes, as the word was not quoted from any other source, and the point of the editorial was that democracy is mythical because the citizens of the U.S. and other Western nations do not actually believe their votes bring them better government.

Dumb statement in that Xi should've congratulated the forces of freedom and democracy such as we have here in the PRC! That last line is actually kind of humorous in that it's unintentionally truthful. We, that is our fellow citizens in name only just recreated , no not '68, but 1933 Germany right here at home!

Well as the late great Andrew Breitbart so brilliantly observed, politics is directly downstream from culture.

How Hollywood Helped Fuel Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami: Call it a collective approach, one that aligned key cultural forces together with one goal above all else. Progressive power.

Beyond that, this utter hideousness is also what it begets...

A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace[s] to society," a Washington Free Beacon review found. The teacher, Dana Zentgraf, also called to overthrow the U.S. government. "It's your son too. It's all of them," Zentgraf wrote in a Facebook post under her online name, "Da Graf." "They are all menace[s] to society and we need to stop giving birth to them."

Well if politics is downstream from culture then what is being taught to our children from Pre-K through Post-Grad is upstream from all of it.

Unless and until we wrest total control of education, all is well and truly lost, perhaps forever. And considering the results of last Tuesday, the advances made by parents and others in breaking up or starting to break up the Indoctrinaton Mill that American academia has been for nearly 60 years will vanish.

On all this I nevertheless wish you all to keep the faith and have a good day, and pray for guidance and for the America we yearn for to somehow reemerge from the wreckage of Tuesday and what it will beget, and to endure.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

“the ‘myth’ of Western-style democracy is losing its appeal, even in the West.”
China Gloats After U.S. Midterms: The World Is Tired of Democracy

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

Replacing the Constitution and the Presidency —The DSA’s program calls on members to “win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic.” Rather than having an independently elected president heading the executive branch, the DSA proposes an executive “chosen by and subordinate to Congress,” ending the separation of powers.
Inside the DSA’s Plan to Abolish the Constitution and Turn America Into a ‘Democratic Socialist Republic.’
“This day, many of us warned about over and over and over. It's here.”
'Welcome to the socialist revolution'
The ramifications are staggering, tragic, and universal … and not just for the U.S.
American Elegy
The lightning-quick reinstatement came after Benjamin’s charitable foundation didn’t file a tax return for at least four years
Express Service: California AG Mysteriously Reinstates Deadbeat Charity Controlled by Code Pink Activist Medea Benjamin, Despite Missing $54 Million
The war over American inheritance.
Multiculturalism Must Die

SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
Sen. Mark Kelly: “The American people just impeached Donald Trump.”
‘Lawyer Up’: Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration
This time he’s protecting FBI agents who lied to Congress about Hunter Biden.
“The United States Is Afraid of Me”: Pakistani Pro-Trump Assassin Judge Says
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
Feeling confident and smug after the results of the American midterm election, Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.
Iran Threatens to Assassinate Bessent, Hit European Military Bases
Regime-change adventurism on the other side of the world caused a devastating regime change here.
Iran Nuked Us After All
Politicians and presidents sometimes make Faustian bargains. They make trade-offs. The stereotypical Faustian bargain is one in which someone sells his or her soul to the devil in exchange for money or fame.
Was Eliminating the Iran Nuclear Threat Worth the Political Price?

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Iranian officials took to social media on Tuesday and Wednesday to gloat over the Democrat Party’s big win in the U.S. midterm elections, taking it as a sign of the American public accepting Iranian victory and turning against President Donald Trump over his military action against Tehran.
Iran Gloats over Democrat Victory in Midterm Elections
The price of war is high, but the price of passivity in the face of nation-destroying evil is invariably higher.
When A Warhawk Is Actually A ‘Peace-Monger’
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
The president said Israel is strong enough to stand on its own. “Israel is a very thriving country,” he said. “They don’t need it.” He stressed that Israel will still be able to purchase American weapons. “They can buy whatever they want,” Trump said.
Trump Says U.S. Aid to Israel Will End by Year’s End at Netanyahu’s Request
The figures 'absolutely rule out' a 2025 UN claim that major areas of Gaza were facing a 'worst-case scenario of famine'
Gaza's Population Grew Last Year and There Wasn't a Famine, Hamas' Own Figures Show, Debunking Claims That Most Gaza Deaths are Women and Children
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
If AI dangers are truly grave, why do they keep building?
The Midterms and AI’s Credibility Problem
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Washington State fails to repeal its millionaire tax
‘Billionaire Tax’ Appears Defeated in California, But Soak-the-Rich Approach Gains Traction Elsewhere
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
As global population stabilizes, humanity’s energy demands will soar. Achieving universal prosperity requires abundant energy from every available source, not political constraints on innovation.
Energy, Population, and Prosperity

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
'I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary<
'We Need To Stop Giving Birth to Them': Maryland Special Ed Teacher Called To Abort Boys, Overthrow US Government
According to the Daily Bruin, the drones are part of UCPD’s new Drone as First Responder program.
UCLA Stocking Up on Less-Lethal Munitions, Drones for ‘Emergency Incidents’ (Lethal force to be used on Jews and conservatives only - jjs)
ABORTION
Democrats have used deceptive language before.
Voters Who Claim To Reject Unlimited Abortion Are Duped Into Affirming It In 3 States
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Implementing voter ID and reforming mail-in voting have been cornerstone ambitions of the Trump administration, so the victories in Ohio, North Carolina, and Nevada may provide some hope that elements of the White House agenda can continue to advance despite losing both chambers of Congress.
Three Key States Passed Voter ID Measures During the Midterms.
The taxpayer-funded migrant NGO may have violated the law.
Inside CHIRLA’s Secret Voter Campaign

POLITICS
After the 2008 election, Democrats came away with 257 seats, while Republicans held 178. I expect the Dems may even top that majority by a seat or two this time around. Whatever — they have the majority either way, and they will use it to pump the lower chamber full of suck for as long as they can. The precise number of Islamo-Marxists in the House is but a detail.
Meh. 2008 Was Worse.
In “purple” and “red” states across the country, Republicans lost significant races for statewide executive offices and control of several state legislatures. As The Federalist previously observed, these state governments are critical in determining the overall governance of a state, including its election administration, education policy, and so much more.
Democrats Wipe Out Republican Control Of State Governments
Miranda Devine: The only upside of Democrat hubris is that it will surely lead them to overreach and turn off a volatile electorate before 2028.
Look in the mirror, President Trump, after Republicans’ midterm rout
The president said some potential Democrat contenders are being overlooked.
Trump Sees A 2028 Threat That Isn’t Getting Much Attention
The incoming reps want to abolish ICE and transform the American political system.
Meet The Dem Socialists Headed To Congress With A Radical Wish List
Tuesday night wasn’t a good night at all. It was an ugly defeat that so few of us saw coming. It’s easy to think that all is lost, but it isn’t. Yes, we need to lick our wounds, figure out what went wrong and what needs to change, and grieve a difficult election. But the fight isn’t over. Instead, it’s just beginning — and we’re all in this fight together.
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Last night? Democrats won between five and seven such seats in states Republicans had won by double digits. Several factors contributed.
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Republicans can always be counted on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
What Just Happened
The answer is in thinking about how voters actually vote.
What The Hell Happened?

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Robert Spencer: America will not be made great again anytime soon. If ever.
The Eclipse of MAGA
George Washington set the American template: We do not give in to despair. We fail, learn, return, and eventually win.
Passively Accepting Defeat Is Not The American Way
Democrats have no mandate, other than Trump hatred.
Gridlock Is Good
The big result to watch for now is what lesson Trump and the GOP will take from Tuesday night. Recovery depends on taking the right ones.
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The White House has prepared to govern without Congress using existing constitutional powers and powers delegated to the executive by statute, but will be substantially constrained by congressional control over appointments, lawmaking, and government funding.
The GOP Has Lost Congress. What Happens Next?
Voters punished Republicans. That doesn’t mean they endorsed the far Left.
The Midterm Mandate Mirage
Will we get the Donald Trump we deserve after Tuesday's bloodbath?
You Tell ’Em I’m Coming—and I’m Bringing Hell With Me

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Johnson reportedly revealed the news during an all-staff conference call Wednesday morning, Fox News reported.
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JD Vance just dropped his first bomb in a war for the GOP’s future
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
“Yesterday, American society voted against policies that only make people poorer. Against hate. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against elite privilege,” Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
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DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
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ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
To say there is uncertainty here is to make a very big understatement.
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A Martian volcanic pimple
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Will Colorado and Washington pass similar measures? I hope so!!
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Initiative 638, also called the Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative, would prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against female students and would require girls to submit documents from their doctor stating that they were born female.
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CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
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HITHER & YON
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1 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

3 Top 5! The day is getting better. Good morning, all.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (OPGS/)

4 You know who was the winner of tuesday's election? china and iran.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (I43vL)

5 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:28 AM (aKiSo)

6 A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace ~~to society,"~~

~~If she was oppressed as she thinks she is, she wouldn't have the courage to post that bile online. Hopefully, the school is going to tell her that she should seek employment elsewhere.~~

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

7 Happy Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)

8
OK, no idea how I did the strike.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

9 It's looking more and more like the GOP congressional delegation is going to be wiped out in California, down to 3 reps with leads, they are all well within the margin of fraud and ballot harvesting.

The GOP should just close up shop in California at this point.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (XV/Pl)

10 OK, no idea how I did the strike.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (OPGS/)

you put an editorial "s" in square brackets but it got parsed as a strikethrough open tag. Probably.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (aKiSo)

11 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

So Gavin might get his high speed trains but the destinations are the camps?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (OPGS/)

12 Willowed. I just want to remind the Horde of good things.

90 So, still regrouping but the Christmas tree is up.

My friends come over for 'Christmas in November' The kids like to decorate the tree and it's become a 5 year tradition I'm carrying on without Mom.

Gifts for the kids. Their Mom said Advent Calendars are still a thing. And since I'm buying Christmas gifts for kids to open in November, DAMN I'm their target market

Still, may have beers today.
Back to Convict Conditioning soon.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (Sco7b)

13 10: Thanks. I'll do better next time.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:31 AM (OPGS/)

14 Good morning horde! At last, the email and text storm has stopped! Best to all today, and may your day be healthy and prosperous.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:32 AM (h8R6b)

15 I would like to thank President Trump, who despite the entire media complex, the deep state, the international and national communist muslim alliance, Big Homo, the entire judicial system and awfls everywhere opposing him 24/7, for preventing a Hillary presidency and for showing people how to fight against all those listed above.

He tried...and the nation failed him. Hopefully not too many will die in the soon to coming muslim nuclear attack on Israel and other locations.

Posted by: Turn The Lights Out, The Party's Over at November 05, 2026 07:33 AM (D5ixm)

16 You know what is kind of hinky?

I didn't hear a peep from anywhere about "exit polls" this time around. Usually that's all you hear.

Not sayin'.... just sayin'.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:33 AM (aKiSo)

17 Whether it was the war, fraud or something more sinister, the GOP has been repudiated in many parts of the country, the donks now control the house, the senate and a majority of governorships in the US.

And without Texas, it's not going to be possible to elect a GOP President.

It's not going to be pretty for the next decade or so.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:34 AM (XV/Pl)

18 5 The emerging theme of the next two years will be solidifying the fact that we, the people, are no longer to be considered members of We The People.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:28 AM (aKiSo)

Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

19 It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:36 AM (MWfyi)

20 Good morning fellow Hordlings.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at November 05, 2026 07:36 AM (JNTt1)

21 MAGA movement is now dead. Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well."

Dude needs to stuff his head in a barrel.

At least here, the GOP needed the high colonic. With Super Colon Blow.

Abbott is a grasping sellout (and became wildly unpopular after the "colonies" developments), and Pax'o'crap? Whoever sponsored that....needs to be punched in the face. Hard. Repeatedly.

From what I see, wasn't better in many other states, either.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (pfXMo)

22
Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

I think of it this way.... if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (aKiSo)

23 The next son of a bitch who comes on to me with six months of "This one is different, we really mean it this time, All Civilisation Comes to A Screeching Halt To-Morrow" and then follows up with "Ah well, this has happened before, we'll just muddle through somehow" is going to get knocked flat on his flabby goat-smelling ass.

What if somebody had actually believed you, and gone, armed, to the ramparts? You'd be pointing and laughing. Masturbators.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (zdLoL)

24 "In any case, the twilight of what remains of that greatness is now upon us."

I've got maybe 20 years if I'm lucky. Does the USA have that long? Stay tuned and find out!

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (MWfyi)

25 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

It's fine. The guy is right. In a sense. But also totally wrong in another.

Because there is a 0% chance of the GOP taking any of that advice.

The advice he is giving has been the correct advice for more than a decade. They haven't taken it in the past, because they are completely concerned with *preventing* any of that from happening.

And they do not want to win in '28. They want to go back to the minority and stay there. With Trump out of the picture, they can put right the natural order he disrupted so badly.

So, yes, in a completely different political reality, that guy is totally spot on.

But in this reality, the GOP wanted this outcome, and they got it, and they aren't going to change in the next 2 years - or ever.

Seeking a political solution from the Republican Party is a delusional waste of time and effort at a time when little of either can be spared.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

26 Since the Dems are now making the shredding of that document and replacing it with something else akin to the Nuremberg laws then we face an existential threat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:35 AM (x0n13)

I'm thinking the debt bomb will be a nice cleansing fire.
A lot of debris will clear out when free crap stops flowing.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (Sco7b)

27 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

28 man

A lot of good conservative politicians lost in my area of Kansas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)
-

Time for Plan B.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (8schn)

30 "if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either."

After someone shits on the social contract I aint touching it.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (MWfyi)

31 It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

This message brought to you by the MIC

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (xE0sV)

32 It will probably be fine.

Posted by: Guy who always says "It will probably be fine." at November 05, 2026 07:40 AM (MWfyi)

33 OK, no idea how I did the strike"

" Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance"

/ the Barrel

(Kidding)

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:40 AM (pfXMo)

34 Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 07:41 AM (P4Pk9)

35 34 Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 07:41 AM (P4Pk9)

Yeah SUSAN COLLINS will lead the charge!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)

36 Regarding Vance's statement laying out the losses to the "war" in Iran.

War? What war?

What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo. Almost everything that has been done has been economic actions and targeted elimination of the current leadership. Relatively little blood has been lost on either side.

Any real war going on is a propoganeda battle that we are apparantly loosing due to TDS and DC selling out to people who hate the US aned Israel.

Vance needs to be called out on the carpet. He has become full of himself and seems to have lost thye idea of being a tem member. I am deeply disappointed in him.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (3g9Kl)

37 Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

After careful consideration, I have revised my estimates of the next proposed Congressional budget: $7 Trillion-ish

Since Trump will receive all of the blame for double digit inflation, and the Communists have had a drought of slush-fund cash for a year or two, the budgets will be epic.

Zimbabwe and Beyond!

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (xE0sV)

38 Question for the group:

Is the oath of office an enforceable contract? I ask because in January a bunch of anti-Constitutional assholes are going to be asked whether or not they

“solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

...because many of them have explicitly stated they intend to overturn large parts of it

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (ZxPkt)

39 @34

>>Gee, do you think the save act could be passed in lame duck????

The only thing that's going to get done is lots of spending for the next two years and if the donks win in 28, well, then it's all over except the fighting as they will be in the catbird seat to replace 3 SCOTUS justices, creating a 6-3 leftist lunatic court.

And then the real fun will begin as those cretins dismantle the Republic.

So as I said, the next decade is going to be very perilous.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (XV/Pl)

40 A lot of good conservative politicians lost in my area of Kansas."

In many places... My hope (yeah, I know) is that this might have burned out the last great clusters of "Bush era" Republicans...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:44 AM (pfXMo)

41 I still maintain it is good because we got rid of a lot of dead weight. NONE of the republican senator hopefuls demonstrated any clear cut agenda to clear out Thune and take control--This is ON THEM. The dems were the angry party and the only thing based on their reactions is GET TRUMP and CO.

Posted by: paulnjax at November 05, 2026 07:44 AM (PPnyU)

42 What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo."

And dragging on, with no end in sight.

Lovely.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:45 AM (pfXMo)

43 "Trump Says U.S. Aid to Israel Will End by Year’s End at Netanyahu’s Request"

I think they see that after PDT they are going to be on their own.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:47 AM (MWfyi)

44 @36

>>War? What war?

It's the incompetent handling of whaterver the f*** the administration is doing, which, noone has any idea what it is.

And since no one knows what's going on FUD was allowed to fill that vacuum, and here we are with donks in control for the next two years at a minimum.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:47 AM (XV/Pl)

45 Thank you JJ

Life goes on, even though it was a tremendous disappointment (to put it mildly)

The Texas situation shocked me. Republicans up and down the ticket got massacred. All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM? The results make it clear Cornyn would’ve been blown out as well. I lived in Texas until recently and I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

46 Notwithstanding the Texas results are hard to swallow, something seems way off when you look at the vote counts. I don’t know what it is but that Talafreako got more votes than any other Dem candidate can’t be right. Democrats always overplay their hands and something stinks.

It could be that Paxton is as a bad candidate and the Bush crowd crossed lines to vote this weirdo in, but I don’t think so.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (UMWMT)

47 Thomas Bender

Bad organizations fail. I am open to a new group to organize around. Maybe Musk can do it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)

48 “The reason we lost is the war.”

Shoulda let them nuke LA. Ungrateful pukes.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (MWfyi)

49 @45

>>Scratching my head, don’t understand it

You have a guy in Talerico who got more votes than anyone in Texas history who ran on a platform of G-d is non-binary and that the group he worries about the most are trans-kids.

That was his winning message in Texas.

IN TEXAS!!!!

Something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:52 AM (XV/Pl)

50 fd

Communist / Socialist Democrat leaders of municipalities are much more destructive than mere kiloton nuclear weapons.

Look at Detroit today vice Hiroshima. Or LA against Babylon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

51 Thomas Bender

Occam's Razor: The Dems cheated.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

52 well yeah Salty The enemy within is way more dangerous than ones in Tehran.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (MWfyi)

53
I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

It would be one thing if the state was badly run or if some scandal had blown open, but neither took place. Paxton, Abbott, Patrick, Middleton and French all lost by similar margins. Even in my deep red (in 2024) county, Talarico won by 7 and Republicans for local offices are ahead by only the tinest margins. Is a puzzlement.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (eRlcH)

54 46- fraud. They dont make sense. Hinojosa got more votes than Kamala. Yeah, no.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (wOO3z)

55 “Yesterday, American society voted against policies that only make people poorer. Against hate. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against elite privilege,” Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
=============
Is that really what the pretentious Euro-weinie globalists losers think? The next sentence presumably read "Please send money".

GFY. Haha, oh wait! You already did that, opening your borders.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (vN3wy)

56 I've got maybe 20 years if I'm lucky. Does the USA have that long? Stay tuned and find out!

Hey! That's my line!

I am immensely grateful to the Almighty for being born and raised in the former US. For several days I have been reflecting on over the thousands of years of human history, and anywhere on this planet to be born, it was in the only experiment where Protestant Christians could carve out a high-trust, profoundly productive and human flourishing expanding society.

As a sojourner in this world, I have had 29 years of that included Vietnam War, Watergate, fuel embargos, the Weather underground, the gutting of industrial America but also saw expansion of the Gospel, incredible prosperity and Morning in America.

Here we are at civilizational sunset, like those of the Exodus from Egypt, all they want to do is return to slavery and worship demons.

How this is different now is that there are at least three generations of people who don't know how to work, think, worship or grow. They don't care about my world. They are hungry and cold and will burn down the beautiful ornately carved oak door to be warm.

That is what is different.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (9Hs2w)

57 It's time to go fully kinetic in Iran before we lose any more resolve.

On the plus side, this will probably trigger the "domestic unrest" that the Left has been prepping for for the last couple of months.

It's fall heading into winter.

Time is NOT on our side.

Plus Trump needs to stay away from those cheering crowds that he gets off on for a while.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (3g9Kl)

58 All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM?"

No, not in the least. How that utterly disgusting person became the candidate is beyond me. And Abbott had thoroughly urinated on "everyday people" over this term...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (pfXMo)

59 Something is profoundly wrong in this country.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:52 AM (XV/Pl)

There is.

It's full of people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (aKiSo)

60 Seriously, LA just voted in a mayor who moved to LA in 2013, created a Homeless Advocacy that got billions in taxpayer money to "End Homelessness" homeless populations skyroceted under her watch to the point where there are homeless encampments that stretch for miles.

And that miserable failure is now the mayor of LA.

Sure she replaced someone who allowed the Pallisades to burn down, still, they had the opportunity to vote for Spencer Pratt, and this is the lunatic they chose.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (XV/Pl)

61 Why do you think they fought so hard against the SAVE Act?

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:56 AM (MWfyi)

62 Focusing on the wipe outs in the states is the right thing to do, over the predictable tide turnings in DC. The states are where Republicans should work hardest.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 07:57 AM (vN3wy)

63 Sorry I’m not buying that the Iran “war” led to the midterm results. I put the word war in quotes because as someone upthread said quite accurately: it’s not a war… no casualties to speak of on our side (yes… tragically there have been deaths, but big picture the number is no more than what would occur during normal peacetime training)… we have no boots on the ground. Your average voter couldn’t find the Strait of Hormuz on a map. This was the typical “party of president loses midterms” but on steroids due to TDS and the usual media bias also on steroids due to TDS

Thought experiment: Even without Iran “war” diesel prices still quite high due to Ukraine… midwestern farmers still ticked off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:57 AM (PYT6H)

64 It is more than a little fishy that in Texas, the democrat vote numbers are higher than a presidential election year in all statewide races, and even a few local races. In Texas house district 93, the democrat was found to be a felon and therefore not eligible to serve, and suspended her campaign months ago. But she won Tuesday.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (0U5gm)

65 Plus Trump needs to stay away from those cheering crowds that he gets off on for a while.
Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:55 AM (3g9Kl)

Bunker Trump.

Dress all in black. Grow a beard. Wear some kind of menacing hat even, if he's feeling frisky. Video messages only.

I'd enjoy it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (aKiSo)

66 The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was founded by progressive leader Michael Harrington in 1982.

He thought our two-party system was so embedded that it wouldn't change. So his plan was to take over the D party from within. It's working.

Bernie called himself an Independent but he's always been DSA.

AOC won a DSA beauty pageant and with their backing unseated Menshevik Crowley, a crony of Nancy P.

Rust never sleeps

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (dtajH)

67 Thomas Bender

Spencer Pratt would have won, but for the cheating that knocked him out of a jungle primary.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)

68 45 The Texas situation shocked me. Republicans up and down the ticket got massacred. All this nonsensical talk about what a bad candidate was Paxton… AYFKM? The results make it clear Cornyn would’ve been blown out as well. I lived in Texas until recently and I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

I was born in TX and have lived here my entire life (save for when dad got transferred to Denver for a few years with his oil company in the late 50s when CO was red) and I’m having a hard time believing that literally all 254 counties went left. I haven’t started deep diving yet, but something seems off. And Talafreako got more votes than Harris or Biden’s 11 million extra votes?? A conservative Filipino friend texted me yesterday with “who the eff is Hinajosa”.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (itAg7)

69 Posted by: Vengeance at November 05, 2026 07:50 AM (UMWMT

Yeah.
And Abdul?
Seriously?

I'm thinking money cut off motivated improved ways of fraud.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (Sco7b)

70 I'll be honest this morning. I don't have the heart to read any of the links. Still, hat's off and supreme props to JJ for plowing through all the poisonous muck every day like a soldier on Normandy Beach.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (qBdHI)

71 It's time to go fully kinetic in Iran before we lose any more resolve.

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Well...when Clinton lost both houses (Republican Revolution) in '94 he bombed Serbia...when Obama lost both houses in 2010 (Shellacking) he bombed Libya. it's nice to be unburdened and a lot can be done in 2 years.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (AKptf)

72 I think of it this way.... if their laws don't protect the people from them, then they don't protect them from the people anymore, either.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

They honestly believe that this revolution will be like any third world nation. But they forget that a lot of people have firearms and some of us will have no hesitation in perpetuating horrid things to them and anyone standing too close.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (OPGS/)

73 I thought it was a valid question.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (ZxPkt)

74 Mornin', Horde. 50 degrees, going up to 67, in Kentuckiana.

Midwest Chick's Thursday memes are posted:

https://tinyurl.com/3uzmddm5

Posted by: Nazdar at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (NcvvS)

75 I thought Abbott was a reasonably successful and popular governor but he got wiped out by a no-name. Scratching my head, don’t understand it
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 07:49 AM (PYT6H)

It would be one thing if the state was badly run or if some scandal had blown open, but neither took place. Paxton, Abbott, Patrick, Middleton and French all lost by similar margins. Even in my deep red (in 2024) county, Talarico won by 7 and Republicans for local offices are ahead by only the tinest margins. Is a puzzlement.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Something isn't right. I don't know what it is, but something isn't right.

The numbers just don't make sense.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:00 AM (mISmA)

76 Election post mortem in Texas: I’ve been looking at how populations voted, and one factor jumps out of the Texas numbers.
During this cycle, I scoffed at the idea that a Mexican lawyer from the Rio Grande valley could overthrow Abbot’s long tenure - but she did, massively. How?
Hispanic/Latino voters now make up 32% of the Texas voters pool. In 2024, turnout for this group was moderate and voted roughly 50/50 for Trump and the rest of the Republicans. This year, Hispanic turnout was the heaviest ever and broke at least 75/25 for Ginojoza and her political allies, like Talerico. Combined with lesser shifts in other portions of the demographics, this was enough of a move to wipe out Republican candidates across the board. Other factors may have been in play elsewhere, but in Texas it looks like heavy immigration enforcement is what has handed the state to the left. A bitter pill to swallow, but undeniable.

We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (jOQad)

77 The Age of Unpleasantness is here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (wOO3z)

78 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)

79 Your average voter couldn’t find the Strait of Hormuz on a map."

Shouldn't have to, either.

For good or ill, the standard bearers set the table, and the seemingly countless stupid moves over the past year just...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:01 AM (pfXMo)

80 27 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

And everytime lunatics get elected to Congress, we tend to have a strong election in the next one. So, here's hoping...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:02 AM (Gb7+b)

81 Assume it's all cheating. Then what? Who will "go after" that cheating? Who is the faction that will do anything about it? The GOP, as an institution, has had over a decade now to "go after" open, provable voter fraud. They had the majority and still couldn't pass a bill whose stated purpose was to "go after" it.

And if the cheating is not significant, and this shellacking was truly organic, the same basic problem still stands... who do we have that will do anything about it?

The problem is the reformation of the party that claims to represent us, but whenever it is time to do so, it doesn't and acts like it's our fault.

I don't have solutions, here, but I do know that "cheating" is not the core problem to be dealt with. Fix that, and you just get a healthy happy Uniparty again.

Every problem seems to boil down to lack of representation.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:04 AM (aKiSo)

82 @76

>>Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.

Well, then all of the established Mexicans can fight for jobs when all of the new Mexicans flood in across the Rio Grande.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country, when abortion wins, incompetence wins, people who say G-d is non-binary wins and literal lunatiucs and anti-semites win.

A guy with a literal nazi tattoo won.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (XV/Pl)

83 So as I said, the next decade is going to be very perilous.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:43 AM (XV/Pl)

I didn't foresee the extent of the blowout, but I have been saying over and over that MAGA is winding down, the GOP will turn the clock back to the bad old days of our political dynamic, and at a moment when the pure, undeniable force of human mortality will put the government under control of the millennial monster babies.

So, yeah. The timetable moved up. But none of what's coming is a surprise to me. We're in the endgame. Really, the end of the endgame, which started in 2015. An adjustment to the Gantt chart, that's all, and not even a significant one, given that Trump shoved it all back unexpectedly a couple years ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (BI5O2)

84 but in Texas it looks like heavy immigration enforcement is what has handed the state to the left"

"Hispanics", generally, are very, very tribal. She could've run as anything and gotten those votes.

I am surprised that so many seem to have forgotten the how Abbott sold out to developers of "immigration based communities "

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:05 AM (pfXMo)

85 It is more than a little fishy that in Texas, the democrat vote numbers are higher than a presidential election year in all statewide races, and even a few local races. In Texas house district 93, the democrat was found to be a felon and therefore not eligible to serve, and suspended her campaign months ago. But she won Tuesday.

--

Out of all the figures I saw pouring in yesterday, TX is the one that was glowing brightly that something doesn't seem right. These figures are not right. It doesn't make sense. Factoring in the Democommunist's wet dream of turning TX blue so that they'll have full capture of the presidency through electoral votes makes these numbers extremely suspect. But again, we can say that till we're blue in the face. If the results are hinky, nobody will do anything about it.

I don't know what TX legislature is now after the brutal beating, but if it also turned Democommunist, here comes the "no voter ID" and "mail-in ballots" to ensure they'll win every presidential election from here on out. The brass ring is right there for them and you can be sure they're going to take it.

Meanwhile, the John Thune party of do-nothing traitors won't lose any sleep.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

86 We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.
Posted by: Tom Servo

What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

87 Every problem seems to boil down to lack of representation.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:04 AM (aKiSo)

Elect competence over charisma - we had some ugly, non-well-spoken repubs in the 19th to early 20th century in office...only when tv came around did charisma start to become to be all and end all...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (Gb7+b)

88 I got the turnout swings all wrong. It's humbling. No country for old men, I suppose.

Iran is being pointed to as a big driver. Many will say that Trump went too far helping Bibi and Israel.

I continue to believe that Iran was part of his larger plan to box out China, and that he mostly succeeded. YMMV

Posted by: Ignoramus at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (dtajH)

89 I see things a little differently. Other than what has already been said (do nothing geriatric Rs in Congress, economic burden that has become crushing - I get it ,Biden contributed , but people don't have time to do the math.. gas, insurance costs, etc.) People realized that neither Kramala nor Newsom will top any Republican in 2028. They got worried that this type of thing will continue and they will never get a job, or go broke and no one is listening to them and will continue not listening. And that is what we saw. Ds did not run on em-peach, they did not run on personality at all, they ran as "we hear you !" Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you." He was the best performer out of all - biggest margin. The worst ? Durka Durka Jihad. Whatever shit he ran on , barely got him over the line. Something to think about, what the American People expect come January 2027.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (AKptf)

90 people who say G-d is non-binary wins "

I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (pfXMo)

91 Thune got his wish. Fucking maggot.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (X8vlu)

92 According to estimates from 7 News Belize, 16 murders were documented throughout October.

That's just a weekend in Chicago...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:08 AM (l3cgK)

93 Good morning

>>A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace to society,

So. . . genocide. Self-genocide.
Alrighty!!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:08 AM (rOKnE)

94 Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

--

I don't think this can be stressed enough. It isn't 1950 or even 1990. These are Joe Lieberman Democrats, or even Joe Manchin Democrats. They're full blown Marxist Communist Islamists and any combination thereof.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

95 Democrats will send tax cuts and deregulation to PDT and he will sign with special pen.

hahahaha

Nope Hearings Impeachifications AND Grand Fuckin Standing for next 2 years

ahahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

96 @90

>>I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that..

Paxton was running ads of all of the whacky sh*t Talerico was spewing.

So were pacs.

Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (XV/Pl)

97 86 We were all focused on the Talerico/Paxton race as being the most significant. But it’s looking like Ginojoza’s stealth anti-ICE campaign is what actually swung the numbers, carrying all her allies along in her coattails.
Posted by: Tom Servo

What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

A charismastic young pretty Hispanic female ran at the top of the ticket, pledged moderateness, and smiled...and we're surprised Abbott lost. We see Hispanic men vote over and over for maschismo...guess what, for women, they probably vote for their tribe and sexiness - Hispanic men are very tribal, just like blacks, IF one of their kind is at the top of the ticket...

And legal Hispanics probably don't love ICE in TX b/c it has upended commerce and schools in some cities. You may need something, like medicine, but you don't like it...and you'd rather eventually live without it sooner...and this has been 2 years...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (Gb7+b)

98 If Ds think that they have a mandate to resurrect whatever they were doing during Bidet era, they will not be forgiven. The mandate they were given is to give people relief, not to go after Trump.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (AKptf)

99 I suspect we'll be seeing more like this come out:

@WallStreetApes
·
5h
HOLY CR*P 🚨 Official Election Administration and Voting Comprehensive Report buried all the way on page 193 of the document shows Texas processed 2,900,357 new valid voter registrations between 2022-2024 without proof of citizenship

Documented proof of citizenship like birth certificate, passport and naturalization papers is not required at the time of voter registration in Texas

56.5% of Texas voter registration were classified as “new valid registrations.”

This is extremely suspicious that 55% of Texas voter registrations were “new”
https://tinyurl.com/5n8bjuwt

F$#@% John Thune!!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:10 AM (rOKnE)

100 They honestly believe that this revolution will be like any third world nation. But they forget that a lot of people have firearms and some of us will have no hesitation in perpetuating horrid things to them and anyone standing too close.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:59 AM (OPGS/)

I am sympathetic to both sides of the idea that "the people will rise up". I agree that America is unlike anywhere else that has gone through this perennial human tragedy of "who is to rule". I agree that the people can fight back far better than any other people ever could in history.

But that's today. We could fight back. But we don't, because "we", taken as a collection of atoms with their own individual choice to make, don't feel the need to yet. Annoyances and nuisances and rage fueled by shitty corporate media aren't enough to make a people take up arms and intentionally start taking lives. Nor should it be.

The whole "boil the frog slowly" canard is at play, I guess. Where it goes for us is impossible to say for sure.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (aKiSo)

101 Other than plumbing electricity oil car engines building housing and war strong progressive women do not need mens.

Posted by: r hennigantx at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (/+uur)

102 !" Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you."

His campaign was very, very good. Positive, upbeat, "hey I'm a nice guy", and "yeah, things are tough"

The maggot infested GOP candidate ran on "number huh, he's a ... something or other"

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:11 AM (pfXMo)

103 >>Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Texans or "Texans?"

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (rOKnE)

104 91 Thune got his wish. Fucking maggot.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (X8vlu)

Depending on MS (I can't believe we might lose this one, too) and Alaska, we might only need 22-23 votes to unseat him...and he lost about 10 in the retirees...he no longer needs 51, so we should push to have him upended...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (Gb7+b)

105 90 people who say G-d is non-binary wins "

I'm guessing that fewer than single digit percentages of voters ever heard of that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:07 AM (pfXMo)

You would expect the MSM to keep such useful information on candidates they like hidden...and promulgate lies about candidates they don't like.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (l3cgK)

106 What makes no sense? Legal Hispanics hate illegals. Because illegals take the few jobs there are. Legal Hispanics SHOULD support ICE.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:06 AM (mISmA)

That’s a nice lie we told ourselves - I believed it too. In actuality, almost every legal Hispanic voter has cousins, friends, employees, wives and husbands who are either caught up in the Immigration machinery or who are flat out illegal. Anglos generally aren’t aware of this.

This explains the increase in the vote totals, it wasn’t fraud. For the first time ever in Texas politics, this voting segment turned out massively and voted Dem massively.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (jOQad)

107 103 >>Texans should of heard it, and yet, they still voted for the lunatic.

As I said, something is profoundly wrong in this country.

Texans or "Texans?"

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:12 AM (rOKnE)

Trans-Texans.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 05, 2026 08:13 AM (l3cgK)

108 55% of "new voter" registrations could swing an election, right?

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (2CeDH)

109 I've thought this for quite a few years now...

We're not offered candidates qualified for the offices they seek.

These are appointees for theatre purposes.

Voting mechanisms are compromised, if not completely pre-scripted. The technology is certainly there to accomplish that.

We aren't participating in the elections as traditionally believed.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (SYhdn)

110 It will be interesting to see who shakes out as a true revolutionary for them and who was just another shitty asshole LARPing at being Current Year Compliant so they can have their own swipe at the brass ring.

Like most revolutions, the first bloodbath won't be against the people. It will be against the LARPers and dandies and poseurs who helped all the real butchers grab power.

Small comfort.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (aKiSo)

111 Paxton was running ads "

When? As was pointed out even here, the goop (good autocucumber there) didn't start running ads until labor day...ish.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (pfXMo)

112 " Let's talk Talarico. He ran on "I am a uniter , not a divider, I feel your pain, I will work with whoever to help you."

--

I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

What I'm curious about is...did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (qBdHI)

113 Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (0U5gm)

114 people who say G-d is non-binary wins

TBF most "Christian" denominations have gone full apostate and are comfortable with that characterization of God.

Many evangelicals have forgotten the Trinity such where Jesus is their boyfriend, The Spirit is ketamine and God is someone some Jews recognize — Thanks to CCM and "Pastor Pep Talk"

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (9s47C)

115 And no, the US is still center right, but desperate times for many. So, desperate measures. Tariffs, gas , insurance, fkng interest rates, and Ds capitalized! And while, yes, the market may have doubled, but who did it enrich ? The kid who does not have a 401k yet? Yes, we made great deals, but who got immediate relief? Don Jr?? People are not blind, and in their mass are not as stupid as some pretend.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (AKptf)

116 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at November 05, 2026 08:16 AM (53oGX)

117 113 Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (0U5gm)

Florida passed populist laws and had a WILDLY popular governor...and he still only barely got his folks over the line.

Maybe the other states should have tried it, particularly TX...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:16 AM (Gb7+b)

118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

119 did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?

Posted by: Lady in Black

Everybody knew. It was looking like a cake walk. Like I mentioned earlier, in one Texas house district, the democrat had to suspend her campaign after it was revealed that she was a felon. Despite dropping out weeks ago, she won too.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (0U5gm)

120 115 And no, the US is still center right, but desperate times for many. So, desperate measures. Tariffs, gas , insurance, fkng interest rates, and Ds capitalized! And while, yes, the market may have doubled, but who did it enrich ? The kid who does not have a 401k yet? Yes, we made great deals, but who got immediate relief? Don Jr?? People are not blind, and in their mass are not as stupid as some pretend.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (AKptf)

Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

121 Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (AKptf)

122 Only one topic I’m interested in. Didn’t even read the content, straight to comments. HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY? Driving down my main drag here in California even 91 octane is in the fives. 5.99! We’ve been at in the sixes for months even the lowest octane 87. WTF. Shell, even Chevron the most expensive stations all in the 5’s. I read here in comments about oil being horsed by oil producing countries that hate the U.S. but still. Diesel dropped to 6,25 a gallon.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (fThVY)

123 More on Texas' new voters:

@montoyalouis1
🚨Two numbers from Texas that don’t pass the smell test:

Gina Hinojosa just got 5.23 million votes for governor. That’s more than any gubernatorial candidate in modern Texas history — higher than Abbott’s 4.66M peak in 2018 and 1.68M more than Beto got in 2022.

James Talarico got 5.45 million for Senate. That’s only about 940k short of Trump’s entire 2024 presidential total in Texas… in a midterm.

Republican raw votes stayed flat. Democratic votes exploded. Midterm turnout somehow produced presidential-level Democratic numbers.

Totally normal. Nothing to see here.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (rOKnE)

124 Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?"

Mailers. At least in my area. And network TV ad buys. Utterly useless.

So, campaign operators made bank...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:18 AM (pfXMo)

125 Good morning! The sun rose anyway.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)

126
Welp, this has been -

The Year of My Teams Losing

so far.

The Republicans, Dallas Cowboys, and UT Longhorns have all been posting the Big L despite good polling and great expectations.

So, what happens now, Muh 'Horns are making adjustments that are helping them to win with team they have. Better coaching as it were. Better plans.

The Cowboys are making adjustments and looking better in some areas but are stuck with a team that is sadly lacking in defense to prevent scoring against them and don't push the offense strongly enough, In essence, the team players themselves do not perform as they should, despite the coaching seeming mostly good.

That seems to me to be the most analogous to the Republicans situation. The team itself, the players don't, won't, or can't perform to the fans expectations.

So now, what of the Republicans?

Well, we know the team refused/refuses to run his game plans, so the coach is compelled to run all the plays himself. In this situation, even the coach himself loses the game plan which was simple, effective, but opposed by the other team and given no help by his players.

So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (YSUhf)

127 *horded*

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

128 I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

Never forget the power of Mimetic Theory. Negative ads don't resonate, what does is implanting desires into the majority of people who don't know what they desire and that comes externally.

The campaign ads by Screwtape were mostly desire shaping, dittos with Influencers and others who were paid to promote this demon.

You don't need reason, you don't need emotion, what you need to do is manipulate people into wanting whatever crap you are trying to sell.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (9s47C)

129 125 Good morning! The sun rose anyway.
Posted by: Count de Monet

An outstanding point, sir. Thank you.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)

130 Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.

Posted by: runner

Name one. As far as I can see, both incumbents and primary winners had the same margins.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (0U5gm)

131 Paxton was running ads "

When? As was pointed out even here, the goop (good autocucumber there) didn't start running ads until labor day...ish.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:14 AM (pfXMo)

Paxton has an established record in statewide office. He was a very good AG there. If people were really hung up on his icky extramarital affairs, that’s on them. Why should he need a ton of ads? He had a very good record… I hope all those Talarico voters are proud of what they did. Why be mad a Paxton who had been doing exactly what we conservative voters want from our AG (I do not care who he sleeps with)?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (PYT6H)

132 {{{Lady in Black}}}

I heard a lot of ads on commercial FM radio when I was driving around in TX during the MoMeet. The information on who the DEMS were got out, but the receive side shut down.

The positives of GOP actions were discounted, and indeed covered up by the pop culture. Action was not taken to make the average, low-info person feel better. The GOPe supported their donors, not the people.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

133 A charismastic young pretty Hispanic female ran at the top of the ticket, pledged moderateness, and smiled...and we're surprised Abbott lost. We see Hispanic men vote over and over for maschismo...guess what, for women, they probably vote for their tribe and sexiness - Hispanic men are very tribal, just like blacks, IF one of their kind is at the top of the ticket...”

One of the men I work with here is a very capitalistic Hispanic businessman who runs a couple of convenience stores and some other businesses. A very devout Catholic, is disgusted by the trans shit.

And he’s told all his friends that he voted for Ginojoza and her allies for exactly the reasons you point out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (jOQad)

134 127 *horded*
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

Hah.

I just read "horsed" as some kind of hip cool kid slang and rolled with it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (aKiSo)

135 Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

how about you put up some data for me that shows who comprises the "top 10%", and then we will talk

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (AKptf)

136 134 127 *horded*
Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (fThVY)

Hah.

I just read "horsed" as some kind of hip cool kid slang and rolled with it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (aKiSo)

It coulda been worse...

Posted by: Read "horded" as "Whorded"... at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (l3cgK)

137 HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY?"

Reports of Darren Woods dancing across North Island slugging a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle are...unverified.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (pfXMo)

138 If the GOPe and the DNC had gotten together to shape the election to try and extinguish populism, how would it look different?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (0U5gm)

139 I've taken a little heat for this in the past, but it's been a good long while since I thought of TX as a conservative state. A dishwater dull, GOP-controlled state, yes. But no further to the right than a lot of purple states, and certainly further to the left than some weak red ones.

Again, I didn't think it would flip blue in '26, but I had it on my dance card for the next couple cycles, in any event.

I think having a bona fide fuckin' All-Star like Trump on our team blinded a whole lot of people to how perennially soft the rest of the team really is... you can't really believe the Patriots or the Bulls just aren't that good until a Brady or a Jordan leaves.

But now, the scales will fall. It's time to get real.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:21 AM (BI5O2)

140 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

You are addressing a character problem and that begins in the cradle. We have at least three generations of people who have no character.

Homeschooled kids can't carry the world on their shoulders, yet we are expecting them to do just that.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (9s47C)

141 I'll be honest this morning. I don't have the heart to read any of the links. Still, hat's off and supreme props to JJ for plowing through all the poisonous muck every day like a soldier on Normandy Beach.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026

***
Seconded and thirded. Morning again, News Folken.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (56Qyq)

142 >>Rs also need to stop running candidates who perform well in primary and sink in the general. This shit has to stop. So, there is a lot to do between now and 2028.

In Colorado, where registered Independents* can vote in either primary, we have non-Republicans deciding the candidates. You would not be surprised to hear that this is used to make sure the worst nominee wins, so that the Democrat candidate can more easily defeat them.

*About 50% of registered voters in CO are Independent

Posted by: Lizzy at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (rOKnE)

143 Republican raw votes stayed flat. Democratic votes exploded. Midterm turnout somehow produced presidential-level Democratic numbers.

==

Maybe TX can figure out what DeSantis in Florida figured out years ago, you got to stay ahead of the Ds in registration. Period. This is not voodoo.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (AKptf)

144 President Trump said that Bibi Netanyahu told him that Israel doesn’t need or want the $4 billion in aid.
And, it’s been reported that Melanie Trump is going to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

I guess this is the kind of thing to expect for the remainder of the Trump administration.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (TgU4U)

145 So what regulatory, statue drive, ramble bamable ding dong legislative majic are the commie donks going to promulgate to lower gas prices, give everyone a mcmasion and make all the democrat voting droogs TikTok stars?

It's going to be a laugh riot!

Posted by: The Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (D5ixm)

146 >>Florida passed populist laws and had a WILDLY popular governor...and he still only barely got his folks over the line.

Not in my district, though. Petronis absolutely steamrolled his D opponent.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (J4Dwc)

147 America may be completely lost.

The two worst responses from the right are:
- It's not that bad (it is)
- It was fraud (it was not)

The seeds of Trump's fall, and him bringing us down with him, were planted in these two lines:
"Lock her up"
"Build the wall and make Mexico pay for it"
Trump lied on both of those.
He lost his nerve, gave the Dems a free card on illegality while letting them block his signature policy.

But he was given a second chance in 2024.
And after a flurry of Executive Orders he's ... done nothing. Example: SCOTUS gives him Slaughter, the right to fire everyone, and no one, not one person was fired after. Because he's been pouting every since over birthright citizenship.
So it wasn't Iran, gas price, affordability, etc.--it was everything:
Trump and the Republicans do nothing but break promises.
Trump became just another Republican.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (/Ki2A)

148 135 Market movement helps top 10% only...so 90% left behind...

And in the top 10%, more than half are dems...

So, less than 5% of that base benefitted...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Gb7+b)

how about you put up some data for me that shows who comprises the "top 10%", and then we will talk
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:20 AM (AKptf)

More than 90% of all stocks are owned by the top 10% of the population. We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

So, where Repubs base is - in the 40-90% level - has been getting torched.

You don't win ignoring the pain of your own base. Yes, the 50+ have a lot of stock - we got absolutely plastered and lost tons of our former base voters under 44...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:23 AM (Gb7+b)

149 He was a very good AG there."

That was his limit..

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (pfXMo)

150
118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

151 144 President Trump said that Bibi Netanyahu told him that Israel doesn’t need or want the $4 billion in aid.
And, it’s been reported that Melanie Trump is going to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

I guess this is the kind of thing to expect for the remainder of the Trump administration.

Posted by: Unkaren at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (TgU4U)

These things predate the election, though the odds of anything coming of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations are now much lower. Melania organized a temporary ceasefire for one region between them earlier.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:26 AM (okun6)

152 @19

>>It's not a disaster. I have been told that this is the usual sort of thing for midterms.

Not this level and not these kinds of democrats.

Literally, the most lunatic, insane and incompetent people have been swept into power.

They make Pelosi and Schiff look like sober statemen.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 05, 2026 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

And everytime lunatics get elected to Congress, we tend to have a strong election in the next one. So, here's hoping...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:02 AM
******
It's a complete disaster. We lost governorships and Senate seats in reliably red states. We lost Texas.
In 2028 we have 19 Republican senate seats to defend. Do you think Cruz can hold onto his seat in Texas? Talfreako got over 5 million votes. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin? Tim Scott in South Carolina? Chuck Grassley in Iowa?
You get the idea.
The Dems have 15 to defend and they are all solid blue.
We could be literally wiped out as a party with their super majority

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (wzaBj)

153 Morning Horde thx JJ.
So Hollywood helped the blue tsunami. But Hollywood is falling apart due to cost, unions of actors and writers, and generally, with a few exceptions, sucking.
A while back Trump was talking about credits for Hollywood production to make it great again. As long as the scripts suck it won't happen. So no to credits, the industry is changing too quickly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (8VNAp)

154 So, where Repubs base is - in the 40-90% level - has been getting torched."

Yep.

So, let's rename the Kennedy center. And ballroom. And reflecting pool, and announce another deal with... whoever.

*sigh*

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:27 AM (pfXMo)

155 I just think if people continue to blame "the cheat" (in TX?? really ? then Rs were cheating for 30 years?) or AWFLS, or the Joos, or whatever, they misdiagnose. Elections are a serious business and should be treated as science, require continuous work, and they are not some one day event. Ds know it. Obama contingent created a machine that micro-targeted their potential voters. Rs used to know it, Bush' machine knew every voting district and every potential voter in the country. I don't see such diligence from the current Rs GOTV structure.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (AKptf)

156 Declaration time: If Ginojoza and her allies send me a $1,500 check from Texas' Rainy Day Fund, I will not spend one penny of it on Tex-Mex food, Christmas Tamales, Home Depot parking lot labor, or similarly-sourced things.

It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

157 118 Over a million new possible voters since 2022 and they all voted for Talarico and Hinojosa ????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:17 AM (P4Pk9)

Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

I don’t think I believe this, but if it’s true and this was simply tribalism on display, then Texas is gone. That is a sad thought… it’ll be like CA in 20 years.

The reason I don’t believe it is just 2 years ago it was Trump +14… and times (including gas prices) were worse then… so they weren’t motivated to vote when things were really bad in 24 but they were now (when things were better, though imperfect)? That doesn’t compute

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (PYT6H)

158 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged"

Still aren't. They vote with the wind. Lina being the prime example...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (pfXMo)

159 We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

===

I keep asking you for concrete data, and you keep giving me "we all know". Back it up or go away.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (AKptf)

160 can hear some of you groaning that it's all just blather and that there's no way in hell they can achieve any of that.
--------

LOL not me.

I expect a lot of "well our hands are tied, the DSA forced us to do this socialism!"

Like the feral opposite of what the R's do. We can't do this because of a few stubborn R's. Becomes we HAVE to do this because of a few stubborn D's. We don't WANT socialism. It's because the people have spoken I guess!!!

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (pjdUv)

161 It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

162 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

You are addressing a character problem and that begins in the cradle. We have at least three generations of people who have no character.

Homeschooled kids can't carry the world on their shoulders, yet we are expecting them to do just that.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:22 AM (9s47C)

What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

163 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

The stats don't lie. There are more latinos than non_l whites in TX.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (AKptf)

164 HOW IN THE HELL DID GAS/FUEL DROP THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY?"

Reports of Darren Woods dancing across North Island slugging a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle are...unverified.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026

***
Gasbuddy is reporting $3.26 for 87 E10 at a convenience place near me. Two days ago I drove past that store and it was $3.35.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 08:31 AM (56Qyq)

165 162

What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

The swing voter is now Hispanic. Individual candidate quality seems to be irrelevant(they basically all performed the same). So what is the platform for them?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (okun6)

166 156 Declaration time: If Ginojoza and her allies send me a $1,500 check from Texas' Rainy Day Fund, I will not spend one penny of it on Tex-Mex food, Christmas Tamales, Home Depot parking lot labor, or similarly-sourced things.

It'll be my form of silent protest / direct action.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

How about Friends of the IDF or my tip jar?

Ugh.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)

167 Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

Noted.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (wVcYX)

168 In 21 states, every single county in those states shifted left by between 13 and 25 points. Sounds legit.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (0U5gm)

169 Almost all young (under 30) Latino voters. This population segment had never been heavily engaged before. Now they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:24 AM (jOQad)

A100% voted for tal and hin
There is a finite number of voters and yet tal and hin set new records ???

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (P4Pk9)

170 How about Friends of the IDF or my tip jar?

Ugh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (x0n13)

Also noted.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (wVcYX)

171 If you want a deadly conspiracy to look into:
- Anthropic got in a fight with Trump, demanding the right to run the military operations, giving them the right to "veto" operations they don't agree with.
- Trump won with the courts saying no
- then next, we have this magically fully-formed "AI ethics" governing board.
- To not just build a moat of regulations keeping other AI out and killing them, but also, give them (Anthropic) the veto right over all AI use.
- this moat, because it'd make them "government approved" is worth trillions of dollars
- right at the time Anthropic has stalled, burnt through all their VC investment and the founders need to cash out (before it fails)
- Dems agreed to build the moat, if they got in power; R didn't.
- Now you can see how Dems found millions of voters this year.

AI has been turned into a tool of control against us in the hands of the most evil people in history.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (/Ki2A)

172 So they weren’t motivated to vote "

No, they weren't. Heck, if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

Half a century of limitless immigration has consequences.

As I said yesterday - walk from one end of The Woodlands mall on a Saturday afternoon and count the conversations in English. You won't reach double digits.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (pfXMo)

173 167 Donate it to some up and coming politician who seems like he might not be a faggot or a communist, maybe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (aKiSo)

Noted.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (wVcYX)

Oh dear hell don't *actually* do that, that would be crazy.

Blow it on hookers or a single hand of blackjack, anything but give it to an aspiring politician. Might as well go out with another $1,500 of your own money and pay a guy that much to mug you of the rest of it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (aKiSo)

174 159 We all know Dems make up a heavy portion of that 10%.

===

I keep asking you for concrete data, and you keep giving me "we all know". Back it up or go away.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:29 AM (AKptf)

https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html

How about the 1st site of 3 billion on a google search...

Top 10% owned 93% of all stocks in 2024...this is a Business Insider article reposted by Yahoo.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (Gb7+b)

175 One of the men I work with here is a very capitalistic Hispanic businessman who runs a couple of convenience stores and some other businesses. A very devout Catholic, is disgusted by the trans shit.

And he’s told all his friends that he voted for Ginojoza and her allies for exactly the reasons you point out.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Let him know he voted for trannies in his daughter's/grandaughter's locker room.

Fuck his tribal bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (mISmA)

176 Then republicans should get on message and let the american sheeple know that the biggest threat to the nation is the national debt and the various federal handout programs.

Posted by: Yeah That's The Ticket at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (D5ixm)

177 https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html

page can't be found? thanks...

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

178 Hello, All. Can’t read the links today.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (77rzZ)

179 You don't need reason, you don't need emotion, what you need to do is manipulate people into wanting whatever crap you are trying to sell.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (9s47C)

Partly correct.

Good marketing is pure manipulation.

Part of it is emotional. And a majority of the emotional manipulation ABSOLUTELY MUST be positive and aspirational - this product will make you happy and make your friends and family think you are cool.

But politics is a uniquely, perfectly polarized market, so there is always room (and a requirement) to play upon fear, anger, hatred, and envy/sadism, as in no other market. It just needs to be quietly speaking behind the loud happy talk.

And no matter what you are doing, a heaping helping of humor and raw sex appeal amplifies all other signals.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (BI5O2)

180 177 https://finance.yahoo.com/ news/wealthiest-10-americans- own-93-033623827.html

page can't be found? thanks...
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

Take out the space.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (Gb7+b)

181 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

182 The Republican/MAGA/ conservatives have to come up with concrete proposals that are simple and people can follow.
A proposal like a 15-10-5 tax rate with everything stripped down to no deductions .
Instead we get "they're socialist, too liberal , crazy" . All of those are true but to the vast majority of younger voters it means nothing. The younger ones have as almost no knowledge of the Cold war or communism to react to

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (8VNAp)

183 page can't be found? thanks...
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:35 AM (AKptf)

Take out the space.
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:36 AM (Gb7+b)

181 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

I choose to read these comments in order as if they are directly related.

You can't stop me.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (aKiSo)

184 >>>if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

tanned, rested and ready

Posted by: George P. Bush at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (J4Dwc)

185 So what is the Plan for Team Republican/Team MAGA? How can they win?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:19 AM (YSUhf)

Three words.

Business. As. Usual.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (pjdUv)

186 A proposal like a 15-10-5 tax rate with everything stripped down to no deductions"

But then we'd have to keep promises "

/thune, probably

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (pfXMo)

187 No, they weren't. Heck, if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

Brandon Herrera - 'murica. Gun owner.
FFL 07 (03+ FA importer & manufacturer)
Young - Early 30's. Muy macho. Hispanic.

Lost.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (mISmA)

188 Frankly, it's a relief to lose power.
Now we can get back to talking about what we'd do if we had power.

Posted by: J. Thune at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

189 >> it’ll be like CA in 20 years.

It won’t take that long. Blue staters have moved across the map like a virus and devoured every semblance of liberty and constitutional order in their path. One needs to only look at places like Colorado, and very soon in NC and SC to see what’s in store for Texas in short order. Abbott was holding back the wolves and using the governors power to do it. Democrats will eliminate that firewall and do all they can to subvert the voting system.

BTW the betrayal by Latinos, GOPe and the Bush family cohort won’t be forgotten any time soon. Texans have long memories and now that the game has changed, fucking bring it.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (UMWMT)

190 184 >>>if the gop trots out a charismatic Hispanic type, they'll get the votes, too.

tanned, rested and ready
Posted by: George P. Bush at November 05, 2026 08:38 AM (J4Dwc)

Brandon Herrera lost, sadly.

Genes don't matter if you don't lean into it and embrace the Identity.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (aKiSo)

191 A100% voted for tal and hin
There is a finite number of voters and yet tal and hin set new records ???
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:33 AM (P4Pk9)

Talk to people in the Texas Hispanic community, and they’re very proud of it. For them it’s a move from the back tier to the front tier of Texas politics.

In 2024, Trump pulled over 50% of Latino men and somewhat less from Latino women. All of those gains were wiped out in this election, as Hispanic/Latino voters went 75/25 Dem.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (jOQad)

192 Blow it on hookers or a single hand of blackjack, anything but give it to an aspiring politician. Might as well go out with another $1,500 of your own money and pay a guy that much to mug you of the rest of it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (aKiSo)

Said mugging at 2am after a Subway run? At least I've learned enough here to not use a check when paying for a mugging or pleasant female companionship.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:39 AM (wVcYX)

193 On all this I nevertheless wish you all to keep the faith and have a good day, and pray for guidance and for the America we yearn for to somehow reemerge from the wreckage of Tuesday and what it will beget, and to endure.

And if we don't? How do we live?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (1Ff7Z)

194 @134 Warai-otoko-I typed that riding in an old schoolbus in Chevron Refinery Richmond. Bumpy, poor light and typing on my phone.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (fThVY)

195 Thune has a lot of balls saying he wants to be the senate leader. That piece of shit should be hiding in a non extradition country. Mother f’er

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (UMWMT)

196 tanned, rested and ready
Posted by: George P. Bush"

Yep. I'd wager there's already some chat about that in the GOPe...

/shudders

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (pfXMo)

197 15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Posted by: Florida Lawn & Garden at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

198 Tea Party was a response to the insanity in DC and crushed. Its main focus on fiscal sanity but even that was was deemed racist and Nazis.

After that failed to get the ruling classes attention it was stepped up Trump whose main focus was ending woke insanity, America First and secure borders. Of course that was racist and Nazis and now has MAGA is almost wiped out.

As many have said, Trump was the last chance to settle this peacefully. What now? I don't see voting our way out of this.

Posted by: Ripley at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (PTDkx)

199 I love how Trump took some responsibility- oh wait.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (UMWMT)

200 Or, you know, take the esteemed Weasel advice and buy ammo...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:37 AM (pfXMo)

Noted too. My list of possibilities is growing nicely.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)

201 How ironic.
Today just happens to be -
World Tsunami Awareness Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (wzaBj)

202 Talk to people in the Texas Hispanic community, and they’re very proud of it. For them it’s a move from the back tier to the front tier of Texas politics.

Any large entity from the EU, to any state, county, judge, city or large corporation. Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster.

You have women giving monsters the mothering they should have given to their aborted children.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (BvPIe)

203 Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

Save Bessent, yes. Why stop number two?

They are our enemies now. Evropadelendaest

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

204 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (pfXMo)

205 Any search will tell you that the party identification among those in the top 10% is evenly split. With Ds making strides and catching up to Rs. 50/50. There is no "everyone knows". So, irrelevant. It is those who are at the bottom. They vote too.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

206 AI has been turned into a tool of control against us in the hands of the most evil people in history.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:34 AM (/Ki2A)

I wish this place had a real search. Seven or eight years ago when AI was just a blip on nobody's radar and you got occasional warnings from billionaires about how they were "afraid" of AI taking over, I used to carefully explain here that its capacity for surveillance ALONE would be bad enough in a bad actors hands.

That the preeminent danger of AI would NEVER be what AI would decide to do but what evil people like those very billionaires would do with AI.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (pjdUv)

207 John Thune is now ready to pass the SAVE Act. Because he knows Democrats won’t bring it to a vote. Expect his fundraising email on that. The douche.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (UMWMT)

208 203 Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.

Save Bessent, yes. Why stop number two?

They are our enemies now. Evropadelendaest
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

Fuck it, we should be the ones raining missiles on Europe, not them.

Europe's on their team, for fuck's sakes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (aKiSo)

209 Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster."

So, Harris county...

Yep

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:43 AM (pfXMo)

210 15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.
Posted by: Florida Lawn & Garden at November 05, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

For St. Augustine lawns it's slightly different: 15-5-10.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (wVcYX)

211 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down .

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (8Uo7a)

212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

213 Robert Spencer's plain statement that democrats will win the white house in 2028 is shocking. What follows is the UK's version of rights

Obama was 20 years early, when he said in 2008: "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (PKL0q)

214 "Florida passed voter security and had a normal election, while no other state or the federal government did.

Now look at the results in Florida and the other states and tell me that this are normal voting patterns in the other states.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada "

Can't even get congress to pass the SAVE Act.

I wish more people connected these two things.

On top of the blatent billion dollar plus fraud that is going on... IT'S FRAUD, FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.

Big Cheat is running the show.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (3g9Kl)

215 and to rain missiles down on Europe"

The Med hardest hit...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (pfXMo)

216 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (2614e)

217 205 Any search will tell you that the party identification among those in the top 10% is evenly split. With Ds making strides and catching up to Rs. 50/50. There is no "everyone knows". So, irrelevant. It is those who are at the bottom. They vote too.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (AKptf)

Yes, my point - Rs ignored that 90%, when a ton of their base (the overwhelming majority) is in that 90%...and they lost. Those folks have been getting killed the last 2 years and they don't live on government bennies at the bottom that improve their lot...that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men - their bedrock. Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

218 212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (aKiSo)

219 191
My point is that the total number of Hispanic voters did not change and yet we see a million more votes for the dems
than we saw in 24

Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (P4Pk9)

220 I'm just going to toss this out...

If anyone here's got any sort of wealth; generational, properties, investments, etc. you should probably start thinking about next year with Democrat Socialists running the government and what you might want to do to preserve those assets... should you feel inclined to do so.

At some point, that may become necessary.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (RORbl)

221 Any large entity from the EU, to any state, county, judge, city or large corporation. Show we a woman as head and I will show you a fucking disaster.

You have women giving monsters the mothering they should have given to their aborted children.
Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:42 AM (BvPIe)

They all fall for each new Evita Peron that comes along, no matter the consequences.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (jOQad)

222 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...
Posted by: man

Katy Padilla Stout.
Stout isn't just her last name. It's a descriptor.
Torta is stout.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (mISmA)

223 Well if you don't think they're not going to go for it, now that they control both chambers, quite a few statehouses, including places like TEXAS that was supposed to be a bastion of Americanism, as well as the bulk of the bureaucracy and much of the Judiciary they're looking at green lights and no speed limits.

The ONT last night was rife with info with regards to Texas and the cheat being in full effect with the numbers just not matching up or being possible in any way.

I certainly hope there are investigations, but as with the Biden cheat, nothing will happen and Texas and America is f*cked.

250 years was a decent run. No more freedom on Earth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2614e)

224 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

###

I'd with 9-9-9.

Posted by: H. Cain at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

225 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

###

I'd go with 9-9-9.

Posted by: H. Cain at November 05, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

226 and to rain missiles down on Europe"

The Med hardest hit...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (pfXMo)

. . . it's the Final Countdown!

*repeat 42X*

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:47 AM (wVcYX)

227 They are already promising to "End the Iran war" (mullahs are ecstatic , I am sure). So Trump better finish it on his terms before January 2027.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (AKptf)

228 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down ."

True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)

229 222 Lost."

To a female. Like Lina...
Posted by: man

Katy Padilla Stout.
Stout isn't just her last name. It's a descriptor.
Torta is stout.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (mISmA)

That race on its own demonstrates that Politics is dead. Messages don't matter. Candidates don't matter. Policies don't matter. We have turned ourselves into a de-facto parliamentary system where everyone just votes for a letter like it's sewn on a sports uniform, completely blind to the fat ass cookie monster piece of shit retard silhouetted behind that letter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (aKiSo)

230 Billionaire Leon Black filed a federal defamation suit Wednesday against Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, accusing him of lying about Black's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, seeks $7.25 million in compensatory and punitive damages and a jury trial, and alleges Garcia "has knowingly and willfully lied about Leon Black and defamed him," NBC News reported.

Black undoubtedly had this ready to go after midterms - as following Tuesday's blue tsunami, Democrats will take control of the House in January, and Garcia is expected to become Oversight chairman. This would put him in charge of the committee that has already subpoenaed Black and voted to hold him in contempt.

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

231 What you're saying is the Fans must change.

In essence we must convert Eagles fans into Cowboys fans.

I don't believe the problem is the fans. A good team figures out how to beat the opposition and grow their fan base and fans enthusiasm.

This is what the Republicans Players have failed to do.

Societal change is tough. Making team adjustments is easy by comparison.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:30 AM (YSUhf)

The swing voter is now Hispanic. Individual candidate quality seems to be irrelevant(they basically all performed the same). So what is the platform for them?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:32 AM (okun6)

I'm not even sure how much of a platform change is required. Their basic culture is family oriented and reasonably conservative as well.

We engage their tribalism by finding and running a true conservative macho hispanic guy or beautiful latina to run.

Paxton for all his conservatism and brains was a physically unattractive guy. He didn't get out and engage people. He beat Ol' Corny cuz Corny was ripe to be beaten.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (YSUhf)

232 Why do all these women insist on being known by three names?

Posted by: Cher at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (2Ez/1)

233 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies, ans opposed to Trump and Republicans giving them a real opportunity to economically succeed.

But I guess immigration enforcement against people here illegally takes precedence over legal immigration and gaining the American dream and a better tomorrow for their family.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (UMWMT)

234 Remember...

we all laughed when AOC showed up.

Now people are seriously thinking of running her for President.

And there are more and more of them showing up every election cycle.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (3g9Kl)

235 If we are to survive, there has to be a massive issue against all Dems the R can run on.
Both sides know this.
Dems have the tools to prevent it.
We have Trump; tone-deaf strutting about how he didn't lose and picking fights with Vance.

I know it's not in his nature (because he wants to make deals), but he has to force the Dems to fight against their own voters.

Enter Trump Santa.

Every spending bill, demand they double it.
Then shut down the government if they don't then double it again.
Tell them they have to come up with the money for Americans who are suffering.

Waive all restrictions and controls on all welfare--no age limit, no income limits, no application: You're automatically approved.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Social Security? 20% increase for everyone.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Taxes? Jubilee for the next two years; no taxes due. General pardon for any individual owing back or current taxes.
It's only fair for Americans who are suffering.

Win-win for us: We either cash out on the looting of the treasury.
Or Dems become the hated penny-pinchers who stopped it all.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (/Ki2A)

236 Prison Time For Discussing The Great Replacement? French Left-Wing Lawmakers Push For Draconian New Law

Penalties would be aggravated for elected officials or candidates, resulting in up to three years’ imprisonment and a €75,000 fine

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (RHGPo)

237 that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men"

Should've been a clue when the "Trump" flags all disappeared from trucks...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:50 AM (pfXMo)

238 Remember...

we all laughed when AOC showed up.

Now people are seriously thinking of running her for President.

And there are more and more of them showing up every election cycle.
Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM
----
This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Marjorie Trailer Queen at November 05, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

239 The NY Post had a story about the guy who shot up the Citibank office. It described him as having a "piggish frame". AI written stuff is getting creative

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (8VNAp)

240 233 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies, ans opposed to Trump and Republicans giving them a real opportunity to economically succeed.

But I guess immigration enforcement against people here illegally takes precedence over legal immigration and gaining the American dream and a better tomorrow for their family.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:49 AM (UMWMT)

Latin America is a shitshow for a reason.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (okun6)

241 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 05, 2026 08:51 AM (ctC8W)

242
If anyone here's got any sort of wealth; generational, properties, investments, etc. you should probably start thinking about next year with Democrat Socialists running the government and what you might want to do to preserve those assets... should you feel inclined to do so.

At some point, that may become necessary.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (RORbl)

Put everything you can in a Trust. Name your beneficiaries clearly. Update your will. Take all chance away from the government. They'll have to f*ck things up ROYALLY to get past that. Not that I don't think they'll try.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (2614e)

243 Adding to the “Hispanic” voter discussion. I have a bunch of Tejano kids(Texas) union boilermakers working for me. We’ve worked together for a few weeks and of course being from Texas they had their California jokes. They all have MAGA stickers on their hard hats. Yesterday they were wondering out loud wtf happened last night with the election. I laughed and told them welcome to California and hey you’ll still get to enjoy it when you go back home. Congratulations you’re now a blue state. They asked if I voted and if it went my way. I told them it sure didn’t. I asked if any of them voted. They said no. Told them I guess you should have. They agreed.

Posted by: JROD at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (fThVY)

244 that's why they got killed among their former 44 and under voters, including the white men - their bedrock. Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...

Which is stupidity on steroids.

They voted for the very party that is actively destroying them. Can't get a job because of H1-B? I know! Lets vote for the party that wants more H1-Bs! Can't get past the HR department because you are white? Vote for the party that strongly forces company to go DEI!

Who hates you the most? Keep voting for the women who keep rejecting you because you aren't Chad or Tyrone.

At least they will fight to keep senior benefits flowing because they will need mom's SSI check to cover their living expenses.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (9Hs2w)

245 Latin America is a shitshow for a reason."

Si.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:52 AM (pfXMo)

246 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies,

==

And Rs, don't ? Who wanted to give $5K if Rs win ? Who was willing to redistribute my money to some social experiment involving couples having many babies. Have babies, blessing! But be ready to pay for them yourself, don't count on my family to support yours.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (AKptf)

247 Why do all these women insist on being known by three names?

Posted by: Cher at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (2Ez/1)

They must announce loudly that they're not owned by the patriarchy.........Not all can be grossly overhyped like you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (2614e)

248 212 >>15-10-5 is a good fertilizer for Bermuda grass.

Not really. St. Augustinegrass for sure, though.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

Oh, great.

A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

We'll get to the root of the issue.

Posted by: Oh, no... at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)

249 >> Latin America is a shitshow for a reason.

Maybe we should fully reconsider allowing people into the country whose loyalty depends on what handouts you give them and whose views are antithetical to the republic.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (UMWMT)

250 They voted for the very party "

No, they didn't vote. Period.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (pfXMo)

251
219 191
My point is that the total number of Hispanic voters did not change and yet we see a million more votes for the dems
than we saw in 24
Posted by: MAC V SOG at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (P4Pk9)

What changed was turnout. Overall voter turnout in Texas was down somewhat from 2024. But…

“The biggest swings to Democrats came from majority-Hispanic counties in South Texas and along the border that went heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, with Starr, Zapata, Maverick, Hidalgo and Webb counties each shifting upwards of 38 points toward Democrats.

Turnout surged by more than 8 percentage points in the state’s 16 border counties compared with the 2022 elections.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (jOQad)

252 Put everything you can in a Trust.

Give the trust an Indian or Hispanic name too.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (PVBkQ)

253 Robert Spencer's plain statement that democrats will win the white house in 2028 is shocking.

-----

No.

It isn't. It's plain truth. Trump was never going to be on that ballot. And the GOP has successfully resisted his attempts to reform the Party, the election system, immigration or literally anything else. A 2028 loss is baked in because that's the entire recipe.

Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, or whomever else they decide to elevate by then will be the bog-standard GOP bucket of slop they always serve up.

That couldn't win a Presidential election from 2008 - 2016 and it won't win from '28 - ∞28.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (BI5O2)

254 California Prop 40 (wealth tax) is going down to failure.
Prop 41 and Prop 42 which were designed to nullify Prop 40 are also failing.

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

255 Anchor bables. 1,000,000 of them become eligible to vote every year. This is not going to slow down .
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 08:44 AM (8Uo7a)
>>>
True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)
>>>>

My AO is close by in the Willowbrook, Cypress, Tomball triangle. The only English I ever hear being spoken in public anymore is by fellow olds.

"Houston is the most diverse city in America!" **rolls eyes**

My fellow motorists' driving skills / decisions are atrocious too, btw.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)

256 Maybe we should fully reconsider allowing people into the country whose loyalty depends on what handouts you give them and whose views are antithetical to the republic."

That time has passed.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (pfXMo)

257 246 Yeah, I guess Latinos love when the Democrats make them dance for a few nickels and sneak abuela into a few taxpayer funded freebies,

==

And Rs, don't ? Who wanted to give $5K if Rs win ? Who was willing to redistribute my money to some social experiment involving couples having many babies. Have babies, blessing! But be ready to pay for them yourself, don't count on my family to support yours.

Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:53 AM (AKptf)

That's an attempt to cut into new territory, not so much an appeal to existing Rs. We're only going to see more of it if the GOP hopes to remain viable.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (okun6)

258
True. Buddy lives in Tomball ISD. Been there in the AM and watched seemingly countless streams of Hispanic girls/teens, all chatting in Spanish.

That's the future.
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:48 AM (pfXMo)

Was at a bud's house handing out candy on Halloween.

This happened a few times. The ones 'in charge' spoke good English, but not all spoke the language.

Most don't care to assimilate. They're catered to in all areas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:55 AM (2614e)

259 Hegseth.

Hegseth will be the dark horse. He'll be president in 2029.

I can't back that up with actual analysis or intelligence. It's just a really weird gut feeling.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (aKiSo)

260 But I've got electrolytes!

Posted by: The bog-standard GOP bucket of slop at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

261 My AO is close by in the Willowbrook, Cypress, Tomball triangle. The only English I ever hear being spoken in public anymore is by fellow olds."

Yep. Mrs and I hit the outlet mall there the other day... we were the foreigners.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (pfXMo)

262 Reality TV dating show “Married at First Sight UK” has been axed in outrage after former cast members were accused of raping the women they were matched with.

.. this wasn't on my bingo card

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

263 250 years was a decent run. No more freedom on Earth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:46 AM (2614

First part?

Yeah, true. This thing is cooked.

The second part is no foregone conclusion. There are several courses of action still available.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (BI5O2)

264 Put everything you can in a Trust. Name your beneficiaries clearly. Update your will. Take all chance away from the government. They'll have to f*ck things up ROYALLY to get past that. Not that I don't think they'll try.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Problem is, finding a lawyer that knows his shit.

Not every lawyer is qualified to draw up trusts. And one that isn't can F you over worse than the government.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (mISmA)

265 A turf war.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM

Fertilizer war, actually, but I appreciate the humor.

I sodded my place with St. Augustine several years ago and now regret it.

According to my lawn pro guy, St. Augustinegrass has become susceptible to several strains of fungus for which there is presently no chemical application available to mitigate it.

Should've gone with Zoysia.

Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (J4Dwc)

266 Most don't care to assimilate."

We're assimilting...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 08:58 AM (pfXMo)

267 If you wanted to make sure Trump's kind could never rise again what would you do differently

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 08:58 AM (pjdUv)

268 2029 the Dems have taken the presidency and kept the house and Senate. Socialism is about to take over the US. Unfortunately NASA miscalculated the trajectory of the asteroid Apophis. Trump was right again, the US won't be socialist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (8VNAp)

269 Not every lawyer is qualified to draw up trusts. And one that isn't can F you over worse than the government.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (mISmA)

Valid point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (2614e)

270 I had Zoysia at my last house.

Anything I tried to make it better made it worse. Don't fertilize, don't aerate, don't weed-n-feed, don't de-thatch.

Just water that shit and mow it to 2.5" and accept that it turns brown in the winter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (aKiSo)

271 I definitely look forward to Democrats pursuing the agenda they said they would, as opposed to the make believe fever dreams of people who voted for them because they deserved a “chance”. Reap what you sow. Pretty soon it will move from “that’s all political bullshit” to “omg, it wasn’t”. It’s unfortunate the rest of us have to go for the ride.

You’ve got record low crime. Low inflation. Beat gdp on a long time. Trillions in investment and jobs coming online, lower taxes and magically after the election (as we said) the price of gas is crashing.

That wasn’t Democrats. It’s the agenda and impact we’ve been talking about for months.

But give Democrats a chance to take us back to the great days of Biden and Covid, when they wrecked the economy we are still fighting out of.

People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

272 There's a fungus among us.

Posted by: The Saints of Augustine at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

273 From the American Elegy article:

"There is one unalterable truth that “good” people don’t want to acknowledge: if evil and tyranny are not aggressively confronted, they will prevail every time. They have to. If they are willing to -- and are even excited by — lying, cheating, stealing, looting, harassing, assaulting, and killing, and “good” people aren’t willing to do what it takes to stop them, there is no other possible outcome. And, if a person is not willing to do whatever it takes to stop the evil, and is therefore willing to allow untold damage to their descendants and others in perpetuity, I do not consider them a “good” person."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, perparing at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (yKhjs)

274 Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

Then those men are total retards and will get what they deserve

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (PYT6H)

275 “I believe [ Gayatollah ] Mojtaba has either passed away or is brain-dead,” a staffer at a government institution in Tehran told Azizi. One solid reason why this might not be scuttlebutt is that the amount of communications coming from the Supreme Leader's office has all but ceased in recent days.

"At least two other government officials told me the same," Aziz wrote. "One said that he believed Mojtaba died or became brain-dead earlier this month."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

276 Losing the birthright citizenship case allowed what we are seeing in elections now. The DSA is comprised of those voters.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (8Uo7a)

277 Should've gone with Zoysia.
Posted by: one hour sober at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM

Yoo-hoo!

Posted by: Centipede at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM (2Ez/1)

278 People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.
Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

Yeah but no.

Dems are going to go after Musk and they will kill space exploration - not just SpaceX - and also the entire AI economy.

Which I don't think is recoverable.

Posted by: blaster at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (xhfG9)

279 Hegseth will be the dark horse. He'll be president in 2029.

I can't back that up with actual analysis or intelligence. It's just a really weird gut feeling.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 08:56 AM (aKiSo)

Cynical Publius floated that idea on X. I like Hegseth; but he’s never run for election for anything and has no political base. I just don’t see him as a viable candidate.

To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)

280 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

281 "One said that he believed Mojtaba died or became brain-dead earlier this month."
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:01 AM
+++
Don't believe 'em.

Posted by: Mitch at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)

282 Texas gradually turning purple then blue over several election cycles would be believable. But a 20+ point swing in 2 years… is stupifying

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (PYT6H)

283 Yep. Anchor babies are the enemy within. They are the group our founders were worried about when they spoke of people voting themselves more of other people’s property and stealing their rights.

This has to be one of the most disastrous Supreme Court rulings ever.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (d5sAQ)

284 Reality TV dating show “Married at First Sight UK” has been axed in outrage after former cast members were accused of raping the women they were matched with.

.. this wasn't on my bingo card
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (RHGPo)

That outcome boggles the mind I guess the TV show chaperones were axed after The Dating Game's run ended.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (wVcYX)

285 Those men felt Rs were doing them no better than Ds would...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 08:45 AM (Gb7+b)

Then those men are total retards and will get what they deserve
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Agreed. We will get it, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:03 AM (X8vlu)

286 281 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

So wrecking the ice cream and the pizza bagels was just a dry-run then, huh?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (aKiSo)

287 rickb223, get with a bank trust dept. My business partner specialized in trust funds.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (8Uo7a)

288 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
---------

Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

289 They just killed most of the China led data center shutdown. People are going to regret that as we fall behind in that race.

Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (d5sAQ)

290 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)

Wrong Hispanic original country. They are COMPLETELY tribal, and only support their own countryman, not their generic identity...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (Gb7+b)

291 Brace For A Decade Of Pain, Warns Britain's Institute for Fiscal Studies

"This decade looks set to be the worst decade for growth in household incomes on record. No amount of temporary cost of living packages will fix that. We need a stronger economy."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RHGPo)

292 > If you wanted to make sure Trump's kind could never rise again what would you do differently
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Make the (R) party criminal. Most of them would gladly join "the other party" anyway.

They still want to get paid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RORbl)

293 Reality TV is the lowest form of entertainment.

Posted by: Change my mind at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

294
I don't know about you bitches, but I am lovin' this.

No more responsibility. I can say anything thing I want cuz lord knows it ain't gonna happen.

*sips Tiki drink*

Yep, this is the life. No accountability and plenty of table scraps from Democrat corruption.

What's not to love?

Posted by: Thune and the GOPe at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (YSUhf)

295 >if my dear mother of blessed memory and her family miraculously could survive death camps, the labor brigades and death marches at the hands of the Nazis

The beautiful thing about fiction is that anything can be declared to have happened.
Posted by: ponit blarf at November 05, 2026 09:00 AM (aq81h)
=====

I declare you're a dickhead.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)

296 rickb223, get with a bank trust dept. My business partner specialized in trust funds.
Posted by: Ben Had

I will ask my bank next Friday when I can go in in the daytime.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (mISmA)

297 Cyberattack Targets French Blood Bank Fridges

The cyberattack follows incidents across Europe, where supermarkets reported their refrigerators being tampered with remotely

... has anybody considered the idea of disconnecting them from the internet ?
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

No, that's just what they're expecting us to do.

Posted by: Rex Kramer, Security Consultant at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM (wVcYX)

298 Cornell 7 criminal investigation to be led by former Diddy prosecutor after NY AG Letitia James was accused of being too biased to oversee it

... biased ?!?

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:06 AM (RHGPo)

299 289 To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
---------

Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

Trump was basically a temporary reprieve. The people being replaced don't care that much about it as it turns out. So LatAm politics it is. Better than Middle East politics at least. Cartels>Hamas

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (okun6)

300 rickb223, if you need anything related to that I can put you in touch with the right people.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (8Uo7a)

301 Cynical Publius floated that idea on X. I like Hegseth; but he’s never run for election for anything and has no political base. I just don’t see him as a viable candidate.

To expand on a theme, I now think that the only real hope for MAGA supporters is to find a strong Hispanic candidate who can directly appeal to that segment, but who supports our values.
Rubio.
(I also like DeSantis, but I don’t think he can run a national campaign)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:02 AM (jOQad)
*******
Hegseth is not a viable candidate. Like it or not many people are blaming him for getting us into the war with Iran and would worry he might pull us into another war.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (wzaBj)

302 Why does this suddenly feel like Trump never happened.
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:04 AM (pjdUv)

Wipeout elections have that effect. Whoever runs in ‘28 has got to build a new coalition. Trump was sui generis, what he built won’t last once he’s out of the picture.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (jOQad)

303 That anti -semitic bike ride in Philly will produce an interesting reaction. It will either be the beginning of a very nasty anti-semitic time in America or people will begin fighting back. Most likely it will just be a local annoyance

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:07 AM (8VNAp)

304
Yeah, true. This thing is cooked.

The second part is no foregone conclusion. There are several courses of action still available.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 08:57 AM (BI5O2)

In the immortal words of Mark Andrew Edwards, by ammo.

If you don't have an ammo user, get one of those first.

But buy ammo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (2614e)

305 I see we have another idiot troll this morning

Posted by: Halfhand at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (OJ+ZP)

306 get with a bank trust dept. "

That's what we did... so far, so good.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (pfXMo)

307 So … should I put a gun in my mouth now? Or later?

Seriously. The doomsaying here is pathological. Get a grip. Look at puppy and kitten videos.

Does nobody remember the Obama years when we were all assured that the world was over and leftist commie scumbags would rule the country for 100 years?

We not only survived that, but we roared back with Trump. In any war, there are victories and defeats. We just suffered a defeat. So what? That’s life.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (reaaR)

308 Agreed. We will get it, too.

This will sound real melodramatic but, what happened in Texas is literally civilizational ending.

The communists have always wanted Texas' electoral votes. With Communists in control, and no possibility ever of the SAVE America act or anything like it, the first order of business is to make Texas elections resemble California elections—and that is to eliminate voter ID, allow ballot harvesting and remove ineligibility tracking on Motor Voter so that illegals can register and no way to determine elsewise.

Texas will then Vote Fraud its way into permanent Communist POTUS, there is no need to pack the SCOTUS because with permanent Executive and Legislative, the courts will soon be Communist.

When the lights in the US finally go out, then Taiwan is taken in by China and you can damn well better believe that they will shut off the CPU/GPU/RAM flow into the West and control it like a tyrant.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 05, 2026 09:09 AM (+4Cf6)

309 The Holocaust Never Happened is definitely a take. But these people are now littering government like maggots. Not just showing their ass on no-name forums.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (pjdUv)

310 The stock market is soaring today because the truth is most business people would rather politicians do nothing and with gridlock guaranteed for the next two years they will get their wish.

... not sure exactly how this is different from Republicans refusing to do anything

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

311 Grammar Lesson of the Day.

https://tinyurl.com/yutys4c3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (ndZc7)

312 "I declare you're a dickhead.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 09:05 AM"
+++

Now that's the erudite, insightful commentary we all come here for.

Posted by: It's better than NPR! at November 05, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

313 Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Or when the Jews did 9/11???

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pjdUv)

314 So LatAm politics it is."

Si.

/and yes, I spoke thusly...

Oh, and supposedly Massie is going to file impeachment against Hegseth?

Massie. A Republican. Let that percolate for a while.

The GOP is our hope?

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pfXMo)

315 Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday, propelled by growing hopes for a resolution in the Iran war.

“I believe [ Gayatollah ] Mojtaba has either passed away or is brain-dead,” a staffer at a government institution in Tehran

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (RHGPo)

316 rickb223, if you need anything related to that I can put you in touch with the right people.
Posted by: Ben Had

Thank you. I'll check with my bank first. But you may be hearing from me.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (mISmA)

317 In the last 40 years of politics we have seen a steady move leftward politically. The Trump anomaly was just that. Painful to think about, but true.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (Gqar8)

318 If we had anybody worth a damn on our team, they'd be rigging up fake "critical refrigeration unit" honeypots to suck in these attacks and then go drone strike the fuckers at whatever third world tenement they're smelling up at the moment.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (aKiSo)

319 The doomsaying here is pathological. Get a grip. Look at puppy and kitten videos."

Go to the range. We had a blast yesterday ...

(pun intended)

I'm going for a walk. It's lovely out.

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (pfXMo)

320 In the last 40 years of politics we have seen a steady move leftward politically. The Trump anomaly was just that. Painful to think about, but true.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (Gqar

It wasn't steady. Republicans REFUSED to govern from the Right. They sure ran as if they would though.....

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (pjdUv)

321 Legal expert Jonathan Turley says buyer's remorse is about to sweep America after Democrats' blue tsunami because they will TURN TO IMPEACHMENT and WEAPONIZATION after nothing gets passed

"[DSA wing] will have oversize power in Congress. THIS WILL BE A TRAINWRECK...they don't have the votes to move these reforms. That's the reason they'll turn to investigations and impeachments."

"People are gonna realize they didn't offer any actual, constructive ideas about how to improve the economy."

He's right. Democrats ran on affordability. Now they WILL hold the gavels, and the left is already pushing for subpoenas!

Trump holds the veto pen, so ANY socialist agenda goes nowhere

Then the Dems will put on a circus.

This is the opportunity to expose them before 2028.

Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds says Democrats are about to SCREW UP and OVER-REACH, big time

"As I traveled Florida, voters are NOT interested in impeachments and subpoenas. They want gas prices down and grocery prices down."

Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

322 I am so sad for my state. Once this cabal takes over there is no return. I lived in Muslim countries for years with oil and gas. It irritates me that when I type Muslim it is auto capitalized. We are good and truly f-ed. Even Collin county voted for this…but then we are overflowing with H1B.

Posted by: AnnaS at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (jSZ9s)

323 Oh, and supposedly Massie is going to file impeachment against Hegseth?

Massie. A Republican. Let that percolate for a while.

The GOP is our hope?
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:11 AM (pfXMo)

The GOP is a gaping post-bottom-surgery hole, and it's not unthinkable that Massie leads a faction to be the new big swinging dick to fill that hole.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:14 AM (aKiSo)

324 People deserve what they asked for. Enjoy.
Posted by: That Guy at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (d5sAQ)

But I don't deserve what they asked for. Will not enjoy.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:15 AM (HFrEr)

325 The good news is when the Speech Comfort and Fairness Laws take effect you will still be able to say the Holocaust didn't happen. You won't be able to say much else but there will be that.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (pjdUv)

326 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

327 Posted by: AnnaS at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (jSZ9s)

As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (k5CNB)

328 Cheap consumer goods and fuel. So many think that Socialism promises this. They do not understand Socialism.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Gqar8)

329 Not only do I not see Hegseth as a viable candidate, I don’t think he’d be a good president. He’s too much of a military man, which is fine in the position he’s in, but he doesn’t seem to have any political instincts. It would be like electing Patton instead of Ike.

Posted by: Bulg at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (77rzZ)

330 It wouldn't surprise me if Texas was stolen. A national election that was going the Dems way is the perfect time to go all in on the steal in big Red Texas, take the statehouse and the governor's seat and you get the keys to the election apparatus. They will make future cheats part of the 'regular process' just like California and Colorado, and make a permanent big Blue Texas. They will then torture the remaining Red areas to a slow, painful strangulation.

Good Morning Everyone!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Dv3i1)

331 As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November

Not a supermajority, but a majority

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

332 Miranda Devine: The only upside of Democrat hubris is that it will surely lead them to overreach and turn off a volatile electorate before 2028.

While I was in bed this morning, trying to think of any good reason to get up, I came across a Facebook (yes, I know) post from someone mentioning a Dem / GOP strategy - that is, take away a large chunk of Americans' freedom, then after the outcry (if there is one), retreat, give back some freedom, and watch as the sheep accept the lessened freedom.

He explained it in terms of gas prices: if you fill your tank at $2/gal, and then in 6 months at $4/gal, you've become accustomed to the rise, and $3.50/gal seems like a break.

If the price goes in one day from $2 to $4, then you scream. The next day it goes down to $3. You're still mad, but you accept $3 as the 'new normal.'

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (qRla/)

333 ..., censorship is about to raise it's ugly head bigtime.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

334 One more thing...

Among all the discussion, you know what's not considered a factor? The Black Vote.

It's disappeared. Gone. Vaporized. (for the most part)...

Odd...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (pfXMo)

335 326 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

Well, you have no right to bitch about one candidate winning and not the other. But if you truly believe in a pox on both their houses, and you truly believe that whoever wins of the two plausible choices would have been unacceptable and led to ruin, then you still get to bitch in general. You just don't get to bitch that "your guy" didn't win and would have made things better.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (aKiSo)

336 333 ..., censorship is about to raise it's ugly head bigtime.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

Remember Net Neutrality? I do.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (Gqar8)

337 "As I traveled Florida, voters are NOT interested in impeachments and subpoenas. They want gas prices down and grocery prices down."
Posted by: SMOD at November 05, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

We have a clever plan to reduce the demand curve. Read our book, Prairie Fire, and take direct action!

Posted by: SDS / Weather Underground at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (wVcYX)

338 328 Cheap consumer goods and fuel. So many think that Socialism promises this. They do not understand Socialism.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (Gqar

It does promise this. This and many other promises. Delivery unavailable though.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:19 AM (okun6)

339 As far as I can tell, Texas retained the Republican super-majority in the legislature. That is a very good thing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (k5CNB)

In the Texas senate. GOP lost the Texas house.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

340 Oh, and those surprised at the number of votes in TX?

Drive around Texas. The population is (IMO) severly undercounted...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (pfXMo)

341 In the immortal words of Mark Andrew Edwards, by ammo.

If you don't have an ammo user, get one of those first.

But buy ammo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:08 AM (2614e)

Sure, preparation is never bad.

But there are other courses of action we can pursue that won't require that, at least in the short term.

There are political solutions to this predicament. They just don't include the Republican Party.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (BI5O2)

342 man

Abortion and poor health decisions like shooting sideways has made African Americans vote totals much smaller than Hispanic vote totals.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (u82oZ)

343 Abortion and poor health decisions like shooting sideways"

I'm stealing that...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:21 AM (pfXMo)

344 Daily Mail- Russell Brand found guilty of rape.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (wzaBj)

345 No more Ms. Nice Gal.

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
BREAKING: Dues-paying Socialist Nithya Raman has DEFEATED Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral election, per DDHQ

If LA had fair elections, we'd be celebrating @spencerpratt as the winner tonight.

But instead, the city of homelessness and fraud will have an even WORSE mayor

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

346 He's right. Democrats ran on affordability. Now they WILL hold the gavels, and the left is already pushing for subpoenas!
____

I don't think so. The vast majority of the country doesn't even know what happens in Washington, let alone care. What's going to happen is Trump's economy will continue on it's path, consumer goods and fuel become more affordable, wages increase faster than inflation, demand pressure on everything will decline as effects of deportation continue to accrue, and the majority of the voters will pat themselves on the back for putting the Dems 'back in charge'.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (Dv3i1)

347 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

Had a friend tell me that a decade or 2 ago. I've only missed one election, and it was only bonds, since.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (2614e)

348 Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (8Uo7a)

Yep and they have the surveillance apparatus in place. And I'm not talking about flock.

Censorship and surveillance are the principal tools of every dictatorship. And when their Civilian Security Force ramps up you won't know who has turned informant. I have said it repeatedly but I will tell you, do not listen to any talk of "war" between the DNC and DSA. The DSA is fully controlled and they are there to move us left faster and betterer than the "establishment" could do alone.

Good morning btw

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (pjdUv)

349 Apparently gun fatalities from gang related shootings are plummeting because everyone's putting a switch in their glock and now nobody can hit a damn thing as they dump their whole clip vaguely into the atmosphere.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (aKiSo)

350 Not a supermajority, but a majority

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 05, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

In the Texas senate. GOP lost the Texas house.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

Thanks for the correction.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (k5CNB)

351 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:20 AM (HFrEr)

Thanks for the correction.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 05, 2026 09:23 AM (k5CNB)

If you can't trust a bear with asymmetrical balls for valid information........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (2614e)

352 Massie isn't going anywhere despite leaving Congress on 1/1. He's going to be just like MTG , a carbuncle on the ass of the Republicans

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

353 352 Massie isn't going anywhere despite leaving Congress on 1/1. He's going to be just like MTG , a carbuncle on the ass of the Republicans
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

Can't wait for the podcast.

What's he gonna call it?

"Those People"? "Just Asking Questions"? "Donald Trump Touched Me In My No-No Square"?

I'm on tenterhooks, here.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:25 AM (aKiSo)

354 If you didn't vote you have no right to bitch about anything.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:16 AM (8Uo7a)

Well, you have no right to bitch about one candidate winning and not the other. But if you truly believe in a pox on both their houses, and you truly believe that whoever wins of the two plausible choices would have been unacceptable and led to ruin, then you still get to bitch in general. You just don't get to bitch that "your guy" didn't win and would have made things better.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (aKiSo)
******
It's always about two choices and it's always about the future. Six years is a long time for a Senate seat and it can make a difference in your future so every vote matters it's about protecting the Supreme Court. It's about protecting the Constitution.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (wzaBj)

355 This'll be great!

A gushing Stephanie Ruhle lauds Talarico for a campaign of "unity and love."

"You said love is an action word. Does your victory start to turn the page for this country in how we see one another?"

-
Real life Big Rock Candy Mountain!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)

356 Liberal Christianity has really shown its ass of late. Thinking of that Adam Hamilton character winning in Kansas.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (Gqar8)

357 But instead, the city of homelessness and fraud will have an even WORSE mayor

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

So they can declare the winner after two days but the primary took two weeks to count?

This is Tammany Hall type corruption.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (6ydKt)

358 One more thing...

Among all the discussion, you know what's not considered a factor? The Black Vote.

It's disappeared. Gone. Vaporized. (for the most part)...

Odd...
Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (pfXMo)

They're not gone, but they're simply the air that the Democrats breathe.

You don't need to worry about the air. It's always there.

And so with the black vote, it's Democrat...it always will be.

Why pay attention to it?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 05, 2026 09:27 AM (YSUhf)

359 The other thing Texas gives the Democrats...

An entire southern border that's just... gone.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 05, 2026 09:27 AM (RORbl)

360 IIRC, Nithya Raman was set to concede the LA Mayor race to Bass and Pratt after the primary. Funny how things change.

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (2CeDH)

361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

362 I was informed that blacks control Democrats, they are gonna throw a big fit because of Jasmine Crockashit, and Kamala is a shoo-in for 2028.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (pjdUv)

363 So LA will be Blade Runner without the replicants

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (8VNAp)

364 Smell the Glove

Listen to this plan, please.

We get an AI from Elon, and name it Mike. Then we form cells. Each layer of the pyramid has three members. Mike is in charge of security and connections. Leave the GOP out of it. They are losers.

Elon and his baby mommas go to Mars. We remain here, organize, and take over in 2028.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (u82oZ)

365 Look at the electoral map in Texas. Looks like the situation in Illinois.

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:29 AM (Gqar8)

366 361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

367 It's always about two choices and it's always about the future. Six years is a long time for a Senate seat and it can make a difference in your future so every vote matters it's about protecting the Supreme Court. It's about protecting the Constitution.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (wzaBj)

My point is more that not voting itself is a vote. You're saying none of the above. You're saying you don't believe either option will make anything better, and don't accept what you expect either person to do. You absolutely get to complain afterwards because you've already rejected the premise that so-and-so would have been any better.

But I totally agree with the sentiment that people who sit on the fence and don't vote, then turn around and say "oh, things would be better if so and so would have won"... yeah, screw those people.

Or the people who claim to care about an issue and then not vote for a candidate who has a good track recond on that very issue because of some nonsense or another. That's infuriating too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (aKiSo)

368 ...

Talifreko gets in, resigns, and the TSX Gov appoints Jasmine Crockashit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)

369 "You said love is an action word. Does your victory start to turn the page for this country in how we see one another?"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 05, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)

Anybody who uses the words 'action word' is a overeducated retard.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

370
For my part, I did vote for once. But nonvoters are people too, and they have a right to complain. There are a whole helluva lot of them that contribute a whole helluva lot more to our country than a whole helluva lot of people who do vote.

There are also more people in this world who can't vote than who can, or live in *ahem* countries where voting doesn't count for much. And that's always been the case, and believe me - those people's opinions frequently count for a lot more than anyone might like, but they count.

This whole "voting is a civic duty and unalloyed good" bullshit is just that, and no more.

Sorry, but America has no universal vote requirement, and it's the right of every citizen to sit it out, and just as valid a choice as voting for one of your preferred pederasts and gang members.

And there's the rub: not one person who ever said "but you have to vooooote, it's your duuuuuty" ever meant it. They really mean "vote for my thieving pederast."

The moment the other thieving pederast suffers from low turnout, they celebrate it.

Nobody actually believes this crap. QED.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)

371 The votes in Texass came from somewhere, yes?

Posted by: tubal at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (Gqar8)

372 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (X8vlu)

373 Against all odds, Trump rebranded Republicans and Democrats before everyone's eyes. He handed America *gold*.

But then Republicans refused to budge, while Democrats quietly re-re-rebranded themselves over the past 12 months. The Republican return to what they really are is genuine, the Democrat rebrand is totally fake.

But here we are.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (pjdUv)

374 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

That's another thing. There are way more people in this country that really hate Trump than really love him. Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.

"Are you trying to PLAY NICE WITH THEM? They'll attack us no matter WHAT WE DO!"

Yeah, yeah. But a big part of their strategy is motivating the anti-Trump part of the electorate (way bigger than it could have been thanks to Trump) with spite. Maybe learn your enemy's strengths and don't play to them?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (iBWKI)

375 Gonna be fun in twenty years when we got kids running around called Mohammed Al-Rodriguez.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (aKiSo)

376 Talifreko gets in, resigns, and the TSX Gov appoints Jasmine Crockashit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)

LOL

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (pjdUv)

377 Talarico and the tranny congress person caught fucking in the Senate cloak room.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:35 AM (8Uo7a)

378 374 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

That's another thing. There are way more people in this country that really hate Trump than really love him. Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.

"Are you trying to PLAY NICE WITH THEM? They'll attack us no matter WHAT WE DO!"

Yeah, yeah. But a big part of their strategy is motivating the anti-Trump part of the electorate (way bigger than it could have been thanks to Trump) with spite. Maybe learn your enemy's strengths and don't play to them?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:33 AM (iBWKI)

Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

379 Jim Gergahty et al are in full gloat mode on X, I nuked everything I tweeted not from shame but from no longer giving a single fuck.

They think the Go Along Gang won everything this week.

They think that tax cuts AHOY and grab your ankles cuckservatism are back baby....

this gun's retired fuck 'em I aim to care about their "come back" just as much as they cared about closing the borders and securing America for Americans....fuck you asshole motherfuckers....go full donkey go along gang.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (Int1s)

380 Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

When did I mention Hispanics?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (iBWKI)

381 155 I just think if people continue to blame "the cheat" (in TX?? really ? then Rs were cheating for 30 years?) or AWFLS, or the Joos, or whatever, they misdiagnose. Elections are a serious business and should be treated as science, require continuous work, and they are not some one day event. Ds know it. Obama contingent created a machine that micro-targeted their potential voters. Rs used to know it, Bush' machine knew every voting district and every potential voter in the country. I don't see such diligence from the current Rs GOTV structure.
Posted by: runner at November 05, 2026 08:28 AM (AKptf)

I will not discount that red states have machines too. a complete wipe out in TX is unprecedented, as a previous poster said there was no scandal driving it. A whole state threw everyone out even when run well? Politicians with track records of winning were blown out? Guys, this is something strange. It needs to be looked at.

Posted by: Inogame at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (53oGX)

382 Its unfortunate, I am sure it wasn't all above board... and if you don't see there is a hard lesson for Republicans to learn here that has nothing to do with "the other team," I don't know what to tell you.

I guess we're in for another cycle of rubber-banding. The Democrats will act utterly retarded as they always do... and then the voters will bring in another Trump after. Nothing will be learned, and a term or two later it will be "the end of America" again when the Democrats win a midterm or the presidency because Republicans and Democrats are reflections.

Maybe in another three hundred years Americans will wake the fuck up. In the meantime I am enjoying the life of a Galt.

Posted by: Mad Jojo at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (OCtpp)

383 Trump acting like a d-bag nonstop entertains his superfans and most of the rest of Republicans tolerate it, but politically it's a big negative.
----

So how did he win the NPV as a Republican against Hollywood, the media, academia, etc again? People hadn't found out Trump is a dick by 2024?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (pjdUv)

384 361 The math ain't mathin' in Texas. Supposedly there were two million more votes than usual with Dem turnout at normal levels and Repub turnout way below normal. Abbott got more votes this time, with low R turnout, than in his last election.
Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:28 AM (OlzlW)

R turnout seems normal to me. D turnout was better than normal for a non-presidential election. For example, compare this year's results with 2018's:

Paxton: 4,249,752
Talarico: 5,445,121

Cruz: 4,260,553
O'Rourke: 4,045,632

Same basic total for Republicans both cycles, but Cruz won by about 2.5 points in 2018 and Paxton lost by about 12 points.

Talarico's numbers look like a vote total from a presidential election year, like 2024:

Cruz: 5,990,741
Allred: 5,031,249

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

385 346 Posted by: Chuck Martel at November 05, 2026 09:22 AM (Dv3i1)

The media will shut the fuck up about things to a point, and dissent from the donk byline will slowly become treason...the grid will continue to deterioriate they will continue to flood our nation amnesty will become dejure rather than defacto and the nation will not be recognizably American in 40 years....lie back and think of England.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:39 AM (Int1s)

386
So how did he win the NPV as a Republican against Hollywood, the media, academia, etc again? People hadn't found out Trump is a dick by 2024?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:37 AM (pjdUv)

Because Kamala Harris was a terrible candidate, as was universally acknowledged here and everywhere else. As soon as she was out of the picture and all the focus was on him as president, he collapsed in popularity.

George W. Bush won a majority of the NPV, something Trump has never managed, and Trump superfans have no problem recognizing how badly he alienated the country soon after.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (iBWKI)

387 384 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

If the fraud was allowed on that scale after 30 years of GOP control it was wanted and desired fraud or the TX GOP is too stupid to have power.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (Int1s)

388 Oh Shit, amnesty will be on the docket.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (8Uo7a)

389 Hillary saying she was worried about mind control may have been a bit of a brag. They always have to tell you what they are up to.

You don't know what the fuck they are doing with AI yet. It's definitely good for strategy ideas.

Probably at LEAST gave them the ideal "template" to run in every race. Hot Latina governor, Sooper "Christian" Democrat, etc etc etc

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:41 AM (pjdUv)

390 370 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)

If you sit the vote out and wind up with AOC in charge of the country and complain you deserve to shit your fucking teeth....sorry not sorry....and I do not give a fuck what the back story is.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (Int1s)

391 Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (iBWKI)

Nikki Haley was a terrible candidate and still netted 10 times as many delegates as your guy. But do lecture me more about the Ways of Winning.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (pjdUv)

392 Most "blame" the Iran War for the midterm blues.

No one has mentioned the effing stupid, illiterate voters who think "affordability" is a gift the Democrats will hand out like candy stolen from the millionaires.

Posted by: Wormword at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (yOcCL)

393 380 Trump did quite well with Hispanics actually. The number of tea-sippers are very small, they're just overrepresented in media.

Democrats don't try to do the Bush thing of respectability because it's an extremely niche play.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (okun6)

When did I mention Hispanics?

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:36 AM (iBWKI)

If you're not focusing on Hispanics after this election then you're crazy. They're the swing voters and largest bloc of interest by a comfortable margin.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (okun6)

394 Someone will have fun saying I'm "blaming" AI. I just like putting ideas out there.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:45 AM (pjdUv)

395 387 384 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:38 AM (HFrEr)

If the fraud was allowed on that scale after 30 years of GOP control it was wanted and desired fraud or the TX GOP is too stupid to have power.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:40 AM (Int1s)

I think we probably just got beat fair and square in Texas. Losing the Texas house is one indication; those seats are dispersed throughout the state. Urban fraud machines alone can't produce that result.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (HFrEr)

396 Nikki Haley was a terrible candidate and still netted 10 times as many delegates as your guy. But do lecture me more about the Ways of Winning.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 09:44 AM (pjdUv)

Either Haley or DeSantis would not have lost Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, et. al.

Pence or Christie would have done better than Trump. You could not have been a bigger disaster to back.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (iBWKI)

397 332 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 05, 2026 09:18 AM (qRla/)

The slow cook rotisserie globalization method....

see Sam Altman and the global RAM, SSD, and GPU market....hey didn't we used to go after cartels and blockbust them as a govt?

Why yes yes we did now we call them AI data centers....fucking asshole do nothing motherfuckers.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (Int1s)

398 I'm pretty old, but I can't recall a time when buy ammo was bad advice.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at November 05, 2026 09:46 AM (z6ONu)

399 385 346 Posted by: Chuck Martel

The media will shut the fuck up about things to a point, and dissent from the donk byline will slowly become treason...the grid will continue to deterioriate they will continue to flood our nation amnesty will become dejure rather than defacto and the nation will not be recognizably American in 40 years....lie back and think of England.
Posted by: sven

Meanwhile the EuroClowns and DeepStaters (ever touting Rubio's EPIC FAIL Greece speech) will grin with a knowing smile as the eu-flight bomb threats mirror the reciprocal denial of Russian Airspace due to Zelensky's continued pellet gun assault on a enraged charging bear.

DS: Everything going to plan, full escallation, full mobilization acceding to the unearned, seizing the undeserved, ensuring their own legacy -- the pendulum swings because they push it, as they did Humpty Dumpty.

What FOOLS these mortals be?
Give the Bear it's honey and it will go back to sleep -- or ELSE (Ukraine upholding Budapest accord to never join NATO) before it gets personal and the Macaroni really experiences what a real life Ernesto Blowfeld can really do.

TRUMP can bring us back from this brink; or we see the same...

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

400 352 Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 05, 2026 09:24 AM (8VNAp)

In all sincerity there are two things that will have me no longer give a shit about politics or the future of the GOP in the micro and possibly the nation as a whole...

1) is the RINOs go wild and the Bush wing ascendant

2) is the I can't believe it's not MTG/Tuq'r Karlson Anti-Semites taking over and both parties being anti-jew as hello....

If Massie is the party I am not in it at all.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:50 AM (Int1s)

401 399 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

I said during the Transition that the first thing trump needed to do was retire 1/2 pint....

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:51 AM (Int1s)

402 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

This graph says otherwise, but it could be wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz

Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:53 AM (OlzlW)

403 If you sit the vote out and wind up with AOC in charge of the country and complain you deserve to shit your fucking teeth....sorry not sorry....and I do not give a fuck what the back story is.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:43 AM (Int1s)

I probably won't sit that out. If they give me career GOP for a Presidential/Senate choice (they will), I'll write in something.

I'll vote to keep my state as far right as I can. The federal government is a lost cause, and there is no viable option.

With or without my vote, the Democrat nominee in 2028 will win. This is your Party's fault. Quit blaming voters. Or nonvoters. This is squarely on the Republican Party. It was up to them to present an alternative to perpetual Democrat rule, they were given a golden opportunity to do it, and they refused.

And that's all there is. Voting can't fix this anymore. The federal government requires a different political solution than elections.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (BI5O2)

404 402 Republican turnout was in line with a midterm year. Democrat turnout was way higher than normal for a midterm.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at November 05, 2026 09:30 AM (okun6)

This graph says otherwise, but it could be wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz
Posted by: Emmie at November 05, 2026 09:53 AM (OlzlW)

That graph says exactly what Red Turban said.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 09:55 AM (HFrEr)

405 I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary. 'We Need To Stop Giving Birth to Them'

Who’s gonna lift things and fix your siht?

Posted by: BuddyPC at November 05, 2026 09:56 AM (cTezk)

406 403 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 09:54 AM (BI5O2)

May your chains rest lightly upon you comrade, happily I had a three pound cyst removed from my neck so mine can grip tighter....the good news is I will walk against the wind and enjoy the American Socialist State in Panama or Argentina I think.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (Int1s)

407 401 399 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:48 AM (DXceC)

I said during the Transition that the first thing trump needed to do was retire 1/2 pint....
Posted by: sven

If, so, then what... that is the plan...
JD issues pardon, and we get cTHIEL ascendancy, MUCH worse than ctHILLARY because JD will not be opposed by the "conservatives" because he's one-of-our-won ... which he isn't....

Never JD.
Never Rubio.
Never Nickey.

Last great hope for America: Bezos'28/Petraeus
Giving your money back and leaving you alone.

Reprising the Watchmen/Third Man, Trump looking down at the mollusk-like fingers extending from the sewer grate as the filth and corruption foam up around his waist and whispering: NO -- with BFF/Bezos by his side picking up Musk assets for pennies on the dollar.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

408 I know it seemed like he had an endless supply of $ for ad buys.

What I'm curious about is...did Texans have any idea what he has said in various settings and behind the scenes, ie tranny kids and non-binary G*d? What about the week long mental health breakdown right before the election in Ohio? Was any of this stuff widely known? He had an entire playbook of outrageous stuff that's come out of his mouth. Was any of it used in billboards? Campaign ads by Paxton or any other R PAC?
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 05, 2026 08:15 AM (qBdHI)

This entire election was anti Trump. Anti GOP. It's that simple.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 05, 2026 10:00 AM (hmYU4)

409 407 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

1/2 Pint could have been given 250 million and a pacific island to debauch escorts of his choice....instead he got scolded once and then was allowed to drive up the cost of diesel....

I hate Zelensky and I hate the never trumpers who suck him off....and I will put my Anti-Soviet credentials up against anyone.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:01 AM (Int1s)

410 I will walk against the wind and enjoy the American Socialist State in Panama or Argentina I think.
Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (Int1s)

If leaving is a reasonable choice for you, then by all means, bolt. It's a good idea. Probably the best one, on an individual basis. I'd be gone already if it were workable.

I certainly haven't discounted the idea. It could be reasonable at some point in the medium term. But I have things here I need to be here for.

And I still have a nagging desire to fix things in America. It just has nothing to do with the federal government, and can't be done through it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

411 Good Morning. Thanks, J.J.

'I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary.

Great. A special education teacher likely 'teaching' more male children than female, and definitely not because she wanted to be that type of teacher (unless she has been blessed with 'gifted' classes). Rather because special education is the starting point - and could be the ending point - of those who want a fulltime teaching jobs in certain public school districts. (And my how the school administrations gripe about Special Education classes taking money from the system for other programs and teaching - not to mention pensions & benefits!)

But long-in-tooth Dana is a man hater in general, apparently never had an opportunity to become a parent and - maybe - never a wife. She likely has a history of picking the wrong man or being the wrong woman. C'est la vie.

Unfortunately, there are many K-12 teachers who detest boys unless they have a special family or particular gift that can be ridden upon. nothing new. Nor has it been

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

412 hidden that well heeled women, particularly in entertainment and politics have used methods to ensure births of female children, and have aborted males just because. (Also from above, Christian Toto: Breitbart warned us politics is downstream of culture (did we listen?).)

While Montgomery County overall is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, its public school system is large, diverse, and starkly divided by income and race. In fact, its public schools have a majority-minority student population.

Dana F-ed up in the wrong place.

The danger is we're dealing with a so many dumb but educated 'on paper' idiots becoming increasingly more desperate for a niche.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

413 Now here's a silly, silly goose:

Scott Galloway called Elon Musk a "traitor to the West" during a live podcast appearance with Kara Swisher, sparking widespread controversy and accusations that he was invoking capital punishment.

So h8ful! A major loser even given his previous background and employment. (Made zero into a unique marketing professor cut off of X by Musk.) 😂

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (NFX2v)

414 409 407 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 09:59 AM (CGnRd)

1/2 Pint could have been given 250 million and a pacific island to debauch escorts of his choice....instead he got scolded once and then was allowed to drive up the cost of diesel....

I hate Zelensky and I hate the never trumpers who suck him off....and I will put my Anti-Soviet credentials up against anyone.
Posted by: sven

credentials, never in question.
on Z, a comedian who's jokes fall SO FLAT that he not only understands why he should just leave the stage
-- but continues to count on the fact that "some people just don't get the joke"
-- It's time for carbonite.

Macaroni can "call and raise" the only with Jerry Lewis and Inspector Clouseau (and his minkey)

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 10:08 AM (bJTAk)

415 410 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 05, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

These people are talking about ending the male gender through targeted abortion in a reverse Chinese one child policy....

it never ceases to amaze me the number of Americans who refuse to call evil evil....

it is like the Clancy cult these women demand and are getting the right to murder and be exculpated....

fuck this nation.

Posted by: sven at November 05, 2026 10:10 AM (Int1s)

416 Morn' all... Still here not at the art thread ? Anyway , may I just say we're screwed... Out for now

Posted by: It's me donna at November 05, 2026 10:10 AM (+gK6I)

417 Driven by RINO pricks like Thune that are too stupid to understand that the left ACTUALLY MEANS what they say.

He and his RINO crew thought they were just lying to get elected and it wasn't a big deal. The GOP establishment TRULY BELIEVES that Trump is a bigger threat than the left.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 05, 2026 10:19 AM (setIA)

418 416 Morn' all... Still here not at the art thread ? Anyway , may I just say we're screwed... Out for now
Posted by: It's me donna

Simply Put: TRUMP needs to be our Rorhschach
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs

The bald-headed minkey on his staff may be the last option.
Never JD.
Never Rubio.
Never Nickey.
Never cTHEIL.

Let's GO BRANDON. You ARE the Storm.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 05, 2026 10:33 AM (6uQDu)

419 It's interesting today how I never heard the GOP voters squawking this much about Trump's wrong moves. Start with Noem

Posted by: Joe at November 05, 2026 11:27 AM (Uy/WF)

420 “Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well.“

I’m not happy after the elections, but is Mr. Spencer saying the 2028 elections have been canceled?

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 12:35 PM (h3AaS)

Daily Tech News 5 November 2026

Top Story

The CEO of Team Group - a maker of memory modules and SSDs but not of the chips themselves - says that the shortage will get worse next year before probably getting worse still in 2028. (Tom's Hardware)

He also notes that the Big Three memory manufacturers whose profits now need to be calculated using the alphabets of dead languages rather than regular numbers are in no hurry to reverse this trend.

Of course this means they'll get their lunch eaten in the long term by Chinese manufacturers like CXMT and YTMC, and good riddance.
China meanwhile is still well behind the curve on complicated logic chips like GPUs, and has turned to Nvidia with a $70 billion order for export-friendly RTX Pro 5500 models. They'll get 1% of that if they're lucky, because Nvidia can't get the GPU chips or the memory chips. (Tom's Hardware)

A pox on every house.

Tech News

The PHP maintainers knew of the recent security bug for two years before it was patched. (Tom's Hardware)

Patched only for certain version, leaving many people - me, for one - scrambling to make somebody else's outdated PHP code run on a new, patched version of PHP.

Thanks, guys.
AMD is forecasting revenue of $17 billion this quarter - more than Intel - after booking a year-on-year revenue growth of 54% for Q3. (Tom's Hardware)

And they don't even make memory chips.

Well, not big ones.
The hackers who destroyed food in European supermarket freezers for the second time recently also hit blood banks. (Yahoo)

Fortunately it seems that the blood banks aren't run by idiots, and when the temperature alarms went off, staff yanked the threatened supply from the stricken coolers and put it in unstricken ones not connected to the internet.
Insects don't swarm at LED lights. (Birds Outside My Window)

Horseshit.
Ripple-65B Preview is an open-weight (like open-source) AI model for coding. (Ricursive)

What is interesting about it is that on common tests it outperforms models like Meta's Muse Spark Open 816B. Which may not mean much unless you know that the numbers represent approximately how many gigabytes of RAM you need to run them.

65GB is far more reasonable than 816GB. It is a dense model, so either you'd want a huge and horribly expensive graphics card, or something like AMD's Radeon Max, Nvidia's Spark, or Apple's anything, which have unified memory so a 128GB system can dedicate most or all of that to the LLM alone.

Or, say, a Ryzen 255 mini-PC with 64GB of RAM. Not the fastest but gets the job done. And has an added bonus in that I already have a couple of them.
Speaking of Nvidia's Spark here's a review of an Asus 14" laptop with one. (Notebook Check)

Seems like general-purpose performance is actually pretty good. Damn expensive though.
Not everything is awful. My local supermarket has gluten-free dino nuggies in stock. Never thought I'd see the day. (I have celiac disease so my diet is pretty restrictive, and it's surprising sometimes to see what finds its way out to my mid-sized country town.)

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Turns out it was actually Little Red Riding Shotgun.

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:07 AM (odBC9)

2 Miklos is in the ONT!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:10 AM (odBC9)

3 G'Day everyone
It can be Friday

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (Imcic)

5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

6 Nick Fuentes seems to have some good points on politics and, right now, on assessing the outcome of the elections, but jeez his voice is annoying.

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:18 AM (odBC9)

7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:21 AM (JrHfD)

8 Fortunately it seems that the blood banks aren't run by complete idiots.
****

suggested edit.

Posted by: clarence at November 05, 2026 04:22 AM (Imcic)

9 Smart people keep sensitive things on servers in their bathrooms.

Posted by: Miklos read that somewhere a few years back at November 05, 2026 04:28 AM (FUMQC)

10 Miklos is in the ONT!
Posted by: m

I owned it.

But if you read to the end of the ONT, I sold it back.

Posted by: Miklos got bills to pay to at November 05, 2026 04:29 AM (FUMQC)

11 Speaking of Nvidia's Spark here's a review of an Asus 14" laptop with one. (Notebook Check)

Seems like general-purpose performance is actually pretty good. Damn expensive though.

$3700 and you can only get it with up to 32GB of RAM?
To get the amount of RAM you need to run decent AI models you'd need at least 96GB and preferably the full fat 128GB.

Very few people would want to pay $7000+ for a 14" laptop to get the 128GB.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:32 AM (6ydKt)

12 It's available in Australia in the 64GB configuration. That's about $5000 though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

13 asmongold
It's actually over.
1:17:23

https://tinyurl.com/333vycun

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (odBC9)

14 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 05, 2026 04:34 AM (sAmhv)

15 7 Congratulations on finding a new gluten free item, Pixy. I hadn't heard the term "nuggies" before or it's been so long, or I'm so tired, I could not recall that word meant "nuggets". I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Chickens are technically dinosaurs, so it all works.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

16 Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:36 AM (JrHfD)

17 Australian 64 Gig configuration is more expensive because of special left hand drive and upside down Antipodean requirements

Posted by: Regulatory Miklos at November 05, 2026 04:37 AM (FUMQC)

18 Story about a "bloody" kind Australian man. Good news network site:

https://tinyurl.com/5btryb9u

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:39 AM (JrHfD)

19 @5/Pixy Misa: "It is always Friday somewhere in the world."

I'll allow it.

https://tinyurl.com/47tmmpmn

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:42 AM (O7YUW)

20 Lovely violin and sax version of an old time hymn, "Nearer my God to thee":

https://tinyurl.com/4v3wypfp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:43 AM (JrHfD)

21 Good morning, I may go back to sleep but not right now. This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 05, 2026 04:44 AM (Q/FnY)

22 This man writes the nicest reflections over at the "Sunny Skyz" site. This one is about walking, God and nature:

https://tinyurl.com/5cdfceb7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 04:47 AM (JrHfD)

23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

24 Long commute today
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

25 In the film "Rollerball" (1975), the future involved "Corporate Wars."

We are now in a prelude to that. "Memory Wars."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 05, 2026 04:55 AM (LOvBA)

26 So, the SK and Taiwan chip makers are positioning themselves for Chinese success. Sounds about right.
Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

27 23 @21/Gmac: "This memory drought is going to price a lot of people out of new computer purchases."

Already has.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 04:48 AM (O7YUW)

I would have liked to upgrade to an AM5 motherboard and get a 10000 series (Who knows what AMD will do with that number scheme) Ryzen CPU and 32 GB or 64 GB of DDR5 RAM.

THe way things are now, I'll probably have to wait until AM and an 11 or 12000 series CPU with DDR6 RAM.

Maybe by then it won't cost me $800 or $900 for RAM and an SSD.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 04:59 AM (6ydKt)

28 **wait until AM6 ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:00 AM (6ydKt)

29 5 It is always Friday somewhere in the world.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 05, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

wut

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)

30 @29/m: "wut"

Solved in my #19.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:06 AM (O7YUW)

31 One of the primary drivers for PC upgrades is gaming. Gaming has been fairly crap lately, with most of the best things coming out being indie-ish titles that don't need the latest and greatest hardware. So there's a bit of a demand factor involved here as well, probably. Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

32 Just wait till the Chinese EV’s made in Canada come to the US.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 04:58 AM (9H7EW)

It will have to be through private sales as they are banned from import into the U.S., for many reasons but mainly because they are mobile CCP spy machines.

So there won't be any dealerships and good luck on getting parts and service unless you want to drive to Toronto.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)

33
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 05, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)

34 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

35 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:12 AM (JrHfD)

36 Good morning, All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (PKL0q)

37 Make something hard to get or expensive to get, and then make the desire to have that thing in the first place start to evaporate....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 05:07 AM (aKiSo)

The biggest game in a decade is coming out this month, Grand Theft Auto VI.

It will only be available on Playstation 5 for awhile, but they are supposedly trying to speed up the release of the PC port.

That will be the biggest driver of PC gamer upgrades when it does come out, I'm guessing by the second or third quarter of next year.

How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:13 AM (6ydKt)

38 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 05, 2026 05:16 AM (Hbeqj)

39 @27/SpeakingOf: I'm in a similar situation. I was getting ready to start speccing out a complete machine refresh to replace the one I built in 2013 (which I'm still going strong on.)

It takes me days to research the parts in order to focus on manufacturers' track records of reliability, then I have to find all the manuals for the parts to make sure the parts are truly compatible (I actually read the motherboard manufacturer's sheets on which memory they've certified with their motherboards, for instance.)

Anyway, After 2 or 3 days of pouring through information, if I'm lucky I have a list of products that are:
a) Reliable (or should be)
b) Compatible
c) Available
d) Affordable

And then comes the purchase, the assembly, the intense testing, the install of the OS, and the part I dread: Migration and setup.

And that last part is why I always drag my heels on getting into this whole upgrade mess because I hate, hate, HATE migration and setup.

Window 8, 10, and 11 also being dog vomit may have had something to do with my delays.

Aaaaanyway... Would like to upgrade, but... not with things as they are now. Nope. Not happening. "Affordable" is BROKEN.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:19 AM (O7YUW)

40 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:20 AM (V0/Sp)

41 >>> hackers who destroyed food in European supermarket freezers

Buy a smart fridge?

No IoT at my house

Posted by: fluffy at November 05, 2026 05:24 AM (V0/Sp)

42 Trump won’t be here forever and the GND is not dead. I expect the new US Canada trade deal will eliminate any issues regarding Chinese EV’s.

Posted by: Accomack at November 05, 2026 05:26 AM (9H7EW)

43 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada.

If a country wants a domestic industry the last thing you want is Chinese cars allowed in.

The only thing that would save American automakers is that they make mostly trucks and SUVs.
The Chinese make EV SUVs but they have no answer for light and heavy duty trucks.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

44 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (RIvkX)

45 Old time Afro- American spiritual : "His eye is on the sparrow.":

https://tinyurl.com/43fu48vh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:39 AM (JrHfD)

46 @37/SpeakingOf: "How many gamers can afford to upgrade to a better GPU next year is still an open question, but if the current prices are maintained until then, or get worse, there won't be many upgrades past a RTX 5060 Ti or RX 9060/70 XT."

I'm going to be watching Sony Interactive Entertainment {SIE} to see if they issue any large-scale layoff notices in the months following release.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 05:43 AM (O7YUW)

47 Evening and morning to all in this new America! Thor's Day yet again, but strangely different here: less hot and less wet, with (supposedly) cooler temps in store for the weekend. I plan to get in a solid workout this a.m., and maybe go out for coffee and a sandwich as my breakfast. Not sure yet.

What's goin' on witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:48 AM (56Qyq)

48 My cat is not happy. He gets "snipped" today so can't have his morning meal.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026

***
Fen, you probably know this, but the anesthetic techniques have improved vastly in recent years. When we had my boyhood cat Rusty snipped in '72, he had to stay overnight and came home the next day still groggy. In '83, Arizona had to stay overnight but came home fine and hungry. Since then a cat can go home the same day and be back on his regular routine very quickly. Ask your vet. Your kitten may be wolfing his dinner at the usual time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq)

49 Miklos hath return-ed!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:54 AM (56Qyq)

50 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 05:52 AM (56Qyq

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 05, 2026 05:56 AM (JrHfD)

51 Stirling just spent a few minutes on my lap. Not milk-treading; probably trying to soften me up to put breakfast down early. Sorry, cat, ain't gonna work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 05, 2026 06:02 AM (56Qyq)

52 Morning, all. I am finishing breakfast and have caught up on my tickets. Things are looking up.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 06:10 AM (OPGS/)

53 >>>And that last part is why I always drag my heels on getting into this whole upgrade mess because I hate, hate, HATE migration and setup.

Same, same, same.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 05, 2026 06:24 AM (RDiUV)

54 Warren Zevon in the ONT is sounding pretty good this morning.

I am unhappy this morning because I have to go into NYC. I don't want to go into NYC. Another coffee will help!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:24 AM (EdZlF)

55 TheRegister: "VMware returns to low-end server virtualization with 'vSphere Express'"

https://tinyurl.com/3kwf9vvf

A little refresher on Broadcom, the new owner of VMWare:

- Drastically reduced the number of resellers in its channel, meaning there's no-one left that's a good fit for customers to sell this particular product
- Destroyed any trust its customers had (and its own reputation with them) by increasing support and purchase prices after acquiring VMWare (Like to the order of 10x)
- Basically told lower end customers "You are a bother to us. We don't need you, go away."
- Bet the farm on the "cream of the crop" customers (the really big ones) staying.
- Found out a lot more of those AREN'T staying around. Oops.
- Panicked.
- Removed the download link for VMware’s Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) which allowed customers to migrate their virtual disks off to other virtualization software
- Went all Pikachu-surprised face when an open source drop-in replacement came out for VDDK that customers could use to continue to migrate virtual disks to other virtualization software.

The comments under The Reg's article absolutely brutal towards Broadcom, as they should be.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

56 Oh and here's The Reg's article about that open source tool:

"Architect creates open source replacement for VM migration tool VMware has hidden"

https://tinyurl.com/4w57uejm

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 05, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

57 absolutely brutal towards Broadcom, as they should be

So say we all!

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:28 AM (aJQbY)

58 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 05, 2026 06:29 AM (VyBeY)

59 Morning all. Time for me to haul my butt out of bed, walk and talk to God, and decide whether/which on taking a sub position today.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:31 AM (aJQbY)

60 30 years ago…first vote in a presidential election. Voted for Dole.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:38 AM (h3AaS)

61 59 Morning all. Time for me to haul my butt out of bed, walk and talk to God, and decide whether/which on taking a sub position today.
Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:31 AM (aJQbY)

I thought the subbing gig was cool. The district I worked in let us pick levels, so I selected all HS and MS (I subbed one MS class, never again). If I could do it today, I would.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:39 AM (h3AaS)

62 Cow Demon - if it were supplementary income I'd be much more positive about it

I definitely am keeping it in mind as a 'when I retire' thing. If I can afford to retire.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 05, 2026 06:40 AM (aJQbY)

63 43 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada.

If a country wants a domestic industry the last thing you want is Chinese cars allowed in.

The only thing that would save American automakers is that they make mostly trucks and SUVs.
The Chinese make EV SUVs but they have no answer for light and heavy duty trucks.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 05, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

It is a dangerous and divided world, so I will cheerfully have EVs from China imported into one of my three countries. It helps support the new…world…order.

Posted by: PM Carney at November 05, 2026 06:41 AM (h3AaS)

64 RandomDave, I hear ya. When I was doing it, it became primary income. Until I got a more lucrative temp gig.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:42 AM (h3AaS)

65

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at November 05, 2026 06:45 AM (uj6GU)

66 one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)

"the swamp donekys and socialistas are on the wrong side of the overton - society is swinging back and that swing does not stop. those who try to reverse it get woodchippered."

I take issue with this statement. The victories from Tuesday of the most anti-American candidates would not have happened if the above statement was true. Perhaps they would have taken both houses anyway, but not so forcefully.

I do agree with the general sentiment. The Rs are poltroons. It would be a great day if the party dissolved and a new one took its place. Had they done anything - anything - for us, they may have held on to power. The more open communists of the D party might have had to split off, but now, that will not happen. The cowardice and criminality of the R party only interested in their bank balances and positions could very well have ruined the whole country for a decade or more.

Every time someone works for us, they get taken away. I cannot think of any more wicked CONgress than the next one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)

67 Society swung right out of the Overton windows and is laying in the street.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:47 AM (MWfyi)

68 Heh. Loving RFK Jr.'s X stream this morning. He says, rightfully, Trump is still President so we are still allowed to say "retard" snd enjoy your day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:48 AM (Z1p3S)

69 mornin yall. That's a fact.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:48 AM (MWfyi)

70
Good morning, Hordians. Heading up to Humble today to help Her Majesty set up at the show site. I'll be taking old Dot with me so she can spend the weekend in the RV with Her Majesty and Diana. The temperatures are cool, so Ruthie and Puff can spend the day out in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

71 Trump is still President so we are still allowed to say "retard" and enjoy your day!

Wait...some retard is upset by that word?

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 06:53 AM (OPGS/)

72 I need to get another dog. I've looked around on the Internet but it's a jumble of crap. I checked on several rescues but no one contacted me back. The breeder I got Bruno from is no longer doing it. Maybe I'll find a GSD on the side of the road like I did when Maxine came to me.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (MWfyi)

73 John Rich had a great point, saying we went wrong when we stopped people from eating Tide pods, because they survived and are now voting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (boztw)

74 Well, at least my school district didn’t get the tax hike they so desperately wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:58 AM (h3AaS)

75 70
Good morning, Hordians. Heading up to Humble today to help Her Majesty set up at the show site. I'll be taking old Dot with me so she can spend the weekend in the RV with Her Majesty and Diana. The temperatures are cool, so Ruthie and Puff can spend the day out in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 06:49 AM (eRlcH)

That's nice to hear.

I just had a week. I'm so tired of taking care of Ralphy but I've mostly regrouped.

He's full of life but steps are an issue. And lifting him all the time. 44 pounds. It's mostly the mental wear and tear.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 06:59 AM (Sco7b)

76 Imagine an alternate history where, instead of standing down after 40 days of war followed by 210 days of dithering and paralysis, America went all out against Iran until it broke, ending the regime by mid summer and going into elections with the war long over.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 05, 2026 07:00 AM (jOQad)

77 74 Well, at least my school district didn’t get the tax hike they so desperately wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at November 05, 2026 06:58 AM (h3AaS)

So the kids are limited to learning 69 genders?
Tragic.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:01 AM (Sco7b)

78 As long as we are imagining alternate histories, imagine one where Mohammed got stomped to death by a camel.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:02 AM (MWfyi)

79 67 Society swung right out of the Overton windows and is laying in the street.
Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 06:47 AM (MWfyi)

(D)-fenestrated.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:03 AM (aKiSo)

80 The Left will try to murder PDT again. Next year it will be no holds barred. Expect no opposition from the GOP, they will help.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi)

81
We tried to have Dot outside in the kennel yesterday, but she didn't take it well. She just stood outside at the gate, looking for us. Given her age, the kinder thing is to subject ourselves to the inconvenience of taking her along on the trip.

I'll be working as a steward this weekend and while Saturday and Sunday are reasonably short days (so I can get to church), on Friday I'll have to be there from 8:00 until about 4:30, with an hour's drive at each end. That's too much time to ask any dog to spend in the house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (eRlcH)

82 76 Imagine an alternate history where, instead of standing down after 40 days of war followed by 210 days of dithering and paralysis, America went all out against Iran

Throw in that it happened during the Reagan Administration and we have a good story.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (OPGS/)

83 "(D)-fenestrated.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

Heh. That's pretty good.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (MWfyi)

84 Throw in that it happened during the Reagan Administration and we have a good story.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (OPGS/)

*snort*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:06 AM (aKiSo)

85 Horseshit.

I assume you see something different. Or you're saying that horseshit attracts a lot of insects.

Since I've been around horseshit, incandescent utility lights, LED utility lights, as well as cowshit, chickenshit, guinea fowl shit, dog shit, cat shit, human shit, racoon shit, opossum shit, snake shit (which was shat upon my arm many moons ago), mouse shit, mantis shit, fly shit, spider shit, and who knows how many other organisms that have defecated near me (there's been an armadillo tearing up my flower beds; I'm sure that fucker has shat near here), I now realize that I can't correctly calculate the number of insects near the various amounts of shit that I've seen to provide some type of insect to shit standard measurement.

I guess I could try to make a US midterm election joke here, but I live in Texas and was unpleasantly surprised by the election results. Not quite ready to joke about it.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:07 AM (au4et)

86 80 The Left will try to murder PDT again. Next year it will be no holds barred. Expect no opposition from the GOP, they will help.

Posted by: fd at November 05, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi

I'm hoping that goes two ways now.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:07 AM (Sco7b)

87 Shit, at this point if I were secret service i'd be watching Vance a lot harder than i'm watching the DSA right now.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 05, 2026 07:08 AM (aKiSo)

88 “Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.”

Psalm 80:7

Posted by: Marcus T at November 05, 2026 07:08 AM (Uh88k)

89
I have started dedicating the fifth decade of my Rosary for our nation. I hope someone Upstairs is listening.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 05, 2026 07:14 AM (eRlcH)

90 So, still regrouping but the Christmas tree is up.

My friends come over for 'Christmas in November' The kids like to decorate the tree and it's become a 5 year tradition I'm carrying on without Mom.

Gifts for the kids. Their Mom said Advent Calendars are still a thing. And since I'm buying Christmas gifts for kids to open in November, DAMN I'm their target market.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:16 AM (Sco7b)

91 When the AI bubble pops, and sure as shit it will pop, the democrats and their nitwit voters will blame President Trump.

Posted by: Nuclear Armed Iran at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (D5ixm)

92 I'd use this Zevon song for now:

(goes to YouTube)
https://tinyurl.com/RealOrNotZ

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (au4et)

93 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (mISmA)

94 93 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (mISmA

Good morning!
Still may take one more off.

On the plus side, no desire for ANY news or western entertainment will be a time saver.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 05, 2026 07:21 AM (Sco7b)

95 (goes to YouTube)
https://tinyurl.com/RealOrNotZ
Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 07:17 AM (au4et)

Funny, it didn't have anything to do with 'Dolfy at all!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 05, 2026 07:24 AM (1Ff7Z)

96 AM greetings.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:24 AM (ZxPkt)

97 J.J. Runway 020

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 05, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

98 > I guess dinosaur nuggets are made out of chicken and shaped like dinosaurs, because actual dinosaur nuggets ( even without gluten ) doesn't sound very tasty. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Well, Pscience tells us that yesterday's dinosaurs are today's birds, so it follows that T Rex tasted like chicken.

Posted by: Don Black at November 05, 2026 07:27 AM (ZxPkt)

99 Chinese EVs are so cheap they are killing domestic manufacturers wherever they are imported - Europe, Brazil, and now Canada."

So... in places that have limited gas engines?
Surprise, surprise, surprise...

Posted by: man at November 05, 2026 07:29 AM (pfXMo)

100 I agree,

It's worth a read, especially the comments.

"one of the best takes on yesterday I've read so far: https://tinyurl.com/fzemkp6j
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at November 05, 2026 05:11 AM (y7zkd)"

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:37 AM (3g9Kl)

101 Regarding Vance's statement laying out the losses to the "war" in Iran.

War? What war?

What we are doing in Iran is barely a war, more like an embargo. Almost everything that has been done has been economic actions and targeted elimination of the current leadership. Relatively little blood has been lost on either side.

Any real war going on is a propoganeda battle that we are apparantly loosing due to TDS and DC selling out to people who hate the US aned Israel.

Vance needs to be called out on the carpet. He has become full of himself and seems to have lost thye idea of being a tem member. I am deeply disappointed in him.

Posted by: pawn at November 05, 2026 07:39 AM (3g9Kl)

102 "Funny, it didn't have anything to do with 'Dolfy at all!"

Sorry, the voices in your head aren't talking to the voices in mine. WTF are you attempting to say?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at November 05, 2026 08:09 AM (au4et)

103 73 John Rich had a great point, saying we went wrong when we stopped people from eating Tide pods, because they survived and are now voting.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 05, 2026 06:56 AM (boztw)

; )

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 08:59 AM (odBC9)

104 Pixy, is there any chance of getting a mobile-friendly layout for AOSHQ? I mostly read blogs on my phone, and this layout means excruciatingly tiny text for my old eyes.

Also security company Aikido made available free container images with patches backported all the way to PHP 5.x for people stuck on old versions.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at November 05, 2026 10:32 AM (LgYtf)

Wednesday Night ONT - November 4, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde! The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the overnight variety. The bar is open and fully stocked. Step up and place your order.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors.

If you're a troll, go away.

This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.

[Top photo: Newark Airport, Terminal A - flag in reverse side flag configuration (right shoulder, stars leading). The other side wasn't photo accessible at the time.]

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ONT Election Coverage

How did the Idaho advisory vote for a state gun turn out? The Wednesday ONT has you covered. Clearly the Winchester supporters are strong. Congratulations to the winner!

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ONT Event Coverage

Are you wise in the ways of the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship?

For six years, the Parallel Parking Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has (for some of us) been motorsport's crown jewel, a thrilling contest pitting man and machine against time and a 20 foot parking space. The event was first organized by a young couple named Dan and Jenna, just to settle a long-standing family debate about who was the best parallel parker. It has since grown into a raucous street party, a participatory art form, a gift to motorists, and a communal act of joy.

The rules and scoring are simple:

Each driver begins from their preferred position and the timer starts when the referee sees the reverse lights of the car. The driver parks, then shouts "Done" out the window, stopping the clock. Hitting the curb or either adjacent car results in disqualification. Your final score is your time, multiplied by your distance to the curb. Ignore the units for now, and think about the implications. If one can get twice as close by taking twice as much time, that's a decent tradeoff. There's a small bonus for bigger vehicles, but it seemed insufficient; most good scores came from smaller cars.

I don't see a 2027 date yet, but looks like the last several annual events have taken place in mid September.

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ONT Department of Archeology

"Noah's Ark remains" found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place

Researchers claim they've potentially discovered wood from Noah's Ark in Eastern Turkey, potentially cracking a caper that has eluded believers for thousands of years.
The so-called discovery was reportedly made in the Durupınar Formation, a roughly 538-foot-long geological structure near Mount Ararat.
Discovered in 1959, site has fascinated Ark hunters for decades due to its ship shape and proximity to the events in the Bible.
Andrew Jones, project head and founder of Noah's Ark Scans, told the Daily Mail that they've discovered both charred and uncharred wood nearly 30 feet underground, which could potentially be "the charred remains of Noah's Ark."

The "so-called discovery"? Odd wording. Also good to know that the Ark's remains are beneath its final resting place. Would be a little strange if it was otherwise. Anyway...

However, Jones notes that the wood could entail the remains of a campfire a shepherd had started while sheltering inside the Ark hundreds of years ago.
Although they're unsure if it was purposefully set alight or ignited via lightning strike or volcanic eruption.

Doesn't really narrow it down, does it?

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Mandatory Metallica

Do you know the Metallica pancakes story?

During a 1986 tour while Metallica and Anthrax were eating breakfast together, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante asked Cliff Burton what vocal phrase James Hetfield shouts right before Kirk Hammett's guitar solo.

Burton casually joked that Hetfield was shouting "Pancakes!" (though the actual live/recorded lyric is typically "Fix me!"). For the rest of the tour, Burton would wink and mouth or say "Pancakes!" to Benante whenever that part of the song came on live.

Benante told Hetfield the story in 2010 who leaned into it, famously shouting "Pancakes!" (and evolving it into "Pancakes! Go!") during live performances of "Master of Puppets." Burton died in a 1986 tour bus accident. What started as a breakfast joke turned into an homage to Burton.

Good example here at the 5:34 mark:

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Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is a YouTube channel from Joseph Ricketts. A recurring theme of this feature is my endless fascination that a relatively niche interest - if done well - can find and sustain an audience. Tonight's channel is a great example. It is a YouTube channel dedicated to snorkeling in any available body of water and showing what is there. That's it. No graphics, contests, challenges, or overwrought drama.

The channel's description is accurate: "I'll snorkel pretty much anywhere." Springs, rivers, ocean kelp forests, creeks, caves, and ponds. Perhaps the most odd venue so far is a night expedition into a retaining pond adjacent to a Home Depot. He's based in Florida but has videos from elsewhere too.

I'm not aware of anyone that is spending their time filming and commenting on retention pond ecosystems, let alone doing so without veering into clickbait. Joseph appears to love snorkeling and seeing the creatures of the water.

His videos are not complicated. They show him snorkeling, filming and include his commentary on what he sees. That's it. Want to see what a spring looks like up close? Want to see what it looks like where two rivers converge?

If you're curious to know about the world below the water line, check out his channel. He's been doing this since 2001 and has over 155k subscribers. Most videos attract several hundred thousand views (the Home Depot video now has over half a million views).

For a sample video, here's one with the goal of finding and filming giant tadpoles in a Florida spring:

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News you can use - generator testing:

Interesting that a common comment is a request to include the Harbor Freight product in such a test. Apparently, the HF product is popular.

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Pittsburgh Scanner

The Pittsburgh police scanner is an internet treasure. Thank you people of Pittsburgh and thank you Pittsburgh scanner!

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Warren Zevon covering Prince on Letterman for the big ONT finish:

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Correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com where it will be sorted and processed and filed. Are you lurking ????

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

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1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (2614e)

3 I really should not be first as it was an accident.

Probably 2nd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (hzuYO)

4 Good evening good people.

Even read the content. What have I become?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (iqv62)

5 Chatgpt is not correct. Shocker!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 10:03 PM (Vvh2V)

6 2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM
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Good evening Sponge!

Posted by: TRex - moving coordinator dino at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (XfIK1)

7 Hi.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (LOvBA)

8 I read the content.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (LOvBA)

9 @4. Even read the content. What have I become?

Piper would be proud of you.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (En+fz)

10 Did they find Amelia Earhart's airplane inside the Ark remains too?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (VYHjw)

11 Good evening morons und danke Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)

12 Good evening Sponge!

Posted by: TRex - moving coordinator dino at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (XfIK1)

And a mighty fine evening to you, good sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:06 PM (2614e)

13 The Tim Powers novel "Declare" involves Mount Ararat, which is apparently guarded by an otherworldly spirt of some sort...angel? djinn? (I honestly can't remember...)

Also a lot of Cold War-era spycraft...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:06 PM (s2iZv)

14 Jimmy Hoffa was in Amelia's airplane that was in the ark. Like a turducken.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (enNUy)

15 Even read the content. What have I become?
Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (iqv62)

A member of the Andrew Breitbart 'not a fan' fan club.

Afterall, the gold is in the comments.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (2614e)

16 1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

This beer drinker went for the Military Configuration, I respect his energy.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (8Csz2)

17 Always liked Warren Z. Died too young

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (F3QBk)

18 Always liked Warren Z. Died too young
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at November 04, 2026 10:07 PM (F3QBk)

He was just an excitable boy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (2614e)

19 Raspberry Beret by Hindu Love Gods was good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (zGx50)

20 That video is crossing the streams.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

21 Tim Powers is an outstanding writer.

Even some of the early stuff he wrote to publisher specs for money is still worth reading.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)

22 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (sAmhv)

23 19 Raspberry Beret by Hindu Love Gods was good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 10:08 PM
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Good to see you back. Its been a minute.

Posted by: TRex - little red corvette dino at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (XfIK1)

24 Good evening T!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (96kpa)

25 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

26 24 Good evening T!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM
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Howdy COMM!

Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (XfIK1)

27 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

And how are YOU, good sir?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (2614e)

28 Kid is studying ancient history, and she asked me where the word hearse came from. I told her it was from the late Roman republic - from the time of Antony and Cleopatra.

After the battle of Actium, Cleo killed herself by the bite of an Asp. The snake died immediately as well. Because Octavian was in hot pursuit of her, Cleo's attendants decided to immolate her right away to avoid capture. In Egyptian belief, the Asp was sacred, so it had to be burned as well. They only had time for one ceremony, so the bier had to do double duty. To keep track of whose ashes belonged to whom, they marked the sides hiss and hearse.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

29 Wait. Sponge is on the ONT?

We are not worthy!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (158Wx)

30 Happy to see the scanner back, and the good folks of Pittsburgh living their best (?) lives. Thank you Pittsburgh Scanner! And thank you T-Rex, we need this ONT after today!

Posted by: Moki at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (wLjpr)

31 Wait. Sponge is on the ONT?

We are not worthy!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (158Wx)

Ok, now you're just full of shit.

Tis I who's never worthy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (2614e)

32 Tim Powers is an outstanding writer.

Even some of the early stuff he wrote to publisher specs for money is still worth reading.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)
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He likes to play around with fictional history, which can be a lot of fun.

"Drawing of the Dark" features magical beer, among other things, as part of Arthurian legend.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (s2iZv)

33 11 Good evening morons und danke Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:05 PM
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Bitte

Posted by: TRex - dictionary dino at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

34 *pats nurse's butt*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (2614e)

35 Sponge, I'm good! The weather is finally cooling off and we've had some rain. Good for crops, good for farmers, good for the American food supply! Hope your move goes as smoothly as possible.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (47diA)

36 I remember being confused at first by reports of Burton's death. The first short blurb I saw described it as a "coach accident", and my mind went to "guy in sweats with a whistle".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (qlLNh)

37 25 Nice ONT, TRex. Thanks!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM
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You're welcome. Best wishes to the little red truck.

Posted by: TRex - tractor pull dino at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

38 they marked the sides hiss and hearse.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

* flat stare *

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)

39 Generators are a timely topic at Casa del Cicero. I'm entering the SS Minnow (a pseudonym) in the annual boat parade this year and I'll have a nautical crapload of lights and stuff to power. I'll get something from Costco, or maybe Harbor Freight.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (vBZcw)

40 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (41CYW)

41 The little red truck is just fine, thank you!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (47diA)

42 Discovered in 1959, site has fascinated Ark hunters for decades due to its ship shape and proximity to the events in the Bible.

Must have been a pretty neat shepherd if he kept the place shipshape.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

43 Hope your move goes as smoothly as possible.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (47diA)

Well, we're out of the house and ALMOST everything has been moved to the new location.

SpongeBro is holding some stuff for me as the vehicles and trailer were just overloaded today........

Both the First Lady and I are pretty exhausted.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (2614e)

44 What a dandy Wednesday Night ONT, T Rex!

Those randy folks in Pittsburgh just can't help themselves, can they? I wonder if they are embarrassed by the reporting of their antics in the scanner?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (D/6p1)

45 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

I find this hard to believe. I think she whipped off her bra a mile or so from the finish line. There is no way she ran the entire race like that.

I speed read with great abandon, I think it was the UK DM, but won't swear to it. A video, too. In normal times, before End Times 2026 (sarcasm, trolls, don't get excited) I would have posted for you Morons as a hot topic of the day.

I'm going to bed early tonight and need to advertise the 100% cotton LLBean flannel sheets that have cured my insomnia this week. Thanks be to God as I was nearly insane for a week or so and getting amnesia (due to massive stress of health issues for my elderly mother and some other stuff). She escaped from rehab today and is home, where I pray she will pass peacefully in God's choosing.

My brother reported The Queen was ticked off today that she couldn't get professional transportation home til 2pm. I took that as a good sign she's still bossing people around.

Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow for Dim sarcasm, as it will happen.

Thanks, TRex for the ONT.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (hzuYO)

46 30 Happy to see the scanner back, and the good folks of Pittsburgh living their best (?) lives. Thank you Pittsburgh Scanner! And thank you T-Rex, we need this ONT after today!

Posted by: Moki at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM
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You're welcome. Thank you for your patronage. Salute to the people of Pittsburgh.

Posted by: TRex - three rivers dino at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (XfIK1)

47 I broke down and took my albuterol. Hopefully I will stop coughing.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

48 @LeaderJohnThune
Leader John Thune

Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment that’s created safer streets, more money in Americans’ pockets, and new opportunities for families and businesses to get ahead. After fighting Democrat obstruction at every turn, we prevented the largest tax hike in American history, secured our border in an unprecedented way, confirmed the president’s Cabinet at the fastest pace in two decades, and put strong conservative judges on benches across the country faster than we have since the Reagan administration. I’m proud of our team and everything we’ve done for the American people, and I’m...
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I don't like to cuss. I'm trying to get better and not do it. But here we are:

Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

49 I find this hard to believe. I think she whipped off her bra a mile or so from the finish line. There is no way she ran the entire race like that.

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The absence of facial bruising probably means you're right.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (vBZcw)

50 I remember being confused at first by reports of Burton's death. The first short blurb I saw described it as a "coach accident", and my mind went to "guy in sweats with a whistle".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:12 PM (qlLNh)

Beats what happened to us.

Posted by: Every Spinal Tap Drummer at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VYHjw)

51 40 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM
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Doggo! Still in the World Series afterglow?

Posted by: TRex - utility infielder dino at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (XfIK1)

52 Pittsburgh Scanner
Mt. Washington. W Sycamore Street. Caller said that he tied up his girlfriend [up] in handcuffs, for reasons, and now he can't get them off. He would like the police or fire department to help.

I hope girlfriend truly believes "the shame is part of the kink," or caller is sleeping on the couch for the next year. In handcuffs.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

53 I broke down and took my albuterol. Hopefully I will stop coughing.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

First Daughter has to use the nebulizer on occasion........Damn passing on of genes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (2614e)

54 Forgot...that's a cool beer can design of our flag.

Otherwise the Newark Airport and all of Newark should be avoided forever. Trust me.

It was Mogadishu 20yrs ago when I sadly had to be there. I am truly amazed I escaped, much less lived.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:16 PM (hzuYO)

55 Methinks Lady Thune protests too much.

Posted by: Shakes at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (Q+gd/)

56 in handcuffs, for reasons

Those reasons are not listed . . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (47diA)

57 44 Those randy folks in Pittsburgh just can't help themselves, can they? I wonder if they are embarrassed by the reporting of their antics in the scanner?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM
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At some point, I wonder if they're acting up to earn a scanner mention!

Posted by: TRex - instant replay dino at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)

58 >>>Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

8/10, right spirit but not enough "Fuck him"s.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (lHPJf)

59 > "Drawing of the Dark" features magical beer, among other things, as part of Arthurian legend.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 10:11 PM (s2iZv)

Some of the humor in that one is great.

(scream)

"Did you get the hunchback or did he get you?"

(silence)

(third character) "It's my guess the hunchback got him."

Or the part where they're tying down the hunchback's dead father (also a hunchback) to the table at a wake so he'll lie flat, then keep cutting the rope so the corps springs up and flies out the window. They keep moving the table slightly and making bets until he finally lands in the grave.

"I need a bouncer for my tavern. Say some wandering monk gets into an argument with a follower of this Luther character. Then the monk will knife the Lutheran and..."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:18 PM (qlLNh)

60 My body is old. It reminds me often. The last three weeks+ have been pretty abusive.

I'm actually slightly thankful Rancher Bob didn't put me to too much work during the TxMoMe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (2614e)

61 45 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM
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Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.

Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

62 Doggo! Still in the World Series afterglow?
Posted by: TRex - utility infielder dino
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Ha. Afterglow is aftergone. Been reading a bit about free agents and the looming lockout

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (41CYW)

63 The video by the guy snorkling while looking for giant tadpoles is strangely compelling. I watched the whole thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

64 Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.
Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

He left earlier. Said he was going to enjoy some boobs or some such.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:20 PM (2614e)

65 8/10, right spirit but not enough "Fuck him"s.
Posted by: Dr. T at November 04, 2026 10:17 PM (lHPJf)

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Pfft. That was just a green room warmup for Hugo the Chavez.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (vBZcw)

66 > corps

"Corpse" of course.

Had an Obama moment there, I guess.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (qlLNh)

67 Tim Powers? Try "The Anubis Gates." Time travel! Werewolves! Killer Klowns in the London sewers! William Blake!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (VYHjw)

68 Pfft. That was just a green room warmup for Hugo the Chavez.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:22 PM (vBZcw)

All hail the KING!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (2614e)

69 Thank God, or if you prefer, Pitchforks and Pointed Ears for ChristyBlinky.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)

70 And it was Chavez the Hugo, I think.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:23 PM (2614e)

71 Pittsburgh Scanner
Strip District. Liberty Ave. Caller said that they got into a car crash with another driver's car.

It's extremely difficult to get into a car crash with your own car. And probably really embarrassing when it happens.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

72 *squeeee*

Thanks sponge!
Smooches for you and the First Lady. Love y’all.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (158Wx)

73 Smooches for you and the First Lady. Love y’all.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 10:24 PM (158Wx)

Right back at ya, sweetie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (2614e)

74 70 And it was Chavez the Hugo, I think.

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I knew it was one or the other. Alas, he's been gone so long, and memories fade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (vBZcw)

75 Bed time. Tomorrow is a new day! Night.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

76 I learned how to make a rotating galaxy for animation There are worse Wednesdays I'm sure.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (CHHv1)

77 I knew it was one or the other. Alas, he's been gone so long, and memories fade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (vBZcw)

Sidebar says 2020.......I miss that guy. There was no one like him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (2614e)

78 Both the First Lady and I are pretty exhausted.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (2614e)

******
Sleep! I feel your pain.

We moved cross country 15yrs ago. Back to our origins in the mountains. We flew 1st class ahead of Mayflower with all our stuff and 3 dudes moving us.

Spent the night in the Orlando Airport hotel with 4 giant suitcases we hauled to be checked in at 0500. Had finished up the house at 10pm, I had my last swim, drove the hour to Orlando. I think we ate dinner. Slept a bit.

The next day I remember looking at the tarmac in the dark, thinking, I won't see this airport for awhile. Then lights out. The steward poked me later for breakfast as I was probably snoring and drooling (dude was out, too). They probably thought we were on drugs vs exhaustion. We ate breakfast and passed out again for 5hrs til we landed. Slept again at son's house, where we were for a week til the movers arrived.

Never again. When we moved at age 30yrs to FL with two babies we recovered much faster.

You're over the worst, dude.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (hzuYO)

79 Bed time. Tomorrow is a new day! Night.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

Getting close here as well......Been a long, tough day.

Leaving your first owned home of 26 years is tough.....then moving the shit amassed over those years is tougher.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (2614e)

80 I wonder if T Rex fossils will be discovered underneath the ark? With the discovery of burnt wood, anything is possible!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

81 Still hard to believe that we're going to be ruled by perverts and foreigners again. I don't want to hear any complaints about muh this, and muh that. We gave the Rs the authority, and they did nothing. Nothing. I hope the loss will flush the garbage out of the R party.

Changed to independent today. I'll still vote for them, but no money. With what Jack Smith did, it's unsafe to donate. And now, with last night's debacle, none of the conspirators will ever be convicted of anything.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

82 Hi scampy❣️
Lovely to see you!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (96kpa)

83 *waves to COMM* Always nice to see you!

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (41CYW)

84 At my little church in the mountains of East Tennessee, our pastor's message tonight was based on Psalm 91. I recommend that those who are feeling dispirited look up that psalm. Love you guys.

Posted by: Beverly at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (reMys)

85 Good night, horde! Rest easy and live well.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (47diA)

86 I thought this was amusing.

Some guy posts: Hey voters, remember 20-23 when the Democrats took over the government and promised you free healthcare and, lower prices and moderate policies around.

Did you get it then? Why do you think this will be different.

The responses from lefties?

Shut up
Your racist (sic)
Its Trump's fault
We won loser

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm)

87
You're over the worst, dude.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (hzuYO)

Now, it's taking the 1700 sq. ft. and packing it into this tiny little thing.........

We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

88 Good night, horde! Rest easy and live well.
Posted by: LRob in OK at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (47diA)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:29 PM (2614e)

89 I'm (for some strange reason) feeling even more pessimistic than usual. I describe myself as a professional pessimist -years of "worst case design" will do it to you.

Investment advice: Metal.
Large defence contractors for WW one-hundred eleven.
Gold for... it's obvious.
Lead for the revenooers and their auxiliary.

That is all.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:29 PM (n8HKn)

90 Don't know if moki is still lurking, but I'm slowly working on book two. Very slowly. Might have to get back into it to keep from thinking about last night.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

91 Some guy posts: Hey voters, remember 20-23 when the Democrats took over the government and promised you free healthcare and, lower prices and moderate policies around.

Did you get it then? Why do you think this will be different.

The responses from lefties?

Shut up
Your racist (sic)
Its Trump's fault
We won loser
Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (sKqQm)

Name me one time that Democrats were in charge and things got better for the lower and middle classes and the millionaires and billionaires got worse. I'll wait..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:31 PM (2614e)

92 Still hard to believe that we're going to be ruled by perverts and foreigners again.
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Those perverts and foreigners keep telling women its perfectly fine to kill their babies. Until we're willing to take a more active role in our churches and schools, that particular problem isn't going to change.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (Cjcf6)

93
Wow. Already a boob thread and it wasn't Bulg that started it.
Posted by: TRex - lift and separate dino at November 04, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

***
Lol at your nic extender. I wish I knew how to do that but I'd probably blow something up.

Good night and no one worry about this bs from last night. Ok? All will be well.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (hzuYO)

94 We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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20 footers are at an 8 year low for pricing currently.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (41CYW)

95
Those perverts and foreigners keep telling women its perfectly fine to kill their babies. Until we're willing to take a more active role in our churches and schools, that particular problem isn't going to change.
Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (Cjcf6)

The world suffers when God is removed from every day life.

America is pushing God away and it shows.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:34 PM (2614e)

96 There is very little justice in D.C. They squirm out of it.
But the thing about that is we know and hopefully remember it.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 10:34 PM (En+fz)

97 20 footers are at an 8 year low for pricing currently.
Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 10:33 PM (41CYW)

#Winning!

There's a place less than an hour away that rents and sells them. We're going to call them pretty soon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:35 PM (2614e)

98 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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That might have been the woman who said she was running it topless to display her reconstructed mastectomy scars as an (according to her) encouragement to women afraid of the surgery.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:36 PM (n8HKn)

99 they marked the sides hiss and hearse.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

* flat stare *

* golf clap *
Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)

Also golf clapping.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 10:36 PM (2WIwB)

100 They may have taken the House and Senate but we still have the Bacon Wench.

Posted by: TRex - political philosopher dino at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

101 Perfect, Beverly!

God sent us Trump the last time we were stomped at the midterms; remember 2010?

I know this is even worse in many ways, but I have no doubt the world is still in His Hands.

I fear IronGranpa has gone away from this world, but in his memory, I remind you all that we are Americans, and the head is held high!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

102 Changed to independent today. I'll still vote for them, but no money. With what Jack Smith did, it's unsafe to donate. And now, with last night's debacle, none of the conspirators will ever be convicted of anything.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Wife is registered independent. In AZ, the advantage is that you can choose your primary ballot, D one election, R the next. The disadvantage is that you get begging letters, emails and texts from BOTH parties.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (n8HKn)

103 I know this has nothing to do with the elderly man streaking, but a woman was photographed with boobs bobbing and running the NYC marathon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

So if she was running with a partner would they be running two abreast or four abreast?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (iqv62)

104 Ok guys and dolls.......gonna call it a day, spend some time with the First Lady on our first night in the new old home.

She used to live here when she was young, so it's back to her old bedroom for her.

This place needs some work to make it tolerable for the next while before we can get our next place in motion. It's going to be quite the mission, for sure.

Sleep well, Horde. I love you all.....well, MOST of you.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:40 PM (2614e)

105 Snorkel dude was a hoot.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (LHPAg)

106
We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

******
I packed over 200 moving boxes myself with stuff of over 20yrs in that house we built. This was the precious stuff I trusted no one with.

The movers packed other crap and all moaned when they moved the solid steel upright piano that's over 100yrs old. I was waiting for that moan, as once it lands it stays there.

Had a special packing man pack antique furniture into crates. That turned out funny because our Neanderthal neighbor we hated was spying in the bushes at us.

I made up a story about selling my grandmother's priceless antiques and the man went along with it.

Friends got all of our porch furniture and plants and neighbor was still in the bushes. My friends and I lied that we'd inherited millions and were getting new furniture.

The For Sale sign didn't go up til we left and flew off.

Good neighbors knew we were leaving and where. It was like we went into wit-less protection! Ha!

I cannot express how much we despised that couple of weirdos next door for probably 15 of the 20yrs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (hzuYO)

107 That might have been the woman who said she was running it topless to display her reconstructed mastectomy scars as an (according to her) encouragement to women afraid of the surgery.

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Good save.

Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.

Now I'm aware of homelessness, just thanks to that costume.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (vBZcw)

108 They may have taken the House and Senate but we still have the Bacon Wench.

Posted by: TRex - political philosopher dino at November 04, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

.......from my cold, dead hands.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:41 PM (2614e)

109 I've calmed down from yesterday.

I'm not Bashful admitting I'm still Grumpy about the results. I'm surprised how Dopey people are voting for Dems, with some of the candidates needing to visit a Doc.

I am Happy that President Trump was too Sleepy to try to cancel the elections. I'm sure he's still Melania's Prince Charming, but not when he's Sneezy.

Perhaps we'll get lucky this winter, and the Wicked Witch will melt, while the world is covered with Snow White to hide its imperfections.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:42 PM (qx7Zg)

110 Project Farm dude needs to drop it down a cog.

The Honda in the video is the current version of the EU2000 I salvaged from the dump. I made a little sheet metal "front porch" shelf, and formed it into a tray for the wee 12 volt AGM battery I got from Amazon. Adds maybe a pound of weight to the hole shebang. It started and ran just fine off battery juice, and the little regulator I installed float charges the battery.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 10:43 PM (0kX4S)

111
So if she was running with a partner would they be running two abreast or four abreast?

Inquiring minds want to know!

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Good thing it wasn't a three-legged race. The math would be impossible.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:43 PM (vBZcw)

112 Wife is registered independent. In AZ, the advantage is that you can choose your primary ballot, D one election, R the next. The disadvantage is that you get begging letters, emails and texts from BOTH parties.
Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:39 PM (n8HKn)

Never was a D, but I got all their texts too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

113 I think Psalm 146 is apt as well.

Put not your trust in princes!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

114 These Pittsburghers need to get their shenanigans in order. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the car crash on the South Side, and the streaker in the Strip District?

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

115 I wonder if T Rex fossils will be discovered underneath the ark? With the discovery of burnt wood, anything is possible!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 04, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

If it is indeed the Ark, the rock formation that it is in should show some evidence of inundation and wave action.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 10:47 PM (0kX4S)

116 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:47 PM (lCppi)

117 Evening all,

We have a spacewalk in the morning.

NASA - ISS Spacewalk #101 - Menon & Kutryk
International Space Station ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: November 5, 2026
Time: 6:55 A.M. EST

https://youtu.be/xKUN1WabBpc

Posted by: Joyenz at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (2F0/Y)

118 Mr. Borgia, here's a YouTube on the what I mentioned in the Cafe thread. Assassin's creed does a great job making Rodrigo Borgia detestable. The whole game leads up to this fight (so... spoilers)

https://tinyurl.com/3cacxy2e

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (9UdBg)

119 116 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

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The avatar of abject failure. A Republican.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (vBZcw)

120 IronGrandpa, we miss you.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:49 PM (lCppi)

121 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026

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The avatar of abject failure. A Republican.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2026 10:48 PM (vBZcw)

Prime target in gym class Dodgeball.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)

122 A joke for TRex.

A dragon won't explode.

A Dino might.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 10:53 PM (qx7Zg)

123 Good save.

Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.

Now I'm aware of homelessness, just thanks to that costume.
Posted by: Cicero
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https://rb.gy/vogww2

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 10:53 PM (n8HKn)

124 Good evening, All! And the sun came up today.

"Winchester '73", a Jimmy Stewart movie about the rifle and a bitter feud with his brother.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 10:54 PM (PKL0q)

125 Howdy horde--

Thanks for the ONT, TRex!

*now serving pitchers of your favorite 'hair of the dog' after last night*

Also-- jalapeno poppers. Medium-spicy, with chopped Hatch Valley chiles on the side, straight out of the jar.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 10:54 PM (rdVOm)

126 Thune is the Paul Ryan of 2026
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No, its worse than that.

Ryan was a coward and a RINO. But...he only had W to work with. The only thing that lesser President ever accomplished was keeping *worse* candidates from holding the position.

IN CONTRAST, Thune had an actual America-loving President that has policy positions that would (and still will) elevate the United States. Thune prevented those positions from advancing. Thune should be pilloried and removed from any position of power. If he wants to switch parties, offer to fill out the paperwork for him.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (Cjcf6)

127 We , and everything in this world, are in the Lord's hands. On days like this, its comforting to remember that.

And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.

Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (lCppi)

128 Steven Edginton @StevenEdginton

In 2010, white Americans made up 45.3 per cent of Texas. By 2025, that number fell to 37.3 per cent. Hispanics now make up 40.9 per cent of Texans, the largest group in the state. Of the four million people Texas added between 2010 and 2020, 95 per cent were not white. Nearly one in five Texans, 5.8 million people, was born abroad, up from one in six a decade ago.

As the cliché goes, demographics is destiny.

Steven Edginton @StevenEdginton

In 2016 the chairman of the Texas Democrats said: “If we can get Hispanics to vote in this state, it would be impossible for the Republicans to elect anyone.”

Last night his daughter was elected governor.

This is not new. California voted Republican in nine of ten presidential elections up to 1988. Then Reagan signed an amnesty for three million illegal immigrants. Whites went from 67% of the state to 35%. No Republican has won it since.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 10:57 PM (P5BPp)

129 Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (Cjcf6)

Check your math re Ryan........

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

130 Hey! I got a check from Donald Trump in today's mail! Well, not from him, exactly. But a check for $51 in settlement of a consent agreement between President Trump's FTC and Amazon. I guess they overcharged a bunch of folks for Amazon Prime service.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:00 PM (0kX4S)

131 And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.
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I would hope that people who have access to Republican "leaders" are demanding apologies. I'm still waiting for an apology for ever proposing that the best and the brightest candidate for the highest office in the land was Mittens. And when they're done apologizing for that, I'd like a similar apology for McCain, and W. Why doesn't the Republican party feel any guilt for running such abject *pussies* for the highest office in the land?

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 11:02 PM (Cjcf6)

132 Sarah Hoyt at her blog,

https://accordingtohoyt.com/

In her November 4, 2026 post makes a good circumstantial case that substantial fraud was part of the big win for the left yesterday. Don’t argue with me, check out what she has to say. I wonder what DataRepublican could dig up. What, you thought the fraud was gone?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (gqKkr)

133 Crusader - you're 100% correct that Thune is worse than Ryan. I'm so pissed at Thune that I can't even say what I really want to say.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (0clOS)

134 Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

Hallway is too good for him. He should be a septic tank dip stick.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

135 Fuck this guy. This worthless piece of shit kept us from passing the SAVE act and protecting our Democracy from the rampant fraud that took place last night. Fuck him. Move his "office" out into the hallway. If he threatens to caucus with the Democrats, tell him to go to hell--he *already* caucused with them. The hell with this guy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

Hallway is too good for him. He should be a septic tank dip stick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

136 Like Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween as a joke, and then claiming it was to "raise awareness" of homelessness.
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Thanks Martha! I had no idea that homelessness was even a problem in the United States. I thought most of us lived in homes like yours! God himself must be especially pleased that you told Him and the rest of us that you only dressed that way to "raise awareness". I'm sure that God is really pleased with your courageous stand, and with you're willingness to tell the *truth* about anything you're involved in.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (Cjcf6)

137 Uhhh... Paul Ryan was responsible for killing funding for the Wall, and then leading a mass-retirement ahead of the '18 midterms, right before pulling the rip cord on a golden parachute into the board of Fox.

He's a Republican's Republican. Thune learned from him, McCain and McConnell. The best of the best.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (BI5O2)

138 What, you thought the fraud was gone?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (gqKkr)
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This seems like complaining about the refs after your team loses and I hate that. BUT... I can't get the thought of fraud out of my mind. I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico nor that MI would really choose step-stool Abdul. It makes no sense. So, yeah, I do suspect fraud.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:09 PM (tQx8Q)

139 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

the fucker goes in head first.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (vzuC7)

140 Before I can be charged with racism...before that becomes "common wisdom" - let's hope sanity, as usually termed "common sense" gets re-imagined as "let black people kill anyone they want with no consequences." so that the sane races can find a planet unpolluted by the Left.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (CHHv1)

141
I always thought Ryan was a POS.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (/QHx4)

142 He should be a septic tank dip stick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:07 PM (vzuC7)

Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

old school tar and feathering should make a comeback....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (3PgqR)

143 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

the fucker goes in head first.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 11:10 PM (vzuC7)

Toes of the flip-flops, held vertically. Good choice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (qx7Zg)

144 The only handcuffs I possess are lined with American actual rabbit fur.

None of that cheap fake Chinese stuff for the ladies in my life.

Or me

Posted by: Miklos accepts his electoral and personal situation at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (FUMQC)

145 Are you holding him by the ear or the flip-flops on his feet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Coffee break's over, everybody back on your heads!

Posted by: just the punchline at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov)

146 Since I got the air mattress, whenever I have to reinflate it, Flash gets on there and I tell him "I'm going to pomp you op,"* and he gets a thrill out of riding it up.

* A line from an obscure SNL recurring character sketch.

Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

147 Honestly, I think Republicans profit mightily from being so forgettable. I've been a little bemused by people's shock at the behavior of the GOP during Trump 2.0. It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 11:16 PM (BI5O2)

148 * A line from an obscure SNL recurring character sketch.
Posted by: gp at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
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You know nothing of our work.

Posted by: Hans & Franz at November 04, 2026 11:16 PM (RIvkX)

149 BeckoningChasm - I had a similar dark thought... conservatives have been the better friend to Israel for decades, but Jews traditionally have supported dems. Sure, some came around late this cycle but why the hell weret they out voting for us the whole time?

So they now will have openly anti Semitic dems running the show. I hope they learn their damn lesson. They could have helped the folks who were helping them but no. And it's not like we're in power any more, so good luck finding someone to turn to. I expect we will see a lot of faces like the French shopkeeper gal as antisemitism becomes more prevalent because that's who the dems are now.

I genuinely like Jews and wish them the best, but I will laugh when the FAFO starts happening. Their bed is made

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:17 PM (lUhov)

150 Honestly, I think Republicans profit mightily from being so forgettable. I've been a little bemused by people's shock at the behavior of the GOP during Trump 2.0. It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18.

Remember, if they voted for SAVE angry women might have voted them out of office and they might have lost control of the congress or something

Posted by: 18-1 at November 04, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm)

151 I genuinely like Jews and wish them the best, but I will laugh when the FAFO starts happening. Their bed is made
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:17 PM (lUhov)

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You're what is called a "bystander"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)

152 I always thought Ryan was a POS.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:12 PM (/QHx4)

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Hey four seasons - it's good we live in a good red state. We need to get a few more Morons to give it a try. I hope you are well

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:20 PM (3mEdy)

153 You're what is called a "bystander"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:19 PM (RIvkX)
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I don't think so. If I saw it happening I would step in. But most likely it'll be a video on X and at that point there's nothing to do but say "Yeah... how are those liberal votes treating you now?"

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (3mEdy)

154 We , and everything in this world, are in the Lord's hands. On days like this, its comforting to remember that.

And also to remember how we despaired when Romney threw in the towel to the empty suit.
Posted by: LASue at November 04, 2026 10:55 PM (lCppi)

Sometimes I need to remember that This World Is Not My Home

https://youtu.be/xvfQDy5UfK8

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (qx7Zg)

155
Hiya 496!

We are blessed. Thank goodness the crazy witch lost the governor's race.

I hope you are healed up from your surgery.

Posted by: four seasons at November 04, 2026 11:22 PM (/QHx4)

156 I liked Ryan's good press in the very beginning, part of our "young strong bench" - until I saw him standing up one day in front of a chart or powerpoint back in 2010-ish with his "10 year plan to balance the budget" or whatever the fuck 10 year plan it was.

And I thought.... "this fuckin' faggot cocksucker"

It was what you would call a "tell". 10 year fucking plan. The *budget*. And in the meantime the GOP has not changed a whit.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:24 PM (vE0+H)

157 The entire line of reasoning that says,"oh well, 'they' voted for it" is fvcking stupid.

Who is this "they" kemosabe?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (RIvkX)

158 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (enNUy)

159 Interesting... my U tube feed is all music and such... normally. I've NEVER watched anything political on that account... yet... suddenly?

My feed is about 1/5th Democrat crap about the election.

Looks like they changed the Al Gore Rythm...

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:27 PM (mP0Kj)

160 158 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 11:26 PM (enNUy)

Ryan was supposed to be a fiscal Hawk... but the only thing he ever got passed that lowered Fed spending... was saving money on MILITARY RETIREMENTS.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (mP0Kj)

161 I guess they overcharged a bunch of folks for Amazon Prime service.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

US dollars, loonies, or (I hope) old Louisiana silver pieces of eight?

Posted by: Miklos mainly owns metal and concrete, mainly concrete at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (FUMQC)

162 Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 11:27 PM (mP0Kj)

You must have accidentally clicked on something and it went in your history. Check your feed history.

My feed is still 100% politics free. Just baking, woodwork and redheads as far as the eye can see.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:30 PM (vE0+H)

163 >>This seems like complaining about the refs after your team loses and I hate that. BUT... I can't get the thought of fraud out of my mind. I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico nor that MI would really choose step-stool Abdul. It makes no sense. So, yeah, I do suspect fraud.

I detested it all my life. I played sports as a kid and always hated blaming losses on refs and cheating.

Then I grew up and started watching politics. And I learned about color revolutions and regime change and saw it play out in numerous countries and they were run by our government. Then I saw Russia collusion and a Ukraine phone call and lawfare and on and on.

If you don't believe in conspiracies by now you aren't paying attention. The Trump DOJ is literally pursuing multiple ones right now in federal courts including a conspiracy to rig the Alaska election this year.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:31 PM (viF8m)

164 Ryan lost the debate to Biden. Never forget.
Posted by: NCKate

He coulda been a contenda

But threw the match

And became a bum

Which is what he is

Posted by: Stanley Miklos-Kowalski at November 04, 2026 11:31 PM (FUMQC)

165 Andrew Jones, project head and founder of Noah's Ark Scans, told the Daily Mail that they've discovered both charred and uncharred wood nearly 30 feet underground, which could potentially be "the charred remains of Noah's Ark."

_________________________

Ah, yes, the famous Turkish Muslim student protests of 2348 BC. They never did figure out why Noah's Ark was targeted, but it lit up the sky in the name of education. Another wonderful Muslim achievement from a day gone by.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 11:32 PM (dIske)

166 Chinee he practice close magic then perform it on America.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaCnVF4faJE&t=77s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 11:32 PM (3oLMy)

167 Noah's Ark or Amelia Earhart's plane

You decide.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:33 PM (2GVsD)

168 US dollars, loonies, or (I hope) old Louisiana silver pieces of eight?
Posted by: Miklos mainly owns metal and concrete, mainly concrete at November 04, 2026 11:29 PM (FUMQC)

Greenback dollars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:34 PM (0kX4S)

169 I really can't believe that TX would choose Talarico

This is the explanation I've landed on until someone comes up with a better one: The TX GOP actually had a solid night for an off-year (non-presidential election); but the Democrats managed to get out the vote like it was a presidential election, which produced the wipeout in TX.

Here's the data I am relying on:

Paxton, supposedly a terrible campaigner with baggage, actually had numbers that look like a typical and successful off-year election:
Paxton 2026: 4,249,752
Cruz 2018: 4,260,553

Same basic total; Cruz won by about 2.5 points, and Paxton lost by about 12 points. Paxton didn't underperform so much as Democrats overperformed for an off-year election:
Talarico 2026: 5,445,121
O'Rourke 2018: 4,045,632

To see numbers like Talarico's, you have to look to a presidential election year, like 2024:
Cruz 2024: 5,990,741
Allred 2024: 5,031,249

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 11:35 PM (HFrEr)

170 To the incoming Dem Congress-

I will not sign any budget that is not balanced.

ICE is funded in advance.

Government shut down?

I can play this game

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at November 04, 2026 11:35 PM (FUMQC)

171 Greenback dollars.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Most excellent

There are still some old books of Greenbax stamps around here somewhere.

Back than probably enough for a toaster

Posted by: Miklos has embraced full hoarder, wrecker, Enemy of the People mode at November 04, 2026 11:38 PM (FUMQC)

172 We aren't going to have America back until
we have honest elections, unbiased judges
and stop paying people not to work.
It's not a puzzle.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 11:39 PM (3oLMy)

173 Well, at least the ice machine works

Posted by: Miklos now tests the frozen daquiri machine before the Ladies arrive at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (FUMQC)

174 We're seriously contemplating purchasing a 20ft. shipping container and just plopping it in the back somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2614e)

Up here that is referred to as "great architecture." Go for it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (5WPt1)

175 @496 - I agree whole heartedly. I honestly do not know, and am incapable of understanding why a people can choose their own destruction so willingly. So enthusiastically. "I can't possibly be seen as a racist. You know what that means. Who can I vote for?"

I hope they use nice soft nooses because that's what you can expect at best.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (CHHv1)

176 173 Well, at least the ice machine works
Posted by: Miklos now tests the frozen daquiri machine before the Ladies arrive at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (FUMQC)

Have missed you my friend of the grey boxes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (5WPt1)

177 Hi, Miklos!

So glad you're back! Thank you for prepping us for Happy Hour... we do so need some *Happy* here.

*serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)

178 I think that was one of the things Sven made an almost lucid comment on, a fort built from 20ft shipping containers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

179 Have missed you my friend of the grey boxes.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I had to get a new Obamacare prescription for my ONT meds

Slow and expensive

Posted by: Miklos is about as well as can be expected, maybe even better at November 04, 2026 11:45 PM (FUMQC)

180 144 The only handcuffs I possess are lined with American actual rabbit fur.

None of that cheap fake Chinese stuff for the ladies in my life.

Or me
Posted by: Miklos accepts his electoral and personal situation at November 04, 2026 11:15 PM (FUMQC)

And just how are the 'lenes today?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:45 PM (5WPt1)

181 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

Which one is the spicy or the very spicy?

Posted by: Miklos considers spicy a dietary requirement for medical reasons at November 04, 2026 11:47 PM (FUMQC)

182 I hope they use nice soft nooses because that's what you can expect at best.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 11:40 PM (CHHv1)

Look at the GOP sometime. Look at what they are offering. Look at Mike Rogers (just for exampl)e. Does he look straight out of CIA Central Casting or what? A long lost Bush in a blond wig?

The problem with being political junkies of any kind is we tend to lose touch with what the average person sees. This was the GOP's offer. Or one of them. Maybe just not much to get excited about. Or maybe they just fucking cheated up and down the line. Or maybe AI gave them rock solid advice on how to persuade a sleepy public while the GOP fought like it was 2005. Who knows. I know the GOP is a corrupt pile of lying shit. And I know damn well the country senses it no matter how many communists you throw at it. The Democrats dipped their toe in "sincere" with the DSA, and maybe it actually worked.

Just think... *we* couldn't understand why the country rejected Mitt Romney. MITT ROMNEY. Think about that. "But he seemed so competent and intelligent and sincere! Obama lies! And that hair! How could he lose!" That is the price of being a political junkie.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 11:49 PM (vE0+H)

183 172 We aren't going to have America back until
we have honest elections, unbiased judges
and stop paying people not to work.
It's not a puzzle.
Posted by: Braenyard

You will never have America back if you require a leader to follow.

Nor as long as you allow those who pit Man against other men until we exist no more... legendary screede hasn't changed in 40years.

ibid. the forWAR'ders, who continue to flout the erroneous notion of:
1. Managable War
2. Separation of Regional Conflict from Strategic Threat
3. Perpetuate and Accellerate the Deadly Escalation between Technology and Politics (you know who, he who by now need not be named).

What Fools These Mortals Be; by now Trump has to know, and be Presidential -- never JD, replace him, bring back KellyAnne, and get me RogerStone.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 11:49 PM (Xqycz)

184 *hands Miklos the bottle of chili oil*

Here, put a few extra drops into your dipping sauce! So good...

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

185 I think that was one of the things Sven made an almost lucid comment on, a fort built from 20ft shipping containers.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

The 53 foot ones are much roomier. Take two of them, place on a slab, or even a gravel pad, parallel, but spaced apart by twice their width. Get metal trusses made to span the whole thing, with a decent overhang. Weld the trusses to the tops of the containers, roof with metal roofing. Instant 1700 square foot ranch house.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (0kX4S)

186 And just how are the 'lenes today?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Rich as fukkin shit

Darleen was on the betting markets, Marleen and Charleen jumped in, when Darline Graham lost (like the two Sullivans in AK) baby won big. She was unofficially paid to get on the ballot. I figure two or maybe three truck payments, not counting the private betting pool at the Waffle Hut.

Posted by: Miklos anticipates government money because they promised at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (FUMQC)

187 Spend the money, buy the Honda.

Posted by: Wangdoodle Fishknob-Jones at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (BGKhQ)

188 The 53 foot ones are much roomier. Take two of them, place on a slab, or even a gravel pad, parallel, but spaced apart by twice their width. Get metal trusses made to span the whole thing, with a decent overhang. Weld the trusses to the tops of the containers, roof with metal roofing. Instant 1700 square foot ranch house.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:50 PM (0kX4S)

Depending upon climate, you might want wood trusses, and you might want them to span the whole thing, so you can insulate and have a vented attic space. All that metal will sweat, if it isn't kept warm. The containers are fine structurally, but not very good thermally, so consider your systems in advance. It is easily doable and can last pretty much forever if it is properly insulated and ventilated.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (5WPt1)

189 Good evening all.

Hard to believe the American electorate is that stupid but here in IL Pritzger got reelected w/ 66%. Yeah right, how much of that was legit.

Ad we get Julianna Stratton for Sen. Heard of her? Neither have I.

So we now have won the diversity lottery. For 2 Senate seats we have 2 points for 2 women. Another point for 1 disabled and another 2 for non-whites. YAY, 5 points for diversity!

Just don't rate them on intelligence.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (4Qj8V)

190 Darleen was on the betting markets, Marleen and Charleen jumped in, when Darline Graham lost (like the two Sullivans in AK) baby won big. She was unofficially paid to get on the ballot. I figure two or maybe three truck payments, not counting the private betting pool at the Waffle Hut.
Posted by: Miklos anticipates government money because they promised at November 04, 2026 11:53 PM (FUMQC)

So I guess you are in the process of kissing up?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:55 PM (5WPt1)

191 181 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

Which one is the spicy or the very spicy?

Posted by: Miklos considers spicy a dietary requirement for medical reasons at November 04, 2026 11:47 PM (FUMQC)

Soy sauce, sesame chile oil, red vinegar...
Together makes a delightful dipping sauce.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 11:55 PM (l3cgK)

192 We had Taco Tuesday tonight, because DH had a hankering for lasagna last night. I guess I'm flexible that way.

MMM.... tacos.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:57 PM (5WPt1)

193 >>Ad we get Julianna Stratton for Sen. Heard of her? Neither have I.

At some point, everyone is going to notice we are playing against a rigged game. Hope it's not too late.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 11:58 PM (viF8m)

194 Soy sauce, sesame chile oil, red vinegar...
Together makes a delightful dipping sauce.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I use all those (well, rice vinegar), plus some teriyaki sauce, crushed garlic, grated ginger and finely chopped green onion.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2026 11:59 PM (rdVOm)

195 Depending upon climate, you might want wood trusses, and you might want them to span the whole thing, so you can insulate and have a vented attic space. All that metal will sweat, if it isn't kept warm. The containers are fine structurally, but not very good thermally, so consider your systems in advance. It is easily doable and can last pretty much forever if it is properly insulated and ventilated.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 11:54 PM (5WPt1)

Will not dispute that. Friend here in Alberta is currently building a house from an old oilfield building. Long metal skid shack, maybe 14 by 50 feet. He is using spray foam insulation, should be up to R20 standards. Roof is slightly pitched, which is good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 11:59 PM (0kX4S)

196 So I guess you are in the process of kissing up?
Posted by: tcn in AK

That is up to Marleen and Charleen

I let the girls organize among theyselves

Posted by: Miklos know when to be active, and when silence saves lives at November 05, 2026 12:00 AM (FUMQC)

197 >>Spend the money, buy the Honda.

This is sound advice.

Posted by: garrett at November 05, 2026 12:01 AM (/izzV)

198 Judges are supposed to go by the law not their bias.
To bad they forgot that or don't care. This is why bad judges should be fired. If they had "being fired" hanging over their heads maybe they would try to do what they are supposed to do.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (En+fz)

199 Posted by: raimondo at November 05, 2026 12:01 AM (vzFTW)

Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (HFrEr)

200 Lemme guess... rainman "voted to redistribute the wealth" and NOT to end up digging ditches..

LMFAO!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:04 AM (rdVOm)

201 I should hire AOP and Skip to build me a dwelling.

Simple, cheap, sturdy, functional.

They could do this

Posted by: Miklos knows whom to trust at November 05, 2026 12:04 AM (FUMQC)

202 @182 - agreed.

Agreed and I admit that the end is approaching.

Who is there to deflect humanity from the Left path to the proper end? The "people: rejected the way out" (Supposedly")

The Left controls education, entertainment, and "the news"

I don't like the door marked "EXIT" but I don't see another.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (CHHv1)

203 Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:02 AM (HFrEr)

Obamacare finally came through with a knitted polyester cosy for his prolapse.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (0kX4S)

204 >>Too fucking lucid to actually be our beloved rainman.

Actually, pretty spot on for the retard. That's exactly what we are now up against.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)

205 raimondo!

Sweetie, you know about the sugar thing the doctor told you about. Enough Twizzlers!

I bought more Cheetos, and will put them through the food slot if you're hungry

Posted by: raimondo's mom at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (FUMQC)

206 {{{BeckoningChasm}}}

Living well, is the best revenge. FK the left.

Seriously dude-- I too, have very little to "look forward to" as my hubby slowly, slowly fades away...

But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm)

207 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:05 AM (CHHv1)

I have always enjoyed your company and contributions and will CONTINUE DOING SO.

There is a lot more to life than politics. The bastards want to demoralize us and nothing makes them angrier than seeing it fail to take hold.

We laugh win or lose. They laugh when they win but even those laughs are short-lived. A few days from now the dust will settle and you will see that we just carry on.

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:11 AM (vE0+H)

208 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:12 AM (vE0+H)

209 209 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick
Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:12 AM (vE0+H)

For all we know, it's her. All hopped up on goofballs, ass dilated to her anal maximum, looking to fuck or fight the night away.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (HFrEr)

210 What makes the left unhappy? What makes them **seethe**?

Us. Us smiling, being happy and carrying on with our lives. That's what.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

211 At this point, Leftist Trolls are like garbage that happens to rot more slowly than is generally expect ed of garbage.

Doesn't make it a better kind of garbage, just a bit more endurable.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:14 AM (CHHv1)

212 But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!
Posted by: JQ

The Jell-O shots should be about good by now

Posted by: Miklos is a Ben Franklin pessimist who was also a Be Prepared Boy Scout at November 05, 2026 12:15 AM (FUMQC)

213 Woo! Jello shots!

Thanks, Miklos!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

214 Thank you JQ and .... I appreciate that, and it keeps me going longer than I perhaps should. You're good people.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:17 AM (CHHv1)

215 209 I love how we have a troll named after some dumb commie chick

Posted by: ... at
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Are you sure it's not her?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:18 AM (3oLMy)

216 You know, apropos of nothing, I did some online reading about expat living in El Salvador. Sounds like it might be worth a look. Crime there is par with Canada. U.S. Dollar is the legal currency there, also Bitcoin. Cost of living there runs about $1500/month for a single person. You can get a 90-day tourist visa, and they have visas for nomad workers and retirees, too.

I am wondering if I could swing a 2-3 week trip there this winter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (0kX4S)

217 Stick around, BC! You're good people, too!

We need you here.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

218 But I refuse to let *rainman's people* ruin my attitude! It's MY attitude, I can ruin it myself thankyouverymuch.

Again: FK the left!
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm)

(Dana Carvey as GWB) Nope. Not going to do it. Wouldn't be prudent. We don't want more of them, now, do we?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 12:20 AM (qx7Zg)

219 ...and God said

What does it take to wake these fools up?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 12:20 AM (3oLMy)

220 Stick around, BC! You're good people, too!

We need you here.
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

Agreed!!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 12:21 AM (qx7Zg)

221 Has gotten a bit easier to get Made In USA Jell-O shot cups in the last year or so, not the Chinese crap with solar panel heavy metal waste in the plastic.

Posted by: Purchasing Manager Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:23 AM (FUMQC)

222 .and God said

What does it take to wake these fools up?

Posted by: Braenyard

.........

Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah at November 05, 2026 12:24 AM (FUMQC)

223 1 Pic should be upside down, Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

Oh good grief! Does this mean I need go back to mailing stuff with the flag stamp upside down? Because I hardly mail anything anymore other than the gardener's bill.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)

224 Has gotten a bit easier to get Made In USA Jell-O shot cups in the last year or so, not the Chinese crap with solar panel heavy metal waste in the plastic.
Posted by: Purchasing Manager Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:23 AM (FUMQC)

Aren't you supposed to take your Jello shots off Darleen's rack?

BTW, how is Miss Dixie Doodle?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:25 AM (0kX4S)

225
Noah's Ark or Amelia Earhart's plane

You decide.

Believe it

or not

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 12:29 AM (Cqx++)

226 I am wondering if I could swing a 2-3 week trip there this winter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

If I can get Miss Dixie there I might join you.

But first she must have minimal attestation as a Service dog to fly next to me.

Which means I need medical affirmation that I am a Person with Disability as defined under Federal Law, which probably includes everybody over...ummm...29.

Posted by: El Mikloso (se hable Espanol) at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (FUMQC)

227 or not
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 05, 2026 12:29 AM (Cqx++)

No uh, snark.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (0kX4S)

228 Which means I need medical affirmation that I am a Person with Disability as defined under Federal Law, which probably includes everybody over...ummm...29.
Posted by: El Mikloso (se hable Espanol) at November 05, 2026 12:30 AM (FUMQC)

Opticorectalitis. Inflammation of the nerve connecting the eyeball to the asshole, giving you a shitty outlook on life.

You don't actually have to have it. Just identify as having it. Who is going to check?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:34 AM (0kX4S)

229 She's probably not real but "Queen Nephie" is cute beyond the ability of "cute" to convey. Without her Goth Girl makeup she is very cute. With her goth girl makeup, she's gorgeous.

She can bite mt neck any time.

Thank you, folks. I love you all. Good night. I'm not a goth or anything.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (CHHv1)

230 BTW, how is Miss Dixie Doodle?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Very healthy for 10, only about one (1) pound overweight. Currently 15 lbs

Mainly bored-she prefers the beach and the dog friendly pubs and places where she gets attention and new stuff and people sniffings.

I did not want to ask, but now ask.

Pogo?

Posted by: Miklos actually met Pogo at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (FUMQC)

231 Nite, BC! I will be hitting the sack pretty soon myself. This lack of a switch back to Standard Time has upset my circadian rhythm.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:37 AM (0kX4S)

232 >>Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah

https://tinyurl.com/3ufc8pfc

Unlike what the Old Testament says, it's sometimes helpful to look behind you to see what's happening.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 05, 2026 12:38 AM (viF8m)

233 I did not want to ask, but now ask.

Pogo?
Posted by: Miklos actually met Pogo at November 05, 2026 12:35 AM (FUMQC)

Sad to say, I had to put her down a year ago October. Her eyesight was nearly gone, and her back legs kept failing her.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:39 AM (0kX4S)

234 I was one of Ted Cruz’s biggest supporters but screw him now too along with the other surrender monkeys. Giving in to the msm and left’s false narrative about everything is just pushing us faster towards socialism.

Posted by: polynikes at November 05, 2026 12:39 AM (KC5Lt)

235 Opticorectalitis. Inflammation of the nerve connecting the eyeball to the asshole, giving you a shitty outlook on life.

Not indicated

Somehow I have an irrepressible sense of optimism and enjoyment, regardless.

I lived in an actual Commie/Socialist Peoples Republic, which, unfortunately, might turn out to be an advantage.

Posted by: Miklos has seen much of this before, not good, but Good will triumph at November 05, 2026 12:40 AM (FUMQC)

236 Thank you, folks. I love you all. Good night. I'm not a goth or anything.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

I am not a goth neither, but those choker necklaces some chicks do looks OK to me

Posted by: Miklos in his punk and rockabilly days at November 05, 2026 12:42 AM (FUMQC)

237 Not indicated

Somehow I have an irrepressible sense of optimism and enjoyment, regardless.

I lived in an actual Commie/Socialist Peoples Republic, which, unfortunately, might turn out to be an advantage.
Posted by: Miklos has seen much of this before, not good, but Good will triumph at November 05, 2026 12:40 AM (FUMQC)

Oh, I know you don't have it, but you can claim that to get the "disabled" victim status.

Anyhow, it is real fine to have you back on the ONT! And I am now off to the rack. Sleepytime for me. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 05, 2026 12:43 AM (0kX4S)

238 Night, BC & AOP. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:44 AM (rdVOm)

239 I entirely blame Thune and the Senate Republicans. The average voter does not give even a single quantum of a damn about their Sacred Traditions. All they saw was a near-complete refusal to pass bills -- not just red meat for the base, but even broadly popular 80/20 issues like the SAVE Act.

Why would you vote for the Do-Nothing Democrat-Lite when you can vote for the real thing? Yes it's irrational, when the real thing means to enslave you, but that's how busy LIV think. Yes Paxton was the Anti-Cornyn, but they don't care!

And while those basic LIV do not pay anywhere near enough attention to politics to even know what a pro forma Senate recess is and how it affects appointments, they could see over and over "Acting So-and-so" in the news, almost two years in! It would've cost Senators literally nothing but ego to just let their own party's President have his recess appointments like normal, and now they don't control the calendar they abused.

My only comfort is that this will probably be good for 2028, since a decade of TDS has destroyed Democrats' pre-frontal cortex executive function. Every average, normal, busy LIV will be thoroughly sick and tired of them within a year.

Posted by: SciVo at November 05, 2026 12:44 AM (ke3zm)

240 Happy Wednesday Horde, mmm poppers, thank you JQ.

Nice to see you Miklos.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 12:45 AM (ibDUx)

241 Dixie is not a good traveller.

Gets car sick

I think Pogo must have done thousands of miles, happily.

Posted by: Miklos like cats too, but more canine coded at November 05, 2026 12:46 AM (FUMQC)

242 In addition to loving you all, I have to say that your comments re: my comments are important for a much more important reason,

They say "I matter."

You would not believe how much that means. And now, really now, good night.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 05, 2026 12:47 AM (CHHv1)

243 Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

*bows deeply, sweeps hat with plumes across the floor*

Milady

Posted by: Miklos is rather Old School at November 05, 2026 12:47 AM (FUMQC)

244 {{{BC}}}

Sleep comfortably, and we'll see ya tomorrow night!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

245 *pours Chivas for Debby*

Do try the pot stickers, too! (before I eat all the rest of them, LOL)

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:49 AM (rdVOm)

246 BC you 100% matter to me, and have for a long time. I'm thinking back to maybe 2012? Maybe before?

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 12:51 AM (vE0+H)

247 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.

Posted by: Case at November 05, 2026 12:55 AM (En+fz)

248 I put 11 potstickers in my pocket in a random supermarket plastic bag I spotted.

Don't tell

They'll be fine tomorrow

Now to figure out how to steal some of that dipping sauce

Posted by: Klepto-Miklos at November 05, 2026 12:55 AM (FUMQC)

249 Yes, BC-- You DO matter! Keep visiting us; we enjoy your company.

Hope RtC is being nicer to you.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)

250 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.
Posted by: Case

LOL! I'm too tired to link that scene from Every Which Way But Loose... Granny on the porch swing...

"GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

251 Now to figure out how to steal some of that dipping sauce
Posted by: Klepto-Miklos

Honey, just ask...

*pours dippy sauce into a hi-ball glass & covers tightly with plastic wrap*

There. Enjoy!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)

252 "GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"
Posted by: JQ

The 69 year old manager or the real estate in which we both have an interest pronounces property "proppity".

I thought that was Sakkliner thang.

Posted by: Miklos inherited one his grandaddy's shotguns at November 05, 2026 01:03 AM (FUMQC)

253 Sometimes I feel like sitting in my front porch rocker with my shotgun. Just waiting. For what? Don't know, maybe a crow.
Posted by: Case

LOL! I'm too tired to link that scene from Every Which Way But Loose... Granny on the porch swing...

"GET OFFA MY PROPITTY!"
Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

This one?

https://youtu.be/anmAvGrgzgQ

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:07 AM (qx7Zg)

254 I apologize for chowing down on the delicious food, thanks JQ, another quick Chivas if you will and get one for the guy in the plumed hat, so long as his harem is at the Waffle Hut.

I was doom and gloom all day today. I think the wrath of a wounded Trump will be quite entertaining, it makes me mildly optimistic.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (ibDUx)

255 This one?

https://youtu.be/anmAvGrgzgQ
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
--------

Oh, HELL YES! That's the one... LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

256 I apologize for chowing down on the delicious food, thanks JQ, another quick Chivas if you will and get one for the guy in the plumed hat, so long as his harem is at the Waffle Hut.

I was doom and gloom all day today. I think the wrath of a wounded Trump will be quite entertaining, it makes me mildly optimistic.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:08 AM (ibDUx)

I see him with a 4 by 6" rubber stamp that says

VETO
This is garbage!
Unfit for puppy training!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:10 AM (qx7Zg)

257 Hi JQ and Debby Deb, hope you two are better than ok, night night

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:12 AM (vE0+H)

258 And Miklos you always really class this joint down

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:12 AM (vE0+H)

259 And goodnight HotW

Posted by: ... at November 05, 2026 01:13 AM (vE0+H)

260 "It's basically a note for note remake of the lugrubious dirge they played in 2017-18."

I saw Lugubrious Dirge open for Led Zeppelin at the Polo Grounds in 1971.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:13 AM (Fv808)

261 *moar Chivas for Debby*

*Miklos, whatever you'd like to drink...*

Yes I was pretty bummed out last night too. Waiting to see how PDJT deals...

I hope he realizes that "it just doesn't matter" at this point and runs roughshod over the BS while he can.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

262 *serves tray of pot stickers with dipping sauce*
Posted by: JQ

"Pot" stickers?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:15 AM (Fv808)

263 Oh, HELL YES! That's the one... LMAO!
Posted by: JQ

So

You have met Darleen's Old Mama too

And survived

Posted by: Miklos was more polite at November 05, 2026 01:17 AM (FUMQC)

264 "Pot" stickers?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

Ha. Not your kind of "pot"--

Gyoza.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

265 I need to try to sleep. Insomnia sucks when it hits.

Sleep well, everyone. Remember to laugh tomorrow, and take time to smell the roses.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 05, 2026 01:18 AM (qx7Zg)

266 And Miklos you always really class this joint down
Posted by: ...

It's a job, man

Don't pay much, but keeps me off welfare

Posted by: Miklos pays his own damn bills, and these women got expenses too at November 05, 2026 01:19 AM (FUMQC)

267 Night, ellipsis and HotW...

Tomorrow will be better.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

268 I have no specific memory of drinking Chivas since May of 1979.

My buddy George had a bottle, and we drank it on a Delta flight from New Orleans to (of course) Atlanta.

It was a kinder gentler time

And you could get away with shit like that

Posted by: Miklos thinks he was born when shit was get awayable, but tell the kids that at November 05, 2026 01:23 AM (FUMQC)

269 I wonder if L.A. chose Raman so they didn't have to look at Bass's goofy grin every time something goes wrong. It'll be interesting to see what fresh hell gets unleashed. Oddly, S.F. has an old, white guy for mayor and he seems to be doing fairly well. I think he won some "strong-mayor"-type ballot initiatives so he isn't ball-and-chained as much by the Board of Stupidvisors. But we're getting a 1% rise in the sales tax to fund local mass transit because the billions they've squandered haven't been enough. Yay.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 05, 2026 01:26 AM (Fv808)

270 That is a great movie clip featuring Ruth Gordon, she was a very good actress.

I wonder how that guy in Minnesota who had that wonderful political ad made out in his race last night. I forget what office he was striving for. His name was Ted Jude. I'll go look it up.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:28 AM (ibDUx)

271 Glad I escaped CA in the '90s. It was bad then, I can't even imagine what it's like now...

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

272 Glad I escaped CA in the '90s. It was bad then, I can't even imagine what it's like now...
Posted by: JQ

All we wanted was a Pepsi, and they wouldn't give us one

Posted by: Miklos thinks 80s California kids at November 05, 2026 01:31 AM (FUMQC)

273 His name is Tad Jude and he was a republican running for Secretary of State so naturally he lost.

Great Chivas story Miklos.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:32 AM (ibDUx)

274 Of all the California bands that I liked in the 80s and 90s, only one stands the Test of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6v_AAmAaSQ

Posted by: Punk Polka Miklos at November 05, 2026 01:34 AM (FUMQC)

275 I was po' folk... spent more time on Greyhound buses than airplanes. Always somebody had a big grocery sack of beers, or a lil baggie of herb and would leave a j burning in the restroom for *those interested* in it... Smoked plenty of cigs back there, to cover up the other smell. Heh.

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

276 So much doom and gloom! I feel awful too but consider: was it over when they forced Nixon to resign? A few years later along comes Reagan. When Obammy won in '08 with majorities in both houses sufficient to force Obamacare? Along comes Trump I. What Biden 'won' in '20 what did he accomplish other than inflicting the DEI Supreme Court justice who will be the gift that keeps on giving? Along comes Trump II. We never saw Reagan or Trump coming.

What about when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

'Smart' people (spits) been writing this country off since it was founded. For 250 years that's been a bad bet.

Look up Gordon Sinclair's radio broadcast 'The Americans' on the tube of you. Listen to it and realize that was 1972 or 73 - I forget. We didn't roll over and die then and we ain't gonna roll over and die this time.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at November 05, 2026 01:38 AM (QGaXH)

277 I'm not rolling over, LOL!

But I am going to call it a night... for tonight.

Pleasant dreams, Morons!

Posted by: JQ at November 05, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

278
Well, I guess I'm glad my mother didn't have to see this. When she was in her proper mind, and she was well close to the end, this would've really gotten her down.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 01:47 AM (w6EFb)

279 JQ said roll over everybody's bar tab

That's what heard anyway

Posted by: Purposefully negligent bartender Miklos at November 05, 2026 01:48 AM (FUMQC)

280 Night, JQ, and thank you.

The first thing the republicans need to do is to choose new leadership in congress and they need to choose wisely. It would also be very satisfying to kick Thune's ass to the curb.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 01:48 AM (ibDUx)

281 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

There is story about how my very ill Old Papa got loose and keys to the truck. Went missing. Realized he was gone, but showed up before we called the sherriff.

Went to do Early voting because he was Damn Well Determined to vote for Trump in 2016. maybe the vote will count even if he goes before Election Day.

Actually (barely) lived long enough to be happy on the 2016 results.

Posted by: Miklos has met some excellent Old Folks (I am now one myself, so vacate thyself from the centipede z at November 05, 2026 01:55 AM (FUMQC)

282 It does seem possible that this election was hacked.
This year it would have been easier to do than ever. Before, one needed to employ a proficient hacker. Now, it can also be done by AI. Two years ago the AIs were complete idiots compared to today. This at least doubles the potential pool.
We know that some teams at both Claude and OpenAI conduct secret research, some involving hacking, which at best becomes public weeks after the fact. Obviously, if there is some research that never becomes public, we don't know about it.
Surely the Chinese companies and government do it too. Maybe even others (North Koreans, Russians, Germans) could have done it, who knows.
There was also the strong opposition to Trump securing the elections, over the summer.
Unfortunately, suspicions prove nothing and someone smart enough to do this could also be smart enough to do it undetected. The best hope is a leak.

Posted by: PG at November 05, 2026 01:55 AM (YAu8A)

283 I'm taking a leak right now.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 05, 2026 02:00 AM (ibDUx)

284 I'll be honest. I am at the point where I think the American republic is lost.

To win back even a part of it will take brutal violence.

About the voting, anything electronic cannot be proven as true or accurate. No ID means in many places that you can vote - even if they have the minimal restriction of not letting you vote for federal candidates. It's a sham.

What I wouldn't give for the world of my childhood!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 02:03 AM (lR5Ug)

285 Sweet dreams Horde, I am tired.

publius, my mother never got to see Donald Trump as president. She would not have been a fan in the beginning, but he would have won her over with his grit and masterful put down of the media. She was a real Ronnie Regan fangirl back in the day.

Miklos, such a very sweet story about your Papa.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at November 05, 2026 02:08 AM (ibDUx)

286 What I wouldn't give for the world of my childhood!
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I would not be displeased to find myself 18 years old in New Orleans and the drinking age also 18.

Raising the drinking age reduced tremendously the income of musicians, by the way. So actual music was replaced by electro and rap.

Posted by: Miklos counts hisself lucky at November 05, 2026 02:09 AM (FUMQC)

287
While I shall endeavor to persevere, I am going to have to just not pay too much attention to the political stuff for a while. For my own sanity. There might be something I'll miss (probably see it here, though), but I just can't dwell on all this mess.

This ridiculous new senator of mine here for the next 6 years. I just can't think about that, or I'll go crazy.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:15 AM (w6EFb)

288 This ridiculous new senator of mine here for the next 6 years. I just can't think about that, or I'll go crazy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

A quarter acre

A lousy quarter acre

A moderately sane neighbor at least

Posted by: Miklos used to pick on Publius but years ago at November 05, 2026 02:18 AM (FUMQC)

289
Greenville County here, I just couldn't believe. Had Norman been the nominee, I think he would've squeaked in just like Wilson did. But, no, it had to be Darline.

A lot of folks I think just didn't vote at all, plus you had energized lefties, who have invaded us here. Or may be the damned yutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)

290
The hash FUMQC is perfect for the Senate R's now. Fucked Up Minority Quisling Cucks.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:26 AM (w6EFb)

291 I voted in the three (3) republican primaries in South Carolina.

I went to vote specifically AGAINST people-

Miss Lindsey-too long in DC, represents himself, not me or the state-term limits

Voted against Darline Graham because family political dynasties, called Kennedy, Bush, Clinton, Graham or Wilson are a no for me.

Voted against Alan Wilson, who may be a fine fellow, but has been in government office his whole adult life because his father is Joe Wilson, in Congress since gas was 2 dollars.

The SC republican party are complete country club types, who take far too much and far too many for granted.

Posted by: Miklos uses the unread late nite hours of the ONT at November 05, 2026 02:32 AM (FUMQC)

292 The hash FUMQC is perfect for the Senate R's now. Fucked Up Minority Quisling Cucks.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

As fate would have it.

Best randomly assigned hash has to be from SC State Parks at Devil's Fork

PnisU

Posted by: Miklos just got a post card from NOVDU at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (FUMQC)

293
I'll be listening to Randall Carlson -- he's got a new video up, some artifacts found off the coast of Portugal.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (w6EFb)

294 I'll be listening to Randall Carlson -- he's got a new video up, some artifacts found off the coast of Portugal.
Posted by: publius

Randall probably has enough "artifacts" for an OnlyFans channel.

Well, accurate descriptions and geological analysism anyway

Posted by: Miklos would happily pay to get drunk with ol Randall out somewhere at November 05, 2026 02:42 AM (FUMQC)

295 Willowed:
This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

Excuse me, but, that is bullshit. TX has 30,000,000 people, the new businesses and their H1B's and US lib voters don't amount to squat compared to that 30,000,000 number. Now the 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston starts to look significant assuming that the one warehouse full of them that was found is just the tip of the iceberg. This was fraud not a shift in actual voting.

Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:52 AM (WDknQ)

296 Randall....knows.....I.....know

Posted by: Art Bell, Coast to Coast and now Interdimensional at November 05, 2026 02:53 AM (FUMQC)

297
I just looked it up. Randall never appeared with Art Bell at all. He made his first appearance on Coast to Coast in 2017, I see.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 02:55 AM (w6EFb)

298 As fate would have it.

Best randomly assigned hash has to be from SC State Parks at Devil's Fork

PnisU
Posted by: Miklos just got a post card from NOVDU at November 05, 2026 02:36 AM (FUMQC)

Raimando's mom did postdoc work at PnisU.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 05, 2026 02:57 AM (HFrEr)

299
Something Randall just learnt me about the ancient Gulf stream. Back during the last Glacial Maximum, the Gulf circulated toward Portugal/Spain. And right over the Azores as well.

That would've been some prime real estate for human habitation back then. Sea levels were 400' below where they are now, and a yuge area off Portugal would've been dry land.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 05, 2026 03:02 AM (w6EFb)

300 I'm not Dave in FL but

I did some checks on voting.

Dem turnout or vote swing in TX is an anomaly.

Looking at statewide races in SC,NC, KS,MI, OH, MN the pattern is very clear and catastrophic.

D voters turned out in about the same absolute numbers as 2024 or 2022.

The R candidates got massively fewer votes than Trump 2024.

Make of that what you will, but other than odd Texas, the D side showed up, the Trump voters did not. The numbers do not really indicate vote switching from 2024 to 2026 as much as the Trump R voters said yeah, whatever.

So the principal winners are the Ds and Thune, the ghostly emination of McConnell.

Posted by: Miklos actually has political Science Degree (cash value /0.1 cent) at November 05, 2026 03:03 AM (FUMQC)

301 Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:52 AM (WDknQ)
-

Here's an important graph for us all:

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:04 AM (skLNB)

302 Raimando's mom did postdoc work at PnisU.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Tuition was the usual, but the lab fees added up.

Posted by: PnisU at November 05, 2026 03:06 AM (FUMQC)

303 Talacrackio received more vote than Democrat presidents
iirc since WWII.
If you believe that he got more Democrat votes than Kennedy or Johnson or Obama well, add it up. It don't fit.

Unknown Hinajosa got two million more votes than Abbott.
IIrc, more than any gubenatorial votes going back to George Bush.

Its that way across the board.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 03:08 AM (3oLMy)

304 Despite allegations in subsequently settled lawsuits, the administrative fee charged for raimondo's mom was a consistent $20, whether at our in town, remote, or at-home locations.

Posted by: PnisU attorney at November 05, 2026 03:11 AM (FUMQC)

305 Here's an important graph for us all:

https://tinyurl.com/362y4xjz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:04 AM (skLNB)

I don't believe anybody stayed home. I believe the cheat is on. It sure is up here. Nobody I have ever spoken with, and that includes democrats, likes RCV, but somehow that is still the law of the land, after this election. I call bullshit on the whole enchilada.

Fuck the all of them.

And now back to our regular life and programming.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:14 AM (5WPt1)

306 I don't believe anybody stayed home. I believe the cheat is on.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:14 AM (5WPt1)
-

Agree. See my first comment here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 05, 2026 03:15 AM (skLNB)

307 Abbott received the same, within the margins, number of votes as usual.

Another 'anomaly' State down ballot Republicans won.
The TX Senate will be red. For the numbers to be remotely realistic voters in the booth voted for Republican locals and at the same time voted for anti-ice, defund the police, Governor and a Satanic, baby killing, tranny loving, homosexual for Senator.

Yeah, no.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 05, 2026 03:16 AM (3oLMy)

308 The problem in TX for Dem fraudsters who pack the vote with 2020 style extra ballots, is that TX has voter ID. That means we know the name of every person who voted. If the number of names is smaller than the ballot total - we know there was massive election fraud. Dems, like any criminals are clever, but they're not very smart.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 03:17 AM (WDknQ)

309 so

I guess I run this place now

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:39 AM (FUMQC)

310 hey MBA guys get over here

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:40 AM (FUMQC)

311 Jimmy Hoffa was in Amelia's airplane that was in the ark.

He was sitting on Judge Crater's lap.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 03:41 AM (WDknQ)

312 Fuck you MBA guys, check with legal

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:41 AM (FUMQC)

313 You legal assholes, talk to the tax chick

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:42 AM (FUMQC)

314 Ok people this all about synergies and forward focus

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:43 AM (FUMQC)

315 I don't seem team-based attitude here

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:44 AM (FUMQC)

316 Also, there will be a right-sizing of employment obligations

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:46 AM (FUMQC)

317 I see no enhancement of shareholder value, people

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (FUMQC)

318 Best I slept all week
Long commute today

Posted by: Skip at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (Ia/+0)

319 310 so

I guess I run this place now
Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:39 AM (FUMQC)

Global? You may be overestimating our reach, boss.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:47 AM (5WPt1)

320 Sure, have coffee

No fucking toilet breaks though

Pissing is for closers

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:48 AM (FUMQC)

321 321 Sure, have coffee

No fucking toilet breaks though

Pissing is for closers
Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:48 AM (FUMQC)

Sweetie, they are gonna piss either way. How much piss is acceptable on salable product?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:49 AM (5WPt1)

322 Well, I suppose there is megalomania, and then there is Miklosmania.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 05, 2026 03:51 AM (5WPt1)

323 So Ok Gustav. What is your fucking McKinsey and Company Consulting opinion? Fuck you, I didn't hire you. Just give me a number and shove your overtime and travel invoice.

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:51 AM (FUMQC)

324 So Management says fire all ONT commenters, saves money.

Strip and sell all marketable ONT assets on the overnight Asian markets.

Is this what I am hearing?

Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:54 AM (FUMQC)

325 Ok

But there are some international investors who are giving ONTcorp a look?

cash or wait

Posted by: GlobalMellonMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:57 AM (FUMQC)

326 So convert all cash or cash equivalent ONT assets to Bitcoin and see what the Middle East and Asian markets say

Posted by: GlobalMellonMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 03:58 AM (FUMQC)

327 This is Time Sensitive, people

People, even Ace, wake up during East Coast trading hours

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:00 AM (FUMQC)

328 I need a buy-in from all stakeholders

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:00 AM (FUMQC)

329 Also meet Hans, new head of HR, Lashawnda has taken her contracted years of Personal Wellness days

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:02 AM (FUMQC)

330 Do I hear unanimous agreement?

Hans has the paperwork

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:03 AM (FUMQC)

331 No your McKinsey travel and entertainment invoice is not one

Leave the room, Gustav

And yes you and Mr Vance are old friends

Go now

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:06 AM (FUMQC)

332 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (odBC9)

333 So sell sell sell now

Xing Li pay attention

Posted by: GlobalMellonChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (FUMQC)

334 If we leverage our distressed sale against declining Brent and WTI via Bitcoin arbitrage

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:10 AM (FUMQC)

335 Now Xing Li

NOW

Everyone leave the room NOW

Hans will collect your credentials, ONT Amex cards, etc.

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorp at November 05, 2026 04:12 AM (FUMQC)

336 All departing Team members are allowed to retain and use the Best Western Gift Cards with Jacuzzi Upgrade

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:13 AM (FUMQC)

337 Xing?

Xing?

RESPOND

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:14 AM (FUMQC)

338 Legalities must be attended to

Xing Li is loyal and efficient, and shall be rewarded

Posted by: GlobalMellonBarclaysChaseMiklosCorpofAmerica at November 05, 2026 04:15 AM (FUMQC)

339 The legal documents will be seen by few, but the ONT was a globally traded commodity for enough hours, that was bought, sold, and sold back while the foolish people of the world slept.

Posted by: Somehow MiklosCorp made money off of this at November 05, 2026 04:18 AM (FUMQC)

340 332 Pixy's up!
Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 04:08 AM (odBC9)

Posted by: m at November 05, 2026 05:06 AM (odBC9)

341 I am happy that we "lost" so many Senate seats so we can get rid of a lot of dead weight. I laugh and point at Jeffries who now has to corral the communists in the House into supporting an actual agenda.

Posted by: paulnjax at November 05, 2026 07:30 AM (PPnyU)

342 Poster pocketed purloined potstickers? Preposterous!

Posted by: Delurker at November 05, 2026 09:12 AM (2Drhq)

343 180 144 The only handcuffs I possess are lined with American actual rabbit fur.

None of that cheap fake Chinese stuff for the ladies in my life.

--------

Hah! The cognoscenti all know that pangolin-skin handcuffs bring an entirely new dimension to bondage frolics.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 05, 2026 11:45 PM (vBZcw)

Post-Disaster Cafe

Feisty badgers.

Dog is really earning this stick.

Baby hippo doesn't want to get out of the water. Until his mom tells him to.

Tigers are really good climbers. So there's no chance of escaping them. As with bears.

Expect traffic delays due to dam construction.

Ride the dragon.

Circus parrot.

An unhinged Democrat Constituent decided to attack a group of firefighters. This went as well as most of the plans of low-impulse-control, low-IQ individuals.

A longer video here.

Mountain goat shakes off, powers away from a mountain lion who's got it in his jaws.

A dog figured out how escalators work, and now he can�t stop going up and down https://t.co/Llq0DutjJR
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) November 4, 2026

Give me that.. 😂 https://t.co/H5qzrTLHyo
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 3, 2026

The parrot making the �randandandan� sound on the bike is my new favorite video https://t.co/Wv7wbr6f7l
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) November 4, 2026

That�s not a cat.. 😅 https://t.co/s0GpRkfwzj
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) November 4, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1
Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (eRlcH)

2 No otters??!!
Sadz

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (2WIwB)

3 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (h+uWx)

4 Top pic has to be AI.

Or Japan.

Japan is an AI country, so it checks out.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (0aYVJ)

5 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)

6 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (Ia/+0)

7
Good evening, horde! Even if the goat did get away from the lion, I ain't watchin' no goat in no lion's jaws. (But I can't help thinking it should inspire us today of all days.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (mmrXZ)

8 Gorgeous cherry tree (I assume) from Japan up there on top, Ace. Thank you.

Blessings to you all. It's going to be ok.

Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Supermodel kisses XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

9 That was one determined dog

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)

10 I'm dog sitting again. Daughter #2's dog, an English Springer Spaniel. A wonderful dog, even if I have to vacuum twice a week now. Together we began to fight back after the midterms. I sat in the setting sun (mostly as it clouded up) and laughed at the stupidity of dem voters while enjoying a Cohiba cigar (review to follow for weasel) and Irish whisky. The dog barked at democrat squirrels.
Life can still be good.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (2WIwB)

11 >Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)

We're squarely at the weak men make hard times part of the cycle.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (vr4To)

12 Having a well deserved pitcher of Gin Gimlets.

mixed enough concrete to fill 5 sonotubes.

jack assing 80lb bag's of 4k psi concrete is no joke.

Going to feel it tomorrow for sure.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (XV/Pl)

13 That firefighter produced such a satisfying, woody sound on the scumbag's noggin.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (Fwea8)

14 Weak thyme makes hard men.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (Cqx++)

15 That firefighter slapped that dudes head like Rod Carew on a hit and run play.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (/izzV)

16
The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

17
Bath for Diana today prior to her heading off for this weekend's shows. She objected loudly to having her nails ground for the third time this week.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (eRlcH)

18 "And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw"

Sounds fishier than a mermaid's jock strap.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (MWfyi)

19 That's not a cat. LMAO

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (yjPLJ)

20 Blaming Texas is stupid. What about most of the country? Does anyone remember California, NY, the Northeast, Washington, Oregon, Georgia, etc........
Oh but Texas let you down. How about cleaning up your on states? Quit blaming others when you can't do any better. And the do nothing Republican Senate was no help either, were they?

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (En+fz)

21 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

22 Pro Tip, Ace - A Bear can climb a tree faster than you can fall out of one.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (/izzV)

23 I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Note: I did not take the following day off from work to process my feelz, like many Dems did after the two Trump victories.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)

24 thx Christy!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (VyBeY)

25 I love dogs. Our Dobie Shepherd passed Oct 18. God I miss that giant, emotional, has to have the last word asshole.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:36 PM (yjPLJ)

26 Also, that's a Ram...not a Goat.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (/izzV)

27 The dog on the escalator is using it wipe his butt with the bristles.

Posted by: Bring Stabity at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Q/lGb)

28 I hope you all are well and please take care of you and yours. There is only so much we can control in this world.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (yjPLJ)

29 "while enjoying a Cohiba cigar (review to follow for weasel) and Irish whisky. The dog barked at democrat squirrels.
Life can still be good.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (2WIwB) "

a cigar would probably help my blackpilled mood.

alas.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:38 PM (VyBeY)

30 nor did I, Eris.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (VyBeY)

31 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

32 16
The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

Why?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (5WPt1)

33 AlaBAMA

How's it going?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (r2Icn)

34 The Netflix Pride and Prejudice miniseries premieres in December. Mr. Bingley and Caroline Bingley are mixed-race. Kitty Bennett is rotund. gghhhh, I'll see how far I get in the first episode.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (mmrXZ)

BBC 1995 it is!

Not even gonna bother.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:42 PM (vE0+H)

35 Politics is not life. I have other things to worry about, like, interim custody of my grandson (next week), moving jackass son into the upstairs this weekend, dealing with all the drama and nonsense. Selling the damned condo once and for all, finishing moving all the stuff from upstairs to the downstairs, rehabbing DH's knee and attitude about it, planning Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen guests. Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Some of it is fun, some of it is just required.

None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

36 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

37
Feisty badger. Future video will be the lament of 'Feisty Badger Ate My Face.'

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (6iKlf)

38 31, *fistbump!*, Eris!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:44 PM (VyBeY)

39 36 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

Can't we have both?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (5WPt1)

40 The erection sucked. Because the election.

Posted by: Hamitchell at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (tWkg3)

41 33 AlaBAMA

How's it going?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (r2Icn)

Howdy howdy! Going well. Married with grandkids now. Keeps me busy!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (rJ7Hd)

42
It's hard not to get in a fuck it all mood, but I'm trying. I'm just going to try to get lost in my distractions for a while.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)

43 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Ooooo, can you do that thing where you spit fire? That would be cool, but maybe a waste of tequila.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (ftFVW)

44 None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

-----------------------------------------

Amen.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (MqopX)

45 The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (r2Icn)

46 31 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

You remember what happened last time, right? That bail bondsman lost both eyebrows.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (rJ7Hd)

47 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

No we do not.

Posted by: Kalshi, place your bets and weep at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (Ssbab)

48 "The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory"

Mistakes Were Made.

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (MWfyi)

49 None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)
----

This is the way.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (kpS4V)

50 Howdy howdy! Going well. Married with grandkids now. Keeps me busy!

Posted by: AlaBAMA

Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn)

51 Mocking is the best medicine going forward. Trust me on this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (hzuYO)

I was thinking a crowbar.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vE0+H)

Can't we have both?
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:45 PM

Aren't tire irons The Horde's preferred kinetic force application amplifier?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

52 Lady cop had her taser out and never deployed it. If she had the guy wouldn't have had to have his head bashed.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)

53 45 The 30+ pt swings and insane vote totals make little sense.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (r2Icn)

You know why. And there's not a damned think you or I can do about it. Let it go.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (5WPt1)

54 >>>A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (syz1S)

55 I think tequila and a flamethrower would really improve my outlook.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM

You're choosing another pants-required activity?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)

56 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (2614e)

57 Well, we're moved.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (2614e)

58 Aren't tire irons The Horde's preferred kinetic force application amplifier?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

DH has a crowbar we have used to demolish many a thing over the years. He calls it "Mr. Happy." Kinda odd... but we always know where Mr. Happy is, just in case.

I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (5WPt1)

59 You remember what happened last time, right? That bail bondsman lost both eyebrows.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (rJ7Hd)
----

Application of tequila shots and a Sharpie marker and all was made right.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (kpS4V)

60 Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn

Congrats! Raise 'em up right and keep em out of college!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (rJ7Hd)

61 And internet works on my PC, so that's a bonus.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

62 >A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous

Math alert!! MATH ALERT

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (NnhvP)

63 52 Lady cop had her taser out and never deployed it. If she had the guy wouldn't have had to have his head bashed.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)

Considering the guy's behavior, it was just a matter of time until he DID get his head bashed, Taser or no.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (5WPt1)

64 ">>>A longer video here.

Heh. It's actually 7 seconds shorter than the first one.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous"

Bit rations increased from 1Gb to 500Kb per day.

Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (MWfyi)

65 House money came in this morning, so we had today to get everything out. We got most everything out. Everything left is just a quick trash run.

They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

66 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (U/Byj)

67 >>>A dog figured out how escalators work, and now he can’t stop going up and down

Wait until he figures out the subways. He'll be riding them all day like the homeless.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (syz1S)

68 You're choosing another pants-required activity?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
----

I operate my flamethrower The Dude style, in a bathrobe.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (kpS4V)

69 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Whenever I experience a day like yesterday, I tend to turn towards doing something about improving my own life.

Today I cleaned out my closet.

I didn't find the passage to Narnia (yet), but I did find out that I'm still not gay.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (s2iZv)

70 60 Congrats. My new grandson is 6 mos old.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (r2Icn

Congrats! Raise 'em up right and keep em out of college!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:50 PM (rJ7Hd)

Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1)

71 I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.
Posted by: tcn in AK

But how do you break the glass if Mr. Happy is inside it? Second less Happy crowbar?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (ftFVW)

72 Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

A hot tub would go a long way to improving my general disposition. One of these days...

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (zYpTz)

73 I never thought during my first 20 or so years I would ever get upset enough about the (checks notes) makeup of Congress, to mess up a night, let alone anything longer.

Don't get me wrong I have been angry about many a dumber thing.

But... these people all hate you. Maybe not all the local ones but higher up, politics is WWE for masochists.

I don't begrudge people getting mad about this, it's our future, and the country many fought and died for... but I cannot stress enough how much the Grand Old Party hates your guts. Cold comfort, I know.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (vE0+H)

74 Apropos of nothing, the CFP rankings are ridiculous. Do they even watch college football?
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (JM5dG)

Compare the point spreads to the rankings and it makes even less sense.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (lpTXP)

75 They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)
----
Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)

76 Does this hijab make my butt look fat?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (hxMfc)

77 Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1

Thank you for that smile!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (rJ7Hd)

78 65 House money came in this morning, so we had today to get everything out. We got most everything out. Everything left is just a quick trash run.

They're going to gut the house anyway, so.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2614e)

Thank you for being decent. When the jackass that sold us this place left, we had to get a 30 yard dumpster to clean out all his crap. I'm still occasionally finding something he stashed away. Dude was a jerkoff.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (5WPt1)

79 The people that bought our old house don't maintain anything. Buddy sent me some pics. Looks like total shit. Sad.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (r2Icn)

80 Off to watch something from the 80s to make me happy. Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7Hd)

81 Today I cleaned out my closet.

I didn't find the passage to Narnia (yet), but I did find out that I'm still not gay.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (s2iZv)

This is why I always keep a good book and a bottle of whiskey buried in the closet.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)

82 Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)

I have a blow torch......Might be able to start there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:56 PM (2614e)

83
Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Whenever I experience a day like yesterday, I tend to turn towards doing something about improving my own life.

Today I cleaned out my closet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

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

Applied for 2 jobs! I won't get either of them, but it's better than making no effort at all and sitting around miserable about being jobless.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (mmrXZ)

84 This is why I always keep a good book and a bottle of whiskey buried in the closet.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)

"I was gonna clean this up, but then I found some stuff..."

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (5WPt1)

85 Teach them all the naughty things and then give 'em back to their parents.

And of course, all the dad jokes. All the time.

My young son was about four when he sidled up to Grandpa and said: Shhh. The corn have's ears.

Grandpa didn't miss a beat.

Don't look, the potatoes have eyes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (5WPt1

Thank you for that smile!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (rJ7Hd)

***

Cows are udderly ridiculous.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (2WIwB)

86 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.
Posted by: rhomboid

Little Cohiba Blue Pequeno for me. It's kinda cool out and DARK. Listening to CutJib Speaks.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

87 53, there it is in a nutshell. we all know why.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (VyBeY)

88 Maybe All Hail Eris will let you borrow her flamethrower and you can get a head start on that.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM (s2iZv)

There's some paint that was used in the house and a few things in the attic, but for the most part, everything is gone. A table in the kitchen, a sofa in the living room. I was told that was OK by the agent.

We vacuumed and swept most of it.

Even left them some quality wood flooring planks if they choose to use them. They match the other wood flooring in the hall and middle room.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (2614e)

89 Had no idea, Blondie. I'll say a prayer!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (vE0+H)

90 Off to watch something from the 80s to make me happy. Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7

Recommend Uncle Buck.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)

91 I have beer, and counter strike, and beer, and kids, and beer, and wife, and beer, and more websites to go troll.

Ya'll have a good night o7

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (8Csz2)

92 But... these people all hate you.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:53 PM

That's not true. I despise and deplore you.

Posted by: Senator John Cornyn (Rino-TX) at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)

93 Sponge, I hope this is the start of a better time for you and your family. I pray that things start to ease for you.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (MqopX)

94 Applied for 2 jobs! I won't get either of them, but it's better than making no effort at all and sitting around miserable about being jobless.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 07:57 PM (mmrXZ)
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Yep. Good luck on the job hunt!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (s2iZv)

95 Diogenes just burned a Patel Number 6, back porch with the usual (nice) view. No dogs or squirrels. Was hoping/expecting the Trump speed bump to last 4 years. But never thought it was more than a speed bump.
Posted by: rhomboid

Little Cohiba Blue Pequeno for me. It's kinda cool out and DARK. Listening to CutJib Speaks.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (ftFVW)

***

I also went the Cohiba blue route. Was a bit disappointed but the second glass of Bushmills improved it bigly.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (2WIwB)

96
Thank you for being decent. When the jackass that sold us this place left, we had to get a 30 yard dumpster to clean out all his crap. I'm still occasionally finding something he stashed away. Dude was a jerkoff.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:54 PM (5WPt1)

LOL.....copy/paste fail. Take 2:

There's some paint that was used in the house and a few things in the attic, but for the most part, everything is gone. A table in the kitchen, a sofa in the living room. I was told that was OK by the agent.

We vacuumed and swept most of it.

Even left them some quality wood flooring planks if they choose to use them. They match the other wood flooring in the hall and middle room.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (2614e)

97 57 Well, we're moved.
Posted by: Sponge
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Yay!

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (VCgbV)

98 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (2614e)

99 Maybe a Chuck Norris flick.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (rJ7

Recommend Uncle Buck.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)
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Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)

100 For what it's worth, only the Senate (went D) and the Secretary of State (R reelected) in Kansas are over. The other big races are too close to call and being audited. The initiative requiring US citizenship to vote passed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (JNr/z)

101 ----
Yay!
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:01 PM (VCgbV)

Loaded up the Expy, my truck seats, bed and the 10' trailer and headed east.

I'll unload it tomorrow. Pretty drained today. Been up since 4, f*cking election, and got started about 8. Just got some unloaded and set this up so I could work tomorrow.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:03 PM (2614e)

102 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)

He is not.

But I did have a moderate crush on the bitch daughter for a spell

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2614e)

103 Recommend Uncle Buck.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (lpTXP)
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Great movie.
Candy sings the Washington State University fight song!
Go Cougs!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2WIwB)

104 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM

John Candy/Chuck Norris is like Clark Kent/Superman.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (0sNs1)

105 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

That's a hell of a long drive!

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (ftFVW)

106
The Evil Universe Star Trek episode is on H&I. That's probably apropos.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (w6EFb)

107 Sponge, I hope this is the start of a better time for you and your family. I pray that things start to ease for you.
Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (MqopX)

Thank you so very much. We do too. This road has been a LONG one....and the light just stays way down there at the end of the tunnel.

Did hear from the SiL and my brother was moved to a room and was MUCH better today, so he'll be released to go home tomorrow.

Now, if he still has a job........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (2614e)

108 Chuck Norris was in Uncle Buck?

Admittedly, I haven't watched that movie since high school so my memory of that movie is a bit fuzzy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (s2iZv)

Heh . My movie recommendation. My Chuck Norris recommendation is Invasion USA.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (lpTXP)

109 The initiative requiring US citizenship to vote passed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Saw where Missouri is an English only state.

Two things every state should do.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (3oLMy)

110
That's a hell of a long drive!
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:05 PM (ftFVW)

My step-brother drove from Texas to Alaska once. He worked somewhere up there studying the Northern Lights.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:06 PM (2614e)

111 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

112 I stayed up too late too. 1 am and had to get up at 5 for work. Considered calling in but I have a work ethic.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (VCgbV)

113 Actually don't think I've yet had a Cohiba. So many sticks to try, so little time.

These ticket-splitting results such as in KS mentioned above baffle me (and I know state-level stuff can be funky and appear inconsistent). Unseat the incumbent senator/replace with someone who would chain themselves to his Senate desk to prevent *any* election integrity laws from passing - while also approving a citizenship requirement for voting. And this is a pattern across several states.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (U/Byj)

114 But I did have a moderate crush on the bitch daughter for a spell
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:04 PM (2614e)
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#MeToo

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (s2iZv)

115 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (lpTXP)

116 @PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Nicely done, California. Forever the expensive as f*ck shithole.....

Skid row is now 50 blocks long.......Soon to be 80!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (2614e)

117 16m
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Can't help but laugh at this one!🤣😂

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM (VCgbV)

118 Evening, all.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:09 PM (qRla/)

119 Therefore, I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:7-8

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 08:09 PM (2Drhq)

120 My state rep is named pooja so I can't laugh too hard...

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:10 PM (VCgbV)

121 Micah 7:7-8
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Amen!🙏🏻

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (VCgbV)

122 Considered calling in but I have a work ethic.
Posted by: lin-duh

*fist bump*

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (ftFVW)

123 This is my current verse to settle me down.

Philippians 3:20)

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (lpTXP)

124 Sponge I hope better days are ahead

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

125 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (rJ7Hd)

Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (2614e)

126 ha!

OSZ
@OpenSourceZone
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Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (AKptf)

127 The GOP may have finally succeeded in its suicide attempts.

Unfortunately, they're taking us with them.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (Q+gd/)

128 Have consciously avoided visiting LA for a while (mostly food/eating day-trips) just out of wariness about street crime. Some of my best tourism has been to war zones or recent ones, but now not by myself so more cautious.

Pretty sure the crime sitrep is better thanks to - well I don't know, did somebody do something, federal level maybe? - but with the dumber of the two idiots now mayor, still wary. Guess I should check on the sheriff situation. There have actually been sheriffs in LA County in recent history who weren't complete disasters.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (U/Byj)

129 98 Oh, and we really do want to come see y'all's place, tcn. That would be epic!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:02 PM (2614e)

All y'all know the invite is always open.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (5WPt1)

130
*fist bump*
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (ftFVW)

Oh hey. The trans thing that the First Lady knew that worked in your building figured Oklahoma wasn't accepting enough. It moved to Seattle. I'm sure things are much better for it there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (2614e)

131 I don't have that man rules I obey but one of them is to not threaten a firefighter holding a Halligan bar.

That will never end well.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)

132
All y'all know the invite is always open.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (5WPt1)

You did say that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (2614e)

133

Senate Majority Leader John Thune will seek a second term as the chamber's top Republican despite election losses that cost the party control of Congress, setting him apart from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is stepping aside from leadership.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (ZxPkt)

134 Tennessee is next. many companies moving there as well (from blue shitholes) starbux, in n out... etc...

Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (eP4XR)

135 Evil Spock was a disappointment. I don't think he would be ruthless enough to use the magic mirror.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:14 PM (MWfyi)

136 Sponge I hope better days are ahead
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

Thank you. I do too. I'm exhausted.

Work and the commute is going to be a bit difficult, having to spend a few days a week away, but I'll keep doing it as long as I have to to get us where we need to be.

Just need to buy a more reliable, fuel efficient vehicle. I ain't driving the diesel every week.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (2614e)

137 115 DSA runs the biggest two cities in the US.

@PollTracker2024
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (nEUC6)

So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:08 PM
That CCP theory sounds plausible, even probable at this point.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (LHPAg)

138 Evening all

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Ckdd9)

139 >>>So now we know the CCP is behind the cheat.

Posted by: polynikes
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They are much more skillful at co-opting 'the other' than Democrats.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (3oLMy)

140 Senate Majority Leader John Thune will seek a second term as the chamber's top Republican despite election losses that cost the party control of Congress, setting him apart from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is stepping aside from leadership.
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 08:13 PM (ZxPkt)

I really think they both can eat a dick up......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (2614e)

141 Evening all
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Ckdd9)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (2614e)

142 Oh hey. The trans thing that the First Lady knew that worked in your building figured Oklahoma wasn't accepting enough. It moved to Seattle. I'm sure things are much better for it there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Hahaha, yeah, she mentioned that to me. Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)

143 Y'all want to know the secret of Talarico and the Dems this election?

"The Democratic Party Has Rediscovered the Power of
Christianity. The GOP Should Be Worried.

James Talarico of Texas and Adam Hamilton of Kansas have proven that faith isn’t just a Republican value."

https://tinyurl.com/4935casd

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

144 I'm still making money shorting techs tonight but man, every dollar is like ashes in my mouth. We are so fucked and people are just realizing it one by one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (JM5dG)

145 Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (lpTXP)

Perfect. Amen!

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (2Drhq)

146 In 'n Out employees shouldn't be too bad but then again probably forgetting to ratchet down my expectations.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (U/Byj)

147 Thune will do a great job as head loser.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (MWfyi)

148 Actually don't think I've yet had a Cohiba. So many sticks to try, so little time.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:07 PM (U/Byj)

Every time I smoked an actual cuban Cohiba Churchill it felt like I was going to turn green halfway through it. I still have a few in the humidor. I was tempted to put those radioactive labels on them. Nice, but damn they are strong. Still, its something you got to do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (vzuC7)

149 Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Fannin County went all red.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (Ckdd9)

150 Escalator dog figured out infinite buttscratches via the brushes on either side of the escalator belt lol

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (oqH4h)

151 What ever will I do?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)

Cower in fear in the restroom?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (2614e)

152 Nithya Raman was third ranked until the late votes came in. If all the Pratt voters voted for her I can see a legitimate win . If not then the cCP delivered a lot of votes.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (lpTXP)

153 *fistbump*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Bump back.

What a f'n mess.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (Ckdd9)

154

Fannin County went all red.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:17 PM (Ckdd9)

I'm sure Denton County went blue with TWU and UNT being in play.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (2614e)

155 The only good thing about today, but it’s a biggie, was Grammie Winger’s showing up on JJ’s Morning Report thread.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (77rzZ)

156 why are we not talking about this ??

OSZ
@OpenSourceZone
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Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (AKptf)

157 Yeah, sorry about that. Everyone I know voted straight R.

The fact that we got so embarrassingly annihilated........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

We Okies did our job.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (ftFVW)

158
Bump back.

What a f'n mess.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:18 PM (Ckdd9)

Tell me about it. This small trailer is packed to the GILLS. We can hardly move around.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (2614e)

159 Tommy Tuberville, former Senator and previous Auburn football coach, is the new governor of Alabama.

He has had a meteoric rise, not because he is some political genius, but because he simply does what his voters want him to do. Amazing idea that.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (JM5dG)

160 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)

161 Pro tip: A Halligan bar is about 10-12 lbs of forged steel. In general, you don't want to catch one upside the head.

Thank me later.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (oqH4h)

162 Nithya Raman wins the Los Angeles Mayor Election
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:12 PM (AKptf)

Shocker after she came out of nowhere.... just like Mamdani and Sayed. Welcome to the op. Civil War my ass, this is pure DNC leftward commie antisemite yoink.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:21 PM (vE0+H)

163
We Okies did our job.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:19 PM (ftFVW)

Texas seems to be full of fickle bitches that couldn't get past Paxton's indiscretions and believed the bullshit about him freeing a pedophile.......

Texas just f*cked itself in the ass, hard........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

164 I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Note: I did not take the following day off from work to process my feelz, like many Dems did after the two Trump victories.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)
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Eris, same and same. I honestly expected to lose this cycle for many reasons, although of course I hoped it wouldn't happen. But I expected us to win in 2012 and couldn't believe Obama won again after the Obamacare debacle.

But now, as then, life will go on.

Posted by: bluebell at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (uyuYG)

165 Tommy Tuberville, former Senator and previous Auburn football coach, is the new governor of Alabama.

He has had a meteoric rise, not because he is some political genius, but because he simply does what his voters want him to do. Amazing idea that.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (JM5dG)

amazing !

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (AKptf)

166 The first thing the Democrats do is threaten Trump is never ending subpoenas.

One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.

So much for "AFFORDABILITY"

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (jGtoG)

167
Nithya Raman wins the Los Angeles Mayor Election
Posted by: runner

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FUUUUUuuuuuuu!!!

That was the one no-win race where I had a preference, and... I lost. lol, nothing of value, however. Ha-ha, looks like Black Dem voters are going to have to learn their place.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (mmrXZ)

168 I'm sure Denton County went blue with TWU and UNT being in play.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

It did. DC USED to be the strongest republican count in the state.

https://tinyurl.com/jn44dkpw

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (Ckdd9)

169 >>That CCP theory sounds plausible, even probable at this point.

Remember hearing about the 2 FBI agents that just had their corruption and lying to Congress lawsuit dismissed by a DC magistrate the other day?

One of the things they were accused of covering up was an attempt by the CCP to flood the 2020 election with fake driver's licenses. A lot of people were called crazy conspiracy theorists about that plot.

Turns out they were right. The investigation was covered up and dropped by the FBI.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (viF8m)

170 I joked that we should put it behind glass with the note: Break in case of emergency.
Posted by: tcn in AK

But how do you break the glass if Mr. Happy is inside it? Second less Happy crowbar?
Posted by: She Hobbit

Yes. Just like Hank Hill loosening the stuck cap on a can of WD-40 by spraying it with a smaller can of WD-40.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 08:24 PM (VHUov)

171
It did. DC USED to be the strongest republican count in the state.

https://tinyurl.com/jn44dkpw
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:23 PM (Ckdd9)

Sanctuary city shithole.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (2614e)

172 Hooligan meets the Halligan.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (41CYW)

173 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.
Posted by: polynikes

See #168.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Ckdd9)

174 Tess of the Tubervilles

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:26 PM (77rzZ)

175 At least Texas wasn't the only pile of steaming horseshit.

How the f*ck did the drunk bitch win Ohio?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:26 PM (2614e)

176 Cower in fear in the restroom?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nah, the only delusional male was a few years back and he ain't around anymore. But hoo-boy, he creeped me out the first time I saw him. And he hadn't even started the trans nonsense yet. You just knew that dude wasn't right.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

177 polynikes a poll of "Latinos" found the biggest issue (40% choosing this one) for election was ICE/deportations. Iran not even on the list, not sure it was asked. Saw other exit data that there was a 34%(?) swing in Hispanic 2024 R voters to D. Partly explains the TX catastrophe, but very ominous overall.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (U/Byj)

178
I felt worse after the 2012 election. I thought Obama was a pretty, empty vessel people poured their hopes into, but I got why some were so enamored in 2008. But SURELY by 2012 they would see what a worthless anti-American piece of crap he was. Nope.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)
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Eris, same and same. I honestly expected to lose this cycle for many reasons, although of course I hoped it wouldn't happen. But I expected us to win in 2012 and couldn't believe Obama won again after the Obamacare debacle.

But now, as then, life will go on.

Posted by: bluebell

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Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)

179 **********The first thing the Democrats do is threaten Trump is never ending subpoenas.

One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.
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I thought congresscritters' constitutional duty was to be legislators. Why do the all seem to think they are investigators?

Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (tDnF6)

180 Nah, the only delusional male was a few years back and he ain't around anymore. But hoo-boy, he creeped me out the first time I saw him. And he hadn't even started the trans nonsense yet. You just knew that dude wasn't right.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

Like I've always said, God didn't get it wrong, they did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (2614e)

181 I'd been sitting here for a min pondering and I guess I'll just put it here since some people kinda need a booster...

America First didn't die tonight, America First told those who couldn't deliver to fuck off. America First is alive and well in this country, and the Electorate is savagely searching for people who can deliver that promise... whether it be on the left or on the right.

Sure, there will still a some of the old guard to weed out... but DJT definitely did ignite a fire in the voters and they are now looking for anyone who can deliver on that American First promise.

I think DJT in politics is exactly what Americans needed to remind themselves what it is exactly they are
voting for, leaders who can (not want) put America First. Thune and Trump forgot that, and Republicans paid the price.

DJT was probably one of the best things to happen to politics, he shook the political landscape in a way no politician could have. Now the younger voter base has to learn the lessons we already know. Hard core leftist will absolutely do anything it takes for power. And that Republicans are absolutely feckless and timid in governing.

Hope ya'll find some solace in that. o7

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 08:28 PM (8Csz2)

182 Texas seems to be full of fickle bitches that couldn't get past Paxton's indiscretions and believed the bullshit about him freeing a pedophile.......

Texas just f*cked itself in the ass, hard........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

Understatement... you guys rode a sawzall with a dildo attachment. Fucking texas, damn...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (vzuC7)

183
Nicely done, California. Forever the expensive as f*ck shithole.....

Skid row is now 50 blocks long.......Soon to be 80!

Is it affordable?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (Cqx++)

184
The Swift observatory came back to Erf today in a blazed of glory over Malaysia:

https://t.ly/r9nWj

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)

185 Only counties that went blue were the big city counties and the border counties from what I see on the election map.
Posted by: polynikes

See #168.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Ckdd

Yes I should have said counties around the big cities.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (lpTXP)

186 Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)
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Just hope we get Angry Trump rather than Let's Make a Deal Trump.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oqH4h)

187
Why?
Posted by: tcn in AK

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

Oh, why give it a chance? Well, a few other things look good and who knows, mmmaaaayyyybe the Darcy and Lizzie actors will work for me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:30 PM (mmrXZ)

188 I really, really hope the spawn gets into A&M. I ruled out UT Dallas but I know UNT is on her shortlist. I look at demographics at all the schools she's been accepted at. Most have way too many women or are a bit too "diverse" for me.
I'm a racist like that.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:30 PM (VCgbV)

189 Understatement... you guys rode a sawzall with a dildo attachment. Fucking texas, damn...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 08:29 PM (vzuC7)

Yes. It's like nothing I've seen before. That was mirror universe type shit.

I'm really depressed over it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (2614e)

190 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:22 PM (2614e)

That explains Paxton's loss. We lost every state wide race.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (lpTXP)

191 Eris and bluebell, same and same. I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM
True. But the left is riding high right now and may be bold (and crazy) enough to take another swing at President Trump.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (LHPAg)

192 Sponge, I hope and pray that you and yours are well, and that your trials may soon be resolved.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ)

193
One idiot Democrat said they will have to plant new forests.
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Are they going to wait until the trees mature?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:32 PM (Cqx++)

194 Thune will do a great job as head loser.

Thune's survival was because Trump simply isn't ruthless enough. LBJ would have called Hoover into the Oval Office and told him to bring the file on the bastard, then used it to blackmail Thune into line.

You're telling me Patel couldn't have found at least one dirty secret Trump could have used to crush Thune's balls? Nobody is that clean.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:33 PM (qRla/)

195 Sponge, I hope and pray that you and yours are well, and that your trials may soon be resolved.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:31 PM (77rzZ)

Thank you very much. We do too. It's been a long, long road. I'm exhausted. This piece will be a LOT of work and hard on the both of us, but if we can make it work, we will be in our forever place, so it will be worth it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (2614e)

196 Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM

May I offer a suggestion?

Posted by: Mick Dundee at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (0sNs1)

197 My Nextdoor feed has a post about the country hasn't been this unified since 9/11....
I deleted my account. I officially have no social media unless you count here.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 08:35 PM (VCgbV)

198
So Nithya gets the Olympics.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:35 PM (mmrXZ)

199 Thune like everyone in his position is *chosen by his caucus*. And kept there by them.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (U/Byj)

200 Hang in there. Sponge, and know that we’re all rooting for you.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (77rzZ)

201 @152

>>If not then the cCP delivered a lot of votes.

I just checked, it looks like the GOP congressional delegation will be whittled down from 8 to three.

Looks like the redistricting that targeted 5 seats worked.

The GOP for all intents and purposes is extinct in California.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (XV/Pl)

202 I really think they both can eat a dick up......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Restraint will gain you no favors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (3oLMy)

203 I'll ask you Texas morons again, how is it possible that Gina Hinojosa got so 1.7 million more votes than Beto in 2022 when got a total of 3.5 million?

Abbott got virtually the same number of votes, there was no Republican depression over the war. Yet somehow this woman nobody outside of Texas has even heard of, and apparently some of you in Texas were barely aware of, became an rockstar on election day and crushed Beto's vote total when every media outlet in the country pushed that dope relentlessly.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

204 Between 2022 and 2026, the Texas population grew by about 1,500,000 according to the internet.
2026
Hinojosa: 5,230,908
Abbott: 4,524,948
2022
O'Rourke: 3,553,656
Abbott: 4,435,558
2018
Valdez: 3,546,615
Abbott: 4,656,196
Make that make sense.

1) The entire 2022-26 population increase voted and did so uniformly for Hinojosa?

2) Well over a 1 million people who were eligible to vote but had not done so the past two governor races showed up and uniformly voted for Hinojosa?

3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 08:37 PM (HFrEr)

205 I'm looking forward to the next 2 years. Trump didn't fight his way back from an electoral loss and a tsunami of lawfare to just skulk off when the fight is more important than ever.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Trump talks big, but he simply will not fight the Dems as hard as they fight him. He still believes in the rule of law (HA) and the Constitution (double HA), while it is obvious the Dems will do anything to hobble, block or kill him.

Here's what I predict: the first time Trump vetoes a bill, a judge will rule he has no authority to do so. Or, at the very least, the GOP nickelfuckers will join with the Dems to override the veto.

Ilhan Brother-Fucker can rest easy. Her case is going nowhere. Neither are all of those supposed warrants and subpoenas the DoJ is said to have ready to go. All of them will be quietly filed away.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 08:38 PM (qRla/)

206 May I offer a suggestion?
Posted by: Mick Dundee

I guess that kind of works in that I'd find no dick. Seems like all our obvious trannies are the delusional female variety. Her pube beard is coming in nicely, but the forever teen boy voice is the dead giveaway (if you didn't know her before).

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)

207 Hang in there. Sponge, and know that we’re all rooting for you.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:36 PM (77rzZ)

I am, I know, and we are eternally grateful to all of you for it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:39 PM (2614e)

208 bluebell I have a rosary for you (empire1).
jemmfax@yahoo.com

Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (eP4XR)

209 Listening to Jeremy Boreing. Good news Texas, the CA transplants were not the ones who turned the state blue. They actually voted conservatively (thus my point 20 threads ago, why NY, NJ, and IL transplants to FL did not turn that state blue when someone claimed that millions of transplants are responsible for TX bloodletting) it is the core that went blue. Why?? well...many reasons. Cornyn's betrayal, and hubris, Paxton not a good candidate with a messy homelife and a mistress (wow) , liberal Protestantism of the 1930s on the rise, and people basically saying, you know what, I am done.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (AKptf)

210 3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

3.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:41 PM (Ckdd9)

211 SC got ball chopper Annie Andrews. SC GOPe is worthless. Seems to be a common theme everywhere.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:41 PM (r2Icn)

212 There were a lot of pissed of Ds in TX who were willing to show up , and a lot of pissed of Rs in Tx who were not willing to move a finger to help the R candidates. Lessons learned.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:42 PM (AKptf)

213 Yet somehow this woman nobody outside of Texas has even heard of, and apparently some of you in Texas were barely aware of, became an rockstar on election day and crushed Beto's vote total when every media outlet in the country pushed that dope relentlessly.

Posted by: JackStraw
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How many here knew about Beto?
How many here knew about Hinajosa?
How many in Texas knew about Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:42 PM (3oLMy)

214 and people basically saying, you know what, I am done.
Posted by: runner

LOL. Their enfuckening has just begun.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Ckdd9)

215 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Q+gd/)

216 207 Bro hug, Sponge. No homo.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)

217 runner survey data suggest that a big reason the historic R-voting Hispanics in the RGV (Trump) switched, bigly, back to D this cycle was concern about immigration enforcement. Very bad news. Hard to believe anyone besides Trump would be able to repeat his historic RGV victories, anyway. But still.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (U/Byj)

218 There were a lot of pissed of Ds in TX who were willing to show up , and a lot of pissed of Rs in Tx who were not willing to move a finger to help the R candidates. Lessons learned.
Posted by: runner

I don't want to hear a peep from them when the enfuckening begins.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (Ckdd9)

219 Unchecked migration killed TX. First generation children of migrants, not the transplants.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (AKptf)

220 bluebell I have a rosary for you (empire1).
jemmfax@yahoo.com
Posted by: grass monkey at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (eP4XR)
-------

Thank you, I will write to you!

Posted by: bluebell at November 04, 2026 08:45 PM (uyuYG)

221 Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 08:40 PM (AKptf)

Again look where the votes came from. Also the vote totals do not reflect non participation by Republicans. Paxton got over 4 million votes .

Talarico and Hinojosa got over 5 million. Way more than Harris and our population increase during that period.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 08:46 PM (lpTXP)

222 My ETEX Smith County, Republicans won all 19 local and statewide races, ranging 64% to 82% of the 89,785 votes cast. We did our part.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 08:46 PM (LHPAg)

223 Bro hug, Sponge. No homo.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:47 PM (2614e)

224 1) The entire 2022-26 population increase voted and did so uniformly for Hinojosa?

2) Well over a 1 million people who were eligible to vote but had not done so the past two governor races showed up and uniformly voted for Hinojosa?

3) Fraud?

4) Dems managed presidential turnout levels while Republicans didn't?
a) Harris in 2024: 4,806,474
b) Biden in 2020: 5,259,126
c) Hillary in 2016: 3,877,868

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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_Talacracko exceeded Democrat totals, in TX, for every Dem presidential election. -read that here-

Dem upstate candidates at presidential levels while
Texas Republicans retained a super majority in the TX senate.
Therefore a super number of voters, each, split their vote between
D & R.

Really?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (3oLMy)

225
Ilhan Brother-Fucker can rest easy. Her case is going nowhere. Neither are all of those supposed warrants and subpoenas the DoJ is said to have ready to go. All of them will be quietly filed away.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

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

Ilhan's case is in other hands. We didn't get a new DOJ, HSI, or FBI.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (mmrXZ)

226 Those who lived through 1980, witnessed the political earthquake, and of course understood how the incredible national s**t-show of the time fully explained it, can only look on in wonder and disgust at how today's benign (by most reasonable measures) situation resulted in an almost equivalent political pivot.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj)

227 Just in case you think the FBI suppressing a CCP plot to rig the 2020 election for Biden is a whacky rightwing conspiracy theory

>>The FBI emails offer an inside look at the Bureau’s decision to recall and suppress an Intelligence Information Report (IIR) from the FBI’s Albany Field Office on September 25, 2020. The IIR contained information from an FBI Confidential Human Source (CHS) alleging the Chinese government was producing “tens of thousands” of fraudulent drivers’ licenses to manufacture mail-in votes for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

https://tinyurl.com/4khha2hx

It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)

228 Sorry to be a bummer, but I thought it was over when Obama was re-elected. I was only off by a decade or two.

And if you think the massive cheating this time around was outrageous, it will pale in 2028. Evil has the media, academia, entertainment, and now the GOP. I suspect a massive comet strike will be the only true stopping point.

At least we'll serve as a valuable lesson to aliens.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (CHHv1)

229 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.
Posted by: davidt

Losing and grifting, grifting and losing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (r2Icn)

230 It would not surprise me ONE BIT if it is later discovered that the Dems cheated their asses off in Texas and China had their hands ALL OVER it.

But then, nothing will be done about it and we're all still f*cked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:50 PM (2614e)

231 It's gonna be nonstop investigations and I'm expecting a LOT of Epstein - and then prosecutions over Maduro, Iran, Goode and Plenti, and a bunch of made up weird petty shit we can't even imagine.

But then the D's do end up surprising me so it might be none of the above or just one.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (vE0+H)

232 I kept complaining when the Senate kept giving themselves two months "vacations". The Senate had too many Republican backstabbers giving Trump a bad time. They stalled and would not pass the Save Act, they had Senators that voted with the other side. We still have one in Alaska that votes with the Democrats more than with her own party. So don't tell me about Texas. Republicans screwed themselves. We elected Trump and some Republicans hated that. This shit is on them.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (En+fz)

233
GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.

They long for the stability and predictability of being the Washington Generals basketball team.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:51 PM (Cqx++)

234 An acquaintance just posted this to Fb:

I don't consider myself strictly Republican or strictly Democrat. I believe both parties have good ideas and areas where they fall short. I support a strong Texas economy, small businesses, individual freedoms, responsible spending, and policies that benefit everyday Texans. I understand the concerns, but I believe we should judge leadership by policies and results, not party affiliation or fear of what might happen.

Texas is bigger than any political party, and our loyalty should be to the people and the future of this state, not to a color on a ballot. Blind loyalty doesn't build a stronger Texas. Accountability does.

I laughed an replied that Team Blue is antithetical to everything you just posted.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 08:52 PM (Ckdd9)

235 Goodnight, All. I’m off to cheer myself up by watching boobs.

Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

236
My last word (I hope) on the debacle in Texas. If you voted for Democrats, you're a damn fool. If you didn't vote for Republicans, you're a damn fool.

I can't be more contemptuous of the people in this state than I am now. In a single evening, you destroyed your brand. Now you're Massholes with a southern accent.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (eRlcH)

237 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM

Demographics is destiny. Deep red Texas is long gone. Taken over by Hispanics and Indians and Muslims, who now make up ~50% of the population and vote 90-95% in favor of Democrats.

And Republicans have no one but themselves to blame as they pushed for Hispanics and Indians and Muslims to invade this country, going back to the Bush 43 "Islam means peace" years, the 2006 Amnesty betrayal and lately over the past decade the push for Indians to take Americans' jobs.

Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (P5BPp)

238 At some point the left needs to start endorsing abortion to its new moslem voters.

They reproduce like a feral cat colony.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)

239 At some point the left needs to start endorsing abortion to its new moslem voters.

They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)
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Then step back and watch hilarity ensue.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 08:54 PM (s2iZv)

240 Will Abdul wear a cone of shame?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 04, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)

241 They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I was thinking not ordinary bunnies with big, point fangs. But feral cats, that works.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (ftFVW)

242 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

243 Clyde those are interesting numbers but don't explain the massive shift from '24 to '26. Perhaps what I posted earlier, about Hispanics switching 30%+ back to D from R (Trump election) partially explains it. But the demo change you document didn't occur in the last 2 years. So it's both demographic and intra-GOP idiocy (Paxton vs. establishment) and the cry of anguish from those fed up with the lowest unemployment rate in decades, healthy econ growth, and greatly moderated inflation.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM (U/Byj)

244 219 Unchecked migration killed TX. First generation children of migrants, not the transplants.

Posted by: runner
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No, the cheat did. Look at the numbers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM (3oLMy)

245 Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (P5BPp)

Take those same ethnic/racial categories and present the stats for 2022 versus 2026, and then explain how the difference in those stats in that 4 year period account for the 20-point swing in Abbott's performance in that short timeframe.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:00 PM (HFrEr)

246 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)

247 You know that Carmello murderer will get a pardon on day one. "It's perfectly legal for black people to kill white people--it's in the constitution. Or it will be soon."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

248 Bitch, use the fucking taser!

Posted by: Firefighter at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (Q+gd/)

249 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)

What a shitty f*cking situation that is.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:02 PM (2614e)

250 Ilhan's case is in other hands. We didn't get a new DOJ, HSI, or FBI.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 08:48 PM (mmrXZ)

I'd like to believe that, dear lady, but I fear that DoJ, HSI and FBI staffers are looking worriedly at the Dems' threats to make their lives a living hell, and will err on the side of saving their asses.

But what do I know? I'm just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (qRla/)

251 Thank you very much. We do too. It's been a long, long road. I'm exhausted. This piece will be a LOT of work and hard on the both of us, but if we can make it work, we will be in our forever place, so it will be worth it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 08:34 PM (2614e)

We finally finished the renovations on the house, and they will carry me out of here in a pine box. There is a fair amount of joy in that, while I'm still moving things around and finding places for all my stuff. We have moved around town, across the country, up and down, to great places and shitholes, over our lifetime, but this is it, and it is paradise.

I hope the same for you.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (5WPt1)

252 Goodnight, All. I’m off to cheer myself up by watching boobs.
Posted by: Bulg at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

Comfort boobs, even.

I myself am watching decidedly upbeat and cheerful fare (as compared to even more election autopsy-ing) by way of the classic 1984 TV Movie Threads.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (wVcYX)

253 No, the cheat did. Look at the numbers.

===

it's always the cheat...or AWFULs

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (AKptf)

254 242 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

Ah, you heard about the anti-Jewish rally on the 8th in Philly?

Posted by: night lifted at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (kJmLc)

255 No matter who engineered it, the cheat worked.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (LHPAg)

256 It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

It's very curious. And I was expecting to hear from Harmeet Dhillon or the DOJ--somebody--about their observations at polling places they were all at, and whether or not they saw any shenanigans.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (3ImbR)

257 They reproduce like a feral cat colony.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)

And smell worse than an old full cat box.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (5WPt1)

258 I'm not as worried about the election results as I probably should be. For the first couple years they can mostly just make noise. After that is when this particular cause starts showing effects. We've all known we are on borrowed time since 2020, many of us much earlier, and that sooner or later we'd be living in interesting times. Frustrating, sad and infuriating, yes, but not terribly surprising. We're still just waiting for Go Time, but we shouldn't wallow in sorrow while we wait. No point in just bending over and taking it.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (8ILPt)

259 We finally finished the renovations on the house, and they will carry me out of here in a pine box. There is a fair amount of joy in that, while I'm still moving things around and finding places for all my stuff. We have moved around town, across the country, up and down, to great places and shitholes, over our lifetime, but this is it, and it is paradise.

I hope the same for you.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM (5WPt1)

That is beautiful. And thank you. That would be pretty damn awesome if we can do it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (2614e)

260 It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well-documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM

Texas, just based on Presidential election results, has been trending blue for a long time. I was warning about this here leading up to the 2024 election and was just laughed at. Republicans survived 2024 due to the disaster that was the Biden Administration and the awful candidacy of Kamala Harris. But looks like the blue trend was just delayed to 2026.

2000 - R+1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 - R+1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 - R+950,595 [R+12%]
2012 - R+1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 - R+807,179 [R+9%]
2020 - R+631,221 [R+6%]
2024 - R+1,558,347 [R+14%]

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (P5BPp)

261 Every year going forward 1,000,000 anchor babies become eligible to vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (8Uo7a)

Can't say Trump didn't at least try. But the True Con Republican Ultra GOP Heritage Foundation Federalist Society Stamp of Approval Supreme Court had other ideas.

Roberts was half right. There is no such thing as a Trump judge.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (vE0+H)

262 tcn, how is DH's physical therapy going?

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8Uo7a)

263 I'm looking forward to having Elf Sayed to mock for the next few years.

This guy is going to be comedy gold. GOLD, Jerry!

Napoleon complex. Thin-skinned. Third-world mentality. Can't answer a question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (RIvkX)

264 247 You know that Carmello murderer will get a pardon on day one. "It's perfectly legal for black people to kill white people--it's in the constitution. Or it will be soon."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

Not at my house, it isn't. And so it will remain. That's about all we can do.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (5WPt1)

265 But what do I know? I'm just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:03 PM
But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

266 Napoleon complex. Thin-skinned. Third-world mentality. Can't answer a question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:06 PM (RIvkX)

Would be hilarious if that precise template wasn't already president for eight years.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (vE0+H)

267 Eventually, the parasites kill the host.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/)

268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

MP4 is related to TJM?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)

269 262 tcn, how is DH's physical therapy going?
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8Uo7a)

Making him cranky, so it must be working.

He goes twice a week, and so far he is ahead of expected motion. Now for the strength training....

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (5WPt1)

270 My county took a 14% swing left. Down from 78% R to 64%.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (8Uo7a)

271 “tens of thousands” of fraudulent drivers’ licenses to manufacture mail-in votes for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

https://tinyurl.com/4khha2hx

It's one thing to lose an election on the merits. Ok, I don't blame some Rs for being angry or Dems for being motivated, but when the number make absolutely no sense and Democrats have a well documented history of cheating in elections maybe we should take a bit of closer look this Blue Tsunami.

Posted by: JackStraw
----

We are letting them screw us.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 09:09 PM (3oLMy)

272 Also, Ben Had, he says thanks for checking in. He says you are a sweetie. Don't let anyone know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:09 PM (5WPt1)

273 It's one of those situations where a normal, sane person would say "Look how many problems we are addressing and solving with Donald Trump."

But idiot AWFLS "feel" that things would be "nicer" if women were allowed to murder their children (and husbands, why not) if someone else was in charge.

I hate to say this, because I genuinely love the 'Ettes (not in a creepy way) but giving women the vote was a catastrophic mistake.

Without the Women Vote, Obama, Buttgape and the rest would be forgotten nobodies, "sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (CHHv1)

274 Making him cranky, so it must be working.

He goes twice a week, and so far he is ahead of expected motion. Now for the strength training....
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (5WPt1)

Excellent. Keep pushing! Therapists piss you off, but they know what they're doing. It's their job to make you miserable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (2614e)

275 268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

MP4 is related to TJM?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)

Turns out everyone here is family, except maybe the idiot trolls. Or, they may be the family rejects. Hard to say for sure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (5WPt1)

276 Excellent. Keep pushing! Therapists piss you off, but they know what they're doing. It's their job to make you miserable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (2614e)

You've met DH, you know what size he is. His therapist goes about 5' and 110 lbs. She bossed him around like a pro. Well, she is a pro, so there's that. But it is fun to watch.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:11 PM (5WPt1)

277
Turns out everyone here is family, except maybe the idiot trolls. Or, they may be the family rejects. Hard to say for sure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:10 PM (5WPt1)

Some of us have a theme song.......

https://youtu.be/_4Rg6BuN4Zk

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (2614e)

278 270 My county took a 14% swing left. Down from 78% R to 64%.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM
I personally saw maybe 5 Talaroco signs in our area.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (LHPAg)

279 You've met DH, you know what size he is. His therapist goes about 5' and 110 lbs. She bossed him around like a pro. Well, she is a pro, so there's that. But it is fun to watch.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:11 PM (5WPt1)

LOL! That's awesome.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:12 PM (2614e)

280 I myself am watching decidedly upbeat and cheerful fare (as compared to even more election autopsy-ing) by way of the classic 1984 TV Movie Threads.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 04, 2026 09:04 PM (wVcYX)

One of Mr Scary's favorite films. Cheers! It hurts to be a Texan.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (zGx50)

281 Take those same ethnic/racial categories and present the stats for 2022 versus 2026, and then explain how the difference in those stats in that 4 year period account for the 20-point swing in Abbott's performance in that short timeframe.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:00 PM

Would be good to look at how many H-1B visa workers were naturalized during that time. H-1B visa workers are not allowed to vote in elections. But there is a H-1B visa worker to citizen pipeline that has been happening in this country for decades now, shifting demographics dramatically.

Quick Grok inquiry reveals there is no data specifically for H-1B naturalization in Texas. But these are the naturalizations in general in Texas for 2022-2024:

FY2022: ~106,120
FY2023: ~100,290
FY2024: ~80,110

Average of ~95,000 per year.

So ~400,000 naturalizations from 2022-2025. And add in any that happened this year.

That's a lot of new votes, likely mostly for Democrats.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (P5BPp)

282 268 But that makes you family, asshole.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

MP4 is related to TJM?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:08 PM (2614e)
----
Insert obligatory Spaceballs joke:

"How many assholes are on this blog?"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)

283 >>it's always the cheat...or AWFULs

In 2016 the Obama/Biden administration including the directors of the CIA and FBI along with numerous minions, the Obama DOJ and other assorted drones, cooked up a plot to run a coup on a duly elected president. Not hyperbole, fact. Even have a grand jury in FL currently hearing evidence about it. Brennan was just there a couple weeks ago.

In 2020 Joe frigging Biden got more votes than any president in history by sitting in his basement and mumbling that if you didn't vote for him you weren't black. We all literally watched him get a mathematically impossible number of "late votes" in a few state that tipped the election. And now we know the CCP was likely involved.

The Trump DOJ just sent out over 20 target letters to people who are believed to have been involved in rigging the Alaska election including Hillary's personal cheater Marc Elias.

Why would anyone discount Democrats cheating in an election at this point? These are corrupt people. We all know that. Rigging elections is something Democrats have been doing since Tammany Hall. It's who they are. It's at least worth looking into when the numbers do not make sense.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (viF8m)

284 Eromero same here but we had 3x the number of voters.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (8Uo7a)

285 For those following my own personal soap opera, we have the interim custody court date Monday concerning the grandbaby. Also, moving son into our house because he is an idiot, and something of a deadbeat. He can live upstairs, until he fucks that up, too.

So, maybe a prayer or two that I can be Grandma again. Haven't seen the squirt since June. He is probably a whole other kid by now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (5WPt1)

286 Insert obligatory Spaceballs joke:

"How many assholes are on this blog?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)

mumblemumblemumble carry the 1 mumblemumblemumble divisible by 3 mumblemumblemumble..........

93!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (2614e)

287
Those who lived through 1980, witnessed the political earthquake, and of course understood how the incredible national s**t-show of the time fully explained it, can only look on in wonder and disgust at how today's benign (by most reasonable measures) situation resulted in an almost equivalent political pivot.
Posted by: rhomboid

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

The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (mmrXZ)

288 "How many assholes are on this blog?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (s2iZv)

Why, all of us, sweetie!

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (5WPt1)

289 "AWFLS" are the new Joos, no matter what the reality is, it's the AWFLS!111 No matter how many times you are told that young/youngish white men (both Millenials and Zoomers) went for Dems with a 35% margin, that Rs lost every demographic and on all issues except I think immigration, it's the AWFLS!!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (AKptf)

290 "Would be hilarious if that precise template wasn't already president for eight years."

Well said, "..."

And Franpsycho glad you can derive pleasure from such a target as Sayed.

My sense of humor on all this has been about exhausted.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)

291 Texas, just based on Presidential election results, has been trending blue for a long time. I was warning about this here leading up to the 2024 election and was just laughed at. Republicans survived 2024 due to the disaster that was the Biden Administration and the awful candidacy of Kamala Harris. But looks like the blue trend was just delayed to 2026.

2000 - R+1,365,893 [R+22%]
2004 - R+1,704,192 [R+23%]
2008 - R+950,595 [R+12%]
2012 - R+1,261,719 [R+16%]
2016 - R+807,179 [R+9%]
2020 - R+631,221 [R+6%]
2024 - R+1,558,347 [R+14%]
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:05 PM (P5BPp)

And that doesn't remotely correspond to TX governor elections over the same period:

In 2022, Abbot was about +11.
In 2018, Abbot was about +10.
In 2014, Abbot was about +21.
In 2010, Perry was about +12.
In 2006, Perry was about +10.
In 2002, Perry was about +18.
In 1998, Bush was about +37.
In 1994, Bush was about +8.

If your explanation was correct, it should explain pretty much all statewide TX elections. But it doesn't.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (HFrEr)

292
tcn, good luck!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (mmrXZ)

293
The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (mmrXZ)

We're a Constitutional f*cking Republic. Shove your democracy up your ass......

*those people, not you.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (2614e)

294 Barely Scary Mary, there you are !!! So good to see you. I pray that you both are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (8Uo7a)

295 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (RIvkX)

296 So, maybe a prayer or two that I can be Grandma again. Haven't seen the squirt since June. He is probably a whole other kid by now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:14 PM (5WPt1)

Of course! Prayers to you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:17 PM (2614e)

297 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Is it the speedo? Didn't they tell ya you can wear sweatpants?

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ftFVW)

298 Hi everyone! We doing okay in here?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

299
Is it the speedo? Didn't they tell ya you can wear sweatpants?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ftFVW)

Are we talking about RMBS?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (2614e)

300 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)

301 My sense of humor on all this has been about exhausted.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)

Oh honey, you can laugh, or you can cry. I will always choose to laugh. After all, we laugh at the absurd in life, because crying is just too miserable. Just point and laugh, and all will be well, one way or the other.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (5WPt1)

302 Have you not noticed that Rs in DC did not do shit for a decade? No useful legislation, nothing. Drop the tariffs, the high interest rates, diesel and a Boeing Jet from Qatar on top of that, and you get what we got yesterday.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (AKptf)

303 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)

BWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

That's perfect.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:19 PM (2614e)

304 Barely Scary Mary, there you are !!! So good to see you. I pray that you both are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (8Uo7a)

Hi Ben Had. It has been a year. Mr Scary has had health stuff. My folks too. Busy, busy. I've missed yall and it hurts that Texas has gone to hell.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (zGx50)

305 Tough titty, Chucklefuck.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (qlLNh)

This shall be the new anthem of the AoSHQ henceforth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (5WPt1)

306 Not a good time to be a Jew.

And that's saying something.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

Fuck 'em all.

I carry 100% of the time when I am awake. And I have a bedside weapon.

So they are welcome to try.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:20 PM (k5CNB)

307 My PT stares at me like I'm some unsolvable calculus equation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 09:16 PM (RIvkX)

Mine kicks my ass, all the while we talk about drinking and eating and having a good time!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (k5CNB)

308 Nice to see you in the comments, BarelyScaryMary.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (41CYW)

309 The common factor is perception. People actually think Republicans are threatening democracy in America.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

The common factor is that people are idiots.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:22 PM (Ckdd9)

310
We're a Constitutional f*cking Republic. Shove your democracy up your ass......

*those people, not you.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

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

I worded that as carefully as I could -- the concept of democracy, not the form of government. And I know you didn't mean me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:23 PM (mmrXZ)

311 "Baby hippo doesn't want to get out of the water. Until his mom tells him to."
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He knows which side his ~~bread~~ teat is buttered on.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 04, 2026 09:23 PM (n8HKn)

312
BWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

That's perfect.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

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

YESSSSS!!!!! Let the circular firing squad begin!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (mmrXZ)

313 Would be good to look at how many H-1B visa workers were naturalized during that time. H-1B visa workers are not allowed to vote in elections. But there is a H-1B visa worker to citizen pipeline that has been happening in this country for decades now, shifting demographics dramatically.

Quick Grok inquiry reveals there is no data specifically for H-1B naturalization in Texas. But these are the naturalizations in general in Texas for 2022-2024:

FY2022: ~106,120
FY2023: ~100,290
FY2024: ~80,110

Average of ~95,000 per year.

So ~400,000 naturalizations from 2022-2025. And add in any that happened this year.

That's a lot of new votes, likely mostly for Democrats.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM (P5BPp)

If you take that entire 400,000 and tack it onto the 2022 Dem governor vote total in TX, Abbott still would have won in 2026 by more than 500,000 votes.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (HFrEr)

314 Not a good time to be sane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (CHHv1)

315
"AWFLS" are the new Joos, no matter what the reality is, it's the AWFLS!111 No matter how many times you are told that young/youngish white men (both Millenials and Zoomers) went for Dems with a 35% margin, that Rs lost every demographic and on all issues except I think immigration, it's the AWFLS!!
Posted by: runner

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

HA, thanks for that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:25 PM (mmrXZ)

316 Hi everyone! We doing okay in here?
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

I've got a nasty cold, but other than that, I'm fine. I expected the GOP to lose, so last night doesn't particularly concern me.

I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:26 PM (qRla/)

317 Derka Derka jihad is about to find out what his place is. Or...he will find out that whatever they have on him, will be dropped into the MSM so fast, he won't have time to say "habibi".

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (AKptf)

318
Applying for jobs and I see this:

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (mmrXZ)

319 GOPe thinks once they're rid of Trump it's back to business as usual.
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 08:43 PM (Q+gd/)

Yes, and they are correct.

They held the line for 11 years to get here.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (BI5O2)

320 wait, you don't think they have a file on him ? lol

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (AKptf)

321 289 Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (AKptf)

I'm in as long as we can call the JAWFLS... cause they also don't know when to shut up.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (8Csz2)

322 I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Seems like a bird in the hand versus two in the bush situation. Can't drink a lotto ticket.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ftFVW)

323 316 I've got a nasty cold, but other than that, I'm fine. I expected the GOP to lose, so last night doesn't particularly concern me.

I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:26 PM (qRla/)

Oh my gosh, I have this cold, too. It’s making me insane, I can’t shake it! I hope we both get better, breathing would be nice. 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

324 *If I don't end up as one of the top 5 for the week , I will dissapoint.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (AKptf)

325 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)

326 San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Now you're good to go! /

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (r2Icn)

327 318
Applying for jobs and I see this:

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 09:27 PM (mmrXZ)

Get out there and commit the burglary of your dreams, I guess.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (HFrEr)

328
Oh my gosh, I have this cold, too. It’s making me insane, I can’t shake it! I hope we both get better, breathing would be nice. 😂
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

I woke up a couple Saturdays ago and had a sinus and sneeze thing going on. Then went to the vet to see our dog.......the place was small and the dander was epic. I was sneezing the entire time.

I've had sinus issues and a cough ever since. It's getting better, but still there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (2614e)

329 300 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad (or whatever that Michigan waterhead is named) is refusing to endorse Schumer for Senate Majority Leader.

Tough titty, Chucklefuck.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
----

It's Mohammad, his name is Moehamad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (3oLMy)

330 I believe the exchange went something like this:

Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: KILL! ALL! JOOOOOOOS!!!!!!

Schumer Schiff, Sanders, Wasserman Schultz, et al: (he doesn't mean us)

Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: Actually I kinda did.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:30 PM (qlLNh)

331 > It's Mohammad, his name is Moehamad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _

Or maybe Mhambed? Or Mamoud?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:31 PM (qlLNh)

332 Piper, a little ivermec will fix that.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (8Uo7a)

333 I've had sinus issues and a cough ever since. It's getting better, but still there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November

Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

334 Can’t wait to hear about more random citizens murdered by immigrants and crime waves out the wazoo.

But the avocados and strawberries will be so affordable you guys.

Posted by: H at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (H1yGV)

335 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons. Beautiful clear starry night here. Milky Way is clear as can be. And it is not really all that cold; still in low 30's.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:34 PM (0kX4S)

336 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)

Nothing builds strength like the grape press. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 04, 2026 09:35 PM (vzuC7)

337 @323...Piper, if it's the same cold from a sweet 1yr old baby girl who infected most of us here, it was only icky 2 days. Symptoms lingered for 2 wks of not going away but life went on.

I sniffed a lot and only coughed in the mornings.

I think covid is in every virus noe. Simple colds or URI's that used to take 7 days to be rid of now take 2-3 weeks before symptom free.

I should document this for the JAMA with fake scientists to see if they believe me. With footnotes and fancy graphs. All chy knee names helping me with the white paper (I know this because I still read stuff now and then).

It could be done.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:36 PM (hzuYO)

338
Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

That......is not hot......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:36 PM (2614e)

339 332 Piper, a little ivermec will fix that.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09

I really need to get some. Oh this reminds me! Picasso needs more of his supplement sent to the Happy Acres Old Horse Farm. I will do this now.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

340 San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Guessing the application has a a checkbox: Learned My Lesson/Did Not Learn My Lesson.

Posted by: scampydog at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (41CYW)

341 Let's see if Republicans fight the "far left" who are literally trying to kill us with any of the vim or vigor they showed in fighting Trump who said doody.

I'm kidding of course. They won't fight. And a lot of people will excuse them claiming they're just "afraid" of being called racist.

Whatever gets you off to sleep at night....

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (vE0+H)

342 How on earth do you feel safe around a badger? Maybe, when it's young, but they do get older.

And a skunk?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 09:38 PM (PKL0q)

343 338
Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November

So I have been told here at Casa de Piper. 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

344 Chucklefuck on November 1:

This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens.

Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors.

What a difference three days makes, eh, boychik?

Narisher mamzer.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (qlLNh)

345 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ftFVW)

346 Male Oxford lecturer with massive fake boobs (article at my nik)

Posted by: Baldy at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (Y9THP)

347 Not a good time to be sane.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

This wasn't the week to quit sniffing glue.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (Ckdd9)

348 Politics is not life. I have other things to worry about, like, interim custody of my grandson (next week), moving jackass son into the upstairs this weekend, dealing with all the drama and nonsense. Selling the damned condo once and for all, finishing moving all the stuff from upstairs to the downstairs, rehabbing DH's knee and attitude about it, planning Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen guests. Finally getting the hot tub installed, so I don't go completely batshit crazy.

Some of it is fun, some of it is just required.

None of it is politics. Sometimes the rest of the world can just fuck right off to fuck off mountain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at November 04, 2026 07:43 PM (5WPt1)

I thought baby momma got custody. Did she fuck up real bad?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (0kX4S)

349 > 336 My physical therapy consists of holding a wine glass, bending my right arm and bring said glass to drinking position. I'm up to 100 reps!

Posted by: Ben Had at November 04, 2026 09:29 PM (8Uo7a)

Some of us who prefer grain to the grape call it "doing 12 ounce curls".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (qlLNh)

350 Democrats claiming they're not for the billionaires is just absolutely f*cking ridiculous, yet the lemmings fall for it EVERY time.

They are FUNDED BY BILLIONAIRES. EVERY TIME. EVERY ELECTION, you idiots.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (2614e)

351 Durka-Durka Mohammed Jihad: Actually I kinda did.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I read that in Capt Caveman voice.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (r2Icn)

352
Some of us who prefer grain to the grape call it "doing 12 ounce curls".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:40 PM (qlLNh)

*fistbump*

Doing some as we speak.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (2614e)

353 Any word from Musk about the election results?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)

354
I read that in Capt Caveman voice.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 09:41 PM (r2Icn)

I had that theme song as the First Lady's ringtone for a while.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (2614e)

355 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

That......is not hot......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.
Posted by: She Hobbit

My boss's allergies are acting up. We were joking earlier and I told her she sounds like she drank a bottle of whiskey and smoked a carton of cigarettes.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (Ckdd9)

356 Never sounded like Marge during a cold. But with my normally squeaky voice I always kind of look forward to my sexy end of cold voice. Very sultry.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 09:39 PM (ftFVW)

As long as you don't sound like an old Suzanne Pleshette or Kathleen Turner, you're good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (2614e)

357 So it's both demographic and intra-GOP idiocy (Paxton vs. establishment) and the cry of anguish from those fed up with the lowest unemployment rate in decades, healthy econ growth, and greatly moderated inflation.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 08:59 PM

Lowest unemployment rate for who exactly?

Not the 18-29 demographic. Not those in the tech sector who are having all their jobs outsourced or taken by H-1B Indians.

I can say that I am employed right now as an engineer in the auto industry, but not the same way as I was in 2024.

In 2024, I Stellantis laid off 400 American engineers and replaced us with outsourced workers in third world countries (mostly India, some in Mexico, some Indians living in Canada). I got back in to my old job through a contract house. India-owned contract house at that, which mainly outsources work to India, places H-1B Visa Indians at Stellantis and then has a small number of us Americans placed back at Stellantis. Only reason I have that job back is my supervisor fought to get me and a handful of others back.

(continued...)

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (P5BPp)

358 353 Any word from Musk about the election results?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42

He posted a sign saying “we are experiencing technical difficulties” and then said “well so much for my space laser vote changing machine”.

I haven’t seen anything else. But I haven’t looked, either.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (ZdaMQ)

359 In March 2020, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was 100% in-office American and Canadian workers at Chrysler Tech Center (CTC). Over the past 6 years since COVID, FCA/Stellantis is now 50% in-office and 50% outsourced to third-world countries. And of the 50% of employees at CTC, I would guess at least 50% of them are Indian, likely H-1B.

I lost my vacation time, my company holidays, my company profit sharing that I had worked 13 years to earn. Now make $13,000 less.

Paxton was courting Indians hard in his campaign. I don't blame anyone for being turned off/angered by that and voting accordingly.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (P5BPp)

360 Mine is now migrating to my chest, I sound like Marge Simpson.
Posted by: Piper

When you pass Marge and get to Patty & Selma, see your doctor.

Posted by: mikeski at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (VHUov)

361 Let's see if Republicans fight the "far left" who are literally trying to kill us with any of the vim or vigor they showed in fighting Trump who said doody.

------

There are many on the right - not so much here, but we have our own contingent - who have loudly insisted that, contrary to all observable evidence, Trump has rebuilt the GOP in his image.

Most of those people are lying for their Party faction. But some certainly believe that fairytale, and they are in for real crash course on politics in the next two years.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:45 PM (BI5O2)

362 > .353 Any word from Musk about the election results?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)

"Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time 🤷‍♂️"

"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (qlLNh)

363 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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It's only fair to let you know I'm in the middle of the boss battle (again) where I kick your hiney bad. I let you live in this game. It's at the end of the next game that Rodrigo meets his demise.

Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (0ohTS)

364 314 Not a good time to be sane.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:24 PM (CHHv1)

*********
No problem here, boss!

I asked my dude on a scale of 1 to 10 how concerned he is today. He said zero. I asked if he was worried he'd tell me, right? He claims he would.

Until I have to fight my way out of stuff I'll stay calm and wait here in my castle on the ridge. We sadly don't have a moat of gators.

I learned to stay calm as you think more clearly when a patient is dying right in front of you. No doctors run to a code, they are thinking.

With the flooding in FL I think our last home might have briefly had a moat this week. Man, 22" of rain in 18hrs made for some bad flooding there. I feel awful as most, like in Arizona, etc with their flooding, probably don't have flood insurance.

We always did in FL. Insured to the max to get something if our island house was wiped out to the slab by a hurricane. Supposedly if it hit "just right" off the Atlantic 1/4mi away, it could have happened as the ocean met the Intracoastal over our roof. We left our bunker if told. Run from water, shelter from wind.

Well, we drove caravans of precious stuff, but you get the picture.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (hzuYO)

365 Night all. See y'all in about six hours on the tech thread.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (Ckdd9)

366 > It's at the end of the next game that Rodrigo meets his demise.
Posted by: 496 at November 04, 2026 09:46 PM (0ohTS)

Ummm.... okay?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:48 PM (qlLNh)

367
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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

Can we still get that free money you were going to donate to local schools anyway?

Posted by: Hicks Who Voted No at November 04, 2026 09:48 PM (mmrXZ)

368 OK, folks, I need to take some medication, shower and sleep.

See you all tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 04, 2026 09:50 PM (qRla/)

369 Winning breeds chemistry. I will continue to insist that any "war" between the DNC and DSA is phony.

This is what the DNC wants. To lurch the country as far left as possible. Some individuals may get run over along the way but this is it. The op I have been going on about since June simply moved a *lot* faster than I feared.

I started to suspect as much when the entire party immediately openly embraced them all, about two weeks after saying they are so "scary" and "extreme". Only getting rid of a couple who were either not playing ball or were somehow embarrassing in the wrong ways. So here we are.

Waiting for the media messaging on all the Democrat "youth" and "energy" and how much young people simply long for communism. That should complete the picture.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:51 PM (vE0+H)

370 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

371 From Sidebar:
The Michelin Man logo began as a creepy Cthuluesque abomination

Isn't that too the story of Obama.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (+AZb8)

372 Just some more demographics.

>>@cruadin
·
13h
>>James Talarico got more 'votes' than any Democrat candidate has EVER gotten in Texas history. He got 500,000 more 'votes' than Kamala Harris got two years ago in a Presidential election year. The demographics of Texas have not changed significantly in two years.

>>You can talk about gas prices, or Iran, or Trump's personality until the cows come home, this still seems ... odd, to say the least.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (viF8m)

373 Hahaha, yeah, she mentioned that to me. Now I'm down to one (known) tranny on my floor. What ever will I do?
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 04, 2026 08:16 PM (ftFVW)

Can you put tastefully-wrapped M80's in the Tampax dispenser?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (0kX4S)

374 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

You've got to wander far out into the country to find the Texas accent nowadays.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (2614e)

375 Gorgeous tree, clever pug.

Is there a possibility that in the presidential election in '28, things swing back to the GOP in TX, and TX votes up ballot red again? I don't feel like that's a forgone conclusion TX is blue forever. There was war and economic malaise, midterm is a not huge voting time statistically, and the DNC got out the vote. That doesn't mean '28 is a goner. But again, I'm an optimist.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (I6xk5)

376 Why would anyone discount Democrats cheating in an election at this point? These are corrupt people. We all know that. Rigging elections is something Democrats have been doing since Tammany Hall. It's who they are. It's at least worth looking into when the numbers do not make sense.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 09:13 PM

I am inclined to believe that. The left has been cheating and stealing elections for who knows how long.

This is why it was so important that (1) there had to be consequences for the stolen 2020 election (arrests, prosecutions, prison time) and (2) the SAVE Act was passed.

Neither happened. So the left was emboldened to continue their actions and here we are.

Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. No one was held accountable for 2020 and the SAVE Act was not passed.

And now with demographics having shifted dramatically, it makes it that much easier for the left to steal elections.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (P5BPp)

377
As long as you don't sound like an old Suzanne Pleshette or Kathleen Turner, you're good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:43 PM (2614e)

********
I don't sound like her but was once told by a patient (probably drugged) that I looked like Kathleen Turner.

I think it was my hair in the '90's. I was also told I looked like Jean Smart when Designing Women was a series. Again, a possibly drugged male patient.

One older man said I looked like Alice Faye, and this made me confused so I had to look her up years later. He was also probably drugged. Every week a new person I looked like.

This was when I worked every Saturday 3-11 so my dude could watch our boys and I could get out of the house and make a buck or two. Cardiac PCU. I then left for the newborn nursery.

I liked cardiac nursing, however, a prostitute with HIV tried to bite me one night and I decided to change departments to babies who can't bite.

Plus it was the happiest place in the med center for 7yrs and I quit asking for another baby boy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (hzuYO)

378 322 I am an idiot for having bought a couple of Powerball tickets, but that money would have gone to buy booze anyway, so not much of a waste.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

but when you buy the booze you are always a winner, until you wake up .

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (8Csz2)

379 @364 - You are a treasure. Never ever stop, being that bright light. I can take it, honestly! *blinks* I hope!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (CHHv1)

380 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents. Unfortunately, in the state there are many more Yankee and West coast accents with more coming in everyday.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

I moved here 30 years ago with a South Carolina accent. These people looked at me like I was a freak. Everyone sounded like they were from Michigan. Or Minnesota. Good times.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at November 04, 2026 09:55 PM (zGx50)

381 370 Texans don't have Southern accents, they have Texas accents.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 09:52 PM (En+fz)

Hollywood always gets this wrong, unless by chance the actor is actually from Texas.

Louisiana has about 4 accents, only one of which is close to a normal Southern accent.

Then there's the way they come up with some bastard hybrid of the Appalachian/Ozarks accent and the genuine Southern accent.

It's like a character with German accent and a French accent at the same time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 09:57 PM (qlLNh)

382 I decided to change departments to babies who can't bite.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:54 PM (hzuYO)

That's a very specific department.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:57 PM (vE0+H)

383 @377 - Sounds like you are one of the most beautiful and awesome among us. It's an honor to have you reply to me.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (CHHv1)

384 I won't discount fraud in TX. It's pretty likely, I think. It's everywhere, and it may have made a real difference in their case.

I dunno. Nobody does. This is America, where the truth is always locked in a Schrodinger's Box made of lies, at the heart of a hall of mirrors.

But I've viewed TX as a soft, liberal-Republican State for a long time, not so different than Ohio.

*shrugs*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)

385 things swing back to the GOP in TX, and TX votes up ballot red again?
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 09:53 PM (I6xk5)

If Dildojora fucks up and goes full open border, it'll reinvigorate the lazy unmotivated dumbfucks that couldn't be bothered to show up last night to finally come vote.

But it will be during a mid-term election so results may vary. They'll probably burn their 'Voter Enthusiasm!(tm)" on the '28 Fed Election. Plus your usual GOPe vultures will be waiting in the wings seeing which way the wind is blowing at the time.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (8Csz2)

386 You can't discount the cheat but I swear a few regulars here dispensed with me as a crazy conspiracy theorist for daring mention that it's still an issue. I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)

387
But I've viewed TX as a soft, liberal-Republican State for a long time, not so different than Ohio.

*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)

This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

I'm feeling very fortunate we were able to sell our house and get out to the middle of nowhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2614e)

388 I believe Texas will go red again. So there!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (hzuYO)

389 I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H)

Who are you again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (2614e)

390 >>I won't discount fraud in TX. It's pretty likely, I think. It's everywhere, and it may have made a real difference in their case.

Look at the numbers. They are impossible not unlikely.

They make as much sense as, oh I don't know, Trump colluding with Russia to rig the 2016 election. I mean who would believe that idiocy?

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (viF8m)

391 >>> Oh but Texas let you down. How about cleaning up your on states

Not wrong. But if the left abolished the electoral college only 4 states matter ever again:
California
Texas
New York
Florida

If the Japanese import too many Muslims, and need to flee their country, we can always import them to TX. They loved them some TX during the World Cup!

Ok, enough politics. I'm so glad hubby made me watch hockey last night! Got some good winning euphoria juju from that at least. More hockey tonight and writing.

If I can't control my country, I can control my characters in my stories. Sometimes. They get obstinate sometimes and do what they want. But I try!

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (I6xk5)

392 I'm so glad hubby made me watch hockey last night! Got some good winning euphoria juju from that at least. More hockey tonight and writing.

If I can't control my country, I can control my characters in my stories. Sometimes. They get obstinate sometimes and do what they want. But I try!
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (I6xk5)

Who'd ya watch?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:01 PM (2614e)

393 Nood

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 10:01 PM (enNUy)

394 Paxton was courting Indians hard in his campaign. I don't blame anyone for being turned off/angered by that and voting accordingly.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 09:44 PM (P5BPp)

Compare Paxton's 2026 vote total with Cruz's 2018 vote total (another bad year for the GOP not involving a presidential contest):

Paxton 2026: 4,249,752 (lost by around 12 points)
Cruz 2018: 4,260,553 (won by about 2.5 points)

The include Cruz 2012 (a year no one thought Cruz did poorly)

Cruz 2012: 4,440,137 (won by almost 16 points)

Same basic vote totals. It doesn't really seem like there was a big sit out here by GOP voters this year. Our recent senate race totals for non-presidential election years have been pretty consistent for the last decade plus.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM (HFrEr)

395 Who are you again?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 04, 2026 10:00 PM (2614e)

A big shit nobody but I'm happy in my bliss

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 10:04 PM (vE0+H)

396 386 You can't discount the cheat but I swear a few regulars here dispensed with me as a crazy conspiracy theorist for daring mention that it's still an issue. I *am* a crazy conspiracy theorist but for fuck's sake don't dispense with me.
Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 09:59 PM (vE0+H

I don't discount it per se. But what looks like happened, in TX anyway, is that the GOP had a decent turnout and numbers for an off-year (non-presidential election) but the Dems were able to mobilize something far close to presidential election year turnout levels. My best guess.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:10 PM (HFrEr)

397 Same basic vote totals. It doesn't really seem like there was a big sit out here by GOP voters this year. Our recent senate race totals for non-presidential election years have been pretty consistent for the last decade plus.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 10:02 PM

Yep, doesn't look like a lack of GOP turnout. But record Democrat turnout.

Or very high Democrat turnout + cheating.

But, again, this is on the Republican Party. No one was held accountable for the stolen 2020 election and the SAVE Act was not passed.

This is the result. Massive Democrat victories across the country.

Republicans had 2 years to prevent this and didn't.

And this is the same as always for the Republican Party since I have been following politics (09/12/2001).

They either don't do anything on which they campaign or they actually act against the wishes of the base (Amnesty betrayal in 2006).

The past 25 years have been the Democrats using their time in power to move the country left, while the Republicans when in power do nothing but keep the new status quo.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 10:14 PM (P5BPp)

398 How did the Dems pull off their election fraud in 2020? The answer is the lack of voter ID laws that allowed them to cast more ballots then their were actual voters in the election. The 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston before the election shows that they are using the same trick on steroids. HOWEVER, we have voter ID in TX, so we know the names of every person who voted in the state. If the ballot count in TX is greater than there were voters who voted, we KNOW fraud occurred. This needs to be checked.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:16 AM (WDknQ)

399 This happens when you're a business friendly state, then the businesses move here, bring their load of liberal assholes with them and turn the state into a blue shithole.

Excuse me, but, that is bullshit. TX has 30,000,000 people, the new businesses and their H1B's and US lib voters don't amount to squat compared to that 30,000,000 number. Now the 20,000 fake ballots discovered in Houston starts to look significant assuming that the one warehouse full of them that was found is just the tip of the iceberg. This was fraud not a shift in actual voting.

Given that this was an average turn out by Republicans - which it appears that it was. For the Dems to win the state by the huge margins that they claim to have won by the Democrat vote turn out would have to be huge. Which means that the total vote turnout in TX would have to be much bigger than normal.

Here is what Google's AI has to say about that turnout:

Search Assist

This year's turnout in Texas was approximately 40.5%, which surpasses the average turnout of about 41.8% for midterm elections. This indicates a significant increase compared to previous midterms.

LOL.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at November 05, 2026 02:43 AM (WDknQ)

Quick Hits

Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election.

Via Democrat propaganda outlet NBC:

Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday, propelled by growing hopes for a resolution in the Iran war.
European Brent crude fell below $100 per barrel for the first time since Oct. 7. The move translated to a nearly $8 drop, or an 8.3% decline. U.S. crude oil, or West Texas Intermediate, also slipped 8.3% to close at about $88.12. It was oil's biggest daily decline since April.
Relief for consumers may follow. Oil's fall could bring the national average price of gas down below $4 in the "days ahead," Patrick De Haan, an analyst at GasBuddy, said.

Spencer Pratt
@spencerpratt
Hamas Piker: I HATE AMERICA! YOU DESERVED 9/11
DNC: Well, we have a big tent!
Haley Stevens: I don't think we should blame Jews for produce
DNC: YOU TRAITOR! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A USED CONDOM!
What a time to be alive.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
7h
Understand the implications of what happened in Texas last night.
Gina Hinojosa has called on Gov. Abbott to end state & local cooperation with ICE & she can order that on day one.
Hinojosa voted against the 2017 SB 4 as a TX state rep. The bill was essentially a sanctuary cities ban and required TX law enforcement to cooperate with ICE detainers. She then voted against another SB 4 in 2023, which made it a state crime to cross illegally into Texas.
Should there be another border crisis in coming years, there will likely be no resistance from Texas at the border. No Texas DPS, no TX National Guard, no razor wire or water buoys, and no Operation Lone Star, which Hinojosa called a "dog and pony show" and "political theater".
Remember when 15,000 Haitians surged illegally into Del Rio, TX in 2021 under the international bridge? That was only stopped because Texas DPS responded on Abbott's orders and physically blocked further crossings by lining up their cruisers to form a wall. The Biden Border Patrol was caught off guard and offered almost no resistance, except for some horseback agents who were falsely slandered for "whipping".
Additionally, because Republicans failed to pass any legislation codifying President Trump's border security measures, if Dems take the White House in 2028, that Dem president could, if he/she wants to, reverse every single Trump border security policy immediately upon taking office because they were all done at the executive level, and they can order Border Patrol to go back to a passive catch & release policy like we saw under Biden.

Meanwhile, the latest caravan of illegal immigrants is due in Texas within weeks.

Lawyer up. https://t.co/5AvUp67jcH
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) November 4, 2026

you really thought you were getting free healthcare, huh?
— Mike Solana (@micsolana) November 4, 2026

@RepRobertGarcia I thought you were running on affordability?!
— Stella Escobedo (@StellaEscoTV) November 4, 2026

Stop lying. These were the first tweets from elected Democrats following the election. https://t.co/mik7sf7URY
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) November 4, 2026

New French hit: "Russian Interference."

�Russian interference� is thisclose to topping French pop charts! https://t.co/F1i3VuicmF
— Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) October 30, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM

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1 If you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!

Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)

2 Yep

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (r2Icn)

3 We are all f'd.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (MWfyi)

4 "Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election."

I had a funny feeling that was gonna happen

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (VyBeY)

5 Everything is a lie.

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (r2Icn)

6 It's like a cancer patient with bad side effects voting to add a different cancer to the body as a cure.

Will not, and does not work. Ever.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (u82oZ)

7 Off sock

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (r2Icn)

8 Prayers for real Texans! Every night I will add y'all to my prayers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hzuYO)

9 You wanted Affordability!??!! In THIS ECONOMY!?!?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (8Csz2)

10 "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Q+gd/)

11 Don't wanna be harassed? Wear a hijab.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hxMfc)

12
Charlie Musselwhite - Sad Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiPcqRZuF0E

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (6iKlf)

13 Well, shite.

I didn't realize my new name blew the margin, Ace.

I will be good and correct. Bummer during a day of many bummers!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (hzuYO)

14 In a hijab you won't be called a racist. No one will nag about obesity. I'm sure the list goes on.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (hxMfc)

15 What crime, if any, is committed by wearing a hijab? We have the technology.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (hxMfc)

16 Republicans failed to pass any legislation...
=====

I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (RIvkX)

17 Is Jefferies lying or ignorant?
I know, I know. Embrace the power of and

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (8VNAp)

18 In other news, I spent the better part of todat, mixing concrete with a hoe in a wheel barrel and filling 5 sonotubes.

I'm going to feel it in the morning but the hard work is done with the porch rebuild.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (XV/Pl)

19 "... if Dems take the White House in 2028, that Dem president could, if he/she wants to, reverse every single Trump border security policy immediately upon taking office because they were all done at the executive level..."

True, except change "could" to "absolutely will" and it will be more correct. This election showed that the Dems' strategy of changing the electorate is working well. They want to expand on that strategy and they will continue to do so. It's quite likely that the US will soon be as unrecognizable as Europe is today.

I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (8WZD4)

20 Reynolds had something up about West Hollywood allowing "throuples"
https://x.com/Heminator/status/2118052922239967419

Got me to thinking about another alternatively oriented b*tch ass who used to post here talking about how you couldn't restrict marriage to one man and one woman but absolutely 2 was a magic number and that was where it would stop.

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Iwv3U)

21 Looking forward to the horror, IBS and monkeypox explosions when/if normal people who voted Dim realize what they've done.

It's going to get real for a lot of people.

My life? I doubt it changes a whole lot in the near future.

Y'all will be the first to know. I could be an alcoholic by 2028 vs a Friday one drink person.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (hzuYO)

22 "Gina Hinojosa has called on Gov. Abbott to end state & local cooperation with ICE & she can order that on day one."

She can order all she wants to but the majority of county sheriffs are going to continue to cooperate with ICE and there is not a thing she can do about it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (I43vL)

23 Evening.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (umDIn)

24 I guess those 20 million democrat votes from 2020 that disappeared in 2024 were found at last.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (0U5gm)

25 National Sample Poll (dems pressing issue) 80k Polled (fukin lol):

Corruption: 90%

Who's gonna tell em?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (8Csz2)

26 24, yup

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (VyBeY)

27
Dow up over 1,500 pts today.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (Y8DZL)

28 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election"

Hoarded and released....by whom?

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (V87Oy)

29 I asked this too late in the last thread.

Does anyone see any serious Republican contenders in '28 coming from either the House or Senate or are they nothing but also-rans?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (umDIn)

30 MN is cooked.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
1h
🚨 UPDATE: Somali "daycare owner" Abdi Daisane (D) has just been elected to the state Minnesota House — and is wife has BRAGGED about ILLEGALLY INVADING our country

Daisane's St. Cloud "daycare," Blooming Kids, has been cited for 16 state violations since July 2024 ‼️

"I smuggled myself and jumped over the wall for my love." — Ayaan Aidid

And other Somalis did it with her.

MINNESOTA IS SO FREAKING COOKED.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (kX27y)

31 17 Is Jefferies lying or ignorant?
I know, I know. Embrace the power of and
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (8VNAp)

Jefferies knows a vast majority of the Democrats ain't buying this DSA shit and if the moderates that voted for them as much as catch a whiff of it he can kiss is 2028 Presidential bid good bye.

In fact, with the Democratic Presidential Ticket practically vacant and TBD for the 2028 Pres Run the shit show may be more entertaining than I initially thought.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (8Csz2)

32 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election"

Hoarded and released....by whom?

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM

Every single oil producing/refining country that hates Trump and that is most of them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (I43vL)

33 Keep an eye on this David Crowley(D) character who just won the WI Governor race. Straight out of central casting for President.

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (Q+gd/)

34 Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
Soon, it will be Islamists and Communists under the Democrat party banner, and they won't be stopping at the Comments section.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (Uvvcx)

35 "I smuggled myself and jumped over the wall for my love." — Ayaan Aidid

MINNESOTA IS SO FREAKING COOKED.
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:36 PM (kX27y)

Think she'll ever realize she just coulda walked her ass in from Canada?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (8Csz2)

36 >>> Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed: Crude oil prices plummet a day after the election.

That was the plan as published in July.
Or was it before then?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (KuABb)

37 33 Keep an eye on this David Crowley(D) character who just won the WI Governor race. Straight out of central casting for President.
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Any D posing as a Moderate in '28 is defacto smoked off the ballot. The DSA will tell their moderate Dem friends whose sausage they gonna take.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (8Csz2)

38 For Methos from other thread...I think I saw this thing from Obama thread...

282 I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.
-
Wait, really?

I haven't seen that fool in a decade, maybe back in the captain america days.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (vSvIl)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (hzuYO)

39 I'm beginning to things may be afoot.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 06:40 PM (0sNs1)

40 11 Don't wanna be harassed? Wear a hijab.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (hxMfc)

They're just going to have to harass me until I'm dead.* Not wearing a hijab. Ever.

*or until they're dead

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:40 PM (zYpTz)

41 30 MN is cooked.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
-----------------------------------------
Uh ... Eric. Do you know what happened yesterday? The whole country is cooked. Minnesota is just a bit more well done than most states.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (8WZD4)

42 Oh, screw off. She better get charged soon or else I have no hope.........

Rep. Ilhan Omar

@Ilhan
·
57m
We’re getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who’s suffered under Trump’s terrorization of our state.

Our time is now.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (kX27y)

43 The Republicans in Congress have failed, catastrophically so, to take any actions to implement the policies that those self same Republicans claim will improve matters. If those policies are so important and so good and so necessary, then why has legislation implementing those policies not been passed? The Democrats most decidedly are able to pass what the Democrats deem important. Why have the Republicans not done the same?
-Alex the Chick

She must have read my earlier comment.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)

44 34 Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
Soon, it will be Islamists and Communists under the Democrat party banner, and they won't be stopping at the Comments section.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (Uvvcx)

Yup, lotz and lotz of new names, calling out long time Morons... it's almost like the US Aid money spigot is back on.... or will be come January.

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (mP0Kj)

45 "Almost as if oil was being hoarded to drive up prices and then released the moment the polls closed"

My good sir, I know I haven't been around for awhile, but I know you ain't buying that bullshit angle.

Future Trading was fucked due to supply disruption, navigational rerouting, and finally, lack of ample production to keep up w/ the backlog. The markets see the Iran Conflict all but done.

Now if Trump or Iran decided to be a dick and fire as much as a rock at each other, that shit would be back up to $100 in less than a tick.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (8Csz2)

46 Mom's got mainstream media news on. It's a gleeful slobberfest for the Dems. I'm gonna puke.

Like ChristyBlinky said, it's going to be interesting when the islamocommunists get going with the oppression and it gets real for people. Enjoy your caliphate, dumbasses.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (zYpTz)

47 Can we have a troll bounty prize? I'll find and list them in my spare time.

Maybe mess with them a bit and report their names.

Maybe Doof can name the troll bounty champions every Saturday night?

A lot today! I can't bless their hearts as they wouldn't understand, for starters.

I do hate messing with people with low IQ's, but sometimes it must be done. Or I will ignore them mostly but report their names to the bounty hunters.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (hzuYO)

48 Rep. Ilhan Omar

@Ilhan
·
57m
We’re getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan who’s suffered under Trump’s terrorization of our state.

Our time is now.
Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 06:41 PM (kX27y)

I wonder if she let her gay brother-husband stick it in her ass?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (umDIn)

49 More than one spouse contains the punishment. More than 1 Mother in Law.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

50 I see that some are comparing this to 2008, saying it was even worse. Wrong.
In 2008, Democrats still cared about a strong America. They believed in American ideals.
Now, they hate a strong America. They care more about the 3rd world they have imported to cause destruction to those that built it.
You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target. Because the Democrat party that formerly believed in the American experience no longer does. They care about how much wealth they can strip and mine from those that worked to make it. They care about people that desecrate American ideals and now want to TAKE, not EARN their share. That is the new game. Except it isn't a game, it's reality. And traditional Americans and their beliefs are the targets.
The 3rd world makes or builds NOTHING. They only take, take, take, like locusts, leaving fields barren when they move on. We are going to watch the destruction happen in real time. In America. Led by the Democrat party and their new Islamic and Communist factions.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM (Uvvcx)

51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

52 Leader John Thune

·
Nov 3, 2026
@LeaderJohnThune
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Follow
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment
====
Liar or Stupid

Probably both.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:46 PM (RIvkX)

53 That is the saddest part of this - the dems have exactly zero solutions to any problems, and everything they want to do will make the situation arguably much worse.

Dems focus on DEI, investigations, and racism because they also know they have NO solutions to anything. They can't do a single thing about affordability. Nothing. Whatever they can do will just make it worse.

Posted by: notalawyer at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (fR677)

54 The Somali beeotch in Minnesota is saying it right in our faces. That is Islam saying we've arrived and we're taking over. There's a vid that just saw on Facebook of a black guy screaming at Muslims blocking a sidewalk in prayer. That's another in your face we're occupying this place

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:49 PM (8VNAp)

55 51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

If you don't have children, you can at least try to enjoy the shadenfreude as many of the 18-30 year olds get hard f**ked for their choices. They do have it bad now, but wait 'til they see what's coming down the pike.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (9ZFZd)

56 Muh Corporations don't exist to efficiently turn products into profit. Not by a long-shot.
Posted by: Let Me Be Clear at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (55H/L)
=====

Why do public schools exist?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

57 huh, you can get Yuengling in a 24 oz. can, who knew?

*washes down a shot of vodka from the freezer*

hey, it may be artificial euphoria, but it's better than contemplating the ruin of ... well ... everything.

gotta lol at talk about 2028; what this midterm tells me (ymmv obviously) is that the demonrat vote fraud machinery is in its nearly-perfected form, and we (as a nation, as a people) are finished.

hope I'm wrong, but that will be the basis for any planning for the future that happens at Chateau D'Eez.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM (VyBeY)

58 Minnesota and Michigan show how Muslims can take over governments while being a relatively tiny minority of voters. I don't know the actual statistics, but I suspect that virtually 100% of Muslims voted for the Muslim candidates who won. Muslim minorities "punch way above their weight class." No other groups block-vote like that

By the time Muslims reach 25% of the population, they have completely taken over everything. Even at around 10%, the Muslims are pretty much already controlling large parts of Europe.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM (8WZD4)

59 Well I suspect everyone is about to get what they voted for good and hard.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (czPqD)

60 Why do public schools exist?
-
To funnel money through the teachers' unions back to the Democrats.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (vSvIl)

61 >>>Have you noticed how the trolls have crashed the gates of the Comments section, and are now roaming freely among us?
~~~~~

I have and it's extremely annoying. They do this every single time they have a win, no matter big or small. I check the name on every single post and don't even read ones whose names are new, much less respond.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (3ImbR)

62 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)

63 >>Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

Nah, they acquire a passel of sisters. Just 1 MiL!

Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (NcvvS)

64 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM

Preach it, LeftCoast Dawg!

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (LHPAg)

65 "56 Muh Corporations don't exist to efficiently turn products into profit. Not by a long-shot.
Posted by: Let Me Be Clear at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (55H/L)
=====

Why do public schools exist?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX) "

grift. both of them. grift, pure and simple.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (VyBeY)

66 Why do public schools exist?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

To indoctrinate. The big fight in American Politics is who gets to decide the indoctrination.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:53 PM (EGBKS)

67 China won last night. America is headed into a chaotic period, and the dinks love that. Can work with it.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:54 PM (ZxPkt)

68 >>Yup, lotz and lotz of new names, calling out long time Morons... it's almost like the US Aid money spigot is back on.... or will be come January.

USAID was just one faucet. The NGOs that got the money are still in place.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (viF8m)

69 The time to panic is 2028. We're not there yet. I'm not letting my hair catch on fire until the next Dem president. Congress is basically useless.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (SwyyQ)

70 Can y’all please quit blowing the fucking margins.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (W2Pud)

71 "51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg) :"

*fistbump (s)*
rat there witcha both. brothers from another mother.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (VyBeY)

72 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)
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They won't let a little thing like a piece of paper signed by an "illegitimate" POTUS stop them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (s2iZv)

73 19. I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph

So go out like p*ss and vinegar.

I will if I possibly can.

The Times of Israel, Freedom and Nothing Left to Lose, October 1, 2024

🤗

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NFX2v)

74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasturized and doesn't know it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)

75 Is it more accurate to say the new Democrat party's values are Islamunism, or Commulamist?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (Uvvcx)

76 @67 it is a dangerous time with China. However lately China is in a state of collapse. Lashing outward is a possibility

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (8VNAp)

77 >>You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target.

Strip a man of what he's worked for all of his life = man with nothing to lose. Surely they will enjoy what follows (snerk).

Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NcvvS)

78 By the time Muslims reach 25% of the population, they have completely taken over everything. Even at around 10%, the Muslims are pretty much already controlling large parts of Europe.

Somalians only had to get around 5% in places in Maine. And let me tell you, pointing it out would get you a firm Yankee Scolding just a few years ago.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (EGBKS)

79 65 grift. both of them. grift, pure and simple.

from the eighth dimension?

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 06:57 PM (oY6Yp)

80 Why do public schools exist?

Indoctrination. And making a generation unable to answer known arguments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 06:57 PM (u82oZ)

81 @54...when Obungo was elected to his first error of socialism, our son in Tallahassee experienced the Gloat.

Odd that when the GOP wins we just live normally and don't rub it in like a 3rd grader who ate too much candy.

Gloat must be a side effect of monkeypox.

He was at a gas station, all 6'4" of a very handsome young man, and a black dude came over to him for no apparent reason as he got in his car.

Said, "We are in charge now, boy." I guess assuming the blacks would take over and enslave us.

We are a family who know black people. I was half raised by black women. I had a black surgeon operate on me (my battle cry when people hear I'm from MS). One of son's friends from college who works for his company is black. Totally uncalled for and raciss and big deal in this century.

My son ignored him, got in his car, and drove off.

Sometimes the swell head gloatation is thankfully brief, altho painful with the monkey pox and now shigella diarrhea.

I might accidently run into a pack of arses pointing to mecca due to the sun blinding me on a street. Then accidently back up and do it again, thinking, "Wow, that was a big speed bump!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (hzuYO)

82 70 Can y’all please quit blowing the fucking margins.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 06:55 PM (W2Pud)

After this bullsh**, we have to do something to entertain ourselves.

HEY Nurse!!! Long time no time!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (Uvvcx)

83 76 However lately China is in a state of collapse.

tofu dregs are best dregs

Posted by: anachronda at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (oY6Yp)

84 My daughter is 12. I would like to be romantically nihilistic in a lizard king sort of way, but, alas and alak

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:58 PM (Dpv2s)

85 74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasturized and doesn't know it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)

Hah! Your talking to the bastards that Select their candidates and call it Democracy.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (8Csz2)

86 66's point is good, too.

my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (VyBeY)

87 They are an inscrutable folk.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (ZxPkt)

88 We are here, at least in part, from the "My Hair Is Not On Fire" brigade.

The list of "My Hair Is Not On Fire" commenters is both lengthy, and wrong.

They never show back up when proven, yet again, to be wrong.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (EGBKS)

89 Subpoena >> Pardon >> Autopen

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (PKL0q)

90 Posted by: Nazdar at November 04, 2026 06:56 PM (NcvvS)

Ya ngl, the ageism thats coming along w/ this new crop of a Generation is quite off putting.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (8Csz2)

91 Well, just like my nic...

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (Q/FnY)

92 LCD!

Where you been hiding?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (W2Pud)

93 LeftCoast Dawg

Preach it!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (2WIwB)

94 55 51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM
Hello Ralph. We must be related. Looks like we agree on this one.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

If you don't have children, you can at least try to enjoy the shadenfreude as many of the 18-30 year olds get hard f**ked for their choices. They do have it bad now, but wait 'til they see what's coming down the pike.
------------------------------------------------
I do have kids and grandkids, so no Schadenfreude for me. I am very worried about their future.

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (8WZD4)

95 Nov 3, 2026
@LeaderJohnThune Follow
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment
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Liar or Stupid
Probably both.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
----

It's the truth from his perspective.
He stumped Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (3oLMy)

96 I was happy to see the trolls last night were largely ignored.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (PKL0q)

97 Not exactly a great insight, but was hinting at the huge potential immigration/border implications of the TX disaster last night.

"Sanctuary" state. Biggest/most important border sector. Ending cooperation with feds will be a huge blow to what is now a fairly secure border.

Hope the economic illiterates and whiny foreign policy ignoramuses that helped lose TX will find undermining border security worth it.

And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (U/Byj)

98 72, boom, bingo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (VyBeY)

99 56. Why do public schools exist?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Civil service jobs and benefits.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (NFX2v)

100 Italics[i/]

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (8WZD4)

101 For what it's worth, I live in a red county. I went to my local sugary drink place for a consolation treat, and overheard my Gen Z barista gal (loudly) gabbing to her friend. Apparently she usually votes republican.

"Ask me in 2022 how I would have voted? I would have said republican. Both sides SUCK right now." She wasn't happy with either party.

I think it was a referendum on republicans sucking, not that democrats are great. But her generation doesn't realize how not voting, because both sides suck, means you let the dems in to cause havoc. She will learn. Hard.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (ml7jS)

102 Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (EGBKS)
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Don't hurt yourself patting your own back.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

103 By God, if Trump throws Hegseth to the dogs, he has lost my support forever! Who’s next then, Isaacman?

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (UWN7z)

104 Makes it sound like oil prices were an op...or perhaps the feeling is Congress, in two and half months, will force Trump to concede on Iran...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (l3cgK)

105 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (VyBeY)

106 my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.

Blah. I read Starship Troopers. Animal Farm. 1984.

Maybe a unique time where we just didn't go knee-jerk and "How High" just because the politician or pastor said to jump.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM (EGBKS)

107 *Peeks in*

Ara?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD)

108 74 Chuck Schumer is about to be pasteurized and doesn't know it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

100%

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (NFX2v)

109 [i/]Test

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (8WZD4)

110 72 Trump needs to do some Biden preemptive pardons if the dickweeds want to threaten his former and current staff.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:52 PM (lpTXP)

I believe this idea was floated in the last month or so. When I first heard it, I laughed, thinking it was stupid. Now, I see it as necessary. In fact, Pete Hegseth needs to be pardoned not for his time as Secretary of War, but his years at FOX news. You read the posts in earlier threads from Senators and Congress critters. The Dems want not only blood, but the want anyone who ever talked with Trump to suffer pain and ruination. This is your NEW Democrat party.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (Uvvcx)

111 In other news, a pop star might have opted to get smaller tits.

https://instapundit.com/833736/

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (LTb8o)

112 "51 I'm starting to think it's good that I'm old and I won't be around too much longer. The future looks pretty bleak right now.
Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM

--‐-----

We old farts have time on our hands. When in to find ways to use it constructively, to frustrate Democrats

Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (PKL0q)

113 Invest in ammo.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (En+fz)

114 Knew this was going to happen -

Mossadil Commentary
@MOSSADil
·
1h
🚨 EL-SAYED REFUSES TO BACK SCHUMER FOR SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed declined to endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.

“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

The outspoken Israel critic signals growing divisions within the Democratic Party over its leadership and direction.

Posted by: beckster at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM (kX27y)

115 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (OGFx7)

116 @74 San Fran, no raw cheeseburgers for you

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (8VNAp)

117 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

118 *Peeks in*

Ara?
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD)

I'm hearing repeatedly that, after yesterday, Texas has way more queers than steers.

Hiya!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (LTb8o)

119 The trolls last night were dumb. And disappointingly dull! We've had much better.

I was happy to defend TJM's honor, and his optimism about the results that were sadly dashed. I love optimists. Was also hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

Onward we roll. Glad to have you all in the trenches with me to see how the next few months shake out.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

120 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.

I remember when "We Are Not Voting Our Way Out Of This" was an insta-ban.

Not a nice commentary on the Mates and such that did it. They were fools.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (EGBKS)

121 sock - how's 40m?

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (mELfh)

122 read all of those, and more, in fucking high school. your point is?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (VyBeY)

123
my generation grew up reading Exodus and The Source, these kids today are getting it straight from the mouth of yasser arafat and lenin.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (VyBeY)

They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

124 107 *Peeks in*

Ara?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD) j

Nani‽

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (l3cgK)

125 A muzzie won't help a Jew. Shocked, shocked I say

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (8VNAp)

126 didn't try that, yet - stand by ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (VyBeY)

127 109 [i/]Test

Posted by: Ralph at November 04, 2026 07:04 PM (8WZD4)

Joke punchline: "The potato goes to the FRONT"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (l3cgK)

128 I got our Hochul bucks today.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (+sNap)

129 Learn this. Buy ammo.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (LHPAg)

130 92 LCD!

Where you been hiding?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 07:00 PM (W2Pud)

I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Wait, that is Diogenes line.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (Uvvcx)

131 *waves back to Robert*

https://youtu.be/4haW72dgVM8

Or https://youtu.be/-d2NsvFU5go

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

132 >>> endorse Chuck Schumer for Democratic Senate leader, despite Schumer’s support for his campaign.“I do believe we need new leadership and I think people are hungry for it,” El-Sayed declared.

It begins already! I knew it. Excited for all the democrat infighting.

May they overreach, and wrestle defeats from what could be victory.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (ml7jS)

133 > In other news, a pop star might have opted to get smaller tits.
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That's a shame.

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (ZxPkt)

134 40 cw, hearing a few signals

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (VyBeY)

135 I'm about done with my QDX build, but I need a USB-C to USB-B cable to connect it to my phone. That tells you how long the kit sat in my garage....

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (mELfh)

136 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

There is something to this.

My dad is 72. I remember, for a fact, the Misery Index. And the OPEC Embargo and your license plate getting checked on when you could buy gas.

He does not. And is very, very militant about it.

I think he's typical.

Posted by: Don't Care at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (EGBKS)

137 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

As far as I know she was mostly unknown but the only primary race I paid attention to was Cornyn versus Paxton.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (LTb8o)

138
I believe this idea was floated in the last month or so. When I first heard it, I laughed, thinking it was stupid. Now, I see it as necessary. In fact, Pete Hegseth needs to be pardoned not for his time as Secretary of War, but his years at FOX news. You read the posts in earlier threads from Senators and Congress critters. The Dems want not only blood, but the want anyone who ever talked with Trump to suffer pain and ruination. This is your NEW Democrat party.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:05 PM

I hope he pardons everyone seeing how Jack Smith had small dollar donors on a list.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (czPqD)

139 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (U/Byj

Well, if Mexicans in the Rio Grande Valley want to be inundated and displaced by other types of foreigners, I don't know that there's much I can do about it. Sort of the same with a supermajority of The Tribe sticking with the Dems despite the party's increasing hostility to Jews. Sometimes, all you can do is let people have their way and observe from as safe a distance as your wallet allows.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (HFrEr)

140 117 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

People that took the risk of Voting for Trump got giga pissed when they're loved ones w/ an unregistered glock and a bag of weed got sent back.

Some of it was the shit ton of work transplants from the Tech Field who vote blue no matter who.

And finally, the younger voter who is still feeling out parties by pulling the ole switcharoo with their vote if they don't see Results(tm) Immediately.

Tldr; ya the math is mathin I'm afraid.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (8Csz2)

141 I can hear w1aw on 40

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (VyBeY)

142 I was happy to defend TJM's honor, and his optimism about the results that were sadly dashed. I love optimists. Was also hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

as i told the meeting with europeans today - I'm an eternal optimist, which means i'm usually disapointed

and here we are again...

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (3PgqR)

143 Futures are as spoofable as stocks. Those contracts were pushed to hurt Trump. If he did well, I expected them to go to 150$. Now, if he doesn’t play ball, they will go right back up.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (+sNap)

144 QMX ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (VyBeY)

145 My QCX-mini (40m) was mostly working both xmit and rcv on Sunday, but it needs some more work to be perfect.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (mELfh)

146 Life comes at you fast, Chuck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (RIvkX)

147 sigh fuck it, guess i'll put the old handle on for here. Seems like I'm considered a "troll that broke through the gate"

Rip tryhardneckbeard o7 you will be missed.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (8Csz2)

148 My life? I doubt it changes a whole lot in the near future.

Y'all will be the first to know. I could be an alcoholic by 2028 vs a Friday one drink person.

"...slowly, at first.
Then suddenly!"

Posted by: Heirloominati at November 04, 2026 07:13 PM (erhDr)

149 Nope, QDX. Solely for digital comms.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (mELfh)

150 I wonder just how many people nationwide realize the ramifications on this nation by just what happened in TX alone. Illegals in this country, as well as the millions that will be on their way, won a massive victory because of TX last night.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (qBdHI)

151
They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Nonsense, you conservative American. These days we have these plastic cards that the government gives us that when we run them through the credit card reader at the grocery store, magickly pay for everything! So thank the Democrats and RINOs for progress!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (Uvvcx)

152 The overstuffed chalupa won?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

153 Onward we roll. Glad to have you all in the trenches with me to see how the next few months shake out.
Posted by: LizLem at November 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ml7jS)

Same. We still have each other, horde.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (zYpTz)

154 sock_rat_eez

Any word on Poland?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (u82oZ)

155 So who do Republicans have for the 2028 nomination that isn’t carrying the stench of Trump?

Rubio, Vance, and DeSantis are finished

Thune comes to mind as a reasonable alternative.

Or is it time to triple down on Trump’s act?

And Senator John Ossoff is going to be a very formidable opponent.

It’s time for the GOP to get busy. Like now.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (GVoQJ)

156 115 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (OGFx7)
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I'm their huckleberry.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (oqH4h)

157 143 Futures are as spoofable as stocks. Those contracts were pushed to hurt Trump. If he did well, I expected them to go to 150$. Now, if he doesn’t play ball, they will go right back up.
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (+sNap)

Should have had a plan before he log jammed and back logged 25% of the Worlds Production (real number) and probably 80% of the Eastern Hemispheres production (pulled out my ass).

But ya, I'm sure the Chinese did whatever they could to fuck with that number, cause that back log hurt their economy big time.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (8Csz2)

158 137 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

As far as I know she was mostly unknown but the only primary race I paid attention to was Cornyn versus Paxton.
Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:11 PM (LTb8o)

You were more likely to see Gina Hinojosa on the back of milk carton than anywhere else before last night.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (HFrEr)

159 151
They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Nonsense, you conservative American. These days we have these plastic cards that the government gives us that when we run them through the credit card reader at the grocery store, magickly pay for everything! So thank the Democrats and RINOs for progress!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:14 PM (Uvvcx)

No one under about 55 or 56 remembers Jimma's administration.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (l3cgK)

160 DSA is doing what Trump wouldn’t: ruthless purging of every quisling saboteur

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (+sNap)

161 For some, the issue isn't being wrong, it was being a jerk while being so wrong. The lesson isn't to be right or that optimism is okay or not. The issue is don't be a fucking jackass and then turn out so wrong or it's gonna bite you. Or... just don't act like a jackass.

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (vE0+H)

162 Dear morons, if you're losing your sh*t that badly, go touch grass for awhile it will help.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (RIvkX)

163 We all know why the GOP got their ass kicked. They know why they got their ass kicked.
Lazy spineless MFr’s. I can’t blame people for sitting this one out. I hate it but I can’t say I didn’t expect it. I’m glad we didn’t have kids.

Posted by: Billythesquid at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (x4l2h)

164 not that I've heard, NaCly.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (VyBeY)

165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

166 96 I was happy to see the trolls last night were largely ignored.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM (PKL0q)

When you see shit on the sidewalk, people here are smart enough to walk around it, instead of stepping in it. This cannot be said with Democrat voters, however.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (Uvvcx)

167 I remain an optimist.

Nothing will change this.

I know where I'm going and the Tally Rico's and strange pisslamists in MN and MI can't change this.

Also, apparently I owe more than Ace for accidently blowing a margin with a new name I was trying out (in his comments on the sidebar). I did apologize to Ace and change it immediately.

Who knew? I always tinyurl stuff to add as I'm that good to our host.

I guess I need a good spanking. Please bring champagne.

It was not intentional, I am a good person, and I am sorry to offend.

xoxo
Formerly, for a very brief period today,
ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (hzuYO)

168 165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

My good sir, everyone wants a large portion of DOOM! with a side of SMOD tonight.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (8Csz2)

169 Tulsi would help any ticket

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (+sNap)

170 {{{Lady in Black}}}

The victory will be short-lived, as poor resource allocation, theft, and economic stupidity van empty out a country pretty fast these days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 04, 2026 07:17 PM (u82oZ)

171 162 Dear morons, if you're losing your sh*t that badly, go touch grass for awhile it will help.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (RIvkX)

See 168, cause double typing the same shit is cringe i'm told.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (8Csz2)

172 Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

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Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (AKptf)

173 No one under about 55 or 56 remembers Jimma's administration.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:15 PM (l3cgK)

i sort of remember it, vaguely.

but i'm only 29....

Posted by: SturmToddler at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (3PgqR)

174 165 @Carlos__Turcios
TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:16 PM (3oLMy)

********
Thankful! I'll still add Texans to my prayers, the Moron kind, anyway.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (hzuYO)

175 88 We are here, at least in part, from the "My Hair Is Not On Fire" brigade.

The list of "My Hair Is Not On Fire" commenters is both lengthy, and wrong.

They never show back up when proven, yet again, to be wrong.
Posted by: Don't Care

What???

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (NFX2v)

176 172 Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

===

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 07:18 PM (AKptf)

Heh ya, that made me belt out a loud and healthy raspberry.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (8Csz2)

177 Thune comes to mind.....

You have GOT to be kidding.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (En+fz)

178 How can transplants on work visas vote, though?!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (Vvh2V)

179
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of accomplishment

___________

Our net worth quadrupled!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (eRlcH)

180 I'm kind of laughing at the bravado from Dems and their "subpoena fetish." The actually think that the next two years will be inconsequential. In Trump's first term, he gambled that he'd be a two term President chronologically. Therefore, the last two years of the first term were treated as a lead up to the General election in 2020. The first two years of his second term were active and focused, although with the political equivalent of an "engine governor."

These last two years, however....Trump has nothing to lose. He's not going to be pissing on the next Republican Candidates Corn Flakes because last night's showing was o piss poor, that he can virtually do anything and not cause damage. So, the engine governor is off. And, anything and everything could happen. I just don't see Trump sitting back and waiting out a Lame Duck session. He'll want scalps.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (dIske)

181 *waves back to Robert*

https://youtu.be/4haW72dgVM8

Or https://youtu.be/-d2NsvFU5go
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

The Malfoid one is catchy but the Thriller mashup is badass!

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (LTb8o)

182 QDX, hope that works out for you! never tried digital, myself.

hope to hear more about it, sometime!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (VyBeY)

183 "It’s time for the GOP to get busy. Like now.
Posted by: Honest Cloud"

That is not who we are.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:22 PM (MWfyi)

184 57 huh, you can get Yuengling in a 24 oz. can, who knew?

*washes down a shot of vodka from the freezer*

hey, it may be artificial euphoria, but it's better than contemplating the ruin of ... well ... everything.

gotta lol at talk about 2028; what this midterm tells me (ymmv obviously) is that the demonrat vote fraud machinery is in its nearly-perfected form, and we (as a nation, as a people) are finished.

hope I'm wrong, but that will be the basis for any planning for the future that happens at Chateau D'Eez.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:51 PM
IF, another Trump (or Pinochet} come along we may have a chance. If not there may be one possible two more 'elections', that's all.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)

185 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:08 PM (czPqD)

Had that conversation with a neighbor the day before the election. They don't know how bad communism is. They have no memory of it, of the Cold War, of the desperation people had to escape it. They'll learn.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (zYpTz)

186 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (enNUy)

187 179
Over the last two years, Senate Republicans have put up a strong record of ~~accomplishment~~ existence to its members, and to the community at large.

Posted by: Robert Hoover at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (xg/DD)

188 180, hope you're right, Orson!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (VyBeY)

189 So Thriller brought a smile to your lips as you jammed to it?

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (2GVsD)

190 The distinctive thing about erasing the border and immigration lawlessness ("sanctuary") is that it by definition affects the entire country, not just a locality or state. As we don't have internal borders. If the new governor can nuke all the ICE cooperation, a hermetically sealed border is the only way to limit the damage from TX.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (U/Byj)

191 177 Thune comes to mind.....

You have GOT to be kidding.
Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 07:19 PM (En+fz)

I assume that post was performance art by a guy so thick he wears a tiny retard helmet on his prick so that he doesn't sustain a meat concussion when he jerks off.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (HFrEr)

192 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

It's their pathetic attempt to validate their pitiful lives.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

193 I just don't see Trump sitting back and waiting out a Lame Duck session. He'll want scalps.
Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (dIske)

Yeah, I hope he goes scorched earth. I think his ego might demand it, and I'm here for it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (zYpTz)

194 "The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments."

See # 184.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (MWfyi)

195 Has Vivek gone back to India THAT would be some really good news

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (ubCxQ)

196 sock - I'm heading out on vacation next week and hoping to work a couple of POTA parks while traveling. I'll post updates on the hobby thread if possible.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:26 PM (mELfh)

197 136 They don't remember the Carter years and the fall of Communism either. They can't imagine a bread line, like that was like last century or something.

There is something to this.

My dad is 72. I remember, for a fact, the Misery Index. And the OPEC Embargo and your license plate getting checked on when you could buy gas.

He does not. And is very, very militant about it.

I think he's typical.
Posted by: Don't Care

So you remember 1973, and your dad is 72 and doesn't remember but you think your story is typical?

BTW, the Oil Embargo lasted from October 1973 until March 1974, during the Nixon administration.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 07:27 PM (NFX2v)

198 Vivek was a smarmy bastard. Whatever the Indian version of adios is, adios.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (enNUy)

199 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (rJ7Hd)

200 I assume that post was performance art by a guy so thick he wears a tiny retard helmet on his prick so that he doesn't sustain a meat concussion when he jerks off.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (HFrEr)
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LOL

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (oqH4h)

201 185, *fistbump* gotta hope, right?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:28 PM (VyBeY)

202 193 It's like the Troll Hall of Fame around here

It's their pathetic attempt to validate their pitiful lives.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

********
Here's hoping you just named the new list for Doof's weekend ONT!

I'm all for troll bounty numbers reported to hosts.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (hzuYO)

203 My good sir, everyone wants a large portion of DOOM! with a side of SMOD tonight.

Posted by: cajun carrot
----

Yes, it is good news but my copy machine didn't get everything.
The map 'suggests' that the same people who voted TX local red
voted blue for Talacracko, Hinajosa and whoever the AG will be.
Beyond logic.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (3oLMy)

204 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: 6 meter and 10 meter bands at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

205 Make no mistake.

MAGA has gone the way of the tea party.

We are happy as a pig in shit.

Don't forget to donate.

Posted by: GOP at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (nUyk7)

206 A pretty safe bet that al-Sayed's action is pointing to is this - the Dems go full Wyle Coyote while trying to grab the Brass Ring before they are ready.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

207 lookin' forward to it, PabloD!

good luck! POTA on! 73!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (VyBeY)

208 >>TEXAS RESULTS
Republicans retained their Texas Senate supermajority
despite Democratic victories statewide and in the Texas House.
The GOP-controlled Senate could block House legislation and reject
Gina Hinojosa’s appointments.

And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)

209 I remember the Cater years, no job, inflation almost as bad as Biden's, lots of bad shit that I'm to old for now.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (Q/FnY)

210
Had that conversation with a neighbor the day before the election. They don't know how bad communism is. They have no memory of it, of the Cold War, of the desperation people had to escape it. They'll learn.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:24 PM (zYpTz)

I don't remember very much from when I was a small child but certain memories stand out clearly. You were only allowed to buy gas every other day depending on some number on your license plate. I remember stagnation, I remember having first hand conversations with adults that escaped communism, they cried when they saw our grocery stores. That kind of thing sticks with you.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (czPqD)

211 I am going to meander away, models to work on.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 04, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

212 Thank you Jesus for online shopping as therapy

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (enNUy)

213 Looks like the cafe is open.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (zYpTz)

214 oh, & safe traveling!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (VyBeY)

215 And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:30 PM (viF8m)

Thank god the SAVE act didn't pass and the SC gave two thumps up to mail in votes!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (rJ7Hd)

216 "And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok
Posted by: JackStraw"

Sounds fishier than a merman's jock strap.

Posted by: The GOP at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (MWfyi)

217 Yeah the electoral map looks pretty daunting with TX GA possibly KS and AK "blue". Yeah yeah mid-term, different electorate, but what happened in TX is inconceivable in MA NY IL OR WA CA. And MI and WI still requiring the sort of GOP figure that doesn't exist outside the ScalpWeasel.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:32 PM (U/Byj)

218 191, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)

219 There is no way this will be resolved without bloodshed. The left is counting on it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM

They'll need to pack a lunch.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (JM5dG)

220 You can't fix demographics with more elections when the invaders get to vote themselves a pass.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM (rJ7Hd)

221 And yet somehow Hinojosa got 5 million votes, nearly 2 million more than Betto the previous governors race. Abbott's vote total was basically same but this woman came out of nowhere and smashed the vote total?

ok

Posted by: JackStraw
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When Beto ran, everyone knew who he was and things about him.
Who the F0$% is Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (3oLMy)

222 When Beto ran, everyone knew who he was and things about him.
Who the F0$% is Hinajosa?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:34 PM (3oLMy

She's the face of diversity.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (rJ7Hd)

223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:35 PM (lpTXP)

224 They'll need to pack a lunch.
Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 07:33 PM

What's a sammich?

Posted by: AWFLs at November 04, 2026 07:36 PM (0sNs1)

225 223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes
----

Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

226 you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!
Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)
****
This is about me isn't it.

Posted by: Commiefornia at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Wt1Rs)

227 Seattle has the highest vacancy rate of any US city, nearly 40%. The Socialist mayor response? Free rent of empty spaces, but only for minorities:
The city's Seattle Restored program is offering six months rent-free in vacant shops, plus a $2,500 stipend, liability insurance and internet.
The scoring sheet literally asks: "Is the business Woman and/or Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC) owned…?"
Target zones: Belltown, Pioneer Square, the Chinatown-International District and the downtown core.
Who already left those streets: Nike, The North Face, Lululemon, Vans, Saks OFF 5TH, Hard Rock Cafe, and Amazon Fresh on Pike.

Meanwhile the city's Storefront Repair Fund reimburses up to $5,000 per broken-window incident, up to three times a year. Smashed glass is now a line item.

An Oct. 26 Chamber/Downtown Seattle Association survey: 47% of businesses seriously considered moving out in the past year. Business climate rated 39/100. City Hall responsiveness: 26/100.

Seattle is FOOKED.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 07:38 PM (Uvvcx)

228 Yes, it is good news but my copy machine didn't get everything.
The map 'suggests' that the same people who voted TX local red
voted blue for Talacracko, Hinajosa and whoever the AG will be.
Beyond logic.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:29 PM (3oLMy)

Republicans hold an 18-12 margin over Democrats in the Texas State Senate.

The new Train Commissioner is a former Engineer and friend of the oil field... the problem is how long can he stave off the Watermelon Democrats and their fantasies.

Also gonna be Interesting what kind of shit the Dems in the House will do to fuck w/ ERCOT.

They push the Green Agenda they are fucked.
Hina Dildojosa goes too soft on the border they are fucked.
They don't resolve existing water concerns that have nothing to do w/ the AI datacenters, they are fucked.
They don't find a way to turn all these economic transplants from the tech industry into jobs for Texans? Fucked.

Basically they are just fucked, ain't no way these idiots w/ zero administrative Experience gonna be able to pull together a competent administration while fighting off the political pressures of the DNC

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (8Csz2)

229 TU ES 73, SOCK. DE PABLOD, QRT.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 07:39 PM (mELfh)

230 Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

Yes. He made me because he was always going to run and never shut up.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:40 PM (lpTXP)

231 Temu Obama is going to run for House Speaker.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

232 Temu Obama is going to run for House Speaker.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 07:44 PM (lpTXP)

233 225 223 You Texans would know better than me. Is this woman really that incredibly popular?

https://tinyurl.com/2jyxf7n3
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:06 PM (viF

Never heard of her before this election. To be fair I don't pay attention to dem members of the Texas legislature.

Posted by: polynikes
----

Did you know who Beto was before that election day?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (3oLMy)

How could you not? Dems were ecstatic about him that first election against Cruz in 2018. Would not shit up about him. Media coverage like a Kennedy. Signs everywhere.

Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (HFrEr)

234 LOL, just got finished helping my 14yo w/ her Civics homework on the Constitution... I love irony.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (8Csz2)

235 >>Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.

And despite all the talk of the war, gas, etc. poisoning the vote for Republicans, Abbott virtually the identical vote total in 2026 than he did in 2022.

That's one amazing turnout machine Democrats have in Texas.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM (viF8m)

236 226 you think fuel prices are high now, wait until refineries are shut down!
Posted by: InZona at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (ThKbm)
****
This is about me isn't it.
Posted by: Commiefornia at November 04, 2026 07:37 PM (Wt1Rs)

Naw we are over you, this is about us now....

Posted by: Texas at November 04, 2026 07:51 PM (8Csz2)

237 I would vote for Pelosi before I'd vote for Thune. RINOs like him are why Trump isn't running the world right now. They're eithet in on it, or too stupid to realize they ain't dealing with Tip O Neil Dems anymore.

My money is they're on it. Maybe they're towards being coerced, but they're in on it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (Vvh2V)

238 Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 04, 2026 07:47 PM (HFrEr)

They also stayed out of site, played the Biden "Stay out of Site and let the anger flow threw the electorate" strat and it played out in spades.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:52 PM (8Csz2)

239 Neither Hinojosa or the Genderqueer Gnome had anything like that kind of enthusiasm
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They did in Austin and at UT Austin and I'm sure in all the big cities and most Colleges.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (VCgbV)

240 Vivek always sounded like he was trying to sell you a time share.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (IQhz0)

241 They did in Austin and at UT Austin and I'm sure in all the big cities and most Colleges.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 04, 2026 07:55 PM (VCgbV)

Ya I've kinda been spinning the idea in my brain the the EC may need to start being a part of State Elections now that we are so damn populated as a nation now. But that shit would never pass.

Posted by: cajun carrot at November 04, 2026 07:58 PM (8Csz2)

242 The fucking ensmuggening here in Texas is in full swing. Lefties cannot stfu about how WE TURNED TEXAS BLUE

Ugh

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 07:59 PM (oqH4h)

243 That's one amazing turnout machine Democrats have in Texas.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 04, 2026 07:49 PM

Trump was the democratic turnout machine in Texas.

Democrats were handed these wins on a silver platter.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 08:11 PM (GVoQJ)

244 And speaking of this, there's particularly worse news than the bad news above. At least one survey (which looks reasonable in terms of methodology) shows ICE/deportations as the top concern of Hispanics in TX switching R to D yesterday. "War" not even on the list.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 07:01 PM

Demographics is destiny. Deep red Texas is long gone. Taken over by Hispanics and Indians and Muslims, who now make up ~50% of the population and vote 90-95% in favor of Democrats.

And Republicans have no one but themselves to blame as they pushed for Hispanics and Indians and Muslims to invade this country, going back to the Bush "Islam means peace" 43 years, the 2006 Amnesty betrayal and lately over the past decade the push for Indians to take Americans' jobs.

Texas demographics:

40-41% Hispanic
37-39% White-only
13-14% Black
6-7% Asian alone (mostly Indians from India)

Median age is 36.
24% under 18, 14-15% 65+.
17-18% foreign-born.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 04, 2026 08:49 PM (P5BPp)

245 105 20 meter propagation sucks tonight.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 07:03 PM
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60 meter band was good earlier.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at November 04, 2026 09:15 PM (rtcpB)

246 Of course the price of fuel was going to plummet after the election and anyone who thought elsewise has not been alive for very long.

Posted by: sidney at November 05, 2026 05:58 AM (V8nDf)

247 Oil sinks when a recession is expected. Now it's a certainty. The Dems are going to wreck the economy in order to get lower interest rates so upper middle class douches can afford to borrow money. They still won't buy houses though, because lower rates mean higher prices. But funemployment is a feature of Dem-led "recoveries" and the funemployed vote Dem, so taking the economy is always a goal.

Posted by: lostmycookies at November 05, 2026 05:27 PM (vG0yB)

JD Vance: Let's Face It, the Real Takeaway From the Election Is That Trump Is a Warmonger and We Have to Embrace the Anti-Israel Policies of My Good Friend Tucker Carlson

JD Vance has repudiated Trump's prosecution of the war with Iran.

We should be being nice to 9th century savages who are building nuclear weapons. Look at Europe -- just being nice to them works every time!

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called for a major pivot in the Trump administration's priorities after the Republicans lost control of the House and Senate in the Tuesday evening midterm contests.
Democrats took Senate seats not just in battleground states, but in typically Republican bastions like Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. Vance, for his part, acknowledged that the administration had lost large portions of reliable voters.
"The reason we lost is the war," he posted on X. "The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest," Vance went on. "But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there."

There's no doubt the Iran War was a major issue:

Byron York
@ByronYork
From exit polls, the percentage of voters who ranked a particular issue a "crucial or major factor" in deciding their vote, followed by the percentage of them who voted Democrat:
90% Government corruption (56%)
89% Cost of living (58%)
74% Iran (63%)
73% Immigration enforcement policies (46%)
56% AI/Data centers (64%)

But "get out of Iran, leave those poor savages alone" is a big position on the left, and among the Ron Paul/Nick Fuentes Complete Isolation and Appeasement pseudoright -- who tend to vote for Democrats to show us all how much they hate us (and Israel).

Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.

Trust them!

JD Vance
@JDVance
One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"--whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.
So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."
Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.
There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn't sharp enough down the stretch. I'm sure that's true.
But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.
Another pollster--one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we'd lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:
1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel
Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She's also a great person.)
In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement--by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.
The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.
If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.
But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.
I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, "I told you so": you're right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let's take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

JD Vance pointedly refused to endorse Beyamin Netanyahu, too. That's his choice, of course, but let's drop the pretense that he isn't just aping the politics of his close friend Tucker Carlson.

Vance has a lot of reason to want these to be the causes.
If the future of the GOP isn't through Michigan and the white working class but instead trying to win over Hispanics, there's no reason to run him.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy

By the way, does JD Vance's Stronk America First Agenda include reducing the huge flow of Indians into this country to take American jobs and crash 18-wheelers into American citizens, or nah?

Nah, right?

I bet it's very important we retain a friendly relationship with India, right? And continue allowing huge transfers of population from India to the US?

Hey buddy, if you want to play this kind of politics, I'm game. Deal me in.

If you believe that Trump's divisiveness was a contributing factor to our loss (and our loss in 2022, and our "loss" in 2020), then you probably will have reservations about JD Vance's Big Smart Harvard-Educated Plan to replace Trump's divisiveness with the much more divisive divisiveness of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes.

That's gonna be a no from me, dog. Hard pass.

Yup, it's just going to take declaring Israel an enemy.

🚨#BREAKING: Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine after public schools are now RECONSIDERING allowing kids to READ WITH FOSTER DOGS...
...over the RELIGIOUS BELIEFS of Muslims who believe dogs are "unclean"
Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam.
It started at Ocean Avenue Elementary.
Students were offered the chance to step into a play pen and read alongside foster dogs.
The thought was simple: the kids get to snuggle dogs and the foster dogs... but then came a Portland school committee meeting.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. "Abdullahi Ahmed" raised how dogs are viewed in the Islamic faith.
His words: �The dog saliva is considered impure.�
Now the board is writing new policy language built around RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL considerations that could keep dogs out of the classroom all together.
This is insane.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?!!!!!!!!
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) November 3, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM

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1 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

2 Vance looks like he cherry-picked data that show our relationship with Israel is an issue.

I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.

Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

3 Unfortunate. My wife loves JD.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (JM5dG)

4 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (6iKlf)

5 Screw Vance and the horse he rode in on.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (5rh/l)

6 He’s not the only one who thought Iran was a bad idea.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (9H7EW)

7 @1/Piper: Give a politician (any politician) enough time and they WILL disappoint you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (O7YUW)

8 At least republicans didn't pass the SAVE Act.

Dodged a bullet!

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (6iKlf)

9 And now I’m wondering if JD’s MOU was intentional sabotage.

Posted by: ColoradoMomof3 at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (V15ME)

10 Former AoS 'ron Warden wrote this here in 2012.

It brings me comfort in times like this. I hope it brings you some too. (sorry for all the black diamonds. It's the way this post appears in the wayback machine.)

https://ace.mu.nu/archives/335824.php

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (2Drhq)

11 Vance can go home and spend Family time...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (4WM7K)

12 Yeah, it would be foolish to just chalk this up to the usual midterm hilarity. Ron DeSantis delivered a pretty spot-on assessment focusing on Texas. The 2028 POTUS election will be very difficult without Texas in our corner, much less retaking the Senate. His only sign of hope tracks with mine in that this was more of an anti-Trump swing than a pro-Dem/Socialist/Islam one. In two years, crime and an inevitable stall in the economy (God forbid a Biden-level recession) might bring voters back to the GOP fold. Maybe..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (08OqX)

13 Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (NtVYv)

14 They're putting on a show, and trying to cover whatever angles the plot may take. Cabinet members probably had to draw straws for which one took this angle. Others will cover the alternatives. It's like watching Fox commentators and thinking they're reading out their own thoughts. It's all ghostwritten, and on the prompter.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (zdLoL)

15 Hillbilly Elegy 2 Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Unemployment

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (6rFOL)

16 Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

He is now. Tucker seems to like him a lot, which is not a good sign. 2nd look at DeSantis 2028 (or still first for Ace lol)?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (t19vo)

17 JD is either going to have to resign the VP role if he's really gonna try and build distance between himself and Trump policies or Trump will demand his resignation cause he can't have his #2 vocally opposing his agenda.
I get that JD wants to keep his POTUS viability alive, but he's joined at the hip to Trump, and there's no way he can detach while still serving as VP.
It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (MNCvZ)

18 I think vance makes some good points. The bull$hit about Israel is not one of them.

The war with iran and gas prices did cost us a great number of votes, either by republicans crossing over to vote dem or by not voting at all.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (I43vL)

19 I'm tanned*. Rested. Ready!

* includes tan lines

Posted by: Carly Fiorina at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (0sNs1)

20 I don't like Vance, but the war was a bad idea.

Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (cOOB0)

21
Get ready for a lot of this. Not just about Iran. Everything. And not just from Vance. Everyone.

As anyone who reads my comments knows, I've said that everyone in the GOP is just waiting out Trump. That between '26 and '28 it would be a race to see which of them can jockey themselves into a position to cannibalize MAGA, and then repudiate everything about it, and go back to Uniparty business as usual.

Well, that race just became an all out sprint. So, get behind your GOP guy. Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, whomever. It's all the same. Their masks will be ripped off soon.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (BI5O2)

22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)

23
Now, now, let's be nice.

Never know when we'll have to cross over the aisle and beg for our lives.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (Y8DZL)

24 We all hate the GOPe Senate and John Thune particularly. After yesterday the idiot posted a self-aggrandizing claim he did a good job as caucus leader, and the excellent Cleta Mitchell let him have it, as he deserved:
No. You didn’t. You are absolutely 100% wrong. You did nothing of the sort. @NRSC Senate Republicans under YOUR “leadership” did nothing. Nothing.

You had the chance to begin the process of saving our election system from the radical left. By passing the SAVE America Act. But K Street either didn’t care or opposed it. So why bother, right?

Because the GOP Senate only does what can be monetized via those endless lobbyist dinners / fundraisers. If it can’t raise you money? Probably not worth doing.

And you BERATED @BasedMikeLee for trying to get you to work full weeks, to try to pass the SAVE America Act. Or to work a weekend sometime. Or not to recess for weeks in March and then again recess for a month in August. You and your fellow GOP Senators told him that nobody cared about the SAVE America Act. That he needed to sit down and shut up.

And the American people watched you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (Lhncr)

25 I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (NtVYv)

26 I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

The top concern was ‘Government corruption’ and 56% of those people voted Democrap? Higher than Iran? Higher than high prices?

No fucking way. When a poll or any procedure generates a patently absurd result it calls into question the entire thing.

We got fisted with a Rollerball glove yesterday, that’s for sure. But the reason wasn’t that the GOP didn’t take corruption seriously enough.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (YSu2G)

27 You are literally a shill for a foreign country full of people who view 98 percent of Americans as human-shaped animals, merely Noahide cattle.

No wonder you never found the love of a woman. LOL

Posted by: lol at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (Ae0zL)

28 2 Vance looks like he cherry-picked data that show our relationship with Israel is an issue.

I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.

Is he Trump's 2nd term Mike Pence?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026

I think it’s almost worse, because for a hot minute, he had so many things going for him. What is dishonest about this diatribe is he was a big contributor to Iran being the cluster it ended up being with the endless negotiations that weren’t. Now the buck stops with Trump, of course. But that doesn’t absolve Vance of his role.

As for his Israel comment, this is something we all need to get serious about - I thought the Tucker Carlson / Candy O crowd were distractions. I was wrong. And it’s not good.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

29 I like J.D. He's a poor kid from a dysfunctional family that left Kentucky to risk at all for the Middletown, Ohio dream. I honestly could not imagine growing up with that background and not being susceptible to some sketchy theories, mainly because I came from the same background and my family fell for the zaniest religious garbage this side of Heaven's Gate. I feel good about JD and confident he will figure it out.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (2ap+5)

30
Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times

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Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (mmrXZ)

31 Our relationship with Israel is an issue. It shouldn't be, but Bush and Obama imported millions of Muslims, gave them tenured university positions and civil service jobs, and made it a "hate crime" to criticize them. This is the result.

2026 may be considered the first "Great Replacement" election. We're all California now. In another generation, we're going to be South Africa.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (f0sNM)

32 I’m totally sure that JD can bring this home for us in 2028, guys. Totally!

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (YSu2G)

33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)

34 It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM

We sublimated the Tea Party, and we're sublimating "MAGA".

Onward!

Posted by: GOPe, a wholly-owned subsidary of (D)emocrat Party at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (0sNs1)

35 He doesn't have nearly the jobs experience Marco does.

And now he never will.

Posted by: DaveA at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (FhXTo)

36 So we are at the part of grieving where we all grab Nerf Bats and beat each other? Thats my favorite part tbh.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (lLeLE)

37 It's OK to let Iran Build only a Kilo Ton Nuke Capacity...

These are only "MOSTLY PEACEFUL SMALL NUKES"...

What could go wrong ????

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (u322d)

38 Gas won't get any cheaper if Iran goes nuclear.

Trump's real mistake was doing it before the midterms. All Iran had to do to damage him the most is drag it out, just dig in and hold on on a limited time frame. That's too big an advantage to grant your enemy.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Fwea8)

39 So, what I'm seeing in this Vance and others postmortem is Trump voters who didn't show up really want to offer up their children and lives to foreign invaders and a strange religion. Iz that about right?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (+ePcn)

40 Why are we even considering foreigners views on anything let alone dogs?

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (czPqD)

41 JD Vance has repudiated Trump's prosecution of the war with Iran"

Well, so do I. It is stupid, and I'll say so. Piss away the goodwill of just a few months ago.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (pfXMo)

42 22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)
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Not just no but hell to the fuck no.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

43 33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)

NO SIR! Starting the bombing campaign was a bad idea.

Pussy footing around after starting it and going on Social Media Blathering about how a deal is coming is also a bad idea.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (lLeLE)

44
Replace Vance with Bessent.

Pink Tide, 28!

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (Y8DZL)

45 Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM

With or without a Mae West?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (0sNs1)

46 I did not think today would be the day America would commit suicide. I thought it might be 2029ish.

Posted by: Johnny Cakes at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (0OHKH)

47 Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM

It's 100% gonna be kamala in 2028 for the dems. They will do a sham primary and anoint her again.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (I43vL)

48 17 JD is either going to have to resign the VP role if he's really gonna try and build distance between himself and Trump policies or Trump will demand his resignation cause he can't have his #2 vocally opposing his agenda.
I get that JD wants to keep his POTUS viability alive, but he's joined at the hip to Trump, and there's no way he can detach while still serving as VP.
It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA, what it's platform will be and who will be it's leader.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (MNCvZ)

JD better not resign. Trump will never get a replacement VP approved by Congress, not with Democrat majorities in both houses, If JD resigns, is not replaced, then Trump dies from health problems or assassination, Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

49 I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms. The costs were hard and we are not a people that pay hard costs anymore. We want it easy and pure.

Trump probably had his reasons to hit Iran but hard as we hit, we didn't do enough to resolve the situation and win.

I suspect Trump was willing to pay the political cost and now...we are.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (s1VwS)

50 >>I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

Accurate and eloquently stated.

Since when do we give any weight to the Exit Polling Data?

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (/izzV)

51 BTW, whoever you pick is the designated loser in '28. That hasn't changed. That was always the case. This blowout just bumped up the timetable.

The next two years are the last unscripted politics you'll ever see. It was a wild ride, without the script. I hope Trump makes the final act a good one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

52
I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres
Posted by: Hatari

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That's exactly how I feel, and it's funny, because he's the boldest conservative governor in the nation.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (mmrXZ)

53 That's too big an advantage to grant your enemy."

This.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (pfXMo)

54 Tucker has entered the conversation. I'm out.

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (En+fz)

55 43 33 The war was not a bad idea. Not finishing the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Lhncr)

Why did Trump dick around ???

Why didn't he just level the place when he started it ???

If Iran lites off a Nuke ... Oil will be $300 barrel....

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (jGtoG)

56 49,

Agreed.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (pfXMo)

57 >>I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms.

JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan. Almost like he has a good friend with close ties to both.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (/izzV)

58 26 I think you can wipe your ladydick with these exit polls.

A man of culture.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (lLeLE)

59 1 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

Yep. That takes care of that.

Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (zYpTz)

60 If Trump hadn't attacked Iran, we probably would have done much better in the midterms. How we'd look globally and strategically would depend on how real the threat of Iran getting nukes is...and continuing to fuck up the middle east so Lefties can whine about Palestine more.

Bibi, buddy...times ticking away for you, too. You need to figure out what lasting peace with the Palestinians looks like, and ruthlessly execute in the next 12 months. Emphasis on "execute".

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (t19vo)

61 I personally am pro-Israel.

But do you think most voters are pro-Israel enough to want a long, drawn out expensive war with Iran.

Think about America now...its not old white guys anymore.

The Mexican guy, the Indian guy, the Chinese guy.

And we have had a long long war with Iraq that was not very pleasant either.,

Do not read this and then say YOU MUST HATE ISRAEL.

No, I don't but the coalition for Israel isn't growing and even JEWISH VOTERS VOTED FOR AL SAYED.

So....

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (IuIym)

62 Also part of this is the immediate gratification society we live in. This was good news for the dems this election, but bad news for them starting in January.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (n5tGW)

63 Trump ran rings around Marco in the debates. Absolutely pantsed him. Left him spinning, repeating scripted lines. He'll have to become a MUCH better campaigner if he's going to have a shot.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (Fwea8)

64
JD's one foot in and one foot out strategy is coming to a head. He's jumping all in with the Tucker idiocy. Forget Vance.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (OkYzo)

65 Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead or quiet and there aren’t very many of them. The false premise is peace with eye slam when the Jews are sequestered.
The democrats identified another wedge and hammered on it.
The Jews need a plan B because plan A has expired.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

66 Will Russia now believe they have GREEN LITE to do whatever they want ???

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (jGtoG)

67 The issues with Israel are secondary... if at all. It's people parroting what they've heard, or think they should say.

These same people will, in the next month or so, claim we should be arming Iran.

*shrugs*

The general population isn't really worthy of saving. Not if they keep acting like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (RORbl)

68 "Our voters showed up."

Well, no they didn't.

It doesn't matter anyway because there is going to be no savior for the USA. It's not going to get any better.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (MWfyi)

69 I don’t think the war was it - can we say Ukraine? They just had a torture chamber emptied of abused 14 year olds.

Y’all, we need to dig a little deeper. We gave the GOP the house, the senate and the presidency. In return, we couldn’t even get id for voting.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

70 If Iran lites off a Nuke"

They'll cook themselves first.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (pfXMo)

71 The war with iran and gas prices did cost us a great number of votes, either by republicans crossing over to vote dem or by not voting at all.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (I43vL)

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Since Trump has already been damned for it he might as well go all out now and finish the war. The election is over now go all out and finish the Iran war, quick and hard. No more bomb, stop, negotiate, bomb. Keep going until no IRCG infrastructure exists, if you must destroy bridges and roads then do so.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (uKqbA)

72 Since when do we give any weight to the Exit Polling Data?

You can give weight to this.

The American Public likes a public, brutal, quick war. We LOVED the idea of Pappy Bush and Stormin' Norman going through the Iraqis like shit through a goose.

The American Public DOES NOT like shit like 'Nam. Or Korea. Or how Trump did On Again, Off Again with Iran.

Or occupying shit like Iraq or anything that rhymes with 'Stan. Because that's just awful. Body bags come home every day. Not how America likes it.

End of Story. And I'm as surprised as anyone that 2016 Trump fell into the 2024 Trump Trap this badly.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (E4EjS)

73 It's funny how they never worry if only one Christian is offended.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (n5tGW)

74 25 I like De Santis, I am just not sure he has charisma to be pres

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (NtVYv)

DeStantis is a good choice as he's the only candidate with a proven executive office track record. He was also a congressman for years so he has that experience, too.

His problem is his campaign style, especially nationally.
He would be perfect for actual governance, I believe, but it's winning enough elections to get there that might hurt him.

Depending on who he's running against he might have an esier time of it, and maybe he's learned something from running against Trump in 2024.

If DeSantis is serious about running in '28 hew needs to land on the ground running starting early next year to compete with Vance or Rubio.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (6ydKt)

75 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now. Conyn/DeWine 28!!!!

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Gqar8)

76 "Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?" One of them can move to Texas.

We have an excellent bullpen, best in years, and repubs want to toss them out because no vag? If people are bent on voting for a female ticket we're just fucked anyhow. Two years ago people were calling Tulsi "Drakes coffee cake face" because Seinfeld is funny or something.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (6iKlf)

77 Ends my liking of Vance

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

78 57 >>I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms.

JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan. Almost like he has a good friend with close ties to both.
Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:43 PM (/izzV)

I don't know much about the behind the scenes business there. If he is why the war has been soft soap, that's probably disqualifying. I don't see him as being butt buddies with Tucker but again, I may be out of the loop here.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (s1VwS)

79 It will be very interesting to see what the GOP becomes post-MAGA

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????

No it won't. Nothing could be any less interesting than that. The GOP hasn't changed one iota since 2015 - and 2015 is exactly what the post-MAGA GOP will look like. They can *finally* quit forcing MAGA platitudes through clenched teeth, and go back to normal.

(D)racula has his (R)enfield back where he belongs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (BI5O2)

80 Damn straight. This is the party of MIKE ROGERS

Posted by: 80sfan at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (kICCO)

81 But "get out of Iran, leave those poor savages alone" is a big position on the left, and among the Ron Paul/Nick Fuentes Complete Isolation and Appeasement pseudoright -- who tend to vote for Democrats to show us all how much they hate us (and Israel).
Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.
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Yeah, Vance may have the pulse of the young and ignorant, but I don't think I trust him enough to vote for him.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (vSvIl)

82 "JD was the reason we stopped applying direct military pressure. He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan."

Dear people who believe this shit...

DONALD TRUMP posted him to that job.

DONALD TRUMP had his cabinet vote and Hegseth and Rubio said yes to war, and Vance said no.

So, Trump gave him the task of negotiating with Iran.

Oh, yeah, that sounds easy. JFC.

Trump started the war, then wanted to tap out and send JD in. Its not JD's fault.

I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (IuIym)

83 I have friends who constantly post pictures and vids of lost dogs or adoptable dogs. I'm sure if you showed the story about the Islamic guy they'd think it was no big deal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (8VNAp)

84 Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (zYpTz)

The deal announced is gonna just be a rearrangement of money payment into credits for Fighter Jets they keep buying from us. Most of the usual suspects already covered it about as eloquently as a person blinded by hatred can.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (lLeLE)

85 49 I don't get the dogpile on JD Vance. I'm as pro-zionist as I can be and still be be functional, but that aside, the Iran war lasting as long as it has was indeed the reason we lost the midterms. The costs were hard and we are not a people that pay hard costs anymore. We want it easy and pure.

Trump probably had his reasons to hit Iran but hard as we hit, we didn't do enough to resolve the situation and win.

I suspect Trump was willing to pay the political cost and now...we are.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (s1VwS)

I think the main reason Trump didn't keep-on destroying the IRGC is we ran too low for comfort on missile and drone defense missiles. We also were getting too low on cruise missiles, smart bombs, and air-to-ground missiles.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (5rh/l)

86 Also part of this is the immediate gratification society we live in. This was good news for the dems this election, but bad news for them starting in January.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

I'll give it til March before the bitching and screeching starts.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (r2Icn)

87 75 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now. Conyn/DeWine 28!!!!
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Gqar

awwww mannnnnnnn I was really hoping for Dole / JEB!

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (lLeLE)

88 69 I don’t think the war was it - can we say Ukraine? They just had a torture chamber emptied of abused 14 year olds.

Y’all, we need to dig a little deeper. We gave the GOP the house, the senate and the presidency. In return, we couldn’t even get id for voting.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (s1VwS)

89 I don't know much about the behind the scenes business there."

No one here does. Much supposing going on

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (pfXMo)

90 After warning us, repeatedly, that Trump, being a true threat to Democracy, wouldn't allow this election to happen, or would repudiate the results via the military, the Democrats now will vote to cancel the Electoral College, pack the SCOTUS, pass nationwide mail-in voting and try to make PR & DC states to pack the Senate.
In other words, they are gonna facilitate an end to our Democracy.
Ironic, eh?

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (MNCvZ)

91 Trump fell into one of the classic blunders and it bit us in the a**

couple that with a feckless, dog shit GOP and an energized, bloodlust filled, marxist, ascendent democrat party, and you're looking at a total repudiation and shellacking that will take a decade at a minimum to unwind, if at all.

We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

That's not going to be easy to overcome.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (XV/Pl)

92 There were a lot of "people" that really jumped on the Israel hate, and used the Iran war to "prove" Trump was Netanyahu's puppet. Some of them recognize a "small problem" with Islamic expansionism, but Israel is their devil, even though Israel (imo) is on the front line against Islam.

Still hard to say if it is the globalists pushing these color revolutions, that are now pushed inside USA, as well as Europe. They Islamists and China both seem ready to destroy the West, and that makes the globalists happy.

Too bad the commie march through our institutions is still ongoing, though perhaps it is the "globalists" that are in charge now (with their own brand of communism).

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (vbXSk)

93 There has always been a tension between two of Trump's promises:

No more forever wars, especially in the Middle East.

Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

That last promise was never going to be solved by asking them nicely. Unless Trump wanted to kick the can down the road like all past presidents have done, force was going to have to be applied to Iran.

Although I am usually happy to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, he didn't sell this war very well. And the constant announcements that a deal was in place when there was no such deal that Iran was interested in honoring didn't help.

It would have been much easier if Trump had the Senate on his side and could have just pounded the shit out of Iran until they sued for peace.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (8mulE)

94 Maybe the big problem with Iran is it seemed optional and it was jarring that future Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump chose the war option.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (2ap+5)

95 JD is about my age and what I think is happening is that he's still trying to salvage his youth by being Cool and Hip and appearing on PODCASTS and hanging out with the Super Cool New Media Bros and getting those sweet sweet clicks and likes and follows.

Everyone wants to be Joe fucking Rogan. The VPOTUS should probably skip trying to be Joe fucking Rogan and concentrate on not looking like a wandering Millennial with no actual identity. Grow up.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (5aZAZ)

96 Imagine people thinking JD Vance the Vice President could "demand" Trump do anything.

LOL

"He demanded the negotiations with Qatar and Pakistan."

Trump said OH SHIT THIS WAR ISN'T GOING LIKE I ASSUMED, AND JD VANCE WAS THE ONLY GUY TO VOTE AGAINST IT, SO I WILL SEND HIM TO NEGOTIATE.

Gee thanks, Trump.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (IuIym)

97 Da fuq is this guy thinking?

Way to torpedo your chances, along with regaining any momentum in ‘28

🤦‍♂️

Posted by: browndog rounding the bases at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (4Euth)

98
>>Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine

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I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (mmrXZ)

99 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.

Tepes/Pinochet 2028

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)

100 No, I don't but the coalition for Israel isn't growing and even JEWISH VOTERS VOTED FOR AL SAYED.

This is why I stopped giving a shit about this issue waaaaayyyyyy back over there somewhere in 2018 or some shit.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (lLeLE)

101 Also, change our relationship with Israel? To what? I don't think breaking alliance with Israel is the way to appease conservatives and Christians.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

We're all Christian, and think we have a lot more in common with Islam. They revere Christ just like us, while the Jews killed him!

Posted by: Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ (UCC), Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Churc at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (t19vo)

102 I think the main reason Trump didn't keep-on destroying the IRGC is we ran too low for comfort on missile and drone defense missiles. We also were getting too low on cruise missiles, smart bombs, and air-to-ground missiles.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM (5rh/l)

jah, we've had munitions shortfalls for sure. I want to see a lot more manufacturing there but I suppose it is harder getting that up and running without an Imperial dictate ala FDR.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (s1VwS)

103
China has to be considered before you go all in on Iran.

They might not be able to take Taiwan, but they would be a problem with a depleted U.S. arms stockpile.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (Y8DZL)

104 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., drew progressive criticism Wednesday after saying Democrats should focus on lowering costs following their midterm victories instead of getting "even" with the Trump administration.

"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive," Jeffries said

We will see ..............

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (jGtoG)

105 99 So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.

Tepes/Pinochet 2028
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)

Maduro is avaiable

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (4WM7K)

106
Maybe the big problem with Iran is it seemed optional and it was jarring that future Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump chose the war option.
Posted by: Oglebay

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I don't know that Iran was optional. But I do wish we'd exercise another option and assassinate the leaders.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (mmrXZ)

107 I still don't get the corruption angle in voting. I have completely missed the boat on any stories on this except for learing centers et al.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)

108 I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

Jog my memory, please. I seem to remember there was some big deal about Vance taking charge of something, but I cannot recall what. Was it like DOGE 2.0 or such?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (vSvIl)

109 What if - Vance doesn’t want to be Pesident in 28? What if - he wants to be a Pundit?

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (Gqar8)

110 I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Give them a guinea pig and tell them not to kill and eat it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (r2Icn)

111 Why is not giving a shit about ANY other country a dog whistle?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (enNUy)

112 1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

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Before the election, this is basically what man on the street, politicos (rational ones) and common sense told us. This isn't controversial.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (iOpI2)

113 I am hoping Rubio wants the job

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (Ia/+0)

114 >>>>>>>>>>
I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.
Posted by: Harun
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Either of them will be better than anybody the Dems put up.

Posted by: Cosda at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (FVUW0)

115 IMHO, what's going to kill the country is the debt. Debt spending is the real driver behind inflation. And neither party is going to do anything about it before it crashes and burns.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (f0sNM)

116 She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)
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Not just no but hell to the fuck no.
Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

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Why? What is your objection?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (uKqbA)

117 DeSantis said the same thing and he's right.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (iOpI2)

118 Pass the popcorn as MAGA tears itself apart. Lol.

Texas is Blue you losers.

Posted by: Blue Texas at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (RuJl7)

119 Tepes/Pinochet 2028
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (f0sNM)

Sulla/Pinochet

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (Oy/m2)

120 We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

That's not going to be easy to overcome.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM (XV/Pl)

Meh, I'm not horribly worried about it... The invisible hand always slaps last and slaps hardest. Watermelon Dems are gonna pressure Hilodildo with greenie wet dreams and she'll have to figure out how to beat them back so she doesn't lose the Gov Mansion.

Tldr; she's about to be welcomed to The Suck!(tm)

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (lLeLE)

121 I think Vance is taking the reasonable line that we should just treat Israel like we do any other country/ally and not give them preferential treatment

hes getting shit on by a lot of innuendo that just isnt true, and I think hes distanced himself from tucker after he went batshit insane

Still i welcome a Rubio vs Vance vs DeSantis primary fight and may the best man win, Ill easily vote for any of them

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (fapp/)

122 There were a lot of "people" that really jumped on the Israel hate, and used the Iran war to "prove" Trump was Netanyahu's puppet.

There are a lot of people that didn't grow up during the Cold War. So they just don't agree that we have to back this or that nation because to not back them would be mistake. Or, worse yet, Damn us all to Hell.

Now bring in the Bible. Not going to change many minds of the cohort that voted en masse for Democrats last night.

Hell ... not going to change many Jewish minds. That voted en masse for Democrats last night.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (E4EjS)

123 Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (vSvIl)

Vance is supposed to be heading up some anti-fraud thing. He's handled it like Kamala handled the border.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (2Drhq)

124 107 I still don't get the corruption angle in voting. I have completely missed the boat on any stories on this except for learing centers et al.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)

All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

125 “I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler. How’s that for discouraging?”

"Vance has publicly acknowledged the comment, saying he was skeptical of Trump in 2016 but that Trump’s performance as president changed his mind."

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (6iKlf)

126 Posted by: Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ (UCC), Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Churc at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (t19vo)

Hey! What about us?

Posted by: United Methodists at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (Y8DZL)

127 DONALD TRUMP had his cabinet vote and Hegseth and Rubio said yes to war, and Vance said no.

So, Trump gave him the task of negotiating with Iran.

Oh, yeah, that sounds easy. JFC.

Trump started the war, then wanted to tap out and send JD in. Its not JD's fault.

I'm not sure I want JD for president but I also now worry about Rubio.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:47 PM

The war with iran has nothing to do with my changing opinion of vance. When he suggested that we throw Israel under the bus to appease the left then he lost my vote.

After last night the war with Iran is over, for good or bad it is over now. Trump will get in another strike or two before the democrats take over but the war is over and iran won thanks to the democrats.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (I43vL)

128 I have doubts anything more will happen in next two years.
The Marxists will grind everything to a halt

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (Ia/+0)

129 Still i welcome a Rubio vs Vance vs DeSantis primary fight and may the best man win, Ill easily vote for any of them
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (fapp/)

Jah, any of the three is going to be better than whatever puppets the DNC put up.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (s1VwS)

130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"

I think we all know.

Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (IuIym)

131 "Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine after public schools are now RECONSIDERING allowing kids to READ WITH FOSTER DOGS...

...over the RELIGIOUS BELIEFS of Muslims who believe dogs are "unclean"

Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam."

Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Good news: there will be a run on shelter dogs for women and families that need a foolproof way to keep aggressive Jihadists at bay.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)

132 We bombed every legitimate military target in Iran within the first two weeks, the problem is, once you run out of military targets and the enemy hasn't surrendered, your only option is to hit civilian targets, or send in ground troops and essentially occupy Iran.

We we were never going to do.

This pretty much the stupidest thing I've ever witnessed from an administration and that includes Bush, Obama and Biden.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (XV/Pl)

133 1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

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Instead, Republicans ran on...

1.) Democrats are socialists
2.) Didn't you hear what I said, Democrats are socialists!
3.) DEMOCRATS ARE SOCIALISTS!!!!!
4.) Democrats are socialists

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (f0sNM)

134 I don't like Vance, but the war was a bad idea.
Posted by: Don't Blame Me! at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (cOOB0)

Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (rtIvC)

135 I sure would love a VP who simply supports the president's policies and works hard on the tasks given him by his boss.
...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (k5CNB)

And hence the first fuck-up, as soon as the country was founded.

I'd rather have an Independent VP that wasn't a Yes Man for the President. You know, as Ratification was passed.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (E4EjS)

136 And with that, I am a NeverVancer.

Posted by: Sam at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (7jMef)

137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

138 Vance is dead to me. A shame, because I really liked him at one point.

So.... Little Marco it is.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (qlLNh)

139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

140 Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Good news: there will be a run on shelter dogs for women and families that need a foolproof way to keep aggressive Jihadists at bay.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)

My fingers are crossed for some good Black Friday deals. I need more range ammo, I'm ok on JHP but I hate burning that in training.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (s1VwS)

141 We lost f**king Texas for G-ds sake.

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That's what happens when you flood a state with Indians and Californicans.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (f0sNM)

142 FU JD

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (znREB)

143 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

There had to be some shading dealings there... It's well hidden whatever it was....

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (4WM7K)

144 Unlimited H1Bs for Hindians.

That is a program Vance and Real Americans can get behind.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (KuABb)

145 137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

146
Work, savings, and thrift are comic values when free money and bennies are there for the taking.

We're all welfare recipients now.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (Y8DZL)

147 ***Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called for a major pivot in the Trump administration
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Send that fucker on a fact finding tour to Antarctica.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (3oLMy)

148 we lost Texas because a shit load of liberals and foreigners moved in at our invatation

I wrote to Cruz, Cornyn and Nehls to ditch the ethanol in gas and save us 50 cents a gallon and go no response (Nehls gave the boilerplate thank you with no mention of the subject)

Iran has been a thorn for 50 years, they need to be removed from our existence.

Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (8uzBS)

149 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

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There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (iOpI2)

150 So....

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (IuIym)

I don't think the attacks on Iran are only about Israel.
Certainly they, as our military ally in the middle-east, were important especially during the operations.

But to think the only reason we went to war with Israel is because Bibi wanted Trump to do it, is ludicrous.
The Iranians have been chanting "Death To The Great and Little Satan" for fifty years. But I guess the Great Satan only fights when the Little Satan tells him to?

Some people have this pie-in-the-sky notion that if the U.S. abandons 'Israel as an ally that magically the Muslims will likes us again and the world will be at peace?

That's not how Islam works.
Islam will never be at true peace until they've conquered the world and there is no more and the Dar al-Harb is gone, ruled forever by the Dar al-Islam.

The radicals in Iran were building nukes, those nukes were not just a threat to Israel, as this war has shown the Iranians will shoot a missile at any country within in range.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)

151 130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"

I think we all know.

Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 05:53 PM

Subsidizing demand always increases "all in" costs.

The Left has worked hard to subsidize college education and health care - resulting in the cost for those items increasing MUCH faster than the rate of inflation.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (HlyYF)

152 And here I thought that JD Vance was someone that believed in a strong America. Wow, was I wrong. At least he didn't waste any time considering him for 2028.

Saying crap like this, JD Vance will be supported by the American press in the upcoming election almost as if he was a Democrat. Of course, after listening to what he said, how can one tell the difference?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Uvvcx)

153 On the Iran war, Trump was/is counting on the economic cost to the IRGC and mullahs collapsing them, because they had no (or little) income. Not sure how long that might take ... tick tock. Somehow the people still seem to be feeding themselves ... for now.

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (vbXSk)

154 You can't let Iran have nuclear weapons. Apparently, JD Vance doesn't know that.

Posted by: dantesed at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Oy/m2)

155 Another day. Another Handle by Scoggy who always knows "how it is" . LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (JrHfD)

156 144 139 Sure, Jan. In the Texas senate election, the democrat got more democrat votes than in any presidential election in history.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (0U5gm)

There had to be some shading dealings there... It's well hidden whatever it was....
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (4WM7K)

Not seeing or hearing any official pushback on it, donna.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Gqar8)

157
We have an excellent bullpen, best in years, and repubs want to toss them out because no vag? If people are bent on voting for a female ticket we're just fucked anyhow. Two years ago people were calling Tulsi "Drakes coffee cake face" because Seinfeld is funny or something.
Posted by: 13times

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We've also called DeSantis "meatball." Moving to Texas so you can be on a presidential ticket in 2028 sounds like something that never happens. Do DeSantis and Rubio sit down and flip a coin or what?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (mmrXZ)

158
All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

If it didn't work why do we have commercials and PR agencies? I don't think people realize just how well it works and they don't understand they were influenced.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (czPqD)

159 > Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:54 PM (rtIvC)

Right. As I said in another thread, imagine how much better the midterms would've gone if one of our cities was now a crater full of radioactive glass.

Sometimes doing the right thing comes at a cost, and keeping those murdering savages from getting nukes is pretty close to the Rightest of All Right Things ever.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (qlLNh)

160 People thought that getting inflation under control meant prices, in general, would go back to where they were before Biden. That’s not going to happen, unless we have another Great Depression. People’s economic illiteracy is part of the problem. Trust me, you don’t want another Great Depression.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (rtIvC)

161 All of the people under consideration are career Republican politicians, and it's almost definitely too late for any outsider to emerge.

So, a career Republican politician will be the nominee, and you will get the career Republican politician results. Which is to say, jack shit.

The time to cultivate a MAGA party with MAGA leaders has passed. The GOP regains control by default.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (BI5O2)

162
Not seeing or hearing any official pushback on it, donna.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Gqar

Me either... It's just curious

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:58 PM (4WM7K)

163 There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (iOpI2)

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Yeesh, I meant telerico did not get the votes they said he got. It's like Biden in 2020 getting more votes than anyone in history. NO.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (iOpI2)

164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (f0sNM)

165 If Vance would have stopped at #3, I would have said ok, seems cromulent. But nope, that next one is right out. And he could have said our relationship with the Congo and it still would have been stupid.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (n5tGW)

166 > I'm sorry, but you can't just use that line as an all-purpose justification for starting a war with a country.

I'm sorry, but you absolutely can.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views...

GFY.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM (qlLNh)

167 I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM

Me too.

We are now at over 13,000 losses. Our last significant victory was in 1971.

Sounds about right to me.

Yet I am still not chomping on that black pill.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (HlyYF)

168 Some good news, Cornyn, Collins and McTurtle will no longer be in the senate.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (n5tGW)

169 "The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive," Jeffries said

We will see ..............

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 05:50 PM (jGtoG)

Sure, they feel a need to *say* things like this. I have a feeling they will feel a need to do something else entirely.

Posted by: No Name Today at November 04, 2026 06:00 PM (8mulE)

170 There is zero doubt that Telerico got more votes than anyone previously. It's ridiculous. Texas needs to tighten their voter rolls or process. Now they can't.

Lets say you are right. Lets say the DNC cheated their way to a ... and its looking like ... at least a 75 seat majority in the House.

Then, at this point, who fucking cares ? Why listen to Dave from FLA ? If its rigged, its rigged. Why care about the GOP at this point ?

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (E4EjS)

171 22 I have just commented on the previous thread that I am unimpressed with the Republican field of candidates for president in 2028. I believe that it's time for a Republican woman candidate and that woman is Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She is a former press secretary in the Trump White House and a current and very competent governor of Arkansas. She has just won re-election amid all the carnage. How about it?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:38 PM (uKqbA)

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

172 Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead or quiet and there aren’t very many of them. The false premise is peace with eye slam when the Jews are sequestered.
The democrats identified another wedge and hammered on it.
The Jews need a plan B because plan A has expired.
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

Every culture that wants them dead is implacably evil and natural enemies of a nation like the USA which was founded on God-given Rights.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (vSvIl)

173 Rubio/Gabbard?

I know the Dems are scared shitless of Gabbard. Nothing freaks them out more than someone leaving the cult.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (qlLNh)

174 152 And here I thought that JD Vance was someone that believed in a strong America. Wow, was I wrong. At least he didn't waste any time considering him for 2028.

Saying crap like this, JD Vance will be supported by the American press in the upcoming election almost as if he was a Democrat. Of course, after listening to what he said, how can one tell the difference?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Uvvcx)

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I'm not JD's biggest fan but I think you went hyperbolic on these statements towards him.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (iOpI2)

175 He's done with me, Ace.

And I liked Vance.

He's taking the same stance as GOPer's who said similar in 2025 with the first bombing of Iran's nuke facility. This is exactly when this crap started. Because he had the courage to do this, giving too much credit to wimps that it was the right thing to do. The wimps piled on and here we are. Being President is not a HS popularity contest except with Dimmycrats, or shouldn't be.

FIGHT on, President Trump!

For the entire 47yrs of our marriage no president had the cojones to stop kicking that can down the road of Iran's mullah's.

I woke up hard in 1983 with the bombing of the Marines in Beruit. It should have been done then as Iran paid Hezbollah, turned Iran into a sheet of glass.

Once I'm done I'm done and there is no going back, JD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM (hzuYO)

176
Guessing the Humane Societies have been socialist-captured by now, so yeah, killing little lost Bowser instead of feeding and sheltering he/she/it would be adab, as our islamic teachers would say.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Y8DZL)

177 Why? What is your objection?
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:51 PM (uKqbA)
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No more fucking nepo babies in the white house, that's my objection.

She's armpit-deep in GOPe and has been her entire life. That she made it work for a stint as Trump's Press Sec is commendable but sorry, it's a no from me, dawg.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (oqH4h)

178 5.6 million Texans voted for a guy who wants to dick chop kids if they so much as wear a pink shirt

thats messed up

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (fapp/)

179 171

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

Christian Fundie from a Hillbilly State. That’ll be their play. Think, Sarah Palin, essentially.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Gqar8)

180 145 137
The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

The thing about the Washington Generals is that, after losing to the Globetrotters, they all have dinner and drinks together at the same tables at the same restaurant. Because it's all a show. A big, f***ing show.
At least Democrats look you in the eye and tell you they are stealing from you, poison your kids minds, and turn your country into the 3rd world. RINOs smile and lie to you, telling you they are just like you, and will protect your way of life.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Uvvcx)

181 Since Trump has already been damned for it he might as well go all out now and finish the war. The election is over now go all out and finish the Iran war, quick and hard. No more bomb, stop, negotiate, bomb. Keep going until no IRCG infrastructure exists, if you must destroy bridges and roads then do so.
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (uKqbA)

^^^^^This^^^^^

Crush the mullahs.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (zYpTz)

182 164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

Cornyn's a uniparty trough snout, just not as refined as a Bush.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (LHPAg)

183
Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine after public schools are now RECONSIDERING allowing kids to READ WITH FOSTER DOGS...

...over the RELIGIOUS BELIEFS of Muslims who believe dogs are "unclean"

Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam."

Bad news: there is going to be another run on ammo causing prices to rise.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (mmrXZ)

184 The GOPe will rise again - JD Vance, GOPe Spokeshole

Nah bro. That's how we got where we are.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (wcyKn)

185 JD Vance just lost me.

We have lost only 23 military personnel thus far in this 'war'. I guess any operation to keep a terrorist state ,who have been attacking Americans for 43 years , from obtaining nuclear weapons is a bridge too far for that pudgy hillbilly.

Fuck him and his buddy Tucker.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (lpTXP)

186 the first two comments sum up my reaction pretty well, nothing to add

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (VyBeY)

187 > Supporting Israel is not a long term winner: every culture wants them dead
Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 05:45 PM (9H7EW)

"Every" culture wants them dead?

Go. Fuck. Yourself. You. FUCKING. Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (qlLNh)

188 "That's what happens when you flood a state with Indians and Californicans."

And Central Americans etc. Texans of all stripes were high-fiving each other when tech companies announced moves from California to Texas. It led to Superbowl-like celebrations.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (6iKlf)

189 Iran nuking NYC would focus a lot of minds and improve our political situation

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (Dpv2s)

190 Why care about the GOP at this point ?
Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (E4EjS)

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I don't.

I want conservative candidates who keep their word and aren't swayed by money or threats.

Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (iOpI2)

191 FUCK JD Vance. Rubio 2028.

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (X+xvk)

192 I've switched from Vance to DeSantis for 2028, but either would be fine.

Posted by: Commodore at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (hcFTx)

193 179 171

She's been on my list of 3 possibles all day (DeSantis, Youngkin, Sanders)...
Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Gb7+b)

Christian Fundie from a Hillbilly State. That’ll be their play. Think, Sarah Palin, essentially.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Gqar

That's why she's #3...I think DeSantis is #1 and will win if he runs b/c people will be remembering early 2027 when they vote in early 2028...and I expect the 1st 6 months of next year to be ugly for everyone in Trump's admin...and no one likes Ted Cruz or Nikki Haley (if they both throw their hats back in as expected)...

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:05 PM (Gb7+b)

194 Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It's ridiculous that Muslim students can't just opt out of this without a parental need to cancel the entire thing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (xz+xK)

195 Every culture that wants them dead is implacably evil and natural enemies of a nation like the USA which was founded on God-given Rights.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:01 PM (vSvIl)
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If you haven't noticed, what's left of white Christian America is basically all they have left in their corner, and we're not exactly growing our ranks here.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (oqH4h)

196 178 5.6 million Texans voted for a guy who wants to dick chop kids if they so much as wear a pink shirt

thats messed up
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (fapp/)
They messed with Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (LHPAg)

197 Letting Iran have nukes is a good idea?"

"Letting"? We supposedly hit with one strike. Fine.

It's the on off on off for months with "official announcements" that wore thin.

Plus the complete misread of world markets.

Stupid move.

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (pfXMo)

198 Maybe Vance sees 2028 as a bad chance for Republicans and wants to wait it out ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (4WM7K)

199 I dont see anything wrong with JD's analysis. We obviously balk at going to war on behalf of Germany/NATO in Ukraine. We dont want a war in the middle east as a result of Israel (who we coordinated the strikes with)

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (moQIU)

200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

201 The press will support whichever "reasonable" Republican they perceive to be weakest right up until the general election campaign begins, at which point Mr. Reasonable will magically "transition" to the bastard cloned offspring of Adolf Hitler and Bull Connor.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (qlLNh)

202 "Why is not giving a shit about ANY other country a dog whistle? "

You new here?

Israel worship and crapping on "antisemitic" whites are the core drivers of traffic to this site.

Posted by: m kerr at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (+/Zpf)

203 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump Jr did...and Trump liked the idea.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (Gb7+b)

204 185 JD Vance just lost me.

We have lost only 23 military personnel thus far in this 'war'. I guess any operation to keep a terrorist state ,who have been attacking Americans for 43 years , from obtaining nuclear weapons is a bridge too far for that pudgy hillbilly.

Fuck him and his buddy Tucker.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (lpTXP)

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Why the hate with JD Vance? Trump should have hit Iran hard, taken every ship that was hinky in the Straight of Hormuz and if we didn't have that capability, why not?

And Trump should have told everyone pushing the bullshit Ukraine war to fuck off.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (iOpI2)

205 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump on the recommendation from Don Jr.

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (4WM7K)

206 at which point Mr. Reasonable will magically "transition" to the bastard cloned offspring of Adolf Hitler and Bull Connor.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (qlLNh)

Every single time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (zYpTz)

207 "So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world?" So . . . .Hunter Biden?

I live in Australia, and a work friend made a guy fawkes joke (it's the fifth here) about "So Wicked, time to burn down parliament and get your vengeance?" I said, "No, losers did that for me." Then he remembered it was also our election day. I then said, "not really surprising other than a few, Trump definitely didn't help with his mouth, but it's the propoganda that gave them the wave, there were 3 that I can think right now that were an outright disgrace, but one good thing. Vance doesn't stand a chance in '28, but it opens the door widely for DeSantis and Rubio, 2 guys I supported in other elections."

A Desantis Pres, rubio VP, or other way around, perfectly fine by me. Vance is done for a while, if not forever.

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (vSedm)

208 We've also called DeSantis "meatball." Moving to Texas so you can be on a presidential ticket in 2028 sounds like something that never happens. Do DeSantis and Rubio sit down and flip a coin or what?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (mmrXZ)

It can happen. Yes, flip a coin. I guess that was a dig. I never called Tulsi coffee cake face or DeSantis meatball.

Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (6iKlf)

209 182 164 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

Cornyn's a uniparty trough snout, just not as refined as a Bush.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM

Cornyn and Paxton were both terrible candidates.

Marshall in Kansas was also a terrible candidate.

I assume the GOPe wing largely controls the Republican primaries?

How do we wrest that away so we get actual good candidates that 1.) will support policies that help the country, and 2.) will appeal to all of the independents so we can get enough of their votes to win in the general elections?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (HlyYF)

210 As I said this morning, younger conservatives are nowhere near as reflexively pro Israel as older conservatives. Reactions to this post by Vance have certainly shown that. Going to be interesting to see how that plays out.

Posted by: brak at November 04, 2026 06:08 PM (jLNA2)

211 Cornyn, Collins and McTurtle will no longer be in the senate."

And no more Abbott or Paxhead...that jackass...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (pfXMo)

212 Can we start taking names and scalps of new trolls?

I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.

I know we are not supposed to feed them and I won't (maybe) anymore.

I won't fight people I know even if I don't agree with them. Maybe. I don't know. It all depends on my mood.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (hzuYO)

213
Rubio/Gabbard?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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Yes. The Powerline boys say she's whip-smart. That's not meant as a joke; I think they can figure out who's smart. They said Vance was immature.

btw, I won't be visiting Powerline for as long as I can hold out. Too blackpilly.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)

214 > If you haven't noticed, what's left of white Christian America is basically all they have left in their corner, and we're not exactly growing our ranks here.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (oqH4h)

If you haven't noticed, they're a civilized country surrounded by murdering savages.

You may have also noticed that they just kicked the living shit out of the "Palestinians". They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (qlLNh)

215 And Trump should have told everyone pushing the bullshit Ukraine war to fuck off.
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (iOpI2)

The Dems love the Ukraine war and are gonna demand funding for it along with what's left of the Republican Senators...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (4WM7K)

216 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM (iOpI2)

I do. Because I've worked Texas for a decade or two.

Texas is ... especially for many here ... a caricature of itself. One only has to be in Houston, or Dallas, or San Antonio, to see that it just doesn't work like that.

And here's the thing. Texas brought it on itself. Texas LOVED that immigration of relocating businesses.

Did you fuckers really think they'd all move in and suddenly renounce the big cities they came from ? Did you think the Brisket would somehow change them ?

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

217 AFICT the only reason Ramaswamy got the pick in Ohio was by being JD's buddy. So there's another winning move from Vance.

Posted by: Ronsonic at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (0bGoT)

218 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

He got more counted. Maybe.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (LHPAg)

219 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (enNUy)

220
Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

We had two Jehovah's Witnesses in my class and I always felt sorry for them when they'd leave school early and miss the Valentine's Day party and they didn't even get any punch and cookies.
I like that way of dealing with a cultural difference.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (czPqD)

221 That was overly general. There some Christian demographics that are not on that bus. The dead or quiet demographic is probably 2/3 the planet. Why thinking that way makes me anti semitic, IDK. The democrats found another wedge and they’re going to hammer it home.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (Dpv2s)

222 1. Vance was not going rogue when he posted that. I think it was cleared by Trump. Trump announced election day morning we were cancelling all direct aid to Israel, which is the change in relationship that Vance mentioned.
2. No one in the Trump administration will be able to escape the ick factor. Enough voters are sick of Trump that Vance's candidacy is already doomed. He's young and can come back in 32 if we lose 28, which history says we probably will.
3. Kelly Ayotte or Kim Reynolds will be perfect VP picks. Inoffensive Karens to swing a few points in women voters.
4. Sarah Huckabee Sanders carries Trump baggage and ran an ad denigrating young white males as losers in the mom's basement. Net drag on the ticket.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (wGerL)

223 This kind of public split with the president right after the election seems very, very strange to me. Like if he had kind floated this idea out in a week or two that would have been one thing, but today??

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (SwyyQ)

224 >>Outrage is erupting from parents in Maine

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I watched the vid. No outrage was shown in the news story; that X headline might be clickbait. The video shows that school officials feel sorry for little Muslim kids who can't pet the puppies and they're trying to find a way to be inclusive about it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

++++++++++++++++

Give them a goat and some alone time with it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (KuABb)

225
Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Trump Jr did...and Trump liked the idea.
Posted by: Nova Local

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I think we did at the time as well.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (mmrXZ)

226 wickedpinto

NOW THAT IS A NAME I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME!

Posted by: Harun at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (IuIym)

227 " So the move on to 28 can officially begin now.
Tepes/Pinochet 2028"

They have to be born American, so a lot of anchor babies from many nations are available (thx SCOTUS).

Posted by: illiniwek at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (vbXSk)

228 Worse news: I watched the news story and if there's any parental outrage, they didn't show it. It's an angry Muslim male and an AWFL schoolteacher who's trying to accommodate him because she feels sorry for Muslim kids who aren't allowed to pet puppies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

Lefty school teachers love to be subversive.

How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:11 PM (HlyYF)

229 > Yes. The Powerline boys say she's whip-smart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)

She is definitely smart. I won't lie and say there's nothing questionable about her, but she is absolutely not an idiot.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (qlLNh)

230 200 Did Trump pick Vance for VP, or did the party?
Posted by: davidt

Who Promoted JD? cTHIEL -- true fact.
Trumps top choice (one of many): Maria Bartiromo -- that's right!

convo... NO JD, You hang up first. No Pardon, and we're running you out on a rail with your ghoulFreind cTHIEL....

Trump doesn't need JD's/Pardon, or cTHIEL's/Protection. He is the Storm, he will prevail; because he can: fight, Fight, FIGHT.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (LpOrs)

231 Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse.
The ‘12 Day War’(Trumps label for it) was fine, dandy , justifiable, , understandable. Then….for whatever reason Trump allowed the war to be restarted —to change the regime?
The day the war re-started he, and we, lost.

Posted by: Voter theater. at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (FCPbW)

232 @NEWSMAX
·
5h
THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)

233 The Blade is done. The Blade is headed up to the roof deck for a fat AJ cigar and Islay malt.

The Blade is still very disappointed at the ass-fisting we took yesterday, but The Blade will live to fight another day.

The Blade bids you all good night.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (YSu2G)

234 Cornyn and Paxton were both terrible candidates."

That's being kind

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM (pfXMo)

235 The GOPe can't fundraise off of winning. They like losing, they have a taste for it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:48 PM

I'm tired of playing the part of the Washington Generals.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:55 PM (czPqD)

Yeah, no kidding.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (s1VwS)

The thing about the Washington Generals is that, after losing to the Globetrotters, they all have dinner and drinks together at the same tables at the same restaurant. Because it's all a show. A big, f***ing show.
At least Democrats look you in the eye and tell you they are stealing from you, poison your kids minds, and turn your country into the 3rd world. RINOs smile and lie to you, telling you they are just like you, and will protect your way of life.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Uvvcx)

agree, You just described the Uniparty perfectly too

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (s1VwS)

236 If JD resigns, is not replaced, then Trump dies from health problems or assassination, Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM

Or is impeached.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (0sNs1)

237 I woke up hard in 1983 with the bombing of the Marines in Beruit. It should have been done then as Iran paid Hezbollah, turned Iran into a sheet of glass.

Once I'm done I'm done and there is no going back, JD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:02 PM

Iran should have been nuked by us in 1979 when they took our people hostages. jimmy carter had no nuts and let that go and iran only released them because they were afraid of what reagan would do after he got sworn in.

We had every right to completely fvck their country up and turn it into rubble when they stormed our embassy and took hostages. The same rights that Israel had after the october 7th attack.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:13 PM (I43vL)

238 30
Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times

Would that be 2 Floridians and therefore a no?

I'll take Rubio and Tulsi. Honestly, throw a woman on that ticket and see if it floats. The Dems are going to have one -- if not two.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Bezos' and Petraeus both are the only ones capable of understanding the peril ahead and have a proven record of dealing with it.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (LpOrs)

239 Everybody under 30, left and right, hates and despises Israel.

The 30-50 crowd is getting there.

The only people talking like Ace are the ones shuffling off to the grave. They're also the ones talking as if they have any say in the future.

It's kinda funny.

Posted by: tevildo at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (u2/9I)

240 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

And again. Lets say you are right. Lets say Texas just had fraud put on them.

Then I don't care. If Texas can't figure it out ? Fuck 'em.

What are the rest of us supposed to do ? Drive down to save them from themselves ? No thanks.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (E4EjS)

241 218 Do you really believe Telerico got more votes than any candidate in Texas ever?
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:04 PM

He got more counted. Maybe.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (LHPAg)

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Exactly.
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Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

I lived in Texas (Dallas suburbs for 5 years) I don't believe he got more votes than anyone ever.

Posted by: Seems Legit at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (iOpI2)

242 Rubio/Gabbard?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

******
Yes, indeed, I could.

I have never made any excuse for loving Rubio as I voted for him as many times as I could in FL. And he knew it.

I did, once, a long time ago and in confusion, vote for Romney and semi-defended him here. Briefly. Til I met him at an airport where he came up to me, alone, as my dude was getting pastries and coffee.

For someone who supposedly was loyal to his wife, he came over to me at a very busy airport to ask if we were boarding yet. It was obvious unless you were blind that we were not. Moments later I introduced The Penguin to my dude. Note: it was super early and I didn't even look that good, but the mascara is present unless the house is on fire. My eyes people notice before anything else.

I will fight for Rubio, y'all. That has never changed, altho I held my fire when Trump called him Little Marco.

I let that pass. No more. Be warned.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (hzuYO)

243 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Same scam the New Deal and Great Society ran: promise a limited fix that solves the problem and ends. They sold temporary recovery and a cure for poverty, then locked in permanent bureaucracy, broken incentives, and programs that never died. The Neocon crowd runs the identical play with war—sell the next “limited” intervention as the smart, temporary necessity, then deliver open-ended commitments, a permanent military-industrial state, and forever wars with no exit. Not surprising. Your DNA is Leftist at heart. You’re just too stupid to know what a Neocon is.

Posted by: TedS at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (6DLsg)

244 Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (E4EjS)

And here he is with his usual insulting approach . Scogg calling people who doesn't agree with "how it is"- "fuckers".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (xz+xK)

245 > Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

No, you can only do that if you want to chop off their dicks. Petting puppies would be going way too far.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (qlLNh)

246 The Blade bids you all good night."

Looking forward to more fists.... er, firsts...

Posted by: man at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (pfXMo)

247
Mostly, what I'd like to know, since the war did cause prices to spike long enough for it to become a problem in people's minds regardless of what gas prices look like now,

is was the attack on Iran due to credible info that Iran had a bomb(s) now or would have it in just a couple of weeks, and planned to use it in Israel or the US ASAP?

or

Was this a want because it would be good for the future and not a must do now dealio?

Cuz if the attack on Iran was a "nice to do dealio", which I agree with, then waiting a year or less/more would've made no difference at all.

And we wouldn't have this Cluster Fuck. Even if we win back everything in 2028 (unlikely) the Democrats have the power and the time to do generational damage to the US.

Remember Carter created the whole Iranian mess we've been living with and which has cost thousands of American lives.

So, I like to know...Iran Attack: Need or Want?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (YSUhf)

248 158
All the Dems have been fundraising about the 'corruption in the white house', not details, just hate mongering. It clearly had an effect, as all propaganda does.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at November 04, 2026 05:52 PM (s1VwS)

If it didn't work why do we have commercials and PR agencies? I don't think people realize just how well it works and they don't understand they were influenced.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:57 PM (czPqD)

Mark, this propaganda has been taught in urban public schools for well over a generation now. It is blatant and the teachers don't even hide it any more. In Seattle high schools, every day the announcements are started by a decree that the school is on Stolen Land. They have been doing this for years. Students that have recently graduated have been constantly taught that America is bad and harmful their entire lives. And also, must be taught a lesson. This election is simply a result of those poisonous values taking hold.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (Uvvcx)

249 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
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Thune can bite my ass. Thune and "the Republicans" didn't do a damn thing. Trump did. Screw that shameless grifter.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (Cjcf6)

250
How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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I believe that's exactly how it's done with transing them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (mmrXZ)

251 Dang. The trolls are on meth today!

Do we not haz a troll catcher blow up thing?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (hzuYO)

252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black

What piece of shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (r2Icn)

253 Good news! In day 1 of arguments on who should be the next POTUS, Vance self selected out with this bs.
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Yep. I was wondering how I was going to chose between Vance and Rubio--now I have the answer.

Posted by: Crusader at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (Cjcf6)

254 > Everybody under 30, left and right, hates and despises Israel.

Lie harder, Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (qlLNh)

255 Has anyone heard from the Republican consultant class? They're probably so busy counting their ill gotten fees that they gave no time to comment

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (8VNAp)

256 If you haven't noticed, they're a civilized country surrounded by murdering savages.

You may have also noticed that they just kicked the living shit out of the "Palestinians". They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:09 PM (qlLNh)
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Ok good, then they don't need our help.

Not sure what argument you think you're making here. The fact is that antisemitism around the world is ascendent, and that sucks. You're sitting here trying to simultaneously say we all have to click our heels and salute smartly whenever Israel needs something lest we be called Jew Haters, or the Jews don't actually need our help so who cares? Pick one.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (oqH4h)

257 Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse.

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That one and done strike that took out their nuclear facilities I thought was going to be, you know, one and done.

Then it was these massive strikes that I was assured would last no longer than two weeks

which turned into 6 months or so which turned into high gas prices which turned into fucking up inflation even more which turned into pedos getting elected by landslides because McDonalds no longer has a $1 value menu for the stupid fucks who voted for the child abusers

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (fapp/)

258 We dont want a war in the middle east as a result of Israel (who we coordinated the strikes with)

Posted by: engine at November 04, 2026 06:06 PM (moQIU)

What part of Iran being a terrorist state at war with America for 43 years and attempting get a nuclear weapon and every President previously kicking the can down the road don't you understand. Not everything is fueled by Israel.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (lpTXP)

259 What piece of shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM (r2Icn)

*******
A hundred thousand AYE's to this.

If he was on fire...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:16 PM (hzuYO)

260 130 So what will congress do to "lower costs?"
I think we all know.
Subsidize demand. Its all they know how to do.
Posted by: Harun

This might be the perfect to to pass comprehensive immigration reform, have a one time citizenship amnesty for the undocumented here currently, so they can go to work and help make our economy strong, instead of being victims of Trump's ICE thugs. It's what Americans want.

Posted by: Dems and GOPe Bipartisanship at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (t19vo)

261 Thune is tanned, rested and ready. Right after another vacation.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (enNUy)

262 And I'm not Catholic. but I liked this story. Catholic students in California come together to raise a large cross that had been torn down by vandals . From NC Register:

https://tinyurl.com/29ybdssv

Goodnight all.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 06:17 PM (xz+xK)

263 Watching my country turn to Islam and Communism last night, my mind turned to an old poem from long ago.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (Uvvcx)

264 Remember John Cornyn saying he wanted to "teach MAGA a lesson" for not supporting him. The Texas GOPe had the knives out for Paxton.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2026 05:59 PM

And part of the lesson has been taught.

Are you not entertained?

Posted by: John Cornyn (RINO) at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (0sNs1)

265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

"Now that you've finished with my wife, I'm going to ask you to leave this hotel room immediately! And when you don't, I'm going to be very disappointed!"

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (oqH4h)

266 Second look at Mario Rubio's garbage?

Posted by: Minuteman at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (47/pr)

267 >>>Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker of the House, instantly becomes President.
Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

Thank you for making my asshole pucker. Today is just lovely.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 06:18 PM (SwyyQ)

268 I hope Telly Rico shows up in drag his first day in Congress.*

*Something to look forward to!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (hzuYO)

269 > Not sure what argument you think you're making here.

"They'll get by just fine without a bunch of Eurosavages and American communists in their corner."

Seems pretty straightforward to me, hoss.

> You're sitting here trying to simultaneously say

While I'm sure it's easier to debate the straw man in your head, I'm not "saying" anything of the sort.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)

270 Has anyone heard from the Republican consultant class? They're probably so busy counting their ill gotten fees that they gave no time to comment
Posted by: Smell the Glove

*Sips umbrella drink*

Posted by: GOPe consultant at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (r2Icn)

271 Swear the dems will be loading us all into train cars and Boomer cons will still be crowing "Israel is our greatest ally!!!"

Posted by: everyone i disagree with is Tucker carlson at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (L5vL0)

272 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

Oh, fuck you, Thune.

You wouldn't fight when it mattered and you and your Party had the power, but-

now you're gonna be the fight ingest fighter that ever fought.

I assume your idea of fighting is to be giving every Democrat in Congress sloppy blowjobs.

Go kill yourself loser.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (YSUhf)

273 So the CIA SCREWED tRUMP AGAIIN.

Posted by: torabora at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (Wt1Rs)

274 J.D. may make a politician yet! Happy days are here again I will put in a good word with are new commissar for justice Hasan Piker for all you morons including the repressed homosexuals and closet queens here.

Posted by: raimondo at November 04, 2026 06:20 PM (/+dbr)

275 Evening.

Question to the Horde: Looking to '28, does anyone see any potential Republican Presidential contenders coming out of either the House or Senate? I don't mean winners (necessarily), I mean anyone just worth looking at? Or is it nothing but also-rans?

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:21 PM (umDIn)

276 >>Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

Everything you've done?

Posted by: davidt at November 04, 2026 06:21 PM (Q+gd/)

277 I'm guessing we have a bunch of trolls in here today because Trump worked his ass off to curb the mid term doldrums.

We need to go back to one day voting.

Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (8uzBS)

278 While I'm sure it's easier to debate the straw man in your head, I'm not "saying" anything of the sort.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)
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What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine? Or nah? Nah right? Because of the aforementioned sea of savages with which they're surrounded?

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (oqH4h)

279 The Dems love the Ukraine war and are gonna demand funding for it along with what's left of the Republican Senators...

Next Congressional budget will be greater than seven trillion.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (U4c/V)

280
Romney hittin' on ChristyBlinky?

Second look at Willard. Extra points for doing it with in front of your husband.

Posted by: Auspex at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (Y8DZL)

281 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black

But they didn't do anything.

At least McConnell got us judges. Thune didn't do shit.

Posted by: Robert at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (umDIn)

282 I found one below named "Honest Cloud." Which seems both retarded as well as weather related. Maybe he thinks he's in the Weather Channel.
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Wait, really?

I haven't seen that fool in a decade, maybe back in the captain america days.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM (vSvIl)

283 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black at November 04, 2026 06:12 PM
In a sane world this guy would be tarred and feathered for stopping the voting bill.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (LHPAg)

284 265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

Ditto times infinity .

Posted by: Voter theater. at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (FCPbW)

285 May Almighty God forgive me for all of the evil I wish on John Thune, Bitch McConnell, John Cornyn and Mike Johnson.

But I do wish all that is unspeakable upon them and theirs.

Traitors deserve dessert. A special form of "dessert."

Posted by: Sam Adams at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (X+xvk)

286 Well if the Dems undo nothing because Thune and the Republicans did nothing I guess that's a hold

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 06:23 PM (8VNAp)

287 Remember Carter created the whole Iranian mess we've been living with and which has cost thousands of American lives.

It popped off with Carter for sure. But, and I realize memories here are short, but criticizing Carter back in the day came with a cost. Because that fucker hid behind the shield of "I Go To Church" like a champion.

Now lets give credit to "W". Plenty here choose to not remember. Religion of Peace. That was "W".

Trump did it ass-backward. Anybody else remember, during Trump 1.0, him sending Patriots into Syria ?

That was the dictator that walked like a Western Man. Acted like a Western Man. And his wife and kids behaved like Western Folk.

We act like Trump never committed an Own Goal. Well, for some version of We.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (E4EjS)

288 Larry Correia once referred to Romney as a "Zip-loc bag full of hair gel".

I'll never not think of that any time that mook is mentioned.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (qlLNh)

289 4 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.
Posted by: 13times at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (6iKlf)

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Oh, YEAH, baybee!!!!

I would even help those two by messing with WaPo again! I did twice. Once anti-abortion Gosnell. The other time I can't remember, but politics.

That was so much fun! It was easy and their little basement minds were blown.

I was laughing so hard one weekend,as a French anthropologist studying "WaPo in the Mist" regarding Gosnell I was laughing so loudly my husband yelled across the house, asking wth I was doing. They didn't even connect to what I was mocking in my study thesis title! lol

I typed in a French accent as well! Memories!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:24 PM (hzuYO)

290 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (VyBeY)

291 >>Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."

So he'll sit.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (Fwea8)

292 265 252 THUNE VOWS TO FIGHT DEMS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans "will not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party attempts to unwind everything we’ve done."
Posted by: Don Black
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Fuck this guy in particular.

Officially, John Thune is now the official shoe shiner for the US Senate. And when they have parades with horses, he gets to follow them to shovel up the horseshit.
Thune still has value in DC.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (Uvvcx)

293 > What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day.

That's nice.

I don't give a fuck what you're saying, Nazi.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)

294 I assume the focus in Maine is on appeasing the Muslim's dog beliefs...something something about dog saliva keeping away the "angel of mercy" or some such....heh....dogma.

Well, here's my take. Unless your service animal is compensating for a loss of physical issues....(sight, hearing, mobility)...it's nonsense. That's my take. It's an unnecessary crutch.

IOW....I don't support either side of this argument.

Posted by: Orson at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (dIske)

295 Based on his press appearances in the last few hours, DeSantis is definitely running in 2028.

Posted by: Moonbeam at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (5/tkV)

296 uhm....did someone say "apeing"?

Posted by: The Kenyan at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Wt1Rs)

297 219 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM

I have NEVER seen a MSM story about Iran's launch capabilities.

They have launched at least 22 satellites using sophisticated 2-stage rockets.

They have now developed a 3-stage rocket, and both of the lower stages have advanced to using solid propellant.

They probably cannot hit NYC or DC yet with an ICBM, but they will have that capability very soon.

I have plotted the great circle route from NW Iran to the east coast of the U.S. Apogee is just south of Iceland. Missiles located in Greenland would be optimally positioned to intercept an ICBM at that apogee location.

That "idiot" Trump is smarter than every Democrat I know, when it comes to protecting U.S. citizens from harm.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (HlyYF)

298 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Can they be from the same state?

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Fwea8)

299 I'll be honest, it's a bit hard to hold these two things simultaneously for me:

- We have to support Israel and Jews in general
- Jews vote overwhelmingly for Democrats and in some cases (Michigan) literally for an insane Jew-hating half-pint Jihadist.

It's a bit like giving the local homeless guy five bucks for him to get a meal but he spends it on booze then shits on your porch for your generosity.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (oqH4h)

300 The Iranians wanted the Socialists to take over
They will be saved

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

301 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:19 PM (qlLNh)

Here's what I'm saying.

Israel won't let you, in particular, own a gun. But they will let you volunteer in support formations. Pretty much indentured servitude.

You know, if you feel that strongly.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (E4EjS)

302 We need to go back to one day voting.
Posted by: DanMan at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM
This.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (LHPAg)

303 What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine?

First of all, being less WASP is how you get a low trust society guaranteed. With the tribal warfare, and with the infrastructure all going to shit while the fraud and corruption skyrocket, more than Israel is getting cut out.

IMEC 2.0 better be in full swing or the nation of Israel is toast, just because the US is quickly leaving the stage as a global hegemony.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:27 PM (U4c/V)

304 That's nice.

I don't give a fuck what you're saying, Nazi.

Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)
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Very rational, as usual.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:28 PM (oqH4h)

305 We have to support Israel and Jews in general

That is primarily an Evangelical issue. As the evangelicals lose clout, that support will wane.

Posted by: Community Notes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (U4c/V)

306 Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (E4EjS)

ISIS is looking for a few anti American know it alls too.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (lpTXP)

307 298 Rubio and DeSantis 2028.

Can they be from the same state?
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 06:26 PM (Fwea

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Absolutely.

I am in charge now. xoxo

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (hzuYO)

308 Now that we've had that frank exchange of views: GFY.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 04, 2026 06:25 PM (qlLNh)

Airline Tickets to Tel Aviv exist. They do have a program. You'll get a shit apartment. They'll put you to work. You'll get fed.

You know, if you feel that strongly. Same thing goes for another cat here.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (E4EjS)

309 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Posted by: NickM at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (2M4en)

310 250
How about some subversive Christian teachers step in and let the Muslim kids pet some puppies? Make sure to tell those kids NOT to tell their parents.

That should help undermine the relationship with their oppressive parents.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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

I believe that's exactly how it's done with transing them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 04, 2026 06:15 PM

Yep, that was my analogy.

"Compassionate" Democrats support butchery of children.

"Evil" MAGA Republicans like me want to allow all of the children to pet puppies.

Yet my side got shellacked yesterday!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (HlyYF)

311 What I'm saying is that America is becoming less white and less Christian with every passing day. So when we're gone, what then for Israel? Will they still be getting by just fine? Or nah? Nah right? Because of the aforementioned sea of savages with which they're surrounded?

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:22 PM

Israel is going to be OK with or without us, it says so in the book. It will go easier for them if we stick around and help out but that is not a requirement. They are guaranteed a happy ending per the book of revelations.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (I43vL)

312 The Uke war is an op designed to keep us bogged down such that any efforts to move on Iran would be easily hampered. It worked. The two wars are related.
Trump’s power move would have been to bail on Ukraine and move towards Russia. Israel would have to fight a trench war against Iran until things improved here, if ever.
Anyways, Hellebuyck has made New Jersey into contenders.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (FqNtp)

313 Israel is going to be OK with or without us, it says so in the book. It will go easier for them if we stick around and help out but that is not a requirement. They are guaranteed a happy ending per the book of revelations.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 06:31 PM (I43vL)
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Ah yes, the Christian version of "Inshallah."

So, so fucking tired of this drivel.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:32 PM (oqH4h)

314 Taking out Iran's nuclear capabilities was always the right decision and it was executed with ruthless professionalism.

The problems that came next are because Trump is a better builder than general. A general, it seems, who prefers to surround himself in the floral scent of wanting to be known as the consummate peace deal guy instead of prosecuting the resulting conflict with ruthless professionalism.

Then he made everything worse with the repeated on again off again half baked potential peace agreements with interspersed bombing campaigns that accomplished nothing but that piss off the electorate which repudiated him on Tuesday.

If there ever was a well thought out military campaign after blowing up the nuclear sites I'm at a loss to know what it is. Same can be said for a plan to deal with the political and economic ramifications. Trump comes with great talents and equally great blind spots, blind spots which led directly to the catastrophe that happened on Tuesday.

And now we have JD Vance prancing around positioning himself as the next big deal guy. That's a vulture at work. The next few years are going to be tough. 2028 is shaping up to be a watershed year.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (wcyKn)

315 Only 23 military personnel is 23 too fucking many. What number is acceptable? Are we Ukraine throwing another log on the fire?
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:10 PM (enNUy)

So zero is your only acceptable number?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (lpTXP)

316 ISIS is looking for a few anti American know it alls too.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:29 PM (lpTXP)

And there it is. If you're not full-throated for Israel ? Then you're a Muslim-sucking Communist.

Its a real wonder, why the GOP and Conservatives ain't 50 points ahead. A damn mystery wrapped in a conundrum.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (E4EjS)

317 Ace...309! ZAP!! Block! Atomic wedgie!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (hzuYO)

318 So zero is your only acceptable number?
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (lpTXP)

If the number is one ? Send one of yours.

End of story.

Posted by: How It Is at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (E4EjS)

319 They have launched at least 22 satellites using sophisticated 2-stage rockets.

They have now developed a 3-stage rocket, and both of the lower stages have advanced to using solid propellant.

They probably cannot hit NYC or DC yet with an ICBM, but they will have that capability very soon.
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If you can put a satellite in orbit, you can drop a nuclear payload anywhere, and nukes don't have to be super precise.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (vSvIl)

320 I honestly didn't mind the war in Iran.

It's just that the supporters are so weirdly hostile to being questioned I just don't think they belong in politics. Or even outside of nursery school.

And yesterday proved it.

Posted by: 3X Trump Voter at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (7oGsp)

321 The Socialists will change the Senate rules day 1

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

322 And for the record, I supported and still support us dealing with Iran. My guess is that we had legit intel that they were days/weeks away from a working nuclear device and we had to move. Fine.

I will quibble with how it was never really explained and we didn't prosecute the war aggressively enough, in my opinion.

Also, it was always going to have political consequences and to suggest otherwise is dumb as fuck. Your mileage may vary on if you think the consequences were worth it. I think the jury is out but we'll learn more as time goes on.

I also support Israel and think Islam is a fucking cancer, but am of the opinion that I'm allowed to talk about foreign policy with respect to Israel without it sounding like someone gagging on a cock without being called a Nazi.

Posted by: ballistic at November 04, 2026 06:37 PM (oqH4h)

323 honestly didn't mind the war in Iran.

It's just that the supporters are so weirdly hostile to being questioned I just don't think they belong in politics. Or even outside of nursery school.

And yesterday proved it.
Posted by: 3X Trump Voter

Nursery school starts in January. Commie romper room.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (r2Icn)

324 Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at November 04, 2026 06:33 PM (wcyKn

I agree but our economic positives have increased. It's the freaking newspeak by the msm that makes up become down. Weird that the anti-war people fault Trump for not expanding the war.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:38 PM (lpTXP)

325 a fat fuck who requires ozempic to get back in passable shape -- and then lies repeatedly about it -- is not a capable or qualified Good Decision Maker and should be nowhere near the levers of power.

the gall of this fat fuck to point the finger at trump when it was his camp's repeated imbecilical attempts to pay off the mullahs that has extended this conflict to an intolerable length....

Posted by: pH at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (EDAG5)

326 Oh right, the Oilers Devils game is from Saturday. Gah, I got sick of the political ads.

Posted by: Accomack at November 04, 2026 06:39 PM (FqNtp)

327 Zero should be everyone's mother fucking acceptable

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (enNUy)

328 Does this mean we're not getting our $5k checks?

Posted by: Milk Milk Lemonade at November 04, 2026 06:43 PM (d82Uo)

329 Zero should be everyone's mother fucking acceptable
Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:42 PM (enNUy)

So no military action ever?

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 06:44 PM (lpTXP)

330 "We have lost only 23 military personnel in this 'war'". That's such a bullshit sentence. If war is so important to you go fight and take your entire family.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (enNUy)

331 As soon as I saw one of those caravans of invaders had started moving again, I knew something was happening.

I know many of you don't believe anything nefarious was involved, and I'm not saying it was all fraud.... but neither do I believe in coincidence.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 04, 2026 06:50 PM (Vvh2V)

332 Turning Israel into an enemy will make the Muslims like us.

Yeah, that's the ticket! Then we can be downgraded from "The Great Satan" to the "Not so Great Satan"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 06:59 PM (l3cgK)

333 Yes, a program where kids sit with puppies and read books is now being reviewed because of Islam.

Um, I think they can *opt out* of that if they're so offended. On the other hand, the kids in the middle school class that were forced to recite the Shahada (which makes them Muslims) was mandatory for the class...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 04, 2026 07:02 PM (l3cgK)

334 Just out of the country and I saw newer versions of Paw Patrol. Total was bs with hijab women working with the dogs instead of wanting to kill them or ban them in the schools

Posted by: Avi at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (x6MnB)

335 Go. Fuck. Yourself. You. FUCKING. Nazi.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Okay, Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at November 04, 2026 07:20 PM (9Noqh)

336 Shit night. Not much to say that hasn't already been said. Super pissed about Texas turning blue and likely staying that way moving forward. That was always a Democrat number 1 on the wish list.

I think Texas fucks the US for multiple decades or until the shooting starts, at least.

Well, buckle your britches kids. Rough seas ahead.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 04, 2026 07:21 PM (rJ7Hd)

337 "Never been a huge JD fan. However the TIMING of the war could not have been worse. "

I have vacillated on Vance, I both love the Image of his history, A po boy started to make his name as a Marine, first Marine in the executive in history, and being a Marine myself, I don't know if I ever mentioned, I also didn't trust him for shit. He was a soft dick with a soft dick MOS, and he said "Thankfully" when talking about never facing combat while not in theater.

I Had a soft Dick MOS, with a FUCK load more training than transcriber, and I BEGGED to face a conflict theater deployment, not because I wanted to kill anyone, but because I was a Marine, I wanted to know if I could do my job as I'm supposed to. As I have said to my wife and family, "If I had gone to war, I would have put up with my bullshit" (It's actually complicated, not the way lefties say.)

ALSO, I Supported Iraq2, because we had already dominated the land of Afghanistan, intimidated Pakistan to offering a whole lot more assistance than they wanted to, so that we could use Iraq and Afghanistan as a pathway to Iran.

That is the ONLY thing I agree with John McCain at the time.

JD is now voicing

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 07:46 PM (vSedm)

338 The EXACT OPPOSITE of what I feel as a Marine, and it reminds me that he was just a soft dick with an soft dick MOS that had a lot of promotions because REAL Marines took on the hard jobs, and didn't THANK themselves for avoiding the call of conflict, rather than beg an opportunity to be the point of the sword, even if it costs you everything.

I STILL like him, but not as any sort of political leader. Fuck, 6 years ago he hated trump, then he changed his mind. That's not a Marines mindset, that's a vulture capitalists.

Posted by: wickedpinto at November 04, 2026 07:48 PM (vSedm)

339 Anybody that thinks Israel was anywhere near the top 5 issues is a moron with no idea what voters actually care about.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at November 04, 2026 08:00 PM (lCHt6)

340 It must be absolutely world shattering to boomer zionist retards like Ace and most of the commenters here to wake up and learn that Tucker Carlson has had the mainstream view all along.

Posted by: wat at November 04, 2026 08:20 PM (8Pt4r)

341 MEATBALL !!!!

Posted by: REDACTED at November 04, 2026 08:54 PM (us2H3)

342 Or, I dunno, maybe the markets (quite rationally) saw a generational shellacking as a strong indicator that this disastrous, pointless, traitorous war was more likely to end in a negotiated peace and an open strait. But sure, hoarding.

Idiiot.

Posted by: Long Dong Silver at November 04, 2026 10:26 PM (i8v1Q)

343 It seems JD gave up believing Netanyahu's "2 weeks to a bomb" schtick when he was in grade school.

Posted by: Jeff E at November 05, 2026 12:54 AM (l/qir)

344 342 Or, I dunno, maybe the markets (quite rationally) saw a generational shellacking as a strong indicator that this disastrous, pointless, traitorous war was more likely to end in a negotiated peace and an open strait. But sure, hoarding.

Idiiot.
Posted by: Long Dong Silver
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There's no reasoning with these cultists. Trump is always right and when he's wrong it's because he didn't Trump hard enough. He can't lose. It's always MUH FRAUD.

Posted by: It's the Iran War, retard at November 05, 2026 01:51 AM (bHEyF)

345 neo con boomer republicans are having a hard time with reality and are lashing out at vance. they should have learned that foreign wars are unpopular back when they started iraq and afghanistan.

vance is the only one in the pro corporatism trump administration who has raised the h1 b issue and jailing employers who employ illegal aliens.

and yes "2 weeks until a nuke" has been going on for almost 20 years since i was in college.

Posted by: callister raine at November 05, 2026 09:31 AM (5b9wf)

Barack Obama: We Have to Solve This Problem of High Healthcare Premiums I Caused Under Obamacare After Vowing to Make Health Care Affordable Forever

You don't say.

This will be a key Democrat demand for the next two -- or hundred -- years: Fix the healthcare scheme we promised you would fix healthcare forever. Take away healthcare from Republicans and give it to Democrats.

In the final sprint to the midterm elections, former President Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail to stump for Democrat candidates.
One of his favorite talking points? Health insurance premiums, he says, are too high. Apparently, he doesn't see the irony.
"We've got to make sure that nobody has to worry about high healthcare premiums," Obama declared at a rally in Georgia recently. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's virtually word-for-word the same line Obama was feeding to audiences during his first campaign for president in 2008.
AMAC Magazine, free with membership
Perhaps the 44th president needs to be reminded that his signature legislative achievement (the one that literally bears his name) was sold to the American public as a cure-all to lower health insurance premiums. Or, perhaps he simply can't cope with the fact that Obamacare is just as much of an ugly, dismal failure as his grotesque presidential library -- a monstrosity that has turned the American healthcare system into a nightmare for virtually everyone.
Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

Obama: �We've got to make sure that nobody has to worry about high healthcare premiums."
Also Obama: Made healthcare premiums high. https://t.co/ldEZZmmqdj
— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) October 29, 2026

Kaiser Family Fdn and U.S. data show Obamacare cost taxpayers $1.8T-2.1T in tax hikes and spending as Obamacare premiums more than doubled since it was enacted in 2010. Obama basically admitting it didn�t work, �we have more work to do.� @BarackObama @x @ap @Reuters @ReutersBiz @FoxBusiness @EveningEdit @foxnews #news @nytimes @WSJ
— Elizabeth MacDonald (@LizMacDonaldFOX) October 30, 2026

American doctor goes over how Barack Obama destroyed American Healthcare
Before Obamacare in 2010
- A family of 4 had $13,000 per year in premiums with a $3,000 deductible
Now in 2025
- A family of 4 had $35,000 per year in premiums with a $6,000 deductible
�Obamacare has now been around for 15 years and the promise was that it was gonna save us dramatically on our healthcare spending and make us healthier.
- And if you look at 2010 for a family of four, their premiums were about $13,000 and they had about $3,000 to $4,000 in deductibles
- Now you go to 2025, that has jumped to $35,000 about a $5,000 to $6,000 deductible.
What's happening now is we have what's called functionally uninsured patients. That means they have insurance, they think that they're okay, then they get sick, they go to the ER, they present their magic insurance card, and they find out they have a $5,000 deductible.
That means they have to pay $5,000 before the first dollar of coverage. Now, the ER for sure is going to eat up that $5,000 deductible. What that means is patients now have ongoing medical debt.
So has Obamacare saved us money? No, unfortunately not.
What it has done is made the system very, very complex. You've had the growth of very small to moderate insurance companies to huge insurance companies. There's now 7 insurance companies that are in the Fortune 500 right now.�
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 23, 2025

Tangentially related: A top cancer researcher was completely blacklisted from science altogether -- with vendors telling him they refused to sell him supplies available to any scientist -- because vindictive, sociopathic Woke White Women framed him for rape.

If you can frame a man with a job you want for rape, his job opens up for you, no?

I thought I knew every horrible thing about this story, but it was not until I read @neerajadeshp's interview with Sabatini that I realized how total his unpersoning was https://t.co/HRDdyM8JGF
— Kat Rosenfield (@katrosenfield) October 28, 2026

That a Nobel mooted institute director in a hard science field could be framed by a seeming cabal of Woke women causing not only the destruction of a leading cancer expert's life but also of the institute itself for the pettiest of motives at MIT is more horrifying than the Jason Arday episode at Cambridge.
Lysenkoism is alive and well and its new name is Wokism. The immense prestige of the Ivy League, Oxbridge and les grand ecoles attract not only the tall trees, but growing in its shadow, also the malignant creepers of envy, deceit and greed.
All those who exclaim "trust the science!" must never forget the scientists are fallible humans who work in institutions from whom ambition and folly have not been banished. The hunger for power is the Satan in the search for truth and it will lead us astray should we not consciously at whiles renew our glance at the light.
https://t.co/7lLSabyN65
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) November 2, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

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1 Vote D! Everything is pricier, but well worth it to them.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

2 Elric must be on vacation

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

3 I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

4
Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

5 If Natural flake shows up, let him know I answered his question about my very non-obscure and easily googled reference to Susquehanna Hat Company two threads down.

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (8nUmk)

6 The supposed balls on this mother fucker.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (enNUy)

7 Democrats: Make a problem worse and then claim only they can solve it.

The playbook for 70+ years.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (N1tpc)

8 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are.
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I think that sailboat left the tunnel some decades ago

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (vE0+H)

9 Not that I give a shit, but Obamacare premiums spiking and Republicans not wiling to subsidize more of it was a "cost of living" issue.

When I see though how cheap some peoples healthcare is, it warms my black heart seeing them pay more.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:34 PM (bnAvt)

10 Hubby and I were in the first wave of people impacted by Obamacare. Our premiums doubled, and our health insurance got worse.

I'd hate to tell people what we pay now. At least we have decent health insurance, but our premiums are more than most monthly mortgages.

Obamacare sucks.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (SHHm+)

11 You know what I always say: nothing lowers my fuel and food prices like a series of impeachment hearings. I mean what will deal with health care costs like trying to remove Pete Hegseth from office?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (TMNW7)

12 Affordability is a feeling, not a fact.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (ZA4gy)

13 And that rhetoric will probably work for the Dems.

If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (qCV5n)

14
Elect a GOP Congress to repeal Obamacare! Join our Legion of Patriots for $50 a month, which will be matched 3x!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (eRlcH)

15 All this election proves is what I feared: nobody can fix anything because voters will not give it enough time to be done.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (TMNW7)

16 Believe All Women - Nah, that”s a Stale Meme. We need something new.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (Gqar8)

17 Bring back the federal penalty for not having coverage. Make the assholes eat shit.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (enNUy)

18 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

That's nice of you, but many people seem grouchy today (understandably) although I didn't read all the threads.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:37 PM (JrHfD)

19 If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

"But if we did the stuff you wanted, the voters would throw us out of office!

...oh wait...."

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (TMNW7)

20 "Barack Obama: We Have to Solve This Problem of High Healthcare Premiums I Caused Under Obamacare After Vowing to Make Health Care Affordable Forever"

It's not like all of us was screaming this very thing was going to happen back in 2009 or anything.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (I43vL)

21 Unfortunately, this is where I see Trump cutting deals.

Posted by: Leupold at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (bnAvt)

22 All this election proves is what I feared: nobody can fix anything because voters will not give it enough time to be done.

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And politicians are afraid of a few bad news cycles.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (qCV5n)

23 Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

I have bouts of depression, but the world has not ended.

I fear for the future of my children, but I'm pretty sure I've already lost the battle of "If there is to be trouble, let it be in my time, that my children may have peace". It's clarifying.

It's now my job to prepare them for the battle.

C.S. Lewis is a great help for that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

24 What, no Hot Dog Guy meme? I'm shocked, especially since Ace introduced me to the meme on the first place.

Posted by: pookysgirl has been here for a bit at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (Wt5PA)

25 13 And that rhetoric will probably work for the Dems.

If only the GOP had tried to do something when they controlled everything.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:36 PM (qCV5n)

This - 1000%. They took away the extra subsidies, which needed to happen, but they didn't do anything to help lower the costs.

It was like stopping SNAP fraud. It needed to happen, but food still didn't get cheaper.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:38 PM (Gb7+b)

26 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are.

I think many would wear it as a badge of courage. As something to be proud of.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (KQmzo)

27 If only Republicans had been given the opportunity to repeal ObamaCare.

But we would need the presidency a majority of R's in both Houses and maybe the SC for good measure.

Help us fight the DSA. Donate Today!!!

Posted by: ... at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (vE0+H)

28 3 I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

Well, my puppy got the Zoomies today. He ran off with my socks, laughing, and dropped them in his water bowl. Then sat looking at me wanting a treat.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:39 PM (Gqar8)

29 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 04, 2026 04:35 PM (TMNW7)

That's very good. May I put it on a couple of whiteboard signs?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (JrHfD)

30 They will solve none of the problems their retarded voters want fixed. Useful idiots.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (r2Icn)

31 Whose ready for EU healthcare?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (lLeLE)

32 "I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please."

Florida unicorn impales three puppies during meth-fueled rampage at animal shelter."

Be careful what you wish for.

Posted by: PabloD at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (wjCQx)

33 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?
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EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (s2iZv)

34
You think it's expensive now, wait till the Government gets done with it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (OkYzo)

35 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:40 PM (enNUy)

36 That $6M for Sabatini is starting to sound a little light.

And even leftists know that Obamacare drove up prices, but will dishonestly pivot to "now everyone has coverage".

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (yFLFB)

37 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are."

LOL

Voters have proven beyond any question they are in fact that stupid - at least a working majority of them, over time.

I refer you to ..... hmm. Oh, yesterday!

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (U/Byj)

38 Willowed:

They "modernized" her and turned her into a b*tch. Zendaya added on "boring".
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (9ZFZd)

Zendaya:

"Ok, I see Chani as her own woman. But, very frowny. Very very frowny,

Oh! And boring. She should be soooooooo boring.

Alright, ready for my close-up, Mr Vivatechy uh Villeo...villescooperdoo!"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:41 PM (YSUhf)

39 Attractive women are apparently willing to compromise physical attractiveness for brains.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (2ap+5)

40 Psssst ... let me let you in on a secret ...

The Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare", a name which I hate) wasn't designed to make health care more affordable. It was designed to further our goal of nationalized health care, aka "one-payer".

Posted by: Barack H. Obama at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (0sNs1)

41 My biggest immediate fear is that they do another covid. They came so close to a totalitarian takeover last time.

Posted by: Delurker at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (2Drhq)

42
I just can't take any more bad news today. I'd like a thread about puppies and unicorns, please.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

_________

HM showed me some "You Steal It, You Wear It" videos of dogs humiliated by bras, panties and dresses they mischievously absconded with.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (eRlcH)

43 Archimedes-How about a doggy jail break?

https://www.faithpot.com/dog-daycare-jailbreak/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2026 04:42 PM (JrHfD)

44
How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

___________

It always works, doesn't it?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (eRlcH)

45 People are too retarded to exist

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (enNUy)

46 Next Obama will say we must do something about this dismal used car market.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (qCV5n)

47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (2ap+5)

48 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?"

Well if yesterday is any gauge, at least once more.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (zafwz)

49
Zenyatta >>>>>> Zendaya

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (eRlcH)

50 ObamaCare was engineered to fail in order to pave the way for Single Payer. Jugears McPolesmoker is sticking to the original timeline even though it failed spectacularly on Day One, sixteen-ish years ago.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (6rFOL)

51 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

It's not a lie if we want you to believe it in order to further our goals.

Posted by: (D)emocrats at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (0sNs1)

52 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

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We are covered now. No need to give everyone Medicare.

- Boomers

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (qCV5n)

53 Would be ironic if the D congress goes after insurance companies that , according to Trump, are all big D donors!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (AKptf)

54 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

55 This was Rush's take on Obama. Create a problem, then step aside and complain about it like he was fighting against it.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (wGerL)

56 We are at the beginning of Idiocracy. Look at the Dem leadership. None of them can think their way out of a wet paper bag but there are enough brawndo drinkers to get them elected.

Scary times.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (lpTXP)

57
ObamaCare was engineered to fail in order to pave the way for Single Payer. Jugears McPolesmoker is sticking to the original timeline even though it failed spectacularly on Day One, sixteen-ish years ago.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (6rFOL)

____________

We made bank on building the website.

Posted by: Somali Web Design Ltd. at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (eRlcH)

58 How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

It worked, didn't it?

Posted by: zombie Harry Reid at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (eqmNI)

59 Obamacare is so good that the Senate and House exempted themselves from Obamacare so they could keep their private health insurance...

Obamacare for thee and not me.....

I am not sure, but I think the American people are getting dumber each day... Especially the young generation...

Depending on the Government to take care OF YOU WILL LEAVE YOU A SHITTY LIFE AND BAD ATTITUDE...

Posted by: Jackson K. at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (G1Pzz)

60 Ah Barack!l

I still want to send prints of slaves picking cotton for the under-paid , dis-enchanted at your presidential center of DOOM for the breakrooms just for the demotivational value.

And I want to send and teach them slavery hymns.
Least I can do...

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (Sco7b)

61
Obamacare was a repackaged Romneycare. Mittens McRomney screwed us multiple ways.

Posted by: Frank Barone at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (OkYzo)

62 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (2ap+5)

Probably, but at the same time you are paying for fuckall, cause you won't be seeing any doctor for at least 4 weeks.

There will still be "Private Clinics" that will see you if you are still able to afford "The Good Insurance." After you paid your new Medicare For All Tax.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (lLeLE)

63 What is going to be a little eye opening for our socialists is that even with single payer, those with the means get private insurance on top of it and get better care, faster. Those without have to wait in line and hope the panel approves them for something.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

64 Jojo Kenyatta>Zennyatta>>>>Zendaya

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (wGerL)

65 I took a social risk and explained to my sister-in-law how ObamaCare would affect people like me and asked her to consider not voting for Obama over that and her views on abortion that she agreed were compatible with the R platform.

Of course, she went ahead and voted for Obama because she's a good and smart person.

As soon as her kids were responsible for their own health insurance, she was complaining, asking how they could be expected to afford to insure themselves. She did this in front of me, a person who lost my insurance and had my work hours cut due to ObamaCare, just like I had warned her. People like that have no sense of cause and effect.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (gvM6N)

66 Well, as to healthcare, the Dems probably figure now is the right time to get rolling on selling this to the public. And considering yesterday’s debacle; can you really blame them?

Posted by: RM at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (ananP)

67 And the Republicans don't try to change or get rid either of Obamacare because health care groups and insurance companies are located in their districts/state. Got to get the grift

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (8VNAp)

68 Eliminate the fraud in Healthcare and prices would be halved

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

69 63 What is going to be a little eye opening for our socialists is that even with single payer, those with the means get private insurance on top of it and get better care, faster. Those without have to wait in line and hope the panel approves them for something.
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

Money talks, Piper. Always.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Gqar8)

70 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.
Posted by: NCKate

Shhh. Have some respect, the funeral is only on its 987th homily.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (6rFOL)

71 O-care was probably redundant but anyway conclusive in demonstrating the overall collapse of common sense and historical American values generally.

A healthcare financial system that was a ridiculous disaster, a coral reef of stupidity that had grown up over decades (from innocent beginnings), was "fixed" by massively increasing its main problems: govt. misregulation and oligopoly.

But it nicely provided conclusive (and redundant) death certificates on seemingly unrelated institutions like SCOTUS too.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (U/Byj)

72 If Natural flake shows up, let him know I answered his question about my very non-obscure and easily googled reference to Susquehanna Hat Company two threads down.

Posted by: Guy on street talking to Lou Costello at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (8nUmk)

Well...I could've googled that but along with the huge mound of useless garbage filling my brain is a vast swamp of laziness, so-

No.

Thx for the explanation though. I've thrown that info on top of My Brain Pile (TM).

Posted by: naturalfake at November 04, 2026 04:49 PM (YSUhf)

73 Remember how John McCain cast the pivotal vote to retain Obamacare? I do…. His minions now seem to run AZ

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 04, 2026 04:49 PM (M+uMR)

74 People who are against universal healthcare, how do you justify putting health care out of reach for some people?

This isn't hard. Canadas healthcare is superior to ours. They dont have to wait longer than us. Their medical treatments dont get denied. Their people are not crippled by medical debts.

The same idiots who are stomping mad at the thought of "paying for someone else's health care" refuse to accept and believe the fact that the reason it costs their insurance $5k for them to get 5 stitches in the ER is so hospitals can offset the costs of all the uninsured who get treated and never pay.

The Trump administration is literally currently in charge of health care. He loves the for profit system. His policies is why it's exploding in cost.

Those same people also salivate at the idea of having Medicare once they retire.. and yet don't consider THAT socialized healthcare

We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (t19vo)

75 People are too retarded to exist

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 04:43 PM (enNUy)

Too retarded for "Democracy" IMO. I don't know the alternative but this current form isn't working because of monumental levels of stupidity. The only thing it accomplishes now is to put the public's "stamp of approval" on the latest form of tyranny.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (KQmzo)

76 Prices will not fall under the Socialists, the fraud and bureaucracy will raise the prices.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (Ia/+0)

77 We should probably figure out how to message health insurance is not healthcare.

But maybe I expect too much from people who elected *fill in the blank democrat*.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (ZdaMQ)

78 Haven't posted here since I lost my job in July. And I was specifically told by HR that I was fired for posting here.

Turns out that once the boss of the area I worked in retired (HR was afraid of her), HR was looking for a reason to take one of us out.

Could use some prayers towards finding another job.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

79 Payroll deductions are gonna be lit if "medicare for all" passes.

"Hey, I thought this was supposed to be free!"

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (CZuvr)

80 54 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

That is weird.

Posted by: Emmie at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (gvM6N)

81 Make health insurance illegal and abolish medicare and medicaid.

Your welcome.

Posted by: Health Insurance Fixed! at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (2mAEd)

82 We are at the beginning of Idiocracy. Look at the Dem leadership. None of them can think their way out of a wet paper bag but there are enough brawndo drinkers to get them elected.

Scary times.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (lpTXP)

I've long said that "Idiocracy" was not a futuristic sci-fi comedy satire. It was a Documentary.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:52 PM (KQmzo)

83 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM

Well the good news is that statement is not true. My county, fannin went for paxton 74% and the neighboring county lamar went 71% for paxton. Just a rough look at the map shows more than half of our counties still red by significant margins.

Problem is the big cities out voted us this time around.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (I43vL)

84 XTC has been awhile since seen you here.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

85 This isn't hard. Canadas healthcare is superior to ours. They dont have to wait longer than us. Their medical treatments dont get denied. Their people are not crippled by medical debts

———

And this is why so many Americans head to Canada for healthcare. Also, why are all these little pods here, Dr.?

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (ZdaMQ)

86 @40 Bingo! Come collect your winnings.

They said this out loud when they were passing it. Make premiums so unaffordable for everybody that they will scream for single payer socialist healthcare.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (n5tGW)

87 Not sure I believe this, every single county in Texas shifted to the D. The average shift for the state is +25 pts.

Texas is gay.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:45 PM (dHi1g)

75% of my county voted for Trump in 2024. It voted straight Democrat in 2026. Ain't no fucking way.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (lpTXP)

88 'Medicare For All' is just the new label on good ol' socialized medicine (which is failing in all those countries where it's 'so successful').

Like 'ObamaCare' was just a new label for an old Democrat Pipe Dream.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (Fwea8)

89 84 XTC has been awhile since seen you here.

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

Things have been pretty shit since the job loss.

And the one person I still talk to from the old job says that things have just gotten worse there since I left and everybody's demotivated and miserable there.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (j9ROB)

90 78 Haven't posted here since I lost my job in July. And I was specifically told by HR that I was fired for posting here.

Turns out that once the boss of the area I worked in retired (HR was afraid of her), HR was looking for a reason to take one of us out.

Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

As I posted on the last thread, maybe say what you are looking for and a horde member may know someone. Contacts are key for getting jobs in this market.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gb7+b)

91 Did Paxton concede? Did Abbott concede??

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gqar8)

92 70 Thank McCain. That piece of shit.
Posted by: NCKate

Shhh. Have some respect, the funeral is only on its 987th homily.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 04, 2026 04:48 PM (6rFOL

I have tickets next week for my part of Canada!
Cheap seats.
The elite get the best ones.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Sco7b)

93 What the actual fuck is what it is. I just might google it.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (hxMfc)

94 That chart with the gas price hikes compared to Trump popularity loss should be a lesson. Make the gas cheap. Sounds dumb, but sometimes dumb gets results.

Posted by: Max Power at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (SwyyQ)

95 Why were we not monitoring these people, especially in Texas? They only got better and mkre subtle at fraud.

Posted by: ObsidianKnife at November 04, 2026 04:56 PM (TumvK)

96 Eliminate the fraud in Healthcare and prices would be halved
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

Wouldn’t raise taxes and would lower my healthcare costs.

Posted by: etc.. at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (TepFm)

97 Fannin shifted to D+15.6. It was R67.3 in 2024 and R51.7 last night.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (dHi1g)

98 I remember when Canadians had to wait months for MRIs and other expensive diagnostic testing. I don't know if it's changed .

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (lpTXP)

99 91 Did Paxton concede? Did Abbott concede??
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gqar

Yes.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (Gb7+b)

100 B.O. really stunk the place up.

Posted by: wth at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (UjdFS)

101 Homily or eulogy? I'm just tryna keep up.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (hxMfc)

102 ...Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

Prayers on the way.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (KQmzo)

103 90 As I posted on the last thread, maybe say what you are looking for and a horde member may know someone. Contacts are key for getting jobs in this market.

Posted by: Nova Local at November 04, 2026 04:55 PM (Gb7+b)

One of the issues is that I was doing basic clerical work.

The few places where I live that have openings for any lo desk work that doesn't require specialized skills are playing half of what I was making previously.

Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (j9ROB)

104 As I've said other times, when I took early retirement I paid for my own health insurance at considerable cost. That came out of my moderate pension. Obamacare caused my health insurance to increase by $2000 per year. Obama ran around saying that Obamacare was going to make health insurance rates go down. Obama lied.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (0Htd1)

105 Fundamental transformation of America. The dogeating ponce did get that right.

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (MWfyi)

106 Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

No doubt you'll willingly step onto your ice floe when your time comes.

Posted by: Halfhand at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (CZuvr)

107 Could use some prayers towards finding another job.
Posted by: XTC at November 04, 2026 04:51 PM (j9ROB)

Done, brother. Do you live in Florida by any chance? If not, can you relocate?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 04, 2026 04:58 PM (08OqX)

108 96 Wouldn’t raise taxes and would lower my healthcare costs.
Posted by: etc.. at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (TepFm

Just kill the old people who aren’t really that old. By George, it’s genius!

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

110 Well, unpersoning a person certainly sucks.

It doesn't suck less because they happen to be a Holocaust skeptic, as long as we're bringing up how much unpersoning sucks.

https:// www.unz.com / article/ the- economically -ignorant - mob - smears - hoppe - due - to - vital -holocaust - skepticism /

"Anyone who really considers himself a Libertarian, or a proud defender of 'Western Civilization' and freedom of speech, and does so from a moral perspective, whether they'd be Objectivists like Yaron Brook, or believers in 'Natural Rights' or 'God-given rights', should be appalled and in a constant state of moral indignation towards Holocaust denial laws which make criminals out of anyone who disagrees with a coerced-monopolistic-competition-immune government narrative. Consider the following. German-born Chemist Germar Rudolf spent over 3.5 years in jail for writing a chemistry report whose conclusions doubted the mainstream mass-gassings narrative."

Posted by: Unpersoning at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GN7GV)

111 With James Homo-rico winning the Senate Race in Texas....

The Dallas Cowboys will be renamed the Dallas "Transgender Cock Suckers" and...

Houston Texans will be renamed the "Houston Homos"...

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (pe38Z)

112 75% of my county voted for Trump in 2024. It voted straight Democrat in 2026. Ain't no fucking way.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:54 PM (lpTXP)

No one will take me seriously for 6 months,
See you then.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (Sco7b)

113 If you keep your tires properly inflated you can keep your doctor. You be the judge.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (hxMfc)

114 The same idiots who are stomping mad at the thought of "paying for someone else's health care" refuse to accept and believe the fact that the reason it costs their insurance $5k for them to get 5 stitches in the ER is so hospitals can offset the costs of all the uninsured who get treated and never pay.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM (t19vo)

Da fuq? Yes, we do 100% understand that, because we understand how money works. Idjit.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (zYpTz)

115 Obama sez I didn't get enough the first time.
Bend over. No, bend all the way over.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (WY+aP)

116 They'll buy it...dems cheered the murder by mangione

Posted by: Cn at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (YwVHS)

117 I was just thing of you the other day, XTC... glad to see you're back.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (BI5O2)

118 They said this out loud when they were passing it. Make premiums so unaffordable for everybody that they will scream for single payer socialist healthcare.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Good thing the Republicans in Congress passed bills for Trump to sign to fix the issue. Along with all the other great legislative achievements from the last 2 years they were able to run on!

Oh, wait...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (t19vo)

119 Supposedly Talarico won the male vote too 51-47. Paxton basically only won the white vote. That’s just exit polls tho.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 05:00 PM (dHi1g)

120 ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

How did you retards win? I swear you have the IQ of a gold fish.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (lpTXP)

121 Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?

The Dems expect the public to buy their lies every day of the year.

And they are usually right.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (6ydKt)

122 Funny meme: if we only let them eat Tide Pods, none of this would have happened

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 04, 2026 05:01 PM (8VNAp)

123 109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?
Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026

It’s almost like he isn’t the dictator we were warned about! *shocked*

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

124 Fundamental transformation of America. The dogeating ponce did get that right.

Proving that Khrushchev was right. It took them 70+ years and it started with taking over our education system. But they did it. Last night was proof.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (KQmzo)

125 1 Vote D! Everything is pricier, but well worth it to them.

Posted by: Ann at November 04, 2026 04:32 PM (SHHm+)

Yup. Everything in the perennial Democrat plans, and everything they accomplish legislatively or by executive decree, from city to Fed governments, has one goal. Increasing the number of troops in the Free Shit Army.

Middle class bleeding hearts who vote for Democrats to give the downtrodden ever increasing health care subsidies, are voting for higher taxes and more expensive health care insurance and costs - for themselves. Even higher middle class taxes, health care costs, and fewer available doctor appointment slots, will result if the Dems are able to re-open the border. But good luck trying to tell that to any middle class person voting for Democrats.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (5rh/l)

126 We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 04:50 PM

That statement is exactly what obama promised the country in 2009 if obama care was passed.

Rinse and repeat is all democrats have.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (I43vL)

127 Democrats to Brain Dead Americans........

"Don't Worry I Will Not Cum in Your Mouth"....

Sorry I lied ........Suckers............

Posted by: mike hunt at November 04, 2026 05:03 PM (u322d)

128 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:03 PM (AKptf)

129 I wonder if you can get a scrip without ID? If so, go to the ER without ID, speak no English, and get treated. Then fill scrip with GoodRx. As a bonus, you may not even have to pay the ER bill.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (HynP4)

130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

131 Mind you, D did not run on amnesty, or on trans rights, they ran on economy, affordability. Wait! those are conservative issues!

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (AKptf)

132 Da fuq? Yes, we do 100% understand that, because we understand how money works. Idjit.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

No, see, if people stiff the hospital, the hospital has to charge other patients more to make up the loss, but if the government INSURES those people, the hospital gets paid, so prices stay low, see?!?!? It's brilliant and simple! Why can't you rethuglitards understand simple economic!?!??!? /s

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (t19vo)

133 And that retarded fat pig beat Brandon Herrera after bombing the debate.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (dHi1g)

134 Barupt Obungo, you rancid mole-faced homo, who is now somehow bleaching his skin like Michael Jackson:

You completely ruined healthcare as we knew it.

I have been told by doctors that many are leaving positions as primary care or internists to become hospitalists. To avoid the hoops and be paid more. Doctors in med schools are not becoming PCP's to go into specialties as well.

Insurance now controls MD's thanks to Obungocare.

I suppose the Dims under your thrall will grow more money trees to please you.

Bite me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (hzuYO)

135 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.

-----------------

I thought he said he was a catcher and not a pitcher.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (qCV5n)

136 Before ObamaCare no insurance company would accept my daughter at any price.

ObamaCare changed that and she was able to get the surgery she needed to function as a normal adult and went on to become a doctor.

So there’s that.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (GVoQJ)

137 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

There’s no wait for MAID!

Posted by: Cana-duh at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (TepFm)

138 4
Apologies for being grouchy today. I shouldn't have left the house.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2026 04:33 PM (eRlcH)

Feeling the same way. Btw, would you consider renting out the Big Dummy for emotional support on an as needed basis? My cat isn’t cutting it.

Posted by: TxAnn at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (itAg7)

139 52 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

--------------

But first, we need to make it fare.
_Barry the dog eater

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (WY+aP)

140 Five people are at the ER this afternoon

1. Darneesha Jones has brought her two children Quantuavious and Markbavious. They don't feel good but she doesn't know why. She actually called the ambulance because it's a free ride for her.

2. White Trash Willy Wickers is brought in with a fentynal overdose. It is his third this year. Two paramedics responded to his trailer park and hauled him into the ER at taxpayer expense.

3. Jorge Mendoza fell off a ladder at his under the table roofing job. He actually has cash, but if he pretends not to speak English the billing people don't even bother trying to track him down.

4. Lilith Morningstar (birth name Robert Jones) is having complications from gender transition surgery. Apparently "her" "vagina" is suppurating.

5. William Smith brought his son Cooper in from a camping trip. Cooper fell out of a tree. He has a simple greenstick fracture. William Smith is a VP at Bank of America. The hospital will bill his insurance 34,000 dollars to balance their books.

The Left calls this "capitalism". I call it bullshit.

Posted by: Vick King at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (OPlHs)

141 128 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.
Posted by: runner

It's probably true. Child or adult, man, woman or "other", any or no religion (or consent), he's willing to diddle them all!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (t19vo)

142 Yes, I will laugh really hard if Ds will go after the insurance industry.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (AKptf)

143 XTC, email me, email in nic. Might have a lead for you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (zYpTz)

144 Everybody shut up and just go to your faked credentials Indian doctor. It's all good.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:07 PM (enNUy)

145 130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

Second look at MAID?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (uf1Fx)

146 I love the example of the Canadian system as one we should copy. These people have never met a Canadian. Talk to a real one and they’ll tell you if you have the sniffles and need some NyQuil you’ll get into the md in a day or so. Need an mri or ct scan for a problem and you’ll get one three or four months later. I’m on a chat list with individuals who have AFib, etc and the ones from the UK can’t get into a cardiologist for six months

Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (EiUt/)

147 Everybody shut up and just go to your faked credentials Indian doctor. It's all good.

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Someone has to ask you if you have had your flu vaccine.

Posted by: SH at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (qCV5n)

148 >> The Left calls this "capitalism". I call it bullshit.

We haven’t had capitalism in America since Hotwheels Roosevelt..

Posted by: Cana-duh at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (TepFm)

149 Talarico will vote for impeachment

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

150 It’s almost like he isn’t the dictator we were warned about! *shocked*
Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

What does that have to do with Trump’s failure to repeal and replace ObamaCare like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (GVoQJ)

151 if the government INSURES those people, the hospital gets paid, so prices stay low, see?!?!? It's brilliant and simple! Why can't you rethuglitards understand simple economic!?!??!? /s
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 04, 2026 05:05 PM (t19vo)

I know, right? Everything is less expensive once the government gets involved!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (zYpTz)

152 >>We could increase our taxes by like 1/10th of what most people pay for their deductible and premium each month and have full universal healthcare for everyone in the US. You would be taking home more money from this

Aspirational Math is my favorite math.

Still waiting on my 1 Million Dollars from Michael Bloomberg, btw.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (/izzV)

153 Skip, Ds did not run on em=peaching Trump, they ran on cost of living.

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (AKptf)

154 with vendors telling him they refused to sell him supplies available to any scientist

I don't even understand how this is possible.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 05:10 PM (vJrRc)

155 149 Talarico will vote for impeachment
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

You think Fetterman will??

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Gqar8)

156 Only entrepreneurs with a tolerance for taking extreme positions on taxes will have any disposable income. Kinda torn between whether that might be a good thing.

Posted by: Draft Kings at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (2ap+5)

157 Who's to say what great discoveries are never made, great personages lost, great works never built, great advances never made due to the evil corruption that is Marxism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (RIvkX)

158 109 If ObamaCare was/is so bad why didn’t Trump repeal and replace it like he promised us he would?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GVoQJ)

The GOP did try to pass a bill in 2017 a month or so after Trump got into office and then John McCain and a few other RINO types refused to vote for the bill.

McCain gave his infamous 'thumbs-down' gesture and grinned as he made the vote because it was all about screwing over Trump for him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

159 William Smith the VP of BofA also pays the highest premiums for insurance at the bank because of fairness. Premiums aren't based on anything other than salary level.

Posted by: NCKate at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (enNUy)

160 98 I remember when Canadians had to wait months for MRIs and other expensive diagnostic testing. I don't know if it's changed .

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 04:57 PM (lpTXP)

I'm in a smaller ared a of Ontario.

My late parents always got great care. I was there with them and had a hospital and ER routine.

There were one or two asshole doctors that argued about end of life. They said there were no legal repercussions. I told them that was probably not in their best interest.

Mom and Dad always got good care.
Covid though.
I want revenge

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Sco7b)

161 When the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) marketplaces first launched in 2014, about 8 million people selected plans during the initial open enrollment period, growing to 11.7 million by 2015.

As of 2026, roughly 23.1 million people are enrolled in ACA marketplace qualified health plans (down slightly from a peak of 24.3 million in 2025 following the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies). When including those covered through the ACA's Medicaid expansion, total enrollment has reached over 45 million people.

So many new citizens! Or could it be an awful lot of emergency room visits or maybe visits to traveling medical vans? 🤔

See the theater (i.e., California's related Primary Election propositions) that pretends they're really prepared to tax all the billionaires and comfortably cover their state's healthcare costs (expanded medical coverage).

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:12 PM (NFX2v)

162 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.

Especially once the Feds start killing people to reduce costs.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 04, 2026 05:13 PM (vJrRc)

163 ACA Marketplace Enrollment Breakdown

2014 (Inception) ~8 million
First open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace

2015, 11.7 million
First full year of standardized marketplace reporting

👉🏻2021–2022, ~14.5 million
Boosted by enhanced American Rescue Plan Act tax credits

👉🏻2024–2025 (Peak), 24 to 24.3 million
Record highs driven by expanded subsidies and post-Medicaid transition

2026 (Current), ~23.1 million
Lower due to the expiration of temporary enhanced federal subsidies and premium increases

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:13 PM (NFX2v)

164 Hi Everybody!

Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (brIJB)

165 It would have been cheaper by far to have simply raised the income that is eligible for Medicaid than to have shoveled them into insurance companies that had to raise rates to cover the previously uninsured.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (JM5dG)

166 The French could use a good rousing la Marseille

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (Ia/+0)

167 Feeling the same way. Btw, would you consider renting out the Big Dummy for emotional support on an as needed basis? My cat isn’t cutting it.
Posted by: TxAnn at November 04, 2026 05:06 PM (itAg7)
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I've got difficult news.

Posted by: TxAnn's Kitteh at November 04, 2026 05:14 PM (RIvkX)

168 Talarico will vote for impeachment

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM

His first vote will be to get rid of the filibuster, his second vote will be to impeach Trump.

One good thing will come out of this mess, the filibuster, blue slips and all of the other arcane senate rules will be gone.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (I43vL)

169 135 Talarico was all over the media saying that he is a uniter and not a divider, probably did same on campaign trail.
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I thought he said he was a catcher and not a pitcher.
Posted by: SH
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Talarico was a certainty in TX. Texans of all races and creeds love
satanic, baby killing, child mutilating, homosexuals.
He was a stone winner from the get go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (3oLMy)

170 Medicare fraud is probably in the billion

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (Ia/+0)

171 Cigna pulled out of several states, leaving me with zero options if I want health insurance without HMO

Why? because of blue state demands that they must cover abortion on demand, gender bender dick chopping, and healthcare for illegals

rather than cover all that cigna simply chose to pull out and leave us with the fuckshit thats left over, who all by the way increase their premiums by 20%

and that will be blamed on trump of course because karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters cannot understand cause and effect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (fapp/)

172 Would be ironic if the D congress goes after insurance companies that , according to Trump, are all big D donors!
Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 04:44 PM (AKptf)

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They will be irrelevant if Talarico has his way, free healthcare for everyone. Britain and NHS certainly sounds like something you want.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:16 PM (uKqbA)

173 I’m on a chat list with individuals who have AFib, etc and the ones from the UK can’t get into a cardiologist for six months
Posted by: Jen the original at November 04, 2026 05:08 PM (EiUt/)

********
Hi original jen! My idea of the healthcare in the UK is twofold.
1) Compare MRI/CT scan numbers in Canada and the UK to the USA for, say, a brain tumor. You will be shocked and that's the delay.

2) The thought may well be for these countries, "If the dying patients wait long enough for treatment,welp, they are going to die anyway."

I could be wrong, but I rarely am. Have read for years of Canadians crossing the border to pay out of pocket for US healthcare. Even, I assume, when Obungocare was held as the gold standard.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 05:16 PM (hzuYO)

174 One good thing will come out of this mess, the filibuster, blue slips and all of the other arcane senate rules will be gone.

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Are you kidding me, the RINOS will re-institute all of that on day one and say its so they can bring civility back into congress, oh and we just cant pass these bills that 80% of the country wants because its just not who we are

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:17 PM (fapp/)

175 that will be blamed on trump of course because karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters cannot understand cause and effect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:15 PM (fapp/)

It's time we had a national conversation on common sense karen cunt clancy murder death kill supporters control.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 05:17 PM (1bL4U)

176 Everybody gets free healthcare...and Musk will pay for it !

---Comrade this is most equitable

Posted by: runner at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (AKptf)

177 I wonder how much of the madness in Obamacare premiums and deductibles is due to the requirement that older people cannot be charged more than 3X the premium of a 21-year old.

Posted by: Draft Kings at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (2ap+5)

178 >>Medicare fraud is probably in the billion

10s of Billions, I think you mean.

Posted by: garrett at November 04, 2026 05:18 PM (/izzV)

179 Has anyone mentioned this yet? I blame Thune for a lot of the carnage this election. He refused to pass the SAVE Act, and many other laws, telling voters he's not there to listen to them but to his friends across the aisle. Are we surprised that the voters chose those across the aisle?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (uKqbA)

180 All the major problems from healthcare through Iran have been caused and are compounded by O & his idiot sidekicks.

Obama, through & with his minions, can't let go of the US presidency.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (NFX2v)

181 DJIA up 3% today. As mentioned earlier today, here, investors love stasis.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (Gqar8)

182 130 Canada still has super long wait times for any healthcare. I saw that dental surgery is 4 months for instance. Can you imagine going through that pain that long?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:04 PM (n5tGW)

Try telling any American woman, especially those with kids, that they'll have to wait more than a day to see a family doctor or a dentist, and more than a week to see any specialist. I hope you aren't too badly injured.

Medicare for All or any other socialized medicine can only be passed into law in the US by politicians and medical associations telling gross lies about wait times for medical care.

24-Hour Medical Care outfits didn't start-up and stay in business because Americans are happy to wait many hours or days to get medical care, and are willing to wait for hours and hours in hospital Emergency Rooms filled with illegals and bums.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (5rh/l)

183 I've gotten two they are going to impeach me text messages from Trump looking for donations.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:20 PM (czPqD)

184 Talarico will vote for impeachment
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:09 PM

Trump will not be impeached.

After last nights drubbing why would Democrats want someone other than Trump to be the leader of the Republican Party for the 2028 election?

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:21 PM (GVoQJ)

185 You can convince me that Paxton lost to that freak but Abbott losing by 7 points to the woke female who supported the Defund the Police movement?

That's beyond belief.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (lpTXP)

186 It's time we had a national conversation on common sense ...

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
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_we could start civilly

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (3oLMy)

187 Are we surprised that the voters chose those across the aisle?

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:19 PM (uKqbA)

I am not surprised that they may have stayed home. Otherwise, people are stupid, emotional herd animals, mostly.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (1bL4U)

188 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay

And that thinking and/or willingness to capitulate is part of what brings/brought the house down on the entire Trump administration.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:22 PM (NFX2v)

189 By the way, 'i'm not defending Canadian healthcare.
We're in a smaller area.
So many of Mom's nurses had her teach them in first grade and told me she was their favorite teacher,

And Mom was so sweet.
Most doctors wanted to keep her alive.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (Sco7b)

190 185 You can convince me that Paxton lost to that freak but Abbott losing by 7 points to the woke female who supported the Defund the Police movement?

That's beyond belief.

Posted by: polynikes
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The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

192 157 Who's to say what great discoveries are never made, great personages lost, great works never built, great advances never made due to the evil corruption that is Marxism.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 04, 2026 05:11 PM

The unseen costs are never acknowledged but it's not about what is the most sensible/efficient way to accomplish something.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (czPqD)

193 Those with the means will now and always have boutique healthcare.

Here, the EU, UK, Canada, the Balkans., yada, yada, yada.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (NFX2v)

194 188 47 At this point, Medicare 4 All might be less expensive than what we have.
Posted by: Oglebay
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Do you really believe that they would allow Medicare, as it is, to everyone. They will fuck it up just like everything else. Especially one healthcare for all.
Come into the chicken pen, Foxy will hold the gate for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:25 PM (3oLMy)

195 191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

Is it true every County went blue ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

No.Mostly Red.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar8)

196 Payback

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Ia/+0)

197
No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar

So just the heavily populated areas

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (4WM7K)

198 Texas Republicans, you FA'ed, and now you're going to be FOing.

* whistles innocently *

Posted by: John Cornyn (R-TX) at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (0sNs1)

199 The GOP did try to pass a bill in 2017 a month or so after Trump got into office
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026
05:11 PM

That is news to me.

Got a link so I can read the replacement bill Trump came up with?

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (GVoQJ)

200 197
No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar

So just the heavily populated areas
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (4WM7K)

Five big cities and all the border counties.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (Gqar8)

201 There are healthcare options that I would enthusiastically accept and that would likely solve lots of problems even beyond healthcare, but mentioning them is often met with cries of "Nazi!!!" or "racist!!!!"

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (2ap+5)

202 The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM

No that is not true. More than half of our counties stayed bright red. We just got outvoted by the big cities.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (I43vL)

203 And to scare anyone from.opposing them

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (Ia/+0)

204 No.Mostly Red.
Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar

Yeah . All the urban cities went blue and all the border counties. But my county of Montgomery went straight Dem.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lpTXP)

205 Phew wheee, I guess I'm coming back to horde-land cause the rest of the internet is fuckin completely off its rocker after this last mid-term.

You can't even explain basic economics to a mofo (a genuinely curious mofo I must admit) about future trading and why the barrel of oil is dropping like a rock w/o some tin foil asshole barreling into the conversation and ranting about conspiracy.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lLeLE)

206 One of the other things they will never tell you about medicare 4 all is that one of the ways they will pay for it will be to take the assets of people until they have no more. But after that, it's all free!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (n5tGW)

207 After last nights drubbing why would Democrats want someone other than Trump to be the leader of the Republican Party for the 2028 election?
Posted by: Honest Cloud

We HATES the orange man! We HATES him!!!!!

Posted by: Smegol, typical Dem voter at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (t19vo)

208 Just pass Medicare for All, but end expensive treatments for 65+. No surgeries, no cancer treatment, just pain pills.

Or start killing people outright, like Canada. Socialist Paradise.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (Fwea8)

209 Iranian Ayatollah’s Office Says Democrat Victory Has Accelerated America’s Collapse

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Ya don't say!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (ndZc7)

210 Is it true every County went blue ?

Posted by: It's me donna
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I meant that every ranking pol lost. Every one of them.
None of them had any public heat. The mushy middle liked Abbott.
Them winning was a no brainer. Something went dreadfully wrong
and it was not natural.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (3oLMy)

211 cries of "Nazi!!!" or "racist!!!!"
Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM

Those are almost useless. Please switch to "extremist!!!".

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at November 04, 2026 05:29 PM (0sNs1)

212 ...about future trading and why the barrel of oil is dropping like a rock w/o some tin foil asshole barreling into the conversation and ranting about conspiracy.
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard

We ALL know why!

✡️🇮🇱🕎🔯

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (t19vo)

213 Posted by: Honest Cloud

Ha! Nice troll callback.

Posted by: toby928(c) at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (JM5dG)

214 "Either way, voters should feel insulted at how stupid Obama apparently thinks they are. How many times do Democrats expect the public to buy the same lie?"

I dunno, it appears to have been working.

Posted by: Butch at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (98xTj)

215 195 191
The whole state; All of them? It's Absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 04, 2026 05:23 PM (3oLMy)

Is it true every County went blue ?
Posted by: It's me donna at November 04, 2026 05:24 PM (4WM7K)

No.Mostly Red.

Posted by: tubal at November 04, 2026 05:26 PM (Gqar

Every TX statewide race jumped to the Democrat getting a big lead, quickly. As soon as the big blue counties reporting their early vote results.

Posted by: Gref at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (5rh/l)

216 The war with Iran wasn't gonna lower healthcare costs either, but you were all willing to destroy the Republican party over it.

Posted by: Common Sense at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (7oGsp)

217 And to scare anyone from.opposing them
Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM

To be fair, we saw what happened to the chicken.

Posted by: The monkeys at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (0sNs1)

218 If 2028 election starts today and people are suggesting their choices for president I would disagree on those choices. The names mostly put forward are JD, Rubio and DeSantis. My suggestion is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A competent governor, was a competent White House press secretary and pleasant to boot. She would make a superb first woman president.

Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (uKqbA)

219 We need a better troll interviewing process.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

220 So I guess you have to wonder if the big cities vote was mostly on the up and up or was that all gamed.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (n5tGW)

221 But my county of Montgomery went straight Dem.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:28 PM (lpTXP)

Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

222 Sabatini was definitely wronged and defamed. But for a smart guy, to get involved with that cunt in the first place was idiotic.

We all know the rules, right? They go triple for a crazy bitch who is your subordinate.

I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (YSu2G)

223 AI Overview -

While Republican outside groups dominated the airwaves, James Talarico’s campaign itself dramatically out-fundpaced Ken Paxton in direct campaign fundraising, pulling in $145 million directly from individual donors compared to Paxton's $22 million.

Notable liberal megadonors heavily supplemented the effort. Billionaire George Soros donated roughly $100 million to political action committees (PACs) supporting Democratic candidates nationally, while high-profile figures like LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman personally contributed $11.5 million into the specific super PAC backing Talarico.

Nationwide, Republican-aligned outside groups outspent Democratic-aligned outside groups by nearly $400 million. In Texas, the gap was driven primarily by Elon Musk, who poured over $150 million to $212 million into PACs exclusively dedicated to defending Paxton's side.

Ref. Spectrum News

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (NFX2v)

224 Some good news.

https://tinyurl.com/3yev8zkz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (ndZc7)

225 Maybe the cost of labs needs to rise to the point that healthcare systems will share resources.

Posted by: Oglebay at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (2ap+5)

226 Miss me yet?

Posted by: Jeb! (pronounced Heb!) at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM (0sNs1)

227 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Montgomery County.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (lpTXP)

228 office
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026
05:11 PM

That is news to me.

Got a link so I can read the replacement bill Trump came up with?

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:27 PM (GVoQJ)

How old were you in 2017? 10?

Everybody here remembers McCain voting the bill down because he died not too long afterwards and we're still waiting on his funeral to end.

Look up "McCain votes down Obamacare Repeal Bill" if you honestly want to know.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (6ydKt)

229 Nood. JD Vance is not helpful.

Posted by: Piper at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

230 So Obama is President again? How did that happen? This election was not about him. He can't run again. I didn't see him on my ballet. Did they change the rules without telling us? Those Hawaiian Judges are getting mighty uppity!

Posted by: Case at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (En+fz)

231 I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at November 04, 2026 05:32 PM

You're not the boss of me!

Posted by: Your dick at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (0sNs1)

232 ✡️🇮🇱🕎🔯
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at November 04, 2026 05:30 PM (t19vo)

Bro I laugh but at the same time sigh so hard... its just so damn dumb that we are full speed ahead to doing the unthinkable thing .... again.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (lLeLE)

233 There is a Montgomery County in Pa and I think in Maryland, both are Blue

Posted by: Skip at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

234 145 million to Kiddy Diddler Fuckerico

of course it was soros, and I bet a lot of it from Iran proxies too I suspect

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 04, 2026 05:34 PM (fapp/)

235 Montgomery County.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (lpTXP)

Correct, we went Red. I'm just stunned there are 2 other people on here I saw in the same County and I'm already guessing the neighbors on my street who you probably are lol.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (lLeLE)

236 By the way, I would not want to be in a big Canadian city needing care.

One more thing. I went through a horrible time. Worst ever for me personally.

I had health care people doing home visits. That was nice. I can see how people like free shit.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:35 PM (Sco7b)

237 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Sorry I pulled up Montgomery County results and they gave me statewide even though it was titled Montgomery county.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM (lpTXP)

238 I don't think increasing the cost of labradors is a good idea. People love their dogs.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 04, 2026 05:37 PM (n5tGW)

239 Sorry I pulled up Montgomery County results and they gave me statewide even though it was titled Montgomery county.
Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:36 PM

Ya the results pages were particularly ass to navigate this go round ngl.

Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:39 PM (lLeLE)

240 231 I think guys need to be smarter about who they stick their dicks in.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at Nol

Japanese women too?
I'm having beers and watching documentaries about theiir adult educational system,
Tough day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Sco7b)

241 How old were you in 2017? 10?

Everybody here remembers McCain voting the bill down because he died not too long afterwards and we're still waiting on his funeral to end.

Look up "McCain votes down Obamacare Repeal Bill" if you honestly want to know.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 04, 2026 05:33 PM (

You made the claim that there was a bill to replace ObamaCare.

I’m calling bullshit.

Prove me wrong. What was the bill number and please provide a link.

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:42 PM (GVoQJ)

242 Montgomery TX? We went red. Was that a typo or did I misread something?
Posted by: tryhardneckbeard at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM (lLeLE)

Thanks for setting me straight. I thought I was going to have to move.

Posted by: polynikes at November 04, 2026 05:44 PM (lpTXP)

243 218 If 2028 election starts today and people are suggesting their choices for president I would disagree on those choices. The names mostly put forward are JD, Rubio and DeSantis. My suggestion is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A competent governor, was a competent White House press secretary and pleasant to boot. She would make a superb first woman president.
Posted by: Decaf at November 04, 2026 05:31 PM

Rubio and Vance are finished after last nights drubbing.

As is every other Republican who sidled up to Trump.

John Thune might just be the man.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:46 PM (GVoQJ)

244 I see that some are comparing this to 2008, saying it was even worse. Wrong.
In 2008, Democrats still cared about a strong America. Now, they hate a strong America. They care more about the 3rd world they have imported to cause destruction to those that built it. You own your home?? You have savings and investments you worked a lifetime to aggregate? Now, YOU are the problem. And YOU are the target. Because the Democrat party that formerly believed in the American experience no longer does. They care about how much wealth they can strip and mine from those that worked to make it. They care about people that desecrate American ideals and now want to TAKE, not EARN their share. That is the new game. Except it isn't a game, it's reality. And traditional Americans and their beliefs are the targets.
The 3rd world makes or builds NOTHING. They only take, take, take, like locusts, leaving fields barren when they move on. We are going to watch the destruction happen in real time. In America. Led by the Democrat party and their new Islamic and Communist factions.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM (Uvvcx)

245 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at November 04, 2026 05:49 PM

And you have one person to thank for your woes.

Donald J. Trump

Everything he touches turns to shit and the Republican Party is no exception.

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 05:56 PM (GVoQJ)

246 Honest Cloud, bless your heart.

I would vote Rubio if I had to swim through gator infested flood waters with electric polls down after a hurricane.

We said this in FL and I did. No longer there, but I love him and you need to mind your manners here. Trust me on this, troll.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM (hzuYO)

247 Yeah, Jian Ghomeshi has entered the chat.

You won't know about it because it's Canadian, but the same thing happened to Ghomeshi (full disclosure: Ghomeshi is a loathsome sleaze who is into some very rough trade). He was accused by a cabal of women who didn't get the career boost they expected from sleeping with him, so they conspired to ruin him.

He was able to defend himself by recovering emails from the time, years past, where not only were the accusers clearly not unwilling, but based on the discovery he was able to uncover the emails that showed them colluding on testimony and the accusation.

Canada's response? Make it illegal for any future defendant to defend himself the same way.

This shit will continue until we either repeal women's suffrage, or start treating them like _truly_equal citizens - which means equal prison sentences, equal treatment under the law, equal responsibility for their actions.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at November 04, 2026 06:14 PM (LgYtf)

248 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.

Posted by: NickM at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (2M4en)

249 I would vote Rubio if I had to swim through gator infested flood waters with electric polls down after a hurricane.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatIronFistVelvetGlove at November 04, 2026 06:07 PM

This is what others very close to Trump are quoted as saying at last nights watch party.

“Meanwhile, other senior White House officials were already naming the men they expect to pay for Tuesday’s defeat: Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ‘Tonight would have looked very different without the Iran War,’ one official told the Daily Mail. ‘I believe you’ll ultimately see POTUS hold Hegseth accountable.’”

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (GVoQJ)

250 248 Instead of your retarded doubling down, maybe shut your fucking piehole, Ace. You BoomerCons and Neocons are wrong about every fucking thing that dribbles out of your maw.
Posted by: NickM

Ace's house. Leave.

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 04, 2026 06:34 PM (NFX2v)

251 That assho caused it and now he wants to fix it? Yeah, no thanks.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at November 04, 2026 06:48 PM (Q/FnY)

252 ffs, will that purple-lipped dull normal muzzie homo just get aids already?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at November 04, 2026 07:10 PM (sZS6g)

253 “Meanwhile, other senior White House officials were already naming the men they expect to pay for Tuesday’s defeat: Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ‘Tonight would have looked very different without the Iran War,’ one official told the Daily Mail. ‘I believe you’ll ultimately see POTUS hold Hegseth accountable.’”

Posted by: Honest Cloud at November 04, 2026 06:30 PM (GVoQJ)

*****
Oooh! Me scared of this!

I love all of above and they are real men.

Are you a Telly Rico trans or a regular pretend trans who wears his mother's underwear?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 04, 2026 07:12 PM (hzuYO)

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